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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。
There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, ________ he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed so ________.The mother________ that she herself would have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a ________ a week and do a report about it for her. One day, in Ben’s ________, the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him ________. “Why did Ben put up his hand?” his classmates wondered. He ________ said anything. What would
he possibly want to say?Ben not only ________ the rock, but also said a lot about the rock. He named many other rocks in the same group and even knew ________ the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were ________. Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book ________.Later Ben went on to the ________ of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University (耶鲁大学)and at last became one of the best doctors in the USA. After Ben grew up, he ________ something about his mother that he did not know as a ________. She, herself, had never learned how to ________.
1.A. because B. so C. but D. though
2.A. clever B. hard C. slow D. quick
3.A. asked B. decided C. forgot D. heard
4.A. notice B. message C. book D. question
5.A. class B. room C. office D. lab
6.A. think B. leave C. stand up D. sit down
7.A. always B. even C. quickly D. never
8.A. found B. played C. knew D. threw
9.A. whether B. when C. where D. why
10.A. afraid B. surprised C. worried D. unhappy
11.A. pictures B. exercises C. shops D. reports
12.A. top B. end C. back D. side
13.A. learnt B. remembered C. forgot D. guessed
14.A. doctor B. child C. children D. teacher
15.A. read B. work C. teach D. show
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完形填空
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。
There was a young woman who took great pride in her flower garden. She was raised by her grandmother who taught her to love and for flowers. So her flower garden was the best.
One day， while she was looking through a flower list she often from， a picture of a plant caught her eyes. She had never blooms(花) on a flower like that before. “I have to have it，” she said to herself， and she ordered it.
When it arrived， she already had a prepared to plant it. She planted it at the back of her yard. It grew well， with beautiful green leaves all over it， there were no blooms. Day after day she continued to water it， feed it， and she even talked to it trying to make it bloom. However， it was .
One morning weeks later， when standing before the vine， she felt very that her plant had not bloomed. She was giving thought to it down and planting something else in its place.
It was at this point that her neighbor， whose joined hers， called over to her. “Thank you so much! You can’t imagine how much I have the blooms of that vine you planted.” The young woman walked the gate into her neighbor’s yard， and sure enough， she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was with blooms.
There were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had seen. The vine had grown through the crevices(缝隙) and it had not flowered on side of the wall， but it had flowered on the other side.
Sometimes one may not see the good result of his effort， but that doesn’t mean it isn’t successful.
1.A. look B. care C. search D. pay
2.A. learned B. heard C. ordered D. borrowed
3.A. seen B. smelt C. sold D. picked
4.A. finally B. carefully C. suddenly D.immediately
5.A. place B. box C. cup D. room
6.A. and B. so C. or D. but
7.A. endless B. useless C. successful D. hopeful
8.A. excited B. nervous C. sad D. frightened
9.A. putting B. cutting C. turning D. taking
10.A. balcony B. kitchen C. bedroom D. yard
11.A. enjoyed B. dreamed C. expected D. hated
12.A. through B. across C. above D. below
13.A. satisfied B. connected C. filled D. pleased
14.A. never B. ever C. seldom D. usually
15.A. its B. his C. her D. their
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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。
Two months ago, there was a serious earthquake in my country. Many people were hurt and their homes. In my school, we decided to organize a 5-kilometer run to collect money for the people. signed up for the run and asked their relatives and neighbors to support them. These people agreed to some money—50 cents or a dollar, for example, for every kilometer that the students completed.
Joe was my classmate. He was the student in my class because he seldom did any exercise and he ate plenty of junk food. He never walked to school. He always took a bus. When he was asked he was going to take part in the run, he said he would think about it. A few students laughed and I think Joe felt embarrassed. I felt a bit sorry for .
The next day, as I was riding to school, I saw Joe walking in the street. I stopped and asked him why he was . He said he was training to take part in the run. “Good for you, Joe!” I said. , I told my friends about Joe. Most of them just laughed and said that they didn’t think he would the run. I wasn’t sure, but I decided that I would Joe. So, for the two weeks before the run, I was his trainer. He walked to school for a few . Then he started to run slowly.
On the day of the run, Joe lined up with the other students. The began and soon Joe was left behind. Well, it took him hours to finish and he didn’t expect to the other students, but he tried to do his best. And he completed the 5-kilometer run. Everyone was very and said, “Well done, Joe!” What is more, Joe collected more money than any other student!
