They say a cat has nine lives, and I think that possible since I am now living my third life and I’m not even a cat．My father died when I was 15, and we had a hard struggle to make a living．And my mother, who was seriously ill in her last years, died while still in her 60s．My sister married soon after, and I followed her example within the year．

This was when I began to enjoy my first life．I was very happy, in excellent health．I had a good job in San Jose and a beautiful home up the peninsula (半岛) in San Carlos．Life was a pleasant dream．Then the dream ended．I became afflicted (使苦恼) with a slowly progressive disease of the motor nerves, affecting first my right arm and leg, and then my other side．Thus began my second life…．

In spite of my disease I still drove to and from work each day, with the aid of special equipment installed in my car．And I managed to keep my health and optimism (乐观), to a degree, because of 14 steps．Crazy? Not at all．Our home was an affair with 14 steps leading up from the garage to the kitchen door．Those steps were a standard measure of life．They were my yardstick, my challenge to continue living．I felt that if the day arrived when I was unable to lift one foot up one step and then drag the other painfully after it ---repeating the process 14 times, I would be through---I could then admit defeat and lie down and die．

Then on a dark night in August, 1971, I began my third life．It was raining when I started home that night; strong winds and slashing rain beat down on the car as I drove slowly down one of the less-traveled roads．Suddenly the steering wheel jerked (猝然一动)．In the same instant I heard the bang of a blowout．It was impossible for me to change that tire! Utterly impossible!

I started the engine and thumped slowly along, keeping well over on the shoulder until I came to the dirt road, where I turned in and where I found lighted windows welcomed me to a house and pulled into the driveway and honked the horn．

The door opened and a little girl stood there．When she knew what happened to me, she went into the house and a moment later came out, followed by a man who called a cheerful greeting．I sat there comfortable and dry, and felt a bit sorry for the man and the little girl working so hard in the storm．

About an hour later, the man’s voice was heard, “This is a bad night for car trouble, but you’re all set now．” “Thanks,” I said．“How much do I owe you?” He shook his head, “Nothing．Cynthia told me you were a cripple．Glad to be of help．I know you’d do the same for me．There’s no charge, friend．” I held out a five-dollar bill, “No! I like to pay my way．” He made no effort to take it and the little girl stepped closer to the window and said quietly, “Grandpa can’t see it．”

1．“A cat has nine lives” here means ___________．

A．a cat can live nine times longer than any other animal

B．a cat can die ninth

C．a lucky man can not die easily

D．the writer will live nine times

2．What do you think of the man who helped change the tire?

A．Warm-hearted but pitiable

B．Warm-hearted and happy

C．A blind old man that has nothing to do every day．

D．A poor old man that is always ready to help others．

3．How will the story be ended?

A．The writer paid the little girl but the old man did not accept．

B．The writer drove away with tears running down his cheek．

C．The writer stayed there, without knowing what to do and how to do．

D．In the next few frozen seconds the writer felt the shame and astonishment he had never felt before．

4．How do you understand the underlined sentence “I followed my sister’s example?”

A．He listened to his sister carefully．

B．Mother told him that he must get the agreement from his sister for whatever he would do．

C．His sister got married．He, too．

D．His sister was a great woman．．He must learn from her．

5．The best title for this passage perhaps will be _____．

A．The Old Man and His Daughter                    B．Heart Leaping Up

C．Never Lose Heart                                        D．Good Will Be Rewarded Good

 A mining（采矿的）engineer enjoyed flying very much. One day, he was flying his own plane over a lonely island when a 1_____ storm came, so he was 2____ to make a forced landing. The plane was in good 3_____ but his legs and shoulder got 4_____ hurt. After getting out of the plane with great 5_____, he found nothing but high green hills 6_____ the place. He lay there expecting to die.

Soon, however, some men appeared from out of the forest. Though curious, they were not 7______of him. He was then gently 8______ to their village, where he was well treated. His 9_____ improved little by little and he became their 10_____. The place was 11_____ and pleasant and he was in 12_____ hurry to leave.

Several months later, he learned some of their language and 13_____ them some of his own.

One day, he discovered some sings of 14_____ mineral deposits（矿藏）in the soil. He decided to 15_____ to his country and set up a firm（公司）to mine the land.

It was not long 16____ the peaceful land was taken over by strange men and machines. When there was 17_____left to mine, the firm 18______ away. They had made a great deal of 19_____ for themselves, but the villagers’ land was 20_____. Now it is impossible to grow crops there.

