One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then 46 to eat something. A few minutes later, a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.
“Please tie your horse to another tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”
47 the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” he tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a terrible 48 , the two horses were fighting. They went up to them, but it was too 49 . The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what you horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to 50 it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.
Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no 51 . At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.”
“Oh,” the rich man shouted 52 . “He can! He spoke to me when I met him.”
“Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he 53 ?”
“He told me not to tie my horse to the same tre
e because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”
“Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he 54 you. Then can you expect to get money 55 him? ”
The rich man said nothing and left silently.
A．put down B．set down C．sat down D．turned down
A．So B．But C．And D．Though
A．song B．word C．bell D．noise
A．late B．slow C．hard D．quick
A．pay for B．look for C．wait for D．care for
A．idea B．mistake C．money D．answer
A．quietly B．angrily C．happily D．heavily
A．speak B．tell C．talk D．say
A．helped B．thanked C．warned D．ordered
A．for B．from C．with D．about
Until last year, the saddest thing of my life was that my wife Alice and I couldn’ t have any children. So we always all the children in our street to our house for Christmas breakfast.
Last year, Alice died. I was very and decided not to invite the children for Christmas breakfast. But Kathy and Peter, my next door neighbors, asked me to them for dinner on Christmas Eve.
As soon as I arrived, Kathy asked me, “Do you have any milk at your house?”
“Yes,” I replied. “ you need some, I’ll go and get it right away.”
“Oh, that’s all right. Come and sit down. Just give Peter your and let him do it.”
After a happy dinner with them, I went home. When I opened my door, I found my house had been decorated by Peter! It was just as as each Christmas before. At that moment, I wished that I could still the Christmas breakfast, but I had made no preparations.
Early the next morning, a little boy with a bag of candies my bell. Before I could ask him what was , he was joining by two of his friends. Within fifteen minutes, my house was full of , and I had all the food I needed. I had a happy breakfast with the children again.
A．took B．invited C．sent D．led
A．happy B．lazy C．sad D．poor
A．help B．join C．pay D．meet
A．Unless B．As C．Since D．If
A．money B．milk C．keys D．things
A．beautiful B．dirty C．colorless D．empty
A．buy B．enjoy C．sell D．serve
A．rang B．answered C．required D．painted
A．boiling B．ending C．singing D．happening
A．gifts B．children C．flowers D．candies
For most children, the most useful way of spending their time is playing a game. It doesn’t matter the game is. Things become better when they need a (n) to play with. On the one hand, it is quite for the development of a child’s personality (个性) to win and to the best ways to get that. On the other hand, if a child only cares about , then for him, playing a game is funny only when he wins. Or if he finds a better partner, he will get and he doesn’t want to go on playing.
It’s parents’ to make their children know that: you can’t always win and there are many unpleasant moments when you have to learn how to lose. The idea is to compete, to prove you are good, not only to win.
In a word, playing a game is not funny only when you win. It is funny you enjoy it and try your best to win. If you are just a little bit unlucky, don’t a lot. You will surely prove your abilities some other day.
A．how B．why C．what D．when
A．owner B．worker C．student D．partner
A．useful B．simple C．correct D．special
A．pay attention to B．take pride in C．jump out of D．think of
A．playing B．studying C．winning D．losing
A．unhappy B．lonely C．relaxed D．excited
A．rule B．duty C．plan D．habit
A．in life B．in the future C．in fact D．in the way
A．or B．and C．when D．before
A．worry B．believe C．wish D．imagine
Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d 17 a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” a note that read, “See me after class.”
The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, “Why did I receive an ‘F’?”
The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic (不现实的) dream for a young boy like you. Your family is not rich. Having a horse ranch needs a lot of . You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I’ll reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. But I think it is a very important for you.”
Finally, after thinking about it for several days, the boy handed in the same paper, making changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the ‘F’ and I’ll keep my dream.”
A．speech B．notice C．paper D．diary
A．own B．win C．paint D．sell
A．just B．even C．ever D．almost
A．dream B．heart C．advice D．trust
A．by B．in C．to D．with
A．time B．money C．space D．work
A．way B．wonder C．problem D．matter
A．Though B．Since C．Unless D．If
A．change B．gift C．decision D．message
A．no B．anything C．any D．nothing
Before Father’s Day, I found my father was unhappy because he was out of work. I decided to cheer him up by buying him a special Father’s Day gift.
One day after school I to the Agins which was known for fashions and styles. I told Agins that I was looking for a Father’s Day present.
“ Do you think he’d like a ?” she asked. “I think he might.” I told her.
She a Swiss watch and I told her that would like it.
“ How much money do you have?” she asked.
“ dollars.” I replied.
“You’re so lucky!” she told me. “It’s only $11. You still have $1 for the . “ She packed the watch and I thanked for my business, and I rode off home with the gift under my arm.
When my father opened the gift, he asked . “Where did you get it?”
“I bought it at the Agins. I cost me $11.” I said. My father was shocked into silence.
Many years later, I did learn that the watch was worth several hundred dollars, I appreciated(赞赏) how wonderful Agins had been to me. I always felt that I never had chance to thank her.
“What really amazes me to this day…my daughter.” My father said, “Letting you have the watch for 11 dollars was enough. But the fact that she let you leave the store with a dollar for the card was a touch(触动) of . I’ll never forget it.”
A．drove B．took C．rode D．started
A．watch B．bike C．purse D．card
A．wore out B．put out C．tried out D．took out
A．Thirteen B．Twelve C．Eleven D．One
A．card B．store C．gift D．style
A．sadly B．amazedly C．excitedly D．angrily
A．or B．but C．and D．so
A．regretful B．thankful C．careful D．useful
A．believable B．able C．unbelievable D．unable
A．help B．regret C．cry D．kindness
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~45各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Kierman was born in Sydney, Australia, and grew up near the sea. For more than 40 years, he raced in international sailing competitions.
In 1987, Kierman was competing in an around-the-world race when he began to the huge amount of rubbish in the world’s oceans. When he returned to Australia, he to do something about it.
He organized a community called “Clean Up Sydney Harbour.” On Sunday, January 8, 1989, more than 40,000 volunteers came out to away rubbish. The next year, Kierman made the clean-up a national event. It was a huge. Across Australia, about 300,000 people spent the day improving their local .
Since then, “Clean Up Australia” has got every year. In 2002, for example,800,000 people cleaned up almost 15,000 tons of rubbish from Australia’s beaches, parks and streets.
Kierman was with the success of his project. In 2003, he started an even bigger program. With the of the United Nations Environment Program, he introduced “Clean Up the World”, an international program that supports communities around the world in cleaning up and protecting the environment. “Clean Up the World” has grown and his wonderful idea has now spread from one city to the whole world.
A．save B．collect C．notice D．produce
A．refused B．decided C．pretended D．stopped
A．law B．party C．company D．event
A．clear B．send C．turn D．give
A．problem B．success C．surprise D．failure
A．culture B．project C．government D．environment
A．older B．smaller C．bigger D．faster
A．happy B．angry C．disappointed D．concerned
A．need B．help C．hope D．action
A．loudly B．gently C．rapidly D．busily