Two parachutists（伞兵）had been flown behind enemy lines early in the morning．They were   1    to gain as much information as possible on a new experimental factory．

The two men destroyed their   2   and they dressed as laborers to avoid being easily     3   . Soon they reached a road．At the roadside, they noticed a deep pit（坑）where rainwater had     4   , with some tools, and a broken-down lorry nearby. The men were making their way   5       towards the lorry when the sound of a truck in the distance made them dash for   6   . At that moment, they had no choice but to jump into the pit, as the countryside was so   7   . There was a great splash（飞溅声）, and very soon all was  8   . The water was quite shallow, and the men had to   9  themselves against the sides of the pit wondering if they had attracted the attention of the lorry driver．They   10   anxiously as the truck came nearer and nearer, and hoped it would   11   . But, much to their disappointment, the truck seemed to stop almost directly   12    them. They heard voices and the truck door shut loudly overhead. From their discussion, they   13   that some men in the truck had come to collect the   14   . Suddenly, the men were startled（惊吓）by a piece of wood which was   15   into the pit and which struck the water just behind them．They could do nothing but   16   their breath and wondered what would happen next．Then the sound of the engine started up again, setting them   17   , for they knew as the men were leaving, they had narrowly   18    being captured. But very soon, their joy quickly turned to   19   , because when they looked up, they found that the pit was much    20    than they had thought. Its sides were wet and slippery and there was no way out.

1．A．warned                    B．instructed                C．advised            D．allowed

2．A．parachutes           B．planes               C．papers       D．certificates

3．A．shot                         B．spotted                   C．killed               D．kidnapped （绑架）

4．A．dropped                    B．risen                       C．sunk              D．collected

5．A．carefully                   B．impatiently              C．anxiously         D．hopefully

6．A．water                       B．cover                      C．pleasure           D．rest

7．A．bare                 B．poor             C．dry          D．dangerous

8．A．noisy                        B．still                         C．silent               D．calm

9．A．struggle                   B．push                     C．press             D．find

10．A．listened                B．watched                  C．stood            D．wondered

11．A．stop                        B．pass                       C．explode            D．speed

12．A．near                       B．below                     C．above              D．behind

13．A．understood              B．recognized              C．admitted          D．remembered

14．A．wood               B．sticks                      C．weapons         D．tools

15．A．thrown                   B．poured                    C．filled                D．laid

16．A．take               B．hold                        C．save                D．lose

17．A．at ease （放松）                                       B．at length（长时间地）

C．at leisure （悠闲）                                    D．at work

18．A．kept                       B．escaped                  C．admitted          D．prevented

19．A．expectation          B．anger                      C．regret                     D．sorrow

20．A．wider                            B．bigger                     C．deeper             D．narrower

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen  36  for almost a month. The crops were dying. Every day, my husband 37  to get water to the fields. But  38  we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.

However, one day I learned the true lesson of   39  and witnessed the only miracle I had  40  seen before. I was cooking in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy,   41  toward the woods. He was walking   42  with effort, trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the  43 , he came running back. I went on cooking, 44  that whatever he had been doing was finished. Moments later,  45 , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour. Finally I couldn’t help  46  him and saw the most amazing 47 .

Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I 48  screamed(尖叫) for him to get away, because a huge deer was dangerously 49  to him at that time. But the deer didn’t even move as Billy knelt down(跪下). I saw a tiny  50  lying on the ground, obviously suffering from 51 , lifting its head to drink the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was 52 , Billy ran back to get more. It then became quite  53  to me what my son was doing.

I stood there, watching my  54  boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God himself was weeping with pride. The rain that day 55 our farm.

1.                A．water          B．cloud          C．rain  D．storm

2.                A．decided        B．chose          C．tried D．offered

3.                A．before         B．unless          C．until D．if

4.                A．sending        B．sharing         C．forgiving  D．begging

5.                A．never          B．ever           C．once D．yet

6.                A．running        B．jumping         C．walking   D．riding

7.                A．slowly          B．quickly         C．hurriedly D．dangerously

8.                A．plants          B．flowers         C．woods    D．vegetables

9.                A．thinking        B．wondering      C．worrying  D．dreaming

10.               A．though         B．besides         C．however  D．too

11.               A．beating         B．following       C．teaching   D．hoping

12.               A．scene          B．field           C．world D．sign

13.               A．almost         B．already         C．just   D．even

14.               A．weak          B．close          C．ill    D．brave

15.               A．horse          B．crop           C．baby  D．deer

16.               A．thirst          B．diseases        C．heat  D．pain

17.               A．gone          B．cleaned        C．lost   D．dried

18.               A．comfortable     B．clear           C．acceptable D．simple

19.               A．kind           B．clever          C．naughty   D．honest

20.               A．hit            B．washed         C．ruined    D．save

The journey two divers made some time ago to the deepest point on the earth makes us realize how much of the world still remains to be studied. The two men went down seven miles to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean inside a small steel ball to find out if there are any ocean currents(水流) or signs of life.

It was necessary to set out early, so that the ball would come to the surface in daylight, and be easily found by the mother ship which would be waiting for it. The divers began preparations early in the morning and soon afterwards, when all was ready, the steel ball disappeared under the surface of the water.

