The party began shortly after Mr. Wood, who lived in the flat below, signed to himself as he heard excited voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had  1   some work home from the office,  2  he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise  3  . But by eleven o’clock he felt  4 and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier  experience he knew it was  5   trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he  6   himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and  7   his head in the pillow. But  8   he could not shut  9   the noise, finally, after  10  seemed hours, his  11  was gone.
He jumped out of bed,  12 some clothing, marched  13 up the stairs, and walked into his neighbor’s flat. The owner of the flat, who 14   him in his dressing gown, came  15  the room and, 16  Mr. Wood could say anything, cried, “My dear fellow, come and  17 . I know our parties  18  you. I meant to send you  19 .” Mr. Wood’s anger disappeared then and there. He said, “I’d better go and get  20 .” Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.

小題1:	A．taken B．carried C．brought D．fetched

小題2:	A．with which B．from which C．where D．when

小題3:	A．outside B．overhead C．downstairs D．nearby

小題4:	A．bad B．tired C．sick D．hopeless

小題5:	A．useless B．necessary C．possible D．helpful

小題6:	A．had B．found C．caught D．felt

小題7:	A．buried B．rested C．shook D．turned

小題8:	A．till then B．worse still C．strange enough D．even so

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)way B．off C．down D．up

小題10:

A．it B．what C．that D．which

小題11:

A．sleep B．strength C．patience D．a(chǎn)nger

小題12:

A．pulled on B．dressed up C．selected D．wore

小題13:

A．sadly B．proudly C．quietly D．firmly

小題14:

A．made fun of B．stared at C．was angry with D．caught sight of

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)cross B．a(chǎn)round C．towards D．by

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)s B．before C．though D．until

小題17:

A．meet as B．sit here C．join us D．scold me

小題18:

A．may trouble B．would trouble C．may bother D．must bother

小題19:

A．a(chǎn) notice B．a(chǎn) message C．a(chǎn)n invitation D．a(chǎn)n apology

小題20:

A．washed B．changed C．dressed D．prepared

Peter Fern was crazy about mountains. Climbing was the  1 of his life. Church towers，seaside cliffs, rock faces, ice mountains，anything “If it is there” , he used to say, “then I want to climb it.”
So the news of his marriage gave me a   2 . I’d never known him to take much interest in   3 . Well，Peter Fern a married man! I couldn't  4 it. I  5 whether his wife would try to stop some of his risky   6 .
She was French perhaps--from that place   7 he usually spent his holidays. Chamonix，wasn’t it? From Chamonix he'd climbed Mount Blanc on his seventeenth birthday, and another one the day after! That was it, then: She was French，from a mountaineering family. No  8 . No other explanation.
A month later I met them  9 in town. Anna surprised me—because she was English. She was a dancer in the   10．
“I have   11 climbed more than sixty steps in my life,” she told me. “Peter has his   12 , and I’ve got mine. No   13 ”. “None at all，”Peter said, smiling. “Where did you spend your   14 ?” I askeD．Somewhere far  15 theatres and mountains，was it? “We had a week's holiday,” Anna said, “I flew to New York to see Dirke Dancers on Broadway. A wonderful  16 !” Peter said, “I didn’t want to   17 the good weather. So I went to Switzerland and climbed the north   18 of the Eiger with Allen Dunlop. Great   19 , the Eiger. Grand place for a honeymoon! I’ll show you the   20 we took one day.”
1． A．purpose                B．love                  C．a(chǎn)nswer                  D．even
2． A．joy                       B．thought              C．lesson                   D．shock
3． A．mountains             B．churches            C．faces                    D．girls
4． A．a(chǎn)ccept                  B．understand         C．bear                     D．tell
5． A．believed               B．knew                 C．wondered              D．realized
6． A．jobs                     B．words                C．a(chǎn)dventures            D．deeds
7． A．where                   B．when                 C．which                   D．how
8． A．one                      B．reason               C．sign                      D．doubt
9． A．a(chǎn)ll                    B．two                   C．both                     D．double
10．A．family　             B．mountain           C．theatre                  D．holiday
11．A．ever                    B．even                  C．never                    D．a(chǎn)lmost
12．A．interests               B．life                    C．room                    D．car
13．A．wonder            B．way                   C．time                     D．problems
14．A．days                    B．honeymoon        C．childhood             D．rest of life
15．A．a(chǎn)way                   B．a(chǎn)s                      C．by                        D．from
16．A．show                   B．sight                  C．scene                    D．game
17．A．miss                    B．escape               C．break                    D．forget
18．A．position               B．face                   C．point                    D．line
19．A．programme          B．progress             C．fun                       D．invention
20．A．photographs         B．roles                  C．sports                   D．pains

