Jenny lived in a town．Her father，Mr．Young，had a shop there and sold clothes in it．The shopkeeper was born in a poor family and was in school no more than a year．He was always sorry for it though he had much money now．He hoped his daughter could become a scientist．But the girl didn’t 1ike anything else except singing．She often went to the concerts，bought a lot of records the famous pop stars made and insisted on listening to the music when she was free．Of course she wanted to be a pop star，too．Her parents wanted to prevent her，but she didn’t listen to

them and they had to agree to her choice．They engaged an old man who was good at music as a private teacher．

Five years passed．Mr．Young bought all kinds of musical instruments for Jenny and they visited some places where the famous singers were born．Of course he spent a lot of money on it．But he found the girl didn’t make any progress．At last the teacher didn’t think the girl could become a singer at all and had to tell Mr．Young about it．The man became angry and said，“Why didn’t you tell me about it earlier? My daughter learned nothing but I paid you month after month!”

“I think you should thank me for it，”said the teacher．“Another teacher, who teaches

badly，is paid more than I was．And I saved much money for you!”

1.Mr. Young was in school for a short time because______  ．

2.Jenny spent much money buying records and went to the concerts in order to ______

3.Mr．Young became angry because______．

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In 1898 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,ooo people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be,  26  that the building was   2 7.

   After the unforgettably shock, he 28  the promise he had made to his son: “ No matter  29 happens, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to 30 his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his 31  to his son. He rushed there and started 32 the ruins.

  As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived , 33 : “It’s too late ! They are all dead! 34  , face reality; there’s nothing you can do!” To each parent he responded with 35 : “Are you going to help me now? ”No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.

  Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know 36 : “Is my boy 37 or he is dead?” He dug for eight hours … 12 hours…36 hours…then , in  38  hour , he pulled back a large stone and heard his son’s 39 . He screamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad!?! It’s me, Dad! I told other kids not to worry.  I told them that if you were alive, you 40 me and 41 you saved me, they’d be saved. You promised, ‘No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!’ You did it, Dad!”

  “What’s going on in there? ”the father asked

“There are 14 of  us  42  43  33,Dad. We’re scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you are here. When the building collapsed, it made  44  , and it saved us.”

“Come out , boy!”

“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, 45 I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”

【小题1】           A. only discovering      B. only to discover 

C. only realizing       D. only to realize.

【小题2】            A. as flat as a pancake                  B. as high as a mountain

C. as strong as an ox                                            D. as weak as a kitten

【小题3】           A. memorized   B. forgot        C. kept             D. remembered

【小题4】           A. what        B. that                      C. which                 D. who

【小题5】           A. fill        B. fill in                      C. come                  D. burst

【小题6】           A. picture     B. promise   C. present                 D. encourage

【小题7】           A. digging     B. digging through   C. digging out   D. digging into

【小题8】           A. to say     B. said   C. and saying   D. saying

【小题9】           A. Come out    B. Come again   C. Come on               D. Come off

【小题10】       A. one word   B. one sound   C.one row                D. one line

【小题11】       A. for himself  B. of himself   C. by himself     D. to himself

【小题12】       A. live         B. living   C. alive           D. lively

【小题13】        A. 38           B. the 38   C. 38^th       D. the 38^th

【小题14】       A. sound       B. voice   C. noise         D. tone

【小题15】       A will save       B. would  save   C. save     D. would have saved

【小题16】       A.if           B. because  C. even if        D. though

【小题17】       A. remained        B. missing  C. left           D. gone

【小题18】       A. for            B. behind   C. out of         D. over

【小题19】       A. a promise        B. space   C. room         D. a triangle

【小题20】       A. because        B. though   C. when      D. even though

In 1898 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,ooo people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be,  26  that the building was   2 7.

   After the unforgettably shock, he 28  the promise he had made to his son: “ No matter  29 happens, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to 30 his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his 31  to his son. He rushed there and started 32 the ruins.

  As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived , 33 : “It’s too late ! They are all dead! 34  , face reality; there’s nothing you can do!” To each parent he responded with 35 : “Are you going to help me now? ”No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.

  Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know 36 : “Is my boy 37 or he is dead?” He dug for eight hours … 12 hours…36 hours…then , in  38  hour , he pulled back a large stone and heard his son’s 39 . He screamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad!?! It’s me, Dad! I told other kids not to worry.  I told them that if you were alive, you 40 me and 41 you saved me, they’d be saved. You promised, ‘No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!’ You did it, Dad!”

  “What’s going on in there? ”the father asked

“There are 14 of  us  42  43  33,Dad. We’re scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you are here. When the building collapsed, it made  44  , and it saved us.”

