Once again she smiled at him. The boy was very happy! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never say a word. As it grew dark, the boy got up to leave. __23__ he left, he gave her a kiss. She gave him her biggest smile ever.
When the boy got home, his mother saw the look of joy on his face. She asked him, “__24__ made you so happy?” He replied, “ I had lunch with God. She?s got the most beautiful smile I?ve ever seen!” The old woman also returned to her home __25__. Her son asked, “Mother, why are you so happy?” She answered, “I ate cakes in the park with God. You know, he?s much younger than I expected.
一个小男孩想见上帝一面，所以他带着一些糕点和橙汁就上路了。他走着走着看见了一个老妇人坐在公园里。男孩坐到了她的旁边。老妇人看上去很饿，所以男孩给了她一块蛋糕。老妇人感激地接过蛋糕，对男孩微笑了一下。她的微笑非常美，引得男孩想再看一次，所以他给了她一瓶橙汁。她对他又微笑了一次。男孩感到很开心，他们坐在那儿吃啊笑啊整整一下午，但并未交谈半个字。天渐渐黑了，男孩站起身来准备离开。他离开之前给了老妇人一个吻，老妇人回报了他一个最大的微笑。
当男孩回到家里，他妈妈看到他脸上愉快的表情，问道：“什么让你这么开心啊？”他回答:“我跟上帝一起吃了午餐，她拥有我曾见过最美的微笑。”
老妇人也快乐地回到家里，她儿子问她:\妈妈，你为什么这么开心？\她回答:\我跟上帝一起在公园里吃了点心，你知道吗，他比我想象得年轻多了。\ 21. A. so B. What C. sitting D. happily E. Before 22. A. so B. What C. sitting D. happily E. Before 23. A. so B. What C. sitting D. happily E. Before 24. A. so B. What C. sitting D. happily E. Before 25. A. so B. What C. sitting D. happily E. Before KEY：CAEBD
Passage 3
There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed so __21__.
The mother decided that she would herself have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a book a week and do a book report for her. One day, in Ben?s __22__, the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him __23__. “Why did Ben put up his hand?” his classmates wondered. “He never said anything. What could he possibly want to say?”
Well, Ben not only __24__ the rock, but also said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew where the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were surprised. Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book reports.
Ben later went on to the __25__ of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.
有一位女士生活在底特律，她有两个儿子．她为他们感到担忧，尤其是对她叫本的小儿子，因为他在学校的功课不好．班上的男生因为他的迟钝而嘲笑他．
这位母亲决定靠自己的力量，把她的儿子们送到更好的学校．她让她的两个儿子每星期都去底特律的公共图书馆读一本书，并且写一篇报告给她．
有一天，在本上课的时候，老师拿出一块石头问有没有了解它的人．本举起了手，老师
让他回答．＂为什么本会举手？＂大家都很疑惑，＂他从来不说话啊，他会想要说什么呢？＂ 然而，本不仅了解这种石头，而且能说出很多关于它的知识．他说出了这块石头的种类，而且甚至知道老师是从哪里找到它的！老师和同学们都很惊讶．而本是因为做了一篇读书报告学到了所有这些知识的． 后来（渐渐地），本成为了班级里的优等生．在中学毕业后，本去了耶鲁大学；并且最终，他成为了美国最优秀的医生之一．当本长大之后，他才知道了一件关于他妈妈的，他小的时候并不知道的事情：她，本身，甚至都不识字．
21. A. top B. slow C. class D. answer E. Knew 22. A. top B. slow C. class D. answer E. Knew 23. A. top B. slow C. class D. answer E. Knew 24. A. top B. slow C. class D. answer E. Knew 25. A. top B. slow C. class D. answer E. Knew KEY：BCDEA
Passage 4
Mike always loves ships. When he was younger, he said, “I?m going go into the army.” But his eyes were not very___21__ , and he did not get in.
Then he said, “I?m going to buy a small boat, and I?m going to go around the world.” But boats___22__ very expensive and Mike did not have much money.
But last summer Mike found a swimming club near___23__ house. The lessons did not cost very much, and Mike began going to the club at every end of the week and having lessons. Now he is a good swimmer.
