Now and again I have had horrible dreams, but not enough of them to make me lose my delight in dreams. To begin with. I like the idea of dreaming, of going to bed and lying still and then, by some queer magic, wandering into another kind of existence. As a child, I could never understand why grown-ups took dreaming so calmly when they could make such a fuss about any holiday, this still puzzles me. I am puzzled by people who say they never dream and appear to have no interest in the subject. It is much more astonishing than it would be if they said they never went out for a walk. Most people do not seem to accept dreaming as part of their lives. They appear to see it as an irritating little habit, like sneezing or yawning I can never understand this. My dream life does not seem as important as my waking life because there is far less of it, but to me it is important.
【小题1】What is the author’s attitude toward dreaming?

A lonely and sad pug (哈巴狗) was photographed as he waited for his owner by the side of the road has been considered as the world’s saddest dog. Pictures of the pet taken by a passer-by have become an internet foucus after being posted on the photo-sharing  website Flickr. The dog which is nicknamed Mr Newman looks terribly upset as he sits on the pavement tied to a lamp-post with a rope.

The photograph was taken outside a café in the Californian city of San Francisco, which may go some way to explaining why he is dressed in a stylish grey and purple sweater.

"He was hanging around looking for somebody to love him. I tried to cheer him up – he seemed happy to see me," said the photographer Chris Michael.

One of the four photos of the pug on Flickr is titled "Tough day for Mr Newman" and with some other words as follows: "Despite his cool clothes, the girls just aren't interested in him any more."

Dozens of people on the site said they had been touched by the dog's pitiful expressions gaze. "I come back to see this photo every now and then because it's too cute, so does my daughter. In fact, my family all are touched," wrote one of the pedestrians who had seen the photo. Another viewer said that she had been moved as to buy a pug of her own after seeing the photos.

Mr Newman may have won the hearts of internet users but he is unlikely to be more famous than a cat competitor Keyboard Cat, the musical pet who has become a star on YouTube.

1．The little pug waited by the road probably because           .

         A．it was abandoned by its owner B．it was left behind by his owner

         C．it was trapped by a passer – by        D．it couldn’t find the way home

2．We can infer from the passage that the photographer Chris Michael          .

         A．knew much about the owner of the dog  

         B．helped to find the owner of the pug

         C．took great interest in its colorful sweater

         D．tried to amuse the pug in some ways

3．The writer used the underlined sentence from the website to           .

         A．add some humor to the passage

         B．describe the pug’s loveliness

         C．help the god owner recognize it

         D．inform girls to adopt the dog

4．What would be discussed next according to the text?          .

        A．Description of another dog

         B．The pug’s recent situation

         C．Some details about the keyboard cat

         D．Pet owners’ responsibility

Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate．He is always in a good  36 and always has something  37  to say．

     If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the  38  how to look on the positive side of the situation．Seeing this style really made me  39  , so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don' t  40  ．You can' t be positive all the time．How do you do it?"

     Michael replied, each morning I  41 and say to myself 'Mike, you have two  42 today．You can choose to be in a  43  mood or be in a bad mood．' I  44  to be in a good mood．Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a  45  or choose to learn from it．I choose to learn from it．"

     "Yeah, right．It isn't that easy．" I protested．

     "Yes it is, " Michael said．"Life is all about choices．You choose how you react  46 situations and how people will affect your mood．You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood．The bottom line is: It's your choice  47  you live life．"

     Several years later, I heard Michael was involved in a serious 48 , falling off 60 feet from a communications tower．After l8 hours of surgery, and weeks of intensive  49  , Michael recovered．When I asked him what had  50  his mind as the accident took place．

     "The first thing that went through my mind was the well being of my soon-to-born daughter," Michael replied．"Then, as I  51  on the ground, remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to  52  ．I chose to live．"

     Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also  53  his amazing attitude．

     I learned from him  54  every day we have a choice to live fully． 55 is everything．

