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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was in the fifth grade in a small town in Utah. At the start of the school year, my friends and I saw a(n) face. It was clear from the start that the newcomer, Ruth, would not be _____ in our social circle.
Her father lived in a neighborhood that was far from fashionable. Every day, she wore the _____ dress and too-big blue sneakers.
There were lots of ____ in our school on Christmas Eve every year. Most people in town ____ the school’s Christmas programmes. While other classes sang songs and performed skits, the ____ was reserved for fifth--graders. The starring roles were Mary and Joseph. One day before Christmas, my friends and I listened ____ as our teacher, Mr. Russon, read from his list. Finally, he said, “Joseph will be ____ by Timothy.”
I was ____ ,but at once tense again. Which of the popular girls would perform with me? “And the ____ of Mary goes to …Ruth.” Ruth? As far as we knew, she hadn’t ____ tried out. If Ruth was going to be Mary, we decided, we’d make this the ____ Christmas play ever.
_____, Ruth had always practiced her song while the rest of us were doing ____ . Her voice cracked as she tried to get a(n) ___ . We laughed harder than ever. Our music teacher the pianist. We were the worst group of fifth-graders ever, the teacher told us. This year there would be play!
Christmas Eve arrived. Students and people crowded the hall. Finally the time ____ for the fifth-grade performance. To our ____ , Mr. Russon said, “One of the fifth-graders will sing a solo.” The curtain opened, and there stood Ruth. She wore a white dress. Her face ___ as she began to sing. A beautiful voice rang through the hall.
A．unchanging B．friendly C．serious D．unfamiliar
A．protected B．included C．surrounded D．blamed
A．formal B．same C．modern D．beautiful
A．courses B．songs C．programmes D．speeches
A．attended B．discussed C．compared D．disliked
A．song B．dance C．story D．play
A．anxiously B．curiously C．proudly D．patiently
A．replaced B．rescued C．played D．punished
A．surprised B．disappointed C．interested D．delighted
A．part B．name C．honor D．money
A．already B．still C．never D．even
A．worst B．best C．longest D．easiest
A．Besides B．However C．Therefore D．Still
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
A．break B．apology C．breath D．chance
A．encouraged B．showed C．lost D．stopped
A．no B．more C．another D．such
A．passed B．came C．saved D．wasted
A．surprise B．enjoyment C．regret D．disappointment
A．woke up B．lit up C．rose up D．cheered up
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Grandpa, what was the hardest thing you ever had in your life?” I expected a story of physical during those hard times, but Grandpa stopped walking and began to speak with in his eyes.
“Your grandma got after your Aunt Mary was born. Since there was no one to your mom and uncles, I had to send them to an orphanage (孤儿院) I could take two or three jobs until your grandma got well. The thing I ever had to do was put my babies there. I went every to see them, but the nuns (修女) wouldn’t let me talk to them. I could only my children play from behind a one-way (单向的) mirror. Sure, I brought them candies every week, but I could hope they knew the candies were me. I would keep both hands on the glass for the thirty minutes I was to see them, hoping they would see me and come to touch my ― but they never did. I’ll never myself for not holding them.”
I had never seen my grandfather cry before. He me close, and I told him that I had the best grandfather ever and that I loved him.
For fifteen years, that talk with Grandpa remained our .
After my grandmother passed away, my grandfather began to a loss of memory. I to encourage my mother to let Grandpa come and live with us, but she said, “Why? He never what happened to us!”
“He has always cared for you and loved you. He was really for not being able to hold you that year!” I said. Tears started to gather in the corners of her eyes. The anger and sadness faded (逐渐消失) from her face. Not long after, my grandfather came to live with us.
A．strength B．work C．exercise D．examination
A．patience B．pleasure C．care D．tears
A．sick B．lost C．disappointed D．changed
A．look for B．depend on C．take care of D．look up to
A．but B．so C．or D．if
A．happiest B．bravest C．easiest D．hardest
A．week B．day C．month D．afternoon
A．feel B．hear C．make D．watch
A．nearly B．certainly C．only D．seldom
A．about B．for C．with D．from
A．allowed B．ordered C．begged D．encouraged
A．hands B．glasses C．candies D．eyes
A．help B．devote C．forgive D．enjoy
A．ran B．caught C．followed D．held
A．strange B．special C．active D．lucky
A．pity B．shame C．puzzle D．secret
A．get rid of B．pay attention to C．suffer from D．recover from
A．tried B．managed C．agreed D．promised
A．talked about B．cared about C．found out D．left out
A．cruel B．unfortunate C．responsible D．sorry
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项.
My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him!” Or “what perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I agree some degree, though I sometimes do want to ask them how much they Beckham, apart from his appearance and how much they know about football scoring goals. It seems funny that we are crazy for things, with which we are unfamiliar or we are uncertain, but we all, my friends I, consider this .
We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives. But that doesn’t amount to craziness nonsense（胡闹）. As an old saying : “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We should not anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good character and great contribution that one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say about Beckham’s good looks.
