一、完形填空
It was friday.Andy Barton was in a -1-mood.At six o‘clock
his -2- programme "Travel with is"was on TV.Andy liked to get
home in good time for that.But then,just as he was leaving the
office a little"I can -4- get home in time if I hurry."Andy
told himself as he -5- out of the office.But then, as he drove
off in his car,he -6- that he was almost out of gas . "I’ll
have to stop at Fenton‘s."Andy tought .He -7- Fenton’s because
it was a selfservice gas station ."You do all the work yourself,
but you pay -8- for the gas."he used to -9-.
But at Fenton‘s pump was not working properly and it -10-
ages to get gas . "So when Andy got home ,it was already two
minutes past six.Just then the phone rang ."Shall I answer it?"
Andy thought.He tried to fix his attention on the programme and
forgot the phone.But it -11-ringing and finally he picked it up.
"Mr Barton ?"-12-said,"Fenton’s Garage here."
"Fenton‘s?"said Andy "-13-,I was at your place only a few
minutes ago,getting some gas. Did I -14- something behind or
what?""No,you didn’t .Mr Barton."the voice went on ."Tnat‘sjust
the -15- !You didn’t leave anything behind!You went off without
phying for you gas,you -16-!When that happened,we usially ring
up the police.But - 17 - recognized you and I know it was a
mistake."
"I"m really very sorry."Andy said.
"Oh ,-18- ,Mr Barton.But could you come round now and pay
for your gas?And please hurry!We close at half past six!


1.a. good
b. bad
c. happier
d. worse
2.a. favourite
b. music
c. news
d. sports
3.a. late
b. later
c. earlier
d. early
4.a. surely
b. yet
c. still
d. also
5.a. rushed
b. went
c. walked
d. stepped
6.a. saw
b. noticed
c. knew
d. believed
7.a. liked
b. enjoyed
c. loved
d. hated
8.a. less
b. much
c. the same
d. more
9.a. say
b. complain
c. explain
d. talk
10.a.took
b.cost
c.spent
d.spared
11.a.kept
b.kept on
c.went on
d.stopped
12.a.he
b.a man
c.Mr Fenton
d.a voice
13.a.Right
b.OK
c.Why
d.Oh well
14.a.lose
b.leave
c.get
d.take
15.a.trouble
b.worry
c.point
d.thing
16.a.look
b.say
c.see
d.think
17.a.suddenly
b.nearly
c.unfortunately
d.luckily
18.a.that‘s all right
b.don’t mention it
c.you‘re welcome
d.not at all



二、阅读理解

Fire can help people in many ways.But it can also be
very harmful.Fire can heat water,warm your houses,give light,
and cook food.But fire can burn things too.It can burn trees,
houses,animals,or people.Sometimes big fires can burn forests.
Nobody knows for sure how people began to use fire.But
there are many interesting,old stories about the first time
a man or woman started a fire.One story from Australia tells
about a man a very ,very long time ago.He went up to the sun
by a rope and brought fire down.
Today people know how to make a fire with matches.Children
sometimes like to play with them . But matches can be very
dangerous.One match can burn a piece of paper,and then it might
burn a house.A small fire can become a big fire very fast.
Fires kill many people every years. So you must he careful
with matches.You should also learn to put out fires.Fires need
oxygen .Without oxygen they die.There is oxygen in the air.Cover
a fire with water,sand ,or in an emergency ,with your coat or
something else .This keeps the air away from a fire and kills
it.
Be careful with fire ,and it wil help you .Be careless with
fire,and it will burn you.


1.Which of the following is true?
a.We are not sure how people started to use fire.
b.It is an Australian who started a fire.
c.We know how people began to use fire.
d.Nobody knows how to make a fire.

2.Children mustn’t play with matches because________.
a.matches burn paper.
b.it is not interesting
c.matches can be dangerous
d.they don‘t know how to make a fire with matches

3.If you are going to put out a fire ,you_________
a.must be careful with matches
b.ought to know it can be harmful
c.have to cover it with water only
d.should keep air away from it

4.We must be careful with fire ,or it _________.
a.can die
b.warms our houses
c.might burn us
d.will help us

5.What is the main idea of the passage?
a.Fire can help people in many ways.
b.Fire can be both helpful and harmful.
c.Fire can burn things and people.
d.We must be careful with matches.


答案：
一、
1--18:b a c c a b d c b
a b d d b a c d a

二、
1--5: a c d c b