Stranger in the Flames

On the morning of May 29, Donna left unusually early for her 5:30 a.m. work at Noone’s Restaurant. She drove along a rural road,    1    as she often did to admire the old farmhouse she passed each day. But as she looked more    2   , she saw flames on one of the porch’s(门廊) posts. Donna pulled into the driveway and honked her horn(喇叭).

No response. With flames cutting her    3    from the front entrance, she ran to a side door, which was   4   . “Wake up,” she cried, running through the house. “   5   !”

    Just hours earlier Corinne Allin had put 18-month-old Benjamin, Devon, seven, and Amy, nine, to   6   . Now, awakened by the shouts, she stumbled(踉跄) down the steps into a    7    and saw the fire immediately. “My children , my husband ---they’re   8    upstairs,” Corinne said.

    “I’ll get them,” Donna said. “Call 911.”

    Donna    9    her way up the stairs through the    10   . While Hugh Allin went to see if he could put the fire    11    with the hose(水管), Devon dashed into Amy’s room. “Get up,” he cried. Amy lifted Benjamin from his bed. With windows exploding and smoke surrounding them, they made their way out of the    12   door.

In the disorder that followed, Donna slipped away to work. Passing the blackened house that evening, she stopped and left a note. Later that night the Allin family paid a    13   . Corinne explained that the fire began when she pressed out a    14    in a potted plant on the front porch. “But thanks to you,” she said with tears in her eyes, “we’re    15   .”

1. A. speeding B. slowingC. getting off　　  D. going out

2. A. closely    B. quietly　　　　    C. proudly   D. tightly

3. A. up　　　　  B. in　　　　　　　　  C. around　　　　   D. off

4. A. closed    B. open　　　　　　  C. locked　　　　   D. unlocked

5. A. Fire　　    B. Help　　    C. Hello　　　　　　  D. Come on

6. A. bed　　    B. desk　　    C. playground　　 D. school

7.A. room　　   B. heat　　    C. stranger   D. street

8.A. already    B. just　　　　 C. still　　　　　　  D. even

9.A. found　　  B. stepped   C. made　　　　　　 D. moved

10A. flames    B. smoke　　　　    C. rubbish    D. ashes

11.A. out　　    B. down　　　　　　 C. up　　　　   D. over

12.A. room    B. back      C. front　　　　　　  D. side

13.A. bill　　    B. visit　　    C. look　　   　　   D. part

14.A. match    B. wood　　　　　　 C. cigarette  D. oven

15.A. free　　   B. awake　　　　    C. alive　　 &ntbs?

p;  D. successful

　　It's seven in the morning. Mr Li needn't go to work today. He knows English and is now looking through a list of TV programmes in today's newspaper. The list is as follows. Read it over and then do the exercises.

　　TV programmes

　　Friday, September 30

　　Channel 2（频道2）

　　9∶50 Olympic Games men's basketball final

　　11∶40 Olympic Games track and field events

　　19∶45 Olympic Games special

　　20∶22 2002 National Day evening party

　　20∶59 TV drama（戏剧）: Juan and Her Braised Ship (1)

　　22∶57 Olympic Games men's basketball final

　　Channel 8

　　9∶40 Daughter of the Sea

　　14∶20 Olympic Games men's tennis single final

　　15∶50 TV drama: Red Leaves Beyond the Mountain (3)

　　16∶37 TV drama: The Tea House

　　18∶00 Olympic Games women's table tennis double final

　　CCTV English Service

　　22∶10 News

　　22∶30 Olympic Games Special

Invitation to a Farewell Party

　　Friday, 22nd October

　　Dear Michael and Lisa,

　　You are invited to a farewell party for the“LIU FAMILY'S VISIT TO AUSTRALIA”.

　　Departure（出发）date: 4th of November

　　The best part of our big adventure to Australia will be when we come face to face with kangaroos and other Australian wildlife.

