A strange thing happened to me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day that I to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my car stopped. It was out of gas(汽油) on a road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone who could sell some gas. I walked almost a mile before I finally found a near the road.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair . She said, “I’ve waited for you here for a long time. Come in. is ready.”
“But I only came for some gas.” I answered.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You like tea.” said she.
I quickly explained that my car was out of gas, but she didn’t to listen to me. She just kept calling me Alfred. She was very strangely. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house quickly.
Luckily, there was another house down the road and I was able to the gas. When I told the man about my , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives alone in that big house. She’s , but she wouldn’t hurt anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The man left home and never came back because of the war.”
A．walked B．rode C．hurried D．drove
A．busy B．quiet C．modern D．noisy
A．hotel B．restaurant C．house D．market
A．answered B．returned C．noticed D．served
A．Gas B．Tea C．Juice D．Coffee
A．promise B．remember C．learn D．seem
A．shouting B．crying C．acting D．jumping
A．touch B．buy C．borrow D．sell
A．experience B．advice C．result D．plan
A．famous B．strange C．wonderful D．friendly
I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities ______ staying at one of its best hotels.” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception (前台) when I ______ and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I called hotel reception.
“Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any ______ in my bathroom.”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course I’m sure!
“I’ll ______ our hotel engineer at once. ”
An hour later, the engineer came to look at the shower. He hit the pipes (管子) a few times and looked ______. “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he ______ his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing _____! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea. ______, I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something about staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the problem to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a _____ situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly what to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I ______ into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.
A．since B．while C．after D．before
A．arrived B．passed C．left D．stopped
A．toothpaste B．water C．shampoo D．soap
A．send B．catch C．trouble D．bring
A．proud B．worried C．angry D．excited
A．put up B．cleaned up C．took back D．held out
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．Seriously B．Especially C．Quickly D．Luckily
A．helpful B．perfect C．terrible D．busy
A．broke B．looked C．rushed D．moved
完形填空（共15题，每小题1分，计15分）
阅读下面短文，然后从所给的选项中，选出一个最佳选项.
Last summer we went on an exciting trip to Sarawak in Malaysia, a part of the island of Borneo (婆罗洲). Borneo is famous for its rainforest, which 427,500 square kilometers of the island. This rainforest is 130 million years old, making it one of the rainforests in the world.
When we were in Sarawak, we were lucky enough to go hiking the jungle. In the jungle we came across many wild . Our favorite animals were orangutans (猩猩). We watched them swing tree to tree. The graceful and gentle animals made us feel even closer to .
The told us many stories of fantastic spitting cobras (啐毒眼镜蛇). He said that they were more of us than we were of them! Another interesting feature of Sarawak is that there are many tribes (部落), which still in the rainforest today.
we visited one of these tribes, people there told us about their long history. We were really in their stories and traditions. Besides, we also enjoyed their ,such as pansoh, which was chicken cooked in bamboo.
In Sarawak, there are also rivers and many different birds. , we didn’t have time to visit Turtle Island. It’s a wonderful place you can swim in with the turtles.
This holiday has been a life-changing that we will never forget.
A．stands B．comes C．covers D．turns
A．largest B．oldest C．longest D．biggest
A．to B．on C．through D．above
A．plants B．animals C．flowers D．insects
A．from B．between C．under D．in
A．trees B．life C．nature D．people
A．teacher B．driver C．guide D．girl
A．fond (喜欢的) B．tired C．scared D．worried
A．live B．work C．study D．lives
A．If B．Why C．When D．Whether
A．bored B．surprised C．interested D．interesting
A．food B．clothes C．houses D．fruit.
A．Luckily B．Sadly C．Happily D．Sad
A．what B．which C．when D．in that
A．story B．place C．experience D．visiting
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Not everyone has the chance to be a detective. But I ever got one when I was thirteen years old. It happened in 1988.
