James’s New Bicycle
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __26__ the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! __27__ on earth was he going to get the __28__ of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was _29__ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no __30__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to __31__.
There was only one way to get money, and that was to __32__ it. He would have to find a job. __33_ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had _34__ on most things.
“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”
That was the __35__ of James’s odd-job(零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the __36__ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the __37__ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __38__ increased and he knew that he would soon have __39_ for the bicycle he longed for.
The day __40__ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He __41__ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __42__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __43__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more __44__ he had bought it with his own money. He had __45__what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.
A．cleaned B．covered C．counted D．checked
A．How B．Why C．Who D．What
A．amount B．part C．sum D．rest
A．brave B．hard C．smart D．unfair
A．point B．reason C．result D．right
A．split B．spend C．spare D．save
A．borrow B．earn C．raise D．collect
A．Or B．So C．For D．But
A．decisions B．experience C．opinions D．knowledge
A．beginning B．introduction C．requirement D．opening
A．similarity B．quality C．suitability D．variety
A．brand B．number C．size D．type
A．effort B．pressure C．money D．trouble
A．all B．enough C．much D．some
A．finally B．instantly C．normally D．regularly
A．gave B．left C．took D．wasted
A．patiently B．proudly C．silently D．tiredly
A．applying B．asking C．looking D．working
A．since B．if C．than D．though
A．deserved B．benefited C．achieved D．learned
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the United States there was an unusual story telling of the daughter of an engineer．One day 36 walking along the bank of a lake, the girl happened to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose．After some time the girl_37_the mother would not return to the eggs and she 38 to take them home．There she carefully 39 the eggs in the heat of a lamp．Several days 40 , the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 41 Geese are known to take the first living thing 42 they see as their mother．Thus, to these 43 geese, the girl was their mother．
As they grew, the girl was able to 44 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach, them to _45_．The little girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 46 and in her dreams．Suddenly, she thought_47_a clever idea: she would fly a plane to guide them in 48 ．She asked her father for a plane and he made a small one for her．Caring about 49 safety, the father Hew the plane himself．However, the birds didn't 50 him．They all slept in the grass 51 .
The girl was so worried about it that one day the girl_52_into the plane and started it．Soon the plane left the_53_．Seeing their mother in the air, the birds 54 expanded their wings and 55 She flew the plane freely in the sky, with her young birds following．
A．since B．after C．while D．because
A．realized B．expected C．imagined D．admitted
A．helped B．decided C．afforded D．agreed
A．placed B．protected C．treated D．examined
A．ago B．out C．later D．long
A．family B．house C．home D．world
A．what B．which C．that D．who
A．great B．big C．shy D．young
A．ask B．lead C．want D．allow
A．fly B．race C．swim D．sing
A．asleep B．away C．around D．awake
A．of B．through C．over D．back
A．sky B．heaven C．flight D．plane
A．his B．her C．their D．its
A．respect B．remember C．follow D．receive
A．sadly B．instead C．hardly D．too
A．climbed B．looked C．drove D．fell
A．house B．floor C．water D．ground
A．secretly B．disappointedly C．patiently D．immediately
A．looked away B．set out C．went by D．turned back
II. 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选中，选出最佳选项。
Sussie and I have been friends since primary school, for more than twenty years. Our friendship has 36constant（不变的）. We have seen each other through all the times when we really need a friend. In 37 of our friendship, Sussie and I took our first 38trip together.
The first day of our trip ended in New Jersey. 39with the long drive, we decided to go to the restaurant for dinner. We sat down and 40 our meal. As we talked, I noticed a(n) 41couple sitting a short distance away from us. The look ofadoration on the woman’s face 42me. She stared into the face of the man as he talked, 43 me of a teenager in love!
I called Sussie’s 44 to the couple. As we watched, the man reached 45 to place a gentle kiss on the woman’s cheek. She 46. “Now that’s what I call real love! I imagine they’ve been married for a long time.” I said. “ 47maybe,” remarked Sussie, “They haven’t been together long.” “Well, whatever the case, it’s 48 they care much for each other,” I said.
