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． |
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．
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．
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．
Let me tell you about a young boy who made a model car all on his own．The boy is me，six years ago when I was just 11．The car was small and simple，but in my imagination it was a high﹣speed racing car，speeding along the race road．
It was during the school summer holidays and workmen were building a new driveway and garage（车库） beside our house．It meant to add something new to our home．When I watched the workman，I came up with an idea﹣﹣﹣I would build a car to drive into the garage in celebration of it．I told my mother and began with my plans．But I couldn't find the right things for making the car，so I gave up and sadly spent several days doing nothing．My mother noticed that I had stopped working and asked me why．I explained and she suggested that maybe I should change my plan to fit the things I had，rather than give up．
And that's just what I did．I found small pieces of wood in my father's workshop and made my car from anything that was lying around the house．When I found a small engine（发动机） from one of my old model planes，I added that．The power came from a battery（电池） I found in a box．
By the time the garage was finished，so was my car．I called my family together outside the house，started the engine and put the car on the driveway．It was fast，and I had to run to the garage to prevent it from hitting the new door．My family began to cheer and I smiled proudly．Thanks to my mother I learned the value of continuing to do things，especially something difficult．Soon I was making plans for my next project：a robot!
51．The writer was when he made the model car．
| A． |
a student |
| B． |
a driver |
| C． |
a workman |
| D． |
an engineer |
52．The writer making the first planned car．
| A． |
gave up |
| B． |
felt excited about |
| C． |
was very busy |
| D． |
spent several days |
53．To help the writer，his mother ．
| A． |
explained the plan to him |
| B． |
brought him to the workshop |
| C． |
gave him some suggestions |
| D． |
found him some pieces of wood |
54．By the time the car was finished， ．
| A． |
the writer thanked his mother |
| B． |
the family was called together |
| C． |
the writer put it into the house |
| D． |
the family began a new project |
55．What did the writer mainly tell us？
| A． |
Keep on doing things to the end． |
| B． |
B Think hard before doing something． |
| C． |
Always ask for help when in trouble． |
| D． |
Try the best to find the right things to do． |
Last Sunday we went to Happiness Nursing House to visit the old people．
When we arrived in the morning，we were warmly welcomed by the old people．First we introduced ourselves．Then we did some cleaning for them．Later，we made jiaozi together with them，talking and laughing．After lunch，we sang songs with them happily．At 4o'clock in the afternoon，it was time for us to go back All the old people said goodbye to us at the gate．
We were very happy on that day because we did a good deed（ 行为）．I think it is necessary for us teenagers to learn how to respect（尊重） and take care of others．What's more，it is also traditional virtue to help the old．
根据短文内容，选择最佳的答案，并在答题卡上将其字母标号涂黑．
56．Last we went to Happiness Nursing House．
| A． |
Tuesday |
| B． |
Monday |
| C． |
Sunday |
57．We made with the old people．
| A． |
jiaozi |
| B． |
cakes |
| C． |
sandwiches |
58．After lunch，we with the old people．
| A． |
played chess |
| B． |
sang songs |
| C． |
watched TV |
59．All the old people said goodbye to us when we left．
| A． |
at the gate |
| B． |
in the room |
| C． |
on the playground |
60．The underlined word"virtue" in paragraph 3means in Chinese．
| A． |
陋习 |
| B． |
过失 |
| C． |
美德 |
Mark wanted to learn painting． His grandfather told him to paint a foot at first． He wanted Mark to watch the model carefully and then paint it on the paper．When his grandfather left the room， Mark looked at the model for a while． Then he took off his shoes and looked at his own feet．
Suddenly he found an easy way to paint．Mark made his feet black with the paint and walked on the paper． At once， his footprints（脚印） were left on the paper． Soon his grandfather came back and was angry with him，but Mark proudly said that painting the feet was the easiest thing in the world
根据短文内容判断正误，
51． Mark wanted to learn painting．
