“It’s raining cats and dogs!”Grandpa shouted.
Little Richie came running to the window. He wanted to see the ____falling from the sky. He looked out of the window, but is was ____that there were no cats or dogs. He only saw small pools of water on the ground.
“Man, it’s really coming down out there!” Uncle Bob agreed____he looked out of the window, too. Richie scratched his head(挠头). What was coming down? First they talked about cats and dogs that ____ be seen. Now someone said it “it”. What was going on with these ____?
“Wow!” Aunt Susie shouted as she looked out of the window. “It’s raining really hard.”
Richie____his aunt. “It is raining hard,” he agreed, “but ____are the cats and dogs?”
Grandpa laughed. “Richie, that just____it’s raining really hard.”
“So why didn’t you just say that?” Richie ____. It was irritating (恼人的) when people like they were not speaking English at all.
“We did. You just didn’t understand these____.” Richie’s cousin said with a big smile.
“Well, now I do.” Richie said.
A．tigers and lions B．pigs and sheep C．cats and dogs D．chickens and ducks
A．important B．possible C．necessary D．strange
A．unless B．after C．till D．though
A．couldn’t B．shouldn’t C．needn’t D．mustn’t
A．days B．animals C．ideas D．people
A．shouted at B．looked at C．laughed at D．pointed at
A．what B．how C．where D．who
A．explains B．proves C．means D．shows
A．ordered B．thought C．repeated D．asked
A．saying B．questions C．objects D．stories
I can’t remember when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of 46 litter nearby that I realized no one else was going to pick it up.
I live near a forest in Ohio, America. I can walk there 47 three minutes. I used to love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was 48 much litter there that I became very unhappy. I decided to clean up the forest, and I wanted to 49 happy when I went again. I made my first trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes 50 I started to pick up litter, my bag was full! There were cans, bottles, broken glass and newspapers in it.
From then on, I 51 to the forest four times a year to pick up litter. I often stay there for three hours. It makes me feel 52 to do something for the environment. After each trip, I look through all the litter that I’ve collected. If 53 of it is recyclable（可回收利用的）, I’ll keep it. I can’t understand why people drop litter. But I will keep on picking it up 54 they stop dropping it.. I know I am only doing a small bit 55 the earth, but I still think it is important.A.seeing B.throwing C.dropping
A.after B.for C.in
A.such B.very C.so
A.make B.feel C.look
A.after B.later C.before
A.had gone B.have gone C.go
A.tired B.sad C.great
A.many B.few C.any
A.until B.after C.as soon as
A.helped B.to help C.help
One afternoon I took a trip to an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was expecting a view of the masterpieces(名作).
A young couple looking at the in front of me chatted non-stop. I watched them for a moment and realized the wife was doing all the talking. I admired(佩服)this man for being so with her. Bored by their noise, I moved on.
I met them several times as I moved those rooms of art. Each time I heard her voice, I moved away quickly.
I was standing at the museum gift shop buying some cards when the couple walked to the exit(出口).
" He's a brave man, " the clerk said. "Most of us would our interests if we were blind at such a young age. But behind his wife he comes in there's a new art show. "
"But he can't see. " I said in surprise.
" His wife each painting so that he can see it in his head. "
I learned about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person withoutsightand the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his . And I saw the love shared by two people as I this couple walk away holding each other's hands.
A．crowded B．quiet C．noisy D．silent
A．gifts B．maps C．books D．Paintings
A．strict B．patient C．careful D．excited
A．through B．across C．into D．out of
A．give up B．give away C．die out D．run away
A．whatever B．wherever C．whenever D．whether
A．talks B．shows C．describes D．tells
A．nothing B．everything C．something D．anything
A．mind B．eyes C．life D．decision
A．met B．knew C．researched D．Watched
One day Mozart, a great musician, saw an old man sitting in a street corner (角落) with a hat in front of him. The old man could see 41__________ because he was blind (瞎的). He was playing the violin. It was a beautiful piece 42__________ Mozart. But the hat was empty because no money was put into it.
“Do you often 43________ Mozart’s music?” Mozart asked.
“Yes, sir,” the old man answered. “Everyone knows Mozart and likes his music.”
“ 44___________ do you live with?” Mozart asked again.
“None,” the old man said sadly. “I’m 45_____and I have to make a living by playing the violin.”
Mozart 46___________ over the violin from the old man and he, himself, began to play.
He played so well that all the people passing by stopped 47___________ to the wonderful music and soon the man’s hat was full of 48___________ .
