It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade. Carmen found she couldn’t see things all the time. She became very worried, but she hoped would know that. When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor, she didn’t . But her mother’s mind was made up.
Three days later, Carmen got new glasses and instructions from her doctor. “All of the kids will think I’m .” Carmen said. Her mother and shook her head. “You look just as beautiful as before”, she said. But Carmen didn’t believe her.
The next day, Carmen kept the in her pocket as she walked into the schoolyard. She stood alone away from her friends, feeling . Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout. Carmen ran over to the other girls. “What’s the ?” she asked.
“My ring is gone!” Theresa cried. “My sister sent it to me from California. It’s very and I can’t lose it.”
Carmen and her friends began to the ring in the grassy area of the playground. Carmen realized that she could do better she could see better. She took the glasses out and put them on. Everything looked so ! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her eyes. It was the .
“Here it is,” she shouted. She handed it to Theresa.
“Thanks, Carmen,” she said. “I thought we’d find it.” she paused (停顿). “Hey, I didn’t know you wore glasses. They look great!”
Carmen had that she was wearing the new glasses. “Thanks,” she replied.
“Maybe wearing glasses won’t be so bad after all.” Carmen thought.
A．clearly B．carefully C．freely D．quickly
A．everybody B．anybody C．somebody D．nobody
A．explain B．mind C．agree D．understand
A．cool B．silly C．proud D．pretty
A．relaxed B．cheered C．smiled D．shouted
A．watch B．keys C．gift D．glasses
A．tired B．unhappy C．angry D．nervous
A．matter B．reason C．question D．secret
A．special B．common C．cheap D．heavy
A．ask for B．wait for C．look for D．pay for
A．though B．if C．because D．until
A．natural B．new C．interesting D．different
A．ball B．ring C．present D．glass
A．still B．ever C．never D．often
A．heard B．found C．imagined D．forgotten
Dear Jenny．
How is it going? Are you busy with your study these days?
I've been back at school nearly four weeks. I am very glad to tell you that great have taken place in our school this term. First of all, we are aked to "clean our plates" when having our meals and say to waste. Some of us used to order more than what we could eat. That was a big waste of food and money. Now we need to the food we order.
We should also stop wasting in some other ways. For example, we should turn off the lights when we the classroom. And our school has opened up some for us to learn how to grow vegetables. Each class is given a small garden and our class has to grow some tomatoes and beans in our spare time. I think it'll be very interesting. Maybe I'II be able to you some beans we've grown next time.
What's more, we have only two classes in the afternoon we have more time for after-school activities. I am one of the traffic safety volunteers in our school. After school, we take turns asking people in the streets near our school to the traffic rules.
I think our school life is now improving! Please write back soon and tell me more about your school.
Yours truly,
Wang Wei
A．in B．for C．on D．at
A．changes B．things C．interests D．accidents
A．yes B．hello C．no D．thanks
A．clean B．pay C．cook D．finish
A．leave B．reach C．open D．build
A．rooms B．fields C．groups D．sports
A．searched B．appeared C．decided D．compared
A．plant B．buy C．give D．lend
A．because B．when C．before D．so
A．follow B．make C．break D．think
My life is always filled with sadness and little joy. However, no matter what happens, I can always face it bravely.
Last year, I couldn’t believe the that I was allowed to enter the only key high school in my hometown. Then I rushed to my home and told my parents. But my father didn’t seem as as I was. He just kept smoking without saying a word and my mother put her head down and couldn’t help .
I knew very well what my family was . My mum had been ill in bed for2 years. We lived a hard life and I couldn’t continue my schooling. I felt so upset but I could say to my parents. I decided to help my father with his work my family.
To my surprise, things completely changed the beginning of the new term. My head teacher came to my family with some money, which had been by my schoolmates. He encouraged me, “Always have a dream.” With tears in my eyes, I stepped into the key high school.
