三、 完形填空 (30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his  36  time, he likes to get out in the country and take some  37  of animals.

For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his  38 . But his father didn’t take Bill along with him  39  he was fifteen.

He and Bill drove to the farm which  40  to his uncle in the afternoon. They  41  the night there, so that they could  42  out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.

It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm  43  the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember  44  he was. He turned over  45 and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he 46  that he was at the  47  and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got  48  quickly.

He ran downstairs. The others were already in the  49 . Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It  50  good.

They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk  51 , because they didn’t want to  52  up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle  53  hot coffee and took some sandwiches  54  Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera  55  and started out.

36. A. busy      B. spare      C. enough      D. limited

37. A. foods      B. drawings   C. paintings     D. pictures

38. A. trips        B. buses      C. holidays     D. mountains

39. A. after        B. when      C. until       D. unless

40. A. led         B. stuck      C. got         D. belonged

41. A. cost        B. spent      C. slept        D. took

42. A. start         B. begin      C. walk        D. step

43. A. telephone    B. machine   C. bell         D. clock

44. A. where      B. how        C. who        D. what

45. A. quickly     B. sleepily    C. quietly       D. suddenly

46. A. imagined    B. pronounced   C. forgot      D. remembered

47. A. mountain    B. town       C. farm         D. station

48. A. dressed     B. ordered    C. eaten         D. prepared

49. A. bathroom    B. kitchen    C. dining-room    D. sitting-room

50. A. seemed     B. felt         C. tasted        D. smelled

51. A. many      B. soundly    C. much         D. highly

52. A. wake        B. go         C. put           D. come

53. A. of         B. with        C. in            D. by

54. A. that        B. what       C. after           D. before

55. A. cover      B. supply      C. operator       D. equipment

四、阅读理解 (40分)

A

Will it matter if you don't take your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United States. Those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. During the experi¬ment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains. If a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention to class.

Opposite to what many people believe, if you don't eat breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.

56. During the test, those who were tested were given ________.

A. no breakfast at all               B. very rich breakfast

C. little food for breakfast           D. different breakfast or none

57. The passage mentions that many people believe that if you don't eat breakfast, you will _________.

A. lose weight     B. not lose weight C. be healthier   D. gain a lot of weight

58. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A. Poor breakfasts affect those who work with brains.

B. Morning diet may cause one to get fatter.

C. Reducing lunch and supper is of less value in weight losing.

D. Eating less in lunch and supper may help to lose weight.

59. According to the passage, if a student does not eat breakfast, ___________.

A. he will fall ill

B. he will fail to listen to his teacher

C. he will not make progress in his study

D. his mind will work more slowly

B

A young woman carrying a three-year-old child got on a bus. The conductor hurried to give her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passengers to make more room for the woman and her child. On seeing this, people began to talk. "You know this conductor used to be very rude. Now suddenly he has changed his bad behavior , "said a middle-aged man.

"Yes, he should be praised and we must write a letter to the company," said a second passenger. "That's right," another lady said, "I wish a newspaper reporter were here so that more people could learn from this conductor. "

Just then a gentleman who looked like a teacher turned to the conductor and said , "Excuse me, but can I know your name, please? Your excellent service must be praised..."

Before he could open his mouth, the three-year-old child sitting on the young woman's lap interrupted, "I know his name. I call him Dad."

60. The passengers were ________ to see the conductor's kindness to the woman and the child.

A. excited   B. pleased     C. interested   D. surprised

61. One passenger suggested writing a letter to the com¬pany to ______ .

A. make a demand for more buses

B. thank the conductor for his good service

C. criticize the conductor for his rude behavior

D. invite a newspaper reporter to write about the conductor

62. What was the gentleman?

A. A teacher.         B. A newspaper reporter.

C. Not known from the story. D. The conductor's friend from his company.

63. The word "he" in the last paragraph refers to _______.

A. the gentleman             B. the conductor

C. the middle-aged man       D. the three-year-old chil