Denny Crook was a famous photographer(摄影师). He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is
41 .”
And he told the 42 .He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always 43 . “I’ll travel for my work, not for 44 ,” he told her. “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have 45 to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to 46 ,and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good 47 or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t 48 . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he 49 about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife,” You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild 50 there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very 51 ,and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went off to 52 some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated(分开).She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her 53 .He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and 54 it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “ 55 ,woman !I can’t get you both in the picture!”
A.dangerous B.natural C.convenient D.impossible
A.lie B.reason C.news D.truth
A.allowed B.refused C.failed D.joked
A.wealth B.prize C.pleasure D.luck
A.money B.time C.interest D.ability
A.meet B.work C.shop D.stay
A.meal B.picnic C.room D.party
A.agree B.understand C.replay D.complain
A.worried B.forgot C.asked D.thought
A.land B.flowers C.animals D.people
A.exciting B.excited C.surprised D.surprising
A.find B.feed C.drive D.shoot
A.singing B.crying C.laughing D.cheering
A.threw B.fired C.showed D.pointed
A.Hurry up B.Look out C.Slow down D.Go ahead
A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had 26 to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well 27 it, so he told him that a sports car was all he wanted.
Then on the morning of his graduation(毕业),he was called to his father’s room. His father told him how 28 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how 29 he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 30 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible(圣经)with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his 31 to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible? ” He then 32 out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and the young man was very 33 in business, and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family. 34 that his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him 35 that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a 36 telling him that his father had died. He had to go home immediately and take 37 of the things that his father left him.
When he began to search through his father’s important
papers, he saw the still new Bible, 38 as he had left
it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to 39
the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag(标牌)
dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the
40 of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN
FULL”. Sadness and regret(悔恨)filled his heart.
A.expected B.believed C.enjoyed D.felt
A.afford B.spend C.cost D.pay
A.excited B.proud C.angry D.anxious
A.far B.much C.long D.often
A.Interested B.Tired C.Surprised D.Relaxed
A.hand B.head C.voice D.sound
A.looked B.moved C.walked D.rushed
A.careful B.helpful C.wonderful D.successful
A.Wanting B.Suggesting C.Noticing D.Realizing
A.on B.since C.after D.from
A.bag B.ticket C.phone D.book
A.care B.part C.notes D.time
A.just B.only C.always D.already
A.use B.open C.turn D.close
A.place B.date C.test D.name
请先通读短文,掌握其大意,然后从所给的选项中选出最佳选项。
Jack is a boy of fifteen. His parents died 3 years ago. One day when he was walking in the street, he 56 a wallet. He returned it to the owner, Mr. Baker. He gave his 57 to the boy. As the boy had no job, Mr. Baker made him work for him in his 58 . Jack worked so hard that Mr. and Mrs. Baker were 59 with him.
Mr. Baker loved planting 60 . The week before last, he brought a few trees home, planted them in the 61 himself and watered them every day. Several days 62 , he had to leave for another city. Before he started, he said to Jack, “Take good care of these trees. Some boys near our house always want to steal them.” “ Don’t 63 about them, sir.” answered Jack," I’ll try my best to watch them." Six days passed, and Mr. Baker came back. He asked, “ 64 anyone ever stolen the trees?” “No, sir.” said Jack. “To stop someone from stealing the trees, I 65 them up six days ago. I have hidden them for almost a week.”
A. bought B. found C. carried
A. wallet B. pity C. thanks
A. office B. factory C. home
A. pleased B. angry C. sad
A. trees B. flowers C. vegetables
A. garden B. office C. room
A. ago B. later C. after
A. think B. talk C. worry
A. Did B. Does C. Has
A. sent B. pulled C. put
先通读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
Li Hua is thirteen years old. He’s a . He’s the only child in the family. He doesn’t his things.
One morning when the students of Class Two are an English class, Li Hua goes to the door and says, “ I come in, Mr. Wang ?”
“Oh, you are again,” says the teacher, “Can you tell me why you are late ?”
“My grandma some apples, bananas and bread in my schoolbag this morning. I take the schoolbag with me after I have. But my way to school, I find there are no in my schoolbag. I have to and take them.”
A.teacher B.girl C.student D.children
A.look at B.look like C.look for D.look after
A.having B.singing C.reading D.working
A.May B.Should C.Must D.Will
A.early B.right C.late D.busy
A.gives B.puts C.takes D.gets
A.breakfast B.lunch C.supper D.bread
A.in B.at C.for D.on
A.oranges B.water C.books D.pears
A.get back B.return home C.go to school D.come back
Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here’s a true story of an American girl,Sarah.
41 Sarah left university,she began to live in New York City on her own.She 42 a job in a publishing house,but the salary(薪水)was 43 $30,000 a year.Her parents thought her life would be hard,but Sarah 44 Iive on her salary and stilI saved $5,000 in a year.How was that 45 in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living 46 starts with keeping the big cost small.For most people,that 47 housing.So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends.Her next biggest cost was 48 .When she ate out,she went to cheap restaurants. 49 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant.She then 50 the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them.Nowadays young people often 51 a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐).But Sarah said,“I enjoy walking 52 in New York City.I love going to museums and parks.” Did Sarah feel poor 53 cheap living? Not really.She even managed to take two trips,one to the Netherlands, 54 to Portland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something 55 .It’s a kind of game,”said Sarah.
A.Until B.Because C.After D.Unless
A.found B.tried C.asked for D.Iooked for
A.more than B.less than C.shorter than D.higher than
A.can B.may C.was able to D.might
A.difficult B.possible C.useful D.different
A.already B.sometimes C.hardly D.always
A.helps B.becomes C.makes D.means
A.food B.rest C.studying D.playing
A.Soon B.Finally C.Once D.Again
A.prepared B.took C.caught D.picked
A.pay B.lend C.spend D.save
A.along B.up C.down D.around
A.because of B.because C.before D.between
A.another B.the other C.others D.the others
A.hard B.interesting C.nice D.great