It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That's what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin.

　　Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. He was 90 years old when doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They expected to find out that he needed sleep of some kind. But they were surprised. Though they watched him every hour of the day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. He did not even own a bed. He never needed one.

　　The closest that Herpin came to resting was to sit in a rocking chair(摇椅) and read some news papers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. Herpin offered the only probable explanation of his condition. He remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born.

The point of this story is that _______.

　A. We needn't feel surprised to find someone who doesn't sleep

　B. one person was found who actually didn't need any sleep

C. everyone needs some rest to stay alive

　D. not sleeping may help one to live longer

After watching him closely, the doctors believed that Al Herpin _______.

　A. needed some kind of sleep   　B. slept while one was watching

　C. needed no sleep at all  　　　D. nearly slept in a rocking chair

One suggested explanation of Herpin's sleeplessness was _______.

　A. his old age  　　　

B. his not having a bed

　C. his magnificent physical condition

　D. his mother's injury while carrying him

The writer of the story obviously thinks that Al Herpin's sleeplessness ___.

　A. could be cured  　　　B. could be explained

　C. was healthful   　　　D. was uncommon　　

It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That's what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin.

　　Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. He was 90 years old when doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They expected to find out that he needed sleep of some kind. But they were surprised. Though they watched him every hour of the day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. He did not even own a bed. He never needed one.

　　The closest that Herpin came to resting was to sit in a rocking chair(摇椅) and read some news papers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. Herpin offered the only probable explanation of his condition. He remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born.

The point of this story is that _______.

　A. We needn't feel surprised to find someone who doesn't sleep

　B. one person was found who actually didn't need any sleep

C. everyone needs some rest to stay alive

　D. not sleeping may help one to live longer

After watching him closely, the doctors believed that Al Herpin _______.

　A. needed some kind of sleep   　B. slept while one was watching

　C. needed no sleep at all  　　　D. nearly slept in a rocking chair

One suggested explanation of Herpin's sleeplessness was _______.

　A. his old age  　　　

B. his not having a bed

　C. his magnificent physical condition

　D. his mother's injury while carrying him

The writer of the story obviously thinks that Al Herpin's sleeplessness ___.

　A. could be cured  　　　B. could be explained

　C. was healthful   　　　D. was uncommon　　

There have been a number of robberies in the world. Some of them come off(成功) by a fluke(侥幸) ;many more, inevitably(必然地) , are ___1____ failures. The following two robberies can be said to be among the most __2__ ones.

Two men drove up to a bank , jumped out of their car, ran into the bank, __ 3___ the cashier, took a suitcase full of money from him, and ran out of the bank ___4___ to find that someone had stolen their __5__ car.
In 1975, three men tried to___ 6___ the Royal Bank of Scotland in Rothesay. Their first problem was that they got ___7___ in the revolving( 旋转的) door of the bank. They ___8___ to ask the bank staff to free them. When they were free, they thanked the staff for their help and ___9 __. A few minutes later they returned. This time they got ___10 __the revolving doors and told the bank staff to ____11___ on the floor. The bank staff just laughed at them and __12__ their work.
The leader of the three ___13__ $ 5, 000. When no one paid any attention to him he asked for $ 500 and __14__ $5.
The chief cashier of the bank thought that was so ___15___, and burst out laughing. __16 ___ now , the leader of the three leapt over the counter at the cashier. He __17__ his foot on the top of the counter and fell to the ground, __18 __his ankle.
The other two members __19__ to get away ___20__something else went wrong , but they got stuck again in he revolving doors.
1. A. possible B. obvious C. important D. total
2. A. unhappy B. dangerous C. stupid　 D. terrible
3. A. held up B. took away C. broke up　 D. put up
4. A. surely B. only C. even　 D accidentally
5. A. expensive B. fast C. getaway　 D. stolen
6. A. steal B. break into C. enter　 D. rob
7. A. hurt B. away C. arrested　 D stuck
8. A. wanted B. refused C. had　 D. pretended
9. A. went out B. got in C. disappeared　 D. gave up
10. A. across B. off’ C. through　 D. into
11. A. lie B. stand　 C. sit　 D. stay
12. A. stopped B. continued with C. left D. started
13. A. Look away B. found out C. wanted D. demanded
14. A. then B. finally C. even D. later
15. A. strange B. troubled C. funny D. exciting
16. A. Angry B. Excited C. Interested D. Disappointed
17. A. landed B. slipped C. injured D. caught
18. A. breaking B. losing C. hitting D. dropping
19. A. managed B. refused C. had D. decided
20. A. when B. while C. because D. before

第三部分  阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

    It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That's what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin.

