阅读下面的短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　Once there lived a rich man with the name Baker，who was fond of chatting （聊天）．　1　 he had his servant 　2　 all the housework，and therefore he had enough 　3　 to chat with people．One summer afternoon，he was 　4　 to his friend's birthday party．As soon as he got there，he began to chat．He 　5　 chatting at table．And all the other guests 　6　 but he didn't notice it．His 　7　 was worried．Because the man had 　8　 a call that his sister would come to see him．He was going to 　9　 her at the railway station．But Baker didn't want to say 　10　 to him and went on chatting，while eating the dishes．

　　“　11　 you like a roast（烤）bird，dear Baker？”asked the friend's wife．

　　“Sure，” answered Baker，“But 　12　 is it？”

　　“　13　 the bird in the big tree outside，” said the woman，“I want it to be you 　14　 dish．I'll cut the tree down，　15　 it and roast it for you．”

　　“That would make a good dish！”said Baker，“But I'm afraid it'll 　16　 away before you begin to 　17　 the tree．”

　　“Don't 　18　 it，dear Baker，”the woman said with a smile，“It is a 　19　 bird．It doesn't know 　20　．”

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阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案

　“Where is the bus?”I asked myself．I was going to be late 　1 　the manager wasn't going to be 　2 　．“Thank God,here it is !”The bus 　3 　round the corner and I got on．Ten minures later I was walking into the 　4 　where I work．“Twenty-five past nine．I 　5 　the manager doesn't notice．”But no 　6 　luck!

　“Smith!”shouted the manager．“Late again．What's your 　7 　this time?”“I'm afraid the bus was late, Mr Brown．”“ 　8 　up earlier tomorrow!Anyway, go to your 　9 　at the counter （柜台）．We'll be opening in a few minutes．”

　My first customer （顾客）was a pretty girl wearing a red dress．　　 　10 　her was a young man of about 25．He seemed very 　11 　, and every few seconds he looked 　12 　the main entrance．The girl 　13 　about opening a bank account （帐户）．I gave her the necessary 　14 　and she walked out．　　 　15 　, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something 　16 　with brown paper．Turning to my next customer, I was terrified to see a gun 　17 　out of his coat．The next moment a loud noise 　18 　my ears．Everything went black．I was falling …After 　19 　seened a very long time, I opened my eyes and found myself --in bed! 　20 　shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house．As 　21 　, the bus wasn't on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25．

　“Smith!”the manager cried out in a voice like thunder．“ 　22 　of your excuses! Go start work at once!”To my 　23 　, the first customer was a girl 　24 　a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper．The 　25 　! Wasn't that the surprise of my life!

完形填空：阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 　　

　　    When sailors are allowed ashore (登岸) after a long time at sea,　　 they sometimes get drunk and cause trouble. 1 this reason,the navy　　 (海军) 2 has its police in big ports. 3 sailors cause trouble, the　　 police come and 4 them.

　　     One day, the police in a big seaport received a telephone call 5 a bar　　 (酒吧) in the town. The barman said that a big sailor had got drunk　　 and 6 the furniture in the bar. The officer 7 the police guard that　　 evening said that he 8 immediately.

　　     Now, officers who 9 and punish the sailors who were 10　　 drunk usually choose 11 policeman they could find to go with them.　　 12 this particular officer did not do this. Instead, he chose the　　 smallest and 13 man he could find to go to the bar with him and 14 the sailor.

　　     Another officer who 15 there was surprised when he saw the officer　　 of the guard choose 16 small man. 17 he said to him, "Why 18 you　　 take a big man with you? You have to fight the sailor who 19."

　　     "Yes, you are 20 right," answered the officer of the guard. "That　　 is exactly 21 I 22 this small man. If you saw two policemen coming　　 23 you, and one of them was 24 the other, which one 25 you attack (攻击) ?"

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　　    It 1 around nine o'clock when I drove 2 home from work because it　　 was already dark. As I approached the gates I switched off the　　 headlamps of the car 3 prevent the beam from swinging in through the　　 window and waking Jack, who shared the house with me. But I 4. I　　 noticed that his light was still on, so he was awake anyway-unless　　 he'd 5 asleep while reading. I put the car away and went up the steps.　　 Then I opened the door quietly and went to Jack's room. He was in bed　　 awake but he didn't 6 turn towards me.

　　     "What's up, Jack?" I said.

　　     "For God's 7 , don't make a noise," he said.

　　     The way he spoke reminded me 8 someone 9 who is afraid to talk in　　 case he 10 himself a serious injury.　　 　　"Take your shoes 11, Neville," Jack said.

　　     I thought that he must be ill and that 12 humor him to　　 keep him happy. "There's a snake here ," he explained. "It's asleep　　 13 the sheets. I was 14 on my back reading when I saw it. I know　　 that moving was out of 15. I 16 moved even if I'd wanted to." I　　 realized that he was 17, "I was relying 18 you to call a doctor as　　 soon as you 19 home," Jack went on. "It hasn't bitten me yet　　 but I daren't 20 to upset it. It 21 wake up. I'm sick 22　　 this," he said, " I 23 that you'd be home an hour ago."

