Sarah Winchester lived in California. She was a very 1 woman. She didn’t buy many jewels(珠宝)or 2 clothes. 3 , she spent millions in 4 a house. She began to do it at the age of 45. The strange thing about Sarah’s 5 was that it seemed never finished. The work on the house went on for 38 6 because Sarah was afraid to 7 building it.
Sarah’s house was near San Jose. Every day, a lot of 8 arrived there to work for her. Sarah wanted more rooms and more doors and more windows, 9 the workers kept on building them. The house was seven floors high and had 160 rooms. There were 200 doors and 1,000 10 . There were also three lifts, nine kitchens, and 47 fireplaces.
Why did Sarah want a house that kept getting 11 ? It was because Sarah was afraid of 12 . She thought she would die when the house was finished, so she didn’t want her house to be finished.
Sarah Winchester’s 13 seemed to have worked 14 she lived to be 83 years old. But 15 , her house was finished.
A．poor B．rich C．useful D．brave
A．cheap B．expensive C．simple D．old
A．Still B．Usually C．Instead D．Even
A．building B．buying C．selling D．setting
A．door B．window C．kitchen D．house
A．years B．months C．weeks D．days
A．keep B．enjoy C．stop D．help
A．drivers B．workers C．farmers D．visitors
A．but B．until C．since D．so
A．floors B．kitchens C．windows D．rooms
A．bigger B．smaller C．stronger D．cleaner
A．working B．dying C．living D．growing
A．age B．family C．plan D．husband
A．or B．because C．neither D．nor
A．hardly B．usefully C．carefully D．finally
完形填空（本题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）
Once a man wanted to go 1 one side of a river to 2 in a boat. He 3 take 4 him a sheep, a wolf and a basket of vegetables. But he could take only one of them 5 , because the boat was very 6 . “If I 7 the wolf and the sheep together, the wolf may eat the sheep,” he said to 8 .“If I leave the sheep and the vegetables together, the sheep may eat the vegetables.” He thought and thought. At last, he had an idea. And he 9 able to get to the other side of the river with the sheep, the wolf, and the vegetables. Do you know 10 ?
A．on B．in C．from D．with
A．another B．the other C．others D．other
A．had to B．has to C．have to D．must
A．after B．with C．about D．up
A．once a time B．at time C．in time D．at a time
A．large B．big C．small D．beautiful
A．will leave B．left C．leave D．have left
A．oneself B．myself C．itself D．himself
A．was B．is C．be D．can
A．how did he it B．what did he it C．how did he do it D．how he did it
Li Lin is a good friend of mine. I go to 1home for dinner. Zhang Tao and Wang Dong62in his home, too. We 3a good dinner. There is (有) 4meat, chicken, fish, milk and vegetables 5the desk. And there is some rice, noodles, cakes, water and tea on it, 6. We like 7very much. Li Lin and I like 8meat, fish, vegetables, noodles and cakes. Zhang Tao and Wang Dong like to eat chicken, fish and 9. They are really (确实地) nice. 10are very happy.A. him B. he C. his
A. are B. is C. am
A. has B. have C. is
A. lot B. many C. some
A. in B. on C. at
A. and B. so C. too
A. them B. they C. their
A. to have B. have C. has
A. rice B. ricesC. a rice
A. Us B. OurC. We
完型填空
On Sunday morning, I usually get up very late. I wash my face and then go out to do morning exercises. It is about 8.20 a. m. After I eat my __1__, I often go to a shopping centre __2__ my mother. The shopping centre is __3__ our home, so we walk ___4____. It takes us about 20 minutes to get there on foot. The shopping centre has a good __5__. It is called “阳光购物中心” in Chinese. It doesn’t have an __6__ name. Can you __7___ it in English? It is new __8__ big. __9__ many things there, such as TVs, fridges, bikes, computers, clothes, books, food and drinks. There are many __10__ there. There are men and women, old and __11__. Parents must __12__ their children. The shopping centre is so big. Young children may get lost (迷失) in it. __13_ do many people come here to buy things? Do you know? Let me tell you. The things there are usually good and __14__. The workers there are always nice and friendly. If you come to my home, I can take __15__ there and have a look.
