Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house.She__16__John very much. In her__17__he couldn't do anything__18__.Every morning she would give him breakfirst_-19__bed and bring him the papers to__20__.It isn't really true that he was too__21__to work---in fact he had tried a few__22__.First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to__23__at least six windows. Then he__24__a bus conductor and on his second__25__a passenger stole his bag with all the fares（车费）collected.He__26__lost his job as a postman__27__he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people's houses. It seemed that there was__28__suitable work for him. So he__29__to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so__30__about this that she told the__31__to all her neighbours. "My John is good to be a soldier," she said. "He is going to be the best soldier there__32__was,I can tell you!"
Then the great day came__33__he was to march past the palace in the parade（接受检阅的队伍）.His__34__mother traveled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good__35__in the crowd.  The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his fellow soldiers came in sight some of the people watching couldn’t help laughing at the one who couldn't keep pace with the other as they marched along.
But Ella Fant, who was filled with happiness shouted at the top of her voice: "Look at them! They're all out of step except my John! Isn't he the best!"
【小题1】

Mother’s Day was coming，but John had been visiting customers．He was now in a small town just outside a flower shop and he knew what to do．

    He went into the shop and saw a young man   36   the clerk to sell him some roses for six dollars，but the clerk just explained that roses were    37   and that his money was not enough. The clerk looked up at John,  38  her head．Something inside of John was   39  by the boy’ s voice．John had been   40  with his business，so he looked at the clerk and   41    mouthed that he would pay for the roses．

    The clerk told the young man to get the roses for six dollars. The young man almost jumped into the  42   and ran from the store with the  43 ．It was  44  the extra dollars just to see that kind of  excitement．

    John ordered his own flowers and made sure that the  45  would include a note telling his mother how much he loved her．He drove away from the shop，feeling very  46  ．He caught a  traffic light about two blocks away． 47  he waited at the light，he saw the young boy walking down the sidewalk．He watched him cross the street and enter a park through two huge gates．Suddenly，he  48  that it wasn’t a park but a cemetery（公墓）．

    Soon, The light  49，and John slowly crossed the intersection．He  50   and on an impuise（冲动）got out and began to follow the boy．The young man stopped by a small monument and went to his  51 . He began to cry after he carefully  52  the roses on the grave．He stared at the little boy’s heaving body and listened to his crying．

    John turned with   53 _，and walked back to his car．He drove  54  to the shop and told the clerk he would take the flowers   55 ．He wanted to tell his mother one more time just how much he loved her．

A. begging      B. ordering          C. forcing           D. urging

A. cheap          B. worthwhile          C. expensive          D. special

A. shaking       B. waving              C. nodding           D. holding

A. sensed        B. touched             C. hurt              D. lightened

A. influenced      B. ruined              C. buried             D. blessed

A. loudly          B. silently            C. gently           D. calmly

A. river         B. air                 C. lake                D. hole

A. money        B. basket            C. flowers           D. cards

A. worth       B. cost             C. saved              D. wasted

A. delivery       B. message            C. transportation        D. export

A. inspired     B. disappointed         C. good            D. relaxed

A. Before           B. As                 C. Since             D. After

A. remembered   B. found              C. discovered               D. realized

A. flashed      B. changed            C. disappeared              D. shone

A. drove back    B. pulled over          C. broke down         D. settled down

A. arms               B. palms                C. feet                     D. knees

A. laid                   B. removed             C. set                     D. decorated

A. laughter       B. astonishment        C. tears                   D. happiness

A. slowly      B. quickly              C. carefully         D. excitedly

A. in turn      B. in return          C. in future            D. in person

This is John Roberts reporting from Cardiff. The result of the match which finished at four this afternoon between France and Wales was a draw. Neither side scored. The Dutch referee（裁判）did not allow the one goal which France managed to kick. The reason for this was that a French player was unfortunately off side. So both teams went home disappointed with the game. They particularly admired the French forwards, who were always fast and often threatened the Welsh defense. Once it looked as if the Welsh goalkeeper was in serious trouble. He dived to his right to save a shot from the French centre forward and crashed his head against the goal post. A doctor examined him and he soon began to play again. Of course the large, friendly crowd cheered for him. Wales will certainly welcome another visit from this splendid team.

This passage is__________.

A. a piece of sports news broadcast over radio

B. a piece of sports news in a newspaper

C. an advertisement about sports

D. an essay about sports

The underlined word “draw” in this passage means ?

A. An act of pulling.

B. Taking money from a bank.

C. A state in which neither side wins.

D. Making pictures with a pencil or a pen.

Which of the following sentence is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. The French team is a visiting team while the Welsh team is the home team.

B. The French goalkeeper was brave and he didn’t quit the match even after he had his head seriously injured in the game.

C. People liked the French forwards for they were very active on the field.

D. A French player did kick a goal but the referee refused to admit it.

10－year－old John ran bare foot out of the door on a windy, cold day in February and he __1__ straight for the 125－foot electric tower behind their home. The tower carried 230,000 volts through its silver wires but John wasn't __2__ of the danger. He had suffered from a mental illness, a condition that separates him from reality，__3__ him to live within his own __4__. That day his thoughts were set on climbing to the top of that tower, touching the sky and feeling what it was like to __5__.

