Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about 80 miles. It was late, I was late, and I was driving 31_________.
At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light. I was 32_________ on the road by now, but as I came near the light, it turned 33_________, and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right, and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, 34_________ there I sat, waiting for the light to 35_________, the only human being, for at least a mile in any 36_________.
I started wondering why I 37_________ to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was 38_________ no policeman anywhere around and there certainly would have been no 39_________ in going through it.
Much later that 40_________, after I’d met with a group in Lewisburg and had climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why I’d stopped for that light 41_________ me. I think I stopped 42_________ it’s part of a contract(契约) we all have with each other. It’ s not only the law, but it’s an agreement we have, and we trust each other to follow 43_________: we don’t go through red lights.
We do 44_________ we say we’ll do. We show up when we say we’ll show up.
I was so 45_________ of myself for stopping for that red light. And as no one would ever have known what a good person I was on the road from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, I had to tell s someone.
A．fast B．slowly C．carefully D．hard
A．late B．alone C．worried D．afraid
A．green B．yellow C．red D．dark
A．and B．or C．so D．but
A．return B．change C．start D．continue
A．attention B．background C．direction D．information
A．refused B．decided C．prepared D．forgot
A．hardly B．luckily C．usually D．clearly
A．danger B．excuse C．space D．energy
A．moment B．night C．afternoon D．morning
A．depended on B．looked forward to C．stayed away from D．came back to
A．though B．unless C．because D．until
A．me B．it C．him D．us
A．what B．how C．why D．that
A．tired B．ready C．proud D．sorry
Do you know about Liu Xiang? He is one of the most popular 1 stars in China.
Liu Xiang was born on July 13, 1983 in Shanghai. Like many other Olympic sports stars, he started training when he was very 2 . In Grade Four, he went to the Junior Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai. 3 , he was trained as a high jumper. Then, in 1998, his coach noticed his skill in hurdling(跨栏).
Liu Xiang put his whole heart into his training. 4 the age of 18, Liu Xiang set a record. In 2002 he won his first international 5 hurdles in Switzerland, and in the same year, he 6 a gold medal at the Asian Games in Korea. In 2004, Liu Xiang won the 7 Olympic gold medal in Athens, Greece. In 2006, he set a new world record with a time of 12.88 seconds in the men’s 110m hurdles in Lausanne.
8 a sporting hero, Liu Xiang is invited to competitions around the world. And he also appears(出现) in advertisements and films. So what’s next for Liu Xiang? Will he 9 more time away from sports? No, Liu Xiang will go for more medals for China 10 he’s a symbol of China’s international sporting success.A. movie B. sports C. music
A. old B. short C. young
A. At first B. At last C. Next
A. On B. In C. At
A. 100m B. 110m C. 120m
A. won B. made C. kept
A. third B. first C. second
A. Like B. For C. As
A. pay B. spend C. need
A. because B. but C. although
完形填空 分别通读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（共20小题，每小题1分；计20分）
The word “sandwich” is an English word. Sandwich was an English 1 . He lived in England about two hundred years ago. Sandwich had a lot of 2 . He was very rich(富有的). But he liked 3 cards for money. He often played 4 day and night. 5 day he played for twenty-four hours without stopping. He did not 6 the card table to eat. He asked his man to 7 him some meat and 8 . So he put some meat between two pieces of bread. He did not want to stop 9 playing cards. From the name of this man, Sandwich, we have the word “sandwich” 10 .A．woman B．man C．book
A．money B．food C．cards
A．making B．keeping C．playing
A．every B．only C．all
A．One B．Next C．This
A．hold B．leave C．show
A．use B．take C．bring
A．milk B．fruit C．bread
A．before B．when C．after
A．in shops B．this year C．today
完型填空：（共10分）
John is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a ____1____ student when he was young. He was often late for ___2_____ and didn’t like doing his homework. Sometimes, he slept in class. He didn’t understand(理解) much ,____3____ he always thought he understood everything and made some jokes.
One day the teacher ____4____ the students a question, “When Jack was ten years old, ____5____ brother Bob was twenty. Now Jack is fifteen and ___6___ is his brother Bob?” John said, “That’s easy. Bob is twice as old as Jack, so he is now thirty.”
Another time, the _7____ in a science class asked, “When it thunders(打雷), ____8____ do we always see light before we ____9____ sound?
“But, Miss,” said John quickly, “don’t you ___10____ our eyes are in front of our ears?
A．good B．tall C．cool D．short
A．dinner B．lunch C．class D．play
A．so B．and C．or D．but
A．sent B．asked C．told D．found
A．your B．my C．his D．her
A．how many B．how old C．how much D．how long
A．teacher B．farmer C．nurse D．pilot
A．what B．when C．where D．why
A．see B．listen C．hear D．feel
A．read B．learn C．study D．know
完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
We have no idea about 1 men first began to use salt. But we do know that it had been used in many different ways __2___ the history.
For example, in many history books it is __3_ that people who lived three thousand years ago __4__salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt（埃及）, salt __5_ keep the dead. It can keep the dead bodies __6__ decay.（腐烂）
In the eighteenth century, a person who stole salt was __7__ to have broken the __8__. if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into __9__. Books also record that in England about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century __10__ stealing salt! In the year 1553, if a man took __11__ than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be __12__ punished(惩罚).
Salt was very __13__ on the dinner table of a king. It was always put __14_ the king when he sat down to eat. Then important visitors sat near the salt __15__ less important visitors were given seats farther away from it.
A．when B．where C．what D．which
A．throughout B．thought C．though D．although
A．say B．reported C．recorded D．reading
A．eat B．ate C．eating D．have eaten
A．used to B．was used to C．was used D．used
A．off B．from C．on D．out
A．think B．consider C．thoughtful D．thought
A．law B．glass C．computer D．time
A．pool B．hill C．prison D．river
A．because B．because of C．by D．as
A．more B．less C．fewer D．most
A．serious B．bad C．terrible D．seriously
A．important B．necessary C．clever D．cheerful
A．in the front of B．behind C．in front of D．before
A．when B．as C．however D．while
完形填空 (10分)
Grandma was busy cooking in the kitchen and Sera was always to be here for dinner.
There were many photographs of past and present 1 members and many other old things on her grandma’s table. Among them, she especially loved the large clay pot (陶壶). It was beautiful, painted in many colours.
“May I hold it?” asked Sera.
“Yes, but please be 2 . It is very old.” Grandma picked up the pot with gentle hands, gave it to Sera, and then went into the kitchen.
Sera decided to sit on the sofa. The sofa was a few feet 3 her. She went backward. 4 a toy truck was there. The truck rolled (滚动) away when Sera stepped on it. She fell back onto the sofa. The clay pot 5 out of her hands and up into the air! It landed on the floor.
Sera could hear the clay crack (裂痕). “No, no!” she cried. She heard grandma’s footsteps coming toward her. How could she face her grandma now?
“It’s not so 6 , Sera,” Grandma said. “Come on. You can repair the pot.”
“Let me tell you a story about that pot.”
Grandma pointed to another crack in the pot. Sera had never 7 it before. “My grandma made this crack when she was about your age,” said grandma. “She was carrying it back to the village 8 it fell onto the road. It had been full of 9 , so she got all wet!” She pointed to another crack. “This crack came when I dropped the pot on a big boat that brought 10 here from Canada,” said grandma smiling. Sera laughed and held up the pot. She could see now how each crack had become part of the colourful design--and part of her family’s story.
A．school B．family C．team D．village
A．helpful B．useful C．careful D．peaceful
A．behind B．beside C．under D．above
A．Suddenly B．Amazingly C．Unluckily D．Surprisingly
A．picked B．threw C．dropped D．flew
A．bad B．safe C．late D．easy
A．known B．watched C．heard D．noticed
A．when B．until C．if D．unless
A．sand B．water C．salt D．sugar
A．we B．our C．us D．ours
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