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四個選項中選出最佳選項。

（一）

Tom is four years old now. his father works in a middle school and ___1___ P.E. there. His mother works in a shop and his grandma looks after him ___2___. The boy is clever and always ___3___ that he knows more than his little friends too.

One morning Toms father ___4___ earlier. The school in which he works was going to hold a sports meeting that day. Of course he was going to be ___5___ than any other teacher in his school. About two hours later Toms grandma ___6___ sick. Her head hurt but she couldnt go to see a ___7___ by herself. She called her son， but ___8___ answered. So she asked the little boy to go to tell his father about it.

As soon as Tom went out， he ____9____ his friend Henry. And he asked him to go there with him. The boys wanted to watch the sports meeting and they ___10___ went there happily. When they got to the school， there were a lot of people on the ___11___ and the boys 400-metre relay race ___12____. They stopped to watch it. And Tom ____13____ what his grandma told him to do. They were attracted by the race. Henry asked， “Why is the front boy running so fast？”

Of course Tom didnt know about it. He ___14___ for a minute and said， “What a fool！ Dont you see the other boys with ___15___ in their hands are running after him？”

（）1.A. studies B. teachers C. talks about D. watches

（）2.A. at school B. in the zoo C. in the shop D. at home

（）3.A. tells ? B. wants ? C. shoes ? D. likes

（）4.A. left ? B. stayed ? C. came ? D. ate

（）5.A. early ? B. freer ? C. busy ? D. busier

（）6.A. wanted ? B. felt ? C. guessed ? D. hoped

（）7.A. jteacher ? B. policeman ? C. doctor ? D. worker

（）8.A. nobody ? B. somebody ? C. everybody ? D. anybody

（）9.A. met ? B. hit ? C. heard ? D. listened to

（）10.A. all ? B. some ? C. many ? D. both

（）11.A. classroom ? B. playground ? C. jgarden ? D. park

（）12.A. finished ? B. ended ? C. began ? D. happened

（）13.A. remembered ? B. forgot

C. knew ? D. said

（）14.A. saw ? B. played ? C. thought ? D. jumped

（）15.A. sticks ? B. balls ? C. tickets ? D. knives

（二）

Mike Fineday has loved flying since he was small. When he was three years old， his dad took him to an air show. Mike loved the sounds of the plane， he ___1___ of becoming and airplane pilot[飛行員] someday. As Mike grew up， he learned as ___2___ as he could about flying. He wanted to go to flying school ___3___ university. He kept on ___4___ his parents about it all the time. At that time， pilot training was very ____5____. Mikes parents couldnt afford it.

Later Mike became a salesman. He hoped to get lots of money for flying school. He traveled ___6___ America for his factory. He liked to travel， ___7___ by plane. To save money， he usually stayed in cheap hotels.

One morning， Mike ___8___ to Altanta. On the plane， after breakfast， he went to ___9___. Some time later， he woke up. The two men beside him were talking in a ___10___ voice. When Mike heard the word “hijack[劫持]”， he nearly ___11___ out of his seat， but he pretended[假裝] he was still ___12___ . he listened when the two men talked. Mike quickly learned what was ____13___. They planned to hijack the plane to Cuba. This made Mike very ___14___. He knew he had to stop them before they began their ___15___.

Mike pretended to use the washroom. On the way he met a hostess[空姐] and told her about the coming ___16___. A moment later， the passengers were told that there was something wrong with the plane. Soon he plane landed at the ___17___ airport.

The two men received a ___18___ when they saw twenty police officers were ____19____ them at the airport.

Later Mike was given free flying training as a reward. ___20___ he became a pilot and flew happily ever since. Now his story is well known in the United States.

（）1.A. spoke B. heard C. dreamed D. thought

（）2.A. little B. much C. easily D. quickly

（）3.A. as well as B. such as ? C. because of ? D. instead of

（）4.A. warning ? B. talking ? C. asking ? D. complaining

（）5.A. expensive ? B. cheap ? C. difficult ? D. enjoyable

（）6.A. along ? B. towards ? C. through ? D. around

（）7.A. never ? B. widely ? C. except ? D. especially

（）8.A. flew ? B. came ? C. moved ? D. drove

（）9.A. work ? B. sleep ? C. rest ? D. bed

（）10.A. loud ? B. nervous ? C. low ? D. serious

（）11.A. ran ? B. walked ? C. jumped ? D. dropped

（）12.A. awake ? B. asleep ? C. quiet ? D.careless

（）13.A saying ? B. changing ? C. discussing ? D. happening

（）14.A. sad ? B. ?angry ? C. painful ? D. careful

（）15.A. plan ? B. story ? C. challenge ? D. accident

（）16.A. danger ? B. trouble ? C. flying ? D. training

（）17.A. safest ? B. biggest ? C. nearest ? D. farthest

（）18.A. surprise ? B. welcome ? C. message ? D. present

（）19.A. looking for B. waiting for ? C. asking for ? D. talking about

（）20.A. So ? B. Since ? C. Though ? D. Then

（三）

These days computer games have become more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy ___1___ have changed into computer game houses in order to get more ___2___. These places are always crowded with people.

