Have you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for often, achieving what you set out to do is not the most important thing.
A boy decided to dig a deep hole behind his house. As he was working, a couple of older boys stopped by to watch. “What are doing? ” asked one of the visitors. “I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible. After a while, the boy picked up a jar. He showed it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and confidently, “Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I’ve found during this period!”
The boy’s goal was far too difficult, but it did cause him to go on. And that is what a goal is for－to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you fall short of your aim, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look at what I’ve found along the way! There are so many wonderful things having come into my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really makes sense.
1.The older boys laughed at the boy because he was thought to be .
A. brave B. impolite
C. foolish D. warm-hearted
2. Why did the boy show the jar to the older boys?
A. To drive them away.
B. To show what he had found in digging.
C. To show how beautiful the jar was.
D. To attract them to join him in the work.
3. What can be learnt from the fourth paragraph of the text?
A. Not dream can come true.
B. All work will end successfully.
C. Goals shouldn’t be set too high.
D. Goals will make us work harder.
4.The best title for the text should be .
A. Joy in the Journey
B. A Boy Dug a Hole
C. No Pains, No Gains
D. Failure Is the Mother of Success
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Football is, I believe, the most popular game in England: one has only to go to the important matches to see this. Rich and poor, young and old, one can see them all there, shouting for one side or the other. To a stranger, one of the most surprising things about football in England is the great knowledge of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams. He will tell you who he expects will win such a match, and his opinion is usually as good as that of men three or four times his age.
Most schools in England take football seriously-much more seriously than nearly all European schools, where lessons are all very important and games are left for the children themselves. In England it is believed that education is not only a matter filling a boy’s mind with facts in the classroom: education also means the training of character; and one of the best ways of training character is by means of games, especially team games; where a boy or girl has to learn to work with others for his or her team, instead of working for oneself alone. The school therefore plans games and matches for its students. Football is a good team game. It is good both for the body and the mind. That’s why it is every school’s game in England.
1. In passage 1, by “this” the author means ________.
A. people often go to football games.
B. people, rich and poor, young and old, play football
C. football is the most popular game in England
D. people usually shout at each other in a football match
2.In England school boys seem _________ about football games.
A. not to know much B. to know a great deal
C. know little D. know nothing
3. In England, a boy’s opinion of a match is often ________.
A. three or four times better than that of adults
B. worse than that of adults
C. as good as that of adults
D. worth considering three or four times than adults
4. In England, education means_______.
A. filling a boy’s mind with stories
B. more than the teaching of knowledge
C. the teaching of knowledge only
D. training character by means of football games
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Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique(古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception(接待). I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth—so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” “Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK,” he said. “I’ll give you twenty pounds.” “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I said.” Yes, I saw that. It’s nothing.”
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I'll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean?” “You've just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, I know but I've changed my mind. I am sorry. I'll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You're right,” I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you mend this chair for me?’” “I wouldn't have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don't do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I'll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
1.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer_________.
A. was rather impolite
B. was warmly received
C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair
D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair
2.The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ____.
A. changed his mind
B. accepted the offer
C. saw the writer's purpose
D. decided to help the writer
3.From the text, we can learn that the writer was _________.
A. honest B. careful C. smart D. funny
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It’s great fun to explore(探索)new places---it feels like an adventure, even when you know you’re not the first to have been there. But make sure not to get lost or waste time going round in circles.
● Do the map reading if you're being driven somewhere. It'll be easier if you keep turning the map so it follows the direction you' re traveling in. Keep looking ahead so that you can give the driver lots of warning before having to make a turn, or you'll have to move to the back seat.
● Get a group of friends together and go exploring. You'll need a good map, a compass (指南针), a raincoat, a cell phone to call for help in case you get lost, and a bit of spare cash for emergencies (应急现金). Tell someone where you're going before you set out and let them know what time you expect to be back. The test is in not getting lost, not in seeing how fast you can go, so always stick together, waiting for slower friends to catch up.
● See if your school or a club organizes orienteering activities, in which you need a map and a compass to find your way. This can be done as a sport, with teams trying to find the way from A to B (and B to C, etc. ) in the fastest time, or simply as a spare-time activity. Either way, it's not only good fun, but a great way to keep fit.
1.Sitting beside the driver, you should ________.
A. direct the driver when necessary
B. look ahead to see where there's a turn
C. move to the back seat if feeling uncomfortable
D. keep looking at the map to find a place to go to
2.Why do you need to tell someone your exploration plan before setting out?
A. To get information when in danger.
B. To be saved in case of an accident.
C. To share the fun with him/her in exploration.
D. To tell him/her what's going on with the group members.
3.Orienteering activities can ________.
A. make people work fast
B. help people stay healthy
C. help people organize other activities
D. make people get prepared for sports
4. The text mainly talks about________.
A. the fun of exploration
B. what to bring for exploration
C. the way to use the map in exploration
D. how to prevent getting lost in exploration
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根据短文内容，从短文后的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。
Health of the most of important thing in the world. Nothing is more important than health. If one takes away our money, houses, cars or even our clothes, we can still survive. 1. That is why we always try to eat in a healthy way and exercise regularly.
How can we keep healthy? In order to eat healthily, I usually avoid eating food high in fat, like French fries or cookies, which are junk foods. 2. Besides, I only eat little meat.
