C. a little D. a few
40. is a good form of exercise for both young and old. A.The walk B. Walking C. To walk D. Walk Ⅱ.完形填空（共20小题，计分30）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—60各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
The lecture on smoking was over at last. As we boys were rushing towards the play-ground, Jim slipped by the table. The watch, which Mrs Smith had 41 on the table as she started her lecture, disappeared.
We were 42 to go back for class again when the headmaster called us 43 and said,\a little 44 for you boys. Mrs Smith has just lost her watch on the play-ground. This kind of thing has happened45 ,she says-it just 46 off her wrist(手腕). So,look around for it ,will you?47if you're clever enough to find it. Let's 48 it clear the boy who does 49 will get a useful reward (奖赏).\
At once we started looking for the watch. Everybody wished to be the 50 one.Suddenly, Jim stopped and bent down as if to 51 something.And 52 he was in front of Mrs Smith, all smiles, 53 the watch to her. Mrs Smith, however,didn't seem at all 54 . In fact ,she looked angry.She took the watch without 55 a \Jim got 56 a large piece of paper from the headmaster, who 57 him to write a composition 58 the dangers of smoking. What could 59 Jim write about? He hadn't listened to the lecture and had nothing to say on the 60 . 41. A. seen B. dropped C. found D. laid 42. A. about B. able C. sorry D. sure 43. A. forward B. together C. straight D. out 44. A. fun B. trick C. job D. prize 45. A. before B. now C. here D. there 46. A. goes B. throws C. Slips D. falls 47. A. Say B. See C. Guess D. Check
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48. A. get B. put C. make D. keep 49. A. this B. such C. that D. so 50. A. lucky B. quick C. early D. worthy 51. A. put down B. give away C. find out D. pick up
52. A. the following moment B. the next moment C. for a moment D. just a moment 53. A. handing out B. turning in C. giving up D. sending back 54. A. pleased B. hurt C. interested D. worried 55. A. just B. ever C. even D. almost
56. A. her punishment B. her prize C. his job D. his reward 57. A. had B. made C. told D. helped 58. A. of B. on C. in D. at 59. A. poor B. nervous C. quick D. good 60. A. lecture B. point C. matter D. subject Ⅲ.阅读理解（共20小题，计分40）
阅读下列短文，并做每篇后面的题目。从四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
A
In Shanxi Province you may be offered brains to eat. Frightened? You shouldn't be ,because these brains are only a food, which is famous for its unusual name and rich nutrition (营养).
Brains as a food were invented more than 300 years ago by Fu Shan, an artist whose mother had been ill for a long time. To help her become well again, he studied medicine and invented a kind of soup (汤) made of meat, vegetables and a number of Chinese medicines. Rice wine was also used in the soup to help illnesses caused by old age. After taking the soup his mother got better little by little and lived a long life.
Fu's soup became the talk of the town . Many people came to see him . One day a restaurant owner asked him what was in the soup . \sell the soup you must call it brains because of its shape and colour. And your restaurant should be renamed after my mother.\
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A. A Good Son B. A Special Soup C. How to Make Brains D. How to Live a Long Life
62. The food is called brains because . A. it looks like brains B. it has animal brains in it C. Fu's mother liked the name D. it makes one clever and live longer
63. Before Fu told the restaurant owner what was in the food,one of the things he demanded was
that .
A. the restaurant shouldn't offer any other food B. the restaurant should use his mother's name C. the shape of the food must never be changed D. the food must be used to help sick people 64.The food was first invented to .
A. help the aged in the town B. improve people's health C. make a restaurant famous D. help a sick woman
65. What has made brains a popular food in Shanxi?
A. They are served in many restaurants there. B. They are good for health and have a strange name. C. They are made of Chinese medicines and wine. D. They were invented a long time ago by an artist.
B
Sam and Joe were astronauts. There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced astronauts knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive (活着) .Sam and Joe ,however,thought it would be exciting though a little dangerous,\
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the job, \the last people I'd trust,\
Once they were in space,Joe had to go outside to make some repairs.When the repairs were done, he tried to get back inside the spaceship. But the door was locked. He knocked but there was no answer. He knocked again, louder this time , and again no answer came. Then he hit the door as hard as he could and finally a voice said,\Joe. Sam let him in all right but you can imagine that Joe never asked to go on a trip with Sam again!
66. Most of the astronauts were unwilling to go on the trip because .
A. it wasn't exciting enough B. they weren't experienced enough C. they thought they might get killed D. there was little chance of being selected 67. Why were Sam and Joe chosen?
A. They were the only men who offered to go. B. The boss trusted them more than anyone else. C. They were the last people who wanted to go. D. The boss wanted them to get more experience. 68. What did Sam and Joe think the trip would be like?
A. There would be serious problems. B. There wouldn't be any danger. C. It would be long and tiring. D. It would be exciting.
69. Joe didn't want to work with Sam again probably because he thought Sam .
A. wasn't as experienced as he was B. didn't know how to operate the door C. didn't know how to do repairs D. was very slow and possibly deaf 70. The writer tells this story to .
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A. show the dangerous side of the astronauts' life B. show the funny side of the astronauts' life C. make people laugh D. make people think
C
One Sunday, Mark decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Dan, but Dan happened to be away. Dan's brother John offered to go instead though he did not know anything about sailing. Mark agreed and they set out to sea.
Soon they found themselves in a thick fog. Mark was sure they would be hit by a big ship. Fortunately he saw a large buoy (浮标) through the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for safety . As he was getting onto the buoy, however, he dropped the wet rope. The boat moved away in the fog carrying John ,who did not know how to use the radio.He drifted (漂流) about and was not seen until twelve hours later.
Mark spent the night on the buoy . In the early morning he fell asleep,and was having a bad dream when a shout woke him up. A ship, the Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain.The captain told him that John had been picked up by another ship and the ship's captain had sent out a message. \buoy,\71. Why didn't Mark and Dan go sailing together?
A. Mark was in some other place. B. Dan was in some other place. C. Mark would like to go with John. D. Dan asked his brother to go instead. 72. Mark tried to tie the boat to the buoy so that . A. he could spend the night on it while John was looking for help B. he and John could go sailing again when the fog cleared C. it wouldn't be hit by other ships
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