Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do ___1___ to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is dangerous.”And he told the truth. He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to 2 it.
His wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always 3 .” I’ll travel for my work, not for 4 ,” he told her, “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have 5 to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to 6 , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good 7 or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t 8 , “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he 9 about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ll go to take photos of wild 10 there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.” His wife was very 11 .
When they got to Africa, the first day she had a very enjoyable time. The next day Denny went 12 to find some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but soon they became separated (分开). She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her 13 . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and 14 it at his wife and the lion. Then he shouted, “ 15 , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．none
A．advise B．read C．write D．photo
A．allowed B．refused C．failed D．joked
A．wealth B．prize C．pleasure D．luck
A．money B．time C．interest D．ability
A．meet B．work C．shop D．stay
A．meal B．picnic C．room D．party
A．agree B．understand C．reply D．complain
A．worried B．forgot C．asked D．thought
A．land B．flowers C．animals D．people
A．confused B．excited C．surprised D．disappointed
A．out B．in C．back D．up
A．singing B．crying C．laughing D．cheering
A．threw B．fired C．showed D．pointed
A．Hurry up B．Look out C．Slow down D．Go ahead
This Sunday, my family are free.
I have no . I would like to go out for a with my family on a farm. We are very . In the morning, we do some in the shop. My parents buy some chicken and some to drink. I buy some hamburgers and four bags milk. Hamburgers are my favorite . I would like a kite, so I take one with me. My father would like to listen to music(听音乐), he takes an MP3. My mother wants to cook for . She can cook nice food.
I think the picnic would be nice.A. classes B. problem C. time
A. dinner B. zoo C. picnic
A. kind B. happy C. sorry
A. work B. homework C. shopping
A. juice B. rice C. bananas
A. on B. of C. for
A. food B. color C. toy
A. to sing B. to give C. to fly
A. and B. so C. but
A. us B. our C. we
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请先阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce（弹跳）back.
But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of .If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?
Don't look down on your by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.
Don't let other people set for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.
Don't give up when you still have something to give. is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don't be afraid of difficulties. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be .
Don't love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only you've been, but also where you are going.
Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure you can always carry easily.
Don't use time or words .You can't get them back. Yesterday is history,
tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift; that's why we call it "the present" Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.
A．work B．health C．friend D．family
A．wool B．leather C．glass D．wood
A．still B．never C．even D．also
A．use B．cost C．price D．worth
A．difficulties B．goals C．records D．problems
A．Everything B．Anything C．Nothing D．Something
A．brave B．happy C．curious D．modest
A．take B．get C．shut D．catch
A．how B．who C．where D．what
A．carelessly B．excitedly C．cheaply D．differently
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A teacher began his class by holding up a glass of water. He asked the students, “How much do you think this glass ?”
“Fifty grams!” “One hundred grams!” “One hundred and fifty grams!” the students answered.
“I don’t know either,” said the teacher. “What would if I held it up like this for a few minutes?”
“ ,” the students said.
“OK. What would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?”
“Your would ache,” said a student.
“You’re right. Now what would happen if I held it for a day?”
“Your arm would go numb (麻木的). You may have to go to a !” said another student, and all the students laughed.
“Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass ?” asked the teacher.
“No.”
“Then what the pain and numbness?”
The were puzzled (困惑的) .
“What should I do now to get rid of (消除) the ?” asked the teacher again.
“Put the glass !” said a student.
“ Exactly!” said the teacher. “Life’s problems are like this. Hold them for a few in your head and they seem OK. them for a long time and they begin to ache. Hold them even and they begin to make you numb. You will not be able to do anything.”
It’s important to think of the challenges or in your life. But what’s even more important is to “put them down” at the end of every day.
A．costs B．has C．weighs D．fills
A．complete B．happen C．reply D．disturb
A．Everything B．Something C．Anything D．Nothing
A．foot B．finger C．arm D．head
A．library B．hospital C．museum D．office
A．change B．go C．improve D．raise
A．caused B．carried C．controlled D．collected
A．teachers B．students C．glasses D．weights
A．pain B．water C．glass D．stress
A．away B．up C．down D．off
A．nothing B．anything C．everything D．something
A．minutes B．hours C．days D．weeks
A．Talk with B．Talk about C．Think about D．Think with
A．shorter B．longer C．lighter D．heavier
A．joy B．happiness C．excitement D．Problems
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Do your parents make you do lots of after-school activities? My parents did. I used to listen to them. But now, I decide to think for .
My parents made me do a lot of after-school activities: taking guitar lessons, taking class, playing tennis and doing different kinds of other things. I didn’t like many of them. I often asked my parents to stop me. This year, I will stop some activities. I decide to the guitar because I don’t like to play it at all. I think I can learn English by myself at home, I won’t go to the English class any more.
My mother doesn’t think that I get enough . But I don’t think so. I walk two miles to school every day. I think that is for me. So I don’t want to play tennis. One day, my mother me to go to a swimming club, but I refused. She was and said,“The more you study, the more skills you will have, and then the more independent you will be. she’s right, but I really don’t want to go.
Dear friends, am I right? What will you do if you meet the situation?
A．herself B．themselves C．myself D．ourselves
A．Chinese B．English C．math D．science
A．dropping B．offering C．beating D．pushing
A．give up B．make up C．take up D．set up
A．and B．so C．but D．or
A．exercise B．food C．sleep D．study
A．bad B．easy C．important D．enough
A．allowed B．hated C．asked D．helped
A．nervous B．excited C．angry D．glad
A．Instead B．Maybe C．However D．Anyway
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A thirsty bee went to a river to drink. As it , the running water carried it away. A kind bird saw that the bee was in . It picked off a tree and threw into the water in front of the bee. The bee climbed the leaf, and the leaf brought it to the land. The bee thanked the bird a lot and then away.
Not that, the bird was sitting the branch (树枝) of a tree. It didn’t know that a man was shooting (射杀) at it. the bee saw what the man was doing. So it flew into the man’s and stung（刺蜇）him. The pain in the man’s eye was great that he couldn’t shoot the bird, and the bird flew away quickly.
this way the kind bird saved the bee and the bee was able the life of the bird. So we can say helping others is helping .
A．drank B．drinking C．is drinking D．was drinking
A．a trouble B．a trouble C．dangerous D．danger
A．a leaf B．leaves C．leaf D．the leaf
A．them B．one C．it D．this
A．onto B．on C．to D．at
A．safety B．safe C．saved D．safely
A．climbed B．ran C．flew D．got
A．long before B．before long C．after long D．long after
A．in B．on C．at D．by
A．And B．But C．So D．Or
A．eye B．nose C．mouth D．ear
A．very B．so C．quite D．too
A．In B．On C．By D．At
A．saved B．saving C．to save D．save
A．you B．your C．yours D．yourself