One afternoon, I was walking down the street when I saw my new car. I expected to see my father, but to my , I saw a young woman driving instead. “She stole my father’s car,” I thought. So I quickly stopped a and got in. I said to the driver, “Follow that new car . ” And I told him why.
The taxi driver had a car telephone, and I asked him to the police. Soon we heard the of a police car and its loudspeaker. The policeman told the woman to her car. Our car came to a stop, too. I right then and said to the woman, “It’s not car. It’s my father’s.”
The woman and said, “Oh. You’re Mr Jackson’s son, right? I’ve once seen your photo at your father’s .”
Before I could say word, the woman explained that she was my father’s new assistant. My father had asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it . he lent her his car. After hearing her words, we called my father and he told us what she said was . the police and the taxi driver laughed. I very sorry. It was both the first time and the last time for me to work as a detective. Don’t you think my story funny?
A．mother’s B．father’s C．aunt’s D．own
A．joy B．way C．surprise D．surprised
A．taxi B．bus C．car D．bike
A．in front B．after C．at the back D．at the back of
A．tell B．call C．say D．ask
A．noise B．voice C．cry D．sound
A．leave B．take C．stop D．start
A．got in B．got into C．got out D．got away
A．my B．your C．mother’s D．father’s
A．smiled B．frightened C．worried D．refused
A．home B．car C．office D．book
A．another B．other C．else D．others
A．washed B．repaired C．found D．seen
A．wrong B．interesting C．boring D．true
A．felt B．sounded C．fell D．looked
完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。
The White House is an important historical building in the USA. It lies the country’s capital. Many people expect see the palace with their own eyes.
We six months getting tickets to visit the White Hous I was with excitement while we were waiting in the White House South Lawns. The first thing interested me was the colorful flowers and green grass.
Everything inside and outside was kept in the white House. We went many security checks(安检) entering the building. In the east hallway the first floor, I saw the pictures of past presidents on the walls. The had over 2700 books. The Vermeil Room and China Room showed different .
We walked upstairs to the State Floor. The East Room, the in the White House, was the most wonderful in its size and furniture. This is the room where the president usually the reporters. The Green, Blue and Red Rooms on the same floor got their names because of the 14 of the furniture and walls. These rooms are having parties for state guests.
A．on B．in C．to D．at
A．in B．at C．to D．on
A．spend B．took C．take D．spent
A．full B．covered C．filled D．satisfied
A．which B．that C．where D．what
A．well B．badly C．quickly D．easily
A．past B．across C．through D．away
A．until B．whether C．after D．before
A．of B．on C．in D．at
A．library B．museum C．theater D．hall
A．collections B．people C．animals D．flowers
A．longest B．smallest C．largest D．brightest
A．tells B．meets C．talks D．speaks
A．sizes B．materials C．designs D．colors
A．made of B．used for C．used as D．regarded as
Cloze test.（共10小题，每题1分，共10分）
Nobody can be happy all the time. You may become unhappy sometimes, ,when you fail an exam. Or you may become sad when you lose one of your friends or relatives. It’s to have these feelings. If you don’t know how to solve these problems, you may something from Jeff.
Jeff almost went mad when his was killed in a car accident. He play soccer or go to the movies with his friends. Instead ,he just sat in his bedroom and didn’t talk to ,even his parents. Jeff felt that the world was unfair .He was quite angry with the driver his car hit his brother, even though it was an .After a few months, Jeff began to understand it was useless to be angry. Now he still his brother, but he doesn’t hate the driver any longer. He is beginning to talk to his parents and this makes them happy again. He doesn’t in his room by himself any longer. Instead , he goes to the movies or plays sports with his friends and he is feeling better now.
A．for example B．in fact C．above all D．after all
A．unusual B．normal C．likely D．strange
A．stop B．learn C．protect D．hear
A．friend B．mother C．father D．brother
A．refused to B．liked to C．planned to D．tried to
A．somebody B．everybody C．anybody D．nobody
A．although B．so C．because D．while
A．experience B．experiment C．accident D．instruction
A．helps B．misses C．likes D．respects
A．live B．play C．lie D．stay