阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Malls are popular for Americans to go to.Some people spend_________much time at malls that they are called “mall rats”.Mall rats shop until they visit hundreds of stores.
People like malls for many________.They feel safe because malls have police stations.Parking is usually_________, and the temperature inside is always fine.The newest malls have beautiful rest areas with waterfalls and large green trees.
The_________mall in the United States is the mall of America in Minnesota.It covers 4.2 million square feet.It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750_________.About 750,000 people shop there every week.
The first mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota.People love doing all their shopping in_________place(s).More malls are built around the country.Now malls are like town centers where people come to_________many things, they shop, of course, they also eat in food courts that have food from all over the world.They see movies at theaters.Some people even get their daily_________by doing the new sport of “ mall walking.” _________go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even go to the church.In other words, people can do just about_________in malls.Now people can actually live in their favorite shopping center.
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词语填空,通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Do you know Tu Youyou? She is a famous Chinese ________. She shared the 2015 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine(诺贝尔生理学或医学奖) with two other foreign scientists. She is the first Chinese woman to ________the prize. She found artemisinin(青蒿素)with her ________. She first tried the medicine on herself,________she wanted to make sure that it was safe (安全). “As the head of the group, I had the responsibility(责任).” The 85-year-old scientist spoke to CCTV ________ her work. Artemisinin is a ________ for the world people from the traditional Chinese medicine. It has ________ many lives. Tu Youyou expects Chinese medicine to ________ more people all over the world.
We can learn a lot from Tu Youyou. We should do ________useful for people. If we want to be successful, we should keep on working hard with our group and ________ give up.
A. dentist B. scientist C. nurse
A. win B. beat C. lose
A. family B. classmates C. group
A. when B. because C. why
A. about B. for C. in
A. gift B. result C. ticket
A. accepted B. saved C. decided
A. help B. hope C. meet
A. nothing B. anything C. something
A. seldom B. never C. Usually
完形填空。(10分)
选择适当的词语填入句子中,使句子和文章前后意思完整
This boy is Peter Smith. His _ _ name is Peter. His _ _ name is Smith. This is school. His school _ _ number is 20048567. His teacher is Miss White. Miss White _ a good teacher. Li Min is a Chinese boy. Li Min is his good _ at school. Look! _ _ a pencil sharpener. Is the pencil sharpener _ _? I _ _ know. Let’s _ Li Min at 495-6548.
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When I was ten,my mother worked all day,so I had to take care of my younger brother.At that time,my little brother was about four years old and he (16) mum all the time.
One day,after I had given him his dinner,he started crying for mum.He was so young and really needed mum.So I dressed him,put on his (17) ,carried him on my back and walked out.Soon he fell asleep.About half an hour later,I found that lie lost a shoe while he was (18) .I took him off my back and put him (19) .I knew we needed to find that shoe,for our mother couldn't afford new shoes.I had to (20) to find it,so I told my brother to wait right there.A man heard it and stopped me just (21) I walked off.He asked me,"You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe?What will you do if he is not here when you return?"I didn't know(22) to answer that question.He continued,"It's OK if you cant find the shoe,but it is not OK to lose your (23) ."Then he sent us to mum's workplace by taxi.
During my whole life I have received the (24) from many strangers.I feel sorry that I can't find them and say"(25) ".I do not even remember what their faces looked like,but they taught me a lesson﹣people are more important than things.
16.A.loved |
B.missed |
C.called |
17.A.clothes |
B.coat |
C.shoes |
18.A.sleeping |
B.running |
C.walking |
19.A.down |
B.up |
C.on |
20.A.get up |
B.go out |
C.go back |
21.A.after |
B.before |
C.until |
22.A.how |
B.what |
C.when |
23.A.dad |
B.mum |
C.brother |
24 A.happiness |
B kindness |
C sadness |
25 A.Thank you |
B Never mind |
C You're welcome. |
完形填空。(每小题1.5分,共15分)
根据短文内容,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案,并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
I was flying to New York at night. Suddenly, a storm broke and the plane began to be tossed(颠簸)around.
When I looked the plane, I could see that nearly all the passengers were worried and . The future seemed terrible and many were wondering if they would make it through the storm.
Then I saw a little girl. It seemed that the storm meant to her. She sat on her seat reading a book. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would read again, with no or fear in her eyes. When the other passengers were scared half to death, that child was completely . I could not believe my eyes.