If we close our eyes, in deep thought, we can find that the things us to be in truth happy, sad or moved a clear meaning. If we don’t go deeper and just satisfied with superficial（表面的）things, we will find that we have not really gained anything our first impression has blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant（愚昧无知的） we realize that and make some changes.
It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is sign of great . If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it us, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, how much more sensible (明智的), mature, and intelligent we have .
A．at B．on C．in D．to
A．learn from B．learn C．know D．know about
A．apart from B．except for C．except D．rather than
A．with which B．about that C．about which D．which
A．not B．as well as C．rather than D．but
A．one of life’s pleasures B．pleasures of life C．one of life’s sorrow D．one of life’s regrets
A．nor B．or C．and D．or else
A．speaks B．talks C．tells D．goes
A．take B．judge C．accept D．conclude
A．makes B．causes C．builds D．create
A．more B．much C．less D．worse
A．fell B．fallen C．falling D．fall
A．that move B．that moves C．move D．moves
A．lack B．have C．include D．cover
A．in fact B．indeed C．in a while D．sooner or later
A．because B．even though C．so D．although
A．even if B．although C．unless D．if
A．joy B．progress C．effort D．work
A．cares B．pains C．worries D．minds
A．become B．made C．had D．come
It was past 10:00 pm. I was busy with my schoolwork though I was . Just then, my little brother Michael ran out of his room, a pen on his right hand and a piece of paper on the other.
“Betty, can you help me with my for school? It’s about the seven of the world,” he said.
My eyes were so on the computer screen that my brother had to pull my blouse just to get my .
“Look, not right now! I’m very busy.” I said. “You’re always busy! You’re always like that!” he replied.
I felt a bit guilty I thought about his words, but my work seemed more to me than my brother’s. I sighed a few times and with my own studies.
The next day, I arrived home late. Michael came into my room.
“I know you are but there’s something I want to show you,” he began. Without saying a word, I the paper from him. I really didn’t what he was saying. All I wanted was to get rid of（摆脱）him and finally get .
Suddenly, my eyes widened in . There, he wrote:
The Seven Wonders of the World
1. Love 2. Friendship 3. Peace 4. Joy 5. Wisdom 6. Fun 7. Family
I believe what my brother had written on the paper. I was completely . How could such an innocent little child such things in life?
The most valuable things in life are the ones that we take for granted（认为理所当然）. These things don’t take the form of big houses or beautiful . The most wonderful things in the world are immaterial (非物质的) they can never be developed by human art, skill or effort.
A．tired B．experienced C．talented D．satisfied
A．buying B．holding C．playing D．biting
A．problem B．mistake C．trouble D．homework
A．events B．cities C．wonders D．inventions
A．paid B．attracted C．applied D．fixed
A．attention B．care C．love D．concern
A．before B．as C．since D．till
A．practical B．useful C．important D．interesting
A．started B．hated C．forgot D．continued
A．busy B．bored C．free D．angry
A．handed B．took C．got D．accepted
A．record B．worry C．mind D．share
A．rest B．rested C．to resting D．to rest
A．surprise B．sadness C．happiness D．disappointment
A．shouldn’t B．needn’t C．couldn’t D．mustn’t
A．wounded B．lost C．pleased D．confused
A．understand B．remember C．study D．finish
A．ever B．often C．seldom D．never
A．voices B．poems C．cars D．music
A．if B．when C．but D．and
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. One of his important inventions was the train. He his first train when he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the engine on the train, he met with from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would cows, horses and sheep, that the would burst or that the hot coals from it would their houses. At that time, people believed what they said.
George Stephenson the people that the train could go on small , could pull carriages goods and passengers and there was to them. It was a very matter for him to them believe. However, after , he was able to do it; and the first train that by Stephenson himself what he had said.
The first day the people along the way the noises of the train and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius(妖怪).They did not dare to come out until it had passed.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My 8-year-old son, Kevin, has made friends with some boys in the neighborhood. He has been ____ with them after school. My wife, and I are ____ he has other kids to be with and we have ____ and encouraged him to play with his friends. We also want Kevin to learn ____, so we have asked him to tell us ___ he's going and to come home at a specified time.
The ____ started when Kevin didn't come home on time. On one occasion, I asked Kevin to be back at 6 pm. By 6:30, I needed to go ____ him. I found him at a friend's house, and he looked ____ that he couldn't continue playing. After we came home, I sat Kevin down for a talk about the ____ of keeping his word. I told him I was not worried about his arriving a few___ late, after a half hour, he told me he understood and I was ___.
The next day, I came home from work at about 6:30 pm and my wife asked me to go and get Kevin back ___ she said he should be back home at 6. I walked to his friend's house and a look of ___appeared on Kevin's face when he came to the door.
At __, my wife and I spoke to Kevin about why he didn't come home on time again. He said he just wanted to ___ playing. This was ___ so we decided to ground(罚不准出门) him for a week. This ___ no playing with his friends.
For the next week,whenever his friends came to ask for Kevin, we let him ___ to them that he was grounded. We felt this would help him be responsible for his ___.
As a ___ I believe one of the most important things we can teach our kids is self-responsibility and that actions have consequences.
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