When he wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain turned to Hannibal. The relationship between Hannibal and Twain began in November 1839, when Twain’s father decided to leave the village in Florida and move east about 35 miles to the somewhat larger and more prosperous Hannibal, on the banks of the Mississippi River. Twain marked his fourth birthday about a week after the family settled there. He showed little promise of becoming a long-term resident. However, because his health was so poor that his parents probably feared he would not survive childhood.
During the family’s first few years in Hannibal, Twain was too young to understand fully the changes going on around him. About the time the family moved into their new home. Twain’s health improved a lot. Instead of having to lead a quiet indoor life, he could roam the streets of Hannibal. Climb the surrounding hills, explore the area’s caves and splash about in local swimming holes. He reveled in his newfound freedom, spending nearly all his free time playing outdoors with the other boys in town and soon becoming a leader.
Twain’s carefree days did not last long, on March 24, 1847, his father died. For the next six years, his brother Henry, and his sister Pamela lived with their mother in the family home. Twain began taking odd jobs after school to bring in extra money. Within a year of his father’s death, he quit school and became an apprentice (學(xué)徒) printer, and when his brother Orion bought the Hannibal Journal in 1851, Twain went to work for him as a printer and editorial assistant. The stories he wrote for Orion’s paper, his first publications, taught him that he much preferred writing to typesetting. Thus, when he decided to leave Hannibal in May 1853, he already had an idea of his future career.
小題1: Why did little Mark Twain move and live in Hannibal?

A．Because he wanted to live in a larger and more prosperous city.

B．Because his father brought him there.

C．Because he wanted to wrote his novels there.

D．Because he wanted to become a long-term resident of Hannibal.

小題2: When did Mark Twain become healthy?

A．As soon as he arrived in Hannibal.

B．At the time when his family moved into their old home.

C．After his father died.

D．At the time when his family moved into their new home.

小題3: The last paragraph mainly tells us _________.

A．the happy childhood of Mark Twain

B．how Mark Twain became a famous writer

C．how Mark Twain to earn money to support his family

D．why Mark decided to leave Hannibal

完形填空(共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分)
I could have easily gone through life without getting to know one of the most romantic feelings---love for a dog.
For at least ten years my __36 _ had been suggesting that we get a dog. There were several reasons why the idea _37_   . We had noticed that, on our block, couples with no children as a rule 38_ one large or two small dogs. So we got one puppy 39_ we too had no children.
He flew into the house with the  40  of a Formula 1 (一級(jí)方程式賽車). In several minutes he ran over all the house,  41 from my shoulder onto the bed, and ended up in the  42 , where my wife washed him with motherly  43 . From that day on, the invisible（看不見(jiàn)的）  _44 for the love of the new member of our household began at my home.
He seemed to 45 that at once. Most of the meals that my wife had _ 46   for him with greater care than those for me---he didn’t   47    look at.
Every evening I went out walking with him. I could not know who was walking whom _ 48_ one evening, when, tired from work, I 49   the walk. The dog was very angry and dragged me out.
Last night our dog pulled me by the ear with his teeth,  50  me up in my dream, and dragged me into the kitchen to make me turn off the  51 which had disturbed（干擾）his sleep. I meekly（乖乖地） 52 that I had forgotten to switch off the light, but that was not  53 . He looked at me like a teacher at a pupil who repeatedly makes _ 54   .
Now we finally know who’s the_ 55     at home, and for twenty years we had seriously argued whether it was my wife or I.

小題1:	A．wife B．son C．husband D．daughter

小題2:	A．came up with B．came out C．came up D．came on

小題3:	A．kept B．rose C．carried D．invited

小題4:	A．if B．unless C．since D．before

小題5:	A．speed B．shape C．cost D．race

小題6:	A．climbed B．covered C．jumped D．stopped

小題7:	A．yard B．street C．bathroom D．kitchen

小題8:	A．worry B．care C．identity D．power

小題9:	A．signal B．war C．work D．truth

小題10:

A．doubt B．dislike C．wonder D．understand

小題11:

A．reached B．searched C．looked D．prepared

小題12:

A．even B．still C．ever D．yet

小題13:

A．while B．because C．until D．a(chǎn)s

小題14:

A．gave in B．gave up C．gave away D．gave out

小題15:

A．broke B．woke C．picked D．packed

小題16:

A．water B．heater C．cooker D．light

小題17:

A．hoped B．considered C．a(chǎn)dmitted D．decided

小題18:

A．enough B．good C．bad D．true

小題19:

A．plans B．mistakes C．decisions D．faces

小題20:

A．boss B．member C．a(chǎn)dult D．child

A young woman was driving through the lonely countryside. It was dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding her hand out as if she wanted a lift.  “I can't leave her out in this weather.” the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the door. “Do you want a lift?” she asked. The old woman nodded and climbed into the car. After a while, she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting for a long time?” The old woman shook her head, “Strange.” thought the young woman.  She tried again, “Bad weather for the time of year,” she said. The old woman nodded. No matter what the young woman said, the hitchhiker(搭車者) gave no answer except for a nod of the head or a shrug.
Then the young woman noticed the hitchhiker's hands, which were large and hairy. Suddenly she realized that the hitchhiker was actually a man! She stopped the car. “I can't see out of the rear screen,” she said, “Would you mind clearing it for me?”
The hitchhiker nodded and opened the door. As soon as the hitchhiker was out of the car, the terrified young woman raced off.
When she got to the next village she pulled up. She noticed that the hitchhiker had left his handbag behind. She picked it up and opened it. She gave a gasp(喘息), inside the bag was a gun.
小題1:What made the young woman feel strange about the old woman?

A．That she gave no answer to her questions.

B．That she was unable to speak.

C．That she kept nodding her head

D．That she had large and hairy hands.

小題2: A "lift" in the passage means ___________.

A．a(chǎn)n elevator

B．a(chǎn)n act of raising something

C．a(chǎn) ride in the car

D．help

小題3: The hitchhiker left the bag with a gun in it behind because ____.

A．he wanted to give her a warning

B．he had not expected that the woman would leave him behind in the rain

C．it was his present for her

D．he wanted to kill her with the gun

小題4:Why did the young woman driver suddenly feel the hitchhiker was a man when she talked to the woman?

A．The woman only nodded her head, but no words

B．She noticed the hitchhiker's hands, which were large and hairy.

C．Because it was dark and raining

D．Because she found the gun in the woman’s handbag.

完形填空 （共20小題，每小題1分，滿分20分）
I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t   1  to start the bus soon because it was not yet   2 . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story    3 , not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her   4  was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she   5  still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked   6  .
When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares. When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he   7  that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to   8 the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he   9 her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s   10 .
The woman was watching the incident.  11 the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered (干預(yù)).
“Stop   12  him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”
“He doesn’t have any money!” the driver   13  .
“Well, that’s no   14  to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.
Then she reached inside her blouse, took out her   15  money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a   16  time.”
All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged（聳肩）. She rode the rest of the way home   17  a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier   18  .
On the road of life, the help of strangers can   19  our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the   20  will be when we make it a little smoother for others!

小題1:	A．try B．care C．decide D．want

小題2:	A．empty B．full C．crowded D．ready

小題3:	A．tearfully B．seriously C．carefully D．calmly

小題4:	A．fare B．possession C．money D．wealth

小題5:	A．strangely B．happily C．secretly D．luckily

小題6:	A．unsatisfied B．weak C．unhappy D．excited

小題7:	A．explained B．a(chǎn)nnounced C．a(chǎn)dmitted D．found

小題8:	A．get off B．start C．get on D．stop

小題9:	A．begged B．scolded C．praised D．thanked

小題10:

A．request B．a(chǎn)ction C．suggestion D．command

小題11:

A．Unless B．Although C．Until D．When

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)ttacking B．Bothering C．complaining D．wronging

小題13:

A．warned B．whispered C．shouted D．repeated

小題14:

A．problem B．need C．matter D．reason

小題15:

A．spending B．collected C．remaining D．borrowed

小題16:

A．busy B．cold C．hard D．fearful

小題17:

A．giving B．wearing C．taking D．forcing

小題18:

A．forgotten B．Used C．earned D．returned

小題19:

A．move B．increase C．lighten D．carry

小題20:

A．world B．journey C．smile D．friendship

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分） 閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was 3 6  to go everywhere. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was   3 7. So both of them agreed not to  3 8  after choosing a 3 9  at every fork (岔路口). A road sign at the first fork   4 0  one way to the lion quarters and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the  4 1  after a 4 2  discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division (路口) going separately to the panda and peacock. They 43  panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant 44   what they couldn’t help regretting. But they had to make it, and  45  , for it brooked(容忍) no delay. If they hesitated (猶豫不決) they would miss 46   . Only  47  decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and 48   possible regret.   Life is 49  like this—choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two 50   jobs, two fascinating wooers(追求者). To get one you  51  give up the other——you can get half of it. If you 52  weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely 53  empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it. 54  you have got half of the desirable things in life——something that is  55  to come by.

