Rush hour in a provincial town is certainly not so busy as in London, but even so there are plenty of people moving about ． Long , 1 queues (= lines) 2 3 for buses． 4 lines of cars are 5 back 6 red traffic lights 7 to green． 8 of people are 9 tightly in trains, the men’s faces 10 in their evening papers while women try in vain (=without success) 11 ． In a slow train it 12 well be an hour’s 13 to their station ．

　James Saxon is in his 14 comfortable corner, 15 smoking a cigarette． When he is 16 by train at this time, he always 17 the station at ten past five by the station clock, but he never 18 the 5：14 train． 19 he travels by the train which 20 at 5：24 so as to be sure of getting his corner seat．

1．A．patient　　B．impatient　　C．tired　　 D． tiring

2．A．tiredly B．tirelessly C．tiring D． tiringly

3．A．Are waiting　　B．waited　　C．wait　　 D． have been waiting

4．A．Never-ending　　 B．Ever-ending C．Never-ended D． Ever-ended

5．A．turned B．stopped　　 C．moved　　 D． held

6．A．since B．now that C．As soon as D． while

7．A．become　　B．change C．turned　　 D． grow　　　　

8．A．Hundreds B．Several hundred　　C．Thousands　　 D． Several thousand

9．A．crowded B．busy C．enjoying themselves D． moving about

10．A．buried B．covered　　C．looking attentively　　 D． searching carefully

11．A．to knit　　B．knitting C．to talk　　 D． talking

12．A．can　　　　B．could C．may D． might

13．A．trip B．voyage C．tour D． journey

14．A．ordinary B．common　　 C．usual　　 D． constant

15．A．silently B．quietly　　C．noisily D． still

16．A．touring B．moving　　C．sitting comfortably D． traveling to work

17．A．reaches B．gets C．Arrives D． comes

18．A．catches　　 B．misses　　 C．gets on D． gets off

19．A．In spite B．In spite of C．Instead　　D． Instead of

20．A．leaves B．leaves from C．leaves for D． leaves away for

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

“Sit down”. The U.S. police inspector said when Sergeant(警官)Hart 1 his office.“I've got an unusual job for you. Recently thieves have stolen some 2 paintings from a museum in New York. Here are the photos of the paintings. We've heard that a man is offering to 3 some paintings on the beach. You're a good 4 .Go to the beach and paint some pictures. See if 5 tries to sell you a stolen painting.”

Sergeant Hart was 6 with his new job because it was not a very 7 one. 8 the next few days he was seen 9 on the beach painting pictures of ships and the sea. He looked 10 a tourist and people 11 watched him at work. In the fifth day a well-dressed stranger 12 him a painting and offered to sell it. Sergeant Hart remembered the photos and knew that the painting had been stolen.

“That's very nice,” he said.“Have you got 13 ?”

“Yes,”said the stranger. He opened his case and took out some pictures 14 were rolled up.“ 15 you like this one?” he asked Sergeant Hart.

The sergeant opened his own bag and took 16 a pair of handcuffs. “Yes.” he said quickly. He put the handculffs 17 the stranger's wrists.“I'm a police 18 ,”he said, “and I want them 19 .”Then he 20 the man to the police station.

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

16．

[　　]

17．

[　　]

18．

[　　]

19．

[　　]

20．

[　　]

完形填空

Linda had to go to Boston one evening. She decided she 1 take a train than 2 there by car.

But when she got to the station, she found that only half the trains 3 . Some of the drivers 4 strike . Linda wondered 5 there was any point in waiting. Just then she caught sight of Margaret, a friend 6 . She was going to Boston, too. “Come on. We'll push 7 the crowd, ” she said.

Along queue was waiting in front of the entrance 8 the Boston Train. They joined it. People in the queue all 9 the strike. “Why are those train drivers on strike?” asked an old man. “They are striking for 10 wages. They 11 a pay rise last year but prices 12 in the meantime. The rise has been wiped out by inflation(物价飞涨), ”a young man replied.

