I was late for the school bus and rushing to get ready. My dog, Tippy, got to the front door and lay down in front of it – his way of asking to be petted. I___36___his begging for affection (喜爱), hurdled over him and ran for the waiting bus.
___37___, that afternoon, when I came home, Mom said to me___38___, “Honey, I have some___39___news that I need to tell you. This morning, while you were at school, Tippy was hit by a car and___40___. I’m so sorry.”
“No! It’s not true!” I was___41___. I couldn’t believe her. “Tippy, come here! Come on, boy!” I called and called for him. I waited. He didn’t come. Feeling___42___, I wandered into the living room. I didn’t cry that night. I still couldn’t believe that he was___43___.
When I got off the bus the next day, the___44___at home was deafening. Finally, my sobs (哭泣) bubbled up and erupted (喷发) like lava (熔岩) from a volcano. I couldn’t stop___45___. I hadn’t even petted him when I left.___46___could I have known that was my last chance? I cried until I felt empty inside.
Time passed, and against my will, I started to___47___some things. I realized what little control any of us have over what happens ___48___ a dog. We can do everything right, but___49___things can still happen. But good things can happen too. That’s___50___. The best way to deal with the hard times is to___51___what you need to do to get through them when they come, and to remember that hard times always___52___.
I now deeply understand the “circle of life”. Everyone is born, everyone___53___, and that’s the way it is. If dogs never died, there would be no___54___for others like Belle – my new dog.
Best of all, I realized that Tippy___55___all of my good memories of him. And they come to me every time I call!
A．met B．ignored C．promised D．preferred
A．However B．Besides C．Therefore D．Finally
A．excitedly B．quickly C．nervously D．seriously
A．good B．sad C．dull D．happy
A．escaped B．wounded C．killed D．knocked
A．in disagreement B．in anger C．in silence D．in shock
A．lost B．sleepy C．crazy D．uncertain
A．gone B．missing C．alive D．stolen
A．noise B．quarrel C．silence D．sound
A．waiting B．crying C．thinking D．expecting
A．Why B．What C．Which D．How
A．forget B．recall C．understand D．change
A．to B．about C．out D．into
A．surprising B．bad C．amazing D．amusing
A．nature B．human C．life D．rule
A．figure out B．picked out C．try out D．put out
A．disappear B．overcome C．help D．pass
A．grows B．lives C．suffers D．dies
A．chance B．room C．possibility D．doubt
A．thought of B．brought up C．left behind D．picked up
When Dave was eighteen,he bought a second-hand car for ￡200 so that he could travel to and from work more 1 than by bus.It worked quite well for a few years,but then it got so old,and it was costing him 2 much in repairs that he decided that he had better 3 it.
He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly 4to buy a cheap car,but they all knew that it was falling to pieces,so 5of them had any desire to buy it.
Dave's friend Sam saw that he was 6when they met one evening,and said,“What's 7,Dave?” Dave told him and Sam answered,“Well,what about advertising it in the paper? You may 8more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam's 9was sensible,he put an advertisement in an evening paper,which read:“For sale:small car, 10very little petrol,only two owners.Bargain at ￡50.”
For two days after the advertisement first appeared,there was no 11.But then on Saturday evening a man rang up and said he would like to 12him about the car.“All right,” Dave said,feeling happy.He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be 13or not.“Fine,” the man said.“And I'll 14my wife.We intend to go for a ride in it to 15it.”
The next morning,at ten quarter,Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, 16to wait there for the person who had 17his advertisement.Even Dave had to 18that the car really looked like a wreck.Then soon after he had got the car as 19as it could be,a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out.He looked at Dave's car and then said,“Have you reported this 20to us yet,sir?”
