Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about
the rewards of unselfish service.
Because the entire village lived on fishing, a volunteer rescue team was needed in case of emergency. One night, the winds 36 , the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishing boat at sea. The crew in trouble 37 the SOS. The captain of the rescue rowboat team 38 the alarm and the villagers 39 in the town square overlooking the sea. When the team started their rowboat fought their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited 40 on the beach, holding lamps to 41 the way back.
An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared through the fog and the 42 villagers ran to greet them. Falling 43 on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more 44 and they had to leave one man behind. Even one more passenger would have surely 45 the rescue boat and all would have been lost.
46 , the captain called for another volunteer team to 47 the survivor. Sixteen-year-old Hans stepped forward. His mother grabbed his arm, crying, "please don't go. Your father 48 in a shipwreck (船只失事) 10 years ago and your elder brother, Paul, has been lost 49 for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have left."
Hans replied, "Mother, I have to go. 50 everyone said I can't go, let someone else do it? Mother, this time I have to do my duty. When the call for service 51 , we all need to take our turn and do our part. Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and 52 into the night. "
Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans' mother like a century. 53 the rescue boat dashed through the fog with Hans standing up in the bow. 54 his hands, the captain called, "did you find the lost man?" 55 able to control himself, Hans excitedly cried back, "Y
es, we found him. Tell 
my mother it's my elder brother, Paul!"
A．stilled B．screamed C．stopped D．calmed
A．set about B．sent out C．came up with D．took over
A．sounded B．set C．took D．made
A．gathered B．followed C．fought D．struggled
A．nervously B．angrily C．fearfully D．happily
A．hope B．light C．expect D．try
A．promising B．hoping C．cheering D．standing
A．uncomfortable B．exhausted C．disturbed D．painful
A．villagers B．sailors C．captains D．passengers
A．pushed B．pulled C．overturned D．settled
A．Anxiously B．Strangely C．Unexpectedly D．Doubtfully
A．look after B．look for C．lookout D．look on
A．died B．pulled C．went D．interrupted
A．in the fire B．at sea C．on strike D．in the war
A．How about B．What for C．What if D．What with
A．comes B．goes C．flies D．climbs
A．appeared B．disappeared C．came D．went
A．Therefore B．Firstly C．when D．Finally
A．Making B．Keeping C．Showing D．Cupping
A．Hardly B．Only C．Seldom D．Always
One evening, I was resting in a cafe. I a pair of newly bought white leather（皮革 ）shoes, which were rather expensive. Then a boy came to me.
He was in a(n) shirt, looking pale and about eleven. No sooner had I begun to speak than he opened the in his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing. He down, took off my leather shoes, and began to shine them. He was busy doing his work heavy rain began to pour down. People rushed to the café for from the rain. More and more people crowded and gradually separated the boy from me.
Hours passed, and it turned . I had no shoes on my feet and where the boy had been. I thought he would not my shoes, and I would have to go home on my bare feet.
When it was near midnight the ended, and there were fewer and fewer people in the café. The café was to be . I had to move to the door, head . just as I went to the gate, I found that a boy of about eleven, looking very familiar, was sleeping at the with his head leaning against a box and his upper body being he held a package made of his shirt tightly in his arms. I shook him slightly and woke him up. He up and rubbed his eyes for a while before he recognized me. Then he opened the package , gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly. I him and wrapped him with his unfit shirt, which had wrapped my leather shoes. On my way home, the of the boy stayed in my mind.
A．took B．Mended C．wore D．owned
A．Unfit B．old C．small D．dirty
A．bag B．package C．suitcase D．box
A．seated B．put C．bent D．looked
A．after B．when C．because D．since
A．rest B．protection C．hide D．Preparation
A．out B．away C．off D．in
A．light B．dark C．dim D．bright
A．thought B．guessed C．wondered D．imagined
A．shine B．keep C．carry D．return
A．coffee B．rain C．time D．work
A．opened B．locked C．closed D．stopped
A．dropped B．lowered C．raised D．held
A．shortly B．sadly C．surprisedly D．immediately
A．table B．bed C．door D．cafe
A．bare B．wet C．pale D．cold
A．stayed B．as C．got D．jumped
A．finally B．suddenly C．hurriedly D．Unfriendly
A．recognized B．forgave C．inspired D．paid
A．feature B．image C．shirt D．form
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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I take the train to work every morning from a train station near my house. I can get to the station quite because there is a short cut(捷径)to the station. But in the summer, it can get quite smelly because of all the . So I always try to through it. Today I was trying to do so as usual something made me stop for a moment. I saw the most beautiful by an old woman walking in front of me with the help of a white .
She was short and and had white hair. She was walking as each step took some effort. I hadn’t specially noticed her ,until she stopped near a rubbish bin.
She slowly placed her walking stick the rubbish bin. Then she leaned(斜倚着)on it with her right hand. She bent down and 51 the rubbish. She clearly found it and it took her a while. She some rubbish with her left hand and slowly straightened(伸直) herself up again. All the while she used the rubbish bin to herself. She threw the rubbish inside the bin and then walking. It all took her great effort（努力）.
There’s so much rubbish and no one ever does about it. I was moved to this old woman make such a great effort to keep even a small part of it ! I haven’t been able to thinking about that all day.
I want to follow her example. I’ve decided to pick up rubbish off the if I meet from now on. I hope people will do the same as I do.