13 this, Margaret said. “It's high time we women 14 on stride, too. They think they can pay us 15 just because we're women. We must get equal rights 16 pay and everything. We wanted 17 exactly the same 18 men are ! Exactly the same!”

Just then it was time for the passengers to go aboard the train and people began to push their way through the entrance. A man pushed Margaret 19 and got in front. “There aren't any gentlemen left any more. Men don't even know 20 a woman like a lady any more!” Margaret said loudly.

选择最佳答案

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

16．

[　　]

17．

[　　]

18．

[　　]

19．

[　　]

20．

[　　]

完形填空

Alphonse Daudet (都德)(1840-1897), a famous 1 writer, 2 in a bourgeois family at Nimes (尼姆). Daudet was known 3 a successful writer. for his naturalistic stories and novels, describing French life 4 in the provinces and in Paris. 5 16, 6 his father's failure 7 business, he 8 work in 9 school at Gevennes. 10 the help of his elder brother, he went to Paris, 11 he began his life 12 a writer. “Letters from My Mill”…a group of delightful and inspiring short stories, published 13 1866, assured his success. “The Small Thing” (1868) is a semi-autobiographical novel, about his life at a boarding school. It is sometimes 14 to Dickens' “David Copperfield.” His writing are drawn largely from 15 experiences. In 1879, the France- Prussian 16 , he 17 the army and wrote many short stories 18 it. “The last lesson” was one of the most famous 19 them . It is a vivid story of a last French lesson in a school in Alsace, 20 the eye of a school boy.

选择最佳答案

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

16．

[　　]

17．

[　　]

18．

[　　]

19．

[　　]

20．

[　　]

完形填空

Two friends are having a picnic (野餐) together. Their names 1 Jim and Tim. Tim is very lazy. 2 the first evening of their holiday, Jim says 3 , “Here 4 some money. Go and buy 5 meat.”

“I'm 6 ,”answers Tim. “You go.”

7 Jim goes 8 the meat.

9 he comes back. He says to Tim, “Now 10 is the meat. Please 11 it.”

But Tim answers, “No, I'm got good 12 cooking. You do it. ” So Jim cooks 13 meat.

Then he says to Tim, “ 14 and get some water.”

“No, I don't want 15 my clothes dirty,” Tim answers. 16 last Jim says, “The meal 17 . Come and eat 18 .”

“Yes, I'll do 19 ,” answers Tim. “I don't like 20 ‘No’ all the time.”

选择最佳答案

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

16．

[　　]

17．

[　　]

18．

[　　]

19．

[　　]

20．

[　　]

完形填空

The driver had to stop his car soon after setting out from a country village to drive to London. 1 a strange noise from the back of the car, he got out to have a look. He 2 the wheels 3 , but as he found nothing 4 , he continued on his way. The noise began almost immediately and it was now louder 5 ever. Quickly 6 his head, the man saw 7 appeared to be a great black cloud 8 the car. When he stopped at a village 9 on, he was told that a queen bee 10 in his car as there were thousands of bees nearby.

11 learning this, the man realized that the only 12 to escape would be to drive away as quickly 13 possible. After an hour's hard driving , he arrived in London 14 he stopped his car outside a hotel and went in to have a drink. 15 long a customer (顾客) 16 had seen him arrive hurried in to tell him that his car 17 with bees. The poor driver telephoned the police and explained what had happened. The police decided that the best way 18 the situation would be to call a beekeeper.

In a short time, the beekeeper arrived. He found the unwelcome passenger hidden near the wheels at back of the car. Very 19 for this unexpected gift, the beekeeper took the queen and her thousands of followers home in a large box. And the driver drove away n peace, at last 20 from the black cloud which had hung over his car.

选择最佳答案

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

16．

[　　]

17．

[　　]

18．

[　　]

19．

[　　]

20．

[　　]

完形填空

Once a neighbor stole one of Washington's horses. Washington went 1 a police office to the neighbor's farm 2 the horse, but the 3 refused to give the horse up; he said 4 it was his horse.

