Both of my two sons were born in Toronto， but they moved with us to Ottawa when they were quite young．They went to school there， gew up there．Later， one of my sons went to Canada's east coast near a city called Hallfax and the other moved to the west coast to Vancouver．My wife and I were left in the middle．
As we nealy retired（退休） ， we stared to think where we shoud spend our final years．For several reasons we decided to live on a small town on Vancouver Island， where was close to one of my sons．However， the son moved to Hollywood soon after he had got another job there．I helped him move．
We still lived a happy life in our little west coast town， but we have paid a price．We have not been there for some important events such as the births of our grandchildren．We have missed watching them grow up； we have missed backyard barbecues（烧烤） and basketball weekends with them． Our home ， while very comfortable ， was also very quiet ．
Every fall we travel to see the children．We usually fly， first to California to see our son Scott and spend a week or more with him trying to catch up on everything we've missed．Then， usually in November， we make the even longer trip east across Canada to see Travis and our grandchidren，who were about their twenties．
Fortunately， both our sons are doing well and grandchidren are growing up straight and tall．We love all of them and they love us．We're very happy but there are times I think about the things we didn't see； the tears or the smile on the granddaughter's face， their school graduations， my son's joy at successes in business．
Life has been good for our family but we have all paid a price．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．
（1）The writer's sons grew up in ．
| A． |
Toronto |
| B． |
Ottawa |
| C． |
Halifax |
| D． |
Vancouver |
（2）From the underlined sentence in paragraph 3， we can infer（推断） that the writer ．
| A． |
wanted to live a noisy life |
| B． |
was satisfied with retired life |
| C． |
lived a comfortable life |
| D． |
was sometimes lonely |
（3）Which of the following important events did the writer miss？
| A． |
The births of his grandchildren． |
| B． |
School graduations of his grandchildren． |
| C． |
The successful times of his son's business． |
| D． |
All of the above． |
（4）For his family life， the writer implies（暗示） ．
| A． |
they all regret not living together all the time although enjoying a happy life |
| B． |
they enjoy a happy life because they can see each other every year |
| C． |
they are proud of the sons and the grandchildren |
| D． |
they love the sons and the grandchildren |
（5）What's the best title for the passage？
| A． |
Living a happy life． |
| B． |
A price to pay． |
| C． |
Moving from east to west． |
| D． |
My sons and grandchildren． |
When I was about 12 years old， I really wanted a new bike!（1） ， but I knew there was little hope because my family could hardly afford it．
On my birthday my parents told me they had my gift outside in the back yard． At once I rushed out to the yard． There was my bike， but it wasn't the bike that I thought it would be． This one was pink， old and worn with age． It was so disappointing! I thought I hurt my parents' feelings because I was sure they could see the disappointment on my face．（2） ， riding as fast as I could and didn't look back．
As time went by， I began to understand that my parents gave me something much more than just a rusty （生锈的） old bike．（3） ． When you give something out of love， it doesn't matter what it is． What matters is the love that is in it．
I like to remember this story because giving a gift is not about money．（4）． ． Remember this： a gift that costs 2 isn't any less valuable than one that costs 100．
| A． I got on the old bike and rode it B． I told my parents my birthday wish C． It's about how much love you can feel from it D． They taught me a life lesson about love |
|
（5）What's the main idea of the passage？
| A． |
The writer got the bike that he thought it would be from his parents． |
| B． |
A cheap gift is as valuable as an expensive gift if they are full of love． |
| C． |
A gift that costs 2 is much more valuable than one that costs 100． |
| D． |
The writer was very happy when he found the bike in the yard． |
When I was small，my mom used to give the family a funny special treat from time to time﹣she would make breakfast food for dinner．
I remember she did so one night．She had been at work all day but wanted to do something special for us all．On that evening．my mom put a plate of eggs and very burnt toast（ 面包）in front of my dad．I waited to see if anyone noticed．But my dad just took his toast，smiled at my mom and asked me how my day at school had been．I don't remember what I told him that night．But I remember watching him put butter on that toast．He ate it up as usual．
After dinner，I remember hearing my mom apologizeto my dad for burning the toast．I'll never forget what he said："Honey，I love burnt toast．"Later that night，I went to kiss daddy good night．
I asked him if he really liked his toast burnt，He wrapped（ 紧抱）me in his arms and said："Your mommy worked very hard today．She's really tired．And a bit of burnt toast never hurt anyone!"
