The great 46 scientist, Charles Darwin, was born on February 12, 1809. His father was a well-known doctor, and 47 that his son also would become a doctor.
As a boy, Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and 48 , 49 nature and comparing what he saw with everything he had read in natural science books. He was fond 50 collecting animal and plant specimens 51 insects, birds, flowers and leaves.
At sixteen, Charles 52 Edinburgh University 53 . But he was interested in 54 . Then he was sent to Cambridge University, 55 he graduated in1831.
56 he heard that the ship Beagle(贝格尔号) was 57 to South America and wanted a naturalist. His biology professor advised him to go. He said the journey would be just the thing for Charles. So the Beagle left England in December 1831, Charles Darwin was 58 .
The expedition 59 almost five years. The Beagle 60 the waters near the east and west 61 of South America, and many other places. He 62 all kinds of plants and animals, which he sent home from the 63 he visited.
After returning from the expedition, Darwin continued his studies of changes in nature. Darwin understood that plants and animals do no
t 64 the same, that they always change.
By 1859 Darwin had finished his famous book “The Origin of Species”. It made a great noise in the word of science. Darwin was attacked by the 65 and even by some scientists. But later, more and more scientists agreed with him.
Darwin tirelessly continued his scientific studies until he died on April 19,1882.
A．American B．British C．German D．Italian
A．hoped B．wanted C．wished D．required
A．woods B．forests C．mountains D．countryside
A．noticing B．watching C．looking over D．seeing
A．at B．of C．with D．in
A．for example B．like as C．such as D．like
A．had been sent to B．was sent to C．was sent for D．had been sent for
A．to find machine B．to study medicine C．to make medicine D．to study machine
A．nature scene B．social history C．natural history D．biological lives
A．from where B．in which C．from which D．at which
A．Late B．Later C．After that D．From then on
A．going on a trip B．traveling about C．about to a journey D．making a journey
A．at board B．in ship C．on board D．on trip
A．was lasted B．had lasted C．lasted D．had kept
A．parts B．land C．coasts D．beaches
A．got B．collected C．caught D．fed
A．ports B．cities C．places D．towns
A．remain B．show C．mean D．make
A．government B．relatives C．Church D．professors
The job of raising children is a tough one. Children don’t come with an instruction manual(说明书). And each child is 36 . So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration(挫折), not 37
what to do. But in raising children—as in all of life—what we do is 38 by our culture. Naturally then, American parents teach their children basic American 39 . To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children40 on their own two feet. From 41 each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they get more 42 to make their own choices. 43 choose their own forms of entertainment, as well as the friends to 44 them with. When they 45 young adulthood, they choose their own jobs and marriage 46 . Of course, many young adults still 47
their parents’ advice and approval for the choices they make. But once they “leave the 48 ” at around 18 to 21 years old, they want to be on their own , not 49 to their mother’s apron strings (围裙带). The relationship between parents and children in America is very informal. American parents try to 50 their children as individuals—not as extensions of themselves. They allow them to achieve their own51 . Americans praise and encourage their children to give them the 52
to succeed. When children become adults, their relationship with their parents becomes more like a (an) 53 among equals. But 54 to popular belief, most adult Americans don’t make their parents pay for room and board when they come to 55 . Even as adult, they respect and honor their parents.
A．strange B．different C．new D．unlike
A．noticing B．remember C．knowing D．deciding
A．influenced B．made C．controlled D．changed
A．services B．standards C．rules D．values
A．sit B．get C．stand D．rise
A．adulthood B．girlhood C．boyhood D．childhood
A．freedom B．space C．time D．money
A．Adults B．Teenagers C．Americans D．Parents
A．help B．join C．share D．provide
A．gain B．pass C．become D．reach
A．wives B．partners C．husbands D．couples
A．seek B．invite C．try D．choose
A．room B．house C．nest D．place
A．connected B．held C．stuck D．tied
A．serve B．treat C．describe D．recognize
A．jobs B．plans C．dreams D．hopes
A．dependence B．trust C．belief D．confidence
A．friendship B．companion C．membership D．association
A．known B．similar C．contrary D．due
A．travel B．visit C．see D．live
In every country there are times to celebrate, weddings, birthdays, religious festivals. Although the U.S.A is a multi-cultural society, where different groups celebrate their own traditional 21 , Christmas is the most popular holiday in the U.S.A. Some of the 22 of Christmas time are old and others are newer.