When the plane finally reached New York, I was not surprised to that all the passengers were hurrying to come out. I stopped and spoke to the girl for long time. I asked she had not been afraid.
The child replied,” My daddy is the , and he is taking me home.
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Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone.________ is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. ________, sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people ________. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are just the same . Friends ________don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and become friends again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad . We miss them very much, but we can________ them and write to them. And we can ________ new friends. It is encouraging to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live________ than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. ________ happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just done that someone cares. If some one cares about you, you take________ care of yourself.
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阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once upon a time, there was a man who had four sons. One day, he told (1) of his sons to go and see what a pear tree looked like during winter, spring, summer and autumn. Although the sons felt strange about their father’s (2) , they went to see the pear tree. After a (3) , the father got them to come together and asked them what they had seen.
The first son answered that the tree had been bare(光秃秃的)and (4) .
The second son said, “No! It was covered with new (5) leaves. The tree had bright hopes.”
The third son (6) his head, and said, “No! The pear tree was full of flowers. They smelled so sweet and (7) so beautiful.”
“There were many pears (8) no flowers on the tree,” the fourth son disagreed, “I saw the joy of a good harvest(丰收).”
The man then said to his sons that they were all right. They got (9) answers because each of them had seen only one season in the life of the pear tree.
“You cannot judge(评判)a tree, a person or your life by just one season. If you (10) in your winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer and the harvest of your autumn.”
(1)
A. |
each |
B. |
both |
C. |
none |
D. |
neither |
(2)
A. |
invitation |
B. |
request |
C. |
opinion |
D. |
answer |
(3)
A. |
week |
B. |
month |
C. |
season |
D. |
year |
(4)
A. |
ugly |
B. |
lively |
C. |
tall |
D. |
short |
(5)
A. |
yellow |
B. |
green |
C. |
white |
D. |
pink |
(6)
A. |
nodded |
B. |
raised |
C. |
shook |
D. |
lowered |
(7)
A. |
looked |
B. |
touched |
C. |
tasted |
D. |
sounded |
(8)
A. |
or |
B. |
and |
C. |
so |
D. |
but |
(9)
A. |
similar |
B. |
perfect |
C. |
different |
D. |
humorous |
(10)
A. |
call up |
B. |
look up |
C. |
cheer up |
D. |
give up |
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“Pure love, only for China.” When the host of the Harbin Ice and Snow World read out the words in a lost phone to find its owner, people all cheered for these (1) words on the wallpaper(屏保)of the phone. These words were written by Chen Xiangrong who lost his life for the safety of our country. The (2) of the lost phone is a student from Heilongjiang University. Her family name is Xie.
Xie knew Chen Xiangrong when she (3) in a high school. One day, she learned about Chen’s story from a newspaper and was deeply moved. Since then, Xie has regarded Chen as (4) and hoped one day she could also serve our country like him. She has kept Chen’s words “Pure love, only for China” in (5) phone together with a Chinese national flag as an inspiration.
To her surprise, the wallpaper (6) on the Internet suddenly. Even many people asked for the wallpaper. “I am very (7) that many young people hold the same dream as me. We all have a feeling of responsibility and big (8) ,” Xie said. “I believe that through our hard work, our country will be stronger and stronger! We will (9) to create a better future for our country!”
We Chinese people are confident, ambitious and responsible. “Pure love, only for China.” (10) these words are simple, they show our strong respect, love and loyalty to our country.
(1)
A. |
funny |
B. |
touching |
C. |
scary |
(2)
A. |
owner |
B. |
wallpaper |
C. |
picture |
(3)
A. |
taught |
B. |
played |
C. |
studied |
(4)
A. |
a host |
B. |
a student |
C. |
an example |
(5)
A. |
his |
B. |
her |
C. |
our |
(6)
A. |
was broken |
B. |
got lost |
C. |
became popular |
(7)
A. |
excited |
B. |
bored |
C. |
sorry |
(8)
A. |
phones |
B. |
dreams |
C. |
problems |
(9)
A. |
try our best |
B. |
feel free |
C. |
write words |
(10)
A. |
So |
B. |
Although |
C. |
Unless |
阅读短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。
In our life, nobody wants to lose, but we must accept that losing is a part of life. (1) , we can’t win all the time. We can learn (2) valuable from every failure. This may help us succeed in the future. So we must know (3) to be a good loser.
