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1 完形填空 Late one night, a thief crept into a wealthy merchant’s house. He was a young thief, without experience. In fact, this was his first professional 1 . So he had 2 everything carefully. All went marvelously well at first. He found, as he _3 , an unlatched window and got into the room easily. But, stepping his way through the 4 room, he stubbed (碰到) his bare _5 against a table leg. Choking (抑制) back a cry of pain, terrified of waking the merchant, he hit _6 on the forehead and called himself a fool. He had _7 to bring a light. In the darkness, _8 , he was able to see an oil lamp on the table, and lit it, then he gave a _9 of relief. As he 10 the lamp, a small spider came out from under its 11 . “Thank you for saving my life,” said the spider. “Before he went to bed, the merchant set this lamp down on top of me so I couldn’t escape. If you hadn’t come along, I wouldn’t have 12 the night; 13 , I’d have extremely uncomfortable situation for a long time.” “You have saved a life and shown compassion (同情), ”the spider went on, 14 the impatient thief said he had not 15 to do so. “ 16 yet, you have done so without the 17 thought or hope of reward. You have gained more merits (优点) than you could possibly imagine.” “But you’re only a spider,” said the thief. “And you’re only a man.” said the spider. “My dear thief, when you understand that 18 is life, whether on eight legs or 19 , you will have understood much. Your deed, 20 , has got rid of the bad things from your heart. Go from here with a fresh spirit. And good luck to you.” The thief did so and never thought to steal again. 1. A. job B. mistake C. appearance D. finding 2. A. explained B. managed C. planned D. imagined 3. A. expected B. remembered C. reminded D. meant 4. A. dull B. dark C. sitting D. terrible 5. A. head B. shoulder C. hand D. toe 6. A. the merchant B. the spider C. the thief D. himself 7. A. remembered B. forgot C. avoided D. happened 8. A. however B. when C. so that D. but 9. A. applause B. cry C. sigh D. laugh 10. A. woke up B. laid down C. picked up D. turned over 11. A. base B. cap C. cover D. foot 12. A. spent B. lasted C. hated D. worried 13. A. in time B. however C. anyhow D. indeed 14. A. although B. so C. so that D. as if 15. A. said B. led C. cared D. intended 16. A. Better B. Worse C. Natural D. Lucky 17. A. hopeful B. least C. ordinary D. most 18. A. man B. spider C. life D. chance 19. A. three B. two C. a dozen D. a hundred 20. A. in no case B. at ease C. in any case D. without delay 2

阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A When I was 11, I threw a glance into Dad’s lunch box and made the unexpected discovery that my mother still showed her love towards my father. The evidence, a napkin resting on top of the sandwiches packed in wax paper, was certain “Love you!” she had written on the napkin. “ Meat loaf for supper!” Mom penned all kinds of messages to Dad on those paper napkins, and he saved a whole pile of them. What embarrassed me as a kid has become a precious memory of my parents. It also started my own brand of lunch box notes. When my kids were young, I’d glue little drawings on their lunches. Lots of sketches(素描) of our dog, Max, along with smiling flowers. When they were teenagers, I’d copy words of wisdom from great people, Einstein, for example, or Bruce Springsteen. Then, my kids grew up making their own handwritten notes. And my husband writes me love notes on recycled paper, because he’s all about being green. Friends who know about my lunch box notes eagerly share stories of their own family traditions. So many focus on food. Maura’s mom always drew hearts on the shells of hard-boiled eggs. Melinda wrote messages on her kids’ bananas. We’re into the third generation of lunch box notes in our home. Whenever my 3-year-old grandson, Clayton, spends the night, he knows his lunch is going to have a napkin note from Grandma in the morning. Last week, I drew a picture of me, waving widely and shouting his name. He took one look at it and screamed, “ Where’s Grandpa?” I added a man in a clean shirt. “ You forgot his tie,” he said. I quickly drew a line of stripes(条纹) down the front of the shirt. Clayton smiled. “Grandpa,” he whispered, running his fingers across the napkin. “It’s you!” 21. When the author first saw Dad’s lunch box notes, she felt ______. A. moved B. awkward C. proud D. nervous 22. What did the author put in the lunch boxes when her kids were in their teens? A. Words of love. B. Pictures of flowers. C. Drawings of their favorite animals. D. Famous words of wisdom 23. It can be inferred that ________. A. the author’s grandson likes drawing pictures on napkins. B. the author’s children dislike making lunch box notes. C. the author’s husband is an environmentalist. D. the author’s friends all had their brand of lunch box notes. 24. What’s the best title for the text? A. Old generation’s way of expressing love. B. Different brands of lunch box notes. C. Lunches packed with love. D. Some interesting family traditions. B Living near the beach may come with an extra perk (利益): better health. A new study analyzed information from more than 48 million people in England and found that the nearer they lived to the coast, the more likely people were to report good health within the past year. Living near the coast may be associated with better health because the seaside environment reduces stress, the researchers said. They pointed to another British study that found that people