A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer’s hair. The golden red sun was setting. She was on the beach, looking up at the fiery （火红的） ball. She was amazed by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.
The atmosphere relaxed her. After all she had been through, this was what she needed. “It’s getting late,” she thought, “I must go home. My parents will be wondering where I am.”
She wondered how her parents would react, when she got home after the three days she was missing. She kept on walking, directing herself where she spent every summer holiday. The road was deserted. She walked slowly and silently. Just in a few hundred meters she would have been safe in her house.
It was really getting dark now. The sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold, too. She wished she had her favorite sweater on— it kept her really warm. She imagined having it with her. This thought disappeared when she finally saw her front door. It seemed different. Nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days. She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now... It all seemed deserted. She couldn’t understand what was going on.
She entered the house. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written by her father. It said, “Ellen, there is some coffee ready. I went looking.” Ellen was her mother but — where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her parents’ room. She went in. Then she saw her. Her mother, lying on the bed, was sleeping. Her face looked so tired, as if she hadn’t slept for days. She was really pale. Jennifer would have wanted to wake her up but she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer woke up, something was different... she wasn’t in her mother’s room and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away in. She was in her snug bed in her pajamas （睡衣）.
It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice, “Are you feeling better now? You know you got us very, very scared.”
小题1:What does “This thought” in the fourth paragraph refer to?

A．The feeling of being warm in her favorite sweater.

B．Her worry about her parents.

C．The idea of going back home.

D．The feeling of getting back home safely.

小题2:Her father didn’t take care of the garden because _______.

A．he had to look after his wife

B．he was busy looking for her

C．he was not strict in his job

D．he no longer enjoyed working there

小题3:How did Jennifer probably feel when she came back home?
a. worried    b. crazy    c. tired     d. disappointed     e. shocked     f. excited

A．a, c, e

B．a, b, c

C．b, c, e

D．d, e, f

小题4:What can we conclude from this passage?

A．In fact Jennifer’s mother had been sick for days.

B．As Jennifer walked towards home, she became increasingly scared.

C．Having experienced a lot outside, Jennifer felt home was really warm and safe for her.

D．When she found the garden deserted, she realized she got cross.

Travelling around the world with children is difficult enough, but attempting it without using motorized transport is even more of challenge. But Dario Schworer, a 42-year-old climatologist and mountain guide, and his 33-year-old wife Sabine are on a journey to do just that.
The Swiss couple want to travel across the world’s oceans and climb the highest mountain on every continent to promote Earth-friendly ways of life.
“We are collecting good examples of dealing with climate change and living in harmony with nature and we want to spread such ideas,” Schworer said. “We want to help people affected by global warming and to inspire children for the future.”
Recently after having spent three months teaching children in the Everest region, the couple want to show it is possible to travel through as the world’s climate zones using just human-power and forces of nature.
In the 47 countries they have visited so far they have collected 22 tons of trash, taught people in Ecuador how the sun’s rays can be used to clean water and inspired a person in Chile to build a house on water with recycled plastic bottles as a foundation. They have also collected trash in the mountains of Nepal with school children.
So far they have communicated with 45,000 children from South America, Australia and Asia, giving presentations about the importance of recycling and using alternative energy like solar and wind power.
“We need to motivate children,” said Sabine.
When they began their adventure in 2003 they had no children of their own. But since then two has become five: daughter Sabine is now five years old, Andri was born in Chile and baby Noe was born in Australia.
Initially the couple thought they would complete their travels in four years, but now, seven years later, they believe it could take seven more.
“Since our belief is the need to respect nature, we travel only when conditions are good,” Schworer said.
小题1:Why do the Swiss couple travel around the world?

A．To inspire their children for the future.

B．To prove a travel without motorized transport.

C．To explore the secret of global warming.

D．To promote Earth-friendly ways of life.

小题2:They did a lot during the travel except ________.

A．build a house with recycled plastic bottles

B．collect rubbish and waste

C．communicate with local children

D．show people how to use energy

小题3:What’s the meaning of the underlined word “Initially”?

