吉林省吉林市第一中学校20152016学年高一英语入学摸底考试试题

吉林一中2015—2016学年度上学期入学摸底高一英语考试
高一英语试题
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1、Peter’s job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming __1__ the hill towards the frontier, __2__ a bike with a pile of goods of old straw on it. When the bike __3__ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and __4__ him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the straw very __5__ to see __6__ he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man’s pockets __7__ he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always __8__ to find gold or other valuable things __9__ in the straw, he never found __10__. He was sure the man was __11__ something, but he was not __12__ to think out what it could be.
Then one evening, after he had looked __13__ the straw and emptied the worker’s pockets __14__ usual, he __15__ to him, “Listen, I know you are smuggling things
__16__ this frontier. Won’t you tell me what it is? I’m an old man, and today’s my last day on the __17__. Tomorrow I’m going to __18__. I promise I shall not tell __19__
if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling.” The worker did not say anything for
__20__. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, “Bikes.”
1. A. towards B. down C. to D. up
2. A. filling B. pulling C. pushing D. carrying
3. A. arrived B. appeared C. came D. reached
4. A. ask B. order C. make D. call
5. A. carefully B. quickly C. silently D. horribly
6. A. that B. where C. how D. whether
7. A. before B. after C. first D. so
8. A. lucky B. hoping C. thinking D. wondering
9. A. had been B. hidden C. hiding D. have been
10. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything
11. A. taking B. smuggling C. stealing D. pushing
12. A. possible B. strong C. able D. clever
13. A. through B. thoroughly C. upon D. up
14. A. like B. more C. then D. as
15. A. told B. cried C. ordered D. said
16. A. cross B. past C. across D. into
17. A. thing B. work C. job D. duty
18. A. rest B. back C. retire D. retreat
19. A. everyone B. anyone C. no one D. someone
20. A. moment B. long time C. sometime D. some time
2、My husband died in 1998 and I was sad and lonely. I was living far from my 1 ,
and his family had disappeared 2 I had the plague (瘟疫). A close friend 3 me to the town where she lived. Though I knew I should sell my house and 4 to another place, there was no way I could handle the mortgage (抵押借款) until it was
5 , and pay for an apartment.
My friend invited me to live with her, free of 6 . She had a large home, and though I 7 considered it, I didn’t want to become a burden (负担). I told
her it could take months or even 8 to sell my house. But she said she knew
that and didn’t 9 , so I moved into her home, which was several states
10 .
Not only did I 11 with her for over a year, but when my house was sold, she went with me on the long 12 (14 hours). We used her car, because it was newer and much more 13 than mine.
When I finally got to my own place, she said that she knew I might 14 pay her back financially (经济上), and she didn’t ever 15 that. She said that someday if I got the 16 , I should pass it on to someone else who needed some help, and that the “generosity” need not be 17 .
What she did for me was 18 . It wasn’t just the sharing of her home; she taught me that the best way to 19 sadness was to reach out and help someone else.
I will never 20 her generosity; and I always try to find ways, no matter how small, to share a little kindness with others every day.
1. A. relatives B. office C. family D. friends
2. A. as if B. even if C. since D. because
3. A. forced B. attracted C. required D. invited
4. A. call B. care C. move D. send
5. A. emptied B. sold C. used D. changed
6. A. charge B. responsibility C. control D. limit
7. A. aimlessly B. doubtfully C. seriously D. clearly
8. A. weeks B. days C. hours D. years
9. A. care B. achieve C. expect D. demand
10. A. away B. along C. apart D. distant
11. A. end B. live C. connect D. meet
12. A. drive B. walk C. running D. flight
13. A. famous B. mysterious C. comfortable D. special
14. A. seldom B. sometimes C. ever D. never
15. A. offer B. want C. predict D. refuse
16. A. habit B. reward C. opportunity D. concern
17. A. practical B. financial C. useful D. valuable
18. A. immeasurable B. acceptable C. predictable D. uncontrollable
19. A. suffer from B. come across C. set aside D. get through
20. A. sense B. know C. understand D. forget
3、A little boy asked his mother, “Why are you crying?” “Because I’m a woman,” she told him.
