Martin was grown-up, and for his birthday that year his father gave him a   36  without any pictures in it!

Martin’s father found he was not   37  about it, and told him, “Son, this isn’t just any   38  book; it’s a magic (有魔力的) book. But to discover its magic you’ll have to   39  it.”

Well, that was better. Martin liked   40  to do with magic. He started reading it,  41  he wasn’t very willing to.

The next morning, his   42  asked him, “Have you found the magic   43  ? ”

So… there was a key to find! Martin flicked through (快速翻阅) the book, but there was no   44  of the key.

And then his father   45  him, “You won’t find it like that . You have to read the book.”

Martin didn’t have much patience (耐心), thinking his father just told a   46  . A little later, his little sister, Angela, asked him   47  the book. After several days, she   48  shouted, “I’ve found the key!” And she wouldn’t stop   49  all the places she had visited using the magic key.

This made Martin read the book again. At first it was a   50 ; there wasn’t even one single   51  in the book. But, gradually, Martin became   52  the adventurous (冒险的) prince’s life. Then, suddenly, he was there.

The book   53   was the key!

It was true that every time he   54  it, he felt going to its valleys and seas, and he lived the adventures of the prince.

From then on, with every new book, Martin never   55  being attracted by the letters and words inside.

1.                A．box            B．diary           C．book D．bag

2.                A．sad            B．happy          C．surprised D．angry

3.                A．special         B．new           C．famous   D．ordinary

4.                A．keep           B．read           C．take D．value

5.                A．somebody      B．nothing         C．everything D．anybody

6.                A．so             B．and            C．though   D．or

7.                A．uncle          B．mother         C．father    D．aunt

8.                A．page           B．word           C．stick D．key

9.                A．mark           B．sign            C．signal D．way

10.               A．asked          B．praised         C．followed   D．told

11.               A．lie            B．story           C．joke  D．will

12.               A．of             B．for            C．to    D．back

13.               A．happily         B．badly          C．quickly    D．slowly

14.               A．working out     B．talking about     C．turning down   D．looking for

15.               A．pity           B．pleasure        C．pain  D．success

16.               A．picture         B．note           C．text  D．title

17.               A．busy with       B．tired of         C．interested in   D．good at

18.               A．it             B．yourself        C．himself    D．itself

19.               A．opened        B．put            C．threw D．covered

20.               A．tried           B．felt            C．stopped   D．began

My father was Chief engineer of a merchant ship, which was sunk in Word War II. The book Night of the U-boats told the story.
Memories
In September, 1940, my mother, sister and I went to Swansea, where my father’s ship was getting ready to sail. We brought him a family photograph to be kept with him at all times and keep him sale.
Then I remember my mother lying lace down, sobbing. She had heard from a friend that the ship had been sunk by a torpedo(鱼雷).
I can remember the arrival of the telegram(电报),Which in those days always brought had new. My grandmother opened it. It read, “Safe, Love Ted.”
My most vivid memory Is being woken and brought down to sit o my father’s knee, his arm in a bandage.
He was judged unfit to return to sea and took a shore job in Glasgow for the rest of the war. For as long as I can remember, he had a weak heart. Mother said it was caused by the torpedoes. He said it was because of the cigarettes. Whichever, he died suddenly in his early 50s.
Ten years later I read Night of the U-bouts and was able to complete the story.
Torpedo
One torpedo struck the ship. Father was in the engine room, where the third engineer was killed. He shut down the engines to slow the ship making it easier for it to be abandoned.
By the time he got on deck (甲板) he was alone. Every lifeboat was gone except one which had stuck fast. When he tried to cut it free it swung against the ship, injuring his hand and arm. He had no choice but to jump—still with the photograph in his pocket.
Three days later, he and other survivors were safe in Glasgow. All 23 with him signed the back of the photograph.
In my room is the book and the photograph. Often, glass in hand, I have wondered how I would have dealt with an explosion, a sinking ship, a jump into a vast ocean rind a wait for rescue? Lest（以免）we forget, I have some more whisky and toast the heroes of the war.
【小题1】
We can infer that the mother and children went to Swansea ________.

As Amy Hagadorn rounded the corner across the hall from her classroom, she knocked into a tall boy from the fifth grade running in the opposite direction.

“ 36 ”the boy shouted．Then, with a silly smile on his face, the boy 　37 his right leg and walked the way Amy limped（跛行）when she walked.

Amy closed her eyes. “ 38 him!” She told herself as she headed for her classroom.

But at the end of the day, Amy was still thinking about the tall boy’s 　39 way. It wasn’t as if he were the only one. It seemed that ever since Amy started the third grade, someone laughed at her 40 . Kids made fun of her about her 　41 or her limping. Amy was 　42 it. Sometimes, even in a classroom full of other students, the teasing（嘲笑）made her feel 　43 alone.

Back home at the dinner table that evening, Amy was 　44 . Her mother knew that things were not going well at 　45 . That’s why she was happy to have some exciting news to 　46 with her daughter.

“There is a Christmas 　47 contest on the radio station,” Amy’s Mom announced．“ 48 a letter to Santa, and you might win a prize. I think 　49 at the table with blonde（白肤金发的）curly hair should enter.”

