Everyone has a hobby. Many people think that stamp collecting is very interesting. ____ ?
First, they think they can learn many ____ things from stamps because stamps have ____ of people, animals and countries on them. For example, if you have all the stamps ____ the Olympic Games, you can learn a lot about the different ____ . Second, stamps can ____ people a lot of pleasure. People share their stamps with ___ and many stamp collectors become good friends.
Special stamps are ____ very popular. People like to ____ special stamps because they can make lots of money in the future by ____ them. Do you want to collect stamps?
A.Where B.When C.Why D.What
A.different B.sweet C.expensive D.cheap
A.pictures B.clothes C.machines D.jobs
A.for B.about C.at D.in
A.animals B.countries C.sports D.people
A.make B.carry C.bring D.get
A.other B.another C.the other D.others
A.too B.also C.either D.as well
A.collect B.give C.send D.receive
A.buying B.selling C.borrowing D.washing
A man with a green bag walked into a doctor’s room. “Please sit down. Open your mouth and your tongue(舌头),”the doctor said, “OK. You can your mouth now. It’s clear something is with you. You have to do more exercise.”
“But, doctor,” the man said. “I don’t think…”
“Don’t tell me what you ,” the doctor said. “I am the doctor, not you. I know you need. I see hundreds of people like you. None of them get any exercise. They in offices all day and in front of the television in the .What you need is to walk quickly for at least 30 a day.”
“Doctor, you don’t understand,” the man said. “I…”
“I don’t want to hear any ” the doctor said. “You must find time for exercise. If you don’t, you will get and have health problems when you are older.”
“But I walk every day.” the man said.
“Oh, yes, and I know what kind of walking that is. You a few meters to the train station from your house, a few more meters from the station to your office, and a few more meters from your office to a for lunch and back.”
“Please listen to me, doctor!” the man shouted, getting .
“I’m a mailman.” the man continued, “I walk for seven hours every day and I come to letters.”
For a moment, the doctor said nothing, and he said slowly, “Put your tongue out again, will you?”
A.put on B.put out C.put away D.put off
A.open B.close C.fill D.try
A.wrong B.strange C.nice D.exciting
A.discuss B.talk C.think D.meet
A.how B.why C.where D.what
A.eat B.stand C.run D.sit
A.evening B.afternoon C.noon D.morning
A.seconds B.minutes C.hours D.days
A.news B.advices C.excuses(借口) D.messages
A.thin B.healthy C.fat D.strong
A.walk B.drive C.run D.fly
A.office B.school C.restaurant D.factory
A.sad B.excited C.surprised D.angry
A.get B.send C.bring D.have
A.or B.so C.but D.then
Eric was standing in front of a large, gray house in the countryside. He had just been dropped off by his mum, who left after telling him that he was going to the next twelve days there with no TV, no mobile phone and worst of all—no .
Just then, a man appeared* at the gate of the house. When he saw Eric, he went up to him immediately*. "I'm you are Eric. Welcome to Camp Reboot," said the man proudly. "I'm Tony, the camp leader*, but you will me 'Sir'. Now you tell me you're here."
Eric quickly replied, "My mum made me here!" When Tony looked angrily him and did not say , Eric realized his mistake and added, "Sir!"
"And do you know why your mother sent here? Asked Tony.
"She thinks I spend too much time online—that I can't live without the Internet... Sir," answered Eric. "It's not just her opinion. It's the ! Look at you—tired, unhealthy and certainly not getting sleep. You're here because you think your world on the Internet is much than the real world. But you're wrong! The real world has much more to offer. At Camp Reboot, you're going to go hiking, boating, rock-climbing and stay outdoors most of the ," said Tony.
Eric's heart broke.
"But it's not going be all fun and games." Tony continued. " We have rules here. you break them, you'll never be sent home ! Instead, you'll have to sweep the floor, wash the dishes or do an extra hour of exercise!"
"Oh, my God!" cried Eric. "What have you got me into, Mum?"