3. Taking exercise every day helps us build a strong body. Regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy.
What’s more, I think friends are an important part of one’s health.__ 4.__ I always feel better when I am with friends than when I am alone. When I am with my friends, I always laugh. Laughing is also an important part of health. It is good to stay with my friends.
By eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy. By spending time with my friends, I can keep my mind as well as my body happy. These things sound easy to do, but not many people can manage them.__ 5.___
A. Many studies show that people with a narrow(狭窄) range of social contacts(社会交往) often get sick.
B. There are some people who like staying alone, but they keep healthy
C. On the other hand(另一方面), doing exercise is very important.
D. But if our health was taken away, is its certain that we would surely die.
E. I think a strong will is necessary if we want to keep healthy.
F. I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruit which are full of vitamins
G. Some people appear fat because they often eat too much.
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Mary was seven years old. Her parents recently moved to new town, and so Mary was going to a _______ school, which was a few kilometers from the house they lived in now. A school bus going around picked up _______ every morning and brought them back to their _______ every afternoon, and as both of Mary’s parents _______ to go to work, she always went on this bus.
Mary’s parents always _______ their alarm clock for seven o’clock so that none of them would be _______ . But one morning the alarm _______ to go off, and it was not until a quarter past eight that Mary’s mother suddenly _______, looked at the clock and said, “What’s ever happened to that clock?” and then _______ into Mary’s room to wake her up.
“I’m sorry, dear,” she said, “_______ you’ll have to wash and dress very quickly, have an even _______ break-fast and then I’ll _______ you to school on my way to the office.”
“But how can you find the , Mum?” Mary said, “You’ve been to school only once.”
“Yes,” her mother answered, “but you’ve done the _______ several times now on the bus, so you can be my guide to get there, can’t you?”
“Oh, yes,” said Mary, “I suppose so.” She washed, and _______ and had a quick breakfast, and then they set off. Mary told her mother to turn each time they came to a place she . In this way she made her mother drive round most of the town _______they got to her school. When they arrived, her mother saw that it was not really very far from her house.
“Why ever did you make me go such a long way round, Mary, instead of the most _______ way?” her mother asked her.
“Well, Mum,” answered Mary, “it was because I didn’t know _______ else to get here. That’s the way our bus always goes to _______ the other children to school.
1.A. big B. nice C. different D. distant
2.A. pupils B. teachers C. parents D. passengers
3.A. offices B. towns C. classrooms D. homes
4.A. seemed B. had C. refused D. used
5.A. found B. set C. cleaned D. fixed
6.A. late B. ready C. lazy D. asleep
7.A. started B. stopped C. failed D. continued
8.A. stood up B. stayed up C. put up D. woke up
9.A. rushed B. stepped C. escaped D. jumped
10.A. but B. and C. so D. then
11.A. later B. quicker C. easier D. heavier
12.A. bring B. fetch C. leave D. drive
13.A. truth B. bus C. way D. guide
14.A. homework B. shopping C. trip D. reading
15.A. rose B. dressed C. move D. showed
16.A. wondered B. realized C. recognized D. designed
17.A. unless B. after C. if D. before
18.A. comfortable B. helpful C. important D. direct
19.A. how B. when C. what D. which
20.A. look for B. pick up C. drop by D. deal with
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语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Rose: Dave, I’m going to pick up food and drink for Saturday’s picnic. Any 1. (suggest)?
Dave: Well, everyone has been talking about 2. (have) a barbecue(烧烤), so3. not pick up some hamburger meat and hot dogs?
Rose: Okay, but do you know how 4. hamburger meat we are going to need? And hot dogs too?
Dave: Uh, how about three pounds of hamburger and a couple of packages of hot dogs?
Rose: Oh, that's not going to be enough. Do you remember the last picnic we went on? Jim, your roommate, ate about ten hamburgers by 5. (him)!
Dave: Yeah, I remember that. Then seven packages of hot dogs should b enough. And you can pick up some chicken for those who don’t like hamburgers 6. hot dogs.
Rose: Okay. How about five or six bags of potato chips?
Dave: Hmm. It might be 7. (well) to make that eight.
Rose: Okay. Uh, we will need some soft drinks. How about ten of those 2-liter bottles?
Dave: 8. (sound) fine, but be sure to buy a variety of drinks.
Rose: Okay. And what about dessert(甜点)?
Dave: Well, maybe we could ask Kathy 9. (make) a few cherry pies like she did last time.
Rose: Great! I’ll give her 10. call right now.
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短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Good morning, everyone. It is real a good chance to have met all of you here. We have spent several precious weekend together in the English. Club. Although we have been members for a short period of time, but we have made great progresses. That is because we are both very active and the activities are not only enjoyable and also helpful. Besides, the foreign teachers here work hard and try his best to make the activities lively and interested. I am very pleased to say that all of us greatly improved our spoken English so far. I am looking forward to see all of you again in the near future!
Thank you
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书面表达
假如你是李华，升入高中已经一学期了。请你根据下面提纲提供的信息，给老朋友王明写一封信，介绍一下你的学习和生活情况。
注意：
1．信的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
2．词数不少于100。
| School | ·big playground, beautiful buildings |
| Teachers | ·patient, helpful ·make lessons interesting |
| Classmates | ·help each other ·make friends, share interests and ideas |
| Favorite subject | ·… |
Dear Wang Ming,
How long flies! It’s more than half a year since we entered high school.
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How about you? Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
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