I have been studying hard since I entered the high school. Whenever I meet difficulties, I always my teacher and schoolmates. I have a college dream and I must work hard for it, no matter hard the life is. Just as a great man says, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.”A. news B. story C. idea
A. nervous B. excited C. interested
A. saying B. laughing C. crying
A. like B. before C. about
A. something B. nothing C. anything
A. to support B. support C. supporting
A. after B. before C. since
A. planned B. spent C. raised
A. dream of B. think of C. hear of
A. what B. which C. how
Leaving high school, I had to choose a career path—medicine or business—before college started in three months, but I couldn’t decide. Both my uncles suggested I work for a month in a followed by a month in a hospital before I could know what to do. It seemed like a good idea.
Then near the end of two months, I began thinking about my two . The bank had offered better working conditions. The hospital was full of excitement, but the training was hard. It seemed that the choices of was going to run out.
The Last day of my work at the hospital, I was home when I saw a boy hit by a bus and lie in the road as the bus run away. stopped. I know if the boy stayed there, he would die very soon. So, without help, I lifted him into my car.
The next day, I went to see him. His family were sitting around his bed. The doctor introduced me as “the person who saved the boy’s life”. Everyone got up, with smiles on their faces. The mother held my hands to her face, repeating again and again, “See, you are an angel!”
What a feeling this was, to help save the life of another person! , I knew I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I went to college for my medical studies.
We may spend a lot of time wondering about what to take in our lives, but sometimes you don’t really have to worry about your decisions. They are made for you by some quality(品质) in you—by what you’re to do when necessary.
A．team B．company C．garden D．laboratory
A．uncles B．hobbies C．colleges D．experiences
A．business B．education C．career D．subject
A．running B．riding C．staying D．driving
A．All B．Few C．Nobody D．Someone
A．gentle B．weak C．pleasant D．grateful
A．Luckily B．Probably C．Immediately D．Quietly
A．path B．action C．interest D．advice
A．big B．personal C．quick D．fair
A．free B．afraid C．ready D．careful
先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词必须在答题卷标有题号的横线上完整写出。 (本大题共5分，每格0.5分)
Success comes from good habits. The most important reason that helps you succeed is what you do every day. Your habits are so important that they will decide whether you are successful or not. If you have strong and healthy habits, it does not matter whether or not you f_________ today because you are sure to succeed in the long run. Having positive habits does not mean that you will succeed every time. However, in the long term, there is no d_________
that you will achieve your goals and be successful f_________
A positive action will not change your life, but the same action r_________ one thousand times will have an important effect on your life. For example, if you listen to English only one time, you will not see a big d___________
in your English study. However, if you listen to English one thousand times o________
five years’ time, you’ll find you’ve made progress in English. The same applies to适用于health, relationships, work and school.
Everybody can change. A_________it takes is courage and persistence毅力.
Decide right now to improve your life by c__________ your habits. Take actions right now! Don’t be afraid. You will probably make mistakes a__________
the way, but never forget that success is there for you if you have good habits in your life. And if you r__________
to give up, success will be yours.
阅读短文，用括号内单词的适当形式填空。
Last Sunday the elephant keeper at London Zoo, Jim Robson, (kill) by one of the elephants he loved. This was terrible, and it could be a big problem for the future of London Zoo—and maybe for all of Britain’s city zoos.
London Zoo said that it (move) its three elephants to a wild animal park outside London. Its director-general（总经理）, Michael Dixon, said, “We are sorry that the elephants
(leave); there
(be) elephants at London Zoo since 1831.”
One British newspaper said that though many small animals were very interesting, most people wanted to see big animals—and most of all elephants.
London Zoo is not only losing its elephants. The tigers will also leave soon and most of the bears have already gone. Outside the elephant house at London Zoo, a woman (call) Mary said she wished the zoo
(keep) big animals. “This is the only way the young people can see animals without
(travel) to other countries,” she said.
Zoos are not very good places for animals, but they can help to well keep them. Children can also learn a lot about the animals when they visit zoos.
