二、完形填空(每题1分，共20分)

A

John likes to climb trees. He often climbs trees instead of 11 his homework. It was late and John still hadn’t come home from school. His mother went looking 12 him. “Jo-o-o-hn!”she 13 . Finally John answered, “I’m up here studying the birds. ”His mother 14 her finger at him and said,“You come down right now. Birds aren’t 15 you should be Studying. You need to do your homework.”

( ) 11. A. do B. to do C. doing D. did

答案:C instead of 意为取代，of 为介词，后接名词、代词或动词的-ing形式。

( ) 12. A. after B. for C. over D. at

答案:B

( ) 13. A. smiled B. shouts C. crying D. called

答案:D

( ) 14. A. looked B. threw C. shoot D. pointed

答案:D throw at 意为将……扔向……;shoot at 意为向……瞄准;point at 意为指向……。

( ) 15. A. that B. what C. where D. which

答案:B

B

It doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps,but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s 16 all doctors thought, until they heard about AL Herpin. AL Herpin, it was said,never slept. Could this be 17 ? The doctors decided to see this 18 man themselves. AL Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors went to his home in New Jersey. They thought for 19 that he got some sleep of 20 . So they stayed with him and watched every movement(行为) he 21 . But they were 22 23 they watched him hour after hour and day after day,they never saw Herpin 24 . In fact,he did not even 25 a bed. He never needed one.

The only 26 that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were 27 by this strange continuous (不断) sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, 28 to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain(解释) his condition(状况). Herpin 29 some talk about his mother having been ill several days before he was born. Was this the 30 reason? No one could be sure.

( ) 16. A. that B. what C. why D. how

答案:B what 在此处表示出了所有医生的共同想法。

( ) 17. A. true B. right C. OK D. wrong

答案:A

( ) 18. A. usual B. happy C. sad D. strange

答案:D

( ) 19. A. sure B. while C. moment D. result

答案:A think for sure 意为想当然，确信。

( ) 20. A. sometime B. some time C. sometimes D. some times

答案:A sometime 意为某时，常用于将来时态;some time 意为一段时间，是 some 修饰不可数名词 time(时间)的用法;sometimes 意为有时，常用于一般现在时或一般过去时;some times 意为几次，是 some 修饰可数名词复数 times(次数)的用法。

( ) 21. A. had B. did C. made D. got

答案:C

( ) 22. A. pleased B. surprised C. useful D. busy

答案:B

( ) 23. A. Though B. Because C. If D. Since

答案:A though 意为尽管，常用来引导让步状语从句，不与 but 连用。

( ) 24. A. sitting B. standing C. eating D. sleeping

答案:D

( ) 25. A. make B. own C. keep D. stay

答案:B 表示拥有、所有关系要用动词 own。

( ) 26. A. rest B. way C. pleasure D. sleep

答案:A

( ) 27. A. interested B. puzzled C. surprised D. tired

答案:B 本题用 puzzled 而不用 surprised 主要是因为文章后面谈到科学家试图找到造成 Herpin 不眠的原因。

( ) 28. A. helping B. beginning C. afraid D. hoping

答案:D hoping 在本句中是现在分词做伴随状语，表示目的。

( ) 29. A. forgot B. remembered C. answered D. showed

答案:B

( ) 30. A. only B. known C. real D. good

答案:C

三、阅读理解(每题2分，共30分)

A

Mr Young had his own job and worked very hard. His wife was afraid that he would be ill if he did like that, so she often tried to get him to take a holiday. At last she got him to do this, but she was afraid that he might not be able to enjoy his holiday quietly, so before they left, Mrs Young went to see her husband’s boss. She said to her, “My husband needs a holiday very much, so please don’t trouble him with letters or telephones about job problems while we are away. Just wait until we get back.”

After Mr and Mrs Young had been away for a week, Mr Young got a letter from his boss. It said: “Something bad has happened to your job,but I’m not going to trouble you with it now while you are enjoying your holiday.”

( ) 31. Mrs Young worried about that her husband __________.

A. would lose his job B. couldn’t do his work hard

C. couldn’t have a holiday D. would be in poor health

答案:D

( ) 32. She wanted __________.

A. to work instead of her husband B. to get her husband to take a holiday

C. to get her husband to take a rest D. to get her husband back home

答案:B 选项B、C中，take a holiday 与 take a rest 在意思上还是有区别的;前者意为度假，后者意为休息，而且选项B在意思上更忠实于原文。

( ) 33. Before they left Mrs Young herself __________.

A. wrote a letter to her husband’s office B. sent a message to her husband’s boss

C. had a talk with her husband’s boss D. telephone her husband’s boss

答案:C

( ) 34. Mrs Young asked the boss __________.

A. not to do anything to trouble them B. not to write to her husband

C. not to telephone her husband D. to have a holiday with them

答案:A

( ) 35. The letter meant __________ for Mr Young.

A. something interesting B. something important

C. something serious D. nothing else

答案:C 从文中我们可以判断这封信是告知 Mr Young被解雇一事，所以说这对于 Mr Young 来说是很严重的一件事。

B

Tom was a poor boy. He made a living by cleaning shoes for others in the street. Tom was also a clever boy. One day a very rich man, Mr Miser, came to Tom. He watched his dirty shoes for a moment, and then looked at Tom. Tom knew this kind of people well. they love moneyvery much and don’t want to spend it.

Tom said,“Let me clean your shoes, sir.”

“For nothing?”the rich man asked.

“Only two pence, sir.”

Mr Miser shook his head and then walked away.

Tom thought for a second and then called out,“I’d like to clean it for nothing !”This time Mr Miser agreed. And soon one of his shoes was shining brightly.

When the rich man put his other shoe down,Tom said he wouldn’t clean it for him unless he was paid two pence for his work. Mr Miser was very angry. He refused to pay anything and went away, with a smile on his face.

But his well-cleaned shoe was so bright that it made the other look worse. Mr Miser took a look around. The people in the street were laughing at him. He couldn’t walk any farther.

Then the rich man had to return and give Tom two pence. In a very short time his two shoes shone brightly.

( ) 36. This story happened __________.

A. in a shoe shop B. in the street

C. in the rich man’s house D. near the boy’s home

答案:B

( ) 37. The boy ag’reed to clean one shoe for nothing because __________.

A. he was afraid of the rich man B. he liked to clean shoes for rich men

C. he wanted to please the rich man D. he was sure to get the money from the rich man

答案:D 从文中我们可知 Tom 是经过一番考虑后才答应给 Mr Miser 擦皮鞋的，这充分说明他已经有把握向 Mr Miser 索取自己的酬劳。