Sam’s uncle had an old bird which sat in its cage all day. One day his uncle said, “It is too expensive to 1 that bird. We will get rid of it.” But Sam wanted to 2 the bird.
Sam’s grandfather told him that the bird was once a famous 3 bird. Now 4 people knew it. His grandfather took the bird out, and then quickly took his arms away. The bird opened its huge 5 and flew into the sky. After a few minutes, it 6 with a small rabbit, cut it open and started to 7 it.
The next morning, Sam asked his uncle out. Sam did 8 his grandfather had done, but the bird 9 to the ground and stood still. Sam’s uncle 10 . Later his grandfather told him that the bird only hunted in late afternoon when light was less 11 . Sam asked his uncle to come out before 12 . This time the bird caught a mouse. His uncle was quiet with 13 , but laughed again, “We can’t eat mice, so this bird is 14 .” And he sold the bird without telling Sam.
Before Sam found the bird was 15 , two angry men arrived in a car. They 16 his uncle and said, the bird couldn’t hunt and they wanted their money back. Sam’s uncle looked 17 and said, “I have spent it. But… don’t worry!” He 18 at Sam, “Sam will show you 19 to make the bird hunt! It’s a great bird, isn’t it, Sam?” Sam opened the door of the car and took out the 20 . It flew away and disappeared forever.
A．feed B．buy C．wash D．sell
A．know B．find C．keep D．buy
A．singing B．sleeping C．eating D．hunting
A．some B．no C．many D．few
A．mouth B．wings C．tail D．eyes
A．dealt B．returned C．met D．parted
A．watch B．search C．eat D．help
A．as B．for C．since D．after
A．fell B．rose C．walked D．ran
A．shouted B．cried C．laughed D．nodded
A．attractive B．pleasant C．poor D．strong
A．bed B．supper C．lunch D．breakfast
A．patience B．surprise C．joy D．sadness
A．harmful B．strange C．cheap D．useless
A．leaving B．gone C．dying D．cooked
A．shouted at B．smiled at C．looked after D．took after
A．impressed B．worried C．satisfied D．bored
A．waved B．pointed C．aimed D．jumped
A．what B．why C．where D．how
A．money B．coat C．bird D．everything
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was about twelve years old, my mother told us that we would not be ___1___ Christmas gifts for lack of money．I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d ___2___?” Then，three women ___3___ at our house with gifts for all of us．For me they bought a doll．I would no longer have to be ___4___ when I returned to school．
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my ___5___ Christmas special and memorable there, I ___6___ remembered the women’s visit．I decided that I wanted to create the same feeling of ___7___ for as many children as I could possibly ____8__．
So I ___9__ a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help．We gathered about 125 orphans （孤儿） at the Christmas party．For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, each with a child’s name．We wanted all of them to know they were ___10__．Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I ___11__ them that they couldn’t open their presents until every child had come forward．Finally the __12___ they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three．Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles ___13__ up the room．The __14___ in the room was obvious, and it wasn’t just about toys．It was a feeling---the feeling I knew from that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit．I wasn’t forgotten．Somebody still remembered me．I know I___15___．
A．sending B．receiving C．making D．exchanging
A．found B．prepared C．got D．expected
A．broke in B．settled down C．showed up D．turned off
A．puzzled B．embarrassed C．worried D．relieved
A．present B．first C．recent D．previous
A．hardly B．suddenly C．regularly D．occasionally
A．strength B．sadness C．importance D．safety
A．know B．reach C．remember D．mention
A．kept up with B．caught up with C．came up with D．put up with
A．fine B．special C．helpful D．normal
A．reminded B．waited C．convinced D．promised
A．chance B．gift C．moment D．reward
A．lit B．took C．burned D．cheered
A．atmosphere B．sympathy C．calmness D．joy
A．matter B．wonder C．doubt D．suppose
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
Yesterday I heard about a single mom with two kids that I barely know. She was pleading for help to pay her 36 bill so it wouldn’t get disconnected. I have seen her help many others over the past months. She 37 to make ends meet but puts on a smile 38 her children won’t worry. She has no family near her so if she 39 her phone, her children or their school will have no way to get in 40 with her. After reading her plea（恳求）, I thought about it all night and it broke my heart.
