A farmer found a wounded eagle (鹰) in his field. He was so   26   that he took it home and cleaned its wounds. After that he placed it  27  in the yard, in the hope that it    28    recover soon.

Strangely enough, the eagle soon got used to the    29   of all the chickens in the yard. It learned to    30    from side to side like chickens, and eat happily from a trough (食槽). For many years, the eagle    31    his new life on the farm.

Then one day, one of the farmer’s friends pointed to the playing    32   and asked, “  33   is that eagle acting like a chicken?” The farmer told him what had   34  , and the friend felt quite   35  .

“I can’t believe that!” said the friend. “It should fly in the    36   , not live here!” He picked up the eagle, and   37   it into the air. The eagle was  38  , and cried loudly. Then it just fell down on the ground.

That night, the friend could   39   sleep as he remembered the chicken-like eagle. The next morning, he headed back to the farm for another   40  . This time he carried the eagle to the   41   of a nearby mountain.

When he stood at the highest place of the mountain, he looked into its eyes and shouted, “Don’t you   42   ? You weren’t made to live like a chicken!” As he   43   the eagle up, he made sure it was facing into the bright   44   of the rising sun. Then he    45    tossed (抛) the bird into the sky. This time the eagle opened his wings, and disappeared into the clouds.

1.                A．polite          B．brave          C．kind D．proud

 

2.                A．forward        B．outside         C．inside    D．backward

 

3.                A．would          B．should          C．must D．need

 

4.                A．food           B．sounds         C．water    D．habits

 

5.                A．walk           B．sleep           C．talk  D．drink

 

6.                A．wasted         B．forgot          C．lost  D．enjoyed

 

7.                A．chicken        B．eagle           C．farmer   D．plane

 

8.                A．When          B．How           C．Why D．What

 

9.                A．suffered        B．experienced     C．happened D．found

 

10.               A．pleased        B．surprised       C．worried   D．satisfied

 

11.               A．sky            B．sea            C．land  D．lake

 

12.               A．pulled         B．moved         C．took  D．threw

 

13.               A．afraid          B．interested      C．excited    D．angry

 

14.               A．hardly         B．exactly         C．actually   D．finally

 

15.               A．drink          B．meeting        C．rest  D．try

 

16.               A．top            B．foot           C．center    D．side

 

17.               A．believe         B．cry            C．understand D．work

 

18.               A．held           B．put            C．filled D．tied

 

19.               A．sight           B．light           C．space D．shape

 

20.               A．easily          B．softly          C．quickly    D．powerfully

 

 

The train swung back and forth, its wheels screeching against the tracks. Outside the window the   1   cold of winter ruled. The carriage was filled with frozen, self-centered, bored   2  .

Suddenly a little boy pushed his   3   in between unfriendly grown-up legs --- the kind that only unwillingly   4   room for you. While his father stayed by the door, the boy sat next to the window,   5   by cold-looking, morning-weary adults. What a brave child, I thought. As the train entered a tunnel（隧道）, something totally   6   happened. The little boy   7   down from his seat and put his hand on my knee. For a moment, I thought he wanted to go   8  me and   9   to his father, so I shifted a bit. But  10   moving on, the boy leaned forward and stretched（伸出） his head up towards me   11   to tell me something. Kids! I   12   down to listen to what he had to say. Wrong again! He   13   me softly on the cheek.

Then he returned to his seat,   14   back and cheerfully started looking out. But I was   15  . What happened? A kid kissing unknown grown-ups on the train? To my   16  , the kid went on to kiss all my neighbors.

Confused, we looked   17   at his father, “He’s so happy to be alive,” the father said. “He’s been very sick.”

The train stopped and father and son got down and   18   into the crowd. On my cheek I could still feel the child’s kiss --- a kiss that had   19   some soul-searching. How many grown-ups go around kissing each other from the pure joy of being alive? How many even give much thought to the   20   of living? The little boy had given us a sweet but serious slap in the face: Don’t let yourself die before your heart stops!

1. A．freezing              B．leaking                    C．touching                D．surrounding

2. A．children               B．adults                     C．passengers                     D．pedestrians

3. A．hands                  B．neighbors               C．elbows                   D．way

4. A．made                  B．took                       C．supported               D．supplied

5. A．organized            B．surrounded              C．comforted              D．admired

6. A．unbearable           B．unexpected              C．unconscious           D．unconditional

7. A．settled               B．sat                          C．slid                         D．stepped

8. A．upon                   B．over                       C．through                  D．past

9. A．turned                 B．appealed                 C．returned                 D．attended

10. A．in case of          B．instead of               C．in charge of            D．in danger of

11. A．as if                  B．even though            C．now that                D．ever since

12. A．went                B．declined                 C．bent                       D．lay

13. A．hit                    B．swept                    C．kissed                    D．masked

14. A．put                    B．leaned                    C．kept                       D．pushed

15. A．annoyed            B．relaxed                    C．engaged                  D．shocked

16. A．relief                B．disappointment        C．amazement             D．anxiety

17. A．questioningly     B．surprisingly            C．puzzlingly               D．interestingly

18. A．occurred           B．disappeared            C．spotted                  D．impressed

19. A．left behind         B．put aside                C．set off                   D．broke into

20. A．instruction               B．evidence                 C．symptom                      D．privilege

I started to love running at a young age. I loved to 　 1　 my father and my sister around the backyard. I couldn’t 　　2　 until I got older so I could run in the Olympics and win lots of 　 3　 .

