Along time ago, there was an emperor. He had a beautiful . In the garden, there was a little nightingale(夜莺)singing very beautifully.
One day, the emperor heard about this little bird’s beautiful . He asked his guards to bring her to him. When the emperor heard the nightingale’s voice, he said, “Put her a golden cage, so she can stay and sing for me whenever I want to hear her.
The little bird was so unhappy about being kept in the cage that she stopped one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the scientists in his palace to make a robot bird for him. The bird could sing very beautifully, . The emperor was pleased.
Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that time, the emperor was ill and he became very weak. One morning, while in bed, the emperor wanted it to sing once . But the robot bird sing any more. Suddenly, the nightingale landed on the window. She began to sing her most beautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became each day.
After the emperor was well, he changed a lot and became kind his people. From then on, all his people cherished(爱戴)him for his love and kindness.
A.park B.house C.garden D.door
A.noise B.voice C.sound D.noisy
A.in B.on C.for D.from
A.to sing B.sing C.sings D.singing
A.also B.so C.too D.either
A.jumping B.standing C.lying D.running
A.again B.two C.second D.twice
A.can B.could C.don’t D.couldn’t
A.weaker and weaker B.taller and taller C.better and better D.younger and younger
A.at B.to C.on D.in
Every year when Mother's Day cards show up in the stores, I remember my mother. She never cared much for .I could just send a card or give her a call, and she'd be very happy.
A few months later after her death, I was in a store out a Mother's Day card when suddenly I realized I had one to send it to.
Each Mother's Day, I choose a different theme (主题) to remember her. This time, it's some of the things she said. For example:
When I asked her not to send my brother to a boarding school, she said, "They'll teach him to read Braille (盲文). he wants to have a life, he has to learn to read."
When I that she ought to get a life, she replied, "I work five days a , clean my house on Saturday, go to church on Sunday. I don't need a 1ife. I need help."
When we fell on hard times, she said, "Life is a . Sometimes you give, other times you take. Either way, it's al1 the same one. But try to remember how hard it is to take, because one day, you will do the giving.'"
My mother was rea1ly a woman. I remember my mother. And some day, when I'm gone, I hope my children will remember me.
But in the meantime, I'll be to get a card or answer a phone call.
A. gifts B. children C. education
A. finding B.picking C. giving
A. no B. some C. another
A. mad B deaf C. blind
A. If B. While C. After
A. ordered B. agreed C. suggested
A. year B. month C. week
A. bank B. museum C. station
A lazy B. smart C. stupid
A sorry B. glad C. afraid
Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then ? Here is an example.
There was a farmer who corn (玉米) all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the and won the first prize.
One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something about how he grew it. The farmer his seed(做种子的) corn to his neighbors.
"How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?" the reporter asked. "You know they are taking part in the with you each year."
"Why, sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The picks up pollen (花粉) from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If my neighbors grow corn, cross-pollination (异花传粉) will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must my neighbors to grow good corn. "
The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve his neighbor's corn improves.
As a great man says, "We make a living by what we ; we make a life by what we give." We can't without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get, by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us from other animals.
So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find in their life.
A.why B.how C.when D.where
A.grew B.bought C.sold D.collected
A.cheapest B.prettiest C.best D.shortest
A.popular B.serious C.terrible D.surprising
A.lent B.showed C.offered D.recommended
A.game B.fight C.experiment D.competition
A.wind B.water C.farmer D.neighbor
A.tasty B.bad C.tall D.unusual
A.teach B.remind C.help D.require
A.unless B.though C.because D.when
A.do B.own C.get D.grow
A.cheer B.move C.work D.live
A.and B.but C.or D.so
A.different B.free C.safe D.far
A.hope B.success C.friendship D.happiness
Many Chinese students find it difficult English, but not Chinese, because Chinese is own language. Actually, Chinese is to learn than English.
Still some foreign students can speak Chinese so that if you didn’t see them, you would take them for Chinese. What makes them ?
