O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His name was William Sydney Porter. He wasborn in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an life. He did not go to school for very long, but he teach himself everything he needed to . When he was about 20 years old , Henry went to Texas, where he tried jobs. He first worked a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. some money went missing from the , O. Henry was believed to have it. Because of that, he was to prison. During the three years in , he learned to write short stories. After he prison, he went to New York and writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were , would finish with a sudden change at the end to the surprise.
A．real B．the other C．last D．first
A．important B．exciting C．unhappy D．uneasy
A．yet B．still C．managed to D．wanted to
A．do B．write C．read D．know
A．difficult B．different C．important D．good
A．with B．on C．for D．as
A．Because B．So C．When D．Where
A．newspaper B．prison C．school D．bank
A．seen B．got C．had D．stolen
A．sent B．made C．given D．taken
A．school B．bank C．North Carolina D．prison
A．got out of B．stayed in C．went in D．looked out of
A．stopped B．continued C．enjoyed D．finished
A．readers B．people C．they D．he
A．readers’ B．newspaper’s C．book’s D．stories’
完形填空（本题有15分，每小题1分，共15分）
Failure* often happens in our daily life. may fail in their school exams; scientists may fail in their research; and players may fail in their competitions. Although failure to everyone, different people have different attitudes* towards failure. Some people don’t think their failure is very at all. So they pay attention* to it . As a result, they will fail again Some people think they are fools and they lose their confidence* after they fail in something. So they their time and energy* on useless things and they may really be fools as they have thought.
Other people are quite different those two kinds of people. Instead of frustrated*, they draw a from every failure and become more experienced. After hard work, they will be in the end. It is said that failure is mother of success. Success will come after many times of failures we are good at drawing lessons from our failures.
In opinion, failure is not a bad thing. The really bad thing is not learning from failure or even losing heart after failure.
A．teachers B．doctors C．singers D．students
A．happens B．joins C．begins D．finds
A．but B．/ C．and D．because
A．different B．easy C．interesting D．important
A．no B．much C．many D．more
A．before B．later C．after D．late
A．why B．who C．when D．that
A．pay B．take C．spend D．cost
A．from B．in C．on D．for
A．to be B．being C．be D．been
A．lesson B．reason C．picture D．thought
A．happy B．sad C．successful D．helpful
A．one B．a C．an D．the
A．if B．until C．or D．so
A．my B．your C．her D．his
完形填空（共15小题，计15分）
My mom only had one eye. She cooked for students and teachers to support the .
One day my mom came over to say to me in primary school. I was so embarrassed(尴尬的) that I threw her a look and ran out. The next day at school, one of my classmates said, “EEEE, Your mom only has one !”
I wanted to bury myself. I also wanted my mom to just disappear. I met her that day and said, “If you’re only going to make me a laughing stock, why don’t you just disappear?” my mom did not respond…. I didn’t even stop to think for a second about I had said, because I was full of . I took no notice of her feelings at all. I wanted to be out of that house, so I really hard, and got a chance to go abroad for further education.
Then I got married. I bought a house of my own. I had kids of my own. I was happy with my life and my kids. Then one day, my mother came to visit me. She hadn’t seen me in years and she didn’t even meet her . When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I shouted at her for coming over uninvited. I screamed at her, “How dare you come to my house and scare my children! GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!1”
And to this, my mother answered, “Oh, I’m so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address.” And she was soon out of sight. One day, a regarding a school reunion（校友会） came to my house. So I 。 After the reunion, I went to the old house just out of curiosity. My neighbors said that she . They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.
My dearest son,
I think of you all the time. I’m sorry that I came to your house and scared your children.
I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. I’m sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up.
You see … when you were very little, you got into a (an) , and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you having to grow up with one eye. So I gave you .
I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye.
