I got your letter and was glad to find that you had not forgotten Jourdon, and that you wanted me to come back and live with you again in Tennessee, promising to do better for me than anybody else can.
Although you shot at me twice before I left you, I did not want to hear of your being hurt. It would do me good to go back to the dear old home again and see Allen, Esther, Green, and Lee. Give my love to them all, and tell them I hope we will meet in the better world, if not in this.
I want to know particularly what the good chance is you propose to give me. I am doing tolerably well here in Ohio. I get twenty-five dollars a month, with food and clothing; have a comfortable home for Mandy, the folks call her Mrs. Anderson; and the children—Milly, Jane, and Grundy—go to school and are learning well. The teacher says Grundy has a head for a preacher. We are kindly treated.
Now, if you will write and say what wages you will give me, I will be better able to decide whether it would be to my advantage to move back again. We have concluded to test your sincerity by asking you to send us our wages for the time we served you. This will make us forget and forgive old scores and rely on your justice and friendship in the future. I served you faithfully for thirty-two years, and Mandy twenty years. At twenty-five dollars a month for me, and two dollars a week for Mandy, our earnings would amount to eleven thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. Add to this the interest for the time our wages have been kept back, and deduct（扣除）what you paid for our clothing, and three doctor’s visits to me, and pulling a tooth for Mandy. If you fail to pay us for faithful labors in the past, we can have little faith in your promises in the future.
In answering this letter, please state if there would be any safety for my Milly and Jane, who are now grown up, and both good-looking girls. I would rather stay here and starve—and die, if it should come to that—than have my girls brought to shame by the violence and wickedness of their young Masters. You will also please state if there has been any schools opened for the colored children in your neighborhood. The great desire of my life now is to give my children an education and have them form virtuous habits.
Say howdy to George Carter, and thank him for taking the pistol from you when you were shooting at me.
【小题1】According to the passage, the letter was written by Jourdon to his former _______.

A．friend

B．master

C．neighbor

D．relative

【小题2】Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?

A．The family name of this letter writer is Anderson.

B．The writer is paid the same as he was in Tennessee.

C．The writer will certainly get at least 11,680 dollars.

D．Safety rather than education weighs a lot to the writer.

【小题3】The writer’s description of his present situation implies that _______.

A．he shows his intention of going back in Tennessee

B．he is somewhat richer and does not need to go back

C．his life is relatively good but still needs improvement

D．he is not a little satisfied with his present life in Ohio

【小题4】The purpose of the writer’s asking for his pay back is _______.

A．to show he needs that amount of money urgently

B．to show he is determined to get what he deserved

C．to test whether the letter receiver is worthy of trust

D．to tell the letter receiver he still has faith in him

【小题5】From the passage, we can see the writer is very _______.

A．wise

B．stupid

C．greedy

D．generous

I got your letter and was glad to find that you had not forgotten Jourdon, and that you wanted me to come back and live with you again in Tennessee, promising to do better for me than anybody else can.

Although you shot at me twice before I left you, I did not want to hear of your being hurt. It would do me good to go back to the dear old home again and see Allen, Esther, Green, and Lee. Give my love to them all, and tell them I hope we will meet in the better world, if not in this.

I want to know particularly what the good chance is you propose to give me. I am doing tolerably well here in Ohio. I get twenty-five dollars a month, with food and clothing; have a comfortable home for Mandy, the folks call her Mrs. Anderson; and the children—Milly, Jane, and Grundy—go to school and are learning well. The teacher says Grundy has a head for a preacher. We are kindly treated.

Now, if you will write and say what wages you will give me, I will be better able to decide whether it would be to my advantage to move back again. We have concluded to test your sincerity by asking you to send us our wages for the time we served you. This will make us forget and forgive old scores and rely on your justice and friendship in the future. I served you faithfully for thirty-two years, and Mandy twenty years. At twenty-five dollars a month for me, and two dollars a week for Mandy, our earnings would amount to eleven thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. Add to this the interest for the time our wages have been kept back, and deduct（扣除）what you paid for our clothing, and three doctor’s visits to me, and pulling a tooth for Mandy. If you fail to pay us for faithful labors in the past, we can have little faith in your promises in the future.

