It is a thousand kilometers across that desert (沙漠). The road is 16 nearly all the way. Sometimes there is a deep sand. A driver must then put his foot down hard and drive through! There are three small 　17 along the way. Vick reached the first place at ten o‘clock p. m. He had his 　18 in a little restaurant there. It was a warm 　19 in August. Vick wanted to 20 through the night. The nights are warm enough in August, but the days are very, very　 21 .

　　He left the restaurant at 11：30 and drove over 　22 hours. There wasn’t a moon, but the　 23　 were wonderful. There was nothing else on the road. Vick thought， “It‘s an empty desert. No tree, house, man.” He could 　24 the endless, white road in the car’s headlights(车灯). A million stars looked down on him.

　　It was two o‘clock in the morning. Vick stopped the car. He was two hundred kilometers from the 25 town： “I’ll light the cooker，” he thought， “and make some tea. ” He got out of the car.

　　He heard some sounds, ten or fifteen meters 　26 . He could not see anything in the darkness. A man said, “Good morning. It‘s a 27 morning, isn’t it?” The man came forward，out of the darkness; out of the desert. Vick did not move. The man said, “You are going to 28 some tea, aren‘t you? I often get a cup of tea at this time. It’s two o’clock. Cars always 29 　near here at this time. Sometimes I get a 30 . Now listen, and I’ll tell you a story. Then you‘ll give me…”

(　 ) 16. A. bad 　　　　　　　 B. good 　　　　　　　 C. busy 　　　　　　　 D. well

(　 ) 17. A. cities　　　　　　　 B. hotels 　　　　　　 C. villages 　　　　　 D. towns

(　 ) 18. A. tea 　　　　　　　 B. supper 　　　　　　 C. lunch 　　　　　　　　　　 D. breakfast

(　 ) 19. A. night 　　　　　　 B. day 　　　　　　　　 C. season 　　　　　　 D. month

(　 ) 20. A. live 　　　　　　　 B. stay 　　　　　　　　 C. drive 　　　　　　　 D. walk

(　 ) 21. A. cold 　　　　　　　　　　 B. cool 　　　　　　　 C. hot 　　　　　　　　 D. warm

(　 ) 22. A. two 　　　　　　　 B. seven 　　　　　　　　　　 C. ten 　　　　　　　　 D. fourteen

(　 ) 23 A. trees 　　　　　　　 B. animals 　　　　　 C. stars 　　　　　　　 D. clouds

(　 ) 24. A. see 　　　　　　　 B. ride 　　　　　　　　 C. pass 　　　　　　　 D. find

(　 ) 25. A. home 　　　　　　 B. whole　　　　　　　 C. next 　　　　　　　 D. another

(　 ) 26. A. about 　　　　　　 B. from 　　　　　　　 C. far 　　　　　　　　 D. away

(　 ) 27. A. noisy 　　　　　　 B. lovely 　　　　　　 C. sleepy 　　　　　　 D. sunny

(　 ) 28. A. eat 　　　　　　　 B. make 　　　　　　　 C. cook 　　　　　　　 D. drink

(　 ) 29. A. leave 　　　　　　 B. stop 　　　　　　　 C. meet 　　　　　　　 D. run

(　 ) 30. A. bread 　　　　　　 B. car 　　　　　　　　 C. rest 　　　　　　　　 D. meal

阅读理解

　　It is a thousand kilometres across that desert. The road is good nearly all the way. Sometimes there is deep sand across it. A driver must then put his foot down hard and drive through. There are three small towns along the way.

　　Vick reached the first place at ten o'clock. He had supper in the little restaurant there. It was a warm night in August. Vick wanted to drive

through the night. For the days were very, very hot.

　　He left the restaurant at 11:30 and drove on. There wasn't a moon, but the stars were beautiful. There was nothing else on the road. Vick thought, “It's an empty(无人烟的) desert, not a tree, not a house, not a man. ” He could see endless white road in the car's head lamps. A million stars looked down on him.

　　It was two o'clock in the morning. Vick stopped the car. He was two hundred kilometers from the next town. “I'll light the cooker (点燃炉子) ”, he thought, “and make some tea. ” He got out of the car.

　　He heard songs, ten or fifteen meters away. He could not see anything in the darkness. A man said, “Good morning. It's a lovely evening, isn't

it.？” The man came up, out of the night, out of the desert. Vick didn't move.

　　Then the man said, “You are going to make some tea, aren't you? I often get a cup of tea at this time. It's two o'clock. Cars always stop near

here at this time. Sometimes I get a meal. Now listen, and I'll tell you a story. Then you'll give... ”

(1) Vick drove in the darkness. He didn't want to

[　　]

A. stop the car

B. drive in the hot daytime

C. go across the desert

D. talk to the man

(2) Vick could

[　　]

A. see only the road and the stars

B. not stop the car

C. see the stones and sand of the desert

D. not understand the man

(3) Vick stayed at the first place ________.

[　　]

A. to spend the night

B. to wait for the man

C. for ninety minutes

D. for ten hours

(4) Vick stopped his car two hundred kilometers from the next town after he had driven for

[　　]

A. sixty minutes

B. ninety minutes

C. one hundred and twenty minutes

D. one hundred and fifty minutes

(5) Vick met the man ________.

[　　]

A. at supper time

B. at the second town

C. at the restaurant

D. at two o'clock in the morning

(6) The man wanted

[　　]

A. a cup of tea

B. to go to the next town

C. to talk about the desert

D. Vick to go to the next town with him

(7) The road is good nearly all the way. This means ________.

[　　]

A. the road is not good but very bad

B. some parts are good, others are bad

C. only a few stretches (片) are not good

D. very few parts are good

(8) A driver put his foot down hard. Then his car

[　　]

(9) A car's head lamps are ________

[　　]

A. something necessary in the desert at night

B. not important in crossing the desert

C. big and bright

D. small but heavy

(10) An endless road

[　　]

A. has no end

B. is a short road

C. has an end

D. is a very long road