I always drive _____ to work.

I always enjoy the drive into Marley.It is a good straight road with pleasant views of the countryside (1) either side.There are woods and hills,villages and farms and,about halfway,a large lake.And because there is rarely much traffic on the road, I can usually enjoy the view (2)I drive along. I was rather (3) the other morning,therefore,when a small green car began to drive very close behind me.I went a little (4)，hoping to get rid of it.But whenever I slowed down，the little car caught up (5) me.The driver,a middle aged man，was grinning and waving to me. (6)，I did not know him.

“Perhaps I am doing (7) wrong，”I thought.I checked my lights and my indicator,but they were both (8).And I certainly had not got a puncture.I did not slow down until I got to Marley.As I was crossing the railway bridge into Marley,the lights turned (9).I was waiting there when the little green car pulled up beside me.The driver got out and tapped on my window.I opened it.“Can I help you？”I asked rather (10).“I’m trying to help you!”the man said.“You see,your number plate fell off about fifteen miles back.I tried to attract your attention,but you didn’t take any notice!”

1. (A). of (B). by (C). on (D). with

2. (A). since (B). as (C). until (D). for

3. (A). annoyed (B). pleased (C). excited (D). disappointed

4. (A). slower (B). faster (C). earlier (D). later

5.(A). after (B). along (C). on (D). with

6. (A). Therefore (B). However (C). Thus (D). So

7. (A). everything (B). nothing (C). something (D). anything

8. (A). in order (B). out of order (C). in place (D). out of place

9. (A). on (B). off (C). green (D). red

10. (A). coldly (B). helpfully (C). earnestly (D). excitedly

Why does a commuter(持火车月票的乘客) always look as if he has just been through a war？ Here is a story of a commuter.

Mr. Green gets up very early every day and eats a quick breakfast. Then he makes his wife drive him to the station. He arrives on time, but his train doesn't. When it finally comes, he squeezes on and finds there are no more seats. He has to stand with his bag between his knees. There is simply no room to put it down. Suddenly a cold wind hits him in the face. The window is broken! He remembers this summer. At that lime the same window didn't even open.

The conductor makes his way through the crowd and asks for the commuter's ticket. The ticket, of course, is buried deep in the poor man's breast pocket. He digs for it. The conductor waits impatiently.

Finally the train reaches the city. Mr. Green is already worn out. He says to himself, "My God, I feel as if I've been through a war!"

If Mr. Green had got up several minutes later, he ______.

A．would have missed the train

B．might still have been able to catch the train

C．wouldn't be sad

D．would have been away from a war

阅读材料，回答题。

My father was a foreman of a sugar-cane plantation in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. My first jobwas to drive the oxen that plowed the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox, guiding him with abroomstick. For $1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food breaks.

It was very tediou work, but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons. Be-cause the plantation owners were always watching us, I had to be on time every day and work ashard as I could. I&39; ve never been late for any job since. I also learned about being respectful andloyal to the people you work for.. More important, I earned my pay.

I was only six years old, but I was doing a man&39; s job. Our family needed every dollar wecould make because my father never earned more than $18 a week. Our home was a three-roomwood shack with dirty floor and no toilet. Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money tohelp my mother, father, two brothers and three sisters. This gave me self-esteem, one of the mostimportant things a person can have.

When I was seven, I got work at a golf course near our house. My job was to stand down thefairway and spot the balls as they landed so the golfers could find them. Losing a ball meant youwere fired, so I never miss one. Some nights I would lie in bed and dream of making thousands ofdollars playing golf and being able to buy a bicycle.

The more I dreamed, the more I thought. Why not？ I made my first golf club out of guavalimb and a piece of pipe. Then I hammered an empty tin can into the shape of a ball. And finallyI dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth. I practiced with the same devo-tion and intensity I learned working in the field--except now I was driving golf balls with club, notoxen with a broomstick.

What was the writer‘ s first job？ 查看材料

A.To stand down the fairway at a golf course

B.To spot the balls as they landed so the golfers could find them

C.To drive the oxen that plowed the cane fields

D.To watch the sugar-cane plantation

完形填空I grew up in a community called Estepona. I was seventeen when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a distant village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be ___1____ at a nearby garage. I readily accepted. I drove Dad into Mijas, and ___2____ to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the car at the ___3____. With several hours to spare, l went to a theater. How when the last movie finished, it was six. I was two hours late!

