閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中，選出最佳選項。

　　Tim was born after his elder brother and sister．He could learn many things from them．Soon，he developed his own way of doing things by developing his mind through his interest in creating stones．He would read more than most children and he gathered his inspiration from history books．In school，his athletic interests were basketball and track，especially high jump．When he found he could jump a little higher than most students，he decided that jumping over a high bar would be his specialty．

　　Tim continued his learning interest in history which included serious college study，and a Master's degree．He is now a university professor at a small university in Los Angeles．In he United States there are many schools that have history departments．There are large universities with as many as 60 thousand students and small universities with as few as 2000 students．His degree from a large university with a strong history department has helped him get a good job．

　　Tim and Kelli like cats．They have two of them and they are special members of the family．Their grey and white cat is Toby．The coal black colored cat is called Buddha because he sits so quietly．Cats are popular with many people In America．

1．which of the following statements is true？

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A．Tim is the second child in his family．

B．Tim has a younger sister．

C．Tim is the third child in his family．

D．Tim is the only child in his family．

2．What was he good at when he was at school？

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3．We can infer from the above passage that________．

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A．a(chǎn)ll the Americans like to keep cats

B．the cat is called Buddha because he is always quiet

C．the population of a small university is only one third of that of thelargest one

D．it is easier for a graduate from a large university with a famous department to do job hunting

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

It happened when I was a little girl. I can remember neither the beginning nor the end, but whenever I   36   it, tears flow down my face.

When I was young, my family led a(n)  37  life in the country. As you can imagine, many country roads are difficult to walk on. One   38   we were visiting some relatives and the   39  was very bad. It began to   40   on our way back home. Dad carried me on his   41  . Mom gave her overcoat to my   42  . We walked together through the rain for more than an hour.

I was fat at that time and Dad must be   43   to hold me for such a long time. He almost   44   down many times. In hope of   45   my father’s burden, I tried to carry myself,   46   I achieved nothing since I was just a little kid.

When we arrived home, the inside of our house was   47   with rain water. The rain had come   48    our leaky（有裂縫的）roof and water was everywhere.

Mom put bowls all around the house to try to   49  the rain. Then she put me and my elder brother to   50  , carefully placing us on the remaining   51   place. I fell asleep soon. When I opened my eyes, I found Dad and Mom were   52   in chairs, both having caught bad colds.

    This is my very earliest   53  . Though the evening has long passed, and now we live a happy life, I won’t forget the rain we   54  together. The rain, that evening, and especially my parents’  55  , will stay in my mind forever.

A．deal with   B．think of       C．lead to    D．suffer from

A．hard    B．unhappy  C．interesting  D．rich

A．morning B．noon C．a(chǎn)fternoon    D．evening

A．food    B．drink    C．traffic  D．weather

A．blow    B．thunder  C．rain D．snow

A．a(chǎn)rm B．back C．bike D．car

A．brother B．sister   C．friend   D．relative

A．worried B．tired    C．a(chǎn)ngry    D．lazy

A．fell    B．looked   C．turned   D．ran

A．taking  B．moving   C．lifting  D．reducing

A．so  B．a(chǎn)nd  C．but  D．instead

A．buried  B．covered  C．mixed    D．crowded

A．under   B．over C．in   D．through

A．catch   B．welcome  C．greet    D．expect

A．ground  B．floor    C．bed  D．ceiling

A．dry B．clean    C．beautiful    D．warm

A．quarreling  B．sleeping C．laughing D．eating

A．visit   B．excitement   C．experience   D．memory

A．got back    B．got away C．went through D．went by

A．wishes  B．words    C．love D．education

My mother lived in an old farm house in north Oregon，which was located far from any other neighbors.She lived with her elder brother and sisters.Since there were not enough rooms for them，her two sisters　 __1__　 the bigger bedroom downstairs，her brother in a room down the hall and she slept in the top room of the building.