Life is full of imperfect things．Nobody is perfect，either．I'm not the best at anything．I forget birthdays and other important events just like everyone else does．But I've learned something important from my father．Understanding is the basis of everything，whether between a husband and wife，a parent and child or just between two friends．Remember，burnt toast never hurt anyone．It's the people with the kind thoughts who make life worth living．
（1）The writer's father during the dinner．
| A． |
didn't take the burnt toast |
| B． |
ate up all the burt toast |
| C． |
threw away the burnt toast |
| D． |
didn't notice the burnt toast |
（2）What does the underlined word"apologize"mean？
| A． |
辩白 |
| B． |
谢罪 |
| C． |
道歉 |
| D． |
辩护 |
（3）From what the father said to his son，we know the father ．
| A． |
could understand his wife |
| B． |
always argued with his wife |
| C． |
was a good cook |
| D． |
worked hard every day |
（4）What has the writer learned from his father？
| A． |
The father liked to eat burnt toast． |
| B． |
The mother was not a good mother and was a little funny． |
| C． |
Understanding is the basic point of everything． |
| D． |
Life is not perfect，but the father is perfect． |
（5）W hat is the best title of the passage？
| A． |
Life is imperfect |
| B． |
The father and the son |
| C． |
A big dinner |
| D． |
Burnt toast never hurt anyone． |
Laura has an aunt who works in London．She loves Laura so much that she invites Laura to London every summer．
Last year Laura was happy to go to London and see some famous places in London，including the British museum，National Gallery （画廊）and other great buildings．How beautiful!She fell in love with them，but one thing made her very unhappy．It's her first time to go to a big square，but when she passed the square alone，a thief（小偷）stole her wallet in her pocket．She had to walk to her aunt's home angrily．
This year Laura's aunt invited her to London again．One day，when she passed the same square with her aunt，she was more careful not to be stolen．After a while，she saw a man go close to her and put his hand in her pocket with a smile．Then he took out his hand quickly and left．She became very angry and shouted，"Stop it，or I will call the police!"To her surprise，she found her aunt and all the other people there laughing with the word "Congratulations（祝贺）"！In fact，the man was not a thief．Instead，he put ten pounds in her pocket．It was an interesting game．The organizers（组织者）wanted to correct the bad impression（印象）of the square，so they hired（雇佣）some"thieves"to do that game．
（1）Why did Laura feel unhappy during her first visit to the square？
A．Because she passed the square alone．
B．Because people laughed at her．
C．Because her wallet was stolen．
D．Because she couldn't find her aunt's home．
（2）One of the organizers may be ．
A．a thief
B．a policeman
C．Laura's father
D．Laura's aunt
（3）They played the game to ．
A．change the bad impression of the square
B．ask more people to join the game
C．give ten pounds away
D．catch the real thief
（4）What can we know from the passage？
A．On the square there were few people．
B．Laura has been to London at least twice so far．
C．The man stole ten pounds in Laura's pocket．
D．Laura didn't want to go to the square any more．
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容和表格提示信息，在空白处填入适当词语，使其意思与短文内容一致 （每空词数不限）．
There were three brothers，John，Jack，and James． Evey year on their mother's birthday，they would send their mother expensive birthday gifts to show how rich and successful they were．
The oldest brother， John had the most money and he wanted his mother to know this．
" I must give her something none of my brothers can give her．"John thought．"I must find something of which there is only one in the world．"
He advertised in a newspaper： Wanted： The perfect gift for the woman who has everything．
For many days， his telephone did not stop ringing， people phoned him from all over the world． They wanted to sell him "the perfect gift"． However，they did not have anything that was only one in the world．
Then， less than a week before his mother's birthday，a man came to his office． He was carrying a cage（鸟笼）， and in the cage there was a large bird．
"This bird， "the man said， "can speak ten languages and sing many pop songs． There is no other bird like it in the world．"
