Bob: In a book I was reading, some men had to 1 a desert．There was nothing 2 sand they could see．It was so large 3 it seemed to them that it had almost no 4 .

Tom: It 5 be very hot．
Bob: That’s right． 6 hot in a desert．But they rested 7 the day and traveled at night．

Tom: But there’re no trees or anything like that 8 you to get cool.

Bob: 9 ．But they had some tents (帐篷)．They 10 when they were going to rest．

Tom: That was a lot of trouble, 11 ?

Bob: Yes．Every night 12 they 13 on the next part of the trip, they had to take the tents 14 ．Then they had to put them on their camels．That’s the 15 way you can travel in a desert.

1．A．go B．walk C．cross D．reach

2．A．for B．and C．else D．but

3．A．because B．that C．as D．enough

4．A．end B．water C．people D．animals

5．A．perhaps B．maybe C．sometimes D．must

6．A．It always is B．It’s always C．It never is D．It’s never

7．A．on B．at C．during D．until

8．A．for B．to C．will D．have

9．A．Yes B．No C．All right D．Very good

10．A．put up them B．put them up C．made them D built them

11．A．indeed B．too C．wasn’t it D．wasn’t that

12．A．when B．after C．before D．when

13．A．took B．got C．kept D．set out

14．A．away B．down C．up D．on

15．A．good B．first C．only D．strange

Mr．Miller had a shop in a big town．He 1 ladies’ clothes, and he always had two or three shop girls to 2 him．They were always 3 because they were cheaper than older women, but 4 of them worked for him for very 5 , because they were young, and they did not meet many boys in 6 shop.

Last month a girl came to work for him．Her 7 was Helen, and she was very good.

After a few days, Mr．Miller 8 a young man come into the shop．He went 9 to Helen, spoke to her for a few 10 and then went out of the shop．Mr．Miller was very 11 and when the young man 12 he went to Helen and said, “That young man didn’t 13 anything．What did he want to 14 ?”

Helen answered, “He just wanted to see 15 .”

1.A．kept B．sold C．made D．mended

2.A．learn B．teach C．help D．follow

3.A．young B．strong C．clever D．boring

4.A．many B．most C．neither D．none

5.A．long B．much C．soon D．often

6.A．children’s B．men’s C．clothes D．women’s

7.A．friend B．parent C．sister D．name

8.A．realized B．guessed C．saw D．chose

9.A．away B．straight C．back D．by

10.A．words B．times C．things D．minutes

11.A．nervous B．pleased C．surprised D．interested

12.A．arrived B．left C．smiled D．finished

13.A．buy B．try C．treat D．touch

14.A．do B．take C．spend D．save

15.A．money B．nothing C．me D．nobody

After her husband had gone to work, Mrs．Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom．She was too 1 to do any housework that morning, 2 in the evening she was going to an interesting fancy dress party (化装舞会) with her husband．What she 3 was a terrible genie (妖怪) and as she had made that special dress of hers the night before, she was anxious to try it on． 4 the dress was just a big piece of old cloth which was red, green, black and white, it would be very effective (有效的) to make her like a real genie．After putting it on, Mrs．Richards went downstairs happily．She wanted to find out 5 it would be comfortable to wear.

Just as Mrs．Richards was entering the dining-room there was a 6 at the door．She thought that it 7 be the baker (面包师)．She had told him to come straight in if she 8 to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table．Now not wanting to 9 the poor man, Mrs．Richards quickly 10 in the small storeroom under the stairs．She heard the front door open and a man came in．When Mrs．Richards 11 that it was the man from the electricity board (供电局) who had come to read the meter (电表), she walked out of the hiding-place on a sudden and tried to explain the matter, saying with a smile, “It’s only 12 ! It is not 13 for you to be 14 !” But it was too late．The man let out a sharp cry (发出尖叫) and jumped back several paces (步) ．Then he ran away, 15 the door behind him with great force and noise.

