8．（31）Aa popular French writer，Jules Verne is regarded as the father of science fiction，which is a combination of scientific truth and（32）D．His famous science fiction stories，such as Journey to the Centre of the Earth，Twenty Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World In Eighty Days，are liked by people of all（33）Aall over the world no matter whether they are old or young．
The book Around the World In Eighty Days centers around a rich English gentleman and his French servant．The gentleman regularly pays a visit to a club made up of（34）B men．Once he（35）C to get into a heated discussion about whether it is possible to complete the journey（36）Bthe world in eighty days．It's a bit little challenging at that time．So they bet a lot of money．He accepts the challenge．In the course of his travels，he is held up by many surprising adventures along the way，so he thinks he has lost the bet．（37）Dhe gains one more day．Because he doesn't take into consideration the fact that he is travelling westward．Thus he reaches the place a full day earlier．（38）A，he wins and finds himself a beautiful wife，too．
This work by Jules Verne is one of his classics．It has been made into several movies，including the 1956 version （版本） by the same（39）C．Certainly no writer before Jules Vern has been made widely known in English-speaking countries．It is his early love for scientific knowledge that（40）Bhis success．

31．A．As	B．Like	C．Unlike	D．With
32．A．knowledge	B．experiment	C．research	D．imagination
33．A．a(chǎn)ges	B．a(chǎn)bilities	C．senses	D．tastes
34．A．poor	B．wealthy	C．ordinary	D．clever
35．A．seems	B．wants	C．happens	D．decides
36．A．in	B．a(chǎn)round	C．over	D．through
37．A．Besides	B．Still	C．So	D．However
38．A．Luckily	B．Carefully	C．Sadly	D．Disappointingly
39．A．time	B．place	C．name	D．story
40．A．turns to	B．leads to	C．points to	D．a(chǎn)dds to

7．She watched her little girl at play through her window．Memories flooded back to her（36）BShe remembered that when she was a little girl，her mother would （37）
Dher face every night  when she was about to go to bed with her toys and said，"Lord，（38）Amy child safe．"
However，she left home when（39）Cto college．Then she got married．Her work and family（40）Aher from visiting her mum，who is living alone．
     Thinking of this，she realize that she hadn't（41）Cher mum for a long time．So she picked up the phone．
"Dear，I miss you，"there came her mum's voice．"Someone said that I should give you a kiss（42）Byou left home，but I didn't．I want to kiss you now，but I can't do it through a（43）A．"
"You kiss me every night when I was home，"she said in a low voice．
"You're right，honey．Those days were so nice．But I feel（44）Dnow when looking through your bedroom window．"
Tears（45）Adown her checks．Not knowing how to（46）Aher mum，she hung up  in a hurry．
She（47）Bher pen and wrote a letter to her mum．
Dear  mum，
Thank you for （48 ）B  you're done for me．There's no（49 ）C love than yours．Mum，there's something I want to tell you．You （50）A not know how many times I saw you watch me play．That   51A  that you looked through is （52 ）Done that  God looked in．He saw you by my bed each night when you'd tenderly tuck me in（53）B     since I was young at that time，I didn't know how great this love was．It is not until I have my own child to  tuck in，to watch through the window  （54 ）B I understand your love for me．We are the same now．So mum，please don't feel lonely，you know I'll always be （55）C．

36．A．window	B．childhood	C．neighborhood	D．playground
37．A．watch	B．hug	C．pat	D．kiss
38．A．keep	B．save	C．look	D．remember
39．A．a(chǎn)dmired	B．a(chǎn)dapted	C．a(chǎn)dmitted	D．a(chǎn)djusted
40．A．prevented	B．protected	C．separated	D．banned
41．A．missed	B．loved	C．called	D．hated
42．A．a(chǎn)fter	B．before	C．until	D．since
43．A．phone	B．kiss	C．window	D．hug
44．A．happy	B．nervous	C．a(chǎn)lone	D．lonely
45．A．rolled	B．dropped	C．took	D．put
46．A．comfort	B．excite	C．surprise	D．worry
47．A．picked out	B．picked up	C．picked off	D．picked on
48．A．how	B．what	C．that	D．whether
49．A．happier	B．less	C．greater	D．more
50．A．may	B．must	C．can	D．dare
51．A．window	B．bed	C．memory	D．home
52．A．the only	B．the first	C．the rest	D．the same
53．A．When	B．But	C．So	D．Then
54．A．before	B．that	C．since	D．what
55．A．out	B．home	C．there	D．with

