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　　While my father was an officer of the British army in South Africa,we lived in a two storied(二层楼)house. One 1 my father and sister and I were sitting together. He was 2 the window. I suddenly 3 that he was turning very pale(苍白).I sat still,for I did not want to frighten my sick sister. Soon father said in a calm(镇静)voice, “Kate and Joan, a friend of mine 4 here to see me this evening,and I wish to be 5 him. Will you go up to your own room?”We obeyed,went to our room and closed the door.

　　Soon I heard a 6 like that of a door burst in,and then a climb of feet. they were hurrying 7 the narrow stairs. Fearing that there  was 8 near,I seized the pistol (手枪)on the table. then I heard my father cry out, “For god’s sake(快!),child, 9 the door.” I did so. to my horror(恐怖),I saw, 10 my father’s shoulder, a gorilla(大猩猩),the worst enemy of the solider in Africa.He was shooting at(瞄准)my father.I raised the pistol and fired(开火).The animal fell backwards with 11 loud cry. Father took 12 smoking pistol from my hand,and fired another shot, which 13 the gorilla.

　　It happened that father had sent up upstairs because he thought he would be able to lock(锁)the door, which was twenty feet away 14 the animal reached it. However,the gorilla was too 15 for him,and this was the cause of the hurried flight(逃跑)up the stairs.

We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers.   1   the car full of flowers we were going home. On our way back my wife    2   a cupboard outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow. “   3   it,” my wife said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof rack（行李架）. I’ve always    4   one like that.”

What could I do? Ten minutes later I was $20   5  , and the cupboard    6   onto the roof rack.. It    7   six feet long and eighteen inches square, quite heave, too.

In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually    8   that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us    9  . Carrying furniture was a good idea.

After a time my wife said,“There’s a long line of cars   10  . Why don’t they pass us, I wonder?”In fact a police car did pass. The two officers inside   11   us seriously as they passed. But then with great kindness, they   12   us through the rush hour traffic. The police car stopped   13   our village church. One of the officers came to me. “Right, sir,” he said. “  14 need any more help?” I was a bit   15  . “Thanks, officer,” I said.“You have been very kind. I live   16   beside the road.”

Then he   17   our car; first the flowers, then the cupboard. “Well, well,” he said, laughing. “It’s a cupboard you’ve got there! We thought it was   18   else.”

My wife began to laugh. Then the   19   struck me like a stone between the eyes. I laughed at   20 . “Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks.” I drove as fast as I could, still thinking over this funny experience.

