阅读下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。
In America, where labor（劳工） costs are so high, "do-it-yourself" is a way of life. Many people 31 their own cars, build their own garages, and even rebuild their own houses. 32 many of them will also write their own books. In Hollywood there is a 33 that publishes（出版）children's books with the help of computers. 34 other book companies also publish that way, this company is not like the others. It 35 the reader to become the main character with the help of computers. Here is 36 they do it. Let us suppose a child is named Hody. The computer uses this information to make up a story 37 pictures. The story is then printed up. "This book is about me," a child who 38 such a book might say. So the company is called "Me-Books Publishing Company".
39 like me-books because they like to see in print their own names, their pictures, and the names of their friends and their pets. But more 40 , in this way, readers are much more interested in reading the stories. Me-books are helping children to learn how to read.
A．make B．build C．buy D．repair
A．Otherwise B．Only C．Once D．Soon.
A．director B．person C．company D．computer.
A．However B．Although C．That D．Unless.
A．allows B．hates C．hires D．pays.
A．what B．how C．why D．where.
A．with B．about C．for D．except
A．prints B．borrows C．sells D．receives.
A．Writes B．Children C．Companies D．Friends
A．impossible B．imaginative C．important D．inactive.
George and Betty didn’t have much money, but they wanted to buy a car. Betty didn’t have a , so she was always finding ways to save money.
She grew vegetables in her garden so that she wouldn’t have to buy any. She made sandwiches for George to to work so that he wouldn’t have to buy his lunch.
Every day, George took the bus to go to work and go home. It was not a long trip the bus was slow because of traffic.
One day, the traffic was even than usual.
“I could run faster than this bus!” thought George.
The next day work he decided to have a try. He went to the bus stop, but didn’t the bus. He ran along beside it in the sidewalk. He had to run fast to catch up with the bus. He arrived home. Betty was to see him painting (气喘). She was worried. “What’s the matter?”
“I ran along beside the bus,” said George. “I saved two dollars and fifty cents paying the fare.” He thought it would make Betty happy, but it didn’t.
“ didn’t you run beside a taxi?” she said, “You would have saved six dollars!”
A．work B．job C．child D．house
A．make B．carry C．bring D．take
A．or B．and C．but D．so
A．larger B．bigger C．worse D．better
A．after B．before C．since D．until
A．get off B．get on C．come up with D．stop
A．most B．much C．so D．quite
A．excited B．surprised C．interested D．bored
A．for B．no C．without D．instead
A．When B．What C．Why D．Where
Hello, Li Hua !
My name is Peter. I’d like to introduce myself first. I’m a boy. I come England. I live in the center of the , London. It is the of England. I live with my family in a flat a busy street. There are eight in my family. They’re my grandparents, my parents, my two sisters , my younger brother and I.
Our house is very . It has 10 rooms. I a bedroom with my younger brother. We often listen to music in our bedroom. My place is the balcony. I can play games, comics and chat friends there. When my mother meals for us in the , I often go there to help . There is a nice room. After dinner, we like to watch TV and read newspapers there. It is very beautiful and quiet here. Our neighbours are to us and we are happy to live here.
Please write soon.
Best wishes
Yours,
Peter .
A．on B．of C．to D．from
A．city B．town C．street D．country
A．shop B．capital C．restaurant D．school
A．at B．on C．with D．under
A．students B．men C．people D．teachers
A．large B．small C．little D．cheap
A．live B．am C．sit D．share
A．like B．love C．enjoy D．favourite
A．look B．buy C．read D．reading
A．with B．of C．on D．and
A．cook B．cooks C．do D．make
A．kitchen B．balcony C．cupboard D．table
A．she B．her C．he D．hers
A．reading B．drawing C．sitting D．walking
A．sad B．excited C．free D．friendly
On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking back home from a pizza store. We had bought many things. We were dressed warmly, and I was feeling a little as I was carrying our shopping bag, I decided to something away. I was walking towards a dustbin I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of us. He headed over to the nearby dustbin and started looking through it.
I suddenly felt very because I was about to throw away a new drink just because it was too heavy. I walked up to him and handed the and some bread over to him, which surprised him .The man looked at me and took what I gave him. A huge smile on his face. I felt I couldn’t be happier with . But then he said, “Wow, this is my son’s lucky day!”
With that, he thanked me happily and started off on his bike. I heard him singing as he rode away. I got a warm inside. I now understand what it by the saying “Giving is getting”.
it was only a little action, I got and learned more in those two minutes than I did in the rest of the month. Everyone in the world help. Everyone can give help and everyone can be helped.
The look of that man’s happiness appears in my mind I have the chance to do something nice. This is the power of .
A．worried B．interested C．surprised D．tired
A．throw B．put C．give D．keep
A．and B．but C．so D．when
A．nervous B．happy C．sorry D．proud
A．money B．toys C．drink D．clothes
A．in silence B．in surprise C．in anger D．in excitement
A．turned B．appeared C．went D．ran
A．myself B．ourselves C．yourself D．himself
A．still B．once C．even D．ever
A．idea B．welcome C．word D．feeling
A．aims B．means C．looks D．offers
A．If B．Though C．Because D．While
A．needs B．gives C．takes D．brings
A．whichever B．however C．whatever D．whenever
A．kindness B．friendship C．knowledge D．feeling
April 27 is a special day in .It's called Take Our Daughters to Work Day. It was brought to Britain in 1994 from America. On that day thousands of girls take a day school and go with one of their parents to their work place. By doing this, it can girls more about the society where they live.
Now the girls can have a closer look at their parents are doing. This may help them in the future to choose a . Marry experienced a day ofwork at her mother's office. This helped her her mother's work better. She said that this made her feel more confident about her future. Schools and many companies the activity, too. Some schools make the day a necessary part of school life.
Experts think that girls with more self-confidence are more likely to be than girls with low confidence． parents can set good examples to their children both at work and at home, then they will do better than others. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.
A．China B．France C．Britain D．Japan
A．off B．away C．at D．of
A．talk B．keep C．teach D．make
A．which B．what C．that D．whom
A．place B．school C．friend D．job
A．thank B．understand C．praise D．remember
A．stop B．refuse C．choose D．support
A．just B．never C．even D．ever
A．successful B．polite C．friendly D．honest
A．Because B．If C．While D．Though
A first-grade student named Vincent Butterfield has a best friend who gets cancer. He thought that hours of playing and jokes was not enough - he wanted to show how he understood the hard time he was going through.
Five-year-old Vincent decided the only way was to shave(剃光)his head to support his best friend Zac Gossage who lost his through chemotherapy(化疗).
When the little boy___ why he shaved his hair off, he answered, "To make Zac feel like he's not the only one_____any hair."
Vincent has also been learning about cancer and raising money his best friend after learning how his treatments are.
He made over 20 and sold them, raising more than $200 to give to Zac.
The little boy's mom Karen Butterfield said, "We have been making more scarves and it would be cool if we could sell them ，”
When people asked him friendship was like, Vincent looked at his friend Zac and replied, "It's a beautiful thing. Friends always each other."
A．speaking B．saying C．telling D．talking
A．hair B．hands C．parents D．friends
A．was asking B．was asked C．asked D．had asked
A．with B．has C．without D．off
A．to help B．for helping C．to helping D．in helping
A．cheap B．expensive C．high D．low
A．gloves B．sweaters C．toys D．scarves
A．in B．on C．Off D．out
A．why B．how C．what D．that
A．cheer up B．give up C．put up D．set up