In answering this letter, please state if there would be any safety for my Milly and Jane, who are now grown up, and both good-looking girls. I would rather stay here and starve—and die, if it should come to that—than have my girls brought to shame by the violence and wickedness of their young Masters. You will also please state if there has been any schools opened for the colored children in your neighborhood. The great desire of my life now is to give my children an education and have them form virtuous habits.

Say howdy to George Carter, and thank him for taking the pistol from you when you were shooting at me.

1.According to the passage, the letter was written by Jourdon to his former _______.

A．friend            B．master            C．neighbor          D．relative

2.Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?

A．The family name of this letter writer is Anderson.

B．The writer is paid the same as he was in Tennessee.

C．The writer will certainly get at least 11,680 dollars.

D．Safety rather than education weighs a lot to the writer.

3.The writer’s description of his present situation implies that _______.

A．he shows his intention of going back in Tennessee

B．he is somewhat richer and does not need to go back

C．his life is relatively good but still needs improvement

D．he is not a little satisfied with his present life in Ohio

4.The purpose of the writer’s asking for his pay back is _______.

A．to show he needs that amount of money urgently

B．to show he is determined to get what he deserved

C．to test whether the letter receiver is worthy of trust

D．to tell the letter receiver he still has faith in him

5.From the passage, we can see the writer is very _______.

A．wise             B．stupid            C．greedy           D．generous

 

D: Greetings, learning judge! I don't envy you your job.              1．_______

This is a most troublesome cases.                                        2．_______

P: Greetings! Please seated. Are you Antonio, and                      3．_______

is this your agreement with Shylock? What are you accused for?                                        4．_______

A: Shylock does accuse me of anything. My fate is a consequence of bad fortune.

                                                                                             5．_______

P: Then Shylock must be merciful. He must have mercy on Antonio. 

                                                                                             6．_______

S: Why may I have mercy on him? Tell me that! I have             7．_______

kept my side of the bargain and I expect him to keep him.    8．_______

     P: Mercy brings good. Mercy falls like the gentle rain from the sky

upon the earth．It is twice blessed. It blesses those who gives it, and those

                                                                                        9．_______

who receive it. It's the highest of the highest．We should learnto show mercy on to others. Do you still ask for this pound of flesh?                          10．_______

 

    阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项．

     It was the district track meeting, which we had been training for all seasons. My foot still hadn't healed from a(n)   1injury. Actually I had hesitated whether or not to  2the meet. But there I was, preparing for the 3,200-meter run.

     "Ready... set..." The gun popped and off we were. The other girls ran ahead of me. I found myself limping(跛) and felt ashamed as I  3farther and farther behind.

     The first-place runner was two laps(圈) ahead of me when she crossed the finish line. "Hooray!" the  4shouted with the loudest cheer I had ever heard at a meeting.

     "Maybe I should quit," I   5as I limped on. "Those people wouldn't like to wait for me to finish this race." Somehow,    6, I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran   7and decided not to compete in track next year. I couldn't beat the girl who lapped me twice, even if my foot did 8.

     When I finished, I heard a cheer-just as  9as the one the first-place girl received "What was that all about?" I asked myself. I turned around and sure enough, the boys were preparing for their race. "They  10be cheering for the boys."

     I went  11to the bathroom where a girl came across me and said, "Wow, you've got courage!"

     I thought, "Courage? She must be  12me for someone else. I just  13a race!  I would have never been able to finish those two miles  14I were you. What happened to your foot? We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?"

     I couldn't believe it. A(n)  15stranger had cheered for me-not for my victory, but for my perseverance. Suddenly I  16hope. I decided to stick with track next year. One girl saved my  17.

     That day I learned two things. First, a  18kindness and confidence in people can make a great difference to them. Second, strength and courage aren't measured in the  19and victories.                                                         They are measured in the struggles we 20.

