阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　Have you ever wondered why the skins of animals have unusual colours? Colour in animals 　1　either “protective” (保护的) or“warning” .

　Birds, monkeys and spiders (蜘蛛) are very 　2　　　 butterflies (蝴蝶) , but there are some butterflies which are 　3　　　 . They had a bad taste and bright colour, and this bright colour 　4　　　 a danger signal to the birds, monkeys and spiders. These butterflies can 　5　　 　in daylight while the ones which are fit to be eaten have to hurry 　6　　 　through the very dark parts of the forest.

　But if you study the 　7　　 　in any part of the world,you will find that the chief use of colouring is protection. Lions,tigers and other beasts move quietly through great masses of jungle (丛林) . They are often invisible to the eyes. The skin of the tiger looks 　8　　　 the stalks (梗) of the jungle.

　But 　9　　 　act remains to be noted. After the rainy season,the new green grasses spring up. All the withered grass (枯草) insects seem 　10　　 　. Their colour would be no protection to them. and their places are now coloured as green as the new grass . Whether they are new insects or only the new green grasses,nobody knows.

1.

[　　]

A. happen to be　　　B. happens to be

C. seem to be　　　　D. seems to be

2. 

[　　]

A. fond of　　　　　　B. fond for

C. like to　　　　　　D. like for

3.

[　　]

A. not used to being eaten

B. not fit to be eaten

C. fit for them to be eaten

D. not fit to eat

4.

[　　]

A. serves for　　　　　B. act for

C. serves as　　　　　 D. act to

5.

[　　]

A. fly freely　　　　　B. run quickly

C. jump high　　　　　 D. sing gladly

6.

[　　]

A. on terror(恐怖)to their lives

B. be afraid of their lives

C. to terror to their lives

D. in terror for their lives

7.

[　　]

A. butterflies habit　　B. monkeys action

C. animal life　　　　　D. animal deeds

8.

[　　]

A. much more like　　　　B. very like

C. much like　　　　　　 D. many more like

9.

[　　]

A. a even more strange

B. an even much more strange

C. an even more strange

D. an much more strange

10.

[　　]

A. to be disappeared　　　B. to disappear

C. to be disappearing　　 D. to disappearing

(B)

　In the autumn every leaf that falls to the ground in the wind tells a story. Little holes in the leaf may tell us that 　11　during its life 　12　　 　insects came to make holes in it. Small light-coloured spots 　13　　　 across its face may show the troubles the leaf has had. The leaf, 　14　　　 , tells us a very special story. The story it tells is about a caterpillar (毛毛虫), the leaf miner. Do you see those small lines 　15　　　 the leaf? Notice, 　16　　 　the longer line, that one end is very narrow but the other end is 　17　　　 During the summer a very small insect 　18　　 　the leaf and 　19　　 　. Later a tiny caterpillar came from the egg and began eating its way through the leaf. As it 　20　　 　inside the leaf, eating along the way, the caterpillar grew larger and larger. Finally it made a tunnel to the leaf's surface and turned into a grownup insect with wings. The winding lines we see 　21　　 　across the leaf are the turnnels 　22　　 　the leaf-miner —caterpillar.

　Looking for leafminer tunnels is very interesting. They can 　23　　 　trees are found. Look for them on 　24　　 　of plant, including garden plants and roadside grass,If you discover a leaf with a leaf-miner tunnel in it,take a magnifying　glass (放大镜) and 　25　　 　the end of the wide part of the tunnel. You may be able to see the holes where the leaf-miner finally ate its way to the surface of the leaf and entered the outside world.

11. 

[　　]

A. some time　　 　　　　　B. sometimes

C. some times　　　　　　　D. always

12.

[　　]

A. one or less　　　 　　　B. one or more

C. more or less　　　　　　D. one or fewer

13.

[　　]

A. to be dotted (布满)　　　B. to have dotted

C. being dotted　　　　　　 D. dotted

14. 

[　　]

A. however　　　　　　　　　B. but

C. and　　　　　　　　　　　D. so

15. 

[　　]

A. winded across　　　　　　B. winding across

C. winding over　　　 　　　D. winded over

16.

[　　]

A. especial on　　　  　　　B. especially with

C. especially on　　　　　　D. especial at

17. 

[　　]

A. more wider　　　　　　　　B. very wider

C. much wider　　　　　　　　D. much more wide

18. 