A.save B.keep C.show D.spend
A.radio B.camera C.book D.computer
A.sad B.sure C.anxious D.surprised
A.call B.make C.wish D.name
A.what B.how C.why D.when
A.attempt B.pretend C.escape D.come
A.at B.on C.in D.to
A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
A.it B.you C.him D.her
A.answer B.story C.truth D.excuse
A.short B.quick C.enough D.terrible
A.older B.darker C.poorer D.better
A.time B.life C.year D.month
A.If B.Until C.Before D.While
A.extremely B.possibly C.early D.slowly
Jim is a boy who thinks a lot and learns a lot. One day when he was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped. He saw a group of elephants and these big animals had a rope around their front . The rope was very , so the elephants could break it easily. But to his surprise, did not.
Jim saw a trainer near the elephants. Then he walked over and asked him . “Well,” the trainer said, “When they were very young and much smaller , we used the same ropes to tie around their legs and, at that age, they were sure they hold(约束)them. As they get bigger and bigger, thy still believe the ropes can hold them, so they try to get away.”
Jim thought a lot that. These animals could break their ropes at any time, but because they they couldn’t, they didn’t give it a try.
Like the many of us believe that we can’t do something in our life, just because we didn’t do it successfully in the past.
A.ears B.legs C.teeth D.necks
A.short B.thick C.thin D.long
A.he B.it C.she D.they
A.what B.when C.why D.where
A.color B.size C.age D.look
A.could B.couldn’t C.need D.needn’t
A.ever B.never C.only D.sometimes
A.at B.in C.about D.to
A.agreed B.forgot C.meant D.believed
A.man B.elephants C.ropes D.trainer
One morning, Wu Liang discovered that her classroom had c____. She found that desks were no longer in rows , but were p_____ together to make eight bigger desks . She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got u____ to this new classroom arrangement . “Now our class is quieter.” said Wu .”What’s more , we can come up with our o__ ideas and learn more through discussions. It’s a better way to study .”
Li Yu liked it, too. He said ,”Group members first discuss , and then show the r____ of our discussions in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.” It was part of a reform(改革) at Li’s school . The school made this reform because they wanted to p_____students with easier ways to study and more c___) to discuss. “Our school hopes it can i____ students’ abilities to study by themselves and work in groups .” said Zhang Ming , an English teacher .
However, the reform has demanded(要求) more for teachers . Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 40 minutes before . It is difficult to teach well in s___ a short time . The teachers have to find b_____ ways to teach more effectively.
“The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful.” Added Zhang Ming .
A boy went to a cinema , a ticket and went in. after two or three minutes he came , bought a second ticket and went in After minutes he came out again and bought a third ticket. Two or three minutes that he came out. The girl asked him," are you buying all the tickets? Are you friends in the cinema all the time?"
"No, I'm not doing that," answered the man, " But a big woman always stops at the door and tears(撕) my ticket." Then the girl sold him ticket.
A.buys B.buying C.bought D.to buy
A.And B.But C.Or D.So
A.in B.down C.up D.out
A.again B.more C.about D.of
A.a few B.little C.few D.a little
A.before B.after C.when D.while
A.Where B.What C.Why D.When
A.meeting B.meet C.met D.to meet
A.I B.my C.me D.mine
A.other B.another C.the other D.others
I was waiting for the bus when I met the woman. “You look . Come and sit here,” she said. “ are you going?”
“I don’t know. I just want to catch a and see what it will be like at the end.”
“I’m afraid you’ll see there. Why don’t you enjoy the sights on the way?”
“How can I do that while my heart’s ?” 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 ago, my husband left our three children and me. I was deadly sad. I decided to kill myself and the children, so I took to the sea. , they seemed to know what would happen, so they loudly. Their cry suddenly woke me . How could I my hope to live for one of life’s problems? After that, I worked hard to raise the children. Now they all live and one of them has his own family.”
Then the woman gave me a , “We should never wait for the door to before us. We should find the key to the or try to find another way.”
