阅读下面短文, 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 was once a millionaire who loved money more than　　 1 in the world. He didn't know 2 how much he had. So he took on a little girl to count all his money for him.

    It 3 the little girl six days to count all the money. When she told the millionaire that he had forty-two million dollars, he was 4 and asked, " 5 do you want?" He thought that　　 6 she was only a child, he could 7 her into 8 very small amount(数目).

    The little girl said, "Well, I worked for six days, so I think you 9 me for six days. Give me two pennies for the first day. Each day after that, 10 give me the amount you gave me the day before, multiplied(乘) by itself." The millionaire thought that　　 11 he would only have to give her a very few dollars.　　 12 little girl! So he immediately 13 his lawyer sign up a contract(契约),　　 14that she would change her 15 .

    For the first day, the millionaire paid her two pennies, and for the second day, two pennies　　 16 two pennies, 17 four pennies.

    Each day after that, he had to give her the 18 he had given her the day before, multiplied by itself. And 19 the sixth day, the foolish millionaire had to give the clever little girl 20 his money.

    21 is it　　 22 the little girl could have all the greedy(贪婪的) millionaire's money? 23 you are interested in it you may try to 24 this 25 problem.

    1. A. everything  B. anything else  C. nothing else  D. something 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　 ］ 　　2. A. exactly   B. directly   C. possibly   D. properly　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　 ］ 　　3. A. paid　　  B. spent　　  C. took　　 D. wasted   ［　　 ］ 　　4. A. wild with joy　　   B. mad with happiness 　　   C. moved to tears　　  D. very angry at this　　   ［　　 ］ 　　5. A. How many days　　   B. How much time  　　   C. How many pays　　   D. How much pay　　　　　　 ［　　 ］ 　　6. A. when　　B. whether  C. because　　D. whatever   ［　　 ］ 　　7. A. take　　B. bring　　C. force　　  D. cheat　　  ［　　 ］ 　　8. A. taking  B. asking   C.wanting　　 D.making　　  ［　　 ］ 　　9. A. have  to give　　   B. must have given 　　   C. had to pay　　　　  D. ought to pay　　　　　　 ［　　 ］    10. A. still   B. just　　 C. yet　　　　D.mostly　　  ［　　 ］    11. A. in this way　　　　 B. as a matter of fact  　　   C. in no time　　　　  D. on the other hand　　　　［　　 ］    12. A. How foolish　　　　 B. What a foolish   　　   C. How clever　　　　  D. What a clever　　　　　　［　　 ］    13. A. had　　 B. told　　 C. asked　　  D.demanded　　［　　 ］    14. A. so　　  B. frightening C. fearing D. in order   ［　　 ］    15. A. thought B. thinking C. meaning　　 D. mind　　  ［　　 ］    16. A. plus　　B. minus　　C. times　　  D.divided　　 ［　　 ］    17. A. or　　  B. and　　  C. but　　　　D. as well as ［　　 ］    18. A. total   B. number   C.penny　　   D. value　　  ［　　 ］    19. A. at　　  B. in　　   C. within　　 D. by　　　　 ［　　 ］    20. A. all　　 B. part　　 C. half　　   D. little of  ［　　 ］    21. A. What　　B. How　　  C. Whatever   D. However　　［　　 ］    22. A. whether B. that　　 C. which　　  D. when　　   ［　　 ］    23. A. Since   B. As　　   C. If　　　　 D. That　　   ［　　 ］    24. A. do out  B. work out C. make out   D. think out  ［　　 ］    25. A. money   B. hardest  C. physics　　D. math　　  ［　　 ］

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16－35各题所给的A. B. C. D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to ___16___. Now she was Portia, a strong–willed ___17___ in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing ___18___ form her.

___19___, Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She ___20___ being in front of other people. She was very ___21___ at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to ___22___ much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making ___23___ friends. She had excellent grades, ___24___ she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition, Robertsa’s mother had heard about it and ___25___ her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to ___26___ the part. Remember all the plays you used to act our for us?”

Her mother wouldn’t let the ___27___ drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕). Everyone gets scared. You know you ___28___ do it. The trick is to look past the ___29___ to find the love of what you’re doing.”

So Roberta had made an appointment (预约) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the ___30___ of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part, ___31___ the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she ___32___ every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new ___33___ of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition, she ___34___ two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the ___35___ was hers.