Another visitor, a man called Alan, was very angry. “If the elephants (send) back to the wild, they will die. If you take away big animals, people will stop
(visit) London Zoo. It can survive （继续生存）at the moment, but it
(not survive) in the future. "
However, Mary Rosevear, director of the Federation of Zoos, believes that city zoos can survive without keeping large animals.
Happiness is for everyone, and you don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with and swimming pools or those who have nice cars a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in at school, your friends will help you; when you study at your lessons, your parents are always good care of your life and your health; when you get , your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice those things, you can see that happiness is always you.
Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor you can also say you are very happy because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy because you have more chances to yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor or you have bad luck. As the saying goes: Life is like a revolving(转动的)door. When it , it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.
A．trees B．flowers C．gardens D．cars
A．and B．with C．but D．for
A．be B．feel C．seem D．live
A．wrong B．trouble C．problem D．danger
A．making B．talking C．feeling D．taking
A．regret B．trouble C．decision D．success
A．correct B．forget C．change D．know
A．before B．around C．follow D．for
A．develop B．progress C．challenge D．exercise
A．goes B．sleeps C．moves D．closes
A group of fifteen-year-olds at a middle school in a town are holding a charity (慈善) sale to raise money to their classmate Li Xia. Li Xia had cerebral palsy (大脑性瘫痪）when she was a baby. Li Xia has to use a wheelchair (轮椅) to help her get around, she never . And she is always ready to help others.
Many parents have known it from their children and the news has been spread (传播). Some kind people give her a(n) and Li Xia’s classmates decided to raise money to show their love for her.
“Li Xia has the of standing up, but she needs an operation (手术）which will cost lots of money.” Li Xia’s doctor said.
“I thought that I could stand up one day. Actually the is surprising for me. However, when I see my parents are worried about the cost of the operation, I am sad. I am used to my life. I don’t even if I can’t stand up,” Li Xia said, “Now my classmates and some other kind people are helping me. I am really thankful. If I stood up one day, I would try my best to help more people.”
“While helping Li Xia, we can also learn a lot. We have learned to cook cookies and how to them,” Ma Fang, one of Li Xia’s classmates said. “Now we know making money is not easy, so we won’t money anymore.”
Zhang Tong, a boy in Li Xia’s class, told a reporter that they could raise about 100 yuan every day. “We have raised about 2,100 yuan so far. We hope we will raise more money for Li Xia’s operation,” said he.
Li Xia is very thankful. And she is very because so many people are helping her.
A．help B．thank C．encourage D．see
A．Since B．Because C．When D．Although
A．gets down B．shows off C．gives up D．has fun
A．gift B．hand C．smile D．idea
A．confidence B．chance C．trouble D．skill
A．never B．often C．really D．nearly
A．dream B．hope C．help D．news
A．forget B．believe C．mind D．doubt
A．where B．why C．when D．how
A．sell B．share C．keep D．enjoy
A．receive B．spend C．waste D．make
A．kind B．excited C．brave D．lucky
Ben Lambert thought about to Greece or Spain, but decided on Canada. I always take
vacations in Europe,” he said. “This time I want to do I heard that Canada is beautiful，and I know
there are many people there speak French.”
Ben is going to Canada’s Great Lakes. He is leaving the first week in June and staying until September. He plans to have a very vacation. I’m taking walks, going fishing, and going bike riding. I’m planning to spend time in the beautiful countryside. I love nature. I hope I can forget ! At night, I’m renting videos and sleeping a lot… A great vacation! I can’t wait.A. go B. going C. to go
A. something different B. different something C. anything different
A. who B. which C. whom
A. relax B. relaxed C. relaxing
A. my all problems B. all my problems C. my whole problems
Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell. This may sound like someone would say today. But in fact, unknown person who lived in Rome in AD(公元) 53 wrote it.
We all love inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?
You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ from your friend on the screen, the from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer breaks and you lose all your homework. Now you have to up all night to get it done. How happy do you feel?
Inventions have speeded up our lives much that people often feel stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far from noisy cities, who have no telephones, cars, even electricity(电) often to be happy? Perhaps they live simpler lives.
