【正文】 by _____ other countries can we control its spread. A. keeping up with B. catching up with C. teaming up with D. ing up with 21. I don’t smoke now, but I ____ _for almost ten years. A. ever smoked B. have ever smoked C. had ever smoked D. was ever smoking 22. Honey, stay outside and ______ a few minutes。 6. Why was the boy frightened? A. Because he thought he would die in the water. B. Because he was not able to swim. C. Because his friends wouldn’ t help him. 7. How was he saved? A. His friends pulled him to the bank of the lake. B. His friends rowed a boat to him. C. His friends threw him a life jacket. 聽(tīng)第 7 段材料，回答第 810 題。 _________, I can’t speak too highly of him. A. as a result B. in short C. by the way D. on the contrary 27. She was so angry at all _______ he was doing _______ she walked out, and closed the door behind her. A. that。 in which 29. Meanwhile, they _____ part of their funds for their future plan. A. set aside B. set down C. set back D. set up 30. – Would you take this along to the office for me? _______. A. With pleasure B. That’s right C. Never mind D. Don’t mention it 第二節(jié) 完型 填空（共 20 小題，每小題 1 分，滿分 20 分） It was a bitter, cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. The old man was waiting for a ride across the 31 . The wait seemed 32 . At last he heard the slight, steady rhythm of approaching hooves (馬蹄 ) ing along the frozen path. Anxiously, he 33 as several horsemen came around the bend (轉(zhuǎn)角處 ). He let the first one 34 . Then another, and another. Finally, as the 35 rider neared the spot where the old man sat like a snow statue, the old man 36 the rider’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side? There doesn’t appear to be a passage way on 37 .” The rider replied, “Sure.” Seeing the old man was unable to 38 his halffrozen body from the ground, the horseman got down and helped the old man onto the horse. The horseman took the old man not just across the river, but to his destination. As they neared the tiny but cozy (舒適的 ) cottage, the horseman’s 39 caused him to ask, “Sir, I notice that you let several other ri ders go by without making a(n) 40 to get a ride. Then I came up and you 41 asked me for a ride. I’m curious why, on such a bitter winter night, you would wait and ask the last rider. 42 I had refused and left you there?” 本人有大量小學(xué)到高中的各科全套教案及試題 聯(lián)系方式： 74462071 ： 74462071 The old man replied, “ I’ve been 43 here for some time. I think I know people pretty good.” He continued, “I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no 44 for my situation. But when I looked into your eyes, 45 was evident. I knew, 46 , that your gentle spirit would 47 the opportunity to give me help in my time of 48 .” Those heartwarming ments 49 the horseman deeply. “I’m most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I 50 to respond to the needs of others with kindness and passion.” With that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House. 31. A. town B. river C. country D. island 32. A. meaningless B. useless C. careless D. endless 33. A. watched B. asked C. waved D. approached 34. A. e over B. get off C. pass by D. take off 35. A. ing B. leaving C. next D. last 36. A. missed B. caught C. avoided D. saw 37. A. bus B. car C. foot D. horse 38. A. feel B. push C. lift D. stand 39. A. honesty B. courage C. enthusiasm D. curiosity 40. A. choice B. stop C. effort D. scene 41. A. immediately B. hurriedly C. friendly D. strangely 42. A. What about B. What if C. How e D. If only 43. A. in B. out C. around D. beyond 44. A. concern B. doubt C. chance D. reason 45. A. meaning B. kindness C. seriousness D. help 46. A. then and there B. for a moment C. all of a sudden D. sooner or later 47. A. offer B. create C. find D. wele 48. A. need B. danger C. fortune D. happiness 49. A. influenced B. excited C. touched D. hit 50. A. happen B. try C. disagree D. fail 第三部分 閱讀理解（共 15小題，每小題 2分，滿分 30分） A It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2022. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone. The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport.