(一)Promise or Nonsense?
The bell rang when Mr Baker was looking over a patient. He held up the receiver and it was the head of the hospital at the other 1of the line. He told the doctor to go to his office. A young man was2with the head when he got there.
\"This is James Tailor,\" said the head, \"His father is Mr Tailor.\"
\"Glad to3you, Mr Baker,\" said the young man, \"My father is ill in bed. He believes nobody 4 you. We wish you could give us some help.\"
\"Mr Baker is the5doctor in our town, I'm confident he'll be able to heal your father.\" The head said and then he turned to the doctor, \"A car is 6 you outside. Your work will be to give Mr Tailor enough medical care in two months.\"
\"But I have several patients...\"
\"Don't7. Mr White will do all instead of you.\"
In fact, Mr Baker was the tenth doctor who tried to 8the millionaire(百萬富翁)who had got a terrible heart disease. By then, nine doctors had 9 He looked him over carefully and then gave him some medicine and advice(忠告). It 10 the old man and he said, \"I'll give your hospital $ 5,000,000 if you heal me. \"
11 the medicine Mr Baker gave, the old man recovered from illness(康復). He asked the head of the hospital and Mr Baker to 12 . But he didn't mention(提及) his promise(諾言) any longer.
\"Do you still13you promised you would give $5,000,000 to our hospital if I could heal you, Mr Tailor?\" Mr Baker asked 14.
\"Oh dear!\" called out the millionaire. \"My disease was so 15 that I said some nonsense (胡言亂語) at that time !\"
1. A. sideB. bankC. rowD. end
2. A. talkingB. quarrellingC. dancingD. drinking
3. A. receiveB. meetC. teachD. send for
4. A. andB. orC. butD. yet
5. A. youngestB. oldestC. bestD. strongest
6. A. carryingB. takingC. looking afterD. waiting for
7. A. worryB. tellC. shoutD. explain
8. A. helpB. saveC. hurtD. follow
9. A. succeededB. failedC. lostD. won
10. A. surprisedB. frightenC. movedD. interested
11. A. Thanks toB. So farC. As ifD. By the way
12. A. meetingB. concertC. hikeD. dinner
13, A. rememberB. forgetC. writeD. hope
14. A. sometimesB. oftenC. at lastD. at first
15. A. importantB. seriousC. safeD. easy
(二) The Result
Nick has a dog now. Each of his friends had one 1 him. He told his mother about it and asked her to buy one for him, but she2 . She's always sick at home and only her husband works in a restaurant so that he can offer enough food to their family. The boy was 3.
One morning, on her way to hospital, the woman found a thin dog by the road. She looked around and there were 4people there. She brought it home. Of course, Nick is happy. He takes good care of it and plays with it after school. Now the dog gets strong and often 5 him when he goes out.
It was Saturday yesterday. Nick went out for a walk with his dog. He 6 Sam, one of his friends, at the corner. Sam thought it was a nice dog and it 7 Nick.
\"I'm training Jimmy now,\" said Nick, \"I'm trying to teach him to bark(吠) when he wants some8 .\"
\"It isn't difficult, I think.\"
\"But I've already taught him hundreds of 9.\"
\"Has he learned yet?\"
\"No,\" said Nick, \"Instead, he doesn't have anything 10 I bark!\"
1. A. withB. butC. withoutD. for
2. A. laughedB. criedC. agreedD. refused
3. A. shyB. strangeC. sadD. angry
4. A. fewB. manyC. severalD. plenty of
5. A. followsB. seesC. hears D. receives
6. A. hitB. hurtC. encouragedD. met
7. A. surprisedB. worriedC. excitedD. discovered
8. A. drinksB. foodC. helpD. rest
9. A. minutesB. timesC. metresD. kilos
10. A. becauseB. ifC. unlessD. when
(三)
Jim is twelve. He was born in a 1 family. His father is ill and can't work. His mother works hard but she 2 get enough food for her family and her children are often 3 . She had to tell Jim, her 4 son, to find work. The boy began to wait on the captain(伺候船長) in a 5 . He's clever and careful, so the captain likes him.
Once the captain 6 a Chinese teapot(茶壺)in a shop. It was expensive and he liked it very much. He told Jim to 7 it. And one day it began to 8 when the boy worked in the kitchen (廚房). The teapot 9 to the floor. Jim picked it up at once, but it was 10. He was too afraid to know what to do. He looked around and there was11 around. He threw it into the sea.
