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When I was four years old, I wanted nothing more in life than to play the piano． My best friend Betty had a piano． But Betty hardly played it at all． She would rather play hide-and-seek． It didn’t seem fair．

One day my mother came to pick me up from Betty’s house． “Watch this!” I told her． Then I ran to play a song I had learned that morning． I was so proud of what I’d learned． “That’s nice, Jenny,” she said． “But we can’t afford a piano．”

When I turned six, my mother bought me a recorder（直笛）． The problem was that I didn’t love the recorder． When I played the recorder, I didn’t feel anything special inside． I asked my mother if we could have a piano． “We still can’t afford one,” she said． “One day, I promise．”

In the sixth grade, my mother traded in the recorder for a real clarinet（黑管）． I like the clarinet more, but it still wasn’t a piano． It wasn’t the music that was inside of me．

One day, when I was in the seventh grade, my mother cut an ad out of the newspaper． We drove to a stranger’s home in Providence, Rhode Island． The woman had a beautiful, dark wood piano from Russia． It was called an upright piano because it was tall． It was so shiny that it looked like it was wet． “We’ll take it,” my mother said． “It has a nice sound．”

After that, I played the piano every single day．When I left for school in the morning, I would leave the sheet music open on the piano． When I got home, I would walk straight to the piano and sit down and start playing the sheet music． I even played if I stayed home sick． I had finally found the music inside of me．

Do you struggle with music? Have you been given an instrument to play, but you just can’t play it? Maybe you think you’re just no good or that you don’t have any musical talent． Don’t get discouraged． It’s not true! We all have music inside of us, even if it’s just what we listen to． Now it’s up to you to find the right way to set that music free．

1.What did Jenny get when she was six?

A．A clarinet．

B．A recorder．

C．A violin．

D．A guitar．

2.How did Jenny get her piano?

A．Betty gave it to her．

B．She traded in the clarinet for it．

C．She got it from her uncle．

D．Her mother bought it from a stranger．

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Betty was more interested in playing the piano．

B．An old woman sent Jenny a clarinet from Russia．

C．Jenny enjoyed playing music with the right instrument．

D．Jenny’s mother borrowed a recorder in her seventh grade．

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A．How Jenny found the music inside of her．

B．What benefits Jenny got from making music．

C．How Jenny learned to play musical instruments．

D．What trouble Jenny had taking up music as a hobby．

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When I was four years old, I wanted nothing more in life than to play the piano. My best friend Betty had a piano. But Betty hardly played it at all. She would rather play hide-and-seek. It didn’t seem fair.

One day my mother came to pick me up from Betty’s house. “Watch this!” I told her. Then I ran to play a song I had learned that morning. I was so proud of what I’d learned. “That’s nice, Jenny,” she said. “But we can’t afford a piano.”

When I turned six, my mother bought me a recorder（直笛）. The problem was that I didn’t love the recorder. When I played the recorder, I didn’t feel anything special inside. I asked my mother if we could have a piano. “We still can’t afford one,” she said. “One day, I promise.”

In the sixth grade, my mother traded in the recorder for a real clarinet（黑管）. I like the clarinet more, but it still wasn’t a piano. It wasn’t the music that was inside of me.

One day, when I was in the seventh grade, my mother cut an ad out of the newspaper. We drove to a stranger’s home in Providence, Rhode Island. The woman had a beautiful, dark wood piano from Russia. It was called an upright piano because it was tall. It was so shiny that it looked like it was wet. “We’ll take it,” my mother said. “It has a nice sound.”

After that, I played the piano every single day.When I left for school in the morning, I would leave the sheet music open on the piano. When I got home, I would walk straight to the piano and sit down and start playing the sheet music. I even played if I stayed home sick. I had finally found the music inside of me.

Do you struggle with music? Have you been given an instrument to play, but you just can’t play it? Maybe you think you’re just no good or that you don’t have any musical talent. Don’t get discouraged. It’s not true! We all have music inside of us, even if it’s just what we listen to. Now it’s up to you to find the right way to set that music free.

1.What did Jenny get when she was six?