"I'll listen to it， John said， " If you tell the truth， I'll buy the bird from you．
The man spoke to the bird， "Talk to me in French， The bird spoke to him in French． "Tell me a joke in Japanese， He said． The bird told him a joke in Japanese． "Sing a famous pop song， he said． The bird did so， too．
"I'll buy it， John said． "How much do you want？ "
"Half a million dollars" the man said． This was lots of money， but John paid him． Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card
The day after his mother with a birthday． "Well， Mum， he said， "What did you think of the bird？
"Oh， it was delicious， dear．" she said．
（1）Of the three brothers， was the richest．
（2）After John advertised in the newspaper，people phoned to him"the perfect gift．"
（3）The bird was because it could speak ten langues and sing any pop song．
（4）John phoned his mother to ask if she the bird．
（5）The last paragragh tells us that John's mother the bird．
There was once a poor woman with only one son．One day，she asked her son if there was anything he wanted．The boy said he wanted a drum．The mother left for the market，feeling very sad，because she did not have enough money to buy a drum．
On the way home，she found a piece of wood and gave it to her son to play with．Later that day，the boy went outside to play．Along the road，he saw an old woman crying．The old woman was trying to start a fire to cook some food，but she didn't have any wood．Hearing this，the boy gave her his piece of wood．The old woman gave him a piece of the bread she had made．
Then，further down the road，the boy met a pot maker's wife and her crying child．The boy asked her what was wrong．The woman said she had no food to give to her hungry child．The boy gave the woman the piece of bread，and she gave him a pot．The boy walked on．
Before long，he saw a husband and wife arguing．He asked them why they were arguing．They said，"We have broken our pot and have nothing to clean our clothes in．"The boy gave his pot to them，and they gave the boy a new coat．
Next，the boy saw a man who had no shirt．The man said he had been robbed on his way home．The robbers had taken his money，and his shirt．The boy gave the man his new coat．The man was so happy，he gave the boy his horse．
Finally，on his way home，the boy met a huge group of people going to a wedding．There were musicians，the bridegroom，and his family．Everyone looked sad．The bridegroom's father said，"We are waiting for a horse．If it doesn't come soon，we will be late for the wedding．"The boy gave them his new horse．The group asked the boy what they could give him，and he replied，"A drum．"So，the musicians gave him their drum．The boy ran home to tell his mother how he had at last gotten the drum he had wanted．
（1）The woman is crying because ．
| A． |
she couldn't find her daughter |
| B． |
she had no money to buy food |
| C． |
she had no wood to make a fire |
| D． |
she couldn't find her way back． |
（2）Why did the pot maker's wife give her pot to the boy？
| A． |
Because the pot was useless． |
| B． |
Because she didn't like it． |
| C． |
Because the pot make her child cry． |
| D． |
Because the boy helped her． |
（3）The boy got the drum from ．
| A． |
a pot maker's wife |
| B． |
the musicians |
| C． |
his own mother |
| D． |
an old woman |
（4）We know from the story that the boy was ．
| A． |
helpful |
| B． |
careless |
| C． |
silly |
| D． |
cruel |
Ten years ago，when I was in high school，Mrs．While was my language teacher．One day at lunch time，I was about to eat my cold fish sandwich and she suddenly asked me if she could buy my lunch from me．She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot lunch from the cafeteria（食堂）．I was very pleased．I had never thought of going to the cafeteria to buy my lunch like other students．The food at the cafeteria was too expensive for my family．
Kids always complained about the cafeteria food but I really wanted to buy it．When we finished lunch that day，she told me that she was a Catholic and Catholics don't eat red meat on Fridays﹣they eat fish on Fridays．After that，every Friday Mrs．White bought my fish sandwich and with the money I could buy a hot lunch from the cafeteria．
One year later，I learned from a classmate that Mrs．White was not a Catholic and her family was not rich．She bought my cold sandwich because she saw a little girl that was excited to have a hot lunch．She wanted to help me!I couldn't help crying．I will never forget her kind heart．I will remember my dear Mrs．White all my life．
