The situation seemed hopeless.
From the first day he entered my junior-high classroom, Willard P. Franklin lived in his own , shutting out his classmates and me, his teacher. I tried to build a relationship with him but he showed no interest. Even a “Good Morning Willar” received only a grunt(咕哝) that couldn’t be . Willard was a loner(孤独的人) who seemed to have no hope or need to break silence. Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the annual(每年的) Christmas collection of money for the less people in our school district.
“Christmas is a season of ,” I told my students. “There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season. donating our Christmas collection, you will help buy food, clothing and toys for these needy people. We start the collection tomorrow.” When I called for the donations the next day, I discovered that everyone had forgotten, except Willard P. Franklin. The boy dug deep into his pants pockets he walked up to my desk. Carefully, he two coins into the small box.
“I don’t need milk for lunch,” he said . For a moment, just a moment, he smiled . Then he turned and walked back to his desk.
That night, after school, I took our to the school principal. I couldn’t sharing the incident(事件) that had taken place.
“I may be wrong, but I believe Willard might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him,” I told the principal.
“Yes, I believe it is for him to get out of his own world,” he nodded. “And I think we can do something to have him a bit of his world with us. I just received a of the poor families in our school who most need help through the Christmas collection. Here, take a look at it.”
As I read, I discovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the top names on the list.
A．class B．school C．world D．home
A．equal B．simple C．friendly D．common
A．seen B．heard C．found D．discovered
A．poor B．good C．sad D．rich
A．giving B．getting C．buying D．receiving
A．By B．With C．For D．On
A．mostly B．hardly C．almost D．simply
A．while B．after C．before D．as
A．threw B．dropped C．brought D．changed
A．angrily B．quietly C．patiently D．sadly
A．students B．classmates C．teachers D．donations
A．keep B．enjoy C．stop D．finish
A．hopeless B．hopeful C．difficult D．impossible
A．compare B．begin C．mix D．share
A．list B．note C．message D．letter
I have been to many places. But, Kunyu Mountain was the most unforgettable place I’ve ever been to. I it as the first highlight (亮点) in my life.
Kunyu Mountain is a tourist attraction near my hometown. My dad and I went to climb it in the early summer five years ago. At first I thought the top was so high that I could reach it. When I looked , I always saw that top surrounded (围绕) by many white clouds. Although the view was beautiful, I was in no mood(心情) to look at it. My legs were badly shivering (颤抖) the 3-hour walk and I had a pain in my head. I said to myself that I couldn’t climbing because it was my dream to reach the top.
It was cold and the wind was brushing my face . I could never believe that I succeeded in reaching the top the help of my dad. Seeing the mountains with large rocks around me, and the waterfall below us, I . I enjoyed my success in reaching the top after the stones several times. And I have fallen in love with the beauty of since then.
In our lives, the top is our dream. The climbing is difficult but worth your efforts (努力). Just prepare more so that you can finally reach the top.A. work B. regard C. look
A. sometimes B. always C. never
A. up B. down C. at
A. because of B. instead of C. in the face of
A. give out B. give away C. give up
A. softly B. strongly C. warmly
A. with B. without C. for
A. smiled B. feared C. compared
A. picking up B. cleaning up C. falling over
A. nature B. weather C. Photo
When I was about six years old, my brother David and I visited our aunt, Mary. We stayed in her house for a night. David was only 4 years old, and was still of the dark., so Mary left the hall light on when we slept.
However, David the grey moths(蛾) flying around the hall light. He asked Mary to make the moths go away. When she asked , she simply said, “Because they are ugly and scary, I don’t like them.” Mary laughed and said, “Being ugly outside doesn’t not being beautiful inside. In fact, moths are one of the most beautiful animals in the animal world.
“Once, the angels (天使) were . They were sad because it was raining heavily. The little moths hated to see others so sad. They decided to make a rainbow(彩虹) to cheer up the angels. They thought if the butterflies(蝴蝶) , they could make a beautiful rainbow together.
“Then one of the moths went to ask the butterflies for help. But the butterflies didn’t want to any of their colors, so the moths decided to make a rainbow themselves. They beat their wings very hard and the colors on them made a rainbow. They kept giving a little more and a little more the rainbow went across the sky. They had given away all their colors except grey, which didn’t match the beautiful rainbow.
“Then the once-colorful moths became . The angles saw the rainbow and smiled…” My brother went to sleep with that story and hasn’t feared months since then.
