II.完形填空
John lived all alone because his wife had died. He had worked hard as a tailor all his life, but misfortune had left him penniless. He had 16 sons, but they only had time to 17 and eat dinner with their father once a week.
18 the old man grew weaker and weaker, and his sons came by to see him less and less. He often worried 19 would become of him, until at last he thought of a plan.
The next morning he went to see his friend, the carpenter, and asked him to make a large 20. Then the locksmith, and asked him for an old 21 . Finally the glassblower for all the broken pieces of glass he 22 . The old man took the chest home, filled it to the 33 with broken glass, locked up tight and put it beneath his 24 .
“What’s in this chest?” his sons asked, looking under the table.
“Oh, nothing,” the old man replied, “just some things I’ve been 25 .” They kicked it and heard a rattling inside. “It must be full of all the gold he’s saved over the years,” they 26 to one another.
So they talked it over and realized they needed to 27 the treasure. They decided to 28 living with the old man, and 29 they could look after him, too. So the first week the youngest moved in, the second week the middle and the third week the eldest. This 30 for some time.
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At last the old father died. The sons gave him a very 31 funeral, for they knew there was a 32 sitting beneath the kitchen table. When the 33 was over, they hunted through the house until they found the key, and unlocked the chest. To their astonishment, they found nothing but broken glass. But they didn’t give up, and the eldest son turned over the chest to make sure if there was something valuable 34 among the broken glass. On the bottom he found an inscription 35 : Honor Your Father And Mother.
16． A．four B．two C．three D．fiveOur Future Homes
What kinds of homes will we live the future? Nobody can be sure, architects, and scientists are new ideas now.
Some architects are thinking about whole cities under huge glass domes. Of course, complicated heating and systems will be necessary to control the climate in the domes. , there will never be any rain snow, and the temperature will be always .
Perhaps everyone will live in vertical（立体的） . High rises are so large that they can contain all the necessities of life. Since vertical cities will use land than horizontal cities, and provide homes for more people, they will be for small countries that have populations.
Another idea that will be helpful to countries (and island countries) is
the city. Monaco has already built homes, stores, and offices the water of the Mediterranean Sea. And a Japanese has made a plan for constructing buildings on bridges over Tokyo Bay.
There are some people who think we will go back to living in . But the caves of the future will be quite the caves of the Stone Age. Computers will control light and climate. Farms and parks will be on the land the cave city. When people want to go to the country or to a park, a short ride in will take them there.
A．in B．in at C．in in D．in for
A．and B．or C．but D．however
A．working out B．working at C．working on D．thinking
A．burying B．destroying C．founding D．building
A．cooling B．cold C．living D．social
A．So B．However C．Therefore D．Even if
A．or B．and C．but D． with
A．pleased B．happy C．content D．comfortable
A．towns B．villages C．buildings D．cities
A．fewer B．more C．larger D．less
A．practical B．expensive C．unnecessary D．useless
A．big B．many C．much D．large
A．huge B．small C．strong D．great
A．floated B．float C．floating D．to float
A．in B．under C．over D．on
A．teacher B．sailor C．doctor D．architect
A．houses B．caves C．buildings D．cities
A．different from B．similar with C．equal to D．the same as
A．under B．in C．over D．far from
A．a bus B．ship C．an elevator D．a train
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
After the earthquake hit northeast Japan on March 11, 2011，many touching stories that I saw with my own eyes happened around me.
I had to walk home since all the had stopped after the quake.On my way home I ____ an old Japanese lady at the bakery shop who was giving out free bread，which made my heart . A middleaged Japanese man was holding a sign that read，“Please use our __ __.” He was his house for people to go to the restroom.
My friend wanted to others.He stood in the cold with a sign “If you are okay with a motorcycle，I will you to your house.” And then I saw him take one gentleman home, all the way to a faraway place!
Then next day I drove to my car with gas.There is a lack of __ __ now and many gasoline stations are either closed or have very __ __ lines. I got __ __，since I was behind 15 cars. Finally，when it was my __ __，the man smiled and said，“__ __ this situation，we are only giving $30 worth gas per person.Is that alright？”“__ __. I'm just glad that we are all able to __ __，” I said.His smile gave me so much comfort.
I saw a man at the evacuation(疏散)center __ __ when people brought food to him.It was the first time in three days that food was brought to their center. However，after he wiped the tears，his next __ __ surprised me.“I am very __ __ that we are provided with food.But people in the city next to us haven't __ __ any food at all.Please go to that center as well.” And when hearing that，I realized there is a bright future on the other side of this __ __.
A．rescue B．life C．traffic D．business
A．missed B．caught C．noticed D．heard
A．kind B．hotel C．broken D．warm
A．toilet B．soft C．hospital D．house
A．selling B．opening C．repairing D．building
A．encourage B．change C．save D．help
A．drive B．follow C．lead D．send
A．start B．fill C．check D．wash
A．information B．gas C．food D．salt
A．direct B．fine C．long D．thin
A．worried B．lucky C．sad D．angry
A．time B．turn C．duty D．decision
A．Except for B．Together with C．Because of D．Instead of
A．Not at all B．Of course C．No way D．Never mind
A．share B．offer C．learn D．choose
A．singing B．eating C．smiling D．crying
A．words B．roles C．ways D．promises
A．sure B．grateful C．surprised D．proud
A．bought B．wasted C．prepared D．received
A．disaster B．chance C．center D．city
I arrived at my mother's home for our Monday family dinner. The smells of food over from the kitchen. Mother was pulling out quilt (被子) after quilt from the boxes, showing their beauties. She was for a quilt show at the Wooden Church. When we began to fold and put them into the boxes, my attention was by something at the bottom of one box. I it out. “What is it?” I asked.
