A programmer and an engineer are sitting next to each other on a long flight from Los Angeles to New York. The programmer leans over to the engineer and asks if he would like to play a fun game. The engineer just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks.

    The programmer persists and explains that the game is really easy and has a lot of fun. He explains, “I ask you a question, and if you don’t know the answer, you pay me $5. Then you ask me a question, and if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $5.” Again, the engineer politely refuses and tries to get to sleep.

    The programmer, now somewhat agitated, says, “OK, if you don’t know the answer you pay me $5, and if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $50!” This catches the engineer’s attention, and he sees no end to this torment(折磨) unless he plays, so he agrees to the game.

    The programmer asks the first question. “What’s the distance from the earth to the moon?” The engineer doesn’t say a word, but reaches into his wallet, pulls out a five dollar bill and hands it to the programmer. Now, it’s the engineer’s turn. He asks the programmer, “What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down on four?” The programmer looks up at him with a puzzled look. He takes out his laptop computer and searches all of his references. After about an hour, he wakes the engineer and hands him $50. The engineer politely takes the $50 and turns away to try to get back to sleep. The programmer, more than a little miffed, shakes the engineer and asks, “Well, so what’s the answer?” Without a word, the engineer reaches into his wallet, hands the programmer $5, and turns away and goes back to sleep.

1.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. A Boring Conversation              B. A Fun Game

C. A Trick During The Flight            D. A Question Without Answer

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined work “agitated”?

  A. Angry.          B. Excited.        C. Surprised.       D. Curious.

3.What kind of person is the programmer according to what he said?

  A. Confident.       B. Selfish.        C. Greedy.         D. Generous.

4.What can we infer according to the last sentence?

A. The engineer has little money with him.

B. Actually the engineer doesn’t know the answer, either.

C. The engineer is bored with programmer.

D. The engineer beats the programmer at last.

5.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. In the beginning the engineer is not interested in the game.

B. The engineer is too sleepy to want to play the game.

C. At last the engineer gains $45 from the programmer.

D. Nobody knows the answer to the engineer’s question.

A programmer and an engineer are sitting next to each other on a long flight from Los Angeles to New York．The programmer leans over to the engineer and asks if he would like to play a fun game．The engineer just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks．

The programmer persists and explains that the game is really easy and has a lot of fun．He explains, "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5．Then you ask me a question, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $5．" Again, the engineer politely refuses and tries to get to sleep．

The programmer, now somewhat anxious, says, "OK, if you don't know the answer you pay me $5, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $50!" This catches the engineer's attention, and he sees no end to this torment（折磨） unless he plays, so he agrees to the game．

The programmer asks the first question．"What's the distance from the earth to the moon?'' The engineer doesn't say a word, but reaches into his wallet, pulls out a five dollar bill and hands it to the programmer．Now, it's the engineer's turn．He asks the programmer, "What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down on four?" The programmer looks up at him with a puzzled look．He takes out his laptop computer and searches all of his references．After about an hour, he wakes the engineer and hands him $50．The engineer politely takes the $50 and turns away to try to get back to sleep．The programmer, more than a little angry, shakes the engineer and asks, "Well, so what's the answer?" Without a word, the engineer reaches into his wallet, hands the programmer $5, and turns away and goes back to sleep．

1.What's the best title for the passage?

A．A Boring Conversation                  B．A Fun Game

C．A Trick During The Flight            D．A Question Without Answer

2.What kind of person is the programmer according to what he said?

A．Confident．             B．Selfish．                  C．Greedy．               D．Generous．

3.What can we infer according to the last sentence?

