阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Matt loved science, and he wanted to be the Science Star of the week. Now he was presenting his experiment in Mrs. Perry’s class.
“Let me show you ____（1）____ to keep an egg in the middle of the glass.” Matt dropped an egg into salt water. But it fell to the bottom.
“Look, Matt’s blushing!” Coco shouted. Matt, covered ____（2）____ red face with hands.
That evening he ____（3）____The Book of Wonderful Science Experiments. When it came to the last page, he smiled. “This is the right experiment ____（4）____ me! It’s impossible to fail this time.”
The next day in front of his class, Matt spread small pieces of paper onto the desk and rubbed a spoon with cloth. “The spoon will lift up the paper.” He raised the spoon, but ____（5）____ happened. The paper lay still.
“Matt’s blushing again!” Emily pointed out. Matt was ____（6）____ and ran back to his seat with his red face.
“Becoming the Science Star seems so ____（7）____,” Matt thought. That night he couldn’t sleep, “I have to make it, but the only thing I could do right was blushing.” … Suddenly, a ____（8）____ came to his mind.
The following morning, Matt appeared before the class again, ____（9）____ his Mickey Mouse ears.
“Mouse ears on the head are your ____（10）____?” Someone laughed and Matt’s face burned.
“No, watch my ____（11）____! Blushing is my experiment,” Matt answered. Everyone quieted down.
Matt continued, “When you feel stressed, your blood vessels in the face open wide and fill the skin with blood, ____（12）____ you blush.” He showed a picture of blood vessels. “I’ve ____（13）____ many times to control blushing, but now I know it’s a normal part of being human. So the best thing to do is to ____（14）____ it.” The class cheered and Matt’s red face lit up the whole classroom.
“Matt is the Science Star of the week,” Mrs. Perry announced. Matt walked ____（15）____ back to his seat. What a perfect day!
（1）
| A． |
how |
B． |
where |
C． |
why |
D． |
when |
（2）
| A． |
my |
B． |
your |
C． |
his |
D． |
her |
（3）
| A． |
handed in |
B． |
looked through |
C． |
waited for |
D． |
put away |
（4）
| A． |
for |
B． |
with |
C． |
against |
D． |
like |
（5）
| A． |
something |
B． |
anything |
C． |
everything |
D． |
nothing |
（6）
| A． |
happy |
B． |
nervous |
C． |
calm |
D． |
bored |
（7）
| A． |
difficult |
B． |
common |
C． |
natural |
D． |
safe |
（8）
| A． |
question |
B． |
number |
C． |
plan |
D． |
mistake |
（9）
| A． |
passing |
B． |
throwing |
C． |
wearing |
D． |
repairing |
（10）
| A． |
play |
B． |
song |
C． |
painting |
D． |
experiment |
（11）
| A． |
hands |
B． |
face |
C． |
teeth |
D． |
back |
（12）
| A． |
whether |
B． |
so |
C． |
unless |
D． |
but |
（13）
| A． |
tried |
B． |
advised |
C． |
guessed |
D． |
cried |
（14）
| A． |
finish |
B． |
change |
C． |
hide |
D． |
accept |
（15）
| A． |
secretly |
B． |
strangely |
C． |
proudly |
D． |
worriedly |
Do you sometimes try something new and expect to be successful for the first time? Are you angry with ____ if you aren’t?
Do you know a baby how to learn to walk? When a baby falls, the loving parent ____ him, “That’s OK. Try again.” Can you imagine if after many falls, the parent ____ the baby and says, “Well, I guess you’ll ____ be good at walking.” and doesn’t let the child continue to try?
Remember the first time you ____ your bike? I do. I didn’t lose my ____. I went back and tried again. Didn’t you?
“When I was a kid,” my dad told me, “you know, I ____ 4 UP(一种汽水饮料), but it wasn’t very good. I went back to the lab and ____ 5 UP and still, it wasn’t right. ____ I tried 6 UP, but it didn’t succeed. So I stopped. If I went on ____, may be 7 UP would be the hit!” Time after time, he said, he ____ too soon. He told me, “If I had tried one more, I could have been a rich man.”
Thomas Edison ____ over a thousand ____ before he found the filament(n.电灯泡的)灯丝 material that would make an electric light bulb shine.
____ we try something new, we need practice. No matter how well we plan, there are times unexpected problems developing.
Failure is ____ not an option(选择). It is a chance only for those who try.
A．you B．yourself C．yours D．your
A．obeys B．beats C．encourages D．hates
A．picks up B．dresses up C．cleans up D．looks up
A．nearly B．always C．never D．often
A．fell off B．fell down C．fell from D．fell over
A．confidence B．chance C．dream D．plan
A．produced B．invented C．thought D．wanted
A．started with B．came up with C．looked forward to D．was willing to
A．Finally B．First C．Luckily D．Second
A．try B．trying C．to try D．tried
A．gave out B．gave up C．gave away D．gave in
A．fail B．fell C．failed D．felt
A．times B．time C．money D．chance
A．Whenever B．Whatever C．However D．Whichever
A．truly B．really C．hardly D．easily
完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
Many of you are studying English and you may be why it is so difficult to learn. It’s actually not too difficult to learn you know some about the language and culture that it reflects（反映）. Perhaps the first thing you need to know about English is that it is made up of several other languages French, German, Latin, Greek and AngloSaxon. In addition, there are words Spanish in English and many American Indian words and names, even some Chinese and Japanese can be found in the English language. This borrowing of words other languages is of the key reasons some of the difficulities that people meet with they are learning English.