A．In the end

B．In a way

C．At the beginning

D．On the whole

小题4:The best title of the passage can be ________.

A．A Swiss family’ journey across the world

B．An eco-friendly adventure across the world

C．We have a long way to make a good travel

D．Nature needs respecting and protecting

On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s    36    as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived    37  .
When she came home she sensed    38   unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the    39   were all locked and there was no sign of forced entry ( 进入). Had anything been     40  ? She went from room to room, checking, and found her camera and watch     41    .
The following Thursday she went out at her    42    time, but she didn’t go to the club.     43   , she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home,     44   herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would    45  .
It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making tea at the time. The bell rang again, and    46   she heard her letter-box being pushed open.    47   the kettle（壶）of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a    48   . The wire turned and caught around the knob (圆型旋包钮) on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and    49 _ the water over the hand.    50 __ was heard outside as the    51    fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was    52   by the sound of running feet.
It wasn’t long    53  the police caught the thief. And Mrs. Clarke was greatly    54   at the club for her successful     55  .

小题1:	A．organization B．party C．movement D．club

小题2:	A．lonely B．alone C．away D．busily

小题3:	A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything

小题4:	A．windows B．rooms C．doors D．gates

小题5:	A．found B．opened C．taken D．broken

小题6:	A．losing B．missing C．leaving D．disappearing

小题7:	A．same B．spare C．special D．usual

小题8:	A．Therefore B．However C．Instead D．Again

小题9:	A．pushing B．letting C．pulling D．leading

小题10:

A．appear B．follow C．happen D．continue

小题11:

A．the next moment B．for a while C．in time D．at once

小题12:

A．Putting down B．Laying aside C．Picking up D．Taking away

小题13:

A．knife B．hand C．letter D．key

小题14:

A．spread B．dropped C．poured D．covered

小题15:

A．A sad voice B．A sharp cry C．A warning shout D．A strange noise

小题16:

A．key B．kettle C．door-lock D．wire

小题17:

A．followed B．caused C．produced D．ended

小题18:

A．before B．since C．until D．when

小题19:

A．surprised B．admired C．inspired D．supported

小题20:

A．self-satisfaction B．self-protection C．self-respect D．self-service

My sister, Cathy, who lives in Vancouver, sent me a package full of Christmas gifts. She told me that she had 36   it in advance to make sure it would arrive at my house weeks before the 37 . Christmas was drawing near, but no package arrived. Cathy checked the tracking number every 38  with Canada Post, and every evening she would call me to 39  if there was any sign of it on our end.
The 40  always started with questions about the package, but twenty minutes later we would still be 41   . We talked about our family, such as parents, our kids, 42  and so on. Of course we also talked about our jobs. We had never made so much 43  for each other! The talk always took us back to the hours we spend together in our childhood.
By Christmas Eve we finally had to 44   the fact that the package was 45  lost. On Christmas morning, Cathy got on the phone with everyone in my 46   and told them what she had sent. Later on, after a big Christmas dinner, I had forgotten all about the 47  package when there was a knock on the door. Who could it be at such a time? As I 48  the door, a man was standing there. “I 49    this is yours.” he said, holding a package. Just then I 50  that it had been delivered to the wrong address. “I just got home from vacation,” he explained, “51 I wanted you to have this in time to open for Christmas.” I thanked this 52  stranger for taking so much trouble to 53 this gift to us on Christmas Day, and 54 thanked God that the package had been lost in the first place.
The real gift that holiday season was the new 55  to my sister who lives far away from us. Now there’s one gift I never want to give back!