A、tired B、excited C、happy
A、What B、How C、Where
A、train B、bus C、boat
A、nothing B、everything C、something
A、smiling B、breaking C、singing
A、days B、weeks C、years
A、her B、them C、him
A、So B、Or C、However
A、laughed B、talked C、cried
A、in B、out C、up
A、give away B、give up C、get up
A、happily B、sadly C、badly
A、cry B、shout C、smile
A、open B、close C、lock
A、classroom B、office C、door
Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days. he left school, he found a job in a post office. He worked hard there. Soon he had more money than his friends because of his hard work. It seemed that he would have a future.
When he was 25 years old, however, he began to be his job. He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months , he found a new job in a big . Workers in this company traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling. But after a year, he began to it. He had to move around and he was always in a car or on a train. The thing was that he couldn’t make any new friends. Even so, his boss was not satisfied with him. Two years later he the company.
He was so at that time that he sold his house. He had to accept a part-time job in a shop. He was surprised to find that he loved it! He made new friends every day and he reading books. Three years later, he the shop owner's daughter. Soon they had their first child. In the next ten years, they had another three and four more book shops! He became very rich indeed.
“Life is wonderful,” he told me. “The most thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up!”
A.While B.When C.Until D.If
A.bad B.bright C.coming D.interesting
A.tired of B.crazy about C.interested in D.afraid of
A.ago B.before C.later D.afterwards
A.factory B.shop C.school D.company
A.hardly B.usually C.seldom D.never
A.like B.prefer C.hate D.practise
A.worst B.happiest C.best D.strangest
A.reached B.called C.left D.started
A.happy B.energetic C.rich D.poor
A.cloth B.fruit C.book D.dress
A.enjoyed B.finished C.began D.forgot
A.married B.knew C.met D.visited
A.sisters B.brothers C.cousins D.children
A.difficult B.important C.amazing D.Boring
When Mr. Hunt woke up in the morning, he felt his bedroom was very bright. He thought he ____ to turn off the light again. He sat up and tried to do that. And now he ____ it was the sunlight.
Mr. Hunt went to see their daughter in the city two days ago. She cooked some food for him ____ he left. But Mr. Hunt hoped to have breakfast in a restaurant near the park. And then he could walk ____ the lake. He put on his clothes and went out. The sun was shining brightly in the sky and the ____ was fresh (清新的) . But people were busy and he could see only some old people and children. He went in the restaurant and sat down at a table, waiting for the ____.
“Hi, Peter!” someone called him and he saw it was his ____ Richard. “Hi, Richard. Glad to meet you here.” “Glad to meet you, too,” said Richard. “I’m sorry , but I ____ my wallet at home . So could you lend fifty dollars to me, please?” “Sure, but I have only twenty five dollars in my ___.” “It doesn’t matter ,” said Richard , “ then you’ll owe(欠) me twenty-five dollars and I’ll owe you ____ dollars , too . That’ll be fair (公平的) .”
A.knew B.hoped C.forgot D.liked
A.guessed B.found C.said D.told
A.before B.after C.when D.because
A.in B.on C.under D.around
A.fruit B.cloud C.air D.water
A.money B.glass C.answer D.menu
A.friend B.worker C.driver D.waiter
A.took B.put C.forgot D.left
A.shoes B.pocket C.shirt D.hand
A.fifteen B.twenty C.twenty-five D.thirty
完形填空(共10题,计10分)
通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出一个最佳选项。
Ann is ____English girl. She is fourteen. She is a ____student. Her teacher is Miss White. Ann helps her teacher to put _____books and ruler on the desk.
They have a new ____. In it you can _____40 desks and chairs. A blackboard, a clock and a map are on the _____ .
There are(有) some pens on the desks. The red ____is Ann’s. Others(其余的) are Kate’s. Kate is Ann’s _____friend. Kate isn’t ____here today . She is ill(生病).
Look at the clock. ___ four o’clock. It’s time to go home.
