---I’m sorry I didn’t _____ the game..

--- Well, that’s OK. You can’t win every time.

A．beat           B．hit           C．win            D．fail

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。

  My teenage son Karl became withdrawn(孤僻的) after his father passed away. As a 35   parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him, but the more I tried, 36    he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six failing grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I 37    him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleased for 38 . “ Please God(上帝，求求你), I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you. ”

I was at work when I got a phone call. A man 39    himself as the headmaster. “ I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences. ” Before he could say another word, I choked up(說不出話) and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this 40  . “ I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands. ” For a moment there was 41   on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “ Thank you for your time, ” and hung up.

Karl’s next report card showed a marked 42    in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I 43   that his teachers were astonished(震驚的) at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that 44   from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “ That was me. I thought I’d play a 45   but when I heard what you said, it really hit me 46   I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.” 

35．A．good                   B．single     C．responsible        D．successful

36．A．the best         B．the less     C. the most        D．the more    

37．A．sent         B．forced      C. allowed        D. pushed

38．A．help                   B．method     C．reasons      D．explanation

39．A．regarded        B．considered         C．introduced    D．looked

40．A．student                B．teacher      C．father            D. stranger

41．A．cry                B．silence          C．laugh         D. answer

42．A．a(chǎn)chievement     B．failure      C．improvement   D. exchange

43．A．noticed         B．saw        C. knew           D．learnt

44．A．a(chǎn)dvice          B．report          C．encouragement         D．call

45．A. game            B．match      C．joke                    D．role

46．A. how long       B．how much       C．how often     D．how many

   Nobody can be happy all the time. You may become unhappy sometimes. 41__, when you fail an exam. Or you may become sad when you lose one of your friends or relatives. It's 42___ to have these feelings. If you don't know how to solve these problems, you may 43____something from Jeff.

      Jeff almost went mad when his 44____was killed in a car accident. He 45____play soccer or go to the movies with his friends. Instead, he just sat in his bedroom and didn't talk to 46____, even his parents. Jeff felt that the world was unfair. He was quite angry with the driver 47___ his car hit his brother, even though it was an 48____. After a few months, Jeff began to understand it was useless to be angry. Now he still 49____ his brother, but he doesn't hate the driver any longer. He is beginning to talk to his parents and this makes them happy again. He doesn't 50____ in his room by himself any longer. Instead, he goes to the movies or plays sports with his friends and he is feeling better now.

41．A．For example    B．In fact         C．Above all     D．After all

42．A．unusual        B．normal            C．likely        D．strange

43．A．stop           B．learn       C．protect       D．hear

44．A．friend         B．mother        C．father        D．brother

45．A．refused to     B．decided to      C．planned to    D．tried to

46．A．somebody       B．everybody       C．a(chǎn)nybody       D．nobody

47．A．a(chǎn)lthough       B．so                  C．because       D．while

48．A．experience     B．experiment    C．a(chǎn)ccident             D．instruction

49．A．helps          B．misses       C．likes          D．respects

50．A．live           B．play          C．lie            D．stay

  

Mr. Evmas lived in a city．He was a math    l   three years ago．He taught well and his students   2   him．So he decided to work in the middle school all his life．But a terrible accident   3    his fortune（命運(yùn)）．

One spring he took his class to   4   a place of interest（名勝）by bus．The children saw a lot of    5    things and had a great time there．But on their way to school，their   6   was hit by a truck because the young driver was drunk（喝醉）．Five students   7   and more than half of the children were    8    in the accident．He didn't know how it had happened and very   9    it and after he came out of hospital，he left the school and became a  __10  ．He tried his best to stop the drivers from breaking the traffic rules．He worked hard and was strict with the drives．So they were afraid of him．

One afternoon it was very hot．Mr. Evans was    11   ．He was standing at the crossing and watching the traffic．Suddenly he saw a    12    rushing towards the crossing．It run so fast that it almost hit a man    13    a bike．He stopped it at once and saw a girl in it．

“   14   your license to me，madam，”said Mr. Evans．

The girl passed on her bag to him and said，“Please look for it in the bag  15  ．I can’t see anything without glasses．”

1．A．worker                  B．teacher                C．doctor                 D．farmer

2．A．liked                      B．wished                 C．helped                    D．a(chǎn)nswered

3．A．beat                      B．won                    C．lost                        D．changed

4．A．build                     B．break                   C．visit                       D．find

5．A．terrible                  B．dangerous            C．safe                       D．interesting

6．A．bus                       B．train                    C．car                         D．ship

7．A．left                        B．lived                    C．died（死）             D．fell

8．A．beat                      B．injured                 C．touch                     D．stopped

9．A．sad about               B．a(chǎn)fraid of               C．interested in            D．worried about

10．A．soldier                 B．policeman            C．bookseller              D．cleaner

11．A．in the corner        B．a(chǎn)t home               C．on duty（值班）     D．in the office

12．A．runner                 B．policeman            C．player                  D．car

13．A．riding                  B．selling                  C．buying                   D．making

14．A．Throw                 B．Show                         C．Lend                   D．Copy

15．A．you                     B．I                         C．yourself                 D．myself

Sudha Chandran was a dancer from India．She lost her chance to be a 41 when her right leg had to be cut off after a car accident．

Though the 42 brought her bright career to a stop，she didn’t 43 ．In the terrible months

that followed，she met a doctor 44 had developed an artificial limb(假肢)．

　 After she was fitted with an artificial leg，she decided to go back to 45 ．

　 Sudha believed that she could 46 　her dream come true．Then she did 47 for her

dream．

　 After every public show，she would ask her dad about her act．“You 48 have a long way to go．”was the answer she used to get 49 her father．　

　 In January 2004．Sudha made an important return by 50 a public show in Bombay．She

gave a show in such an amazing manner 51 it moved everyone to tears．In the end，she 52 　

the final prize of the show．

That evening，when she asked her dad the 53 question，he didn’t say 54 ．He just

touched her feet as praise to a great artist.

When someone asked Sudha 55 she could dance again with her artificial limb，she said quite simply．“I don’t need feet to dance．”

(　 )41．A．runner　 B．player　　　 C．star　　　 D．moon

(　 )42．A．chance　 B．a(chǎn)ccident　　 C．dancer　　 D．leg

(　 )43．A．give up　 B．give away　 C．give in　　 D．give out

(　 )44．A．which　 B．where　　　　 C．what　　 D．who

(　 )45．A．sing　　 B．dance　　　　 C．cut　　　 D. stop

(　 )46．A．take　　 B．bring　　　　 C．make　　 D．keep

(　 )47．A．a(chǎn) lot　　 B．a(chǎn) few　　　　 C．a(chǎn) little　　 D．a(chǎn) bit

(　 )48．A．still　　 B．only　　　　 C．just　　　 　D．ever

(　 )49．A．in　　　 B．to　　　　　 C．from　　　　 D．for

(　 )50．A．going　 B．giving　　　 C．getting　　　 D. watching

(　 )51．A．a(chǎn)nd　　 B．so　　　 C．but　　　　　　 D．that

(　 )52．A．won　　 B．beat　　　 C．had　　　　　 D．told

(　 )53．A．different　 B．unusual　　 C．usual　　　　 D．strange

(　 )54．A．something B．a(chǎn)nything　 C．everything　　 D．nothirig

(　 )55．A．what　　　 B．how　　　　 C．why　　　　 D．when