　　Party given by: Mr and Mrs Liu, Liu Mei and Liu Tang

　　Date: Saturday, 6 November, 2002

　　Time: 7∶00 p. m. until 12∶30 a. m.

　　Place: Beijing Hotel

　　Reply by: Tuesday, 2 November

　　Phone: 528--0903

　　Food and drinks will be provided at the party.

　　PS: This event is NOT to be missed!

　　We hope to see you there.

(1) Mr Li wants to find out what day it is the day after National Day. Please help him find it out. It is ________.

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(2) Suppose Mr Li wants to watch TV in the morning and he doesn't feel much interested in sports or games. Which program would he like to choose?

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A．CCTV English Service, News.

B．Channel 2,2002 National Day evening party.

C．Channel 8, film: Daughter of the Sea.

D．Channel 8, TV Drama: The Tea House.

(3) From the invitation we can tell ________.

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A．Liu Mei and Liu Tang will attend the farewell party

B．only Mr and Mrs Liu will travel to Australia

C．the Liu family have been to Australia before

D．the Liu family will not return from Australia

(4) By what date is it necessary to reply to the invitation?

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A lesson in caring

It was a cold evening. My daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora    36    . She wasn’t even four, but she   37    at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy, can we take him home?”

    I don’t remember my   38    . But I do remember a sudden   39    feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her   40     , whether it was     41    flying or children playing. But now she was noticing   42    and beggary.

    A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and   43     it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I signed us up. Nora was   44    about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how   45    our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to    46    myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On my way to the school, I fought an urge (强烈愿望) to turn    47    . The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this?   48    , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She   49    us right over.

    The building was in a bad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed.   50     inside, I saw that the department belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged. I walked home    51    .

Professionals call such a(n)   52    “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities and I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something    53     that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and   54     clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve    55     her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has benefited more?

1.A. did            B. was                           C. has              D. had

2.A. pulled　   B. replaced               C. waved   D. aimed

3.A. debate        B. reply                         C. explanation D. expression

4.A. general　　B. funny                          C. heavy           D. magical

5.A. web　　　 B. dream　　　　　       C. castle           D. world

6.A. insects        B. animals　　　　 C. plants　　　D. birds

7.A. coldness   B. illness 　　　           C. suffering　　D. appearance

8.A. sent 　　   B. returned　　　       C. devoted　　D. posted

9.A. concerned  B. sorry　　　　            C. worried      　D. excited

10.A. creative　　B. valuable　　　       C. shocking　　D. simple

11.A. warn　　　 B. stop　　　　  　    C. allow 　　　D. push

12.A. back 　　　B. away　　　　          C. up　　　　　D. out

13.A. Therefore　 B. But     　　          C. Anyhow　　　D. Also

14.A. requested   B. promised　　　      C. invited 　　 D. helped

15.A. Although         B. Once　　　　　       C. Because 　　D. Though

16.A. in tears     B. in surprise                  C. in reality       D.in disappointment

17.A. stay                 B. visit 　　　　           C. reception　　D. challenge

18.A. fair                 B. famous　　　　        C. difficult　　 D. enjoyable

19.A. collect      B. make　　　　  　    C. order 　　　 D. design

20.A. let            B. made　　　　  　    C. watched 　　    D. affected

 

 

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

The spaceship was docking（太空对接），and Angela was excited. Some students from Earth were arriving to study the colony（聚居地）.Angela and her friend, Jason, were going to take the students through Spatial（太空的）City.

　　Then she realized that Jason was _36_ and waving. She hurried to _37_ the visitors, but when she _38_ the group, she couldn’t believe what she saw. These weren’t Earth people! They were very _39_ . Angela could almost see through them!

　　Angela was frightened. Who were these visitors？ What had happened to the students from Earth？

　　“You were _40_ who we are.” The tallest visitor said. “I am Obediah.”

　　“Did you _41_ my mind？”Angela asked.

　　“Of course. We all have that _42_ .” Obediah said. Then he pointed at Jason. “You don’t believe we came from Earth，do you？”

　　“No, I don’t. Where are you from？”Jason asked.