[　　]

A. flew onto　　　　　　　　　B. flying into

C. coming through　　　 　　　D. went into

19.

[　　]

A. laid an egg inside the leaf　　　B. laying an egg outside the leaf

C. lying an insect on the leaf　　　D. fallen itself beside the leaf

20. 

[　　]

A. wandering (蜿蜒曲折)　　　　B. came

C. wandered　　　　　　　　　　D. wondering

21.

[　　]

A. passed　　　　　　　　　　　B. passing

C. pasting　　　 　　　　　　　D. pasted

22. 

[　　]

A. made from　　　　　　　　　B. made in

C. made by　　　　　　　　　　D. made up of

23. 

[　　]

A. be looked for somewhere　　　　B. be looked at everywhere

C. be finding in some places　　　D. be found anywhere

24.

[　　]

A. every branch　　　　　　　　　B. every kind

C. every corner　　　　　　　　　D. every stick

25. 

[　　]

A. looked closely at　　　　　　　B. looking close into

C. look closely at　　　　　　　　D. having looked to

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　Once upon a time, in a certain town, there lived a doctor. He was a good,　kind man and very hard-working.  1 of the day or night he was always ready to go to the bedside of a sick person, or to help if there was an accident.  2 liked him and trusted him and people always went to him whenever there was  3 .

　　But the years  4 ,and in the end ,old age and hard work  5 the doctor and he began to lose his memory .This made him do rather silly things sometimes .When people noticed this they did not go to him any more when they were ill.

　　“He may give us the  6 ,” They said, and they were afraid.

　　The good old doctor noticed that people did not come to him  7 but he did not understand why. So he asked, “Why does no one come to me now? I used to have a lot of patients.”

　　No one wanted 8 him that the real reason because they did not want to hurt the good old man, so they said.

　　“You  9 all your patients. There is no one sick now.” The doctor was pleased when he heard that, and went away  10 .

1.

[　　]

A. At all time　　　B. At a time

C. At any time　　　D. At one time

2.

[　　]

A. Everybody　　　B. Anybody

C. Nobody　　 　　D. Somebody

3.

[　　]

A. nothing wrong with them

B. something wrongly with them

C. anything wrong with them

D. some troubles with them

4.

[　　]

A. went passed　　　    B. went past

C. had gone passed　　　D. had gone past

5.

[　　]

A. made out　　　B. took out

C. die out　　　 D. wore out

6.

[　　]

A. expensive medicine　　　B. best medicine

C. worst medicine　　　    D. wrong medicine

7.

[　　]

A. like they used to do　　　B. like they often do

C. as they used to　　　　　 D. as they were used to doing

8.

[　　]

A. to say　　　　　　　B. to tell

C. to speak　　　　　　D. to talk

9.

[　　]

A. have cured　　　　  B. have poisoned

C. have killed　　　 　D. have beaten

10.

[　　]

A. quite a happy　　　 B. quiet happy

C. rather a happy　　　D. quite happy

(B)

There was once a princess(公主)who was very, very proud. She was so proud that she always walked about 11　　.One morning she went out for a walk in the park 12　　.It was a fine sunny morning and the princess sent away her attendants(侍从)and said she 13　　.She also said that her ladies-in-waiting

(宫女们)were all to go into the library and write an essay(文章)on "The Importance of Princesses".

And presently a very bad storm 14　　 ,a truly terrible storm.The princess 15　　 the thinnest of silken frocks(女上衣)and she had no umbrella. She was afraid of sheltering(躲避)under the tree 16　　 there was quite a lot of thunder and lightning, and everyone knows it doesn't do to shelter under trees in a thunderstorm. So she came out on to the open grass and 17　　.

But the storm was so heavy that 18　　 her eyes because her face was lift up so high.She was blinded by the water in her eyes that she couldn't see 19 , and she walked right to the edge of the pond(池塘)and 20　　.

When she was in,she couldn't see how to 21　　,and even started walking further into the pond. When she started 22　　 help,the rain ran into her mouth and down her throat and nearly choked (闷塞)her.By now the ladies- in-waiting were all in the library writing their essays.They were so busy that they 23　　.

At last they noticed it.They all rushed off with umbrellas and things, and they found the Princess, 24　　 in the pond all this time, getting a dreadful(厉害), cold. It took her a long time to 25　　 and it was a bit of a lesson to her.She was never quite so proud after that, and in time she held her head almost like other people.