His seventeen－year－old brother, James, who had always been close by, watching him and making sure that no __6__ came to him，__7__ to realize that he was missing this time.

John had already __8__ the handrails(栏杆) and was making his __9__ to the sky by the time James __10__ him. James understood the __11__ of the electrical tower but he chose to follow his younger brother up each gray rail, trying not to look __12__，all the way to the top. James finally __13__ his brother and held him tightly with his right hand. With his left hand, he held on to a metal bar to help stabilize(固定) them __14__.

The minutes lengthened into hours __15__ they balanced on a three－inch rail. James sang songs to __16__ his own beating heart and to draw his brother's attention away from the rescue action taking place __17__.

Hundreds of people gathered at the base of the tower and they looked like ants to James. Helicopters(直升飞机) began to circle overhead and emergency trucks rushed to the __18__.When secured with a safety line, the brothers and their rescuers were carefully lowered to the ground, the crowd below burst out __19__. They witnessed the __20__ of a 17－year－old boy named James.

1. A. looked  B. headed  C. cared  D. sent

2. A. aware         B. proud         C. sure           D. afraid

3. A. teaching      B. allowing      C. coaching       D. forcing

4. A. words         B. opinions      C. thoughts       D. ideas

5. A. run           B. fly           C. rush           D. walk

6. A. harm          B. wound         C. fear           D. damage

7. A. refused       B. headed        C. pretended      D. failed

8. A. removed            B. cleared      

C. overcome           D. occupied

9. A. way           B. trip          C. tour           D. journey

10. A. caught       B. saved         C. found          D. recognized

11. A. usage        B. danger        C. effect         D. height

12. A. left         B. right         C. up             D. down

13. A. reached      B. touched       C. fetched        D. found

14. A. either       B. both          C. all            D. each

15. A. before       B. till          C. where          D. as

16. A. stop         B. rest          C. calm           D. resist

17. A. below        B. nearby        C. ahead          D. around

18. A. land         B. space         C. center         D. scene

19. A. cries        B. cheers        C. laughter       D. shouts

20. A. carefulness       B. friendliness 

C. braveness        D. unselfishness

阅读下面两篇短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I remember the exact moment I learned the principle of preparing for luck.

I was on the wrestling team. Now, if there’s one thing I can tell you about any sport, it is that wrestling is probably the sport that has the least   31   .There are only two people out on the mat, so you cannot   32   it on your teammates or your coach. And guess what? There is no   33     because we do the whole thing indoors, so you can’t say, “It was raining” or “It was snowing.” It makes   34  to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck.

On our team were two world champions; one of them had been a world champion five times. We   35   had five people who were national champions. One of them was a guy   36   the name of John.

John had never been   37   in any high school wrestling competition that I could remember, 38   he was a national champion. There was nobody locally who could touch him.

One day, we   39   a match with our biggest opponent (对手). John went out on the mat, and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a particular   40   He rolled over, and his opponent  41   him halfway through his roll. He was pinned (压住) 42  !

The match was over.

I remember on the way home, one of our teammates tried to  43   John by saying, “Oh, he just got lucky.” John said, “That’s so stupid. The 44   presented itself, and he just took advantage of it.”

We used to have this big   45   in our wrestling room that the coach had put there: “Luck is what happens when opportunity meets   46  .”

John’s opponent was prepared to make use of this opportunity. The possibility of beating John was not   47   and he knew it. But he waited for the  48   opportunity to present itself, and he defeated and pinned a five-time national champion.

In other words, the real  49   is “Be prepared!” It’s not just finding the opportunity; you have to be prepared to   50   it.

1..  A. luck                B. risk             C. difficulty           D. opportunity

2..   A. accuse             B. blame            C. doubt                D. keep

3..   A. stress                 B. injury           C. change           D. weather

4..   A. reason             B. sure                 C. safe                 D. sense

5..  . A. also              B. even                 C. too              D. once

6..  A. under               B. for              C. in               D. by

7..   A. hurt                   B. met              C. trained          D. defeated

8..   A. although           B. as               C. yet              D. until

9..   A. went for           B. waited for           C. fought for           D. played for

10..   A. act                   B. step                 C. task             D. move

11..  A. fixed              B. threw                C. caught               D. carried

12..   A. accidentally      B. fortunately          C. unfairly         D. immediately

13..   A. control           B. comfort          C. convince         D. forgive     

14..   A. success           B. moment           C. opportunity      D. situation

15..  A. warning            B. sign                 C. sentence         D. note

16..   A. occasion          B. challenge            C. time             D. preparation

17..   A. obvious           B. strong           C. little               D. slight

18..   A. equal                 B. exact            C. rest                 D. right

19..  A. message            B. theme                C. key              D. suggestion

20..  . A. receive          B. follow           C. seize                D. save