A. A clarinet.　　 B.A recorder.　　 C. A violin.　　 D. A guitar.

2.How did Jenny get her piano?

A. Betty gave it to her.

B. She traded in the clarinet for it.

C. She got it from her uncle.

D. Her mother bought it from a stranger.

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Betty was more interested in playing the piano.

B. An old woman sent Jenny a clarinet from Russia.

C. Jenny enjoyed playing music with the right instrument.

D. Jenny’s mother borrowed a recorder in her seventh grade.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. How Jenny found the music inside of her.

B. What benefits Jenny got from making music.

C. How Jenny learned to play musical instruments.

D. What trouble Jenny had taking up music as a hobby.

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When I was twelve years old I wanted nothing more than to be accepted onto a club baseball team. If I made a team like that I would be playing with the best competition for my age in Massachusetts and some teams from all over the country. I have always had a great understanding of the game and played very well but never at that level. I played baseball all summer and it was time for tryouts(选拔赛) in the fall. The team I tried out for was the South Shore Baseball Club or “The Seadogs.” On the field I was very nervous and didn’t play as well as I knew I could. A week later I received a letter saying “Thank you for participating (参加)in our tryout, however we have a limited(有限的) amount of spots on our club and we will not be inviting you to play on the team. Better luck next year.”

After they sent me that letter I stopped playing competitive baseball. I only played for my town baseball team. ①很幸运地是，我遇到了爸爸是教练的Jimmy Perron, 一个很棒的球员。 He thought I was good at baseball. Soon, I got to another tryout. I tried my absolute(完全地) hardest and did well.

About one week later, a letter came to my house.② I couldn’t wait to cut it open and read, “James, you are invited to play for the Mass Pride Baseball organization in the ’09season.” I had reached my goal. But it doesn’t end there. I already have a new goal. I hope to be able to play ball on the college level someday.

任务一：请根据材料内容，回答76，77题。

1.Why was I always crazy about baseball when I was young?

_______________________________________________________________

2.What did I do after being refused to be in the baseball club?

_______________________________________________________________

任务二：请将材料中①处的中文句子翻译成英文。

3._______________________________________________________________

任务三：请将材料中②处的英文句子翻译成中文。

4._______________________________________________________________

任务四：请给这篇材料加一个合适的标题。

5._______________________________________________________________

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When we interviewed what the life was like more than 70 years ago, many old soldiers were full of tears in their eyes. They told us that they never forgot those days when they were in the army, during which they lived hard lives but spared no effort to fight against the enemies.

Now in the year 2015 comes the first great parade(阅兵) in the 21st century. September 3rd is the 70th anniversary(纪念) of the victory of the anti-fascist (反法西斯主义的) war. This day is considered as an important moment for China, as well as the world. 49 countries from all over the world, including South Korea and some European countries attended this special occasion.

In preparation for the parade, the soldiers worked hard every day. In order to walk well in the three hundred meters distance on the Tian’anmen Square, they had to receive extremely strict training. Each day, they got up early in the morning and started the 10 hours’ practice.

When a reporter arrived, it was raining heavily outside, but none of the soldiers stopped training. Nothing can stop their training, and no one can stop their deep love to their motherland.

The reporter asked, “The training is so hard but why does nobody give up?” “It’s the first time for me to join in such an important ceremony. I consider it a great honor. I must try my best.” One of the participants(参与者) answered. In fact, everyone takes pride in taking part in this big parade because they want to show the spirit of Chinese army, the power of Chinese army, as well as the determination of keeping the world in peace.

From the soldiers, we learned the power of dreams. If one has a dream, he will get over any difficulties that get in the way to make the dream come true.

1.What did the old soldiers do more than 70 years ago?

A. They took part in a war.

B. They experienced something special.

C. They worked hard for the parade.

D. They answered a reporter’s questions.

2. How many countries took part in the parade?

A. 20　　　　　　　　　 B. 49

C. 40　　　　　　　　　 D. 70

3.What is the main idea of Paragraph3?