11.

[　　]

A. with her head up in the air

B. with her head down to the ground

C. with her head highly in the ground

D. with her head high to the air

12.

[　　]

A. which surrounding(围绕)her palace

B. that was surrounded her palace

C. which surrounded her palace

D. that being surrounded her palace

13.

[　　]

A. wished to be with them

B. wished to be alone

C. wished to be lonely

D. wished being alone

14.

[　　]

A. came into　　　B. came across

C. came on　　　　D. came through

15.

[　　]

A. were dressing　　  　B. were putting on

C. were pulling on　　　D. were wearing

16.

[　　]

A. because of　　　B. in spite of

C. because　　　　 D. although

17.

[　　]

A. started to dance　　　B. started running

C. started to crawl　　　D. started jumping

18.

[　　]

A. the water all flew into

B. the rain all went onto

C. the water all running down from

D. the rain all got into

19.

[　　]

A. where she was going　　　B. where she was going to

C. where was she going　　　D. where was she going to

20.

[　　]

A. felt in　　　　B. fallen in

C. fell in　　　　D. had fallen in

21.

[　　]

A. get along　　　B. get out

C. get down　　　 D. get up

22.

[　　]

A. calling for　　　B. calling on

C. calling in　　 　D. calling up

23.

[　　]

A. couldn't hardly notice the storm

B. could almost notice the storm

C. could hardly notice the storm

D. could nearly notice the storm

24.

[　　]

A. who would have been standing

B. who had been standing

C. who had been stood

D. who had stood

25.

[　　]

A. get ill　　　　 B. get health

C. get well　　　　D. get red

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答。

　　This is an old story． People tell it to children all over the world ． Cinderella's father and mother  1 ． She lived with her aunt．Her aunt had two daughters． All of them hated Cinderella because she was beautiful．They made her  2 in the house all day long．

　　One day,the Prince was  3 ． The king asked all the ladies in the land to come to a great dance．  4 the dance the Prince would choose his wife．

　　When Cinderella heard about the dance, she wanted to go．Her aunt and the ugly sisters laughed and said,“You can't go．”Then they went off to the dance． Poor Cinderella sat by the fire  5 ．

　　 6 she heard a gentle voice saying,“Don't cry,Cinderella,you shall go to the dance．I will help you．” Cinderella  7 and saw a little old lady ．She waved her stick at Cinderella． Suddenly she was wearing a wonderful dress．“Now go to the dance．” said the little lady．

　　Cinderella enjoyed the dance very much．The Prince danced with her  8 ．Suddenly the clock began to strike twelve．She hurried back home．She lost one of her glass shoes   9 ．The next day,the Prince sent men to all parts of the country with the glass shoe．

　　“If anyone can wear this small shoe,” he said,“She must be the beautiful lady, and I will marry her．”

　　When the men brought the shoe to the ugly sisters,they both pretended 10 the shoe,but their feet were big and the shoe was small．The man laughed． “Let Cinderella try．”said one of the man．Cinderella put the shoe on easily． Then the Prince married her,and they lived happily ever after．

1．

[　　]

A． both were dead　　　B． were both death

C． were both died　　　D． were both dead

2．

[　　]

A． to do all the work

B． did all the work

C． do all the work

D． doing all the work

3．

[　　]

A． old enough to be married with

B． old enough to marry

C． old enough to marry with

D． old enough to be married

4．

[　　]

A． During the night of

B． At the night of

C． On the night of

D． In the night of

5．

[　　]

A． to cry　　　　　　 B． crying

C． to be crying　　　 D． to be cried

6．

[　　]

A． Sudden　　　　　　 B． All on sudden

C． On sudden　　　　　D． All of a sudden

7．

[　　]

A． looked up　　　  　B． looked at

C． looked for　　　　 D． looked down

8．

[　　]

A． at that time　　　 B． at times

C． all the time　　 　D． at one time

9．

[　　]

A． on the steps　　　 B． within the steps

C． in the steps　　　 D． under the steps

10．

[　　]

A． to put on　　　　　B． putting on

C． to wear　　　　　　D． to have on

(B)

　　Tony and Maria were twins(双胞胎)．When they were seven, their parents gave them a parrot(鹦鹉)  11 ．Its name was Chico and they kept it in a large cage in the living-room．Chico soon learned to say a few words．

