Lacking rain, many river in Yunnan province have ______ recently.

A．dried up          B．dried out          C．dried off          D．dried at

They _____ on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now, we ____on it as no good results have come out so far.

A．had been working; are still working

B．had worked; were still working

C．have been working; have worked

D．have worked; are still working

Nobody but doctors or nurses and those____ by Dr.Hu ____ to enter the patient’s room.

A．invited; is allowed                       B．are invited; are allowed

C．being invited; allowed                    D．invited; are allowed

The red light above the elevator______ that he was at the tenth floor then.

A．suggested         B．symbolized        C．observed          D．indicated

She is _______ you could ever meet.

A．as a gentle girl as                        B．as gently a girl as

C．a girl as gentle                          D．as gentle a girl as

Having taken our seats, ______.

A．the professor began the lecture

B．the lecture began in no time

C．we were attracted by the lecture immediately

D．the bell announced the beginning of the lecture

 You are saying that everyone is equal, ______ is ______ I disagree.

A．which; where      B．which; what        C．that; where        D．that; what

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather. Several times, it   36  several obstacles in its path. And after a brief pause it would make the necessary detour (绕道).   37  one point, the ant had to cross a crack(裂缝) about 10mm wide. After some   38   thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked   39  it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way. I was   40  by the cleverness of this ant. It was only a small insect, lacking in   41  yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome.   42   this ant, like the other two-legged creatures   43  on the earth, also shares human failings.

After some time the ant   44  reached its destination — a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its   45  home. It was there that the ant met its   46   . How could that large feather possibly   47  such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t. So the ant, after all this   48  and using great brightness, overcoming problems a1l along the way, just gave up the   49  and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through   50  it began its journey and in the end the feather was   51  more than a burden. Isn’t our   52  like that?

We worry about our families; we worry about the   53  of money; and we worry about all kinds of things. These are all burdens — the things we pick up along life’s path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to   54  that at the destination they are   55  and we can’t take them with us.

1.                A．came across     B．came about      C．got over D．took over

2.                A．For            B．At             C．To   D．With

3.                A．brave          B．tiring           C．short     D．magic

4.                A．through        B．across          C．beside    D．behind

5.                A．satisfied        B．frightened       C．annoyed D．attracted

6.                A．height          B．size            C．depth    D．width

7.                A．Therefore       B．Otherwise       C．But D．Moreover

8.                A．living           B．working         C．sleeping D．walking

9.                A．finally          B．probably        C．suddenly  D．easily

10.               A．lonely          B．comfortable     C．underground   D．big

11.               A．partner        B．parent         C．match D．friend

12.               A．fix            B．fit             C．fill   D．feel

13.               A．trouble         B．pleasure        C．decision   D．matter

14.               A．insect          B．problem        C．feather    D．hole

15.               A．before         B．after           C．until  D．once

16.               A．everything      B．anything        C．something D．nothing

17.               A．study          B．aim            C．dream D．1ife

18.               A．waste          B．lack            C．worth     D．danger

19.               A．think          B．wonder        C．warn D．find

20.               A．bad           B．useless         C．meaningful D．practical

Mini Book Excerpts (节选)

Biography

When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it… The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor.

J. D. Salinger: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski (Random House, $27)

Mystery (疑案小说)

"You're a smart boy. Benny's death was no accident, and you're the only who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it?" The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again.

A thought suddenly occurred to Annika, "Did you …You recognized the man in the car, didn't you?"

The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers, "Maybe," he said quietly.

Red Wolf by Liza Marklund (Atria Books, $25.99)

Short Stories

She wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class. Some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they don't want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won't. Some mothers love so their daughters won't.

You Are Free by Danzy Senna (Riverhead Books, $15)

Humor

Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times!'s "amusement cycling" is the most fun you can have, legally, in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half of that within a day's drive of most cities?

Happy: And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle (Ecco, $14.99)

1.If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger, they should buy the book published by ________.

A．Ecco             B．Atria Books        C．Riverhead Books    D．Random House

2.The book Happy And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for ________.

A．young children                         B．Disney World workers

C．middle school teachers                   D．parents with young children

3. Which book describes women with characters of their own?

A. Happy And Other Bad Thoughts

B. J. D. Salinger: A Life

C. You Are Free

D. Red Wolf

4. After finishing the book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that ________.

A．the boy helped arrest the murderer

B．Benny died of an accident

C．the murderer got away with the crime

D．Annika carried out the crime

Chelsea Clinton, the 31-year-old daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, is stepping into her own spotlight.

According to the New York Times, NBC has hired Clinton to become a full-time special correspondent（记者） for NBC News. Her feature stories will reportedly be used in the “Making a Difference” series, which runs on “NBC Nightly News”. The sections attract people who volunteer to improve the lives of others in their communities.

When Bill Clinton won the presidency in 1992, the first lady asked the press to keep Chelsea out of the public eyes. As a young adult, Chelsea continued to avoid media attention in order to attend college and quietly enter the business world. Once her mother decided to run for the presidency in 2007, however, Chelsea made hundreds of public appearances, mostly on college campuses, to support the campaign. More recently, she has worked for New York University and promoted her father’s latest book. She is currently pursuing a doctor’s degree at Oxford.

Clinton is the second daughter of a president hired by NBC News; Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former President George W. Bush, works as a correspondent for NBC’s “Today” show.

1. Chelsea Clinton continued to stay out of media attention to _____.

A．improve the lives of others

B．help her father in the election

C．study and go to the business circle

D．support her mother for the presidency

2. What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph 2?

A．is shown          B．flows             C．is managed        D．spreads

3. Which is the right order of the events?

a. Chelsea helped to sell Bill Clinton’s latest book.

b. Chelsea pursues her doctor’s degree.

c. Chelsea supported her mother’s career.

d. Chelsea was out of the public attention.

A．d, a, c, b                              B．c, d, b, a

C．c, b, d, a                              D．d, c, a, b

4. According to the text, we can conclude that _____.

A．Chelsea Clinton is the second daughter of Bill Clinton

B．Chelsea Clinton is in favour of her parents’ careers

C．Chelsea Clinton always follows her mother’s advice

D．Jenna Bush Hager is a correspondent for “NBC Nightly News”