閱读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C或者D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

（一）

Mothers day is a holiday for mothers. It is celebrated in the United States， England， Sweden， India， Mexico and any other ___1___. Little by little， it ___2___ widely celebrated.

Mothers day falls on the second Sunday in May. ___3___， many people send ___4___ of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still living ___5___ a pink or red rose， while those whose mothers are ___6___ wear a white one.

The ___7___ of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Ana Jarvis of Philadelphia. As a result of her hard work， the celebration for the first American Mothers Day ___8___ in Philadelphia on May 10， 1908. Soon the ___9___ became popular all over the ___10___ and around the world.

（     ）1. A. homes B. schools C. countries D. cities

（     ）2. A. gives B. becomes C. stays D. begins

（     ）3. A. For a long time B. In the morning

C. At a time   D. On that day

（     ）4. A. presents         B. things C. hello D. calls

（     ）5. A. put B. take C. wear D. dress

（     ）6. A. ill B. healthy C. dead D. busy

（     ）7. A. idea B. plan C. need D. meeting

（     ）8. A. held B. was holding C. was held D. is held

（     ）9. A. day B. holiday C. month D. time

（     ）10. A. country B. America C. place D. England

（二）

Much meaning can be carried clearly， with our eyes， so it is often ___1___ that eyes can speak.

Do you have such kind of ___2___？ In a bus you may look at a stranger， but not too long And if he ___3___ that he is being looked at， he may feel uncomfortable. The same is in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary， you will look at yourself up and down， to see if there is ___4___ wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong， you will feel ___5___ towards the person who is looking at you that way. Eyes do speak， right？

Looking too long at someone may seem to be impolite. But sometimes things are different. If a man looks at a woman for over 10 seconds， it may mean he wishes to attract her attention， to make her understand that he ___6___ her. When two people are in a conversation， the speakers will only look at the listener from time to time， ___7___ make sure that the listener does pay attention ___8___ what he or she is speaking. Lovers will enjoy looking at each other or being looked at for a long time， to show something that ___9___ cannot express.

Clearly， eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the place ___10___ you stay.

（     ）1. A. spoken B. said C. told D. talked

（     ）2. A. experience B. eyes C. mind D. news

（     ）3. A. found B. knew C. knows D. saw

（     ）4. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing

（     ）5. A. happy B. angry C. sad D. thankful

（     ）6. A. loves B. hates C. thanks D. looks at

（     ）7. A. in order that B. so that C. in order to     D. for

（     ）8. A. for B. of C. with D. to

（     ）9. A. eyes B. words C. minds D. body

（     ）10. A. which B. that C. where D. there

（三）

Big Ben？ Its not the name of a person. Its a famous ___1___ in London. It is part of a very big clock at the top of a tower[塔]. The minute hands of the clock ___2___ more than four metres long. The clock has four ___3___. You can see what ___4___ it is from any side[面]. The name of the bell comes ___5___ Sir Benjamin Hall. The tower is about 150 years old. The bell makes a loud ___6___ every hour. On New Years Eve， millions of people listen to it on TV！

（     ）1. A. person B. bell C. place D. animal

（     ）2. A. are   B. is C. have D. has

（     ）3. A. feet B. hands C. noses D. faces

（     ）4. A. time   B. food C. weather D. place

（     ）5. A. for   B. from C. at D. to

（     ）6. A. sound   B. voice C. noise D. hearing

（四）

The Great Wall of China is ___1___ to people all over the world. It ___2___ The Ten-Thousand-Li Great Wall" in Chinese. Do you know the famous Chinese saying， “He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a ___3___ man.”

The Great Wall is ___4___ wall in the world. It is more than 6，000 kilometers long， and ___5___ four and five metres ___6___. In most places it is wide enough for five ___7___ or ten men ___8___ side by side[并排] along the top. It was very ___9___ to build such a great wall ___10___ our modern machines. All the work had to ___11___ by hand. Many people ___12___ to work on the wall far away from their homes. Thousands of men ___13___ and were buried[埋葬] ___14___ the wall. The Great Wall was made not only ___15___ stone and earth， but also of the flesh and blood[血肉] of millions of men.

（     ）1.  A. helpful B. famous C. kind D. known

（     ）2.  A. calls B. classed C. is called D. is calling

（     ）3.  A. good B. important C. true D. clever

（     ）4.  A. long B. high C. the longest    D. the highest

（     ）5.  A. between B. among C. at D. with

（     ）6.  A. long B. wide C. high D. deep

（     ）7.  A. horses B. children C. trucks D. chicks

（     ）8.  A. walk B. walking C. walked D. to walk

（     ）9.  A. busy B. difficult C. interesting D. useful

（     ）10.  A. with B. without C. by D. in

（     ）11.  A. do B. was doing C. done D. be done

（     ）12.  A. is made B. was made C. are made D. were made

（     ）13.  A. die B. died C. dead D. were dead

（     ）14.  A. under B. on C. in D. below

（     ）15.  A. by B. in C. of D.form

（五）

The Taj Mahal is Indias most famous building. It is known ___1___ the eighth wonder of the world. It also ___2___ a great love story.

In the year 1607， Emperor Shah Jahan of India ___3___ a girl in a market. She was so beautiful ___4___ he fell in love with her at once. The girls name was Mumtaz Mahal.

Five years later， Mumtaz and Shah Jehan got married. They had 14 children. ___5___ Mumtaz died in 1630. Shah Jahan missed his wife so much that in 1638， he ordered the building of ___6___ beautiful mausoleum[陵墓] on earth for her， the Taj Mahal.

It ___7___ 22，000 workmen 22 years to finish. The beautiful white marble[大理石] building stands beside the Yamuna River. It has expensive stones ___8___ its walls. By the way， to visit the Taj Mahal， youll have to take off your shoes and leave them at the front door.

（     ）1. A. as B. for C. to D. at

（     ）2. A. speaks B. tells C. says D. talks

（     ）3. A. sees B. seeing C. saw D. seen

（     ）4. A. if B. that C. as D. while

（     ）5. A. And B. But C. Or D. So

（     ）6. A. the more B. the most C. much D. quite

（     ）7. A. took B. takes C. taking D. take

（     ）8. A. in B. on C. with D. at

參考答案

（一）1-5 CBDAC    6-10 CACBA （二）1-5 BAAAB  6-10 ACDBC

（三）1-6 BADABC

（四）1-5 DCCCA    6-10 BADBB    11-15 DDBAC

（五）1-5 ABCBB  6-8 BAB