A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling (雷声隆隆地响), and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was　 36　 down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open. Gleams(闪光) of light appeared from windows of faraway houses, 　37 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 a 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 ran into each other’s arms 53 the boy stared at them, puzzled.

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 .

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

37. A. blowing　　　　　　 B. breaking　　　　　　　　 C. shining　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. flying

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

55. A. began　　　　　　　　 B. stopped　　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. ended　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. went

　 Well, how was it for you, then?

　 More than a million people watched the eclipse(日食)in Cornwall, in Southwestern Britain, and although they all gazed up at the same sky they had vastly different experiences.

　 Some were lucky, and the clouds broke just in time for them to see the full wonder of it all; some just stared at the clouds. Some said the disappointment was so great it ruined their holiday.

　 Few can have been as disappointed as Peter Meadows. The gardener from Enfield spent seven years planning a trip to catch the phenomenon in person but ended up 10 miles from the right spot.

　 Mr Meadows, 31, who waited to see the eclipse in Falmouth when it was visible from the nearly Lizard peninsula(半岛), said: “I fell almost sick with a sense of sudden failure. To have got so close to see this wonderful event with my own eyes and to have just missed out is so disappointing. It ruined my holiday and I will go home with a black cloud hanging over me.”

　 Rory Coleman, 37, a director of a research institute from Stratford-upon-Avon, had made more effort than most to get there; he had run all the way from john O’Groats to Land’s End to raise money for Help the Aged. “I’d waited over thirty years to see it,” he said, “But it was not like what I had dreamed.”

　 “I did think it was strange—the fact that it went dark so quickly and was cold. I thought it would be completely black, like in the middle of the night, but it wasn’t.”

　 Bill Kambo, 38, from Ashford in Middlesex, flew down to Land End in his friend’s helicopter—and has caught the bug.

　 He said: “At the beginning I was disappointed with all the clouds over. But when the darkness came you could hear all the seagulls going wild. I’m surely an eclipse follower from now on.”

1. Why does the writer begin with “Well, how was it for you , then?”

　 A. The writer didn’t watch the eclipse himself.

　 B. The writer wanted people to be interested in eclipse.

　 C. People who watched the eclipse had different experiences.

　 D. People who watched the eclipse were disappointed.

2. We learn from the text that ____didn’t see the eclipse.

　 A. the writer　　　　　　　 B. Bill Kambo

　 C. Peter Meadows　　　　　 D. Rory Coleman

3. We can infer from the text that ____.

　 A. not more than a million people saw the eclipse in Cornwall

　 B. more than a million people saw the eclipse in Cornwall

　 C. people could see the eclipse everywhere in the UK

　 D. it was a sunny day when the eclipse appeared

4. Which of the following best describes how Bill felt about eclipse?

　 A. He lost interest in seeing an eclipse.

　 B. He would never want to watch an eclipse.

　 C. He was disappointed with all the clouds over.

　 D. He was eager to see an eclipse next time.

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 

     A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he bad 36 a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 37 his father could well 38 it, he told him that was all he wanted.  

On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 39 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 40 but slightly disappointed, the young man 41 the box and found a lovely book.  42, he raised his voice at his father and said. ” 43 all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the house  44  the book in the study 

He did not contact（联系）his father for a whole year  45  one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He  46  he bad to go back home and see his father.  

When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to 47   the hospital. he  saw on the desk the  48   new book , just as he had left it one  49  ago. He opened it and began to  50  the pages. Suddenly, a car key  51  from an envelope taped behind the book. It had a lag（标签）with dealer’s name, the  52  dealer who had the sports car he had 53 . On the tag was the 54 of his graduation. and the 55  PAID IN FULL. 

36.A. expected.                B. enjoyed.                 C. admired.                 D. owned 

37 A. finding                B. proving               C. deciding               D. knowing 

38. A. afford.                 B. offer                 C. keep                  D. like 

39. A. encouraged.           B. comfortable            C. proud.                   D. moved 

40. A. Nervous              B. Serious               C. Careful                 D. Curious 

41. A. packed.                 B. opened.                C. picked up              D. put aside 

42. A. Angrily               B. Eagerly               C. Calmly                D. Anxiously

43.A. At                     B. From                 C. With                  D. To 

44 A. toasting               B. putting              C. forgetting             D. leaving 

45 A. until                   B. as                   C. before                 D. unless 

46 A. learned .                 B. realized.                C. recognized.              D. admitted 

47 A. get to                  B. search for            C. turn to                D. leave for 

48 A. much                   B. still                  C. hardly                 D. quite 

49 A. year                    B. month              C. week                   D. day 

50 A. clean                    B. read.                   C. turn                    D. count 

51 A. lost                     B. came               C. appeared.                 D. dropped 

52 A. old.                      B. same               C. special                 D. new 

53 A. remembered.           B. desired.                  C. found.                    D. met

54. A. Picture            B. place                C. date                  D. met 

55. A. word.             B. information          C. date                  D. card 

Tim Welford, aged 33, and Dom Mee, aged 30, both from England, were keen on (=like... very much) rowing boats. They made a plan to row across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to San Francisco. The name of their rowboat was “Crackers”. It was about seven meters long.

     They set out from Japan on May 17,2001. They had rowed nearly 5,500 miles when their boat was hit by a fishing ship on September 17,2001. Luckily they both escaped unharmed, but their boat was badly damaged and they had to abandon( = stop)their journey.

　 　In a radio interview, Dom expressed his disappointment and explained how the accident took place.

　　“A fishing ship came towards us with nobody on the bridge and ran us down. It all happened so quickly. I managed to dive into the water. Tim felt it would be safer to stay on board. He was trapped inside as the boat was driven under the water. Finally some people appeared on the ship and saw me in the water. I shouted at them to stop the ship and to get Tim out. When the ship stopped, I eventually saw Tim, and I was very, very happy that we were still alive. We were very disappointed that we couldn’t reach San Francisco. But we are alive. That above everything is the most important. ”

41. How long had Tim and Dom been at sea when their boat was hit by a fishing boat?

A. For one month　 　           B. For two months. 

C. For three months.　　        D. For four months.

42. According to Dom, the main reason for the accident was that________.

A. Tim and Dom were too careless

B. the speed of the fishing ship was too fast

C. nobody on the fishing ship saw them

D. their rowboat was not strong enough

43. Dom said that the most important thing in this accident was that________.

A. their rowboat was not damaged

B. both of them existed after a dangerous time

C. they enjoyed this journey

D. they failed to reach San Francisco

44. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. Some people on the fishing ship saved them.

B. Tim and Dom were going to San Francisco in the rowboat because they had no money to buy airplane tickets.

C. Dom dived into the water when the accident happened because he thought it would be dangerous to stay on board.

D. Dom told people about their dangerous experience when he was interviewed on the radio.