With all my love to you,
Your mother
A．school B．church C．company D．family
A．hello B．goodbye C．love D．excuse
A．friendly B．surprising C．hateful D．lovely
A．hand B．nose C．eye D．ear
A．that B．what C．which D．how
A．fear B．happiness C．anger D．surprise
A．talked B．studied C．climbed D．ran
A．grandchildren B．children C．daughter D．father
A．quickly B．angrily C．excitedly D．quietly
A．friend B．bag C．report D．letter
A．lay B．lied C．lain D．laid
A．disappeared B．died C．moved D．traveled
A．And B．So C．But D．Or
A．school B．house C．river D．accident
A．mine B．his C．hers D．theirs
完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Colour helps you see things. But man and some monkeys and apes (猿) are the only mammals (哺乳动物) that can see colour. any other mammals, such as the dog, the world a black-white photo. Dogs hunt mainly by listening and smelling.
Like animals, dogs see best when things move. The animals they hunt seem to know this. A rabbit or deer will freeze when they find that they are being hunted. Then the dog see it at all.
Birds can see colour. They need to, because when they fly, they need to find places to land. Colour helps them know the place is and what it is like so that they are able to catch flying things in the air or to something they think safe.
Some birds see things even than man. The birds that eat bugs (虫子) can see them from far away. And even a very young bird can see a hawk the sky. So good eyes and being able to see colours help birds food and also help them find out there are other animals that are dangerous to them.
A．For B．With C．As D．Before
A．seem like B．looks like C．likes D．like
A．other B．the other C．another D．others
A．may not B．should not C．must not D．need not
A．how soon B．how long C．how fast D．how far
A．land B．land on C．land for D．be landed
A．worse B．nearer C．better D．less
A．for B．from C．on D．at
A．to look at B．look at C．find D．found
A．what B．when C．if D．how
完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
A woman is going shopping. She is going boat. The boat is going across (穿过) the river. Her basket is empty (空的). Oh dear! Look! Her basket is in the . “Help! ” she says. “Look! My basket is in the river.”
A boy sees the basket. He says, “Don’t worry! I can it! I’m a very good swimmer.” He takes off his shoes and shirt. “Look my shirt and shoes, please!” he says and then jumps into the river.
A sees the basket. “I can go by basket!” it thinks. It gets to the basket. The boy is in the river. “Where’s the basket?” he asks. “It’s over there!” says the woman. “It’s behind you!” It’s that duck! The boy gets to the basket. “Go away!” he says to the duck. The duck out of the basket and swims away. The boy takes the basket to the land. “Oh, thank you!” says the woman. “Thank you very much!”
“Not at all!” says the boy. “ Would you like to give me my shirt and __?”
“Yes, here you are. Oh, what’s in the basket? It’s the duck’s .”
A．on B．in C．by D．to
A．water B．boat C．ship D．tree
A．clean B．buy C．do D．get
A．after B．at C．for D．like
A．dog B．chicken C．duck D．monkey
A．fishing B．swimming C．playing D．flying
A．under B．beside C．on D．behind
A．climbs B．comes C．jumps D．walks
A．basket B．basketball C．shoes D．duck
A．meat B．hair C．hand D．Egg
完型填空（10，每题1分）
How can we stay healthy? One important rule is to exercise . The Fang family try to exercise every day. Lee Fang exercise in the morning because he must be at his job at exactly(精确地) seven o’clock. But he runs every evening. He would rather(宁愿) run than watch TV. He walks a lot, . He walks to school every day, and after school he basketball with his friends. Lee Fang goes to a yoag(瑜伽) class .
But it isn’t this way. Last year Mr. and Mrs. Fang used to everywhere, even to the drugstore(药房) two blocks away. They thought they had to use the car all the time. They wouldn’t walk.
The Fangs all better now. And they believe you mustn’t be lazy. You exercise every day. But you should to get in shape (形状) and stay in shape.
A．often B．sometimes C．late D．later
A．may not B．can not C．would not D．should not
A．either B．also C．too D．again
A．watches B．plays C．loves D．practices
A．in two weeks B．after two weeks C．for two weeks D．twice a week
A．always B．seldom C．usually D．sometimes
A．ride B．drive C．fly D．walk
A．had B．make C．feel D．feel like
A．needn’t B．don’t C．won’t have to D．mustn’t
A．try B．want C．wish D．hope