It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas(汽油) on my way home from work. I was tired and had a little　 41.

　　 I worked in a　 42 doctor's office, and during those days many unexpected things happened. It seemed that I was going to be late getting home today. My husband who is a punctual(守时的~) person would be ready to　 43　 .again. Maybe　 44　 I hurried, I could still arrive home earlier.

　　 I was going inside to　 45　 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter(柜台). I heard them asking for　 46　 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just　 47 a few minutes ago.

　　 At the counter, a young man was quite 48　 . He was trying to 49 how to get there,with two other people. One of them was　 50 .trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the　 51 　?"

　　 A look of　 52　 appeared on the woman's face.

　　 "I'm going right by there," I said, and it was a(n) 　53　 since I had just decided to do exactly that.

　　 I got into my car and began the journey back. I was trying to make them be sure they were right　 54 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there. I felt　 55　 than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

　　 Later, as I arrived home, my husband teased(嘲笑), "So you aren't ever late any more." I said,"Sometimes it's good to be late."

41. A. headache　　　 B. fever　　　　　　 C. cold　　　　　　 D. break

42. A. foreign　　　　 B. busy　　　　　　 C. crucial　　　　　 D. noisy

43. A. relax　　　　　 B. offend　　　　　　 C. complain　　　　 D. appear

44. A. while　　　　 B. since　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　 D. if

45. A. wait　　　　　 B. look　　　　　　 C. care　　　　　　 D. search

46. A. money　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　 C. directions　　　　 D. opinions

47. A. risked　　　　 B. provided　　 　　　C. called　　　　　 D. left

48. A. helpful　　　　 B. skilled　　　　　 C. confused　　　　 D. active

49. A. imagine　　　 B. expect　　　　　 C. explain　　　　　 D. urge

50. A. only　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　 D. ever

51. A. station　　　　 B. office　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　 D. hotel

52. A. panic　　　　 B. pleasure　　　　　 C. sadness　　　　　 D. peace .

53. A. dream　　　　 B. fact　　　　　　 C. reason　　　　　 D. example

54. A. behind　　　　 B. before　　　　　　 C. below　　　　　　 D. beside

55. A. duller　　　　 B. quieter　　　　　 C. worse　　　　　　 D. better

It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas(汽油) on my way home from work. I was tired and had a little   41

     I worked in a   42   doctor's office, and during those days many unexpected things

happened. It seemed that I was going to be late getting home today. My husband who is a

punctual(守时的~) person would be ready to   43   again. Maybe   44   I hurried, I could still  arrive home earlier.

     I was going inside to   45   for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter(柜台). I heard them asking for   46   to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just   47   a few minutes ago.

     At the counter, a young man was quite  48   . He was trying to  49  how to get there,

with two other people. One of them was   50  trying to give them a whole different route back. It

was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the   51   ?"

     A look of   52   appeared on the woman's face.

     "I'm going right by there," I said, and it wasn’t a(n)   53   since I had just decided to do

exactly that.

     I got into my car and began the journey back. I was trying to make them be sure they were

right   54   me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there. I felt   55   than I had all day and my  headache was nearly gone.

     Later, as I arrived home, my husband teased(嘲笑), "So you aren't ever late any more." I said,

"Sometimes it's good to be late."

(    )41. A. headache      B. fever                    C. cold                     D. break

(    )42. A. foreign        B. busy                    C. crucial                   D. noisy

(    )43. A. relax          B. offend                  C. complain          D. appear

(    )44. A. while         B. since                    C. as                D. if

(    )45. A. wait          B. look                    C. care                     D. search

(    )46. A. money        B. trouble                   C. directions         D. opinions

(    )47. A. risked         B. provided                C. called              D. left

(    )48. A. helpful        B. skilled                    C. confused                 D. active

(    )49. A. imagine       B. expect                    C. explain             D. urge

(    )50. A. only          B. even                     C. still               D. ever

(    )51. A. station        B. office                           C. hospital           D. hotel

(    )52. A. panic          B. pleasure                C.sadness           D. peace .

