完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once upon a time there was an old general (将军). He liked to drink wine better than anything else.He always __36__ several bottles of good wine in his house.He __37__ go out one day, but he was _38___ his servant would drink his wine.Then he thought of a way to __39_ him doing so.
"I'm going out for the day ." he __40__ his servant."Please _41___ the house for me. There are some meat and two bottles of _42___ in the kitchen .There is also a hen there. But be careful not to _43___ it because it is poisonous.__44___ you drink it ,it will kill you."
But as soon as he left, his servant killed the hen and __45__ it for dinner.He then ate __46__ the hen and the meat,drank the two bottles of wine and went to bed.The general returned home late that evening. He was __47__ to find that the hen,the meat and the two bottles of wine were gone.He then saw his servant __48___ asleep in bed.There were two empty bottles beside him. He woke the servant up.
"What was happened?" he asked.
"I'm very sorry."His servant replied."After you __49___,a cat jumped in _50___ the window and ate the meat.A dog took the hen away. I know you would be __51___ with me when you returned,__52___ I tried to _53____myself  by drinking the poison . Please __54__ me." The general didn't believe __55__ he said but there was nothing he could do.
36.A.bought      B. stole          C. kept          D. carried
37.A.had to       B. had better      C. should        D. could
38.A. talking      B. writing        C. pleased       D. worried
A. stop        B. keep          C. notice        D. thank
A.ordered      B. told           C. asked        D. invited
41.A. take care of  B. leave          C. sell          D. buy
42.A. wine        B. milk          C. water         D. ink
43.A. touch       B. kill            C. forget        D.drink
44.A. Before      B. If             C. Because      D.Since
45.A. hid         B. threw         C. washed       D. cooked
46.A. both        B. all            C. some         D. either
47.A. sure        B. disappointed    C. surprised      D. sorry
48.A. dying       B. lying          C. singing       D. crying
49.A. left         B. returned        C. knew        D. drank
50.A. near        B. onto           C. under        D. through
51.A. thankful     B. angry          C. satisfied      D. strict
52.A. but         B. so             C. though       D. that
53.A. fool        B. teach           C. kill          D. wake
54.A. excuse      B.drink           C. help          D.kill
55.A. when       B. that            C. what         D. How

“Dad! He took a book without paying!” I yelled.

My father looked surprised. Before the boy could say anything, his mother grabbed his arm and shook it. “Is it true? You stole? Tell me!”

Everyone was quiet. The boy began to cry, and he nodded his head. He pulled out the comic book (漫画书) from under his shirt. 

“Oh, Mr. Kim. I am sorry! My Ted made a big mistake!” Mrs. Diaz told my father. She tried to take the comic book, but Ted wouldn’t let go.

“It’s OK. He can keep it,” my father said with a smile.

“Oh no,” Mrs. Diaz said. “Let me pay right now ...” She dug in her purse. “How much?”

“Three seventy-five.”

Mrs. Diaz’s eyes widened, and she dug deeper. I saw her mouth make a small line. “Three seventy-five?” she asked.  

“It’s OK. You can pay later,” my father said.

“No,” Mrs. Diaz said. She kept looking in her purse. “I have money here.”

I felt bad for yelling, for I realized that Ted had tried to steal the comic book because he didn’t have the money. Maybe the boy could have a job, I thought.

I had an idea.

“What if he worked with me?” I asked. They turned to me.

I said, “He can work with me to pay for the comic book.”

“Good,” my father said smiling at me. Mrs. Diaz nodded. She turned to her son, “You hear? You will work and buy the comic book!”  

“Yes, Mama,” Ted said, hanging his head.

As they left, Ted looked back, and though he still seemed sad, he stuck out (伸出) his tongue at me.

Ted has been working here for two weeks. He has paid for the comic book, but my father says he is such a good worker that he can work with me as long as he wants. We are friends now. 

1.Where did the story most probably take place? 

2.By saying “but Ted wouldn’t let go” in Paragraph 4, the author means Ted ______.

3.From the underlined sentences in the eighth paragraph, we may infer that Mrs. Diaz ______. 

4.In the last paragraph, what does the author mainly tell?

