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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．

　“You can have the 　1　neighbours for years,” the old man said． “You love them; 　2　you think you love them． And you 　3　that they love you． But do you ever really 　4　them?”

　“Charlie Kemp and his family lived next door to me for fifteen years． We were good friends for all that time． I enjoy 　5　I am　6　it's the best thing in the world． And good relationship with the Kemps was 　7　it． Because they seemed to 　8　it． ”

　“They were intersting and clever people, but they were always in some sort of 　9　． It was usually 　10　or accident, but there were other things too． For example, their house caught fire twice; and twice the whole family 　11　in mine． They were always 　12　things?—money, keys, a watch, a camera． Pictures 　13　the walls;the children fell out of their beds… I used to 　14　in the mornings and think: What will 　15　to them today? ”

　“I was their friend 　16　their neighbour． Life was always interesting, but never 　17　． Best of 　18　, I liked the whole family．”

　“One late autumn morning I lit a 　19　in order to burn the collected 　20　leaves． After a time Charlie Kemp came out of his house and walked up the road． Morning Charlie,  I said．Lovely day, 　21　?”

　“He smiled at me and 　22　． I went on with my work．”

　“Twenty minutes later a 　23　arrived． He walked into my graden and said: you have to put that fire out． You neighbour has 　24　to us． He doesn't like the 　25　．”

　“My neighbour- I asked．”

　“Yes．The police took out his notebook and read． Charles Kemp． He lives next door, doesn't he ? ”

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　　It seemed that nothing had happened when dawn came. But they soon 1 that the entire boat was surrounded in ice. The captain had fallen 2 so the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him. He took a small axe with great care, 3 make a hole 4 the deck（甲板）, and he began to knock the ice away. From time to time a wave burst over the boat and swept over him but he 5 on working for ten minutes 6 the others looked that anxiously. By this time he was so cold that he could 7 trust his grip（紧握力）or balance.

　　Each member of the crew took 8 in turn to cut the ice away for 9 he could bear it. First, they 10 knock off enough ice to get on their knees. Standing up on that rolling deck would have been committing suicide（自杀）because a man who had fallen overboard 11 .

　　Then the captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin（船舱）. He 12 one of the crew and together they 13 to get the stove 14 in the hope that it would 15 enough heat to warm the cabin above freezing point. Unless the ice in the bottom could be melted enough so that it could be pumped out, they were in danger of 16 .

　　It 17 an hour’s work before the boat began to float better. But during this time they succeeded in getting rid of the most of the ice.

　　Throughout the afternoon, the coating of the ice began to build up again 18 they tried their best. In the face of this new danger, Captain Slater decided that it was 19 dangerous to gamble（孤注一掷）on the chance 20 the boat would survive（幸存）until the next morning. Once more, he ordered the crew to clear ice. Then they settled down to wait for another day.

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　　It seemed that nothing had happened when dawn came. But they soon 1 that the entire boat was surrounded in ice. The captain had fallen 2 so the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him. He took a small axe with great care, 3 make a hole 4 the deck（甲板）, and he began to knock the ice away. From time to time a wave burst over the boat and swept over him but he 5 on working for ten minutes 6 the others looked that anxiously. By this time he was so cold that he could 7 trust his grip（紧握力）or balance.

　　Each member of the crew took 8 in turn to cut the ice away for 9 he could bear it. First, they 10 knock off enough ice to get on their knees. Standing up on that rolling deck would have been committing suicide（自杀）because a man who had fallen overboard 11 .

　　Then the captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin（船舱）. He 12 one of the crew and together they 13 to get the stove 14 in the hope that it would 15 enough heat to warm the cabin above freezing point. Unless the ice in the bottom could be melted enough so that it could be pumped out, they were in danger of 16 .

　　It 17 an hour’s work before the boat began to float better. But during this time they succeeded in getting rid of the most of the ice.

　　Throughout the afternoon, the coating of the ice began to build up again 18 they tried their best. In the face of this new danger, Captain Slater decided that it was 19 dangerous to gamble（孤注一掷）on the chance 20 the boat would survive（幸存）until the next morning. Once more, he ordered the crew to clear ice. Then they settled down to wait for another day.

He drove after drinking alcohol, having a severe accident and had to get his arms removed．Since then, he has had to __31__ on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was totally unable to do __32__ else. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often __33__. Finally, his younger brother went away and lived __34__, leaving him heartbroken and at a loss what to do.

　　　 __35__, a misfortune befell（降临）a girl. One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene light on the stove was overturned, __36__ in a fire which took her hands away. Having decidedly __37__ her sister’s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly __38__. At school, she always studied hard．Most of all she learned to be self-reliant. “I am lucky. Though my __39__ are broken, my heart can still fly.” she wrote in her blog.

　　　 One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a（n）__40__ programme. The boy told the television hostess about his __41__ future, whereas the girl was full of __42__ for her life. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their __43__. The boy: My younger brother’s arms are my arms. The girl: Broken wings, flying heart.

　　　 They had both gone through the same ordeal（痛苦经历）, but their different __44__ determined the nature of their lives. As seems the case, __45__ disasters can strike our life at any time. How you handle the __46__ when faced with it is the true __47__ of your character. If you choose to __48__ or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the __49__ will turn out to be a fortune on which new __50__will arise.

31．A．live　　　　　　　　　　 B．stand　　　　　　　　　 C．rely　　　　　　　　　　 D．assist

33．A．quarrel　　　　　　　 B．share　　　　　　　　　 C．support　　　　　　　 D．dislike

34．A．happily　　　　　　　 B．lonely　　　　　　　　 C．separately　　　　　 D．disappointedly

35．A．Unfortunately　　　 B．Unexpectedly　　　 C．Similarly　　　　　　 D．Naturally[来

36．A．leading　　　　　　　 B．bringing　　　　　　　 C．causing　　　　　　　 D．resulting

37．A．turned to　　　　　　 B．turned down　　　 C．turned off　　　　　 D．turned against

38．A．alone　　　　　　　　　 B．free　　　　　　　　　　 C．independent　　　　 D．successful

39．A．arms　　　　　　　　　 B．wings　　　　　　　　 C．dreams　　　　　　　 D．promises

40．A．interview　　　　　　 B．radio　　　　　　　　　 C．sports　　　　　　　　 D．health

41．A．hopeful　　　　　　　 B．uncertain　　　　　　 C．bright　　　　　　　　 D．miserable

42．A．calmness　　　　　　 B．enthusiasm　　　　 C．patience　　　　　　 D．excitement

43．A．hands　　　　　　　　 B．strength　　　　　　　 C．toes　　　　　　　　　 D．mouths

44．A．characters　　　　　 B．desires　　　　　　　 C．opinions　　　　　　 D．attitudes

45．A．unexpected　　　　 B．passive　　　　　　　 C．rough　　　　　　　　 D．serious

46．A．emergency　　　　 B．misfortune　　　　　 C．difficulty　　　　　　 D．accident

47．A．test　　　　　　　　　　 B．reflection　　　　　　 C．display　　　　　　　 D．problem

48．A．ignore　　　　　　　　 B．resist　　　　　　　　　 C．complain　　　　　　 D．suffer

49．A．problem　　　　　　 B．result　　　　　　　　 C．failure　　　　　　　　 D．hardship

50．A．solutions　　　　　　 B．ways　　　　　　　　　 C．rewards　　　　　　 D．hopes

When dawn came, they realized that the entire boat was    1    with ice. The captain has fallen    2    but the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him. He took a small axe and    3  great care, so as not to    4    a hole in the deck, he began to knock the ice away. Each member of the crew took    5    to cut the ice away for as    6    as he could bear it. Standing up on that roiling deck would have been    7    one's life because a man who has fallen overboard could not have been saved. Then the captain discovered that ice was    8    inside the cabin. He called to one of the crew and together they    9    to light the stove in the    10    that it would    11    enough heat to warm the cabin to    12    freezing point.    13    the ice in the bottom could be melted    14    it could be pumped out, they were in danger of sinking. Throughout the afternoon, the ice began to    15    up again in spite of their work. In the  16 of this new danger, the captain decided that it was    17    risky to depend on the    18  that the boat should survive until the next morning. Once more, he ordered the crew to clear the ice. Then they    19    down to wait for    20    day.

    1．

A. hidden　　　　　　　　　　    B. drowned

C. sunk　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. covered

    2．

A. slept　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. asleep

C. sleeping　　　　　　　　　　  D. sleepy

    3．

A. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. under

C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. for

    4．

A. take　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. make

C. hit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. damage

    5．

A. strength　　　　　　　　　　  B. time

C. hands　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turns

    6．

A. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. large

C. long　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. much

    7．

A. wasting　　　　　　　　　　  B. saving

C. risking　　　　　　　　　　    D. resting

    8．

A. forming　　　　　　　　　　  B. flowing

C. melting　　　　　　　　　　   D. freezing

    9．

A. practiced　　　　　　　　    B. succeeded

C. managed　　　　　　　　　　 D. operated

    10．

A. dark　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. hope

C. end　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. beginning

    11．

A. store　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. release

C. receive　　　　　　　　　　   D. restore

    12．

A. over　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. up

C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. above

    13．

A. Unless　　　　　　　　　　    B. If

C. After　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. So

    14．

A. even though　　　　　　    B. as though

C. in that　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. so that

    15．

A. close　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. hope

C. build　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. form

    16．

A. front　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. middle

C. face　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. before

    17．

A. hardly　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. little

C. never　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. too

    18．

A. chance　　　　　　　　　　   B. life

C. energy　　　　　　　　　　    D. opportunity

    19．

A. looked　　　　　　　　　　    B. broke

C. settled,　　　　　　　　　　   D. sat

    20．

A. other　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. another

C. each　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. next