Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling（赌博）and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was nearly sent away. After he came out of lock-up(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him. It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly a few policemen opened the door and came in.

“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, Daddy” said the boy “So I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”

1.Mr. Lang was paid much because _______.

A．he was a worker

B．he worked in a factory

C．he was a driver and had a lot of work to do

D．he had worked there for a long time

2.Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______.

A．she couldn’t find any work

B．she thought her husband was tired

C．her husband spent all time in gambling

D．she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling

3.The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______.

A．he didn’t love her any longer

B．he wouldn’t stop gambling

C．he had been put into lockup

D．he was nearly sent away by the factory

4.Which of the following is right? _________.

A．The boy hoped his father would be put into lockup again

B．The boy thought his father needed some policemen

C．The boy hoped his father would stop gambling soon

D．The boy hoped his mother would come back to do housework

 

Tom wants to know if we can ____ John for the night, since he has lost all his money and can go nowhere.

A．put off            B．put on            C．put up            D．put down

 

When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.

I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.

Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. "You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you," said the woman. "It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I  would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, 1 know you will feel as good about it as I do now."

Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.

I would like to say '"thank you" to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets (毯子) and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.

1.When did the story probably happen?

A. On Christmas Day.       B. Before Christmas Day,

C. On New Year's Day.      D. After New Year's Day.

2.Why did the writer want to say '’thank you" to the woman?

A. Because she bought Mark a nice present.

B. Because she always paid money for others.

C. Because she collected clothes for the homeless.

D. Because she taught Mark to help people in need.

3.What's the best title for this passage?

A. A big supermarket       B. A kind woman

C. A happy family          D. A wonderful gift

 

第三节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Mother’s Day was coming，but John had been visiting customers．He was now in a small town just outside a flower shop and he knew what to do．

He went into the shop and saw a young man  36  the clerk(店员) to sell him some roses for six dollars，but the clerk just explained that roses were    37   and that his money was not enough.

The clerk looked up at John，  38  her head．Something inside of John was   39  by the boy’ s voice．John had been   40  with his business，and he looked at the clerk and  41    mouthed that he would pay for the roses．

The clerk looked at the young man and told him to get the roses for six dollars. The young man almost jumped into the  42  and ran from the store with the  43 ．It was worth the extra dollars just to see that kind of   44 ．

John ordered his own flowers and made sure that the  45  would include a note telling his mother how much he loved her．He drove away from the shop，feeling very  46 ．He caught a  traffic light about two blocks away．As he  47  at the light，he saw the young boy walking down the sidewalk．He watched him cross the street and enter a park through two huge gates．Suddenly，he  48  that it wasn’t a park but a cemetery（公墓）．

The light  49 ，and John slowly crossed the intersection．He  50   and on an impuise（冲动）got out and began to follow the boy．The young man stopped by a small monument(墓碑) and went to his  51  . He began to cry after he carefully  52  the roses on the grave(墓地)．He stared at the little boy’s heaving（起伏的）body and listened to his crying．

John turned with  53 ，and walked back to his car．He drove  54  to the shop and told her he would  55  the flowers personally．He wanted to tell his mother one more time just how much he loved her．

36．A．begging              B．ordering             C．forcing               D．threatening

37．A．cheap                  B．beautiful         C．expensive        D．special

38．A．shaking              B．waving               C．shocking                 D．holding

39．A．sensed                   B．touched                  C．hurt                   D．lightened

40．A．influenced                 B．ruined                    C．buried                    D．satisfied

41．A．loudly                    B．silently                   C．gently                    D．calmly

42．A．river                  B．air                          C．lake                   D．hole

43．A．money                    B．flowers                   C．basket                    D．cards

44．A．surprise                  B．fright                        C．excitement             D．sadness

45．A．sending                  B．message                  C．transportation     D．export

46．A．inspired                  B．disappointed            C．good                      D．sorry

47．A．sang                       B．waited                    C．looked                   D．stood

48．A．remembered            B．found                     C．discovered              D．realized

49．A．flashed                  B．changed                  C．disappeared            D．shone

50．A．drove back              B．pulled over             C．broke down            D．settled down

51．A．arms                      B．palms(手掌)            C．feet                   D．knees

52．A．laid                        B．removed                 C．set                         D．grew

53．A．laughter                  B．anger                  C．tears                      D．cruelty

54．A．slowly                    B．quickly                   C．carefully            D．excitedly

55．A．bring                  B．fetch              C．take                   D．fasten

 

Son’s Help

Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.

It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.

“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”

1.Mr. Lang was paid much because _______.

A．he was a driver                         B．he worked in a factory

C．he had worked there for a long time         D．he had a lot of work to do

2.Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______.

A．she thought her husband was tired          B．she couldn’t find any work

C．her husband spent all time in gambling       D．she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling

3._______, so he was put into lockup.

A．Mr. Lang was late for work                B．Mr. Lang often gambled

C．Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at home       D．Mr. Lang wasn’t polite to the police

4.The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______.

A．he wouldn’t stop gambling               B．he didn’t love her any longer

C．he had been put into lockup               D．he was hardly sent away by the factory

5.Which of the following is right?

A．The boy thought his father needed some policemen

B．The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again.

C．The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon.

D．The boy hoped his mother to come back.