Two little boys were playing one day when a Fairy (仙女) suddenly appeared before them and said, “Father Time asks me to you New Year presents.” She handed each child a package and disappeared immediately.
Carl and Philip opened the and found two books with clean pages in them.
Twelve months passed and the came again and said, “I have brought you another two books and will take the first one back to Father Time.”
“May I keep book a little longer?” asked Philip, “I’d like to paint something on the last page.”
“No,” said the Fairy.
“I wish that I could finish reading mine at a time,” said Carl, “I can only open the book once each day see only one page every time, because when the page turns over, it sticks fast.”
The Fairy said, “Well, you can Philip’s book.” Then she lit (点亮) two little lamps for them. By the light of the they saw the pages as she turned them.
“Who did this?” they asked in surprise, “Every page was when we first opened it. But now some pages are drawn with beautiful things like birds and and some pages with ugly, black spots and scratches (划痕) on them!”
The Fairy, smiling at the two little , said, “See, Philip, the beautiful birds and flowers appeared when you share toys with your friends, or when you try to be kind to others.”
“But what made the ugly, spots and scratches?” asked Philip.
The Fairy said, “That came when you told a lie one day, or when you did not listen to your mum. All these ugly spots and scratches in your books were made when you were naughty (淘气的). Each pretty thing in your books came on its page when you were .”
“Oh, we wish to read the books !”
“They can’t be read once more,” said the Fairy, “See! They are only for this year, and they must now go back into bookcase, but I have brought you each a new one, and perhaps you can make these more beautiful than the first ones.”
With these words, the Fairy . The boys were left alone, but each held in his hand a new book open at the first page.
And on the back of each book was written in letters of gold, “For the New Year”.
A.bring B.make C.sell D.buy
A.door B.window C.packages D.cards
A.Fairy B.Queen C.Witch D.Princess
A.her B.their C.his D.my
A.but B.and C.or D.so
A.look after B.look for C.look at D.look out
A.candles B.stoves C.campfires D.lamps
A.dirty B.untidy C.clean D.old
A.trees B.flowers C.grass D.houses
A.boys B.girls C.women D.men
A.red B.black C.white D.blue
A.good B.rude C.selfish D.stubborn
A.too B.again C.though D.before
A.Fairy’s B.Carl’s C.Philip’s D.Father Time’s
A.arrived B.came C.disappeared D.appeared
Liu Bing is Zhang Kun’s friend, and now he is in a high school in Ottawa. This is a letter 1 Liu Bing to Zhang Kun.
Dear Zhang Kun,
Thank you 2 your postcard. I’m 3 to you in the reading-room. Now I have many new friends here. Henry is one of them. He is my classmate. He is 14 4 old. His mother is a Canadian, but his father is from Australia. He often 5 me to go to his home for dinner 6 his parents.
His family like China very much. At school, we have many good teachers. One of them is from the USA. We 7 her Miss Green. She teaches English. Our French teacher is Mr. Smith, and he is from Paris. He loves 8 very much, and we all love him. Our Chinese teacher is Mr. Scott, and he likes Chinese kung fu very much. After school, he often talks to me in Chinese.
9 is your English now? I want to know something 10 you very much, please write to me soon.
Yours,
Liu Bing
A.for B.to C.from D.at
A.for B.with C.at D.to
A.telling B.talking C.writing D.speaking
A.year B.month C.months D.years
A.tells B.asks C.ask D.call
A.and B.with C.for D.in
A.calls B.tell C.tells D.call
A.us B.we C.I D.it
A.What B.How C.Where D.Who
A.about B.at C.in D.for
Dear Dad,
I am writing this letter to you because it’s too difficult to talk about it. I can’t stop about my uncle and how he died. In fact, I seriously want to ask you to stop smoking. I’ve looked up information about smoking and I’ve found out some disturbing(令人不安的) things.
You already know that smoking is bad for your breathing and can cause cancer. I’ve found out it causes many other illnesses as well. Did you know that over 100,000 people die from smoking every year in Britain? It’s the second cause of death in the world. I don’t want you to be one of these people.
