When I was young, I always helped my grandfather in the fields. As I worked beside him, he ____ to tell a story about a man named Joe, and his wife, who moved to a new farm with their three sons. They were setting into the new place ____ a nearby farmer told Joe that there was gold in the earth. Joe was very____, and told his sons about it.
They began to dig in one corner, and they got to the end of the field. At the same time, Joe thought he would ____ some crops where the earth had been ____. The plants included corn, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. His sons continued to dig through the soil, made up their mind to find the gold. Since ____ soil was being turned, Joe could plant more crops. Joe had never farmed before, but it had always been his ____.
As different crops came ready to be harvested, Joe started to _____ that there were more vegetables than he and his family could ever ___. One of Joe’s neighbors suggested that he ____ a vegetable shop. Joe and his wife did that very thing. They called it Joe and Family Vegetable. Joe even had to leave some crops in the fields _____ he had more than enough to supply the vegetable shop. This went on for years, and Joe and his wife became quite _____ from their little vegetable shop. They were even able to ____ their sons to college.
Remember the beginning of the story, when Joe was told by his new neighbor that there was gold in the land? Well, Joe’s ___ of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually meant that his land had rich ____. So you can see where the meaning of gold comes from.
A.feared B.agreed C.used D.failed
A.while B.before C.when D.after
A.happy B.peaceful C.angry D.calm
A.harvest B.plant C.water D.feed
A.controlled B.burned C.destroyed D.turned
A.more B.most C.much D.few
A.job B.problem C.pity D.dream
A.realize B.promise C.believe D.accept
A.feed B.sell C.plant D.eat
A.take up B.set up C.turn up D.make up
A.now B.though C.so D.because
A.careful B.rich C.alone D.cheerful
A.bring B.take C.send D.make
A.understanding B.knowledge C.thinking D.skills
A.plant B.gold C.soil D.material
Sir Isaac Newton was a scientist who discovered the law of gravity(重力). People have learned that Isaac Newton once ___(1)___ when he was thinking under an apple tree. __(2)__ he was woken up by an apple falling on his head. He jumped up, shouting, “Gravity made the apple fall!”
Did the apple really fall on him? No one __(3)__ for sure. The story of the apple may have some __(4)__, but people who knew him have written that it never happened. Newton had actually been studying gravity and thinking about how apples fell down from a tree and not __(5)___ for many years.
(1). A. fell overB. fell asleepC. fell ill
(2). A. SuddenlyB. SlowlyC. Usually
(3). A. promisesB. forgetsC. knows
(4). A. truthB. purposeC. requirement
(5). A. insideB. offC. up
Games and sports teach people a lot of useful skills, as well as helping them to __(1)__ fit and healthy.
Lots of people love team sports. They enjoy being a member of a team so they have the chance to __(2)__ the matches and events. They also enjoy sharing the __(3)__, or failure, with others. While playing, people have to __(4)__ each other, otherwise they can never win. At the same time, it is important to respect rules, because no game will work __(5)__ everyone plays according to them. Team games also teach you that __(6)__ is not the end of the world. You will always have another opportunity and you will be more successful against your competitors next time.
__(7)__, there are many people who just don’t like team sports. They have to find other __(8)__ to exercise. Perhaps they had a bad __(9)__ with a kind of sport when they were younger. Maybe they feel embarrassed because they think they’re not very ___(10)___ at a sport. They worry about disappointing the rest of the team if they ___(11)___ badly. Team sports are ___(12)__ about competitions, and for some people, this is too ___(13)___. So individual(个人的)activities are more suitable for them. ___(14)___, during the COVID-19, many people exercise in their houses by following work-out videos posted online. Hundreds of free workouts are produced online every day, so you can have your own personal ___(15)___ without leaving your own house.
Whether team sports or individual activities, always lead positive lives!
(1).
A. |
keep |
B. |
continue |
C. |
grow |
D. |
bring |
(2).
A. |
look up |
B. |
wait for |
C. |
send for |
D. |
take part in |
(3).
A. |
score |
B. |
success |
C. |
effort |
D. |
result |
(4).
A. |
become |
B. |
support |
C. |
save |
D. |
find |
(5).
A. |
unless |
B. |
when |
C. |
if |
D. |
though |
(6).
A. |
winning |
B. |
playing |
C. |
challenging |
D. |
losing |
(7).
A. |
However |
B. |
Therefore |
C. |
Suddenly |
D. |
Lastly |
(8).
A. |
places |
B. |
time |
C. |
ways |
D. |
space |
(9).
A. |
interest |
B. |
information |
C. |
direction |
D. |
experience |
(10).
A. |
excited |
B. |
strict |
C. |
good |
D. |
poor |
(11).
A. |
order |
B. |
perform |
C. |
watch |
D. |
teach |
(12).
A. |
seldom |
B. |
usually |
C. |
gradually |
D. |
completely |
(13).
A. |
dangerous |
B. |
crazy |
C. |
stressful |
D. |
careful |
(14).
A. |
At last |
B. |
In all |
C. |
For example |
D. |
Of course |
(15).
A. |
computer |
B. |
office |
C. |
taste |
D. |
trainer |
Have you ever heard of Jiang Mengnan? She is ___(1)__ unusual girl. She received the award (奖) of the Person Touching China for 2021___(2)__ March 3rd. In 2018, she was accepted by Tsinghua University as a PhD (博士) student. It was a long journey for her to become a student of the famous university because most of her life was in a __(3)__ world. Her story has moved thousands of people.
Jiang was born in 1992. Her parents named her Mengnan which means “dream and south”. Her parents wished that their ___(4)__ would enjoy a life of peace. However, when she was six months old, her peaceful and beautiful life __(5)__. She lost her hearing because of taking the wrong medicine. As she ___(6)___, she began to learn lip-reading (唇读). She overcame lots of difficulties and practiced more than 1,000 times to learn to pronounce each word correctly.