A. A hard training.　　 B. A good reporter

C. The hot weather.　　 D. The heavy rain.

4.According to the passage, the great parade took place in _____ .

A. South Korea　　　　　 B. America

C. China　　　　　 　　 　　 D. A European country

5.Which of the following is True?

A. The training for the parade is usually on rainy days.

B. It is easy for the soldiers to perform well in the parade.

C. Quite many soldiers have taken part in the parade before.

D. The soldiers are tired but none of them will give up.

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When I was four years old, I tasted my first ice- cream in Australia. 1.________

When the ice cream truck came to our town, all my friends and I run to be the first to have an ice cream cone, because the first one always got the biggest amount of ice-cream. Oh! 2.__________

3._________First, the music from the ice-cream truck was like music from a cartoon show. Second, the ice cream man shouted loudly, “Ice cream! Ice cream! If you have one, you are going to be happy forever!” So I always said to my mom, “4.______” Now, whenever we buy ice cream, my mom always reminds me of this. The last funny thing I remember was that if you found M & M candies inside an ice cream when you were eating, you could win an ice cream free. All of my friends always wondering who was going to be the lucky person!

When I was playing outdoors, it was hard for my mom to find out where I was. Whenever she found me, she always asked, “Where were you?” I always answered, “5.______”

For me, the best thing about eating ice cream is that it reminds me of those happy summer days of my childhood.

A.In the magic ice cream place!

B.Since then I have always enjoyed eating ice cream.

C.I want an ice cream because I would like to be happy forever.

D.I remember several things about that truck.

E.To be first and get the biggest ice- cream was enjoyable.

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Life is like the four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school. I learned many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sorrowful days: some days the sun shone, and some days it didn’t.

In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married (结婚) and had a child. In those days, I didn’t have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked very hard. And so, I started to get some white hairs. The summer of my life passed quickly.

Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student, and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking more slowly. One day I stopped working. I had more time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change color and give us nice fruits.

But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come. I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many days left, but I will enjoy them to the end.

1.The writer started walking more slowly in the ________ of his life.

A．spring            B．summer           C．autumn           D．winter

2.According to the passage, which of the following ages is during the summer of his life?

A．15.              B．33.               C．62.               D．87.

3.What does the word “sorrowful” mean in this passage?

A．Sad.              B．Exciting.           C．Wonderful.        D．Pleasant.

4.Which of the following is true?

A．The writer was an engineer.

B．The writer had a garden with flowers.

C．The writer was always happy as a child.

D．The writer now is old and weak, but still he enjoys his life.

5.What’s the best title of this passage?

A．Four Seasons.                          B．My Life.

C．Four Seasons in a Year.                   D．Four Seasons in My Life.

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It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle. As Christmas drew nearer, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade（消退）, or so we thought. We bought her a lovely doll, and a doll house. Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she said that she “really wanted a bike more than anything else.” But it was just too late. With such a lot of preparations to do for the Christmas dinner we did not have the time to buy our little girl a bike. So, here we were Christmas Eve around 9:00 p.m., with Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, sleeping in their beds. Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child. “What if I make a little bicycle out of clay (泥) and write a note that she could trade the clay bike in for a real bike?” her dad asked. So he spent the next four hours making a tiny clay bike. On Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little gift box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud. “Does this mean that I can trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?”　 I said, “Yes.” Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me. I'd rather keep this than get a real bike.” At that moment, we would have moved heaven and earth to buy her every bicycle in the world!

1.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. The parents wanted the girl to have the clay bike for ever.

B. Tears were in the girl's eyes because she didn't like the present at all.

C. The girl never lost her desire for a bike.

D. The parents paid little attention to the daughter's desire for a bike.

2.Why did Dad make the clay bicycle?

A. He wanted his daughter to buy a real one .　　 B. He didn't want to disappoint his daughter.

C. He thought his daughter would like it .　　 D. He wanted to give his daughter a surprise.

3.What can we know from the last sentence?

A. The parents were sad and encouraged.

B. The parents felt neverous and shy.

C. The parents were moved and felt proud of the girl

D. The parents felt unhappy for the girl.

4.Which do you think is the best title for the story?