“I don’t understand,” he said. His mum just hugged him and said, “You 36 will.”
Later the little boy asked his father, “Why does my mother seem to cry for no reason?” “All women cry for no reason,” 37 so much could his dad say.
The little boy grew up and became a man, still 38 why women cry. 39 he gave
a call to God, and when God got on the phone, he asked, “God, why do women cry so
40 ?”
God said, “When I made the woman she had to be 41 . I made her shoulders 42 enough to carry the weight of the world; yet, gentle enough to give 43 .”
“I made her 44 childbirth and the rejection that many times comes from her children. I gave her hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else 45 , and to take care of her family in spite of sickness and fatigue (劳累) without 46 .
I gave her the sensitivity to 47 her children under any and all circumstances, 48 her child has hurt her very badly. I gave her wisdom to carry her husband through his 49 . I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never 50 his wife, but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him 51 . And finally, I gave her a tear to shed. She can use it whenever it is needed.”
“You see, the beauty of a woman is not in the 52 she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she 53 her hair. The 54 of a woman must be seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart and the place where love 55 .”
36. A. surely B. never C. probably D. seldom
37. A. only B. even C. almost D. hardly
38. A. hoping B. knowing
C. wondering
D. expecting
39. A. Actually B. Generally
C. Luckily
D. Finally
40. A. easily B. rarely C. simply D. excitedly
41. A. clever B. beautiful C. special D. ordinary
42. A. thick B. fat C. wide D. strong
43. A. sympathy B. comfort C. kindness D. mercy
44. A. stand B. load C. accept D. burden
45. A. gives in B. gives away
C. gives up
D. gives out
46. A. difficulty B. danger C. rest D. complaining
47. A. control B. love C. respect D. satisfy
48. A. even if B. in case C. so that D. as though
49. A. disagreements B. misunderstandings
C. faults
D. quarrels
50. A. minds B. helps C. refuses D. hurts
51. A. nervously B. tiredly
C. determinedly
D. unselfishly
52. A. clothes B. smile C. hair D. glasses
53. A. washes B. dyes C. cuts D. combs
54. A. figure B. intelligence
C. beauty
D. appearance
55. A. hides B. lives C. stores D. comes
4、Today, many people are starving to death. Recently, a man who wanted to understand the conditions of such people 1 an experiment. He only ate one meal a day for a month but continued to work as he normally did.
During the first five days he was _2_ at his regular mealtime, but after he had drunk a glass of water, his hunger __3_ . In the morning, when he ate his one meal, he ate quickly and had a_4 _ amount. During the next few days, he was not hungry
during the day, but when he _5 a food stall (a place on which food is put to be sold), the smell of food caught his 6 . During the third and the fourth weeks, he had hunger pains and lacked physical strength. He looked forward to one meal and ate it slowly, enjoying every bite. Without it, he knew he would have hardly enough 7 to work.
This experiment changed his attitude about some things. Having a cup of tea was not 8 a pastime（消遣）. It also gave him strength. He more frequently noticed overweight people and people who threw away leftover food. He 9 the importance of food to hungry person. He could no longer easily pass by a hungry beggar on the street. But most ___ 10 , he could now sympathize(同情) in a similar way with the hungry people of the world.
1. A. took along B. carried out C. put on D. brought in
2. A. hungry B. angry C. happy D. excited
3. A. came about B. broke out C. set off D. went away
4. A. small B. ordinary C. large D. common
5. A. noticed B. watched C. recognized D. glanced
6. A. interest B. eyes C. imagination D. attention
7. A. power B. spirit C. energy D. feeling
8. A. just B. still C. yet D. exactly
9. A. admitted B. realized C. remember D. valued
10. A. seriously B. luckily C. necessary D. important
5、“Leave him alone，” I shouted as I walked out of the orphanage (孤儿院) gate and saw several of the Spring Park School bullies (欺负弱者的人) pushing the deaf kid did not know the boy at all __1__ I knew that we were about the same age，because of his lived in the old white house across the street from the orphanage where I had seen him on his front covered entrance several times doing absolutely nothing，except just sitting there making funny hand movements.