One family in the UK “went back in time” to see life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, their daughter and grandsons Tom, 10 and Jim, 7, spent 8 weeks in a 1940s house. They had no machine, fridge, computer or mobile phones.
The grandmother, Linda said, “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” The boys said they fought less. Probably because there was to fight for, such as their computer. And they noticed that their grandmother had changed from fashionable to one who liked cooking things.
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．notice B．message C．news D．information
A．comes B．appears C．goes D．leaves
A．noise B．voice C．sound D．hearing
A．up B．into C．down D．out
A．wake B．stay C．give D．get
A．very B．too C．so D．such
A．away B．up C．down D．over
A．look B．seem C．watch D．find
A．because B．since C．and D．or
A．whose B．which C．what D．how
A．with B．between C．together D．along
A．shopping B．sleeping C．writing D．washing
A．more B．less C．fewer D．worse
A．liking B．being C．seeing D．running
It is important to have positive (积极的) feelings in our daily life.
Compared some unhappy people, those who are always pleased and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds, a new study. Theresearchers from New York University said, “ helps the body prevent diseases.”
“It seems that positive feelings may reduce the of illness,” said the chief researcher Sheldon Cohen.
In an earlier study, Cohen found that people who were caught colds less often. And they seldom told their doctors that they felt .
In this study, Cohen’s team interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks. In this , the people told researchers about happy or sad feelings that day. Two weeks later, all of them were made to catch colds by doctors, and they had to stay in a room for six days.
The results that each in the study was equal (平等的) to fall ill. people who were lively and relaxed said they felt happy during the research. Their illnesses were less serious and lasted for a time.
Cohen believes that people have positive feelings, their body may produce a kind of chemical that helps to illnesses. So if you your health, please look on the bright side and make yourself happy all the time
A．to B．with C．in D．of
A．as for B．because of C．instead of D．according to
A．Being happy B．Being careful C．Being angry D．Being nervous
A．hope B．safety C．freedom D．danger
A．painful B．proud C．cheerful D．clever
A．active B．uncomfortable C．scared D．comfortable
A．moment B．field C．period D．times
A．themselves B．their C．its D．theirs
A．alone B．hardly C．lonely D．brave
A．expected B．reminded C．agreed D．showed
A．But B．Or C．So D．And
A．longer B．fewer C．shorter D．more
A．why B．which C．whether D．when
A．afford B．fight C．cost D．support
A．care about B．look for C．pick up D．get over
Dear Miss Li,
I’d like to thank you for sending money to “Animal Helpers”, an organization to help disabled people. As you know, you have helped make possible for me to have “Lucky”, who my life with pleasure. Let me tell you my story.
Being blind,deaf,unable to walk or use your hands easily is something most people can’t imagine. But there are many people who face these chanenges, and I am one of them. Because I can’t use my arms or legs ,normal things like answering the phone，opening and shutting doors or carrying things have always been difficult for me. Then one day last year, a friend of said that she would like to help me out. She said she would talk to “Animal Helpers” to see if it would be possible for me a specially trained dog. She also thought a dog might I told her that I love animals and that I’d love to have a dog.
After six months of training with a dog at “Animal Helpers”, I was able to him home. My dog’s name is “Lucky”-a good name for him because I feel very lucky to have him. You see, I’m only able to have a “dog-helper” your kind donation!
does Lucky help me, you might ask? Well, he to understand different instructions. For example, I say,”Lucky! Fetch my book,”and he does it at once. He is very clever and understands many English words, some difficult ones like “downstairs”.
Lucky is an amazing dog. I’ll send you a photo of if you like, and I could show you how he helps me too one day. And so I thank you again for “Animal Helpers”.