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her  1 mother with whispered desperation（絕望）, “  2 a miracle（奇跡） can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She   3 all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she   4 her way six blocks to the local drugstore（藥店）.
“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.
“It’s   5 my little brother,”  the girl answered back. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a   6  . His name is Andrew and he has something  7 growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”
“We don’t   8  miracles here, chilD．I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling   9 at the little girl.
In the shop was a   10 customer. He stooped (彎腰) down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother   11  ?”
“I don’t know,” she replieD．“He’s really sick and mommy says he needs   12  . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my  13  .”
“How much do you have?” asked the man.
“One dollar and eleven cents,   14 I can try and get some more,”  she answered quietly.
“Well, what a coincidence（巧合）,”  smiled the man.  “A dollar and eleven cents — the   15 price of a miracle for little brothers.  16 me to where you live. I want to see your brother and   17 your parents.”
That well dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科醫(yī)生）. The operation was completed without   18 and it wasn’t long before Andrew was   19 again and doing well.
The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the  20 of a little child.
1． A．tearful                  B．hopeful              C．helpless                D．kind
2． A．Simply                 B．Just                   C．Only                    D．More than
3． A．drew                    B．pulled                C．put                       D．poured
4． A．followed               B．made                 C．took                     D．found
5． A．to                        B．a(chǎn)s                      C．for                       D．on
6． A．hope                    B．doctor               C．favor                    D．miracle
7． A．bad                      B．small                 C．extra                    D．impossible
8． A．have                     B．offer                 C．sell                       D．store
9． A．gently                 B．sadly                 C．strangely               D．coldly
10．A．well dressed         B．kind hearted       C．well behaved         D．good looking
11．A．have                    B．need                  C．care                      D．like
12．A．a(chǎn) doctor               B．a(chǎn) surgeon           C．a(chǎn)n operation          D．a(chǎn) kindness
13．A．savings                B．wishes               C．ideas                    D．suggestions
14．A．since                   B．a(chǎn)s                      C．a(chǎn)fter                     D．but
15．A．same                   B．exact                 C．proper                  D．necessary
16．A．Show                  B．Help                  C．Take                     D．Follow
17．A．help                    B．encourage          C．persuade               D．meet
18．A．difficulty             B．delay                 C．charge                  D．result
19．A．happy                  B．well                  C．strong                   D．home
20． A．cleverness          B．faith                  C．courage                D．devotion

When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day holidays posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers. It was Christmas eve when I arrived home, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments (裝飾物) shining against the green of a pine. “Where did it come from?” I asked.
“I asked the Gates boy to cut it,” my mother said. “I wouldn’t have had one just for myself, such a rush！He just brought it in this afternoon…” The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the tree top crystal star was in its place. A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with the pleasant smell of Christmas. “It’s not like the one you used to find,” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn’t know where to look for a good one. But I couldn’t be fussy (挑剔的)．”
“Don’t worry,” I told her. “It’s perfect.” It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect．
小題1:From the passage, we can infer that ______．

