When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “ You are going to college.” I was very when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”
Two days later, took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends, together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard(门卫) and one minute later we were . I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was . I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the ?”
“Too bad,” I answered.
“And marriage is even !” he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard I could get into a good college. I studying English so I decided to major in(主修) languages at college. Thanks to my father and our to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
A．say B．do C．receive D．find
A．teacher B．friend C．father D．husband
A．Yes! B．No! C．Really? D．OK?
A．angry B．tired C．nervous D．surprised
A．he B．she C．it D．they
A．working B．studying C．singing D．farming
A．guess B．mean C．say D．hope
A．looked at B．returned to C．arrived at D．left for
A．outside B．inside C．back D．away
A．terrible B．wonderful C．funny D．special
A．workers B．guard C．building D．factory
A．better B．harder C．worse D．easier
A．but B．if C．so that D．such that
A．enjoyed B．stopped C．disliked D．minded
A．way B．idea C．plan D．visit
There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷仓). The watch was only cheap but was very ____36 to him because it was a gift from his father.
After _ 37 __ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for __38 __ from a group of children playing nearby.
He __39 __ them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded.
Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn ___40 __. They searched everywhere but still could not find the __41 ___. Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ___42___.
The farmer looked at him and thought, “ Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”
So the farmer __43 _ the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he ___44__ where the rest had failed.
The boy replied, “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”
This shows us that sometimes a __45__ mind can think better than an excited one.”
A．important B．expensive C．useless D．interesting
A．finding B．searching C．watching D．studying
A．money B．danger C．work D．help
A．promised B．taught C．warned D．believed
A．angrily B．slowly C．immediately D．hardly
A．rule B．book C．child D．watch
A．way B．chance C．lesson D．smile
A．threw B．sent C．gave D．caught
A．came B．knew C．succeeded D．suggested
A．beautiful B．smart C．peaceful D．quick
It’s very important that we all recycle (再利用). In nature, everything ___26___ again. For example, when an animal dies, it becomes ___27____ animal’s food. Nothing is wasted. But humans have created things like plastic bags ___28___ can’t be broken down by nature. Our rubbish kills animals and __29___ water and soil. ___30___ we continue making too much rubbish, the problem will only get worse. If nature can’t reuse the rubbish, we must recycle __31__.
We should clean up the rubbish we’ve made because nature can’t.
Recycling is also the right thing to do for another reason. The earth is rich in natural materials like water and trees, __32 __ these materials are not endless. We use up our natural materials much _ _33 __ than the earth is able to reproduce them. For example, each year we cut __34 __ more that 6,000 square miles of forest. But it takes an average of 25 years for a new tree __35__.
Recycling can help us save the earth, so let’s take action right now.
A．use B．using C．is used D．used
A．another B．other C．others D．the other
A．who B．which C．how D．where
A．pollutes B．polluted C．polluting D．is polluted
A．When B．Whether C．Why D．If
A．them B．their C．it D．itself
A．but B．so C．and D．or
A．fastly B．fast C．taster D．fastest
A．out B．down C．in D．up
A．grows B．for growing C．growing D．to grow
A poor girl was selling flowers in the street 21 Christmas Eve. Her parents were ill, so she 22 get money for food. It was very cold. The girl felt cold and hungry. She stopped 23 a beautiful house. The girl knocked 24 the door and a man came out. She asked 25 he needed some flowers. The man said he didn't want 26 . She left the house and felt tired. She sat down at the 27 of a tall wall. She looked 28 the flowers. 'Ihe flowers 29 very nice. She suddenly had an unusual feeling. She felt she became light, 30 slowly she began to fly into the sky. She 31 higher and higher and at last she found herself on the clouds. A group of people were coming to meet her. At the head of them 32 her granny. She welcomed her and asked her why she didn't 33 .The girl told her that she had to 34 to get money became her parents were badly ill. Granny told her 35 and gave her lots of beautiful clothes and delicious food. The girl laughed 36 .
It snowed 37 that night. The girl died 38 a smile on her face. 39 , people in the beautiful house began to sing Christmas songs and 40 .
A． in B．on C．at D．（不填）
A．could B．had better C．would like D．had to
A．in front of B．in the front of C．behind D．beside
A．at B．to C．in D．for
A．what B．why C．if D．when
A．some B．any C． nothing D．something
A．head B．foot C．top D．middle
A．for B．up C．(不填) D．at
A．feels B．felt C．smelt D．smells
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．went B．got C．looked D．flew
A．has B．was C．had D．were
A．get money B．go out C．come to see her D．stay at home
A．fly into the sky B．come here C．sell flowers D．help others
A．didn't worry B．not to worry C．to not worry D．to worry not
A．happy B．happier C．happiest D．happily
A．heavily B．heavy C．largely D．strongly
A．had B．has C．with D．without
A．By the way B．At the same time C．except the girl D．By way
A．looked after the girl B．talked about the girl C．enjoyed themselves D．watched themselves
Lillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs. Hanson different from her classmates is her 46--73 years old. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.
When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the47to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her 48encouragement. He didn't think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be 49doing housework or should work on the farm. 50Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college.
Mrs. Hanson 51forgot the dream of getting higher education. When the children
grown up, she52again and succeeded. In the class on her first day, when she introduced herself and53why she was there and what her aims were, all the other students 54give her a warm welcome.
Mrs. Hanson finds that the 55part of going back to school at her age is sitting in class long periods of time. However, she often says she will stick to her dream no matter how difficult it is.A. age B. interest C. accent
A. club B. school C. bank
A. much B. no C. a little
A. at college B. at home C. in the office
A. After B. But C. So
A. never B. already C. often
A. stopped B. tried C. refused
A. regretted B. guessed C. explained
A. stood up B. ran away C. broke out
A. best B. hardest C. easiest
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文中相应空白处的最佳答案。
Do you write your own blog(博客)？Do you often 36 others' blogs on the Internet?
All over the world, not only famous persons but also many students use blogs as diaries and places to share their experience and37 advice or help.
“I write my activities every day, 38 funny things or worries in my life.” says Lali, a 16-year-old high school student at Cambridge High School in Washington." I like putting pictures on my blog because it can make my blog more 39 and more people will like it, It's a good way to 40 my life to the world." She has had her blog for eight months.
Students like writing blogs 41 they can write anything they want to, but don't need to 42 any money.
Once(一旦)you start to write your blog, you will 43 that you open up a new world. But what you write down may trouble you 44 .So, use the blog carefully 45 you can keep yourself away from some trouble. The blog makes everybody's life colorful.
A．read B．write C．forget D．miss
A．learen from B．deal with C．ask for D．depend on
A．without B．between C．including D．besides
A．common B．modern C．famous D．interesting
A．show B．send C．bring D．report
A．unless B．while C．until D．because
A．save B．spend C．take D．waste
A．dream B．think C．find D．hope
A．sometimes B．always C．ever D．never
A．only when B．even though C．so that D．ever since