18．在有交通信號(hào)燈的地方過馬路比較安全．
It is much safer tocrossroadsat the traffic lights．

17．The local government expressed their thanks for the aid they ________ these days．（　�。�

A．

had received

B．

are receiving

C．

have received

D．

would receive

16．I just come back from Britain last week．I was luckily enough to be one of the student from different countries to visit the UK from Feb.16 to 28．We paid a visit to many places，like London，Oxford or the Lake District．I learned much about British culture and history in London，where was my favorite．I also liked Oxford，in which I saw much more old buildings．The Lake District was beautiful，but it was pity that it rained heavily when they were there．The most excited thing for me in the Britain was that I made a lot of friends there．

15．For 52 years my father got up at 5：30 am every morning，went to work，and returned home at 5：30 pm．I never saw my father stayed home from work ill，nor did I ever see my father lay down to take a nap．He had no hobbies，other thantaking care of his family．All he asked from me，his daughter，was to help him while he was repairing something，so we could have some time to talk．
For 22 years，after I left home for college，my father called me at 9：00 am every Sunday．Nine years ago when I bought my first house，my father，67 years old，spent eight hours a day for three days painting my house．He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done．All he asked for was a glass of iced tea．Five years ago，at age 71，my father spent five hours putting together a swing set for my daughter．
On the morning of January 16，1996，my sister telephoned me：my father was in the hospital with an aneurysm（動(dòng)脈瘤） in Florida．I got on an airplane immediately，and on the way I realized that I hadn't communicated with him as much as I'd always wanted to．I vowed（發(fā)誓） that when I arrived，I would have a long talk with him．I arrived in Florida at 1：00 am，only to find that my father，at the age of 76，had passed away at 9：12 pm．This time it was he who did not have time to talk，or time to wait for me．
24．From the first paragraph we can infer （推斷） that the author's fatherD．
A．was a good driver               
B．had many hobbies
C．sometimes fell ill                
D．was in good health
25．The underlined phrase"other than"in the first paragraph has the same meaning as"C"．
A．without        
B．including        
C．except         
D．due to
26．According to the last paragraph，we can know that the author's father was born inA．
A.1920          
B.1918             
C.1916          
D.1922
27．The author wrote the article in order toB．
A．praise her father                     
B．remember her father
C．show her father was healthy            
D．let her father be known．

14．Alan Tong was the worst driver in town．He had an accident of some kind almost every week．
Alan lived with his mother．His mother was always worried about him．Every day she worried that police would appear to arrest him．This wasn't a foolish worry because they usually visited Alan's house about once a week to send a speeding ticket or to serve him notice to appear in court（法庭）．
Most of his accidents were caused by his carelessness．He drove through red lights．He turned left or drove at night without proper lights．He overtook other cars on hills．In short，there wasn't a traffic rule that Alan had not broken，and he had had so many accidents that it was a surprise that he was still alive．But luckily for Alan，he had never hurt anyone in his accidents or even gone to the hospital．
   Although Alan wasn't popular with the police，he was very popular with his lawyer．Alan's lawyer，Mr．Tsui，had earned a lot of money from Alan's cases and always felt very exc ited when he saw Alan coming into his office．
   One day Alan was working in the garage，painting his car when his mother walked in．"What are you doing？"his mother asked．
"Painting my car，"Alan replied．
"I can see that，"his mother said，"but why are you painting one side of the car red and the other side blue？""Because every time I have to go to court for a traffic crime，there are always two witnesses．"What color was the car？"the judge always asks，and the two witnesses always give the same answer．Well，in the future，one witness will say it was blue．Mr．Tsui will then say to the judge，"Your honor，the witnesses cannot even agree on th e color of the car involved in the accident．"And the judge will have to dismiss the case against me．
25．Which of the following is true of Mr．Tsui？D
A．He always volunteered to help Alan．
B．He was popular with the police．
C．He was good friends with Alan．
D．He looked forward to Alan's visit．
26．What was Alan doing when his mother walked in the garage？D
A．Painting his car all red．
B．Cleaning his car．
C．Painting the garage．
D．Painting his car two colors．
27．What is the purpose of what Alan did to his car in the last paragraph？A
A．To confuse the evidence against him．
B．To help the judge in court．
C．To make the witnesses agree．
D．To leave a good impression in court．
28．What's the meaning of the underlined word"dismiss"in the last paragraph？A
A．Remove．
B．Continue．
C．Concentrate       
D．Accept．

