I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was 36 , because my whole world was dark.
A young 37 ran up to me, out of breath(气喘吁吁). He stood right before me with his head down and said 38 , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and 39 . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.
40 , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his 41 and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s 42 I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must 43 it, or he might never leave. So I accepted(接受) the flower, and replied, “This is just what I 44 .” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not 45 -he was blind.
Tears came down my face as I 46 him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome.” he smiled, and then ran off to 47 . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain.
Through the eyes of a blind child, 48 I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been 49 . I decided to see the beauty in life, and 50 every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.
A.hopeless B.colorful C.simple D.wonderful
A.lady B.man C.boy D.girl
A.sadly B.strictly C.angrily D.excitedly
A.dead B.fresh C.alive D.heavy
A.So B.Or C.However D.And
A.head B.nose C.ear D.neck
A.how B.when C.where D.why
A.buy B.sell C.accept D.break
A.admire B.dislike C.want D.have
A.cry B.speak C.smile D.see
A.forgave B.thanked C.paid D.hated
A.sleep B.study C.dance D.play
A.at most B.at times C.at first D.at last
A.cheerful B.useful C.blind D.deaf
A.waste B.enjoy C.lose D.forget
Peter wanted to know why he didn’t have many friends. The reason was he was always taking, never 1.
One day Peter told Bill, “I’d like to give a party on Saturday. I’d like you to come and bring Martha, 2” “Thanks, Peter. We’d be 3to come.” Bill answered. Peter then asked Bill to bring his violin. He said Bill and Martha sang well together. He said he was sure everyone 4want Bill and Martha to sing for them. That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. “You make the 5cake in the world. I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery.” Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party. He didn’t forget 6something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! 7agreed.
The party was a big 8. However, as the guests were leaving, they said “Thank you” to Bill and Martha 9the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said, “Thanks for the 10.”A. give B. giving C. making
A. too B. either C. yet
A. unhappy B. sorry C. glad
A. would B. will C. is
A. good B. best C. better
A. asking B. asked C. to ask
A. They B. He C. Them
A. successful B. success C. succeed
A. as B. in C. for
A. invitation B. invite C. ask
After supper Mrs. Bell felt hot and came out of the hotel. She got to 1a week ago. She liked the city and went traveling there for 2first time. Now she was walking along a quiet street when she saw a man working in a garden. She 3to watch him carefully. The old man worked 4and she was sure he was an able gardener. She liked to see him.
“I have a garden, too.” The woman said to herself. “ I 5such a gardener. Why don’t you bring one to America?”
So she went into the garden and said she would pay him much if he 6to go to America with her.
“ I’ll pay for your fare(费用), too.” said the woman. “ You’ll be able to get 7soon in my country, I think.”
“ Thanks a lot,” said the old man, “but it’s 8that I already have another position(职位). I can’t give it up. I’ll have to work for you9they elect(选举) me next time.”
“Oh?” the woman said in surprise. “ 10are you, then?”
“The president of France.”A. Toronto B. Paris C. Moscow
A. a B. / C. the
A. ended B. went on C. stopped
A. slowly B. hard C. badly
A. need B. hope C. hate
A. disliked B. agreed C. believed
A. lonely B. happy C. rich
A. glad B. unlucky C. lucky
A. until B. unless C. if
A. Whose B. How C. What
完形填空(本题共10小题,每小题2分,共20分)
Once a man wanted to go 1 one side of a river to 2 in a boat. He 3 take 4 him a sheep, a wolf and a basket of vegetables. But he could take only one of them 5 , because the boat was very 6 . “If I 7 the wolf and the sheep together, the wolf may eat the sheep,” he said to 8 .“If I leave the sheep and the vegetables together, the sheep may eat the vegetables.” He thought and thought. At last, he had an idea. And he 9 able to get to the other side of the river with the sheep, the wolf, and the vegetables. Do you know 10 ?
A.on B.in C.from D.with
A.another B.the other C.others D.other
A.had to B.has to C.have to D.must
A.after B.with C.about D.up
A.once a time B.at time C.in time D.at a time
A.large B.big C.small D.beautiful
A.will leave B.left C.leave D.have left
A.oneself B.myself C.itself D.himself
A.was B.is C.be D.can
A.how did he it B.what did he it C.how did he do it D.how he did it
Li Lin is a good friend of mine. I go to 1home for dinner. Zhang Tao and Wang Dong62in his home, too. We 3a good dinner. There is (有) 4meat, chicken, fish, milk and vegetables 5the desk. And there is some rice, noodles, cakes, water and tea on it, 6. We like 7very much. Li Lin and I like 8meat, fish, vegetables, noodles and cakes. Zhang Tao and Wang Dong like to eat chicken, fish and 9. They are really (确实地) nice. 10are very happy.A. him B. he C. his
A. are B. is C. am
A. has B. have C. is
A. lot B. many C. some
A. in B. on C. at
A. and B. so C. too
A. them B. they C. their
A. to have B. have C. has
A. rice B. ricesC. a rice
A. Us B. OurC. We
完型填空
On Sunday morning, I usually get up very late. I wash my face and then go out to do morning exercises. It is about 8.20 a. m. After I eat my __1__, I often go to a shopping centre __2__ my mother. The shopping centre is __3__ our home, so we walk ___4____. It takes us about 20 minutes to get there on foot. The shopping centre has a good __5__. It is called “阳光购物中心” in Chinese. It doesn’t have an __6__ name. Can you __7___ it in English? It is new __8__ big. __9__ many things there, such as TVs, fridges, bikes, computers, clothes, books, food and drinks. There are many __10__ there. There are men and women, old and __11__. Parents must __12__ their children. The shopping centre is so big. Young children may get lost (迷失) in it. __13_ do many people come here to buy things? Do you know? Let me tell you. The things there are usually good and __14__. The workers there are always nice and friendly. If you come to my home, I can take __15__ there and have a look.
A.breakfast B.lunch C.supper D.dinner
A.for B.to C.with D.of
A.near B.into C.at D.from
A.it B.there C.to there D.the centre
A.flower B.place C.name D.room
A.old B.big C.English D.French
A.say B.speak C.talk D.tell
A.but B.with C.and D.or
A.There is B.There are C.They are D.They're
A.students B.people C.children D.teachers
A.tall B.short C.young D.small
A.look after B.look for C.look at D.look like
A.What B.Who C.Why D.When
A.expensive B.cheap C.big D.new
A.you B.them C.him D.her