We must not be afraid of losing. When losing, just accept it with a(an) (4) and look at the bright side. Failure can’t be avoided in our life. Edison failed 1,000 times before he (5) the light bulb(灯泡). When he was asked how he felt, he said that he didn’t fail (6) learned 10,000 things which didn’t work. We must know that history is full of examples of men and women who achieved success although (7) failed many times.
Losing is not very disgraceful(丢脸的). We must accept our failure and learn from it. Remember that it can be (8) . It can help us grow up rapidly. So we’d better take action to walk out of it. When we lose, think about what we did and how we can improve. If someone else can help, we’ll be (9) enough.
Many people enjoy helping (10) solve problems. This can save us a lot of time so that the same mistake won’t be made (11) in the future.
We should face our failure when we lose. There is only one (12) in every competition. Some win, while some lose. It’s (13) for us to experience failure. The more active we are when facing the failure, the more confident we will be.
(14) , being a good loser will help us to be better in life. It might be painful (15) the beginning, but there are many advantages. Good losers set examples to us, and most importantly, they finally win.
(1)
A. |
After all |
B. |
As a result |
C. |
At first |
(2)
A. |
anything |
B. |
nothing |
C. |
something |
(3)
A. |
why |
B. |
how |
C. |
when |
(4)
A. |
smile |
B. |
sadness |
C. |
excitement |
(5)
A. |
discovered |
B. |
invented |
C. |
found |
(6)
A. |
but |
B. |
and |
C. |
or |
(7)
A. |
we |
B. |
you |
C. |
they |
(8)
A. |
thankful |
B. |
wonderful |
C. |
helpful |
(9)
A. |
wise |
B. |
lucky |
C. |
proud |
(10)
A. |
other |
B. |
the other |
C. |
others |
(11)
A. |
ever |
B. |
again |
C. |
once |
(12)
A. |
winner |
B. |
loser |
C. |
player |
(13)
A. |
strange |
B. |
normal |
C. |
interesting |
(14)
A. |
In a word |
B. |
In the way |
C. |
In that case |
(15)
A. |
to |
B. |
of |
C. |
at |
阅读的短文,掌握其大意,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
Baduanjin(八段锦)is an ancient health exercise from China. It has become (1) these days with more and more people sharing their exercise experiences online. They believe that after (2) baduanjin, their bodies have become stronger.
Baduanjin is a simple health exercise. It has eight gentle steps. It is good for the (3) , and it is also fit for young people who (4) for long hours in the office or have bad feelings. Besides, the practice doesn’t need much space or time. It uses breathing and concentration(专注)skills to (5) both body and mind.
(1)
A. |
popular |
B. |
interesting |
C. |
important |
(2)
A. |
sharing |
B. |
practicing |
C. |
remembering |
(3)
A. |
old |
B. |
poor |
C. |
disabled |
(4)
A. |
sit |
B. |
sleep |
C. |
study |
(5)
A. |
guide |
B. |
check |
C. |
improve |
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
“Poor Grandma! I wish we could do something to cheer her up.” Amy said to her brother Mark.
Grandma had fallen and broken her ___(1)___. The doctor said she would be in bed for six weeks. Grandma was very active and loved to ___(2)___ in her garden, so she would not like sitting in her chair ___(3)___ her leg to become well again.
“I have a(n) ___(4)___,” said Mark. “I saw some pictures of terrariums(栽培盒)in a magazine. Terrariums are little indoor gardens that can be ___(5)___ in glass bottles. Let’s make a terrarium for Grandma, so she can enjoy a garden in her house.”
Amy agreed, ___(6)___ the two of them found the magazine which told them how to make a terrarium and showed it to ___(7)___ mother. She said that a terrarium would be a perfect ___(8)___ for Grandma. She helped Amy and Mark find a large, clear glass bottle. After a trip to the garden shop to buy the materials, they began to ___(9)___ the terrarium.
First, they put some drainage material(排水材料)at the bottom of the bottle. This would keep the soil(土壤)from getting too ____(10)____. Next, they added some dark, rich soil.
Now they were ready to add the plants. Amy had chosen ____(11)____ plants at the garden shop. One was tall with long, thin, green leaves. The other was short with bright pink flowers. To make the terrarium even more ____(12)____ , Amy placed rocks of different colours and bright green moss(苔藓)around the plants. ____(13)____, they watered the plants.