Already in the late 18th and the 19th centuries, people felt sentimental (眷恋的) about Christmases of the past. The American 23 , Washington Irving, wrote in 1819 about the old-fashioned Christmas he experienced in England. He was taken in a stagecoach (驿站马车) full of happy people, food and presents, to an old house in the 24 . There, he found a crowd of happy farmers, lots of food and drinks, snow, games and ghosts.
The first Christmas card, which was printed in England, showed people eating and drinking 25 . It was sent in 1846, but Christmas cards did not become really 26 until the 1860s, when color printing became possible.
By this time, stagecoaches had 27 running, replaced by the railroad. More and more families 28 the country and were living in towns and cities, but the dream of the 29 Christmas remained. The loaded stagecoach driving along the country road through the snow still 30 on many Christmas cards today.
A．left B．preferred C．admired D．reached
A．amazing B．new C．merry D．old-fashioned
A．turns B．appears C．puts D．gets
“We’ve been good friends for so many years. And I don’t think you meant to do that ...” I said to myself， looking at Jack， my friend who was running across the 36 field.
How I wish I could join them！ But it was impossible because of the pain in my left foot， caused by Jack.
I first met Jack in a football match in the elementary school. When my team looked as if we were 37 ， Jack， who was watching， volunteered to join us. He was so confident and skilled that we won. From then on， Jack and I often played together and became best friends.
But something happened before an important football match between Class Six and my class. My class had so many good players that we had to 38 the best ones. Jack and I were in the same team. The match was close in the first half. I saw my chance and was ready to score a goal. Suddenly， Jack 39 me. He slid to stop the ball， but collided with my left foot. I knew I had lost the chance to score and was 40 the field. But what really hurt me was that Jack didn’t say sorry. And when some of my teammates said he did it on purpose to 41 me from scoring， I felt even 42 .
Now I stand here， with tears in my eyes. I don’t want to 43 those words but I don’t know how to persuade myself they are 44 . Then everything changes when Jack scores and wins！ How excited I am！
While I am still 45 in excitement， someone pats my shoulder. It is Jack， with a smile on his face. “I’m sorry that you can not join in because of my 46 . But you see， Jason， we beat them！ No matter whether you joined in or not， you’ve made a contribution. Come on， let’s celebrate！” Suddenly， I am 47 by the players. The sunshine is so bright that I close my eyes. Riding high above my teammates， I feel so happy. And I know the friendship between Jack and me will last forever.
A．basketball B．volleyball C．badminton D．football
A．lost B．winning C．leading D．beaten
A．replace B．award C．decide on D．call in
A．ran into B．ran to C．ran across D．ran away
A．sent away B．carried off C．stuck to D．hold on
A．break B．interrupt C．make D．keep
A．amused B．comfortable C．depressed D．scared
A．believe B．say C．deny D．hear
A．right B．false C．true D．bad
A．lost B．fallen C．caught D．drawn
A．score B．pride C．reason D．carelessness
A．raised up B．pulled away C．picked up D．pushed off
About once a month I have to go to Bedford for my work. One day I went into a 21 there to have something to 22 . The waiter took my coat and put it in a small room.
About an hour later I was 23 to go. The waiter 24 me my coat. Something fell out of the pocket onto the floor. It was a small white box. I took a 25 look at the 26 . “Oh, you’ve brought 27 coat,” I said to the waiter. “It looks very much like mine, 28 it is quite new, and this isn’t my box, either.”
“Oh, then I 29 someone has taken your coat and left his,” said the waiter. “This kind of thing 30 sometimes.”