“ For me, conversation is the most helpful. I use every chance to speak Chinese. If you only listen to what others , you’ll improve your listening ability, but if you talk as much as , you’ll find you can express yourself much better,” says Ulrike Nootz, a German girl now studying Chinese at Shanghai International Studies University.
Though the Chinese language is difficult, she can learn it well. She thinks that to learn a language one must try to know something about the history of the country. Though Chinese is different from English, the experience of success can be . Conversation, in English learning, very important.
A. to learn B. learning C. learn
A. we B. their C. us
A. very more difficult B. much difficultC. much more difficult
A. well B. good C. better
A. success B. succeed C. successfully
A. in B. by C. with
A. say B. talk C. speak
A. can B. possible C. may
A. the same B. same C. the different
A. may be B. maybe C. may
You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. In fact, an English dictionary you today wasn't made until the Qing Dynasty(清朝).Three men did most of the important work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary. The for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in1857.Twenty -two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor(编者)of its new dictionary.
Murray had never been to . At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank . he become a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small house in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o'clock and in the small house several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was adding(增加)words for the letter"A"! He worked on the dictionary he was very old. Forty-four years later, in1928, other editors finished the dictionary.
A.use B.write C.copy D.miss
A.easy B.boring C.early D.dangerous
A.spell B.invent C.collect D.make
A.way B.idea C.use D.prize
A.school B.cinema C.village D.college
A.Later B.Long before C.So far D.Ever since
A.sold B.built C.broken D.drawn
A.read B.wrote C.worked D.thought
A.already B.still C.usually D.always
A.if B.because C.until D.since
Farley worked for the Canadian government. One day, he was to learn more about wolves. Do wolves kill lots of caribou(北美驯鹿)? Do they kill people?
They gave him lots of food and clothes and guns. Then they put him on a plane and took him to . The plane put him down and went away. There were no houses or people in this place. But there were lots of animals and lots of wolves.
People tell terrible stories about wolves. They say wolves like to kill and eat people. Farley remembered these stories, and he was . He had his gun with him .
Then one day, he saw a group of wolves. There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves. A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them.
Farley watched these wolves every day. The mother was a very mother. She gave milk to her babies. She gave them lessons about life. They learned how to food. The father wolf got food for the mother. The young wolf the children. They were a nice, happy family—wolf family! Farley did not need his any more. In a short time, he got on well with the family. Farley watched them for five months. He learned that many stories about the wolves were . Wolves do not eat people, and they do not eat many large animals. And he also learned bad things about men. It was men who killed many caribou and wolves.
Later, Farley wrote a book about wolves. He wanted people to them and not to kill them.
A.seen B.told C.heard D.found
A.a small town B.a big city C.a far place D.a lonely village
A.afraid B.happy C.angry D.tired
A.at times B.all the time C.once a week D.every afternoon
A.bad B.good C.hungry D.thirsty
A.cook B.make C.get D.pick
A.shouted at B.looked into C.laughed at D.played with
A.food B.clothes C.gun D.plane
A.not good B.not true C.not easy D.not clear
A.grow B.have C.teach D.Understand
I visited Mount Maofeng two weeks ago. I the hotel at 7:00 and arrived at the foot of the mountain an hour later. On the bus, I happened to Chen Zhi, an old friend of . I was to see him. We climbed the mountain happily together. our way to the of the mountain, we visited the Maofeng Cliff and the HalfPeak Temple and some beautiful pictures with our cameras. Then, about two hours later, we the top of the mountain. It was so great to the view (风景) of the area at the highest part of the mountain. Mount Maofeng is also the highest place of Guangzhou, it is only about 534 meters high.
After having ice cream, we began to go back. We almost ran all the way. When we got to the foot of the mountain, we saw visitors there. And they were waiting the bus there. When the bus arrived, most of them ran quickly towards it, but we didn’t. We almost the whole day and climbing. As last we were but very happy.
