When Joe was about to start school，all signs pointed to success.Yet things turned out to be quite___.The fourth grade even found him at the___of the class.Joe struggled day and night，but it did not____－until one stormy afternoon.
On that afternoon，____the math teacher started to introduce difficult concepts，dark clouds covered the sky，and the storm set in.Hard though she tried to make the kids____，the thunder won the battle for their attention.No one____the concepts.Except for Joe.He understood them and answered all the questions correctly.The teacher patted him on the back，and told him to go around to the others and explain how he had managed it.____by his newfound success，Joe moved quickly throughout the room.Soon math time was followed by the time for____.All children naturally drew____pictures on such a day.Except for Joe.
Since then，Joe started____.Though he never made it to the top，his math teacher was always____and curious about the change：Why had that stormy day changed Joe?
On the day Joe graduated，he presented the teacher with his most____possession－the picture of a bright yellow sun.On the picture Joe had written：This is the day I____my brightness.
A．unfair B．boring C．disappointing D．dangerous
A．center B．top C．beginning D．bottom
A．happen B．work C．finish D．last
A．until B．since C．because D．as
A．concentrate B．change C．hide D．sit
A．challenged B．grasped C．doubted D．admitted
A．Relieved B．Surprised C．Encouraged D．Puzzled
A．class B．sports C．art D．tea
A．great B．dark C．different D．strange
A．improving B．painting C．recovering D．studying
A．worried B．amazed C．friendly D．cautious
A．familiar B．expensive C．admirable D．precious
A．woke up to B．put up with C．got on with D．looked down upon
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
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.
We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s rang, it was my mother calling from my . She asked if I had my mobile. I checked my purse. It was ! I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys, it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a near his home.
Later that evening, I went to him there. I didn’t dare to go , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After 10 km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys .
My were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you my mum?” I asked. He that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts (联系人). But all they was my mobile phone number — which didn’t . He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who my house.
I was to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost forever. I was so to Rhys and offered him some money, but he .
As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.
A．electric car B．mobile phone C．radio D．doorbell
A．hospital B．company C．school D．home
A．found B．changed C．lost D．bought
A．gone B．new C．busy D．broken
A．accepted B．returned C．got D．answered
A．before B．because C．after D．if
A．coffee shop B．post office C．hotel D．supermarket
A．follow B．meet C．catch D．punish
A．slowly B．back C．alone D．finally
A．driving B．running C．walking D．riding
A．talked about B．looked for C．heard of D．knew about
A．difficulties B．fears C．diseases D．hopes
A．remember B．know C．tell D．understand
A．realized B．repeated C．explained D．believed
A．had B．noticed C．expected D．finished
A．happen B．matter C．help D．fit
A．called B．visited C．shared D．sold
A．sorry B．glad C．sad D．proud
A．useful B．strange C．grateful D．polite
A．missed B．appeared C．agreed D．refused
Several months ago I was involved in a car accident. That moment my views on life.
All my life I had been waiting I could get my driver’s and my first car. When I got my license and my dad brought the car to the house, I felt very . From that day on, the most thing in my life was that car. Every day I would get home and what else I could do to make it better. My car was my and joy and when I had fixed it up into “perfect” condition, I finally began to it. Every time I got into my car I felt the greatest, nothing could stop me, but one day I was that just like any other person, I could be broken.
One night, though it was too outside to see clearly, I was in the with my friends. I felt unstoppable while driving, soon enough I was shown that I wasn’t. While driving down a main street I felt I was the car. It was flying. When I what was happening, the only thing I could do was protect my friends from being hurt badly.
After the accident I don't remember much, but I do remember the I was in, not only physical but also the thought that the lives of others were for a few seconds and I may have dropped them. The memory of that day will never me. I learned that material things should be the most important things in your life. I also learned that I need to appreciate the things and people around me.
A．formed B．changed C．replaced D．moved
A．until B．after C．when D．since
A．test B．guide C．advice D．license
A．finally B．happily C．actually D．immediately
A．interested B．surprised C．excited D．embarrassed
A．difficult B．comfortable C．successful D．important
A．notice B．watch C．see D．find
A．pride B．memory C．task D．inspiration
A．repair B．check C．drive D．clean
A．though B．as if C．even though D．despite
A．shown B．decided C．thought D．appeared
A．cold B．wet C．dark D．fine
A．office B．house C．school D．car
A．so B．because C．but D．before
A．taking advantage of B．losing control of C．making use of D．putting an end to
A．expected B．realized C．accepted D．wondered
A．situation B．surprise C．hospital D．pain
A．in my hands B．within my reach C．beyond my imagination D．at my mercy
A．impress B．leave C．trouble D．interrupt
A．always B．sometimes C．never D．mainly
Steve, a twelve¬-year¬-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read,
yet, ____ his reading skills, Steve had been failing since the first grade. Steve was a
big boy, yet, he went unnoticed… ____ Miss White.
Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. For the first time in his ____ life, Steve couldn't take his eyes off his teacher; yet, ____ he failed. In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was ____ for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and ____ to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly. One day, Miss White's ____ voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve！” Startled (吓了一跳), he ____ to look at her. “Pay attention！” She began to ____ the test results. “You all did pretty well，” she told the class, “ ____ one boy, and it breaks my ____ to tell you this, but…” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp ____.“…The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class！”
After that, Steve still ____ do his homework. “Just try it，” Miss White said one day. “Steve!
Please! I care about you！” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school, ____ that afternoon. The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a ____ on the weekend homework. Steve was the first to ____ his paper. With a look of ____， Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest. Miss White's face was in total ____ ! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just ____ his first test! From that moment ____ was the same for Steve.
A．in honor of B．in spite of C．in addition to D．in case of
A．to B．before C．until D．upon
A．rich B．young C．fresh D．simple
A．still B．even C．also D．forever
A．observed B．corrected C．selected D．tested
A．struggled B．agreed C．continued D．declared
A．cheerful B．impatient C．enthusiastic D．shy
A．decided B．managed C．turned D．forgot
A．go over B．run over C．turn over D．hand over
A．except for B．due to C．as for D．up to
A．will B．record C．heart D．back
A．pain B．stare C．sense D．contrast
A．wouldn't B．couldn't C．mustn't D．shouldn't
A．embarrassed B．discouraged C．approved D．thoughtful
A．survey B．speech C．report D．quiz
A．give up B．hand in C．turn down D．come across
A．respect B．curiosity C．surprise D．fear
A．victory B．shock C．sadness D．confidence
A．escaped B．taken C．missed D．passed
A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
Who designed the first helicopter(直升机)? Who _____some of most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most ______of his time? There is an answer ______ all these questions --Leonardo da Vinci (达•芬奇)
Leonard may have been the greatest genius ______ have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn’t _______ a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked.
But Leonard ______ an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master(大师) painter, and as he got older he became _____ more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand in ten different ways _______he was ready to paint.
Many of Leonardo’s wonderful paintings are still with _______today. You may know one of his most famous works-- the ______ woman known as the Mona Lisa.
A．took B．made C．painted D．invented
A．artists B．doctors C．painters D．people
A．to B．of C．for D．from
A．the scientists B．the artists C．the world D．people
A．draw B．paint C．work D．build
A．was just B．wasn’t just C．wasn’t D．was no longer
A．less B．no C．even D．very
A．before B．after C．because D．when
A．him B．us C．them D．you
A．interesting B．crying C．smiling D．surprising