阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
September 4 was my first day at Phillips Academy, my new school. It was also my 18th birthday.
I received a warm 26 from my host family--- the Steins. Gena was my host mum, and her daughter Lily would also be a new 27 at Phillips. They took me to the school and 28 me around the campus.
On our way to my dorm (学生宿舍), we saw a truck delivering a student’s 29 to her room. Many students at the school were very rich, and they would fill their dorms with decorations（装饰物）. But I was 30 not to because I thought it was a 31 of time and money.
I had a single room, which was about the 32 of a Chinese college dorm --- the ones which usually hold six people. 33 she helped carry my bags, Lily asked me, “What’s your favorite 34 ，Teresa?” I thought for a moment before answering, “Orange.” I didn’t know why she had asked the question.
We 35 an introduction meeting after dinner. 36 of the students were native English speakers, so I felt a little 37 . I returned to my room after the 38 , tired and wanted to go to bed after a (n) 39 day.
When I opened my door, I found a big 40 .The bed was perfectly made with blankets and an orange sunflower pillow. On the 41 was a sunflower-pattern mat（地垫，垫子）while a colorful lamp 42 beside the bed.
I opened my mouth, 43 . How beautiful!
There was also a 44 card. I touched the little pillow on the bed as I read the card. A warm current (暖流) rushed through my 45 .
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When the sun began to rise，the sailors realized that the boat was blocked in ice. The captain had asleep but the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him. He took a small axe (斧），and great care, so as to a hole in the ice on the deck. He began to knock. From time to time a wave burst over the boat and swept over him but he kept working for ten minutes the others looked on . By this time he was cold that he could no longer trust what he was doing.
Each member of the crew took it in to cut the ice away as long as he could （8） it.
First, they had to knock off enough ice to get down on their . Standing on that rolling deck meant ，because a man who had fallen into the sea could not have been rescued.
Then the captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin (船船）. He called （11） one of the crew and together they managed to get the stove alight, hoping that it would enough heat to warm the cabin above point. Unless the ice in the bottom could be melted enough so that the （14) could be raised, they were in .
It took an hour's before the boat began to float better. But by this time they had succeeded in（17） most of the ice.
Throughout the afternoon, the coating of ice began to build up again their work. In face of this danger, Captain Slater the crew to clear the ice so that the boat would until the next morning. Then they settled down to wait for another day.
A．gone B．fallen C．become D．grown
A．at B．for C．with D．by
A．make B．drill C．dig D．fill
A．until B．before C．after D．while
A．excitedly B．anxiously C．happily D．strangely
A．too B．so C．as D．very
A．surprise B．time C．trouble D．turn
A．support B．help C．bear D．put up
A．knees B．legs C．feet D．arms
A．life B．pain C．damage D．death
A．to B．on C．up D．at
A．get out B．give off C．get over D．give in
A．boiling B．marking C．freezing D．melting
A．boat B．deck C．sail D．back
A．ruins B．excitement C．danger D．surprise
A．delay B．work C．break D．play
A．piling B．getting C．freezing D．removing
A．because of B．though C．as long as D．in spite of
A．suggested B．made C．demanded D．agreed
A．sink B．blow C．float D．flow
John Perry stood up and looked around again. The island had been a good place to find shells. But now how could he make the move out to sea?If they swam out to sea he could jump in and get to shore they saw him.
He saw the sharks rolling and playing. Their
was now gone and they were killing for fun. How could he make them move away?
He drew his knife from his belt. Sharks can blood，he thought. He put the knife against his leg and cut deep into the The blood ran out and he caught it on his white shirt. When the shirt was red and wet he tied some cloth around his leg to the flow of blood. He then tied a long piece of cloth to the shirt, threw it into the water and it with the piece of cloth.
The sharks smelled the blood and came to-ward the shirt. He ran down the sand reef pulling the shirt and the sharks raced after it. He was them away from shore. Suddenly he dropped the cloth, turned toward the and ran as fast as he could. He jumped in the water and swam.