1. A. quick         B. wonderful            C. heavy                D. sudden

2. A. ordered            B. forbidden            C. permitted       D. obliged

3. A. condition           B. relation               C. action        D. speed

4. A. slightly       B. seriously             C. hardly        D. luckily

5. A. pleasure            B. attention              C. difficulty               D. achievement

6. A. covering           B. wrapping             C. holding       D. surrounding

7. A. tired               B. afraid                C. sure                 D. kind

8. A. carried             B. forced               C. pushed               D. pulled

9. A. health              B. leg           C. shoulder      D. heart

10.A. enemy     B. visitor                C. friend          D. slave

11.A. pure              B. proper               C. dangerous     D. quiet

12.A. a                 B. such                C. no                  D. great

13.A. told         B. taught             C. showed              D. offered

14.A. poor           B. little            C. much             D. rich

15.A. return       B. drive              C. ride          D. walk

16.A. after              B. before               C. when                D. since

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

18.A. gave       B. got                  C. put                  D. passed

19.A. iron               B. dollars               C. gold                 D. money

20.A. ploughed   B. protected             C. destroyed     D. sold

 A mining（采矿的）engineer enjoyed flying very much. One day, he was flying his own plane over a lonely island when a 1_____ storm came, so he was 2____ to make a forced landing. The plane was in good 3_____ but his legs and shoulder got 4_____ hurt. After getting out of the plane with great 5_____, he found nothing but high green hills 6_____ the place. He lay there expecting to die.

Soon, however, some men appeared from out of the forest. Though curious, they were not 7______of him. He was then gently 8______ to their village, where he was well treated. His 9_____ improved little by little and he became their 10_____. The place was 11_____ and pleasant and he was in 12_____ hurry to leave.

Several months later, he learned some of their language and 13_____ them some of his own.

One day, he discovered some sings of 14_____ mineral deposits（矿藏）in the soil. He decided to 15_____ to his country and set up a firm（公司）to mine the land.

It was not long 16____ the peaceful land was taken over by strange men and machines. When there was 17_____left to mine, the firm 18______ away. They had made a great deal of 19_____ for themselves, but the villagers’ land was 20_____. Now it is impossible to grow crops there.

1. A. quick         B. wonderful            C. heavy                D. sudden

2. A. ordered            B. forbidden            C. permitted       D. obliged

3. A. condition           B. relation               C. action        D. speed

4. A. slightly       B. seriously             C. hardly        D. luckily

5. A. pleasure            B. attention              C. difficulty               D. achievement

6. A. covering           B. wrapping             C. holding       D. surrounding

7. A. tired               B. afraid                C. sure                 D. kind

8. A. carried             B. forced               C. pushed               D. pulled

9. A. health              B. leg           C. shoulder      D. heart

10.A. enemy     B. visitor                C. friend          D. slave

11.A. pure              B. proper               C. dangerous     D. quiet

12.A. a                 B. such                C. no                  D. great

13.A. told         B. taught             C. showed              D. offered

14.A. poor           B. little            C. much             D. rich

15.A. return       B. drive              C. ride          D. walk

16.A. after              B. before               C. when                D. since

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

18.A. gave       B. got                  C. put                  D. passed

19.A. iron               B. dollars               C. gold                 D. money

20.A. ploughed   B. protected             C. destroyed     D. sold

第三节完形填空（20×1.5分）

A mining（采矿的）engineer enjoyed flying very much. One day, he was flying his own plane over a lonely island when a 36_____ storm came, so he was 37___ to make a forced landing. The plane was in good 38____ but his legs and shoulder got 39_____ hurt. After getting out of the plane with great 40_____, he found nothing but high green hills 41_____ the place. He lay there expecting to die.

Soon, however, some men appeared from out of the forest. Though curious, they were not 42______of him. He was then gently 43______ to their village, where he was well treated. His 44_____ improved little by little and he became their 45_____. The place was 46_____ and pleasant and he was in 47_____ hurry to leave.

Several months later, he learned some of their language and 48_____ them some of his own.

One day, he discovered some sings of 49_____ mineral deposits（矿藏）in the soil. He decided to 50_____ to his country and set up a firm（公司）to mine the land.

It was not long 51____ the peaceful land was taken over by strange men and machines. When there was 52_____left to mine, the firm 53______ away. They had made a great deal of 54_____ for themselves, but the villagers’ land was 55_____. Now it is impossible to grow crops there.

36. A. quick        B. wonderful         C. heavy         D. sudden

37. A. ordered      B. forbidden         C. permitted     D. obliged

38. A. condition     B. relation          C. action        D. speed

39. A. slightly      B. seriously         C. hardly        D. luckily

40. A. pleasure     B. attention         C. difficulty    D. achievement

41. A. covering     B. wrapping          C. holding       D. surrounding

42. A. tired        B. afraid            C. sure          D. kind

43. A. carried      B. forced            C. pushed        D. pulled

44. A. health       B. leg               C. shoulder      D. heart

45.A. enemy        B. visitor           C. friend       D. slave

46.A. pure         B. proper            C. dangerous     D. quiet

47.A. a            B. such              C. no            D. great

48.A. told          B. taught            C. showed        D. offered

49 A. poor         B. little            C. much          D. rich

50 A. return        B. drive             C. ride          D. walk

51.A. after         B. before            C. when          D. since

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

53 A. gave         B. got              C. put           D. passed

54.A. iron         B. dollars           C. gold          D. money

55.A. ploughed     B. protected         C. destroyed     D. sold