In the computer game houses， people ___3___ a lot of money matching on the machines， Its ___4___ for one to beat a computer， but one can do well after trying again and again. Peo？ple want to ___5___ when they play computer games. The more they ___6___， the more they want to win， and at last they even cant ___7___ without it.

The result is that some people dont want to ___8___ and they play in computer game houses for hours and hours. For school boys， things are ___9___. They dont want to have ___10___. When school is over， they rush to the computer game houses near their ___11___.

Some of them can get enough money from their ___12___. Some of them are___13___ enough to get the money. So they have to steal or rob others and become ___14___.

Computer game addiction[上癮] is a ___15___ problem in our life. Something has to be done to stop it.

（ ? ? ）1. A. streets ? ? ? B. schools ? ? ? C. towns ? ? ? ? ? D. cities

（ ? ? ）2. A. boys ? ? ? ? B. money ? ? ? ? C. computers ? ? D. houses

（ ? ? ）3. A. take ? ? ? ? B. spend ? ? ? ? C. cost ? ? ? ? ? ? D. pay

（ ? ? ）4. A. possible ? ? ? B. easy ? ? ? ? ? C. good ? ? ? ? ? D. hard

（ ? ? ）5. A. read ? ? ? ? B. learn ? ? ? ? C. win ? ? ? ? ? ? D. download

（ ? ? ）6. A. lose ? ? ? ? B. try ? ? ? ? ? C. waste ? ? ? ? ? D. watch

（ ? ? ）7. A. come ? ? ? ? B. eat ? ? ? ? ? C. study ? ? ? ? ? D. live

（ ? ? ）8. A. watch TV ? ? B. go out ? ? ? ? C. stay there ? D. work

（ ? ? ）9. A. better ? ? ? ? B. exciting ? ? ? C. even worse D. interesting

（ ? ? ）10.A. lessons ? ? ? B. games ? ? ? ? C. families ? D. sports

（ ? ? ）11.A. classes ? ? ? B. rooms ? ? ? ? C. schools ? D. shops

（ ? ? ）12. A. classmates ? B. teachers ? ? ? C. sisters D. parents

（ ? ? ）13. A. lucky ? ? ? B. unlucky ? ? ? C. careful ? D. polite

（ ? ? ）14. A. good ? ? ? ? B. bad ? ? ? ? C. rich ? D. poor

（ ? ? ）15. A. important ? ?B. serious ? ? ? C. unusual D. wonderful

（四）

“A friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”Sometimes in life， you find a special friend：

Someone who Changes your ___1___ just by being part of it;

Someone who makes you laugh Until you cant ___2___;

Someone who makes you believe that there really is ___3___ in the world;

Someone who convinces[使相信] ?you that there really is an ___4___ door just waiting for you to open it.

This is Forever Friendship.

When youre ___5___， and the world seems dark and empty， your forever friend ___6___ you up in spirits and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and ___7___.

You forever friend gets you ___8___ the hard times and the sad times. If you turn and walk away， your forever friend ___9___. If you lose your way， your forever friend guides you， encourages you， holds your ___10___ and tells you that everything is going to be OK.

And if you ___11___ such a ?friend， you feel happy， because you ___12___ not worry. You have a forever friend for life， and forever has no ___13___.

A true friend is someone who gives you a hand and touches your heart.

Remember： ___14___ happens， happens for a reason[理由].

How many people have eight true friends in fact？ Hardly ___15___ I know. But some of us have all right friends and good friends.

