―What         while I was away?

―Nothing.

       A．happened                                            B．had happened      

       C．was happened                                     D．has happened

When I was quite young, I discovered that somewhere inside the telephone lived an amazing  person - "Information Please" and there was nothing she did not know.　
One day while my mother was out, I hit my finger with a hammer. The pain was terrible, but there was no one home to give me any sympathy. I walked around the house, finally arriving at the telephone! Quickly, I called “Information Please" and told her what happened.  She told me to open the icebox and hold a little piece of ice to my finger.
After that, I called "Information Please" for everything. When my pet bird died, I told
"Information Please" the sad story. She tried to comfort me, she said quietly, "Paul, always remember that there are other worlds to sing in." Somehow I felt better. Another day I was on the telephone, “How do you spell ‘grateful’? ". All this took place in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. When I was 9, we moved to Boston.
A few years later, on my way to college, my plane put down in Seattle. I had about half an
hour or so between planes. Without thinking, I dialed my hometown operator and said, "Information, please."    　　
Surprisingly, I heard the small, clear voice I knew so well, "Information." I hadn't planned on
this but I heard myself saying, "Could you please tell me how to spell ‘grateful’?"  
There was a long pause. Then came the soft-spoken answer, "I guess your finger must have
healed by now."   I laughed. "So it's really still you," I said, "I wonder if you have any idea how much you meant to me during that time."  I told her how often I had thought of her over the years and asked if I could call her again. "Please do," she said, "Just ask for Sally."　　
Three months later I was back in Seattle. A different voice answered me. I was told that Sally
passed away five weeks before.   　　
Before I could hang up she told me that Sally left a message for me—“Tell him I still say
there are other worlds to sing in. He'll know what I mean.”  I thanked her and hung up. I knew what Sally meant.
Never underestimate the impression you may make on others. Whose life have you touched
today?　
【小题1】
What does “Information, Please” refer to in the passage?

When I was quite young, I discovered that somewhere inside the telephone lived an amazing

person - "Information Please" and there was nothing she did not know.　

One day while my mother was out, I hit my finger with a hammer. The pain was terrible, but

there was no one home to give me any sympathy. I walked around the house, finally arriving at the telephone! Quickly, I called “Information Please" and told her what happened.   She told me to open the icebox and hold a little piece of ice to my finger.

After that, I called "Information Please" for everything. When my pet bird died, I told

"Information Please" the sad story. She tried to comfort me, she said quietly, "Paul, always remember that there are other worlds to sing in." Somehow I felt better. Another day I was on the telephone, “How do you spell ‘grateful’? ". All this took place in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. When I was 9, we moved to Boston.

A few years later, on my way to college, my plane put down in Seattle. I had about half an

hour or so between planes. Without thinking, I dialed my hometown operator and said, "Information, please."

Surprisingly, I heard the small, clear voice I knew so well, "Information." I hadn't planned on

this but I heard myself saying, "Could you please tell me how to spell ‘grateful’?" 

There was a long pause. Then came the soft-spoken answer, "I guess your finger must have

healed by now."   I laughed,  "So it's really still you," I said, "I wonder if you have any idea how much you meant to me during that time."  I told her how often I had thought of her over the years and asked if I could call her again. "Please do," she said, "Just ask for Sally."

Three months later I was back in Seattle. A different voice answered me. I was told that Sally

passed away five weeks before. 

Before I could hang up she told me that Sally left a message for me—“Tell him I still say

there are other worlds to sing in. He'll know what I mean.”  I thanked her and hung up. I knew what Sally meant.

Never underestimate the impression you may make on others. Whose life have you touched

today?

1．What does “Information, Please” refer to in the passage?

A．An amazing girl.

B．A special kind of telephone.

C．A communication system.

D．A service that helps telephone users.

2．What happened to the little boy one day when he was at home alone? 

A．He was amused by the telephone.

B．He hurt his finger with a hammer.

C．He found an amazing telephone.

D．He got a piece of ice from an icebox.

3．What did “Information, Please” give the little boy whenever he was in trouble? 

A．Information and conversation.

B．Good memories and happiness.

C．Sympathy and information.

D．Friendship and cheers.

4．When did the author get in touch with “Information, Please” again after he moved to

Boston?  

A．When he was in trouble on his way to college.

B．When his plane stopped in Seattle for half an hour.

C．When he went back to Seattle to visit his sister.

D．Three months later after he moved to Boston.

　　Some poor people who had been shipwrecked held on to any bit of wood they could find．Nobody could imagine that a clever bird flying over the sea was able to save their lives．

　　The night was dark, though sometimes the moving clouds allowed a star or two to be seen in the sky．The poor men held on to any bit of wood they could find．They called to Marie for 　1　 , but she was far beyond the 　2　 of the human voice．At one o'clock in the morning, the water was getting 　3　 , and a strong wind had begun to blow．Suddenly 　4　 were seen in the distance: another ship! The 　5　 of the swimmers were heard on board, and willing hands pulled them out of the water．The 　6　 of the ship that had arrived on the scene so 　7　 to save their lives was Ellen．What had brought her to the exact spot through the 　8　 and the pathless sea? Her captain had known 　9　 about this wreck (沉船) and had indeed attempted to sail away from it．But, let him speak for himself．

　　I was forced by the wind, he said long afterwards, to 　10　 my course(航道)．Just as I did it, a small 　11　 flew across the ship once or twice and then flew at my face．I took no 　12　 of this until exactly the same thing happened at a 　13　 time, which caused me to think it rather 　14　 , while I was thus 　15　 it, the same bird for the third time, made its appearance and 　16　 about in the same way as before．I was then persuaded to change my course 　17　 to the original one．I had not gone far 　18　 I heard strange noises; and when I tried to 　19　 where they came from．I found I was in the middle of the people who had been shipwrecked．I immediately did my best to 　20　 them．

