It was almost 9:00 p.m. when Mia Janson left her office to go home. It was (1)____. Shestarted her car and she (2)______ down the dark road that led to her house in the country. She(3)_____ the radio and sang songs while she was driving. The heater(暖气机)wasn't working andsinging helped to keep her (4)______.

　　The snow was heavy. Then Mia went across a small (5)_____. The bridge was covered withice and the car went out of control. Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lostconsciousness(知觉).

　　When she (6)______, her head was bleeding, and she was shaking from the cold. Shedidn't know (7)_______ she was. Mia opened her car door and looked around. She was underthe bridge, and her car was sitting on the (8)______ river! She felt very (9)_____. She knewthe ice wouldn't (10)______ her car for very long. She (11)_____ to walk up the hill severaltimes, but she kept falling in the snow. Mia tried (12)_______ time. She fell again, but thistime she couldn't get up. She knew that (13)______ could see her car under the bridge. Shewas lying in the snow, and she couldn't (14)______. Mia closed her eyes and (15)_______ die.

　　Then she heard a voice. Mia opened her eyes. There was an old man standing over her. Shestood up and walked up with the help of the old man. “That's my truck,” said the old man. “Getin and I'll take you home.”

( )1. A. raining B. cool C. snowing D. late

　　( )2. A. ran B. drove C. walked D. rode

　　( )3. A. turned on B. turned over C. turned off D. turned down

　　( )4. A. happy B. not alone C. warm D. not lonely

　　( )5. A. bridge B. village C. town D. farm

　　( )6. A. got up B. came back C. looked up D. woke up

　　( )7. A. how B. what C. why D. where

　　( )8. A. deep B. frozen C. wide D. cold

　　( )9. A. angry B. sad C. surprised D. afraid

　　( )10.A. keep B. pull C. take D. hold

　　( )11.A. tried B. wanted C. would like D. seemed

　　( )12.A. one B. one more C. other D. the other

　　( )13.A. someone B. anyone C. everyone D. no one

　　( )14.A. feel B. hear C. move D. go

　　( )15.A. waited to B. had to C. was able to D. decided to

答案与解析：

　  1.C. 根据第二段“The snow was heavy.”这句话可知天在下雪。

　　2.B. 根据前面“She started her car” 可知Mia是驱车回家的。

　　3.A. 只有打开收音机才能听到声音的。

　　4.C. 由于前面说到“The heater wasn't working.”因此, Mia唱歌是为了让自己暖和点。

　　5.A. 根据下句可知答案。

　　6.D. 上一段最后的“Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lost consciousness.”已经告诉我们Mia失去了知觉。因此只有在醒来时，才能发现自己受伤的情况。

　　7.D. 根据下句“Mia opened the car door and looked around.” 可知当时Mia已经不知道她在什么地方了。

　　8.B. 根据前面的动词sitting可知Mia是坐在河上的，只有河面结冰后才能如此。

　　9.B. 在当时的情况下，Mia肯定是非常难过的，这是一个人最基本的反映。

　　10.D. 这是一个常识，由于汽车太重，冰面不会很长时间地托住它的。

　　11.A. 这是人的本能。在危机时刻总是尽最大努力去争取维护自己的生命。

　　12.B. 她已经尝试了很多次，而不是一次，但都没有成功。

　　13.D. 由于Mia是在桥的下面，所以她认为没有人会来救她的。

　　14.C. 由于她已经尝试过很多次，所以她已经没有太多的力气在往前移动了。

　　15.A. “She closed her eyes” 告诉我们Mia已经绝望了。只有等待死亡了。

Ballpoint pen have made life easier for millions of people. At one time (1)______ did notlike their students to (2)_____ with them. Perhaps it was too easy. Pens can leak(漏) and it is(3)______ to spill the ink. And it is hard to write on thin or cheap paper with them.

　　Ladislao Biro (4)______ for a newspaper in Budapest. He spent all day (5)_____ his desk.Day in and day out, he corrected (6)_____ of thin, cheap paper with a pen and ink. He oftenhad to stop to (7)_____ his pen and it did not write (8)______ on the thin paper. He and hisbrother George (9)_____ some experiments. They wanted a pen that did not leak, with inkthat it did not spill. Why not (10)______ a little ball at the end?