A．breakfast B．lunch C．supper D．dinner
A．for B．to C．with D．of
A．near B．into C．at D．from
A．it B．there C．to there D．the centre
A．flower B．place C．name D．room
A．old B．big C．English D．French
A．say B．speak C．talk D．tell
A．but B．with C．and D．or
A．There is B．There are C．They are D．They're
A．students B．people C．children D．teachers
A．tall B．short C．young D．small
A．look after B．look for C．look at D．look like
A．What B．Who C．Why D．When
A．expensive B．cheap C．big D．new
A．you B．them C．him D．her
完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）
There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially（尤其） the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class played jokes on him because he seemed so 1 . The mother 2 that she would help her sons to do 3 in school by herself. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to 4 a book a week and do a book report for her.
One day, in Ben’s class, the teacher held up a rock and asked 5 anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him 6 . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” all of his.
7 whispered and wondered. “He 8 said anything. What could he possibly want to say?” To their surprise, Ben not only 9 the rock, but also said a lot about it. He 10 other rocks in its group and even knew 11 the teacher had found it. The teacher and the other students were 12 . Ben had learned this from doing one of his book 13 .
Later Ben became the 14 student of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and 15 became one of the best doctors in the United States.
A．clever B．difficult C．slow D．quick
A．seemed B．decided C．wondered D．told
A．well B．bad C．right D．good
A．see B．find C．read D．buy
A．that B．if C．how D．why
A．think B．leave C．ask D．answer
A．classmates B．students C．teachers D．friends
A．always B．ever C．sometimes D．never
A．found B．played C．knew D．heard
A．said B．told C．called D．named
A．whether B．what C．where D．why
A．afraid B．amazed C．worried D．unhappy
A．pictures B．exercises C．shops D．reports
A．top B．slow C．low D．rich
A．at first B．at the end C．at last D．now
Time is very important in our life. However, I had never realized it until I received a beautiful gold watch from my father one day when I was 19 years old. This __1__ always tells me the importance of time in my life.
It was a cold rainy day. My father asked me to go to the __2__ to pick up my uncle and take him home. I should have arrived there __3__ 4:30 p.m. We had a basketball match at school that afternoon __4__ the match was too exciting. When the match was nearly over, I suddenly remembered my uncle and __5__ to the airport. It was too late. He had left the airport and taken a taxi to our house.
I was very worried that my father would be __6__ with me. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw my uncle in the sofa looking very tired. I dared not __7__ my uncle and father. I said hello to them in a very low voice. My father didn’t say __8__. Instead, he asked me to sit next to him. “Peter, did you have a good time today?” He __9__ very disappointed, but his voice was still calm. I felt so sorry and answered in an even __10__ voice. “Yes, Dad, but I’m really sorry about not __11__ my uncle. This will __12__ happen again. I promise.” My father handed me a box with a beautiful gold watch inside. It was a gift my uncle bought for him. He gave it to _13__ and said, “I hope you have learned something important today, and this watch will help you remember the importance of him.”
The watch has been with me for 12 years. I wear it not because of its price, but because of __14__ I learned from it. It tells me to respect __15__ and never be late to do what I have promised to.
A．watch B．clock C．bell D．time
A．hotel B．station C．bus stop D．airport
A．before B．from C．after D．to
A．though B．because C．and D．so
A．moved B．turned C．hurried D．flew
A．happy B．angry C．sorry D．lucky
A．look up B．look for C．look at D．look after
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．is B．was C．does D．did
A．funnier B．louder C．happier D．lower
A．waking up B．giving up C．picking up D．putting up
A．always B．never C．often D．usually
A．you B．him C．them D．me
A．what B．that C．which D．who
A．culture B．friendship C．time D．family