A.a B.an C.the D.不填
A.middle school B.Middle School C.middle school’s D.Middle School’s
A.my B.your C.his D.her
A.room B.class C.grade D.classroom
A.look B.look at C.see D.see at
A.wall B.chair C.desk D.floor
A.pens B.pencil C.one D.ones
A.fine B.good C.nice D.right
A.不填 B.at C.on D.of
A.It’s B.Its C.At D.This is
完形填空。先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的四个选项中选出能填入文中的最佳选项(10%)
A woman is going shopping. She is going boat. The boat is going across (穿过) the river. Her basket is empty (空的). Oh dear! Look! Her basket is in the . “Help!” she says. “Look! My basket is in the river.”
A boy sees the basket. He says, “Don’t worry! I can it! I’m a very good swimmer.” He takes off his shoes and shirt. “Look my shirt and shoes, please!” he says and then jumps into the river.
A sees the basket. “I can go by basket!” it thinks. It gets into the basket. The boy is in the river. “Where’s the basket?” he asks. “It’s over there!” says the woman. “It’s behind you!” It’s that duck! The boy gets to the basket. “Go away!” he says to the duck. The duck out of the basket and swims away. The boy takes the basket to the land. “Oh, thank you!” says the woman. “Thank you very much!”
“Not at all!” says the boy. “Would you like to give me my shirt and ?”
“Yes, here you are. Oh, what’s in the basket? It’s the duck’s .”
A.on B.in C.by D.to
A.water B.boat C.ship D.tree
A.clean B.buy C.do D.get
A.after B.at C.for D.like
A.dog B.chicken C.duck D.monkey
A.fishing B.swimming C.playing D.flying
A.under B.beside C.on D.behind
A.climbs B.comes C.jumps D.walks
A.basket B.basketball C.shoes D.duck
A.meat B.hair C.hand D.Egg
完型填空(共15分,每小题1分)
I was looking for a Christmas present for my daughter in a toy store. A nicely dressed little girl, with some money in her little hand, was looking at some beautiful . When she saw a doll she liked, she would ask her father she had enough money. He usually said yes.
At the same time, a boy, with and small clothes, was looking at some video games. He, too, had money in his hand, but it looked no more than five dollars. Each time he up one of the video games and looked at his father, he shook his head.
The little girl had her doll, a very beautiful one. , she noticed the boy and his father. She saw the boy give up a video game with disappointment (失望) and walk to another corner of the store.
The little girl put her doll back to the and ran over to the video game. After she talked to her father, she paid for the video game and whispered to the .
So the boy got the video game that he wanted —he was told it was a from the store. He smiled happily, although he felt it was so incredible (不可相信的).
The girl saw all this happen. She , too.
When I walked out of the store to my car, I heard the father ask his daughter why she had done that. I would never their short talk. “Daddy, didn’t Grandma want me to buy something that would me happy?”
He said, “Of course, she did.”
“Well, I just !” With that, the little girl started skipping (蹦跳) towards their car .
A.shops B.dolls C.flowers D.girls
A.when B.that C.if D.why
A.poor B.expensive C.fashionable D.old
A.looked B.picked C.carried D.caught
A.chosen B.completed C.brought D.decided
A.However B.Finally C.So D.Again
A.floor B.seat C.store D.shelf
A.boy B.father C.shop assistant D.shoppers
A.at once B.for free C.in time D.on sale
A.prize B.surprise C.memory D.return
A.smiled B.cried C.was surprised D.felt sorry
A.repeat B.remember C.forget D.forgive
A.make B.bring C.find D.lead
A.see B.did C.will D.had
A.carefully B.happily C.luckily D.angrily
完形填空 (共15小题; 每小题1分,计15分)
On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road. She was very worried. Her had broken down. Just then a poor man named Robert came. He was on his way back from work as usual.
The lady wondered, “Is the man going to me? He looks very cold and hungry.” But to her surprise, he and said with a smile, “Can I help you, madam?”
After forty , the car was at last fixed by Robert. The lady wanted to pay him.