That evening Jim brought supper to the captain. He 12 by the table and watched him. And when the man was happy, he asked,\" May I ask you13 , sir?\"
\"Yes, you may, \"answered the captain.
\"If you know where a thing is,\" said the boy. \"Is it lost(丟失) 14 not?\"
\"No, it isn't.\"
\"That's OK!\"Jim said 15 .\" I didn't lose your teapot!\"
\"Where's it now?\"
\"In the sea.\"
1. A. richB. poorC. safeD. dangerous
2. A. mustB. mustn'tC. canD. can't
3. A. hungryB. fullC. illD. healthy
4. A. oldB. youngC. oldestD. youngest
5. A. busB. trainC. planeD. ship
6. A. foundB. madeC. boughtD. sold
7. A. look afterB. be good forC. be kind toD. look over
8. A. snowB. blowC. rainD. jump
9. A. climbedB. ranC. fellD. flew
10. A. goodB. brokenC. badD. closed
11. A. somebodyB. anybodyC. everybodyD. nobody
12. A. satB. stoodC. playedD. ate
13. A. a questionB. a storyC. an exerciseD. an answer
14. A. andB. butC. soD. or
15. A. angrilyB. happilyC. carefullyD. easily
(四)
Mr Green had a new telephone number. 1 he got it, it was the number of a shop. The shop now had a new number, but a lot of women did not know 2, so they 3 telephoned the old one.
At first, Mr and Mrs Green always said, \"We are 4. You have called 5 number. The shop has a new one now. \" But women still continued to call them to 6things. So after 7 , Mr and Mrs Green began to answer them like this.
\"Good morning, madam, what do you want us to send you today?\" They thought, \" Perhaps they will 8 to us when they don't 9their things.\" But this didn't help them, because now women began to telephone them more and more, and to say10. \"Where are my things? They have not come yet! Why haven't you sent them yet?\"
1. A. AfterB. BeforeC. WhenD. As soon as
2. A. itB. themC. thisD. these
3. A. alsoB. stillC. neverD. just
4. A. sureB. sorryC. believeD. here
5. A. wrongB. mistakenC. the wrongD. your
6. A. askB. ask forC. sent forD. reach
7. A. some timeB. sometimeC. sometimesD. some times
8. A. stop telephoningB. stop to telephone
C. go on telephoningD. go on to telephone
9. A. searchB. sellC. getD. take
10. A. happilyB. angrilyC. worriedlyD. hurriedly
(五)
It was three o'clock in the afternoon. Steven and his friends were playing hide-and-seek (捉迷藏)in a neighbour's house. They were very 1 , and the game was so interesting! Steven smiled2 himself. This time he had found a good place to hide in,and he would not 3 ! And what was his hiding place? It was an old refrigerator(冰箱) ,which had not been used for a long time, in the kitchen.
Steven opened the door of the refrigerator; there was nothing inside. Quietly he went4 , closing the door behind him.
Of course Steven was not caught!But he was5 serious trouble!His friends forgot him, 6 they all went home. His mother came to 7 him home, but he was missing! Everyone helped to 8 Steven. He could not be found, and his parents reported the matter to the 9 .
The next morning the neighbours heard a knock in the kitchen. It 10 to come from the old refrigerator. They opened the door and had the shock(吃驚) of their lives. Steven was in it ! He was crying, and he looked frightened and hungry.
1. A. excitedB. excitedlyC. exciteD exciting
2. A. atB. forC. toD. with
3. A. caught B. was caughtC. be caughtD. been caught
4. A. intoB. inC. insideD. out
5. A. in B. forC. withD. at
6. A. butB. andC. thoughD. when
7. A. getB. makeC. askD. take
8. A. look outB. look forC. look upD. look after
9. A. radioB. TVC. schoolD. police
10. A. seemsB. seemC. seemedD. was seemed
(六)Have to Pay
Henry was a boy of nine. He was born in a 1 family. His father was often ill and couldn't go to work. 2 his mother worked in a factory. She worked hard and hoped to give her four children and husband 3 food and clothes. But she failed. Her family was sometimes 4. Of course, she couldn't send Henry to school. She was5it but she didn't know what to do. The boy was very clever and taught himself to read and write and 6 at home in the evening. And in the daytime he was polishing (擦)shoes in the street, so he could earn (掙)some 7 for his family.
