( ) 25. He was born a winter morning. A. on B. in C. at 五 完形填空
D. for
A
Once upon a time, some children were playing at seaside when they found a turtle(海龟). They began to beat the turtle. Just at that time, a young man came and said to them, ―Stop!‖ The children ran 1 quickly. The turtle was very thankful and said, ―Thanks for your kindness. I really would like 2 you to a wonderful palace now.‖? The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea. When he3 the palace, he was very surprised and said to the turtle, ―What a nice palace!‖ To thank him, the king of the turtles gave him 4 . He had never seen such a dinner before. He received a warm welcome there and was very 5 everything.
After dinner, the king of the turtles said, ―I am going to give you two boxes, 6 you can open only one.‖ ―You mustn‘t open both. Don‘t forget it!‖ the turtle warned him. ―All right. I will open only one,‖ the young man promised(许诺). At this time, a large wave sent him out of the sea.
After he 7 , he opened the bigger one of the two boxes. 8 the box was full of gold. ―My God!‖ he cried. ―I‘m 9 now.‖ Then he thought, ―Things in the other box must be expensive, too.‖ He could not wait any longer. He broke his promise and opened the other box. As soon as he opened it, he became an old man. His hair turned white. His face 10 an old man over eighty years old. It all happened in a moment. He was sorry for what he did, but it was too late.? 1. A. through B. away C. into D. out
2. A. wanting B. asking C. to let D. to invite
3. A. left for B. arrived on C. arrived at D. got away
4. A. a very big dinner B. a very poor dinner C. a very bad dinner D. a very small dinner 5. A. pleased with B. strict in C. angry with D. sorry for
6. A. so B. or C. but D. as
7. A. went back to home B. was back home C. went back to the sea D. was back the sea 8. A. To his surprising B. To one‘s surprising C. To one‘s surprise D. To his surprise 9. A. a poor man B. a rich man C. an old man D. a young man 10. A. liked B. felt like C. looked like D. looked
B
For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping-watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is starting in Europe. In some European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys and 1 things.
Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden. 2 , the biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in fifteen European countries, and in one year, it makes $10 million. In France, there are two teleshopping channels, and the French 3 about $ 20 million a year in buying things through those channels.
In Germany, 4 last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshopping. Other channels can 5 for telebusiness, including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company. German 6 are hoping these will help them sell more things.
Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without 7 . With all the traffic problems in cities, going shopping is not an easy thing. But at the same time, other Europeans 8 like this new way of buying things. They call 9 ―junk on the air.‖ Many Europeans usually worry about the quality of the things 10 on TV. They think high quality is the most important thing, and they don‘t believe they can be sure about the quality of the things on TV.
The need of high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be 11 the American companies. They will have to be more careful about 12 of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see by themselves. ( ) 1. A. some else B. another many C. the other D. many other ( ) 2. A. Such as ( ) 3. A. takes ( ) 4. A. to ( ) 5. A. begin ( ) 6. A. people ( ) 7. A. to go out
B. For example
B. cost B. until
B. leave B. women
C. For teleshopping D. It is like
C. spends D. spend C. unless D. by C. open
D. turn on D. officials D. buying things D. won‘t D. telephone D. to buy
C. businessmen C. to buy things
B. going out
( ) 8. A. still ( ) 9. A. teleshopping ( ) 10. A. appearing B. don‘t C. even B. TV C. radio B. coming out C. for sale
( ) 11. A. the same with B. different from C. as big as D. larger than ( ) 12. A. the number B. the quality C. the places D. the buyers 六 阅读理解
A
A Bridge Full of Danger
One afternoon, Kate and her brother Bob went out to play. Kate was eight, and Bob was ten. ―Let‘s go to the bridge and we can see fish in the river,‖ said Kate.
―I don‘t know…,‖ Bob said. ―Mum told us, ?Don‘t go on the bridge.‘ She said it‘s dangerous.‖ Kate said, ―I am not afraid. Are you?‖
They walked onto the bridge and began looking for fish in the river. The bridge was a train bridge. Trains went over the bridge three times a day.
The children were standing in the middle of the bridge when they heard a loud noise. ―A train is coming!‖ Bob shouted. ―Run!‖ He ran to the end of the bridge. He was safe.
Kate ran, too, but she fell. The train was coming fast. Kate ran towards Bob. She fell again right on the train tracks. There was no time to leave. She had to lie down between the tracks. A few seconds later, the train went over the girl, but she was not hurt at all. She stood up and said to Bob. ―Don‘t tell Mum! Don‘t tell Mum!‖ At last their mother found out about the story. She was angry because they went on the bridge. But she was happy that Kate was all right.
1. Bob and Kate were . A. twins B. brothers C. sisters D. brother and sister 2. One afternoon they went to the bridge to see . A. their mother B. fish C. the train
D. the river
3. When the train came, the children were . A. in the middle of the bridge B. at the end of the bridge C. on their way to the bridge
D. away from the bridge
4. Where was Kate when the train was going over her?
5. When their mother knew about the story, she was . A. happy B. angry C. sorry
D. both angry and happy
B
任务型阅读理解。
Dolphins
Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can‘t talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They show their feelings with sounds.
Dolphins travel in group. We call a group of fish a ―school‖. They don‘t study, but they travel together. Dolphins are mammals(哺乳类动物), not fish, but they swim together in a school.
Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say ―Welcome‖ when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play. They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water. People cannot hear these sounds because they are very, very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them.
Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium(水族馆). People can watch the dolphins in a show. Dolphins don‘t like to be away from their school in an aquarium. They are sad and lonely. There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebody‘s life. Dolphin meat is good, but people don‘t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this. 根据短文内容回答下列问题。 1. When do dolphins talk to others? 2. When do they say ―Welcome‖? 3. Do they make more sounds above or under water? 4. Can people hear dolphin sounds? Why? 5. How does a dolphin feel in an aquarium?