V.单项选择
26. Mary wants to be great artist when she grows up。
A. a B. an C. the D./
27.I can’t see the paper clearly,so I need my glasses. But where did I put ?
A. it B. its C. they D. them
28.It’s impolite to laugh the disabled.
A. in B. at C. with D. on
29.l really enjoy his new book, there is one part l don’t quite understand.
A. because B. unless C. although D. after
30.Usually,we don’t know how important something is until we it.
A. lose B. will lose C. have lost D. lost
31.we all thought the grapes were sour,but John said they tasted .
A. delicious B. deliciously C. terribly D. terrible
32.David is waiting for his daughter. She back from school
A. won’t come B. hasn’t come C. didn’t come D. doesn’t come
33.—l like collecting stamps very much.
---But l think it too much time.
A. takes up B. tidies up C. gives up D. makes up
34.English and French in Canada. And both of them are official languages.
A. are speaking B. speak C. are spoken D. will be spoken
35.—The girI missed the movie. CouId you tell me ?
——Because the traffic was too heavy
A. if she comes here B. how she came here C. why she comes late D. why she came late
VI.完形填空
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各小题所给的四个选择中选出最佳选择。
One day a teacher told his students a story :three dogs were chasing a woodchuck (土拔鼠},which ran into a 36 in a tree. Soon from the hoIe ran out a white 37 .The rabbit ran away very fast. Pursued(追赶)by the three dogs, the rabbit 38 a tree. But it couldn’t stand steadily, so it fell down to the ground. Before the dogs came to realize what had happened, the rabbit ran away 39 again.
Finishing the story, the teacher asked, “Are there any 40 with the story?” One student said, “Rabbits cannot cIimb trees.” Another student said, “It’s 41 for three dogs not to catch a rabbit.”
When the students couIdn’t 42 other probIems with the story, the teacher said, “ There is another probIem, Where did the woodchuck go? The woodchuck was the goaI that the dogs were chasing. But 43 the rabbit’s appearance, the dogs changed their direction, and our thoughts unknowingly changed, too. The woodchuck disappeared in 44 minds.”
Such is 45 .while holding on to our goals ,we are sometimes fascinated by surrounding deauties or interrupted (打断)by details .thererore ,we forget our goals.
36.A.pool B. hole C. bag D. basket
37.A.cat B. dog C. rabbit D. woodchuck
38.A.cut down B. knocked into C. went into D. climbed up
39.A.quickly B. quietly C. slowly D. happily
40.A.agreements B. problems C. thoughts D. ideas
41. A. possibIe B. likely C. impossible D. reasonable
42. A. raise B. discuss C. solve D. find
43. A. because of B. instead of C. except for D. as for
44. A. its B. their C. my D. our
45. A. world B. human C. class D. life
VII. 阅读理解
A
Everybody makes decisions in daily life. They can be as important as what you will do in the future or as simple as what you will eat for breakfast. Any decision could be the turning point in your life.
I made an important decision when l was a Junior Three student.
Before l made that decision l was one of the boys who tried hard to act as an adult. l didn’t know that only kids want to show themselves as adults. l didn’t listen to my parents and teachers, and my grades went down. so my mom wanted to have a conversation with me. I wanted to turn her down but when l looked at her eyes, l felt l couldn’t refuse. lnstead of asking me to study hard, to my surprise, Mom just asked what I wanted to do in the future.
I never seriously thought about the question. So I kept silent. “Whether you want to go on studying or go to work,’’ she said, “it is your own decision. Your life ought to be decided by yourself, not by anyone else, including me.” After saying that, she had tears in her eyes.
For the first time in my life I was asked to make my own decision. I sat in my chair and thought about myself, my life and what kind of person I wanted to become. I wanted to be a man who made a difference in the world. To achieve that, I needed to study hard.
The path to my future became clear to me. I didn’t act rebelliously[抗拒的]any more. With passion in my heart, I studied hard.
Thanks to that decision, I have become what I am today.
46.In the writer’s opinion, any decision can be the in our life.
A. biggest problem B. turning point C. important thing D. right choice
47.The writer______ before he made the important decision.
A. behaved very well B. got high grades in exams
C. tried to act as an adult. D. didn’t talk to his mom
48. The writer felt______ when he heard his mom’s question.
A. surprised B. worried C. angry D. excited
49. What kind of person did the writer want to be?
A. A student who listened to his parents B. A boy who never acted rebelliously.
C. A man who made his own decision D. A man who made a difference in the world.
50. From the passage, we know that the writer _________
A. was always different from others B. studied hard to get more attention.
C. was thankful to the decision he made
D. never made any decisions before he was a Junior Three student
C
When taking an elevator, do you often push the “close” button?You hope by pushing it, the elevator door will close faster. But what if the button actually fake?
Karen Penafiel is the executive director of the US National Elevator Industry. She said that elevators’ “close’’ buttons are a complete trick, at least in the US, and that the doors will not close any faster no matter how hard you push.
In the 1990s,the Americans wish Disabilities Act was passed in the US. It means all elevators have to stay open long enough to allow disabled people to enter. Only US firefighters and elevator workers can really use the buttons with special keys.
But the buttons aren’t completely useless. According to psychologists(心理学家) ,fake buttons can make you feel better. They give you a sense of control that can help reduce stress. That’s why some other buttons in our lives are fake, too.
For example, many offices in the US have fake thermostats (恒温器). People may feel better when they think they can control the temperature in their workplaces. You are told that traffic light buttons can help make the traffic signals faster. But they may not really work either.
However, even when people know these “white lies’’, they still push fake buttons. As long as the doors finally close, it seems worthy.
John Kounios is a psychology professor at Drexel University in the US.Hetold The New York Times that he always pushes the traffic light buttons. “Well, I’ve got nothing else to do while waiting .So why not push the button on the off chance that this one will work?”
56.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “fake’’ ?
A.not necessary B.not important C.not useful D.not real
57.We can know _________ from the second paragraph.
A.elevators in the US are of poor quality
B.using an elevator may not save any time
C.elevators “close” buttons in the US don’t really work
D.elevators’ “ close” buttons work when you push it hard
58.According to psychologists,fake buttons_______.
A.are of no use in our daily life B.may make people feel unsafe
C.may make people feel stressed D.can give people a sense of control
59.The wr