The first　 __2__　 event that happened in that house was when my mother was about 10 years old.She was staying home sick with her brother.He had gone　 __3__　 to the kitchen when my mother heard a voice calling her name from the bottom of the stairs.The voice was __4__　 but that was impossible since the only other person in the house was her brother.That was followed by footsteps　 __5__　 the stairs to the top room.A few hours __6__　 her brother came up to see what she was doing.She asked him who the girl on the stairs was.He said there was no one in the house.

A few weeks later the __7__　 event happened.My grandmother was cooking supper in the kitchen.She turned around and two of the chairs were　 __8__.She pushed them in and went back　 __9__.About ten minutes later she turned around and three of the chairs were pulled out.My grandmother was quite　 __10__ by this because only my mother's little sister was home at the time.

The last event at the house was the　 __11__　 and the one that made them move away.Her elder sister Josie was babysitting her younger one，Sarah，when there was a knock on the door.Josie went to　 __12__　 it and no one was there.She went to the　 __13__　 for some water and when she returned to the living room，Sarah was　 __14__！She ran all over the house and　 __15__ found Sarah sleeping in her bed.This was　 __16__ because Sarah couldn't　 __17__　 the stairs without help because they were very steep.This frightened her so she woke up Sarah and　 __18__　 her downstairs.Then the phone rang.It was my grandma　 __19__ to say that my grandfather had died and she wouldn't be coming home that night.She was about to turn on the TV　 __20__　 she heard a woman's footsteps coming towards her.She turned around but nobody was there.

1．A.shared　　　　　　 B．supported　　　　　　

C．offered　　　　　　　　 　 D．a(chǎn)fforded

2．A.interesting　　　　 　　　 B．particular　　　　　　

C．strange　　　　　　　　 　 D．a(chǎn)nxious

3．A.upstairs　　　　　 　　 B．outsides　　　　　　

C．downstairs　　　　　　 　 D．indoors

4．A.male　　　　　　　 　　 B．other　　　　　　　　

C．female　　　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)nother

5．A.turning up　　　　 　　 B．coming up　　　　　

C．picking up　　　　　　 　D．sending up

6．A.ago　　　　　　　 　　 B．later　　　　　　　　

C．a(chǎn)fter　　　　　　 　　　　D．former

7．A.last　　　　　　　 　　 B．second　　　　　　　

C．third　　　　　　　　 D．final

8．A.pulled out　　　　　 　　　 B．pointed out　　　　　

C．thrown out　　　　　　　 D．given out

9．A.turning　　　　　　 　　 B．pushing　　　　　　　

C．cooking　 　　　　　　　 D．pulling

10．A.delighted　　　　　 　 B．disappointed　　　　

C．frightened　　　　　　 　 D．satisfied

11．A.best　　　　　　　 B．worse　　　　　　　　

C．better　　　　　　　　 　 D．worst

12．A.receive　　　　　　 　 B．a(chǎn)nswer　　　　　　　

C．reply　　　　　　　　　 D．react

13．A.kitchen　　　　　　 　 B．living room　　　　　

C．sitting room　　　　　　 　D．bedroom

14．A.asleep　　　　　　 B．lost　　　　　　　　

C．gone　　　　　　　　　 D．sleeping

15．A.in the end　　　 　 B．a(chǎn)t first　　　　 　　

C．firstly　　　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)t the end

16．A.unnecessary　　　 　 B．desperate　　　　　　

C．separate　　　　　　　 　 D．impossible

17．A.run　　　　　　　　 B．walk　　　　　　　　

C．climb　　　　　　　　　 　 D．wander

18．A.took　　　　　　　 B．held　　　　　　　　

C．carried　　　　　　　　 　 D．brought

19．A.crying　　　　　　 B．shouting　　　　　　

C．calling　　　　　　　 D．laughing

20．A.when　　　　　　　 B．before　　　　　　　

C．while　　　　　　　　　 D．until