When Amy and Mark showed Grandma her new terrarium, she was so ____(14)____. Now she had a beautiful little ____(15)____ to enjoy right inside her home.
(1)
A. |
arm |
B. |
back |
C. |
leg |
D. |
head |
(2)
A. |
rest |
B. |
read |
C. |
drink |
D. |
work |
(3)
A. |
waiting for |
B. |
depending on |
C. |
looking at |
D. |
getting ready for |
(4)
A. |
dream |
B. |
idea |
C. |
question |
D. |
story |
(5)
A. |
hidden |
B. |
hung |
C. |
grown |
D. |
tied |
(6)
A. |
so |
B. |
after |
C. |
but |
D. |
because |
(7)
A. |
her |
B. |
his |
C. |
their |
D. |
our |
(8)
A. |
beginning |
B. |
gift |
C. |
chance |
D. |
task |
(9)
A. |
borrow |
B. |
choose |
C. |
buy |
D. |
build |
(10)
A. |
hard |
B. |
dirty |
C. |
hot |
D. |
wet |
(11)
A. |
two |
B. |
three |
C. |
four |
D. |
five |
(12)
A. |
expensive |
B. |
colourful |
C. |
traditional |
D. |
personal |
(13)
A. |
Finally |
B. |
However |
C. |
Instead |
D. |
Still |
(14)
A. |
afraid |
B. |
pleased |
C. |
nervous |
D. |
worried |
(15)
A. |
flower |
B. |
bottle |
C. |
picture |
D. |
garden |
从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
Mr. Dawson is an old man with a bad temper (脾气). He had several apple trees in his yard, full of apples. However, kids were ____(1)____ to go into the yard. They would rather stay far away from it.
One day, 12-year-old Janet and ____(2)____ friend Amy had to walk past Mr. Dawson’s yard. As soon as Janet saw him there, she suggested they cross the street and walk on ____(3)____ side. But Amy said they didn’t need to.
When Mr. Dawson saw Amy, he smiled and said, “Hello, Amy! I see you have a new friend ____(4)____ you today.” Amy smiled back. Mr. Dawson was kind and gave them each a fresh ____(5)____ from his yard.
Later, Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says Mr. Dawson is the ____(6)___ person in town. Why was he so nice to us?” Amy ____(7)____ that she was also afraid of him when she first walked past his yard. ____(8)____ she told herself the old man was not as cold as he seemed and tried smiling at him. To her ____(9)____, the man smiled back. From then on, they began to talk more every time they met.
Janet then realized smiles do ____(10)____.
If we keep trying to smile at someone, sooner or later, they will smile back.
(1)
A. | afraid |
B. | excited |
C. | crazy |
D. | mad |
(2)
A. | my |
B. | her |
C. | their |
D. | his |
(3)
A. | other |
B. | others |
C. | another |
D. | the other |
(4)
A. | for |
B. | about |
C. | with |
D. | from |
(5)
A. | orange |
B. | strawberry |
C. | pear |
D. | apple |
(6)
A. | cutest |
B. | cleverest |
C. | healthiest |
D. | unfriendliest |
(7)
A. | promised |
B. | believed |
C. | explained |
D. | regretted |
(8)
A. | But |
B. | Unless |
C. | If |
D. | And |
(9)
A. | sadness |
B. | worry |
C. | surprise |
D. | fear |
(10)
A. | lift |
B. | spread |
C. | fail |
D. | lose |
Something that I learnt from both my parents was the importance of having respect(尊重)for other people.I remember one day when we were travelling on a bus and
(1) sat down while other people were standing.My mother shouted at me, "
(2) immediately!You have young legs and you don't need to sit down. "At the time I felt embarrassed about being told of(3) ,but now I understand.I think children nowadays have(4) that respect and it really makes me angry if I see children sitting down while(5) people are standing.
One area in which we had a lot of rules was table(6) .For example,we weren't allowed to start our meal(7) the oldest person had started.We had to say "thank you" when our food was(8) ,and eat everything on our plates before we could(9) the table.We couldn't make any noise when eating.Worse than that,we were only(10) to have sweets at the weekend,as a special(11) if we had been good.
