One summer night, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn't face my 　1 apartment.

Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the 　2 between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the 　3 every time she leaned over to talk to him, 　4 he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display (展示) such 5 in a public place?

I thought the movie would be good for my English, but 　6 it turned out, it was an Italian movie.

7　 about an hour I decided to give up on the movie and 8　 on my popcorn. I've never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good, 　 9　 . After a while I heard 　10 more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the 11 of the popcorn crunching (咀嚼) between my teeth. My thought started to 12　 . I remembered when I was in South Korea, I 　13 to watch Kojak on TV frequently. He spoke perfect Korean-I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me, 　14 I saw him again in New York speaking 15 English instead of perfect Korean. He didn't even have a Korean accent and I 　 16 like I had been betrayed(欺骗). When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. 　17 we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very　 18　 and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring that to 19 a difficult language. Mother tried to say something in English but it　 20　 out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decid-ed to forget it! We've been speaking Korean at home ever since.

1. A. warm　　　 B. hot　　　　 C. heated　　　 D. cool

2. A. opening　　 B. blank　　　 C. break　　　 D. middle

3. A. side　　　　 B. view　　　　 C. space　　　 D. angle

4. A. while　　　 B. whenever　 C. or　　　　　 D. and

5. A. attraction　　 B. attention　　 C. feeling　　　 D. motion

6. A. since　　　 B. when　　　 C. what　　　　 D. as

7. A. Within　 　 B. After　　　 C. For　　　　 D. Over

8. A. concentrate　 B. swallow　　 C. fix　　　　 D. taste

9. A. too　　　　 B. still　　　　 C. though　　　 D. certainly

10. A. much　　　 B. any　　　　 C. no　　　　 D. few

11. A. voice　　　 B. sound　　　 C. noise　　　 D. smell

12. A. wonder　　 B. wander　　　 C. imagine　　 D. depart

13. A. tied　　　　 B. happened　　 C. turned　　　 D. used

14. A. until　　　 B. because　　　 C. then　　　　 D. therefore

15. A. broken　　 B. informal 　　C. perfect　　　 D. practical

16. A. felt　　　 B. looked　　　 C. seemed　　　 D. appeared

17. A. While　　 B. If　　　　　 C. Before　　　 D. Once

18. A. empty　　 B. quiet　　　　 C. happy　　　 D. calm

19. A. telling　　 B. giving　　　 C. saying　　　 D. speaking

20. A. worked　 B. got　　　　　 C. came　　　　 D. made

　　Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football, tennis, cricket-anything with a round ball, I was useless, ”he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym classes in Devon-shire, England.

　　It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradu-ally, Saunders set his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon

　　The following year, he met John Ridgway and was hired as an instructor at Ridgway's School of Adventure in Scotland, where he learn-ed about Ridgway's cold-water exploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures, then decid-ed that this would be his future.

　　In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier,Saunders started his first long-distance expe-dition(探险)towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite(冻 疮), ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his supply-loaded sled(雪橇)up and over rocky ice.

　　Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he's skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old play-mates would not believe the change.

　　Next October, Saunders, 27, heads south from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, a 2 900-kilometre journey that has never been completed on skis.

(1) What change happened to Saunders after he was 15 years old?

[　　]

A．He became good at most sports.

B．He began to build up his body.

C．He joined a sports team.

D．He made friends with a runner.

(2) The underlined word “exploits” (paragraph 3)is closest in meaning to________.

[　　]

A．journeys

B．researches

C．adventures

D．operations

(3) Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Saunders?

[　　]

a．He ran his first marathon.

b．He skied alone in the North Pole.

c．He rode his bike in a forest.

d．He planned an adventure to the South Pole.

A．acdb

B．cdab

C．acbd

D．cabd

(4) What does the story mainly tell us about Saunders?

[　　]

A．He is a success in sports.

B．He is the best British skier.

C．He is Ridgway's favorite student.

D．He is a good instructor at school.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Dear Doctor，

　　My husband and I got married in 1995 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children．Then four years ago，our youngest child went to school and I thought I might go back to work．

　　My husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision．He emphasized all of the things l can do around the house，and said he thought I could be a great success in business．

　　After several weeks of job-hunting，l found my present job，which is working for a small public relations firm．At first，my husband was very proud of me and would tell his friends，“My clever little wife can run that company she's working for．”

　　But as his joking remark was close to reality，my husband stopped talking to me about my job．I have received several promotions and pay increases，and I am now making more money than he is．I can buy my own clothes and a new car．Because of our combined incomes，my husband and I can do many things that we had always dreamed of doing，but we don't do these things because he is very unhappy．

　　We fight about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends．For the first time in our marriage，l think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to an end．

　　I hove my husband very much，and I do not want him to feel inferior，but I also love my job．I think I can be a good wife and a working woman，but I don't know how．Can you give me some advice？Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career？

　　Please help．

“DISTRESSED”

1．What do you think shows her husband was supportive？

[　　]

A．He took up all the work she used to do．

B．He made all the decisions for her．

C．He gave her encouragement．

D．All of the above．

2．Her husband ________when she first found her present job．

[　　]

A．was very critical of her

B．felt disappointed

C．was proud of her

D．was happy but critical

3．Her husband stopped talking to her about her job when________．

[　　]

A．she received promotions

B．she earned more money

C．her husband was unhappy

D．both A and B

4．The woman has a hard choice between________．

[　　]

A．husband and children

B．children and work

C．career and money

D．job and marriage

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Any housewife who went to the new supermarket wished to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was what the 　36　just inside the entrance 　37　.It said: Remember,　38　,one of our customers gets 　39　goods. THIS MAY BE YOUR LUCKY DAY!

