阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods ________ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and ________ what to do, she began crying. After a while. She ________ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. ________ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and ________ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the ________ . Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a ________ .
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy ________ that his mistrees(女主人)was in danger. He jumped ________ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a ________ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He ________ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking ________ into the air, the dog ________ through the woods until he found the ________ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his ________ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He ________ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was________ .
When she opened her eyes and ________ her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you ________ me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of________ .That night Laddy had a hero’s supper: a huge meal of steak
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The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. , recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son .
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long over the hills. They had been this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days . To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some .
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of . “What’s that? ”he asked. “That’s the treasure, ”said the boy. Robert suddenly something of an adventure story in the boy’s . While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd the . But who would be the pirate(海盗)?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to such a man in a story. Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was .
So, thanks to a September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest stories in the English language.
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally
A．alone B．next door C．at home D．abroad
A．meeting B．story C．holiday D．job
A．Lloyd B．Robert C．Henley D．John
A．talk B．rest C．walk D．game
A．attempting B．missing C．planning D．enjoying
A．quiet B．dull C．busy D．cold
A．cleaning B．writing C．drawing D．exercising
A．doubted B．noticed C．decided D．recognized
A．the sea B．the house C．Scotland D．the island
A．forgotten B．buried C．discovered D．unexpected
A．saw B．drew C．made D．learned
A．book B．reply C．picture D．mind
A．star B．hero C．writer D．child
A．help B．problem C．use D．bottom
A．praise B．produce C．include D．accept
A．Yet B．Also C．But D．Thus
A．read B．born C．hired D．written
A．rainy B．sunny C．cool D．windy
A．news B．love C．humorous D．adventure
A city man went duck hunting on a friend’s farm, but the first duck he shot fell across the fence line onto the neighbor’s . So he hopped(跳过)the fence to fetch the duck.
As he back for the fence, the old neighbor popped up in an old car and asked him what he was doing with “his” duck.
The city man said, “I shot him but he fell over here on your farm. ”
“Well, it’s my duck. ”the old man said. “But since you say that is yours, we’ll just settle this by the old way—we’ll for it. ”
The younger, , and bigger city man thought he could beat the older man, so he agreed.
Then the old man , “But we’ll fight by country . ”
“I get the first three hits, ”he said, “and the first one to give up will . OK? ”The young man believed he could three hits from the old guy first, so he agreed.
, before he could even put the duck down, the old man kicked him in the face. As he how such an old man made him suffer such , the old man kicked the guy in the side of the head, knocking out two teeth. The young man got . Once the young man fell to the ground, the old man kicked him again.
The young man struggled and to his feet finally. The young man, two of his teeth, slowly smiled as he his first hit on the old guy. “It’s my now. ”He made up his mind to fight back.
To his , the old man smiled as he said, “OK, I give up. According to our rules, you can have the duck now. ”
Wisdom is something powerful than strength.
A．car B．store C．farm D．house
A．headed B．returned C．apologized D．threw
A．country B．common C．strange D．traditional
A．run B．answer C．fight D．hunt
A．cleverer B．stronger C．shorter D．funnier
A．easily B．hardly C．carefully D．closely
A．worriedly B．happily C．difficultly D．patiently
A．asked B．begged C．added D．argued
A．times B．rules C．eyes D．hands
A．leave B．lose C．cry D．stay
A．have B．receive C．stand D．win
A．However B．Therefore C．Although D．Otherwise
A．found B．knew C．believed D．wondered
A．pain B．courage C．luck D．hope
A．sleepy B．injured C．clear D．foolish
A．sat B．lay C．fell D．rose
A．getting B．lending C．using D．missing
A．forgot B．described C．planned D．copied
A．duck B．food C．question D．turn
A．excitement B．surprise C．imagination D．agreement
My son, Sam, struggled through elementary school. But his sixth grade teacher took the time to ____ Sam’s strengths and inspired him to be a better student.
On Valentine’s Day, my eleven-year-old son Sam ____ me to allow him to buy his teacher an enormous red heart-shaped box filled with chocolates. We compromised，and he ____ her a smaller but respectably sized heart. On his small ____ , $4.99 was a huge investment, and I was touched by his ____ .
Sam has not always loved teachers. He doesn’t yet admit that he ____ school, but he does like to hang out in his classroom after three o’ clock, and he is ____ about some class projects.
Last year, Sam’s most memorable achievement was having the longest “missing assignment” list in the ____ fifth grade. He ____ all year to keep his head above the academic sea. Many nights Sam sank into tears of ____ while working his way through another pile of homework.
I must admit I was ____ when I first met Mrs. Hogan. She was a ____ teacher. She seemed so young and sweet and inexperienced. How was this new teacher going to ____ a boy who had feared school?
As Iobserved this teacher’s ____ with my son at the end of each day, I realized that Sam’s inattentiveness and disorganization were not the ____ things that Mrs. Hogan noticed. She recognized Sam as a knowledgeable, capable student who loved to read. He managed to meet her ____.
Sam began to do his homework without numerous reminders ____ a major search through his crowded backpack. He brought home less and less class work. He ____ six A’s on his second-quarter report card.
I ____ don’t know how much of this miracle is due to the magic of Mrs. Hogan. I do know that my son loves his sixth grade teacher, and I think there is a ____ in relationships that can inspire children when nothing else can.
