阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

It was my first day of high school, and I was late. My next class, German, scared me. I just could not speak that  1. As the bell rang, I ran to the classroom.

At the door, a hand reached out and   2mine firmly. I looked up. A man with large glasses smiled. He  3himself as Tony, which means teacher in German.  4, his warm smile and   5words eased my fears. That year, I   6his classes a great deal because I learned   7just German.

I admit I only speak a little German.   8I try to live out the life lessons I learned from Tony.

Every day Tony stood   9his classroom before and after class to give his “hand hug”. After school his room was always filled with students and he would  10to and chat with them—_11those not in his class. He taught me that every person is  12your time.

One time, I was rejected by my friends. Tony told me, “Linda, life gives you  13. But learning its lessons will turn those ashes to jewels.” Therefore, I learned to look at my troubles   _14and not to fear any difficulty.

In my senior year, I  15president of one of the school’s clubs, so I was very  16. Many times I didn’t even have time to buy lunch. He served me by giving me his food as well as advice. He   17out what he taught us to do:   18others.

The author William Arthur Ward  19: “The mediocre(平庸的) teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher  20.” Thank you Tony, for inspiring me.

1.A. country         B. language        C. nation          D. word

2.A. hit             B. beat            C. shook           D. patted

3.A. introduced      B. regarded        C. treated         D. considered

4.A. Once again      B. In addition     C. For once        D. Right away

5.A. exciting        B. welcoming       C. disappointing   D. boring

6.A. escaped         B. heard           C. enjoyed         D. preferred

7.A. more than       B. other than      C. less than       D. rather than

8.A. And             B. So              C. But             D. Therefore

9.A. within          B. outside         C. beyond          D. ahead

10.A. say　          B. listen          C. talk            D. speak

11.A. ever           B. yet             C. still           D. even

12.A. worth          B. worthy          C. full of         D. filled with

13.A. troubles       B. lessons         C. ashes           D. jewels

14.A. frequently     B. similarly       C. hopefully       D. differently

15.A. made           B. became          C. took            D. held

16.A. proud          B. capable         C. busy            D. free

17.A. proved         B. picked          C. put             D. lived

18.A. serve          B. offer           C. give            D. teach

19.A. read           B. put             C. told            D. wrote

20.A. inspires       B. encourages                         C. praises        D. excuses

 

阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案。

　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　

    Edgar felt quite 1 at the 2 of his first swim of the summer.　　　　 3 the sun shining down so strongly, the sea was certain to be 　　　　 4 enough. He walked quickly along the seafront towards the steps 　　　　 5 led on to the sands. He smiled 6 at the passers-by. He had just　　　　 smiled and 7 his 8 to an elderly lady 　　　　 9 a man with a camera caught his arm and stopped him. Edgar heard a little clicking noise from　　　　 the camera.

　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　

　　    "Your photo, sir, in wonderful color, in just one moment if you　　　　 please," said the man in one breath.

　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　

　　    Then he took out the 　　　　 10 and held it 11 his hand and was waving　　　　 it to Edgar. In a moment he handed it over, and Edgar saw the bright　　　　 blue of his shirt half 12 the picture.　　　　 "Seventy pence, sir," the man said.

　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　

　　　　     "Seventy pence," Edgar repeated 13 ," For this?" He stared 　　　　 14 the photo.

　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　

    "They are usually 85, sir, but for a single object I make a cut-price　　　　 offer. It's the best price 15 you'll get here."

　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　

　　　　     "You'll have to make a better offer," Edgar said. It was a good photo,　　　　 he thought, so bright and clear. His hat was high, and he was smiling　　　　 broadly at the old lady, 16 arm and handbag came into a lower corner.　　　　 He had no idea that he was being snapped. He thought he was really 　　　　 17 good-looking fellow.

　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　

　　    "That's as 18 as any art job that would 　　　　 19 you pounds," said the cameraman. "It's better in a way because it's so 　　　　 20 . Only 70 pence, sir."

　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　

　　    "I've never paid so much 　　　　 21 a snap in my life. It simply isn't 22　　　　 that kind of money. It's not as I need the thing. Look, I'll give　　　　 you 25. "

　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　

　　    "No, I can't do that. Each of these snaps costs me 50p, so you　　　　 see … "

　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　

　　    "Then I'll give you 50p and that's that."

　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　

　　　　     "Let me see, then." The man suddenly took the photo out of Edgar's　　　　 hand." I can't 23 any more time with you. It's 70p 　　　　 24 I keep it."

　　　　 　　　　 　　　　

　　    "Keep it," Edgar said. He turned, looked out to sea, then walked　　　　 25 away.

