I made up my mind to drive to South Carolina to meet my friends in my used car. Though I had only been there once  36  and did not know the  37  very well, I was on the  38  after I had made some inquiries (询问).

At Ashvelle, there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or I could take a short cut. The short cut was to  39  several hills and was dangerous, I hesitated (犹豫)for a little while and then chose the main road, for I wanted to be  40 .

Something strange happened after I drove a long  41  and found it was not the correct road that I wanted to  42 , but the hilly road I decided to avoid. I realized that it was at the  43  that I had made the  44  mistake. “What shall I do?” I asked myself. If I went back to take that road again, it would be very late by the time I got to Columbia. Thinking it  45 , I decided to go on. “If  46  people can go along this road, why can’t I?” I  47  myself

The short cut, to my surprise ,was not that  48 . In fact, it was only a very peaceful country road,  49  up and down two low  50 .There was  51  traffic. On both sides of the road, you could see trees, wild flowers, and  52  with cows and horses. My fear was  53  with the wind. Listening to the beautiful country music over my car stereo (立体声), I drove on and  54  the scenery which was so quiet and so natural. Even my used car forgot to give me  55 . It was just in this light heartedness that I arrived at my destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, all said it sounded like an adventure.

1.	A．before B．ago C．already D．still

 

2.	A．town B．country C．friends D．way

 

3.	A．train B．car C．highway D．phone

 

4.	A．have B．go C．ride D．cross

 

5.	A．safe B．dangerous C．fast D．slow

 

6.	A．moment B．way C．road D．day

 

7.	A．come B．leave C．take D．drive

 

8.	A．crossroad B．corner C．station D．beginning

 

9.	A．direction B．road C．disappointed D．interesting

 

10.	A．about B．over C．of D．up

 

11.	A．another B．the other C．other D．others

 

12.	A．asked B．forced C．encouraged D．told

 

13.	A．far B．safe C．dangerous D．dirty

 

14.	A．going B．coming C．driving D．walking

 

15.	A．lands B．cars C．farms D．hills

 

16.	A．heavy B．little C．few D．light

 

17.	A．farms B．trucks C．houses D．villages

 

18.	A．together B．gone C．covered D．coming

 

19.	A．looked B．liked C．enjoyed D．found

 

20.	A．happiness B．scenery C．joys D．problems

 

Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians（挪威人）had    31    them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After   32   the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves    33   they started the 950-mile journey back.

The journey was unexpectedly    34    and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly    35   . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had     36   to mark their way home. To make things    37   . Evans, whom they had all thought of    38    the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having     39   along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.

The four who were     40   pushed on at the best speed they could    41   . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his    42    fact; at night his feet swelled（肿胀） so large that he could    43    put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great    44    . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that     45   could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him     46   a few more miles, until it was time to put up the   47     for another night.

The following morning,     48   the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be    49    some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out    50    into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.

1.                A．knocked        B．fought          C．won D．beaten

 

2.                A．growing        B．putting         C．planting  D．laying

 

3.                A．after           B．until           C．while D．before

 

4.                A．safe           B．fast            C．short D．slow

 

5.                A．rose           B．set            C．appeared D．disappeared

 

6.                A．taken up        B．cut up          C．set up    D．picked up

 

7.                A．easier          B．better          C．bitter D．worse

 

8.                A．to             B．upon           C．as   D．in

 

9.                A．battled         B．struggled        C．speeded  D．waited

 

10.               A．left            B．lost            C．defeated  D．saved

 

11.               A．manage        B．try            C．employ    D．find

 

12.               A．ached          B．frozen         C．harden    D．harmed

 

13.               A．hardly         B．never          C．seldom    D．nearly

 

14.               A．pain           B．fear           C．trouble    D．danger

 

15.               A．all others       B．some others     C．others D．the others

 

16.               A．away          B．with           C．off   D．on

 

17.               A．bed           B．tent           C．blanket    D．sleeping-bag

 

18.               A．while          B．since          C．for   D．once

 

19.               A．missed         B．separated       C．passed    D．gone

 

20.               A．patiently        B．lonely          C．alone D．worriedly

 

 

       Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the

South Pole, they found the Norwegians（挪威人）had    36     them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After   37    the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves    38    they started the 950-mile journey back.

       The journey was unexpectedly    39     and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly    40    . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had     41    to mark their way home. To make things    42    . Evans, whom they had all thought of    43     the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having     44    along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.

        The four who were     45    pushed on at the best speed they could    46    . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his    47     fact; at night his feet swelled（肿胀） so large that he could    48     put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great    49     . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that      50    could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him     51    a few more miles, until it was time to put up the   52      for another night.

     The following morning,     53    the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be     54     some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out    55     into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.