“Oh?” Mom said, “that's Mama's quilt.”
I the quilt. It looked a group of school children had it together: irregular designs, childish pictures, a crooked on the right.
“Grandmother made this?” I said, . My grandmother was a at making quilts. This didn't certainly look like any of the quilts she had made.
“Yes, right before she died. I brought it home last year and made some ,” she said. “I’m still working on it. See, this is I’ve done so far.”
I looked at it more closely. She had made straight a crooked line. At the center of the quilt, she had stitched a piece of cloth those words: “My mother made many quilts. She didn't get all line . But I think this is beautiful. I want to see it finished. Her last quilt.”
“Oh, this is so nice, mom,” I said. It to me that by completing my grandmother’s quilt, my mother was her own mother. I realized I held in my hands a family . It started with the loving hands of one woman, and continued with the loving hands of another, two generations.
A．flew B．rushed C．floated D．wandered
A．proudly B．slightly C．calmly D．hopefully
A．trading B．reaching C．asking D．preparing
A．up B．down C．back D．off
A．drawn B．shocked C．embarrassed D．excited
A．raised B．pulled C．caught D．held
A．pressed B．folded C．spread D．arranged
A．even if B．if only C．as if D．only if
A．picked B．added C．chained D．pieced
A．line B．bar C．stick D．mark
A．delighted B．scared C．surprised D．worried
A．master B．beginner C．scholar D．customer
A．decisions B．dresses C．changes D．progress
A．how B．which C．where D．what
A．to B．with C．for D．by
A．straight B．wrong C．mixed D．respectable
A．occurred B．happened C．replied D．struck
A．promoting B．moving C．honoring D．approaching
A．custom B．treasure C．memory D．award
A．passing B．holding C．satisfying D．covering
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen in almost a month. Every day , my husband would the process of trying to get water to the fields. we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.
On this day I learned the true lesson of and witnessed the only I had ever seen . I was in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy, toward the woods. He was walking with effort, trying to be as as possible . Minutes after he into the woods, he came running back . I went back to make sandwiches , that whatever he had been doing was completed. Moments later, , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour . I couldn’t help following him and saw the most amazing .
Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them . I almost for him to get away . A huge deer was close . the deer didn’t even move as Billy knelt down. I saw a tiny deer lying on the ground , obviously suffering from , lift its head to lap up the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was , Billy ran back to get more . It then became to me.
I stood on the edge of the woods, watching the boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. It was as if the God himself was with pride. The rain that day saved our farm just like the actions of one little boy who saved another.
A．water B．rain C．deer D．storm
A．take over B．try on C．go about D．seek out
A．Before B．If C．Until D．Unless
A．helping B．sharing C．donating D．offering
A．miracle B．lesson C．wildlife D．virtue
A．running B．marching C．walking D．riding
A．still B．silent C．secret D．sacred
A．skipped B．slipped C．wandered D．disappeared
A．thinking B．wondering C．worrying D．calculating
A．but B．besides C．however D．therefore
A．Actually B．Finally C．Quietly D．Surprisingly
A．sign B．scenery C．sight D．scene
A．screamed B．rushed C．made D．burst
A．mildly B．powerfully C．dangerously D．aggressively
A．And B．Otherwise C．Thus D．But
A．thirst B．illness C．heat D．pain
A．lost B．missing C．gone D．served
A．annoying B．clear C．acceptable D．puzzling
A．kind B．clever C．naughty D．honest
A．raining B．appearing C．chanting D．weeping
When you don’t have anything planned for the day or it’s rainy outside and your children are stuck in the house, why not sit around and tell them riddles? Telling riddles will make your family laugh and sometimes even scratch their heads, trying to figure out what the answer is.
Riddles have been a pastime for centuries. Not only have riddles been something for passing the time, but they have also been used to pass on secret information during the Second World War. Even the ancient Greeks used riddles. They would tell riddles at parties and whoever was the first to get them right would receive prize.
Most riddles use words that have double meanings or share the same sound like “hear” and “here”. So in order to get the riddle, you will have to do some creative thinking and think of all the possibilities of different words. The difficulty of figuring out the riddle is based on the riddle itself. The riddle has to provide you with enough clues to come to the right answer, but that doesn’t mean that the clues have to be easy.
If you are looking to tell riddles but don’t know any, you can look online and you will find a large number of sites that will have hundreds of different riddles to choose from. If you would like to look somewhere else then you could look at your local bookstore, where you will be able to find many different books with thousands of riddles to choose from. You can even find websites and books that will tell you how to write your own riddles.
After you have found some resources that have different riddles, you will need to read through them to find the right ones for you and your family: You will also need to make sure that your kids will have a chance to figure out the answers. So take your time and choose the fight family riddles to tell.
What is the author’s main purpose in writing the text?
A．To recommend an interesting family activity. B．To stress the importance of family activities. C．To encourage children to read more books. D．To introduce the history of riddles.
A．do not have enough clues B．have a very long history C．were used in World War One D．were first used in ancient Rome
A．discusses how riddles are created B．explains why fiddles are interesting C．tells people how to solve riddles D．shows the benefits of telling riddles
A．one way B．two ways C．three ways D．four ways