Joe lost his arms in an accident that killed his father. Since then, he has had to depend on the 1 of his younger sister Ella. In order to take care of him, Ella became his shadow, never leaving him 2 for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life.
As they grew up together, they had their share of 3 and they would often quarrel. Then one day, Ella wanted to separate from Joe, living 4 own life. So Joe was heart-broken and didn't know what to do.
A 5 misfortune (不幸) struck Rosa, too. One night her mother, who suffered(受苦) from mental illness, 6 . So her father went out looking for her mother. She tried to cook meals for her parents, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.
Though her elder sister Susan showed her willingness to take care of her, Rosa decided to be 7 independent. And most of all she learned to do things on her own. Once she wrote the following in her composition: “I’m lucky. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still 8 .”
One day,Joe and Rosa were both invited to a television interview program. Joe told the TV host about his 9 future at being left on his own, while Rosa was full of hope for her life. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. Joe wrote:My younger sister's arms are my arms; 10 Rosa wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.
They had both stood the same sufferings, but their different 11 determined(决定) the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable. How you deal with misfortune is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and run away from the suffering,it will always 12 you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.
A.legs B.arms C.eyes D.hands
A.sad B.afraid C.worried D.alone
A.questions B.accidents C.problems D.business
A.his B.her C.my D.their
A.serious B.sudden C.terrible D.similar
A.returned B.disappeared C.seriously D.immediately
A.break B.beat C.fly D.jump
A.unfair B.uncertain C.unsafe D.undoubted
A.and B.so C.while D.or
A.opinions B.values C.senses D.attitudes
A.follow B.catch C.disturb D.hurt
完形填空(共15题,每题1分,计15分)
What is the most important thing in the world? I think it is
Do you want to keep ? Exercise often, please. If you usually go to work bus, from now on go by bike or foot. If you get up late in the morning and only have and dinner every day, I think you should set the clock to you up earlier. So you can morning exercises outside. You should breathe呼吸the fresh air and eat a balanced平衡的 diet. Do you like to eat , for example, potato chips, hamburgers hot dogs? I’m sure they’re delicious. But I think you should eat fruit and vegetables. Eating too much junk food is not good your health. In order to eat healthily, you should avoid避免 eating food high in fat as , like French fries or cookies.
Taking exercise every day us build a strong body. Regular exercise is an important part of you healthy.
A.money B.health C.healthy D.time
A.quiet B.busy C.healthy D.clean
A.on B.by C.in D.for
A.on B.by C.with D.at
A.never B.hardly几乎不 C.ever D.always
A.breakfast B.lunch C.supper D.meal
A.call B.wake C.look D.stand
A.do B.get C.have D.make
A.fruit B.vegetables C.junk food D.bread
A.but B.and C.so D.or
A.many B.a lot C.lots D.much
A.for B.at C.to D.with
A.good B.many C.much D.well
A.help B.helps C.make D.makes
A.keep B.keeps C.keeping D.kept
完型填空
I have a happy family. Look! Here is a of my family. The boy in bed is . I am English boy. My is Peter. I am eleven years old. This is my sister. Her name is Kate. is nine years old now. Kate and I are students now. We are the same school. are my father and mother. My father is a teacher. How old is my father? He is forty. My mother is nice. She cooks(做饭) for us every . We all her so much. We are a happy family.
A.room B.ruler C.paper D.photo
A.him B.me C.boy D.my friend
A.an B.the C.this D.a
A.class B.school C.name D.number
A.They B.It C.He D.She
A.in B.on C.of D.to
A.This B.These C.It D.She
A.such B.very C.much D.please
A.day B.year C.hour D.minute
A.meet B.take C.love D.call
As we all know, Chinese students are hard-working. But they’re at the same time.
At school, they have to follow the strict school . For example, they have long hair or wear strange (奇怪的) clothes.
And at home, they’re always busy with their homework and they don’t have any free time to do what they like. Once (一旦) they don’t do well in exams, their parents will lose for them.
On weekends, their parents tell them to take part in different classes they don’t like. They always feel and bored. They interest in school things slowly. Some students can’t it and leave home. Because their parents only care about children’s study and they never what they want.
“Many students can do nothing study. Some students even don’t know to get on well with others and how to take care of others,”said an expert (专家).
“This is a serious problem. It’s necessary for us to think it over and solve it well,”said another expert.
A.glad B.unhappy C.kind D.healthy
A.time B.teachers C.rules D.classmates
A.mustn’t B.can’t C.shouldn’t D.may not
A.future B.home C.school D.hope
A.excited B.tired C.active D.sad
A.lose B.show C.have D.take
A.believe B.stand C.love D.wonder
A.mind B.tell C.talk D.call
A.with B.without C.in D.except
A.where B.how C.why D.whether
(10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
Good evening, everyone! Today, I’m very glad a speech. name is “My Dream”. We know everyone has his or her own dream. Some people want to be basketball players because they are good sports. Some would like to become because they like to stay with children. Do you know I am going to be when I grow up? I like cooking, I want to become a good cook. I think I must have great cooking food. I’d like to ask everyone to taste my food. I like seeing their smiling faces after the delicious food. However, it’s not so to be a good cook. I decide to learn things about cooking from now on. I will work hard for my dream. I’m sure I will succeed(成功) some day.
A.give B.to give C.take D.to take
A.It B.It’s C.Its D.It is
A.at B.in C.with D.for
A.doctors B.drivers C.policemen D.teachers
A.how B.what C.where D.when
A.after B.but C.so D.or
A.plan B.fun C.action D.problem
A.eat B.to eat C.eating D.to eating
A.difficult B.hardly C.good D.easy
A.a lot of B.a lots of C.lot’s of D.a lot
Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb(哑的) he was normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to , but with no success.
When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in the town him carefully, but could find nothing wrong. And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he spoke.
“There might be something wrong with his , and he doesn’t know he’s able to speak,” One doctor said.
"But he can read and write.” said Mr. Green. “We've written him notes, telling him that he can speak.”
“ It's certainly very ,” another doctor said. “Perhaps he’ll be able to speak some day.”
passed. Leo went to university. But he did not speak a word.
Then one day Leo was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his and said. 'Pass me the salt. please.”
Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. “You spoke! You spoke!' they cried. "Why have you so long to speak?”
“I didn’t have anything to say,” he said. “Until now everything was perfect. But you forget to put salt in these potatoes.”
A.because B.when C.though(虽然) D.before
A.speak B.walk C.play D.laugh
A.taught. B.found C.examined D.asked
A.never B.often C.usually D.always
A.back B.hair C.face D.mind
A.unfair B.strange C.noisy D.quiet
A.Hours B.Weeks C.Months D.years
A.good B.right C.single(单一的) D.new
A.chair B.meal C.hands D.books
A.slept B.walks C.served D.waited