He woke up and found himself ______ on the sofa, with a blanket over him. 

Peter and his mother lived in a small village. They were very poor. To help his mother, Peter often collected wood from the forest. He also cut down small trees. One morning, a bird flew down from a branch and asked him not to cut down a certain tree. The bird explained that its home was in the tree.

Peter left the tree alone. The bird was happy and asked Peter to bring along an empty bag the next morning. Early the next day he went to the tree and waited for the bird.

The bird soon appeared and asked Peter to hold on its tail and follow him. They went to a faraway valley. Peter saw gold all over the place. He picked up some pieces of gold and put them into his bag. The bird told Peter that they must leave the valley before the sun came up. Peter quickly filled his bag and left for home.

He now had plenty of money for himself and his mother. Peter told his best friend about the tree, the bird and the gold. His friend wanted some gold too. He went to the same tree and pretended that he was going to cut it down. The bird asked him not to do so. The following morning it led Peter’s friend to the valley of gold. When the sun was about to rise, the bird told him to leave. The greedy(贪婪的) boy would not do so. The sun came up and he was changed into a bird.

1. This story tells us _______.

A.greed blinds one’s eyes

B. to be poor without debts(债) is better than to be a king

C. a man without a friend is only half a man

D. make your enemy your friend

2. Peter left the tree alone. This means he _______.

A.did not like the tree because it was the bird’s home

B.did not cut the tree down

C.was the only person in the forest

D.wanted the tree to grow bigger

3. Peter picked up some pieces of gold _______.

A.  before day broke               B. before sunset

C.  at noon                       D. after the sun rose

4. Peter’s friend turned into a bird because he _______.

A.  was too greedy               B. cut the tree down

C.  filled his bag with gold      D. left when the sun was about to rise

A doctor had a son who qualified(获得….资格) as a doctor himself. One day his father decided to have a holiday and he asked his son to look after all his patients. When he returned form his holiday he asked his son if anything had happened.

“Well, yes, Dad ,” the son said, feeling very proud of himself. “You remember Mrs. Jones, the lady whose back pains you’ve been treating for twenty years. Well, I’ve cured them.”

“I see, ” replied his father, not very pleased. “Mrs. Jones’ back pains paid for your university fees. I was hoping they’d pay for your new car as well.”

1. While away from home, the father was ______

A certain that his son was able to take up his job.

B wondering if his son could do a good job

C sure that something had happened

D worried about Mrs. Jones’ back pains

2. Seeing his father back, the son was ______.

A certain that his father would praise him

B afraid that his father would scold him

C wondering what his father would think of his job

D was hoping that his father would let him take up the job

3. Which of the following is not true?

A The father was clever at making money out of his patients.

B The father’s medical skill was not so good as his son’s.

C The doctor was selfish.

D The doctor was a dishonest man but a loving father.

4. What does the writer intend to tell us by this story? He intends to _____.

A disclose(揭发) the secrets of some doctors

B criticize (批评) some doctors for their dishonesty

C prove that sons will be better than their fathers

D tell us something funny.

四、阅读理解（共两节，每小题２分，计40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

Mr White came out of the airport. He asked every taxi-driver’s name. Then he took the third taxi. It cost $5 from the airport to the hotel,“ How much does it cost for the whole day? ”he asked.

“$100,” said the taxi-driver. This was very expensive but Mr White agreed.

The taxt-driver took Mr White everywhere. He showed the driver $100 and said, “what about tomorrow?”

“Tomorrow? It’s another $100 tomorrow.”

“Ok,” said Mr White, “If that’s the price, see you tomorrow!” The driver was very pleased.

The next day they traveled to several places. And in the second evening they went to the hotel again. Mr. White and above all, $100 a day is good money. So he asked Mr White, “Where do you come from?”

“I come from New York.” Mr White answered.

“New York!” said the driver, “I have a sister in New York. Her name is Susannan. Do you know her?”

“Of course I know her. She gave me $200 for you.”

1. Mr White got to another place _______.

by train B. by air  C. in plane D. by ship

2. The price of $ 100 a day was _____ in this city.

A. expensive  B. cheap  C. nice   D. fair

3. Why was the taxi-driver pleased? Becaude _____.

his sister brought so much money to him

his sister knew Mr White

he got $100 a day

he became a guide of Mr White

4. We can learn that ____ from this story.

Mr White didn’t know the taxi-driver’s sister

the driver knew Mr White was his sister’s friend

Mr White was given back $ 200

Mr White knew the taxi-driver’s sister

三. 完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，计30分）

Two years 36  , my husband bought me a bike. If you live in a town, it is often faster than a car and you  37  have to worry 38  parking. You can  39   it anywhere. As it has a seat   40   the back and a basket at the  41  .I can take my small daughter to the library, shopping and anywhere in fact.

I use it 42  in summer when the weather is warm and dry. It can also be very dangerous. You must, of course ,be careful  43a bike. Accidents are not the 44   problems, though. One day I went shopping and 45  back to  46   my front wheel was 47 . Though it was a long walk to the bike shop, I have to buy a 48 one.

My husband   49 my bike sometimes for a short journey. He is not a good cyclist（骑自行车的人） but says it is    50  than waiting  51  a bus. He still   52   his car for  53   journey   54  and fresh air, and cycling makes me feel a lot  55   .

36.   A. ago     B. before C. after   D. until

37.   A. doesn’t      B. don’t  C. didn’t D. not

38.   A. with   B. about  C. at       D. over

39.   A. lie      B. laid     C. forget D. leave

40.   A. in       B. at       C. behind       D. down

41.   A. before B. top     C. front   D. end

42.   A. not    B. more   C. best    D. most

43.   A. on      B. over    C. above  D. with

44.   A. one     B. only    C. very    D. right

45.   A. come  B. has come    C. came   D. comes

46.   A. see     B. watch  C. find    D. look

47.   A. missed       B. losing C. missing      D. go

48.   A. another      B. new    C. other D. the other

49.   A. uses    B. takes   C. brings D. fetches

50..  A. good   B. well   C. better        D. more

51.   A. in       B. on      C. from   D. for

52.   A. likes B. prefers      C. loves D. hopes

53.   A. short   B. longer C. long   D. small

54.   A .exercise      B. good   C. practice      D. games

55.   A. old    B. older   C. young D. younger

When they went to the theatre, the play ______ for five minutes.

. Do what you think is right, ______ you will gain a surprising happy ending.

.It was obviously that the man ______ driving on the free way for almost an hour when he ______ that he must come back.

Do you remember the day ________  we played all day along the seaside?

—How about your vocation?

—Great. You know what? I find travelling with my family really________.