The divers felt as if they were going down steps as they passed through warm and cold layers (层) of water. In time the temperature dropped to the freezing point. They kept in touch with the mother ship by telephone telling how they felt. Then, at a depth of 3,000 feet, the telephone stopped working and they were quite cut off from the outside world. All went well until some four hours later at 30,000 feet, the men were frightened by a loud, cracking noise. Even the smallest hole in the ball would have meant instant death. Luckily, though, it was only one of the outer windows that had broken. Soon afterwards, the ball touched the soft ocean floor raising a big cloud of "dust" made up of small dead sea creatures. Here, powerful lights lit up the dark water and the men were surprised to see fish swimming just above them quite untroubled by the great water pressure. But they did not dare to leave the lights on for long, as the heat from them made the water boil. Quite unexpectedly, the telephone began working again and the faint but clear voices of the divers were heard on the mother ship seven miles away. After a stay of thirty minutes the men began their journey up, arriving three hours later, cold and wet through, but none was worse for their experience.

65. The purpose of the divers' journey to the deepest point on the earth was to find

A. if there are water currents, and life in the great depths

B. if people can stand the severe cold in the great depths

C. if there are steps in the great depths

D. if the telephone works well in the great depths

66. The divers set out early in the morning so that                .

A. they could return to the surface during the day

B. they could see at the bottom of the ocean

C. they could avoid the cold at night

D. they could stay long at the bottom

67. As the divers went down to the ocean floor, the telephone              .

A. kept working all the time

B. stopped working at a depth of 3,000 feet and began working again after they reached the bottom

C. stopped working at a depth of 3,000 feet and began working again at 30,000 feet

D. stopped working at a depth of 3,000 feet and began working again when they returned to the same depth

68. On the ocean floor, the divers found that               .

A. there was no life but some small dead sea creatures

B. fish were swimming as freely as they do near the surface

C. fish were not swimming freely in the dark water

D. fish were not swimming freely under the high water pressure

 There was a king who loved art very much. One day a(n)  36  came and said, "Please let me  37  a picture on a wall." The king happened to have a big new hall  38  . So he  39  the artist to work on one of the walls.

     At the same time, another artist came and asked to work on the  40  wall. He promised he would make the same picture as the first artist’s  41  looking at the first artist’s work. The second artist asked to have a thick curtain  42  between the two walls  43  neither of them could see each other.

     The following day they began to work. The first artist brought in a(n)  44  supply of paint, oil, water and so on. The second one came with a  45  and a bucket (桶).

     A month later, the first artist’s work was completed, and the second artist said, "My wall is  46  too!"

     The king went to  47  the first artist’s wall. He was pleased with it and gave the artist a large  48  of money. He then asked people to open the curtain.

     49  ! Each line was  50  the same as that on the opposite wall.

     The king was quite satisfied and gave him double money. However, he  51  how the second man had made it.

     "I just  52  the wall with the cloth," the man said  53  .The wall was made of white marble (大理石). He made it shine like a mirror. The reflection (倒影) of the first painting  54  up on it!

     The  55  is a reflection of you too. If you are sad, the world will be sad. If you are happy, the world will be happy.

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The journey two divers made some time ago to the deepest point on the earth makes us realize how much of the world still remains to be studied. The two men went down seven miles to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean inside a small steel ball to find out if there are any ocean currents(水流) or signs of life.
It was necessary to set out early, so that the ball would come to the surface in daylight, and be easily found by the mother ship which would be waiting for it. The divers began preparations early in the morning and soon afterwards, when all was ready, the steel ball disappeared under the surface of the water.
The divers felt as if they were going down steps as they passed through warm and cold layers (层) of water. In time the temperature dropped to the freezing point. They kept in touch with the mother ship by telephone telling how they felt. Then, at a depth of 3,000 feet, the telephone stopped working and they were quite cut off from the outside world. All went well until some four hours later at 30,000 feet, the men were frightened by a loud, cracking noise. Even the smallest hole in the ball would have meant instant death. Luckily, though, it was only one of the outer windows that had broken. Soon afterwards, the ball touched the soft ocean floor raising a big cloud of "dust" made up of small dead sea creatures. Here, powerful lights lit up the dark water and the men were surprised to see fish swimming just above them quite untroubled by the great water pressure. But they did not dare to leave the lights on for long, as the heat from them made the water boil. Quite unexpectedly, the telephone began working again and the faint but clear voices of the divers were heard on the mother ship seven miles away. After a stay of thirty minutes the men began their journey up, arriving three hours later, cold and wet through, but none was worse for their experience.
65. The purpose of the divers' journey to the deepest point on the earth was to find
A. if there are water currents, and life in the great depths
B. if people can stand the severe cold in the great depths
C. if there are steps in the great depths
D. if the telephone works well in the great depths
66. The divers set out early in the morning so that                .
A. they could return to the surface during the day
B. they could see at the bottom of the ocean
C. they could avoid the cold at night
D. they could stay long at the bottom
67. As the divers went down to the ocean floor, the telephone              .
A. kept working all the time
B. stopped working at a depth of 3,000 feet and began working again after they reached the bottom
C. stopped working at a depth of 3,000 feet and began working again at 30,000 feet
D. stopped working at a depth of 3,000 feet and began working again when they returned to the same depth
68. On the ocean floor, the divers found that               .
A. there was no life but some small dead sea creatures
B. fish were swimming as freely as they do near the surface
C. fish were not swimming freely in the dark water
D. fish were not swimming freely under the high water pressure