When Mum you to smoke outside, you think she’s just being difficult. Well, it’s true that she doesn’t like the smell of smoke in the house and on our clothes. It’s not very pleasant. However, when you smoke, it’s also bad for me and Mum. In other words, when we breathe in your smoke, it’s like we are smoke . As a result, we can get diseases as well. Doctors are finding that more and more non-smokers are falling ill because of the effects of other people’s smoking.
I know that it is very difficult to stop smoking you mustn’t give in(屈服) to it. Please see the doctor and ask him for help. We will do anything we can you. You must try to save your own . You are important to us and we don’t want to lose you. Who else can I ask to help me my maths homework or fix my bike? Please don’t smoke!
Your loving daughter,
Kate
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My mother used to ask me, “What is the most important part of the body?” When I was young, I thought 16 was very important to us, so I said, “My ears, Mommy.” She said, “No. Many people are deaf but still live a 17 life; keep thinking and I will ask you again.”
Several years 18 before she asked me again. This time I told her, “Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes.” She looked at me and told me, “You are 19 fast, but the answer is not correct. Many people are blind, but they still live happily.” Over the years, she asked me many times and always her answer was, “No. But you are getting 20 every year, my child.”
Then last year, my grandpa died. Everyone was crying. When it was our turn to 21 our final goodbye to him, my mother asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?” I was 22 when she asked me this. I always thought this was a game between her and me. I saw her eyes with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder (肩膀).” I asked, “Is it because it 23 up my head?” She replied, “No. It is because it can hold the head of a friend or a relative (亲戚) when he or she 24 . Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and friends, so you will 25 have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.” That was when I realized what the most important body part is.
A.voice B.sound C.noise D.hear
A.happy B.meaningless C.sad D.boring
A.came B.went C.passed D.walked
A.thinking B.learning C.speaking D.changing
A.stronger B.older C.taller D.cleverer
A.say B.tell C.speak D.talk
A.excited B.surprised C.interested D.satisfied
A.stands B.holds C.gets D.carries
A.laughs B.smiles C.shouts D.cries
A.never B.hardly C.always D.sometimes
"Daddy, can I learn to play the violin?" young Sarah asked her father. She was always things and her father was not very pleased.
"You cost me a lot of money, Sarah," he said. " you wanted to leam horse riding, then dancing, then swimming. Now it's the _ . "
"I'll play every day, Daddy, " Sarah said. "I'Il try very hard. "
"All right, " her father said. " I know _ . I'll do. I 'll pay for you to have lessons for six weeks. At the end of six weeks you play something for me. If you play well, you can have lessons. If you play badly, I will stop the lessons. "
"OK. Daddy," Sarah said. "That is _ . "
He soon found a good violin teacher and Sarah began her lessons. The lessons were very expensive, but her father kept his .
The six weeks passed quickly. It was time for Sarah for her father.
She began to play. She played very . She made a terrible noise.
Her father had one of his friends with him, and the friend put his hands _ his ears.
When Sarah finished, her father said, "_ _, Sarah. You can have more lessons. "
Sarah ran happily out of the room. Her father's friend turned to him. "You've spent a lot of money, she still plays very badly, " he said.
"Well, that's true," her father said. "But since she started learning the violin, I able to buy five apartments in this building very cheaply. In 5 six weeks I'II own the whole building! "
A.caring for B.preparing for C.sending for D.asking for
A.First B.Second C.Next D.Finally
A.guitar B.violin C.piano D.game
A.which B.that C.what D.how
A.must B.can C.may D.might
A.many B.much C.more D.fewer
A.impossible B.unfair C.funny D.fair
A.waming B.promise C.notice D.excuse
A.for playing B.to play C.to work D.for working
A.badly B.well C.better D.worse
A.off B.in C.behind D.over
A.Terrible B.Too bad C.Well done D.Sorry
A.or B.but C.though D.so
A.will be B.was C.am D.have been
A.other B.more C.another D.the other
Once upon time, a man taught some monkeys how to dance. The monkeys were 16 clever that they began to dance well very soon.
The man was happy. He 17 the monkeys up in special clothes and masks(面具). Then he took them to 18 party. He wanted people 19 his dancing monkeys.
The dancing monkeys were very popular at the party. 20 knew they were monkeys, and everyone enjoyed 21 them dance.