Although my upbringing(养育)was perhaps a bit(12) compared with modern children,I'm very thankful to my parents for giving me a clear(13) in life.Even though I was sometimes(14) ,I think it has made me a better person.In my view,children need clear rules,but more than that they need to learn how to get on with(15) people and realize they are not the center of the world.
(1)A.they |
B.you |
C.I |
D.she |
(2)A.Get up |
B.Sit up |
C.Give up |
D.Look up |
(3)A.in order |
B.in public |
C.in surprise |
D.in person |
(4)A.won |
B.shown |
C.wasted |
D.lost |
(5)A.older |
B.richer |
C.taller |
D.heavier |
(6)A.designs |
B.manners |
C.materials |
D.sizes |
(7)A.if |
B.because |
C.until |
D.though |
(8)A.cooked |
B.eaten |
C.prepared |
D.served |
(9)A.move |
B.book |
C.leave |
D.lay |
(10)A.allowed |
B.forced |
C.warned |
D.advised |
(11)A.lesson |
B.treat |
C.choice |
D.need |
(12)A.simple |
B.interesting |
C.normal |
D.strict |
(13)A.direction |
B.answer |
C.introduction |
D.plan |
(14)A.protected |
B.encouraged |
C.fooled |
D.punished |
(15)A.some |
B.other |
C.few |
D.several |
This is a story of an old man.I have seen him for years but never paid(1) ____ attention to him.He always (2) a red hat and carried a rubbish bag.He usually spent his lunchtime(3) around in that factory. He(4) those used tins (罐)there.
One day, I was fixing one of the(5) machines when this"tin man" came with his bag wearing his hat.(6) , he picked up the tins, which were all around the place. My manager was standing there and watching us.
Several minutes(7) ,I heard my manager ask him,"How do you(8) those tins you have picked up?""I will give them to my(9) .He has neither the wife nor the child.What's (10) , his left leg got hurt badly. He has(11) in making a living," said the"tin man". I was (12) to hear that. I never thought about it(13) I always considered that the"tin man" would take them to the recycling center. So I asked him,"You mean you collect tins (14) helping your neighbor?" "I know this does not help much," he said. "But I'll keep trying. He needs help."
The story of the"tin man" was really(15) . As the saying goes,"Roses given, fragrance in hand."
(1)A. some |
B.few |
C. many |
D. any |
(2)A.put |
B. left |
C. wore |
D. lent |
(3)A. walking |
B. visiting |
C. throwing |
D. showing |
(4)A. sold |
B. collected |
C. bought |
D. brought |
(5)A. drawn |
B. stolen |
C. fallen |
D. broken |
(6)A. In fact |
B. At last |
C. As usual |
D. So far |
(7)A. then |
B. before |
C. after |
D. later |
(8)A. take out |
B. deal with |
C. get rid of |
D. put away |
(9)A. wife |
B. relative |
C. neighbor |
D. child |
(10)A. worse |
B. better |
C. wiser |
D. luckier |
(11)A. time |
B. interest |
C. trouble |
D.fun |
(12)A. surprised |
B. frightened |
C. excited |
D. disappointed |
(13)A. but |
B. because |
C. so |
D. whether |
(14)A. about |
B. from |
C. with |
D. for |
(15)A. moving |
B. boring |
C. exciting |
D. relaxing |
词语填空,阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从各小题所给的A、B和C 三个选项中选出最佳答案。并在答题卡上将答案填入对应的题号。
People all over the world enjoy sports because sports can help them keep_________ and live long. Some sports or games go back ________ years, like running or jumping. Chinese boxing, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are very new. People are ________ new sports or games all the time.
Many people like to watch others play sports or games. They buy tickets or ________ their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very ________ and happy when “their” team ________ the match.
People play different games in different ________ . Swimming is fun in summer, ________ skating is good in winter.
Some sports are so interesting ________people everywhere enjoy them. For example, basketball ________ by about 200 million people in more than 200 countries. People can play it in parks, schools or factories. What fun it is to watch a NBA match.
A. health B. healthy C. healthily
A. thousands of B. two thousands C. more
A. looking B. inventing C. catching
A. turn on B. turn off C. turn down
A. sad B. excited C. interesting
A. beats B. wins C. fights
A. colors B. holidays C. seasons
A. or B. though C. but
A. what B. that C. when
A. is played B. player C. played