When I was in the third grade, I was chosen to be the princess in the school play. For “weeks my mother had helped me practise my lines. But once on the stage, every word 11 from my head. Then my teacher asked me to change my role to be a narrator (解说者) for the play. 12 I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day, she noticed my 13 and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden.
It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions (蒲公英) popping (炸开) 14 the grass in bunches (束). I watched my mother bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I’ll dig up (挖光) all these weeds (野草),” she said. “From now on, we’ll 15 have roses in this garden.”
“But I like dandelions,” I protested(抗议). “All flowers are 16 —even dandelions !”
My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that is 17 of people, too,” she added.
When I 18 that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth. “But you will be a wonderful narrator,” she said, 19 me of how much I loved to read stories’ aloud.
Thanks to my mother’s encouragement, I got to know everybody had his or her own 20 in the world. I felt proud of the role in the play.
A．developed B．left C．failed D．disappeared
A．If B．Because C．Though D．Since
A．difficulty B．mistake C．danger D．unhappiness
A．through B．past C．beyond D．behind
A．hardly B．only C．still D．also
A．harmless B．healthy C．beautiful D．fresh
A．true B．kind C．same D．clever
A．remembered B．realized C．explained D．promised
A．representing B．complaining C．recommending D．reminding
A．honor B．progress C．value D．interest
完形填空
阅读下列两篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的ABCD四个选项中选出最佳答案，并将相应的字母填入答题卷内。
It was very cold that day. It was ________heavily and the ground was covered with thick snow. The shepherd(牧羊人) thought it was dangerous to ________ up the hill and it was difficult for the sheep to find some ________ there. So he decided to stay in the warm room. He put some hay(干草) in a pen(围栏)so that the sheep could eat it when they were ________ . The dog, who felt cold outside, lay on the soft hay and soon went to sleep. At noon the sheep wanted to eat the hay, but the dog barked loudly to warn him, the sheep ran away quickly, looking at the unusual dog, the sheep began to talk angrily. “What a selfish(自私的) dog!” said one of the sheep. “He cannot eat the hay, and yet refuses ________ allow those who can to eat!”
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Once there lived a farmer called Henry. He had a brother Mike, who was ________ excellent gardener. His skill and his beautiful trees were________ everywhere.
One day, Henry went to town to visit Mike. “Look, my brother,” said Mike, “here is the best ________ tree from my garden. Take it home and plant it ________ you, and your children, and your children’s children can enjoy it.” Henry was ________ with the apple tree and went back home. The next morning, he began to wonder ________ he should plant it.
“If I plant it on the hill,” he said to himself, “the wind might catch it and ________ down the fruit. If I plant it close to the road, people who pass by will ________ some of them. But if I plant it…” ________ he planted the tree in the corner behind his house, where no one else could notice it.
________ the tree bore(结出) no fruit the first year, ________ the second. Then Henry sent for his brother and said to him ________ , “you have cheated me. This is the third year and it brings me ________ but leaves(叶子).”
When Mike saw where the tree was planted, he laughed and said, “You have planted the tree in such a cold corner ________ sun-light or warmth. How could you expect flowers and ________ ?”
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My parents used to tell me how important school was for me, but I didn’t think so. I paid little attention to it. But one thing let me finally ________ what my parents meant.
One day, when I ________ a mobile phone store, I saw an advertisement on its door. It was hiring new workers!
“Sir, are you hiring people?” I went ________the shop and asked. “Yes, but you should be the man who we need,” the manager answered. He looked at me for a few________from head to foot. “Do you have a high school diploma (文凭)?” ________ he. “Or do you have any work experience?”
I felt so ashamed and ________ that I didn’t know what to say, so I just turned around and left.
I could not fall asleep that night, and I thought a lot about my ________ . “ I must go to school or I can’t do anything without a good education,” I ________ to myself silently. I never went back to the store again ________ I finished my study and got a diploma.
________ looked the same when I returned to the store: the same people and the same design. However, compared with last time, I had more ________ . The manager told me they needed new ________ , so it was a great chance for me.
I ________ my diploma to the manager. He looked at it and said, “ Great, you are in.”
Now I am still working in the same store. With this experience, I always ________ people to attend school. Education helps you have a bright future. Now I am not worried about my future because I’m still ________ in my spare time.
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Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”When I was a young boy, I was ________ shy to talk to anyone. My classmates often ________ me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, ________ happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to ________ it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school.
“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to ________ the contest.” Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself.” I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 ________ . With my mother’s great love, I did ________in the contest. I could hardly believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers ________ the teachers and all the students. Those classmates who once looked down on（看不起） me, now all said“ ________ ” to me. My mother hugged（拥抱）me and cried excitedly.
Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell ________ to have confidence. This is not only for a person but also for a country.
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完型填空
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Mr. Smith was hanging some family pictures on the wall of his new house. While he was using a hammer* to knock nails* into the hard ________ , some of them fell on the floor.
Mr. Smith’s 4-year-old daughter, Kate, was standing nearby. She wanted to ________ with her dad and called out to him. However, Mr. Smith didn’t finish his work then, so he asked her to go outside and play with her ________ . Kate saw the nails lying on the floor. She ________ a nail and went out.
After a while, the son rushed ________ . He told his dad that Kate was scratching* the newly bought ________ with a nail.
Mr. Smith ran outside and became very ________ as soon as he saw it. He took his child’s hand and ________ it. He didn’t realize he was using the hammer that was in his ________ . With blood* all over her hand, Kate was taken to a hospital and had an operation* at once.
________ the operation was done, Kate lay on her bed. Sadly, she said to her father, “Dad, I feel very ________ that I have scratched your car. ”She looked at her hand and asked, “Dad, when will ________ hand get well? I promise that I will never do that again.”
At the doctor’s office, the father was told that his daughter would ________ lose one finger. He was so hurt and speechless that he couldn’t stop crying for hours. ________ his mad action, his daughter might have one finger less.
Mr. Smith went back to the car and kicked it many times. Sitting in front of the car, he ________ the scratches*, to his surprise, he found that his daughter had written： “LOVE YOU DAD”.
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