This morning I 41 her that I wanted to help. And I 42 her phone bill so that she would not lose it. She wrote me one of the most 43 letters I have ever received, 44 me how thankful she was. She 45 and said that I would never know how 46 it meant to her that a stranger would be so 47 . She had nowhere to go and didn’t know where to turn. I 48 to her that she was a kind heart and it is especially important to me to help 49 people such as her.
I am very glad to have been able to help 50 . Her tears of joy and heartfelt 51 were more than enough thanks for me. Everything we do for someone else, big or small, makes such a big 52 . We can share some happiness and sorrows. Among all of us, we have the ability to 53 solutions to some problems that now 54 . Opening my heart and 55 for a friend in need makes me proud and I am thankful I was able to pay it forward today!
A．food B．school C．phone D．family
A．means B．struggles C．likes D．fails
A．but B．though C．however D．so
A．changes B．loses C．destroys D．sells
A．touch B．sight C．notice D．trouble
A．contacted B．realized C．asked D．invited
A．bought B．found C．asked D．paid
A．interesting B．important C．sincere D．fascinating
A．respecting B．telling C．praising D．encouraging
A．cried B．laughed C．discussed D．shamed
A．rich B．excellent C．much D．strange
A．moved B．amazing C．delighted D．kind
A．explained B．proved C．promised D．argued
A．humorous B．wonderful C．beautiful D．brave
A．in B．through C．out D．besides
A．congratulation B．conclusion C．hope D．appreciation
A．difference B．progress C．information D．behaviour
A．replace B．create C．compare D．work
A．disappear B．find C．exist D．settle
A．letter B．mouth C．door D．wallet
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
What would life be like without television? Would you spend more time 36 , reading, or studying? Well, now it’s your chance to turn off your TV and 37 ! TV-Turnoff Week is here.
The goal of TV-Turnoff Week is to let people leave their TV sets 38 and participate in activities 39 drawing to biking. The event was founded by TV-Turnoff Network, a non-profit organization which started the event in 1995. In the 40 , only a few thousand people took part. Last year more than 7.6 million people participated, 41 people in every state in America and in more th
an 12 other countries! This is the 11th year in which 42 are asking people to “turn off the TV and turn on 43 .”
According to the TV-Turnoff Network, the average 44in the US spend 45 time in front of the TV (about 1,023 hours per year) than they do in school (about 900 hours per year). Too much TV 46 has made many kids grow fat. 47 , in 2001’s TV-Turnoff Week, US Surgeon General David Satcher said, “We are raising the most 48 generation of youngsters in American history. This week is about saving lives.”
Over the years, studies have shown that watching a lot of TV 49 poor eating habits, too little exercise, and violence. Frank Vespe of the TV-Turnoff Network said that turning off the TV “is or 50 , part of a healthy lifestyle”.
“One of the great lessons of 51 TV-Turnoff Week is the realization that 52 I turn on the TV, I’m deciding not to do something else,” Vespe said.
TV-Turnoff Week seems to be making a 53 . Recent US Census（人口普查）data 54 that about 72 percent of kids under 12 have a limit on their TV time. That’s 55 about 63 percent ten years ago.
A．drinking B．sleeping C．washing D．playing outside
A．find out B．go out C．look out D．keep out
A．away B．alone C．on D．beside
A．like B．as C．from D．such as
A．end B．event C．beginning D．total
A．besides B．except for C．including D．except
A．governments B．parents C．organizers D．businessmen
A．the light B．the radio C．life D．the Internet
A．grown-ups B．kids C．clerks D．parents
A．less B．enough C．little D．more
A．programmes B．screen C．hours D．watching
A．However B．On the contrary C．In fact D．As a result
A．overweight B．overeaten C．overgrown D．overseeing
A．leads to B．results from C．develops D．keeps away
A．will be B．should be C．may be D．could be
A．organizing B．taking part in C．participating D．asking for
A．wherever B．every day C．every time D．this time
A．living B．choice C．difference D．sense
A．shows B．says C．reads D．writes
A．rising B．down from C．up to D．up from
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
As I had my first child, I promised myself never to be a pushy parent. I was going to be a very 36 and understanding mother.