52．Mark's grandfather wanted him to paint on the wall．
53．Mark looked at his shoes for a while
54．Mark made his feet black with the paint and walked on the paper
55． What Mark had done made his grandfather angry．
He Jiang，a postgraduate（研究生）in biology，will become the first Chinese student to give a speech in the commencement（毕业典礼） at Harvard University on May 26，2016．
Given the highest honor by the university．He Jiang，who was born in a small village in Hunan province，said，"People in China often believe that it's useless to study and children from the countryside cannot be successful in the future．However，I cannot agree with them．Education can change a person's life．I hope my experience can encourage the students from the countryside to spare no effort in studyand make their dream come turn．"
Different from many other families in the village，his parents never though about finding a job in big cities and leaving their two sons at home without their care．His farther was strict about their studies．He and his younger brother studies at home while the other kids in the village played in the fields．Unlike his strict farther，his mother took her sons'side when her husband scolded the boys．She preferred to sit with her sons when they studied rather than chat with other women in the village．
Getting the chance to speak at commencement is no accident．During his first days in Harvard，it was quite difficult for him to follow the professor in class and he was speechless in campus because of his poor English．Instead of giving up．He Jiang spent all his free time on English．He also make friends with natives to improve his speaking English．One year later，he had little difficulty in class and soon became one of the top students in his class．With the encouragement from Professor Diana Eck，He Jiang decided to apply（申请） for the chance to speak at the commencement．"Few Chinese students had applied before，but I wanted to have a try．I just want to realize my idea of letting more people hear the voice from China and telling them that China is not what it used to be．"said He Jiang．After beating three students from Harvard Kennedy School in the third and final round，He Jiang made it to get the chance to speak at the commencement．
He Jiang will go to Massachusetts Institute of Technology after graduating from Harvard．
66．Where will He Jiang give the speech？
A．Harvard University
B．Hunan Province
C．Harvard Kenney School
D．Massachusetts Institute of Technology
67．The underlined part means" "
A．get ready for study
B．try their best in study
C．enjoy themselves in study
D．be interested in study
68．Which of the following is true according to the passage？
A．He Jiang is the only child in the family
B．Both of He Jiang's parents were very strict with him
C．He Jiang's parents never tried to find a job in a big city
D．He Jiang often played in the fields with other kids in the village
69．Paragraph 4 mainly tells us
A．how He Jiang got the chance
B．how hardworking He Jiang was
C．why He Jiang applied for the chance
D．what He Jiang studied in Harvard
70．From the passage，we can know that
A．like father，like son
B．the early birds get worms
C．practice makes perfect
D．where there is a will，there is a way．
Blue Lightning
Sally loved cars more than anything else． This spring she thought of building a go﹣kart to enter for the Go﹣Go Race． So she asked her dad for help．
"Well，" he said． "How about this： you do some research first and then come back to me with a design．"
A week later， Sally brought her notes and drawings to Dad． She named her go﹣kart "Blue Lightning"． Dad looked over her work， thinking． "Well， that's interesting，" he said． "Have a try． Just build Blue Lightning as you've designed．"
Over three weekends of hard work， Sally turned her design into a real， working go﹣kart and painted it light blue． Dad asked her to take it for a test drive． Sally agreed．
After she did that， Sally drove back to Dad． "Well，" she said． "Now I know why you wanted me to have a test drive．"
"Oh， do you？" he said． "Please share．"
"When I drove fast， there was a lot of pushback，" she said． "I think it's because of the lightning bolt （闪电） shape．"
"Very good!" Dad said．
"So， why didn't you tell me about that problem in the first place？" Sally asked．
Dad laughed． "Where's the fun in that？ If you give a man a fish， he'll eat for a day． But if you teach a man to fish， he'll eat for a lifetime．"
Sally said， "I see． Anyway， designing is half the fun !"