He was halfway across he turned to look back. A high bony fin (鳍）was
through the water toward him. He put his face in the water and kicked and splashed himself as fast as he could. The shore was near now.
He lifted his head again to and he saw the shore very near. From behind he felt the water rushing toward him, almost pushing him, helping him. And then a great gray body hit him and almost rolled him over in the water. He touched the shore with (15) and he pulled himself up the stones. The shark, by the smell of blood and the chase(追逐），went wildly after him. Its great body crashed against .
The end came quickly and the water was covered with the shark's blood. The injured shark was eaten up by others as it tried to escape.
Perry slowly struggled his feet.
“So，” he said, "you did not get me. ”And he looked down at the sharks still eating they weren't hungry. He climbed up the stones and walked toward the village.
A．boats B．sharks C．soldiers D．shells
A．before B．after C．until D．when
A．food B．hunger C．anger D．wish
A．fear B．taste C．drink D．smell
A．sand B．shark C．flesh D．meat
A．stop B．keep C．join D．cause
A．pulled B．wrapped C．connected D．caught
A．running B．racing C．swimming D．jumping
A．driving B．keeping C．preventing D．leading
A．sea B．shore C．island D．sand
A．before B．while C．unless D．when
A．going B．running C．cutting D．swimming
A．forward B．backward C．upward D．downward
A．cry B．breathe C．swim D．escape
A．his feet B．a stick C．his fingers D．the shirt
A．interested B．frightened C．disappointed D．excited
A．the shore B．Perry C．the stones D．the shells
A．lively B．alive C．dead D．friendly
A．on B．by C．to D．with
A．as though B．even though C．as soon as D．as long as
My dad's company used to provide rental accommodations for its employees. Usually the accommodations were in buildings and we were on Level 4.
For two years ,my dad had been trying his application for a level house to make the much easier for my mom who had complications (并发症）after her second operation. She was advised to have outdoor but going up the stairs every day was for her. As luck would have it, my dad's ground level application was . Hearing the good news Mum and Dad were extremely to move into the ground level accommodation in a separate building.
Without wasting time, they did the big the following Saturday and Mum's(10) was removed. The following Monday, when my dad was about to enter the house, he saw an old lady and her old husband to bring a wheelchair down the stairs. He was and moved. When he ran quickly to them，the old lady said ,"Don't worry ,son. We are used to it now. We have been doing the same thing for our daughter during the past 15years. ” Her kind and yet sad words (15) my dad in the heart.
The following Saturday ,my mum and dad the apartment with the old couple and they were back to Level 4 in their previous building.
My father was dead for twenty years， it is still in my memory that every time the old couple my dad and me anywhere, they would just look at us with in their tearful eyes and say to me,"You have an angel for a father!”and it brought tears of to my eyes every time.
A．commercial B．multi-level C．three-storey D．historic
A．ground B．top C．fourth D．higher
A．work B．treatment C．climb D．visit
A．cured B．lessened C．suffered D．treated.
A．practice B．education C．training D．exercise
A．confusing B．different C．exciting D．difficult
A．approved B．delayed C．rejected D．developed
A．serious B．eager C．proud D．curious
A．job B．offer C．return D．move
A．anxiety B．excitement C．happiness D．illness
A．stopping B．waiting C．learning D．struggling
A．satisfied B．shocked C．interested D．encouraged
A．inform B．greet C．help D．serve
A．disabled B．intelligent C．lucky D．careless
A．inspired B．struck C．broke D．disappointed
A．sold B．shared C．compared D．exchanged
A．since B．for C．but D．so
A．described B．met C．reminded D．praised
A．appreciation B．sadness C．regret D．envy
A．sorrow B．admiration C．pride D．guilt
Predictions of many robots in industry have yet come true. For ten years or more, manufacturers of big robots have explained how their machines can make industry more competitive and productive. The maker for robots is oversupplied now, and the driving force of the robotics revolution is to be with the maker of machines that handle a few kilos at most.
