阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

        One day before Christmas, all of us children from the Children's Home Society Orphanage(孤儿院) were taken to the Mayflower Hotel in downtown to attend a Christmas party.

After the man on the stage said a prayer        （祈祷）, we were told to  　36　 . Within minutes we were   37    a meal which was fit for a king. I ate   38  I could eat no more. As we ate, Santa Clause came walking out onto the  39  . The kids cheered with  40  . Everyone began clapping their hands and yelling as   41  as they could.

I too was excited   42   but I knew better than to yell（叫喊）out loud or to jump up and scream. Mrs. Winters, the head matron, sat only three seats from me. She had   43   it very clear to everyone that we were to behave ourselves in "a proper manner" and that there was to be "no yelling or shouting".

One orphan   44  was led up onto the stage and each kid was handed a   45   by Santa Claus himself.

As the line became shorter and shorter my   46   finally came. He smiled at me. Then he reached over and handed me a   47   box which had two gold ribbons(丝带) on it. As I leaned(向前倾) to take the box I tripped and I   48  to my knees. Santa reached over and helped me to my feet.

"Move  49   Kiser." called out Mrs. Winters.

I was now leaning against Santa Claus' leg and I was looking   50   into his eyes. His face was less than an inch from mine.

"Can I   51   you Santa?" I asked him.

The next thing I knew Mrs. Winters had caught me up by my shirt collar and was  52   me away from the line of children.

I sat down in my chair just crying. Once in a while I would  53   at the stage to see if my gift was still sitting by Santa Claus.

When we all lined up waiting, I  54  "HO HO HO" coming from behind me.

As I   55  , there stood Santa Claus holding my large box. Then he knelt down and he hugged my neck as hard as he could.

36. A. stand up                B. go out                    C. sit down                D. keep silent

37. A. taken                     B. served                    C. brought                 D. supplied

38. A. until                         B. unless                    C. before                    D. after

39. A. table                         B. hotel                       C. seat                        D. stage

40. A. encouragement           B. excitement          C. disappointment           D. astonishment

41. A. loud                         B. big                           C. high                        D. low

42. A. outside                   B. beside                   C. aside                      D. inside

43. A. took                         B. made               C. demanded           D. warned

44. A. at a time               B. at one time           C. at time’s                D. at time

45. A. favor                      B. box                       C. gift                         D. medal

46. A. turn                         B. way                       C. chance                  D. gift

47. A. golden                     B. yellow                   C. small                     D. large

48. A. sat                           B. fell                         C. dropped               D. turned

49. A. by                             B. on                        C. in                            D. out

50. A. quickly                  B. directly                 C. immediately        D. finally

51. A. tell                             B. call                         C. hug                        D. leave

52. A. pushing                   B. keeping                  C. stopping                D. pulling

53. A. look                        B. jump                    C. put                       D. stand

54. A. watched                B. found           C. heard                             D. observed

55. A. turned around        B. turned up              C. turned away         D. turned down

 

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从16 ~ 30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Mrs. Jones was very fond of singing. She had a good   16  , except that some of her high notes tended to sound like a gate, which someone had forgotten to   17  . Mrs. Jones was very conscious of this   18  , and took every   19   she could find to practice these high   20  . As she lived in a small house where she could not practice without   21    the rest of the family, she usually went for long walks along the country roads whenever she had time, and practiced her high notes there. Every time she heard a   22   or a person coming along the   23  , she stopped and   24    until she could no longer be heard before she started practicing again, because she was a   25   person, and because she was sensitive about those high notes.

One afternoon, however, a fast, open car came up behind her so   26   and so fast that she did not hear it until it was only a few yards from her. She was singing some of her highest and most   27   notes at the time, and as the car passed her, she saw an anxious   28    suddenly come over its driver’s face. He put his brakes on violently, and as soon as the car stopped, jumped out and began to   29   all his tires carefully.

Mrs. Jones did not dare to tell him what the noise he had heard had really been, so he got back into his car and drove off as   30   as he had been when he stopped.