The old man was 49__________ and asked Mozart, “Who are you, sir?”
“I’m a poor 50__________ like you,” Mozart said.A. something B. nothing C. everything
A. by B. of C. for
A. write B. read C. play
A. What B. Which C. Who
A. alone B. lonely C. lucky
A. looked B. got C. took
A. to listen B. listening C. to play
A. food B. money C. paper
A. interested B. worried C. surprised
A. musician B. singer C. teacher
Have you ever heard of Teddy bears? Teddy bears were invented by accident. In 1902, American president Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt was hunting (打猎) in the forest with several of his friends. Almost everyone had successfully shot (射中) an animal, but the president not. Nobody wanted to make the president look
, so they tied an American black bear to a . They wanted the president to shoot it．
The president was very surprised to see the bear tied to a tree. He felt it was to shoot the bear, because it couldn’t run away. He to shoot it, and the story of his decision went over the country. Everybody was moved by the president’s beliefs (信念). There was a cartoon showing the president refusing to shoot a cute bear.
It was this cartoon and the story behind the president’s hunting trip that gave Morris an idea to make a new
．He made a small, soft bear and showed it in his shop window. Next to the bear he made a sign that read, “Teddy’s Bear.” The new toy was a big success and it Morris with the money to create a toy company.
Teddy bears have been since they were first made. A teddy bear would be the first choice when people think about children’s toys. Theodore Roosevelt’s famous on a hunting trip in 1902 brought millions of soft, stuffed bears. They are being loved by people across the world.
A．did B．should C．would D．had
A．sad B．happy C．friendly D．fine
A．wall B．chair C．rock D．tree
A．difficult B．unfair C．dangerous D．exciting
A．wanted B．decided C．refused D．went
A．only B．hardly C．even D．still
A．company B．toy C．shop D．present
A．gave B．filled C．met D．provided
A．colorful B．expensive C．popular D．boring
A．decision B．speech C．sign D．skill
My friend, David Smith, had pet birds. One day he called me and told me he would be 25 for a week. He asked me to feed the birds for him.
Unfortunately, I did not 26 to feed the birds until the night before David was going to 27 . I ran to his house quickly and soon found the key he gave me, 28 I couldn't open the door! I kept thinking of 29 David would say when he came back.
Then I found that one bedroom window was 30 . I put a big stone (石头) 31 the window, though it was very heavy. I made lots of noise, but in the end, I climbed up.
I had one leg inside the bedroom when I suddenly found that 32 was shining a flashlight (手电筒) up at 33 . I looked down and 34 a policeman and an old lady, one of David's neighbors. "What are you doing up there?" asked the policeman. Feeling like a fool, I answered: "I was just going to feed Mr Smith's birds."
A．down B．late C．around D．away
A．remember B．decide C．agree D．hope
A．leave B．finish C．arrive D．return
A．so B．but C．and D．or
A．what B．how C．when D．which
A．clean B．new C．lost D．open
A．along B．under C．over D．behind
A．anyone B．everyone C．someone D．no one
A．us B．me C．them D．him
A．visited B．caught C．saw D．heard
完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分；共计15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
When I was a naughty boy, maybe because of the influence of the film "Xiao Bing Zhang Ga", my dream was to be a just like Zhang Ga. I thought if I was a soldier, I should be able to swim, dive and climb trees he did. It seemed to be very . So I began to learn swimming, diving and climbing trees. I practiced every day and finally I do them well. But when I entered junior high school and had the military training(军训), I suddenly found that a soldier was very difficult and I wasn't strong enough to stand it. I had to my dream.
But I wasn't , and I had a new aim, which was to be a postman, or rather to be a newspaper boy. As a newspaper boy, I could along streets on a bike and throw newspapers onto every porch. That's also very cool. So I started learning to ride a bicycle. After the everyday , I could go very fast by bicycle. But my disappointment, the job which I wanted only existed in western countries not in China, because there was no porch in China. And Chinese postmen had to put very thick newspapers into very small mailboxes from very narrow entrances. The job was far from I had expected. So once again my dream fell through.
Perhaps you have had the same experience as I and most of your dreams haven't come true . But I think it doesn't matter, because if you have a dream, you'll make many efforts to realize it. This course is really important. I hadn’t dreamt of being a soldier or a newspaper boy, I wouldn't have learned to swim, to dive, to climb trees or to ride a bicycle. Even if we can't our dream, we'll learn much from the efforts we have made. So what I want to tell us is that dream helps us grow up and teaches us how our lives. It is dream that gives us power and makes our lives colorful.
