Martin is an American boy. He is eight years old. His parents five years ago and he is now living with his grandmother in New York.
One morning, Jimmy, one of his classmates, came to his home with an exercises book in his hand. Jimmy lives in a house not far from Martin's. They often go to school together.
"Would you help me with this maths problem?" Jimmy said as soon as he came into the room. "It's too hard for me and I can't work it out."
"Let me try, " Martin said. "I it isn't too hard for me. " Martin tried his best but he couldn’t work it out, .
"If we had a small computer, all the problems would be for us to do. " Jimmy said.
"A small computer. . . , " Martin thought for a minute, then he said, "I've got an idea. We can one in a shop. "
"A computer is very , and we don’t have enough money. "
"That's OK," said Martin. "We can ask the new president some money. He said he would help anyone in trouble. I' m sure he will help us. He is very rich, you know."
So they decided to write a letter to the new president. Soon the letter was finished and they hurried to the post office. In front of the post office stood a small box. They the letter into the box carefully and went home happily.
The next morning ,they he post office on their way to school. They found,________, the box was not a post box but trash-box(果皮箱).
A．havedied B．haddied C．died D．havebeendeath
A．sure B．think C．hope D．wish
A．neither B．either C．too D．also
A．easyenough B．enougheasy C．difficultenough D．enoughdifficult
A．borrow B．lend C．bring D．buy
A．expensive B．cheap C．important D．useful
A．to B．for C．about D．on
A．place B．take C．dropped D．bring
A．passed B．past C．pasted D．passing
A．withtheirsurprise B．intheirsurprise C．totheirsurprise D．oftheirsurprise
完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade. Carmen found she couldn’t see things all the time. She became very worried, but she hoped would know that. When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor, she didn’t . But her mother’s mind was made up.
Three days later, Carmen got new glasses and instructions from her doctor. “All of the kids will think I’m .” Carmen said. Her mother and shook her head. “You look just as beautiful as before”, she said. But Carmen didn’t believe her.
The next day, Carmen kept the in her pocket as she walked into the schoolyard. She stood alone away from her friends, feeling . Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout. Carmen ran over to the other girls. “What’s the ?” she asked.
“My ring is gone!” Theresa cried. “My sister sent it to me from California. It’s very and I can’t lose it.”
Carmen and her friends began to the ring in the grassy area of the playground. Carmen realized that she could do better she could see better. She took the glasses out and put them on. Everything looked so ! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her eyes. It was the .
“Here it is,” she shouted. She handed it to Theresa.
“Thanks, Carmen,” she said. “I thought we’d find it.” she paused (停顿). “Hey, I didn’t know you wore glasses. They look great!”
Carmen had that she was wearing the new glasses. “Thanks,” she replied.
“Maybe wearing glasses won’t be so bad after all.” Carmen thought.
A．clearly B．carefully C．freely D．quickly
A．everybody B．anybody C．somebody D．nobody
A．explain B．mind C．agree D．understand
A．cool B．silly C．proud D．pretty
A．relaxed B．cheered C．smiled D．shouted
A．watch B．keys C．gift D．glasses
A．tired B．unhappy C．angry D．nervous
A．matter B．reason C．question D．secret
A．special B．common C．cheap D．heavy
A．ask for B．wait for C．look for D．pay for
A．though B．if C．because D．until
A．natural B．new C．interesting D．different
A．ball B．ring C．present D．glass
A．still B．ever C．never D．often
A．heard B．found C．imagined D．forgotten
完形填空 (15分)
A smiling face at the store
I need to get some things to clean the house this weekend, so I left for a local store. While walking around, I realized that I didn’t smile at . That was out of my character. I almost always smile at strangers in the that it may make them a bit happier. But in that special moment, I was thinking of what had me earlier in the day, not really in the mood to smile.
When I went to check out(结账) my things, I met with a very line. People were buying Christmas gifts.
To shorten the first line, a second register(收银台) opened up. I turned to it. After a few moments, I began to that all the people before me had lots of things to check out. I wasn’t any longer, so I returned to the first line. After a short while, all the people in the second line checked out. I was still standing in the line.
At last, it was my to check out. I found that the man behind the register seemed so happy! He greeted me a big smile.
“ nice it is to see a smiling face in this store!” I said.
He to me, “I love to smile, because you never know what people are going through.” At that moment, he made me think of .
Something in me changed, and we began talking about — about how it goes a long way. There was no one behind me, so we talked and laughed for a while. What a gift it is, to be by this kind young man! I suddenly had all the time in the world.
