It was on a summer burning afternoon in Denver．The sky was blue and the wind was blowing slightly．A man from a big 36  with a new wagon （馬車） and a beautiful pair of horses was 37 along a country road．He did not 38  much attention to 39  he was going．Pretty soon he realized that he was 40  , but he continued to drive, 41  to find his way or to meet someone who could tell him how to 42  to the town．
It was a long 43  road．For several hours he kept on driving．44  it was almost dark, he saw in a cornfield a tall farmer plowing （犁） the land．He stopped his 45  team of horses near the fence and called out, "Hello, farmer"
"Hello, yourself" the farmer replied, 46  plowing．
"Where does this  47  go ?"
"I haven't ever seen it go anywhere．It always 48  right where it is " , said the farmer, without stopping his work．
"How far is it  49  the next town?" said the stranger, speaking a little louder．
"Don't know, never  50  it " replied the farmer．
By this time the city man was getting 51  , "What do you know? You're the biggest 52  I ever saw"
The farmer 53  the plow and turned and looked for a long time at the city man．Then he said scornfully （輕蔑地） , "Maybe I don't know much．54  I am a fool．But 55  I'm not lost!"
小題1:
A．enterpriseB．cityC．farmD．company
小題2:
A．drivingB．exploringC．escapingD．resting
小題3:
A．fixB．giveC．recommendD．provide
小題4:
A．whichB．thatC．whereD．what
小題5:
A．goneB．missingC．lostD．discouraged
小題6:
A．managingB．expectingC．refusingD．forgetting
小題7:
A．take backB．bring backC．look backD．get back
小題8:
A．lonelyB．busyC．crowdedD．proper
小題9:
A．IfB．AfterC．WhenD．Though
小題10:
A．tiredB．exitedC．boredD．disappointed
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)lreadyB．stillC．thusD．merely
小題12:
A．horseB．townC．fieldD．road
小題13:
A．trainsB．livesC．staysD．stands
小題14:
A．inB．toC．insideD．from
小題15:
A．builtB．imaginedC．overlookedD．measured
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)nnoyedB．ridiculousC．concernedD．content
小題17:
A．farmerB．businessmanC．foolD．driver
小題18:
A．undertookB．continuedC．beganD．stopped
小題19:
A．PerhapsB．LuckilyC．ExactlyD．Indeed
小題20:
A．in turnB．a(chǎn)t leastC．sooner or laterD．a(chǎn)t most

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:C
小題6:B
小題7:A
小題8:A
小題9:C
小題10:A
小題11:B
小題12:D
小題13:C
小題14:B
小題15:D
小題16:A
小題17:C
小題18:D
小題19:A
小題20:B