One afternoon the boy saw a young man's shoes were 8, so he said to him, \"Let me polish your shoes.\"
\"No, thank you,\" the young man said and walked 9.
\"You may pay me only a dollar, sir,\" the boy shouted l0 him. But the young man refused again. Then the boy11for a while and told him that he would polish his shoes for nothing(免費). The young man 12 to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man 13 the other shoe to the boy, but the boy refused to polish it unless he was paid two dollars for his work. The young man refused to 14 anything on it and went away.
But his shoes were so different that he had to15 . He had to turn back and gave the boy two dollars. In a very short time the shoe was as bright as the other one.
1. A. happyB. luckyC. richD. poor
2. A. OnlyB. JustC. OrD. Since
3. A. muchB. little C. enoughD. no
4. A. fullB. hungryC. emptyD. pleased
5. A. afraid ofB. sorry forC. useful toD. friendly to
6. A. playB. swimC. countD. sleep
7. A. booksB. clothesC. shoesD. money
8. A. dirtyB. cleanC. worn-outD. new
9. A. overB. outC. onD. in
10. A. underB. aboveC. in front ofD. behind
11. A. thoughtB. readC. wroteD. saw
12. A. likedB. agreedC. worriedD. surprised
13. A. threwB. passedC. kickedD. showed
14. A. payB. costC. spendD. give
15. A. stopB. runC. hurry offD. fly away
完形填空答案
(一)1--5DABCC6--10 DABBC 11--15 ADACB
1.D.一般打電話是兩個人,通話的人自然在另一端。
2.A.Mr Baker到那兒的時候,院長和年輕人正在談話。
3.B.那個年輕人有求于Mr Baker,當然對他很客氣,說見到他很高興。
4.C.從句意可以看出,這里要用介詞but作“除了”解。
5.C.院長要討好百萬富翁,自然要把最好的醫生派去。
6.D.百萬富翁派來的人要Mr Baker馬上去給他看病,汽車當然會等在那里。
7.A.院長讓Mr Baker別擔心,他的工作會有人做的。
8.B.百萬富翁的病很重,那些醫生當然是在救他。
9.B.由于前面9個醫生都失敗了,才請Mr Baker去救那個百萬富翁的命。
10.C. 由于Mr Baker的精心治療,感動了百萬富翁,他才作出了如果治好他就贈給醫院
500萬元的許諾。
11.A. 百萬富翁能康復,當然是由于用了Mr Baker所給的藥物。
12.D.百萬富翁為了表示感謝,便請他們赴宴。
13.A.百萬富翁不再提及贈款的事,Mr Baker只好問他是否還記得自己的諾言。
14.C.晚宴快結束的時候,Mr Baker才提起這個話題。
15.B.百萬富翁說自己的病很嚴重,那時是在說胡話。
(二)1-5 BDCAA6--10DCBBC
1.B.從短文內容采看,以前除了Nick之外,別的人都有一只小狗。
2.D.從后面的句子可以看出,他們家很窮,他的媽媽不同意給他買一只狗。
3.C. 別的孩子都有狗,Nick卻沒有,他當然很傷心。
4.A.只有當四周沒有人的時候,說明那只狗沒有主人,她才能把它抱回家去。
5.A.Nick很喜歡他的小狗,經常照料它,它才經常跟著他外出。
6.D.Sam是Nick的朋友,他不會打他或傷害他,A、B不能選;這里不存在鼓勵的問題,C也
不能選。
7.C. Sam稱贊了Nick的小狗,這當然使得他很興奮。
8.B.要訓練小狗,當然是用食物。
9.B.訓練狗是不能用時間來計算的,應當用次數。
10.C.Nick教他的小狗想吃東西就吠,結果成了他不吠,狗就不吃東西。在所給的四個
選項中,只有unless表示否定意義。
(三)1--5BDACD6--10CABCB11--15DBADB
1.B.由下文His father is ill and can't work.可推知。
2.D.but表示轉折,他的母親努力工作,但不能給家里和孩子買足夠的食物。
3.A.沒有足夠的食物吃,孩子們經常挨餓。
4.C.由常理推知,應讓大兒子去工作。
5.D.侍候船長,工作一定是在船上。
6.C.在商店里是買了個茶壺。
7.A.be good for對……有好處。船長非常喜歡那個茶壺,讓男孩照看它。be kind to對
……友好;look over檢查,均不合題意。
8.B.由茶壺掉到了地上,可推知是因為風吹。
9.C.由句子意思“茶壺掉到了地上”決定,其他不合邏輯。
10.B.Jim立刻把它拾起來,但它壞了。
11.D.由“Jim把它扔進了海里”知道四周沒人。
12.B.由Jim的身份決定的,因為他是侍者,所以站在桌旁。
13.A.ask a question問一個問題。
14.D.or或者。
15.B.Jim想這樣船長不會責備他了,所以很高興。
(四)1--5BCBBC6--10BAACB
1.B.Green先生家的電話號碼改了,這個新號以前是一家商店的號碼,before在……之
前。其他不合題意。
2.C.用this指代前面提到的事,即商店有了新的電話號碼。
3.B.由上文知道,很多婦女不知道商店改號碼的事,還仍然打舊的電話號碼。
4.B.believe是動詞,不能放在系動詞后面。選項A,D不合邏輯。
5.C.商店電話號碼已改,所以以前的號碼就是錯誤的號碼。
6.B.ask for sth.要求得到某物。
7.A.after+一段時間,與過去時態連用。some time意為“一段時間”。sometime可用作副詞或形容詞,sometimes用作副詞;some times用作副詞短語,不能與介詞after連用。
8.A.他們想人們或許將停止打電話給他們。停下正在做的事為stop doing形式,故選
A。stop to do是停下正在做的事去做另一件事之意。go on doing是繼續做以前相同 的動作。go on to do為做與以前不同的另一個動作,均不符合題意。
9.C.人們給商店打電話是為了得到想買的東西。
10.B.預訂了東西,卻遲遲得不到,顧客自然會很生氣地質問商店。
(五)1--5ACCBA6--10BDBDC
1.A.系動詞后面跟形容詞作表語,故排除B,C選項。excited主要指自己感到激動或興
奮,涉及對象往往是人,exciting主要指令人激動或興奮,涉及往往是事物,本文指
的是Steven和他的朋友很興奮,故排除選項D。
2.C.to“對、向”的意思。
3.C.此句應用被動語態。would為助動詞,后面應跟be+過去分詞,所以選C。
4.B.in“進入”的意思。
5.A.in trouble為固定搭配,“處于困境之中”的意思。
6.B.and并列連詞,承上啟下的作用。
7.D.take sb.some place把某人帶到某地。
8.B.look for尋找,由上文可知Steven丟了,找不到了,人們都在幫助找他。look out為
“小心”之意;look up為“查閱,查找”;look after為“照顧,照看”,均不合題意。
9.D.人失蹤了,按常理應向警察報案。
10.C. seem為不及物動詞,沒有被動語態,排除選項D,由于文章第一句就確定了時態,
一般過去時,故排除A,B選項。
(六)1--5DACBB6--10CDACD11--15ABDCA
1.D.從短文內容來看,Henry出生在一個貧窮的家庭。
2.A.Henry的父親有病,只有他的媽媽工作。
3.C.Henry的媽媽努力工作,是想為四個子女和丈夫提供足夠的衣食。
4.B.從前面一句“But she failed.”就能看出,他們全家人有時會挨餓。
5.B.由于太窮,Henry的媽媽不能送他上學,她為兒子感到惋惜。
6.C.Henry就自學讀寫和數數。
7.D.Henry這樣做是想為家里掙些錢。
8.A.那個人的鞋臟,Henry才請求給他擦。
9.C.那個人拒絕Henry的請求,當然是繼續向前走。
10.D.由于那個人已經走過去了,Henry只能在他后面喊叫。
11.A.Henry想了一下,才有了這個好主意。
12.B.Henry免費為他擦鞋,那個人當然同意了。
13.D.Henry給他擦完一只鞋后,那個人把另一只伸過去,要Henry給他擦。
14.C.從那個人又離開來看,他不愿花錢。
15.A.由于兩只鞋不一樣,一只很干凈,另一只很臟,顯得很不協調,那個人只好掏錢讓
Henry替他擦干凈另一只鞋。