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Ⅰ. 完形填空“Dr Carr! Is it you? Is it really you? ”I turned and saw a smilingyoung man calling me. It was Gibby. Twelve years ago when he 1 myclass to begin the fifth grade, he was a shy, overweight little boy whoalways kept 2 .As a new student he had a 3 time during the first few months. Ioften 4 that when the boys began to choose 5 for a game, littleGibby would usually be 6 , standing aside lonely. Many times I wentout on the playground and 7 the boys

Manchester is the “capital” of the northwest of England. Situatedon the east bank of the River Irwell, it is a lively busy city with a largestudent population. Although it was once seen as only a dull industrialplace, in recent years Manchester has become the“in”place. It iswell-known for its clubs, its fashion and its music, not to mention itsworld-famous football team, Manchester United.

Ⅰ. 完形填空In history, a real cowboy was a simple farm worker onhorseback. He spent a long time a day outdoors workingwith cows. The work was dirty, tiring and not very well paid.People in the western states had to 1 cattle at low cost andsend them by railway to the eastern 2 . But someone had to 3the cattle and get them to the nearest railroad. This was the job of acowboy. Sometimes the 4 was more than a thousand kilometersaway and it could take as 5 as six months to move the cattle. The 6was long but the cattle were driven 7 as not to lose 8 . Then theycould be sold at a good price.

Ⅰ. 完形填空“Dr Carr! Is it you? Is it really you? ”I turned and saw a smilingyoung man calling me. It was Gibby. Twelve years ago when he 1 myclass to begin the fifth grade, he was a shy, overweight little boy whoalways kept 2 .As a new student he had a 3 time during the first few months. Ioften 4 that when the boys began to choose 5 for a game, littleGibby would usually be 6 , standing aside lonely. Many times I wentout on the playground and 7 the boys. Whenever I chose my team, Iwould 8 Gibby’s name. My team might not have been the best,

Ⅰ. 完形填空From age eight to eleven, I attended a small school in our village. Itwas made up of four 1 with about 25 children in each class accordingto age. Most of the time, one teacher was responsible for 2 allsubjects. However, the headmaster would 3 come into the onlyclassroom and gave lessons 4 the teacher if he had asked for leave. Itseemed that there was no subject he was not good at 5 he could giveus lessons on all the subjects.

Ⅰ. 完形填空I was said to be the worst student in my class, andmy family thought I was hopeless. I had to 1 gradesix. At that time a new teacher, Miss Sadia, came to ourschool.

Ⅰ. 完形填空Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of theDeveloping World. But the 1 is that homelessness is everywhere. Forexample, how many of us would expect to see people living on thestreets of a 2 country like Germany?Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making 3for the homeless of Berlin, Germany’s capital. They first 4 one longhot summer when most Germans were 5 on holiday. Kurt and hiswife stayed at home, made sandwiches, 6 a table in the street andgave food to the homeless.

The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her.She was really small for her age of 12. The boys in my classoften 1 about her and laughed their heads off. Shewould open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the openpage.All I knew was that she was an orphan( 孤儿)from Africa. She hadjust been adopted by a family in town who 2 that the best way forher to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids. I lookeddown at this 3 girl and promised myself that somehow I would helpher.

Ⅰ. 完形填空In 2012, I had just recovered from a serious illnesswhen I received an invitation to a writer’s conference inOrlando, Florida. My family persuaded me that a(n) 1might be just what the doctor ordered, so off I 2 .

The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her.She was really small for her age of 12. The boys in my classoften 1 about her and laughed their heads off. Shewould open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the openpage.

Ⅰ. 完形填空In 2012, I had just recovered from a serious illnesswhen I received an invitation to a writer’s conference inOrlando, Florida. My family persuaded me that a(n) 1might be just what the doctor ordered, so off I 2 .Arriving in the Sunshine State was rather tiring, but I 3 to catcha taxi to my 4 and settle in. Next morning, I took another 5 to theshopping centre to buy a few souvenirs. 6 I went to a café to havelunch, but all the tables were 7 . Then I heard a friendly voice saying,

I was said to be the worst student in my class, andmy family thought I was hopeless. I had to 1 gradesix. At that time a new teacher, Miss Sadia, came to ourschool.One day after class, she 2 that I was staying alone during thelunch break. She came to me and began to talk to me. It was just a 3conversation. After that day, she gave me particular 4 and it mademe feel special(特别的). I started to work hard because she gave me thefeeling that 5 believed me, and my 6 started to improve(提高)inher subject.

Ⅰ. 完形填空In Britain, people have different attitudes to the police. Mostpeople generally 1 them and the job they do—although there arecertain people who do not believe that the police 2 have the powerthat they do.What does a policeman actually do? It is not 3 job to describe.After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in 4 . A policeman oftenhas to control traffic, either 5 foot in the centre of a town, or in apolice car on the roads. Indeed, in Britain, he might be in the traffic

Ⅰ. 完形填空Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of theDeveloping World. But the 1 is that homelessness is everywhere. Forexample, how many of us would expect to see people living on thestreets of a 2 country like Germany?

There has been a dramatic increase in the number ofnatural disasters over the past few years, and it is assumedthat global warming and climate change could cause evenmore disasters in the future. Some of the world’s leadingcities are facing disasters like floods and heat waves.LondonLondon’s flood defences are getting older. Since 1982, the ThamesBarrier(水闸)has protected the city from the threat of flooding, but itwas only designed to last until 2030 and close once every two or threeyears. About 26 years later the barrier now closes five or six times a yearand according to Environment Agency predictions, by 2050 the barrierwill be closed on almost every tide if the problem is not addressed.

Ⅰ. 阅读理解AAs is known to us all, baths and bathing have long beenconsidered of medical importance to man. In Greece thereare the ruins of a water system for baths built over 3, 000years ago. The Romans had warm public baths. In some baths,as many 3, 000 persons could bathe at the same time.

Ⅰ. 完形填空A thousand years ago Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest likethe forests we now find in Malaysia and Thailand. As more and more 1came to live in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Nowthere is no forest left, 2 there are still some areas covered in trees.We call these 3 .Elephants, tigers, monkeys and many other animals used to live inthe 4 forests of Hong Kong, and there were even crocodiles in the5 and along the coast. When people came to live 6 Hong Kong, theanimals began to die out. Early farmers drained(排干)the valleys to 7rice and to keep pigs and chickens

Natalie Doan, 14, has always felt lucky to live in Rockaway, NewYork. Living just a few blocks from the beach, Natalie can see the oceanand hear the waves from her house. “It’s the ocean that makesRockaway so special, ”she says.On October 29, 2012, that ocean turned fierce. That night,Hurricane Sandy attacked the East Coast, and Rockaway was hitespecially hard. Fortunately, Natalie’s family escaped to Brooklyn shortlybefore the city’s bridges closed.

Ⅰ. 完形填空Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of theDeveloping World. But the 1 is that homelessness is everywhere. Forexample, how many of us would expect to see people living on thestreets of a 2 country like Germany?Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making 3for the homeless of Berlin, Germany’s capital. They first 4 one longhot summer when most Germans were 5 on holiday. Kurt and hiswife stayed at home, made sandwiches, 6 a table in the street andgave food to the homeless.

A passenger( 乘客)told an air hostess( 空姐)that heneeded a cup of water to take 1 when the plane justtook off. She told him that she would bring him the 2soon.Twenty minutes 3 , when the passenger’s ring for servicesounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so busy thatshe 4 to bring him the water. 5 , the passenger was held up(延迟)to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, buthe 6 it.