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　　The morning for our snowmobiling(雪上汽车)adventure finally arrived, and we set off on the hour-and-a-half drive to the resort．A fresh powder had fallen the night before, and everything was frosted white．We couldn’t have asked for more perfect conditions．The sun sparkled(闪光)on the snow, and the trails(路线)were completely empty－not another person or snowmobile in sight．We were thrilled at being the only people for miles around … until we got going．

　　As we drove through the deserted wilderness(荒野), my excitement became stone-cold fear．I had no idea what I was afraid of, or why I was afraid, but suddenly every turn, every hill, every steep(陡峭的)side of the mountain scared me to death．I kept picturing us crashing headlong into a tree or falling off the side of a drop．?

　　But after lunch things changed．We were the only humans who had been there since the snowfall．The peaceful place, the incredible beauty of the landscape, and the almost sacred experience of sharing a mountain with the wildlife touched my very core(核心)．My mind cleared and quieted and my muscles relaxed．

　　As we drove the last leg of the run, I began to resent being afraid to drive．Deep down, I wanted to be in charge of the thing that scared me．It made me angry that fear was keeping me from something I really wanted to do．The day was coming to an end, and the resort was only a few miles away．I knew that if I didn’t take my chance now, I would regret it．

　　I signaled for my husband to pull over．I wanted to drive, although my heart pounded(重击)．I stared off slowly and felt the wind in my face．I smiled and sped up a little．I let out a “Yee-haw!” and went full out, taking my husband on the best ride of the day．

　　We ended the day on that breathless, carefree, and I felt proud of myself – proud of overcoming my fear．

(1)

What is the story mainly about?
[　　]
A．	What the author loves about snowmobiling．
B．	What difficulties the couple faced during their adventure．
C．	What interested the author during her time snowmobiling．
D．	How the author overcame her fear during her adventure．

(2)

What can be concluded from the article?
[　　]
A．	The author was confident as she was driving in the deserted wilderness．
B．	The author didn’t get worried until they started to drive through the deserted wild．
C．	Aware that she and her husband were the only people around, the author became anxious．
D．	The author was so nervous that she almost crashed into a big tree．

(3)

According to the article, after lunch the author _________．
[　　]
A．	gradually calmed down
B．	stopped to enjoy the beautiful scenery
C．	saw some wildlife on the mountain
D．	was afraid to continue her journey

(4)

The underlined word “resent” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _________．
[　　]
A．	consider
B．	appreciate
C．	hate
D．	recognize

(5)

What message does the story convey?
[　　]
A．	A person’s biggest enemy is his or her inner self．
B．	It’s no use crying over the spilt milk．
C．	Take time to enjoy the beauty of nature．
D．	Respect and take pride in yourself．

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Window

　 Bill and John, both seriously ill, lived in the same room at Marie Hospital. John lived next to the only window of the room and was allowed to 21 in his bed and watch for an hour every day. But Bill had to spend all his time 22 on his back.

　 They became friends soon and talked for hours every day. They spoke of their families, their children, their hobbies, and their 23 in the American army. Each day John would sit up and 24 to his roommate Bill what he could see outside the window.

　 Through John's description, Bill's world was 25 　and brightened by all the activities and colors of the outside world. The window overlooked a beautiful park with a lovely 26, John told Bill. Ducks played on the water 27 children sailed their model boats. And a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As John described all these 28 , Bill would close his eyes and 29 　the picturesque scene. Bill was recovering 30 .However, John became weak day by day.

　 Late one night, Bill was lying in bed 31 　the ceiling when John began to cough seriously. Then doctors and nurses rushed to the room. Thirty minutes later, John 32 coughing. Now, there was only silence-- 33 silence.

　 The following morning, Bill was moved to the bed next to the window at his request. Slowly and 34, he supported himself up on one elbow to take the first look. But to his 35 , he could see nothing but a 36 　wall.

Only at that moment did he begin to realize that the pursuit of happiness was a matter of 37. It was a positive attitude we chose to express. It was not a gift that got 38 　to our doorstep each morning, nor did it come through the window. It was an inward journey. Whether a man is happy or not depends on his own thoughts 39 anything outward.

　 So Bill began to describe the 40 　world to his new roommate that he saw through the only window of the room.

