A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling, and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was    36   down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open.

Gleams of light appeared from windows of   37   houses, shining like jewels in all the dark.

A   38   woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was   39   on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was   40   her without pause. She knocked at the door, and a   41   answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while   42  . The boy then let her into the sitting room and   43   her sitting by the fire.

The woman   44   old and tired under the bright electric light,   45   she was only in her early thirties. She sat   46   for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the   47   . When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she   48  up, looking thunderstruck. Just then, the boy came with his   49  . The man at once recognized the woman as his    50  . They had   51   touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever.

  52   words needed to be spoken, They embraced each other   53   the boy stared at them, puzzled. k*s*5u

The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very   54  , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually   55  .

A. pouring                 B. falling                   C. dropping                D. flooding

A. poor                      B. black                   C. faraway                    D. nearby

A. rich                       B. beautiful                  C. poor                      D. ugly

A. crying                   B. wandering               C. struggling               D. wondering

A. striking                 B. hitting                     C. flowing                    D. beating

A. boy                       B. girl                          C. woman                     D. man

A. out                        B. near                         C. outside                     D. inside

A. made                     B. left                          C. asked                     D. told

A. became                  B. showed                    C. appeared                D. sounded

A. so                         B. and                          C. however                 D. though

A. straight                  B. thirsty                     C. hungry                     D. still

A. room                     B. house                      C. picture                          D. fire

A. picked                   B. stood                       C. came                      D. looked

A. father                    B. mother                           C. friend                    D. brother

A. wife                      B. sister                        C. mother                      D. girlfriend

A. kept                      B. got                          C. made                     D. lost

A. Much                    B. Many                    C. No                           D. Not

A. as                         B. while                       C. when                       D. since

A. disappointed         B. sorry                        C. happy                      D. sad

A. began                    B. stopped                    C. ended                       D. wanted

A traveler was staying in an Egyptian village. One day, she held up her camera to take pictures of the children. Suddenly the young ones began to shout at her. The traveler's face turned red and she apologized to the head for what she was doing, and told him she had forgotten that people in some places believed a person would lose his soul(灵魂) if his picture was taken. She explained to him the operation of a camera for a long time. Several times the head tried to say something, but he couldn't. When she believed that the head didn't fear any longer, the traveler then let him speak. With a smile, he said, "The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens(镜头) cap!"

1.The children shouted when the traveler was taking pictures of them because _______.

A. they didn't want to stop playing                        

B. the traveler forgot to take off the cap on her head

C. they didn't want to have their pictures taken 

D. the traveler was not doing well with her camera

2. The traveler explained how to use a camera to the head because _______.

A. the head was very interested in her camera  

B. the head wanted to learn to take pictures

C. she was afraid of the head   

D. she wanted the head not to worry about what she was doing

3.Which of the following is NOT right?

A. The traveler knew something about people in some countries.

B. The children wouldn't mind if the traveler took pictures of them.

C. The head was afraid that the traveler's camera would hurt the children.

D. The traveler didn't understand why the children shouted.

 

A traveller was staying in an Egyptian village. One day, she held up her camera to take pictures of the children. Suddenly the young ones began to shout at her. The traveller's face turned red and she apologized to the head for what she was doing, and told him she had forgotten that people in some places believed a person would lose his soul(灵魂) if his picture was taken. She explained to him the operation of a camera for a long time. Several times the head tried to say something, but he couldn't. When she believed that the head didn't fear any longer, the traveller then let him speak. With a smile, he said, "The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens(镜头) cap!"

1.The children shouted when the traveller was taking pictures of them because _______. 

A. they didn't want to stop playing                             

B. the traveller forgot to take off the cap on her head

C. they didn't want to have their pictures taken 

D. the traveller was not doing well with her camera

2.The traveller explained how to use a camera to the head because _______.

A. the head was very interested in her camera  

B. the head wanted to learn to take pictures 

C. she was afraid of the head         

D. she wanted the head not to worry about what she was doing

3.The traveller made an apology to  the head because _______.

A. she thought it was not right to take people's pictures without telling them beforehand(事先)

B. the children would lose their souls   

C. she had stayed in the village too long

D. she didn't take a picture of the head first

4.Which of the following is NOT right?

A. The traveller knew something about people in some countries.

B. The children wouldn't mind if the traveller took pictures of them.

C. The head was afraid that the traveller's camera would hurt the children.

D. The traveller didn't understand why the children shouted.

 

Waller was a liked-by-all fellow full of fun who often went to coffee houses to tell people interesting stories, of which some even brought him some money. One day, asked by an office secretary who told Waller that hid boss was a never-seen-before serious man and he never even smiled. Waller would tell a most funny story. “Well, sir,” Waller said before he began the story, “what will be given in return of mine succeeds?” “$100,”replied the secretary. “I haven’t seen him have a bright face since I worked in his office”.

  “Then let’s make it.” Waller went to the man’s table and whispered to him, “Please tell your boss that the funny man Waller’s hen gave birth to a baby.”

  Three days later a letter reached Mr. Waller in which were $100 and a piece of yellow paper with the words, “Mr. Waller, you have succeeded—When I repeated your %100—worth sentence, my boss burst into frightening laughter,用saying that who ever has managed to make him laugh during the business hours will get dismissed(解雇)”！

1．Waller often went to coffee houses to tell people interesting stories in order to　　   .

A. make money　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. practice telling stories

C. enjoy himself　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. draw the secretary’s attention

2．The secretary asked Waller for a most funny story because he　　   .

A. was tired of his boss’s seriousness

B. tried to please his serious boss with it

C. wanted to improve his working conditions

D. wanted to  see his boss’s laughing face

3．Saying “Let’s make it”. Waller　　   .

A. was sure of his success

B. thought of nothing but the 100-dollar return

C. knew that he could make fun of the secretary

D. wondered whether he could make the boss smile or not

4．Which of the following ends is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The boss was never so strict with the secretary from then on.

B. the secretary lost his job in the office

C. the secretary dare not make his boss laugh any longer..

D. Mr. Waller was dismissed at last.

5．The best title for the passage is　　   .

A. Things Went Opposite to Wishes

B. Satisfying Both Sides

C. Killing Two Birds with One Stone

D. Either Is in His Proper Place

 

第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 共35分)

第四部分写作(共二节，满分35分)

阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给首字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，对话通顺。

Gordon—G     Betty—B

G: Beety, we haven’t been out for over a month .Let’s go (76)s     this evening.

B: Fine,Gordon Where would you like to go ? To see a film or to watch a play?

G: A modern (77)t     is on this week. Let’s go and watch it ,shall we?

B: The newspaper said it was the (78)l     interesting play of the year.

G: How about the film World Without Thieves? That should be (79)e     .

B: We’ve already seen it. Don’t you (80)r     .

G: Then let’s go to the (81)o     cinema.The film Not One Less is being (82)s     .

B: Good.What time does it (83)s     .

G: 15 minutes ago. We just (84)m     it.

B: Well, will you please go back together with me to get my (85)d     camera and then go to the pack?

G: That’s good idea.