6．It was a sunny day for sightseeing around the downtown．We were a group of students just out for some fun．（41）C all of us had different cravings （渴望），we （42）Bto do what we like to．When my friend Maggie （43）Dfor a hot dog stand（攤點）．I decided to keep her （44）C．But when she took out her money to pay him，the man （41）A us．"It is just a small hot dog，"he said．"So （46）C mind paying me．That will be free．"
We expressed our thanks and （47）Bour friends in the park．But as we talked and ate，I was attracted by a man （48）Dalone nearby，looking at us．It seemed obviously that he hadn't showered for days．Another （49）B person，I thought．
But when Maggie and I went to the garbage can（垃圾桶） to （50）A my lunch bag，I heard a （51）A voice ask，"There isn't any food in the bag，is there？"
It was the man who had been watching us，with no （52）C in his voice at all．He seemed to be very hungry，couldn't （53）B to see anything thrown away，and was（54）Dto asking this question．
Maggie said，"Just wait for me for a minute，"and ran away．I felt （55）A as she went through to the hot dog stand．Then I （56）C what she was doing．She bought a hot dog and gave the hungry man the food．
When she came back to us，Maggie said（57）B，"I was just passing on the  （58）D that someone gave to me．"
That day I learned how  （59）Dcan go farther than the person you give to．（60）A giving，you teach others how to give also．

41．A．When	B．So	C．Since	D．Though
42．A．promised	B．decided	C．expected	D．managed
43．A．waited	B．a(chǎn)sked	C．stood	D．headed
44．A．distance	B．balance	C．company	D．a(chǎn)ppointment
45．A．surprised	B．excited	C．interested	D．frightened
46．A．just	B．a(chǎn)lways	C．never	D．often
47．A．surrounded	B．joined	C．greeted	D．a(chǎn)ppreciated
48．A．thinking	B．singing	C．sighing	D．sitting
49．A．useless	B．homeless	C．hopeless	D．a(chǎn)imless
50．A．throw away	B．put away	C．take away	D．carry away
51．A．strong	B．terrible	C．proud	D．sweet
52．A．regret	B．disappointment	C．shame	D．pride
53．A．refuse	B．bear	C．a(chǎn)gree	D．pretend
54．A．limited	B．devoted	C．a(chǎn)ddicted（沉溺）	D．used
55．A．curiously	B．willingly	C．closely	D．greedily（貪婪地）
56．A．imagined	B．wondered	C．realized	D．doubted
57．A．jokingly	B．simply	C．foolishly	D．humorously
58．A．praise	B．encouragement	C．victory	D．kindness
59．A．a(chǎn)bility	B．possibility	C．responsibility	D．generosity
60．A．By	B．For	C．In	D．About

5．Some boys join the Navy when they are quite young，and they then are given a course of training as sailors．It is a long course； both on land （41）C at sea．During it，the boys study things （42）B math and science as well as learn to tie knots （結），fire guns and do other （43）A things．
One of the important things they are （44）D is how to swim．In the old days，many sailors were （45）B to swim，but now it is rare to find one that cannot． （46）A one school for sailors，the swimming instructor was good． （47）D had never had a boy whom he had （48）C to teach to swim by the time the course ended． （49）B，one year there was one particular boy on the training course （50）A seemed quite unable to learn to swim．The instructor tried giving him （51）B lessons，but he had （52）D success at all，whatever he did．In the end，as the time （53）C near for the course  to end，he had to admit defeat．
One day，he called the boy （54）A after the swimming lesson and said，"John，I have tried （55）B to teach you to swim，but I have failed （56）A the first time in my life．Now I want to give you a piece of （57）C．Listen carefully．"
"Yes，sir，"answered the boy．
"Well，"the instructor （58）D on，"if you are ever in a ship and it （59）C，just dive off the side into the sea，go right down to the bottom and （60）B to the shore as fast as you can．That's the only way you will save your life．"

