Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a __36__ 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 __37__ a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he __38__ drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his __39__ into the project and the next day he handed it in __40__ his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a __41__ that read, “See me after class.”
The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “__42__ did I receive an F?”
The teacher said, “This is an __43__ dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of __44__. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no__45__ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “__46__ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about __47__ 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. However, I think it is a very important __48__ for you.”
Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the __49__ paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 50 .”
A．speech B．paper C．notice D．diary
A．paint B．win C．own D．sell
A．just B．almost C．ever D．even
A．heart B．life C．advice D．trust
A．to B．with C．from D．for
A．word B．letter C．note D．post
A．How B．Why C．When D．Where
A．unusual B．unforgettable C．unimportant D．unrealistic
A．money B．time C．space D．effort
A．wonder B．way C．problem D．matter
A．Though B．since C．Until D．If
A．himself B．him C．it D．itself
A．change B．gift C．message D．decision
A．long B．thick C．same D．correct
A．grade B．dream C．duty D．secret
完形填空。（每小题2分，共20分）
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、 D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。
Everyone should do something to protect the environment. How did we help to save our earth this week? Let me tell you.
First, my family try to save . We never left the lights on when leaving the rooms. We turn off the TV when is watching it. Mom only uses cold water in the washing machine.
Second, we also start recycling this week. We to write on both sides of the paper, not just on one side. We also our rubbish into different bags for bottles, cans, paper and food. Mom keeps the plastic shopping bags from the supermarket to use them again as rubbish bags. These are great to help our environment.
Third, my family also save water. We never take long baths and have short showers . We wash the toilet with used water. My sister and I don’t the tap running when we brushed our teeth.
At last, mom and dad begin to save gas. Mom to drive us to school, but now my sister and I start riding our bikes to school. It’s hard work good exercise! This week dad and his workmates also start to go to work together in one and share the cost. This also help reduce greenhouse gases.
These are great ways to help protect our environment.
A．oil B．food C．water D．electricity
A．everybody B．somebody C． anybody D．nobody
A．try B．keep C．refuse D．want
A．buy B．check C．divide D．change
A．ways B．news C．information D．advice
A．already B．instead C． again D．too
A．leave B．leaves C．leaving D．left
A．began B．hoped C．needed D．used
A．or B．for C．but D．and
A．bus B．car C．subway D．train
完形填空(10分)
Dick lived in England. One day in January, he said to his wife: “I’m going to fly to New York next week I’ve got some work there.” “Where are you going to there?” his wife asked. “I don’t know yet,” Dick answered. “Please send me your New York in a telegram (电报),” his wife said. “OK,” Dick answered.
He flew to New York and a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a . He put the address of his hotel in it. In the evening he didn’t have work, so he went to a movie. He came out at nine o’clock and to go back to the hotel.
He found a taxi and the driver said: “Where do you want to go?” But Dick couldn’t the name and address of his hotel. “Which hotel are my things in? And what am I going to do tonight?” he asked. But the driver didn’t know . So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife telegram, and in it he wrote: “Please send my address to this post office.”
A．if B．when C．so D．because
A．work B．visit C．stay D．eat
A．number B．address C．street D．photo
A．found B．opened C．saw D．called
A．letter B．telegram C．call D．gift
A．some B．no C．none D．any
A．asked B．refused C．decided D．waited
A．remember B．forget C．know D．see
A．too B．even C．ever D．either
A．one B．another C．other D．the other
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”
At last one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can fill the basket.” man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at so foolish.” He his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying . At last the well was almost .
As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You so well in this little thing,” he said, “ now I know I can believe you with many things.”
A．finished B．did C．began D．had
A．ever B．never C．easily D．no
A．The other B．Another C．One D．A second
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．picked up B．put away C．took away D．threw away
A．water B．basket C．well D．work
A．full B．empty C．filled D．clean
A．While B．As soon as C．Before D．Since
A．have done B．will do C．do D．are doing
A．what B．why C．when D．that
I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities ______ staying at one of its best hotels.” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception (前台) when I ______ and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I called hotel reception.
“Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any ______ in my bathroom.”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course I’m sure!
“I’ll ______ our hotel engineer at once. ”
An hour later, the engineer came to look at the shower. He hit the pipes (管子) a few times and looked ______. “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he ______ his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing _____! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea. ______, I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something about staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the problem to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a _____ situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly what to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I ______ into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.
A．since B．while C．after D．before
A．arrived B．passed C．left D．stopped
A．toothpaste B．water C．shampoo D．soap
A．send B．catch C．trouble D．bring
A．proud B．worried C．angry D．excited
A．put up B．cleaned up C．took back D．held out
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．Seriously B．Especially C．Quickly D．Luckily
A．helpful B．perfect C．terrible D．busy
A．broke B．looked C．rushed D．moved
完形填空（共15题，每小题1分，计15分）
阅读下面短文，然后从所给的选项中，选出一个最佳选项.
Last summer we went on an exciting trip to Sarawak in Malaysia, a part of the island of Borneo (婆罗洲). Borneo is famous for its rainforest, which 427,500 square kilometers of the island. This rainforest is 130 million years old, making it one of the rainforests in the world.
When we were in Sarawak, we were lucky enough to go hiking the jungle. In the jungle we came across many wild . Our favorite animals were orangutans (猩猩). We watched them swing tree to tree. The graceful and gentle animals made us feel even closer to .
The told us many stories of fantastic spitting cobras (啐毒眼镜蛇). He said that they were more of us than we were of them! Another interesting feature of Sarawak is that there are many tribes (部落), which still in the rainforest today.
we visited one of these tribes, people there told us about their long history. We were really in their stories and traditions. Besides, we also enjoyed their ,such as pansoh, which was chicken cooked in bamboo.
In Sarawak, there are also rivers and many different birds. , we didn’t have time to visit Turtle Island. It’s a wonderful place you can swim in with the turtles.
This holiday has been a life-changing that we will never forget.
A．stands B．comes C．covers D．turns
A．largest B．oldest C．longest D．biggest
A．to B．on C．through D．above
A．plants B．animals C．flowers D．insects
A．from B．between C．under D．in
A．trees B．life C．nature D．people
A．teacher B．driver C．guide D．girl
A．fond (喜欢的) B．tired C．scared D．worried
A．live B．work C．study D．lives
A．If B．Why C．When D．Whether
A．bored B．surprised C．interested D．interesting
A．food B．clothes C．houses D．fruit.
A．Luckily B．Sadly C．Happily D．Sad
A．what B．which C．when D．in that
A．story B．place C．experience D．visiting