A.lived B.got up C.left D.leave
A.find B.call C.meet D.invite
A.me B.mine C.my D.ours
A.shy B.happy C.sad D.serious
A.in B.at C.on D.of
A.foot B.middle C.top D.end
A.saw B.got C.drew D.took
A.got to B.got off C.went up D.went to
A.dream B.enjoy C.make D.travel
A.if B.when C.though D.however
A.a bit B.a little C.a lot D.lots of
A.in B.on C.at D.for
A.gave B.spent C.cost D.paid
A.walk B.riding C.walking D.ride
A.tire B.tired C.tiring D.tires
完型填空 (本大题共10分,每小题1分)
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for coming to this concert. I hope you have enjoyed the music.
The purpose of this concert is to money for children in Africa. Every day children in Africa die because they have diseases or have not enough .There are two main reasons. First, there are no jobs for the children's parents, so they have no money to buy food or . Second, the governments in many African countries do not have the money to take care of poor people.
Most African counties are poor. The land is not good for food and the weather is also bad for farming. The Feed Africa Fund a lot of money every year on food for poor people in Africa. The money comes people like you-kind, generous people who do not want to see children die from hunger. Just one dollar can buy enough rice or corn to a family of four for three days.
How much do you spend on food every day? Ten dollars? Twenty dollars? I am sure you can spend a little on your own food so that you have a few dollars for the Feed Africa Fund.
Ladies and gentlemen, we will now take a .Please be generous. Thank you.
A.borrow B.raise C.pay D.donate
A.hundred B.hundred of C.three hundreds D.hundreds of
A.to eat B.to sleep C.to play D.to enjoy
A.clothes B.houses C.cars D.medicine
A.growing B.inventing C.eating D.seeing
A.costs B.spends C.takes D.pays
A.to B.from C.with D.without
A.feed B.build C.develop D.buy
A.more B.few C.less D.least
A.show B.kindness C.look D.collection
阅读下面短文,然后根据短文内容从短文后各题所给的选项中选择能填入相应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡的相应位置将其涂黑。
In China, spring in March. The weather gets warm. Everything comes back to .Trees turn green and flowers come . It is a wonderful season.
Summer begins in June. It is very hot. It often rains and it rains heavily.
Fall comes summer. It is the harvest season and the farmers are busy . It’s cool and fall from the trees. The cold weather is coming.
Winter lasts December to February. It’s a very cold season.We’d better warm clothes. The wind blows and sometimes there is ice and snow.
A.return B. returns C. returned
A.life B. lives C. live
A. up B. out C.in
A. sometime B. some times C. sometimes
A.after B. before C. on
A. harvest B. harvests C. harvesting
A. leafs B. leaves C. leaf
A.for B. to C. from
A.wear B. to wear C. wearing
A.strong B. stronger C. strongly
One day, bus No.1 was going along Louxing Road. Suddenly the driver saw an old man on the side of the road. A woman next to him was shouting for .
The bus driver stopped the bus thinking twice. He got off and asked the woman what happened. She said that the man had a heart problem and should go to the . The driver knew he had to act . He told the passengers that he must take the man to the hospital. He expected most or all of the passengers to and wait for the next bus. But to his surprise, they all agreed to go with him. Some passengers helped the bus driver to move the man the bus.
the bus driver and the passengers, the doctors saved the man in time. Now many people don’t want to help because they don’t want any trouble. But the driver didn’t think about himself. He only thought about saving a .
A. lay B. to lie C. lying
A. advice B. help C. people
A. without B. with C. for
A. park B. office C. hospital
A. quick B. quickly C. slowly
A. get off B. get on C. get up
A. from B. onto C. out of
A. Thanks B. Thanks for C. Thanks to
A. other B. others C. another
A. life B. passenger C. woman
完形填空(本大题满分10分,每空1分)
阅读下面的短文,根据短文内容从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项,使短文完整、通顺,并在答题卡上将该标号涂黑。
It was the beginning of a new term. As a teacher in that school, I didn’t know any of the students. A little girl was standing at the gate of the classroom. She looked very shy.