Then a naughty boy threw some bananas in front of the dancing monkeys. 22 the sight of the bananas,the monkeys forgot all about 23 . They tore off 24 masks and rushed over to the bananas and began to eat.
All the people at the party began to laugh. "They aren't dancers at all," said one person. "They are just monkeys! I guess not everything you see is 25 it appe- ars to be!"
"And," said another, "you should never try to be something you're not."
A.so B.very C.too D.such
A.dress B.dresses C.dressed D.dressing
A.an B.a C.the D./
A.to admire B.admire C.admiring D.Admired
A.Somebody B.Nobody C.Anybody D.Everybody
A.watch B.watched C.to watch D.Watching
A.In B.Under C.With D.At
A.dance B.dances C.dancing D.to dance
A.them B.they C.theirs D.their
A.that B.how C.who D.what
The back door of the ambulance(救护车)was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into his seat, and started the engine. Inside were the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter Ally. The little girl had food stuck in her throat and could hardly breathe.
The driver, Mr. White, his siren(报警器)and flashing light, and started speeding towards the nearest hospital, fighting against . The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way as he drove through the . From the back of the the parents were shouting at him to , since Ally had almost stopped breathing. In front of him he saw some traffic lights, with the red “STOP” light shining. Mr. White knew that he had time to lose, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking to his left and right as he did so.
Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The driver had the windows , since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not notice the ambulance. The lights were green, so he drove straight on into the path of the ambulance.
Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everybody was shaken but was hurt. Mr. White turned around to see little Ally was. He was surprised to see relief instead of on the faces of the parents.
“Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is again.”
“It have been the crash(碰撞).” said her husband. “It made the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning to , and she was crying loudly but healthily. They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.
A.worried B.angry C.happy D.surprised
A.little B.some C.no D.few
A.opened on B.turned on C.turned off D.sped up
A.police B.life C.lights D.time
A.empty street B.busy traffic C.large crowds D.deserted place
A.street B.cars C.traffic D.ambulance
A.hurry B.slow C.stop D.drive
A.some B.not C.no D.any
A.open B.clean C.up D.down
A.everyone B.someone C.anyone D.no one
A.who B.where C.how D.what
A.pleasure B.anger C.fear D.surprise
A.crying B.breathing C.smiling D.speaking
A.must B.should C.need D.can’t
A.usual B.common C.ordinary D.normal
Sam goes home from school. He’s hungry(饿的).And he has a lot of homework. He wants to see Mike and 26 football, too. He doesn’t have 27 time.
“Hello,Sam,”says Mrs Green.“ 28 is school today? ”
“Fine. But I have a lot of homework,and I’m hungry. ”
“There are some apples on the table.”
“No,I don’t want any 29 . Is there 30 cake? ”
“Yes. But please 31 eat too much.”
Sam eats some cakes. Then he sits(坐) 32 at the table. He opens his book and begins to write. Mrs Green 33 to the shop.
Mrs Green comes back 34 the shop. Sam is 35 . Mrs Green says,“My son,you’re a good boy.”
A.have B.play C.buy D.make
A.a lot B.very C.many D.much
A.How B.What C.Where D.Which
A.bananas B.pears C.apples D.cake
A.an B.many C.some D.any
A.doesn’t B.don’t C.isn’ t D.aren’t
A.on B.in C.up D.down
A.buys B.makes C.goes D.asks
A.from B.to C.for D.in
A.eating B.drinking C.studying D.playing
Farley worked for the Canadian government. One day, he was ___ to learn more about wolves. Do wolves kill lots of caribou(北美驯鹿)? Do they kill people?
They gave him lots of food and clothes and guns. Then they put him on a plane and took him to ____ . The plane put him down and went away. There were no houses or people in this place. But there were lots of animals and lots of wolves.
People tell terrible stories about wolves. They say wolves like to kill and eat people. Farley remembered these stories, and he was ____. He had his gun with him___ .
Then one day, he saw a group of wolves. There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves. A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them.
