One day,Raul was miles away from the small ranch（牧场） house in a large valley. 36  seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy.The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds  37  across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. 38  ,the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly  39  Raul. The thunder（雷声） was so loud that he buried his  40   in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it. Hoofbeats（蹄声）.He  41 .There before him stood a tall, white  42 . An old man stared down at him from its back.

    “Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered  43 . “Come with me.”

    Raul followed on his horse. A  44 feeling came over him. All  45  them the rain was pouring down,  46  not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be  47   back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found  48  at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse,  49  his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were  50 .

    Raul’s father ran out across the yard  to   51  him. “we have been  52  sick about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the  53  .”

    “Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”

    “Can’t say I … wait. I  54  my great-grandfather used to tell storied about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was  55  by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”

36. A.Something  B.Everything               C.Anything                  D.Nothing

37.A.dropped        B.fell                   C.rolled                       D.covered

38.A.Suddenly      B.Strongly            C.Quickly             D.Hardly

39.A.beating                B.blinding            C.burning             D.touching

40.A.nose             B.hair                   C.neck                  D.head

41.A.looked up     B.woke up            C.lay down           D.sat down

42.A.tiger             B.horse                C.lion                   D.elephant

43.A.lazily            B.angrily              C.coldly                      D.slowly

44.A.natural         B.common            C.strange              D.bad

45.A.around         B.beside               C.through             D.above

46.A.yet               B.for                    C.so                     D.or

47.A.walking               B.leading              C.heading             D.returning

48.A.them            B.themselves         C.him                   D.himself

49.A.shook           B.waved               C.held                  D.took

50.A.gone             B.left                   C.followed            D.lost

51.A.see               B.meet                C.beat                  D.ask

52.A.waited         B.thought             C.worried             D.excited

53.A.yard             B.wind                C.grass                D.rain

54.A.believe                B.consider            C.doubt                       D.forget

55.A.defeated        B.caught               C.damaged            D.struck

One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch（牧场） house in a large valley.   36

seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds   37  across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did.  38  ,the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly   39    Raul. The thunder（雷声） was so loud that he buried his  40   in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it. Hoof beats（蹄声）.He   41  .There before him stood a tall, white   42  . An old man stared down at him from its back.

      “Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered   43  .“Come with me.”

      Raul followed on his horse. A   44   feeling came over him. All    45    them the rain was pouring down,  46    not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be  47   back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found  48  at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse,  49  his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were  50 .

Raul’s father ran out across the yard  to   51  him. “we have been  52  sick about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the  53  .”

   “Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”

   “Can’t say I … wait. I  54  my great-grandfather used to tell storied about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was  55  by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”

One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch（牧场） house in a large valley.   36

seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds   37  across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did.  38  ,the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly   39    Raul. The thunder（雷声） was so loud that he buried his  40   in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it. Hoof beats（蹄声）.He   41  .There before him stood a tall, white   42  . An old man stared down at him from its back.

      “Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered   43  .“Come with me.”

      Raul followed on his horse. A   44   feeling came over him. All    45    them the rain was pouring down,  46    not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be  47   back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found  48  at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse,  49  his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were  50 .

Raul’s father ran out across the yard  to   51  him. “we have been  52  sick about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the  53  .”

   “Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”

   “Can’t say I … wait. I  54  my great-grandfather used to tell storied about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was  55  by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”

36. A. Something             B. Everything            C. Anything              D. Nothing

37.A.dropped                   B. fell                       C. rolled                   D. covered

38.A.Suddenly                 B. Strongly               C. Quickly                D. Hardly

39.A.beating                    B. blinding                C. burning                D. touching

40.A.nose                        B. hair                      C. neck                    D. head

41.A.looked up                B. woke up               C. lay down              D. sat down

42.A.tiger                        B. horse                   C. lion                      D. elephant

43.A.lazily                       B. angrily                 C. coldly                  D. slowly

44.A.natural                     B. common              C. strange                D. bad

45.A.around                    B. beside                  C. through                D. above

46.A.yet                          B. for                       C. so                       D. or

47.A.walking                   B. leading                 C. heading                D. returning

48.A.them                       B. themselves           C. him                     D. himself

49.A.shook                      B. waved                  C. held                     D. took

50.A.gone                       B. left                      C. followed              D. lost

51.A.see                          B. meet                    C. beat                     D. ask

52.A.waited                     B. thought                C. worried                D. excited

53.A.yard                        B. wind                    C. grass                   D. rain

54.A.believe                     B. consider               C. doubt                   D. forget

55.A.defeated                  B. caught                 C. damaged              D. struck

One day,Raul was miles away from the small ranch（牧场） house in a large valley. 1  seemed to be all right,yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy.The wind had picked up,and angry,dark clouds  2  across the sky. He could smell the rain coming.And it did. 3 ,the lightning flashed through the clouds,nearly  4  Raul.The thunder（雷声） was so loud that he buried his  5   in his hands and rubbed his eyes.Then he heard it. Hoofbeats（蹄声）.He  6 .There before him stood a tall, white  7 . An old man stared down at him from its back.

