阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Alfred Nobel became a millionaire and changed the ways of mining，construction，and warfare as the inventor of dynamite（炸药）. On April 12，1888，Alfred's brother Ludwig died of heart attack. A major French newspaper _21_ his brother for him and carried an article _22_ the death of Alfred Nobel. “The merchant of death is dead.”The article read. “Dr. Alfred
Nobel，who became _23_ by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before，died yesterday. ”Nobel was _24_ to find out not that he had died，but that，when his time was up，he would be thought of only as one who profited from _25_ and destruction.
To make sure that he was _26_ with love and respect. Nobel arranged in his _27_ to give the largest part of his money to _28_ the Nobel prizes，which would be awarded to people who made great _29_ to the causes of peace，literature，and the sciences. So _30_ ，Nobel had to die before he realized what his life was really about.
A．found B．misunderstood C．mistook D．judged
A．introducing B．announcing C．implying D．advertising
A．famous B．sick C．rich D．popular
A．upset B．anxious C．excited D．pleased
A．death B．disease C．trouble D．attack
A．repaid B．described C．supported D．remembered
A．book B．article C．will D．contract
A．establish B．form C．develop D．promote
A．additions B．sacrifices C．changes D．contributions
A．generally B．basically C．usually D．certainly
阅读下面短文，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。
Mr. and Mrs. Moore were invited to a Christmas party at a hotel one year. They ____ their car outside and went in. Mr. Moore had never got drunk before, so he was____not to drink too much, ____ his friends asked him to drink more ____.
During the party, Mrs. Moore found that she had ____ to bring her bag, so she asked her husband to go out to the car and____it for her. He____so,but on his way back to the hotel gate, he heard a car horn(喇叭) blowing near his own car. He thought ____ might be in need of help and went over to the car with the ____. He found a small black bear sitting in the driving-seat and blowing the horn.
When Mr. Moore____the party, he told several people about the bear, but of course they did not believe him and thought he was drunk. When he took them out of the hotel to ____that his story was ____, he found that the car with the ____ in it had gone. There were so many ____ about Mr. Moore's black bear during the next week that he at last put an advertisement in the newspaper;“If anyone saw a black bear blowing the horn in a car outside the Century Hotel ____ the evening of Christmas Day, please tell…”
Two days later____Mrs. Richards called him and said that she and her husband had left their pet bear in their car outside the Century Hotel for a few minutes that evening, and that ____he had blown the horn.
Mrs. Richards did not____to think there was anything ____about that.“Our bear likes blowing car horns,”she said,“and we don't ____when we are not driving the car.”
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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, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Annie, a neighbor’s daughter, was away for her first semester （学期）at college this school year. She was a very sweet girl but just a bit shy. When her birthday came around, I found out she was feeling a bit ________ .
Her family was quite poor and ________ were tight, so there wouldn’t be any birthday visitors. I wanted to________ her a card and maybe a small ________ to brighten her day a bit. I got her school ________ from her mom and planned to pick something up. Then I got a (n) ________ !
I ________ perhaps a bit more birthday cheer was needed here. I bought some balloons, birthday hats, and________novelties (新颖小巧而廉价的物品) at a store. I took a small ________and asked three other people in my area at work to ________ Happy Birthday and send some birthday wishes to her. It was such fun making the recording! Other people ________ what we were doing and________their voices, so it really sounded like we had a party going on!
Then I bought her a small present and a card as ________planned. The real fun was packing them to be sent. I ________ everything so it was like opening a mini birthday party! At the last minute I added a pack of cupcakes and a box of birthday candles ________ sending them off. I got a call a few days later. Annie said her roommates and one of their neighbors in the ________ got together with her and held a party for her the moment they arrived. She sounded so________ and I was so glad that she had some friends to ________ her special day with.
It was such an easy and ________thing to do. The people who helped me make the tape still laugh and talk about it. And Annie ________me it was the most fun birthday she would remember!
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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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. One day he asked God, “They tell me you are ________ me to the earth tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so ________ and helpless?”
God replied, “Among many angels（天使）, I ________ one for you. She will be waiting for you and will ________you. What’s more, your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you every day. And you will feel your angel’s love and be ________.But here in heaven,I do nothing else but sing and smile!That’s enough for me.”
“And how am I going to be able to ________ when people talk to me?”the child ________ .“I don’t know the language.”
God answered gently,“Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet ________ , and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to ________.”
“I’ve heard that on the earth there are bad men, Who will ________me?”
“Your angel will shelter you even if it ________risking(冒险) her life!”
“But I will always be sad because I will not ________you any more,”the child continued. God smiled at him.“Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you the________for you to come back to me, and as a matter of fact I will ________ be next to you.”
At that moment it was ________ in Heaven, but voices from the ________could be heard. The child ________he had to start on his journey very soon. He asked God one more question softly,“Oh God, if I am about to ________ now, please tell me my angel’s ________ .”
God touched the child on the shoulder and answered,“It’s easy to remember. You will simply call her ________ .”
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完形填空（共1小题）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
You Can’t Be Replaced
As a teenager，I felt I was always letting people down．I was rebellious（叛逆的）on the outside，________ on the inside I wanted people to ________me．
Once I left home to hitchhike（搭便车）to California with my friend Penelope．The trip wasn’t ________ and there were many times I didn’t feel safe．One situation in particular left me ________for still being alive．When I returned home，I was different —not so outwardly（外表上）sure of myself．
I was happy to be home．But then I noticed that Penelope，who was ________ with us，was wearing my clothes．And my ________ seemed to like her better than me．I wondered if I would be ________ if I weren’t there．
I told my mom，and she explained that________ Penelope was a lovely girl，no one could ________ me．I pointed out，“She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been．” My mom said these were wonderful ________ but I was the only person who could fill my ________ ．She made me realize that even with my ________，—and they were many—I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced．
I became a searcher，________ who I was and what made me unique．My ________of myself was changing．I wanted a solid base to start from．I started to resist pressure to ________ in ways that I didn’t like any more，and I ________ who I really was．I came to feel much more ________ that no one can ever take my place．
Each of us holds a unique place in the world．You are ________ no matter what others say or what you may think．So ________ about being replaced．You ________ be．
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完形填空（共1小题）
“Can I see my baby?” the happy new mother asked．When the baby was placed in her arms, she was ．The baby had been born without ears．Time that the baby’s hearing was perfect．It was only his that was damaged．When he rushed home from school one day and himself into his mother’s arms, she sighed, that he would have many heartbreaks in his life．He grew up and became a(n) with his classmates．He might________have been class president, but for that．The boy’s father with the family physician in secret．“Could ________ be done?” the father asked．“I believed I could________on a pair of outer ears, if they could be got．” the doctor answered．So the ________ began for a person who would make such a ________ for a young man．Two years went by．Then the father said, “You are going to the hospital, son．Mother and I have someone who will give the ears you need．________it’s a secret,” said the father．The operation was very ________ , and a new person appeared．“But I must know!” he urged his father．“Who ________ so much to me? I could never do enough for him．” “I do not believe you could,” said the father．The secret was ________ for years till he stood with his father over his mother’s coffin(棺材)．Slowly and ________ , his father raised his mother’s thick brown hair to ________that his mother had no outer ears．“Mother said she was ________ she never let her hair be cut,” he whispered gently, “and nobody ever thought she was less________ , did they?”
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