Policemen were called by a shop in Southland early on Christmas morning.When they 1 they found two burglars(偷盗者)were kept in a lift with a heavy box of money.The two men were in their twenties.They 2 an office in the 3 and took the money box and ran 4 the lift.They did not see the sign on the door saying that it 5 no more than two people.

　　“They were kept between the 6 because they 7 a heavy box,”the police officer said,“they 8 there for six hours,9 on what they hoped to be their Christmas 10.They were doing this at a time when people were at 11 for the Christmas with their families.It was a very special 12 when the policemen 13 the door and they walked 14,holding out arms.They said they had never been 15 pleased to see policemen.The policemen said they were pleased to see them too.

　　1.A.reached B.got C.arrived D.were

　　2.A.broke up B.broke out C.broke D.broke into

　　3.A.street B.station C.shop D.box

　　4.A.out B.into C.inside D.off

　　5.A.runs B.drives C.makes D.carries

　　6.A.earth B.ground C.floors D.floor

　　7.A.lifted B.took C.brought D.made

　　8.A.were kept B.kept C.were taken D.were hit

　　9.A.sits B.sit C.sat D.sitting

　　10.A.box B.tree C.present D.money

　　11.A.work B.home C.ease D.place

　　12.A.happy B.hurry C.moment D.worry

　　13.A.opened B.closed C.turned D.shut

　　14.A.away B.off C.in D.out

　　15.A.much B.very C.too D.so

答案：

　  1.C。这里必须用不及物动词，故不用reach，而got单独使用不表示“到达”。

　　2.D破门而入。

　　3.C。由上下文可知是一家商店。

　　4.B。ran into the lift跑进电梯。

　　5.D。电梯只能“装得下”两人。

　　6.C。电梯被卡在两层楼之间。

　　7.B。此处took为“拿”的意思。

　　8.A。上文已有这个词组，表示一直被关在电梯中达两小时之久。

　　9.D。现在分词做伴随状语。

　　10.C。根据常识，他们把偷来的箱子当作自己的圣诞礼物。

　　11.B。此时人们还在各自的家中和家人团聚。

　　12.C。这对于他们来说，的确是一个很特别的时刻。

　　13.A。警察打开电梯门。

　　14.D。门打开了，他们走出电梯。

　　15.D。作为小偷，他们从未因看见警察而如此高兴过。

A thirsty bee went to a river to drink.As it was drinking,the bee was 1 away by the running water.

　　A kind bird saw that the bee was in 2.It picked 3 off a tree and threw 4 into the water in front of the bee.The bee climbed 5 the leaf,and it was brought 6 to the land.The bee thanked the bee a lot and then 7.

　　Not 8 that,the bird was sitting 9 the branch of a tree.It did not know that a man was shooting at it.But the bee saw 10 the man was doing.So it flew into the man’s 11 and stung(刺蜇)him.The 12 in the man’s eye was so great that he was not able to 13 the bird,and the bird flew away.

　　14 the bee,15 life had been saved by the bird,was able to save the life of the bird.

　　1.A.flying B.brought C.flowing D.carried

　　2.A.trouble B.a trouble C.danger D.dangerous

　　3.A.a leaf B.leaves C.leaf D.the leaf

　　4.A.them B.one C.it D.this

　　5.A.onto B.on C.to D.at

　　6.A.safety B.safe C.saved D.safely

　　7.A.climbed away B.ran away C.flew away D.got away

　　8.A.long before B.before long C.after long D.long after

　　9.A.in B.on C.at D.by

　　10.A.that B.what C.which D.when

　　11.A.eye B.nose C.mouth D.ear

　　12.A.pain B.bee C.bird D.earache

　　13.A.shoot B.shoot at C.shoot to D.shoot on

　　14.A.In the way B.On the way C.In a way D.In this way

　　15.A.her B.the C.whose D.its

答案：

    1.D。根据句意，蜜蜂是被水冲走了，所以选carried。

　　2.C。in danger的意思为“处于危险之中”的意思。根据下文小鸟设法救蜜蜂的过程可以推断蜜蜂处于危险之中。

　　3.A。一方面根据句意，从树上摘下的可能是“树叶(leaf)”,另一方面从下文The bee climbed __5__ the leaf，可以断定应选leaf。

　　4.C。it指代上文所说的树叶。

　　5.A。本题考介词的正确用法，climb onto是“爬到……上面”的意思，故选A。

　　6.D。应用副词作状语，故选safely。

　　7.C。根据文章的意思应为安全“飞走”之意。

　　8.D。B、C显然不可选。根据上下文可知，事情发生在那件事情(that)之后，故选D。

　　9.B。小鸟坐在树枝上，介词应用on。

　　10.B。宾语从句中需要一个作宾语的连接代词，故选what。

　　11.A。由下文可知它是飞向那个人的眼睛，使他无法射击小鸟。

　　12.A。根据文章的意思应是疼痛使那人不能射杀小鸟。

　　13.A。shoot是“射中、射死”的意思;shoot at是“瞄准、朝……射击”的意思，故选A。

　　14.D。In the way是“挡路”的意思;On the way是“在路上”的意思;In a way是“从某种程度上”的意思;In this way是“以这种方式”的意思。

　　15.C。根据句子结构分析，此空后面是一个非限制性定语从句，故选关系代词whose。

　Miss Richards was a teacher at a school for boys and girls.She __1 chemistry and physics from the lowest to the highest classes in the __2.Sometimes the new classes 3 rapidly,but sometimes they were very 4,and then Miss Richards had to 5 things many times.

　　One year,the first class had been studying chemistry for several __6_ when Miss Richards suddenly asked,"What is water?Who knows?7__ up?"

　　There was silence(沉默)for a few seconds,and Miss Richards felt sad(难过),but then one boy 8 his hand.

　　"Yes,Dick?"said Miss Richards encouragingly(鼓励地).He was not one of the brightest children in the class,so she was 9 that he could answer.

　　"Water is a liquid which has no 10 until you wash your hands in it,Miss.Then it turns black,"the boy replied with great confidence(信心).

　　1.A.teaches B.teaching C.taught D.teach

　　2.A.schooling B.school C.schools D.home

　　3.A.learned B.learning

　　C.had been learned D.were learned

　　4.A.slow B.being slow C.slowly D.slowest

　　5.A.repeated B.repeating C.do D.repeat

　　6.A.years B.minutes C.weeks D.seconds

　　7.A.Put B.Hands C.Get D.Look

　　8.A.lows B.ride C.raised D.put

　　9.A.sad B.glad C.angry D.hungry

　　10.A.colour B.colourful C.colourless D.with colour

答案：

　  1.C。与首句一致，用一般过去时。

　　2.B。教物理和化学，当然在学校。

　　3.A。接受知识快可用learn rapidly来表达。

　　4.A。slow指接受知识慢。

　　5.D。had to后面跟动词原形。

　　6.C。从时间长度来看用weeks。

　　7.B。hands up意思是“举手”。

　　8.C。raise one’s hand=put up one’s hand。

　　9.B。有前句推知，应用glad。

　　10.A。用名词作宾语，故选colour。