Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Behind our house is the start of a fascinating trail (小径). This trail is one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest. My 36 , Beans, and I walk the trail frequently. Normally, Beans sniffs alongside the trail to follow the smell of a deer track or 37 some cause known only to him.
Beans is a white dog, quite handsome and very 38 . He not only understands what we tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to 39 back.
One morning, we took a different route, which led us to an unfamiliar trail. I was sure this trail would eventually lead us to our familiar 40 . But, no. We seemed to be far off course. After two hours, I suddenly realized that Beans probably 41 the way home. So I urged, "Beans, take me home." He ran down a new trail. But it merely led to an intersection (岔道口) of trails.
Soon it became 42 that we were getting nowhere. I began to picture the rest of the day in the 43 without food or drink. We had walked about ten miles. But Beans seemed totally 44 . The sniffing and exploring was going well for him.
Finally, we 45 a crossroad near a highway. Lady Luck suggested I should turn left. We did and 46 reached a cottage beside a field. I knocked on the door and explained my situation to an old man. He laughed and then drove us home.
Since our adventure, I 47 that Beans probably knew all along how to get home.
He was just having too much fan exploring new trails.
A．deer B．dog C．lady D．man
A．imagine B．consider C．explore D．present
A．smart B．sweet C．slow D．shy
A．turn B．kick C．jump D．speak
A．driveway B．path C．crossroad D．highway
A．knew B．saw C．showed D．made
A．mysterious B．ridiculous C．fascinating D．apparent
A．house B．forest C．field D．cottage
A．unconcerned B．unconscious C．undecided D．uncomfortable
A．left for B．went off C．came to D．drove toward
A．punctually B．frequently C．formally D．shortly
A．regretted B．remembered C．concluded D．confirmed
One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the 36 _, the couple went to the front desk hoping to 37 for the night.
“Could you 38 give us a room here?” the husband asked.
The clerk, a 39 man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and 40 that there were three conventions(大会) in town.
“All of our 41 are taken,” the clerk said. “But I can’t send a 42 couple like you 43 into the rain at 1 o’clock in the morning. Would you please be 44 to sleep in my room? It’s not exactly a suite（套房）, but it will be good enough to make you45 for the night.”
The couple said no politely.
“Don’t 46 me. It is just fine with me,” the clerk told them.
As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk, “You are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel. Maybe someday I’ll build 47 for you.” The three of them had a good 48 .
Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten it 49 he received a letter from the old man. It recalled(使回忆) that stormy night and contained a round-trip（双程的） 50 to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit. The old man met him in New York, and 51 him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street.
He then pointed to a great new 52 there, a palace of reddish stone. “That,” said the old man, “is the hotel I have just built for you to 53_ .”
“You must be 54 ,” the young man said.
“I am sure I am not,” said the old man, the name of 55 was William Waldorf Astor, and the magnificent structure was the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The young clerk, George C. Boldt became its first manager.
A．rain B．anger C．snow D．hunger
A．leave B．go C．stay D．look
A．surely B．possibly C．really D．freely
A．lazy B．bored C．nervous
A．shouted B．explained C．believed D．agreed
A．hotels B．desks C．streets D．rooms
A．nice B．famous C．rich D．common
A．beyond B．off C．out D．under
A．kind B．glad C．good D．generous
A．enjoyable B．helpful C．grateful D．comfortable
A．worry about B．take care of C．make use of D．come up with
A．one B．it C．them D．those
A．sleep B．meal C．laugh D．walk
A．after B．before C．while D．when
A．ticket B．bill C．check D．questionnaire
A．made B．told C．treated D．led
A．building B．car C．bedroom D．place
A．live B．sell C．manage D．rent
A．lying B．joking C．dreaming D．cheating
A．whose B．which C．whom D．who
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
It’s a small gas station that has snacks,drinks,cigarettes,and candies.The young man behind the counter(柜台) knows his 16by name and what they normally want to buy.He treats children and adults with equal17.He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is 18.
One day , three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could , 19not intending to pay for it . He hit the “panic button”, then went over the counter and 20 the front door . It was obvious that they were homeless, and equally obvious that they were’t going 21with their ill-gotten gains (不义之财).They 22the food and simply crowded together in panic-knowing the police were 23the way.
Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn’t have to steal if they were that 24. “We have food in the back expired(到期) but still 25to eat . If you need food , you 26have some .”
They were told to 27what they had dropped and put it back , and then asked to straighten out the mess. They were doing just that 28the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer 29.
This wasn’t what they had 30. They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they’d done. Shocked , they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up.
Soon three 31people walked out with all the 32their arms could hold. They were 33that , if they needed to come back aga
in , they were to ask and not just grab.