A. sing            B. dance               C. speak                D. report

A. member      B. actress              C. player               D. character

A. weakly        B. rapidly             C. smoothly           D. slowly

A. At first        B. In fact              C. After all            D. In all

A. hated           B. enjoyed            C. appreciated        D. regretted

A. honest         B. shy                   C. polite                D. patient

A. avoid           B. focus                C. pay                   D. attract

A. few              B. a few               C. several              D. many

A. or                B. so                     C. for                   D. but

A. forced         B. requested         C. encouraged      D. reminded

A. accept         B. play                 C. offer                 D. learn

A. role             B. matter              C. interest             D. grade

A. can             B. must                 C. may                  D. should

A. anger          B. pain                  C. sadness             D. fear

A. purpose       B. way                  C. idea                  D. importance

A. memorizing B. organizing         C. checking           D. improving

A. disliked        B. loved                C. expected           D. bore

A. consideration B. description       C. selection           D. understanding

A. practiced     B. planned             C. performed         D. delivered

A. part             B. play                   C. speech              D. position

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Roberta appeared on the stage.She took a deep breath and began to   1.Now she was Portia,a strong-willed   2in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.The theater was filled with people.She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced,the words flowing

3from her.

4.Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition(选拔试演).She  5being in front of other people.She was very   6at school.She had never thought she was good enough at anything to  7much attention.She stayed mostly to herself,making  8friends.She had excellent grades,   9she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition,Roberta’s mother had heard about it and   10her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to   11the part.Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”

Roberta looked down.“I’m not interested.”

Her mother wouldn’t let the   12drop.“You’re just a little scared(害怕).Everyone gets scared.You know you   13do it.The trick is to look past the   14to find the love of what you’re doing.”

So Roberta had made an appointment(预约)with the head of the Drama Club.She had read the play and found herself excited by the  15of speaking such rich words.In secret she practiced Portia’s part,  16the lines by repeating them over and over.It wasn’t hard;she  17every minute of it.Every time she spoke the words,she had a new  18of the lines,as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition,she   19two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors.When she had finished,the head of the Drama Club announced the   20was hers.

1.A.sing                B.dance            C.speak             D.report

2.A.member          B.actress               C.player                D.character

3.A.weakly          B.rapidly               C.smoothly          D.slowly

4.A.At first            B.In fact               C.After all         D.In all

5.A.hated           B.enjoyed           C.appreciated           D.regretted

6.A.honest          B.shy               C.polite                D.patient

7.A.avoid           B.focus             C.pay               D.attract

8.A.few             B.a few             C.several               D.many

9.A.or              B.so                    C.for               D.but

10.A.forced         B.requested         C.encouraged            D.reminded

11.A.accept         B.play              C.offer             D.learn

12.A.role               B.matter                C.interest              D.grade

13.A.can                B.must              C.may               D.should

14.A.anger          B.pain              C.sadness               D.fear

15.A.purpose            B.way               C.idea              D.importance

16.A.memorizing                         B.organizing

C.checking                              D.improving

17.A.disliked           B.loved             C.expected          D.bore

18.A.consideration                          B.description

C.selection                             D.understanding

19.A.practiced          B.planned           C.performed         D.delivered

20.A.part               B.play              C.speech                D.position

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150左右的英语短文。

Insistence or Giving up

There is a battle in our daily life. Two forces are fighting with each other again and again. They never stop until you are buried in the earth. We called them insistence and giving up. They are like twins. One is angle, and the other is a demon..

As we all know, we want to pass the CET-4. So we get our own strategy. First of all, I am bound to master five thousand vocabularies. Second, I will write an article every week which is at least two hundred words. Then I will read at least two English articles, make more friends with foreigners for learning native English, and listening to some English news broadcast every day.

Nevertheless, according to my strategy, the first day, I should wake up at 6 a.m. to memorize at least twenty words. The alarm clock rings for me; I should get rid of my bed in order to study. Suddenly, “Giving up” came and whispered to me. “What about a five-minute prolong sleeping? How soft, comfortable this bed is! But Ms Insistence urged me, “Don’t listen to him; Come on, let’s carry out our plan.” Her voice is sweet, but not what I need.

Time flies! If we can’t seize every opportunity to appreciate time, Mr. Giving up will win all the time. Insistence of your plan, your dream may not be accomplished successfully, but giving up, you are sure to fail in life. (237w)

【写作内容】

 有些人做事有时候缺乏持之以恒的毅力。 请就“坚持” 还是 “放弃”的话题发表你自己的看法，内容要点包括：

1 以约30个词概括阅读材料的要点；

2 请选择一个角度，用你自己或朋友的经历，以约120个词谈谈自己的观点， 内容包括：

1） 持之以恒对工作和学习有什么意义；

2） 以成功或失败的事例来说明持之以恒的重要性；

3） 你对大家的建议是什么。

【写作要求】

在作文中可以使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。