48. The Pilgrim colonists were .
A. the early people who got to America from Europe B. the early American Indians
C. the early businessmen from other countries D. the early businessmen who lived in the cities 49. Today, Thanksgiving Day is . A. a day to pray to God for a good harvest B. a family holiday only
C. a happy holiday for all the families and friends D. a day to have a good rest and eat a lot
50. We can see Thanksgiving Day is a holiday to the Americans as to Chinese. A. Spring Festival C. New Year’s Day
C
Mark Twain, the famous American writer and a great master of humor, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him. One day Mark Twain was invited to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends.
The young man said that he had an uncle with him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle never Laughed or smiled, and that nobody and nothing was able to make his uncle smile or laugh. \laugh.\told several funny stories and made everyone in the room laugh. But the man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories, but the old man still kept quiet. Mark Twain continued to tell his funny stories. Finally he stopped. He was tired and quite disappointed.
Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend what had happened. \know that man. He's been deaf for years. \
B. Mid-autumn Day D. National Day
51. The writer wrote the passage mainly to . A. tell readers Mark Twain liked playing jokes B. tell readers a joke played on Mark Twain C. tell readers Mark Twain was a great writer D. tell readers how to tell a funny story 52. One day Mark Twain met at lunch.
A. a friend B. his brother C. his teacher D. a young girl 53. Why did Mark Twain ask the young man to bring his uncle to his talk? A. Because he thought he could make him laugh. B. Because he wanted to get to know the old man. C. Because the old man could tell stories. D. Because he wanted to learn from the old man. 54. Mark Twain stopped finally because he was . A. disappointed B. sorry C. ill D. sleepy
55. Mark Twain couldn't make the old man laugh because . A. his jokes were not funny
B. the old man wasn't interested in the jokes C. the old man could tell more funny jokes D. the old man was deaf
III.单词拼写（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分） 1. Who was (授予) the Best Actress award in 2011? 2. He has (获得)rich experience in these years.
3. I always (钦佩)the man in blue for his devotion to the tiring job. 4. It is healthier to keep a (平衡的) diet every day.
5. It is (显而易见的)that he has made great progress in English. 6. His knowledge of history is rather (有限的). 7. Reporters were soon on the (现场)after the accident. 8. Looking after children needs (耐心). 9. I’ll do nothing without (商量)with you. 10. They (结合)their efforts to finish the work.
IV. 完成句子（共5小题，每空1分，满分15分）
1. (没有什么更好了)than an ice-cream on a hot summer afternoon.
2. You have been working all day. You (一定累了). 3. It’s time for class now，but our teacher hasn’t (出现). 4. Mr. Wang is a man who always (守信用). 5. If you want to catch the first bus, you’d better (动身去)the station immediately.
V. 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
We've all been there：It's been a long week at work，so Friday night，you reward yourself by going to bed early and sleeping in. But when you wake up the next morning，your arms and legs feel like they' re filled with sand.__5__ If too little sleep is a problem，then why is extra sleep a terrible solution?
__6__And it starts to change the working form which your cells have adapted to. You might be crawling (爬) out of bed at 11 a．m.，but your cells started using their energy cycle at seven.
__7__If you' re oversleeping on the regular，you could be putting yourself at risk for diabetes，heart disease，and obesity. Study found that people who slept 9 to 11 hours a night developed memory problems and were more likely to develop heart disease than people who slept 8 hours during a peaceful night. So oversleeping isn't just going to ruin your Saturday.
__8__These are generally people who have an uncomfortable sleep situation，or a sleeping disorder.
No surprise，drugs and alcohol might also be causing you to sleep too much，which makes you depressed.__9__ But no matter what's causing it，too much sleep is not good for your long－term health. Rather than playing computers or watching TV shows，try getting some balance between your weekend and weekday sleep. A．Try new sleeping methods.
B．Your body will spend more time on light sleep. C．Oversleeping can contribute to even more depression.
D．Oversleeping may bring many problems to your body. E．Besides these，you even have a headache.
F．When you sleep too much，you're throwing off the biological clock. G．Long－term oversleeping affects about 4 percent of the population.
VI. 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
The hostess was to have a party and entertain guests at home. She busied herself so early in the morning，cleaning the house. She was so tired __30__ she felt pain in her waist and on the back. Drops of sweat fell from her forehead. She did not finish cleaning the house __31__ dusk. __32__(look) at the clean and tidy drawing room，she released a sigh with a smile on her face. The guests were coming！Entering the drawing room，they __33__(attract) by the fresh flowers. Surprisingly pleased，they cheered in praise，“Oh，what beautiful flowers！”
“How colorful and fragrant！”
“Just a look at it，and life is full of pleasure！”
Then they went on to express their thanks __34__ the hostess for her __35__(delicate) arranged flowers.
With an embarrassed smile，the hostess said，“I am glad you like it. Thank you for your praise. I was __36__ bit surprised at it.I __37__ make detailed arrangement for your honor. I was busy the whole day cleaning and mopping. As to the flowers in the vase，it is a piece of cake. I did it by just lifting my hand. Now you are __38__(aware) of my hard work and praise __39__ highly for my easiest effort. It is beyond my expectation.” Ⅳ.短文改错
In China，whether old people should be helped when they have a fall seem a puzzling problem，but one experience has complete changed my view.
Last Monday，on the way to home after school，I was walking on the road while I saw an old man fall to the ground. Without hesitation，I went over and tried to help him standing up，but he couldn't move. Seeing him seriously injured，I dialed 120.It was not long before ambulance came and took him to hospital.
The following day，the old man's daughter was so thankful that he took out 1，000 yuan to reward me，and I politely refused it. Only after the incident did I began to realize that not all old man were evil enough to blackmail others.
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