　　Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. He was 90 years old when doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They expected to find out that he needed sleep of some kind. But they were surprised. Though they watched him every hour of the day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. He did not even own a bed. He never needed one.

　　The closest that Herpin came to resting was to sit in a rocking chair(摇椅) and read some news papers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. Herpin offered the only probable explanation of his condition. He remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born.

56. The point of this story is that _______.

　A. We needn't feel surprised to find someone who doesn't sleep

　B. one person was found who actually didn't need any sleep

C. everyone needs some rest to stay alive

　D. not sleeping may help one to live longer

57. After watching him closely, the doctors believed that Al Herpin _______.

　A. needed some kind of sleep   　B. slept while one was watching

　C. needed no sleep at all  　　　D. nearly slept in a rocking chair

58. One suggested explanation of Herpin's sleeplessness was _______.

　A. his old age  　　　

B. his not having a bed

　C. his magnificent physical condition

　D. his mother's injury while carrying him

59.The writer of the story obviously thinks that Al Herpin's sleeplessness ___.

　A. could be cured  　　　B. could be explained

　C. was healthful   　　　D. was uncommon　　

I found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was 21 the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final 　 22　 . During the test，the girl 23 next to me whispered something，but I didn’t understand. So I leaned(倾斜) over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me 24 I had an extra pen. She showed me that 25 was out of ink and would not write．I happened to have an extra one，so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk．

Later, after the test papers had been 26 the teacher asked me to 27 in the room when all the other students 28 . As soon as we were alone, she began to talk to me about 29 it meant to grow up；she mentioned how important it was to stand 30 your own two feet and be responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about __31__and emphasized the fact 　that when people do something dishonest，they really 32 themselves．She made me promise that I would think 33 about all the things she had said. Then she told me I could 　_34 . I walked out of the room wondering 　35 she had chosen to talk to me about all those things．

　 Later on，I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the gir1 next to me, it looked 　36 I was copying answers 　37 the girl’s test paper. So I came to find her and tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t 　38 　anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test. 　39 I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor 40 letting her use my pen, I was sure she continued to believe that I had cheated on the test．

21．A．from　　　　　 B．on　　　　　 　 C．at　　　　 　　　　 D．in

22．A．test　　　　　 　 B．lesson　　　 　　　 C．class　　　 　　　 D．papers

23．A．seat　　　　　　 B．seating　　　　　 C．sit　　　　 　　　　　 D．sitting

24．A．why　　　　　 B．whether　　　 　　 C．where　　　 　　　 D．that

25．A．one　　　　　　 B．that　　　　 　　 C．hers　　　　 　　　 D．it

26．A．turned in　　　 　　 B．handed　　　 　　 C．given out　 　　　　 D．marked

27．A．work　　　　　 B．read　　　　 　　 C．study　　　 　　　 D．stay

28．A．gone out　　　 　 B．were studying 　　　 C．were dismissed 　 D．were there

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

30．A．on　　　　　　 　 B．by　　　　　 　　 C．to　　　　　 　　　　　　 D．with

31．A．faith　　　　　 　 B．honesty　 　　 　　 C．confidence　 　　　 D．reliability

32．A．improve　　 　　　　 B．punish　　 　　　　　 C．help　　 　　　　　　 D．cheat

33．A．well　　　　　 　 B．highly　　　 　　　 C．seriously　 　　　　 D．honestly

34．A．go on　　　　 　 B．leave　　　　 　　　 C．sit down　　 　　　 D．refuse

35．A．if　　　　　　 　　 B．whether　　　 　　 C．how　　　　 　　 D．why

36．A．as though　　 　　 B．like　　　　 　　　 C．as　　　　　 　　　 D．that

37．A．for　 　　　　　　 B．by　　　　　 　　 C．at　　　　　 　　　 D．from

38．A．asked　　　　 　 B．mentioned　　 　　 C．answered　　 　　　　　　 D．realized

39．A．Long before　 　　 B．As long as　 　　　 C．Even though 　　　 D．Just as

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