One day my mother saw a (n) 　 4　 for a race in a newspaper. “Would you be 　5 in entering this race ?” she asked me.

“Yes, of course,” I answered.

I spent the next few days practicing for my big race. My sister 　 6 a table in the backyard so she could supply me with water and 　 7　 me.

Just before the race began, my dad 　 8　 in my ear, “Don’t use up all your energy at the beginning of the race. You need to have energy 　 9　 you can speed up at the end.”

Following Dad’s advice, I didn’t run as 　 10　 as I could. Then the other runners started passing me, which made me 　 11 . I began to feel tired, and started slowing down and 　12　 harder.

“Come on, Kelly! You can do it ! Keep running !”

Out of the corner of my 　13　 I saw Dad running beside me around the outside of the track.

“I can’t do it!” I 　 14　 to say.

“Yes, you can. Don’t give up, keep running,” he called back.

I took a deep breath and tried to speed forward. Dad continued running beside me, shouting 15 words.

I came fifth, but I felt like a (n) 16　 . I’d done my best, and I hadn’t 　 17 .

I felt thankful that my dad had 　 18　 left my side. He always 　 19 me when I feel like giving up. He runs alongside me 　 20　 my life.

1. A. trouble　　　 B. show　　　 C. race　　　　 D. win

2. A. help　　　　 B. stop　 　　 C. wait　　　　 D. complain

3. A. money　　　 B. gifts　　　　 C. prizes　　　　 D. medals

4. A. story　　　　 B. report　　　 C. advertisement　 D. medals

5. A. interested　　 B. frightened　　 C. excited　　　 D. surprised

6. A. asked for　　 B. set up　　　 C. wiped out　　 D. thought of

7. A. time　　　　 B. cheer　　　 C. watch　　　　 D. guide

8. A. replied　　　 B. blamed　　　 C. whispered　　 D. shouted

9. A. until　　　　 B. because　　 C. so　　　　　 D. if

10. A. fast　　　　　 B. proudly　　　 C. patiently　　 D. early

11. A. curious　　　 B. angry　　　　 C. mad　　　　 D. nervous

12. A. running　　　 B. breathing　　 C. thinking　　 D. struggling

13. A. track　　　　 B. competitors　 C. managed　　 D. eye

14. A. continued　　 B. decided　　　 C. managed　　 D. remembered

15. A. encouraging　 B. touching　　　 C. boring　　　 D. disappointing

16. A. hero　　　　 B. winner　　　　 C. owner　　　 D. loser

17. A. broken down　 B. fallen behind　 C. run away　　 D. given up

18. A. hardly　　　　 B. never　　　　 C. always　　　 D. often

19. A. comforts　　　 B. encourages　　 C. criticizes　　 D. punishes

20. A. through　　　 B. for　　　　　 C. about　　　 D. with

 

I was walking along the deserted main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking somewhere to make a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to get in touch with the Automobile Association .Low gray clouds were drifting across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea. It had rained in the night and water was dripping from the bare trees that lined the street. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat.
There was no sign of a call box, nor was there anyone at that early hour I could ask. I had thought I might find a shop selling the Sunday papers or a milkman doing his job, but the town was completely dead.
Then suddenly I found what I was looking for. There was a small post office, and almost hidden from sight in a dark narrow street next to it was the town’s only public call box, which badly needed a coat of paint, I hurried forward but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a man inside. He was very fat, and was wearing a cheap blue plastic raincoat and rubber boots. I could not see his face - he was bending forward over the phone with his back pressed against the glass and didn’t even raise his head at the sound of my coming nearer and nearer. Carefully and surprisedly, I remained standing a few feet away and lit a cigarette to wait my turn. It was when I threw the dead match on the ground that I noticed something bright red trickling from under the call box door.
【小题1】The author was walking through the small seaside town__________.

A．late morning	B．early morning
C．before midnight	D．late evening

【小题2】The weather of the day was ____, when the story happened.

A．windy, cold and cloudy	B．stormy, damp and clear
C．rainy, cold and clear	D．rainy, windy and cold

【小题3】 Why was the author astonished when he saw that there was a man in the call box? Because____.

A．the man inside was still wearing a raincoat

B．he didn’t expect it to be taken up

C．the man had his back with him

D．the man did not seem to be moving

【小题4】The author waited, standing a few feet away from the box because____.

A．it was not safe to be close to the box

B．the man didn’t notice his coming

C．he wanted to have a cigarette to calm himself down

D．it was bad manners to overhear other’s phone calls

【小题5】 What do you suppose happened to the man in the call box?

A．He slept.

B．He had most probably been killed.

C．He was lost in his important phone call.

D．He was too fat to move around.