1.A. voice       B. noise       C. sound     D. note

2.A. close       B. open        C. repair     D. oil

3.A. strength     B. sickness     C. weakness  D. advantage

4.A. time        B. chance      C. person     D. place

5.A. notes       B. songs       C. signs       D. sounds

6.A. preventing   B. harming     C. disturbing  D. damaging

7.A. train        B. car         C. noise      D. driver

8.A. path        B. avenue      C. street      D. road

9.A. waited      B. expected     C. confused   D. puzzled

10.A. brave      B. shy         C. ordinary    D. unique

11.A. slightly     B. gently      C. quickly     D. silently

12.A. beautiful    B. exhausting  C. difficult     D. energetic

13.A. expression   B. explanation  C. impression  D. reaction

14.A. approach    B. observe     C. repair      D. examine

15.A. convinced   B. upset       C. puzzled     D. pleased

 

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 31～50 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

   The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even seem like the     person.

 When I first knew Bill, back in     , he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑的) people I had ever      . He was always ready to have a     . He usually went out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or drove 50 miles to see an old      he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and      was never dull when he was     . With him there was one wild      after another. Sometimes I wonder how we      to study for our exams.

 Last week I was in Houston on business, and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.     , I wasn’t even      it was he. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him, but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He      most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the     thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main     . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never      Bill changing so much. My image of him      the one I had formed      the time when we were college students together.

 I suppose it’s      to expect people to remain the same, especially      I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he       the same way about me.

1.A. proper                         B. same                       C. regular                    D. common

2.A. childhood                    B. primary school      C. high school D. college

3.A. considered                B. supposed            C. met          D. expected

4.A. party                    B. quarrel                    C. meeting                 D. class

5.A. man                            B. hospital                  C. film                     D. hotel

6.A. study                  B. life                          C. work                       D. fun

7.A. in                         B. down                      C. away                  D. around

8.A. dream                         B. mistake                  C. chance             D. joke

9.A. decided              B. continued               C. managed         D. hoped

10.A. As usual           B. By accident            C. From then on  D. All the time

11.A. glad                   B. surprised                C. excited    D . sure

12.A. thought            B. talked            C. argued             D. spent

13.A. best                  B. last                          C. next                  D. only

14.A. interest            B. career                    C. subject             D. problem

15.A. forgot               B. minded          C. liked                 D. imagined

16.A. remained         B. reminded               C. suggested        D. became

17.A. since                 B. from                       C. at                    D. till

18.A. unnecessary   B. foolish                     C. common          D. unusual

19.A. because          B. that              C. how         D. when

20.A. felt                             B. acted                      C. looked             D. Discovered

 

完形填空 (共20 小题；每小题1分；满分20分)
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1---20各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项.
Seven loyal readers came to the Teens’ office two weeks ago. They had a wonderful day learning how to make a newspaper. But what   1   made them excited was that they had their say(发言权).
"What most   2  me was when I was saying something, I found all eyes were on me," said Tang Shining, one of the students. Her friend, Li Chunbei   3  , and felt very glad that when she was talking, the editors nodded and   4   took notes.
Students are happy to see the editors listen to their   5  . You may often   6  about being neglected（忽视） by teachers and parents.    7  before complaining please make sure that you have already spoken about your   8   .
Traditionally in China, teachers at school and parents were   9  the ones to tell teenagers what they should and shouldn’t do. The young are   10  to doing what they are told, rather than thinking by themselves. But then their ideas would be locked in their brain and not be  11  .
A girl wrote to Teens about her family story. She  12  to be very sad because her father seldom talked and played with her. After years of consideration, she   13  decided to write her father a letter, telling him about her sadness. To her   14   , the father  15  , saying that he didn’t realize his mistake. From then on, he really   16  .
Sometimes, we need to let our   17  be heard, so others can understand our thoughts and feelings.
Don’ t be afraid of being   18  for what you have done. You know it is your   19  to speak your mind. Even if your suggestions are denied, at least you have tried your best. You will not be left with any   20  .