（ ? ? ）1. A.food ? ? ? ? B.time ? ? ? C.life ? ? ? ? D.work

（ ? ? ）2. A.think B.stop ? ? ? ? C.harm ? ? ? D.offer

（ ? ? ）3. A.good ? ? B.health ? ? ? C.human ? ? ? ? D. scenery

（ ? ? ）4. A.unpacked B.unlocked ? C.unfixed ? ? ? D.unborn

（ ? ? ）5. A.high ? ? B.above ? ? ? C.across ? ? ? ? D.down

（ ? ? ）6. A.lifts ? B.shuts ? ? ? ? C.catches ? ? ? D.stands

（ ? ? ）7. A.natural ? ? B.full ? ? ? ? C.funny ? ? D.proud

（ ? ? ）8. A.around ? ? B.below ? ? ? C.through ? ? ? D.beside

（ ? ? ）9. A.leaves ? ? ? B.travels ? ? C.moves ? ? ? D.follows

（ ? ? ）10. A.head ? ? ? B.hand ? ? ? C.heart ? ? ? ? ? D.back

（ ? ? ）11.A.make ? ? ? B.treat ? ? ? C.find ? ? ? D.warn

（ ? ? ）12.A.need ? ? ? B.must ? ? ? ? C.may ? ? ? ? ? D.have

（ ? ? ）13.A.job ? ? ? ? B.end ? ? ? ? C.top ? ? ? ? ? D.goal

（ ? ? ）14.A.however ? ? B.whoever ? ? C.whatever ? ? D.wherever

（ ? ? ）15.A.someone ? ? B.everyone ? ? C.none ? ? ? ? ? D.anyone

（五）

Mike was a little boy. One day Mike went with his father to a small town to ___1___ his grandparents.

___2___ the train， Mike put his head out of the window every minute. His father said， “Mike， be ___3___！ Dont put your head out of the window！” But Mike didnt ___4___ his father and went on putting his head out of the window. His father could do ___5___.

Then Mikes father wanted to ___6___ a joke on his son. He took Mikes cap quietly， hid it ___7___ his back and said， “You see， your cap has ___8___ away.” Mike touched his head and it was really gone. The boy looked ___9___ and then he began to cry. He wanted to get his cap back.

“Dont worry， son.” said his father， “I have a strange ___10___ to get your cap back.” ___11___ can you get it back？ asked Mike in surprise.

His father said， “Close your eyes and whistle[吹口哨] ?once， and maybe your cap will come back.” Mike came ___12___ to the window， closed his eyes and whistled. Just at that ___13___， his father quickly put the cap on the sons head.

“Oh！ It was ___14___！” Mike laughed. He was pleased， then he quickly took his fathers cap and ___15___ it out of the window. “Now it is your turn to whistle， Dad！” he said happily.

（ ? ? ）1.A. look B. see ? ? ? C. watch ? D. notice

（ ? ? ）2.A. At B. Of ? ? C. To ? D. In

（ ? ? ）3.A. care B. careful ? ? C. carefully ? ? ? D. careless

（ ? ? ）4.A. hear of ? ? ? ? ?B. listen ? C. hear ? D. listen to

（ ? ? ）5.A. nothing ? ? ? ? B. anything ? C. some ? ? D. any

（ ? ? ）6.A. do ? B. work ? ? C. play ? D. take

（ ? ? ）7.A. before B. behind ? C. after ? D. at

（ ? ? ）8.A. dropped ? ? ? ? B. thrown ? ? ? ? ? ? ?C. sent ? ? D. flown

（ ? ? ）9.A. worried ? ? ? ? B. glad ? ? ? C. happy D. proud

（ ? ? ）10.A. road ? B. path ? ? C. way D. street

（ ? ? ）11.A. Why ? ? B. How ? ? ? C. What ? D. Where

（ ? ? ）12.A. on ? B. up ? ? ? C. in ? ? ? D. out

（ ? ? ）13.A. while ? B. second ? C. minute ? D. moment

（ ? ? ）14.A. terrible ? B. wonderful ? C. had ? D. lovely

（ ? ? ）15 A. threw ? B. placed ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. brought ? D. got

（六）

David received a parrot for his birthday. The parrot had a poor vocabulary[詞匯量]， and many were not polite. David tried hard to ___1___ the birds words and was often ___2___ polite words， ?playing soft music， ?trying anything he could ___3___ to set a good example. But nothing ___4___. He shouted at the bird and the bird just got angry and became even ___5___. Finally，without any hope， David put the ___6___ in the freezer. For a few moments he heard the bird kick[踢] ?and cry loudly in it. Then suddenly it was ___7___ not a sound for half a minute. David was ___8___ that he might have hurt the bird and quickly ___9___ the freezer door. The parrot quietly ___10___ out onto Davids arm and said，“I ___11___ that I may have made you angry ___12___ me about my impolite language and actions. I will try my best at once to be polite. I am ___13___ sorry and beg your pardon.”