A. A lovely little girl　　 B. A great and serious father

C. A clay bike　　 D. Christmas shopping

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It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle. As Christmas drew nearer, her desire for a bicycle didn’t seem that strong, so we bought the most popular present for little girls, Baby Sitter’s Club dolls and a doll house.　　　　

Then, out of our expectation, on December 23, Almie said that she “really wanted a bike more than anything else”. It was just too late. With all the details of preparing Christmas dinner and buying last minute gifts, how could we have time to select the “right bike” for our little girl?

So, here we were Christmas Eve around 9:00 p.m., with Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, ready for sleep in their beds. Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child.

“If I make a little bicycle out of clay (黏土) and write a note that she could trade (用…抵换) the clay model in for a real bike, what do you think?” her dad asked.

“Well, for now, I think this is the best thing we can do. And she is ‘such a big girl’, so I think she will like it.”

So Almie’s dad spent the next four hours working with clay to make a tiny bike. On Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little heart-shaped package with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud.

“Does this mean that I trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?”

Smiling, I said, “Yes.”

Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me. I’d rather keep this than get a real bike.”

At that moment, we wanted to buy her every bicycle on the planet.

1.When did Almie first ask for a new bike? _____________.

2.What caused Almie’s parents to buy her the most popular present for little girls? ______.

3.Why was it too late for Almie’s parents to buy a bike for her on December 23? ______.

4.What kind of bike did Almie get on Christmas morning? _______________________.

5.What did Almie think of the present in the little heart-shaped package? ____________.

6.What is the implied (隐含的) meaning of the underlined sentence? _________________.

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Many years ago, there was an old man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge(判断) things too quickly. So he told them to go and look at a pear tree. It was far away from his home. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in autumn.

When the sons came back, the old man asked them to say what they had seen.

The first son complained the tree was ugly. The second son said the tree was covered with buds and full of hope. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. They looked so beautiful, and it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. The youngest son said that the tree was bowed down with heavy fruits. It was full of life and fulfillment(收获).

The man explained that all of his sons were right, but each of them had seen just one season of the tree. He told them that they couldn't judge a tree or a person by only one season. "If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your autumn." said the old man

It is true that we shouldn't let the hard season break the happiness of the other seasons. Never give up during the difficult days and better times are sure to come some day.

1.Why did the old man ask his sons to look at the pear tree?

2.The fourth son went to see the tree in ________ .

3.The underlined word "buds" probably means________in Chinese.

4.Which of the following is true?

5.What's the main idea of this passage?

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Many years ago, there was an old man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge (判断) things too quickly. So he told ______ to go and look at a pear tree. It was far away from his home. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the ______ son in autumn.

______ the sons came back, the old man asked them to say what they had seen.

The first son complained the ______ was ugly. The second son said the tree was covered with flowers and full of ______. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. They looked so beautiful, and it was the most wonderful thing he had ever ______. The youngest son said that the tree was bowed down with heavy fruits. It was full of life and fulfillment (收获).

The man explained that all of his sons were ______, but each of them had seen just one season of the tree. He told them that they couldn’t judge a tree or a person ______ only one season. “If you give up when it’s winter, you will ______ the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your autumn,” said the old man.

It is true that we shouldn’t let the hard season break the ______ of the other seasons. Never give up during the difficult days and better times are sure to come some day.

1.A. me　　 B. us　　 C. them　　 D. you

2.A. tallest　　 B. shortest　　 C. fourth　　 D. youngest

3.A. Until　　 B. When　　 C. Before　　 D. Since

4.A. tree　　 B. season　　 C. leaves　　 D. winter

5.A. leaves　　 B. fruit　　 C. hope　　 D. pears

6.A. heard　　 B. seen　　 C. imagined　　 D. created

7.A. wrong　　 B. brave　　 C. honest　　 D. right

8.A. by　　 B. for　　 C. from　　 D. with

9.A. enjoy　　 B. discover　　 C. miss　　 D. take

10.A. difficulty　　 B. happiness　　 C. pity　　 D. sadness

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