阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案

　There is a small island, which is part of New Zealand, named Boarland．It was named Boarland because a lot of boars, large wild pigs, live on the island．

　These boars 　1　 to be a big problem．They often ran 　2　 the village and 　3　 farms．Sometimes they attacked people．

　Finally, the government sent a letter to a famous 　4　 , Peter Thomassen．The government said that they would 　5　 $10, 000 if he could 　6　 the boars．

　Thomassen 　7　 the offer and came to Boarland the following week．He said that he would solve the problem of the boars within two 　8　 ．He didn't carry a gun with him．He spent the first whole week 　9　 watching the boars very carefully．

　After that he made a 　10　 that the boars liked to eat a special kind of corn．They seemed to prefer eating the corn 　11　 all other foods．During the second week Thomassen got several large bags of the corn and carried them into the forest．He put several pieces of corn in an open field 　12　 the boars lived．At first 　13　 of the boars would eat the corn．However, after a few days, some of the 　14　 boars began to go near it．A few of them ran to the corn, ate a few pieces and then ran back into the forest． 　15　 more and more boars began to eat the corn．After a month most of the boars were eating the food Thomassen had 　16　 ．Only a few were still 　17　 the village farms．

　At the end of five weeks Thomassen went to the village and asked the people for 　18　 to build a fence．They wanted to go with him, but he told them not to 　19　 him．

　During the sixth week, he started to build a very 　20　 fence around the open field．Of course, each day he brought more corn to the field．The pigs didn't seem to 　21　 that he was building a fence and they were happy because every day they received their favorite food 　22　 having to work for it．

　Little by little the fence became higher and higher, and then one day he built a 　23　 and slowly closed it．In the middle of the eighth week, he went to tell the villagers he had solved the problem．This time the villagers followed him to the woods．They saw a fence one metre high, and the pigs were 　24　 , and they didn't seem to be 　25　 at all．

　Thomassen explained,“Please feed them some corn every day and they'll never disturb you again．”He reveived his money because he had solved the problem．

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)A．used	B．hoped	C．tried	D．intended	[　　]
(2)A．through	B．away	C．across	D．out of	[　　]
(3)A．burnt	B．destroyed	C．attacked	D．stopped	[　　]
(4)A．killer	B．leader	C．scientist	D．hunter	[　　]
(5)A．cost	B．pay	C．give	D．leave	[　　]
(6)A．kill	B．catch	C．give up	D．get rid of	[　　]
(7)A．accepted	B．received	C．made	D．helped	[　　]
(8)A．weeks	B．days	C．months	D．years	[　　]
(9)A．just	B．almost	C．even	D．ever	[　　]
(10)A．decision	B．discovery	C．plan	D．fact	[　　]
(11)A．to	B．than	C．for	D．except	[　　]
(12)A．which	B．where	C．that	D．what	[　　]
(13)A．some	B．all	C．none	D．several	[　　]
(14)A．small	B．young	C．old	D．big	[　　]
(15)A．little 　　 by little		B．Now and then		[　　]
C．From time to time		D．Here and there
(16)A．eaten	B．cooked	C．planted	D．prepared	[　　]
(17)A．getting	B．entering	C．attacking	D．preferring	[　　]
(18)A．wood	B．wires	C．help	D．materials	[　　]
(19)A．follow	B．see	C．help	D．care	[　　]
(20)A．high	B．low	C．strong	D．long	[　　]
(21)A．know	B．recognize	C．notice	D．see	[　　]
(22)A．without	B．with	C．for	D．because of	[　　]
(23)A．gate	B．fence	C．window	D．village	[　　]
(24)A．eating	B．inside	C．wild	D．everywhere	[　　]
(25)A．happy	B．easy	C．animals	D．wild	[　　]

从A、B、C、D中找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

shooting

[　　]

A． wood　　　B． boot　　　C． foot　　　D． look

完形填空

　　I like to be near water--sea, lake or river. That is probably 1 I was born in a village by the sea, and have lived most of my life close to water of 2 . When I am in some place which is 3 lake, river and sea. I am 4 and always feel that there is something missing 5 it is sometimes hard for me to decide what it is.

　　Of course, the sports I like are ones which 6 water--sailing, rowing and swimming, It is 7 to swim in small swimming-pools, but rowing and sailing are impossible 8 a lot of water. Rowing is best on a river, 9 sailing on the sea or a big lake, but 10 can do some sailing on a river, and one can 11 row on a lake or the sea when the weather is good.

　　Of the three sports--swimming, rowing and sailing, I like 12 best, because it is the easiest to 13 during the winter, when the water is too cold for 14 swimming and the sea is often too rough for sailing. 15 on the coldest days one can row: only hard 16 on the water, or thick fog stops one. Sometimes it is so cold when I go out rowing that 17 of water freeze wherever they fall. In such 18 , it is not very pleasant to swim: one cannot stay in the water very long; 19 , when one is rowing, one gets warmer the 20 one goes on.