In the summer time we didn't get much to eat __3__ Sunday supper，except watermelon and then we had to eat it behind the dining room so we would not make a mess on the __4__ only time that I would see him was through the high chain-link fence that surrounded the __5__ when we ate our watermelon outside.
The deaf kid started making all kinds of hand __6__，really fast.“You are a stupid idiot，” said the bigger of the two bullies __7__ he pushed the boy down on the other bully ran around behind the boy and kicked him as hard as he could in the deaf boy's body started __8__ all over and he curled up in a ball trying to protect and hide his looked like he was trying to cry，or something but he just couldn't make any __9__.
I ran as fast as I could back through the orphanage gate and into the thick uncovered my home-made bow which I had __10__ out of bamboo and grabbed four arrows that were also made of I ran back out the gate with an arrow lifted in the __11__ and I just stood there quietly，breathing really hard just __12__ either one of them to kick or touch the boy again.
1． B．and
C．for D．but
2． B．worked
C．studied D．visited
3． B．during
C．for D．after
4． B．desks
C．beds D．benches
5． house B．orphanage
C．dinning room D．school
6． B．shakes
C．symbols D．efforts
7． B．as
C．if D．whenever
8． B．moving
C．shaking D．pushing
9． B．noises
C．voices D．sounds
10． B．constructed
C．found D．figured
11． B．hand
C．bow D．face
12． B．encouraging
C．asking D．warning
6、A 1 thing happened 2 me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day 3 I drove to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my 4 stopped. It was out of gas on a 5 road far from a town! I decided to walk 6 I found someone who could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile 7 I finally found a house near the 8 . I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair 9 She said, “I’ve been 10 for you here for a long time. Come in. 11 is almost ready.”
“But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t 12 what she was talking about.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You 13 tea,” said she.
I quickly 14 that my car was out of 15 , but she did n’t seem to listen to me. She just kept 16 me Alfred and talking about how long it had been 17 she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was 18 to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I could.
Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my 19 , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t 20 anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day
before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”
1. A. happy B. strange C. common D. bad
2. A. on B. in C. upon D. to
3. A. and B. so C. but D. that
4. A. car B. bus C. bike D. truck
5. A. narrow B. lonely C. crowded D. busy
6. A. when B. so that C. until D. because
7. A. before B. after C. while D. as
8. A. street B. path C. way D. road
9. A. came B. answered C. opened D. appeared
10. A. asking B. looking C. calling D. waiting
11. A. Gas B. Coffee C. Tea D. Lunch
12. A. consider B. understand C. accept D. think
13. A. like B. liked C. used to like D. liking
14. A. answered B. explained C. refused D. promised
15. A. gas B. tea C. strength D. energy
16. A. calling B. call C. to call D. called
17. A. until B. before C. since D. when
18. A. anxious B. interested C. glad D. ready
19. A. accident B. incident C. experience D. surprise
20. A. wound B. injury C. hurt D. frighten
7、Dorothy was ___11___ at that time and she was ___12___ that music was all she wanted or needed to ___13___ her life. For almost a year Dorothy ___14___ of nothing else. Then she ___15___ David, a young engineer traveling Europe. They soon fell in asked her to be his also wanted to marry David. But she loved ___18___, too. She didn’t know what to do. David was against her being a singer. He said,“If you want to be a singer, you must forget about getting married. You can’t ___19___ do both.” Thus her days were gone and would never return.
Now Lauren became a singer instead of her, which was her ___20___.
11. A. eight B. eighteen C. eighty D. eighty eight
12. A .lucky B. sure C. afraid D. fond
13. A. fill B. live C. lead D. take
14. A. heard B. knew C. talked D. thought
15. A. saw off B .learned from C. heard of D. met with
16. A. love B. feeling C. music D. touch
17. A. assistant B. teacher C. wife D. student
18. A. him B. engineering C. herself D. music
19. A. certainly B. possibly C. only D. mainly
20. A .thought B. hope C. purpose D. will
8、Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.
When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn’t 1 drive to a store
and back home. He always looks 2 up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything
3 such as strange cars, loud noises,
4 windows, or people gathering on street comers.
