23、用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空。使短文正确、通顺、连贯（每词限用一次）。

Wednesday，Step．1                                                           Fine

Today was the first day of my new life．I __1__ my new school uniform and looked at my new books and checked ___2___ for the new school year．I was worried and excited ___3___．

I was excited for I had expected this day for a long time．I am a student of senior middle school now．I was worried ___4___ I was in a new school．I didn't quite know about the teachers and students here．I was afraid that I couldn't ___5___ well with them．Would I get new friends? What would the other kids think of me? Would I get good __6___? Would I please the teachers? Would I be _7___ for the next three years here?．．．I really wanted __8__ a good beginning when I made nay first step to this wonderful school．

Everyone was __9___ sweet to me．Teachers were kind and ready to help us，I soon forgot my shyness and nervousness．I felt at home．

At the end of today，I didn't have any shyness and ___10___．I believe I will have lots of fun and happiness from today on at this new school．

21、The roadrunner lives in the desert of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico．It is a bird，but it can only fly about as much as a chicken can．People gave it its name because they usually see it running across a road，but，of course，it spends more time among the plants of the desert than it does on roads．

The roadrunner is quite a large，bird--about 45 cm long and 25 high．People laugh when it runs because it looks so funny．It takes long steps and can run 30 kilometers an hour．

It eats many different kinds ~f food．Although it eats plants once in a while，it is mostly a meat eater．Most of its diet is insects，but it also catches birds，mice and other small animals．It is so brave that it even dare catch snakes and black spiders．

In the spring，a male roadrunner begins looking for a female as a mate．When he finds one，he gives her presents--a snake to eat or a branch to use in building a nest．Then they build their nest，the female lays eggs，and they raise their young．

In cold winter the roadrunner has an unusual way of keeping warm．In the early morning，the roadrunner stands with its back to the sun．It holds out its wings and lifts the feathers on its upper back．There is a small dark round area on the skin tinder these feathers and it collects heat from the sun and warms its body．Unlike most birds，it doesn't need to use a lot of energy to keep warm．

Some people in Mexican villages use roadrunner meat as medicine．They believe that because roadrunners can eat poisonous animals and not die，their meat should be good for human sickness．

1．The roadrunner gets its name because ________．

A．it is too large for a bird

B．it runs in the desert looking for snakes

C．it can hardly fly，yet it can run fast

D．it spends more time on roads than in the desert

2．When a male roadrunner looks for a female，it usually gives her ________．

A．wings               B．nests                      C．feathers          D．gifts

3．Some people in Mexican villages ________．

A．kill roadrunners to use their meat for sickness

B．learn to keep warm the way roadrunners do

C．stay away from poisonous roadrunners

D．become very friendly with roadrunners

4．From the passage we know that ________．

A．roadrunners eat all kinds of food，mostly plants

B．roadrunners fit into the environment very well

C．roadrunners live in the desert all over the world

D．roadrunners use a lot of energy keeping warm in winter

20、

1．What does this advertisement advise people to buy?

A．CD-ROMs．         B．Radios．                 C．TV sets．           D．Headphones．

2．Which of the following is True about the headphones?

A．The headset doesn't weigh very much．

B．You have to take the sender wherever you go．

C．You can't use the headphone in a room away from where you are．

D．If you want to turn the music up，you need to go back where the CD or TV is．

3．What does the underlined word “cordless” most probably mean in Chinese?

A．相连的                B．无线的                C．时尚的                D．灵敏的

4．When can you ring the hotline if you want to buy one?

A．At weekends．                                         B．Right at the moment．

C．During weekdays．                                    D．At any time of the day and night．

19、Tom woke up unhappy on Monday morning．He always woke up unhappy on Monday mornings．It was the idea of a whole week of school；he almost wished there were no weekends because that made it even more difficult to go back into classrooms．

He lay in bed and wondered what he could invent this time．He listened to his body but could find nothing wrong．A little stomachache? No．Then he realized that one of his teeth was loose （dropping out）．Good! He was just going to start shouting painfully when he thought that Aunt Polly would pull the tooth out and that would hurt．He looked for something else．Suddenly he remembered what the doctor had said about a certain problem with toes （five small front parts of a foot）--sometimes one had to stay in bed for one or even two weeks．He pulled his right foot out and looked at it．One of the toes was really hurting．Tom began to shout．Sid continued to sleep peacefully．Tom shouted more loudly．No result．

“Sid! Sid!” he shouted，shaking his brother．This worked．Sid slowly woke up．

“What's the matter，Tom?”

“Ouch! Don't touch me，Sid．You'll kill me．”

“Oh，Tom! Why didn't you wake me?”

“I forgive you everything，Sid．When I'm gone．．．”

“You aren't dying，are you，Tom?”

Sid ran out of the bedroom and down the stairs．

“Aunt Polly! Come quickly! Tom's dying!”

“Dying?” answered Aunt．“I don't believe it．”

But she went running upstairs anyway．

“What's the matter with you?” she asked in surprise．

“Oh，Aunt!” cried Tom．“My toe hurts．”

The old lady fell into a chair，laughing a little．

“Tom，you frightened me．Now stop crying at once and get out of bed．”

Tom felt a bit silly．

“But it did hurt so much that I forgot my tooth．”

“Tooth，eh? What's wrong with your tooth?”

“One of them is loose and it aches terribly．”

“No problem，” answered Aunt Polly quickly．“Sid，get the cotton from my sewing-- box．”

“Please! Aunt! Don't pull it out．It's stopped hurting now．Please! I don't want to stay at home．”

“Ah! So all this was because you wanted to cut class．Well，you'll have your tooth out and you'll go to school!”

In fact，everything went quite well for Tom．On his way to school，the hole in his mouth was the envy of all the other boys~ no one Could show off like he could!

1．This passage is most probably taken from a _________．

A．notice              B．report             C．poster             D．novel

2．Why did Tom always feel uncomfortable on Monday morning?

A．Because he was too tired to wake up．

B．Because he didn't have a good weekend．

C．Because he was afraid of the Whole week of school．

D．Because he had to take his brother Sid to school．

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

A．Sid was sure that Tom was badly ill．

B．Tom lied because he didn't want to go to school．

C．Aunt Polly pulled the loose tooth out for Tom．

D．Tom went to school and was laughed at by other boys．

4．Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?

A．Monday sickness     B．A clever boy         C．Aunt Polly         D．An unusual day

17、--Have you heard the good ________?

--Yes! The radio says China will send an explorer to Mars soon．

A．information           B．news        C．message        D．idea

16、--Who is the boy standing over there?

--Well，if you ________ know，his name is Peter．

A．must         B．may         C．can         D．shall

15、--It's nice to see you again．Have you changed jobs?

--No，________ my cousin here．

A．I'm going to visit         B．I'm visiting          C．I visited       D．I had visited

14、I'm his best friend．I know him well--probably ________ than anyone else．

A．less        B．wider        C．better        D．deeper