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1、C. upD. into（ ） 2.A. in order toB. so thatC. because ofD. such that（ ） 3.A. forB. upC. afterD. through（ ） 4.A. allB. dont fallC. be run out ofD. dont feel（ ） 5.A. run out ofB. run outC. Why dontD. be run out（ ） 6.A. What aboutB. Why notD. Why not you（ ） 7.A. insteadB. instead ofC. together withD. su

2、ch as（ ） 8.A. look likeB. take upC. take afterD. go off（ ） 9.A. works outB. gets onC. depends onD. gives away（ ） 10.A. more relaxedB. most relaxedC. more relaxingD. most relaxing第二节: 阅读下面一篇短文, 理解大意, 从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案, 使短文连贯完整。BPoliceman were called by a shop in Southland early on Christmas morning.

3、When they arrived, they found two burglars （偷盗者） were kept in a lift 11. _ a heavy box of money. The two men were in their 12. _. They broke into an office in the shop and took the money box and ran 13. _ the lift. They did not see the sign on the door saying that it 14. _ no more than two people.“T

4、hey were kept between the floors because they took a heavy box,” the police officer said, “they were trapped there for six hours while they 15. _ on what they hoped to be their Christmas 16. _. They were doing this at a time when people were at 17. _ for the Christmas with their families. It was a v

5、ery special 18. _ when the policemen opened the door and they 19. _ out, holding out arms. They said they had never been 20. _ pleased to see policeman. The policemen said they were pleased to see them too.”（ ） 11.A. hadB. madeC. wasD. with（ ） 12.A. twentiethB. twentiesC. twentysD. twenty（ ） 13.B. i

6、ntoC. awayD. off（ ） 14.A. runsB. drivesC. makesD. carries（ ） 15.A. sitsB. are sittingC. satD. were sitting（ ） 16.A. boxB. treeC. presentD. money（ ） 17.A. workB. homeC. easeD. place（ ） 18.A. happyB. hurryC. momentD. worry（ ） 19.A. putB. gaveC. walkedD. died（ ） 20.A. muchB. suchC. tooD. soII. 阅读理解 （共1

7、5小题, 计20分） 阅读下面A、B、C三篇短文, 从所给的四个选项中选出所能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。（共10小题, 计15分）Once there was a piano player in a bar. People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song. “I dont sing.” said the man. But the lady told the waiter, “Im tired of listening to the piano. I want t

8、he player to sing!” The waiter shouted across the room, “Hey friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song! So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!He had talent he was sitting on! He may h

9、ave lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole. You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your

10、talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent. （ ） 21. The words “sit on” in the passage probably means _.A. fail to realizeB. forget to useC. try to developD. manage to show（

11、） 22. From the story we know if you have some talent, you should _.A. hide it and waitB. ask others for helpC. pay no attention to itD. work hard to improve yourself（ ） 23. Which could be the best title for the passage?A. Play the Piano in the BarB. Achieve Success in LifeC. Never Lose HeartD. Find

12、your Hidden TalentWhen I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my fathers friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul. Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived. Bernie would call dad and I would go to Bernies place. Wed sit on the edge of t

13、he dock （码头）, feel dangling （摇晃）, and got ready for a big meal. Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then wed bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart - the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part and th

14、row away the rest. Bernie was my fathers idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernies wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with fri

15、ends and eat only the heart of the watermelon. What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you dont take the time to dangle your feet over the dog and enjoy lifes

16、 small pleasure. Your work is probably hurting your life. For many years, I forgot that lesson I learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could. Well, Ive relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. Thats th

17、e heart of the watermelon. Ive learned again to throw the rest away. （ ） 24. How did the writer and his father eat the watermelon?A. They ate it in a polite way.B. They only ate its best part.C. They ate every part of it.D. They shared only one piece.（ ） 25. In the eyes of the writers father, Bernie

18、 _.A. was just a rich businessmanB. worked hard all the timeC. lived a rich but healthy lifeD. knew how to make money（ ） 26. It can be learned from the passage that _.A. one has to work hard to reach his goalB. a friend in need is a friend in deedC. watermelon is the healthiest fruitD. one should ke

19、ep work-life balanceCHave you ever put your old clothes into the donation （捐赠） box in your neighborhood? If not, you can do it right now because the clothes donation is becoming a trend in Urumqi. “From time to time, my mother clears out the clothes which I no longer wear. You know, we teenagers are

20、 growing fast. I think its a good way to help others.” Lin Tao, a junior student says. “I often pick out some of my clothes which are out of style after going shopping. Then Ill put them into the donation box.” Miss Li, a pretty young lady says. “That seems like a good idea. Some clothes in the box

21、are quite new. People can either wear them or use them to make things such as handbags and pencil cases.” Mrs. Wang, an old woman says. “Sometimes I also look through the box for some nice clothes.” However, there are some problems along with the popularity of clothes donation. Recently, a UTV repor

22、ter from Focus on the City has made a survey. Here are the results: The box is full of clothes in a short time. Theres no more room for people to give away clothes. Some people sell the clothes in the donation box for making money instead of wearing them. Some communities set the box In suitable pla

23、ces. So there are few clothes in it. Many clothes are too old and shabby （破烂的）. “Whats worse,” one of the staff in a community added, “We quite often see people throw rubbish into the box when they pass by. Weve tried to stop them several times but failed. It has been the most serious problem since

24、we set the box.” In order to make the donation box work in an efficient way, our government is taking action. Clothes donation will be better-organized and it will be more convenient for people in need to take the clothes away. （ ） 27. Miss Li gives away her clothes because _.A. her clothes are out

25、of styleB. her o clears out her clothesC. she is growing too fastD. she wants to make something（ ） 28. The reporter from UTV has collected _.A. 4 problemsB. 5 problemsC. 6 problemsD. 7 problems（ ） 29. All the problems about the donation box are included EXCEPT _.A. theres no more room for people to donate clothesB. people choose unsuitable places to set the boxC. sometimes the box is broken by someoneD. the clothes in the box are too old and shabby（ ） 30. We can infer from the passage that _.A. the clothes donation