　　“We lived on Earth many centuries ago,” Obediah said. “We’ve been _43_ to visit you.”

　　“Why？ Who do you want to see？”Angela asked，moving away.

　　Obediah did not answer. He quickly _44_ his arms，and they became wings. Others in his group did the same，and _45_ Angela and Jason were _46_ away from the dock（对接平台）to a lift.

　　“Take us to the living and farming areas.” Obediah said.

　　Angela and Jason were pulled　47_ the lift. It went from the inner hub of the Colony to an outer rim where there were homes and _48_ . Now Angela was really frightened，and she _49_ that Jason was frightened，too.

　　When they left the _50_ , Obediah and his group began to fly over the homes and apartment buildings. Angela and Jason could only _51_ . There was man-made gravity in the colony, so they could not even _52_ in the air.

　　“I’ll run to get help.” Jason whispered. “I’m pretty worried. Look at them! They’re all over the colony!”

　　Angela _53_ her head and looked at Jason.“ _54_ will believe this story when we tell it.” she said.

　　“I 　55_ don’t believe it.” Jason said. “But I saw it!”

36．A．smiling 　　　　   B．singing 　　　　   C．speaking 　　　　 D．whispering

37．A．see 　　　　　　  B．find 　　　　　    C．meet 　　　　　   D．hide

38．A．joined 　　　　     B．visited　　　　　   C．questioned　　　    D．reached

39．A．tiny　　　　　　   B．thin 　　　　　     C．clean 　　　　　   D．thick

40．A．asking 　　　　    B．knowing 　　　     C．reading 　　　　   D．wondering

41．A．feel 　　　　　     B．read 　　　　　    C．catch 　　　　　   D．understand

42．A．talent　　　　　    B．skill 　　　　　    C．power 　　　　     D．right

43．A．waiting　　　　     B．looking 　　　　   C．meaning 　　　　  D．hoping

44．A．pointed 　　　　   B．bent 　　　　　    C．dropped 　　　　  D．raised

45．A．suddenly 　　　    B．slowly　　　　　   C．finally　　　　　   D．usually

46．A．kept 　　　　　    B．pushed 　　　　    C．taken 　　　　      D．led

47．A．into 　　　　　    B．onto 　　　　　    C．from 　　　　       D．over

48．A．houses 　　　　    B．apartments 　　     C．gardens　　　　     D．buildings

49．A．suspected 　　　    B．understood 　        C．agreed 　　　　　 D．knew

50．A．home 　　　　　  B．lift 　　　　　      C．room 　　　　      D．spaceship

51．A．stay 　　　　　    B．run 　　　　　     C．fly 　　　　　      D．watch

52．A．stand 　　　　　   B．float 　　　　 　  C．talk 　　　　　　 D．pull

53．A．shook 　　　　    B．raised 　　　　　  C．nodded 　　　　   D．moved

54．A．Someone 　　　   B．Anyone 　　　　   C．No one 　　　　   D．Everyone

55．A．actually 　　　　  B．really 　　　　　  C．surely 　　　　    D．clearly

 

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　My wife and I spent a few weeks in London last year．We went there in the 　1　 We think it is the 　2　 season to visit England．The 　3　 is usually good 　4　 there aren't many 　5　 in October．

　　We 　6　 in small hotel in the West End．We 　7　 most of our sightseeing on foot．We went to 　8　 the places which all travellers see．We went shopping and spent 　9　 much money．　10　 we liked most going to the 　11　 We don't have the 　12　 to see such 　13　 plays at home．A lot of people say English 　14　 is very bad．We didn't think 　15　. it is 　16　 that most of the restaurants are French，Italian or Chinese，but we had some very 　17　 meals．

　　In fact，we 　18　 our boliday so much that we have already decided to go there again this year．We are going to take our umbrellas，　19　 I'm sure we will need 　20　 sometimes．

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