“No, that’ s , madam,” he said. “ I was just helping someone in . If you really want to pay me back, I hope when you find someone need help, you should give him a hand.”
A few minutes later, the lady a shabby(破旧的) house by the road. She remembered Robert’s words, she stopped.
The hostess(女主人) warmly asked her in. The lady could see that was a family and that they need help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady 500 dollars on a table and went away .
Robert came home later than before, thinking how their life was. His wife was pregnant(怀孕)and the baby would be born the next month but there was not money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, “Don’t worry, dear! Everything is going to be all right. A has helped us out.”
Let’s always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ourselves.
A.bike B.car C.truck D.bus
A.factory B.shop C.office D.home
A.help B.save C.punish D.eat
A.ran B.agreed C.stopped D.left
A.days B.hours C.minutes D.years
A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
A.picture B.rain C.danger D.need
A.saw B.heard C.smelt D.felt
A.so B.if C.because D.since
A.terrible B.sad C.poor D.rich
A.threw B.forgot C.gave D.left
A.quietly B.noisily C.gently D.sadly
A.exciting B.interesting C.hard D.happy
A.many B.enough C.some D.few
A.friend B.relative C.stranger D.Classmate
完形填空。
When I had something difficult to do, I used to ask my mother for help. But she always said, “Do it yourself, dear.” I was not at all. I thought she was the mother in the world! For example, one day, I decided to some friends to my home. My bedroom was not in order. Books were everywhere. And I didn’t make the bed. I asked my to help me clean it, she still said, “Do it yourself, girl.”
Because of my “lazy mother”, I have to my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents . I even have to go to the doctor by myself. It is really hard for me to do everything well, but I have learned .
As time goes by, I understand my mother. She makes me clever and hard-working. Just as my mum always says: “A lady can’t be lazy or she’ll be crazy. Work can make you sunny!” a great mother!
A mother is worth(等值于) one hundred teachers! Don’t you think so?
A.old B.glad C.think D.angry
A.tallest B.most foolish C.laziest D.funniest
A.leave B.invite C.visit D.take
A.mother B.father C.brother D.friends
A.or B.when C.and D.but
A.dress B.lead C.knock D.wash
A.do housework B.go swimming C.go camping D.do homework
A.on show B.by mistake C.a lot D.a little
A.which B.how C.who D.what
A.young B.good C.happy D.working-hard
Long,long ago,there lived an unhappy king.He slept badly and didn't feel like eating.One day,a doctor was called in to examine the king.But he found nothing wrong with his body. "It's all in his mind.Neither medicine nor rest can help him.What he needs is the shirt of a happy person to wear.That'll make him happy. "
The prime minister was called to the palace.But he said that _____ he had a lot of power,it didn't make him happy.He always worried that many people were trying to take his position.Then the banker came. "Oh,I'm afraid I'm not happy,either, " he said, " I have a lot of wealth,but I feel nervous when I think someone tries to steal my money every day. "
Finally,the top general was told to go out and find a happy man in three days.He searched and searched but couldn't find anyone.It seemed that everyone had their own problems,and no one was truly happy.Two days passed.Just as he was about to give up,he saw a poor man on the street eating with his hands and singing happily to himself.The general went up to him and asked, " What makes you so happy?You have no power.money or fame. " The poor man smiled, " I have everything I want , and I don't want what I can't have.So I'm happy. "
"Great!You are the very man I'm looking for, " the general said in great joy. "Then I need to give your shirt to our king.How much do you want for it?"
"Shirt?I've no shirt at all. "
(1)What was wrong with the king?(根据短文内容回答问题)
(2)Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with a proper word. (在第二段空白处填入一个恰当的词,使句意完整)
(3)According to the passage,both the prime minister and the banker felt unhappy because they always worried about what they had got. (在句子空白处填入一个恰当的词,使句意完整,语法正确)
(4)Why was it hard for the general to find a happy man?(根据短文内容回答问题)
(5)Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. (将文中划线句子翻译成汉语)
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