1.A.directlyB.safely C.properly D.easily
2.A.soB.such C.very D.too
3.A.keepB.repair C.sell D.throw
4.A.anxiousB.lucky C.ashamed D.generous
5.A.someB.neither C.none D.no one
6.A.calm B.upset C.delighted D.astonished
7.A.no B.up C.it D.that
8.A.learn B.miss C.get D.find
9.A.message B.advice C.request D.description
10.A.uses B.loses C.has D.spends
11.A.doubt B.help C.trouble D.answer
12.A.tell B.see C.agree D.call
13.A.exact B.suitable C.early D.late
14.A.follow B.meet C.bringD.introduce
15.A.test B.obtain C.admire D.recognize
16.A.failing B.meaning C.turning D.happening
17.A.read B.placedC.answered D.understood
18.A.forget B.show C.disagree D.admit
19.A.clean B.crowded C.fast D.light
20.A.bargain B.sale C.accident D.result
On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront cafe on a Greek island. Over hundred degrees in 21air. Crowded. Tempers（脾气）of both the tourists and waiters had 22to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment（环境）.
At the table next to mine sat an attractive, 23 couple, waiting for 24. They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their 25and stepped together 26the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped 27for the two chairs. He politely 28his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered.
29appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to 30the table and take their 31, and then walked back to the 32cheers of the rest of his 33. Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went
34into the water to 35the wine. The couple toasted（祝酒）each other, the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd 36by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables 37to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter.
One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes. Why not?
Customers are not served 38. Why not?
Sometimes one should consider 39the line of convention（常规）and enjoy 40to the fullest.
21. A. fresh B. cool C. still D. thin
22. A. managed B. expected C. attempted D. risen
23. A. lonely B. curious C. well-dressed D. bad-tempered
24. A. cheers B. service C. attention D. flowers
25. A. metal table B. empty bottle C. chairs D. bags
26. A. on B. off C. around D. along
27. A. outside B. forward C. down D. back
28. A. led B. seated C. watched D. received
29. A. The manager B. A friend C. A waiter D. The servant
30. A. set B. wash C. remove D. check
31. A. menu B. bill C. food D. order
32. A. loud B. anxious C. familiar D. final
33. A. tourists B. customers C. fellows D. assistants
34. A. at last B. in time C. once more D. as well
35. A. change B. drink C. sell D. serve
36. A. replied B. insisted C. agreed D. understood
37. A. prepared B. joined in C. settled up D. continued
38. A. with pleasure B. in the café C. in the sea D. with wine
39. A. following B. keeping C. limiting D. crossing
40. A. life B. wine C. lunch D. time
My grandmother was an iron-willed woman, the feared head of the family. When I was five years old, she invited some friends to her apartment for a party. 26the guests was a neighborhood big shot(大亨). They had a little girl about my age who was27 and very much used to getting her own way.
Grandmother spent a lot of time with the big shot and his family. She 28 them the most important members of her social circle and tried hard to please them. At one point during the party, I 29my way to the bathroom and closed the door behind me. A minute or two later, the little girl 30the bathroom door and simply walked in. I was still sitting down. “Don’t you know that little girls aren't31to come into the bathroom when a little boy is using it!?” I shouted. The32I had piled upon her shocked the little girl. Then she started to cry. She tearfully33to her parents and my grandmother. Grandmother was waiting for me when I left the bathroom. I received the longest, sharpest34. After her scolding was over and I had been dismissed, the party 35.
Twenty minutes later, all that changed. Grandmother walked by the bathroom and noticed a flood of water36out from under the door. She37the bathroom door and saw that the sink and tub were plugged(塞)up and that the taps 38at full blast (拧到最大). Everyone knew who did it. The guests quickly formed a39wall around me, but Grandmother was40 angry that she almost got to me anyway.
My grandfather took me41to the window. He was a kind and gentle man, full of wisdom and patience.42did he raise his voice to anyone, and never did he43 his wife. He looked at me with much curiosity, 44 angry or upset.
“Tell me,” he asked, “why did you do it?”
“Well, she shouted at me 45,” I said earnestly. “Now she's got something to shout about.”
Grandfather didn’t speak right away. He just sat there, looking at me and smiling. “Eric,” he said at last, “you are my revenge(复仇).”