21. A. stand up　　　B. sit up　　　　　　C. set up　　　　　　 D. stay up

22. A. lying　　　　 B. depending　　　 C. going　　　　　　 D. relying

23. A. service　　　　B. advice　　　　　 C. appearance　　　　D. violence

24. A. explain　　　 B. complain　　　　 C. describe　　　　　 D. introduce

25. A. affected　　　B. broadened　　　　C. damaged　　　　　D. expanded

26. A. tower　　　　 B. lake　　　　　　　C. statue　　　　　　D. hill

27. A. while　　　　 B. though　　　　　C. unless　　　　　 D. until

28. A. in addition 　　B. in general　　　　 C. in brief　　　　　　D. in detail

29. A. see　　　　　 B. remember　　　　 C. imagine　　　　　D. recognize

30. A. up to now　　 B. little by little　　　 C. sooner or later　　　D. one by one

31. A. thinking about 　B. staring at　　　　 C. holding up　　　　 D. fixing on

32. A. stopped　　　 B. continued　　　　 C. avoided　　　　　 D. survived

33. A. deadly　　　　B. dead　　　　　　C. breathless　　　 D. aimless

34. A. regretfully　　　B. fortunately　　　 C. particularly　　　D. hopefully

35. A. surprise　　　　B. delight　　　　　C. relief　　　　　 D. anger

36. A. simple　　　　B. blank　　　　　　C. colored　　　　 D. painted

37. A. consideration 　B. expression　　　 C. choice　　　　　D. practice

38. A. delivered　　　 B. decorated　　　　 C. devoted　　　　　 D. determined

39. A. more than　　　B. better than　　　C. other than　　　　D. rather than

40. A. friendly　　　　B. yearly　　　　 C. lively　　　　　　 D. likely

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　 If Shayne Ward didn't join the British singing talent show X-Factor in 2005, he might still be working in the local clothing shop． However, life often 　36 those who have the 　37 to try, and the nation voted him the winner．

　 Recently, Ward came to China to promote （促销） his second album, Breathless, which was __38 on January 10．

　 "Shayne has got a（n） 39 voice, and his songs are rhythmic and soothing （舒心的） to listen to," said Feng Yu, a Senior 2 student from Beijing No． 101 School, who came to 　40__ him．

　 However, the 23-year-old Ward doesn't 　41 　have an extraordinary voice and beautiful looks, lie also has a passion for performing on 　42 and a determination to 　43 his dream．

Life has been 　44 for the Manchester boy． He's the youngest of a large family three brothers and three sisters, and money was 　45__．

　 To help his family, Ward left school as soon as he 　46 ． He worked in factories 　47__ everything from chocolate to clothes to cardboard boxes． But he never forgot that his 　48 love was music．

　 At age 16, Ward 　49 a band called Destiny and spent his weekends singing karaoke． A year later, Ward wanted to try alone． "I couldn't believe I kept getting through," he said． "I didn't want my family to be the ones going 　50 looking sad．"

　 However, Ward doesn't want to be 　51 　as a talent show winner． He has 　52 his worth with a No． 1 single and two best-selling albums．　53 trying to predict the 　54 , Ward only wants to enjoy his life right now．

　 "I just carry on doing what I'm doing． That's 　55 ," he said firmly． "I don't want to look too far ahead．"

36．A．meets　　　　　　　　 B．favors　　　　　　　　 C．raises　　　　　　　　 D．creates　　　　

37．A．chance　　　　　　　 B．way　　　　　　　　　 C．space　　　　　　　　 D．courage　　　

38．A．released　　　　　　　 B．published　　　　　　 C．sent　　　　　　　　　 D．delivered　　

39．A．attentive　　　　　　 B．average　　　　　　　 C．attractive　　　　　　 D．adventurous

40．A．watch　　　　　　　　 B．enjoy　　　　　　　　　 C．cheer　　　　　　　　 D．support　　　

41．A．yet　　　　　　　　　　 B．just　　　　　　　　　　 C．ever　　　　　　　　　 D．once　　　　　

42．A．stage　　　　　　　　　 B．time　　　　　　　　　 C．display　　　　　　　 D．end　　　　　　

43．A．go for　　　　　　　　 B．go to　　　　　　　　　 C．go after　　　　 D．go through　　　　

44．A．heavy　　　　　　　　 B．serious　　　　　　　 C．unfair 　　　　　　 D．hard　　　　　

45．A．few　　　　　　　　　 B．little　　　　　　　　　 C．loose　　　　　　　　　 D．tight　　　　　

46．A．could　　　　　　　　 B．did　　　　　　　　　　 C．should　　　　　　　　 D．would　　　　

47．A．doing　　　　　　　　 B．making　　　　　　　 C．getting　　　　　　　 D．trying　　　　

48．A．deep　　　　　　　　　 B．strong　　　　　　　　 C．true　　　　　　　　　 D．only　　　　　　

49．A．took　　　　　　　　　 B．joined　　　　　　　　 C．developed　　　　　 D．formed　　　

50．A．away　　　　　　　　 B．up　　　　　　　　　　　 C．down　　　　　　　　 D．over　　　　　

51．A．worked　　　　　　　 B．chosen　　　　　　　 C．treated　　　　　　　 D．understood　

52．A．accepted　　　　　　 B．started　　　　　　　　 C．improved　　　　　　 D．proved　　　　

53．A．In case of　　　　　 B．In time of　　　　　 C．In place of　　　　　 D．In honor of　　　

54．A．future　　　　　　　　 B．music　　　　　　　　 C．fortune　　　　　　　 D．life　　　　　　

55．A．right　　　　　　　　　 B．all　　　　　　　　　　　 C．everything　　　　　 D．certain　　　　