The clock had just struck eleven when I first heard a noise coming from the lift. I opened the door of our room and listened: someone was    36    against the door of the     37    and calling out at the same time.

“What’s     38    ?” I shouted. “The door has been     39    and I can’t get out.” The answer came back. The voice, which     40    like that of a girl, came from several     41    below.

My wife had now     42    me and she went off directly in search of the night porter (守夜人). After calling to the girl that    43    was on its way, I went back into the     44   to get some tools. Then I too hurried    45    the stairs until I reached the place    46   the life was stuck.

I tried my hand at forcing to    47    the life door, talking all the while to the girl trapped inside,    48    my tools were of no use for this purpose, Very    49   , however, my wife returned.    50    to find the porter, she had called the police, who agreed to send an engineer.    51   , she had also got in touch with the fire service.

In a short time the engineer appeared, followed by two    52   . Almost immediately afterwards the firemen    53    too. With the special equipment it     54    the engineer only a short while to get the door open. In spite of (尽管) her experience, the girl was in good     55   . “I’m hungry,” was her only remark as she stepped out of her cage.

36. A. standing        B. beating             C. sitting           D. shouting

37. A. flat            B. room             C. house           D. lift

38. A. matter        B. wrong              C. accident       D. question

39. A. opened        B. broken             C. stuck           D. stopped

40. A. sounded       B. heard               C. listened         D. looked

41. A. stairs          B. floors               C. roofs           D. flights

42. A. called        B. stopped               C. seen         D. helped

43. A. I            B. nothing                   C. lift            D. help

44. A. lift          B. door             C. flat          D. way

45. A. down         B. up             C. on           D. from

46. A. that          B. where            C. which         D. there

47. A. open         B. close             C. shut           D. turned

48. A. though       B. if                C. but           D. because

49. A. quickly      B. fast                   C. well          D. soon

50. A. Able          B. Unable           C. Glad          D. Sorry

51. A. Besides        B. Instead            C. Still           D. But

52. A. porters        B. Men           C. policemen       D. firemen

53. A. reached       B. arrived           C. got            D. left

54. A. spent         B. took              C. passed         D. stayed

55. A. spirits        B. health              C. conditions       D. manners

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　　The clock had just struck eleven when I first heard a noise coming from the lift. I opened the door of our room and listened; someone was 1 against the door of the 2 and calling out at the same time. “What's wrong?” I 3 “The door has been 4 and I can't get out,” the answer came back. The 5 , which sounded like that of a girl, came from several 6 below.

　　My wife had now joined me and she went 7 directly in search of the night porter. After calling to the girl that 8 was on its way , I went back into the 9 to get some tools. Then I too hurried 10 the stairs 11 I reached the place where the lift was stuck.

　　I tried my hand at 12 to open the lift door, talking all the while to the girl trapped inside, but my tools were of no use for this 13 . Very 14 , however, my wife returned. 15 to find the porter, she had called the police, who agreed to send an engineer. 16 , she has also got in touch with the fire service.

　　In a short time the engineer appeared , followed by two 17 . Almost immediately 18 the firemen arrived, too. With his special tool it 19 the engineer only a short while to get the door open. In spite of her experience , the girl was in good 20 “I'm hungry ,” was her only remark as she stepped out of her cage.

1．

[　　]

A．standing	B．beating
C．hitting	D．shouting

2．

[　　]

A．flat	B．room
C．house	D．lift

3．

[　　]

A．answered	B．shouted
C．asked	D．said

4．

[　　]

A．opened	B．broken
C．stuck	D．stopped

5．

[　　]

A．noise	B．voice
C．sound	D．answer

6．

[　　]

A．stairs	B．floors
C．roofs	D．flights

7．

[　　]

A．off	B．back
C．down	D．hurriedly

8．

[　　]

A．policeman	B．nothing
C．lift	D．help

9．

[　　]

A．lift	B．door
C．flat	D．garage

10．

[　　]

A．down	B．up
C．on	D．from

11．

[　　]

A．before	B．until
C．after	D．when

12．

[　　]

A．wanting	B．forcing
C．managing	D．wishing

13．

[　　]

A．purpose	B．idea
C．way	D．hope

14．

[　　]

A．quickly	B．fast
C．well	D．soon

15．

[　　]

A．Impossible	B．Unable
C．Glad	D．Sorry

16．

[　　]

A．Besides	B．Instead
C．Still	D．But

17．

[　　]

A．porters	B．men
C．policemen	D．firemen

18．

[　　]

A．forwards	B．afterwards
C．the meanwhile	D．in advance

19．

[　　]

A．spent	B．took
C．paid	D．spared

20．

[　　]

A．spirits	B．health
C．conditions	D．manner

Fifteen years spent in the field of education has provided me with many treasured moments. One of the most unforgettable       when I was teaching second        , 10 years ago.

In May I decided to plan something special for the children: a Mother’s Day tea. We had put our heads together to       ideas of how to       our mothers. We practiced singing songs, memorized poems and wrote cards. We decided to hold our tea the Friday before Mother’s Day.  I was surprised and      to learn that every mother was planning to attend. I     invited my own mother.

Finally, the big day arrived. Each child      up at our classroom door, expecting the arrival of his or her mom.     it got closer to starting time, I looked around and my eyes quickly found Jimmy. His mother hadn’t shown up and he was looking       . 

I took my mother by the hand and walked over to Jimmy. “Jimmy,” I said, “I have a bit of problem here and I was     if you could keep my mother       while I’m busy.”