I walked up to her and why she stood there. But she said nothing. Then a boy shouted, “She is from Grade Four, the worst student in her grade.” I looked at the little girl. She didn’t seem to be the smart kind. I why her teacher asked her to stay in Grade Three. I took her hand and her into the classroom.
“Sit here. Now you are my student and I’m your teacher,” I said. She still said nothing, but suddenly began to cry.
I later learnt that her parents died in a car accident. She became sad and didn’t like talking to others after that.
She learnt very . I gave her respect(尊重) and never looked down upon (鄙视) her as I know everybody deserves(值得) respect. I helped her after school, and she was making little by little. As time went by, she was not as as before. At the end of the term, she seemed to have forgotten all her sadness. She was not among the best students when she left that school, but , she was not that shy and sad little girl any more.
In the following , she would send me a card on each Thanksgiving Day. Three days ago, I an invitation to her wedding(婚礼). And now, I am at her wedding, and she is smiling brightly.
Everyone deserves respect and everyone can be happy.
A.new B.beautiful C.strict D.famous
A.told B.answered C.knew D.asked
A.thought B.understood C.forgot D.remembered
A.poured B.threw C.led D.turned
A.slowly B.quietly C.well D.quickly
A.friends B.decision C.progress D.surprises
A.smart B.shy C.angry D.careful
A.at least B.at first C.at once D.at birth
A.days B.weeks C.months D.years
A.wrote B.sent C.refused D.received
It was Friday.The football game was Saturday and we were very excited. My brother was going to be the quarterback(美式足球进攻组织者)for our team. It was the first time he would be in that . He had been hoping to be the quarterback ever since he joined the team. He said, “That’s the big job. That’s the one that makes the big difference.”
My mother said, “ , son. That’s the big target(攻击目标), too. You know the other want to knock you down. You can get hurt.”
“Don’t worry, I’m so and I’m fast. Besides, I have great players who will them from coming at me.” my brother said.
I couldn’t well the whole night. I worried about my brother. My mother was -- he could get hurt.
The next morning, he early to get to the game. When we got there, it was about to start. The ran out on the field. My brother looked great. He saw us and .
Then it started. They were playing hard. One player in particular from the other team kept at him. Then it happened. He knocked my brother down . My brother was slow to get up. My brother was screaming(尖叫). The coach ran out on the field. He told my brother to some time on the bench. He was afraid he had been hurt.
My mother ran down to on my brother . But all he did was a smile. “It’s just a bruise(瘀伤). I’m fine. And don’t worry , I’ll be back. This is . I love leading the team.”
After that game, my brother plays quarterback every Saturday. But my mother is still .
She can’t go to the games. She just waits at home and hopes to see him walking in smiling.
A.game B.list C.show D.place
A.Go ahead B.Take it easy C.Be careful D.Well done
A.parents B.players C.fans D.strangers
A.handsome B.healthy C.brave D.strong
A.stop B.help C.protect D.hide
A.behave B.play C.sleep D.dream
A.right B.sad C.angry D.excited
A.rested B.exercised C.left D.returned
A.family B.team C.coach D.crowd
A.laughed B.nodded C.greeted D.cheered
A.pointing B.shouting C.looking D.rushing
A.take B.waste C.save D.kill[来
A.call B.check C.operate D.breathe
A.funny B.easy C.great D.dangerous
A.proud B.disappointed C.anxious D.calm
Few people like changing their habits, good or bad. Whether it is smoking, drinking or over-eating, they “enjoying” them to the end.
On every packet of cigarettes(香烟), people are warned against the of smoking: “Warning: Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health”. , millions of them start smoking or go on smoking. Why?
Facts show that families and surroundings(环境) play a very important part in smokers. All those smokers come from smoking families or have smoking or relatives. Films and TV plays also play a part. People their “heroes” on TV drinking alcohol(酒) or smoking cigarettes. “Heroes” seem to fear , neither killing themselves nor killing others with alcohol and cigarettes. If they are not afraid of the harm of smoking and drinking, should common people be afraid?
