四、阅读理解 （2分×15=30分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
Talk about a real-life hero! Ten-year-old Larry Champagne from St. Louis，Missouri, hit the brake (刹车) on a runaway school bus. He saved himself and 20 other kids on board from disaster.
It all happened in one terrible accident. On the way to school, the bus driver, Ernestine Blackman, suddenly fell ill. Seeing the car was running away, the other kids started to scream, but Larry ran to the front and stopped the bus.
“At first I thought, ‘We’re going to die,’” says Larry, “but after I pressed the brake, I felt safe.”
Larry’s speedy reaction made news all over the country. He appeared on TV shows as a hero. The bus company gave Larry a big gift. His school hung a medal of honor around his neck.
“My grandmother always tells me to do what’s right,” says Larry. He thanked his brother, Jerrick, 9, who “helped me get the bus driver up” during the emergency（紧急情况）. How did he know how to stop the bus? Larry is something of a mechanic（机械师）. He helps his grandfather work on his old truck. “He gets his hands dirty,” says his grandfather. One thing is for certain: Larry knows where to find the brakes.
1. What did Larry do to save the runaway bus?
A. He parked it for the sleeping bus driver.
B. He helped all the kids climb out through the windows.
C. He dialed 911. D. he pressed the brake.
2. When did Larry finally feel safe?
A. When the kids finally stopped screaming. B. When the police officers arrived.
C. Once he pressed the brake, and the bus stopped. D. When the bus driver started driving again.
3. Larry got the following as praise for his hero action Except .
A. appearing on TV shows B. a scholarship from his school
C. a big gift from the bus company D. a medal of honor
4. Larry thanked his brother Jerrick for .
A. helping him get the bus driver up B. helping him work on his old truck
C. teaching him how to find the brake D. teaching him how to stop the bus
5. The underlined sentence“Larry is something of a mechanic” tells us that .
A. Larry’s job is a mechanic B. Larry knows something about machines
C. Larry is a robot D. Larry knows nothing about machines
三、单词拼写：请根据括号内汉\英语提示或已给的首字母写出单词的正确形式。（1分×10=10分）
1. He e____________ us for hours with his stories and jokes
2. Tibet is a ____________（多山的） province .
3. U______________, my computer system broke down again .
4. The learner of a second language has many difficulties to ___________(克服).
5. We were a____________ that she behave so rudely at the party.
6. The little boy a_________ himself by drawing pictures on the ground .
7. To our surprise , he made no ____________（解释）of his absence.
8. Those who have not known _________ (hungry) can never imagine what it is.
9. The play was so _______ (humour) that the audience laughed all through it.
10. The news that Tom, an excellent student, had ________ (failure) his exams surprised us all.
二、完形填空 （2分×15=30分）
Charlie Chaplin was the first international star of the modern art of movies. He was especially beloved for his Little Tramp 21 . He was the first screen artist to write, 22 and perform in his own films; in fact, in some cases, Charlie Chaplin even wrote the music for his movies. He was also the first artist to use his work to pass a 23 of equality and justice(正义) for all — 24 for the "little guy". Charlie Chaplin's career and life made 25 the first global icon (偶像); his too-small hat, his too large shoes and his trademark moustache were instantly recognized by audiences from Chicago to China, from Iowa City to India. And they 26 are today. All of these make Charlie Chaplin the first citizen of our global village.
Chaplin, a native of London, was born in 27 on April 16, 1889 to music hall performers. Chaplin only saw his 28 twice until the age of seven. The man 29 him and his mother about a year after Chaplin was 30 . During Chaplin's earliest years, his mother was a(n) 31 and performer. Then her voice gave out, her stage career 32 , and she began actively attending Church of England services. At the age of 33 , Chaplin's mother was considered as the insane and sent to Cane Hill lunatic asylum (疯人院), and the court sent Charlie and his brother to live with his father, 34 had by then stopped all payments of child support.
Charlie Chaplin lived with his father only a short time 35 his mother was released from the lunatic asylum and then picked up Charlie and his brother, to live with her once again.
21. A. character B. behaviour C. personality D. gentleman
22. A. act B. shoot C. direct D. edit
23. A. possibility B. message C. culture D. promise
24. A. generally B. widely C. especially D. totally
25. A. him B. them C. us D. it
26. A. really B. still C. always D. ever
27. A. happiness B. luck C. poverty D. peace
28. A. brother B. teacher C. mother D. father
29. A. taught B. left C. loved D. expected
30. A. born B. young C. ill D. old
31. A. actor B. artist C. dancer D. singer
32. A. ended B. began C. broke D. continued
33. A. eight B. seven C. nine D. ten
34. A. which B. what C. he D. who
35. A. then B. when C. before D. until
Fear is something that you are born with. You can’t ______yourself of it completely but you can ____ certain fears under certain conditions. .
A. break; get rid of B. get; overcome C. overcome; rid of D. rid; overcome
The Oscar Award is ______ all outstanding actors and actresses all ______.
A. what; dream to win B. something; look forward to win
C. what; dream of winning D. something; look forward to winning it
It is reported that up to now, mountain slides have cut off more than ten villages from the outside world, ______more than 100 hundred people alive and ______ many houses.
A. buried; destroyed B. burying; destroying
C. to bury; to destroy D. being buried; being destroyed