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 Dear Mrs．Nugget,

You may remember that we have discussed the noise your children make while practicing the piano．You agreed to make sure that they would stop practicing in the evenings．

You can imagine my astonishment（惊讶）, then, when I realized that nothing had changed and the situation was going on as before．I find it difficult to stay in the house and invent any excuse to go out for the evening to be away from the terrible noise．Though I like music very much, I have had enough, and to be honest, I am not prepared to put up with the situation any more．

I think it’s high time that you realized your duty as a member of the community（社区）, and I must warn you that unless you do something about the situation I will be forced to take legal (法律) action．

I have sent a copy of this letter to my lawyer．

                                                                Mr．Barge

76. In his letter, Mr．Barge____．

A．expressed his astonishment

B．showed his anger to Mrs．Nugget

C．made children not practise the piano

D．was afraid that he would be troubled by any noise in the evenings

77. The underlined phrase“ put up with “  in this passage means________.

   A．change                  B．worry

C．improve                    D．stand

78. Which is the right order of the events that happened?

   a, Barge talked with Mrs. Nugget about the noise her children had made

   b, Mrs. Nugget’s children played the piano loudly in the evening.

   c, Mrs. Nugget promised to stop them doing so.

   d, Barge wrote this letter to Mrs. Nugget , warning that he might take legal action if nothing

changed.

e, Mrs. Nugget’s children continued making such noise.

    A．a, b, c, e, d                   

B．b, a, c, e, d            

C．e, d, c, b, a            

D．b, c, a, e, d

79. From the passage we can know that _________.

A. they had a talk before but nothing has changed

B. the children have stopped practicing in the evenings

C. Mrs．Nugget has done something to stop the situation

D. Mrs．Nugget has kept his promise

80. According to the passage, a member of the community should____．

A．take care of other people’s interests without thinking of himself

B．not play musical instruments in the evening

C．know what to do and what not to do

D．not let children play the piano

I start to wonder what else had changed since I’d been gone． My parents are in an awkward transition, wondering how to treat me now． They wrestle with whether to treat me—still their daughter—as one of them, an adult, or as the child they feel they sent away months earlier.

I run into two of my best friends from high school; we stare at each other, expressionless．We ask the simple questions and give simple answers． It’s as if we have nothing to say to each other． I wonder how things have changed so much in such a small amount of time． We used to laugh and promise that no matter how far away we were, our love for each other would never change． Their interests don’t interest me anymore, and I find myself unable to relate my life to theirs.

I had been so excited to come home, but now I just look at it all and wonder: Is it me?

Why hadn’t the world stood still here while I was gone?  My room isn’t the same, my friends and I don’t share the same bond, and my parents don’t know how to treat me—or who I am, for that matter.

I get back to school feeling half-fulfilled, but not disappointed． I sit up in my bed in my dorm room, surrounded by my pictures, dolls． As I wonder what has happened, I realize that I can’t expect the world to stand still and move forward at the same time． I can’t change and expect that things at home will stay the same． I have to find comfort in what has changed and what is new; keep the memories, but live in the present.

A few weeks later, I’m packing again, this time for winter break． My mom meets me at the curb． I have come home accepting the changes, not only in my surroundings, but most of all in me.

1.What can we infer about the writer?

       A．She is a high school student.                 B．She is a college student.

       C．She is a clerk in a school.                     D．She is a traveler.

2.What surprises the writer most?

       A．The living conditions of her parents.     

       B．The decorations in her room.

       C．The meeting with her best friends.        

       D．The things still staying the same.

3.What is this passage mainly about?

       A．The writer’s curiosity about the changes.

       B．The changes in the writer’s surroundings and in herself.

       C．The writer’s disappointment about the changes.

       D．The writer’s unwilling accepting of the changes.

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

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

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t   31  the change in him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even seem like the same person.

When I first knew Bill, back in   32 , he was one of the most carefree people I had ever met. He was always ready to have a party. He thought   33  of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning   34  driving 50 miles to see an old movie he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and   35  was never dull when he was   36 . With him there was one wild   37  after another. Sometimes I wonder how we   38  to study for our exams.

Last week I was in Houston on business, and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.   39 , I wasn’t even sure it was   40 . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really   41  until I came near him, but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He   42  most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had   43 ! Back when we were in college, the   44  thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main   45 . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never imagined Bill changing so much. My image of him   46  the one I had formed at the time when we were college students together.

I suppose it’s   47  to expect people to remain the same, especially   48  I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I   49  the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he   50  the same way about me.

A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside. “Your son is here,”she said to the old man. She had to repeat the words several times before the patient’s eyes opened.

Heavily drugged with sleep because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly(隐约) saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He reached out with his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man’s weak ones, expressing a message of love and encouragement. The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed.

All through the night the young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward(病房), holding the old man’s hand and offering him words of love and strength. Occasionally, the nurse suggested that the Marine move away and rest a while. He refused. Now and then she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only holding tightly to his son all through the night. Along towards dawn, the old man died.

The Marine released the now lifeless hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she did what she had to do, he waited.

Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of sympathy, but the Marine interrupted her.“Who was that man?”he asked. The nurse was surprised. “He was your father,”she answered. “No, he wasn’t,”the Marine replied. “I never saw him before in my life.”“Then why didn’t you say something when I took you to him?”asked the nurse. “I knew right away there had been a mistake, but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn’t here. When I realized that he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I stayed.”he answered.

1.Why did the nurse take the Marine to the old man’s bed?

2.Why did the old man hold the Marine’s hand all through the night?

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

4.What can we learn from the passage?