阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的选项中，选出一个最佳答案.

　　I remember vividly that first English class in the last term of high school. We boys (there were no girls in the school) were __1__ expectantly for the new teacher to appear __2__, through the door came a tall ordinary-looking man __3__ about40. He said shyly, “Good afternoon, gentlemen.”

　　His __4__ had a surprising tone of respect, almost __5__ he were addressing the Supreme Court (最高法院) __6__ a group of youngsters. He wrote his __7__ on the blackboard--Wilmer T. Stone __8__ sat on the front of his desk.

　　“Gentlemen,” he began, “we are now this __9__--your last--to continue your study of __10__. I know we shall __11__ learning with and __12__ one another. We are going to learn __13__ about journalism and __14__ to get out your weekly school paper. __15__, we are going to try to feel the __16__ of good literature (文学) __17__ some of us will really get __18__ in reading and writing A man who reads lives __19__. A man who __20__, walks the earth with a blindfold (蒙眼布，眼罩). If I had to put all my __21__,into a single word, it would be: browse (广泛浏览).”

　　Mr Stone went on like that, __22__ in a friendly and understanding tone. The __23__ of the class came __24__ soon. And we boys had to leave the classroom __25__ an unexpected feeling of excitement.

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　　A man once had a dream about the Black Forest in Germany. In the dream he was walking in the forest when two men ran out and tried to 1 him to the ground. He 2 off as fast as he could, but the two men followed. He reached a place where he saw two separate 3 in front of him, one to the right and the other to the left. Which road ought he to 4 ? He heard the two men behind him, getting 5 , and at the same time he suddenly heard a 6 in his ear. It told him to go to the right, and he did so. He ran on and soon came to a 7 . He was received there kindly and given a room, and so he was saved from the two men. That was the 8 .

　　Twenty years later he was 9 in the Black Forest, and as 10 in the dream long before, two men ran out and tried to catch him. He was off, and came to a place 11 two roads, as in the dream. He 12 the dream and took the road to the 13 .He soon reached a small hotel, was 14 in, and so was safe. His dream of twenty years before had 15 his life.

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　　Yesterday afternoon, I went to my father’s office, (1) there was no school. My father was just going to (2) his office for an important meeting, so he told me to (3) there and finish an exam (4) on his desk. He asked me not to (5) my books when I worked (6) the paper. He told me to go over my lessons by myself (7) finishing the paper and not to (8) anything in his office (9) him. He told me not to go out for play and not to leave before four thirty. He asked me to (10) some tomatoes on the way home.

“Did you (11) the windows and lock the door when you left?” Father asked me when he came back home.

“(12),” I said, “I followed all your instructions and just did (13) you told me to.”

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　　Cary is very popular in his college and nearly everybody knows him. He is a basketball (1) and has played in quite a few important (2) held in his home state. And for this reason, he has become the (3) of the college, envy (嫉妒) of the boys, and (4) of the girls. Among his many admirers (5) a girl called Nola.

　　Nola is Cary’s classmate, and Professor Johnson’s (6). Mr John-son is a strict father, and in a (7) where a sports star is not so highly (8). Nola never dares to say Cary’s (9) at home. In the school, they (10) speak to each other and always keep a certain distance.

　　Nola’s family lives near a big sportsground on which every afternoon, after school Cary would spend at least one hour practising basketball (11) returning home. Nola lives on the third (12), and from their balcony (阳台)，she can see the sportsground. As a habit, Nola would sit in a chair on the balcony, reading or doing her homework every day when she comes home. Sometimes she would (13) her head to watch Cary play.

　　Cary doesn’t seem to pay any (14) to Nola. He would work hard on (15). One afternoon, Nola moved her chair into toe (16) and did her homework at her desk but she could still heard the (17) from outside. Then the noise suddenly stopped and the sportsground became very (18). Nola thought it (19) and looked through the (20).

　　She saw Cary there (21) something on the ground with a (22) of chalk. What he was writing? She wondered. Cary finished writing and stood up. He (23) his bag and left for home.

　　After Cary was away. Nola came down quickly and walked quietly to the place (24) Cary had just stayed, she found these words:“Nola, why didn’t you watch me play?”

　　Nola picked up the chalk and added (25) the line:“but yes, I did.”

　　Cloze

　　How is the movie compared with the book on which it is based? Like the movie, the book can have a 1 of settings. It can also contain a lot of details. However, what we see in a second often takes 2 to read. The reader would soon grow 3 with all the descriptions necessary for many changes in place. He 4 be confused by too many characters. He would have to slow down his reading speed, and that would make things even 5 for the author's words might sometimes “get in the way”. Most readers know 6 it means to have the words “disappear” 7 the reading of a well-written story. If a book 8 to include all the details of a movie, this would hardly be 9 . But the book does have at least one advantage 10 the movie, 11 . The author can simply 12 his readers what he want them to know. For instance, an author writes, “Henry had been a sad boy since his father died in a train accident three years ago. ” A movie writer can not tell this to the 13 directly. He would have to 14 one of his characters say it, or show the accident in a flash back and then show 15 Henry was still sad.

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    Is it possible that people of the world today could agree upon a single international language that everyone would be able to speak and understand?

    In the UN, there are five (1) languages English, Chinese, (2), French and Spanish. How about (3) one of them into an international language? (4) has been worked on for this (5), A basic word list of 850 English words (6) Basic English was made. These are the only (7) in the entire (全部的) list: “come, go, give, keep ,let, do, put, make, say, be, seem may, will, have, send”. Writing in Basic English may (8) you to use a greater number of (9) as in having to say“ it came to my (10)” instead of “I hear” but you can still (11) anything you want to with just 850 (12) words and a few suffixes and prefixes(后缀和前缀). This is a much smaller (13) of words to have to (14) than the ordinary number (15) to the students of a foreign (16).

    But people have always had a (17) to do more than simply “tell it (18) it is ”. Language is for reporting (19) one’s work, For this, a language needs idioms, needs (20) of grammar and style that reflect (反映) its (21) and development just as a (22) needs eyebrows (眉毛) Is there some special reason (23) our lips should be a different colour from the (24) of our face? Perhaps not, but this is how people real people are. For communication between people, languages in all diversity (多样化) will (25) to reflect the growth and soul of the societies that speak them.

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　　　　　　　　 A Story in Miss Richard's Class

　　 　　Miss Richard is my pen friend. She (1) with her parents on the farm in Ashland in the United States. She is a (2) at school for boys and girls. Her school is (3) her home, so she (4) get up early at (5) and drives to school. It takes her about one and a half (6) to get to school.

　　 　　Miss Richard is (7) twenty-seven years old, (8) she has taught at a middle school for nearly four years. She teaches chemistry and physics from the lowest to the (9) classes in the school. Sometimes the (10) classes learn quickly, but sometimes they are very (11), and Miss Richard has to repeat things many(12).

　　 　　I learn from her (13) that she loves teaching very much (14) it is hard work. The following is one of the (15) stories she told me in her letters.

　　 　　One year, the first class had studied chemistry for several weeks when Miss Richard (16) asked : “What is (17)? Hands up!”

　　 　　There was (18) for a few seconds, and Miss Richard felt (19), but then one boy (20) his hand.

　　“Yes, Dick,” said Miss Richard with a smile. He was not one of the (21) children in the class, so she was glad that he could (22).

　　“It is a liquid (液体). It has no (23) until you wash your hands in it .Then it (24) black.” The boy replied with great confidence (信心).

　　I couldn’t help (25) when I read this story.

　　Cloze

　　For many 1 , a house is the most important thing 2 . In fact, about 60% of the population 3 rent their homes from other people, 4 have their own homes. But prices 5 all the time, and many young people have not enough money 6 a house. They live in small flats or in their parents' house, even when they 7 .

　　Prices are 8 high in the Southeast of England. In the North, and Scotland, prices are quite 9 , but in London a house with two bedrooms 10 $40,000. A 11 house can 12 $60,000 or more. That's a lot of money for 13 and they have to 14 for several years to get the money. 15 they need a deposit (定金) ---- usually 10% of the price of the house.

　　Young people often 16 old houses, perhaps more than a hundred years old, because they are not so expensive. But they 17 spend a lot of time and money 18 and decoration. Even British town has several “Do-It-Yourself” shops, 19 people can buy the things they need 20 the job around the house.

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Geoffrey Moorhouse's Travel Plan

　　Geoffrey Moorhouse was flying home to England from Africa in 1971, when he looked __1__ the plane and suddenly thought how huge and __2__ the Sahara Desert was. There and then, he decided to __3__ it by himself by camel.

　　For many __4__ men had crossed the Desert from the __5__ and south to trade. But there had been __6__ point in crossing from __7__ to east. So no one had done it __8__ 1963, when twelve Belgians drove across. If he went __9__, by camel, it would be __10__. Moorhouse did not __11__ to go just for fun. But what other __12__ was there? Immediately he knew. He would go because he was afraid. “I would use this journey to __13__ for fear.”

　　A year passed __14__ he was free to begin his __15__. He was forty. He had never __16__ a camel. He spoke no Arabic. And he did not know how to __17__ himself by the stars. His friends thought he would soon __18__ such an impossible plan.

　　He did not. To take advantage of（利用）the desert winter, he decided to __19__ England early in October 1972. He had six months to get __20__. He began learning Arabic-school lessons in the __21__, and listening to __22__ at home in the afternoon. He made a lot of visits to the London Zoo to learn about camels. At night, he studied the __23__. Maps and compass（指南针）are not enough in the desert. You must know __24__ where you are, and for that you must be able to “read” the stars with a sextant（六分仪）.

　　Moorhouse planned to begin his __25__ from the Atlantic coast of Africa, and ride through Mauritania, Mali, Algeria and Libya into Egypt, where he hoped to reach the River Nile.

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　　The sea has always interested man. 1 it he can get food, minerals, and treasure. For thousands of years, he could sail on it. But he could not go 2 under its surface.

　　Man wants to explore 3 into the sea. However, he is not a fish. 4 he must breathe air, he cannot stay under the water's surface for a long time. 5 deep water, man faces even 6 dangers and problems.

　　A diver who wants to stay under the water for more than 7 minutes must breathe air or a special mixture of gases. He can 8 a diving suit and have air pumped to him from 9 . He can carry a tank of air on his back and breathe through a hose and mouthpiece.

　　Water 10 800 times as much as air. Tons of water pushes 11 a diver deep in the sea. His body is under great pressure. When a diver is under great pressure, his blood 12 some of the gases he breathes. As he rises to the surface, the water pressure becomes 13 . If the diver rises too 14 ,the gases in his blood form bubbles (泡). The diver is then suffering from the bends (潜水员病). The bends can 15 a diver to double up in pain. They can even kill him.

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