A. To read sentence by sentence or word by word．

B. To get every detail even though they are the least important details．

C. To skim the headlines first， then try to get the main idea of the writing．

D. To look up every new word in the dictionary we meet while reading．

15.-I promise I will work harder this term， Ms Li．

-Well， just as the saying goes， " "． I do hope that you will act soon．

A. It never rains but pours

B. Many hands make light work

C. Every dog has its day

D. Actions speak louder than words

二、完形填空（本大题共10小题，共15.0分）

There are so many expressions in American English that sound pleasant but are not．"Face the music" is a good (16)．When someone says they have to "face the music，" it does not mean they are going to a musical performance or concert．"Facing the music' means to accept the (17) results of an action．

Imagine a friend asks you to take care of her beautiful red sports car．She gives you the keys and says，"Thanks so much for watching my car (18) I'm away．But please，do not drive it．It is an extremely（非常）fast car and you are not on the insurance（保险）．"But you do not listen．You want to show off to some friends and pretend（假装）the car is(19)．So，you drive it around town one night．As bad luck would have it，you lose control of the car and drive it (20) a stop sign．The damage is severe（严重）．

When your friend returns，you must tell her what you have done and "face the music．" The "music" here is the (21) of your actions．It could he losing her friendship or paying for repairs to her sports car or both．(22) the music is，you must face it．

There are other American expressions that mean the (23) thing as "face the music"．To "take your medicine" means to accept the results from (24) bad you have done．And if someone says，"You made your bed．Now lie in it，" they mean you (25) a bad situation and now you will experience the results，or as we say in spoken American English，you must deal with it!

16. A. cause B. example C. influence D. method

17. A. unpleasant B. unusual C. unlucky D. unimportant

18. A. before B. after C. while D. till

19. A. theirs B. mine C. ours D. yours

20. A. on B. into C. out D. off

21. A. record B. reply C. report D. result

22. A. Whenever B. However C. Whatever D. Wherever

23. A. same B. silly C. special D. square

24. A. things B. everything C. something D. nothing

25. A. required B. marked C. directed D. created

三、阅读理解（本大题共12小题，共24.0分）

A

Horses are strong and beautiful animals．There are more than 250different kinds of horses．Some are large and others are small．Horses are able to travel long distances while carrying a rider．They can also pull heavy loads（重载）．Before cars，people used to use horses for travel and work．Today，you don't see horses nearly as often．But some people still keep horses and ride them．

Not everyone is comfortable around horses．They are pretty big! You don't have to be afraid of horses，but you should be careful around them．First，approach（靠近）a horse at the