Tim 5 to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indiana, USA. The neighborhood watch group 6 on the third Wednesday of every month. That’s 7 .Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community 8 .Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police 9 their homes, streets, and families safe.
Tina Stedman, president of 10 neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim.“People seem to think that crime happens to other people but not 11 them. Well, it’s never happened to me,” she said,“but I don’t think anyone has the 12 to steal from other people or to make them feel 13 sitting in their own homes.”Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors 14 out for one another,“We 15 each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a 16 of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the 17 .For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for 18 ,or someone destroying property, we report to the police.”
Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups 19 a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees,“Police are good people, but they can’t do 20 .”
9、 A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s (41)____, she said she would go. This (42) ____ be the first time that his classmates and teacher (43) ____ his mother and he felt (44) ____
of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕) that (45) ____ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to (46) ____ why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were (47) ____ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother (48) ____ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬) and (49) ____ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within (50) ____ of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked (51) ____, “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “(52) ____ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was (53) ____ afraid to go in because the fire was (54) ____, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and
I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked (55) ____ but fortunately,
a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She (56) ____ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be (57) ____, but to this day, I have never (58) ____ what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great (59) ____ of the sacrifice(牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand (60) ____ for the rest of the day.
41. A. enjoyment B. disappointment C. surprise D. excitement
42. A. would B. could C. should D. must
43. A. noticed B. greeted C. accepted D. met
44. A. sick B. ashamed C. afraid D. tired
45. A. included B. passed C. covered D. shaded
46. A. talk about B. think about C. care about D. hear about
47. A. impressed B. surprised C. excited D. comforted
48. A. in sight of B. by means of C. by way of D. in spite of
49. A. hid B. protected C. separated D. escaped
50. A. understanding B. reminding C. hearing D. learning
51. A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. anxiously
52. A. As B. When C. Since D. While
53. A. so B. much C. quite D. too
54. A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control
55. A. helpless B. hopeless C. senseless D. useless
56. A. pointed B. showed C. wiped D. touched
57. A. ugly B. lasting C. serious D. frightening
58. A. forgot B. recognized C. considered D. regretted
59. A. honor B. sense C. happiness D. pride
60. A. quietly B. slightly C. tightly D. suddenly
10、A man wanted to become wealthy．He was told a story one day that there was a 1 pebble （鹅卵石） among the pebbles on the beach of the Black Sea．It could turn everything it touched into 2 ．This pebble could be 3 only by touching it: unlike the other pebbles it was 4 when touched．The man rushed to the beach of the Black Sea and began to 5 the pebble．
6 he picked up a pebble that felt cold, he threw it into the sea．He
7 this practice
day after day．Each pebble that felt cold was 8 thrown into the sea．
One morning, he 9 to take hold of a pebble that felt warm, unlike the other 10 ．The man threw the pebble into the sea．He hadn’t 11 to, but he had formed a habit．Habits can be hard to 12．
In fact, if we repeat any behaviour 13 enough, it becomes a habit．But some habits can be of great help, such as 14 attitudes and healthy ways of life．Our habitual attitudes and behaviour can either 15 us or hinder （阻碍） us．
Is there behaviour or an attitude you would like to make into a 16 ? Then reinforce （强化） it by 17 it at every opportunity．
When it comes to habits, 18 may not make perfect．But practice will certainly form 19 behaviour．Your habits will form who you are．So form the habits that are 20 to you and let them mold （塑造） you into the person you want to be．
1 A．carved B．large C．magical D．heavy
2 A．gold B．water C．sand D．stone
3．A．created B．saved C．transformed D．recognized
4．A．smooth B．shining C．warm D．hard
5．A．search for B．look into C．make D．study
6．A．Unless B．When C．Although D．Until
7 A．continued B．developed C．tested D．analysed
8．A．luckily B．carelessly C．suddenly D．immediately
9 A．attempted B．began C．decided D．happened
10．A．hands B．trees C．pebbles D．balls
11 A．asked B．meant C．remembered D．offered
12．A．overlook B．break C．learn D．forget
13．A．often B．carefully C．fast D．calmly
14 A．related B．good C．public D．bad
15．A．help B．trouble C．expose D．defeat
16．A．habit B．custom C．rule D．plan
17 A．changing B．retelling C．repeating D．considering
18．A．attitude B．attempt C．guidance D．practice
19．A．violent B．bored C．permanent D．strange
20．A．devoted B．true C．familiar D．beneficial
11、With oil prices approaching the symbolic mark of $ 100 a barrel, the world is heading towards its third energy shock in a generation. But today’s rise is ____1___ different from the oil crises in the 1970s and 1980s. It will have a greater global impact.