26. A. Between B. Among C. Around D. Beside
27. A. spoiled B. harmed C. liked D. concerned
28. A. imagined B. told C. evaluated D. considered
29. A. made B. found C. pushed D. wound
30. A. closed B. opened C. beat D. tapped
31. A. expected B. asked C. supposed D. told
32. A. happiness B. depression C. embarrassment D. anger
33. A. complained B. apologized C. replied D. referred
34. A. cry B. blame C. comment D. demand
35. A. picked up B. broke down C. carried on D. took off
36. A. moving B. stirring C. floating D. streaming
37. A. pushed open B. pulled down C. shut up D. knocked at
38. A. had gone B. were going C. went D. had been going
39. A. productive B. hard C. protective D. rough
40. A. so B. too C. as D. very
41. A. by his hand B. by the hand C. by surprise D. with anxiety
42. A. Often B. Sometimes C. Always D. Rarely
43 A. argue with B. talk with C. put up with D. come to terms with
44. A. other than B. instead of C. rather than D. more than
45. A. for something B. for nothing C. without doubt D. with sympathy
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意；然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳选项。
The Voice of America began during World WarⅡ. When Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 1, American officials believed they should 2the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in German. “The news may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA 3were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.
After World WarⅡended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s 4had to be changed, considering the Soviet Union became the enemy of America．They wanted to 5Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.
In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was 6___“ Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959．VOA knew that many listeners did not know enough English to completely understand its 7English broadcast. So VOA 8___a simpler kind of English, which uses about 1,500 words and is spoken slowly of course, it is special English.
In the opinion of most VOA listeners, the most important program is the news report. News from around the world 9into the VOA news rooms in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in major cities and also from other broadcasts like BBC．VOA writers and editors use these materials to 10news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.
1. A．business B．culture C．support D．information
2. A．reply B．answer C．join D．interrupt
3. A．stations B．news C．announcers D．officials
4. A．home B．position C．purpose D．results
5. A．reach B．satisfy C．attack D．support
6. A．known B．reported C．called D．printed
7. A．normal B．fast C．good D．exact
8. A．invented B．discovered C．taught D．stopped
9. A．flies B．sends C．deliversD．pasts
10. A．broadcast B．announce C．translate D．prepare
Time is very important in our lives. It 16 our everybody moments. However, time never had any 17 in my life until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more 18 .
It’s round in the center with two silver bands that go around my wrist. And all of it is made of silver. This 19 tells me the importance of time in my life.
I received this 20 on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 am to 21 up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house 22 , I was late because I was 23 out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I 24 my uncle, but I was very25 for him. He had 26 the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.
I got to my father’s house at 2:00 pm on the same day and looking at my angry father’s face I felt27 of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my 28 father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him where he handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, “Essa, did you have 29 with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes, father, and I’m sorry about not picking up my uncle Ali.” He said, “What you 30 was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 31 .” I was ashamed and said, “Father, I’ll never do it again, I promise.” He said, “I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a 32 for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my 33.
I learned a very important lesson from my father: to 34 time and never be late to get someone. This watch is 35 to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
16. A. appreciates B. organizes C. orders D. explains
17. A. importance B. similarity C. necessity D. interest
18. A. confident B. independent C. efficient D. responsible
19. A. object B. belonging C. matter D. stranger
20. A. card B. letter C. gift D. thing
21. A. call B. pick C. put D. bring
22. A. Otherwise B. Fortunately C. However D. Hopefully
23. A. going B. hanging C. standing D. leaving
24. A. forgot B. remembered C. saw D. visited
25. A. anxious B. nervous C. early D. late
26. A. reached B. recognized C. left D. found
27. A. ashamed B. frightened C. disappointed D. shy
28. A. kind B. happy C. angry D. doubtful
29. A. pleasure B. fun C. appointment D. quarrels
30. A. said B. did C. thought D. forgot
31. A. ideas B. words C. actions D. promises
32. A. wonder B. hope C. requirement D. reminder
33. A. life B. day C. way D. thought
34. A. waste B. respect C. neglect D. enjoy
35. A. useful B. necessary C. different D. important