My mom and Jimmy sat at a table. Jimmy       my mom her treats, presented her with the gift I had made, just as we had       the day before. Whenever I looked over, my mother and Jimmy were in deep       .

Now 10 years later, I work with students of all ages, educating them about the environment. Last year, I took a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy. I had the students complete an outline of the day’s     and an evaluation of our trip. Then I collected the students’ booklets and checked them to see if       was completed. When I came       Jimmy’s page, he had written “Remember our Mother’s Day tea we had in second grade, Mrs. Marra? I do! Thanks for all you did for me, and thank your mother, too.”

I told him I really enjoyed what he had written. He looked rather embarrassed and     his own thanks and walked away. Suddenly he ran back and gave me a big hug. “Thanks again. No one even knew my mother didn’t      it.”

I ended my workday with a hug from a teenage boy who had       stopped hugging teachers years ago.

1.A. lasted        B. happened    C. experienced D. described

2.A. school        B. class      C. grade    D. lesson

3.A. pay attention to B. look forward to     C. get on with    D. come up with

4.A. love   B. please   C. respect D. admire

5.A. astonished         B. worried         C. relieved        D. interested

6.A. even  B. ever      C. still        D. once

7.A .followed    B. held      C. kept      D. lined

8.A. As      B. Although       C. While    D. Because

9.A. wild   B. curious C. strange D. upset

10.A. considering      B. wondering    C. asking   D. doubting

11.A. connection       B. care      C. company      D. concern

12.A. served     B. supplied        C. assigned        D. applied

13.A. taught      B. studied C. practiced      D. told

14.A. mind         B. thought          C. agreement    D. conversation

15.A. feeling     B. behavior        C. event   D. action

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

17.A. by    B. to C. on          D. over

18.A. announced       B. delivered      C. stated   D. whispered

19.A. make        B. get         C. do          D. take

20.A. probably          B. exactly  C. rarely   D. eagerly

 

I was in a strange city I didn’t know at all, and what’s more, I could not speak a word of the language. On my second day I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough, then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived, and even that I pronounced badly. I stopped to ask a newspaper-seller. He handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person.I asked was a policeman. He listened to me carefully, nodded and gently took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.?

　　About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside. The only thing left for me to do was find the nearest railway station.

1.The writer preferred to walk back to his hotel because.

A．he had no money to buy a ticket

B．he wanted to lose himself in the city

C．he tried to know the city in this way

D．it was late and there were no buses passing by

2.From the story we know that the policeman______.

A．was kind but didn’t understand the writer

B．told the writer where to take a train

C．knew what the writer really meant

D．was cold-hearted and didn’t help the writer

3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．The writer got close to the hotel where he stayed.

B．The writer got to the hotel with the policeman’s help.

C．The writer found he was much farther away from the hotel.

D．The writer found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed.

4.In your opinion, what was the writer’s real trouble?

A．He didn’t know the city at all.             B．He couldn’t speak the language.

C．He went too far in the wrong bus.           D．He followed the policeman’s direction.

 

Indonesia’s coral reefs(珊瑚礁) are in trouble. Coral mining, Industrial pollution and poisonous agricultural runoff all play a role in their destruction, but the fishermen have been the worst offenders. They not only bomb fish but also poison them with cyanide, an equally destructive practice. The fishermen are also among the biggest potential victims(受害者). Two thirds of Indonesia’s 7, 000 coastal villages are close to coral reefs and thus depend for their livelihood on the harvest of reef fish. The disappearing reefs are already leading to a dramatic decline in the productivity of coastal fisheries and to increasing fights among fishermen.

Indonesia’s reefs are vast – they cover 51, 000 square kilometers, surround 17, 500 islands and stretch 3,500 kilometers – but they are not infinite. Many foreign experts and Indonesians fear that the region’s entire marine environment could be seriously damaged if the reefs keep dying at their present rate. “The overall picture is depressing,” says Ian Dutton, Indonesian director of an environmental group.

Depressing, but not hopeless. Despite the destruction, environmentalists have in recent years made significant progress in changing the hearts and minds of the fishermen. Working closely with local Indonesian authorities in North Sulawesi and less populated eastern Indonesia, where most of the country’s reefs are located, they have succeeded in preventing destructive fishing practices and coral mining from overwhelming the reefs.

Increasing numbers of fishermen are waking up to the threat and protecting the life-sustaining coral before it’s too late. Nuhung, a 56-year-old fisherman, says, “I always knew blast fishing was harmful. Then I suddenly realized that by bombing the reefs I was destroying not only my own but my children’s future.”

The fishermen are named “worst offenders” because          .

A. they defend their rights of mining the coral reefs too eagerly

B. they wake up too late to realize the terrible situation

C. they use the fishing ways, which destroy the coral reefs

D. they pretend to follow the government’s rules

In the text the author        .  

A. presents us some facts and people’s opinions as well

B. shows that he’s worried about the situation, but still feels a little hopeful

C. says he’s delighted and meanwhile, depressed

D. disagrees with what’s being done and gives suggestions

The underlined word “infinite” in the 2nd paragraph most probably means      .

A. incomplete      B. short        C. unfit        D. limitless

Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the text?

A. But for the fishermen’s protection, the reefs would disappear soon.

B. More and more fishermen have realized their mistakes.

C. Without the coral reefs, the fishermen would have nothing for their livelihood.

D. Some practical measures have been taken to stop the situation worsening.

This passage may be taken from______.

A. a magazine      B. a novel      C. a newspaper       D. a storybook