A．afraid B．sure C．proud D．happy
A．liked B．hated C．let D．killed
A．how B．what C．when D．why
A．mean B．make C．know D．hope
A．laughing B．playing C．crying D．talking
A．kind B．angry C．ugly D．sad
A．refused B．advised C．helped D．left
A．give up B．pick up C．turn up D．look up
A．unless B．until C．after D．since
A．red B．yellow C．green D．grey
Friends play an important role in our life. Most people hope that their friends will always be there. They _____ friendship to last forever. ____, even the best friendship can end.
As time goes by, many friendships end because of a(n) ______ in personality or way of life. The friendship slowly loses importance and finally_______.
Tommy wrote, “I didn’t even know the friendship was over until I caught myself thinking of Alan as a former friend.”
Peter explained. “We _____ seeing each other less and less. The friendship was just over.”
Sometimes friendships______ suddenly from a disagreement or move to another place.
Alice said, “The end of our friendship was a gradual thing. I moved from one side of the city to the other. Since then we _____ made a phone call. We met less and less. At last our friendship ended.”
Jack said, “ When I moved to Seattle after college, our friendship died. Both of us were always____ with new jobs, so we didn’t keep _____ touch with each other. Our friendship was so dead that I didn’t call him_____ I went home.”
Yet the biggest problem to a friendship is change. Lillian Rubin in her book Just Friends say, “Generally it’s______ that friends will accept each other if they both remain what they were when they met, or change in similar directions. If they change or grow in different ways, the friendship most likely______ lost.”
No matter why, when, or how friendships end, there is always_____ pain of loss. When nothing can be____ to keep the friendship, it is important to forget the pain. Then move on_____ new friendships.
May new friendships bring you pleasure and happiness!
A．hope B．expect C．decide D．prefer
A．Unfortunately B．Luckily C．Then D．So
A．interest B．experience C．change D．Suggestion
A．forgets B．disappears C．appears D．improves
A．finished B．practiced C．continued D．started
A．break down B．break away C．break off D．break in
A．often B．seldom C．always D．never
A．struggling B．satisfying C．pleased D．fed
A．at B．by C．on D．in
A．even if B．while C．before D．since
A．strange B．true C．false D．impossible
A．will be B．is C．will D．to be
A．little B．some C．any D．no
A．thought B．checked C．carried D．done
A．to ask for B．forming C．to build D．beginning
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)
The book that can’t wait
One problem a lot of people have with books is that they buy them and then never start reading them.
To 【1】, a foreign publisher called Eterna Cadencia came up with a very clever idea: it printed the words of the books in disappearing ink: the text of the book vanishes(消失) two months after the special package of the book is opened, so that encouraging buyers to start reading it 【2】 it goes away. They call this “the book that can’t wait.”
According to a video presented with the story, the book was 【3】 . The publisher sold out the whole first edition(版) at a bookstore the day it was printed, and received “thousands of requests” for more copies of the book. It also got a lot of news reports. As a result, the publisher is planning to publish 【4】 kinds of books in disappearing ink.
In some ways, the idea is pretty clever.【5】, we still have some suggestions:
First, the book should start the vanishing process after the reader first opens the book. If the vanishing ink books become very popular in the future, readers will need to read them one at a time. They don’t want their books to vanish before they read the first page.
Second, the vanished book should find a 【6】 use. Maybe they can be recycled, or maybe we can use them as notebooks. It would be a more environmentally friendly way to do this.
A．answer the question B．take the place of books C．solvethis problem D．be fond of the books
A．before B．after C．when D．until
A．a terrible dream B．a big problem C．a large amusement D．a great success
A．the same B．other C．expensive D．successful
A．However B．So C．Luckily D．Finally
A．strange B．hard C．good D．traditional
Did you know that 11,000 people die every day from smoking? Did you know that people die every day from breathing smoke other people’s cigarettes?
Tobacco smoke has 43 ingredients that may cancer. If smokers had learned these
when they were young, they probably would never have started smoking.
Most smokers try first cigarette when they are teenagers. Often, they start smoking because they think that it makes them look more . Sometimes they start smoking because their friends tell them that it’s cool. If teenagers are told that half of them will die before the age of 65 from smoking cigarettes, how can they still think it’s cool to smoke?
One of the biggest problems is cigarette advertisements. Tobacco companies tell the truth to teenagers about cigarettes. After watching the advertisements on TV or looking at the posters in which people ride horses or play in a rock band, young people often think that smoking be cool.
