A farmer had some puppies（小狗）to 　36 . He painted a sign advertising the puppies and 　37__ nailing （钉）it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, a little boy came to him.

“Mister,” he said, “I want to buy one of your puppies.”

“Well,” said the farmer, as he 　38 the sweat off his face, “these puppies come from fine parents and cost 　39 money. Do you have enough money?”

The boy 　 40　 his head for a moment. Then reaching into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of 　41 and held it up to the farmer. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?” “Sure,” said the farmer. And with that he 　42 a whistle (口哨声), “Here, Dolly!” he called. 　43 from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly 　 44 by four little balls of fur. The little boy’ eyes danced with delight. As the dogs made their 　45 to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. 　46　 another little ball appeared; this one noticeably smaller. Then in a somewhat 　 47　 manner the little pup began hobbling（蹒跚） toward the others, doing its best to 　 48　 .

“I want that one,” the little boy said, 　49　 to the smallest one. The farmer said, “Son, you don’t want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you 　50 these other dogs would.”

With that the little boy 　51 back from the fence, and began 　 52 　up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he exposed a steel support running down both sides of his leg 　53 itself to a specially made 　54　 . Looking back up at the farmer, he said, “You see sir, I don't 　55　 too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”

36．A. sell　 　　　　　 B. buy 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. raise　 　　　　　　　　　 D. drive

37. A. set off　　　　　　　 B. set out　　　　　　　　　　 C. set about　　　　　　　　 D. set up

38. A. wiped　　　　　　　 B. removed 　　　　　　　　 C. settled　　　　　　　　　　 D. drove

39. A. a number of 　　 B. quite a few　　　　　　　 C. a great deal of　 　 D. only a little

40. A. raised 　　　　　　 B. buried 　　　　　　　　　　 C. dropped　　　　　　　　　 D. shook

41. A. change　　　　　　 B. price　　　　　　　　　　　 C. treasure　　　　　　　　　 D. wallet

42. A. made out　　　　　 B. put away　　　　　　　　 C. gave away　　　　　　　 D. let out

43.　 A. In 　　　　　　　　　 B. Away　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Out　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Up

44. A. equipped　　　　　 B. protected　　　　　　　　 C. attacked　　　　　　　　　 D. followed

45. A. way　　　　　 　　　 B. direction　　　　　 　　　 C. path　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. struggle

46. A. Rapidly　　　　　　 B. Slowly　　　　　　　　　　 C. Suddenly　　　　　　　　 D. Simply

47. A. curious　　　　　　 B. foolish 　　　　　　　　　 C. ordinary　　　　　　　　　 D. active

48. A. catch up　　　　　 B. keep up　　　　　　　　　 C. put up　　　　　　　　　　 D. make up

49. A. staring 　　　　　　 B. pointing　　　　　　　　　 C. greeting 　　　　　　　　 D. devoting

50. A. while　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. that 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. what

51. A. stepped　　　　　　 B. escaped　　　　　　　　　 C. went　　　　　　　　　　　 D. kept

52. A. pushing　　　　　　 B. forcing　　　　　　　　　　 C. rolling　　　　　　　　　　 D. tearing

53. A. attaching 　　　　 B.attached　　　　　　　　　 C. being attached　　　　　 D.to attach

54. A. leg　　　　　　　　　 B. stick 　　　　　　　　　　 C. shoe　　　　　　　　　　　 D. foot

55. A. walk　　　　　　　　 B. run　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. live　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. go

The only highway to go to work that I had to drive on was closed down due to an accident on the bridge．A truck had hit the bridge and made it 　1 for any traffic to go over it．So in order to get to 2 I had to go a number of miles out of my way．

Not being that 　3 with this road and not knowing 　4 all the pot holes in the road were, I topped a hill and right in my path was a big pot hole．I felt and heard the familiar sound of a flat tire．I 5 as far to the right as possible and stopped．I tried several times to change the tire, but 6 ．

There I sat out in the countryside and no way to 　7 with anybody．Just then, I looked in my rear(后面的） view mirror and a 　8 was pulling out of a pasture（牧场） behind me．I was happy but 　9 at the same time．

I was struggling to get the 10 out when this man in the pickup pulled in behind me．He got out to introduce himself and 11 to help me．When he got the spare out we discovered that it is also 　12 ．He told me he would take the tire and have it 　13 and call my husband．

We got the tire fixed 14 he took me back to my car．My husband had been 15　 us anxiously there until we got back．The kind stranger stayed there and helped my husband 　16 the tire．After they finished we 　17 thanked him and offered to pay him for his 18 ．

I will never forget his words, "Your thanks are 　19 enough pay and I just hope if this ever happens to my wife or daughter someone will be so 　20 as to help them．"