A．the writer spent his first Christmas during the war

B．soldiers did not all go home for Christmas during the war

C．a(chǎn)ll the soldiers had three-day holidays

D．the writer could not go home for Christmas

小題2:When the writer got home, ______．

A．it was December 23th

B．it was snowing heavily

C．he found a Christmas tree in the living room

D．the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother

小題3:From this passage，we can conclude that ______．

A．the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees

B．his mother didn’t like perfect trees

C．his mother didn’t want to have a tree

D．the writer wouldn’t have a tree cut by someone else

小題4:“All Christmas trees are perfect”，because they can remind you of ______．

A．the wartime	B．the green of a pine
C．the pleasant smell	D．the sweet home

小題5:The best title for this passage would be “______”．

A．How to Choose a Christmas Tree

B．How Soldiers Spent Christmas

C．The Perfect Christmas Tree

D．The Christmas Without a Tree

In 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie, one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.
In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness with confidence, so she was sent to Hammersmith Hospital in London. She was then only semi-conscious (半清醒狀態(tài)) and on the "Dangerously Ill" list. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they, too, were confused by the very unusual symptoms (癥狀). While they were discussing the baby's case, a nurse asked to speak to them.
"Excuse me," said Nurse Marsha Maitlan, "but I think the baby is suffering from thallium poisoning. (鉈中毒)"
"What makes you think that?" Dr. Brown asked. "Thallium poisoning is extremely rare."
"A few days ago, I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse by Agatha Christie," Nurse Maitlan explained. "In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms are described. They're exactly the same as the baby's."
"You're very thoughtful and you may be right," another doctor said. "We'll carry out some tests and find out whether it's thallium or not."
Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium, a rare metallic substance used in making special glass. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent back to Qatar. Later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide (殺蟲劑) used in Qatar.
小題1:The one who first suggested the correct cause of the baby's illness was _____.

A．a(chǎn) doctor in Qatar	B．Nurse Maitlan
C．Dr. Brown	D．Agatha Christie

小題2:The baby was sent to London because _____.

A．she was born there

B．the hospitals in Qatar were full at that time

C．she was the daughter of a doctor in London

D．the Qatar doctors were not sure whether they could cure her

小題3:As far as we can tell from the passage, Agatha Christie _____.

A．had never met this baby

B．had spent a long time studying the baby's case

C．visited the baby in the hospital at Hammersmith

D．gave Nurse Maitlan some advice on the phone

小題4:It seems likely from the passage that the baby's illness had something to do with _____.

A．a(chǎn) dangerous pair of glasses

B．the water in Qatar

C．a(chǎn) harmful substance used to kill insects

D．a(chǎn) dead writer

小題5:When the baby was sent to the hospital in London, her case was considered to be _____.

A．a(chǎn)n urgent one	B．quite a simple one
C．a(chǎn) usual one	D．the result of thallium poisoning