(    )53. A. dream         B. lie                    C. reason            D. example

(    )54. A. behind         B. before                 C. below             D. beside

(    )55. A. duller          B. quieter                 C. worse             D. better

   

What might the future be like? Here are some predictions: things to come, things to go.
The Spring Festival, the most important Chinese holiday when everyone returns home, has caused headaches for millions of Chinese. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making getting travel tickets and the journey difficult. But in 28 years, Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all. China plans to build more than 120,000 kilometers of railway and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020. And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so it will no longer be a problem.
Newspaper will come to an end in 2043. In the future, digital(数字的) newspapers will be sent to personal web tools through Internet. Readers can discuss topics with journalists and editors. Information will move faster.
Oil is running out faster than expected. But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel(燃料). Coal, natural gas, solar power, nuclear power and even water can take the place of oil as sources of energy(能源).
Schools will go electronic(电子化). Computers will be important and popular among the students. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students’ library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers, they will check homework on computers and communicate with the students’ parents through e-mail. And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe.
【小题1】 More than 2 billion people have a hard time returning home during                .

A．Christmas Day	B．National Day
C．the Spring Festival	D．the Mid-autumn Festival

【小题2】The newspapers will disappear                .

A．in 28 years

B．by 2020

C．by 2053

D．in 33 years

【小题3】               is not mentioned in the passage as sources of energy.

A．Coal

B．Wind

C．Nuclear power

D．Water

【小题4】From the passage we can know                 in the future.

A．the Spring Festival travel may still be a problem

B．90% of the population will live in the city

C．robot teachers will check homework

D．readers can discuss topics with each other through Internet

【小题5】What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?                 .

A．Schools will go electronic	B．Computers will be important
C．There will be robot teachers	D．School buses will be like spaceships

完形填空

The great ship, the Titanic, sailed for New York from England on April 12th, 1912. The ship had sixteen watertight compartments (密封舱). Even if two of them were broken, she would    1   be able to stay on the water.

Four days after    2   , while the Titanic was sailing    3   the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge ice mountain suddenly appeared. The great ship turned hard. The Titanic turned just in time, and just missed the big    4   of ice beside her. Suddenly there was a trembling (颤抖的)   5   from below and the captain went down to see what had    6  . The noise had been so weak that    7   thought the ship had been broken. But the captain    8  that the ship was sinking (下沉) very quickly, for five of the sixteen watertight compartments had already been broken! The order (命令) to    9   the ship was given and hundreds of people jumped into the icy water. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were    10  . Although the sad story has been so many years, people still remember it clearly.

1.	A．not B．yet C．never D．still

 

2.	A．breaking B．finding C．starting D．turning

 

3.	A．through B．above C．across D．under

 

4.	A．wall B．ground C．window D．door

 

5.	A．voice B．sound C．shout D．cry

 

6.	A．received B．stopped C．happened D．left

 

7.	A．everyone B．anyone C．nobody D．anybody

 

8.	A．realized B．remembered C．asked D．forgot

 

9.	A．keep B．leave C．buy D．sell

 

10.	A．lived B．saved C．lost D．found

 

Almost all of us have bad habits. We all want to get rid of (摆脱) them, but we don’t know good ways. Here’s some advice.

●Write down all the reasons why you want to stop some bad habits. Look at the reasons very often.

●It’s clever to do something else when you want to stop your bad habits. If you get angry easily, for example, you can go out for a walk.

●You can get a prize if you really get rid of your bad habits.

●If you get too heavy, keep junk food out of your house.

●Bad habits develop(发展) over years, so you can’t get rid of them very soon. So you should be patient(耐心的).

●Don’t be afraid to ask others for help because everyone may have difficulties in their lives. You can talk to your friends, family or other people. When you talk to them, they can give you some advice.

How to get rid of bad habits
If you get angry easily,	you can 1.________________
If you2.	you can get a prize.
If you want to be thinner,	don’t eat 3.________________
If you 4.	you can ask others for help.