I knew Dad would be angry if he ___4___ I'd been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I got there I apologized for being late, and told him I had ___5___ as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed a major repair. I'll never forget look he gave me. "I'm disappointed you ___6____ you have to lie to me, Jason." Dad looked at me again. "When you didn't ___7____, I called the garage to ask if there were any ___8____, and they told me you hadn't yet picked up the car." I felt ___9___ as I weakly told him the real reason. A ___10____ passed through Dad as he listened attentively. "I'm angry with ___11___. I realize I've failed as a father. I'm going to walk home now and think seriously about ___12__ I've gone wrong all these years." "But Dad, it's twenty miles!" My protests and apologies were ___13____. Dad walked home that day. I drove behind him, begging him all the way, but he walked silently.

Seeing Dad in so much ___14___ and emotional pain was my most painful experience. However, it was ___15___ the most successful lesson. I have never lied since.

1. A. kept B. washed C. watched D. serviced

2. A. agreed B. planned C. determined D. promised

3. A. village B. community C. garage D. theater

4. A. realized B. found out C. thought D. figured out

5. A. started B. left C. arrived D. come

6. A. find B. decide C. believe D. feel

7. A. turn up B. drive out C. go away D. come out

8. A. questions B. problems C. mistakes D. faults

9. A. ashamed B. frightened C. nervous D. surprised

10. A. nervousness B. sadness C. silence D. thought

11. A. you B. myself C. me D. yourself

12. A. where B. how C. why D. when

13. A. meaningless B. useless C. helpless D. worthless

14. A. practical B. personal C. physical D. natural

15. A. always B. almost C. also D. along

he landcalled Parson's Place by the football grounD．Few people know about this newplan to increase the size of our town. For me, Parson's Place is specialbecause it is a beautiful natural area where local people can relax -the smallwood has many unusual trees and the stream is popular with fishermen andbird-watchers. It's very quiet because there are few houses or roads nearby. I think that losing thisarea will be terrible because we have no other similar facilities in theneighbourhood. I am also against this plan because it will cause trafficproblems. How will the people from the new houses travel to work？ The motorwayand the railway station are on the other side of town. Therefore, these peoplewill have to drive through the town centre every time they go anywhere. The roads will always be full of traffic,there will be nowhere topark and the tourists who come to see our lovely old buildings will leave.Shops and hotels will lose business. If the town really needs more homes, theempty ground beside the railway station is a more suitable place. No doubt the builders will make a lot of money by selling thesehouses. But,in my opinion,the average person will quickly be made poorer bythis plan. As well as this,we will lose a very special place and our town willbe much less pleasant. I am going to the local government offices on Monday morning toprotest about this plan and I hope that your readers will join me there. Wemust make them stop this plan before it is too late. {TS}Why has Alan written this letter'？

A. To perersuade the government to build new houses.

B. To protest about a new motorway near the town.

C. To encourage more people in the town to use Parson's Place.

D. To inform. other people about the builders' plans.

Passage Two

"Yes, I'll be ready at nine in the morning. Goodbye, dear, and thanks again. "It had not been an easy telephone call for Mrs. Robson to make. Her daughter had been very kind, of course, and had immediately agreed to pick her up and drive her to the station, but Mrs. Robson hated to admit (承认) that she needed help. Since her husband had died ten years before, she had prided herself on her independence (独立生活 ). She had continued to live in their little house, alone.

On this evening, however, she was standing at her living-room window, staring out at the SOLD notice in the small front garden. Her feelings were mixed. Naturally she was sad at the thought of leaving the house, as it was full of so many memories. But at the same time she was looking forward to spending her last years near the sea, back in the little seaside town where she had been born. With the money from the sale (出售) of the house, she had bought a little flat there.

She turned from the living room window, and looked round at the room. One or two pieces of furniture remained, covered with sheets (被单). The floor was bare boards, and all her pictures had been taken from the walls. There was a small fish-tank, with two goldfish circling in it. When asked why, her husband used to say, "It's nice to have something alive in the room." Since he had passed away, she had always kept some goldfish, had always had "something alive in the room".

Tim next morning, as her train was pulling out of the station, Mrs. Robson called to her daughter, "Kate, you won't forget to collect the goldfish, will you？ The children will love them. It's...""I know," Kate interrupted (打断) gently. "It's nice to have something alive in the room."

But in the little house, the two goldfish had stopped their circling. They were floating (漂浮) on the water, in the room with its bare boards and silent walls.

40. Mrs. Robson ______.

A. was a very proud person

B. was helpless

C. did not like asking people for favors

D. wanted to live without her husband

I prefer __________ to __________.

A、to drive……be driven

B、to drive……rather than being driven

C、driving……being driven

I have a car myself, but I（)to work.

A.would drive rather not

B.would rather not drive

C.would rather drive

D.not would rather drive

A、be driven…driving

B、driving…drive

C、have driven…drive

D、drive…driving

A.canˊt drive

B.mustnˊt drive

C.shouldnˊt have driven

D.should not drive