41．A．or	B．nor	C．a(chǎn)nd	D．besides
42．A．such	B．like	C．both	D．by
43．A．practical	B．suitable	C．interesting	D．sensitive
44．A．learned	B．studied	C．done	D．taught
45．A．supposed	B．unable	C．a(chǎn)ble	D．considered
46．A．At	B．For	C．By	D．Of
47．A．It	B．They	C．She	D．He
48．A．managed	B．tried	C．failed	D．occurred
49．A．But	B．However	C．Therefore	D．Meanwhile
50．A．who	B．which	C．it	D．what
51．A．hopeful	B．extra	C．good	D．useful
52．A．some	B．a(chǎn)ny	C．none	D．no
53．A．went	B．passed	C．drew	D．flew
54．A．a(chǎn)side	B．a(chǎn)way	C．off	D．on
55．A．hardly	B．enough	C．merely	D．hard
56．A．for	B．on	C．a(chǎn)s	D．of
57．A．news	B．idea	C．a(chǎn)dvice	D．word
58．A．put	B．said	C．came	D．went
59．A．floats	B．moves	C．sinks	D．drops
60．A．swim	B．run	C．walk	D．jump

4．I was taken out of high school by my mother．I knew that my（31）D would become difficult because we were taught that we had to have an education to make （32）A in life．Since I was only 16，I really started feeling hopeless in life （33）C I didn't know what I was going to do．I worked to help my （34）D pay bills and that was all I could do at the time．Then she started telling me that when I turned 18I had to （35）Bthe house．
I couldn't understand what was going on because my brother was （36）A  than me and she didn't want to （37）B him out．As my 18th birthday was coming I was really beginning to feel （38）C because I didn't have an idea on what to do．
One night while I was （39）C television，an advertisement came on about joining the Navy．The next day I called the （40）A on the advertisement and set up an appointment to meet the recruiter （招募者）．When he （41）B about me not having a high school diploma he knew I had a （42）B chance．I explained to him that I was going to be homeless in a few （43）D．He told me he would （44）Awhat he could do．About two months later he called me and （45）B me to come to his office．I went in and he （46）B to me he would have to pull some strings （走走后門） to get me in the service （47）D I had to promise him that I would make the best of this opportunity he was trying to （48）A for me and I did．
Now I have a high （49）C in life that many people don't have and an ability to make my life a little （50）B with that decision I made and the help I received．

31．A．game	B．work	C．study	D．life
32．A．it	B．that	C．them	D．this
33．A．before	B．until	C．because	D．though
34．A．father	B．sister	C．brother	D．mother
35．A．a(chǎn)rrive at	B．get out of	C．build up	D．come into
36．A．older	B．younger	C．cleverer	D．higher
37．A．send	B．kick	C．find	D．work
38．A．careless	B．penniless	C．hopeless	D．selfless
39．A．examining	B．noticing	C．watching	D．observing
40．A．number	B．name	C．time	D．place
41．A．thought	B．heard	C．a(chǎn)rgued	D．worried
42．A．big	B．small	C．thin	D．thick
43．A．days	B．hours	C．minutes	D．months
44．A．see	B．point	C．understand	D．present
45．A．forced	B．ordered	C．a(chǎn)dvised	D．a(chǎn)sked
46．A．repeated	B．explained	C．complained	D．a(chǎn)pologized
47．A．so	B．or	C．a(chǎn)s	D．but
48．A．create	B．reject	C．master	D．handle
49．A．organization	B．situation	C．position	D．discovery
50．A．busier	B．easier	C．harder	D．luckier

