“All I could see was two sets of red eyes below me,” said Dave Gatty, an Australian farmer who spent seven days up a tree in remote bush land to escape crocodiles. Gatty, 52, said he was forced to take such drastic action after he accidentally went into a crocodile-infested area of Queensland. He only had two meat sandwiches to keep him going, as crocodiles moved beneath his tree each night until his rescue. Gatty said he decided it was safer to hold out for a rescue team than try to make a run for it. His problems began after he fell off his horse while out in the northern Australia outback. Dazed and bleeding, he climbed back on his horse and hoped it would lead him home. It was only when he regained his senses he realized that he had been taken into crocodile-infested area. “I had to get off the horse and I fell straight into a crocodile nest,” he told reporters. 

“That frightened me. I couldn’t go back, it was too far and too dangerous, so I headed to the nearest high ground and stayed there, hoping someone would come and find me before the crocs did.”

Gatty explained how each night two crocodiles would sit at the bottom of the tree staring at him. Although Gatty’s two sandwiches ran out after three days, he was able to get running water during the day and knew rescuers were looking for him as he could see helicopters in the air above his tree.

“If I hadn’t seen the crocs circling me, and if I hadn’t fallen into the croc nest, I would have made a push for it. But I knew the safest thing was for me to sit and wait,” he said. A chocolate bar, given to him by rescuers after being moved to safety by using a winch(卷扬机), “was like a gourmet (delicious)meal,” he said.

1.Gaddy felt _______ when he found himself trapped in the crocodile- infested area.

A. panicked but optimistic                           B. nervous and hopeless

C. upset and regretful                         D. frightened but calm

2.Which of the following did not help Gatty survive the accident?

A. Sandwiches                   B. Running water

C. Chocolates                      D. Staying up in a tree

3.What’s the right order of the events related to the accident?

a. Gaddy climbed up onto his horse unconscious.

b. Gaddy climbed up a tree and stayed there.

c. Gaddy was moved by a winch to safety.

d. Gaddy fell off his horse accidentally.

e. Gaddy found himself in a crocodile-infested area.

A. a d e c b               B.     d a e b c                      C. a d e b c                        D. d e a b c

4.The article can be classified as _________.

A. a news story              B. a scientific fiction

C. a personal essay           D. a literary report

I went to the Chinatown market in London last Sunday. The first thing I did was to go to one of the Chinese green grocers’ shops. As soon as I entered the shop, I smelt mixtures of Chinese spices and saw the new season’s fruits. My son wanted a bag of sweets, so we popped into the shop next door which sells many kinds of candy.

    There’s a lot of noise in the Chinatown market and you will see many tourists too. There are a lot of cars and trucks that never stop beeping. While people are loading and unloading their goods, most of them have their cars and trucks parked in the middle of the road. This causes great inconvenience for other drivers. Can you imagine that?

    After we had done all our shopping, my son and I went to a restaurant for lunch. We enjoyed our meal very much. But the shopping made us both very tired at the end. We headed down the road to catch our bus home. My son and I enjoyed riding in the bus. We also enjoyed looking at different buildings and people walking by dressed in fancy outfits. Although Chinatown can be a busy place to shop, I do enjoy going there now and then. I can buy some of my necessities, and I can also look and browse around the other shops and department stores where I can indulge (使沉迷) myself with some nice things. Chinatown is located in the heart of central London where you can find tons of shops and other places to amuse you. And for me, I certainly don’t mind going back there again soon.

51. The underlined words “popped into” most probably could be replaced by “_____”.

A. broke into             B. rushed into      C. pushed into                   D. walked into

52. The author probably didn’t go to a ______.

A. restaurant          B. grocery         C. clothing store              D. sweets shop

53. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Rich people won’t go to Chinatown for shopping.

B. The traffic conditions in Chinatown are not very good.

C. The food that the author ate in Chinatown didn’t taste good.

D. Chinatown has changed a lot since the author’s last visit.

54. From the passage, we can infer that the author most probably went to Chinatown by _____.

A. bike                     B. car             C. bus               D. motorbike

55. What does the last sentence of the passage imply?

A. The writer doesn’t have a good impression on Chinatown.

B. The writer won’t go to Chinatown for a long time.

C. The writer likes Chinatown because it’s near.

D. The writer will come to Chinatown again before long.

I have never learned as much maths in my life as I did last year．It was because of Ms．Vacirca  1 I truly understood what I was learning．It might not seem   2 a big deal to some, but to me it is．I have never met a woman so caring and so determined to teach her  3  ．I never really wanted to work for good  4 in maths class．I never knew how to study maths and never understood some of the concepts（概念）．I can remember trying to slip out of the classroom  5 Ms．Vacirca caught me and yelled across the  6  , “Lauren, are you coming to extra help during lunch?” It was a nightmare—she would always  7 me with one foot out of the door, it never failed． 8 then I just thought of it as a thing I had to do．It was funny to see how everyone would be in her room during lunch and then again after school．She would  9  everyone to come every day, just so we could do our homework in  10 ．Many of the students thought of her as a bit of nag（爱唠叨的人）,but  11 they knew that she was right and respected for it．Many of her tests were  12 at first, but as the year progressed they became easier．I knew that it was because of her．