A．teacher B．soldier C．postman D．writer
A．as B．like C．such as D．for example
A．wonderful B．bad C．wonderfully D．badly
A．can B．could C．be able to D．should
A．be B．to be C．being D．/
A．give in B．give out C．give back D．give up
A．discouraged B．pleased C．angry D．nervous
A．speed B．ride C．take D．run
A．ride B．train C．practice D．coach
A．in B．on C．to D．at
A．how B．what C．that D．where
A．too B．yet C．either D．also
A．If B．Because C．Unless D．Though
A．achieve B．realize C．come true D．come out
A．control B．controls C．to control D．controlling
完型填空
根据上下文内容，从所给的四个选项中选择一个合适的选项。
Charlie is twenty-three now. He ________ a university(大学) and found work in a factory last year. It’s ________and there are no more than fifty workers in it. And only he________in a university. So he looks down upon (瞧不起) his ________ . He always thinks he’s right and never agrees with ________. He likes to say, “I’ve never made a mistake!”
But once the young man couldn’t ________ a foreign instructions (说明书). An old worker studied it for two days and ________ Mr. White, the boss of the factory, ________it meant. The boss asked Charlie why. He made a few excuses to say for________ . And he didn’t agree with the old man. The boss became angry and asked, “ Is it ________ that you’ve never made a mistake?”
The young man wouldn’t make Mr. White ________and had to say, “No, it isn’t, sir.”
Having _______ this, the workers were happy. One of them asked, “ It means that you also make some mistakes!”
Charlie ________his mind at once and said, “ I made only one mistake in my ________ !”
“When?” the boss asked in surprise.
“ Just now, sir.” Answered the young man. “When Mr. White ________ me acknowledge (承认)I was wrong!”
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完形填空
Henry was a boy of nine. He was born in a ____ family. His father was often ill and couldn’t go to work. ____ his mother worked in a factory. She worked hard and hoped to give her four children and husband(丈夫) ____ food and clothes. But she failed. Her family were sometimes ____. Of course, she couldn’t send Henry to school. She was ____ it but she didn’t know what to do. The boy was very clever and taught himself to read and write and ____ at home in the evening. And in the daytime he was polishing（擦）shoes in the street, so he could make some ____ for his family.
One afternoon the boy saw a young man’s shoes were ____, so he said to him, “ Let me polish your shoes.”
“No, thank you,” the young man said and walked ____.
“You may pay me only one dollar, sir,” the boy shouted ___ him. But the young man said no again. Then the boy ____ for a while and told him that he would polish his shoes for nothing. The young man ____ to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man ____ the other shoe to the boy, but the boy said no to polish it if he wasn’t paid two dollars for his work. The young man refused（拒绝）to ____ anything on it and went away.
But his shoes were so different that he had to ____. He turned back and gave the boy two dollars. In a very short time the shoe was as bright as the other one.
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Sui Lu is now well-known as a Chinese gymnast (体操运动员). She was one of the ‘brightest’________ at the Guangzhou Asian Games. At the Games 18-year-old Sui won ________gold medals in team, all-round, balance beam and floor exercise.
Sui started ________in gymnastics at the age of 3 and joined the national team in 2005. The Hunan girl was first ________when she got two gold medals in the 2008 National Championships (锦标赛) in Tianjin. ________thought Sui would go to the Beijing Olympics. But Sui made a few small ________in the following two World Championships in Russia and France. She wasn’t________to be in the Olympic team. The ________girl cried her heart out.
The failure changed Sui ________a quieter, but more hard-working person. ‘These last two competitions have helped me learn to become more________, especially on the balance beam,’ Sui said.
She proved________again at the 11th Chinese National Games. At the Games she ________ two gold medals.
Now, Sui’s ________is to go to the London 2012 Olympics. ‘I’ve ________been to the Olympics,’ said Sui. ‘I will try my best to get the chance to go to London and I won’t give up ________ the last moment.’
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完形填空,阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案,将其序号填入题前括号内。
Saturday, 30 October
Father’s birthday is coming, so I decided to put up a bookself for my father because he loves________and has many books.
I ________ the building materials online. My best friend Daniel came to help me and brought some ________ . We read the instructions first and ________ started to work. Daniel is good at DIY and is really ________ . It took us only an hour to finish the work. I had a little________ using the hammer. Daniel taught me ________ to use it properly and we had fun working together.
We also tried to paint the bookself blue-my father’s favourite ________ . When we finished, it ________ really cool.
