閱讀下面短文，理解其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。

Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before    26   every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn’t smoke and never    27   . She didn’t eat chocolate. She didn’t eat sweet and fatty food,    28   . She weighted herself every day.

One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a    29    sitting in a rocking chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking,   30    he looked very happy.

He smiled at her and said, “Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”

He had a wide smile    31    his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.

“Good morning!” replied Alicia. “Yes, it is a lovely day.”

Alicia thought he    32   very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the    33    of a happy old age.

“I hope you don’t    34    me asking,” she said, “but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do    35    I am your age.”

The man in the rocking chair said, “My secret for   36   ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit at home every day.”

Alicia was    37   . She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that. She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did    38    wrong. She thought he should be    39    and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life    40    eating well or doing lots of exercise.

“How old are you?” she asked.

“It’s my birthday today,” said the man. “I’m forty-seven!”

26. A. lunch        B. breakfast   C. dinner           D. supper

27. A. exercised        B. drank        C. worked           D. slept

28. A. too              B. also         C. either           D. still

29. A. man              B. woman        C. boy          D. girl

30. A. so               B. but              C. and          D. or

31. A. in               B. with         C. at               D. on

32. A. saw              B. looked           C. listened         D. found

33. A. secret           B. dream        C. plan         D. future

34. A. stand        B. mind         C. allow        D. enjoy

35. A. when         B. since        C. though           D. for

36. A. health           B. success          C. happiness   D. life

37. A. surprised        B. worried          C. excited          D. relaxed

38. A. something        B. anything     C. everything       D. nothing

39. A. angry            B. serious     C. quiet        D. sick

40. A. through          B. from         C. without          D. by

Dear Lucy,

Thank you for your letter and your invitation. I really hope I can   26   with you. But I have to say   27   to you. I’m too   28   next week!

On Monday, I’d like to see the doctor. There is   29   wrong（有問題的）with my   30  . I can’t see people or things a little far   31   me clearly（清楚地）. Maybe I should   32   a pair of glasses. On Tuesday, I have football training. You know, I’m in the football team of our school. We’ll have an English test on Friday morning,   33   on Wednesday and Thursday I have to stay at home and study hard. On Friday afternoon, I’m going to a   34. My favorite star Michael Jackson will come. I like his music very much.

Have a good time! And please call me after you come   35   from the camping.

                                                                Yours,

                                                                 Linda

1.A. go camping     B. go shopping     

C. go to Hong Kong      D. go to the US

2.A. hello         B. thanks      C. sorry                D. good-bye

3. A. sad               B. free        C. quick            D. busy

4.A. Nothing       B. everything      

C. anything         D. something

5.A. hands          B. eyes             C. ears                 D. feet

6.A. from           B. to               C. of               D. with

7.A. decide        B. wear        C. take                 D. try

8. A. but               B. although         C. because              D. so

9.A. supermarket        B. concert          C. bank             D. hospital

10. A. down             B. up          C. back             D. in

 

 Miracles（奇跡）will happen if you don't give up trying. Even if you have  31  for one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 10lst time.

   When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my 32  .  They were too soft to be able to walk. Although the news was bad, my mother didn't become  33  . She didn't believe what the doctor said  34  started to look for other ways.

  My mother kept looking for other doctors for me, and finally she  35  . The doctor and his team in the hospital did   36  they could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some  37  to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me  38   . I crawled(爬) towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldn't believe  39   eyes. Crawling was not walking, but it was a good  40  . Day by day, I could walk by myself.

   When I grew up, my mother   41   told me these stories. She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met   42  , I could do anything successfully. I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very   43   person. I get best   44  in school and I am a good dancer and swimmer.   45   my mother's strong resolution, I live a happy life now. What the story tells us, as my mother always says, is: Never give up.

31. A. achieved             B. failed               C. suggested            D. told

32. A. legs                 B. hands                C. arms                 D. eyes

33. A. patient              B. confident            C. frustrated           D. proud

34. A. or               B. and              C. if                   D. because

35. A. forgot           B. changed          C. succeeded            D. worked

36. A. nothing          B. somewhere        C. anywhere             D. everything

37. A. time             B. exercise             C. medicine             D. shopping

38. A. away             B. from             C. into                 D. up

39. A. her              B. my               C. his                  D. its

40. A. advice               B. end              C. chance               D. start

41. A. hardly               B. never            C. always               D. nearly

42. A. dreams           B. experiments          C. jobs                 D. difficulties

43. A. excellent            B. dangerous        C. busy             D. special

44. A. presents             B. friends              C. books                D. grades

45. A. According to         B. Instead of           C. Thanks to            D. Together with

  My mom only had one eye. I hated her.