　　　　 　　　　 　　　　

1. A.exciting  B.interesting  C.excited　　  D.well      [    ]

　　

2. A.sight     B.sound　　    C.thought　　  D.taste　　 [    ]

　　

3. A.Because   B.With　　　　 C.For　　　　  D.As　　    [    ]

　　

4. A.cool      B.hot　　　　　　　　  C.cold　　　　 D.warm　　  [    ]

　　

5. A.where　　 B.that　　　　 C.in that　　  D.in which  [    ]

　　

6. A.pleasant  B.pleasantly   C.sorrowfully　　  D.sorrowful [    ]

　　

7. A.raised    B.rose　　　　 C.put　　　　  D.rised　　 [    ]

　　

8. A.gun　　   B.hat　　　　  C.shoes　　    D.head　　  [    ]

　　

9. A.till　　  B.after　　    C.when　　　　 D.while　　 [    ]

　　

10. A.money    B.photo　　  　　　　  C.note　　　　 D.message   [    ]

　　

11. A.on　　   B.by　　　　   C.in　　　　   D.to        [    ]

　　

12. A.filled with　　　　     B.joyfully

　　

    C.surprisedly　　　　     D.cruelly　　　　　　　　  [    ]

　　

13. A.angrily  B.joyfully　　 C.surprisedly  D.cruelly　　　　   [    ]

　　

14. A.to　　   B.by　　　　   C.upon　　　　 D.at　　    [    ]

　　

15. A.which    B.that　　　　 C.what　　　　 D.when　　  [    ]

　　

16. A.his　　  B.her　　　　  C.whose　　    D.of which  [    ]

　　

17. A.quite a  B.a quite　　  C.rather　　   D.much a　　　　    [    ]

　　

18. A. well    B.better　　   C.good　　　　 D.easy　　  [    ]

　　

19. A.spend    B.cost　　　　 C.pay　　　　  D.use       [    ]

　　

20. A.natural  B.big　　　　  C.moved　　    D.low　　   [    ]

　　

21. A.to　　   B.with　　　　 C.off　　　　  D.for　　   [    ]

　　

22. A.worth    B.worthy　　   C.worthy of    D.worth of  [    ]

　　

23. A.spend    B.waste　　    C.take　　　　 D.quarrel　　　　   [    ]

　　

24. A.and　　  B.for　　　　  C.or　　　　   D.if　　    [    ]

　　

25. A.quick    B.quickly　　  C.fast　　　　 D.soon　　  [    ]

　　 　　 　　

词语辨析

用worthwhile, worth或worthy填空。

(1) This famous work written by Mr Smith is well ________ reading.

(2) If people are convinced they are contributing to a ________ cause, they will gradually change their behavior.

(3) The deal is ________ one thousand seven hundred and fifty million dollars.

(4) It is ________ to read the book.

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A Happy Discovery

Antique shops have a special fascination to a great many people. The more expensive kind of antique shop, where rare objects are beautifully   36     in glass cases to keep them free from dust, is usually a forbidding place.    37   no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious(装腔作势的) antique shop. There is always   38   that a real rarity(珍品) will be found among the piles of assorted junk in its labyrinth(迷宫) of dirty, dark,   39   rooms.

My old friend, Frank Halliday, is just such a person. He has often   40   to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a mere ￡ 50. One Saturday morning, Frank visited a common    41   shop in my neighborhood. As he had never been there before, he found a great deal to    42    him. The morning passed   43   and Frank was about to leave   44   he noticed a large packing-case   45   on the floor. The dealer told him that it had just come in, but that he could not be   46   to open it. Frank    47   him to do so and the dealer reluctantly prised it open. The contents were   48  . The box was full of crockery(陶器), much of it broken. Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box and suddenly noticed a miniature painting at the bottom of the packing-case. As its composition and line   49   him of an Italian painting he knew well, he decided to buy it. Glancing at it briefly, the dealer told him that it was    50   ￡ 50. Frank could hardly hide his excitement, for he knew that he had made a real    51  . The tiny painting    52   to be an unknown masterpiece by Correggio and was worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

No one discovers a rarity by chance. A truly dedicated bargain hunter must have   53   , and   54  , the ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it. To do this, he must be at least as   55   as the dealer. Like a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be greatly rewarded.

36. A. displayed        B. got                    C. played              D. dismissed

37. A. So             B. But                   C. Unless              D. If

38. A. name           B. fame                 C. hope             D. campaign

39. A. clean           B. tidy                   C. beautiful            D. disordered

40. A. smiled           B. described              C. talked            D. laugh

41. A. paint            B. book                 C. antique           D. butcher

42. A. value           B. interest               C. fear                D. enjoy

43. A. rapidly        B. slowly                C. frankly           D. happily

44. A. until          B. after                  C. before            D. when

45. A. laying           B. walking               C. lying               D. floating

46. A. reminded        B. bothered              C. encouraged          D. interested

47. A. begged        B. demanded             C. recommended       D. forced

48. A. exciting         B. disappointing          C. satisfying           D. amazing

49. A. reflected       B. told                  C. stopped           D. reminded

50. A. worth         B. worthy                C. worthwhile        D. cost

51. A. difference      B. invention              C. discovery           D. expectation

52. A. proved          B. provided              C. purchased           D. preferred

53. A. benefit          B. reward                C. passion             D. patience

54. A. fairly           B. rarely                 C. however           D. above all

55. A. adorable       B. accessible             C. knowledgeable     D. acceptable