根据短文内容回答下列各题．
92．Why didn't the writer go to the cafeteria to have lunch？
93．How did the writer feel when Mrs．White wanted to buy her cold fish sandwich？
94．What did the writer do with the money from Mrs．White？
95．Was Mrs．White a Catholic？
96．What kind of person was Mrs．White？ ．
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
Li Wen is a normal 15﹣year﹣old boy from the countryside，He works very hard and does well in school．It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school．When he was a little boy，he seldom caused any problems，and his family spent a lot of time together．Unfortunately，things began to change a few years ago．His parents moved to the city to look for jobs，and his grandparents came to take care （1） him．But he missed his parents so much and he often felt lonely and unhappy．
Li Wen's unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork．He became less interested in studying．Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations．Finally，Li Wen's parents made the（2） to send him to a boarding school，but Li Wen was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school．He found life there difficult．One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school．His teacher was worried about him and she called his parents．（3） 她建议他们亲自与他们的儿子谈谈．So his parents took a 24﹣hour train and a 5﹣hour bus ride to get to Li Wen's school．
They had a long talk．"It was exactly what I needed，"he said．"Now I understand that even though they are busy，they are always thinking of me．They take pride in everything good that I do．"
After that，Li Wen's parents had much more communication with their son than they used to．Now Li Wen has really changed．He became more outgoing and made some good friends in school．He even joined the school basketball team and became active in many other activities，"I'm much happier now，and I work even harder than I used to．I know my parents love me and they're always proud of me．"says Li Wen．"It's very important for parents to be there for their children．"
根据短文内容完成下列各题
87．在（1）和（2）处填上适当的词（1） （2）
88．写出原文 He failed his examinations．的问义句．He his examinations．
89．将（3）译成英语．
90．在文中找出absence的形容 词 ，often的反义词
91．Do you think it is important for parents to be there for their children？
Why？ ．
A little boy invited his mother to come to his teacher﹣parent meeting，but the little boy was very upset．Although his mother was a beautiful woman，there was a scar（伤疤）on her nearly the right side of her face．The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar．At the meeting，the people saw the mother with a scar，and the little boy felt embarrassed and hid himself from everyone，listening to a conversation between his mother and the teacher．
The teacher asked carefully，"How did you get the scar on your face？"
The mother answered，"When my son was a baby，he was in a room，and the room caught fire．Everyone was too afraid to come in，so I went in．When I was running to his bed，I saw a piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him．I was senseless：but luckily，the fireman came in and saved both of us．"She touched the scar of her face．"This scar will be lasting，but to this day，I have never regretted what I did．"
At this point，the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes．He held his mother in his arms．
根据短文内容判断正误．正确的为"T"，错误的为"F"
请把你的选项在答题卡上用2B 将相对应的大写字母（"T"或"F"）
77．A little boy invited his father to his teacher﹣parent meeting．
78．The little boy knew how his mother got the scar before the teacher﹣parent meeting．
79．The boy hid himself because he felt embarrassed．
80．The word"regret"means"后悔"．
81．The passage is about"The Greatest Love in the World．" ．
Many years ago，there lived an old man with his three sons，Dharma，Harrison and Keith，in a village．The man worked hard when he was young，（72） ．But his sons were all born to be lazy，which made him disappointed．He was worried that his sons would use up his money and starve（饥饿）to death．
One day，the old man came up with a plan．He called his sons and said to them，"Look，my dear sons，in the land we have at the farmyard，there is lots of hidden gold．（73） ．"