Last week a little boy said to him, “you?re very good swimmer. How do you learn to swim ___24__?” “I?m not good at all.” Mike said and he smiled. “I?m in the water and I say to myself, there are dangerous fishes in this area! Then I?m very ___25__ , and I swim quickly.” 迈克一直都喜欢轮船。当他年轻的时候，他说：“我将来要去参军”。但是他的眼睛不是很好，所以他没有如愿。
后来他说，“我将会买一条小船，然后坐着小船去周游世界。”但是船都很贵，而迈克没有很多钱。
但是在去年夏天迈克发现他家附近有一个游泳俱乐部。课程不需要花费很多钱，迈克开始每个周末都去俱乐部上游泳课。现在他是一个厉害的游泳健将。 上周一个小男孩问他：“你是一个优秀的游泳健将。你是怎么学得能游如此之快？”“我游得一点也不好。”迈克笑着说道，“我在水中的时候，我告诉我自己，这个地区有危险的鱼类。然后我就很害怕，游得就很快了。
21. A. so fast B. afraid C. were D. his E. good 22. A. so fast B. afraid C. were D. his E. good 23. A. so fast B. afraid C. were D. his E. good 24. A. so fast B. afraid C. were D. his E. good 25. A. so fast B. afraid C. were D. his E. good KEY：ECDAB
Passage 5
In the eighteenth century, cities became larger and larger. People moved from the countryside and small towns to the 21 because there was more work for them to do in the cities. On Sundays and holidays, they liked to leave the cities and have a good time in the countryside. But not every 22 had a horse or a wagon（四轮马车）. People needed a simpler means of transportation.Inventors in many countries tried to solve this problem.
The first bicycle, which was very simple, 23 in 1790. People called \Then in 1861, after many improvements being made, the bicycle became a practical 24 of transportation.
People liked bikes because they weren't as expensive as horses and didn't need to be fed. They could go anywhere and were easy to 25 . 在十八世纪，城市变得越来越大，人们从乡村到小镇到城市主要因为在城市里有更多的工作。
在周末和假日，他们喜欢离开城市，在乡村里度假，但并不是每个家庭都能有四轮马车。在很多国家，人们需要更多的交通改革来解决他们的问题。
第一辆自行车，它非常简单，出现在1790年，人们叫它“在轮子上的马”，然后通过许多改革，在1861年，自行车变成常见的交通工具。
人们喜欢自行车，主要因为它没有马贵，而且不需要喂，他们就能去任何地方，而且很容易骑。
21. A. appeared B. cities C. family D. means E. ride 22. A. appeared B. cities C. family D. means E. ride 23. A. appeared B. cities C. family D. means E. ride 24. A. appeared B. cities C. family D. means E. ride 25. A. appeared B. cities C. family D. means E. ride KEY.BCADE
Passage 6
Man has always wanted to fly. Even as long as eight hundred years ago, an Englishman had tried. He made a pair of___21__from chicken feathers and fixed them to his shoulders. Then he jumped from a tall building. As you can imagine, he did not fly very far. ___22__, he fell to the ground and broke several bones. The first real attempt at flying took place in France in 1783. The two Mongolian brothers knew that hot air rose. If they could fill a large balloon with hot air, they thought it would rise into the air and ___23__. They were right. They made a very large hot air balloon of cloth and paper. It measured ten meters in diameter. They filled it with hot air and the balloon got two hundred meters into the air. It fell to earth about three kilometers___24__.
At the next attempt, they arranged for a balloon to carry passengers. We do not know what the passengers felt about the trip as they were a cock, a duck, and a sheep. But we ___25__ know that the trip lasted eight minutes and the animals landed safely.
人类一直渴望飞翔。甚至800年前一位英国人，用鸡毛做了一堆翅膀，然后安在自己的背后从高楼上跳下。你可以想象，他并没有飞得多远，相反，他摔在地面断了几根骨头。
在飞行史迈出真正意义上第一步的是1783年法国的蒙特戈夫兄弟，他们知道热气向上升，如果他们能把大气球填充热空气，气球就会升空，他们是对的，他们用布和纸做了一个非常大的热气球的，它测量直径十米，充满热空气的气球到了空中二百米。
下一次的尝试，他们安排了一些乘客乘坐热气球，我们不知道乘客此行的感受，他们是鸡，鸭，和一只羊。但是我们知道这次旅行持续了八分钟，动物安全降落。
21 A. Instead B. wings C. do D. away E. Fly 22 A. Instead B. wings C. do D. away E. fly 23 A. Instead B. wings C. do D. away E. fly
24 A. Instead 25 A. Instead KEY:BAEDC
B. wings C. do D. away E. fly B. wings C. do D. away E. fly
Passage 7
\return, I heard, \money and gain a bit more responsibility.\For $5 an hour, working as a salesman in a photo studio.
After I got this___21__, I had to do football, homework and job at the same time. It was really hard for me. I was burning out, falling asleep at school and failing ___22__ many courses. My teachers were mad at me and yelled at me: why have a job? I missed a lot practice in football team and could only___23__back down at the match. My coach was cold at me with an unasked question : why have a job? I told them it was for the things I need, when actually it was for the things I wanted. Needing and wanting are different. Needing something is like your only shoes have holes in them. But wanting is to have every new brand sneaker just because you ___24__it. I start to think about if I did a wrong thing. Slowly, I learnt to manage my money better so that I could have more time for school and football. I learnt to make a wise___25__on what I need and what I want.
