A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man who quickly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was gone. He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided to follow him and get back the watch.

Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. Neither of them understood the other’s language. The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist(拳头) and pointed at the Italian’s watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman. 

When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happened. He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italian’s. 

1.The Frenchman went to a small Italian town _______. 

A. alone            B. with his wife           C. with his friend                D. with an Italian

2.One night he went out for _______ alone. 

A. a ride            B. a walk                    C. a drink                             D. rest

3.Suddenly he found his_______ was gone. 

A. watch            B. money                             C. book                                  D. ring

4.Who was robbed of the watch?

A. The Frenchman was.                                 B. The Italian was.

C. Both of them was.                                       D. Neither of them was.

 

Son’s Help

Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy so he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling(赌博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.

It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside and his son hated the bad habit of his father. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.

“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”

66. Mr. Lang was paid much because _______.

A. he was a driver                             B. he worked in a factory

C. he had a lot of work to do                     D. he had worked there for a long time

67. Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______.

A. she couldn’t find any work     

B. she thought her husband was tired

C. her husband spent all time in gambling

D. she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling

68. _______, so he was put into lockup.

A. Mr. Lang often gambled  

B. Mr. Lang was late for work

C. Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at home    

D. Mr. Lang wasn’t polite to the police

69. The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______.

A. he didn’t love her any longer                 B. he wouldn’t stop gambling

C. he had been put into lockup                   D. he was hardly sent away by the factory

70. Which of the following is right?

A. The boy expected his father to be put into lockup again.

B. The boy thought his father needed some policemen.

C. The boy expected his father to stop gambling soon.

D. The boy expected his mother to come back.

完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各小题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Life is not always smooth. There was a man who had    36    numerous failures in his life. But he said, "One success is    37    for me!"

    When he was five years old, his father died of illness without leaving him any    38    . Since then, his mother worked outside  39   he had to stay at home and take care of his siblings, He learnt cooking since then.

    When he was fourteen, he dropped  40   and began his life of roving.

    When he was eighteen, he married a girl, who,   41   , sold out all his properties and went back to her home several months after their marriage.

    When he was twenty, he    42   his job from electrician to ferry staff to railway worker. All his jobs were   43   for him.

    When he was thirty-five, misfortune again   44   on him. When he was driving across a huge bridge, the steel ropes along the edge of the bridge were broken and he fell into the river with his car. He suffered such severe injuries that he could no longer continue his   45  .

    When he was    46    , he opened a gas station in a town. However, he   47  dispute(争端)because he beat his competitors    48   the billboard hanging problems.

    When he was forty-seven, he   49  his second wife, which had    50    stricken his three children.

    When he was sixty-six, he made a living by   51   his chicken-frying techniques to various restaurants in different places.

    When he was seventy-five, he felt  52  to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others. The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price. But he   53   the suggestion. Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire.

    When he was eighty-eight, he achieved great success and became well-known to the whole world.

    He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunde Sandoz. He often said, "People always complain about the bad  54   . Actually it is not bad at all. As long as you are   55  and confident all the time, you will have a good weather every day."

1.A. achieved           B. undergone                     C. tried                                 D. undertook

2. A. great                          B. important             C. valuable              D. enough

3. A. words            B. money                C. property             D. families

4.A. while               B. but                  C. when                 D. so

5. A. in                                 B. out                   C. down                 D. up

6. A. meanwhile         B. moreover             C. however               D. therefore

7.A. started                       B. took                   C. lost                   D. changed

8. A. fit                B. tough                C. unusual               D. adequate

9.A. fell                 B. hit                     C. put                   D. rested

10.A. life            B. major                  C. job                   D. education

11. A. forty          B. thirty-five              C. fifty-three             D. seventy

12.. A. went through    B. came into           C. came about           D. went against

13.A. contributing to    B. judging from             C. owing to               D. leading to

14.A. changed                 B. married               C. missed               D. divorced

15.A. deeply         B. highly                C. generally              D. thickly

16. A. learning         B. promoting             C. developing             D. teaching

17.A. powerless      B. depressed           C. disappointed           D. hopeless

18.. A. turned up               B. turned to             C. turned down           D. turned in

19.. A. difficulties      B. misfortune           C. life                   D. weather

20.. A. hard-working    B. brave              C. cautious              D. optimistic

 

 

 Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, then he sold   1   he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had   2   schooling, for being so poor, how could they   3   school fees?

When he was fifteen, he worked   4   a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying  in the classroom, he felt   5   for himself. How he   6   to have the same chance! He decided to study by   7  .  In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he   8   stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he  9   during the day. He worked   10   hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater   11   he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and   12   him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the   13   one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he   14   a regular student of the school.

Robeson   15   through six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the   16   of some university professors. They admired his talent   17   his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and   18   him free guidance. Robeson felt   19  , for he was sure that before him there was a broad road   20   success.

1.A. whether             B. which         C. that                D. what

2.A. many              B. few           C. little             D. much

3.A. buy                B. afford         C. send               D. read

4.A. as                   B. like           C. for                   D. by

5.A. angry          B. ashamed       C. proud                   D. sorry

6.A. hated                  B. decided        C. wished              D. regretted

7.A. the teacher                  B. himself         C. his parents         D. his schoolmates

8.A. could         B. ought to        C. should              D. would

9.A. had learned       B. has been taught   C. has heard          D. had been written down

10.A. very                  B. so             C. too                     D. quite 

11.A. joy               B. interest         C. time             D. taste 

12.A. allowed         B. agreed         C. let                  D. refused 

13.A. worst                B. only           C. last                D. laziest

14.A. had been    B. has been        C. is               D. was

15.A. learned        B. listened         C. mastered           D. struggled 

16.A. notice              B. influence        C. eyes                         D. attention

17.A. except for                  B. according to      C. as well as               D. in spite of

18.A. taught              B. offered          C. lent                     D. sent

19.A. sad              B. angry                  C. happy                  D. disappointed

20.A. leading to                   B. coming from      C. made of                          D. covered with

 

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用(\)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

 　Jim is learning what to drive a car. A                            _______

week ago he had his first lessons. Yesterday                    _______

his teacher took him out of on a busy road.                   ______

It was full with cars and people. He drove                      ______

very slowly and carefully, and he felt                               _______

afraid whole time. At last the lesson                                 ______

finished and he went home. He felt tiring.                      _____

Jim make sure that he will be able to                              _______

drive a car soon. Though it is difficult                               _____

to drive it, but it is interesting indeed.                            _____