小題1:	A．easy B．eager C．impossible D．possible

小題2:	A．enough B．limited C．tight D．plentiful

小題3:	A．retrace（折回） B．come C．go D．go back

小題4:	A．main road B．branch C．crossing D．highway

小題5:	A．showed B．pointed C．intended D．made

小題6:	A．former B．later C．last D．the third

小題7:	A．brief B．long C．no D．heated

小題8:	A．hoped B．wanted C．favored D．got

小題9:	A．getting B．taking C．grasping D．giving up

小題10:

A．slowly B．immediately C．timely D．easily

小題11:

A．less B．more C．most D．least

小題12:

A．high B．slow C．short D．rapid

小題13:

A．increase B．rid C．reduce D．raise

小題14:

A．just exactly B．more or less C．hardly D．most

小題15:

A．unwanted B．rejected C．enjoyable D．desirable

小題16:

A．wish B．want C．must D．have to

小題17:

A．spend time B．kill time C．have a hard time D．hope of

小題18:

A．start with B．get up C．succeed in D．end up in

小題19:

A．By no means B．Not in the least C．At most D．At least

小題20:

A．stupid B．delighted C．hard D．supported

Nobody likes staying at home in a public holiday, especially when the weather is fine. Last august we decided to spend the day in the country. The only difficulty was that millions of other people had exactly the same idea.  We moved out of the city slowly behind a long line of cars. But at last we came to a quiet country road and after some time, stopped at a lonely farm. We had brought plenty of food with us and we got it out of the car. It was very peaceful in the cool grass until we heard ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up our things and run back to the car as quickly as possible. There were about two hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.
小題1: Nobody likes staying at home on a public holiday because ________.

A．the weather is especially fine that day

B．everyone is afraid of being busy at home

C．he feels too crowded at home that day

D．each wants to have a good time in the country

小題2: The family stopped at a lonely farm__________.

A．to watch sheep	B．to have a meal
C．to visit someone	D．to find something

小題3: They ran to their car_________.

A．to hide themselves

B．to enjoy their dinner

C．so as not to be in the way

D．to get their guns and shoot at the sheep

小題4: Which of the following is true?

A．the road to the country is very busy on a public holiday.

B．the cars were too many to move that day.

C．seeing 200 sheep coming, they were very afraid.

D．that day they didn’t have any meal.

Franz Schubert was a well-known musician in the world. But he lived a very hard life and often went hungry. One day, being very hungry, he went into a small restaurant in Vienna, hoping he might meet some friends there. He looked around and saw nobody he could borrow any money from. Then his eyes fell on a paper on one of the tables. In it was a little poem. He took the paper with the poem. After he composed a piece of music for the poem, he took his work to the owner of the restaurant. He only received a dish of beef and potato for it. thirty years after his death, this manuscript(手稿) by Schubert was sold for 40 00c francs. it was his famous berceuse(搖籃曲).
小題1:Schubert often

A．had his meal in restaurants

B．looked for his friends there

C．a(chǎn)te beef and potato there

D．had not enough food to eat

小題2: Schubert went into a restaurant because he thought

A．the owner might give him some food

B．he could eat the food without money

C．some friends of his might be there and lend him some money

D．he could write his famous berceuse there

小題3: From the passage we didn't know that____________.

A．where Schubert composed his famous berceuse

B．why Schubert composed his famous berceuse

C．whether it was hard for Schubert to make a living

D．who bought his famous berceuse for 40 000 francs

小題4: The best title for the passage should be_________.

A．the hard life of Schubert

B．Schubert and restaurant owner

C．Franz Schubert in a hotel

D．Franz Schubert and his berceuse

完型填空（共20小題：每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
The last day of the final examination arrived. In a large eastern university, on the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few 26. On their faces was confidence. This was their 27 exam—then on to graduation and jobs.
　　Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they 28 get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt 29 and able to take control of the world.
　　The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) 30 task, as the professor had said they could bring 31books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not 32 each other during the test.
　　33 they entered the classroom. The professor handed out the papers. And smiles 34 on the students’ faces as they found there were only five questions.
　　Three hours had passed 35 the professor began to collect papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
　　He looked at the 36 faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?” 37 a hand was raised.
　　“How many answered four?” Still no hand.
　　“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.
　　“One, then? Certainly somebody finished 38 .”But the class remained silent.
　　The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 39 ,” he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are 40 many things about the 41 you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are relatively common in 42 practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all 43 this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education had just 44 .”
The years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the 45 he taught.