I opened the box. There was a beautiful gold 31 in it. The waiter and I 32 to go to the police station.
“Has anyone lost a ring?” I asked at the station.
“Yes,” said a policeman. “A young man who came in this morning lost a ring, he lost it in London.”
He 33 the young man. A few minutes later, the man arrived.
“Yes, this is my ring,” he said. “How can I 34 you, sir? You see, I paid a lot of money for this ring and 35 I lost it on the train!”
After I told him the 36 of the coat, he said, “You haven’t been on the train. I haven’t been in the hotel, so how did my ring 37 in the coat?”
“Did anyone sit or stand next to you on the train?” asked the policeman.
“Yes,” said the young man. “But I don’t remember his face.”
“You may remember this 38 ,” said the policeman. “Was it like this one?”
“Yes, it was,” said the young man. “But my friend here isn’t the thief.”
The policeman laughed. “No,” he said. “The thief on the train stole your ring, and 39 our friend here, he went into the hotel to get some food. Only he didn’t take the 40 coat away with him.”
A．hotel B．restaurant C．company D．shop
A．do B．buy C．eat D．make
A．asked B．glad C．invited D．ready
A．showed B．returned C．brought D．dressed
A．special B．close C．usual D．near
A．waiter B．box C．coat D．pocket
A．no one else’s B．another’s C．other’s D．someone else’s
A．but B．and C．instead D．for
A．know B．wonder C．suppose D．find
A．appears B．happens C．meets D．changes
A．ring B．coin C．pen D．sign
A．realized B．thought C．wanted D．decided
A．searched B．remembered C．telephoned D．asked
A．return B．thank C．pay D．help
A．then B．so C．yet D．however
A．thing B．price C．story D．problem
A．come B．put C．set D．get
A．person B．ring C．box D．coat
A．after B．before C．like D．as
A．right B．good C．same D．other
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。
I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye：Queen City Casket Company．“What is it?” I wondered．I 21 it over．There，in faded ink，was a hand-scrawled(手写的) 22 ．Immediately my mind traveled 23 many years．
I was nine years old，walking down the cold，wet streets of Springfield，with a bag of magazines on my shoulder．On my 24 that day，I came to that Company finally，whose owner，Mr. Rader，had always taken me there to ask his workers 25 they wanted any magazines．
Shaking off the 26 like a wet dog，I entered Mr. Rader’s office．After a quick glance he 27 me over to the fire-place．Noticing the 28in the top of my 29 ，he said，“Come with me!” pulling me into his pickup 30 ．We pulled to a stop before a shoe store．Inside，a salesman 31 me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 32 seen．I 33 about 10 feet tall when I got up 34 them．“We’d like a pair of new socks too，” Mr. Rader said．
Back in his office，Mr. Rader took out a 35 ，wrote something on it，and handed it to me．With 36 eyes，I read，“Do to others as you would have them do to you．” He said affectionately (深情地)，“Jimmy，I want you to 37 I love you”．
I said good-bye，and for the first time I 38 a flicker of hope that somehow things would be 39 ．With people like Mr. Rader in the world，there was hope，kindness and love, and that would always make a 40 ．
A．read B．thought C．turned D．passed
A．address B．list C．message D．information
A．forward B．so C．ahead D．back
A．return B．rounds C．trip D．arrival
A．if only B．how C．whether D．why
A．dust B．sweat C．tail D．rain
A．led B．followed C．watched D．carried
A．hole B．mud C．water D．cover
A．magazine B．shoe C．sock D．bag
A．truck B．factory C．home D．store
A．dressed B．fitted C．showed D．comforted
A．ever B．already C．never D．hardly
A．appeared B．seemed C．looked D．felt
A．for B．with C．on D．in
A．pen B．paper C．card D．notebook
A．tearful B．unbelievable C．curious D．puzzled
A．admit B．know C．consider D．express
A．sensed B．received C．lost D．gained