The Goal of the Mind
It was an unforgettable night．The noisy Mexico City gradually （1） ．The main Olympic stadium was in darkness．
（2） he finished making the scenes that the marathon （马拉松赛跑）winners celebrated the victory，Greenspan，a world famous documentary producer，found the stadium （3） ．He was leaving for the hotel when he suddenly saw a man running into the stadium．The man ran out of breath．（4） he didn't stop．After he got to the goal，he fell down on the ground．
Greenspan （5） this was a marathon athlete，so he went over to ask why the athlete ran to the goal with such a difficulty．The young man replied，"That my （6） sent me here is not to let me start of a race in the competition，but to make me （7） the game I have fallen behind all other runners，but I have a goal （8） them．I will run to the goal because my motherland is watching me from behind．"
Moved by what he said，Greenspan （9） the most touching scene in the history of the Olympic Games to every Corner of the world．
Life should have a （10） of reaching the peak （顶峰），yet the most important is not whether we can reach the peak but whether we have made the greatest efforts﹣to reach the goal in the mind is a success．
（1）A．slowed down |
B．calmed down |
C．put down |
（2）A．Since |
B．Before |
C．After |
（3）A．empty |
B．large |
C．bright |
（4）A．so |
B．but |
C．and |
（5）A．guessed |
B．hoped |
C．introduced |
（6）A．coach |
B．friend |
C．country |
（7）A．play |
B．watch |
C．complete |
（8）A．for |
B．like |
C．against |
（9）A．spread |
B．made |
C．recorded |
（10）A．decision |
B．dream |
C．suggestion |
完形填空 分别通读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（共20小题，每小题1分；计20分）
The word “sandwich” is an English word. Sandwich was an English 1. He lived in England about two hundred years ago. Sandwich had a lot of 2. He was very rich(富有的). But he liked 3cards for money. He often played 4day and night. 5day he played for twenty-four hours without stopping. He did not 6the card table to eat. He asked his man to 7him some meat and 8. So he put some meat between two pieces of bread. He did not want to stop 9 playing cards. From the name of this man, Sandwich, we have the word “sandwich” 10.A．woman B．man C．book
A．money B．food C．cards
A．making B．keeping C．playing
A．every B．only C．all
A．OneB．Next C．This
A．hold B．leave C．show
A．use B．take C．bring
A．milk B．fruit C．bread
A．before B．when C．after
A．in shops B．this year C．today
完型填空：（共10分）
John is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a ____1____ student when he was young. He was often late for ___2_____ and didn’t like doing his homework. Sometimes, he slept in class. He didn’t understand(理解) much ,____3____ he always thought he understood everything and made some jokes.
One day the teacher ____4____ the students a question, “When Jack was ten years old, ____5____ brother Bob was twenty. Now Jack is fifteen and ___6___ is his brother Bob?” John said, “That’s easy. Bob is twice as old as Jack, so he is now thirty.”
Another time, the _7____ in a science class asked, “When it thunders(打雷), ____8____ do we always see light before we ____9____ sound?
“But, Miss,” said John quickly, “don’t you ___10____ our eyes are in front of our ears?
A．good B．tall C．cool D．short
A．dinner B．lunch C．class D．play
A．so B．and C．or D．but
A．sent B．asked C．told D．found
A．your B．my C．his D．her
A．how many B．how old C．how much D．how long
A．teacher B．farmer C．nurse D．pilot
A．what B．when C．where D．why
A．see B．listen C．hear D．feel
A．read B．learn C．study D．know
完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
We have no idea about 1 men first began to use salt. But we do know that it had been used in many different ways __2___ the history.
For example, in many history books it is __3_ that people who lived three thousand years ago __4__salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt（埃及）, salt __5_ keep the dead. It can keep the dead bodies __6__ decay.（腐烂）
In the eighteenth century, a person who stole salt was __7__ to have broken the __8__. if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into __9__. Books also record that in England about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century __10__ stealing salt! In the year 1553, if a man took __11__ than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be __12__ punished(惩罚).
Salt was very __13__ on the dinner table of a king. It was always put __14_ the king when he sat down to eat. Then important visitors sat near the salt __15__ less important visitors were given seats farther away from it.
A．when B．where C．what D．which
A．throughout B．thought C．though D．although
A．say B．reported C．recorded D．reading
A．eat B．ate C．eating D．have eaten
A．used to B．was used to C．was used D．used
A．off B．from C．on D．out
A．think B．consider C．thoughtful D．thought
A．law B．glass C．computer D．time
A．pool B．hill C．prison D．river
A．because B．because of C．by D．as
A．more B．less C．fewer D．most
A．serious B．bad C．terrible D．seriously
A．important B．necessary C．clever D．cheerful
A．in the front of B．behind C．in front of D．before
A．when B．as C．however D．while
完形填空 (10分)
Grandma was busy cooking in the kitchen and Sera was always to be here for dinner.
There were many photographs of past and present 1 members and many other old things on her grandma’s table. Among them, she especially loved the large clay pot (陶壶). It was beautiful, painted in many colours.
“May I hold it?” asked Sera.
“Yes, but please be 2 . It is very old.” Grandma picked up the pot with gentle hands, gave it to Sera, and then went into the kitchen.
Sera decided to sit on the sofa. The sofa was a few feet 3 her. She went backward. 4 a toy truck was there. The truck rolled (滚动) away when Sera stepped on it. She fell back onto the sofa. The clay pot 5 out of her hands and up into the air! It landed on the floor.
Sera could hear the clay crack (裂痕). “No, no!” she cried. She heard grandma’s footsteps coming toward her. How could she face her grandma now?
“It’s not so 6 , Sera,” Grandma said. “Come on. You can repair the pot.”
“Let me tell you a story about that pot.”
Grandma pointed to another crack in the pot. Sera had never 7 it before. “My grandma made this crack when she was about your age,” said grandma. “She was carrying it back to the village 8 it fell onto the road. It had been full of 9 , so she got all wet!” She pointed to another crack. “This crack came when I dropped the pot on a big boat that brought 10 here from Canada,” said grandma smiling. Sera laughed and held up the pot. She could see now how each crack had become part of the colourful design--and part of her family’s story.
A．school B．family C．team D．village
A．helpful B．useful C．careful D．peaceful
A．behind B．beside C．under D．above
A．Suddenly B．Amazingly C．Unluckily D．Surprisingly
A．picked B．threw C．dropped D．flew
A．bad B．safe C．late D．easy
A．known B．watched C．heard D．noticed
A．when B．until C．if D．unless
A．sand B．water C．salt D．sugar
A．we B．our C．us D．ours
完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，计10分)
Do you have a beautiful dream?I know almost everyone ___1____ his own dream in his life.The dreams are very important ___2_ them. The dreams can make them___3__ harder.
I am studying in a school now. My dream is ___4___ a teacher in west China. Many children there want to go to school____5____they can't. Their families are poor and their parents don't have enough money___6___ their children to school. I think that going to school and studying is the only __7__to change their life.
Teachers are greatly needed there, so I want to be a teacher to help them. I will be kind to my students and make __8___with them. I will give them love and teach them 9____ to be a useful person. I think it is an interesting job in the world. I hope my dream can ____10____!
A．has B．have C．is D．are
A．at B．to C．in D．with
A．to work B．to study C．work D．study
A．be B．to make C．to do D．to be
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．to send B．sending C．to make D．making
A．way B．dream C．school D．place
A．friends B．a friend C．models D．a model
A．when B．why C．how D．what
A．find B．realize C．look for D．come true