The bullet (子彈頭) train D106 from Changsha to Shanghai has a short stop in Quzhou for only one minute.

Named  21  the letter D, the new trains run at speeds of 200 to 250 kilometers one hour. This is much 22   than Z-type and T-type trains. For example, it  23  take people 12 hours to travel from Shanghai to Beijing. But now it only  24  10. The most interesting part of the bullet trains is the revolving (旋轉的) seats. People can adjust (調(diào)整) their seats as they like, so that  it  is   25   for you to talk with others around you face to face. The new trains run   26   big cities. They   27  the long trips much faster and more comfortable.

However, many passengers still won’t choose the bullet trains   28   some reasons. The ticket

 29   of the bullet trains are much higher. For example, a hard seat ticket from Beijing to Jinan is only 90 yuan for T-type trains. But on the bullet trains all the seats are   30 . And they cost 153 to 184 yuan. On the other hand, the bullet trains don’t stop at small stations.

1.A. with               B. begin            C. at                   D. after

2.A. fast               B. faster               C. quickly              D. slower

3.A. would              B. will             C. used to              D. was used to

4.A. cost                   B. takes                C. need             D. spends

5.A. difficult              B. hard                 C. easily               D. easy

6.A. between            B. among            C. along            D. around

7. A. get               B. let                  C. make                 D. allow

8.A. because                B. for                  C. since                D. with

9. A. prices            B. speeds               C. costs                D. seats

10.A. hard                  B. big                  C. expensive            D. soft

 

Although it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet (西藏).Our legs were so heavy and cold that     16   felt like big pieces of ice.Have you    17   seen snowmen ride bicylces? That’s what we looked like! Along the way children who were    18    long wool coats stopped to look at us. In the late  19   

we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze (結冰).However, the lakes    20  like glass in the setting sun and loooked wonderful.

Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She was in high spirt and I knew I didn’t need to    21   her.To climb the mountains was hard work but as we    22   us, we were surprised by the view. We seemed to be able to see for miles, and we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds. After a while, we began going  23   the mountains. It was great fun especially as it slowly became much    24    .At the foot of the mountains, colourful butterflies flew around us and we saw many sheep eating green grass. Then we had to   25  

Our caps, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts.

In the early evening we stopped to    26     .We put up our tent and then we ate. Afte supper Wang Wei went to sleep but I stayed    27   .At midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter.As I    29    below the stars I thought about how far we had already travelled.

We will reach Dali in Yunan Province soon, where our cousins will join us. We     30   hardly wait to see them!

16. A.we             B.you               C.they               D.it

17. A.never                   B.ever                          C.even                      D.yet

18. A.dressed in            B.put on                             C.taken off                   D.dressed up

19. A.morning               B.afternoon                  C.evening                     D.night

20. A.shine                   B.shining                      C.shines                       D.shone

21. A.follow                  B.encourage                  C.remind                      D.discover

22. A.looked at              B.looked after               C.looked for                 D.looked around

23. A.up                       B.down                        C.around                      D.into

24. A.colder                  B.drier                          C.warmer                            D.wetter

25. A.charge                 B.check                        C.chase                        D.change

26. A.make beds            B.make friends              C.make camp                D.make money

27. A.alive                    B.alone                         C.away                        D.awake

28. A.cloudy                B.foggy                        C.noisy                        D.quiet

29. A.lie                        B.lied                           C.lay                            D.laid

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

　 One day, a boy found the cocoon(繭) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small 　16 in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make 　17 body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.

　 So the boy 　18 to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be 　19 .He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole 　20 .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it 　21

a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin 　22 .The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.

　 The boy acted with 　23 but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of 　24 out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液體) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be 　25 to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(擠壓) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.

　 26 struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be __27__ we could have been and we would never fly.

　 In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even 　28 growth, without it , there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid 　29 or problems. So, next time you are 　30 a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly!

　 16. A. hole　　　　　　 B. worm　　　　　　　 C. tall　　　　　　　 D. snake

　 17. A. it　　　　　　　 B. it’s　　　　　　　　 C. itself　　　　　　 D. its

　 18. A. decided　　　　 B. asked　　　　　　　 C. showed　　　　　 D. ordered

　 19. A. afraid　　　　　 B. interested　　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　 D. grateful

　 20. A. slimmer　　　　　 B. bigger　　　　　　 C. shorter　　　　　　 D. smaller

　 21. A. touched　　　　 B. sounded　　　　　　 C. looked　　　　　　 D. smelt

　 22. A. wings　　　　　 B. feet　　　　　　　　 C. eyes　　　　　　　 D. head

　 23. A. success　　　　 B. excitement　　　　　 C. kindness　　　　　 D. humour

　 24. A. get　　　　　　 B. getting　　　　　　 C. to get　　　　　　 D. got

　 25. A. ready　　　　　 B. quiet　　　　　　　　 C. glad　　　　　　 D. used

　 26. A. Somewhere　　 B. Something　　　　　 C. Some time　　　　 D. Sometimes

　 27. A. as helpful as　　 B. as weak as　　　　　 C. as strong as　　 　 D. as creative as

　 28. A. repeats　　　　 B. recommends　　　　　 C. requires　　　　　 D. represents

　 29. A. happiness　　　 B. difficulties　　　　　　 C. pleasure　　　　 D. hope

　 30. A. served with　 B. growing into　　　　　 C. bringing in　 D. faced with

IMAGINE a life without arms or legs! You can’t hold anyone in your 　26 . You can’t walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you 　27 at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?

