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A Joke on a Friend

　　Mark twain was a famous American writer.He wrote many famous stories which are still popular in many countries today.Mark Twain was also famous in his day 1 a public speaker.In his speaking Mark Twain always liked 2 funny stories.He also liked to listen to funny stories and to 3 his friends.One day one of his friends 4 his wallet and asked him 5 his train fare for him.　

　　“But I don’t have enough money to pay 6 your fare and my fare,”Mark Twain said.

　　The friend didn’t know 7 to do.He was very sad. “We can do this.”said Mark Twain.“We can 8 the train and when the conductor comes to take the tickets you can hide 9 my seat.”

　　Later, 10 ,on the train,when the conductor came to take the tickets,Mark Twain gave him two tickets 11 for Mark Twain and one for his friend.Then 12 a loud voice,Mark Twain explained.

　　“My friend here is a 13 strange man.When he travels on a train he doesn’t like to sit 14 a seat.He prefers 15 on the floor under the seat.”

　　Of course,everybody in the train then looked at the poor friend under the seat and laughed at him loudly.

The sun is a star. It is a flaming ball of extremely    1    gases. The surface temperature is about 11,000 F., hot enough to turn every    2    to vapor (气体), but relatively cool compared to the strong heat at the    3   .

    Located about 93 million miles    4    the earth, the sun has a diameter (直径) that is nearly equal to 109 of our ear ths    5    up like a row of beach balls, and a mass that is about 330 000 times the mass of the earth.

    The sun is the original source of nearly all our    6   . It is mostly made of hydrogen (氢), 7    it also contains nearly every other kind of atom (原子 )that exists on the earth. The sun obtains its energy from a process of fusion (溶解) in which hydrogen atoms are changed into helium (氦) atoms    8    extreme heat and pressure. This process creates a great noise, but we cannot hear it because    9    does not travel through empty space.

    Our sun is not even    10    large or bright compared to    11    stars. Stars vary in size from smaller than the earth to large enough to hold a good part of our solar system (太阳系)! The    12    of a star shows its temperature. A star may be red, yellow, white, or blue.

    The nearest star is 4.3 light years from the earth. A light year is the    13    light travels in one year, or about    6    million miles. The    14    stars are billions of light years away. Some are    15    far away that if they were to blow up today, their light would continue to be seen from the earth    16    a million years! Our sun is part of a great galaxy (星系) of    30  billion stars called the Milky Way.    17  , there are billions of galaxies within    18    of our telescopes and countless billions beyond. The bigness of space quite __19  human comprehension. How exciting it is to live in an age    20    human beings have begun to explore that space.

    1．

A. cold　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. hot

C. cool　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. warm

    2．

A. solid　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. water

C. steam　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. air

    3．

A. surface　　　　　　　　　　   B. center

C. middle　　　　　　　　　　    D. bottom

    4．

A. away　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. from

C. far　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. within

    5．

A. lined　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. stood

C. put　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tied

    6．

A. food　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. things

C. energy　　　　　　　　　　    D. lives

    7．

A. however　　　　　　　　　　 B. while

C. although　　　　　　　　　　 D. even if

    8．

A. under　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. by

C. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. with

    9．

A. explosion　　　　　　　　    B. noise

C. voice　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. sound

    10．

A. very　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. relatively

C. specially　　　　　　　　　　 D. especially

    11．

A. another　　　　　　　　　　   B. other

C. others　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the others

    12．

A. surface　　　　　　　　　　   B. bigness

C. color　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. light

    13．

A. distance　　　　　　　　　　  B. space

C. time　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. place

    14．

A. farthest　　　　　　　　　　   B. smallest

C. biggest　　　　　　　　　　   D. nearest

    15．

A. too　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. such

C. quite　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. so

    16．

A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with

C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. by

    17．

A. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Beside

C. Nevertheless　　　　　　   D. In addition

    18．

A. distance　　　　　　　　　　  B. range

C. time　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. space

    19．

A. beyond　　　　　　　　　　   B. outside

C. out of　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. far from

    20．

A. where　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. when

C. which　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because

    Located about 93 million miles    4    the earth, the sun has a diameter (直径) that is nearly equal to 109 of our ear ths    5    up like a row of beach balls, and a mass that is about 330 000 times the mass of the earth.

    The sun is the original source of nearly all our    6   . It is mostly made of hydrogen (氢), 7    it also contains nearly every other kind of atom (原子 )that exists on the earth. The sun obtains its energy from a process of fusion (溶解) in which hydrogen atoms are changed into helium (氦) atoms    8    extreme heat and pressure. This process creates a great noise, but we cannot hear it because    9    does not travel through empty space.

    Our sun is not even    10    large or bright compared to    11    stars. Stars vary in size from smaller than the earth to large enough to hold a good part of our solar system (太阳系)! The    12    of a star shows its temperature. A star may be red, yellow, white, or blue.

    The nearest star is 4.3 light years from the earth. A light year is the    13    light travels in one year, or about    6    million miles. The    14    stars are billions of light years away. Some are    15    far away that if they were to blow up today, their light would continue to be seen from the earth    16    a million years! Our sun is part of a great galaxy (星系) of    30  billion stars called the Milky Way.    17  , there are billions of galaxies within    18    of our telescopes and countless billions beyond. The bigness of space quite __19  human comprehension. How exciting it is to live in an age    20    human beings have begun to explore that space.

    1．

A. cold　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. hot

C. cool　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. warm

    2．

A. solid　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. water

C. steam　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. air

    3．

A. surface　　　　　　　　　　   B. center

C. middle　　　　　　　　　　    D. bottom

    4．

A. away　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. from

C. far　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. within

    5．

A. lined　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. stood

C. put　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tied

    6．

A. food　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. things

C. energy　　　　　　　　　　    D. lives

    7．

A. however　　　　　　　　　　 B. while

C. although　　　　　　　　　　 D. even if

    8．

A. under　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. by

C. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. with

    9．

A. explosion　　　　　　　　    B. noise

C. voice　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. sound

    10．

A. very　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. relatively

C. specially　　　　　　　　　　 D. especially

    11．

A. another　　　　　　　　　　   B. other

C. others　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the others

    12．

A. surface　　　　　　　　　　   B. bigness

C. color　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. light

    13．

A. distance　　　　　　　　　　  B. space

C. time　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. place

    14．

A. farthest　　　　　　　　　　   B. smallest

C. biggest　　　　　　　　　　   D. nearest

    15．

A. too　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. such

C. quite　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. so

    16．

A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with

C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. by

    <
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span>17．

A. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Beside

C. Nevertheless　　　　　　   D. In addition

    18．

A. distance　　　　　　　　　　  B. range

C. time　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. space

    19．

A. beyond　　　　　　　　　　   B. outside

C. out of　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. far from

    20．

A. where　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. when

C. which　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because

　　　 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

One Monday morning, news got around in the schoolyard about a fire over the weekend． Soon Mr．Johnson,my teacher, came to explain that the Art class would be 　36 due to the fire．He also warned us not to approach the Art room because it could be 37 ．

During the morning break, Kirn and I decided to take a 　38 ．A first hand observation would make us heroes at lunch．At the appointed time, Kirn and I 39 the Art room, ignoring the consequence I would face　 40 I got caught．We stood on tiptoes looking hard 　41　 the door window, trying in vain to see 42 was forbidden．Suddenly a firm 43 on our shoulders slopped us．

Turning around, I found a teacher staring angrily at us．In those seconds millions of 44 flashed through my mind．My father would beat me hard．45 than that, my mom might be so mad she might not stop him．My spirits 46 even lower wlien realizing how 47 Mr．Johnson would he．

When Kirn and I were led back to our classroom, I could found 48 to hide and wanted to melt into the 49 ．However, Mr．Johnson had a different 50 to teach．

Slowly, he bent down to look me in the 51　 , and I was met with a look of concern rather than anger．He spoke softly as he explained why he was 52 in my decision to go where I may have got hurt．He cared more about my 53 than the fact that Fd broken a rule．My heart was 54 with regret, and I discovered that he still loved me even after F d disappointed him．The rest of the day, he didn't even mention it in class publicly, 55 did he tell my parents It was the first time I felt the power of being given an unexpected second chance．