　　     There was no time to argue or apologize 　　 24 late. I looked at him 25 I could and went out to telephone the doctor.　　

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阅读下面的短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　One bright summer day，a number of little boys and girls were out walking with their teacher．They walked two by two，singing happily．

　　In their walk they came to a 　1　 over the river，and they turned to go across it．They had just reached the middle 　2　 there came great shout behind them．The teacher told them to stop，and she 　3　 and listened．When she 　4　 the cry“Mad dog！” she knew 　5　 was happening．Before she could do 　6　 ，she saw the dog running to the bridge．

　　“Children，”said the teacher，“keep 　7　 to the wall of the bridge．

　　Don't 　8　 or cry．”Then she went and stood before the boys and girls 　9　 the dog would meet her first．

　　The animal came，his mouth wide open．The animal ran up 　10　，and seemed to be going by，but when he had just the 　11　 ，he made a snap，（猛咬）at 　12　 of the little girls．At this moment，the teacher saw a man running up with a 　13　 to shoot the dog．The children must be kept 　14　 until the man could come up．So she ran to the dog，and put her right hand into the animal's 　15　．When the man came near enough，he shot the animal 　16　．

　　The dog had bitten（咬）her so 　17　 that the brave lady died soon after the doctors came．She had given up her own 　18　 to save the lives of the children．When people 　19　 of it，they loved her for her bravery（勇敢）．They said，“The 　20　 of this brave lady should never be forgotten．”

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　When Sebastian was a boy at school, his favourite lesson was art and he won several prizes for it．Once he left school, he got a position as a clerk in a bank, 　1　 three times a week he went to evening classes in 　2　 , and whenever he had time on the 　3　 , he painted．

　He painted in a very modern 　4　 , mysterious objects and shapes, women with three eyes, and so on．

　After a few months he thought, “Perhaps I can 　5　 some of my pictures and get enough money to afford to 　6　 the bank and become a real 　7　 ．Then I can travel around as 　8　 as I like, and go to foreign museums, and study in other countries when I 　9　 it．I don't like life in bank．I 　10　 enjoy painting．

　In the bank, Sebastian sometimes had to deal with a man who 　11　 a picture shop and after he had had a few 　12　 with him, Sebastian invited him to his home one evening to see some of his 　13　 ．So he arrived one evening at Sebastian's home．Sebastian took the man to his studio and started to 　14　 him some of his pictures, with some 　15 　and hope．

　The man looked at them one 　16　 the other while Sebastian watched his face, but 　17　 Sebastian's disappointment the man did not say anything, and his expression 　18　 change when 　19　 at any of them either．

　Then when he had finished, he looked around, and his glance 　20　 on something else．A happy look came 　21　 his face for the first time, and he said, “Now I like this one very much! It's so 　22　 of deep feeling! I'm 　23　 I could sell this one for you．”

　“That, ” said Sebastian, “is the place 　24　 I clean the paint off my 　25　 ．”

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　    Trees are useful to 1 in three very important 　　 2 : They provide him with wood and other 3 ; they give him shade; they　　 help to prevent drought and 4 .　　 Unfortunately, in many 　　 5 of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is 　　 6 important.

　　     Two thousand years 7 a rich and powerful country cut down its　　 trees 8 warships, with which to gain itself an empire. It gained　　 the empire , but 9 its trees, its soil became hard and 　　 10 . When the empire fell 11 , the home country found itself faced by floods　　 and starvation.

　　     Even where a government realizes the importance of a plentiful　　 supply of trees, it is difficult for 12 to persuade the villager　　 to see this. The villager wants wood to cook his food 　　 13 ; and he can earn money 14 making charcoal or selling wood to the townsman.　　 He is usually too lazy or too careless to plant and look 　　 15 new trees. So, unless the government has a good system of control, or can　　 16 the people, the forests will slowly disappear.

　　     This does not only 17 that the villagers' sons and grandsons　　 have 18 trees. The results are even more 　　 19 : for where 20 are trees, their roots break the soil up—allowing the rain to sink in—　　 and also bind (结合) the soil, thus preventing its 　　 21 washed away easily, but where there are no 　　 22 , the rain falls 23 hard ground and carrying 　　 24 with it the rich top soil, in which crops 　　 25 so well. When all the topsoil is gone, nothing remains but worthless　　 desert.

