閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C或者D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

（一）

You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. In fact an English dictionary you ___1___ today wasn’t made until the Qing Dynasty[清朝]. Three men did most of the important ___2___ work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to ___3___ words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The largest dictionary in the world is Oxford English Dictionary. The ___4___ for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. Twenty-two years later, Oxford University asked Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary.

Murray had never been to ___5___. At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. ___6___ he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small house ___7___ in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o’clock and ___8___ in the small house several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in the years. But after five years, he was ___9___ adding[增加] words for the letter “A”! He worked on the dictionary ___10___ he was very old. Forty-four years later, in 1928, other editors finished the dictionary.

(? ? ?) 1. A. use? ? ? B. write? ? C. copy? ? ? D. miss

(? ? ?) 2. A. easy? ? B. boring? ? C. early? ? D. dangerous

(? ? ?) 3. A. spell? ? B. invent? ? ? C. collect? D. make

(? ? ?) 4. A. way? ? ? B. idea? ? ? C. use? ? ? D. prize

(? ? ?) 5. A. school? B. cinema? ? ? C. village? ? D. college

(? ? ?) 6. A. Later? ? B. before C. So far? ? D. Ever since

(? ? ?) 7. A. sold? ? B. built? C. broken? ? D. drawn

(? ? ?) 8. A. read? ? B. wrote? ? C. worked? ? D. thought

(? ? ?) 9. A. already B. still C. usually? ? D. always

(? ? ?) 10. A. if? ? ? B. because? C. until? ? D. since

（二）

It is very important to get lots of exercises. I like exercises and especially enjoy ___1___ very much. Last summer, I went to the beach every day. I plan to go there this summer, too, but I am not ___2___ to.

I have a new job. Sometimes I have to work ___3___ late at night. I now work more hours than I ___4___ before, however, I can receive a larger salary[薪水]. To tell the truth, I like the new job, but it has really taken up so much of my spare[業(yè)余] time. I ___5___ doing more exercises to spending money.

Riding a bike is a good exercise. Maybe I will save enough ___6___ to buy a new bike. My neighbour, Mrs. Wilson, has a bike that she can ___7___ to me, but I would rather use my own bike. If I use ___8___, I would worry about damaging[毀壞] it. It is really a good ___9___ to get a new bike. I think while I am riding ___10___ work, I will be getting exercises ___11___. It is easier to get to the beach by bike,? too. I might be able to go swimming after all. This new job is great! I am very ___12___ This will be a summer full of happiness.

(? ? ?)1. A. running? ? ? ? B. boating? ? ? C. swimming? ? ?D. skating

(? ? ?)2. A. willing? ? ? ? ?B. able? ? ? ? C. glad? ? D. pleased

(? ? ?)3. A. until? ? ? ? ? B. after? ? ? ? C. through D. to

(? ? ?)4. A. decided to? ? ?B. planned to? C. did? ? ? ? ? D. got to

(? ? ?)5. A. try? ? ? ? ? B. hope? ? ? ? C. like? ? ? D. prefer

(? ? ?)6. A. time? ? ? ? ? B. jobs? ? ? ? C. things D. money

(? ? ?)7. A. lend? ? ? ? ? B. borrow? ? ? C. buy? ? ? D. use

(? ? ?)8. A. mine? ? ? ? ? ? B. hers? ? ? ? C. a new one? ? D. the other’s

(? ? ?)9. A. hope? ? ? ? ? ? B. information C. idea? ? ? ? ? D. matter

(? ? ?)0. A. to? ? ? ? ? B. from C. to and from? ?D. without

(? ? ?)11. A. once more? ? B. at the same time

C. now and then? ? ? D. from now on

(? ? ?)12. A. excited? ? ? ? B. worried C. unhappy? ? ? ?D. moved

（三）

I stood in the doorway, watching my older brother carefully putting clothes into his bag. I coughed uneasily. Finally ___1___ that I was there, Rocky turned toward me with a sad smile.

“I’m ___2___ tomorrow,”he said.

“I know.”My ___3___ was almost a whisper[低聲]. I was ___4___ at myself for being so weak, but I wasn’t about to cry.

“My ___5___ is early, so there is still ___6___ time to come to the airport,”he said. Seeing the ___7___ look on my face, he quickly added, “I promise[答應(yīng)] I won’t leave without saying goodbye.”