小题1:	A．booked B．decorated C． listed D．mailed

小题2:	A．appointment B．deadline C．holiday D．party

小题3:	A．year B．morning C．week D．month

小题4:	A．pick out B．take out C．figure out D．find out

小题5:	A．complaint B．conversation C． discussion D．quarrel

小题6:	A．chatting B．arguing C． kidding D．scolding

小题7:	A．gifts B．secrets C．husband D．clothing

小题8:	A．food B．time C．achievement D．money

小题9:	A．consider B．ignore C． accept D．study

小题10:

A．entirely B．simply C．mostly D．suddenly

小题11:

A．restaurant B．office C．house D．class

小题12:

A．terrible B．outstanding C．big D．missing

小题13:

A．opened B．locked C．left D．watched

小题14:

A．understand B．forget C．know D．believe

小题15:

A．expected B．dreamed C．realized D．remembered

小题16:

A．because B．but C．or D．so

小题17:

A．generous B．honest C．polite D．kind

小题18:

A．show B．present C．return D．offer

小题19:

A．silently B．carefully C．gently D．actually

小题20:

A．connection B．guide C．recognition D．closeness

It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon(马车)and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of  1 to where he was going. Pretty soon he  2  that he was lost, but he  3 to drive, expecting to find his way or to  4 someone who could tell him how to get back to the  5 .
It was a long  6 road. For many hours he kept on driving. When it was almost   7 , he saw in a  8  a tall farmer ploughing the land. He stopped his  9 team of horses near the fence and called out, “Hello, farmer.”
“Hello, yourself,”  the farmer replied,  10 ploughing.
“Where does the horse   11 ? He asked without knowing his languages mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It   12 stays right where it is,” said the farmer,   13     stopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town?” said the city man, speaking a little  14 .
“Don’t know. I never  15 it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting 16 . “What do you know? You’re the biggest fool I  17 saw.”
18  stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time  19 at the city man. Then he said, “Maybe I don’t know much.   20  I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost!”

小题1:	A．signs B．orders C．attention D．direction

小题2:	A．realized B．recognized C．accepted D．received

小题3:	A．stopped B．used C．wanted D．continued

小题4:	A．miss B．meet C．look D．lose

小题5:	A．town B．country C．capital D．village

小题6:	A．lonely B．busy C．dirty D．crowded

小题7:	A．at noon B．at night C．raining D．dark

小题8:	A．truck B．pile C．field D．store

小题9:	A．strong B．tired C．weak D．tiring

小题10:

A．but B．went on C．stopped D．still

小题11:

A．go B．lead up C．get D．show

小题12:

A．always B．often C．sometimes D．seldom

小题13:

A．began B．still C．without D．already

小题14:

A．clearly B．lower C．more loudly D．more politely

小题15:

A．judged B．measured C．saw D．studied

小题16:

A．sad B．lovely C．friendly D．angry

小题17:

A．ever B．often C．even D．never

小题18:

A．Still B．Not C．With D．Finally

小题19:

A．gladly B．immediately C．in silence D．excitedly

小题20:

A．Really B．Perhaps C．Certainly D．Fortunately

I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I used to give a lot of money to the homeless, feeling  31  for them. But as time passed, I became a mom with no home, a huge 32    , and hardly any income. As a result, I  33 giving money to the people on the side of the road and became very  34 .
Things started to change for me  35 . I had a home, a backyard for my daughter, and plenty of food, and I started to  36 myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the  37 , “Will work for food.” I  38 . My daughter commented. “Mommy, you used to always give money to those people in  39 .” I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for  40 , or other bad things.” She didn’t respond.  41 when I said that, I didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was driving to  42 my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep  43 me said, “Just help the guy.” So I  44 down my window, and he ran over excitedly. He said, “God bless you, I only need 77 cents.” I  45 into my ashtray (烟灰缸) and strangely enough, there  46 three quarters and two pennies.
I picked them up and gave them to him. He  47 with joy and tears in his eyes. “Wow, you just made it  48 for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you so much; the  49 that had this great sale is leaving in 20 minutes!” It was a moment I’ll  50 forever. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best gift in life—GIVING.