　　When the children were at home,Chico's cage door was opened and the parrot  12 ．Sometimes he landed on Maria's arm; Sometimes he landed on Tony's shoulder．One day he  13 and very nearly fell into the fire．

　　Tony put the parrot on his arm．He  14 the fire and said,“Fire-bad!”Over and over again ．Chico learned the words,and said“Fire-bad!”if  15 carried him near the fire．

　　One very cold night,just before bed-time,Tony put lots of coal on the living-room fire,but he 16 the fire-guard(火炉栏)in front of the fire．

　　Dad then 17 the light and the family went to bed． Soon everybody in the house was 18 ．

　　Chico was first to 19 ．He at once saw that a bit of burning coal 20 out of the fire onto the rug(炉边地毯)．Smoke and flames(火焰)were rising from the rug．

　　“Fire-bad! Fire-bad!”screamed(尖叫)Chico,as he jumped about his cage．Dad was first to waken(醒来)．He ran downstairs．Then came Mum,Tony,and Maria． Mum and Dad filled pails(桶)with water and threw them on the burning rug．Tony put the fireguard in front of the fire．Maria spoke quietly to Chico  21 ． In a few minutes ,the fire was 22 ．But if Chico had not cried out,the house 23 ．

　　“Thank you,My dear friend-Chico．You're a hero．”said Tony,  24 ．

　　Then they went upstairs,  25 in his cage．

11．

[　　]

A． for their youngest　　　B． to the birthday

C． for their birthday　　　D． on their celebration

12．

[　　]

A． refused to fly into the blue sky

B． flew out of the cage

C． still stayed in the cage

D． flow down to the ground

13．

[　　]

A． became tiring　　　　　　B． got angry

C． got ill　　　　　　　　　D． became tired

14．

[　　]

A． looked at　　　　　　　　B． pointed out

C． pointed to　　　　　　　 D． looked for

15． 

[　　]

A． anyone 　　　　　　　　　B． someone

C． everyone　　　　　　　　 D． on one

16．

[　　]

A． forgot putting　　　　　 B． forgot to put

C． forgot having put　　　　D． forgot to have put

17．

[　　]

A． put on 　　　　　　　　　B． put down

C． put out 　　　　　　　　 D． put away

18．

[　　]

A． almost dying　　　　　　 B． very asleep

C． fast sleeing　　　　　　 D． fast asleep

19．

[　　]

A． sit up 　　　　　　　　　B． stand up

C． wake up 　　　　　　　　 D． eat up

20．

[　　]

A． had fallen　　　　　　 　B． fell

C． had felt 　　　　　　　　D． had been fallen

21．

[　　]

A． to carry him back into the bag

B． to keep him calm

C． to let him fly into the sky

D． to make him calmly

22．

[　　]

A． being put away　　　　　　B． put out

C． put down　　　　　　　　　D． putting out

23．

[　　]

A． might have been burned down

B． had burned down at once

C． might have been burning down

D． might have burned down

24．

[　　]

A． to speak to all of them

B． speaking to all of them

C． to speak for them all

D． speaking for them all

25．

[　　]

A． to leave a happy Chico resting

B． left a happy Chico to rest

C． leaving a happy Chico resting

D． having left a happy Chico to rest

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　What actually happens when we read? Some people think we read one word 　1 　, understand it and then go on to the next． 　2 　people think that our eyes smoothly 　3 　over each line from left to right, then back to the beginning of the 　4 　line ,and so on． In 　5 　, the physical action of reading usually doesn't work in 　6 　of those ways．

　　7 　you do this experiment with a friend．Get hold of a book with a large page 　8 　and with lines that go right 　9 　the page．　　 　10 　your friend to 　11 　the book up and to read it with the top of the book just 　12 　his eye level．This 　13 　that you can watch the movement of his eyes as he reads the page． 　14 　you do this, you will see that your friend's eyes do not make a continuous forward sweep．　　 　15 　they progress（前移） by little“jumps”, moving, then stopping, as they progress along the line．

　　16 　to be this starting and stopping movement 　17 　the eye can see only when it is not moving．Every time the eye 　18 　it sees a phrase or even a sentence, then jumps to the 　19 　part of the line, and so on．