Five years later my little boy was about to 37 for his yellow belt in karate(空手道). As a five-year-old child, he wasn’t taking it 38 , because it was Mom trying to help him. I found myself yelling and telling him he would never get the belt acting like that. I was trying to 39 him his back-flip（背摔）. He continued to play and I continued to 40 . Finally I had made him feel like he couldn’t 41 anything, just as I promised myself I wouldn’t do.
Still mad and stubborn I couldn’t 42 . I had to teach him his flip. He was doing fine with it by the time we had to leave to go to karate. While taking the test, he did 43 . His instructor would ask him to do something, and it became 44 for him. He never asked him to do the back-flip. He had passed his yellow belt test.
We got in the car to 45 when he looked at me and said ”Mom, why did you make me do that back-flip so many times, 46 it wasn’t even on the test.” The words wouldn’t have 47 anything to anyone else, but it was a slap in my face. That night while 48in bed, I told him I loved him.
He was 49 and didn’t say anything, just giggled. I said “I really do love you baby.” I was still feeling 50 , and also wondering if he had 51 me. Finally he replied in the 52 voice, “I know you do, but I love you more.”
He had forgiven me and I had decided that his feeling were more 53 than any test he would 54 take. I made a new 55 to be better mother and to accept that he was only a child.
A．patient B．good C．polite D．affectionate
A．look B．test C．play D．practise
A．easy C．seriously D．fairly
A．help B．tell C．make D．teach
A．yell B．speak C．smile D．teach
A．acplish B．feel C．try D．pass
A．give up B．give out C．give away D．give in
A．bad B．worse C．great D．better
A．quick B．natural C．mon D．normal
A．go shopping B．go home C．rest ourselves D．enjoy ourselves
A．while B．once C．when D．if
A．expected B．meant C．demanded D．reached
A．reading B．studying C．lying D．talking
A．playing B．moving C．working
A．stubborn B．happy C．upset D．guilty
A．forgiven B．hated C．forgotten D．loved
A．saddest B．biggest C．happiest D．sweetest
A．true B．important C．sincere D．faithful
A．still B．even C．ever D．never
A．gift B．plan C．experiment D．promise
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Any housewife who went to the new supermarket wished to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was what the 36 just inside the entrance 37 .It said: Remember, 38 ,one of our customers gets 39 goods. THIS MAY BE YOUR LUCKY DAY!
For quite a long time Mrs. Edwards 40 ,like many of her 41 ,to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never 42 hoping. The 43 in the kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her 44 buying so many things but failed. She __45 dreamed of the DAY when the manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say, “Madam, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Everything in your 46_ doesn’t need to be paid!” One Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwards shopped 47 .But she was not the lucky customer. No sooner had she just put the things inside her 48 than she found that she had forgotten to __49 tea. She dashed back to the 50 , got some tea and went towards the _51 .As she did so, she saw the 52 came. 53 his hand he said, “I want to
54_ you. You are our LUCKY CUSTOMER this week! Everything you have in your basket 55 !”
A．notice B．report C．board
A．did B．promised C．made D．agreed
A．every day B．every month C．twice a week D．once a week
A．excellent B．free C．extra D．unexpected
A．waited B．came C．hoped D．went
A．friends B．neighbors C．relatives D．customers
A．got rid of B．got along with C．gave up D．gave out
A．counter B．cushion C．food D．cupboard
A．against B．for C．with D．about
A．often B．always C．usually D．seldom
A．bill B．hand C．car D．basket
A．anxiously B．seriously C．crazily D．wonderfully
A．pockets B．car C．basket D．house
A．buy B．find C．take D．have
A．shop B．counter C．department D．supermarket
A．door B．entrance C．cash-desk D．shelves
A．secretary B．policeman C．manager D．salesman
A．Putting out B．Holding out C．Shaking D．Waving
A．congratulate B．tell C．inform D．thank
A．is yours B．means nothing C．belongs to you D．costs nothing