（一）

Several days ago， some students from the US visited our school. When we talked，I discovered ___1___ differences in school life between the US and China. For example， each class ___2___ fifty minutes in the US. It is a little ___3___ than that in China. We usually have forty five minutes in each class. Another difference is that they have less break time between ___4___. Besides， although most schools in both countries finish their ___5___ classes at 12 oclock， the students in the US only have an hour long break， so they ___6___ eat lunch quickly. Their afternoon classes begin at 1：00 pm and school is over ___7___ 3：00 pm. Then they take part in club activities or play sports.

Many Chinese students dont work during their high school years， while the US students like to find a part time job in ___8___ free time. They dont have a dream job in mind. They think ___9___ is no difference between jobs. Working is a useful experience for them and they make money at the same time. Some of them even take onevyear full time jobs ___10___ they leave high school and then go to college.

1. A. no B. few C. little D. some

2. A. lasts B. finishes C. starts D. stays

3. A. shorter B. longer C. earlier D. later

4. A. schools B. classes C. meals D. students

5. A. day B. night C. morning D. afternoon

6. A. cant B. mustnt C. need to D. are able to

7. A. in B. for C. during D. around

8. A. my B. his C. their D. your

9. A. it B. there C. that D. this

10. A. after B. with C. while D. during

（二）

Once there was a grasshopper[蚱蜢]， who was the best hopper[跳躍者] in the world. She taught other grasshoppers how to hop. Soon all grasshoppers were hopping well， so she felt very ___1___.

Then one day an eagle showed up. She immediately ___2___ to teach the eagle how to hop， as she was sure that hopping was the key to ___3___， but every time she advised the eagle to hop， he just said， “There is no need. You are ___4___ with hopping， but I can fly. ”

“Stop this silly talking of flying！” screamed the grasshopper. “Flying is ___5___ in your imagination. ”

The next day， some of the grasshoppers went to talk to the eagle. “How is it that you dont know how to hop， yet you still talk of flying？ It ___6___ our teachers orders. ”

“Hopping is useful， but when you can fly， it is no longer ___7___.” said the eagle.

“Tell us more，” said the grasshoppers.

The eagle began telling them what the world ___8___ the grass fields was like. It was a world that included mountains， rivers and oceans[海洋].

Then the eagle took one ___9___ grasshopper in his powerful talon（s ） to the sky. The grasshopper could see the mountains， rivers and oceans that the eagle had ___10___.

After the eagle landed， he saw a spark[閃光] in the grasshoppers eyes. The grasshopper told others what he had seen in the sky. Therefore， the grasshoppers dreamt of flying in the sky.

1. A. angry B. relaxed C. stressed D. proud

2. A. forgot B. decided C. failed D. refused

3. A. business B. weakness C. happiness D. sadn ess

4. A. satisfied B. strict C. patient D. careful

5. A. just B. even C. hardly D. ever

6. A. turns down B. puts off C. goes against D.works out

7. A. harmless B. dangerous C. necessary D. saf e

8. A. past B. through C. under D. beyond

9. A. sad B. brave C. attractive D. frightened

10. A. imagined B. created C. changed D. descri bed

（三）

John， 11 years old， was in bed in hospital. Several days before， while he was ___1___ in a baseball game， he fell and hit his head. The doctors believed that he might ___2___ get well.

“He seems to have given up hope. So medicines alone wont ___3___. Perhaps he needs something else，” said a doctor. “When I visit him， all he ever says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth.”

To meet Babe Ruth， of course， was not ___4___. In America， Babe Ruth was as ___5___ a man as the President himself， and he was the most famous baseball player. The next day Johns father managed to tell Babe Ruth about the story of his sonon the phone. Twenty four hours later， as the boy ___6___ in his hospital room， in walked ___7___. Young John could hardly believe his own eyes！

The great baseball player sat down at Johns bedside， sang， “Now， listen， kid， youve got to get well. Ive brought you a new American League baseball， ___8___ you must start throwing it.”

For John this was the beginning of a new life. ___9___ his doctors surprise， the boy walked out of the hospital on his own a few weeks later. Hewas able to live a healthy life—all because of the ___10___ of Babe Ruth.

1. A. looking B. playing C. taking D. sitting

2. A. never B. ever C. always D. certainly

3. A. fit B. make C. go D. do

4. A. easy B. lucky C. difficult D. successful

5. A. strong B. important C. kind D. clever

6. A. waited B. lied C. prepared D. lay

7. A. his father B. his doctor C. Babe Ruth D.the pre sident

8. A. though B. because C. or D. so

9. A. In B. To C. At D. For

10. A. story B. basketball C. present D. life

（四）

Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve Paul saw a dirty and poorly dressed boy walking ___1___ his shining car. “Is this your car， Paul？” he asked.

Paul told him how he got the car and the boy was ___2___. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it cost you nothing？ Boy， I wish…” he said， without ___3___ his sentence. Paul thought the boy wished he had a ___4___ like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. “I wish，” the boy went on， “that I could be a brother like that. ”

Paul looked at the boy in surprise. He invited him to take a ___5___ in his car and the boy agreed happily. After a short ride， the boy turned and with his eyes ___6___， said，“Paul， would you mind driving infront of my house？”

Paul smiled a little. He thought the boy wanted to ___7___ his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong ___8___. The boy ran back into his house， and after a short while came back with his disabled brother in his arms.

He ___9___ him down on the step and pointed to the car. “There she is， Buddy， just like what I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didnt ___10___ him acent. Some day Im going to give you one just like it.”

1. A. inside B. around C. through D. across

2. A. interested B. excited C. satisfied D. surprised

3. A. finishing B. understanding C. hearing D. checki ng

4. A. car B. brother C. sister D. family

5. A. seat B. rest C. ride D. picture

6. A. watering B. shining C. wondering D. shaking

7. A. frustrate B. shock C. remind D. show

8. A. either B. too C. again D. instead

9. A. sat B. dropped C. let D. kept

10. A. pay B. cost C. bring D. return

完形填空答案

（一） 1-5 DABBC 6-10 CDCBA （二） 1-5 DBCAA 6-10 CCDBD

（三） 1-5 BADAB 6-10 DCDBC （四） 1-5 BDABC 6-10 BDCAB