　　Two Englishmen, Henry Martin and Frederick Miles, liked the (11)_____. It was the(12)______ of the Second World War. The Air Force (空军) (13)_____ a non-leak, non-spill penfor the men to write with in (14)______. Martin and Miles made and (15)______ manythousands of Biro “writing-sticks” to the Air Force.

　( )1. A. factories B. schools C. shops D. restaurants

　　( )2. A. play B. write C. come D. meet

　　( )3. A. easy B. hard C. free D. popular

　　( )4. A. left B. waited C. looked D. worked

　　( )5. A. on B. near C. at D. in

　　( )6. A. mistakes B. books C. pages D. diaries

　　( )7. A. mend B. fill C. brush D. change

　　( )8. A. well B. down C. out D. up

　　( )9. A. kept B. finished C. began D. studied

　　( )10.A. find B. wear C. grow D. use

　　( )11.A. matter B. result C. meaning D. idea

　　( )12.A. day B. time C. break D. year

　　( )13.A. bought B. took C. needed D. preferred

　　( )14.A. planes B. ships C. trains D. buses

答案与解析：

　  1.B. 根据句中的students 可以判断出这是在学校里发生的事情。

　　2.B. 用圆珠笔肯定是写字的。

　　3.A. 钢笔中的墨水是很容易漏出来的，这是一个实际情况。

　　4.D. 根据所给词语的词义可知答案。

　　5.C. 在报社工作，肯定是要坐在办公桌旁的，介词at就是这种用法。

　　6.C. Biro在报社的工作是校对稿件，根据后面的paper可以看出他不是在修改错误，而是在校对报纸。

　　7.B. 钢笔是需要注水的，这里用fill非常恰如其分。

　　8.A. 钢笔在比较薄的纸上写字是很困难的，这是一个事实。

　　9.C. 由于钢笔有很多缺点，所以Biro和George才开始研制一种新型的笔。

　　10.D. 这里的the little ball是被安在笔的最前部的。

　　11.D. 这两个人是对这种想法感兴趣。

　　12.B. 这句话是说发明这种笔的时候正好是在第二次世界大战的时期。

　　13.C. 由于以前的笔使用不方便，所以当时的空军应该是需要这种笔。

　　14.A. 空军在飞机上作战，所以这种笔应该是在飞机上使用。

　　15.A. Martin 和Miles 是做好了笔然后卖给空军部队的。

　When you were young, who rode you around on the back of his bike? Who played foot ball and flew kites with you in the park? Who helped you16   your first difficult maths problem? Who taught you the difference between17   ?

　　Your dad. Now it is your turn to do something for him. This Sunday. June 18 is 18   Day. So why not do something19  to thank your dad?

　　The idea of Father’s Day came from a(n)20  lady called Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. She wanted a special day to honour(纪念)her father. He raised(抚养)six children by himself21  his wife died during the birth of their22  child. Dodd thought there needed to be a day to honour great and loving dads. Her father was born23  , so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration on his birthday in 1910. In 1924, US president Calvin Coolidge24  the idea of a national Father’s Day. Finally, in 1966, the third Sunday in June was nade Father’s Day. There are many ways25  your love and thanks.

　　Send 26   a greeting card. Usually fathers prefer cards that are not too emotional(易动感情的). So perhaps choose one that will make him  27 .

　　A small present, such as a photo of your family, 28  make him feel like a king.

　　Send him29  : the red rose is the offical Father’s Day flower.

　　If he has a30  . cover his desktop with words like “I love you, Dad.”

　　16. A.with B.to C.for D.by

　　17. A.old and young B.big and small C.right and wrong D.long and short

　　18. A.Mother’s B.Father’s C.Children’s D.Wornen’s

　　19. A.easy B.special C.strange D.hard

　　20. A.British B.Japanese C.Chinese D.American

　　21. A.when B.until C.after D.before

　　22. A.thied B.fourth C.fifth D.sixth

　　23. A.liked B.on May 19 C.on June 19 D.in July

　　24. A. liked B.disliked C.needed D.wanted

　　25. A.to take B.to bring C.to show D.to say

　　26. A.her B.you C.me D.him

　　27. A.cry B.jump C.shout D.laugh

　　28. A.should B.can C.must D.need

　　29. A.flowers B.books C.must D.shoes

　　30. A.watch B.computer C.car D.bike

答案：16-20. A C B B D 21-25. C D C A C 26-30. D D B A B