13．I am always admiringthe man in blue for his devotion to the tiring job．

12．"Serena，don't forget your promise to me that you will mow（割）Mrs．Martin's yard this weekend，"said Dad．"Don't let me down．"
Serena was the oldest child in the family，and one of her chores was to mow their yard．Mrs．Martin，their elderly neighbor，was unable to take care of her yard，so Serena's Dad had volunteered Serena for this job．Since Mrs．Martin's yard was not very big，Serena knew the job would go quickly．However，she still resented her dad's promise．
"Why didn't you ask me first？"Serena had complained．
"Did you ask me first when you volunteered me to be in the school festival last fall？"asked Serena's father．
"Well，no，I didn't ask you first，but you would have done those things anyway．You're always willing to help．"
"I try when I can，"Dad answered．"Serena，we have known Mrs．Martin for a very long time．She has often helped our family．Now we can do something for her．Besides，the feeling you get from helping someone makes you wonder who is really helping whom．"
"I don't know，Dad，"said Serena．"The only feeling I get from mowing our yard is tired．"
"Just you wait and see，"said Dad．
After breakfast，Serena made her way to Mrs．Martin's yard．She was good at her job and soon had Mrs．Martin's yard looking tidy．Mrs．Martin came outside with a big glass of orange juice and offered it to her．Serena stopped her work and gratefully enjoyed the drink，while Mrs．Martin talked to her about all of the flowers in her yard．Seeing the joy in Mrs．Martin's eyes，Serena began to understand how much the yard meant to Mrs．Martin．
After finishing her drink，Serena returned to work with a new attitude．A warm feeling began to spread（蔓延） through her body．Her dad was right．It was hard to tell who was helping who!
31．The underlined word"resented"（Paragraph 2）meansC．
A．understood．
B．welcomed．
C．disliked．
D．broke．
32．How can we know that Dad is considerate？A
A．Through Dad's words．
B．Through Serena's actions．
C．Through Mrs．Martin's behavior．
D．Through the author's statement．
33．Which word best describes Serena's attitude after mowing Mrs．Martin's yard？A
A．Surprised．
B．Pleased．
C．Annoyed．
D．Guilty．
34．What can we learn from the text？C
A．Serena likes the job of mowing her family's yard．
B．Mrs．Martin and Serena did the yard work together．
C．Mrs．Martin shared her love for the yard with Serena．
D．Dad volunteered himself to take part in the school festival．
35．What is the best title for the text？C
A．The Yard．
B．The Neighbor．
C．The Job．
D．The Promise．

11．請(qǐng)How Learning Habits Influence On Learning Results．
It's useful and necessary to discuss learning habits．There is a famous saying"Good habits lead to good endings．"，（56）whichshows the importance of habits．
"An apple a day keeps doctor away．"also shows how a healthy everyday habit helps to build 
up our body．（57）Thus，good learning habits can help us gain great learning results（58）including（include） high scores and abundant knowledge．At first，learning habits form our ways of thinking and attitudes（59）tothe content of our learning．Obviously，a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations．（60）Aswe can see，cultivating a good habit is so important（61）thatI would like to introduce one kind of good learning habits--keep a learning diary every day．We can start the habit by（62）writing（write） learning summary and remember to record something impressive and（63）meaningful（mean）．Keep it in mind，and gradually we can gain this good learning habit and benefit from it．What's more，I find out that I still have some bad learning habits as well．I can 
（64）only concentrate on reading for a short time and I （65）will conquer（ conquer） this problem by spending more effort on concentration practice．
I believe that through my efforts，I can gain good learning results by having good habits．

10．This hotel can accommodateup to 500 guests．

9．At the beginning of my 8：00 a．m．class one Monday at UNLV（拉斯維加斯內(nèi)華達(dá)大學(xué)），I cheerfully asked my students how their weekend had been．One young man said that his weekend had not been very good．The young man then proceeded to ask me why I always seemed to be so cheerful．
His question reminded me of something I'd read somewhere before："Every morning when you get up，you have a choice about how you want to approach life that day，"I said to the young man．"I choose to be cheerful．"
"Let me give you an example，"I continued．"In addition to teaching here at UNLV，I also teach out at the community college in Henderson，about seventeen miles down the freeway from where I live．One day a few weeks ago I drove to Henderson．I exited the freeway and turned onto College Drive．But just then my car died．I tried to start it again，but the engine wouldn't turn over．So I put my flashers on，took my books，and marched down the road to the college．"
"As soon as I got there，I called AAA（美國(guó)汽車協(xié)會(huì)） and asked them to send a tow truck （拖車）．The secretary in the Provost's office asked me what had happened．'This is my lucky day'，I replied，smiling．"
"Your car breaks down and today is your lucky day？"She was puzzled，"What do you mean？"
"I live seventeen miles from here"．I replied．"My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway．It didn't．Instead，it broke down in the perfect place：off the freeway，within walking distance of here．I'm still able to teach my class，and I've been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class．If my car was meant to break down today，it couldn't have been arranged in a more convenient fashion．"
51．According to the passage，if one wants to be cheerful，he shouldD．
A．have a good time every day         
B．be interested in his job．
C．earn a lot of money by working hard  
D．choose to be cheerful every day．
52．The underlined phrase"turn over"means"B"
A．roll back                       
B．start to work    
C．stop suddenly                
D．move around
53．From the passage we can infer that the author's car broke downC
A．near NULV                    
B．a(chǎn)long the freeway
C．near the community college       
D．near her home
54．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？A
A．The author taught not only at UNLV but also at a community college．
B．That was the author's lucky day because she liked walking．
C．The author hoped that the car would break down often．
D．The young man was not cheerful because he was poor at his lessons．
55．What would probably happen after the author told her story？C
A．The students would ask her to tell another story．
B．The students would still wonder how to be cheerful．
C．The students would be touched and try to be cheerful．
D．The students would doubt whether the story was true．