1.A．angry B．ready C．frightened D．excited

2.A．for B．but C．so D．and

3.A．wanted to see B．wanted to play C．was afraid to see D．was afraid to play

4.A．Though B．But C．And D．If

5.A．that B．how C．whether D．when

6.A．knock B．voice C．man D．baker

7.A．may B．must C．wouldn’t D．couldn’t

8.A．not B．had C．tried D．failed

9.A．see B．frighten C．help D．scold (责怪)

10.A．went B．lay C．appeared D．hid

11.A．thought B．wondered C．imagined D．realized

12.A．me B．you C．game D．play

13.A．good B．necessary C．late D．early

14.A．off B．here C．afraid D．sorry

15.A．pushing B．locking C．knocking D．shutting

Last Tuesday I took my two daughters, aged five and seven, to town by car．It began to rain 1 so I decided I would leave the children in the car before I went quickly into a shop．I 2 the girls not to touch anything and told them I would be 3 within a few minutes．Then I locked all the doors and left 4 happily looking out of the window.

I returned to the car in less than five minutes but the girls had disappeared! I could hardly believe my 5 ．The car doors were 6 locked, the windows were shut and on the back seat 7 only two coats．Being 8 , I ran to the corner of the street 9 there was no 10 of them .I rushed up to an old lady nearby and asked 11 she had seen two small girls but she said “No”．Feeling quick sick with fear, I sat on the driver’s seat, and 12 to stop trembling．Suddenly, I 13 a merry laugh behind me．I got out of the car, ran round to open the boot and there inside were two very red-faced and excited 14 ．They had obviously pulled out the back seat, 15 behind it and then been unable to push the seat forward again．With tears in my eyes, I leaned forward and pulled their ears．

1.A．heavy B．hard C．hardly D．big

2.A．let B．warned C．allowed D．repeated

3.A．away B．out C．back D．alone

4. A．them B．her C．themselves D．herself

5. A．ears B．words C．eyes D．brains

6.A．too B．again C．already D．still

7. A．there B．sat C．seen D．were

8.A．excited B．proud C．frightened D．pleased

9.A．where B．which C．that D．when

10.A．warning B．sign C．body D．face

11.A．that B．when C．whether D．how

12.A．tried B．made C．tried not D．set

13. A．felt B．smelt C．saw D．heard

14.A．sons B．daughters C．women D．children

15. A．climbed B．flew C．threw D．landed

There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons．She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, 1 he was not doing well in school．Boys in his class made joked about him because he seemed so 2 .

The mother 3 that she herself would have to get her sons to do better in school．She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a 4 a week and do a report about it for her.

One day, in Ben’s 5 , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it．Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him 6 ．Why did Ben raise his hand? They wondered．He 7 said anything, what could he possibly want to say?

Well, Ben not only 8 the rock; he said a lot about it．He named other rocks in its group and even knew 9 the teacher had found it．The teacher and the students were 10 ．Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book 11 .

Ben later went to the 12 of his class．When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.

After Ben grew up, he 13 something about his mother that he did not know as a 14 .

She, herself, had never learned how to 15 .

1.A．because B．so C．but D．though

2.A．clever B．had C．slow D．quick

3.A．asked B．decided C．forgot D．heard

4.A．notice B．message C．book D．question

5.A．class B．room C．office D．lab

6.A．think B．leave C．stand D．speak

7.A．always B．even C．quickly D．never

8.A．found B．played C．knew D．threw

9.A．whether B．when C．where D．why

10.A．afraid B．surprised C．worried D．unhappy

11.A．pictures B．exercises C．shops D．reports

12.A．top B．end C．back D．side

13.A．learned B．remembered C．understood D．guessed

14.A．doctor B．child C．student D．teacher

15.A．read B．work C．teach D．show

Why do people play football? It’s a(n) 1 game and it’s dangerous too．Twenty-two men fight 2 ninety minutes to make 3 many goals as they can．They get 4 black eyes, bruise (擦伤) and broken bones than they 5 points．Football players must be mad.

