In a nice house there lived an old man. Behind the house there was a big garden. He planted many plants there. He took care of his 41 all the time, watering and fertilizing (施肥) them.
One day a young man went by the 42 . He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be 43 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was 44 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. 45 are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four 46 . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, 47 I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. 48 , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s 49 .”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s 50 that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody 51 . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and 52 our heart, which also made his life 53 . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical words. Beethoven himself couldn’t 54 his wonderful music, but his music has 55 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
A．flowers B．trees C．vegetables D．grass
A．balcony B．kitchen C．garden D．study
A．after B．as C．before D．if
A．blind B．famous C．smart D．friendly
A．What B．Who C．Why D．Which
A．stories B．reasons C．excuses D．conclusions
A．although B．since C．because D．unless
A．First B．Second C．Third D．Fourth
A．me B．you C．my mother D．my son
A．true B．hard C．cool D．fair
A．greets B．doubts C．meets D．knows
A．broke B．hurt C．pleased D．treated
A．emptier B．busier C．luckier D．happier
A．write B．hear C．play D．believe
A．changed B．affected C．discovered D．encouraged
完型填空(10分)
Look at the photo. This is me. name is Ben. Ifrom America. I am 12. I have __friends at school. They’re in the photo, too. This boy is Jim. He is from Canada. He short brown hair and blue eyes. He is a yellow T-shirt andpants. His cap is black. That is Mary. She is an _girl. She is tall. She has eyes and black hair. She is in a green dress. Her shoes 9white. We are in school. We look different, but we are good friends.A. His B. My C. Her
A. is B. are C. am
A. two B. three C. four
A. haveB. is C. has
A. at B. in C. from
A. a blue B. the blue C. blue
A. England B. English C. Chinese
A. two black big B. black big C. two big black
A. are B. is C. have
A. same B. different C. the same
完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分；共计15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
When I was a naughty boy, maybe because of the influence of the film "Xiao Bing Zhang Ga", my dream was to be a just like Zhang Ga. I thought if I was a soldier, I should be able to swim, dive and climb trees he did. It seemed to be very . So I began to learn swimming, diving and climbing trees. I practiced every day and finally I do them well. But when I entered junior high school and had the military training(军训), I suddenly found that a soldier was very difficult and I wasn't strong enough to stand it. I had to my dream.
But I wasn't , and I had a new aim, which was to be a postman, or rather to be a newspaper boy. As a newspaper boy, I could along streets on a bike and throw newspapers onto every porch. That's also very cool. So I started learning to ride a bicycle. After the everyday , I could go very fast by bicycle. But my disappointment, the job which I wanted only existed in western countries not in China, because there was no porch in China. And Chinese postmen had to put very thick newspapers into very small mailboxes from very narrow entrances. The job was far from I had expected. So once again my dream fell through.
Perhaps you have had the same experience as I and most of your dreams haven't come true . But I think it doesn't matter, because if you have a dream, you'll make many efforts to realize it. This course is really important. I hadn’t dreamt of being a soldier or a newspaper boy, I wouldn't have learned to swim, to dive, to climb trees or to ride a bicycle. Even if we can't our dream, we'll learn much from the efforts we have made. So what I want to tell us is that dream helps us grow up and teaches us how our lives. It is dream that gives us power and makes our lives colorful.
A．teacher B．soldier C．postman D．writer
A．as B．like C．such as D．for example
A．wonderful B．bad C．wonderfully D．badly
A．can B．could C．be able to D．should
A．be B．to be C．being D．/
A．give in B．give out C．give back D．give up
A．discouraged B．pleased C．angry D．nervous
A．speed B．ride C．take D．run
A．ride B．train C．practice D．coach
A．in B．on C．to D．at
A．how B．what C．that D．where
A．too B．yet C．either D．also
A．If B．Because C．Unless D．Though
A．achieve B．realize C．come true D．come out
A．control B．controls C．to control D．controlling
完形填空（共15小题，计15分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Jason and Harry joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard.
After several years, the boss made Harry sales manager but Jason a salesman. One day Jason could not stand it anymore. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not hard-working employees, but only raised those tried to please him. He thought that it was really .
In order to help Jason to realize the between him and Harry, the boss asked Jason to do the --- "Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market." Charlie went, returned and only said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kg?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to , "$ 12 per kg."
The boss told Jason that he would ask Harry the question. Harry went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person is selling watermelons. $12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a total of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good ."
Jason was and he realized the difference between himself and Harry. He decided not to leave but to learn from Harry.
My dear friends, you know, a more person is more observant(观察力敏锐的), thinks more and understands in . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you ?
Think: How far have you seen ahead in your life? How thoughtful are you?
A．made B．became C．remained D．kept
A．enjoy B．meet C．treat D．value
A．which B．that C．who D．whom
A．unusual B．unfair C．careless D．meaningless
A．competition B．relationship C．difference D．distance
A．following B．finding C．shopping D．searching
A．offer B．answer C．retell D．repeat
A．familiar B．difficult C．same D．simple
A．taken B．come C．bought D．heard
A．look B．quality C．condition D．shape
A．moved B．surprised C．puzzled D．encouraged
A．important B．intelligent C．successful D．hardworking
A．time B．depth C．need D．common
A．while B．though C．unless D．since
A．see B．think C．know D．win
完形填空。(10分)
There is good news for the children in the countryside. We may still remember the girl ______ big eyes. Her big eyes are ______ us her dream: I wish to ______! In China, there are still ______ girls and boys like her. They want to go to school, but their _____ are too poor. If the family has two or three children, it is hard to ______ the money for all the children. So the parents often ask ______ to stay at home, and boys to go to school.
Now they needn’t ______ the money. From 2006 on, children can go to school for free in some poor place. They don’t have to pay for books and other things. Some of them can even get money from the government to make their life _____. Soon, all the children in the countryside can go to school for free. All families are very happy with the news. It is ______ great.A. with B. on C. to
A. saying B. telling C. speaking
A. go to work B. go to bed C. go to school
A. a lot B. lot of C. a lot of
A. families B. schools C. houses
A. pay B. take C. buy
A. teachers B. girls C. boys
A. look up B. turn on C. worry about
A. better B. shorter C. longer
A. never B. really C. hardly
完型填空（共10分 ）根据短文内容，从四个选项中选择一个最佳答案，
Students often talk about the rules that they must obey at school . For example , they have to___ uniforms every day. They are not _ to wear their own clothes. However, the problem is that none of the students believes the uniforms are_ . They hope to look smart in their own clothes. But the teachers think that_ they wear different kinds of clothes , they would not study _ . Also the students should not be late for school. If_ is late, the teacher will punish him or her. It is not allowed to take mobile phones into the classroom. During a test, the students should finish the paper_ themselves. It’s wrong to talk about the answers with the o ther students. The students who are on duty should_ the classroom before the others come to school . Any student can’t go out of the schoolyard _ the teacher’s permission. In the library, one __ to love the books and talking aloud is forbidden(禁止).
A．put on B．wear C．on D．in
A．allowed B． allowing C． allows D．allow
A．ugly B． clean C． new D．beautiful
A．if B． which C． when D．why
A．careful B． carefully C． hardlier D． hardly
A．everyone B． anyone C． someone D． no one
A．of B． by C． on D． in
A．put up B． hand up C． use up D． clean up
A．without B． with C． on D． in
A．need B．needs C． needing D． needed