The shop was on the corner, and everyone knew that the best flowers in town were sold there. There
was no 1 that said this, but everyone knew Papa Dent had been there for many, many years. When the
shop first opened, there was a sign-a big one. It 2 :
NICE FRESH FLOWERS FOR SALE HERE.
The first customer 3 came in and said," Papa Dent, I like your shop, 4 I don"t like your sign. Would
you sell any other kind 5 " Nice fresh flowers? Why don"t you take off the "nice" and the "fresh"?"
Papa Dent 6 and the sign looked like this:
FLOWERS FOR SALE HERE.
The second day a man came into the shop. He said, "Take off the 7 from your sign. It will be 8 and
better."
So papa Dent 9 the sign again.It read:
FLOWERS FOR SALE
The third day, Papa Dent"s uncle came to the shop." It"s a 10 shop," he said," but your sign says 11 .
Why don"t you take off " for sale"?"
So 12 , papa Dent changed the sign. Finally, it read:
FLOWERS.
The 13 next day, one of the town"s officials came to visit Papa Dent. He said."You are a very clever
man with 14 , but I want to make a 15 about the sign. It says " flowers", but it 16 the beautiful flowers
you have in the window.Let your flowers 17 themselves. Papa Dent took the official"s advice. He 18 the
sign.
Everyone 19 to look at the fine flowers in the window. Papa Dent"s flowers became 20 . |
( )1. A. sign
( )2. A. published
( )3. A. who
( )4. A. or
( )5. A. except
( )6. A. allowed
( )7. A. here
( )8. A. more obvious
( )9. A. observed
( )10. A. fine
( )11. A. too wide
( )12. A. once again
( )13. A. same
( )14. A. shops
( )15. A. request
( )16. A. completes
( )17. A. speak for
( )18. A. take up
( )19. A. guarded
( )20. A. colorful | B. signal
B. said
B. which
B. though
B. but
B. faced
B. nice
B. more beautiful
B. informed
B. small
B. very much
B. again and again
B. very
B. flowers
B. command
B. beats
B. speak to
B. take in
B. stopped
B. beautiful | C. notice
C. announced
C. 不填
C. but
C. except for
C. agreed
C. fresh
C. smarter
C. changed
C. mad
C. much too
C. now and then
C. only
C. clothes
C. advice
C. chooses
C. speak of
C. take over
C. ran
C. powerful | D. note
D. predicted
D. whose
D. however
D. besides
D. refused
D. for sale
D. shorter
D. rented
D. strange
D. too much
D. one by one
D. fourth
D. operation
D. suggestion
D. hides
D. speak in
D. take down
D. jumped
D. famous |
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| 阅读理解。 | Brodie"s unusual story began in 1984 when she lost her right front leg in a hunting accident. Just two years
old at the time, Brodie recovered quickly and had no trouble getting around on three legs."Most people meeting
her for the first time didn"t know that she had only three legs because she was so quick," says Mrs. Willey,
Brodie"s owner.
Bad luck struck Brodie again at the end of 1989 when she developed bone cancer in her right hind (后面的)
leg. To stop the cancer from spreading to the rest of her body, the leg had to be amputated (截肢).
Mrs. Willey and her family considered putting Brodie to sleep, as owners often do. But Mrs. Willey believed
that Brodie was brave enough to succeed at walking on two legs." I knew that if any dog could make this
situation work, it was Brodie, and if any owner could, it was me."
Soon after Brodie was brought home from the pet hospital, Mrs. Willey began walking the dog by tying a
towel under her body and holding it like a sling (吊带). Brodie"s left front leg was already strong to keep the
front of her body balanced. Mrs. Willey said it was only a matter of time until Brodie was strong enough in her
left hind leg and we let go of the sling.
It has now been a year since her operation, and Brodie gets around like any four-legged dog. Mrs. Willey
says," It just proves that you can"t give up anyone or any dog." | | 1. What caused Brodie to lose her right hind leg? | A. an accident
B. a fight
C. an operation
D. a disease | | 2. The underlined part in the third paragraph probably means _____. | A. They wanted Brodie to have a rest
B. They wanted to desert Brodie
C. They wanted to put an end to Brodie"s life
D. They wanted to protect Brodie | | 3. According to the passage, how old is Brodie now? | A. 2
B. 7
C. 5
D. 8 | | 4. Which of the following can be used to describe Mrs. Willey? | A. friendly but impatient
B. kind and strong-willed
C. brave but strange
D. clever abd honest | | 5. What"s the best title for the passage? | A. A lovely dog
B. An unusual two-legged dog
C. A lucky dog
D. How to keep dogs | | 完形填空。 | It was just getting dark. There was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road. 1 I was going
along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I got to Salisbury.