1.A. cleaned B. reached C. lost D. made
2.A. Parents B. Students C. Teachers D. Workers
3.A. borrow B. get C. give D. lend
4.A. happiest B. heaviest C. tallest D. youngest
5.A. how B. where C. why D. if
6.A. her B. him C. us D. you
7.A. crying B. riding C. singing D. walking
8.A. Again B. However C. Later D. So
9.A. complete B. discuss C. support D. understand
10.A. help B. invite C. stop D. visit
11.A. days B. weeks C. months D. years
12.A. class B. movie C. race D. school
13.A. catch up with B. get on well with C. make friends with D. talk with
14.A. easily B. quickly C. firstly D. finally
15.A. busy B. happy C. interested D. nervous
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完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分；满分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。
In the middle of a forest there was a little tree standing among many big trees. He was very at not being as big as the others. When the birds flew into the forest and their houses, he used to say to hem, “Come and have a rest in my body!” But the birds always said, “Oh, no. You’re too small!” The worst part was when people came to choose trees, they would pass him by he was too small. The other trees said that when they were taken away by people, they might be the mast (桅杆) of a large ship, go far away from the , and see many wonderful things; or they become part of a fine house in a great city, and experience life there. All these were just dreams to the little tree.
One cold morning, some people came searching the forest. “There are that are little enough,” they said.
“Here is one,” said one man. “It’s just the right .” And he chose the little tree.
The little tree was very happy because he knew they were about to take away. Later all kinds of beautiful things were all over him. The children all said, “ beautiful!” “It’s the Christmas tree we’ve ever seen!”
, the little tree knew what he was. He was a Christmas tree! He was just little enough to be the nicest Christmas tree in the world!
1.A. unhappy B. proud C. nervous D. excited
2.A. built B. found C. asked D. watched
3.A. by B. out C. down D. up
4.A. though B. because C. unless D. so
5.A. asked for B. welcomed to C. sold into D. made into
6.A. mountain B. land C. forest D. ocean
7.A. might B. need C. must D. should
8.A. summer B. winter C. Spring D. autumn
9.A. some B. both C. none D. any
10.A. size B. colour C. price D. taste
11.A. them B. her C. him D. it
12.A. hung B. compared C. shared D. taken
13.A. When B. How C. What D. Which
14.A. strongest B. nicest C. biggest D. longest
15.A. Sadly B. Strangely C. Recently D. Finally
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完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C项中选出最佳选项。
There was a little girl sitting in the park by herself. She looked so _____. Dressed in an old pink dress, barefoot(赤脚) and dirty, the girl just sat and watched the people go by. She ____ tried to say a word. Many people passed by her but no one would_____.
The next day I went back to the park to see if the little girl would still be there. Yes. She was there, and still with the same sad look in her ___.
I walked over to her. I could see the back of the little girl’s dress was in a strange ____. I thought that was the _ __people just passed by and didn’t speak to her. As I got closer 1 could see her back more clearly. Her back was humped(驼背的).
I smiled __ her, sat down beside her and said, “Hello.” The little girl stammered a “hi” after a long stare into my eyes. I smiled and she shyly smiled back.
We talked until darkness fell and the park was completely ___. “Little girl,”’ I said, “You remind me of an angel --- sweet and innocent（天真的）. You’re like a little Guardian Angel to watch over all those the people walking by.”
She___her head and smiled. With that she opened the back of her pink dress and allowed her wings to spread(展开). “Yes. I’m your Guardian Angel,” she said with a twinkle in her eyes. “For once you thought of____other than yourself. My Job here is done.”
1.A. hungry B. cold C. sad
2.A. sometimes B. never C. ever
3.A. stop B. listen C. leave
4.A. hands B. legs C. eyes
5.A. size B. age C. shape
6.A. reason B. place C. time
7.A. with B. at C. to
8.A. crowded B. busy C. empty
9.A. made B. lowered C. nodded
10.A. someone else B. else anyone C. anyone else
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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
I was waiting for the bus when I met the woman. “You look 26 . Come and sit here,” she said. “ 27 are you going?”
“I don’t know. I just want to catch a 28 and see what it will be like at the end.”
“I’m afraid you’ll see 29 there. Why don’t you enjoy the sights on the way?”
“How can I do that while my heart’s 30 ?” I asked sadly. My best friend had left me.
The woman seemed to understand my feeling. “Don’t cry, little girl. I’ve had a similar experience to you. Thirty-five 31 ago, my husband left our three children and me. I was deadly sad. I decided to kill myself and the children, so I took 32 to the sea. 33 ，they seemed to know what would happen, so they 34 loudly. Their cry suddenly woke me 35 . How could I 36 my hope to live for one of life’s problems? After that, I worked hard to raise the children. Now they all live 37 and one of them has his own family.
Then the woman gave me a 38 , “We should never wait for the door to 39 before us. We should find the key to the 40 or try to find another way”
The bus came and I got on it with a smile
| 1.A. tired | B. excited | C. happy | D. well |
| 2.A. What | B. How | C. Where | D. When |
| 3.A. train | B. bus | C. boat | D. plane |
| 4.A. nothing | B. everything | C. something | D. anything |
| 5.A. smiling | B. breaking | C. singing | D. dancing |
| 6.A. days | B. weeks | C. months | D. years |
| 7.A. her | B. them | C. him | D. it |
| 8.A. So | B. Or | C. Besides | D. However |
| 9.A. laughed | B. talked | C. spoke | D. cried |
| 10.A. in | B. out | C. up | D. down |
| 11.A. give away | B. give up | C. get up | D. stand up |
| 12.A. happily | B. sadly | C. badly | D. hopeless |
| 13.A. cry | B. shout | C. hit | D. smile |
| 14.A. open | B. close | C. lock | D. mend |
| 15.A. classroom | B. office | C. door | D. shop |
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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。
Long ago there was a boy who was hungry for success. For him, winning was __________. One day, the boy was going to compete with two other young boys in a ___________ in his village. A large crowd gathered to __________. Among the crowd was a wise old man.
The race began. With strength and power, the boy ___________. The crowd cheered and waved at the boy. The boy felt __________ and important. However, the wise man remained calm and said nothing.
“__________ race!” shouted the boy. The wise old man stepped forward and presented the boy with two new competitors, an old woman and a blind man. “This isn’t a race!” the boy shouted angrily.
“Race!” __________ the wise man. The race started and the boy was the__________ one to cross the line— the other two left standing at the starting line. The boy raised his arms excitedly. However, the crowd was ___________ this time.
“Why don’t the people join in my ___________?” he asked the wise old man.
“Race again!” replied the wise man. “But this time, three of you should finish ___________”
The boy thought for a while, stood between the blind man and the old lady, and then took the _________ of the blind man and the old woman. The race began and three of them walked ___________ to the finishing line and crossed it. The crowd cheered. The wise man smiled, gently __________ his head.
“Who is the crowd cheering for?” asked the boy.
The wise old man, putting his hands on the boy’s shoulders, replied softly, “Little boy, for this race, you have won ____________ than in any other race you have ever run before, and for this race, the crowd cheer not for any winner!”
1.A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
2.A. party B. race C. trip D. program
3.A. work B. laugh C. eat D. watch
4.A. failed B. won C. appeared D. lost
5.A. angry B. surprised C. proud D. sad
6.A. Another B. Last C. One D. No
7.A. asked B. ordered C. answered D. cheered
8.A. only B. first C. last D. best
9.A. satisfied B. crazy C. afraid D. silent
10.A. success B. experience C. team D. trouble
11.A. soon B. together C. immediately D. first
12.A. heart B. life C. hands D. faces
13.A. slowly B. quickly C. carefully D. easily
14.A. touching B. holding C. shaking D. nodding
15.A. little B. much C. even less D. much more
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完形填空
阅读下面的短文，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。
Two months ago, there was a serious earthquake in my country. Many people were hurt and their homes. In my school, we decided to organize a 5-kilometer run to collect money for the people. signed up for the run and asked their relatives and neighbors to support them. These people agreed to some money—50 cents or a dollar, for example, for every kilometer that the students completed.
Joe was my classmate. He was the student in my class because he seldom did any exercise and he ate plenty of junk food. He never walked to school. He always took a bus. When he was asked he was going to take part in the run, he said he would think about it. A few students laughed and I think Joe felt embarrassed. I felt a bit sorry for .
The next day, as I was riding to school, I saw Joe walking in the street. I stopped and asked him why he was . He said he was training to take part in the run. “Good for you, Joe!” I said. , I told my friends about Joe. Most of them just laughed and said that they didn’t think he would the run. I wasn’t sure, but I decided that I would Joe. So, for the two weeks before the run, I was his trainer. He walked to school for a few . Then he started to run slowly.
On the day of the run, Joe lined up with the other students. The began and soon Joe was left behind. Well, it took him hours to finish and he didn’t expect to the other students, but he tried to do his best. And he completed the 5-kilometer run. Everyone was very and said, “Well done, Joe!” What is more, Joe collected more money than any other student!
1.A．cleaned B．reached C．lostD．made
2.A．Parents B．Students C．Teachers D．Workers
3.A．borrow B．getC．giveD．lend
4.A．happiest B．heaviest C．tallest D．youngest
5.A．how B．where C．whyD．if
6.A．herB．himC．usD．you
7.A．crying B．riding C．singing D．walking
8.A．Again B．But C．LaterD．So
9.A．completeB．discuss C．support D．understand
10. A．help B．inviteC．stopD．visit
11.A．days B．weeks C．months D．years
12. A．class B．movie C．raceD．school
13.A．catch up with B．get on well with C．make friends withD．talk with
14.A．easily B．quickly C．firstly D．finally
15. A．busy B．happy C．interested D．nervous
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Once upon a time there was a little orphan(孤儿) who always wished that he could fly like a bird.It was very ____ for him to understand why he could not fly.