Sadly, cigarettes are very difficult to once a person has started smoking. Most teenagers start smoking they are influenced by friends or cigarettes advertisements. And often, the teenagers regret the decision to start smoking later in life.
Teenagers need to know bad cigarettes are for their health. If they are told that cigarettes kill more people than guns do, they probably will never start smoking.
A．from B．with C．by D．to
A．produce B．devote C．cause D．lead
A．facts B．information C．message D．news
A．theirs B．their C．them D．themselves
A．out-going B．hard-working C．easy-going D．grown-up
A．never B．often C．sometimes D．always
A．need B．might C．must D．may
A．look up B．put up C．set up D．give up
A．so B．although C．because D．but
A．what B．how C．why D．if
A girl went to her father to ask for his suggestion. She was having a time in life, and it seemed that as soon as one problem disappeared another one in its place.
Her father, a chef, took her into the kichen. He poured water into three pans and put them on to boil. After the water boiled, he put some carrots into the first pan, some into the second pan and coffee into the last one. He waited without saying a word.
After 20 minutes, her father turned the stove(炉子), took out the carrots and the eggs and put them in a bowl. He poured the coffee into a cup.
He asked his daughter, “Dear, do you see?”
“Carrots, eggs, and coffee”, she replied.
“Touch the carrots,” he told her. She did and felt that the carrots were . After that he asked her to take an egg and break it. She found that the egg was hard. , her father asked her to taste the coffee.
She asked, “What’s the , Father?”
Her father said, “As you see, each thing reacted(起反应) differently to the boiling water. The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after boiling. The fragile(脆弱的) eggs became hard after being cooked. The coffee beans were very special, but they changed in the water, too.”
“Who are you?”asked her father. “When trouble at your door, how do you react? Are you carrots, eggs, coffee?” A. hard B. happy C. busy
A. happended B. took C. appeared
A. meat B. fish C. eggs
A. on B. off C. over
A. what B. why C. how
A. delicious B. crispy C. soft
A. At once B. At last C. At present
A. meaning B. reason C. consequence
A. shouts B. stares C. knocks
A. and B. or C. but
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.
A．too B．very C．quite D．so
A．reasons B．places C．products D．kinds
A．expensive B．difficult C．free D．quick
A．newest B．largest C．tallest D．biggest
A．bikes B．cars C．ships D．buses
A．one B．two C．three D．four
A．see B．watch C．do D．buy
A．activity B．study C．project D．exercise
A．The other B．The others C．Others D．nothing
A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing
The reality show（真人秀节目）“Where are we going , Dad ?”becomes a show on TV these days . This TV show is about dads and their children who are from different families . They will complete（完成）some hard without moms in three days and two nights . The five dads have to play the of“dad”and“mom”at the same time . All of the five dads are famous people and they must forget their popularity（知名度） do as a normal father . The cell phones and toys aren’ t allowed in the show . They have to live in a very tough（艰苦的）environment . At first , all the five children cry . , they are just 4-6 years old . They never experience life in the countryside. But later they are all used to this kind of exciting life with their fathers .
the five star kids , four-year-old Kimi impresses（使……有印象）people most . During the TV show , Kimi Is well-behaved , never shouts at others and always listens to his father , Jimmy .
“The whole experience teaches him a lot ,”Jimmy says .“He now knows to behave well in public and how to be patient .”
Jimmy’ s soft parenting skills , Kimi’ s cute face and their warm interaction（互动）on the show win many viewers’ hearts .
A．hit B．fashion C．talk D．comedy
A．two B．three C．five D．four
A．tasks B．orders C．ways D．means
A．jokes B．acts C．roles D．parts
A．and B．or C．yet D．but
A．to use B．use C．using D．used
A．in all B．At all C．After all D．In fact
A．playing B．spending C．share D．live
A．During B．Between C．Among D．All
A．what B．who C．how D．where
I'm the type of guy who believes you can achieve anything you set your mind to, if you give it your all and don't give up. , when I decided to write a novel, it didn't matter to me that I had never done anything like that before. What did matter to me was that I had a great story in my head, a story that needed to be .
What I thought would take a couple of months or a couple of years. After five months of writing, I at last the "finish line" - that magical day when you type "THE END". Okay, so I wrote a manuscript（手稿）.The first thing I did was to copy it, followed by sending it out to all of my friends who a lot, to get creative criticism（批评）．And then it was back to rewriting the story. Next, I hired a professional（专业人员），who gave me great ，which meant more rewriting. I soon learned a lesson in writing - writing is rewriting. There would always be for improvement.
