Ever since 1 was little, my favorite season was winter. I loved to play in the snow and enjoyed the hot chocolate.
1 , winter never gave me the special gift of snow on my birthday. I would ask my grandmother 2 it didn’t snow on my birthday. She would laugh and tell me I asked too many questions. 3 one day, she promised that she would make it snow on my next birthday.
That year, 4 my birthday, my grandmother died. I was sad but angry because she had promised to make it snow. The day of my sixth birthday, I woke up and ran to the window, hoping to see just one snowflake(雪花). But there was no 5 . I felt mad at my grandmother. She had broken a promise.
By my sixteenth birthday, I 6 all hope of getting my snow, even though I still wished for it.
During my party, I stayed with my friends and family and was truly 7 . I 8 the best time ever! Then I saw the white snow 9 down all around. I was so excited that I ran around screaming and laughing. My friends all laughed 10 me, but I didn’t care.
When I 11 home, my grandpa said he had a gift for me. I was 12 because he had given me a gift. It was a small white box, which looked old. I opened it. There was a crystal snowflake(冰晶雪花)with a card that 13 , “Happy Birthday.”
How could this be? My grandpa said it was my grandmother’s final 14 on my “sweet sixteenth”. I cried.
I was 15 that my smiling grandmother angel was and had been watching over me.
A．Certainly B．Unluckily C．Importantly D．Luckily
A．when B．how C．whether D．why
A．But B．Or C．Then D．So
A．on B．after C．before D．in
A．season B．snow C．breakfast D．winter
A．had got B．had made C．had found D．had lost
A．happy B．sad C．angry D．sorry
A．had B．was C．played D．feared
A．fell B．standing C．disappearing D．falling
A．with B．at C．from D．off
A．arrived at B．reached at C．got D．flew
A．excited B．surprised C．pleased D．sad
A．wrote B．said C．explained D．appeared
A．order B．mistake C．wish D．decision
A．sure B．angry C．sad D．confident
Many people of the early times believed that by eating an animal they could get some of the good qualities of that animal for themselves. They thought, ,that eating deer would make them run like a deer. Some people believed eating enemies who had bravery in the battle would make them brave. The practice of eating human flesh might have started because people were to become as strong and brave as their enemies.
Many people once thought that ginger roots(姜根）by some magical power could the memory .Eggs were thought to voice pretty. Tomatoes were believed to have magical powers. They were called love apples and were believed to make people who ate them fall in .
Later, another wrong idea about tomatoes . The idea was that they were poisonous(有毒的）.How The people who thought tomatoes were poisonous would be if they could know that millions of tomatoes were given to the soldiers abroad the Second World War.
Even today there are still a great many ideas about food. Some of them are found in many places. One idea is that fish is the best brain food. But no one has been able to that fish is better for the brain than many other kinds of food. such idea is that people should not drink water with meals. Washing food down with water instead of chewing it is not a good idea,but some water with meals has been found to be .It helps to digest(消化）the food.
A．for example B．in fact C．in general D．later on
A．seen B．shown C．found D．realized
A．excited B．pleased C．worried D．anxious
A．improved B．help C．use D．make
A．leave B．let C．get D．make
A．also B．too C．either D．neither
A．likeness B．enjoyment C．love D．friendship
A．used up B．thought of C．thought about D．grew up
A．bored B．terrified C．surprised D．interested
A．through B．of C．before D．during
A．right B．wrong C．good D．true
A．so B．such C．what D．how
A．say B．show C．find D．think
A．Other B．Others C．Another D．The other
A．wonderful B．useless C．helpful D．thankful
完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
Some young people are worrying about acnes(青春痘) on their faces, and some are worrying about their figures(身材). Do you know on earth（到底，究竟） the secret of beauty is? Think of smile and health, and then you may find the .
Maybe you are not with your big nose, your small _ or your weight(体重). Don’t waste energy and feelings on the way you look . In fact, when you become an and look at pictures of your past time, you’ll find how cute you are.
is the best way to make you beautiful. When people are happy, they look nice. When people smile or laugh from the of their hearts(心脏), they look very beautiful.
Don’t worry about your weight too much. Don’t food for it. No one lives health. So you need to eat healthy food and do enough exercise.
When you accept（接受） what you have and enjoy them, you will really become pretty “inside and out”.
A．how B．what C．where D．which
A．question B．problem C．reason D．answer
A．satisfied B．strict C．popular D．angry
A．skirt B．dress C．book D．eyes
A．Adult B．parent C．doctor D．engineer
A．Beauty B．Health C．Wealth D．Happiness
A．Bottom B．top C．foot D．head
A．receive B．accept C．Refuse D．get
A．on B．for C．without D．with
A．used B．got C．done D．Owned
完形填空 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择能填入相应空白处的最佳答案。(10分)
What are the British like when they learn languages?