A．set up B．to set up C．sets up D．setting up
A．that B．this C．it D．one
A．has filled B．fills C．filling D．has changed
A．who B．what C．whom D．that
A．good B．well C．nice D．wonderful
A．me B．mine C．my D．myself
A．to get B．gets C．getting D．get
A．help me out B．let me down C．cheer me on D．cheer me up
A．bring B．take C．fetch D．carry
A．thanks for B．because C．instead of D．because of
A．Which B．How C．What D．What for
A．is training B．has trained C．has been trained D．is trained
A．even B．still C．yet D．ever
A．himself B．he C．his D．him
A．supporting B．having C．changing D．giving
Sometimes it is impossible to deliver（投递）all the mail that arrives at the post office. Perhaps there is an mailing address and there is no return address. The post office cannot just the mail, so it becomes “dead mail”. Dead mail is to one of the U.S. Post Service’s in Atlanta, New York, and San Francisco. Seventy-five million pieces of mail can be put in these offices in one year.
There the workers of the dead mail offices have ways to deal with all of these pieces of dead mail. First of all, they look for that can help them deliver the mail; they open packages, expecting that something will show where the package came from or is going to. Dead mail will also be listed on a so that people can call in and check to see if a missing thing is there on the screen. However, all of this mail cannot simply be forever; there is just too much of it. When a lot of dead mail comes together, the dead mail offices hold public auctions (拍卖). Every three months, some people who are are invited to the offices with objects found in dead mail packages and they are sold to the bidder (出价者).
A．impatient B．important C．unclear D．inactive
A．turn off B．eat up C．sell out D．throw away
A．sent B．returned C．lent D．sold
A．no B．various C．silly D．cruel
A．people B．time C．clues D．books
A．funny B．inside C．useless D．outside
A．phone B．mirror C．TV set D．computer
A．stored B．put C．bought D．borrowed
A．bored B．interested C．worried D．satisfied
A．cheapest B．cleverest C．highest D．easiest
I stood there listening to my father shout at top of his voice. The on his face said that one of us had done something wrong.
“ one of you did this?”
We all the step. There was a child’s handwriting in chalk there. I was very . I hoped no one could see it. Would he guess it was me? I was so afraid. When he asked me, I lied, “Not me, Dad.”
The others denied (否认) it as well. Of course, we all knew that one of us must have done it. But as the youngest and smallest of the three, I just couldn’t find the to tell the truth.
To find out who had written on the step, Father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want each of you to write exactly what you see on the step.”
I tried my best to write the words . I didn’t want Dad to be able to tell it was me.
He gathered up our pieces of paper and looked at them. “ none of you will admit(承认) to have done it, then I will punish you all.” I stood there and said . The last thing I wanted was for Dad to punish me!
“I did it.” My sister stepped forward and said she had done something she hadn’t. She was grounded for a month.
We didn’t that day for many years. Not until we were all older and I knew it was safe to finally tell my dad it was really me. I always felt sorry because of it. That was the time I let anyone take the blame for me.
A．smile B．ache C．change D．look
A．Whose B．Which C．What D．Who
A．looked up at B．looked over on C．looked down at D．looked around at
A．surprised B．amazed C．interested D．frightened
A．chance B．courage C．condition D．cause
A．differently B．carefully C．clearly D．slowly
A．Since B．Because C．As D．For
A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing
A．worry about B．think about C．talk about D．care about
A．first B．second C．last D．other
One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped. So the boy to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be .He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin .The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly. The boy acted with but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly. struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be __ __ we could have been and we would never fly. In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even growth, without it , there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid or problems. So, next time you are a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly!
A．hole B．worm C．tall D．snake
A．it B．it’s C．itself D．its
A．decided B．asked C．showed D．ordered
A．afraid B．interested C．surprised D．grateful
A．slimmer B．bigger C．shorter D．smaller
A．touched B．sounded C．looked D．smelt
A．wings B．feet C．eyes D．head
A．success B．excitement C．kindness D．humour
A．get B．getting C．to get D．got
A．ready B．quiet C．glad D．used
A．Somewhere B．Something C．Some time D．Sometimes
A．as helpful as B．as weak as C．as strong as D．as creative as
A．repeats B．recommends C．requires D．represents
A．happiness B．difficulties C．pleasure D．hope
A．served with B．growing into C．bringing in D．faced with
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