Through her hard work, she ___(7)___ Jilin University with a high score of 615 marks in 2011. Jiang decided to study life science because she hoped she could spend all her life on people’s __(8)__. During her college days, she was a __(9)__ to help the disabled children in her hometown.
“For people ___(10)___ are deaf like me, I want to tell them that we can do as much as the normal people, and maybe we can even do better!”
(1).
A. |
a |
B. |
an |
C. |
the |
D. |
/ |
(2).
A. |
in |
B. |
at |
C. |
on |
D. |
from |
(3).
A. |
silent |
B. |
strange |
C. |
colorful |
D. |
noisy |
(4).
A. |
sister |
B. |
brother |
C. |
son |
D. |
daughter |
(5).
A. |
changes |
B. |
changed |
C. |
is changing |
D. |
has changed |
(6).
A. |
showed up |
B. |
ended up |
C. |
grew up |
D. |
woke up |
(7).
A. |
left |
B. |
entered |
C. |
visited |
D. |
introduced |
(8).
A. |
exercise |
B. |
work |
C. |
study |
D. |
health |
(9).
A. |
doctor |
B. |
manager |
C. |
volunteer |
D. |
master |
(10).
A. |
who |
B. |
which |
C. |
what |
D. |
whom |
阅读下面的短文,从所给的四个选项(ABCD)中,选出最佳选项。
The 75-year-old Joe lived very happily in a village and had a big warm family. His children ___(1)___ and moved to different cities. Now he has four grandchildren, and they usually visit him during their holidays.
During one ___(2)___ , Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning the house and cooking their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized his watch was ___(3)___ . The watch was from his ___(4)___ and he treasured it very much, so he was very upset. He looked for it but could not find it ___(5)___ .
When his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch which was given by their grandma.
One granddaughter asked: “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw it the ___(6)___ time?
“I guess when I was cleaning the ___(7)___ !” he replied.
The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they couldn't find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort their grandpa.
One grandson went back to the garden to look again. He was there for about 15 minutes and rushed back with a(an)___(8)___ look on his face.
Then everyone was very surprised to see the watch in his hand. They asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: “I sat there without making a noise. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”
Joe hugged and ___(9)___ the little boy.
This is the power of ___(10)___ . If we stay calm(冷静), we are more about to find the ways of solving problems.
(1).
A. |
gave up |
B. |
looked up |
C. |
grew up |
D. |
got up |
(2).
A. |
summer |
B. |
vacation |
C. |
winter |
D. |
weekday |
(3).
A. |
dirty |
B. |
broken |
C. |
wet |
D. |
missing |
(4).
A. |
wife |
B. |
children |
C. |
granddaughter |
D. |
grandson |
(5).
A. |
somewhere |
B. |
anywhere |
C. |
here |
D. |
there |
(6).
A. |
last |
B. |
next |
C. |
second |
D. |
first |
(7).
A. |
kitchen |
B. |
bedroom |
C. |
yard |
D. |
garden |
(8).
A. |
tired |
B. |
surprised |
C. |
excited |
D. |
bored |
(9).
A. |
warned |
B. |
thanked |
C. |
punished |
D. |
kicked |
(10).
A. |
silence |
B. |
courage |
C. |
discovery |
D. |
doubt |
After the winter vacation, I had to move to a new city with my parents. On the first day to my new school, it was cold and ____(1)____. I was walking alone slowly ____(2)____ worrying about something in my new school. It was early and there weren’t many people on the road. ___(3)____ a girl who was riding a bike in the snow fell down. She was ___(4)____ hard to stand up but fell again. ___(5)____ thinking, I went over to help her quickly. She said “thank you” with a ___(6)____ and then rode away. Her smile warmed me a lot.
After I got to school, the teacher led me to the classroom and ___(7)____ me to the class. Then he asked me to ___(8)____ down beside a girl. I felt so ___(9)____ that I didn’t dare to look at her. Soon the first class, English, started. Their textbooks were___(10)____from those in my old school. As I was ___(11)____ what to do, an English book appeared in front of me. “Let’s ___(12)____ it.” The girl beside me said, “Hi, I’m Carrie,” I looked up. To ___(13)___ surprise, it was the girl I helped this morning. From ___(14)____ on, we became good friends.
From that I learned: to help ____(15)____ is actually to help ourselves!
(1).
A. |
cloudy |
B. |
snowy |
C. |
foggy |
D. |
rainy |
(2).
A. |
so |
B. |
because |
C. |
but |
D. |
and |
(3).
A. |
Firstly |
B. |
Finally |
C. |
Suddenly |
D. |
Luckily |
(4).
A. |
trying |
B. |
starting |
C. |
getting |
D. |
walking |
(5).
A. |
Without |
B. |
With |
C. |
For |
D. |
About |
(6).
A. |
joke |
B. |
smile |
C. |
laugh |
D. |
cry |
(7).
A. |
introduced |
B. |
carried |
C. |
showed |
D. |
sent |
(8).
A. |
fall |
B. |
lie |
C. |
sit |
D. |
turn |
(9).
A. |
sad |
B. |
happy |
C. |
nervous |
D. |
excited |
(10).
A. |
easy |
B. |
difficult |
C. |
same |
D. |
different |
(11).
A. |
doing |
B. |
writing |
C. |
wondering |
D. |
dreaming |
(12).
A. |
share |
B. |
sing |
C. |
dance |
D. |
play |
(13).
A. |
her |
B. |
my |
C. |
his |
D. |
its |
(14).
A. |
today |
B. |
later |
C. |
now |
D. |
then |
(15).
A. |
any other |
B. |
another |
C. |
the other |
D. |
others |