1．

[　　]

A．why　　　　　　B．because

C．whether　　　　 D．how

2．

[　　]

A．some kind　　　B．the sea

C．the lake　　　　D．the river

3．

[　　]

A．close to　　　 B．nearby

C．on top of　　　D．far from

4．

[　　]

A．careless　　　B．restless

C．fearless　　　D．hopeless

5．

[　　]

A．in case　　　　B．as long as

C．even though　　D．as if

6．

[　　]

A．avoid　　　　　B．give

C．keep　　　　　 D．need

7．

[　　]

A．possible　　　B．uncomfortable

C．exciting　　　D．impossible

8．

[　　]

A．with　　　　　B．without

C．in　　　　　　D．on

9．

[　　]

A．and　　　　　　B．so

C．for　　　　　　D．when

10．

[　　]

A．they　　　　　 B．those

C．one　　　　　　D．it

11．

[　　]

A．suddenly　　　B．hardly

C．possibly　　　D．certainly

12．

[　　]

A．swimming　　　B．rowing

C．sailing　　　　D．skiing

13．

[　　]

A．practise　　　　B．exercise

C．carry　　　　　D．keep

14．

[　　]

A．fast　　　　　 B．slow

C．comfortable　　D．free

15．

[　　]

A．However　　　　B．Although

C．While　　　　　D．Even

16．

[　　]

A．wood　　　　　B．ice

C．boats　　　　　D．work

17．

[　　]

A．drops　　　　　B．plenty

C．lots　　　　　　D．pieces

18．

[　　]

A．air　　　　　　B．ways

C．weather　　　　D．manners

19．

[　　]

A．indeed　　　　 B．so

C．again　　　　　D．however

20．

[　　]

A．harder　　　　B．longer

C．better　　　　 D．slower

完形填空

　　I like to be near water--sea, lake or river. That is probably 1 I was born in a village by the sea, and have lived most of my life close to water of 2 . When I am in some place which is 3 lake, river and sea. I am 4 and always feel that there is something missing 5 it is sometimes hard for me to decide what it is.

　　Of course, the sports I like are ones which 6 water--sailing, rowing and swimming, It is 7 to swim in small swimming-pools, but rowing and sailing are impossible 8 a lot of water. Rowing is best on a river, 9 sailing on the sea or a big lake, but 10 can do some sailing on a river, and one can 11 row on a lake or the sea when the weather is good.

　　Of the three sports--swimming, rowing and sailing, I like 12 best, because it is the easiest to 13 during the winter, when the water is too cold for 14 swimming and the sea is often too rough for sailing. 15 on the coldest days one can row: only hard 16 on the water, or thick fog stops one. Sometimes it is so cold when I go out rowing that 17 of water freeze wherever they fall. In such 18 , it is not very pleasant to swim: one cannot stay in the water very long; 19 , when one is rowing, one gets warmer the 20 one goes on.

1．

[　　]

A．why　　　　　　B．because

C．whether　　　　 D．how

2．

[　　]

A．some kind　　　B．the sea

C．the lake　　　　D．the river

3．

[　　]

A．close to　　　 B．nearby

C．on top of　　　D．far from

4．

[　　]

A．careless　　　B．restless

C．fearless　　　D．hopeless

5．

[　　]

A．in case　　　　B．as long as

C．even though　　D．as if

6．

[　　]

A．avoid　　　　　B．give

C．keep　　　　　 D．need

7．

[　　]

A．possible　　　B．uncomfortable

C．exciting　　　D．impossible

8．

[　　]

A．with　　　　　B．without

C．in　　　　　　D．on

9．

[　　]

A．and　　　　　　B．so

C．for　　　　　　D．when

10．

[　　]

A．they　　　　　 B．those

C．one　　　　　　D．it

11．

[　　]

A．suddenly　　　B．hardly

C．possibly　　　D．certainly

12．

[　　]

A．swimming　　　B．rowing

C．sailing　　　　D．skiing

13．

[　　]

A．practise　　　　B．exercise

C．carry　　　　　D．keep

14．

[　　]

A．fast　　　　　 B．slow

C．comfortable　　D．free

15．

[　　]

A．However　　　　B．Although

C．While　　　　　D．Even

16．

[　　]

A．wood　　　　　B．ice

C．boats　　　　　D．work

17．

[　　]

A．drops　　　　　B．plenty

C．lots　　　　　　D．pieces

18．

[　　]

A．air　　　　　　B．ways

C．weather　　　　D．manners

19．

[　　]

A．indeed　　　　 B．so

C．again　　　　　D．however

20．

[　　]

A．harder　　　　B．longer

C．better　　　　 D．slower

Jim was a farmer. He lived in a village far away from the town. One day he was  very ill , and everyone thought he would die . But his family wouldn’t give up. They decided to sent for a doctor in town . The doctor arrived the village two days later and looked over the man. The doctor wanted a pen and some paper , But there was no pen or paper in the village , because nobody could read or write .

The doctor looked around and picked up a piece of burnt wood. Using the wood, he wrote the name of the medicine on the door of the house.“ Get the medicine for him right away, ” he said, “and he will soon get well.’ family and friends did not know what to do . They could not read the writing . Then the village baker had an idea . He took off the door of the house and took the door to the nearest town . He bought the medicine, and Jim was saved. After that Jim would not let anyone wash the magic words off the door .

1.People in the village thought James would die because ________ .

A．he was seriously ill	B．the doctor could do nothing for him
C．the doctor didn’t come	D．they couldn’t find any doctor

2. The doctor got to the village two days later because ________ .

A．he walked to the village

B．the will age was far from the town

C．there was something wrong with his car

D．they couldn’t find any doctor

3.When the doctor got to the village, he______.

A．found another doctor there

B．gave some medicine to Jim

C．looked over Jim carefully

D．had no idea and could do nothing for Jim

4.The doctor wrote down the name of the medicine with_____ on_____.

A．a pen; a piece of paper

B．a piece of burnt wood; some paper

C．a piece of burnt wood; the door of the house

D．a pen; a piece of wood

5.What do you think of the people in the village?

A．They were rich and clever.

B．They were lazy.

C．They could read and write well.

D．They were poor and fell behind the times.