39. Don’t worry. You ________ plenty of time to finish the task tomorrow.

A. give

B. are giving C. will give

D. will be given

40. He is looking at the map because he wants to know ________.

A. what Handan is

B. how old Handan is C. where Handan is

D. how long Handan is

VI．完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question, they want to know whether you think you are a 41 person or a coward (懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question 42 you are tested in real life. Some people think they are brave but when they face real danger, they act like cowards. Others 43 themselves as cowards. But when they meet danger, they act like 44 .

Lenny had always treated 45 as a nervous person. He worried about many things in his life. All he wanted in his life was health and 46 . But, one day a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. When Lenny saw a woman in the ice-cold water, he didn’t feel afraid. He jumped into the Potomac, 47 to the woman and saved her. Seventy-eight people died that day. 48 Lenny, it was not seventy-nine.

When you are in a very 49 situation and feel afraid, the body will produce adrenalin (肾上腺素) in the blood. With adrenalin, you will actually feel stronger and are ready to fight. However, when you are 50 afraid, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this happens, the muscles become very hard and you find you can’t do anything at all. This is why we become stonelike when we are very frightened.

41. A. brave B. kind C. shy D. silly 42. A. when

B. until

C. after

D. once 43. A. think of B. hear of

C. know of

D. learn

of

44. A. cats

B. mice C. cowards D.

heroes

45. A. herself B. himself C. yourself D.

myself

46. A. safety

B. wealth C. danger D.

freedom

47. A. went

B. walked

C. spoke

D. swam

D.

48. A. Thanks to B. Instead of According to

49. A. different impossible

50. A. directly

B. completely

C. Thanks for

B. comfortable C. dangerous D.

C. naturally D. properly

VII．阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）

阅读A、B、C三篇材料，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

A young man went to the expert on gems (宝石) and said he wanted to become an expert like him. The expert thought that the young man would not have the patience to learn. The young man asked for a chance, and then the expert agreed and told the youth, “Be here tomorrow.”

The next morning the expert put a gem in the man’s hand and told him, “Hold it!” The expert then went to work. The boy felt a bit strange but he said nothing. He just sat quietly and waited.

The following morning the expert again placed the gem in the young man’s hand and told him to hold it. On the following days, the expert repeated the work. On the sixth day the young man held the gem, but could no longer keep silent. “Sir,” he said, “when am I going to learn something?” “You’ll learn.” The expert replied and went on with his business. The young man had to keep on sitting quietly and waiting. Several more days went by and the young man felt more and more disappointed.

One morning, the expert came and asked the young man to hold out his hand. As the expert placed the gem in the young man’s hand, he yelled without looking at his hand: “This is not the same gem!” “You have begun to learn,” said the expert with a smile.

51. The expert on gems first thought the young man ________.

A. was impolite C. was too lazy

B. could never have any gifts D. wouldn’t have the patience

B. didn’t understand why

D. did the job so happily

52. At first, when the expert asked the young man to hold the gem, he ________.

A. refused to do it C. felt very excited

53. Which of the following is True?

A. The young man didn’t stand the expert all the time. B. The expert liked the young man very much at first. C. The young man wanted to become an expert on gems. D. The expert put the same gem in the young man’s hand. 54. In the end the young man probably ________.

A. became an expert on gems anything

C. had a fight with the expert expert

55. What does the story want to tell us?

D. got some good gems from the

B. went home without learning

A. Silence is good for those who are impatient. B. You have to believe in yourself and your gift. C. Strict teachers can make students outstanding. D. Sometimes patience can give us what we want.

B

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