In a wish to find out the gold，his sons worked hard from the morning to the evening，digging and digging all through the land．Three days had passed，（74） ．They got frustrated and angry．They decided to give up and returned to ask their father．
"There is no gold in the land．We are cheated．"
"Since the land has been dug soft，（75） ？"their father answered．
The sons went off．Soon the whole once﹣useless land was rich crops．
"（76） ．"said the proud father．
根据短文内容，从下列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．请把你的选项在答題卡上用2B铅笔将相对应的大写字母涂黑．
A．they found what they were looking for
B．If you work together，you may find it
C．so he had the largest farmyard and the most beautiful house in the village
D．This is the real gold，my sons
E．but they didn't find what they were looking for
F．what about the plan
G．why don't you plant some crops there．
Li Yaotang is considered to be one of the most important and widely﹣read Chinese writers in the 20th century．He wrote under the pen name of Ba Jin．Ba Jin started writing his first work （作品）in the late 1920s．Li was born in Chengdu，Sichuan．He was born in a rich family of officials．As a child，Li was taught to read and write first by his mother．In 1920，Li entered Chengdu Foreign Language School to study English．Three years later，Li moved to Shanghai and studied in Dongnan University．On February 15th，1927，he went to Paris with his friend for further study．After returning to Shanghai in 1928，Ba Jin continued writing and working on translation．His first novel came out in 1929．Then he wrote a lot of famous novels during ten years．Most of Ba Jin's works could be easily understood by anyone with high school education，which made him one of the easiest modem Chinese writers．Ba Jin died of cancer in Shanghai at the age of 100．His death marked the end of a century for Chinese literature．He was one of the masters of language like Lao She．
Answer the following questions according to what you read．
（1）When did Ba Jin start writing his first work？
（2）Who taught Ba Jin to read and write when he was a child first？
（3）What did Ba Jin do in Chengdu Foreign Language School？
（4）Did Ba Jin go to France or Britain in 1927？
（5）Why is Ba Jin still one of the easiest modem Chinese writers？ ．
Gregg's dream was to travel around the Americas（美洲）．He got the idea after he finished a long bike ride．Gregg's friend，Brooks，also liked riding a bike．The two friends talked and made a plan，they would travel from Alaska to Argentina by bike．
To pay for the trip，Gregg and Brooks worked to save money for a long time．When they were on the road，they often camped outdoors and ate cheaply．In many places，local people opened their doors to the two friends and gave them food．
On their way，there were deserts，rainforests and mountains．They visited modem cities and ancient ruins．And they made many friends from all over the world．
Two years later，Gregg finally reached Ushuaia，Argentina in May 2007．（Near Guatemala，Brooks had to go back and Gregg continued without him．）
They both learned a lot about traveling．Here are some of Gregg's suggestions．
Travel light．You shouldn't carry many things with you．
Be flexible（灵活的）．Don't plan everything．Then you'll be more relaxed and pleased．
Be polite．One traveler told Gregg，"Nobody wants to cheat a nice man．"It's true．
Judge the following sentences true （T）or false （F） according to the passage
61．Before the trip，they had a lot of money．
62．All of their food came from local people．
63．They began to travel to the Americas in 2005．
64．Both of them reached Ushuaia，Argentina．
65．A nice man won't be cheated． ．
Once upon a time，there was a millionaire who loved money more than the other things in the world．He didn't know exactly how much he had，so he took on a little girl to count all his money for him．
It took the little girl six days to count all the money．When she told the millionaire that he had forty﹣two million dollars，he was wild with joy and asked，"How much money do you want？"He thought she was only a child and he could give her less money．
The girl said，"Well，I worked for six days，so I think you should pay me for six days．Give me two pennies for the first day．Each day after that，just give me the amount you give me the day before，multiplied（乘） by itself．"
The millionaire thought that in this way he would only have to give her a few dollars．What a foolish girl!