Dear Mom and Dad ,

I'm afraid I have some very bad news for you . I have been very naughty（淘气的） and the school master is very angry with me . She is going to write to you . You must come and take me away from here . She does not want me in the school any longer . The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette（香烟）in bed . As I was smoking , I heard footsteps（脚步）coming towards the room .I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking , so I threw the cigarette away . Unfortunately（不幸地） , the cigarette fell into the waste--paper basket . It caught fire .

There was a curtain near the waste --paper basket . It caught fire too . Soon the whole room was burning . The master phoned the fire brigade（消防队）. The school is a long way from the town and before the fire brigade arrived , the whole school was on fire . The master said that the fire was all my fault（过错） and I must pay for the damage（损坏）. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars .

I'm very sorry for this .

                                            Much love

Sarah 

1.Why did Sarah write to his parents ?

         A．He missed them very much for they hadn’t seen each other for a long time.

         B．He told his parents what he had done in school.                              

C．He was tired of studying, and wanted to leave school.

         D．He thought he was old enough to help them do something.

2.Where did Sarah smoke?

         A．in the classroom.                          B．in the Dinning hall .

    C．in the street.                              D．in the dormitory（宿舍）.

3.Why was the school master angry with him?

         A．because he was too naughty.    B．because he was too lazy.

         C．because he caused a big fire.    D．because he stole something from the school.

4.According to the passage, what should the students not do?

A．they should not smoke, because smoking is dangerous to them.

B．they should not dance, because dancing would waste a lot of money.

C．they should not make friends, because making friends would make them absent.

D．they should not wear expensive clothes because they would waste a lot of money.

At two o’clock a bank robber stole in. “This is a holdup,” the man said rudely. He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George. “Hand it over!” George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part—close to six thousand dollars. The robber snatched them and turned to leave.

Then while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took bills from the bottom part and put them into his won pocket secretly.

The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted(晕倒).

As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand dollars. He was very happy.

The next morning, while the others were examining the bank’s records, George was called into Mr. Burrow’s office and was introduced to Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.

“Good morning, George, I was sorry, to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our little bank can robbed, too. I retired yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes. Now, I have put the money back in your money-box—all six thousand.”

This passage tells us ______.

A. a serious case            B. one part of a play

C. a humorous story          D. a meaningful story

Which of the following do you think is true?

A. George wanted to protect the money for the bank.

B. George had been thinking of taking money away.

C. This bank had been robbed several times.

D. Nobody knew the bank would be robbed that day.

Why was George called into Mr. Burrow’s office?

A. His stealing money was disclosed.

B. Mr. Burrow wanted to say sorry to him.

C. Mr. Carruthers wanted to explain the whole thing to him.

D. Mr. Burrow wanted to tell him the money had been put back.

In this article “to keep everyone on his toes” means “______”.

A. to make everyone work hard

B. to keep everyone standing straight

C. to make everyone do a kind of exercise

D. to keep everyone paying attention to the coming danger

Which sentence can be used to end the story?

A. George turned cold with fear.          B. George turned red with anger.

C. George was pleased with the end.       D. George was disappointed with the end.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从第每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项

   How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? The mark of a successful person is how   36   he can get back his focus on what is important.

   Two years ago I gained the knowledge about the Law of the Garbage Truck. I   37   it in a taxi. I got on a taxi, and we headed for Grand Central Station. We were  38  in the right lane(行车道) when   39  a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver stepped on his brakes(刹车)heavily, and    40   the car’s back end by just inches!

   The driver almost caused a(n)   41  , saying bad words at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy  42    . So, I said, “This guy almost   43   your car and sent us to the   44   !” On the way to the Grand Central Station, my taxi driver told me what I now   45   “The Law of the Garbage Truck.”

   “Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of   46   , full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage becomes more, they needed a(n)   47  to dump(扔) it. When someone wants to dump it on you, don’t   48   it. You just smile, wish them well, and focus on important things quickly.

  Good leaders know they have to be  49  for their next meeting. Good parents know that they have to welcome their children home from school with hugs and kisses. Good  50  and parents know what is   51  for them. The bottom line is that   52  people do not let garbage Trucks take over their day.

  Life is too   53  to wake up in the morning with  54  , so take your time and love the people who treat you right.  55  about the ones who don’t. Don’t be regretful for your life.