"Heavy-robot manufacturers are in some difficulty finding customers. They are offering big just to get in the door. There has been a growth everywhere in the numbers of robots, so we admit we are either deceiving or that the market is slowly growing，" said John Reekie, chairman of Colen Robotics. "The following things must hap-pen the robotics revolution to occur. We must achieve widespread robot literacy. there has been a computer program, there must be a robot literacy program. ，some kind of artificial intelligence needs to be ”
Colen makes educational robots and machine tools. It is small with companies like ASEA or Fujitsu Fanuc. But Colen with others in departments in universities such as Surrey, Manchester, and Dur-ham possesses an advantage the giants. The big companies sell very expensive to businesses with expert knowledge in automation. The companies make robots for teaching people, and now they have realized that there is a need for small， robots that they can meet.
The little companies either bring their educational machines an industrial standard or design from the start. One technique that they all adopt is to choose （18）components where possible. The major cost of making their models is the electronics, which will fall in price. There is scope for reductions in mechanical costs. The use of standard parts，which are easily replaced, should give these robots a mechanical life of something in the order of five years.
A．small B．educational C．big D．business
A．claimed B．called C．thought D．told
A．to B．with C．over D．in
A．money B．discounts C．prices D．costs
A．exciting B．encouraging C．satisfying D．disappointing
A．ourselves B．customers C．companies D．us
A．to B．for C．in D．with
A．As if B．Even though C．Just as D．Although
A．custom B．literacy C．poem D．tradition
A．However B．Finally C．Whereas D．Because
A．capable B．possible C．probable D．available
A．compared B．comparing C．contrasted D．contrasting
A．than B．above C．over D．from
A．took B．robots C．machines D．electronics
A．other B．big C．little D．robot
A．expensive B．artificial C．educational D．low-cost
A．up to B．on C．in D．about
A．mechanical B．standard C．cheap D．small
A．much B．many C．both D．some
A．more B．less C．no D．least
My dad's company used to provide rental accommodations for its employees. Usually the accommodations were in buildings and we were on Level 4.
For two years,my dad had been trying his application for a level house to make the much easier for my mom who had complications (并发症）after her second operation. She was advised to have outdoor but going up the stairs every day was for her. As luck would have it, my dad's ground level application was . Hearing the good news Mum and Dad were extremely to move into the ground level accommodation in a separate building.
Without wasting time, they did the big the following Saturday and Mum's 45 was removed. The following Monday, when my dad was about to enter the house, he saw an old lady and her old husband to bring a wheelchair down the stairs. He was and moved. When he ran quickly to48 them，the old lady said,"Don't worry,son. We are used to it now. We have been doing the same thing for our daughter during the past 15years. ” Her kind and yet sad words my dad in the heart.
The following Saturday,my mum and dad the apartment with the old couple and they were back to Level 4 in their previous building.
My father was dead for twenty years， it is still in my memory that every time the old couple my dad and me anywhere, they would just look at us with in their tearful eyes and say to me,"You have an angel for a father!”and it brought tears of to my eyes every time.
A．commercial B．multi-level C．three-storey D．historic
A．ground B．top C．fourth D．higher
A．work B．treatment C．climb D．visit
A．cured B．lessened C．suffered D．treated.
A．practice B．education C．training D．exercise
A．confusing B．different C．exciting D．difficult
A．approved B．delayed C．rejected D．developed
A．serious B．eager C．proud D．curious
A．job B．offer C．return D．move
A．anxiety B．excitement C．happiness D．illness
A．stopping B．waiting C．learning D．struggling
A．satisfied B．shocked C．interested D．encouraged
A．inform B．greet C．help D．serve
A．disabled B．intelligent C．lucky D．careless
A．inspired B．struck C．broke D．disappointed
A．sold B．shared C．compared D．exchanged
A．since B．for C．but D．so
A．described B．met C．reminded D．praised
A．appreciation B．sadness C．regret D．envy
A．sorrow B．admiration C．pride D．guilt