The simple warning on the cigarette packet does not influence smokers’ habits. Even warnings, like showing pictures of smokers who have died of cancer, don’t seem to work.
Knowing and believing seem to be two things. If smoking is really as harmful as doctors say, it is time for smokers to think about it and try to give it up!
A.stop B.continue C.finish D.avoid
A.chances B.excuses C.causes D.dangers
A.Moreover B.Also C.However D.Otherwise
A.influencing B.explaining C.improving D.describing
A.parents B.uncles C.brothers D.friends
A.hear B.catch C.watch D.face
A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything
A.what B.how C.when D.why
A.stronger B.worse C.longer D.harder
A.similar B.pleasant C.different D.boring
Online shopping is more and more popular. You can shop without your house. Just sit in front of your computer, click your and your things will be sent to your house in several days.
Last November 11th, many online stores offered a big discount(折扣) and free delivery(邮递) . The biggest online shopping sites in China, taobao.com and tmall.com, sold worth 19.1 billion yuan in total.
“Goods online are often much cheaper. It also me a lot of time. And we often find more goods online to than in shopping malls.” said Wang Xin, an online shopping lover in Beijing. She late for a lot of cheap goods online.
Another big of online shopping is that it helps people get things from different places . “I like eating duck necks very much and Taobao makes it for me to buy them from shops in Wuhan.” said Zhang Xi, a girl in Yangzhou. While enjoying online shopping, many people also have worries, for middle school student buyers. Young students are easily attracted(吸引) by advertisements on the Internet and things they don’t need.
“Middle school students pay more attention to their studies. Searching for things wastes their time,” said Jing Chunling, an education expert(专家). “Besides, online shop owners have no idea of the of their buyers. Anyone can easily buy things they want. Some of the goods are for young students such as cigarettes(香烟) and wine(酒).”
A.leaving B.reaching C.returning D.arriving
A.head B.mouth C.mouse D.printer
A.price B.address C.job D.service
A.clothes B.things C.food D.shoes
A.takes B.spends C.needs D.saves
A.look for B.choose from C.pay for D.meet up
A.looked up B.got up C.stayed up D.stood up
A.advantage B.problem C.result D.example
A.easily B.finally C.carefully D.difficultly
A.important B.interesting C.possible D.impossible
A.certainly B.simply C.luckily D.especially
A.sell B.steal C.buy D.borrow
A.can B.should C.could D.would
A.places B.hobbies C.interests D.ages
A.good B.bad C.useful D.helpful
You may have a lot of friends and expect your friendship to last a lifetime. However, lifelong friendships are not ________ what everybody can get. Friends sometimes misunderstand each other. For one thing, you may want your _______ to be near at hand, but also you need your independence (独立).
For example, when one of your friends comes asking _______ it is all right to spend the evening in your house, sometimes you just say “_____” to him or her because it is not convenient for you. Unfortunately, not all your friends _______ this type of independence. They believe that friends can ask for any favor and the answer should always be “yes”.
Also, misunderstanding sometimes happens when you ask for ______. You expect your friends to help you whenever you need. But the fact is, your friends may not always drop everything to satisfy _______ of your needs. This may make you ______ with them and your friendship could end. The most important thing for you and your friends to do is to always show understanding and respect for each other.
Lifelong friendships don’t develop overnights. In a true friendship, both people equally _______ each other. Long-term friendships provide the time to build up a _____ together. As you spend more time with your friend, you are creating special times and stocking up (存储) on memories.
A.always B.sometimes C.never D.ever
A.parents B.friends C.students D.teachers
A.when B.as C.if D.why
A.yes B.no C.good D.OK
A.provide B.understand C.produce D.invent
A.help B.food C.money D.respect
A.every B.each C.both D.either
A.happy B.excited C.cheerful D.angry
A.connect B.compare C.support D.solve
A.story B.family C.character D.history