1. A.Filling　　　　　　　　    B.Making 　　　　　　　　    C.On　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.With  

2. A.found　　　　　　　　    B.noticed　　　　　　　　　　  C.watched　　　　　　　　    D.observed

3. A.Buy　　　　　　　　　　   B.Hold　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.Make　　　　　　　　　　    D.Own

4. A.wanted　　　　　　　　  B.found　　　　　　　　　　    C.required　　　　　　　　    D.noticed

5. A.shorter　　　　　　　　  B.less　　　　　　　　　　　　   C.fewer　　　　　　　　　　    D.poorer

6. A.was wrapped　　　　 B.was hung　　　　　　　　  C.was tied　　　　　　　　    D.was passed

7. A.looked　　　　　　　　   B.measured　　　　　　　　   C.appeared　　　　　　　　   D.seemed

8. A.careful　　　　　　　　   B.polite　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.frightened　　　　　　　　  D.attentive

9. A.past　　　　　　　　　　   B.across　　　　　　　　　　   C.out　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.through

10. A.along　　　　　　　　   B.behind　　　　　　　　　　   C.ahead 　　　　　　　　　　  D.together

11. A.looked at　　　　　　　　　　 B.shouted at　　　　　　　　  C.glared at　　　　　　　　    D.smiled at

12. A.took　　　　　　　　    B.directed　　　　　　　　　　 C.pointed　　　　　　　　　　  D.led

13. A.in　　　　　　　　　　    B.before　　　　　　　　　　   C.on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.with

14 .A.Do you　　　　　　    B.Will you　　　　　　　　　　 C.Could you　　　　　　　　 D.Would you

15. A.surprised　　　　　　　　　　 B.frightened　　　　　　　　  C.worried　　　　　　　　　　 D.excited

16. A.nearly　　　　　　　　  B.just　　　　　　　　　　　　   C.straight　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.almost

17. A.searched　　　　　　　　　　 B.struck　　　　　　　　　　   C.examined　　　　　　　　   D.watched

18. A.anything　　　　　　   B.everything　　　　　　　　 C.nothing　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.something

19. A.problem　　　　　　   B.truth　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.matter　　　　　　　　　　   D.incident

20. A.my wife　　　　　　   B.the officer　　　　　　　　 C.myself　　　　　　　　　　  D.the cupboard 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　Have you ever wondered why the skins of animals have unusual colours? Colour in animals 　1　either “protective” (保护的) or“warning” .

　Birds, monkeys and spiders (蜘蛛) are very 　2　　　 butterflies (蝴蝶) , but there are some butterflies which are 　3　　　 . They had a bad taste and bright colour, and this bright colour 　4　　　 a danger signal to the birds, monkeys and spiders. These butterflies can 　5　　 　in daylight while the ones which are fit to be eaten have to hurry 　6　　 　through the very dark parts of the forest.

　But if you study the 　7　　 　in any part of the world,you will find that the chief use of colouring is protection. Lions,tigers and other beasts move quietly through great masses of jungle (丛林) . They are often invisible to the eyes. The skin of the tiger looks 　8　　　 the stalks (梗) of the jungle.

　But 　9　　 　act remains to be noted. After the rainy season,the new green grasses spring up. All the withered grass (枯草) insects seem 　10　　 　. Their colour would be no protection to them. and their places are now coloured as green as the new grass . Whether they are new insects or only the new green grasses,nobody knows.

1.

[　　]

A. happen to be　　　B. happens to be

C. seem to be　　　　D. seems to be

2. 

[　　]

A. fond of　　　　　　B. fond for

C. like to　　　　　　D. like for

3.

[　　]

A. not used to being eaten

B. not fit to be eaten

C. fit for them to be eaten

D. not fit to eat

4.

[　　]

A. serves for　　　　　B. act for

C. serves as　　　　　 D. act to

5.

[　　]

A. fly freely　　　　　B. run quickly

C. jump high　　　　　 D. sing gladly

6.

[　　]

A. on terror(恐怖)to their lives

B. be afraid of their lives

C. to terror to their lives

D. in terror for their lives

7.

[　　]

A. butterflies habit　　B. monkeys action

C. animal life　　　　　D. animal deeds

8.

[　　]

A. much more like　　　　B. very like

C. much like　　　　　　 D. many more like

9.

[　　]

A. a even more strange

B. an even much more strange

C. an even more strange

D. an much more strange

10.

[　　]

A. to be disappeared　　　B. to disappear

C. to be disappearing　　 D. to disappearing

(B)

　In the autumn every leaf that falls to the ground in the wind tells a story. Little holes in the leaf may tell us that 　11　during its life 　12　　 　insects came to make holes in it. Small light-coloured spots 　13　　　 across its face may show the troubles the leaf has had. The leaf, 　14　　　 , tells us a very special story. The story it tells is about a caterpillar (毛毛虫), the leaf miner. Do you see those small lines 　15　　　 the leaf? Notice, 　16　　 　the longer line, that one end is very narrow but the other end is 　17　　　 During the summer a very small insect 　18　　 　the leaf and 　19　　 　. Later a tiny caterpillar came from the egg and began eating its way through the leaf. As it 　20　　 　inside the leaf, eating along the way, the caterpillar grew larger and larger. Finally it made a tunnel to the leaf's surface and turned into a grownup insect with wings. The winding lines we see 　21　　 　across the leaf are the turnnels 　22　　 　the leaf-miner —caterpillar.

　Looking for leafminer tunnels is very interesting. They can 　23　　 　trees are found. Look for them on 　24　　 　of plant, including garden plants and roadside grass,If you discover a leaf with a leaf-miner tunnel in it,take a magnifying　glass (放大镜) and 　25　　 　the end of the wide part of the tunnel. You may be able to see the holes where the leaf-miner finally ate its way to the surface of the leaf and entered the outside world.