On the first day the millionaire paid her two pennies，and on the second day，two pennies times two pennies，or four pennies．
Each day after that，he gave her the number of pennies he had given her the day before，multiplied by itself．And by the sixth day the foolish millionaire had to give the clever girl all his money．
Fill in the blanks according to the passage．Only one word for each blank．
Long long ago，a millionaire loved money than anything （71） in the world．One day he took on a girl to count his money．The girl spent six days in （72） his money．The millionaire asked the girl how much money he should （73） for what she did．The girl answered he should give her the amount he gave her the day before，multiplied by itself．
The millionaire（74） with the girl．He thought the girl was a （75） ．In fact，the girl was so clever．The millionaire had to give the clever girl all his money．
Dan's class know Dan is in the hall before they see him． He raps （说唱） when he passes in the hall． He raps when he comes into class． And he raps when he sits at his desk． He raps when he can and he raps about almost everything．
Dan joined in a rap competition at school． When Dan rapped， his friends clapped （鼓掌） for him．The kids thought his rapping was great． But could Dan win？
Dan did win! Dan got the top place! All his classmates gave him a big hand．"Now Dan is a star in our school!" Mal said． Ben stood up and shook Dan's hand． "That was cool， Dan． You are
a hero!"
Miss Mills said， "Dan did win! His next step is to rap on National Rap Star on TV． We can all give Dan a big hand．" The class clapped and cheered for Dan． Miss Mils smiled．
Miss Mills and his classmates were excited， but Dan threw himself onto his chair ，silent．Dan could not rap on TV． In class， Dan could not do his physics． He could not think． Dan was not a kid who got nervous a lot， but he did not wish to rap on TV． Could he be lucky again？Anyway，who wanted to lose？Dan thought perhaps he would not attend the national competition．Then he would not have to rap on TV．
Dan' s friends sensed something was going on his mind． They planned to give him some help．When Dan got to class the next day，he saw a sign on the wall． It said，"Dan，Just rap classroom!" Dan smiled．"Perhaps it's not that hard to rap on TV，" he thought．
（1）How do Dan's classmates know he is in the hall before they see him？
| A． |
They hear him rap． |
| B． |
They see a sign on the wall． |
| C． |
They hear him clap hands． |
| D． |
They see the things on his desk． |
（2）Why didn't Dan want to rap on TV？
| A． |
He got nervous a lot． |
| B． |
He was afraid to lose． |
| C． |
He had to improve his physics． |
| D． |
He planned to cheer for others． |
（3）What do you think happened later according to the story？
| A． |
Dan hated his friends for their push． |
| B． |
Dan forgot what he should rap on TV． |
| C． |
Dan attended the national competition． |
| D． |
Dan sopped rapping after the competition． |
Tony， a nine﹣year﹣old kid， is sitting at his desk when suddenly he wets（尿湿） his pants． He thinks his heart is going to stop because he can't possibly know how this has happened． It has never happened before． He knows the after﹣effect （后果）﹣When the boys find out， he will never hear the end of it． When the girls find out， they'll never speak to him again as long as he lives．
Tony puts his head down and say to himself， "Oh， no． What can I do？ I need help now!"
He looks up and notices the teacher coming， with a look in her eyes that says he has been discovered．
As the teacher is walking to him， a classmate named Emily is carrying a glass that is full of water． Emily falls down in front of the teacher and drops the glass of water in Tony's pants． Tony seems to be angry， but all the while he is saying to himself， "Thank you， dear! Thank you ， dear!"
Now all of a sudden， instead of being the person that everyone laughs at， Tony is the person of sympathy （同情）． The person that everyone laughs at should be him， but now it is Emily．
She tries to help， but they tell her， "You've done enough， you stupid!"
At the end of the day， as they were waiting for the bus， Tony walks over to Emily and says in a low voice ， " You did that on purpose， didn't you ？"
Emily says back in a quiet voice， "I wet my pants ，too．"
（1）What does Tony think the other boys will do if they find out the fact？
| A． |
They'll all laugh at him． |
| B． |
They'll tell the teacher about it． |
| C． |
They'll try to help him． |
| D． |
They'll never speak to him again． |
（2）Which is right according to the passage？
| A． |
Emily drops the water on purpose． |
| B． |
Tony is really angry with Emily． |
| C． |
Tony and Emily don't go home by bus． |
| D． |
Tony and Emily aren't classmates． |
（3）We know that Emily is a girl from the passage？
| A． |
careless and lazy |
| B． |
quiet and bright |
| C． |
stupid and helpless |
| D． |
kind and smart． |
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