There was one day during primary school where my mom came to say hello to me. How could she   30   this to me? I threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day one of my classmates said, “EEEE, your mom only has one eye!” I wanted my mom to just disappear (消失) from my life. I told her that day, “If you’re only making others laugh at me, why don’t you just   31  ?” My mom was silent… I didn’t   32   to think about what I had said, because I was full of anger.

I wanted out of that   33  , and have nothing to do with her. I studied hard and went to Korea.   34   I had my own family. I was happy with my life and my children.

One day, my mom came to visit me. When she stood by the door, my children laughed. I shouted at   35  , “How dare you come to my house and scare (驚嚇) my children!’ GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!” My mom quietly answered, “Oh, I’m so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong   36  ,” and she went away.

One day, I came back for a school reunion (聚會(huì)). My neighbors saw me and told me my mom died. They   37   me a letter.

My dearest son,

I think of you all the time.... I’m sorry that I was an embarrassment to you when you were growing up.

You see….when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t   38   you having to grow up with one eye. So I gave you mine. I was so   39   of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye.

With all my love to you,

Your mother

30. A. say                            B. do                            C. explain                    D. throw

31. A. come                 B. leave                C. die                           D. start

32. A. stop                           B. need                         C. want                        D. care

33. A. school                B. class                        C. hospital                   D. house

34. A. Still                           B. Then                        C. Again                D. Suddenly

35. A. them                          B. you                          C. it                             D. her

36. A. address               B. idea                          C. time                         D. key

37. A. wrote                        B. sent                         C. handed                     D. left

38. A. hear                           B. find                          C. watch               D. keep

39. A. sure                           B. tired                         C. nervous                    D. proud

Miracles (奇跡) will happen if you don’t give up trying. Even if you have 26 for one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 101^st time.

When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my 27 . They were too soft to be able to walk. Although the news was bad, my mother didn’t become 　28 .She didn’t believe what the doctor said 29 started to look for other ways.

My mother kept looking for doctors for me, and finally she 30 . The doctor and his team in the hospital did 31 they could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some 32 to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me 33 , I crawled(爬) towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldn’t believe 34 eyes. Crawling was not walking, but it was a good 35 . Day by day, I could walk by myself.

When I grew up, my mother 36 told me these stories. She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met 37 , I could do anything successfully. I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very 38 person. I get the best 39 in school and I am a good dancer and swimmer. 40 my mother’s strong resolution, I live a happy life now. What the story tells us, as my mother always says, is: Never give up.

( ) 26. A .achieved　　 B failed　　 C. suggested　　 D. told

( ) 27. A. legs　　　 B. hands　　 C. arms　　　　 D. eyes

( ) 28. A. patient　　 B. confident　 C. frustrated　　 D. proud

( ) 29. A. or　　　　 B. and　　　 C. if　　　　　 D. because

( ) 30. A. forgot　　　 B. changed　 C. succeeded　　 D. worked

( ) 31.A.nothing　　 B . everything C. anywhere　 D. somewhere

( ) 32.A.time　　　　 B. exercise　 C .medicine　　 D. shopping

( ) 33.A.away　　　 B. from　　　 C. into　　　　 D. up

( ) 34.A.her　　　　 B .my　　　 C. his　　　　　 D. its

( )35.A.advice　　　 B. end　　　 C. chance　　　 D. start

( )36.A.hardly　　　 B .never　　　 C. always　　　 D .nearly

( ) 37.A.dreams　　　 B. experiments　 C. jobs　　　 D. difficulties

( ) 38.A.excellent　　 B. dangerous　 C. busy　　　 D. special

( ) 39.A.presents　　 B. friends　　 C. books　　　 D. grades

( ) 40.A.According to　 B. Instead of　 C. Thanks to　 D. Together with