小題1:	A．seconds B．minutes C．hours D．days

小題2:	A．only B．first C．very D．last

小題3:	A．would B．must C．had to D．used to

小題4:	A．glad B．ready C．sorry D．nice

小題5:	A．interesting B．necessary C．easy D．unusual

小題6:	A．no B．either C．a(chǎn)ny D．some

小題7:	A．listen to B．look at C．care for D．talk to

小題8:	A．Hardly B．Happily C．Quickly D．Carefully

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)ppeared B．changed C．failed D．stopped

小題10:

A．then B．a(chǎn)s C．before D．a(chǎn)fter

小題11:

A．pleased B．worried C．surprised D．moved

小題12:

A．Not B．Once C．Only D．Even

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)ll B．none C．one D．it

小題14:

A．wondered B．enjoyed C．hated D．expected

小題15:

A．even B．a(chǎn)lready C．so D．still

小題16:

A．exam B．subject C．question D．college

小題17:

A．every day B．yearly C．everyday D．monthly

小題18:

A．pass B．fail C．take D．start

小題19:

A．begun B．completed C．failed D．succeeded

小題20:

A．subject B．things C．words D．lessons

Once upon a time, there was a group of forest deer．In this group was a wise and respected   36 , smart in the ways of deer．He taught the tricks of   37   to the fawn-the young deer．
One day, his younger sister   38  her son to him, to be taught   39  is so important for deer．The teacher said to the fawn, “Very well, you can come at this time tomorrow for your first   40 ．”
At first, the young deer came to the lessons as he was  41  to．But soon, he became more interested in   42  with the other young bucks（雄鹿）．He didn’t realize how   43  it could be for a deer who learned   44  but deer games．So he started 45 ．Soon he was escaping school all the time．
46 , one day the fawn who stayed away from school   47  a snare（陷阱）and was trapped．Since he was   48 , his mother got worried．She went to her brother the teacher, and    49   him if her son had learned something．The teacher   50  ,“My dear sister, your son was disobedient and   51 ．Out of respect for you, I   52   to teach him．But he did not want to learn the   53  of deer．He escaped school! How could I possibly teach him?”
Later they heard the sad news．The  54   fawn had been trapped and killed by a hunter．He skinned him and took the meat home to his family．
The moral is: Nothing can be learned from a teacher by one who   55  the class．

小題1:	A．student B．mother C．teacher D．magician

小題2:	A．perform B．survival C．hunting D．hiding

小題3:	A．brought B．caught C．a(chǎn)rranged D．referred

小題4:	A．that B．which C．how D．what

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)rrival B．punishment C．prize D．lesson

小題6:	A．preserved B．thought C．supposed D．suspected

小題7:	A．learning B．playing C．talking D．fighting

小題8:	A．interesting B．boring C．dangerous D．useful

小題9:	A．nothing B．something C．a(chǎn)ll D．none

小題10:

A．working hard B．cutting classes C．playing games D．teaching others

小題11:

A．Luckily B．Unexpectedly C．Definitely D．Unfortunately

小題12:

A．found out B．set up C．stepped in D．got over

小題13:

A．dying B．missing C．unhappy D．improving

小題14:

A．told B．scolded C．a(chǎn)sked D．suspected

小題15:

A．replied B．a(chǎn)nalyzed C．a(chǎn)dvised D．questioned

小題16:

A．unbelievable B．unteachable C．unflexible D．unimportant

小題17:

A．made up my mind B．tried my best C．gave up D．would like

小題18:

A．stories B．structures C．games D．tricks

小題19:

A．proud B．sick C．stubborn D．shy

小題20:

A．misses B．loves C．forms D．a(chǎn)ttends

Once a group of 17-year-old schoolboys decided to break the world basketball marathon record(馬拉松記錄). They wanted to play for ninety hours and that is to add six hours to the record. Each team had nine players, with five at a time. The boys decided each person would play 21. 5 hours and then rest for 2 hours. Then they started at 6 o’clock in the evening.
The first night was very hard for the players. When it was their turn to rest, they were too excited(興奮的) to fall asleep at once.
After sleeping for a short time, they had to play again. On the second night, they fell asleep as soon as they stopped. Some of them had trouble with their feet and hands, but the only serious problem was a psychological(心理上的) one. Each boy was thinking：why am I doing this？How can I play any longer？After the third night, the players knew they could finish the ninety hours. The basketball on the fourth night was very slow. But in the final hours, the players got better. For the last few minutes, the players looked as fresh as when they started. How happy everyone was！
小題1:In the story, there were _______ schoolboys playing basketball marathon.

A．9

B．14

C．17

D．18

小題2: Before this basketball marathon, the world record was _______.

A．84 hours

B．86 hours

C．90 hours

D．96 hours

小題3:The first night was hard for the players to fall asleep because _______.

A．they were too excited

B．they only slept for a short time

C．no one watched them play

D．it was very long

小題4:“…the players looked as fresh as when they started” here “fresh” means _____.

A．新鮮的	B．興奮不已的
C．精神飽滿的	D．傷痕累累的

小題5: Which of the following sentences is wrong？_______.

A．Some of the boys were hurt when they played.

B．It was hard for the players to fall asleep at night.

C．The boys started playing at 6 o’clock in the evening.

D．In the end, all the boys felt happy.