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從26－45各題所給的四個選項（A，B，C，D）中選出最佳選項。
On my first day of the sixth grade, I noticed one little girl called Amy on the school bus. “Don’t __26__ her,” Lauren said, who sat beside me. “Or they will make fun of you.”
Amy had many __27__ differences — lots of reasons for other kids to make fun of her. Her eyes weren’t straight. Her glasses were an inch thick. And she had really ugly teeth.
Every day __28__ we drove to and from school, kids would shout insults (侮辱) at Amy. “God, what a (n) __29__ face! Stop looking at me!” “Mr. Rolland (the driver)! Amy took off her __30__, and now her eyes are __31__ me! Make her put them back on!” For a while I shouted my share of insults, just so I’d fit in (合群). __32__, I didn’t want them to treat me the same way they treated Amy.
But while I was insulting her, my heart __33__ for the girl. I could see that the insults were making her look __34__, because she was so ashamed (羞愧) and alone. Then I wanted to __35__ her. I just didn’t know how to stop my schoolmates __36__ the night of our class roller-skating party.
Our whole class was there, including Amy. Amy didn’t know how to __37__, but I could see how much she wanted to __38__ like the rest of us. So I skated over to her and took her by the hand; we began the journey together around the skating rink (溜冰場). She just smiled, and sometimes she would laugh in __39__.
On the school bus the next morning there was much news about Amy and me __40__ together, __41__ nobody insulted her or me. And they didn’t do that for the rest of the year.
After graduation, I never __42__ Amy again. However, I never forget her and I’ve always __43__ if I changed her life for the better. But I know for sure she changed my __44__. After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to impress (給……留下印象) people by trying to __45__ like them. I became myself.
26. A. laugh at     B. ask about    C. talk to      D. be afraid of
27. A. common       B. small        C. social       D. physical
28. A. as           B. though       C. after        D. before
29. A. pretty       B. strange      C. ordinary     D. lovely
30. A. glasses     B. coat        C. shoes       D. hat
31. A. frightening  B. interesting  C. encouraging  D. injuring
32. A. Instead      B. After all    C. If so        D. Therefore
33. A. beat         B. lost         C. ached        D. opened
34. A. happier      B. taller       C. prettier     D. uglier
35. A. give in to   B. deal with    C. stand up for D. believe in
36. A. until        B. except       C. before       D. after
37. A. stand        B. skate        C. play         D. walk
38. A. catch up     B. have fun     C. sit down     D. fall over
39. A. fear         B. surprise     C. comfort      D. joy
40. A. talking     B. chatting     C. skating      D. travelling
41. A. so          B. because     C. but         D. still
42. A. wrote to     B. laughed at   C. heard from   D. made fun of
43. A. hoped        B. wondered     C. thought     D. considered
44. A. life         B. mind         C. interest     D. friend
45. A. study       B. fight        C. act         D. play

When Jackie Robinson walked onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York, on April 15, 1947, he changed baseball forever. As the first African American to play in the Major League in modern times, many believe he changed the country forever.
Robinson was born in 1919. He lived in a time when rules controlled what African Americans could do. He was a top athlete, playing football, basketball and baseball. But playing for a major League team was off limits to Robinson because of his race.
Branch Rickey, president and manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, signed (和……簽約) Robinson in 1947. He believed that Robinson not only had the skills, but the courage to face the challenge of becoming modern baseball’s first black player.
It wasn’t easy. Robinson sometimes faced boos (噓聲) from fans. But he became a star, anyway. In 1962, he became the first African-American player chosen to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 2005, he was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award Congress can give to an American.
By breaking baseball’s color barrier (膚色障礙), Robinson opened the door for many to follow his footsteps, not only in baseball, but in other areas of life as well. After he stopped playing the game, Robinson worked as a manager for a coffee company. He wrote a newspaper column (專欄). He also  started a bank.
小題1:Before Jackie Robinson, no African-American players could __________.

A．play baseball	B．play in the Major League
C．play football and basketball	D．watch Major League games

小題2:According to Branch Rickey, Jackie Robinson was __________.

A．poor but clever	B．unlucky but confident
C．proud and strong	D．brave and skilled

小題3:We can know that Jackie Robinson’s story __________.

A．changed many Africans’ ideas

B．had an effect on many black people’s lives

C．encouraged black people to fight with whites

D．started a hot discussion about the color barrier

小題4:Which of the following is NOT what he once did?

A．a(chǎn) newspaper column writer	B．a(chǎn) banker
C．a(chǎn) university teacher	D．a(chǎn) manager in a company

Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that fits the context.
Because neither she nor her husband smoked, Mrs. Trench was surprised to see cigarette ash on her doorstep as she entered the house. When she opened the living-room door, she was astonished to see a strange man fast      48     in an armchair! Taking care not to disturb him, Mrs. Trench left the house at once. She called a taxi and went      49     to the police station. When she got there, she lost no time to explain             _____50    had happened and added that the man      51     have got into the house      52    an open window. Mrs. Trench returned home       53      a police car together with two policemen. But it was too late: the man had disappeared. Hurrying upstairs, she went to her dressing-table. She smiled       54       relief when she saw the only thing that man had taken was an imitation diamond necklace that was almost      55      !