Sussie and I watched and listened 49 to their conversation. She smiled and 50 whatever he said. We were touched by the warm scene we were witnessing. Then the 51changed. The woman’s wrinkled but beautiful face was suddenly covered with a 52look. She asked the man in a sweet voice, “Do I know you? What is this place?” “You know me. I’m Ralph, your husband. We’re in New Jersey, ” the man said. “Oh, I 53 to have forgotten. I’m not sure,” she said. “That’s okay, sweetheart. You’ll be all right,” he 54her, kissing her cheek again. Tears coursed down our cheeks as Sussie and I looked at each other. “We were right,” she said 55. “It is the real thing. That is love.”
36. A. become B. grown C. remained D. developed
37. A. congratulation B. terms C. favor D. celebration
38. A. air B. car C. boat D. train
39. A. Bored B. Suffered C. Tired D. Excited
40. A. cooked B. ordered C. prepared D. finished
41. A. young B. elderly C. friendly D. rich
42. A. scared B. astonished C. attracted D. bothered
43. A. showingB. reminding C. telling D. introducing
44. A. attention B. intention C. time D. idea
45. A. away B. off C. around D. over
46. A. smiled B. disagreed C. angered D. moved
47. A. Or B. Though C. Therefore D. Otherwise
48. A. natural B. obvious C. important D. moving
49. A. madly B. silently C. unashamedly D. carefully
50. A. picked up B. stuck to C. agreed with D. questioned on
51. A. place B. scene C. topic D. sense
52. A. discouraged B. surprised C. disappointed D. confused
53. A. need B. feel C. seem D. use
54. A. told B. answered C. comforted D. encouraged
55. A. quickly B. eagerly C. cheerfully D. thoughtfully
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold 36 he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had 37 schooling, for being so poor, how could they 38 school fees?
When he was fifteen, he worked 39 a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt 40 for himself. How he 41 to have the same chance! He decided to study by 42 . In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he 43 stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he 44 during the day. He worked 45 hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater 46 he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and 47 him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the only one in the whole school 48 reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship 49 he had been a regular student of the school.
Robeson 50 rough six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which drew the 51 of some university professors. They admired his talent 52 his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and 53 him free guidance. Robeson felt 54 , for he was sure that before him there was a broad road 55 success.
A．whether B．which C．that D．what
A．many B．few C．little D．much
A．buy B．afford C．send D．read
A．as B．like C．for D．by
A．angry B．worried C．proud D．sorry
A．hated B．decided C．wished D．regretted
A．the teacher B．himself C．his parents D．his schoolmates
A．could B．ought to C．should D．would
A．had learned B．has been taught C．has heard D．had been written down
A．very B．so C．too D．quite
A．joy B．interest C．time D．taste
A．allowed B．agreed C．let D．refused
A．whom B．that C．which D．/
A．if B．whether C．because D．when
A．learned B．listened C．mastered D．struggled
A．notice B．influence C．eyes D．attention
A．except for B．according to C．as well as D．in spite of
A．taught B．offered C．lent D．sent
A．sad B．angry C．happy D．disappointed
A．leading to B．coming from C．made of D．covered with
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
No matter how many boos (嘘声) or abuses you get, they shouldn’t stop you from being the champion you are.
When I was in primary school, I was 36 asked by my teachers to sit at the 37 of the class because I was not clever. I was the butt (对象) of class jokes. I was all alone, friendless and 38. I hated school, but my dad would have none of it. He 39 telling me that I was a champion, if I 40 it.
A turnaround 41 one day when I remembered the spelling of the word “cognoscenti”, a word all the other “42” students had forgotten how to spell because they spent their free time 43 me. I raised my hand 44 I wasn’t asked to spell. I stood up and went to the front of the class, with 23 pairs of eyes 45 on me. My teacher grabbed her cane (藤条), ready to beat me if I’d 46. I spelt the word and became a(n) 47 champion. I represented and won for my school, five Spelling Bee championships.