11. 

[　　]

A. some time　　 　　　　　B. sometimes

C. some times　　　　　　　D. always

12.

[　　]

A. one or less　　　 　　　B. one or more

C. more or less　　　　　　D. one or fewer

13.

[　　]

A. to be dotted (布满)　　　B. to have dotted

C. being dotted　　　　　　 D. dotted

14. 

[　　]

A. however　　　　　　　　　B. but

C. and　　　　　　　　　　　D. so

15. 

[　　]

A. winded across　　　　　　B. winding across

C. winding over　　　 　　　D. winded over

16.

[　　]

A. especial on　　　  　　　B. especially with

C. especially on　　　　　　D. especial at

17. 

[　　]

A. more wider　　　　　　　　B. very wider

C. much wider　　　　　　　　D. much more wide

18. 

[　　]

A. flew onto　　　　　　　　　B. flying into

C. coming through　　　 　　　D. went into

19.

[　　]

A. laid an egg inside the leaf　　　B. laying an egg outside the leaf

C. lying an insect on the leaf　　　D. fallen itself beside the leaf

20. 

[　　]

A. wandering (蜿蜒曲折)　　　　B. came

C. wandered　　　　　　　　　　D. wondering

21.

[　　]

A. passed　　　　　　　　　　　B. passing

C. pasting　　　 　　　　　　　D. pasted

22. 

[　　]

A. made from　　　　　　　　　B. made in

C. made by　　　　　　　　　　D. made up of

23. 

[　　]

A. be looked for somewhere　　　　B. be looked at everywhere

C. be finding in some places　　　D. be found anywhere

24.

[　　]

A. every branch　　　　　　　　　B. every kind

C. every corner　　　　　　　　　D. every stick

25. 

[　　]

A. looked closely at　　　　　　　B. looking close into

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get education.  1    , it has been said that today children    2    their education to go to school. The   3    between schooling and education suggested by this is important.

Education is    4   , compared with schooling. Education knows no    5   .It can take place    6   , whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the 　　7   learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class.  8    the experience of schooling can be known in advance, education quite often produces    9   . A chance talk with a    10    may lead to a person to discover how    11    he knows of another country. People obtain education from  12    on. Education,   13   ,is a very    14    and unlimited term. It is lifelong experience that starts long    15    the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one’s entire life.

Schooling, on the other hand, is a    16    experience, whose style changes   17   from one way to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at the same time, take   18

seats, use similar textbooks, do homework, and    19   ,and so on. Schooling has usually been

  20    by the edges of the subjects being taught.

1.A.Then　　　　　　　　　　  B.However　　　　        C.Thus　　　　　　　　  D.Therefore

2.A.understand　　　　　　  B.need　　　　　　　　       C.enjoy　　　　　　　　 D.interrupt

3.A.difference　　　　　　   B.importance　　　　　　    C.use　　　　　　　　    D.problem

4.A.unexpected　　　　　　 B.endless　　　　　　　　　　  C.countless　　 　　   D.simple

5.A.answers　　　　　　　　 B.ways　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.edges　　　　　　　　 D.meanings

6.A.anywhere　　　　　　   B.anywhere else　　　　    C.somewhere　　　　 D.somewhere else

7.A.part-time　　　　　　    B.public　　　　　　　　　　    C.standard　　　　　　 D.strict

8.A.If　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.Because　　　　　　　　　　 C.So　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.Though

9.A.pride　　　　　　　　

　　  B.surprises　　　　　　　　   C.knowledge　　　　  D.progress

10.A.neighbor　　　　　　   B.friend　　　　　　　　　　    C.foreigner　　　　    D.teacher

11.A.wonderfully　　　　   B.well　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.greatly　　　　　　   D.little

12.A.babies　　　　　　　　   B.grown-ups　　　　　　　　 C.women　　　　　　　　　　 D.men

13.A.still　　　　　　　　　　   B.next　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.then　　　　　　　　   D.yet