And why do people watch football? They 6 be mad too．They certainly 7 and scream like 8 ．I’m afraid 9 near a football field when they are playing a game．The crowds are 10 .

I’d 11 stay at home and watch TV．But what happens when I turn it 12 ? They’re showing a football game．So I turn on the radio．What do I 13 ? The 14 football scores．And what do I see when I open a newspaper? Pictures of football players, interview(采访) with 15 players, scores of football games.

1.A．stupid B．funny C．exciting D．wonderful

2.A．for B．by C．in D．against

3.A．so B．to C．as D．very

4.A．much B．many C．most D．more

5.A．do with B．do C．do for D．did

6. A．mustn’t B．must C．can’t D．can

7. A．cry B．laugh C．run D．shout

8.A．gentlemen B．ladies C．madmen D．madams

9. A．of going B．for going C．to go D．to be going

10.A．happy B．dangerous C．sad D．tired

11.A．rather B．better C．like D．fairly

12. A．off B．down C．up D．on

13.A．listen B．listen to C．hear D．hear of

14.A．late B．latest C．later D．lately

15. A．basketball B．volleyball C．tennis D．football

Soon after Dave left university, one of his uncles, who was 1 and had no children of his own, died and 2 Dave a lot of money, so he decided to 3 his own company.

He found a nice 4 , 5 some new furniture(家具)and 6 ．He had only been there for a few hours 7 he heard someone come towards the door of his office．“It’s my first 8 ,” he thought．He quickly 9 the telephone, and 10 to be busy 11 an important call from someone in New York who wanted to buy a big and expensive house in the country.

The man 12 at the door while seeing this was 13 , came in and waited politely for Dave to finish his 14 , then he said to Dave, “I’m from the telephone company, and I was sent here to 15 your telephone.”

1．A．ill B．rich C．honest D．luck

2．A．gave B．handed C．left D．promised

3．A．set up B．take up C．put up D．make up

4．A．office B．cinema C．theater D．school

5．A．bought B．carried C．managed D．lent

6．A．set in B．moved in C．moved out D．went out

7．A．as B．when C．while D．then

8．A．teacher B．boss C．customer (顾客) D．job

9．A．made up B．took up C．brought up D．pick up

10．A．pretended B．warned C．kept D．looked

11．A．writing B．answering C．calling D．saying

12．A．looked B．knocked C．hit D．waited

13.A．going on B．moving on C．speaking on D．keeping on

14．A．conversation B．gesture (手势) C．smoking D．fixing

15．A．repairing B．connecting C．making D．looking after

Many people think the 1 time is spent, the more work will be done．So students have to spend the whole 2 doing school work except the three meals.

Modern students have many 3 ．They love sports, computers and music．A 4 holiday can get them away from too much school work, and they can do 5 they like．But still teachers do not think about it．Because students have too much homework, they have no time to 6 themselves．Students are really tired 7 their weekend homework．So they don’t do it 8 Sunday night．And there is not enough time to finish the homework 9 ．The poor weekend homework usually makes teachers 10 .

Things always get 11 without right ideas．Too much school work makes students lose interest in learning．It’s also bad for their 12 ．A horse runs faster after a 13 ．But for students only rest is not enough．So such a condition (状况) should be 14 to give students both 15 and knowledge.

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参考答案

61.名师点评

本文是一个对话，关于沙漠中人们如何旅行、如何休息，其中有大量的初中部分很重要的一些词组，如：so… that , must be , put sth．up。

答案简析

1.C。cross a desert 意为“穿越沙漠”。

2.D。nothing but 是“除了……之外什么也没有”之意。

3.B。固定词组，so… that …即“如此……以至于……”。

4.A。根据上文，此处应选end 。 “ no end”意为“无边无际”。

5.D。表示有把握的猜测，一定，肯定。

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