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
Sheila bought a new lunch bag for school.
On the way to school, she looked inside. She hoped that a new lunch bag meant something new for lunch, 16 she found the same lunch as always---a sandwich.
When the lunch bell rang. Sheila found her bag and carried it to the dining hall. She opened it and 17 two pieces of fried chicken, several strawberries, and an egg.
“Wow!” Sheila said, “That’s what I call 18 !”
The next morning, Sheila opened her lunch bag and looked inside. Sure enough, she found another 19 . But when she opened the bag at lunchtime in the dining hall, she discovered a piece of pizza, an orange, and a cake.
“My lunch bag 20 be magic,” Sheila said.
“There’s no such thing as magic,” her friend Douglas 21 .
“There is,” Sheila said. “My mother 22 packs me a sandwich. But ever since I got this new lunch bag, the sandwich has changed into something I like.”
“Maybe your mother’s packing 23 things for a change.”
“No,” Sheila said. “I checked in the morning. The sandwich changes 24 .”
“You are not the 25 one with a magic lunch bag,” Beatrice said, turning around from the table behind her. “I have one, too. See? This is my magic bag.”
“Hey,” Sheila said. “My lunch bag really looks like yours.”
“Mine is magic,” said Beatrice. “Every day my dad 26 leftovers(剩饭), but at lunchtime I find a sandwich---my favorite!”
Sheila started 27 .
“What’s so funny?” Beatrice asked.
“That’s the sandwich my mother packs,” Sheila said. “We’ve been getting our lunch bags28 up.”
Sheila and 29 shared their lunches every day after that. Sheila loved making new discoveries each time she opened her lunch bag. But her best discovery was magically finding a new 30 .
A．and B．so C．but D．or
A．showed B．discovered C．wanted D．offered
A．lunch bag B．dining hall C．breakfast D．lunch
A．sandwich B．chicken C．egg D．orange
A．can B．must C．may D．need
A．disturbed B．discovered C．disappeared D．disagreed
A．never B．seldom C．often D．ever
A．different B．same C．easy D．delicious
A．at home B．during school C．on the way D．after lunchtime
A．last B．next C．extra D．only
A．packs B．cooks C．leaves D．checks
A．shouting B．nodding C．laughing D．finding
A．fixed B．used C．broken D．mixed
A．Douglas B．Beatrice C．Sheila’s mother D．Beatrice’s father
A．friend B．classroom C．classmate D．school
“You speak very good English”
The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student of English. “You 41 very good English.” But the student answered, “ No, my English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite
42 at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself 43 or the student had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak it very well.” But the Chinese student still 44 saying “No”. 45 the foreigner gave up and didn’t know what to say.
What’s wrong with the student’s answer? It is because he didn’t accept a compliment as the American people 46 . He should have said “Thank you” instead of “No”. He actually understood what the American had said. But he thought he should be modest. If someone says to a woman, “ You look 47 beautiful with the new clothes 48 .” she should be very happy and answer, “Thank you.” In our country we think 49 modest is a virtue and showing off is a bad behavior. But in the West, if you are modest and say, “ No, 50 I can’t do it well,” then the others will take it for granted (理所当然)that you 51 can not do it. If you often say,“No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by 52 . When 53 for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “ Let me have a try on the job”, he or she can expect to get it. So in the West, one should always be confident. 54 self-confidence, he can’t go anywhere. Confidence is of great 55 to one in a country where competition is quite keen.(激烈)
A．say B．talk C．speak D．tell
A．surprising B．surprised C．laughed D．laughing
A．understood B．understand C．to understand D．understanding
A．keep B．keeping C．keeps D．kept
A．At first B．By the way C．In the end D．First of all
A．did B．done C．to do D．do
A．such B．such a C．so D．so a
A．for B．on C．in D．into
A．being B．be C．having D．have
A．I’m afraid B．I’m not sure C．I don’t mind D．I don’t know
A．hardly B．really C．badly D．luckily
A．another B．other C．the other D．others
A．asking B．ask C．provide D．providing
A．With B．Without C．by D．under
A．importantly B．unimportant C．important D．importance
Growing up is not always easy. When we face difficulties, a spirit of depending on _ 41 is more useful than crying for help. That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of growing from boy to man 42 family hardship tells us.
Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County(县), Henan Province. When he was only 11, his father became badly ill and one day he came back with an unwanted baby 43 . A year later, Hong’s mother 44 home. She no longer wanted to live such a poor life and face her sick husband. So everything hard fell onto the young boy’s 45 : to take care of his father and the younger sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.
Although his life was hard, Hong didn’t go away from his father and sister. He took several part-time jobs to 46 his family. He climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his sister. He walked 2 hours at weekends to the market to 47 different things to sell around his school. A few years later, he studied at a college. To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to 48a room near his college for her, and sent her to school.
After Hong’s story went 49 , he became a hero in people’s eyes. But Hong ___50___ offers from others. He said he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could depend on his own work.
Through his hard life, he has grown up from boy to man.
A．parents B．friends C．yourself D．God
A．out of B．into C．without D．with
A．dog B．cat C．girl D．boy
A．left B．arrived C．went D．came
A．back B．shoulders C．head D．body
A．help B．save C．protect D．feed
A．make B．buy C．produce D．collect
A．build B．borrow C．rent D．share
A．public B．clear C．by D．far
A．accepted B．asked C．received D．refused
In many classrooms, it's not 16to find students spinning (旋转) their pens 17they listen to their teachers.
Pen-spinning is also popular 18 Japanese students. It is a form of entertainment. Recently, a pen-spinning competition was held in Tokyo, Japan. Ryuki Omura, a 16-year-old high school student, became the first pen-spinning 19.
276 people took part in the competition. The came from different age groups. Some were students 20some were office workers. First, they 21the videos of their pen-spinning skills to the organizer's website. Then some of them came to the last round in Tokyo. 22of them had 30 seconds to show their skills in front of 400 people, 23reporters and fans. Omura took a pen from his little finger to the rest fingers, then to his palm(手掌) and the back of his hand. His wonderful show made him 24the champion.
Omura said he began learning pen-spinning only about 14 months ago. He did 25 in the competition. If you like to spin your pen, you can practice it in your spare time. But when you are in the class, please don't do that. A. difficultB. easy C. common
A. before B. when C. after
A. for B. between C. among
A. chairman B. captain C. champion
A. orB. and C. with
A. were sent B. sent C. was sent
A. each B. Both C. Every
A.includes B. included C. including
A. becomeB. became C. becomes
A. quite good B. quite well C. quite better
My family took a trip to New York City last summer. We were very excited. It was our first trip to New York. We 1 to New York on Sunday morning. The weather was sunny. The trip on the plane was very fine. We arrived at about 3:00 p.m. We stayed there for one 2 .
We didn’t have much 3 time during our visit to New York. We were busy. On Monday, we visited the science museum. The next day, we 4 the train to Long Beach. It was interesting and we had a 5 time.
However (然而), one day was really exciting for 6 . On Friday, we wanted to go to Central Park. 7 , we took a subway into the city. Later on, we took a bus to Central Park. There were many people on the bus. After ten minutes, we got off (下车) the bus at the park. But we found Maria wasn’t with us. She was 8 ! She didn’t get off. My father 9 the bus. At last, the driver stopped the bus and Maria got off. She was very careful on the buses and trains after that.
We came back to Los Angeles the next day. We got home late Saturday evening. We were
10 , but we were happy. We had a wonderful time in New York. However, Maria is never going to forget her scary bus trip.
A．walked B．flew C．got D．moved
A．day B．week C．month D．year
A．free B．busy C．interesting D．good
A．bought B．saw C．took D．drove
A．quiet B．boring C．happy D．sad
A．me B．Maria C．my mother D．my father
A．First B．At last C．Then D．After that
A．in the street B．on the train C．at the park D．on the bus
A．ran after B．looked after C．looked for D．waited for
A．excited B．scared C．surprised D．tired