I had rewritten the manuscript time and time again for two years, and in the process, I learned to write. Looking back, I had no idea how long it was going to take or how hard it was going to be. Writing the manuscript was the easy part, while going on the way to write a book was the hard part.
Pursuing（追求）my dreams has made all the difference. Life is a journey. I can't see what ahead, but I know one thing for sure: when I look I see the things that I've achieved and I smile with pride.
A．However B．Therefore C．Anyway D．Otherwise
A．made B．organized C．printed D．born
A．reached B．got C．tried D．ran
A．discussed B．understood C．read D．praised
A．confidence B．energy C．comfort D．advice
A．room B．time C．pleasure D．experience
A．who B．when C．how D．why
A．whole B．successful C．thick D．right
A．lies B．lays C．matches D．follows
A．round B．up C．behind D．forward
What’s your idea about success? Some people say that beginners have all the luck, while others believe that success only with practice. In fact, I fell both of these statements are not true all the time. Each is true in some ways not in others.
For example, I went to a drawing competition many years ago and surprisingly. As a prize, I got a film ticket to see “Titanic”. I was really because it was the first time I had taken part in any competition, Thinking that I might be lucky again, I joining in other art competitions, ‘But the result was that I won again. I accepted the fact that the other people had a artistic ability than I did. Art was not something I was especially interested in and I had never practiced the different art skills. So, the I produced were not of a very high standard
These experiences taught me a lot. Though I might have been lucky , I also need to put in hard work. As we know, akes perfect. So I believe success builds on less luck and chance.
A．moves B．comes C．returns D．leaves
A．or B．so C．and D．but
A．won B．began C．failed D．ended
A．sorry B．active C．lucky D．nervous
A．tried B．forgot C．stopped D．remembered
A．often B．ever C．sometimes D．never
A．greater B．more natural C．lower D．more common
A．results B．film C．prizes D．drawings
A．at last B．at most C．at first D．at least
A．chance B．practice C．difference D．experience
Do you sometimes try something new and expect to be successful for the first time? Are you angry with ____ if you aren’t?
Do you know a baby how to learn to walk? When a baby falls, the loving parent ____ him, “That’s OK. Try again.” Can you imagine if after many falls, the parent ____ the baby and says, “Well, I guess you’ll ____ be good at walking.” and doesn’t let the child continue to try?
Remember the first time you ____ your bike? I do. I didn’t lose my ____. I went back and tried again. Didn’t you?
“When I was a kid,” my dad told me, “you know, I ____ 4 UP(一种汽水饮料), but it wasn’t very good. I went back to the lab and ____ 5 UP and still, it wasn’t right. ___ I tried 6 UP, but it didn’t succeed. So I stopped. If I went on ____, may be 7 UP would be the hit!” Time after time, he said, he ____ too soon. He told me, “If I had tried one more, I could have been a rich man.”
Thomas Edison ____ over a thousand ____ before he found the filament(n.电灯泡的)灯丝 material that would make an electric light bulb shine.
____ we try something new, we need practice. No matter how well we plan, there are times unexpected problems developing.
Failure is ____ not an option(选择). It is a chance only for those who try.
A．you B．yourself C．yours D．your
A．obeys B．beats C．encourages D．hates
A．picks up B．dresses up C．cleans up D．looks up
A．nearly B．always C．never D．often
A．fell off B．fell down C．fell from D．fell over
A．confidence B．chance C．dream D．plan
A．produced B．invented C．thought D．wanted
A．started with B．came up with C．looked forward to D．was willing to
A．Finally B．First C．Luckily D．Second
A．try B．trying C．to try D．tried
A．gave out B．gave up C．gave away D．gave in
A．fail B．fell C．failed D．felt
A．times B．time C．money D．chance
A．Whenever B．Whatever C．However D．Whichever
A．truly B．really C．hardly D．easily
At present, almost everyone has a mobile phone, but have you ever thought that cell phones be bad for your health? A study shows that heavy mobile phone use may cause hearing loss(失聪).
This study shows that people who use cell phones for about an hour a day have a time hearing some similar sounds, especially in their right ears. It is getting harder for to tell the difference between the sounds of“s”and“f”，and“t”and“z”.
Researchers studied 100 people who used cell phones and them with 50 people who did not. The study lasted for 12 months. What the researchers found was that cell phone users had more hearing than those who did not use cell phones.