A 　50 took hold of Amy when the idea first came to her. Out came pencil and paper, and Amy went to work on her letter. “Dear Santa Claus,” she began.

While Amy worked at her letter, the rest of the family tried to 　51 what she might ask from Santa．Amy’s sister, Jamie, and Amy’s Mom both thought a three-foot Barbie doll would 　52 Amy’s wish list. Amy’s Dad guessed a picture book. But Amy wasn’t 　53 to tell her secret Christmas wish just then. Here is Amy’s letter to Santa, which she wrote that night:

Dear Santa Claus,

My name is Amy. I am nine years old．I have a problem at school. Can you help me, Santa? Kids laugh at me 　 54 the way I walk and run and talk. I have cerebral palsy（脑瘫）. I just want one 　55 when no one laughs at me or makes fun of me.

36．A．Go ahead　　　　　　 B．Watch it 　　　　　　 C．Make it 　　　　　　 D．Mind you

37．A．lived up to 　　　　 B．got down to 　　　 C．took hold of 　　　 D．stared at

38．A．Blame　　　　　　　　 B．Beat 　　　　　　　　 C．Scold　　　　　　　　 D．Ignore

39．A．funny 　　　　　　　 B．angry 　　　　　　　 C．silly　　　　　　　　　 D．unfriendly

40．A．more than one day　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．every other day

　　　 C．every single day 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．on particular day

41．A．speaking　　　　　　 B．listening　　　　　　　 C．reading　　　　　　　 D．writing

42．A．tired of 　　　　　　 B．free from　　　　　　 C．angry with 　　　　 D．satisfied with

43．A．surprisedly　　　　 B．all　　　　　　　　　　　 C．exactly 　　　　　　 D．even

44．A．calm　　　　　　　　　 B．eager　　　　　　　　　 C．quiet　　　　　　　　　 D．pleased

45．A．school 　　　　　　　 B．home　　　　　　　　 C．dinner　　　　　　　　 D．play

46．A．work　　　　　　　　 B．connect　　　　　　　 C．share　　　　　　　　 D．talk

47．A．singing　　　　　　　 B．speech　　　　　　　 C．dancing　　　　　　　 D．wish

48．A．To write　　　　　　 B．Written 　　　　　　 C．Write　　　　　　　　 D．Having written

49．A．everyone　　　　　　 B．someone　　　　　　 C．nobody　　　　　　　 D．anyone

50．A．sadness　　　　　　　 B．smile　　　　　　　　　 C．coldness　　　　　　 D．cry

51．A．guess　　　　　　　　 B．recognize　　　　　　 C．read　　　　　　　　　 D．consider

52．A．form　　　　　　　　　 B．make　　　　　　　　　 C．top　　　　　　　　　　 D．reach

53．A．contented　　　　　 B．surprised　　　　　　 C．lucky　　　　　　　　 D．ready

54．A．in front of 　　　　 B．in spite of 　　　　 C．in place of 　　　　 D．because of

55．A．friend 　　　　　　　 B．day 　　　　　　　　　 C．classmate　　　　　 D．way

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
As Amy Hagadorn rounded the corner across the hall from her classroom, she knocked into a tall boy from the fifth grade running in the opposite direction.
“  36  ”the boy shouted．Then, with a silly smile on his face, the boy   37   his right leg and walked the way Amy limped（跛行）when she walked.
Amy closed her eyes. “  38  him!” She told herself as she headed for her classroom.
But at the end of the day, Amy was still thinking about the tall boy’s   39   way. It wasn’t as if he were the only one. It seemed that ever since Amy started the third grade, someone laughed at her  40  . Kids made fun of her about her   41  or her limping. Amy was   42  it. Sometimes, even in a classroom full of other students, the teasing（嘲笑）made her feel   43  alone.
Back home at the dinner table that evening, Amy was   44  . Her mother knew that things were not going well at   45  . That’s why she was happy to have some exciting news to   46  with her daughter.
“There is a Christmas   47   contest on the radio station,” Amy’s Mom announced．“  48  a letter to Santa, and you might win a prize. I think   49  at the table with blonde（白肤金发的）curly hair should enter.”
A   50  took hold of Amy when the idea first came to her. Out came pencil and paper, and Amy went to work on her letter. “Dear Santa Claus,” she began.
While Amy worked at her letter, the rest of the family tried to   51  what she might ask from Santa．Amy’s sister, Jamie, and Amy’s Mom both thought a three-foot Barbie doll would   52   Amy’s wish list. Amy’s Dad guessed a picture book. But Amy wasn’t   53  to tell her secret Christmas wish just then. Here is Amy’s letter to Santa, which she wrote that night:
Dear Santa Claus,
My name is Amy. I am nine years old．I have a problem at school. Can you help me, Santa? Kids laugh at me    54  the way I walk and run and talk. I have cerebral palsy（脑瘫）. I just want one   55   when no one laughs at me or makes fun of me.
36．A．Go ahead   B．Watch it   C．Make it     D．Mind you
37．A．lived up to         B．got down to      C．took hold of       D．started at