17．It was in autumn．A  young woman was ill．She （41）B in the hospital．There was a tree （42）A her room．She saw the leaves fall down．Day after day，there were less and less leaves on the tree．The woman was very （43）C．She didn't want to eat or drink，and she didn't want to talk．The doctor asked her to （44）D and take a walk．She wouldn't do that．She became worse day by day．One day she said，"When the last leaf falls down，I will die，（45）A．"
An old artist knew that．He decided to help this woman．One night，all yellow （46）C fell down．The artist painted a green and yellow leaf，then put it in the tree．The next morning，（47）D the woman looked out of the window and saw the last leaf，she was filled with （48）A．She wanted to be alive．She didn't want to fall down like other leaves．From then on，she became （49）B and lived a long time．
Don't （50）C your hope at anytime．

41．A．played	B．stayed	C．studied	D．worked
42．A．outside	B．inside	C．from	D．under
43．A．glad	B．relaxed	C．sad	D．interested
44．A．fall asleep	B．get ready	C．hurry up	D．get up
45．A．too	B．also	C．either	D．neither
46．A．flowers	B．plants	C．leaves	D．trees
47．A．if	B．before	C．until	D．when
48．A．hope	B．dream	C．interest	D．happiness
49．A．worse and worse	B．better and better	C．harder and harder	D．thinner and thinner
50．A．give out	B．give in	C．give up	D．give away．

16．Mr．and Mrs．Jackson and their children Larry and George went to Big Mountains by car for Thanksgiving．Soon Father stopped the car．"Here we are!"he said．There  was a large house in front of them with a big chimney（烟囱） at the back  wall．Behind the house on the left，there was a small apple garden and on the right there were big trees．
When Father gave the children the keys，they jumped out of the car，ran to the house to open the door and  went in．There was a large sitting  room and a kitchen downstairs．There  was a big fireplace in the corner of the room．The kitchen was small but nice with  a fridge at the left  wall．They began to clean the house and then put the food in the fridge．Then they  went for a long  walk into the  forest．
The family came  back  much later and Larry  shouted，"Our front  door  is  open!"They  came  in and went into the kitchen．"The fridge is open!"shouted George．"And there is no fish or fruit in the fridge．"Mother said．
"I know what happened．While we were out we had our food stolen"，said Mr．Jackson．"I'm going to call the police．
Soon the police officer  came．He looked everywhere in the house an in the garden．Then he looked up at the chimney．
"Start a fire in your fireplace，"said the policeman．"Then come out to watch you chimney．"
Mr．Jackson started a fire in the  fireplace．Suddenly out jumped a little raccoon（浣熊）  from the chimney to a tree and was gone．"I can't believe my eyes．How cute it is!"said Mr．Jackson．
"Now you know who stole your food，"said the policeman．

46．Why did the Jackson family go to Big Mountains？C
A．To take  apples  home． 
B．To see animals．
C．To spend their holiday．
D．To visit their friends．
47．What did the Jackson family do after they put the food in the fridge？A
A．Took a walk．
B．Cleaned the house．
C．Had a meal．
D．Watered apple trees．
48．The policeman asked Mr．Jackson to start a fire toD．
A．cook some food                         
B．keep them warm
C．warn the  animal to run away               
D．drive the raccoon out
49．How did Mr．Jackson feel when he saw the raccoon？B
A．Angry． 
B．Surprised． 
C．Nervous．
D．Scared．

15．--I'm looking for ________  English book．Have you seen one？
Yes．I saw one just now on__________ desk over there．（　　）

A．

不填； the

B．

an； the

C．

the； a

D．

an；不填

14．Two men were going through a forest．
"I am afraid，"said one，"that we may meet with wild animals""Fear nothing，friend Quickwit，"cried the other，whose name was Braggart．"If they come at us，we shall stand by one another like men．I have a strong arm，a strong heart，and…"
"Hark!"cried the first in fear，as a low sound was heard from somewhere nearby，Braggart，who was light and nimble，climbed up a tree like a squirrel（松鼠），leaving his friend，who was not so active，to face the danger alone!Quickwit could do nothing but throw himself on the ground and pretended（假装） to be dead； for he had heard that bears would never touch a dead body．In no time the bear camp up to him，sniffed（用鼻子吸气） at him．Quickwit did not dare to move； and the bear，thinking him dead，went off into the wood again，leaving him quite unharmed!
When Braggart saw that the danger was over，he came down from the tree and tried to pass off the matter with a joke．"Well，my friend Quickwit，"he said，"what did the bear say to you when he put his mouth close to your ear？"
"He told me，""replied Quickwit，"never again to trust a man who talks big like you!"