“Come out , boy!”

“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, 45 I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”

1.A. only discovering      B. only to discover  C. only realizing         D. only to realize.

2. A. as flat as a pancake                B. as high as a mountain

C. as strong as an ox                                            D. as weak as a kitten

3.A. memorized          B. forgot        C. kept           D. remembered

4.A. what               B. that                    C. which                 D. who

5.A. fill                B. fill in                            C. come                  D. burst

6.A. picture         B. promise   C. present                 D. encourage

7.A. digging       B. digging through   C. digging out             D. digging into

8.A. to say     B. said   C. and saying             D. saying

9.A. Come out      B. Come again   C. Come on               D. Come off

10.A. one word     B. one sound   C.one row                D. one line

11.A. for himself      B. of himself   C. by himself             D. to himself

12.A. live         B. living   C. alive                  D. lively

13. A. 38           B. the 38   C. 38^th                   D. the 38^th

14.A. sound       B. voice   C. noise                  D. tone

15.A will save       B. would  save   C. save          D. would have saved

16.A.if           B. because  C. even if                  D. though

17.A. remained        B. missing  C. left                    D. gone

18.A. for            B. behind   C. out of                 D. over

19.A. a promise        B. space   C. room                 D. a triangle

20.A. because        B. though   C. when                 D. even though

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, ___36__ that the building was __37__.

After the unforgettably shock, he __38__ the promise he had made to his son: "No matter __39__, I'll always be there for you!" And tears began to __40__ his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his __41__ to his son. He rushed there and started ___42__ the ruins.

As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, ___43__: "It's too late! They're all dead! ___44__, face reality, there's nothing you can do!" To each parent he responded with __45__: "Are you going to help me now?" No one helped． And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.

Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know __46__: "Is my boy __47__ or is he dead?" He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, in __48__ hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son's __49__. He screamed his son's name, "ARMAND!" He heard back, "Dad!?! It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you __50_ me and __51_ you saved me, they'd be saved． You promised, 'No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!' You did it, Dad!"

"What's going on in there? " the father asked．

"There are 14 of us __52__ __53__ 33,dad． We're scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you're here. When the building collapsed, it made __54__, and it saved us."

"Come out, boy!"

"No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, __55__ I know you'll get me! No matter what happens, I know you'll always be there for me!"

36． A．only discovering         B．only to discover     

C．only realizing         D．only to realize

37． A．as flat as a pancake       B．as high as a mountain

C．as strong as an ox    D．as weak as a kitten

38． A．memorized  B．forgot      C．kept D．remembered

39． A．what      B．what happen    C．which      D．who

40． A．fill        B．fill in       C．come       D．burst

41． A．picture   B．promise   C．present     D．encourage

42． A．digging B．digging through      C．digging out     D．digging into

43． A．to say     B．said C．and saying       D．saying

44． A．Come out      B．Come again     C．Come on D．Come off

45． A．one word      B．one sound       C．one row   D．one line

46． A．for himself    B．of himself       C．by himself       D．to himself

47． A．live       B．living      C．alive        D．lively

48． A．38 B．the 38      C．38^th D．the 38^th

49． A．sound    B．voice       C．noise       D．tone

50． A．will save       B．would save       C．save D．would have saved

51． A．when     B．because    C．even if     D．though

52． A．remained       B．missing    C．left   D．gone

53． A．for        B．behind     C．out of      D．over

54． A．a promise      B．space       C．room       D．a triangle

55．A．because    B．though     C．when       D．even though

In 1898 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,ooo people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be,  26  that the building was  2 7.
After the unforgettably shock, he 28  the promise he had made to his son: “ No matter  29 happens, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to 30 his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his 31  to his son. He rushed there and started 32 the ruins.
As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived , 33 : “It’s too late ! They are all dead! 34  , face reality; there’s nothing you can do!” To each parent he responded with 35 : “Are you going to help me now? ”No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.
Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know 36 : “Is my boy 37 or he is dead?” He dug for eight hours … 12 hours…36 hours…then , in  38  hour , he pulled back a large stone and heard his son’s 39 . He screamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad!?! It’s me, Dad! I told other kids not to worry.  I told them that if you were alive, you 40 me and 41 you saved me, they’d be saved. You promised, ‘No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!’ You did it, Dad!”
“What’s going on in there? ”the father asked
“There are 14 of  us 42 43  33,Dad. We’re scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you are here. When the building collapsed, it made  44  , and it saved us.”
“Come out , boy!”
“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, 45 I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”
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