3．Hello everyone，my name is Thomas Suarez．I've always had a（36）A for computers and technology，and I've made a few apps（應用程序）for the iPhone，iPad Touch and iPad．I'd like to （37）Bsome with you today．
My first app was a unique fortune-teller called Earth Fortune，which will display different colors of earth depending on（38）D your fortune was．My （39）C and most successful app is Bustin Jieber．I created it because students disliked this spoof program，so I （40）Ato make the app．
I persuaded my parents to pay the 99-dollar-fee，and my apps are on the app store．I've got a lot of （41）B from my family，friends and even the staff at the Apple Store．And that's been （42）D help to me．I've also got a lot of inspiration from Steve Jobs．After I （43）Dan Apple Club at school，a teacher is（44）C spon-soring my Apply Club．Any student at my school can come and （45）A how to design an app．This is how I can share my （46）C with others．
These programs are called the iPad Pilot Program（試點計劃）and I'm （47）B enough to be part of one．A big （48）A is：How should the iPads be used and what apps should we put on the iPads？So we're getting
（49）D from teachers at this school to see what kind of apps they'd like．When we finish designing the app and （50）A it，it will be free to local districts but （51）Bto others．All the （52）C from that will go into the local Education Foundations．This is valuable to （53）D，and educators should recognize this resource and （54）C it．
I'd like to create more apps，more games．（55）B，I'll continue my app club and find other ways for students to share knowledge with others．Thank you．

36．A．love	B．demand	C．pain	D．patience
37．A．tell	B．share	C．speak	D．talk
38．A．why	B．where	C．which	D．what
39．A．distant	B．magic	C．favorite	D．ordinary
40．A．decided	B．deserved	C．imagined	D．insisted
41．A．pleasure	B．support	C．comfort	D．pressure
42．A．normal	B．limited	C．serious	D．huge
43．A．entered	B．closed	C．joined	D．started
44．A．calmly	B．unwillingly	C．kindly	D．fairly
45．A．learn	B．wonder	C．look	D．teach
46．A．cost	B．worry	C．experience	D．secret
47．A．upset	B．fortunate	C．disappointed	D．a(chǎn)nxious
48．A．challenge	B．solution	C．dream	D．success
49．A．troubles	B．problems	C．gifts	D．comments
50．A．sell	B．buy	C．hire	D．offer
51．A．cheap	B．chargeable	C．convenient	D．a(chǎn)cceptable
52．A．payment	B．salary	C．money	D．debts
53．A．pupils	B．me	C．officials	D．teachers
54．A．set aside	B．look into	C．make good use of	D．put forward
55．A．However	B．Meanwhile	C．Therefore	D．Otherwise

2．Today my heart is full of joy．My husband （36）A all night as a police volunteer and arrived at our（37）D at 5：30this morning．Then he left at 4：00in the afternoon for （38）B shift （輪班）．My daughter spent the morning with some friends （39）Cmoney for a charity in our town and also （40）A one of our neighbours collect some money to climb a mountain in Morocco．
And what did I do？Well，I bought some （41）Cfor my daughter and her friends to eat and gave a smile card to the gentleman （42）B the cakes，plus a card that （43）D，"May all your days be filled with love and happiness!"I went to the library（44）D and left the cards inside the books on the （45）C so that people could find them when looking （46）Abooks．And then I went to one of the charity shops in town and I saw a lady who is（47）B there．I guess one could say she is a professional volunteer．She is（48）B at selling goods and is always smiling．I heard her （49）Athe lottery （彩票） for some reason，so I （50）D and bought her a"thank you"card，and inside the card I put a lottery ticket．I wish I could have seen her（51）C face．
I went to my favourite grocery store．They had some vegetables for （52）A on a small table outside with an"honesty"cup for payment，（53）BI paid for my carrots and left some cards inside the cup．Then I drove back and （54）D my daughter and her friends and gave some cash to my neighbour to help his mountain （55）C．
And now I am at home，feeling the joy of a well-spent Saturday．