______ is said that the British are the worst language learners in Europe(欧洲) —62 percent of them can’t speak _____ other language except(除了) their own! ______38 percent of them speak at least one foreign language, only18 percent speak two.
Learning a foreign language is not ________ at school in Britain; children start studying a foreign language at 11 and many ________ completely at 14. So why don’t young people_________ studying languages at school?
The government is now looking at different ways to _______ language learning. One idea is to start much ______and introduce foreign languages when kids are five. ______idea is to give school children more choice—they can choose to study their favorite language.
It may be difficult to_______ people’s attitude(态度) to learning languages but the government has decided to have a try!A. That B. It C. This
A. any B. no C. some
A. As B. When C. While
A. popular B. good C. interesting
A. wake up B. turn up C. give up
A. look for B. go on C. set up
A. stop B. improve C. find
A. younger B. sooner C. slower
A. Other B. One C. Another
A. choose B. take C. change
The Internet, mobile phones and Ipads are part of our lives now. Technology is greatly affecting all ways of our lives, from the ways we work to the ways we play. And it even causes a number of social problems such as cloning humans.
We have had lots of technology and it has changed our lives a lot. There is no doubt that humans will continue to use more and more technology. Here are some examples of modern technology that will change our ideas and will affect our lives greatly.
Global positioning system(GPS)(全球定位系统)
It’s a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show exact(精确的) information. It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions. It’s made up of three parts：satellites, control equipments(设备) on land and receivers.
Space Technology
Russian and American scientists have worked together for the international Space Station(ISS) for a long time. They hope the ISS will provide a long-lasting lab. Such a lab will bring humans limitless(无限的) advantages. It’s even hoped that one day spare technology will take humans to their new houses in space.
Underwater Robot
Hercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipments. It will be used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.
The world is changing so quickly that it’s hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to come out every month. It’s important for us to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives. So we should be willing to accept modern technology, or we will fall behind the times.
_______ can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly.
A．Satellites B．Receivers C．Global Positioning System D．Underwater Robot
A．It has carried people to other planets. B．It will provide a long-lasting lab for us. C．Russian and American are working for it. D．Humans will get a lot of advantages from it.
A．save lives in the sea B．take picture in the sea C．repair the broken ships D．look for the ancient ships in the sea
A．the use of GPS is affected by the weather conditions B．it’s very important for us to learn about new technology C．it’s easy for us to catch up with all the new inventions D．technology brings us many advantages such as cloning humans
A．To help us study some new technology. B．To tell us technology is changing the world. C．To help solve the problems that technology causes. D．To remind us the advantages of technology are limitless.
完形填空（共15个小题；每小题1分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各个小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。
About a week ago, when I was playing basketball at our local park, I noticed a small group of boys picking on a smaller, skinner boy. They were ____ him names and even pushed him to the ground and kicked dirt in his face. ____ I saw that, I walked over to the group.
I stepped ____ them and the smaller boy, and asked them politely what this boy had done worthy of ____ they were doing to him. One of the boys replied,“He’s weird.”At that, I asked one of the boys if he thought his friend was weird, and the ____ was“No.”So, I asked another boy what the word“weird”____, and he said,“Different.”That was my cue(暗示). I told them that everyone is ____, and that they all looked just as different to the other boy as he did to them. They all stood ____ for a moment, and then the most amazing thing happened. One of the boys helped the small boy off the ground and then said sorry to him. He ____ to let him play with them.
I thanked the boy for being so ____. As I looked around, I realized that there were dozens of other people at the park ____ no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt happy that the boy was strong enough to stand up against his friends to ____ someone in need, but I felt sad that ____ else had even taken a second look.
I hope that my action helped them ___ that they could have made a difference with a little ____, and maybe next time they will be the one who choose to help.
A．giving B．making C．calling D．telling
A．When B．Before C．If D．Though
A．against B．between C．beside D．with
A．how B．why C．whom D．what
A．guess B．sign C．problem D．answer
A．read B．proved C．meant D．wrote
A．different B．free C．important D．strong
A．angrily B．silently C．carefully D．happily
A．refused B．expected C．offered D．prepared
A．proud B．clever C．honest D．patient
A．or B．so C．and D．but
A．help B．stop C．love D．remember
A．someone B．anyone C．no one D．everyone
A．decide B．realize C．suggest D．agree
A．energy B．practice C．knowledge D．effort