試題分析：
小題1:B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文51空前the city man說明他是一個來自城里的人。
小題2:A 動詞辨析。A駕駛B探索C逃跑D休息；根據(jù)上文可知他駕駛著馬車走在一條鄉(xiāng)村小路上。
小題3:B 短語辨析。Give attention to…注意到…;指他沒有注意到自己要去哪里。
小題4:C 語法分析。Where引導的是賓語從句，指他沒有注意到自己要去的地方。
小題5:C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文描述可知他迷路了。
小題6:B 動詞辨析。A設法B期待C拒絕D忘記；指他期待著能遇見一個人告訴他回城的路。
小題7:A 短語辨析。A返回B回憶C回顧D后退；他希望有人能告訴他回城的路。
小題8:A 形容詞辨析。A荒涼B忙碌C擁擠D合適。這條路上沒有人，說明是一條荒涼的小路。
小題9:C 句意分析。When當…時；指當天黑的時候，他才看見旁邊的玉米地里有人來犁地。
小題10:A 形容詞辨析。A疲憊B興奮C厭倦D失望；駕駛馬車很長時間了，他應該很疲憊了。
小題11:B 副詞辨析。A已經(jīng)B仍然C結果D很少；那個農(nóng)夫邊回答，仍然還在犁地，沒有停下來。
小題12:D 上下文串聯(lián)。他找不到回城的路，一直在這條路上，那么他應該是問這條路通向那里。
小題13:C 動詞辨析。A訓練B生活C待在D站立；指這條路就在那里，他也不知道究竟通向什么地方。
小題14:B 介詞辨析。To the next town指通向下一個鎮(zhèn)。
小題15:D 動詞辨析。A修建B想象C忽視D測量；農(nóng)民回答他說沒有測量過這條路離下個鎮(zhèn)還有多遠。
小題16:A 形容詞辨析。A惱怒B荒謬C擔心D滿意；這個農(nóng)民什么都不知道，這位城里人生氣了。
小題17:C 名詞辨析。A農(nóng)民B生意人C傻子D司機；指城里人說這個農(nóng)民是他見過最傻的人。
小題18:D 動詞辨析。A承擔，從事B繼續(xù)C開始D停止；指農(nóng)民停止犁地。
小題19:A 副詞辨析。A也許B幸運C確定D真地；也許我真的是傻子，但是至少我沒有迷路。
小題20:B 短語辨析。A輪流B至少C遲早D至多；句意見上句解釋。
點評：本文講述了一個城里人到鄉(xiāng)下去，結果迷路了，在問路的時候過去粗魯，結果被一個農(nóng)夫嘲笑。本文側重通過上下文信息考查考生的綜合運用英語的能力，滲透了智力水平和綜合素質(zhì)的要求，建議以后的學習中，注重語篇的學習，培養(yǎng)自己駕馭語篇的能力，培養(yǎng)自己根據(jù)語篇綜合運用英語的能力。
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A．fallB．closeC．punishD．sell
小題2: It can be inferred from the text that Champ is_______.
A．Watson’ s sonB．Mr Smith’ s son
C．a(chǎn) teacher of Mr Smith’s sonD．the son of Mr Smith’s friend
小題3:From the text we know that Herbie_______.
A．was a college studentB．didn’t live to grow up
C．made friends with many boysD．died from a car accident
小題4:Watson was given a second chance because_______.
A．Mr Smith wanted to help Watson’s son
B．a(chǎn) man was needed in another department
C．Herbie told Mr Smith to do so in his letter
D．Mr Smith wanted to realize his son’s dream

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Some teachers are unforgettable. They lead by example and never lose their smile. They change lives. Eileen Madden is one of them. Her students must think she was born with an eraser and a piece of chalk in her hand.
“It’s a joy to get up early every morning to be the first one here,” say the 55-year-old Holy Ghost School third grade teacher. Madden arrives shortly after 6 am to prepare her classroom and work on the school breakfast program.
“My family all went to St. Teresa’s School,” she says. “I always said, ‘One day, I’m going to come back and get one of those big desks.’”
With a watchful eye always on the lookout for “one of those big desks”, Madden returned to St. Teresa after graduating from college and taught second grade at the Olneyville neighborhood elementary school until it was burnt in a fire in 1990 and had to be closed. Madden then went to Holy Ghost School where she started as a second-grade teacher and then moved up one grade level.
“I take care of setting up and serving breakfast,” she says. “In winter it is still dark when I arrive here.” Madden praises Holy Ghost School Principal Carol Soltys and the school’s workers for their continued support. “It’s a family,” she said.
Her class is small this year with 15 students, including some from the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Haiti, Guatemala, Nigeria and Ghana. Madden admits that she’s encouraged by her former students, now grown-ups, who want their own children to enjoy a similar experience in a safe, good environment. “They tell others, ‘I send my child to Eileen Madden’s School, ’” she adds.
小題1:What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 suggest?
A．Eileen Madden was very smart as a child.
B．Eileen Madden is a very good teacher.
C．Eileen Madden has done a lot for her students
D．Eileen Madden always has an eraser in her hand.
小題2:We can learn from paragraph 2 that Eileen Madden __________.
A．is in her late fifties now.
B．a(chǎn)lways teaches Grade 3
C．often arrives at school very early.
D．cooks breakfast for all her students by herself.
小題3:What does Eileen Madden most probably think of the workers of Holy Ghost School?
A．Lazy but kind
B．Careful but helpless
C．Hard to get along with
D．Kind and helpful.
小題4:The last paragraph suggests that ______________.
A．Eileen Madden often gives lessons to small classes.
B．Eileen Madden is remembered by all her former students.
C．Eileen Madden thinks her former students think too highly of her.
D．Eileen Madden’s former students are very happy to let her teach their children.
小題5:What is implied in the passage?
A．Holy Ghost School is a very small school.
B．St. Teresa’s School will be open again soon.
C．Eileen Madden decided to be a teacher when she was young.
D．Eileen Madden was very happy to leave St. Teresa’s School.

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