36．A．confirmed　　 　 B．examined　　 C．cancelled　　　　　 　 D．suggested

37．A．useless　　 　　 B．dangerous　 　　 C．childish　　　　　　 　 D．naughty

38．A．test　　　 　　　　 B．risk　　　　 　　 C．check　　　　　　 　 D．chance

39．A．reached　 　　　 B．searched　　　 C．entered　　　　　　 D．cleaned

40．A．until　　　 　　　 B．unless　　 　　　 C．as　　 　　　　　　 D．if

41．A．over　　　　 　 B．within　　　　 C．through　　　　　　 D．across

42．A．what　　　 　　　 B．how　　　 　　 C．why　　　　　　　 　 D．which

43．A．word　　　 　　 B．hold　　　 　　 C．cry　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．order

44．A．thoughts　 　　　 B．feelings　　 　　 C．solutions　　　　　　 D．excuses

45．A．Easier　　 　　　 B．Less　　　　 　 C．More　　　　　　　 D．Worse

46．A．changed　 　　　　 B．lifted　　　 　　 C．sank　　　　　　　 D．lost

47．A．strange　　　　 B．angry　　 　 C．kind　　　　　　　 D．sad

48．A．somewhere 　　 B．anywhere　　　　　 C．nowhere 　　　　　　 D．everywhere

49．A．fire　　 　　　　　 B．laugh　　　　 C．table　　　　　　　 D．floor

50．A． course　　 　 B．lesson　　　 　 C．knowledge　　　　　 D．ability

51．A．eye　　　　　　 B．head　　　　 　　　 C．hand　　　　　 　 D．feet

52．A．embarrassed 　　 B．excited　　 　　　 C．disappointed　　　　 　 D．moved

53．A．grade　　 　　　 B．honesty　　　 　 C．interest　　　　　　 D．safety

54．B．heavy　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C．relaxed　　　　　　 D．empty

55．A．so　　　　 　　　 B．nor　　 　　　　　 C．either　　　　　　　 D．yet

It is widely said that the old in western countries get differently treated from those in most Asian countries, where the old mostly live together with their of f spring （后代）．Many people wrongly think that in the U．S．, when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes．They are left in the 　1　 of strangers for the rest of their lives．Their 　2 children visit them only once in a while, but more often, they do not have any 3　 visitors．No longer． The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth—an　 4　 story．In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care　 5 elderly people need．Samuel Preston, a sociologist, studied　 6　 the American family is changing．He reported that by the time the 7　 American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children． 8 , because people today live longer after an illness than people did years 9 , family members must provide long term care．More psychologists have found that all caregivers 10 a common characteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best 11　 for the job．In other words, they all felt that they　 12 do the job better than anyone else．Social workers 13 caregivers to find out why they took 14 the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative．Many caregivers believed they had 　15　 to help their relative．Some stated that helping others 　16　 them feel more useful．Others hoped that by helping 17 now, when they became old and 18　 they would 19 care．Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a mutually satisfying experience for everyone who might be 20 .

1．A．arms　　　　　 B．hands　　　　 C．bodies　　　 D．homes

2．A．grown　　　 　 B．growing　　　 C．being grown　　 　　　　　 D．to grow

3．A．regular　　　 B．lasting　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．constant　　　 　 D．normal

4．A．imagine　　　 B．imaginary　　 C．imagination　 D．imaginable

5．A．those　　　　 B．this　　　　　 C．that　　　　　 D．these

6．A．when　　　　　 B．how　　　　　 C．what　　　　　 D．where

7．A．common　　　　 B．usual　　　　 C．standard　　　 D．average

8．A．Further　　　 B．However　　　 C．Moreover　　　 D．Wherever

9．A．before　　　　 B．ago　　　　　 C．later　　　　 D．lately

10．A．share　　　　 B．enjoy　　　　 C．divide　　　　 D．content

11．A．person　　　 B．people　　　　 C．character　　 D．man

12．A．would　　　　 B．will　　　　　 C．could　　　　 D．can

13．A．questioned　 B．interviewed　 C．negotiated　　 D．compromised

14．A．in　　　　　 B．up　　　　　　 C．on　　　　　　 D．off

15．A．admiration　 B．intention　　 C．necessity　　 D．commitment

16．A．caused　　　 B．enabled　　　 C．made　　　　　 D．got

17．A．someone　　　 B．anyone　　　　 C．everyone　　　 D．anybody

18．A．elderly　　　 B．dependent　　 C．dependable　　 D．independent

19．A．remark　　　 B．preview　　　 C．deserve　　　 D．outline

20．A．considered　 B．concluded　　 C．consumed　　　 D．concerned