请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

    The back door of the ambulance (救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into the seat, and started the engine. Inside were the 　1parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter, Ally. The little girl had some food stuck in her 　2and could hardly 　3.?

    The driver, Mr. White, 　4his siren (警报器) and flashing light, and started speeding toward the 　5hospital, fighting against 　6. The cars ahead of him pulled out of way 　7he drove through the busy traffic. From the back of the ambulance the parents were shouting at him to 　8, since Ally almost stopped breathing. In front of him he saw some traffic 　9, with the red “stop” light shining. Mr. White knew he had no time to lose, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking 　10his left and right as he did so.

   Coming towards him from his right was a 　11. The driver had the windows 　12, since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not hear the ambulance.

    The lights were 　13, so he drove straight 　14into the path of the ambulance. Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance, but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everyone was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked back to see 　15little Ally was. He was 　16to see relief (宽慰) instead of fear in the face of the parents.

    “Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is 　17again.”?

    “It must have been the crash (撞击),” said her husband. “It 　18the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning normal, and she was crying in a loud 　19healthy voice.

    They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the 　20, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.

1.A. worried            B. excited      C. angry            D. surprised

2.A. mouth          B. nose         C. throat           D. ear

3.A. talk　             B. breathe      C. cry          D. hear

4.A. turned on      B. opened on　 C. turned off       D. sped up

5.A. best           B. biggest　        C. first            D. nearest

6.A. time           B. cars         C. policemen        D. speed

7.A. that           B. as           C. there            D. if

8.A. stop           B. slow down        C. hurry            D. keep safe

9.A. lights         B. signs            C. policemen        D. marks

10.A. at                B. to               C. down         D. forward

11.A. taxi          B. car          C. truck            D. train

12.A. up                B. down         C. open         D. covered

13.A. red               B. green            C. yellow           D. out

14.A. out　             B. away         C. on           D. off

15.A. who           B. what         C. where            D. how

16.A. lucky　       B. astonished       C. worried      D. happy

17.A. crying            B. breathing        C. smiling      D. talking

18.A. made          B. let          C. knocked      D. pulled

19.A. and           B. with         C. or　             D. but

20.A. driver            B. accident     C. girl         D. reporters

 

　　—I think the red coat________her well.

　　 —That’s right.

　　A．is fit

　　B．suitable

　　C．marches

　　D．fit for

 

阅读理解

　　In America the red barn (粮仓) has been a familiar sight since the early 1800s.But why have been barns always keen painted red? Why not green or blue or yellow?

　　A painted barn was an unusual sight before the 1800s, because paint was considered an unnecessary expense. Then farmers realized that exposure (曝露) outside harmed wooden buildings. Thus barn painting began.

　　To save money, most farmers mixed paint from materials already on hand. A mixture was usually made from milk, lime (石灰)and glue (胶) made from cow's hooves (蹄). To add colour, they tried something like animals' blood, roots, and grasses. None of those materials, however, successfully coloured the paint.

　　Eventually (偶尔) one farmer used iron oxide (氧化物) , and it worked. Iron oxide made the paint reddish-brown. Thus, the red paint was born.

　　Later scientists discovered that the color red absorbed (吸收) the sun's rays. That kept the barn cooler in summer and warmer in winter. Today cooling and heating systems have made the color red less important for barns, but barns are still often red. They have become a farm tradition (传统).

1．Red barns were hardly seen in the USA ________.

[　　]

2．At first barns weren't painted, because farmers thought it ________.

[　　]

3．Farmes tried coloring their paint with ________.

[　　]

A．milk, lime and glue

B．water, glue and lime

C．animal blood, roots and grasses

D．iron oxide

4．Scientists discovered that red was a good color for barns because ________.

[　　]

A．it absorbed the sun's rays

B．it kept a barn cooler in summer and warmer in winter

C．it kept hanks away from the farm animals

D．both A and B

5．The best title of this passage is ________.

[　　]

A．Why American barns are often red

B．American barns

C．Clever farmers

D．Good color red

阅读理解

　　In America the red barn (粮仓) has been a familiar sight since the early 1800s.But why have been barns always keen painted red? Why not green or blue or yellow?

　　A painted barn was an unusual sight before the 1800s, because paint was considered an unnecessary expense. Then farmers realized that exposure (曝露) outside harmed wooden buildings. Thus barn painting began.

　　To save money, most farmers mixed paint from materials already on hand. A mixture was usually made from milk, lime (石灰)and glue (胶) made from cow's hooves (蹄). To add colour, they tried something like animals' blood, roots, and grasses. None of those materials, however, successfully coloured the paint.

　　Eventually (偶尔) one farmer used iron oxide (氧化物) , and it worked. Iron oxide made the paint reddish-brown. Thus, the red paint was born.

　　Later scientists discovered that the color red absorbed (吸收) the sun's rays. That kept the barn cooler in summer and warmer in winter. Today cooling and heating systems have made the color red less important for barns, but barns are still often red. They have become a farm tradition (传统).

1．Red barns were hardly seen in the USA ________.

[　　]

2．At first barns weren't painted, because farmers thought it ________.

[　　]

3．Farmes tried coloring their paint with ________.

[　　]

A．milk, lime and glue

B．water, glue and lime

C．animal blood, roots and grasses

D．iron oxide

4．Scientists discovered that red was a good color for barns because ________.

[　　]

A．it absorbed the sun's rays

B．it kept a barn cooler in summer and warmer in winter

C．it kept hanks away from the farm animals

D．both A and B

5．The best title of this passage is ________.

[　　]

A．Why American barns are often red

B．American barns

C．Clever farmers

D．Good color red