A．The engineer has little money with him．

B．Actually the engineer doesn't know the answer, either．

C．The engineer is bored with programmer．

D．The engineer beats the programmer at last．

4.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A．In the beginning the engineer is not interested in the game．

B．The engineer is too sleepy to want to play the game．

C．At last the engineer gains $45 from the programmer．

D．Nobody knows the answer to the engineer's question．

II. 完形填空
Sometimes a small thing during your childhood can leave a lasting impression. The event happened one day when we were having  16  after shopping. I was glad to see there were so many  17  dishes on the table except for a plate of peas.
I can’t  18  why so many people like to eat peas. But I do not like peas at all.
“Eat your peas,” my grandmother said. “Mother,” said my mother in her  19  voice, “he doesn’t like peas.” My grandmother did not  20  , but there was something in her eyes that    21   she was not going to  22   . She said slowly but firmly, “I’ll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas.” I didn’t know what to do then. I only knew that five dollars was a good amount of money. I began to  23  the awful things down my throat.
With a  24  smile on her face, Grandmother said, “I can do what I want to, Ellen, and you can’t   25  me.” My mother glared at me. No one can glare like my mother. The glares made me nervous, and every single pea made me want to  26 . Finally I swallowed the last pea. My grandmother   27  me the five dollars with a smile.  28   , my mother continued to glare  29   .
That night, at dinner, my mother  30  two of my all-time favorite dishes, beef and potatoes. Along with them  31  a big, steaming bowl of peas. She offered me some peas, and I    32  ， “Mum, I don’t like peas,” I said.
“You ate them for  33  ,” she said. “You can also eat them for love.” “But, I ...” What could I say to refuse my mother? There was  34 . I had no choice but to eat the peas. The five dollars were quickly  35 . But the story of the peas lives on to this day.
16.  A. tea              B. lunch          C. coffee        D. supper
17.  A. delicious     B. perfect    C. expensive       D. colorful
18.  A. believe        B. agree      C. understand    D. forgive
19.  A. violent        B. angry      C. unattractive         D. warning
20.  A. analyze       B. reply         C. insist        D. resist
21.  A. proved        B. suggested   C. wondered     D. advised
22.  A. give up       B. give in    C. allow for        D. leave alone
23.  A. conduct       B. digest         C. absorb    D. force
44.  A. greedy        B. disappointed  C. satisfied     D. sensitive
25.  A. prevent       B. master    C. scare           D. arrange
26.  A. put forward   B. set out   C. throw up      D.break through
27.  A. spared         B. borrowed    C. showed      D. handed
28.  A. But             B. However     C. So         D. Though
29.  A. in silence      B. with excitement
C. in surprise      D.with doubt
30.  A. chose       B. gathered           C. served         D. ordered
31.  A. arrived        B. appeared      C. came            D. went
32.  A. smiled        B. refused      C. accepted      D. admitted
33.  A. Grandmother  B. lunch      C. Mother            D. money
34.  A. no one        B. nothing     C. anything       D. everything
35.  A. saved       B. used            C. spent       D. lost

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

They worked day and night about three days          （一切才恢复）to normal.(return)

I can’t imagine          （他们多么激动）when they received these Christmas presents.(how)

       （如果参加）eco-travel and you will find it will help you understand the importance of nature.(take)

Not        （知道如何解决）the problem, he turned to his teacher for help. (work)

The doctor insisted that the patient        （动手术）as soon as possible. (operate)

With            （一场致命的台风爆发）, more than 600 people were listed as either dead or missing on August the 21^st, 2009 in Taiwan. (break)

To every one of us,         （被录取）Beijing University is a great honor. (admit)

The news spread quickly through the village          （战争已结束）,making the villagers wild with joy. (end)

I’ll pay you a visit tomorrow afternoon if            （你方便）. (convenient)

I would have come for the lecture given by professor Lee the day before yesterday, but I   （没受到邀请）(invite).

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

1.They worked day and night about three days         （一切才恢复）to normal.(return)

2.I can’t imagine         （他们多么激动）when they received these Christmas presents.(how)

3.      （如果参加）eco-travel and you will find it will help you understand the importance of nature.(take)

4.Not       （知道如何解决）the problem, he turned to his teacher for help. (work)

5.The doctor insisted that the patient       （动手术）as soon as possible. (operate)

6.With           （一场致命的台风爆发）, more than 600 people were listed as either dead or missing on August the 21^st, 2009 in Taiwan. (break)

7.To every one of us,         （被录取）Beijing University is a great honor. (admit)

8.The news spread quickly through the village         （战争已结束）,making the villagers wild with joy. (end)

9.I’ll pay you a visit tomorrow afternoon if           （你方便）. (convenient)

10.I would have come for the lecture given by professor Lee the day before yesterday, but I  （没受到邀请）(invite).