A．knowing B．wondering C．earning D．hearing
A．but B．and C．if D．unless
A．news B．facts C．truth D．information
A．such as B．the same as C．so as D．for example
A．in B．off C．of D．from
A．words B．culture C．language D．letters
A．for B．to C．from D．out
A．that B．something C．one D．this
A．why B．if C．what D．for
A．when B．before C．after D．While
完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
A spring (泉水) keeper lived high above a village along the eastern part of the mountain in Europe. The spring keeper was a job many years earlier by a young town leader. His job was to take away the leaves from the pools in the mountain. He worked hard.
The village soon became an place for visitors.
Years passed. One evening the town leaders had a meeting. they reviewed(审核) the money， one man saw how much they paid the spring keeper. He said： “Who is the old man? do we keep him year after year? No one ever sees him. For all we know， he is doingus no good. He isn’t any longer.” Then， they fired (解雇) the old man.
For several weeks， changed. By early autumn， however， the tree leaves began to fall and fell into the pools， the rushing flow of water. One afternoon someone that the spring water had turned yellow. A few days later， swans left， so did the tourists. Diseases reached deep into the village.
Quickly， the leaders held a special meeting. Realizing their ， they asked the old keeper of the spring to come back. And after a few weeks， the river of life began to clear up. Then， life to the village in the mountain.
Never look down on the seeming smallness of one’s task， job， or life! Even though it is rather small， it does make a difference.
A．brought B．offered C．found D．worked
A．attractive B．expensive C．unwelcome D．unpopular
A．Since B．As C．Because D．If
A．How B．When C．Why D．What
A．young B．energetic C．strong D．necessary
A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
A．protecting B．preventing C．providing D．producing
A．noticed B．marked C．signed D．recorded
A．feelings B．success C．confidence D．mistake
A．repaired B．replied C．returned D．reached
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答卷纸上将该项涂黑。
In 1880, fourteen-year-old Matthew Henson loved to hear sailors tell tales of their exciting lives at sea. One day he made up his mind. Baltimore was the nearest large seaport(海港). The next morning he set out on the forty-mile journey to try to find on a sailing ship.
In Baltimore, Henson found a job as a cabin boy on a beautiful ship. For the next five years, Henson around the world. With the help of the ship’s captain and other members of the crew, Henson learned mathematics, history, geography, and many other .
Unable to find work anywhere else, Henson took a job in a shop in Washington, D.C. One day in 1887, a man came in to buy a hat. The man, Lieutenant Robert Peary, asked the owner if he knew anyone with at sea. Peary would soon travel to South America for the U.S. government. He needed experienced men to go with him.
The shop owner knew about the young man’s skills and experience on ocean journeys, he introduced Peary to Henson. Using his map-reading and sailing skills, Henson proved to be a worthy and smart seaman. One day Peary told Henson about his real dream: to be the first man to stand on “the top of the world” at the North Pole. He asked Henson to help him make his dream .
Over the next five years, the two explorers(探险家) made two trips together to the Arctic(北极). However, they were not able to reach the pole either time. The cold, wind, and ice were than either of them had ever imagined.
In 1908, Peary and Henson were ready to make their final challenge at reaching the North Pole. With four guides, they made a mad dash straight across the ice. Peary’s feet were so frostbitten(冻僵的) that he had to be pulled on a dogsled. April 1909, Henson’s instruments showed they were standing at the North Pole. Together Henson and Peary planted the American flag in the snow.
A．guide B．treasure C．government D．work
A．sailed B．drove C．rode D．walked
A．seaports B．subjects C．passports D．objects
A．hat B．food C．book D．shoe
A．excitement B．experiment C．experience D．expression
A．so B．because C．if D．but
A．myself B．yourself C．himself D．themselves
A．come true B．go wrong C．stay young D．keep fit
A．warmer B．better C．worse D．bigger
A．At B．To C．On D．In
完型填空（共10分，每小题1分）
Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you'll find the whole world smiling to you.
On a sunny morning, you plan to have a walk to relax yourself. Just before you go out, it starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops (庄稼) in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest (收成).
everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, life isn't a bed of roses. It's very common to meet difficulties on the way to success. , difficulty isn't terrible. The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it. Difficulty is a spring (弹簧). If you are , it will be strong. So when you meet difficulties, don't give up. Instead you should face them with a smile.
Attitude (态度) everything. With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and . If you want to be happy, try to remember these five rules: Free your heart from hate; Free your mind from worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect less. The quickest way to receive happiness is to smile, the fastest way to lose it is to complain.
A．is B．seems C．seemed D．seem
A．cry B．smile C．complain D．laugh
A．suddenly B．finally C．hardly D．certainly
A．don't B．not C．didn't D．doesn't
A．But B．For C．So D．Although
A．In fact B．From early on C．For example D．Such as
A．unlike B．likes C．likely D．like
A．powerful B．weak C．confident D．strong
A．decides B．deciding C．to decide D．decide
A．please B．pleased C．pleasant D．pleasure
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