Nick was born without limbs（四肢）, so life was not 　28 for him. At school many students played jokes on him 　29 he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be 　30 friends, so he always felt 　31 . However, he faced that bravely. He 　32 to type and write with two toes（腳趾）at the age of six, and he could 　33 surf and play golf. In college, he achieved great success and was among the 　34 students in the studies. And he decided on 　35 to do later in his life—to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.

Now Nick is one of the most popular 　36 in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story 　37 difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you 　38 , not what you don’t have.” he said. His 　39 encourages millions of people.

“I tell people to keep on getting up when they 　40 and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”

26. A. arms　 　　 B. ears　　 　　　　　 C. eyes　 　　 　 D. teeth

27. A. laugh 　　　　　 B. cry　　　　　　 C. smile　　　　　　　 D. shout

28. A. old　　　　　　 B. easy　　　　　　 C. modern　　　　　 D. difficult

29. A. because　　　　 B. if　　　　　　　　　 C. until　　　　　　　 D. although

30. A. his　　　　　　 B. my　　　 　　 C. their　　　　　　　 D. our

31. A. happy　　　　　 B. relaxed　　　　 C. lonely 　　　　 D. surprised

32. A. failed 　　　　 B. forgot　　　　　　　 C. helped　　　　　　　 D. learned

33. A. even　　　　 B. ever　　　　　　 C. never　　　　　　　 D. hardly

34. A. tall　　　　　　 B. lazy　　　　　　 C. sleepy　　　　　　　 D. excellent

35. A. how 　　　　 B. who　　 　　　　 C. what 　　　　　　　 D. where

36. A. doctors　　　　 B. speakers　　　　 C. scientists　　　　　 D. managers

37. A. at　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　 C. into　　　　　　 D. against

38. A. make　　　　 B. have　　　　　　 C. lose 　　　　　　　 D. want

39. A. story　　　　　 B. sadness　　　　 C. friend 　　　　 D. family

40. A. fall　　　　　　 B. play　　　　　　 C. listen　　　　　　　 D. exercise

Miracles (奇跡) will happen if you don’t give up trying. Even if you have 26 for one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 101^st time.

When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my 27 . They were too soft to be able to walk. Although the news was bad, my mother didn’t become 　28 .She didn’t believe what the doctor said 29 started to look for other ways.

My mother kept looking for doctors for me, and finally she 30 . The doctor and his team in the hospital did 31 they could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some 32 to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me 33 , I crawled(爬) towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldn’t believe 34 eyes. Crawling was not walking, but it was a good 35 . Day by day, I could walk by myself.

When I grew up, my mother 36 told me these stories. She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met 37 , I could do anything successfully. I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very 38 person. I get the best 39 in school and I am a good dancer and swimmer. 40 my mother’s strong resolution, I live a happy life now. What the story tells us, as my mother always says, is: Never give up.

( ) 26. A .achieved　　 B failed　　 C. suggested　　 D. told

( ) 27. A. legs　　　 B. hands　　 C. arms　　　　 D. eyes

( ) 28. A. patient　　 B. confident　 C. frustrated　　 D. proud

( ) 29. A. or　　　　 B. and　　　 C. if　　　　　 D. because

( ) 30. A. forgot　　　 B. changed　 C. succeeded　　 D. worked

( ) 31.A.nothing　　 B . everything C. anywhere　 D. somewhere

( ) 32.A.time　　　　 B. exercise　 C .medicine　　 D. shopping

( ) 33.A.away　　　 B. from　　　 C. into　　　　 D. up

( ) 34.A.her　　　　 B .my　　　 C. his　　　　　 D. its

( )35.A.advice　　　 B. end　　　 C. chance　　　 D. start

( )36.A.hardly　　　 B .never　　　 C. always　　　 D .nearly

( ) 37.A.dreams　　　 B. experiments　 C. jobs　　　 D. difficulties

( ) 38.A.excellent　　 B. dangerous　 C. busy　　　 D. special

( ) 39.A.presents　　 B. friends　　 C. books　　　 D. grades

( ) 40.A.According to　 B. Instead of　 C. Thanks to　 D. Together with