Secondary school had its own share of 48. I was tall but wasn’t good at any 49. I loved basketball and lawn tennis. The first day I held a racket, I was disgraced (使丢脸) by my opponent (对手). He 50 six straight sets without sweat and there I was sweating 51 as if I’d run a marathon, while I hadn’t even made a single point.
My dad’s 52 kept playing in my ears, “Stanley, you’re a champion if you believe it.” I did. Finally, I was not only 53 at lawn tennis and basketball. I was an all-round athlete and 54 won both athletic and academic scholarships to college.
Now, staring at this old racket of defeat that once brought me 55, I can’t help but say to it, “You made me a champion when I believed.”
A．seldom B．never C．once D．always
A．back B．front C．outside D．middle
A．shocked B．satisfied C．depressed D．surprised
A．avoided B．preferred C．forgot D．kept
A．started B．imagined C．liked D．believed
A．came B．followed C．worked D．paid
A．poor B．bright C．dull D．active
A．picking out B．getting along with C．looking after D．making fun of
A．only if B．just as C．as if D．even though
A．fixed B．closed C．held D．called
A．delay B．fail C．fight D．offend
A．permanent B．frequent C．instant D．temporary
A．aims B．targets C．reasons D．challenges
A．sport B．subject C．action D．field
A．moved B．won C．missed D．found
A．slightly B．weakly C．heavily D．openly
A．songs B．voices C．whispers D．words
A．good B．angry C．strict D．serious
A．still B．even C．yet D．thus
A．pride B．joy C．shame D．happiness
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36---55各题后的 A B C D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A gift left to her
Early in the morning, I was taken in a nylon bag into a truck. I felt horrible as well as ___36___What would she do with me? She was almost mad after the___37__of her husband.
A few minutes later, I heard the truck___38__its engine and move fast. I kept making sounds to show my protest, but failed to make any___39___ Finally she put me down in a __40__place. Maybe she didn’t want me to die from lack of air; she untied the bag.
I ___41___ out and looked up, only to see many strange faces and fingers pointing at me.
It turned out that my owner meant to___42___ me. I saw my owner on the truck, which was going farther and farther. So I cast my head ___43__the direction of the truck. The days we spent together was like a movie playing in front of my eyes as I ran after the truck. I saw my male owner, who suffered liver cancer; look at me with his sad eyes. I saw myself___44__my owner everywhere; I saw him lie in his dying bed, she all___45__.
I ran as fast as I could. And the___46___I saw her wave to me, my eyes became wet. I wouldn’t blame her for treating me like this for she was such a (n) ___47___ lady. She seemed even somewhat ___48___ at his leaving her alone, trying many ways to ___49___the pains of losing him. She ___50___ his pictures and clothes, and she redecorated the whole house. Now I was the only ___51___ thing to remind her of him. ___52___ later, I am pretty sure that she would realize how mad she was to do this…
The truck finally stopped when I was almost ___53___. She ran up to me and hugged me ___54___. I heard her ___55___: “I know you are a present he left to me.”
36. A. puzzled B. excitedC. delighted D. frightened
37. A. separation B. absenceC. departure D. death
38. A. run B. beginC. start D. operate
39. A. sense B. troubleC. effort D. difference
40. A. usual B. strange C. familiar D. dark
41. A. walked B. rushedC. ran D. struggled
42. A. harm B. desertC. punish D. sell
43. A. into B. atC. in D. to
44. A. follow B. bringC. guideD. support
45. A. with tears B. in tearsC. out of breath D. in silence
46. A. time B. directionC. way D. moment
47. A. cruel B. unfriendlyC. unfavorable D. unfortunate
48. A. calm B. depressedC. angryD. sad
49. A. kill B. remove C. bear D. prevent
50. A. kept B. burnedC. sold D. hit
51. A. moving B. walkingC. existing D. blessing
52. A. But B. And C. Thus D. Then
53. A. worn out B. knocked outC. left out D. made out
54. A. tightly B. patientlyC. sadlyD. desperately
55. A. shout B. speakC. whisper D. talk