The __2__ oil shocks were caused by sudden interruptions in exports from the Middle East. But this time prices have been rising steadily as __3__ gasoline in both developed countries and developing economies grows. This is the world’s first demand-led energy shock.
Oil prices __4__ $ on the New York Mercantile Exchange before falling back to $ at the close of trading last Wednesday. Forecasts of future oil prices__5__ widely. Virtually no one foresees a return to the $20 oil of a decade ago. It means consumers
should face an era of high fuel __6__.
For most of the 20th century, __7__ was cheap and abundant. Throughout the 1990s, __8__, oil prices averaged $20 a barrel. Even at today’s highs, luckily, for the Americans, oil is __9__ than imported bottle water.
The concern today is over how the __10__ sector（行业) will meet the growth in demand over the longer term.
China faces the __11_. Rapid industrialization has come at a price: Oil demand has increased more than three times since 1980. It turned a country that was once self-sufficient into an oil__12__.
Today, however, China consumes only a third as much oil as the US, which burns a quarter of the __13__ oil each day. Europe has managed to reduce oil consumption through high gasoline taxes, small cars and __14__ public transportation. But Americans have not. Experts say no one should count on oil prices rising forever. Economic __15__ in the world’s major economies will probably send prices down.
1. A. nearly B. generally C. fundamentally D. traditionally
2. A. past B. unexpected C. world D. recent
3. A. supply of B. demand for C. reservation of D. production of
4. A. remained B. stroke C. dropped D. hit
5. A. range B. reach C. are D. predict
6. A. import B. consumption C. payment D. costs
7. A. food B. oil C. labors D. material
8. A. for example B. however C. nevertheless D. therefore
9. A. consumed more B. cleaner C. more expensive D. cheaper
10. A. industrial B. power C. energy D. various
11. A. chance B. challenge C. crises D. charge
12. A. exporter B. importer C. consumer D. producer
13. A. nation’s B. region’s C. world’s D. fuel
14. A. reducing B. effective C. efficient D. increasing
15. A. control B. growth C. advancement D. slowdowns
12、As I entered the already crowded church, my stomach jumped. What if I ___1___ how to play my piece? What if I skipped a note? My parents gave me a look of ___2___ as I sat at my place. I kept looking over at my parents and they would smile back at me ___3___. Dad started to unpack the seen-too-often video camera. How I ___4___ that thing! He pulls it out constantly!
This is my night, I thought to myself as Mrs. Depperman introduced the ___5___. This is the night I could really ___6___ them. I had to play perfectly. I noticed that we were all seated according to our ___7___ to play. I was number fourteen and there were 1, 2, 3...twenty-two students here, which ___8___ I was about in the middle. Well, that wasn’t so bad. I couldn’t ___9___ to hear the last two performers. They were ___10___ to be the best.
I am next! I played the ___11___ of my pieces in my head. I was playing a sonatina and a contemporary piece. I knew them by ___12__, which helped. I can play them with my eyes closed. This should be ___13___, I thought, reassuring myself. It seemed as
if I had gone through what seems to be permanent ___14___ this girl finished. Then it was my ___15___ ....
I stood up, walked toward the piano, and placed my fingertips on the ivory keys. By now, the keys were ___16___ from the fingers before mine. I waited a couple of seconds and ___17___ into the deep waters of my piece. With each note my confidence grew. By the end of my piece, I ___18___ myself in Symphony Hall with the crowd roaring!
I was completely ___19___ myself in my second piece. When I was finished, I stood up from the bench, smiled confidently, and bowed. I felt ___20___! I was actually proud of myself. My first recital went well.