When 7-year-old Warren Buffett said,“I will be the richest man one day,” his friends made fun of his “daydreaming”. But ever since then the little boy has set about learning how to make money by selling drinks, delivering newspaper and buying stocks. The American had already earned $9,000 (equal to $90,000 today) by the time he graduated from high school.
And this month the 78-year-old man, who earned his fortune by making a lot of sound investment in the stock market, took the place of Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, as the world’s richest man. Gates’ worth declined $1.5 billion to $55.5 billion in 33 days after the recent financial storm, according to Forbes Magazine.
Buffett, the only son of a stockbroker, was ready to think outside the box to develop his business from a very early age. At 8, he went to golf courses collecting and selling the used balls. At 11 when he sold soda pop door-to-door with a friend, the pair collected lids on streets to judge which flavor was the most popular.
As a paper boy during high school, Buffett delivered two competitor papers, so that even when customers canceled one of the subscriptions, he could still make a profit from the other. With his paper delivery savings, Buffett bought 162,000 square meters of farmland and collected rent. Young Buffett stepped into the stock market at 11 but earned only $5. The experience taught him one of the virtues in investing, patience.
After graduating from university, Buffett started his venture with stocks with his childhood earnings and money from friends. He researched the stocks and just bought those of solid companies that were undervalued and inexpensive at the time. By sticking to companies such as American Express and Coca-Cola, Buffett has become rich.
“Learning is important to Buffett’s success. He is a learning machine who can spend his entire day reading. He keeps learning from books, street smarts and investigation, from both success and failure. In this way, he over-achieved his aptitude (能力).” said Charlie Munger, his longtime business partner.
小題1: The passage is mainly about ___________.

A．why Buffett took the place of Bill Gates as the world’s richest man

B．what effect Buffett’s childhood experiences had on his success

C．how Buffett earned his fortune and achieved his aptitude

D．what Buffett dreamt about when he was a child

小題2: Which of the following is true about Buffett?

A．His worth is more than $ 55.5 billion now.

B．He is next to Bill Gates in wealth at the present time.

C．He achieved great success on stepping into the stock market.

D．He bought 162,000 square meters of farmland by selling soda pop.

小題3: How did Buffett behave at the stock market?

A．He often prefers some inexpensive stocks.

B．He will buy the stock whose price is lower than its value.

C．He always borrows money from his friends to buy stocks.

D．He will sell the stock if its price doesn’t go up.

小題4:Which is the main factor that determines Buffett’s success?

A．His education.	B．His family background.
C．His desire to learn.	D．His cooperation with his partner.

小題5:What can we infer from the passage?

A．Buffett is an immediate success in the stock market.

B．Buffett and Gates are business partners.

C．His father helped him a lot in his business.

D．Buffett has a good sense of business.

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從第31至第40小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
Dear Mr. Takashhi,
I am writing to apologize for any misunderstandings that occurred when I showed you around Beijing the other day. I noticed that you were a bit   31  when I put the business card you gave me in my   32  without looking at it. And   33  did not know why you kept making an OK sign and why you   34  so many things. After reading a magazine article, I know that Japanese people give out their business cards   35  they greet others and they would like others to look at their cards carefully. So I should have read your   36  before I put it in my pocket. And I also know why you bought so many things   37 . Because gift-giving is expected in Japan and on a trip, you must bring back lots of   38 . As for the OK sign, I now know it is a request for small change.
I feel very sorry for not having known these   39  habits earlier. I hope you can forgive me for all these misunderstandings. I hope   40  our next meeting will be happier.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hualing
1. A. pleased       B. upset            C. excited          D. encouraged
2. A. hand          B. box              C. watch            D. pocket
3. A. I             B. you              C. we               D. nobody
4. A. made          B. saw              C. bought           D. eat
5. A. unless        B. before           C. after            D. when
6. A. faces         B. books            C. cards            D. clothes
7. A. there         B. here             C. home             D. everywhere
8. A. gifts         B. photos           C. pictures         D. sweets
9. A. strange       B. rare             C. unusual          D. cultural
10. A. which        B. that             C. when             D. where