the room where grain was stored and was quite 38 as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he 39 a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat 40 , and without thinking he started to run and luckily 41 the cat’s paws (爪子)。 The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a 42 family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried’s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to

43 with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came 44 the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate。 Zigfried’s Christmas miracle did arrive!

The house came 45 the next few days. Zigfried 46 every single hour of them. 47 , the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a 48 smile at the door of his home, he heard the 49 of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The 50 froze on his face; his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he at last found his voice: “Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”

31. A. carefully B. excitedly C. hopefully D. proudly 32. A. shabby B. noisy C. messy D. empty 33. A. mouth B. nose C. stomach D. throat 34. A. bag B. stick C. bowl D. coat

35. A. although B. until C. whereas D. unless 36. A. leapt B. sniffed C. trembled D. withdrew 37. A. broke B. marched C. paced D. stole

38. A. curious B. nervous C. pitiful D. sensible 39. A. took B. released C. felt D. drew 40. A. strongly B. irregularly C. slowly D. wildly 41. A. escaped B. seized C. rubbed D. scratched 42. A. close B. happy C. new D. young

43. A. celebrate B. communicate C. compete D. compromise 44. A. across B. from C. off D. up 45. A. alive B. loose C. open D. still

46. A. counted B. enjoyed C. missed D. wasted 47. A. However B. Instead C. Moreover D. Therefore 48. A. bitter B. forced C. polite D. satisfied

49. A. introduction B. discussion C. comment D. debate 50. A. blood B. smile C. tear D. sweat

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A