Even outside class, she was  13 as ever．She always wanted to know what was going on in my （and everyone else’s） life, and she was always looking out for everyone’s best interest．

Ms．Vacirca is a sweet woman with a sense of  14  that you just have to laugh at．When regents（评议员）were coming, she was more careful than ever about everyone doing well．Many of the students she had taught before  15 high, and so she  16 the same from us．Day after day there were students in the classroom  17 problems．When it was time for our big test, I knew I was ready．I walked out of that test with my head  18 ．

I knew that I was a  19 and Ms．Vacirca had made me that way．I appreciated all the hard work that she put into helping me and my fellow students．I knew that I would  20 her．

1．A．how                  B．what                C．why                D．that

2．A．as                     B．like                  C．as though         D．as if

3．A．students            B．children           C．classmates              D．family

4．A．grades            B．salary              C．life                  D．subjects

5．A．after                  B．until                 C．before             D．unless

6．A．seat                   B．classroom        C．yard                D．kitchen

7．A．see                    B．help                 C．catch               D．beat

8．A．And                  B．So                   C．Ever                D．Even

10．A．peace                  B．disorder           C．surprise           D．home

11．A．inside        B．outside             C．almost             D．hardly

12．A．different          B．simple              C．easy                D．hard

13．A．frightened        B．caring              C．careful             D．right

14．A．duty                B．time                 C．foolishness       D．humor

15．A．jumped            B．grew               C．scored             D．drank

16．A．expected          B．received           C．wished            D．hoped

17．A．previewing       B．reviewing         C．learning           D．making

18．A．high                B．tall                   C．low                 D．down

19．A．failure              B．student            C．success           D．hero

20．A．miss                B．hate                 C．forget              D．find

I had a very special teacher many years ago whose husband died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his1, she shared her insights(顿悟) with the students. When the class was nearly over, she2and said, “I would like to3with all of you a thought that has4to do with class, but which I feel is very5.
“Each of us is put here on the6to learn, share, love and appreciate ourselves. None of us knows when this7will end. At any moment it can be8. Perhaps this is life’s way of telling us that we must make good9of every day.” Her eyes beginning to10,she went on saying, “So I would like you all to11me. From now on, on your way home, find something12to notice. It doesn’t have to be something you see- it could be scent(香味) of fresh bread, or it could be the13of the wind slightly rustling(发出沙沙声) the leaves.”
“Please look for these things, and14them. The little things we are put here on the earth to enjoy. They are15observing , for at any time they can all be taken away.”
The class was totally quiet. We all picked up our books and went out of the room16. That afternoon, on my way home I noticed17things than before. Every time I think of that teacher and remember what a(n)18she made on all of us, I try to19all of those things that sometimes we all ignore. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often regret,20the things we didn’t do.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      disease
   2. B.
      death
   3. C.
      arrival
   4. D.
      appearance
2. 2.
   1. A.
      paused
   2. B.
      continued
   3. C.
      focused
   4. D.
      broke
3. 3.
   1. A.
      argue
   2. B.
      communicate
   3. C.
      share
   4. D.
      whisper
4. 4.
   1. A.
      something
   2. B.
      nothing
   3. C.
      everything
   4. D.
      anything
5. 5.
   1. A.
      improper
   2. B.
      important
   3. C.
      attractive
   4. D.
      unbelievable
6. 6.
   1. A.
      earth
   2. B.
      farm
   3. C.
      road
   4. D.
      ground
7. 7.
   1. A.
      disaster
   2. B.
      schedule
   3. C.
      experience
   4. D.
      custom
8. 8.
   1. A.
      put away
   2. B.
      gone out
   3. C.
      handed out
   4. D.
      taken away
9. 9.
   1. A.
      fun
   2. B.
      difference
   3. C.
      sense
   4. D.
      use
10. 10.
    1. A.
       smile
    2. B.
       shut
    3. C.
       water
    4. D.
       glare
11. 11.
    1. A.
       permit
    2. B.
       promise
    3. C.
       forgive
    4. D.
       respect
12. 12.
    1. A.
       strange
    2. B.
       beautiful
    3. C.
       powerful
    4. D.
       different
13. 13.
    1. A.
       signal
    2. B.
       sound
    3. C.
       action
    4. D.
       direction
14. 14.
    1. A.
       support
    2. B.
       receive
    3. C.
       remember
    4. D.
       value
15. 15.
    1. A.
       easy
    2. B.
       harmful
    3. C.
       worth
    4. D.
       puzzling
16. 16.
    1. A.
       silently
    2. B.
       curiously
    3. C.
       slowly
    4. D.
       secretly
17. 17.
    1. A.
       more
    2. B.
       smaller
    3. C.
       fewer
    4. D.
       larger
18. 18.
    1. A.
       result
    2. B.
       chance
    3. C.
       pain
    4. D.
       impression
19. 19.
    1. A.
       produce
    2. B.
       taste
    3. C.
       appreciate
    4. D.
       change
20. 20.
    1. A.
       or
    2. B.
       and
    3. C.
       for
    4. D.
       but