A．improve B．encourage C．push D．drive
A．advised B．promised C．allowed D．begged
A．bought B．agreed C．rejected D．met
A．standard B．Age C．budget D．basis
A．will B．cleverness C．generosity D．bravery
A．likes B．hates C．attends D．misses
A．annoyed B．excited C．surprised D．worried
A．remarkable B．favorable C．honorable D．entire
A．struggled B．intended C．failed D．continued
A．regret B．surprise C．frustration D．pleasure
A．interested B．concerned C．moved D．wrong
A．working B．caring C．rising D．beginning
A．lift up B．stay up C．sit up D．get up
A．cooperation B．relationship C．interaction D．discussion
A．precious B．interesting C．obvious D．primary
A．questions B．requests C．demands D．expectations
A．although B．or C．if D．so
A．marked B．accepted C．earned D．left
A．clearly B．strongly C．yet D．still
A．mass B．magic C．handwriting D．plan
When I stopped by to get a newspaper, a tall, sincere man came over to me asking for help with directions. With a printout of Google maps, he was looking for a _______ on the main street, but just couldn’t find it. After checking out his written directions, I mapped it my phone and showed him where he needed to go.
He, in , mentioned that he had tried going there, but there was no such street number and he just couldn't locate his hotel．I it again for him．He thanked me with a big smile, shook my hand, and ．I got into my car and he got into his, and we ways．As I drove to the next grocery store and went in, I sensed wrong about the directions－so I Googled the address again and that he was looking for the right address but in a city half an hour away!
it had been several minutes, the chances of finding him miles away－where he was surely still looking around－were ．But I thought I'd give it a(an) and set off in that direction． I'd noticed what his car looked like, and was just about to give up．I parked my car as I considered what else I could do－ , like magic, he drove right by and pulled over into a nearby parking spot, still about where the hotel was．
When I next to him, he couldn't believe it: " did you find me?!" he asked．"I'm not sure, but I that you are in the wrong city!" I showed him the right directions, and after more and a handshake, we .Likely that we'll never meet again, and that makes it much more sweet.
A．museum B．parking spot C．hotel D．grocery store
A．on B．in C．at D．with
A．constantly B．exactly C．absolutely D．completely
A．relief B．panic C．delight D．puzzlement
A．confirmed B．evaluated C．analyzed D．adjusted
A．took off B．took up C．took down D．took over
A．lost B．parted C．fought D．pushed
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．realized B．considered C．determined D．stated
A．Hopefully B．Unbelievably C．Consequently D．Unfortunately
A．big B．vital C．slim D．obvious
A．beginning B．end C．change D．try
A．hardly B．merely C．regularly D．occasionally
A．while B．before C．when D．since
A．at a loss B．at a risk C．at ease D．at peace
A．put out B．put up C．pulled down D．pulled in
A．Where B．Why C．When D．How
A．tried out B．figured out C．burst out D．carried out
A．luck B．smiles C．greetings D．praise
A．left together B．returned home C．waved goodbye D．rushed away
I had offered to watch my 3-year-old daughter, so that my wife could go out with a friend. I was getting some work done in my study while she ______ to be having a good time in the other room. No problem, I figured. But then it got a little too ______ and I shouted, “What are you doing ?”No response. I ______ my question and heard her say, “Oh,…nothing.” Nothing？
I got up from my desk and ran out ______ the living room, where I saw her running across the hall. I followed and watched her as her little behind made a quick ______ into the bathroom. I had her ______! I told her to turn around. She ______. I pulled out my big Daddy voice, “Young lady, I said turn around !”
______, she turned toward me. In her hand was what was left of my wife’s new lipstick. And every square inch of her face was ______ with bright red! As she looked up at me with fearful eyes, I heard ______ voice that had been shouted to me as a child. “How could you…You should know…How many times have you been _____ … What a bad thing to do…” It was just a matter of my picking out which old _____ I was going to use on her so that she would know what a bad girl she had been. But ______ I could let loose, I looked ______ at the sweater on her. In big ______ it said, “I’M A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL(天使)!” I looked back up into her tearful eyes and, ______ seeing a bad girl who didn’t listen, I saw a little angel full of ______ that I had come dangerously close to ______. “Sweetheart, let’s take a picture so Mommy can see how ______ you look.” I took the picture and thanked God that I didn’t ______ the chance to prove what a perfect little angel she had given me.
A．happened B．liked C．appeared D．pretended
A．long B．quiet C．calm D．strange
A．asked B．answered C．raised D．repeated
A．into B．of C．from D．for
A．way B．turn C．change D．progress
A．followed B．scolded C．cornered D．fooled
A．laughed B．listened C．agreed D．refused
A．Slowly B．Eagerly C．Angrily D．Unfortunately
A．filled B．marked C．printed D．covered
A．every B．such C．any D．one
A．told B．beaten C．frightened D．forbidden
A．reports B．notice C．advice D．words
A．as B．when C．since D．before
A．up B．down C．in D．on
A．signs B．letters C．messages D．figures
A．because of B．instead of C．in spite of D．as a result of
A．value B．sadness C．pities D．tricks
A．preventing B．getting rid of C．destroying D．doing wrong on
A．dirty B．ugly C．special D．silly
A．have B．get C．take D．miss