One very cold day，a snowstorm blew into our area. Needing firewood，I quickly set out with my best friend，Bruce，to look for a tree to cut down. I was glad to have Bruce along with. Cutting down a tree in a snowstorm can be dangerous. So it was important to have a friend who could warn me of danger.

When I chose a big tree about 23 meters tall and prepared to cut it down，my best friend suddenly warned me，“Don’t cut down that tree！It’s too close to the power line！﹙电线﹚”I wasn’t sure about it. So I decided to disregard his warning. I wanted to finish the job quickly and go home. So I began cutting down the tree. When the tree fell，there was no longer any doubt that my friend was right.

The tree caught the power line，bringing it to the ground. I considered cutting the tree off the line. After all，electricity can’t travel through wood，so I could safely remove the tree. As I reached out my finger to touch the tree，pain ran up my arm and through my head. I was shocked!

After I returned home and told my mother what had happened，she quickly called the power company. The workers from the power company soon arrived on the scene. One of them asked if I had touched the tree，and when I told him I had，his face turned pale.

“You should have been killed，” he said.

So why am I still alive？It was my boots that saved my life.

Within two hours，the workers removed the tree. Soon the snowstorm calmed down—but not my mother.

Even though she was glad I wasn’t hurt，my mother was still serious. After all，I shouldn’t have brushed off my friend’s warning.

Through this experience，I learn it’s important to listen to people who offer a different perspective. Taking time to listen might actually save a lot of time and trouble. It certainly would have kept me from getting the “shock” of my life.

1.The underlined word “disregard” in the second paragraph means “________”．

A．pay no attention to             B．take notice of      C．consider              D．follow

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．But for his boots，the author would have died.

B．The author regretted having brushed off his friend’s warning.

C．The author knew nothing about electricity.

D．When the tree was cut down，the author realized his friend was right.

3.The underlined part “the snowstorm calmed down—but not my mother” means “________”．

A．my mother was still angry with me for not listening to my friend’s warning

B．my mother was still in fear of the terrible accident

C．my mother was still comforting me

D．my mother was still worried about my safety

4.The author wrote the passage mainly to________.

A．give an account of one of his terrible experiences

B．make us know it’s important to listen to people who offer a different perspective through his experience

C．tell us not to cut trees down any more

D．remind us to be careful while we are working

 

One very cold day，a snowstorm blew into our area. Needing firewood，I quickly set out with my best friend，Bruce，to look for a tree to cut down. I was glad to have Bruce along with. Cutting down a tree in a snowstorm can be dangerous. So it was important to have a friend who could warn me of danger.
When I chose a big tree about 23 meters tall and prepared to cut it down，my best friend suddenly warned me，“Don’t cut down that tree！It’s too close to the power line！﹙电线﹚”I wasn’t sure about it. So I decided to disregard his warning. I wanted to finish the job quickly and go home. So I began cutting down the tree. When the tree fell，there was no longer any doubt that my friend was right.
The tree caught the power line，bringing it to the ground. I considered cutting the tree off the line. After all，electricity can’t travel through wood，so I could safely remove the tree. As I reached out my finger to touch the tree，pain ran up my arm and through my head. I was shocked!
After I returned home and told my mother what had happened，she quickly called the power company. The workers from the power company soon arrived on the scene. One of them asked if I had touched the tree，and when I told him I had，his face turned pale.
“You should have been killed，” he said.
So why am I still alive？It was my boots that saved my life.
Within two hours，the workers removed the tree. Soon the snowstorm calmed down—but not my mother.
Even though she was glad I wasn’t hurt，my mother was still serious. After all，I shouldn’t have brushed off my friend’s warning.
Through this experience，I learn it’s important to listen to people who offer a different perspective. Taking time to listen might actually save a lot of time and trouble. It certainly would have kept me from getting the “shock” of my life.
【小题1】The underlined word “disregard” in the second paragraph means “________”．

A．pay no attention to

B．take notice of

C．consider

D．follow

【小题2】Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．But for his boots，the author would have died.

B．The author regretted having brushed off his friend’s warning.

C．The author knew nothing about electricity.

D．When the tree was cut down，the author realized his friend was right.

【小题3】The underlined part “the snowstorm calmed down—but not my mother” means “________”．

A．my mother was still angry with me for not listening to my friend’s warning

B．my mother was still in fear of the terrible accident

C．my mother was still comforting me

D．my mother was still worried about my safety

【小题4】The author wrote the passage mainly to________.

A．give an account of one of his terrible experiences

B．make us know it’s important to listen to people who offer a different perspective through his experience

C．tell us not to cut trees down any more

D．remind us to be careful while we are working

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

III. Cloze   (20 points)

School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat in the very front of the   36  because of my anxiety to get home. Sitting at the front makes you   37  out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

Janie, the driver, tries to break the   38  atmosphere by striking the match of conversation. I try to mind my manners and   39  listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day,   40  , her conversation was worth listening to.

“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in   41  . I could see the   42  and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him?”

With her eyes wet and her voice tight from   43  the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble,” her eyes lowered as she   44  , “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”

I couldn’t respond. I was   45  . My heart   46  for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great   47  my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go   48  that. Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t   49  a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a whole world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as   50  but a driver.

I suddenly felt very   51  . I realized I had only thought of people as   52  as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as   53  .

For all I know, I’m just another person in   54  else’s world, and may not even be important. I   55  not have been so selfish and self-centred. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointments to keep. Understanding people is an art.

36．A．bus       B．train         C．plane     D．classroom

37．A．find      B．make         C．think     D．stand

38．A．unpopular B．uncomfortable  C．unusual     D．unforgettable

39．A．politely    B．devotedly      C．carelessly  D．sincerely

40．A．however   B．therefore       C．thus       D．otherwise

41．A．surprise    B．common       C．silence      D．particular

42．A．anxiety     B．curiosity       C．decision    D．attempt

43．A．fighting    B．avoiding       C．clearing    D．keeping

44．A．told       B．lasted           C．repeated    D．continued

45．A．for sure    B．at ease          C．in shock    D．in danger

46．A．loved           B．ached               C．beat       D．broke

47．A．mercy      B．pain          C．pity       D．disappointment

48．A．over      B．round           C．through    D．without

49．A．ever      B．at all         C．even      D．only

50．A．something B．anything       C．nothing     D．everything

51．A．sad        B．embarrassed     C．selfish      D．worried

52．A．far        B．long          C．much     D．well

53．A．unfit     B．unselfish       C．unnecessary      D．unimportant

54．A．everyone  B．someone       C．anyone     D．no one

55．A．must     B．may          C．can        D．Should