Dad smiled． "Good． Sometimes， learning happens during the process． We learn how to do something right by doing it a few times first and making mistakes along the way．"
That encouraged Sally and she worked even harder． When she showed Dad her new go﹣kart， he nodded with pride．
Finally came the race． Sally wasn't worried about whether she would win﹣in her mind， she had already won， by building something better than ever before．
（1）Sally thought of building a go﹣kart to ．
A． practice driving
B． enter for a race
C． play with friends
D． do some research
（2）What did Sally's dad ask her to do after she built the go﹣kart？
A． To have a test drive．
B． To take a good rest．
C． To give it a cool name．
D． To paint it light blue．
（3）Sally's story mainly tells us that ．
A． winning a race is important
B． fishing brings us a lot of fun
C． driving experience is necessary
D． learning happens during the process
Experiencing China
| Mike， Canada I spent three months with my host family（接待家庭） in China． It was a lifetime experience． I was able to experience Chinese living and culture，from basic Tai Chi to Beijing Opera． I even visited a famous traditional Chinese medicine hospital． Now I have a better understanding of Chinese culture． |
| Joanna， Australia I stayed with my host family for five months． My host mother is a Chinese teacher and she is really warm﹣hearted． With her help，my Chinese has improved a lot． And I have got used to a new culture． My favorite part of the experience was sharing my feelings in China with her． |
| Bill， America My host mother is a wonderful cook! She makes me all kinds of traditional Chinese dishes． They are tasty and I like them very much． Just like me，my host parents love to learn about different cultures． They often ask me questions about life in America． |
| Cindy， Germany Recently I took part in a program to study Chinese． I lived with a host family in China for six months． My host sister is a really hardworking student． It was amazing to see how she made progress in English． And a close relationship has developed between us． |
（1）Who visited a traditional Chinese medicine hospital？
A．Mike．
B．Joanna．
C．Bill．
D．Cindy．
（2）How long did Joanna stay with her host family in China？
A． Three months．
B． Four months．
C． Five months．
D． Six months．
（3）Cindy thinks her host sister is ．
A． a wonderful cook
B． a responsible doctor
C． a warm﹣hearted teacher
D． a hardworking student
A Beautiful Moment
When I was in high school．I worked part﹣time helping Dad sell fruits and vegetables at a market． One day，as I was preparing the fruits，a little boy came by with his mom and sister． He was about eight years old，and the girl，five or six． They were looking the fruits in front of me． I heard the kids say to their mom in French，"They're good!" I knew it was French，because I can speak and understand it．
Then I noticed how the mom was picking the fruits．At first I thought she was really looking at the fruits because she was facing them． But then I noticed how much she had to feel and smell each one as she picked them out． And she often asked her son if it looked okay， but looked way above where his face was． Putting what I saw together，I was sure she was blind．
Both of the kids continued to help their mom pick out the fruits．The son made sure the fruits were not obviously bad， and the daughter handed them to her mom． The woman then felt each one and smiled， and the daughter would put them into their basket．The kids were smiling while helping their mom pick the fruits out．
Their smile and gentle manner moved me in a way that never happened before．It was so beautiful to see such young kids so willingly help． Most kids that age would be picking out candies or toys in a store for themselves， instead of helping their mom pick out fruits as the two kids did．
It was great to witness the moment， but not so great because I didn't tell the mom how beautiful her children were in their language．this is what I regret to this day．
（1）The woman and her kids came to the market to buy ．
A． fruits
B． vegetables
C． candies
D． toys
（2）According to what he saw， the writer was sure the mother couldn't ．
A． speak
B． see
C． smell
D． hear
（3）The writer was moved because ．
A． the mother was brave to face her problems
B． the kids were polite and kind to each other
C． the mother was careful in picking out things
D． the kids were so willing to help their mother
Roger：Hi，there！It was my 15th birthday last Saturday．Some of my friends and Alan．my cousin，came to celebrate it． Everyone brought me a gift，we played games，sang songs and had a big birthday cake． It was really a wonderful day! Did you do anything special last week？
Jessica：Yes，My class were on a school field trip last week．First，We went to the University of North Carolina to learn about the history of its basketball team． Many basketball stars were students there． Then we visited a museum． We learned about how the plane was invented and took many pictures there．
Sara：Well， I was lucky enough to go to a conference（会议） on charity（慈善） last Wednesday． I was so excited to meet a lot of kind people there． One of them was a boy named Richard． He spoke at the conference about the charity work that he had done in the past few years．
Martin：It was a different week than usual，Last Thursday， my school band（乐队） went to Atlanta to perform in a competition．I played the violin and we won a prize! On Friday we went to the Georgia Aquarium and got to see different kinds of sea life from over the world． It was really cool!
（1）When did Roger have his birthday party？
A．Last Wednesday．
B． Last thursday．
C．Last Friday．
D．Last Saturday．
（2）Who went on a school field trip last week？
A．Alan．
B．Jessica．
C．Sara．
D．Richard．
（3）Martin went to Atlanta to ．
A．speak at a conference
B．organize a party
C．perform in a competition
D．visit a university
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