A．someone B．anyone C．nobody D．none
A．suggestion B．plan C．hope D．decision
A．pleased B．worried C．relaxed D．treated
A．long B．short C．boring D．interesting
A．simply B．easily C．slowly D．quickly
A．remember B．forget C．doubt D．notice
A．polite B．nervous C．patient D．silent
A．first B．second C．third D．last
A．turn B．dream C．duty D．courage
A．in B．on C．to D．with
A．What B．How C．What a D．How a
A．shouted B．answered C．replied D．cried
A．himself B．myself C．yourself D．herself
A．sadness B．unhappiness C．carelessness D．kindness
A．laughed at B．thought highly of C．cheered up D．forgotten about
完形填空。（每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Stress(压力) is the feeling you get when you’re really worried about something. This is the kind of worry that troubles you for hours, or even days. It makes you feel , scared (恐惧的), or angry. You may find it difficult to eat and sleep, or you might eat and sleep much than usual. Stressing out will lead to serious problems like heart illness. not all stress is bad for you. Sometimes it can your body and mind alert (机敏的) and can make you perform better, like when you’re giving a speech to your class or running to the finish line.
What causes stress? Do you know your dad is worried about the bills, or your mom is unhappy? Because they’re stressed out! There are lots of things in your life that cause stress —— having too much homework, taking a test in a subject that you are not good , or hearing your parents argue!
There are some ways tostress. If you’re stressed out, try these quick and easy ways to relax! Take part in sports and out-of-class activities. Try to get at least eight hours of sleep every night. Eat a healthy, balanced that includes all kinds of food. Talk with your close friends, family members or teachers. It’ll make you feel better, and may be able to give you advice and help you solve your problem.A. calm B. excited C. upset
A. more B. better C. less
A. So B. Or C. But
A. stop B. keep C. provide
A. how B. why C. when
A. can B. need C. must
A. on B. at C. in
A. start with B. agree with C. deal with
A. vegetables B. fruitC. diet
A. they B. we C. he
完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共 10 分，每小题 1 分）
In the doctor’s waiting room, men and women were sitting _____ on the chair, waiting for their turn. Bob, a school boy, was _______ them. They all looked very ______ except Bob. He _______ an interesting story in a magazine. Just then the doctor came in to say he was ready for the next person. Bob jumped up and ran into the ________ room.
“What’s your _______, young man?” said the doctor. ______ Bob said a word, the doctor made him ________ down on a bed. “Now, let me listen to your heart.” Bob tried to speak, but the doctor told him not to say anything. Bob tried to sit up, but the doctor _______ him. “Now open your mouth. I’ll take your temperature… Mm, good.” _______ a moment, the doctor said, “Well, my boy, you haven’t got a bad cold. It’s nothing. Mm, In fact, there’s nothing wrong with you.” “I know there isn’t,” said Bob, “I just came here to fetch(取得) the medicine for my father.”
A．quickly B．quietly C．luckily D．noisily
A．among B．between C．at D．for
A．happy B．exciting C．interested D．sad
A．saw B．was seeing C．reads D．was reading
A．patients B．waiting C．sitting D．doctor’s
A．story B．trouble C．thing D．wrong
A．Before B．After C．Until D．While
A．to lie B．lay C．lying D．lie
A．stop B．stopped C．stops D．stopping
A．After B．In C．On D．At
完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
Life in the 22nd century will be different from life in the 21th century，because many changes will take place in the new century. But what will the changes be?
The population(人口) is fast．There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live than before． will be much smaller and more useful，and there will be at least one in every home．And computer studies will be one of the important subjects at ．
People will work fewer hours than they did in the 21th century，and they will have more free time for sports， TV and traveling．Traveling will be more . And many more people will go to other countries for holidays．
More land will be used for building new towns and houses．Then there will be less room for cows and sheep，so will be more expensive．Maybe no one will eat it every day， they eat more vegetables and fruit．Maybe people will be healthier．
Work in the future will be ，too．Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots(机器人)． of this，many people will not have enough work to do．This will be a problem．
A．making B．growing C．running D．doing
A．1onger B．shorter C．faster D．taller
A．Trains B．Cars C．Computers D．Houses
A．factory B．hospital C．farm D．school
A．watching B．seeing C．1ooking D．buying
A．interesting B．convenient(方便) C．expensive D．difficult
A．fruit B．milk C．meat D．bread
A．instead B．sometimes C．still D．however
A．dangerous B．difficult C．heavy D．different
A．One B．Some C．Because D．All