【正文】 for C． demands for D． need II. 完形填空 Some years ago the captain of a ship was very interested 1 medicine. He always 2 medical books to sea and liked to talk about different diseases. One day a lazy sailor on his ship pretended 3 ill. He lay on his bunk(鋪位 ) and groaned(呻吟 ) as if he 4 very sick. The captain came to see him and was very pleased to have a patient to 5 . He told the man to rest for a few days and 6 the other sailors do his work. Three days later 7 sailor pretended that he had 8 with his chest. 9 the captain looked in his medical books and told the “sick” man 10 . The other sailors were very 11 because they had 12 work to do. The patients had the best food and laughed at their friends when the captain was not 13 . 14 the mate(大副 ) decided to punish the sick men and mixed up some soap, soot(煙灰 ), glue(膠水 ) and other unpleasant things. Then he got 15 from the captain to give his new medicine to the “sick” men. When they tasted the medicine, they really did feel ill. It was 16 horrible that one of the patients jumped out of his bunk, ran up on deck(甲板 ) and climbed the 17 mast(桅桿 ) on the ship. The captain 18 that the men had tried 19 him. So he made them 20 very hard for the rest of the ship on the sea. 1. A. on B. for C. at D. in 2. A. fetched B. carried C. had D. got 3. A. be B. was C. to be D. being 4. A. will be B. were C. is D. should be 5. A. look for B. look in C. look back D. look after 6. A. got B. took C. sent D. made 7. A. other B. the other C. another D. other’s 8. A. something wrong B. wrong something C. anything wrong D. wrong anything 9. A. Before long B. Once more C. Suddenly D. Certainly 10. A. to drink some water B. to eat something C. to have a rest D. to do more work 11. A. pleased B. sorry C. angry D. surprised 12. A. more B. much C. lots of D. little 13. A. out B. at home C. present D. appear 14. A. At first B. At the beginning C. At last D. At the end 15. A. agreement B. permission C. permit D. promise 16. A. very B. much C. so D. quite 17. A. highest B. high C. higher D. very high 18. A. heard B. heard of C. realized D. guessed 19. A. cheating B. cheat C. cheated D. to cheat 20. A. worked B. to work C. work D. working 3 III. 閱讀理解 A We Americans are wasteful people, not used to saving. Early settlers, our forefathers set us an example of wasting everything, for they thought nature’s resources were so plentiful that none of them ever imagined that natural materials would be used up in time. Within a few years of the first Virginia settlement, for example, pioneers burned down their houses when they were ready to move west. They burned down their houses with only one aim to get the nails(釘子 ) for future use. No one ever gave a thought to the priceless hardwoods that went up in smoke. As a people we destroy many valuable things that other people save. I noticed this when I was living in Britain. I received a letter from one England’s largest banks. It was enclosed in a used envelope(信封 ) that had been readdressed to me. Such a practice would be unthinkable in the United States. American banks, even the smallest,