“妈妈，能给我一些钱吗？”这是我母亲过去经常听到的话，作为回应，我听到的是，
“你为什么不找个工作？虽然不快乐，但你可以有自己的钱，同时会获得一些尊重。”所以一年后，我找到工作。一周工作25小时。5美元一小时，工作在一家影楼的推销员。
我得到这份工作后，我不得不同时踢足球、做作业和做工作，这对我来说真的很难。我太疲倦了，学习上耽误了，很多功课不及格，我的老师对我很生气，并责骂我，为什么找工作？足球队上，我也缺少很多训练，比赛垫底。我的教练很生气，又不禁问到，为什么我要工作？我告诉他们，这是我想要一些事情时，我需要做的。需要和想要是不同的。需要是不同的。需要的东西就像是，你只有一双鞋子，可这个鞋子上还有一些洞。想要就是你因为喜欢，就想要很多鞋子。我开始思考，我是不是错了，我学会更好管理钱，以便我有足够的时间做好学校的事情和踢足球。我学会了正确处理想要和需要之间的关系。 21 A. decision B. like C. sit D. in E. Job 22 A. decision B. like C. sit D. in E. job 23 A. decision B. like C. sit D. in E. job 24 A. decision B. like C. sit D. in E. job 25 A. decision B. like C. sit D. in E. job KEY:EDCBA
Passage 8
Fire can help people in many ways. But it can also be very harmful．Fire can keep your house warm, give light and cook food. But fire can burn things 21 . Big fire can burn, trees, houses, animals or people. Nobody knows how people began to use fire. But there are many interesting old stories about how a man or woman started a fire. One is 22___ a man .The man lived a very long time ago. He went up to the sun and brought fire down. Today people know how to make a fire with matches. Children sometimes 23__ to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper. And then it could burn a house. A small fire can
turn a big fire very quickly, So you __24 be careful with matches. Be careful with fire, and it will__ 25 you. But if you aren?t careful with fire, and it may hurt you.
火能够以很多方式帮助人们。但是他也十分可怕。火能够让你的房屋保持温暖，带来光明，烹饪食物。但是火也能烧毁许多事物。大火能够烧毁树木，房屋，动物以及人们。没有人知道人们是如何开始使用火的。但是对于那么人或者女人是如何来使用火却有很多老的有意思的故事。一个是关于一个男人的故事。这个人生活在很久以前。现在人们已经知道如何用火柴点火。有时候孩子们喜欢玩火。但是火柴可能很危险。一根火柴能燃烧一张纸。然后它就啃个烧毁整个屋子。一场小火能够迅速地变成一场大火。所以你必须很小心地使用火柴。小心地使用火，他就能够帮到你。但是如果你不小心，他就可能伤害到你。
21. A. too B. about C. must D. help E. like 22. A. too B. about C. must D. help E. like 23. A. too B. about C. must D. help E. like 24. A. too B. about C. must D. help E. like 25. A. too B. about C. must D. help E. like KEY：ABECD
Passage 9
The Internet began more than thirty years ago, and its goal was to increase communication among universities, the government and some major American businesses by linking their computers together. The Internet makes it easy for them to send large 21 of information quickly.
As time passed, more people began using the Internet. In 1981, the Internet linked 13 computers. Only nine years later, it 22 more than 350,000 computers. Today experts say there are about 300 million computers connected to the Internet.
The Internet has changed the way people work. They can travel from place to place 23 getting in touch with their office all the time via the Internet. A recent report in the America magazine, Newsweek, said more than 89 million Americana now use the Internet at work. Companies around the world now use the Internet. One can hardly imagine how business could be done 24 the Internet.
The Internet is becoming more important than any one had thought possible. And its importance is 25 to increase more in the future.
因特网30年前开始多起来，它的目标在于提高大学间的联系。政府和一些主要的美国商业都是通过计算机来实现他们之间的联系。因特网让他们之间传递大量的信息变得很迅速。
随着时间的推移，越来越多的人开始使用因特网。1981年，因特网连接13台计算机。仅仅9年之后，它连接超过三万五千台计算机。今天专家们说，大约有3亿台的计算机通过因特网连接。
因特网改变了人们的工作。他们从一个地方到另一个地方旅行，然而能通过因特网实现他们工作的联系。美国《新闻周刊》杂志最新的报道，在美国大约有八千九百万的人使用电脑工作。电脑因为因特网遍布全国。无法想想，生意如果没有因特网该如何去做。
因特网变得越来越重要，这是任何人都无法想象的。它的重要性希望在将来能更大。
21 A. linked B. expected C. amount D. while E. Without 22 A. linked B. expected C. amount D. while E. without 23 A. linked B. expected C. amount D. while E. without 24 A. linked B. expected C. amount D. while E. without