【小题1】

A．really B．directly C．completely D．immediately

【小题2】

A．disappointed B．impressed C．frightened D．horrified

【小题3】

A．refused B．disagreed C．agreed D．disliked

【小题4】

A．still B．yet C．already D．even

【小题5】A. opinions            B. speeches             C. songs                     C. articles

【小题6】

A．talk B．complain C．write D．speak

【小题7】

A．And B．So C．But D．Instead

【小题8】

A．pleasure B．love C．hatred D．worry

【小题9】

A．seldom B．never C．always D．sometimes

【小题10】

A．used B．reduced C．devoted D．told

【小题11】

A．remembered B．reused C．touched D．heard

【小题12】

A．used B．pretended C．seemed D．had

【小题13】

A．sadly B．suddenly C．angrily D．finally

【小题14】

A．sorrow B．disappointment C．surprise D．satisfaction

【小题15】

A．apologized B．smiled C．laughed D．sighed

【小题16】

A．exchanged B．changed C．left D．played

【小题17】

A．voices B．decisions C．suggestions D．secrets

【小题18】

A．published B．blamed C．beaten D．fined

【小题19】

A．duty B．task C．right D．pleasure

【小题20】

A．regret B．sadness C．trouble D．difficulty

完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Your parents have just told you the news­­—you’re moving to a new house. How in the world will you tell your friends?

First, CALM DOWN.  36   a while to ­­­catch your breath and let the news sink in before you call your friends. Make   37   you have the whole story before you start telling people.

38  friends who need to hear the news from you. Think about  39  you’d like to tell them, and when. A face-to-face talk may be the best way to let  40  frie-

nds know, but the phone may be fine for others.   41  after school or on a weekend is good. You don’t want to drop big news like this on your friends during the school day.

HOW SHOULD YOU START? Say something like, “I have some big news I want to share   42   you.” That will prepare your friend for what is going to come. Then say, “I’m    43  .” Tell him as many details as you know,  44   let him know how you feel about it.

Each friend will have a different   45  to the news, so BE PREPARED. Some girls may   46  crying. But some may get   47  , some may get silly, and some may give you the   48   that they don’t care.   49  happens, be sure to talk to your friends if the things they do and say   50  your feelings.

Ask friends not to tell anyone else   51  you say it’s OK. You could say, “Please don’t tell   52  until Monday.” That will give you a   53  to let close friends hear the news from you first.

Ask your parents for help if you need it. A(n)   54  may be able to help you

55   the right things to say and help you understand your friend’s reactions.

36.	A.	spend	B.	take	C.	pay	D.	cost
37.	A.	sure	B.	believe	C.	certain	D.	clear
38.	A.	Take care of	B.	Take notice of	C.	Make a list of	D.	Make use of
39.	A.	how	B.	why	C.	where	D.	who
40.	A.	kind	B.	close	C.	happy	D.	clever
41.	A.	Speaking	B.	Telling	C.	Showing	D.	Talking
42.	A.	for	B.	in	C.	out	D.	with
43.	A.	starting	B.	lifting	C.	moving	D.	running
44.	A.	and	B.	but	C.	while	D.	unless
45.	A.	answer	B.	reaction	C.	appearance	D.	look
46.	A.	break down	B.	give up	C.	burst out	D.	end up with
47.	A.	noisy	B.	calm	C.	peaceful	D.	quiet
48.	A.	feelings	B.	emotions	C.	mind	D.	impression
49.	A.	whichever	B.	whatever	C.	whenever	D.	wherever
50.	A.	control	B.	warm	C.	hurt	D.	change
51.	A.	until	B.	since	C.	after	D.	when
52.	A.	no one	B.	someone	C.	anyone	D.	everyone
53.	A.	risk	B.	moment	C.	time	D.	chance
54.	A.	parent	B.	adult	C.	elderly	D.	teenager
55.	A.	figure out	B.	give out	C.	sort out	D.	deal with