Besides this, our ears have many little inside them. Too much noise will cause these hairs to get weak and die. When these hairs die, it affects our ability to listen.
However, cell phone users don’t care too much this study. One man said,“I’d be more worried about people who MP3 players. They put those earphones in their ears and listen to very music. I think that is more likely(更有可能的) to cause hearing loss than a cell phone.”
A．should B．need C．might D．must
A．busier B．happier C．harder D．shorter
A．us B．you C．it D．them
A．compared B．suggested C．showed D．taught
A．advantages B．problems C．rules D．experiences
A．noises B．pains C．hairs D．pimples
A．hardly B．actually C．clearly D．finally
A．to B．with C．about D．of
A．produce B．use C．discover D．see
A．beautiful B．soft C．loud D．light
Imagine this: your parents go away on business, but you have to stay at home alone(独自地). Would life be as easy as when your parents are ____? Would it be a perfect(完美的) holiday for you?
Zheng Chenyu says that she would _____ “Where can I find food? How can I cook it?” The 14-year-old girl says that she knows ____ about cooking.
“I can have tomato and egg soup(汤), but that’s all. I think many of my classmates are the same. We don’t know what to do, or how to ____ ourselves,” said Zheng. “And I may(可能) forget something important. I may probably ______ television and then burn(煮干) the soup.”
_____ Zheng believes that basic life skills(生活技能), such as cooking and washing clothes, are especially important, she doesn’t think teenagers get enough practice.
“As soon as I leave home, I’ll learn to cook. But now parents do almost ______ for us. We’re very lazy,” she said.
Most teenagers only have time for their ______. They don’t learn any life skills until they go to college(大学).
However, Sima Yige doesn’t think so.
“I think I’d be all right. I wouldn’t just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook some ______ dishes because my mum showed me,” the 13-year-old boy said. In his opinion, many teenagers depend(依靠) too much on their parents, and there is much more to learn than cooking, like “______ up your room or even dressing yourself properly”.
For most teenagers it wouldn’t be a holiday at all.
A．at B．out C．in D．around
A．think B．feel C．worry D．say
A．little B．a little C．few D．a few
A．look after B．look at C．look for D．look out
A．see B．watch C．look D．listen
A．Although B．However C．Because D．So
A．none B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．housework B．school C．homework D．life
A．nice B．important C．difficult D．easy
A．tidying B．to tidy C．tidy D．tidied
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
For the first time, Zhang Shengyu, a student at Laiyang Middle School in Shandong, didn’t ask her mother to buy _____ a new schoolbag or any new pens for the beginning of the school term. “My old schoolbag can still be used, so there is no need to buy a new one,” Zhang Shengyu said. “I’ve _____ to be thrift* from now on.”
As the ____ of the family’s attention, many of the one-child do not know about the hardships* of life. They sometimes have ____idea of the value* of things. Many students would _____pens and erasers that haven’t been used up and buy new ones. Some students like to have a competition with each other to see whose clothes and school things are ______.
The Ministry of Education _____a notice on its website on Jan 20. It called on students to form good _____ such as stopping wasting food. Many schools think teaching the value of money to be an important ______ and encourage their students to be thrifty.
Teachers at Yu Cai Middle School in Wenzhou gave a speech _______ the food on the first day back to school this year. “When we came back from the holiday, we found a slogan “Empty Plates” on _______ table in the dining room. It tells us that it’s______ OK to waste. In the past, I ordered three dishes for each meal, but now I only order two. ______ I want to try three, I will ask for a smaller one”. Wang Tong said.
Students at No 44 Middle School of Shijiazhuang, Hebei planted many fruit trees in their school. Through taking care of the trees, the students learned ______to cherish* things.
At Tie Yi Middle School in Xi’an, students organized a group to collect used pen refills* and use them for crafts*. “What we students do are small things, ________I think with everyone’s work, we can make a difference,” said Li Dongdong,, a 16-year-old student at the school.
A．me B．him C．her D．you
A．believed B．decided C．hoped D．told
A．center B．action C．dream D．corner
A．any B．some C．no D．an
A．throw away B．take away C．put away D．keep away
A．more expensive B．cheaper C．more comfortable D．more colorful
A．explained B．showed C．collected D．saw
A．ways B．habits C．hobbies D．duty
A．lesson B．order C．subject D．experience
A．about B．of C．to D．with
A．all B．some C．both D．each
A．always B．usual C．sometimes D．never
A．Because B．When C．Unless D．If
A．how B．when C．what D．where
A．and B．but C．so D．or
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