“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul.“My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered  8 .“Come with me.”
    Raul followed on his horse. A 9 feeling came over him.All 10  them the rain was pouring down,  11  not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be  12   back toward Raul’s home.Raul lost track of time.Then all at once he found  13  at the ranch gate.The old man turned his horse,  14  his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were  15 .
    Raul’s father ran out across the yard  to   16  him.“we have been  17  sick about you. Are you okay?Hurry.Let’s get in out of the  18  .”
    “Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”
    “Can’t say I … wait. I  19  my great-grandfather used to tell storied about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was  20  by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”
1. A.Something        B.Everything        C.Anything        D.Nothing
2.A.dropped           B.fell              C.rolled           D.covered
3.A.Suddenly          B.Strongly          C.Quickly         D.Hardly
4.A.beating            B.blinding          C.burning         D.touching
5.A.nose              B.hair              C.neck           D.head
6.A.looked up          B.woke up          C.lay down       D.sat down
7.A.tiger              B.horse             C.lion           D.elephant
8.A.lazily              B.angrily           C.coldly         D.slowly
9.A.natural             B.common          C.strange        D.bad
10.A.around            B.beside            C.through       D.above
11.A.yet               B.for               C.so            D.or
12.A.walking           B.leading           C.heading        D.returning
13.A.them              B.themselves       C.him            D.himself
14.A.shook             B.waved           C.held            D.took
15.A.gone              B.left              C.followed       D.lost
16.A.see               B.meet             C.beat           D.ask
17.A.waited            B.thought           C.worried        D.excited
18.A.yard              B.wind             C.grass          D.rain
19.A.believe            B.consider          C.doubt         D.forget
20.A.defeated           B.caught           C.damaged      D.struck

One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch（牧场）house in a large valley. Everything seemed to be all right，yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up，and angry，dark clouds __1__ across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. __2__，the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly __3__ Raul. The thunder（雷声）was so loud that he buried his head in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it. Hoofbeats（蹄声）. He __4__. There before him stood a tall, white horse. An old man stared down at him from its back.

“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?" asked Raul. “My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered__5__．"Come with me.”

Raul followed on his horse. A __6__ feeling came over him. All __7__ them the rain was pouring down，__8__ not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be __9__ back toward Raul' s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found __10__ at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse，waved his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were __11__

Raul's father ran out across the yard to __12__ him. "We have been __13__ sick about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let's get in out of the __14__．”

"Wait,” said Raul. "Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?"

"Can't say I…wait. I believe my great-grandfather used to tell stories about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was __15__ by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?"

1. A. dropped       B. fell               C. rolled             D. covered

2. A. Suddenly      B. Strongly           C. Quickly           D. Hardly

3. A. beating        B. blinding           C. burning            D. touching

4. A. looked up      B. woke up           C. lay down           D. sat down

5. A. lazily         B. angrily             C. coldly             D. slowly

6. A. natural        B. common            C. strange            D. bad

7. A. around        B. beside              C. through           D. above

8. A. yet           B. for                 C. so               D. or

9. A. walking       B. leading             C. heading           D. returning

10. A. them         B. themselves          C. him              D. himself

11. A. gone         B. left                C. followed          D. lost

12. A. see           B. meet               C. beat             D. ask

13. A. waited        B. thought             C. worried          D. excited

14. A. yard          B. wind               C. grass            D. rain

15. A. defeated       B. caught             C. damaged         D. struck

One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch（牧场）house in a large valley. 36 seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds 37 across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. 38 , the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 39 Raul. The thunder（雷声）was so loud that he buried his 40 in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it. Hoofbeats（蹄声）. He 41 . There before him stood a tall, white 42 . An old man stared down at him from its back.

“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered 43 . “Come with me.”

Raul followed on his horse. A 44 feeling came over him. All 45 them the rain was pouring down, 46 not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be 47 back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found 48 at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, 49 his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were 50 .

Raul’s father ran out across the yard to 51 him. “We have been 52 about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the 53 .”

“Wait”, said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”

“Can’t say I…wait. I 54 my great-grandfather used to tell stories about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was 55 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”

36．A．Something　　　 B．Everything　　　　 C．Anything　　　　 D．Nothing

37．A．dropped　　　　 B．fell　　　　　　　 C．rolled　　　　　 D．covered

38．A． Suddenly　　　 B．Strongly　　　　　 C．Quickly　　　　 D．Hardly

39．A．beating　　　　 B．blinding　 　　 C．burning　　　　 D．touching

40．A．nose　　　　　 B．hair　　　　　　 　 C．neck　　　　　 D．head

41．A．looked up　　　 B．woke up　　　　 　 C．lay down　　　　 D．sat down

42．A．tiger　　　　　 B．horse　　　　　 　 C．lion　　　　　　 D．elephant

43．A．lazily　 　　　 B．angrily　　　　　 　 C．coldly　　　　　 D．slowly

44．A．natural　　　　 B．common　　　　 　 C．strange　　　　 D．bad

45．A．around　　　　 B．beside　　　　 　　　 C．through　　　　 D．above

46．A．yet　　　　　　 B．for　　　　　　 　 C．so　　　　　　 D．or

47．A．walking　　　　 B．leading　　　　 　　 C．heading　　　　 D．returning

48．A．them　　　　　 B．themselves　　　 　　 C．him　　　　　　 D．himself

49．A．shook　　　　 B．waved　　　　　 　 C．held　　　　　　 D．took

50．A．gone　　　　　 B．left　　　　　　 　　 C．followed　　　　 D．lost

51．A．see　　　　　 B．meet　　　　　 　　 C．beat　　　　　　 D．ask

52．A．waited　　　　 B．thought　　　　 　　 C．worried　　　　　 D．excited

53．A．yard　　　　　 B．wind　　　　　 　　 C．grass　　　　　　 D．rain

54．A．believe　　　　 B．consider　　　 　　 C．doubt　　　　　 D．forget

55．A．defeated　　　 B．caught　　　　　　 C．damaged　　　　 D．struck

 (06·四川)

One day,Raul was miles away from the small ranch（牧场） house in a large valley.   36

seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds   37  across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did.  38  ,the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly   39    Raul. The thunder（雷声） was so loud that he buried his  40   in his hands and rubbed his eyes.Then he heard it. Hoofbeats（蹄声）.He   41  .There before him stood a tall, white   42  . An old man stared down at him from its back.

      “Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered   43  .“Come with me.”

      Raul followed on his horse. A   44   feeling came over him. All    45    them the rain was pouring down,  46    not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be  47   back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found  48  at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse,  49  his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were  50 .

Raul’s father ran out across the yard  to   51  him. “we have been  52  sick about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the  53  .”

   “Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”

   “Can’t say I … wait. I  54  my great-grandfather used to tell storied about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was  55  by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”

36. A. Something             B. Everything            C. Anything              D. Nothing

37.A.dropped                   B. fell                       C. rolled                   D. covered

38.A.Suddenly                 B. Strongly               C. Quickly                D. Hardly

39.A.beating                    B. blinding                C. burning                D. touching

40.A.nose                        B. hair                      C. neck                    D. head

41.A.looked up                B. woke up               C. lay down              D. sat down

42.A.tiger                        B. horse                   C. lion                      D. elephant

43.A.lazily                       B. angrily                 C. coldly                  D. slowly

44.A.natural                     B. common              C. strange                D. bad

45.A.around                    B. beside                  C. through                D. above

46.A.yet                          B. for                       C. so                       D. or

47.A.walking                   B. leading                 C. heading                D. returning

48.A.them                       B. themselves           C. him                     D. himself

49.A.shook                      B. waved                  C. held                     D. took

50.A.gone                       B. left                      C. followed              D. lost

51.A.see                          B. meet                    C. beat                     D. ask

52.A.waited                     B. thought                C. worried                D. excited

53.A.yard                        B. wind                    C. grass                   D. rain

54.A.believe                     B. consider               C. doubt                   D. forget

55.A.defeated                  B. caught                 C. damaged              D. struck

    阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

    One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch（牧场） house in a large valley.      1seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds      2across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did.      3, the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly      4Raul. The thunder（雷声） was so loud that he buried his      5in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he

heard it. Hoofbeats（蹄声）. He      6. There before him stood a tall, white      7. An old man stared down at him from its back.

“Wh-Wh-Who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered      8. “Come with me.”

Raul followed on his horse. A      9feeling came over him. All      10them the rain was pouring down,     11not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be      12back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found      13at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse,     14his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were      15.

Raul’s father ran out across the yard to      16him. “We have been      17sick about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the      18.”

“Wait,” said Raul. “have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”

“Can’t say I … wait. I      19my great-grandfather used to tell stories about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was      20by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”

1.A. Something     B. Everything         C. Anything          D. Nothing

2.A. dropped       B. fell               C. rolled            D. covered

3.A. Suddenly      B. Strongly           C. Quickly           D. Hardly

4.A. beating       B. blinding           C. burning           D. touching

5.A. nose          B. hair               C. neck              D. head

6.A. looked up     B. woke up            C. lay down          D. sat down

7.A. tiger         B. horse              C. lion              D. elephant

8.A. lazily        B. angrily            C. coldly            D. slowly

9.A. natural       B. common             C. strange           D. bad

10.A. around        B. beside             C. through           D. above

11.A. yet           B. for                C. so                D. or

12.A. walking       B. leading            C. heading           D. returning

13.A. them          B. themselves         C. him               D. himself

14.A. shook         B. waved              C. held              D. took

15.A. gone          B. left               C. followed          D. lost

16.A. see           B. meet               C. beat              D. ask

17.A. waited        B. thought            C. worried           D. excited

18.A. yard          B. wind               C. grass             D. rain

19.A. believe       B. consider           C. doubt             D. forget

20.A. defeated      B. caught             C. damaged           D. struck