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(3)A. uses　　　　B. products C. production D. result　　［　　］ 

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(5)A. corner　　  B. part　　 C. place　　  D. parts　　  ［　　］ 

(6)A. the most　　B. the more C. most　　   D. much　　   ［　　］ 

(7)A. before　　  B. ago　　  C. long　　   D. long before［　　］ 

(8)A. to set　　  B. to build C. to put　　 D. to organize［　　］ 

(9)A. with　　　　B. by　　   C. on　　　　 D. without   ［　　］ 

(10)A. poor　　   B. fine　　 C. beautiful  D. pretty　　［　　］ 

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(12)A. it　　　　 B. them　　 C. he　　　　 D. they　　  ［　　］ 

(13)A. with　　   B. by　　   C. on　　　　 D. X　　　　 ［　　］ 

(14)A. with　　   B. of　　   C. by　　　　 D. of　　　　［　　］ 

(15)A. after　　  B. for　　  C. at　　　　 D. out　　　　［　　］ 

(16)A. ask　　　　B. educate  C. want　　   D. remove　　 ［　　］ 

(17)A. mean　　   B. refer　　C. know　　   D. realize   ［　　］ 

(18)A. a few　　  B. fewer　　C. a little   D. little   ［　　］ 

(19)A. serious　　B. had　　  C. effect　　 D. far　　　　［　　］ 

(20)A. they　　   B. we　　   C. here　　   D. there　　 ［　　］ 

(21)A. been　　   B. being　　C. is　　　　 D. was　　   ［　　］ 

(22)A. water　　  B. trees　　C. soil　　   D. air　　　　［　　］ 

(23)A. at　　　　 B. with　　 C. to　　　　 D. on　　　　［　　］ 

(24)A. away　　   B. off　　  C. with　　   D. by　　　　［　　］ 

(25)A. come　　   B. grow　　 C. get　　　　D. turn　　　　［　　］

    阅读后面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。　　 　　

    One Saturday afternoon in February, 1943, a farmer in Mexico　　 stopped 1 for a moment and looked across his field of corn. 　　 2 he saw a thin line of white smoke curling up (旋转) out of his field,　　 about 200 feet 3 he stood. As he went toward the smoke to see 　　 4 , he heard a strange 5 . The line of smoke 　　 6 bigger. It looked 7 some great force were pushing it up into the sky.

　　     The farmer 8 home to get his wife. While he was urging his wife　　 to hurry 9 the house, the earth 10 violently(剧烈地). When he　　 stood up 11 the earth stopped shaking, he looked across the field　　 and saw that 12 flames (火焰) were rising from his cornfield. A　　 volcano 13 .

　　     They hurried across 　　 14 earth to the village of Paricutin, 15 was near their farm. They found the village in ruins (废墟) and the　　 road from the village 17 frightened people 　　 16 to safety.

　　     Paricutin did not become dark that night. The volcano lighted up　　 the sky for miles around. Flames rushed 18 the ground. The volcano　　 hurled (喷出) hot stones a thousand feet 19 the air. Great　　 explosions shook the earth and heavy black ashes (灰) fell from the sky. But that was not all. Next, there was lava(熔岩). 　　 20 the third evening a stream of lava began to boil up from the center of the　　 volcano. It 21 slowly across the valley, 　　 22 certain death to everything that could not move from its path.　　 　　Government officials, scientists, newspaper reporters and　　 photographers rushed into the valley. They went as 　　 23 to the fire 24 and stayed there for several days, 　　 25 the new volcano which people now call Paricutin, after the village.

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阅读下面的短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　Dorothea Shaw is 71 years old and nearly blind，and she chooses to live alone far away from people in Blize．Her home is in a small village which can be 　1　 only by sea or air．After a 10-mile walk into the hills，one 　2　 reaches a piece of land and two smal1 houses so 　3　 in the thick over-grown forest that only a 　4　 of people know．Dorothea is there．

　　She lives 　5　 and totally 　6　 vegetables． Sometimes a local man will come and cut 　7　 for her and a group of soldiers will come 　8　 her and be greeted with the 　9　 of a cup of coffee．

　　At night，she lies in her little room with the dogs and cats on the floors and 　10　 for hours to any Spanish，English，German or French 　11　 she can find on her 　12　．Sometimes she gets lonely but 　13　 of the time the animals

and the radio are company enough．

　　But recently the very things she had 　14　 to get free from so well have begun to 　15　 her．The peace of the forest has been 　16　 by the noise of earth-moving machines．What she once only heard of 　17　 on the radio is now on her 　18　 ．Things began to change 3 years ago． The new main north-south road in Blize has 　19　 the forest only or five miles away．“Now 　20　 people know I'm here，”she says，“I feel more and more uneasy （troubled or anxious）each day．”

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　One day a man was walking along the bank of the River Sarwan．He saw 　1　 in the water．It was a small 　2　 of gold ... and there were 　3　 pieces like it in the water．Some were big, 　4　 were small．The man who found these pieces of gold in the 　5　 became a rich man at 　6　 ．But that was not the end of the 　7　 ．In a little time 　8　 was talking of only 　9　 thing: Gold!

　Everyone wanted to be 　10　 , like the man who 　11　 the pieces of gold in the river, 　12　 came from everywhere to look for gold．They 　13　 all the ground near the 　14　 of the river．They made big 　15　 in it, trying to find 　16　 gold．Some men found 　17　 ; others found 　18　 at all．

　Many of those who came here were 　19　 men．They had guns．When they were 　20　 or had too much to 　21　 , they made a lot of trouble．Good men were afraid of them 　22　 they could do nothing．Our town was not the 　23　 place as before．It became 　24　 and richer but for a long time it didn't have a good 　25　 because of the bad men who came there to find gold．