36．A．worked	B．escaped	C．moved	D．slept
37．A．office	B．library	C．school	D．home
38．A．either	B．a(chǎn)nother	C．each	D．some
39．A．borrowing	B．sharing	C．raising	D．keeping
40．A．helped	B．persuaded	C．ordered	D．offered
41．A．flowers	B．bags	C．cakes	D．shoes
42．A．buying	B．selling	C．studying	D．eating
43．A．wrote	B．spoke	C．meant	D．read
44．A．quietly	B．sadly	C．patiently	D．happily
45．A．chairs	B．windows	C．shelves	D．counters
46．A．for	B．into	C．on	D．up
47．A．never	B．a(chǎn)lways	C．seldom	D．possibly
48．A．bad	B．expert	C．a(chǎn)ngry	D．slow
49．A．mention	B．question	C．learn	D．a(chǎn)ccept
50．A．broke out	B．worked out	C．called out	D．went oat
51．A．disappointed	B．frustrated	C．surprised	D．interested
52．A．sale	B．show	C．love	D．fun
53．A．because	B．so	C．though	D．if
54．A．brought up	B．ran into	C．took out	D．picked up
55．A．hiking	B．hunting	C．climbing	D．camping

1．A Disaster Makes a Strong Person
    I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in a freight（貨物）yard in Atlantic City and landing on my head．Now I am thirty-two．I can still （36）A the brightness of sunshine．It would be （37）B to see again，but a （38）C can do strange things to people．I don't mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes．I simply mean that the （39）C of them made me （40）D the more what I had．
    Life，I believe，asks a continuous series of adjustments to reality．The more quickly a person is able to make these adjustments，the more （41）C his own private world becomes．The adjustment is never （42）B．I was totally confused and afraid．But I was lucky．My parents and my teachers saw something in me-the （43）D to live-which I didn't see，and they made me want to （44）D against blindness．
    The hardest （45）C I had to learn was to believe in myself．I am not talking about simply the kind of （46）B that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase alone．That is part of it．But I mean something bigger than that：the confidence that I am，despite being imperfect，a real，（47）D person； that there is a special place where I can make myself fit．
    It took me years to discover and （48）A this confidence．It had to start with the simplest things．Once a man gave me an indoor baseball．I thought he was making fun of me and I was hurt．"I can't use this．"I said．"Take it with you，"he（49）A me，"and roll it around．"The words （50）B in my head．"Roll it around!"By rolling the ball I could hear where it went．This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought （51）D：playing baseball．At Philadelphia's Overbrook School for the Blind I （52）A a successful variation of baseball and I called it ground ball．
    All my life I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them，one at a time．I had to be clear about my （53）B．It was no good trying for something that I knew at the start was wildly out of reach （54）C that only invited the bitterness of failure．I would （55）Asometimes anyway but on the average I made progress．

36．A．remember	B．a(chǎn)ffect	C．measure	D．bring
37．A．possible	B．wonderful	C．hopeful	D．reasonable
38．A．question	B．mistake	C．disaster	D．situation
39．A．importance	B．value	C．loss	D．a(chǎn)ttention
40．A．record	B．expect	C．offer	D．a(chǎn)ppreciate
41．A．natural	B．modern	C．meaningful	D．challenging
42．A．necessary	B．easy	C．difficult	D．practical
43．A．right	B．plan	C．place	D．potential
44．A．guard	B．hit	C．a(chǎn)rgue	D．fight
45．A．game	B．skill	C．lesson	D．knowledge
46．A．self-control	B．self-confidence	C．self-defense	D．self-improvement
47．A．modest	B．energetic	C．generous	D．positive
48．A．strengthen	B．express	C．share	D．destroy
49．A．urged	B．blamed	C．respected	D．a(chǎn)dmired
50．A．held	B．stuck	C．bothered	D．knocked
51．A．important	B．specific	C．common	D．impossible
52．A．invented	B．confirmed	C．checked	D．noticed
53．A．interest	B．limitation	C．experience	D．responsibility
54．A．once	B．unless	C．because	D．though
55．A．fail	B．try	C．a(chǎn)ct	D．continue

