第 1 页 共 10 页 三、完形填空三、完形填空 One oclock in the morning, the last guest finally left. Though we had 36 their stay, my wife and I were quite thankful to shut the door on them. We left all the dirty dishes and glasses 37 they were, and after opening a few windows to let some 38 air in and the smell of food out, we climbed into bed and 39 asleep. I 40 have been asleep for more than half an hour when I 41 with a strong smell of smoke. 42 half asleep, I stepped into the living-room, and there, 43 heavy clouds of smoke, I saw one of our curtains was on fire. I should have 44 the windows then without delay, 45 instead I tried to beat out the fire with a folded (折叠的)newspaper. 46 this failed, I 47 into the kitchen to carry a bucket of water. At the same time, I shouted to Barbara, who 48 phoned to summon the fire brigade (消防队) 49 coming to help me. We had to work at top speed 50 buckets of water from the kitchen to 51 the fire, fanned by the wind from the windows, 52 . We were unable to 53 out the fire, but we managed to 54 it under control until the arrival of the firemen. Fortunately, they arrived 55 , and they had little difficulty in putting out the fire. 36. A. liked B. hated C. enjoyed D. asked 37. A. where B. as C. what D. that 38. A. hot B. warm C. fresh D. cold 39. A. fell B. felt C. got D. went 40. A. must B. may C. couldnt D. mustnt 41. A. sensed B. felt C. awoke D. slept 42. A. Not B. Still C. No D. Only 43. A. through B. by C. from D. in 44. A. broken B. opened C. closed D. removed 45. A. and B. but C. so D. or 46. A. For B. When C. And D. If 47. A. went B. got C. hurry D. rushed 第 2 页 共 10 页 48. A. eagerly B. nervously C. hurriedly D. certainly 49. A. before B. for C. after D. when 50. A. taking B. getting C. sending D. carrying 51. A. beat B. fight C. prevent D. make 52. A. rising B. burning C. lighting D. spreading 53. A. get B. put C. keep D. take 54. A. keep B. leave C. make D. hold 55. A. at one time B. at a time C. in no time D. at no time 四、阅读理解四、阅读理解 A If you called someone a scientist in the early eighteenth century they would have thought of someone who improved on practical designs. Benjamin Franklin was such a scientist. He liked asking questions and then trying to find out the answers. For example, he thought that storms moved in the opposite direction to the winds that went with them. He suggested that it would be possible to mark the path of a storm on a map. To prove it he rode into a storm and then followed it down the road. Today people do not chase storms but they do mark their journeys down on maps. Since Benjamin Franklin spent so much time sailing from America to Europe, he became very interested in sea currents. In November, 1783, when he was in Paris, he happened to watch the first hot air balloon flight. He thought that hot air balloons could be used for war, perhaps for spying or dropping bombs on an enemy! But sadly he died before the first American hot air balloon flight. 56. The passage mainly tells us that Benjamin Franklin . A. worked on electricity B. thought scientifically C. liked to do experimentsD. could do things better than others 57. The example in the first paragraph is used to suggest . A. Franklin was thinking in a different way B. storms and their winds go in different directions C. Franklin was someone who tried to find out how things worked 第 3 页 共 10 页 D. Franklins observation is of great use to todays meteorology 58. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. The first known hot air balloon flight took place in November, 1783. B. In Benjamins times, people began to travel in hot air balloon. C. Benjamins prediction about balloon flights has come true. D. Benjamin was interested in peaceful uses of hot air balloon flights. B One day Haydn and Mozart had a competition. Mozart bet Hayden that he could not play the entertaining piece which Mozart had composed earlier that day. Haydn happily agreed to the bet as he was famous for his sight-reading of music. So Mozart produced the piece of music and put it on the keyboard. At first Haydn had no trouble with it. He began well but all of a sudden the music stopped and his hands fell to his sides. There was a difficulty. This piece of music required the pianist to play at opposite ends of the keyboard while a note was being played directly in the centre of the piano. How could this be achieved? It seemed impossible! Haydn sat and looked at the music and was finally forced to agree that Mozart had won the bet. “But you can only win if you play this piece yourself,” he said. Mozart willingly agreed. He took his place at the piano and began to play. Sure enough his two hands were soon busy at either end of the keyboard just as the note in the centre of the keyboard needed to be played. Haydn watched in amazement as Mozart bent his face towards the keyboard. As the time for the note to be played arrived, Mozar