1. A. mentioned B. forgot C. remembered D. neglected
2. A. strength B. doubt C. confidence D. courage
3. A. proudly B. sadly C. wildly D. bravely
4. A. enjoy B. appreciate C. admire D. dislike
5. A. schedule B. plan C. program D. calendar
6. A. frighten B. impress C. please D. strike
7. A. ages B. grades C. order D. ability
8. A. meant B reflected C. explained D. represented
9. A. stay B. wait C. delay D. expect
10. A. arranged B. designed C. supposed D. guessed
11. A. record B. comments C. remarks D. notes
12. A. heart B. head C. hand D. mind
13. A. natural B. easy C. smooth D. comfortable
14. A. when B. after C. before D. while
15. A. turn B. circle C. command D. control
16. A. cool B. cold C. hot D. warm
17. A. fell B. dove C. dropped D. jumped
18. A. introduced B. described C. pictured D. faced
19. A. involved B. included C. confused D. puzzled
20. A. moved B. excited C. worried D. surprised
13、While my father was an officer of the British army in South Africa, we lived in
a two-storeyed house. One 1 ，my father and sister and I were sitting together. He was 2 the window. I suddenly 3 that he was turning very pale. I sat still, for I did not want to 4 my sick sister. Soon father said in a 5 voice, “Kate and Joan, a friend of mine 6 here to see me this evening, and I wish to be 7 him. Will you go up to your own room?” We obeyed, went up to our room and closed the door.
Soon I heard a 8 like that of a door burst in, and then a climb of feet. They were hurrying 9 the narrow stairs. Fearing that there was 10 near, I seized the pistol (手枪) on the table. Then I hea rd my father cry out, “For God’s sake (快), child, 11 the door.” I did so. To my horror (恐怖), I saw, 12 my father’s shoulder, a gorilla (大猩猩), the worst enemy of the soldiers in Africa. He was 13 my father. I raised the pistol and fired. The animal fell backwards with 14 loud cry. Father took the still 15 pistol from my hand, and fired
another shot, which 16 the gorilla.
It happened that father 17 us upstairs because he thought he would be able to 18 the door—which was twenty feet away— 19 the animal reached it. However, the gorilla was too 20 for him; and this was the cause of his hurried flight(逃跑) up the stairs.
1. A.？evening B. morning C. afternoon D. night
2. A. looking B. facing C. noticing D. faced
3. A. knew B. learned ？ C. felt？ D. noticed
4. A. hurt B. frighten C. lose D. trouble
5. A. loud B. sad C. calm D. pleasant
6. A. was B. comes C. would be D. is coming
7. A. friendly to B. alone with C. helpful to D. careful with
8. A. sound B. cry C. voice ？ D. shout
9. A. to B. down C. through D. up
10. A. dangerous something B. some dangerous
C. something dangerous
D. an accident
11. A. open B. close C. pull D. draw
12. A. on B. above C. over D. from
13. A. aiming at B. marching towards C. shooting at D. running after
14. A. an exciting B. a calm C. an angry D. a natural
15. A. smoked B. smoke C. smokefully D. smoking
16. A. hit B. murdered？ C. frightened D. killed
17. A. had taken？ B. had sent C. had driven D. had forced
18. A. push B. lock C. guard D. defend
19. A. until？ B. when C. before D. though
20. A. quick？ B. huge C. heavy D. stupid
14、My first trip in the United States
I still remember my first day in the U． friend was waiting for me when my plane__1__at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the weather was very__2__and it was snowing，but I was too excited the airport，my friend and I took a taxi to the way，I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the__5__ time and I looked in surprise at the famous skyscrapers and their man－ unpack at the hotel，my friend left and promised to return the next day.
__8__my friend had left，I went to a__9__near the hotel to get I couldn’t speak a single word of English，I couldn’t tell the__11__what I was very worried and started to make some __12__，but he didn’t understand ，I ordered the __13__thing the man at the next table dinner，I started to walk along Broadway__15__I came to Times Square with its theatres，neon lights，and crowds of did not feel tired，
so I__16__to walk around the wanted to see__17__on my first day，although I knew it was impossible.
When I returned to the hotel，I couldn’t fall asleep，lay__18__and thought about New was a very big and amazing city with many high－rise buildings and streams of。