Washington placed 5 of his hands over the eyes of the horse and 6 to the neighbor. 

“If this is your horse, 7 you must tell us 8 eye he is blind.”

“In the right 9 !”the neighbor said.

Washington took his 10 from the right eye of the horse and 11 the police officer that the horse was not blind in the 12 eye.

“Oh, I have made a 13 ,”said the neighbor . “He is 14 in the left eye.”

Washington then showed that 15 was not blind in the left eye 16 .

“I have made 17 mistake,” said the neighbor. 

“Yes,” said the police officer, “and you have 18 that the horse does not belong 19 you. You must 20 it to Mr. Washington.”

选择最佳答案

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

16．

[　　]

17．

[　　]

18．

[　　]

19．

[　　]

20．

[　　]

完形填空

A man and his wife were very poor. They kept 1 for new 2 and good food. The man enjoyed 3 , and he especially liked pancakes (甜煎饼). One night an old woman came to their house and told them she would let them 4 three wishes. They could wish for 5 they wanted.

The man had just finished 6 a piece of bread 7 his dinner, and he was still hungry. He said, “I wish I 8 a big pancake!”

Suddenly a pancake 9 on his plate.

“You fool!” his wife cried. “You 10 for a house 11 wonderful food, but you wished for a pancake. I wish that pancake 12 on the end of your foolish nose!”

Immediately the pancake 13 the end of h is nose.

Then the man and his wife started 14 15 . “It's your fault!” the man cried. “No, it's your fault!”she answered. What 16 they do? The pancake was still on the husband's nose.

“Oh!”the wife cried. “I wish none of this 17 !”

Immediately the pancake was 18 , and the man was saying, “I'm still hungry. How I wish I had some pancakes!”

But of course 19 20 .

选择最佳答案

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

16．

[　　]

17．

[　　]

18．

[　　]

19．

[　　]

20．

[　　]

完形填空

1 221 B .C. the first Empersor, Shi Huang- Di 2 to build a great wall right 3 the north of his empire. He wanted 4 the fierce tribes (部落) of Huns and Tartars (鞑靼) 5 his country. He decided to make a small 6 across Tibet (西藏) 7 the sea. It took several years 8 .

The Great Wall ran across wild field, 9 the mountains, 10 the valleys. It was built 11 stone and earth.

All the Emperor's builders were 12 men, often prisoners 13 war. Thousands of workers 14 and were buried 15 the earth 16 the wall. Many of them 17 came back again.

The Great Wall 18 19 the centuries. And much of 20 still standing today.

1．

2．

3．

4．

5．

6．

7．

8．

9．

10．

11．

12．C．the 

13．

14．

15．

16．

17．

18．

19．

20．

完形填空

Late one night , Francisco was woken up by a terrible noise in the street outside his house. It 1 as if a terrible fight was going on. And as Francisco loved 2 better than 3 a fight in the street, he opened his window and looked 4 . He saw two young men fighting 5 out side his front door. But when they saw him, they went 6 the corner of the house and 7 to shout at each other and to hit each other there.

Francisco did not want to 8 anything, so he ran 9 and opened his front door, but , for 10 was a cold night , he wrapped 11 in a blanket before he went out.

He walked to the corner of his house and 12 round it. The two men were still shouting and struggling . Francisco went closer to them 13 to see the flight 14 and to try to find out 15 the men were fighting about. But as soon as he was within easy 16 of the men, they stopped fighting, attacked him, 17 his blanket and ran into the 18 with it.

Francisco was too old to run after them, so he could do nothing 19 go sadly back to bed 20 his blanket.

“It seems that they were fighting about my blanket,” he said to his wife, “because as soon as they got it, their quarrel ended.”

1．

2．

3．

4．

5．

6．

7．

9．

10．

11．

12．

13．

14．

15．

16．

17．

18．

19．

20．