二、短篇阅读
John Mason, 91, was an engineer. He met 90-year-old Vera Burrell when he was having lunch at a restaurant.
During their talk, John and Vera found that they shared many hobbies and interests, such as traveling and reading. John asked Vera if she had ever been in a cruise(游轮). Vera answered that she had never done that.
They finished their meal and walked out of the restaurant together. On the other side of the road, there was a travel agency. They entered the travel agency and looked through some leaflets(小册子).
An 11-night Mediterranean voyage(地中海之旅) got John interested. He invited Vera to join him in that cruise. “At the age of 91, things don’t happen unless you make them happen, ” said John.
Vera finally agreed to travel with John. They both had a very good time. After the trip, John and Vera continued to keep in touch as friends. Vera says, “Life is for living. My advice as someone who has made it to 90 is to seize(抓住) the day. Don’t waste any chance.”
1. What can we know from the material?
A.John and Vera knew each other before.
B.Neither John nor Vera had traveled in a cruise then.
C.John and Vera had a good trip on the Mediterranean.
D.Both John and Vera never connected again after the trip.
2. The material mainly wants to tell us .
A. we should travel on the Mediterranean
B. traveling in a cruise is interesting
C. to make friends everywhere
D. not to waste any chance in life

二、1.C 2.D

翻译:
### 二、短篇阅读
91岁的约翰·梅森是一名工程师。他在一家餐厅吃午饭时遇到了90岁的维拉·伯勒尔。
在交谈中，约翰和维拉发现他们有很多共同的爱好和兴趣，比如旅行和阅读。约翰问维拉是否坐过游轮。维拉回答说她从未坐过。
他们吃完饭，一起走出了餐厅。马路对面有一家旅行社。他们走进旅行社，翻阅了一些小册子。
一次为期11晚的地中海之旅引起了约翰的兴趣。他邀请维拉和他一起参加那次游轮旅行。“91岁了，除非你主动去做，否则事情不会发生。”约翰说。
维拉最终同意和约翰一起旅行。他们都玩得很开心。旅行结束后，约翰和维拉继续以朋友的身份保持联系。维拉说：“生活就是要好好过。作为一个活到90岁的人，我的建议是抓住当下。不要浪费任何机会。”
1. 从材料中我们可以知道什么？
A. 约翰和维拉以前就认识。
B. 那时约翰和维拉都没有坐过游轮旅行。
C. 约翰和维拉在地中海的旅行很愉快。
D. 旅行结束后约翰和维拉再也没有联系过。
2. 这篇材料主要想告诉我们______。
A. 我们应该在地中海旅行
B. 坐游轮旅行很有趣
C. 要到处交朋友
D. 不要浪费生活中的任何机会

完形填空
Becky had everything Sarah wanted: a pool in her house, friends, and new clothes. She won every race at school. She had all the luck in the world.
And Sarah most certainly didn’t have good luck. She had only one friend, Kate.She never won anything. On the days she 1 her umbrella, dark rain clouds always seemed to 2 her around.
One morning, Sarah got out of bed and saw a package(包裹) on her desk. It was a new dress, just the style she wanted. “Mom!” she called, “Did you get me this dress?”
“It’s a 3 from your grandmother, ” mother called back.
And it didn’t 4 there. On the school bus, Carlos, the most popular boy in school, 5 her a seat. Then the snack bar lady gave her two 6 cookies when she was buying some. And the best part of the day was the art class.
Mr. Rogers, the art teacher, walked around the room slowly 7 the art works seriously. Sarah didn’t spend much time on her work. But her painting was still pretty. Mr. Rogers walked past Becky’s work and didn’t even stop. Becky looked 8 .
“Well, class!” Mr. Rogers said. “I think our winner this month is Sarah! Excellent work!”
Sarah was on top of the world. “Guess you have some competition, ” she whispered(小声地说) to Becky.
However, Becky, Sarah noticed, was 9 .
“What’s wrong?” Sarah asked.
“I spent a lot of time on that work, ” Becky said.
Sarah was beginning to feel 10 . After all, she didn’t spend much time on hers.
Then Kate came over, “You know, Sarah, you’ve been 11 like you’re the best person in the world today. This just isn’t like you at all. ”
Now Sarah felt even 12 . It was one thing to have the classmates dislike you, but another thing to 13 your best friend. “I’m sorry, Kate, ” she said. “It’s just been a weird(奇怪的) day. ”
She walked over to Becky and gave her a 14 . “Don’t worry, ” she said, “your luck will change soon enough. ”
Luck, was thought too 15 of, Sarah thought.
1. A.broke
B.took
C.forgot
D.left
2. A.push
B.cover
C.drive
D.follow
3. A.piece
B.message
C.memory
D.present
4. A.stop
B.start
C.arrive
D.finish
5. A.made
B.saved
C.gave
D.donated
6. A.soft
B.extra
C.hard
D.expensive
7. A.reading
B.enjoying
C.checking
D.counting
8. A.blue
B.red
C.white
D.pink
9. A.shouting
B.drawing
C.laughing
D.crying
10. A.happy
B.proud
C.awful
D.angry
11. A.pretending
B.working
C.saying
D.acting
12. A.harder
B.worse
C.lonelier
D.sadder
13. A.please
B.trouble
C.meet
D.disappoint
14. A.promise
B.word
C.kiss
D.hug
15. A.truly
B.highly
C.seriously
D.necessarily