I was going along 2 at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a 3 scream-
" Help!" I looked round, but the only 4 of life was a large, black, rather suspicious-looking (可疑的) car
just 5 a bend in the road about a hundred yards away. That was where the cry had come from. I 6 speed
and went after it. I think the driver saw what I was doing, for he did the same and began to draw 7 me. As
I drew near, the girl"s voice came again, a lovely voice but trembling with 8 .
"Let me go, you coward; you"re hurting me. Oh! Oh!"
I felt my 9 boil. The fog was coming down 10 now, and the countryside was lonelier. I had no 11
that the murderous guy in the car noticed this. Again came a cry.
"Drop that knife, you fool. Oh!" Then a cry and a groan (***).
If I was to save her, it was now or 12 . Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn"t save the girl,
I would at least try to bring the murderer to 13 . The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the
bike right across its 14 , and its brakes (煞车) screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and 15 into the
ditch (沟) at the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow
stepped out.
"You fool!" he shouted as he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was 16 than he. I put
all I could into 17 that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It 18 him right on the point of the chin; his 19
slowly bent under him, and he dropped to the ground without a sound. I rushed to the car, 20 open the door
and looked inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice. "You have been
listening to a radio play, Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. The news will follow
immediately." | ( )1. A. And
( )2. A. quietly
( )3. A. boy’s
( )4. A. person
( )5. A. turning
( )6. A. slowed down
( )7. A. right behind
( )8. A. joy
( )9. A. tears
( )10. A. slighter
( )11. A. need
( )12. A. never
( )13. A. justice
( )14. A. direction
( )15. A. drove
( )16. A. slower
( )17. A. an anger
( )18. A. caught
( )19. A. chin
( )20. A. hit | B. Though
B. quickly
B. man’s
B. sign
B. crossing
B. put on
B. close to
B. sorrow
B. heart
B. thicker
B. effort
B. late
B. court
B. path
B. ran
B. quicker
B. a fist
B. struck
B. fists
B. brought | C. Therefore
C. carefully
C. woman’s
C. sound
C. going
C. added to
C. away from
C. fear
C. face
C. lower
C. trouble
C. ever
C. lawyer
C. front
C. crashed
C. taller
C. a beat
C. knocked
C. knees
C. pushed | D. But
D. nervously
D. driver’s
D. form
D. driving
D. took up
D. near by
D. anger
D. blood
D. harder
D. doubt
D. then
D. sentence
D. nose
D. sped
D. heavier
D. a blow
D. beat
D. body
D. pulled | | 阅读理解。 | When a person passes through the customs (海关) between two countries, he would be questioned by a
customs inspector (检查员). If a person brings in goods of great value, the inspector may ask him to pay
taxes on them. Some people try to hide the valuables they have with them so that they will not have to pay
these taxes. But customs inspectors are hard to fool.
Inspector Joseph Koehler has worked for the US Customs Service for years. One day a group of
passengers arrived on a flight from Belgium.
Koehler took special notice of one of the women among them. At first he did not know what made him
pick her out of them ― the woman"s baggage was made of a purse and two suitcases. She showed no sign
of fear when Koehler opened them. Yet Koehler could not rid himself of the feeling that something was wrong.
Suddenly he knew what it was. The woman was too tall. This woman"s height didn"t seem right somehow.
Then it was found that the bottom parts of her shoes were filled with something.
The inspector opened them. A handful of diamonds fell out on the floor. More jewels were found under a
false bottom in one of her suitcases. Their total weight was 3,387 carats. It was one of the largest diamond
hauls (缴获) ever made by the US Customs. | | 1. From the passage, we can know that Joseph Koehler _____. | A. only asked the women passengers to pay taxes on the valuable goods
B. had worked for almost one year in the US customs
C. opened every passengers" package when they passed the customs
D. found a false bottom in one of the woman"s suitcases | | 2. The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 refers to"_____". | A. the tax the woman should pay
B. the reason to pick the woman out
C. the woman"s baggage
D. the inspector"s duty | | 3. We can learn from the last paragraph that _____. | A. the woman was fond of making jokes
B. the jewels were of high quality
C. Koehler made great contributions to US Customs
D. US Customs are in great need of inspectors like Koehler | | 4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? | A. Koehler was attracted by the woman"s beauty.
B. The woman made some changes to her baggage.
C. The job of a customs inspector is dangerous.
D. The jewels were damaged by the US Customs. | | 完形填空。 | Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to 1 . Now she was Portia,
a strong-willed 2 in Shakespeare"s The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people.