37．The correct order of the following events isB．
a．Two men were going through a forest
b．Quickwit threw himself on the ground．
c．Braggart climbed up a tree like a squirrel．
d．A low sound was heard from somewhere nearby．
A．a，b，d，c
B．a，d，c，b
C．d，a，c，b
38．The underlined word"nimble"is closest in meaning to"C"．
A．nervous
B．crazy         
C．active
39．The bear left Quickwit because itC．
A．was hit by Braggart             
B．felt pity for him                 
C．thought he was dead
40．We can learn from the passage thatA．
A．a true friend reaches for your hand
B．a friend to all is a friend to none
C．a good friend is a good listener
41．The best title for the passage would beB．
A．A Fight Between Two Travelers
B．The Travelers and the Bear
C．A Kind-hearted Bear．

13．Henry was a kind，good boy．His father was dead，and his mother was very poor．He had a little sister about two years old．He wanted to （29）B his mother，for she could not always make enough money to buy food for her little （30）A
One day，a man gave him a dollar for （31）B a wallet which he had lost．Henry might have kept all the money，for no one saw him when he found it．（32）A his mother had taught him to be honest，and never keep what did not belong to him．
With the dollar he bought a box，three brushes and some blacking．He （33）C went to the corner of the street and said to every one whose boots（靴子） did not look nice，"（34）B your boots，sir，please？"He was so polite that gentleman soon began to notice him，and to let him black their boots．The first day he brought home fifty cents，which he gave to his mother to buy food with．
When he gave her the money，she said，as she dropped a tear（泪水） of （35）C，"You are a dear，good boy，Henry．I did not know how  I could make enough money to buy bread with，but now I think we can manage to（36）C quite well．"
Henry worked  all the day，and went to school in the evening．He made almost enough money to support his mother and his little sister．

29．A．save	B．help	C．leave
30．A．family	B．man	C．sister
31．A．buying	B．finding	C．hidin
32．A．But	B．So	C．For
33．A．still	B．even	C．then
34．A．Empty	B．Black	C．Dry
35．A．fear	B．regret	C．joy
36．A．dress up	B．eat out	C．get along

12．--Kate is __________ American girl，right？
--Yes．She is from ____________ United States．（　　）

A．

a，the

B．

an，a

C．

a，a

D．

an．the

11．"A wise old owl sat on an oak．The more he saw，the less he spoke，the more he heard．Why aren't we like that wise old bird？---Edward H．Richards
We all need to learn to listen well．Listening is a learned skill，the same as speaking in public．It just takes much longer to learn!Listening is a skill we should be practicing every day．And I mean active listening，not just listening when it is convenient to us．
Listening shows others that they are important．It's a sign of respect（尊重）．If someone listen to you carefully when you are talking，it shows that they are really interested in what you are saying．
How do you practice listening？Here are some basic rules：
Put down whatever is in your hands．Are you in the middle of writing something？Put down the pen and fold you hands．Are you reading something？Close it so that it will be impossible for you to look down and start reading again．Then put it down．
Turn off your computer．The computer will distract you from your job at hand-listening．
Face the person you are speaking with．Facing the person you are speaking with will help you focus completely on listening．It will also make the person feel that you find what he is saying important．
Mind your body language．Learning into the speaker will show interest．Crossing your arms in front of your chest shows disagreements．Looking around the room shows you have no interest．Tapping your fingers tells the speaker that you are really too busy for him．Looking at that speaker in the eye tells him that he is important．
Lstening completely．Do not start making comments after the first few words．Do not start thingking about your reply in your mind．Pay attention to the speaker．Really listen to what he is telling you．

42．The author repeats Edward's words in the 1st paragraph toB．
A．make readers laugh
B．help show his view
C．make readers relaxed
D．dsiagree with Edward's idea
43．The 3rd paragraph is mainly aboutB．
A．how to listen to people
B．the importance of listening
C．how to show respect for the speaker
D．the method of making people listen to you
44．The underlinded word"distract"in the 6th paragraph means"C"．
A．使阻扰
B．使放松
C．使分心
D．使冷静
45．To practice our listening skill，weC．
A．shouldn't look at the speaker in the eye
B．should cross our arms in front of our chests
C．shouldn't express our own opinions before the speaker finishes
D．should think about how to reply to the speaker when he's speaking．

10．-Hi，Carl，could you tell ____ your new address？
-OK，here you are．（　　）

A．

I

B．

me

C．

my

D．

mine

9．要想身体健康，必须做到平衡膳食．
To stay healthy，we must have abalanceddiet．

8．我们的政府一贯视民生问题为头等大事．
The problems in people's lifeare alwaysregardedasthe most important issue by the government．