I feel happy with my work ________ I believe my father will be proud(自豪)of it as well.
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One day, when your mother gets older and older, will you dislike her more words and her had health? Here is a mother`s letter to her______. Let`s read it and see what`s moving you.
Dear son,
When I grow old one day, please be _______ to me and try to understand me. If I get dirty when eating or if I can`t ____ myself., help me. Remember the hours I spent teaching you . If I say some things again and again when I speak to you, please _____me. When you were_______, I had to read you the same story again and again ________ you went to sleep. When my tired legs do not let me walk, give me your _____. I did the same when you started walking. When I come near to you, you should be next to me, try to understand me and help me _______ I did when you were a baby. When I am ill, you should look ______me well, just like I took good care of you day and night. Please spend more time _____ with me when you are free. I`ll pay you by a smile and love.
I love you, son!
Your mother,
Mary
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完形填空。（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school? You will probably they go to learn languages, geography, history, science and all subjects. That is quite , but do they learn these things?
We send our children to school to them for their future work and life. Nearly everything they study at school has some practical use their life, but is that the reason they go to school?
There is in education than just learning facts. We go to school above all how to learn, so that when we have left school we can go on learning. If a man really knows , he will always be successful, because whenever he has to do , he will quickly teach himself how to do it in the best way. The uneducated person, on the other , is unable to do it, or does it badly, so the purpose of school is not just languages, geography, science, but to teach pupils the to learn.
A．speak B．say C．talk D．tell
A．others B．other C．the other D．another
A．true B．real C．fact D．wrong
A．how B．where C．why D．what
A．stop B．ask C．ready D．prepare
A．at B．in C．on D．with
A．best B．only C．just D．first
A．many B．much C．more D．most
A．learn B．to learn C．learning D．learned
A．how to learn B．why to learn C．how does he learn D．why does he learn
A．anything new B．something new C．new anything D．new something
A．way B．word C．foot D．hand
A．both B．either C．neither D．not
A．learn B．to learn C．teach D．to teach
A．subjects B．reasons C．way D．knowledge
“I don’t like my parents. They always tell me this should be done, and that should not be done. It sometimes makes me______,” said Zhang Hua, a middle school students in Guangdong. Do you have the same problem? Why does it ______that some parents are not so friendly in their children’s eyes?
Your parents ______everything about you, from the time you were born. They do a lot for you, ______something would make you angry, because they care about you and worry about you. They tell you the______of making friends. They ask you to concentrate on your lessons______ computer games. They also worry about how much sleep you get and tell you it’s bad for your health to___. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.
So how can you make things easier on yourself? It’s easier than you think. Just make sure your parents_____what you are doing. Call them if you stay somewhere else later than usual. Say sorry to them you make_____. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you. School rules ______anytime.
Someday when you become a parent, you may be able to know how to get along with your children.
A．happy B．interested C．angry D．excited
A．smell B．sound C．taste D．seem
A．read about B．worry about C．look for D．talk about
A．though B．so C．or D．since
A．difference B．trouble C．importance D．opportunity
A．besides B．with C．except D．instead of
A．give up B．end up C．look up D．stay up
A．see B．hear C．know D．feel
A．faces B．success C．mistakes D．friends
A．must obey B．must be obey C．must be obeyed D．should be obey
Look at the diagram. It something of home computer used by a group of young people. We asked thirty young people between fourteen and eighteen. We asked them how much they usually spent on their computers in a week, but we were most interested in they used their computers for.
The usual time spent on a computer in a week was about twelve hours, with user about thirty-two hours, and the lowest user only five hours.
All the children said they usually used computers . Fourteen children told us they did some word processing (文字处理) . Only two of them said computers helped with their lessons, and eight people told us they kept addresses and phone numbers on their computers or used as diaries. Only three people said they were learning to make computer programmes and nobody looked up databases(数据库). None of them used computers for any use.
The results show that computer use is quite high among 14～18 year old. They also show quite clearly that computers by most young people as little more than game machines. The only other great uses are for word-processing and address lists. Though computers are common in the homes of young people, they have not yet become useful in everyday life.
A．shows B．says C．writes D．gives
A．hours B．money C．time D．/
A．what B．why C．how D．whether
A．high B．higher C．the higher D．the highest
A．to read B．reading C．to play games D．playing games
A．at times B．as usual C．in the end D．all the time
A．theirs B．them C．its D．it
A．another B．other C．the other D．others
A．are seen B．have seen C．will be seen D．see
A．closing B．opening C．leaving D．keeping
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