She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing 3 form her
4 , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She 5 being in
front of other people. She was very 6 at school. She had never thought she was good enough at
anything to 7 much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making 8 friends. She had
excellent grades, 9 she always thought that something was missing.
Two weeks before the audition, Robertsa"s mother had heard about it and 10 her to join in.
"I can"t think of anyone else better suited to 11 the part. Remember all the plays you used to act
our for us?”
Her mother wouldn"t let the 12 drop. “You"re just a little scared (害怕). Everyone gets scared.
You know you 13 do it. The trick is to look past the 14 to find the love of what you"re doing.”
So Roberta had made an appointment (预约) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play
and found herself excited by the 15 of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia"s
part, 16 the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn"t hard; she 17 every minute of it.
Every time she spoke the words, she had a new 18 of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia
on many levels.
On the day of the audition, she 19 two of Portia"s famous speeches for the auditors. When she
had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the 20 was hers. | ( )1. A. sing
( )2. A. member
( )3. A. weakly
( )4. A. At first
( )5. A. hated
( )6. A. honest
( )7. A. avoid
( )8. A. few
( )9. A. or
( )10. A. forced
( )11. A. accept
( )12. A. role
( )13. A. can
( )14. A. anger
( )15. A. purpose
( )16. A. memorizing
( )17. A. disliked
( )18. A. consideration
( )19. A. practiced
( )20. A. part | B. dance
B. actress
B. rapidly
B. In fact
B. enjoyed
B. shy
B. focus
B. a few
B. so
B. requested
B. play
B. matter
B. must
B. pain
B. way
B. organizing
B. loved
B. description
B. planned
B. play | C. speak
C. player
C. smoothly
C. After all
C. appreciated
C. polite
C. pay
C. several
C. for
C. encouraged
C. offer
C. interest
C. may
C. sadness
C. idea
C. checking
C. expected
C. selection
C. performed
C. speech | D. report
D. character
D. slowly
D. In all
D. regretted
D. patient
D. attract
D. many
D. but
D. reminded
D. learn
D. grade
D. should
D. fear
D. importance
D. improving
D. bore
D. understanding
D. delivered
D. position | | 完形填空。 | It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn"t healed (痊愈) from a(n) 1 injury. I had 2 whether
or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, 3 for the 3,000-meter run.
" Ready … set …" The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed 4 me. I felt 5 as I fell
farther and farther behind.
" Hooray!" shouted the crowd. It was the loudest 6 I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner
was two laps (圈) ahead of me when she crossed the finish line.
" Maybe I should 7 ," I thought as I moved on. 8 , I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I
ran 9 and decided not to 10 in track next year. It wouldn"t be worth it, 11 my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer- 12 than the one I"d heard earlier. I turned around and 13 , the boys were
preparing for their race." They must be cheering for the boys." I was leaving 14 several girls came up to me.
" Wow, you"ve got courage!" one of them told me.
" Courage? I just 15 a race!" I thought. " I would have given up on the first lap," said another girl." We
were cheering for you. Did you hear us?"
Suddenly I regained 16 . I decided to 17 track next year. I realized strength and courage aren"t always 18
in medals and victories, but in the 19 we overcome (战胜). The strongest people are not always the people
who win, 20 the people who don"t give up when they lose. | ( )1. A. slighter
( )2. A. expected
( )3. A. late
( )4. A. from behind
( )5. A. ashamed
( )6. A. cheer
( )7. A. slow down
( )8. A. Therefore
( )9. A. with delight
( )10. A. play
( )11. A. even if
( )12. A. weaker
( )13. A. well enough
( )14. A. while
( )15. A. finished
( )16. A. cheer
( )17. A. hold on
( )18. A. measured
( )19. A. sadness
( )20. A. or | B. worse
B. supposed
B. eager
B. ahead of
B. astonished
B. shout
B. drop out
B. Otherwise
B. with fear
B. arrive
B. only if
B. longer
B. sure enough
B. when
B. won
B. hope
B. turn to
B. praised
B. struggles
B. nor | C. earlier
C. imagined
C. ready
C. next to
C. excited
C. cry
C. go on
C. Besides
C. in pain
C. race
C. unless
C. lower
C. surprisingly enough
C. as
C. passed
C. interest
C. begin with
C. tested
C. diseases
C. and | D. heavier
D. doubted
D. thirsty
D. close to
D. frightened
D. noise
D. speed up
D. However
D. in advance
D. attend
D. until
D. louder
D. strangely enough
D. since
D. lost
D. experience
D. stick with
D. increased
D. tiredness
D. but |
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