1．A．busy　　　　　 B．narrow 　C．unsafe　　　 　　　　　　　 D．fearful

2．A．school　　　　 B．city C．work　　　 　　　　　　　 D．shop

3．A．satisfied　　　 B．clear C．known　　　 　　　　　　 D．familiar

4．A．what　　　　　 B．where C．when　　　 　　　　　　　 D．which

5．A．pulled　　　　 B．rode C．placed　　　 　　　　　　　 D．made

6．A．failed　　　　　 B．passed 　C．managed　　 　　　　　　　 D．dropped

7．A, catch up　　　 B．get in touch C．have to do　 　　　　　　　 D．put up

8．A．truck　　　　　 B．pickup 　C．car　　　　　 　　　　　　 D．bike

9．A．scared　　　　　 B．excited C．doubted　　 　　　　　　　 D．satisfied

10．A．car　　　　　　 B．wheel C．spare　　　 　　　　　　　 D．trunk

11．A．refused　　　　 B．offered 　C．pretended　 　　　　　　　 D．promised

12．A, broken　　　　 B．flat C．empty　　　 　　　　　　　 D．old

13．A．sold　　　　　　 B．painted 　C．packed　　　 　　　　　　 D．fixed

14．A．but　　　　　 B．so C．and　　　 　　　　　　　　 D．or

15．A．waiting　　　　 B．watching C．expecting　 　　　　　　　 D．searching

16．A．break　　　　　 B．change C．clean　　　 　　　　　　　 D．repair

17．A．both　　　　　 B．all C．neither　　　 　　　　　　　 D．either

18．A．behavior　　　 B．kindness 　C．bravery　　 　　　　　　　　 D．patience

19．A．more than　　　 B．less than 　C．rather than　 　　　　　　　 D．better than

20．A．polite　　　　　 B．active C．nice　　　 　　　　　　　　 D．wise

Quite a lot of people _______ the tradition of making pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.

A. catch up　

B. date back　 　

C. blow up　　　　

D. keep up

Some spiders hunt on the ground, others build webs to trap their food, but the grass water spider catches its prey by running along the surface of the water.

This special water spider lives on the grassy banks of streams where mosquitoes, damsel flies and other insects come to feed and breed.

Although it is one of the largest spiders in New Zealand, it has an unusual ability. It doesn’t disturb the water as it waits for its meal, and there is barely a ripple(波纹) when it skims(掠过) across the surface at lightning speed to catch its prey.

Grass water spiders deal swiftly with larger insects like damsel flies by pulling their heads under the water and holding them there until they drown.

After a meal, the grass water spider spends up to half an hour grooming(修饰) itself. It wipes its eight eyes, brushes its antennae(触角), and takes special care to clean the hairs on its body.

It is the hairs that trap tiny bubbles(泡沫) of air so that the spider can run down a blade(叶片) of grass and stay underwater for up to an hour when it is frightened. The hairs also keep the spider dry, even underwater.

It is only when the female spider is caring for the young that she does not hunt on the water. After mating, she produces a large egg sac(囊), which she carries around for five weeks. Once the eggs start to hatch, she attaches the sac to some blades of grass or a thistle. She then tears the sac open and releases the tiny spiders into the nursery web.

1. How does the grass water spider kill its prey?

A. in a web     B. by drowning      C. by poisoning     D. with its antennae

2. the writer describes the special spider as “special” because _______.

A. it walks on water                    B. it has eight eyes　　

C. of its hairy appearance             D. of the way it produces its young

3. The passage tells us that the spider ______.

A. feeds grass and thistles to its young.　　　　

B. lives on blades of grass under the water

C. lives in the grass on the banks of streams　　

D. eats a meal once every five weeks

4. The purpose of the passage is to _______.

A. convince readers that spiders are dangerous　　

B. indicate that the grass water spider is endangered

C. list all of the spiders that can be found in New Zealand

D. describe the characteristics of the grass water spider

第二节：短文改错（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）
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　　该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
　　该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Fishing is my favorite sport. I often fished for         81________________
hour without catching anything, but this doesn’t worry      82. ________________
me. Some fishermen are unlucky, instead catching fish,     83. ________________
they catch old boots or rubbish. But I’m even less luck. I    84________________
never catch everything—even old boots after             85. ________________
spend a whole morning on the river. So I always go home   86. ________________
with empty bag. “You should give up fishing,” my friends   87. ________________
say, “It’s a waste time.” But they don’t realize one        88. ________________
important thing. I’m not real interested in fishing. I’m      89 ________________
only interested in sitting in a boat and do nothing at all.     90. ________________