1、(51)Many of you are studying English and you may be 1 why it is so difficult to learn. Its actually not too difficult to learn 2 you know some 3 about the language and culture that it reflects (反映). Perhaps the first thing you need to know about English is that it is made up of several other languag
2、es 4 French, German, Latin, Greek and AngloSaxon. In addition, there are words 5 Spanish in English and many American Indian words and names, even some Chinese and Japanese 6 can be found in the English language. This borrowing of words 7 other languages is 8 of the key reasons 9 some of the difficu
3、lties that people meet with (遇到) 10 they are learning English.1. A. knowing B. wondering C. earning D. hearing2. A. but B. and C. if D. unless3. A. news B. facts C. truth D. information4. A. such as B. the same as C. so as D. for example5. A. in B. off C. of D. from6. A. words B. culture C. language
4、 D. letters7. A. for B. to C. from D. out8. A. that B. something C. one D. this9. A. why B. if C. what D. for10. A. when B. before C. after D. while(52)Mr. Jackson was on duty that evening. It was 1 and there wasthick snow outside. So 2 people came to the hospital and he could _3 on the bed in his o
5、ffice and soon he went to 4 . Suddenly someone knocked at the door and it woke him up. He got up and 5 the door. In went an old man. His wife was 6 and he asked the doctor to go to look her over.It was still 7 when Mr. Jackson came out. The old farmerwalked fast and he hardly 8 him. It was difficult
6、 for him to walk on the snowy roads. When he got to the mans house, he was very 9 . He looked over the old woman and found she had a bad cold. He gave her some 10 and began to return to the hospital. The wind was blowing strongly and he had to walk 11 so that he wouldnt fall over.And when he was nea
7、r the hospital, he had a 12 in his foot.He walked slowly and at last he went into his office, He 13 his shoe and looked at his foot. There was much blood (血) on it. He 14 he stepped on (踩) a broken bottle. He looked at his shoe carefully and said to 15 , “Luckily, it didnt prick(扎)my shoe!”1. A. hot
8、 B. warm C. cool D. cold2. A. few B. a few C. some D. many3. A. play B. dance C. lie down D. sit down4. A. work B. sleep C. study D. write5. A. closed B. mended C. opened D. broke6. A. healthy B. strong C. weak D. ill7. A. snowing B. shining C. raining D. singing8. A. got on well with B. caught up w
9、ithC. looked after D. listened to9. A. sorry B. afraid C. strange D. tired10. A. medicine B. food C. water D. sugar11. A. quickly B. carefully C. noisily D. heavily12. A. hole B. sock C. pain D. pill13. A. took off B. put up C. burnt D. sold14. A. forgot B. remembered C. understood D. was told15. A.
10、 him B. her C. them D. himself(53)A few minutes before six oclock, Mr. Smith began to leave. He was about to start the car when a gunman (持枪者) 1 up from the back seat. He 2 a gun to Mr. Smiths head,“Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.“All right”Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine (发动机), pulled awa
11、y from the side of the street and 3 down. Being 81 years old, he knew he could not 4 the gunman. He knew he needed help. Where were the police? As he drove 5 each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to meet a police car. But he could see 6 .“Just my luck,” he thought. “If I was
12、7 too fast, there would be a police car on every corner.”8 he pushed his foot down on the accelerator, and the car ran 9 faster. “What are you doing?” shouted the gunman.“Keeping off the police.” Mr. Smith answered.“I thought I saw a police car 10 there.”He ran red lights, drove wrong on one-way str
13、eets. On the two-way streets, he drove on the wrong 11 of the road. Not one of the policemen saw him. Again Mr. Smiths plan was not working. He had to try a 12 plan.He 13 a corner and saw the police station in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car hit a po
14、lice motorbike down and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted,“Help! Help!”Then he 14 back to grab the mans gun. At the same time the policemen heard the 15 and quickly caught the gunman.1. A. woke B. sat C. stood D. jumped2. A. brought B. pointed C. held D. carried3. A. drove B. left C. took D. pushed4. A. fi
15、ght B. lift C. keep D. hit5. A. around B. over C. through D. towards6. A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. nobody7. A. driving B. moving C. getting D. walking8. A. Slowly B. Suddenly C. Quietly D. Carefully9. A. more B. much C. very D. quite10. A. front B. near C. below D. back11. A. street B. wa
16、y C. side D. corner12. A. new B. safe C. hard D. nice13. A. found B. turned C. stopped at D. arrived at14. A. got B. looked C. turned D. came15. A. sound B. man C. voice D. noise(54)It is a thousand kilometers across that desert (沙漠). The road is 1 nearly all the way. Sometimes there is a deep sand.
17、 A driver must then put his foot down hard and drive through! There are three small 2 along the way. Vick reached the first place at ten oclock p. m. He had his 3 in a little restaurant (餐馆) there. It was a warm 4 in August. Vick wanted to 5 through the night. The nights are warm enough in August, b
18、ut the days are very, very 6 .He left the restaurant at 11: 30 and drove over 7 hours. There wasnt a moon, but the 8 were wonderful. There was nothing else on die road. Vick thought, Its an empty desert. No tree, house, man. He could 9 the endless, white road in the cars headlights(车灯). A million st
19、ars looked down on him.It was two oclock in the morning. Vick stopped the car. He was two hundred kilo-meters from the 10 town: Ill light the cooker( 炊具), he thought, and make some tea. He got out of the car.He heard some sounds, ten or fifteen meters 11 . He could not see anything in the darkness(黑
20、暗). A man said, Good morning. Its a 12 morning, isnt it? The man came forward (向前),out of the darkness; out of the desert. Vick did not move. The man said, You are going to 13 some tea, arent you? I often get a cup of tea at this time. Its two oclock. Cars always 14 near here at this time. Sometimes
21、 I get a 15 . Now listen, and Ill tell you a story. Then youll give me1. A. short B. good C. busy D. well2. A. cities B. hotels C. villages D. towns3. A. tea B. supper C. lunch D. breakfast4. A. night B. day C. season D. month5. A. live B. stay C. drive D. walk6. A. cold B. cool C. hot D. warm7. A.