A．hard B．early C．easily D．late
A．rubbish B．boxes C．bottles D．paper
A．walk B．pass C．go D．rush
A．so B．until C．when D．because
A．back B．act C．mark D．color
A．bike B．stick C．dog D．umbrella
A．weak B．rich C．clever D．sad
A．quickly B．happily C．angrily D．slowly
A．at midnight B．at noon C．at last D．at first
A．in B．around C．against D．under
A．searched for B．threw away C．reached for D．looked at
A．unable B．difficult C．different D．impossible
A．picked up B．dropped down C．put in D．lifted up
A．warm B．help C．support D．hide
A．continued B．started C．enjoyed D．remembered
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．feel B．see C．have D．let
A．busy B．beautiful C．dirty D．clean
A．keep B．stop C．mind D．regret
A．Wall B．Desk C．ground D．classroom
完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people have different answers. Have you seen any ads（广告）of this kind in newspapers or magazines? “We help you to English within 6 weeks or your will be given back.” “Easy and funny! Our records and tapes help you master your English in a month. From the first day your pronunciation will be excellent. Just send us …” Of course, it has never like that.
The only language that seems to learn is the mother tongue. We still that we all learned our own language well when we were . If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem very difficult. So what a small child does --- he listens to what people and tries to imitate（模仿）what he hears. When he wants something, he has to ask for it. He is using the language, talking in it, and thinking in it all the time. Just imagine how much he does every day!
So it is to say that learning English is easy because a good command （精通）of English on a lot of practice. And practice needs great efforts （努力）and much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books and dictionaries will , but they cannot do the homework or exercises for the students.
A．should B．shall C．may D．would
A．ever B．still C．never D．yet
A．know B．get C．study D．master
A．knowledge B．time C．idea D．money
A．happened B．looked C．seemed D．felt
A．difficult B．likely C．easy D．good
A．know B．remember C．understand D．think
A．students B．children C．babies D．graduates
A．imagine B．mind C．do D．look
A．say B．talk C．tell D．speak
A．time B．money C．language D．practice
A．hard B．possible C．necessary D．important
A．depends B．tries C．goes D．spends
A．uses B．takes C．gets D．costs
A．do B．increase C．help D．improve
Britain is very fortunate in its system of public lending-libraries. These libraries have a of some 115 million books. And about one-third of the population are of public libraries. This lending and reference library service is, with some limitation, free.
Public libraries not only lend books, music scores(乐谱) and records, but also supply special libraries to , among children, patients in hospital and prisoners, and they in many kinds of extra activities, reading, lectures, film shows, music circles and cooperation in adult education.
The greatest and most famous library in Britain is that of the British Museum, which over six million books. A copy of every book, magazine, newspaper, etc. in Great Britain, must be sent to the British Museum. The reading room of the Museum is famous for the of scholars and people who have studied in it. The British Museum Library is not, by the way, a library.
The second library in Britain is the Bodleian Library at Oxford. The National Library of Scotland, Cambridge University Library, and the National Library of Wales are also famous and may a copy of every new issued in Britain. There is also a National Library for the blind, over 300,000 books in a specially type.
A．number B．plenty C．total D．quantity
A．members B．librarians C．citizens D．employees
A．others B．adults C．women D．people
A．give B．engage C．result D．succeed
A．as well as B．such as C．for example D．rather than
A．offers B．buys C．owns D．gets
A．sold B．published C．available D．obtained
A．number B．support C．mind D．devotion
A．diligent B．imaginative C．famous D．poor
A．valuable B．public C．borrowing D．lending
A．oldest B．latest C．largest D．best-known
A．lend B．print C．get D．buy
A．movie B．magazine C．novel D．publication
A．nearly B．with C．about D．almost
A．delivered B．made C．printed D．published
A man lived at the foot of a hill. For a long time, he heard of tales of the other side of the hill — stories of rich land, weather and beautiful scenery.
One day, he was life in his home town and thought it was to improve it, so he packed his bags, left his home and started climbing the hill, to live a better life.
The climb was very . The man had to stop to rest many times. At some , the hill was very steep (陡峭的) indeed, and he almost wanted to . But his dream of a better life him going.
One afternoon, the man came to another steep part of the hill. And at the top stood some thick plants. The same had happened to him many times before. this time it was a little hard to get over it, he surely was able to do it.
, the man was too tired after all those days of and pushing through high plants. He was that he still had no results to show, no fruit to enjoy. He just didn’t want to any more. He said to himself, “Maybe life on the other side of the hill is not like what the told. My old home isn’t that anyway.” He finally made his decision, and set off for home.
Actually the man didn’t know that he climbed over that slope (斜坡), he could see the other side of the hill and all he had heard about that place was . The man had already done the hard part, but he to stop trying when things were going to get much better.
A．bad B．hot C．perfect D．cold
A．interested in B．bored of C．surprised at D．nervous about
A．easy B．necessary C．simple D．right
A．wishing B．beginning C．refusing D．helping
A．astonishing B．interesting C．tiring D．amazing
A．marches B．days C．points D．corners
A．get up B．give up C．sit down D．run away
A．stopped B．asked C．noticed D．kept
A．trouble B．steep C．dream D．illness
A．If B．Because C．When D．Although
A．Luckily B．However C．Otherwise D．So
A．running B．playing C．climbing D．waiting
A．happy B．angry C．excited D．calm
A．try B．help C．escape D．learn
A．films B．books C．tales D．lessons
A．strange B．terrible C．useless D．dangerous
A．looked around B．turned around C．went on D．slowed down
A．as if B．so that C．as long as D．as well as
A．false B．true C．funny D．important
A．prepared B．agreed C．chose D．failed