14.A.long　　　　　　　　　　 B.broad　　　　　　　　　　    C.narrow　　　　　　   D.short

15.A.that　　　　　　　　　　  B.when　　　　  　　　　　　  C.after　　　　　　　　  D.before

16.A.basic　　　　　　　　    B.strict　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.final　　　　　　　　   D.irregular

17.A.unusually　　　　　　  B.differently　　　　　　　　  C.little　　　　　　　　   D.frequently

18.A.large　　　　　　　　　　 B.new　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.fixed　　　　　　　　  D.small

19.A.take exams　　　　    B.hold exams　　　　　　    C.mark papers　　　　　　  D.read papers

20.A.changed　　　　　　    B.limited　　　　 　　　　　　  C.chosen　　　　　　   D.controlled

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阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意， 然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中， 选出一个最佳答案．

(A)

　Swimming and other water sports can be great fun． Yet 　1　people can not swim． Many are 　2　water． They have no confidence (信心) in their ability (能力) to learn to swim well．

　A few years ago, scientists to find out how people learn new skills． They found that, 　3　,the first time a person tried a task determined whether or not he would ever be any 　4　it． For example, if a child tried to rollerskate (穿四轮鞋溜冰) for the first time and did it well, then he would probably become 　5　rollerskater． If he did it badly, then he would probably never good． For this reason, it is important that a person's first step at swimming should be successful．

　Scientists also know that a 　6　experience will do harm to a person's confidence． For example, if a nonswimmer (非游泳者) is 　7　deep water in fun, it will take him a long time to regain (恢复) confidence in the water．

　So learners-swimmers (初学游泳者) should take each step 　8　 ． The first thing to do is to gain confidence in the water． Never jump in at first． Sit on the side． Better still, walk slowly down the steps into 　9　water． Try to walk along the side of the bath． Duck (猛然低下) your head under the water, keeping your eyes open 　10　． Lift your feet off the bottom and let your body float to the surface． You will soon be ready to learn to swim．

(B)

　Of all the men who ever liked fresh air, no one like it more than James Wilson． He took long walks in the fresh air． He ran long distances in the fresh air． He played football and other games in the fresh air． He liked to climb mountains and breathe the fresh air at the top． He used to sit 　11　and watch the great waves in the fresh air． He always slept with his windows 　12　 ． He had an open car with no roof, and he drove it madly through the fresh air．

　If Wilson entered a room where the windows were shut,he immediately opened them． He did this 　13　snow was falling outside． If someone else shut the windows again, he walked out of the room in a manner which showed his opinions without any doubt． When he travelled by sea, he could 　14　in a place on board (在船上) where the wild wind was blowing through his hair．

　One winter Wilson went to Finland (芬兰) on business． Good hotels in Finland 　15　during the cold winter, and this winter was even colder than usual． When Wilson reached his room in the hotel, he found that the windows were closed to keep the icy air out． He did his best to open one,but 　16　． It was absolutely (绝对) impossible to open it because the manager had very wisely arranged that．

　Wilson undressed and got into bed． He was a very angry man．

　The bed room was on the 12． Two or three pictures on the walls showed views of some beautiful parts of Finland． There was no noise at all． The bed was really excellent, but Wilson could not sleep． He could not forget the 　17　window． No fresh air ! It was terrible to think of !

　He got 　18　and tried once more to open the window,but it was useless, and he sadly got back into bed．

　At about one o'clock in the morning he was still awake (醒着) worrying about 　19　in the bed room． He had turned over bed two hundred and thirtysix times． He was very hot． As he turned over for the two hundred and thirtyseventh time; one arm came out of the bedclothes and 　20　． His hand touched the floor． It also touched something on the floor． This thing was 　21　．

　An idea came into his worried mind． Angry men 　22　and the shoe was in his hand in less than a second． Where was the window? He could see something that looked like glass over there． He threw the shoe through the darkness with all the force of his strong right hand．

　The shoe flew straight through the air and 　23　． A terrible sound of breaking glass 　24　the bed room, but to Wilson's sad heart it seemed like the sound of sweet and beautiful music．

　“Now I have some fresh air in the room: ” he thought, “Now I 　25　”．

　Five minutes later he was peacefully asleep． He did not move for many hours．