閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C或者D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

（一）

Sarah Winchester lived in California. She was a very ___1___ woman. She didnt buy many jwwels[珠寶] or ___2___ clothes. ___3___， she spent millions of dollars in ___4___ a house. She began to do it at the age of 45. The strange thing about Sarahs ___5___ was that it seemed never finished. The work on the house went for 38 ___6___ because Sarah was afraid to ___7___ building it.

Sarahs house was near San Jose. Every day， a lot of ___8___ arrived there to work for her. Sarah wanted more rooms and more doors and more windows， ___9___ the workers kept on building them. The house was seven floors high and had 160 rooms. There were 200 doors and 1，000 ___10___. There were also three lifts， nine kitchens， and 47 fireplaces.

Why did Sarah want a house the kept getting ___11___？ It was because Sarah was afraid of ___12___. She thought she would die when the house was finished， so she didnt want her house to be finished.

Sarah Winchesters ___13___ seemed to have worked[奏效] ___14___ she lived to be 83 years old. But ___15___ her house was finished.

（ ? ? ）1.A. poor B. rich C. useful D. brave

（ ? ? ）2.A. cheap B. expensive C. simple ? D. old

（ ? ? ）3.A. Still ? B. Usually ? C. Instead ? D. Even

（ ? ? ）4.A. building ? B. buying ? C. selling ? D. setting

（ ? ? ）5.A. door ? B. window ? C. kitchen ? D. house

（ ? ? ）6.A. years ? B. months ? C. weeks ? D. days

（ ? ? ）7.A. keep ? B. enjoy ? C. stop ? D. help

（ ? ? ）8.A. drivers ? B. workers C. farmers ? D. visitors

（ ? ? ）9.A. but ? B. until ? C. since ? D. so

（ ? ? ）10.A. floors ? B. kitchens ? C. windows D. rooms

（ ? ? ）11.A. bigger ? B. smaller ? C. stronger ? D. cleaner

（ ? ? ）12.A. working ? B. dying ? C. living ? D. growing

（ ? ? ）13.A. age ? B. family ? C. plan ? D. husband

（ ? ? ）14.A. or ? B. because ? C. neither ? D. nor

（ ? ? ）15.A. hardly ? B. usefully ? C. carefully ? D. finally

（二）

I cant remember when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of ___1___ litter nearby and realized that no one else was going to pick it up.

I live ___2___ a forest in Ohio， America. I can walk there ___3___ three minutes.

I used to love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was ___4___ much litter there that I became very unhappy.

I decided I had to clean up the forest. I wanted to ___5___ happy going there again.

I ___6___ my first trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me.

Ten minutes ___7___ starting to pick up litter， my bag was full！ It had cans， ___8___， broken glass and newspapers in it.

From then on， I ___9___ to the forest four times a year to pick up litter. Im often there for three hours. It makes me feel ___10___ to do something for the environment.

After each trip， I look at all the litter ___11___ Ive found. If ___12___ of it is recyclable， I keep it.

I ___13___ understand why people drop litter. But I will keep picking it up ___14___ they stop dropping it.

I know I am only doing a small bit ___15___ the Earth， but I still think it is important.

（ ? ? ）1.A. seeing B. throwing C. dropping D. cleaning

（ ? ? ）2.A. far away from ? B. near

C. nearly ? D. alone

（ ? ? ）3.A. after ? B. for ? C. with ? D. in

（ ? ? ）4.A. such ? B. very ? C. so ? D. too

（ ? ? ）5.A. make ? B. feel ? C. look ? D. find

（ ? ? ）6.A. went ? B. made ? C. got ? D. tried

（ ? ? ）7.A after ? B. later ? C. before ? D. of

（ ? ? ）8.A. juice box ? B. plastic bag ? C. bottles ? D. waster papers

（ ? ? ）9.A. had gone ? B. have gone ? C. went ? D. will go

（ ? ? ）10.A. tired ? B. sad ? C. interesting ? D. great

（ ? ? ）11.A. what ? B. whom ? C. where ? D. that

（ ? ? ）12.A. many ? B. some ? C. any ? D. much

（ ? ? ）13.A. didnt ? B. mustnt ? C. neednt ? D. cant

（ ? ? ）14.A. until ? B. after ? C.as soon as ? D. when

（ ? ? ）15.A. helped ? B. to help ? C. help ? D. helping

（三）

Franco is a waiter in New York City.he has one week ___1___ for summer holiday every year. Last summer he ___2___ to take a trip to California. He didnt want to go ___3___ plane. So he decided to take the ___4___ from New York to California.

The train ____5____ Penn Station in New York City on Monday at 10：00 p.m. Franco tried to sleep that night， ___6___ he couldnt. he was too ___7___ because he knew this trip was a wonderful idea.

For five days， Franco didnt ___8___ the train. He often had a ___9___ through the train and talked with the other passengers. Sometimes he walked between the cars to get ___10___ fresh air. He had all his meals in the dining car.

___11___， at 2：45 p.m. on Friday， the train stopped in San Francisco. Franco was happy to leave the train. On Sunday， Franco took a flight ___12___ to New York. He ___13___ out of the window of the airplane and imagined[想象] the desert， mountains， farms， and cities ___14___. After a while， he closed his eyes and started to make plans for his ___15___ summer holiday.

（ ? ? ）1.A. in B. on ? C. off ? D. over

（ ? ? ）2.A. has decided ? B. decided

C. decides ? D. deciding

（ ? ? ）3.A. by ? B. on ? C. in ? D. for

（ ? ? ）4.A. ship ? B. bus ? C. plane ? D. train

（ ? ? ）5.A. got ? B. left ? C. started ? D. arrived

（ ? ? ）6.A. but ? B. and ? C. then ? D. so

（ ? ? ）7.A. sad ? B. angry ? C. tired ? D. excited

（ ? ? ）8.A. get down ?B. get out ? C. get off ? D. get in

（ ? ? ）9.A. seat ? B. walk ? C. bed ? D. table

（ ? ? ）10.A. any ? B. every ? C. each ? D. some

（ ? ? ）11.A. Final ? B. Late ? C. Finally ? D. Lately

（ ? ? ）12.A. back ? B. toward ? C. across ? D. through

（ ? ? ）13.A. saw ? B. looked ? C. noticed ? D. showed

（ ? ? ）14.A. below ? B. above ? C. under ? D. over

（ ? ? ）15.A. first ? B. the last ? C. next ? D. the next

參考答案

（一）1-5 BBCAD 6-10 ACBDC ? 11-15 ABCBD

（二）1-5 ABDCB ? 6-10 BACCD ? 11-15 DCDAB

（三）1-5 CBADB ? 6-10 ADCBD 11-15 CABAC