It was on a summer burning afternoon in Denver．The sky was blue and the wind was blowing slightly．A man from a big1with a new wagon （马车） and a beautiful pair of horses was2along a country road．He did not3much attention to4he was going．Pretty soon he realized that he was5 but he continued to drive,6to find his way or to meet someone who could tell him how to7to the town．
It was a long8road．For several hours he kept on driving．9t was almost dark, he saw in a cornfield a tall farmer plowing （犁） the land．He stopped his10team of horses near the fence and called out, "Hello, farmer"
"Hello, yourself" the farmer replied,11plowing．
"Where does this 12go ?"
"I haven't ever seen it go anywhere．It always13right where it is " , said the farmer, without stopping his work．
"How far is it 14the next town?" said the stranger, speaking a little louder．
"Don't know, never15it " replied the farmer．
By this time the city man was getting16, "What do you know? You're the biggest17I ever saw"
The farmer18the plow and turned and looked for a long time at the city man．Then he said scornfully （轻蔑地） , "Maybe I don't know much．19I am a fool．But20I'm not lost!"

1. 1.
   1. A.
      enterprise
   2. B.
      city
   3. C.
      farm
   4. D.
      company
2. 2.
   1. A.
      driving
   2. B.
      exploring
   3. C.
      escaping
   4. D.
      resting
3. 3.
   1. A.
      fix
   2. B.
      give
   3. C.
      recommend
   4. D.
      provide
4. 4.
   1. A.
      which
   2. B.
      that
   3. C.
      where
   4. D.
      what
5. 5.
   1. A.
      gone
   2. B.
      missing
   3. C.
      lost
   4. D.
      discouraged
6. 6.
   1. A.
      managing
   2. B.
      expecting
   3. C.
      refusing
   4. D.
      forgetting
7. 7.
   1. A.
      take back
   2. B.
      bring back
   3. C.
      look back
   4. D.
      get back
8. 8.
   1. A.
      lonely
   2. B.
      busy
   3. C.
      crowded
   4. D.
      proper
9. 9.
   1. A.
      If
   2. B.
      After
   3. C.
      When
   4. D.
      Though
10. 10.
    1. A.
       tired
    2. B.
       exited
    3. C.
       bored
    4. D.
       disappointed
11. 11.
    1. A.
       already
    2. B.
       still
    3. C.
       thus
    4. D.
       merely
12. 12.
    1. A.
       horse
    2. B.
       town
    3. C.
       field
    4. D.
       road
13. 13.
    1. A.
       trains
    2. B.
       lives
    3. C.
       stays
    4. D.
       stands
14. 14.
    1. A.
       in
    2. B.
       to
    3. C.
       inside
    4. D.
       from
15. 15.
    1. A.
       built
    2. B.
       imagined
    3. C.
       overlooked
    4. D.
       measured
16. 16.
    1. A.
       annoyed
    2. B.
       ridiculous
    3. C.
       concerned
    4. D.
       content
17. 17.
    1. A.
       farmer
    2. B.
       businessman
    3. C.
       fool
    4. D.
       driver
18. 18.
    1. A.
       undertook
    2. B.
       continued
    3. C.
       began
    4. D.
       stopped
19. 19.
    1. A.
       Perhaps
    2. B.
       Luckily
    3. C.
       Exactly
    4. D.
       Indeed
20. 20.
    1. A.
       in turn
    2. B.
       at least
    3. C.
       sooner or later
    4. D.
       at most