36．A．mood       B．sense       C．feeling      D．emotion

37．A．active     B．positive    C．reactive    D．negative

38．A．trainee    B．interviewee     C．employee  D．bee

39．A．moved    B．interested        C．precious         D．curious

40．A．take it      B．hold it     C．make it    D．get it

41．A．make up B．take up    C．wake up         D．bring up

42．A．roads       B．choices     C．ways        D．methods

43．A．good B．pretty      C．nice D．smart

44．A．decide     B．choose      C．feel   D．require

45．A．cook        B．receiver    C．victim      D．leader

46．A．by     B．against     C．with        D．to

47．A．what        B．that C．how  D．which

48．A．thing B．incident   C．accident    D．state

49．A．help  B．care        C．rest   D．holiday

50．A．gone through   B．broken through C．looked through D．read through

51．A．sat  B．lay    C．stood       D．lied

52．A．move       B．leave       C．die  D．remove

53．A．so long as       B．in case of        C．instead of       D．because of

54．A．what        B．how C．that   D．which

55．A．Attitude         B．Choice     C．Person     D．World

William, Paul, Tony, Sarah和Tim分别想乘火车外出游览观光。阅读下面六则周末旅游计划的简介，选出符合他们各人需要的最佳选项。
A
Sunday, June 1: Train leaves London at 7:00 and breakfast is served as we head north. Arrive Durham after a light lunch and visit this city full of history with its famous castle and cathedral. Travel by coach to the open-air Museum of Northern Life just outside Durham. Leave Durham Station for the journey home and arrive in London after dinner on board at 22:00.
B
Sunday, June 23: Try a Sunday luxury day out! Train leaves London about 9:00 and breakfast is served on the journey. Transfer to a comfortable coach at Repford Station which takes you straight to the famous Shockton House built in the heart of the city in the sixteenth century. Arrive back in London at 21:00.
C
Saturday, August 31: Train leaves London about 8:30. Breakfast and a light lunch will be served on the journey and the train will run slowly over the most beautiful parts of the route. Leave the train in the Lake District and take the opportunity to photograph the countryside. Dinner will be served during the journey back, arriving in London at 21:30.
D
Sunday, June 9: This trip is especially for photographers. Leaving London at 9:30 for the Museum of Photograph in the west country. Lunch is served on arrival at the museum and after a short talk by the museum director you are free to enjoy the exhibitions in the afternoon. Train arrives back in London at 20:00.
E
Saturday, June 8: Train leaves London about 9:15 with breakfast served on the way. At Chepstow we transfer to coaches and drive to the lovely Wye Valley where there will be a boat waiting to take you on a river trip. We will stop on the way for a short walk. Dinner will be served on the return trip, arriving back in London at 21:30.
F
Saturday, June 22: A day trip to the coast! Train leaves London at 8:00 and breakfast is served before you arrive at Poole Harbour. There you have the rest of the day to watch the ferries(渡船) or take a fishing trip. Supper is served on the return journey arriving back in London at 20:30.
【小题1】William and his friend enjoy visiting old buildings especially in large city centers, but they are not free on Saturday as they have to work.
【小题2】Paul loves the countryside and is keen on taking photographs, so he is looking for a trip which will give him both possibilities.
【小题3】Tony would like a trip on a river and he does not want to leave London before nine o’clock as he hates getting up early like most young people.
【小题4】Sarah and her brother want a trip that includes three meals. They are on holiday in June and would also like to visit some famous castles and museums.
【小题5】Tim is looking for a Saturday trip but he must be back in London by 21:00 so that he can catch the last bus home. He is interested in boating and sailing.

My best friend is Cocoa, and I live in a senior-citizen apartment. Cocoa is a ten-year-old dog and I am a sixty-nine-year-old lady, so you can see we both qualify as   1  citizens.
He is a   2  companion. He does many amusing things that make me   3 , and when that happens, he is so delighted   4  he just keeps it up.
But one afternoon, Cocoa started acting strangely. I was sitting on the floor playing with him,   5  he started pawing and smelling at the right side of my   6 . He had never done anything like this ever before, and I told him, “No.” To Cocoa, one “no” is usually   7 , but not that day. He stopped briefly, and then   8  ran toward me, throwing his entire weight at the right side of my chest. He crashed into me and I cried in   9 , falling down to the floor. Soon after this, I felt a lump (肿块). I went to my doctors, and after X-rays  10  and lab work were done, they told me I had cancer.
When cancer starts, a  11  of calcium (钙) builds. Then the lump or cancer attaches itself to this wall. When Cocoa jumped on me, the force of the impact broke the lump away from the wall. This made it possible for me to  12  the lump.
I had a complete mastectomy (乳房切除术) and the cancer has not   13  to any other part of my body. The doctors told me if the cancer had gone undetected even six more months, it would have been too   14 .
Was Cocoa  15  of just what he was doing? I’ll never really know. What I do know is that Cocoa not only shares his life with me, he has also made sure that I will be around to share my life with him!