【正文】 ） 5. A. lose B. miss C. leave D. fet （ ） 6. A. pushed B. pulled C. carried D. climbed （ ） 7. A. made B. tried C. failed D. finished （ ） 8. A. were at B. had found C. had passed by D. were going into （ ） 9. A. now B. then C. once D. again （ ） 10. A. answer B. save C. find out D. look for 三 . 閱讀理解 （ A） One of the things I always believe is that no matter how bad something is, you can take something positive out of it. The one time I wasn’t sure of that was on September 11. I usually wake up at 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning. That day, I happened to wake up earlier. I turned on the TV and I saw that a plane had crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. My first reaction was that it was a terrible accident. Then I saw another plane fly into the South Tower and I realized that I was witnessing an act of terrorism. My wife and I spent the day watching the terrible pictures over and over again. When I Watched family members looking for their loved ones, the pain in their eyes was something I would never fet. Couldn’t understand how something this terrible could have happened. It wasn’t until a few weeks after September 11 that I began to see that perhaps some good did e from this tragedy. People seem different now, more understanding, more tolerant. Little things that seemed to be such a trouble before are no longer big things. Personally, I am more tolerant than I was. I realize life is too short, and too precious, to let myself get worried over small things. I’ve learned also that you can’t take things for granted, Things change in the blink of an eye. People go to work and don’t e back. One moment they’re living and the next minute they’re not. And, it doesn’t matter who you are, there is nothing you can do about it. We never know when our time here will be over, so we all need to make the most of every minute we have. You try to learn from what happened. You can’t be used up it. You can’t live by it. All you can do is just live. 注： crash 撞擊 reaction 反應(yīng) witness 目擊 tragedy 悲劇 tolerant 寬容的 precious 珍貴的 take — for granted 認(rèn)為 —— 是當(dāng)然的 （ ） 1. The word ―positive‖ in the passage probably means _______. A. terrible B. bad C. good D. real （ ） 2. What did the writer see after he turned on the TV that morning？ A. fire starting. B. A plane flying. C. A terrible accident. D. An act of terrorism. （ ） 3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. The writer and his wife spent the day watching the terrible pictures over and over again. B. The writer is more tolerant than he was. C. The writer didn’t think the accident was a tragedy. D. The writer think people all need to make the most of every minute the have. （ ） 4. From September 11, the writer has realized that _______. A. people should make the most of every minute they have B. he has bee less tolerant towards others C. he should get worried about little things D. life is too short to care about others （ ） 5. What’s the best title （題目） of this passage? A. A Report about September 11 B. The Tragedy of September 11 C. September 11 and My Family D. September 11 and My Turn （ B） January 1 is the New Year’s Day, the first day of the year. It is a legal （法定的） holiday, and all banks, stores and schools are closed. Many people invite their friends to e and visit them in the afternoon or evening. The only legal holiday in February is Washington’s Birthday. Although Washington was born on February 22, his birthday is now celebrated on the third Monday of February. Some States also celebrate Lincoln’s birthday on February 12. These two, the United States’ most famous presidents, were both born in February. The last Monday in May is Memorial Day （紀(jì)念日） . This holiday remembers the many service members, men and women, who died for their country. Americans celebrate Memorial Day with services in cemeteries （公墓） and churches. America’s great national holiday, Independence Day, falls on the fourth of July. It celebrates the birth of the United States. It was on this day that the colonists （殖民者） announced their independence from England. They had to fight hard for the next seven years to win this independence. The first Monday of September is Labor Day （勞工節(jié)） . This holiday honors （向 —— 表示敬意） the working people of the United States. There are sorts of celebrations and speeches on this day too. People go to all kinds of places to enjoy the fine weather at the end of summer. （ ） 1. This passage mainly tells us something about _______. A. Independence Day B. America’s holidays C. Memorial Day D. New Year’s Day （ ） 2. Which festival is NOT a public holiday? A. Labor Day B. Valentine’s Day C. Washington’s Birthday D. Thanksgiving Day （ ） 3. The American people celebrate _________ on July 4 th every year. A. New Year’s Day B. May Day C. Memorial Day D. Independence Day （ ） 4. From this passage we know _______. A. American people do not work on New Year’s Day B. Memorial Day falls on the first Monday of February C. Labor Day es on May 1 in the United States D. Americans celebrate Independence Day on June 14 （ ） 5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Americans celebrate Memorial Day in order to remember their dead friends. B. On New Year’s Day Americans usually go shopping. C. Washington and Lincoln were born in the same month. D. Americans celebrate Labor Day to remember the dead workers. 四 . 補(bǔ)全對(duì)話 A: Morning! What can I do for you? B: We’d like to mak