小题1:	A．angry B．grateful C．sorry D．strange

小题2:	A．problem B．burden C．disease D．debt

小题3:	A．continued B．stopped C．hated D．appreciated

小题4:	A．rich B．bitter C．relaxed D．pleased

小题5:	A．slowly B．immediately C．quickly D．greatly

小题6:	A．save B．pull C．run D．feed

小题7:	A．determination B．sign C．child D．advertisement

小题8:	A．ran away B．turned back C．passed by D．sped up

小题9:	A．danger B．love C．need D．sadness

小题10:

A．life B．book C．food D．smoking

小题11:

A．And B．So C．But D．Even

小题12:

A．bring up B．carry out C．pick up D．take out

小题13:

A．on B．inside C．behind D．over

小题14:

A．rolled B．pushed C．blew D．took

小题15:

A．reached B．went C．knocked D．shouted

小题16:

A．hid B．stood C．sat D．slept

小题17:

A．burst out B．turned up C．set out D．stood up

小题18:

A．wonderful B．meaningful C．possible D．interesting

小题19:

A．plane B．man C．woman D．bus

小题20:

A．thank B．remember C．respect D．hold

Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames. Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag. Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music.
Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, “Jazz and I grew up together.”
Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短号) at a boy's home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs and on the steam­boats that traveled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.
In 1992 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went. Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.
His cornet playing had a deep humanity (仁爱) and warmth that caused many listeners to say, “Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.”
He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world. His death, on July 6, 1971, was headline news around the world.
小题1:Armstrong was called Pops because he ________.

A．looked like a musician	B．had great effect on the world of music
C．showed great interest in music	D．traveled to play modern music

小题2:What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A．Armstrong loved traveling on the Mississippi River.

B．New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz.

C．Armstrong showed great talent for music in his youth.

D．Many great musicians were born in New Orleans.

小题3:Which statement about Armstrong is true?

A．His tale begins in New Orleans.	B．He was born before jazz was invented.
C．He learned popular music at a boy's home.	D．His music was popular with many people.

小题4:So many people loved and respected Armstrong because ____________.

A．his music had a deep humanity and warmth	B．he had two famous nicknames
C．he and Jazz grew up together	D．his mouth looked like a large bag

小题5:Which would be the best title for the text?

A．The Invention of the Jazz Music	B．The Father of the Jazz Style
C．The Making of a Musician	D．The Spread of Popular Music

One day a mother rat and her babies were out in an open field. They were playing and having a good time when   26  a hungry cat came on the scene! It hid   27  a big tree and then   28  forward through the tall grass   29  it could almost hear them talk.  30  the mother rat and her babies knew   31  had happened, the cat   32  from its hiding place and started to run   33  them.
The mother rat and her babies all   34  at once. They hurried towards   35  home, which was under a pile of large stones.   36  the baby rats were   37  frightened that they could not run very   38 . Closer and closer the cat came. In no time the cat would be upon   39 . What was to be done?
The mother rat stopped running,   40  round and faced the cat,   41，"Bow Wow! Bow Wow! "just like   42  angry dog. The cat was so surprised and   43  that it ran away.
The mother rat turned to the babies, "Now you see  44  important it is to learn 45   second language!"

小题1:	A．naturally B．suddenly C．nearly D．certainly

小题2:	A．on B．between C．by D．behind

小题3:	A．crawled(爬) B．jumped C．looked D．put

小题4:	A．before B．when C．until D．while

小题5:	A．Before B．After C．Unless D．Otherwise

小题6:	A．where B．what C．which D．when

小题7:	A．jumped B．started C．jumping D．starting

小题8:	A．over B．through C．after D．against

小题9:	A．runing away B．ran away C．run away D．to run away

小题10:

A．to B．for C．its D．their

小题11:

A．Because B．But C．Thus D．Although

小题12:

A．as B．very C．so D．much

小题13:

A．freely B．hardly C．soon D．quickly

小题14:

A．ahead B．down C．that D．them

小题15:

A．turned B．walked C．jumped D．ran

小题16:

A．saying B．said C．shouting D．shouted

小题17:

A．a B．an C．their D．that

小题18:

A．pleased B．excited C．frightened D．worried

小题19:

A．so B．why C．what D．how

小题20:

A．\ B．the C．a D．an

Many people cannot forget the beautiful thousand hand dance performed by disabled people during the 2005 CCTV Spring Festival Gala(晚会). Many of these dancers cannot hear or speak, but their performances are wonderful.
The leading dancer is a beautiful young woman, Tai Lihua, who was born healthy  but lost her hearing when she was two years old because of a fever. Not long after that, she also became mute and, from then on, her world was silent. She did not realize this at first, but when she was five, she played a game about sounds with her school friends and discovered she was different. She felt very sad. Her father went to many places looking for treatments for her disabilities, but nothing worked.
    When she was seven years old, Tai Lihua went to a school for deaf and mute children, where she did very well in her studies. Her teacher said she used her brain more than other children and was very good at expressing her feelings through movements.
Then when she was fifteen, she started learning to dance. At first, she found it difficult but she didn’t give up. She spent a lot of time practicing and became a brilliant dancer. In the last few years, she has performed in many countries and is much admired by foreign audience. Dancing has changed her life and brought her world wide success and fame.
小题1:Which of the following is expressed in the passage?

A．Where there is life, there is hope.

B．No one is too old to learn.

C．Where there is a will, there is a way.

D．The early bird catches the worm.

小题2:What’s the meaning of the underlined word “ brilliant”?

A．very gentle

B．very beautiful

C．very talkative

D．very successful

小题3:We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．Tai Lihua was born healthy.

B．Tai Lihua isn't successful now.

C．Tai Lihua’s parents didn’t take good care of her.

D．Tai Lihua had a natural ability to dance very well.

小题4:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．A disabled girl.

B．A dancer in a silent world.

C．A beautiful dancer.

D．Dance performance in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

There is an old story about an army of frogs that went jumping through the forest one day when two of them suddenly fell into a deep   1 . All of the other frogs gathered around to look  2 at their two fallen friends. They all began to   3  shake their heads and croak out warnings. “It­­­’s too deep!”said one frog. Another said that there was no   4  they would ever be able to get out   5 .
The two fallen frogs began to continuously jump as they   6  to get out, but the frogs that were   7  kept croaking louder at them that they might as well stop   8  they were as good as dead and just   9  their time. One of the two frogs finally gave up,  10  their advice and died.
The other frog just kept on jumping harder than ever   11  all the loud croaks of disapproval from the frogs around the top of the hole. They kept croaking at him to   12  jumping and save himself from all the   13  and suffering as he jumped and fell back down to the bottom   14 .
Finally, to the   15  of all the other frogs, he jumped right out of the deep hole. The other frogs asked him, “Why did you keep jumping   16   we yelled and croaked at you to stop?” The frog explained to them he was   17  at that time and that he had thought they were cheering for him and yelling words of   18  to him the entire time!
A little encouragement can go a long way. We don’t often think about the   19   that our words have upon others. Our words do have the power to hurt or to   20 .

小题1:	A．hole B．river C．well D．valley

小题2:	A．up B．down C．over D．around

小题3:	A．violently B．gently C．sadly D．doubtfully

小题4:	A．wonder B．doubt C．Problem D．way

小题5:	A．alone B．alive C．aware D．awake

小题6:	A．attempted B．chose C．preferred D．failed

小题7:	A．helping B．jumping C．watching D．cheering

小题8:	A．if B．because C．though D．until

小题9:	A．saving B．spending C．killing D．wasting

小题10:

A．ignored B．offered C．followed D．rejected

小题11:

A．in spite of B．as a result of C．in terms of D．instead of

小题12:

A．try B．practise C．imagine D．quit

小题13:

A．stress B．pain C．panic D．trouble

小题14:

A．here and there B．now and then C．over and over D．neck and neck

小题15:

A．delight B．disappointment C．embarrassment D．surprise

小题16:

A．even though B．now that C．as though D．in case

小题17:

A．blind B．deaf C．numb D．clumsy

小题18:

A．warning B．trust C．wisdom D．encouragement

小题19:

A．pressure B．magic C．effect D．force

小题20:

A．help B．protect C．prevent D．create