I tried to say ___8___,? but didn’t. It’s always ___9___ to keep quiet if you’re about to cry. “You promised you wouldn’t cry,”he said to me, thinking that I was close to ___10___.

I remember the day he taught me how to ride a bike. ___11___ I thought he was always right behind me, holding the seat to keep me from ___12___ I was happy with this, but he knew he couldn’t hold me up all my life. He told me that one day he would have to let go.

His coughing stopped my thinking. What was left to say? How could I say ___13___ to the person who taught me everything?

The next morning I ___14___, looked at my alarm clock, and realized he had left ___15___ ago. We never even said goodbye.

Goodbye, Rocky! Although he may have been many miles away, I knew he heard me, even if it was only an answer in his heart.

(? ? ?)1. A. forgetting? ? ? B. realizing C. watching? ? ? D. learning

(? ? ?)2. A. arriving? ? B. living? ? C. coming D. leaving

(? ? ?)3. A. voice? ? ? ? ? ?B. sound? ? C. noise? ? D. word

(? ? ?)4. A. glad? ? ? ? ? ? B. moved C. angry? ? D. pleased

(? ? ?)5. A. ship? ? ? ? ? B. flight? ? C. train? ? ? D. bus

(? ? ?)6. A. enough? ? B. little? ? ? C. no? ? ? ? D. busy

(? ? ?)7. A. surprised? ? ? B. excited C. sad? ? ? ? D. happy

(? ? ?)8. A. anything? ? ? ?B. everything C. something? ? ?D. nothing

(? ? ?)9. A. stranger? ? ? B. better? ? C. worse? ? D. easier

(? ? ?)10. A. tears? ? ? ? B. smiles? C. words? ? D. sadness

(? ? ?)11. A. At last? ? ? ? B. From now on C. At first? ? D. So far

(? ? ?)12. A. riding? ? ? ? ?B. running C. walking? ? ? ? D. falling

(? ? ?)13. A. goodbye? B. hello? C. yes? ? ? ? D. sorry

(? ? ?)14. A. gave up B. stood up C. looked up D. woke up

(? ? ?)15. A. minutes B. hours? ? C. days? ? ? D. weeks

（四）

Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often ___1___ some books from the library. He keeps ___2___ to the radio every morning and reading ___3___ after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His ___4___ worship[崇拜] him very much. Mike, Mr Clarke’s little son, is only nine. He ___5___ likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he’s too ___6___ to understand him and chooses ___7___ ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with[對…滿意] it.

One day Mike read ___8___ about the electric lights[電燈] and was ___9___ it.When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him ___10___ questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly, “Fathers always know ___11___ than sons!”

The boy thought for a while and said, “___12___!”

“Oh? Why?”

Mike didn’t answer and asked,? ___13___, “Who invented the electric lights?”

“___14___.”answered Mr Clarke.

“Why didn’t his father invent them, then?”

Looking at his son, Mr Clarke didn’t know ___15___ to answer !

(? ? )1. A. finds? ? B. sells? ? C. buys? ? D. borrows

(? ? )2. A. watching B. listening C. going? ? D. touching

(? ? )3. A. newspapers B. letters? ? C. stories? ? D. messages

(? ? )4. A. teachers? ? B. parents C. students D. classmates

(? ? )5. A. also? ? B. never? ? C. even? ? D. only

(? ? )6. A. old? ? B. young? ? C. clever? ? D. able

(? ? )7. A. more ifficult B. the most difficult

C. easy D. the easiest

(? ? )8. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything

(? ? )9. A. worried about B. interested in C. afraid of D. angry with

(? ? )10. A. few? ? B. little? ? C. a few? ? D. a little

(? ? )11. A. more? ? B. most? ? C. less? ? D. least

(? ? )12. A. So do I B. Neither am I C. I agree D. I don’t think so

(? ? )13. A. instead B. carefully C. quickly D. brightly

(? ? )14. A. Thomas Brown B. Allan Smith

C. Thomas Edison D. Ron Jenkins

(? ? )15. A. when? ? B. what? ? C. where? ? D. which

參考答案

（一）1-5? ACCBD? 6-10? ABCBC

（二）1-5? CBACD 6-10? DABCC? ? 11-12? BA

（三）1-5? BDACB 6-10? ACCBA? ? 11-15? CDADB

（四）1-5? DBACA 6-10? BDCBC 11-15? ADACB