It's not easy to be an astronaut's son．Everybody expects(期望) you to be special or perfect．I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me．I mean he's so special and so good at everything he does．Even in middle school he was class president and captain of the football team．Well，to be honest，I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something special - like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star．I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father's Day writing competition for the whole school "I hope we have a winner right here in my class．"
When I got home，I started to think about what to write．My father is an astronaut．N0，I wouldn't start like that．That was the way others saw him．How did I see my father? Hmm．I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream．I remembered how he hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car．Yes，these were the things I was going to write．To me，he wasn't just a world-famous astronaut．He was my dad．
My parents and l went to school Thursday night．There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me，and I shrugged(耸肩)．
The third prize was announced（宣布） and it was not me．1 was relieved(释然)and disappointed at the same time．The second prize was announced．It was me．1 went up to the stage and read what I had written，"My father's son"．When I finished，the people stood up and cheered．I saw my father blowing his nose．Tears were running down my mother's face．Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder．"Son，this is the proudest moment of my life．''
It was the proudest moment of my life，too．Maybe I'll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize，but it was enough just to be my father's son．The writer felt it to be the son of a famous person．
| A．1ucky | B．natural | C．hard | D．pleasant |
In order to_ the writer would like to save a child from a burning building．
| A．become astronaut | B．become a great hero |
| C．be made school team captain | D．be made class president |
What did the boy probably write in his composition?
| A．A lot of special things he had done． |
| B．The story of his father as an astronaut． |
| C．The unforgettable time he spent with his father． |
| D．The experiences his father had in middle school． |
The writer felt proud when he ．
| A．got a prize in a writing competition | B．won a Nobel Prize |
| C．saved a child from a burning building | D．discovered a new star |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．My daydream | B．My father's son |
| C．My famous father | D．My happy family |
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阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。
Wang Xiaojun, a 12-year-old boy, lives in the countryside in Hubei Province. Today is his birthday. His parents will have a nice dinner with him, but the boy says, “I won’t have dinner because after dinner, today is over, and my parents are leaving for Shenzhen tomorrow. I don’t want to let them go”.
For Xiaojun, this is the first time to spend his birthday with his parents during three years. In the past three years, his parents have worked in Shenzhen to make money. Tomorrow, they have to leave for Shenzhen again.
Xiaojun is not the only left-behind child(留守儿童). In China, there are more than 20 million（百万）children staying at home without their parents. Left-behind children face a lot of problems. Most of them stay with their grandparents. They get less care from their parents. They feel very lonely. Some of them don’t learn well because their parents can’t help them with their study.
The Chinese government cares about the children very much and is trying to solve their problems now.
A.根据短文内容简要回答下列问题What is left-behind children?
What problems do left-behind children face?
B.将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。_________________________________________________________
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C. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。________________________________________________________
综合填空（共10空，计10分）
阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词，使短文完整、通顺。
Maybe you are more interested in sports than history. You probably think you will never be a top student. In f_______anyone can become a better student. If you can use your time well, you may improve your study without m _________
work. Here’s how:
Plan your time. When you plan your week time, you s_______make a list of things that you have to do. First, w _______
down the time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Of course, studying shouldn’t take all of your time. Don’t f______
to leave yourselves enough time for hobbies.
Find a q______place to study. Make sure no noise. When you sit down to work, think only a______
the subject!
Make good use of your time in class. Listen c_______to what the teacher says. You also need to take notes in class, because it can make it e________
for you to learn well.
Here, there are only a f________ways to help you with your studying. I believe you find many other ways besides these.
“Cool” is a word with many meanings. It means a little cold at first. As time changes(改变), the word gets many different meanings. We can use “cool” when we talk about something wonderful or somebody looking smart. For example, when you see a beautiful and expensive car in the street, you can say, “It is cool.” You may think the famous film star Liu Dehua is cool. You can also use the word to mean something new and surprising. Here is an example. One day, a teacher took the students to a farm and then asked them to write something about the visit. One of her students just wrote, “The farm is so cool.” Because he thought “cool” was the best word to show what he saw and felt. It also shows some people don’t have enough words. Without “cool”, they seem to have no other words to use. Can you think of any other words like “cool” with so many meanings? If you can, you are also very “cool”.The meaning of the word “cool”______.
| A．is always the same |
| B．changes a lot |
| C．is “wonderful or smart” |
| D．is “new and surprising” |
You may think “the famous star Liu Dehua is cool”. Here “cool” means_____.
| A．a little cold | B．a little hot |
| C．new and surprising | D．good-looking |
“It also shows some people don’t have enough words” Here “it” means_____
| A．the example | B．the student |
| C．the word “cool” | D．the visit to the farm |
When some people use “cool” everywhere, they don’t have other words, the writer seems a little______.
| A．excited | B．happy |
| C．surprised | D．worried |
The best title is ______.
| A．Something about the word “cool” |
| B．“Cool”, the best word to use |
| C．People use “cool” too much |
| D．“Cool” is a new word |
The weekend is usually a period of time for resting. But today’s Chinese students can hardly rest during the weekend.
According to a survey, 25﹪of the Grade 8 students in Beijing have classes on the weekend. Over 38％ of the middle school students have less than eight hours’ sleep, because of the hard study. Nan Weitong is a Grade7 student in Hubei. The girl has to get up at 6:30 am on Saturday. Then she has a whole day of classes. On Sunday, she has classes for math and English. She says her classmates all work very hard.
However, some students are much luckier. They don’t have to go to school on weekends. Zhang Qian, a Grade 9 student from Jinan, is one of them. On the weekend, she usually gets up at 8:00am. Then she spends some time on her homework. After that, she goes shopping or watches TV. Zhang Qian said her mother once wanted her to try extra classes. “But my teacher said it was unnecessary. Learning well at school is enough,” Zhang Qian said, “I feel pretty lucky.” There are ______ of the Grade 8 students in Beijing have classes on the weekend.
| A．25﹪ | B．38﹪ | C．50﹪ | D．75﹪ |
Over 38﹪ of middle school students have less than eight hours’ sleep each night because of ________.
| A．watching TV | B．playing computer games |
| C．doing housework | D．studying |
On the weekend, Zhang Qian often ______after doing her homework.
| A．goes to extra classes | B．goes shopping |
| C．watches TV | D．both B and C |
Zhang Qian feels lucky because ______.
| A．she gets some money |
| B．she can join the art club. |
| C．she doesn’t need to have extra classes |
| D．she doesn’t need to go shopping |
How many students are mentioned in this passage?
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．Four |
Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people do hard work.
Today more and more families have computers. Parents buy computers for their children. They hope computers can help their children improve their studies. But many of the children use computers to play games, watch movies or chat, instead of studying. Many teachers and parents complain that computers make children fall behind. So many parents don’t allow their children to play computers again.
In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let some people lose their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.
Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be up to people themselves.Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _______.
| A．our country asks us to learn it |
| B．it can help us a lot |
| C．we can use it to play games |
| D．it can help us to find jobs |
What do many teachers and parents complain about?
| A．Their students and children use computers to play games. |
| B．Computers let them lose their jobs. |
| C．Computers make the children fall behind. |
| D．Computers bring people a lot of trouble. |
In this passage we know computers_______.
| A．also bring us trouble |
| B．bring us happiness only |
| C．are hated by people |
| D．are bad for people’s health |
What does the underlined word “complain” mean?
| A．抱怨 | B．赞赏 | C．考虑 | D．解释 |
How do you understand the last sentence of this passage?
| A．Computers are used by people. |
| B．People can live well without computers. |
| C．People must decide how to use computers. |
| D．Computers are strange machines. |