David was surprised at the birds change， and he was just ___14___ what had made such a surprising change when the parrot ___15___ saying， “May I ask what the chicken in the freezer did？”

（ ? ? ）1.A. change ? ? ? ? B. teach ? ? ? C. make ? ? ? ? D. have

（ ? ? ）2.A. talking ? ? ? ? B. speaking ? ? C. saying ? ? ? ? D. telling

（ ? ? ）3.A. look after ? ? ? B. look over ? C. think over ? ? D. think of

（ ? ? ）4.A. happened ? ? B. appeared C. worked ? ? ? D. did

（ ? ? ）5. A. polite ? ? ? B. less polite ? C. more polite ? ?D. not polite

（ ? ? ）6.A. parrot ? ? ? ? B. chicken ? ? C. meat ? ? ? ? D. food

（ ? ? ）7.A. noisy ? ? ? ? ? B. painful ? ? C. full ? ? ? ? D. quiet

（ ? ? ）8.A. amazed ? ? ? ? B. surprising C. boring ? ? ? D. frightened

（ ? ? ）9.A. locked ? ? ? ? B. shut ? ? ? ? C. opened ? ? ? D. repaired

（ ? ? ）10A. ran ? ? ? ? ? B. stepped ? ? C. swam ? ? ? ? D. escaped

（ ? ? ）11.A. believe ? ? B hope ? ? ? C. dream ? ? ? ? D. celebrate

（ ? ? ）12.A. ?in ? ? ? B. ?for ? ? ? C. ?to ? ? ? ? ? D. ?with

（ ? ? ）13.A. much ? ? ? ? B. ?really ? ? ? C. a little ? ? ? D. just

（ ? ? ）14.A. to ask ? ? ? ? B. asked ? ? ? C. ?to reply ? ? D. ?replied

（ ? ? ）15.A. went on to B. went on ? C. went over ? D. went

（七）

Stamp collecting is perhaps the most popular hobby in the world. ___1___ people have been collecting stamps from different countries， for different reasons and in different ways.

I collect stamps from Singapore， Malaysia， Canada and the U. K. only. I ___2___ collect stamps from every country because there are too many. Some countries have hundreds of new stamps every ___3___.

My father and sister work in offices， ___4___ sometimes they bring foreign stamps home. If I dont want a stamp， I try to swap it with a friend. I dont ___5___ any stamps because they cost too much money.

Most of my stamps are ___6___ ones， which are stuck on paper at first. I have to get the stamps off the paper ___7___ damaging[毀壞] them. ___8___ wants to collect damaged stamps. I put the stamps into water in a bowl. After ten to twenty minutes， the water makes the paper ___9___. Then it is ___10___ to peel off the stamps carefully and let them dry. After that， I put them in one of my stamp albums[集郵冊].

I have ___11___ albums， one for each country.

I can ___12___ many things from my stamps. They make my school subjects ___13___. They show me what birds， animals and plants there are in a country. They let me ___14___ about the people and events in different countries. Some old stamps are very valuable. Perhaps one day some of my stamps will be ___15___， too.

（ ? ? ）1.A. Many ? ? ? B. Few ? ? ? ? C. No ? ? ? ? ? D. All

（ ? ? ）2.A. can ? ? ? ? ? B. cant ? C. like to ? D. often

（ ? ? ）3.A. hour ? ? ? ? ? B. week ? ? C. month ? D. year

（ ? ? ）4.A. because ? ? ? B. when ? ? C. so ? ? ? D. after

（ ? ? ）5.A. want ? ? ? ? B. sell ? ? C. swap ? D. buy

（ ? ? ）6.A. used ? ? ? B. new ? ? C. beautiful D. interesting

（ ? ? ）7.A. after ? ? ? ? ? B. until ? C. without ? D. with

（ ? ? ）8.A. Everybody ? B. Nobody ? C. Somebody D. Anybody

（ ? ? ）9.A. wet ? ? ? ? ? B. fresh ? C. clean ? D. beautiful

（ ? ? ）10.A. difficult ? B. good ? C. hard ? ? D. easy

（ ? ? ）11.A. one ? ? B. four ? ? C. five ? ? D. many

（ ? ? ）12.A. have ? ? B. buy ? ? C. learn ? ? D. want

（ ? ? ）13.A. alive ? ? B. boring C. busy ? ? D. difficult

（ ? ? ）14.A. talk ? ? B. know ? ? C. worry ? ? D. complain

（ ? ? ）15.A. new ? ? B. old ? ? C. cheap ? ? ? D. valuable

參考答案

（一）1-5 BDCAD 6-10 BCAAD 11-15 BCBCA

（二）1-5 CBDCA ? 6-10 DDABC ? 11-15 CBDBA ? 16-20 ACABD

（三）1-5 ABBDC ? ? 6-10 ADDCA ? ? 11-15 CDABB

（四）1-5 CBABD ? ? 6-10 ABCDB ? ? 11-15 CABCD

（五）1-5 BDBDA ? 6-10 CBDAC ? ? 11-15 BBDBA

（六）1-5 ACDCB ? ? 6-10 ?ADDCB ? ? 11-15 ADBAB

（七）1-5 ABDCD ? 6-10 ACBAD ? ? 11-15 BCA BD