For quite a long time Mrs. Edwards　40　,like many of her 　41　,to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never　42　hoping. The 　43　in the kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her 　44　buying so many things but failed. She __45　dreamed of the DAY when the manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say, “Madam, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Everything in your 　46_　doesn’t need to be paid!” One Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwards shopped 　47　.But she was not the lucky customer. No sooner had she just put the things inside her 　48　than she found that she had forgotten to __49　tea. She dashed back to the 　50　, got some tea and went towards the　_51　.As she did so, she saw the 　52　came.　53　his hand he said, “I want to 　54_　you. You are our LUCKY CUSTOMER this week! Everything you have in your basket　55　!”

A.notice           B. report         C. board          D. newspaper

A.did            B. promised        C. made          D. agreed

A.every day        B.every month              C.twice a week       D.once a week

A.excellent        B.free                   C.extra                  D.unexpected

A.waited            B.came              C.hoped             D.went

A.friends            B.neighbors          C.relatives            D.customers

A.got rid of            B.got along with    C.gave up             D.gave out

A.counter           B.cushion             C.food               D.cupboard

A.against            B.for                    C.with                  D.about

A.often            B.always               C.usually              D.seldom

A.bill             B.hand                  C.car                    D.basket

A.anxiously      B.seriously            C.crazily               D.wonderfully

A.pockets         B.car                    C.basket                   D.house

A.buy              B.find                  C.take                  D.have

.A.shop            B.counter                  C.department               D.supermarket

A.door             B.entrance            C.cash-desk           D.shelves

A.secretary        B.policeman          C.manager            D.salesman

A.Putting out    B.Holding out       C.Shaking           D.Waving

A.congratulate B.tell                    C.inform          D.thank

A.is yours      B.means nothing    C.belongs to you  D.costs nothing 

A week ago, I had the great pleasure of reading an e-book, When Money Talks, Listen! By Rich Ezzo．It took only about an hour to read.

   When I first received a copy, I thought it was a Get Rich Quick type of publication．Nothing is wrong with Get Rich Quick, but my mind just doesn’t chase after dreams of wealth．I think that if God ever wants me to be rich, he knows where to find my purse.

   When I began reading When Money Talks, Listen!, I was overjoyed to find that Rich Ezzo isn’t money hungry either．He, too, is hungry far more important than money．

Since I love this e-book so much, why wait a week to write the review? Simple．I wanted to see if the effect it had on me was a keeper．After reading the last word of the e-book, I totally agreed with the subtitle which promised to forever change the way we thought about money．I had so many thoughts running around my mind that I had to install(安装) a stoplight to stop some while others made their way into the picture, then I yielded(让路) them as a few ones arrived in town．I had a mental traffic jam, which only goes to show how slow the traffic usually is．

   It has been a week and the effect is the same．I truly do look at money differently and have even done a few things differently this week．This is an e-book you’ll want to read, I promise．I often recommend books to my daughter, and this is one that I didn’t just “suggest”---I left it open at the bottom of the computer and told each one, “Read it, you’ll love it.”

   I would never point someone in a direction I wouldn’t go myself．I urge you to visit the author’s website, Myster Money, and to download the e-book．You won’t regret it.

The author wrote this passage to _________　

       A．strongly recommend an e-book.

　    B．show the author's attitude to money.

　    C．introduce the general idea of an e-book.

　    D．point out Rich Ezzo isn't money hungry.

According to the passage, a Get Rich Quick type of publication ______.

       A．is what the author really cares for

       B．deals with how to make money

       C．is also an e-book written by Rich Ezzo

       D．is more popular than e-books

The author didn't write the review as soon as he finished reading the book because________．

　    A．he was too excited to write anything

　    B．he was not sure whether he did well

　    C．he had to wait for Rich Ezzo's permission

　    D．he wondered if the book would have long influence on him

By saying the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4, the author probably __________.

　    A．shows that the book brought him many new thoughts

　    B．shows how bad the traffic is in town

　    C．describes the difficulty in understanding the book

　    D．explains it's hard to change one's attitude to money

Which of the following is supported by the passage?

      A．The author had known Rich Ezzo before.

　    B．The author hasn't dreamed of getting rich immediately.

　    C．The author always prefers e-books to paper books.

　    D．The author likes Get Rich Quick-type of publications.