【能力提升】
1—5 CDDAB 6—10 BCADC
11—15 DBDDB

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### 完形填空
贝基拥有萨拉想要的一切：家里有一个游泳池、有很多朋友还有新衣服。她在学校的每场比赛中都获胜。她似乎拥有世界上所有的好运。
而萨拉肯定没有好运气。她只有一个朋友，凯特。她从来没有赢过任何东西。在她1带伞的日子里，乌云总是似乎2着她。
一天早上，萨拉起床后看到桌子上有一个包裹。那是一条新裙子，正是她想要的款式。“妈妈！”她喊道，“你给我买的这条裙子吗？”
“这是你祖母送的3，”妈妈回喊道。
好运并没有4于此。在校车上，卡洛斯，学校里最受欢迎的男孩，为她5了一个座位。然后，当她买饼干时，小吃店的女士多给了她两块6饼干。而这一天最美好的部分是美术课。
美术老师罗杰斯先生慢慢地在教室里走来走去，认真地7美术作品。萨拉在她的作品上没花太多时间。但她的画仍然很漂亮。罗杰斯先生走过贝基的作品，甚至都没有停下来。贝基看起来8。
“好了，同学们！”罗杰斯先生说，“我认为我们这个月的获胜者是萨拉！画得太棒了！”
萨拉高兴极了。“我猜你有竞争对手了，”她小声对贝基说。
然而，萨拉注意到，贝基正在9。
“怎么了？”萨拉问道。
“我在那幅作品上花了很多时间，”贝基说。
萨拉开始感觉10了。毕竟，她在自己的作品上没花多少时间。
然后凯特走了过来，“你知道吗，萨拉，你今天一直11得好像你是世界上最棒的人。这根本不像你。”
现在萨拉感觉更12了。被同学不喜欢是一回事，但让你最好的朋友13是另一回事。“对不起，凯特，”她说，“这只是奇怪的一天。”
她走到贝基身边，给了她一个14。“别担心，”她说，“你的运气很快就会改变的。”
萨拉想，运气被看得太15了。
1. A.弄坏 B.拿；带 C.忘记 D.留下；离开
2. A.推 B.覆盖 C.驾驶 D.跟随
3. A.块；片 B.信息 C.记忆 D.礼物
4. A.停止 B.开始 C.到达 D.完成
5. A.制作 B.保留；节省；为……保留（座位等） C.给 D.捐赠
6. A.柔软的 B.额外的 C.硬的 D.昂贵的
7. A.阅读 B.欣赏 C.检查；查看 D.数数
8. A.沮丧的；忧郁的（blue有“忧郁的；沮丧的”之意） B.红色的 C.白色的 D.粉色的
9. A.大喊 B.画画 C.大笑 D.哭泣
10. A.高兴的 B.骄傲的 C.糟糕的；极坏的 D.生气的
11. A.假装 B.工作 C.说 D.表现；行动
12. A.更难的 B.更糟的 C.更孤独的 D.更悲伤的
13. A.使高兴 B.麻烦 C.遇见 D.使失望
14. A.承诺 B.单词；话语 C.吻 D.拥抱
15. A.真正地 B.高度地 C.严肃地 D.必要地