完形填空(1分X10=10分)
Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to 1_______ each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and 2_________ to swim deeper and further.
One morning, the three fish were 3_________ to a shallow(浅滩) water by a big wave. A small boat was taken there, too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was right in front of them. The largest fish realized that they were 4________ and said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fish 5________ with his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was much 6_________ for their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around 7_________. At last, the largest fish returned to the 8_______ by jumping over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in 9_________ his elder brother in the other side of water. But the youngest one didn’t follow them and still swam joyfully.
Two hours later, when the 10________ rose up, the water in the small shallow corner dried up. The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack(缺少) of water.
A.listen to B.look after C.talk with D.worry about
A.dared B.hated C.refused D.stopped
A.allowed B.given C.invited D.taken
A.in safety B.in doubt C.in danger D.in peace
A.agreed B.talked C.compared D.discussed
A.money B.food C.water D.air
A.slowly B.sadly C.luckily D.happily
A.sea B.river C.lake D.pond
A.catching B.joining C.taking D.telling
A.storm B.stars C.moon D.sun
One morning, Wu Liang discovered that her classroom had c____. She found that desks were no longer in rows , but were p___
__ together to make eight bigger desks . She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got u___
_ to this new classroom arrangement . “Now our class is quieter.” said Wu .”What’s more , we can come up with our o_
_ ideas and learn more through discussions. It’s a better way to study .”
Li Yu liked it, too. He said ,”Group members first discuss , and then show the r____ of our discussions in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.” It was part of a reform(改革) at Li’s school . The school made this reform because they wanted to p___
__students with easier ways to study and more c__
_) to discuss. “Our school hopes it can i__
__ students’ abilities to study by themselves and work in groups .” said Zhang Ming , an English teacher .
However, the reform has demanded(要求) more for teachers . Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 40 minutes before . It is difficult to teach well in s___ a short time . The teachers have to find b___
__ ways to teach more effectively.
“The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful.” Added Zhang Ming .
I was waiting for the bus when I met the woman. “You look. Come and sit here,” she said. “are you going?”
“I don’t know. I just want to catch aand see what it will be like at the end.”
“I’m afraid you’ll seethere. Why don’t you enjoy the sights on the way?”
“How can I do that while my heart’s?” I asked sadly. My best friend had left me.
The woman seemed to understand my feeling. “Don’t cry, little girl. I’ve had a similar experience to you. Thirty-fiveago, my husband left our three children and me. I was deadly sad. I decided to kill myself and the children, so I tookto the sea. , they seemed to know what would happen, so theyloudly. Their cry suddenly woke me. How could Imy hope to live for one of life’s problems? After that, I worked hard to raise the children. Now they all liveand one of them has his own family.”
Then the woman gave me a, “We should never wait for the door tobefore us. We should find the key to theor try to find another way.”A、tired B、excited C、happy
A、What B、How C、Where
A、train B、bus C、boat
A、nothing B、everything C、something
A、smiling B、breaking C、singing
A、days B、weeks C、years
A、her B、them C、him
A、So B、Or C、However
A、laughed B、talked C、cried
A、in B、out C、up
A、give away B、give up C、get up
A、happily B、sadly C、badly
A、cry B、shout C、smile
A、open B、close C、lock
A、classroom B、office C、door
Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days. he left school, he found a job in a post office. He worked hard there. Soon he had more money than his friends because of his hard work. It seemed that he would have a future.
When he was 25 years old, however, he began to be his job. He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months , he found a new job in a big . Workers in this company traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling. But after a year, he began to it. He had to move around and he was always in a car or on a train. The thing was that he couldn’t make any new friends. Even so, his boss was not satisfied with him. Two years later he the company.
He was so at that time that he sold his house. He had to accept a part-time job in a shop. He was surprised to find that he loved it! He made new friends every day and he reading books. Three years later, he the shop owner's daughter. Soon they had their first child. In the next ten years, they had another three and four more book shops! He became very rich indeed.
“Life is wonderful,” he told me. “The most thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up!”
A.While B.When C.Until D.If
A.bad B.bright C.coming D.interesting
A.tired of B.crazy about C.interested in D.afraid of
A.ago B.before C.later D.afterwards
A.factory B.shop C.school D.company
A.hardly B.usually C.seldom D.never
A.like B.prefer C.hate D.practise
A.worst B.happiest C.best D.strangest
A.reached B.called C.left D.started
A.happy B.energetic C.rich D.poor
A.cloth B.fruit C.book D.dress
A.enjoyed B.finished C.began D.forgot
A.married B.knew C.met D.visited
A.sisters B.brothers C.cousins D.children
A.difficult B.important C.amazing D.Boring
We have an English corner in our classroom. Every morning many of my classmates come to the corner. My teacher Miss Zhang comes here, too. At the corner, we all speak English.
The corner started last year. At first, there were only__ students because many were ____to speak English. After several weeks, more and more students came here. At first, some students just _____to the other students. I was one of them. I was afraid to speak English. I thought someone would ______me, but I wanted to speak. I always spoke English in my heart. My teacher went on saying, “Don’t be afraid. Open your mouth.” I tried and tried to open my mouth. At last, I said, “Hello!” to the teacher. The teacher was very ____. She said “Hello!” to me at once. From ___on, I began to speak English. I work hard at English and I try my best _more. I learn __my teacher and my classmates at the corner. Now I can speak a little English. Every Sunday morning, I come to the corner ___.
It’s a good ___ to speak English. Please join us.
A.a lot of B.a few C.a little D.a bit of
A.excited B.interested C.angry D.afraid
A.talked B.spoke C.listened D.came
A.help B.laugh at C.stop D.fit into
A.happy B.interesting C.sad D.afraid
A.then B.now C.today D.that
A.saying B.of talk C.to speak D.telling
A.to B.at C.for D.from
A.late B.often C.early D.too
A.room B.place C.home D.school
Kate Spotz is a 22-year-old girl from America. She wants to cross the Atlantic Ocean by boat. If she__ ___ , she’ll be the youngest and the first American to finish the 2500-mile trip.
Spotz began___ ____ when she was at university. She has swum all the way down the 325-mile Allegheny River and traveled by bike from Seattle to Washington.
Spotz knows that she______ see some unexpected(想不到的) things during the trip. It will be very______ if she meets very bad weather in the middle of the sea. _____ she believes that she can deal with all the difficulties. “I had never thought I could run 26 miles,” she said. “But once I ______ it, I realized that maybe I could do something even______.”
Spotz wants to collect______ for an organization called“ Blue Planet Run” by going on this trip. The organization offers free and safe drinking water to people who need it.
It’ll take her about three months to finish this______. Good luck to this______ girl and best wishes to her!A. dreams .B. missesC. succeeds
A. sailingB. bikingC. swimming
A. mustB. mayC. should
A. dangerous B. boringC. exciting
A. IfB. ButC. So
A. saw B. metC. finished
A. easier B. more difficultC. more dangerous
A.food B. moneyC. clothes
A.plan B. lessonC. trip
A. brave B. modernC. polite