36．A．hit                           B．fought            C．won                         D．beaten

37．A．growing           B．putting           C．planting                  D．laying

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

39．A．safe                          B．fast             C．short                          D．slow

40．A．rose                 B．set            C．appeared                    D．disappeared

41．A．taken up           B．cut up                 C．set up                  D．picked up

42．A．easier               B．better           C．bitter                       D．worse

43．A．to                            B．upon           C．as                      D．in

44．A．battled             B．struggled           C．speeded                    D．waited

45．A．left                          B．lost             C．defeated                   D．saved

46．A．manage            B．try               C．employ                      D．find

47．A．ached                B．frozen          C．harden                     D．harmed

48．A．hardly              B．never          C．seldom                      D．nearly

49．A．pain                 B．fear           C．trouble                       D．danger

50．A．all others          B．some others   C．others                   D．the others

51．A．away                         B．with           C．off                       D．on

52．A．bed                           B．tent        C．blanket              D．sleeping-bag

53．A．while                        B．since          C．for                       D．once

54．A．missed             B．separated        C．passed                D．gone

55．A．patiently           B．lonely          C．alone                         D．worriedly

 (05·辽宁)

Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians（挪威人）had    36     them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After   37    the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves    38    they started the 950-mile journey back.

The journey was unexpectedly    39     and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly    40    . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had     41    to mark their way home. To make things    42    . Evans, whom they had all thought of    43     the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having     44    along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.

The four who were     45    pushed on at the best speed they could    46    . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his    47     fact; at night his feet swelled（肿胀） so large that he could    48     put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great    49     . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that      50    could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him     51    a few more miles, until it was time to put up the   52      for another night.

The following morning,     53    the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be     54     some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out    55     into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.

36．A．hit                      B．fought                 C．won                       D．beaten

37．A．growing              B．putting                C．planting                  D．laying

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

39．A．safe                    B．fast                     C．short                      D．slow

40．A．rose                    B．set                      C．appeared                 D．disappeared

41．A．taken up              B．cut up                 C．set up                     D．picked up

42．A．easier                  B．better                  C．bitter                      D．worse

43．A．to                       B．upon                   C．as                          D．in

44．A．battled                 B．struggled             C．speeded                  D．waited

45．A．left                     B．lost                     C．defeated                  D．saved

46．A．manage               B．try                      C．employ                   D．find

47．A．ached                  B．frozen                 C．harden                    D．harmed

48．A．hardly                 B．never                  C．seldom                   D．nearly

49．A．pain                    B．fear                     C．trouble                    D．danger

50．A．all others             B．some others         C．others                     D．the others

51．A．away                  B．with                    C．off                         D．on

52．A．bed                     B．tent                        C．blanket                D．sleeping-bag

53．A．while                  B．since                   C．for                         D．once

54．A．missed                B．separated             C．passed                    D．gone

55．A．patiently              B．lonely                  C．alone                      D．worriedly

    

Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person. I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a（n）   1   on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in   2  . One afternoon, a friend and I were  3   rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house   4   her backyard. The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they   5   to the roof’s edge and shot out into the 6  .

       I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and sent it for a ride. The stone was too smooth, however, so it   7   from my hand as I let it go and headed   8   for a small window on the old lady’s back wall.

I was too scared about getting   9   that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window. However, a few days later,   10   I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel   11   for her misfortune.

       I made up my mind that I would   12   my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I   13   would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a（n）  14   explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the   15   for repairing it.

       I waited until it was dark, then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door.

       The next day, I   16   the old lady her paper and was able to   17   the warm smile that I was   18   her. She thanked me for the paper and said,“Here, I have something for you.”It was a bag of cookies. I thanked her and ate the cookies as I   19   my route.

       After several cookies, I   20   an envelope. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said,“I’m proud of you.”

1．A．adviser               B．customer          C．assistant                 D．neighbor

2．A．carefulness         B．cleverness        C．selfishness              D．forgiveness

3．A．throwing            B．kicking             C．picking                   D．striking

4．A．by                       B．under               C．from                    D．around

5．A．dropped              B．rolled               C．flowed             D．fell

6．A．room                 B．kitchen             C．yard                   D．sky

7．A．skipped              B．stopped            C．stepped            D．slipped

8．A．straight              B．slow                C．right                   D．fast

9．A．lost                    B．trapped             C．caught                D．hurt

10．A．before              B．when               C．but                     D．though

11．A．guilty               B．safe                 C．anxious               D．nervous

12．A．borrow            B．move                C．transfer              D．save

13．A．used                B．calculated         C．chose                 D．earned

14．A．book                B．article               C．note                   D．notice

15．A．period              B．cost                 C．size                    D．distance

16．A．handed             B．sold                 C．left                     D．showed

17．A．witness            B．wear                C．return                 D．bring

18．A．comparing to       B．playing with       C．learning about     D．receiving from

19．A．continued         B．chose                C．followed             D．forgot

20．A．tore                B．marked          C．bought              D．felt