The little boy entered the house, unhappy. His mother was 31 cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she 32 but stopped when she saw his face. “Tyler, 33 happened? Is everything okay?”
“Nothing is okay, mom.” said the boy, “Today, in our science lesson, Mrs. Green was talking about the 34 .She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way, but there is 35 I can do to make a difference.”
“Let me tell you 36 .” the mother said after thinking for a while. “One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of dying starfish covering the beach, they were pushed up by the 37 , and it was too far up for them to make their way back by 38 . The man shook his head as he walked along, ‘What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach.’ The man felt very sorry 39 those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was 40 to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish back into the sea as 41 as he could, ‘how silly you are! My 42 ,’ the man said, ‘There are so many starfish, can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing, ‘ 43 I can’t help them all .I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one, and this one.”
“Thinking for a moment, the man 44 to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, ‘Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the 45 person.
A．drinking B．making C．selling D．washing
A．turned around B．turned down C．turned on D．turned off
A．what B．when C．where D．why
A．air B．land C．water D．environment
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．a lie B．a joke C．a story D．a truth
A．wind B．rain C．waves D．sands
A．himself B．itself C．ourselves D．themselves
A．afraid B．surprised C．sad D．angry
A．slow B．fast C．soon D．high
A．father B．mother C．son D．daughter
A．Or B．So C．Because D．Though
A．began B．continued C．forgot D．waited
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项，将其编号填入答题卷相对应的空格内。
Mike was reading in the garden when his mother came．She pointed to and asked Mike what it was．Mike was quite ，but he told her it was a sparrow and got back into reading、Several minutes later his mother pointed to the same sparrow and asked the same question again．Mike got a little angry but answered her question．After a little while，his mother did the same thing once more．Mike was very angry and shouted at her．
The old lady silently an old diary ,turned to a page and showed it to Mike．Though a little impatient，Mike began to read it．
“Today ,I was watering the flowers in the garden when little Mike pointed to a on the grass and asked me what it was．I him，said it was a sparrow and kissed him．After a while Mike asked me again and I did the same．Pointing to the same sparrow ,little Mike asked me what it was twenty times and I answering his question and kissing him every time．”
Something gently Mike’s heart．His face turned red with for being so impatient to his mother and he hugged her tight．
Your parents have given you many things in their lifetime，but you may not realize that they are gone．
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．angry B．lonely C．proud D．surprised
A．still B．always C．already D．seldom
A．worked out B．took out C．put out D．looked out
A．fox B．frog C．bird D．rabbit
A．threw B．laughed C．shouted D．smiled
A．put on B．lived on C．tried on D．kept on
A．renewed B．printed C．touched D．picked
A．shame B．fear C．happiness D．kindness
A．until B．as C．when D．after
Have you ever drunk the water directly from a ? I’m sure your answer is ‘No’. Perhaps you may have the water from a well (井), or from a tap before. , as I know, most of you only drink hot water or the bottled water from a shop now.
But things were quite twenty years ago. At that time, all the small rivers us were very clear and the water was very clean. If you were , you could just bend down by the riverside and drink some water with your hands. It was cool and sweet. How it was! But all this was in the past. Things a lot. Some water is not even for us to wash hands. What a !
A．bottle B．sea C．river D．lake
A．carried B．tried C．cleaned D．polluted
A．Yet B．Though C．Since D．However
A．same B．easy C．different D．difficult
A．between B．by C．among D．around
A．thirsty B．hungry C．tired D．sleepy
A．surprising B．pleasant C．terrible D．dirty
A．have got B．have turned C．havechanged D．have exchanged
A．dirty enough B．clear enough C．warm enough D．clean enough
A．pity B．shame C．problem D．matter
完形填空（每小题1分，共15分）
Jack was a milkman. He and his horse， Pierre， worked every day. They were great friends and took to people together for years and years. After a while， Jack didn’t have to do much any more because Pierre knew where and when to . The two friends went on with their until one morning. Jack came into work one day to find his boss waiting for him. “Jack，” said his boss， “I have some news. This morning Pierre died in his stall.” Tears started to ran down Jack’s face. “I will never see my friend ，” said Jack tearfully. “I understand what you now. You may have the day off if you like.” “No， I have something to do，” and with that Jack walked off. He was given a new horse and carriage（马车）. That day， Jack was in a bad . His carriage was hit by a truck. When the boss got to the place， he asked， “Is Jack ?” “No， he died in the crash，” said the doctor. “I don’t ，” said the driver of the truck. “It was like he didn’t even see me.” “That’s because he didn’t. This man has been for 5 years，” said the doctor. “I never knew!” said Jack’s boss. “He didn’t you?” said the doctor. Just then， Jack’s boss what Jack said about Pierre. “No， but someone else knew.” “ ?” asked the doctor. “A friend of Jack’s. His name was Pierre. I think that it was just a little between friends.”
A．hardly B．badly C．angrily D．happily
A．milk B．newspaper C．food D．money
A．rest B．start C．play D．stop
A．job B．way C．meal D．holiday
A．sad B．old C．strange D．usual
A．much B．again C．often D．home
A．think B．want C．mean D．feel
A．road B．trouble C．accident D．weather
A．dangerous B．OK C．afraid D．weak
A．know B．understand C．drive D．watch
A．ill B．blind C．lonely D．careless
A．see B．tell C．ask D．mind
A．forgot B．thought C．remembered D．wrote
A．Whose B．What C．When D．Who
A．joke B．mistake C．friendship D．Secret
Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are.
When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s to know the right and wrong things. For example, in China it’s OK to a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn’t noisy or , you may think there is something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are places. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there even to to complain(抱怨) to the owner(主人) of the restaurant.
Paying the bill is also different country to country. In China, one person usually pays for 6 . In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients(宴请宾客), but 7 friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called “going Dutch”(均摊费用). Also, when westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the waiter. This is called “leaving a tip”. Leaving a tip is thought to be . In the U.S., it’s to leave tips of 10%, 15%, or 20% of the bill, which is decided by how good the service is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!
The food people eat is different in the world, but you can the same kind of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are popular all over the world.
A．popular B．difficult C．important D．easy
A．cause B．keep C．hear D．make
A．lively B．friendly C．lucky D．happy
A．noisy B．quiet C．busy D．clean
A．at B．to C．from D．of
A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．none
A．until B．when C．unless D．since
A．badly B．bad C．polite D．impolite
A．terrible B．common C．serious D．usually
A．invent B．find C．prefer D．look for
根据短文内容,从各题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,并将代表答案的字母涂在答案卡的相应位置。
Mr Li is ninety-five years old, he is very healthy. When people ask , “How can you keep so healthy in your life?” He answers, “If we want healthy, we should eat healthy food and take exercise every day.” Mr Li often in the morning. And it often takes him about two hours every day.
Some people don’t know to keep healthy, they don’t want to have breakfast. But Mr Li thinks it is very important. He often has a glass of milk and two eggs breakfast. He eats a lot of vegetables and rice for lunch. And he has some vegetables and porridge for dinner. He thinks eating is good for health. So he eats an apple and two bananas every day. Fruits are really for him.
A．but B．and C．so D．because
A．her B．he C．his D．him
A．sometimes B．always C．never D．also
A．be B．are C．is D．to be
A．runs B．running C．to run D．is running
A．exercising B．to exercise C．exercise D．is exercising
A．how B．where C．what D．who
A．with B．for C．on D．between
A．meat B．vegetables C．drink D．fruits
A．useful B．clean C．terrible D．cute