Farley watched these wolves every day. The mother was a very ____ mother. She gave milk to her babies. She gave them lessons about life. They learned how to ____ food. The father wolf got food for the mother. The young wolf ____ the children. They were a nice, happy family—wolf family! Farley did not need his ____ any more. In a short time, he got on well with the family. Farley watched them for five months. He learned that many stories about the wolves were ____. Wolves do not eat people, and they do not eat many large animals. And he also learned bad things about men. It was men who killed many caribou and wolves.
Later, Farley wrote a book about wolves. He wanted people to ____ them and not to kill them.
A.seen B.told C.heard D.found
A.a small town B.a big city C.a far place D.a lonely village
A.afraid B.happy C.angry D.tired
A.at times B.all the time C.once a week D.every afternoon
A.bad B.good C.hungry D.thirsty
A.cook B.make C.get D.pick
A.shouted at B.looked into C.laughed at D.played with
A.food B.clothes C.gun D.plane
A.not good B.not true C.not easy D.not clear
A.grow B.have C.teach D.understand
完形填空
阅读下面短文,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。
When I was a junior high school student in 1980 , God gave me a gift —it was happiness . One weekend , I went to visit my grandparents in the countryside . On my way home , a car ran over me and cut off my ____because of it’s high speed .
Several days later when I woke up at the hospital , I realized I had to spend the rest of my life____ arms . How sad and scared I felt at that time ! ____ slowly I knew I had to face the fact and got over it . I couldn’t get my arms back even though I____ every day . However,
it’s easier ____ than done . It took me nearly half a year to get out of the sadness . I got so much from my past story . From then on , I could treat(对待)my life with a ____ mind . But in our daily life , I often see my classmates ____ about little things . For example , they get bad grades in the test ; their bus comes ____ ; they don’t have a mobile phone but ____ have . But I only ____ life . I was lucky to realize from an accident : it is a waste of our life to focus on(关注)what you have ____ . We should always think of what we have. So why are so many people unhappy? Someone may say , “ My whole life would improve ____ I have a new car . ” But when you get the car and what ___ ? For a whole week you are walking on air . Then you go right back to being unhappy .
Happiness depends on what we have ! It’s in our heart . It’s a state of mind .Even though you own the whole world, you may still feel____. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating(感激)and taking pleasure in what your really have .
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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,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并将该选项填入答题卷上相应的空格内
Although it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet(西藏). Our legs were so heavy and cold that felt like big pieces of ice (冰). Have you seen snowmen ride bicycles? That’s what we looked like! Although the way children who were dressed in long wool coats stopped to look at us. In the late we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze (结冰). However, the lakes like glass in the setting sun (夕阳) and looked wonderful.
Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She was in high spirit (兴致高) so I knew I didn’t need to her. To climb the mountains (高山) was hard work but when we us, we were surprised by the view. We seemed to be able to see for miles, and we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds. After a while, we began going the mountains. It was great fun as it slowly became much . At the foot of the mountains, colorful butterflies flew around us and we saw many sheep eating green grass. Then we had to _ our caps, gloves, and trousers for T-shirts and shorts.
In the early evening, we stopped to make camp and then we ate. After supper, Wang Wei went to sleep but I stayed awake. At midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter. It was so _. There was almost no wind or sound, only the flames(火焰) of our fire. When I below the stars, I thought about how far we had already travelled.
We will reach Dali in Yunnan soon, and our cousins will join us there. We can hardly wait to see them!
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完型填空(共15小题,每小题1分, 满分15分)
根据短文内容,从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。请将各小题所选答案序号填在下面框内相应位置。
a magic chair
One afternoon, Grandpa wanted to bet(打赌)me a big bag of popcorn that I didn't have as many true friends as I thought. I the bet happily. However,1 wasn't sure Icould test whether my schoolmates were true friends or not.
The next day, I went to school, Grandpa walked towards me and it seemed that he was carrying something in his hand. But I could see there. Grandpa said, "Take it. It's a(n) chair. Because it's invisible(隐形的),it will be for you to sit on it. However, if you can sit on it ,you can use the chair's magic power to tell who your true friends are. ”
Then I took the strange invisible chair to school. At break I everyone to stand in a circle(圆圈),and put myself in the middle, with the ."Look! Something amazing is coming.” I said, and then tried sitting on the chair. Of course, I and fell to the ground. Everyone had a very good . I kept trying to sit on the magic chair again an again. ,I made it. This time l was hovering(盘旋)in mid-air. Then I really experienced the that Grandpa had ever talked about. Looking around, I saw George, Lucas and Diana me up, while some of my schoolmates did nothing but make fun of me.