There was another little boy who was crippled(瘸子). One day the orphan came to a park, where he saw the little crippled boy_____ in the sand alone.
He ran over to the little crippled boy and asked him if he had ever wanted to fly like a bird.
“No,” he said. “____ I’ve been thinking about what it would be like to walk and run like ____.”
“That is very sad,” said the litle orphan. “Do you think we could be friends?”
“Sure,” said the little crippled boy.
The two little boys played for hours._____ of them felt as lonely as they have been before. Then the little crippled ____ father came with a wheelchair to ____ his son. The little orphan ran over to him and said something into his ear.
“That would be Okay,” said the man.
The little orphan ran back to his friend and said, “You are my only friend and I _____I could do something to make you walk and run like others. ____, I can’t. But there is something that I can do for you.”
The little orphan boy turned ____ and told his friend to slide onto his back.Then he began to run across the grass. He ran faster and faster, ____ the little crippled boy on his back.
The father began to cry with tears as his son shouted at the top of his ____, “I am FLYING! Daddy, I am FLYING!”
That’s the little orphan who helped the crippled boy ____ the dream to fly in his life and moved the father. _____he didn’t know the reason why he could not fly, he helped another boy fly and harvested happiness from it. Let’s always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ____.
1.A. easy B. difficult C. necessary D. important
2.A. jumping B. throwing C. running D. playing
3.A. And B. Since C. But D. Because
4.A. other B. others C. the other D. the others
5.A. Both B. All C. Either D. Neither
6.A. boy B. girl C. boy’s D. girl’s
7.A. put up B. pick up C. carry up D. send up
8.A. hope B. expect C. wish D. wonder
9.A. Helpful B. Luckily C. Carefully D. Unluckily
10.A. up B. by C. over D. around
11.A. carrying B. holding C. catching D. fetching
12.A. sound B. noise C. voice D. talk
13.A. get B. achieve C. realize D. understand
14.A. So B. And C. However D. Though
15.A. yourself B. myself C. themselves D. ourselves
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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填人相应空白处的最佳答案。
A long time ago, there was a tiger in the forest. He was the king of the animals. One day the tiger asked a little cat to______how his palace was built. After a few hours, the little cat came back and said______the tiger, "My dear king, your palace is very large, tall and beautiful." The tiger was very______to hear that. Several days later, the tiger said to a pig, "It's been days______the cat saw my palace. Now, you go and see ______once again." But when the pig came back, he said to the tiger, "My dear king, I thought that your palace is beautiful, but it______yourself only."
The tiger was very______when he heard what the pig said. "Why are the cat's and the pig's______not the same?" He said to______.He then asked an elephant to go to have a______. Before long the elephant returned and said to the tiger. "Oh, your palace is too small for you to live______, my king."
The king became very angry when he heard what the elephant said. Then he said to the animals, "Maybe you all tell______. You three have three ideas. I want to kill you." Just at the moment, a fox came out to _______the tiger. He asked the tiger himself to go and see it himself before killing them. The tiger______. After he saw the palace himself, he thought that their answers were all______. He said to the animals, " You should remember that to see with your own eyes is more important than only to hear others."
1.A. suggest B. decide C. see D. imagine
2.A. for B. to C. at D. about
3.A. sad B. sorry C. angry D. happy
4.A. since B. when C. before D. after
5.A. her B. it C. him D. them
6.A. fits B. thrills, C. covers D. troubles
7.A. excited B. interested C. surprised D. tired
8.A. palaces B. answers C. excuses D. meanings
9.A. himself B. the elephant C. the pig D. the cat
10.A. meeting B. walk C. look D. rest
11.A. over B. on C. by D. in
12.A. the news B. the truth C. lies D. stories
13.A. welcome B. stop C. thank D. kill
14.A. jumped B. refused C. appeared. D. agreed
15.A. different B. easy C. strange D. right
e ________ their hair because of cancer or other illnesses. Rachel then asked her mother to cut her long hair and send ________ to the organization.
thday party. Also, she asked her friends each to donate $ 9 to the project in Africa ________ giving her birthday presents.
anted to find some ways of showing support(支持) to her. ________they began donating on Rachel’s birthday page. Donations ________her $ 300 goal quickly and kept rising(上升).
. But B. And C. Though D. Unless
he possibly want to say?Ben not only ________ the rock, but also said a lot about the rock. He named many other rocks in the same group and even knew ________ the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were ________. Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book ________.Later Ben went on to the ________ of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University (耶鲁大学)and at last became one of the best doctors in the USA. After Ben grew up, he ________ something about his mother that he did not know as a ________. She, herself, had never learned how to ________.