二、完形填空(共10小题，计10分)

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文中的相应空白处的最佳答案。

Do you know who played the role of Superman in the film Superman? He was Christopher Reeve, a(n)   36  , and he was famous for his performance in the movie.

Like Superman, Christopher Reeve was afraid of nothing. He was good at flying planes, riding horses and many other activities. But   37   changed (改变) in 1995. When riding a horse, he fell and   38  himself badly. The doctors thought it was   39   for him to live long. Reeve even thought of   40   his life to end everything.   41  , when he thought of his family, he knew he couldn’t. From then on, he began to   42   for his life.

At the end of 1995, he left hospital. Soon after that, he felt he was ready to face the world again. He wanted to tell people no matter  43   problems they had, they shouldn’t give up. He began to make speeches, and they helped lots of people   44   body problems.

He also went back to work and made his first film, In the Gloaming. Although he lost control of his body, he still had his   45   and his dream. He was, and would always be Superman!

(   )36. A. expert                  B. actor  C. reporter            D. visitor

(   )37. A. something         B. anything   C. everything         D. nothing

(   )38. A. hurt                B. lost    C. turned              D. sent

(   )39. A. available           B. serious   C. difficult             D. useful

(   )40. A. looking up         B. coming up   C. making up          D. giving up

(   )41. A. However           B. Certainly   C. Hardly              D. Again

(   )42. A. look                B. fight    C. serve                       D. wait

(   )43. A. when               B. which   C. that                           D. what

(   )44. A. in                   B. for     C. with                           D. of

(   )45. A. reason               B. culture   C. trouble               D. spirit

三、阅读理解(共20小题， 计30分)

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能正确回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

A

One cold Sunday, Mariko and her dad were walking to the store.

“I’m tired of winter,” said Mariko.

Dad waved (挥手) at their neighbor. “I know Mr. Hill hopes spring will come too.”

Mr. Hill was sitting and enjoying the sun in his garden. He waved, and Mariko waved back.

“Mr. Hill loves his garden,” said Mariko. Mr. Hill had the most beautiful spring flower garden. It was full of daffodils (黄水仙).

Dad said, “Yes, he does. And because he is old, it is hard for him to go outside in winter.”

At the store, Mariko helped Dad choose milk, bread and carrots.

“You may choose something for yourself, Mariko,” said Dad.

At first Mariko thought apples would taste good. But then something else caught her eye, “Oh, Dad, look, daffodils!”

“Is that something you want?” asked Dad.

“Yes!” Mariko said happily.

Mariko couldn’t stop looking at her daffodils all the way home. But when she got to Mr. Hill’s house, she stopped, “Maybe I could ...”

“Wait here, Dad, please,” she said. “I’ll be right back.”

Mariko ran to Mr. Hill and gave him the daffodils.

“What a wonderful winter surprise!” said Mr. Hill. “You have brought me spring!”

(   )46. What did Mariko and her father do on Sunday?

A. They did some shopping.

B. They worked in the garden.

C. They visited their neighbors.

D. They helped Mr. Hill pick flowers.

(   )47. What did Mariko and her father NOT bring home?

A. Apples.          B. Carrots.    C. Milk.             D. Bread.

(   )48. Mariko chose daffodils probably because ______.

A. they were colorful            B. her mother liked them

C. her garden needed new flowers   D. the flowers made her think of spring

(   )49. From the story, we know that Mariko ______.

A. disliked shopping              B. liked daffodils best

C. was popular with her neighbors   D. was kind and thought of others

(   )50. What is the best title of the story?

A. A shopping day              B. A winter surprise

C. Beautiful flowers           D. Spring and winter

B

On Thursday a new boy came into the classroom. He didn’t have any uniform on. Just trousers, a jacket and a shirt. Tom could see that the boy wasn’t quite comfortable. He had a plastic (塑料的) bag with exercise books, pens, pencils, rulers and erasers in it. The boy stood at the blackboard. Miss Fair talked to the boy, and then she said, “Boys and girls, this is Peter Rivers. He is your new classmate. Peter is your age. I hope you’ll get on well with each other. Peter will spend a lot of time together with you, and outdoors too.” Miss Fair asked Peter to sit next to Tom at the desk near the window.

The students had math after that and Tom could see that Peter was not bad at it. He counted (数数) well. It was not difficult for him at all. Then Miss Fair said, “It is half past twelve. It’s time to have lunch.” Peter joined Tom and went to wash his hands. Then the boys sat down on the floor and started to open their lunch bags. Tom opened his bag and put his hand in it. He took out an old brown apple, some old cheese and some bits of fish from dinner. “Oh, no!” cried Tom. “This is rubbish. I have the wrong bag. I took the rubbish bag and left my lunch bag at home. I have only rubbish for lunch today.” The other children laughed and laughed. Then Peter said, “I have two eggs. Why don’t you have one? I don’t need two. And would you like some bread?” Tom smiled, “Thanks. Now I’ll always look in my lunch bag before I bring it to school.”

(    )51. How many kinds of things did Peter have in his plastic bag?

A. Three.                             B. Four.

C. Five.                D. Six.

(    )52. Which of the following is TRUE about Peter?

A. He wore a coat and a shirt to school.

B. He had lunch in the school dining hall.

C. He was disabled and couldn’t play outdoors.

D. He had no trouble counting in the math class.

(    )53. How did Tom feel when he saw what was in his lunch bag?

A. Bored.                B. Afraid.

C. Excited.                 D. Upset.

(    )54. What would Tom probably have for lunch?

A. Bread and an apple.      B. Cheese and an apple.

C. Bread and an egg.       D. Cheese and an egg.

(    )55. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Tom’s favorite teacher. B. Tom’s new classmate.

C. Tom’s math class.     D. Tom’s lunch.

C

“Mom, you won’t believe what Anna’s grandfather bought her for her birthday!” shouted Michelle.

“What?” asked Mom.

“A horse,” said Michelle. “Can I have one for my birthday?”

“No, Honey! I’m sorry but we don’t have enough money,” said Mom.

Michelle walked to her room. The phone rang (响起铃声), and Michelle answered.

“Will you get one for your birthday?” asked Anna. “We can ride them together.”

“No,” said Michelle. “Mom said we don’t have enough money.”

“Oh. Er... I have to feed Sir Charles. See you tomorrow,” said Anna.

“Maybe I can help Anna feed Sir Charles,” thought Michelle. She picked up the phone, but her mom was on the phone.

“That would be wonderful. I think she’ll enjoy the riding lessons,” said Mom.

Michelle even didn’t hear her mom walk in the room.

“Honey, I want to talk to you,” said Mom.

Michelle put the phone down. “I didn’t mean to eavesdrop. I was going to call Anna,” said Michelle.

“So you heard about the riding lessons?” asked Mom.

“Yes,” said Michelle.

“I don’t have enough money to buy a horse, but I thought you’d like to learn to ride it. Mrs. Mayberry gives lessons every Saturday. She said you and Anna could be in the same class. I know it’s not the same as having your own horse, but ...” said Mom.