1、9. The sniffing and exploring was going well for him.Finally, we 10 a crossroad near a highway. Lady Luck suggested I should turn left. We did and 11 reached a cottage beside a field. I knocked on the door and explained my situation to an old man. He laughed and then drove us home. Since our adventu
2、re, I 12 that Beans probably knew all along how to get home. He was just having too much fan exploring new trails.1. A. deer B. dog C. lady D. man 2. A. imagine B. consider C. explore D. present 3. A. smart B. sweet C. slow D. shy 4. A. turn B. kick C. jump D. speak 5. A. driveway B. path C. crossro
3、ad D. highway 6. A. knew B. saw C. showed D. made 7. A, mysterious B. ridiculous C. fascinating D. apparent 8. A. house B. forest C. field D. cottage 9. A. unconcerned B. unconscious C. undecided D. uncomfortable 10. A. left for B. went off C. came to D. drove toward 11. A. punctually B. frequently
4、C. formally D. shortly 12. A. regretted B. remembered C. concluded D. confirmed 精练 2Zhang Yi, a 28-year-old editor at the fashion magazine Sunshine,1 her boyfriends proposal like this: In a nice restaurant, he gets down on his2, flourishes a diamond ring and asks: Will you marry me?She would then sc
5、ream, and with tears of joy in her eyes,3 herself into his arms.But the4 was totally different. One night at the end of 2008, her boyfriend simply said:My mother has asked us to5 for the marriage certificate as soon as possible. Zhang agreed - and that was it.On Jan 6, 2009, the couple took a day6 a
6、nd registered their marriage. Instead of a banquet, their wedding ceremony was a 100-yuan ($15) dinner at a small restaurant7 they first met. Zhang was8 when her friends said she had a naked marriage (luo hun), which is now one of the hottest9 among young people in big cities.A witty poem on major B
7、BS and SNS websites10 naked marriages as:No apartment, no car, nor diamond ring; no wedding ceremony, nor honeymoon; each of us pays 4.50 yuan ($0.66), and we get a wedding11 to start a new life.But not everyone12 the idea of a naked marriage. There are two typesof naked marriage, the totally nude k
8、ind and the half-naked marriage, which means the man should at least13 a ring or something else for his14 when they get hitched(订婚).Wang Zhiguo, chief marriage consultant(顾问) at Chinas largest matchmaking website , says that15 people go for a half-naked marriage as they still pay attention to16.Trad
9、itionally, a couple are expected to have a stable material base before getting married. While the man is17 to pay for the house, the woman brings furniture and kitchenware as part of her dowry.Wang believes naked marriages18 society. It teaches young people the core spirit of marriage - love each ot
10、her deeply, no matter rich or poor, Wang thinks, however, that naked marriages may19 a relationships stability.If we see a marriage as a contract, it includes three items: love, responsibility and a material base. Any missing link will lead to some problems in the relationship between husband and wi
11、fe.Wang suggests that if a couples20 situation does not permit them to build a solid material base, an exchange of tokens is necessary for a long-lasting relationship1AimaginingBthinkingCthought Dimagined 2Alegs BkneesC. eyebrows Darms3AseizeBabsorbCthrow Dcatch4ArealityBimaginationCfantasyDatmosphe
12、re5Aregister BprepareC. look Dsearch6AinBup CawayDoff7AwhichBthatCwhereDwherever8Aattractive BfascinatingCamusedDlaughed9AthingsBtopicsCsubjects Dobjects10AdescribesBdefinesCprescribesDexplains11AcertificateBdiploma CpassportDceremony12AappreciatesBadmiresCconsiderates Dembraces13AprovideBaffordCoff
13、er Dsupport14Aloved Bbeloved Cliked Dhated15AfewBmanyCmostDmuch16Afashion Bcustom C. marriageDtradition17AlikelyBunlikely Choped Dexpected18Ainfluence Bdamage CbenefitD.harm19AimproveBaffectCincreaseDdecrease20Afinancial Beconomic Cpresent Dprevious精练 3When Alice started to cycle home from Jennys ho
14、use, she wasnt nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. 1, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadnt been so 2.As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly3 cold very cold. Alices breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it
15、became hard to ride.With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move 4 that she didnt hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also 5. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the ca
16、r, something 6. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need 7. Im afraid Im lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes.”“Airport? You 8 are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back
17、 five kilometers 9 you reach the T-junction. Turn left and 10 for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the 11 to the airport. But Im afraid theres no 12 youll get there in five minutes!”“Thank you very much, dear,” replied the old lady. “Dont worry Ill 13 in time.
18、”The 14 moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it 15 and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something 16 happened. The car began changing. First, its color 17from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, 1
19、8_ just above the ground. As the car 19 into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling 20, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief1.A. However B.Besides C.Therefore D.Otherwise2. A. brave B.
20、 excited C.curious D.stubborn3. A .fell B.seemed C.proved D.grew4. A. aside B.around C.forward D.backward5. A arrived B.stopped C.stayed D.started6. A gathered B.existed C.dropped D.moved7. A help B.gas C.rest D.water8. A necessarily B.normally C.basically D.certainly9.A if B.until C.unless D.as10.
21、A drive B.walk C.follow D.march11. A address B.signs C.notices D.guidance12. A doubt B.room C.time D.way13. A have it B.get it C.make it D.finish it14. A door B.window C.headlight D.wheel15. A passed B.rushed C.turned D.continued16. A strange B.sensitive C.imaginable D.horrible17. A developed B.appe
22、ared C spread D.faded18. A rolling B.floating C drawing D.flashing19. A pointed B.returned C broke D.rose20. A tune B.voice C sound D.tone精练4It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members _1 the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of 2. Finally, after weeks of prep
23、aration, I would3all my hard work in a dance of performance. Everything would be _4_ so I thought. I waited backstage all 5in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies 6that my class was next.My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by
24、 two feet, facing the 7. All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. I really was an 8move. I was concentrating so much 9 the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look 10 I was going. I missed my partners box alto
25、gether and 11. There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles(咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the 12_ rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not 13.”
26、I did my best to follow her 14 as I continued with the routine.When the curtain dropped, so did my15 for the evening. I 16 bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could 17 me down. Recently I realized I had been a 18 that night. I was 19, but
27、 I fought the urge to run off the stage. 20, I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.1. A. filled B. visited C. attended D. decorated2. A. pressure B. impression C. debate D. attention3. A.
28、 take over B. show off C . look after D. give up4. A. reasonable B. suitable C . obvious D . perfect5. A. dressed up B. folded up C. covered up D. mixed up6. A. suggested B. explained C. announced D. predicted7. A. music B . audience C . curtain D . stage8. A. easy B . active C . adventurous D. extra9. A. containing B . hiding C . sharing D . keeping10. A. why B . whether C . where D . what11. A. wandered B. slipped C . waved D . skipped12. A. blood B . pleasure C . pride D . tear13. A. leave B . cheer C . bel
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