22、two B. seven C. ten D. fourteen8. A. trees B. animals C. stars D. clouds9. A. see B. ride C. pass D. find10. A. home B. other C. next D. last11. A. about B. from C. far D. away12. A. noisy B. lovely C. sleepy D. sunny13. A. eat B. make C. cook D. drink14. A. leave B. stop C. meet D. run15. A. bread
23、B. car C. rest D. meal(55)A thirsty bee went to a river to drink. As it was drinking, the bee was 1 away by the running water.A kind bird saw that the bee was in 2 . It picked 3 off a tree and threw 4 into the water in front of the bee. The bee climbed 5 the leaf, and it was brought 6 to the land. T
24、he bee thanked the bee a lot and then 7 .Not 8 that, the bird was sitting 9 the branch of a tree. It did not know that a man was shooting at it. But the bee saw 10 the man was doing. So it flew into the mans 11 and stung(刺蜇) him. The 12 in the mans eye was so great that he was not able to 13 the bir
25、d, and the bird flew away.14 the bee, 15 life had been saved by the bird, was able to save the life of the bird.1. A. flying B. brought C. flowing D. carried2. A. trouble B. a trouble C. danger D. dangerous3. A. a leaf B. leaves C. leaf D. the leaf4. A. them B. one C. it D. this5. A. onto B. on C. t
26、o D. at6. A. safety B. safe C. saved D. safely7. A. climbed away B. ran away C. flew away D. got away8. A. long before B. before long C. after long D. long after9. A. in B. on C. at D. by10. A. that B. what C. which D. when11. A. eye B. nose C. mouth D. ear12. A. pain B. bee C. bird D. earache13. A.
27、 shoot B. shoot at C. shoot to D. shoot on14. A. In the way B. On the way C. In a way D. In this way15. A. her B. the C. whose D. its(56)Im glad its Sunday again. I can stay in bed 1 I like, drinking tea and 2 those thick newspapers that are brought 3 the newsboy through the letterbox at 8:30. In th
28、is way, I can catch up with all the 4 I havent got time to read during my work time.When I 5 the papers, I then prepare my bath. The Sunday morning bath is 6 of the week. Theres no need to hurry because theres no bus to 7 and my friends are told not to call me up before noon on Sundays, so there is
29、no danger of 8 by the telephone.9 spend the afternoon after lunch is always a bit of problem. In summer I can go to the park and sit in a chair 10 boys playing football, while in winter I sit in front of the fire and 11 when reading a book, sometimes I turn on the television and sleep through an old
30、 film.Then theres the 12 ahead of me. Perhaps Ill call on some friends or go to the cinema 13 a new film I want to see or to town for a concert. Oh, there are 14 pleasant ways of passing Sunday evenings. The only sad thing is that Monday morning is getting 15 .1. A. as long as B. as soon as C. as we
31、ll as D. as much as2. A. read B. reading C. to read D. am reading3. A. from B. with C. and D. by4. A. things B. books C. information D. knowledge5. A. am reading B. have read C. had read D. read6. A. the much pleasant B. the more pleasantC. the most pleasant D. the very pleasant7. A. sit B. catch C.
32、 get in D. take8. A. trouble B. being troubled C. troubling D. to be troubled9. A. What to B. How to C. When to D. Where to10. A. looking B. seeing C. looking at D. watching11. A. fall asleep B. go to sleep C. go to bed D.get to sleep12. A. supper B. friend C. evening D. work13. A. whether theres B.
33、 if there will be C. when there has D. if there will be14. A. so many B. such many C. a lot D. quite few15. A. busier B. longer C. near D. away(57)Policemen were called by a shop in Southland early on Christmas morning. When they 1 they found two burglars (偷盗者) were kept in a lift with a heavy box o
34、f money. The two men were in their twenties. They 2 an office in the 3 and took the money box and ran 4 the lift. They did not see the sign on the door saying that it 5 no more than two people.“They were kept between the 6 because they 7 a heavy box,” the police officer said, “they 8 there for six h
35、ours, 9 on what they hoped to be their Christmas 10 . They were doing this at a time when people were at 11 for the Christmas with their families. It was a very special 12 when the policemen 13 the door and they walked 14 , holding out arms. They said they had never been 15 pleased to see policemen.
36、 The policemen said they were pleased to see them too.1. A. reached B. got C. arrived D. were2. A. broke up B. broke out C. broke D. broke into3. A. street B. station C. shop D. box4. A. out B. into C. inside D. off5. A. runs B. drives C. makes D. carries6. A. earth B. ground C. floors D. floor7. A. lifted B. took C. brought D. made8. A. were kept B. kept C. were taken D. were hit9. A. sits B. sit C. sat D. sitting10. A. box B. tree C. present D. money11. A. work B. home C. ease D. place12. A. happy B. hurry C. moment D. worry13. A. opened B. closed C. turned D. shut14. A. away B. off