　There is 　20 　interesting fact about eye movement．You will notice that, 　21 　, the reader goes back and looks again at something he 　22 　before, in other 　23 　, he returns to an earlier part of the text probably because he 　24 　he is not understanding it properly．Then he comes back to 　25 　he stopped and continues reading．

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　Tom's old car was 　1 　slow that it took him 　2 　to get to the 　3 　．It was five minutes late, and 　4 　in the theatre, it seemed, was 　5 　one of the rows． Half the people in the row had 　6 　to let him 　7 　, and he was embarrassed（不好意思） to cause 　8 　．Then when he 　9 　comfortably, he began to worry about 　10 　he had to turn off 　11 　of his car． If he 　12 　, the battery （电池） would run down by the time the show was 　13 　．Finally he could stand there 　14 　．

　Even more embarrassed 　15 　, he stood up and began to move 　16 　the people．“ 　17 　”．He said to 　18 　as the passed．

　His lights were 　19 　．All his worry has been 　20 　．When he 　21 　the theatre he felt he just couldn't trouble 　22 　again and decided 　23 　at the back of the theatre, rather than 　24 　them to rise 　25 　．

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳　　 答案。

　　     "You can have the 1 neighbours for years", the old man said. "You　　 love them; 2 you think you love them. And you　　 3 that they love you. But do you ever really　　 4 them?"

    Charlie Kemp and his family lived next door to me for fifteen years.　　 We were good friends for all that time. I enjoy　　 5 I am 6 it's the best thing in the world. And good relationship with the Kemps was　　 7it. Because they seemed to 8 it.

    They were interesting and clever people, but they were always in some　　 sort of 9. It was usually 10 or accident, but there were other　　 things too. For example, their house caught fire twice;and twice the　　 whole family 11 in mine. They were always 12 things-money, keys,　　 a watch, a camera. Pictures 13 the walls;the children fell out of　　 their beds … I used to 14 in the mornings and think:"What will　　 15 to them today?" I was their friend 16 their neighbour. Life was always　　 interesting, but never 17. Best of 18, I liked the whole family.

    One late autumn morning I lit a 19 in order to burn the　　 collected 20 leaves. After a time Charlie Kemp came out of his house　　 and walked up the road. "Morning, Charlie, "I said. "Lovely day, 　　 21?" He smiled at me and 22.I went on with my work.

    Twenty minutes later a 23 arrived. He walked into my garden and　　 said, "You have to put that fire out. Your neighbour has　　 24 to us.He doesn't like the 25." "My neighbour?"I asked.

    "Yes. "The police took out his notebook and read. "Charles Kemp. He　　 lives next door, doesn't he?"

1. A. kind    B. different 　　　　C. same    D. naughty

[    ]

2. A. or    B. and    C. but    D. since

[    ]

3. A. wish    B. hope    C. want    D. would rather

[    ]

4. A. know    B. believe    C. trust    D. understand

[    ]

5. A. glad    B. sure    C. thinking    D. afraid

[    ]

6. A. glad    B. sure    C. thinking    D. afraid

[    ]

7. A. difficult    B. hate    C. dislike    D. look for

[    ]

8. A. trouble    B. danger    C. luck    D. business

[    ]

9. A. trouble    B. danger    C. illness    D. hurt

[    ]

10. A. happiness    B. choice    C. illness    D. hurt

[    ]

11. A. lived    B. slept    C. spent    D. passed time

[    ]

12. A. finding    B. gaining    C. lost    D. losing

[    ]

13. A. dropped    B. dropped down    C. fell off    D. fell down

[    ]

14. A. get up    B. wake    C. rise    D. stay in bed

[    ]

15. A. happen    B. but also 　　   C. come    D. fall

[    ]

16. A. as well as    B. but also 　　  C. so well as    D. or

[    ]

17. A. simple    B. the same    C. dull    D. easy

[    ]

18. A. them    B. all    C. which    D. everything

[    ]

19. A. cigarette    B. stove 　　 C. lamp    D. fire

[    ]

20. A. fallen    B. falling 　　 C. fell    D. dropping

[    ]

21. A. don't you think    B. isn't it　　

    C. do you like　　    D. do you agree

[    ]

22. A. shook his head    B. ran away    C. nodded    D. turned round

[    ]

23. A. teacher    B. neighbour    C. friend    D. policeman

[    ]

24. A. told    B. complained 　　  C. written    D. sent

[    ]

25. A. smell    B. taste    C. sound    D. fire

[    ]