I was quite to Grandpa. It was he who helped me test who my true friends were.
That evening, we four true friends went to see Grandpa and had a great time eating popcorn.
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Maybe you have seen this in schools: Some students study nearly all the time but they just pass their exams, while some others may spend much l time on their books but do much better in exams. How could this happen? People used to think that hard work is the only way to success. But now they understand that smart work can make them successful, too.
Hard workers don’t m working for long hours, while smart workers always think of several different answers to these questions. “Why should I suffer this?” “Isn’t there a better way to do this?” Thanks to these people, we can use computers instead of the abacus now. P in every field is the direct result of “try to find a better way” by smart workers. There was a large soap factory in Japan. Once it received an unusual letter from someone who c that there was no soap in the soapbox he bought.
How could empty soapbox go out of the factory? The engineers checked the producing and packing. The producing was fine, but in about one in ten thousand cases, the packing machines let an empty soapbox go. There was no need to spend a lot of money repairing the machine for such a small problem. The engineer soon worked out a s . He put a large X-ray (X射线) machine and two large computers to find out the empty soapbox. A teaching the workers how to use it, he sat down in his seat, exhausted.
“Sir, we could have solved the problems in a much simpler and cheaper way.” a worker said.
“Really? How?” “We can put a huge fan near the packing machine. The wind coming from the fan will blow away the empty boxes and leave the other o with soap. There would be no need for an X-ray machine, two computers, and operating by workers.”
See, this is smart work. In order to succeed, we should not only learn from the engineers’ hard work, but also think smart like the workers.
Bill is my friend.He has a happy .His father works a hospital (医院) in Beijing.He usually two eggs and a glass of milk breakfast and then goes to work by car.His mother is an English in our school.For breakfast, She usually eats some .Her English class is very , So we all love her.Bill is also my classmate.He eats a hamburger and two bananas for breakfast.He likes ice-cream very much. his mother doesn’t want him to eat it.She says it is not .And he can be very if(如果 ) he eats a lot(很多).
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It began a year ago, around Christmas. Every time I drove down our street, I an old man sitting in his front yard. He was usually smoking or drinking, and looking rather unhappy.
One day, while I was driving past him with my , I decided to wave at him with a lot of excitement. , when he noticed me waving at him, he looked a bit shocked. Then, I saw his hand go up and he waved back.
“ did you wave at him?” my daughter asked.
I told her it’s just an act of kindness that doesn’t anything. It gives both him and me a feeling of joy. My daughter replied that she felt a bit uncomfortable to wave to a , but next time she would try it as well.
We liked close to the old man, we saw him rather often. Whenever we drove by, both of us would start waving at him and, pretty soon, the old man started at everyone who passed by his house.
One time, my daughter’s friend came to visit and she told my daughter that she saw this strange old man near our home wave at her very . She mentioned that she waved back, although she didn’t know , and it felt really good.
As soon as my daughter heard this, she told her friend the of how all the waving began. Her friend answered: “Tell your mom that’s really cool!”
Other friends gave similar . This taught my daughter that an act of kindness can be natural and , if you really want to do it. It showed us how giving happiness can do good to the giver and the receiver.
Moved by the old man’s actions, we’re planning to give our waving neighbor a thank-you card to express our for his exciting waves. We are really thankful for him sharing his simple joy with all who pass by his house.
A.noticed B.felt C.heard D.kept
A.husband B.son C.daughter D.friend
A.Just now B.On time C.In the end D.At the beginning
A.Why B.How C.When D.Where
A.buy B.cost C.hide D.guess
A.friend B.driver C.classmate D.stranger
A.or B.but C.so D.yet
A.shouting B.waving C.laughing D.looking
A.angrily B.excitedly C.loudly D.carefully
A.him B.me C.her D.us
A.lesson B.accident C.news D.story
A.gifts B.notes C.opinions D.books
A.easy B.funny C.usual D.special
A.past B.between C.all D.both
A.attention B.thanks C.suggestions D.interests
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