9．I have a neighbor we call"Happy"．I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh （苛刻） word to anyone or about anyone．
Happy and her husband Ben，70，have a huge garden．They spent many happy hours together working on it．Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden．As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben's beans，we all wished we also had such a large garden．As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market，Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard．
Last month，Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an"all-day food fest"．We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning．We didn't know what was about to take place．
By 9：00am，there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes，beans，okra，and squash．By 10：00am，there was lots of laughter．We shared a lot of stories．By five o'clock，everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer．After dinner，we played games．As we were leaving，Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty（收成）of the day，already packaged and frozen．What a delightful gift!
Well，the point wasn't so much about the food．The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another's company．None of it would have happened if it had not been for Happy and Ben's garden．Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden．And I am so proud of my tomato plants!
21．We can infer that Happy and her husband BenD．
A．don't like spending time with others               
B．sometimes quarrel with each other
C．live on the food they grow in their garden         
D．a(chǎn)re a generous and warm-hearted couple
22．According to paragraph 2，people wish they also had a garden so thatA．
A．they didn't have to spend so much money on food
B．they could grow vegetables and sell at the market
C．they could invite their neighbors and hold parties in it
D．they could spend happy times together with their family in it
23．For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbors to their garden？C
A．To ask them to attend a birthday party            
B．To help them get to know each other．
C．To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden．
D．To ask them to share some interesting stories．
24．What did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden？B
A．It was too long．                         
B．It was wonderful．
C．It was not as good as he thought．
D．It was too terrible．

8．I'd planned to spend my weekend in the sun，potting flowers outdoors．But that was before the pair of crows （烏鴉）．Out of nowhere，they had set up their base camp in our backyard．
We first discovered our feathered enemies on Friday morning．It was early，and the sound the birds made traveled through our neighborhood．I figured they'd go away soon．But，no．They were getting louder and probably annoying my neighbors nearly as much as us with the noise．I admit I got a little desperate．
Then，on Sunday afternoon，I looked out the kitchen window to see our dog Quatchi staring at something on the ground．I went to explore and found a small coal-black bird in the grass．Its eyes were milky，and it stayed perfectly still as my dog walked towards it．Only when Quatchi touched his nose to its head did it walk away．I grabbed the dog and locked him inside and came back with my camera．
It never occurred to me that the young would be hanging out on the ground，growing and gaining strength as its parents guarded it from above．The second I saw this little creature I forgave the crows．
To be honest，I've never been much of a bird person．I also have a healthy respect for birds．They're basically living dinosaurs．
I wish they'd chosen another backyard．There are only so many sunny days in Seattle，and I still can't do any gardening out there．But I'm also grateful that I got to see this little bit of nature unfold up close．It's pretty amazing．
The experience has also strengthened my desire to create a beautiful backyard garden that attracts lots of bees，butterflies，and yes，birds．They are welcome here．
32．The arrival of the two crowsC．
A．a(chǎn)ngered the author's neighbors
B．frightened the author's dog
C．disturbed the author's life
D．damaged the author's backyard
33．Why did the author lock her dog up？B
A．She wanted to take some photos．
B．She wanted to protect the little bird．
C．The dog kept making loud noises．
D．The parent crows were to attack the dog．
34．After seeing the little crow，the authorD．
A．decided to help look after it
B．planned to drive the crows away
C．fell in love with the pair of crows
D．was curious to know its growing process
35．The author writes the text mainly toB．
A．show an annoying situation
B．share a personal experience
C．call on readers to protect birds
D．seek advice on dealing with crows．