And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in . He would be the 34person in the world to claim he was a hero . But he gave three people something they were in desperate need of –a 35amount of self-respect and a little bit of hope.A frends B neighbors C customers D passengers
A respect B pride C wisdom D right
A slow B busy C heavy D swift
A bravely B reasonably C hardly D obviously
A opened B locked C closed D broke
A nowhere B somewhere C anywhere D everywhere
A hid B lifted C swallowed D dropped
A in B on C off D by
A anxious B cautious C courageous D hungry
A safe B easy C sweet D unique
A must B can C should D need
A hold up B hand out C pick up D hand in
A when B after C before D since
A popular B necessary C reliable D admired
A wanted B desired C expected D admired
A dirtier B cleaner C cleverer D quicker
A money B cigarettes C drinks D food
A reminded B warned C ordered D persuaded
A first B last C best D worst
A large B fair C small D full
Mom, Dad, I’m going to college! Can you believe it? I never thought it could happen. 16 middle school and p
art of high school, I 17 to keep up. I was not a bad student，but I just didn’t understand 18 they were teaching because I have a 
learning 19 . I wanted to show everyone I could graduate and go to 20 . I wanted to make something of myself, and 21 I wasn’t a failure.
22the time came to choose a college, I wasn’t sure which would be the best for me. I knew I didn’t 23 to go to a big school, which narrowed (缩小) my 24 to a small college which could be 25 for me with a learning disability. I looked in Florida and found three schools. I 26 two, but they just didn’t 27 . Then I visited Beacon College. Beacon is mainly for students who have learning disabilities and it has small classes.
The day when I was 28 by Beacon College was the happiest day of my life. I received the call from the school 29 me I was accepted just as I was sitting down for dinner. My family was so 30 , and I was ready to pack that night and move to Florida. The expectation of going to college 31 the rest of my senior year.
The closer the time came, the more nervous I became about being in a(n) 32 place. Finally my
parents and I packed the car and 33 Florida. After a two-day drive, we arrived. “Welcome to Beacon College! It is so nice to see you!” I heard 34 from the teachers and students, as we were introduced. I felt so 35 to hear those cheerful voices. I knew I had found a perfect（理想的）school. I had found my home for the next four years.
A．During B．Through C．Until D．Under
A．struggled B．started C．forgot D．turned
B．that C．why D．what
A．experience B．advantage C．disability D．habit
A．work B．college C．hospital D．home
A．believe B．prove C．feel D．imagine
A．Because B．After C．When D．Before
A．want B．manage C．decide D．refuse
A．plans C．choices D．purposes
A．honorable B．imaginable C．suitable D．comfortable
A．expected B．left C．visited D．dreamed
A．work B．fit C．match D．satisfy
A．asked B．invited C．admitted D．attracted
A．telling B．warning C．advising D．reminding
A．worried B．surprised C．frightened D．excited
A．stopped B．lasted C．saw D．held
A．old B．famous C．familiar D．new
A．cared for B．looked for C．headed for D．asked for
A．day and night B．over and over C．more or less D．up and down
A．warm B．cold C．sad D．sorry
Sam’s uncle had an old bird which sat in its cage all day. One day his uncle said, “It is too expensive to 36 that bird. We will get rid of it.” But Sam wanted to 37 the bird.
Sam’s grandfather told him that the bird was once a famous 38 bird. Now 39 people knew it. His grandfather took the bird out, and then quickly took his arms away. The bird opened its huge 40 and flew into the sky. After a few minutes, it 41 with a small rabbit, cut it open and started to 42 it.
The next morning, Sam asked his uncle out. Sam did 43 his grandfather had done, but the bird 44 to the ground and stood still. Sam’s uncle 45 . Later his grandfather told him that the bird only hunted in late afternoon when light was less 46 . Sam asked his uncle to come out before 47 . This time the bird caught a mouse. His uncle was quiet with 48 , but laughed again, “We can’t eat mice, so this bird is 49 .” And he sold the bird without telling Sam.
Before Sam found the bird was 50 , two angry men arrived in a car. They 51 his uncle and said, the bird couldn’t hunt and they wanted their money back. Sam’s uncle looked 52 and said, “I have spent it. 
But… don’t worry!” He 53 at Sam, “Sam will show you 54 to make the bird hunt! It’s a great bird, isn’t it, Sam?” Sam opened the door of the car and took out the 55 . It flew away and disappeared forever.
A．feed B．buy C．wash D．sell
A．know C．keep D．buy
A．singing B．sleeping C．eating D．hunting
A．some B．no C．many D．few
A．mouth B．wings C．tail D．eyes
A．dealt B．returned C．met D．parted
A．watch B．search C．eat D．help
A．as B．for C．since D．after
A．fell B．rose C．walked D．ran
A．shouted B．cried C．laughed D．nodded
A．attractive B．pleasant C．poor D．strong
A．bed B．supper C．lunch D．breakfast
A．patience B．surprise C．joy D．sadness
A．harmful B．strange C．cheap D．useless
A．leaving B．gone C．dying D．cooked
A．shouted at B．smiled at D．took after
A．impressed B．worried C．satisfied D．bored
A．waved B．pointed C．aimed D．jumped
A．what B．why C．where D．how
A．money B．coat C．bird D．everything