1.离比赛结束只剩几分钟的时间，还是平局。

   The match was tied with minutes ___________ ___________.

2. 在我看来，我们应该有新的电脑了。

   In my opinion, it is about time we ___________ ___________ new computers.

3. 当他们到处转悠时，发现远处有一个人背靠树坐着。

   As they were wandering around, they noticed a man ___________ ___________ a tree

   in the distance.

4. 要增补一个新的运动项目，就必须淘汰一个当前的运动项目。

   In order for a new sport to be added, another sport must ___________ ___________.

5. 鹰队在联赛上铩羽而归，既恼火又愤愤不平。

   The Eagles went home _______ and _______ because they did not win the tournament.

 

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

The science teacher believed very strongly in practical work as a means of teaching science effectively, and she wanted her pupils' parents to see how well their children were learning ___36___ her methods. She therefore arranged for all the parents ___37___ and see the results of one of the ___38___ experiments on a Saturday evening,___39___ all of them were free. The children had been studying the growth of plants, and they ___40___ four pots of beans a few weeks before.  They had put poor soil in one pot, to see ___41___ effect this would have ___42___ the growth of the beans in ___43___,and good soil in ___44___ three pots. Then they had put one of the ___45___ in the dark for several days, and had given ___46___ pot no water for the same length of time.

　　At the end of the lesson on Friday afternoon, the teacher put little ___47___ on the four pots:‘The beans in this pot were planted in poor soil.’‘This pot　___48___ in the dark for four days.’‘These beans have had no water for four days.’‘These beans have had good soil, plenty of light and ___49___  water.’ Then the teacher went home.

   　When she arrived on ___50___ evening, half an hour before the ___51___were due to come, she found this note beside the pots:‘We read your notes  ___52___ the school servant and thought we would help him, so we watered all the plants, changed the earth in the one with ___53___ soil, and ___54___ the light on above the one that had been left in the dark for four days. We hope that the plants will now grow___ 55___.’

  　　Your friends,

‘The Boy Scouts.’ 

A. by              B. with          C. in            D. through

A. come            B. came         C. to come       D. coming

A. child            B. children       C. child's         D. children's

A. when            B. as            C. because       D. since

A. have planted      B. had planted    C. planted        D. had been planted

A. how            B. what          C. which         D. why

A. in              B. on            C. for           D. with

A. them            B. that           C. it            D. one

A. the other         B. an other        C. Other        D. others

A. beans           B. soil           C. plants        D. pots

A. a third           B. the third       C. a fourth      D. the fourth

A. notes            B. messages      C. notices       D. announcements

A. had been kept                     B. has been kept 

C. had been remained                 D. has been remained

A. no              B. some         C. much         D. regular

A. Friday           B. Saturday      C. Sunday       D. Monday

A. children         B. students       C. parents        D. teachers

A. to              B. for            C. from         D. on

A. good            B. wet           C. dry          D. poor

A. left             B. leave          C. kept         D. keep

A. well            B. strong          C. better        D. good

 The children went home from the grammar school, their lessons __________ for the day.

A. finishing)   B. finished

C. had finished       D. were finished

Monty Roberts owns a horse ranch（牧马场） in San Ysidro. He told us his story. As a senior, he was asked to write a  36 about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

That night he wrote a seven-page paper  37 his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great  38 and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the  39  of all the buildings.

He put his heart into the  40  and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that   41 , ‘See me after class.’

The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, ‘Why did I  42  an F?’

The teacher said, ‘This is an  43 dream for a young boy like you. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. There’s no  44 you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher added, ‘If you will  45 this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’”

The boy went home and  46 it. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to  47 your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very  48 decision for you.’

Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the  49  paper, making no changes at all. He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my  50 .’

Monty now owned a 200-acre ranch. He had  51 his plan for a 4,000-square-foot house.

Two summers ago that same school teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on his ranch for a week. When leaving, he said  52  , ‘Look, Monty. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream  53  . During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams.  54  , you had enough perseverance not to give up on yours.’”

Don’t let anyone steal your dreams.  55 your heart, no matter what.

1.                A．paper          B．composition     C．passage   D．notice

 

2.                A．reaching        B．achieving        C．continuing     D．describing

 

3.                A．excitement      B．detail           C．demand D．spirit

 

4.                A．relation         B．advantage       C．location   D．meaning

 

5.                A．project         B．work           C．house    D．painting

 

6.                A．informed       B．read           C．wrote    D．reflected

 

7.                A．recognize       B．own            C．receive   D．admit

 

8.                A．unbearable      B．unbelievable     C．unrealistic     D．unusual

 

9.                A．need           B．way            C．doubt    D．time

 

10.               A．see            B．retell          C．discuss    D．rewrite

 

11.               A．thought about   B．cared about     C．set about D．talked about

 

12.               A．keep up        B．show up        C．sweep up D．make up

 

13.               A．unique         B．wrong          C．wise D．important

 

14.               A．same          B．final           C．correct    D．suitable

 

15.               A．promise        B．grade          C．dream    D．word

 

16.               A．put forward     B．carried out      C．taken up   D．sped up

 

17.               A．constantly       B．strongly        C．guiltily    D．delightedly

 

18.               A．catcher        B．seeker         C．dreamer   D．stealer

 

19.               A．Gradually       B．Personally       C．Strictly    D．Fortunately

 

20.               A．Follow         B．Guide          C．Arrange   D．Concentrate

 

 

I have a friend named Monty Roberts. He has let me use his horse ranch(养马场)to put on events to raise money for youth at risk programs.

Last time I was there he introduced me by saying, “I want to tell you why I let you use my house. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant(流动的)horse trainer. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be when he grew up.”

“That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of owning a horse ranch someday. He put all his heart into the project and wrote about his dream in great detail. He even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of the buildings, stables and the track, and even a detailed floor plan for a 4000-square-foot house on it.”

“The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later ,he received a large red “F” on his paper with a note, ‘See me after class.’ The boy went to see the teacher and asked why. The teacher told him there was no way for a young boy like him to do that because owning a horse ranch required much money and resources, and then added ‘If you’ll rewrite his paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’”

“The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what to do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it’s a very important decision for you.’”

“Finally, a week later, the boy turned in the same paper without any change and stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.’”

“I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.”

Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.

1. The teacher gave him an “F” for his written paper because the

teacher thought 　　    .

A．he didn’t do a good job in his studies

B．he described an unrealistic goal in his paper

C．he came from an itinerant horse trainer’s family

D．he wrote his paper without the help of his father

2. Why did the boy turn in the same paper without any change?

A．Because he made up his mind to stick to his dream.

B．Because his father stopped him from rewriting it.

C．Because he was angry about his teacher’s words.

D．Because he had put too much of his heart into it.

3. From the story we can infer that the boy was actually 　　    .

A．Monty himself	B．the author himself
C．Monty’s friend	D．an unknown person

4. According to the passage, the following statements are true EXCEPT

that 　　    .

A．the boy was very interested in having a horse ranch of his own

B．the boy might have got a higher grade if he’d rewritten his paper

C．the boy succeeded in turning his dream into reality in the end

D．the boy wouldn’t have reached his goal without his father’s support

5. The author wrote this passage mainly to 　　    

A．tell people how to describe their goals

B．warn people against dream stealers

C．encourage people to stick to their dreams

D．teach people how to write their papers