1.A. earlier    B. smaller  C. simpler  D. later

2.A. mention    B. present  C. attend   D. watch

3.A. left   B. dropped  C. moved    D. fell

4.A. competitors    B. crowd    C. public   D. team

5.A. swore  B. discouraged  C. determined   D. thought

6.A. however    B. merely   C. therefore    D. too

7.A. in surprise    B. in a hurry   C. in pain  D. in panic

8.A. hurt   B. heal C. harm D. cure

9.A. different  B. same C. enthusiastic D. outstanding

10.A. may   B. would    C. must D. could

11.A. soon  B. around   C. straight D. opposite

12.A. recognizing   B. tricking C. knowing  D. mistaking

13.A. won   B. defeated C. lost D. missed

14.A. as if B. in ease  C. though   D. if

15.A. complete B. new  C. crazy    D. excited

16.A. returned  B. rewarded C. readapted    D. regained

17.A. life  B. face C. dream    D. trouble

18.A. little    B. useful   C. rare D. valueless

19.A. possessions   B. medals   C. words    D. smiles

20.A. get across    B. get in   C. get over D. get to

 

第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题l.5分．满分30分)

    阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项．

     It was the district track meeting, which we had been training for all seasons. My foot still hadn't healed from a(n)   36  injury. Actually I had hesitated whether or not to  37  the meet. But there I was, preparing for the 3,200-meter run.

     "Ready... set..." The gun popped and off we were. The other girls ran ahead of me. I found myself limping(跛) and felt ashamed as I  38  farther and farther behind.

     The first-place runner was two laps(圈) ahead of me when she crossed the finish line. "Hooray!" the  39   shouted with the loudest cheer I had ever heard at a meeting.

     "Maybe I should quit," I   40   as I limped on. "Those people wouldn't like to wait for me to finish this race." Somehow,    41  , I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran   42   and decided not to compete in track next year. I couldn't beat the girl who lapped me twice, even if my foot did 43  .

     When I finished, I heard a cheer-just as  44  as the one the first-place girl received "What was that all about?" I asked myself. I turned around and sure enough, the boys were preparing for their race. "They  45   be cheering for the boys."

     I went  46  to the bathroom where a girl came across me and said, "Wow, you've got courage!"

     I thought, "Courage? She must be  47  me for someone else. I just  48  a race!  I would have never been able to finish those two miles  49  I were you. What happened to your foot? We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?"

     I couldn't believe it. A(n)  50  stranger had cheered for me-not for my victory, but for my perseverance. Suddenly I  51  hope. I decided to stick with track next year. One girl saved my  52  .

     That day I learned two things. First, a  53  kindness and confidence in people can make a great difference to them. Second, strength and courage aren't measured in the  54  and victories.                                                         They are measured in the struggles we  55  . 

36. A. earlier            B. smaller             C. simpler             D. later

37. A. mention              B. present            C. attend     D. watch

38. A. left                  B. dropped           C. moved     D. fell

39. A. competitors  B. crowd          C. public       D. team

40. A. swore            B. discouraged         C. determined D. thought

41. A. however             B. merely     C. therefore         D. too

42. A. in surprise    B. in a hurry         C. in pain     D. in panic

43. A. hurt               B. heal             C. harm            D. cure

44. A. different             B. same           C. enthusiastic         D. outstanding

45. A. may                B. would              C. must            D. could

46. A. soon               B. around              C. straight            D. opposite

47. A. recognizing    B. tricking             C. knowing           D. mistaking

48. A. won                B. defeated          C. lost               D. missed

49. A. as if                B. in ease              C. though              D. if

50. A. complete    B. new              C. crazy            D. excited

51. A. returned             B. rewarded         C. readapted       D. regained

52. A. life         B. face              C. dream     D. trouble

53. A. little               B. useful          C. rare              D. valueless

54. A. possessions       B. medals             C. words          D. smiles

55. A. get across          B. get in           C. get over           D. get to