The word “sharp” can be __ to describe many different things in your home, classroom, and places of work. In this chapter, the writer __sharp pencils, meaning pencils with a very fine __.The writer does not like dull pencils. 。
We can also use “sharp” to describe the blades of knives. Knives also have points. We can use “sharp” to describe a __ kind of point, such as the sharp points of kitchen and steak knives. Scissors have blades, too, and we can describe these blades as sharp or dull. Furthermore, the points of scissors are __ sharp or rounded spending on the kind of scissors. Some tools, such as saws, scrapers, and garden tools, also have blades. We can use the words “sharp” and “dull” to describe the blades of these tools, too. Sharp knives, scissors, and tools are__to use. They cut things easily and quickly, without effort.
“Sharp” can be used to describe the edges of furniture and __some containers. For example, the edge of a table or desk can be __.In addition; we can describe the edge of __ open can as sharp. The top of a can is sometimes sharp__ to cut your hand. A piece of __ from a broken jar or bottle is ordinarily very sharp.
__we sometimes use “sharp” to describe people. A person who appears sharp is very well __.A person who is sharp, on the other hand, is intelligent, smart, and__ learn and understand.
To summarize, “sharp” can be used to describe many kinds of __ that have blades, points, and edges. When we used it to describe people, it can mean nice looking, well dressed, or intelligent. It is an expensive word because it can be used in many different ways.
A．written B．used C．seen D．taken
A．talks about B．takes care of C．doesn't like to mention D．makes up his mind to
A．sharp B．color C．point D．edge
A．some B．any C．only D．certain
A．either B．neither C．too D．very
A．difficult B．easy C．interesting D．clean
A．for B．with C．of D．at
A．seen B．sharp C．smooth D．hard
A．an B．a C．the D．/
A．so as B．in order C．so that D．enough
A．news B．glass C．information D．advice
A．However B．Finally C．Therefore D．In this way
A．prepared B．dressed C．mannered D．served
A．easy to B．is to C．to D．quick to
A．funny things B．knives C．objects D．containers
完形填写（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
通读下面短文，根据短文内容，从每篇短文后各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel by Charles Dickens. It is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is and only thinks about himself. He doesn’t treat others .He just cares about he can make more money and he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghosts of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner. Marley used to just like Scrooge, so he after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.
A．wrote B．written C．writing D．was written
A．meaning B．meant C．mean D．kind
A．good B．nice C．terribly D．nicely
A．whether B．if C．that D．what
A．punishes B．is punished C．punished D．was punished
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)
Up to two-thirds of children don’t get as much sleep as they should do and this can make them nervous and slower at school, researchers say.
So should young people sleep each night? The answer is between 8 and 10 hours. If you don’t get enough sleep at night, you’ll have energy the next day.
But the researchers say many children have missed out on 4,500 hours of sleep by the time they are 7 years old. They say that children miss sleep because they have TVs and computers in their rooms and parents don’t read to their younger children at night any more. The traditional “bedtime story” helps children to relax and fall asleep . Children with TVs and computers in their bedrooms are more likely to sleep badly and to get less than 8 hours sleep. Even one hour’s sleep a night can mean that children do less well at school.
German scientists think that your keeps working while you are asleep. To show that they were , they gave two groups of people a problem to work out. One group went to sleep and the other group stayed . The result? The people who slept worked out the answer more quickly, suggesting that their brains had been trying to the answer while the people were asleep. So, make sure you get enough sleep tonight, you’ll be at your best tomorrow．
A．how much B．how many C．how long D．how often
A．more B．less C．few D．little
A．proud B．free C．poor D．busy
A．peacefully B．carefully C．happily D．sadly
A．losing B．lost C．loser D．loss
A．head B．brain C．heart D．thought
A．perfect B．bright C．right D．great
A．awake B．alive C．asleep D．absent
A．think over B．open up C．find out D．put down
A．or B．but C．if D．and
完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
One morning a fox was searching for his breakfast. He went down to the lake to _____ some fish. Suddenly he saw a rabbit digging a hole on the bank of the lake and decided to eat it instead. Not wanting the rabbit to discover him, the fox moved___ towards his meal. As he got closer, he stepped on some dry leaves. The rabbit then _______ in fear. When he saw the box, he started to shout.
“Quiet! Why do you rabbits shout so much?” asked the fox, slightly annoyed(气恼) that he had lost his_____ “ I am sorry, but you scared me. Your sharp teeth make me ____” ,replied the rabbit. “ But I don’t want to eat you”. Lied the fox, “ I am only here to help with your _______.I will be back tomorrow and help you dig your hole.”
The next day, the fox returned to the ______. There he saw a group of rabbits busily digging holes on the bank. He thought about catching one. At that moment the rabbit he had met the day before started jumping up and down, making a _____ noise to warn his friends. All the rabbits and even the fish quickly _______. The poor fox could not find anything to catch for food and ended up _____ fruit.
A．catch B．buy C．smell D．cook
A．noisily B．quietly C．confidently D．angrily
A．looked down B．looked away C．turned off D．turned around
A．time B．place C．meal D．fish
A．sad B．excited C．nervous D．happy
A．food B．work C．story D．friends
A．breakfast B．house C．lake D．mountain
A．loud B．low C．usual D．dangerous
A．returned B．shouted C．entered D．disappeared
A．growing B．eating C．picking D．selling
完形填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分；满分10分）
Lucy is a new student in the school. And there are thirty-nine students in class. That’s twenty-one boys and girls. There are two girls. Their names are Tina and Linda. Theytwelve years old. They China. They like Chinese people and food, . any buildings in their school? Yes, there are. Boys and girls often have classes in the classrooms, play games their classmates(同学) in the sports hall, and books in the library. There is a dining hall in the . It’s next to the sports hall.A. yourB. her C. my
A.nineB. thirty-two C. eighteen
A.AmericanB. England C. China
A.amB. isC. are
A.drinkB. make C. like
A.soB. too C. also
A.Is thereB. Have you C. Are there
A.withB. from C. to
A.rideB. read C. play
A.schoolB. park C. hospital
完形填空 (共15小题；每小题l分，计15分)
Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often some books from the library. He to the radio every morning and reading after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His worship(崇拜) him very much. Mike, Mr Clarke’s little son, is only nine. He likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he's too to understand him and chooses ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with(对…满意) it. One day Mike read about the electric lights (电灯) and was it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly, "Fathers always know than sons!" The boy thought for a while and said, " "Oh? Why?" Mike didn’t answer and asked, , "Who invented the electric lights?" "answered Mr Clarke. "Why didn't his father invent them, then?" Looking at his son, Mr Clarke didn't know to answer!
A．finds B．sells C．borrows D．buys
A．hears B．listens C．says D．reads
A．messages B．letters C．stories D．newspapers
A．teachers B．parents C．students D．classmates
A．also B．never C．even D．only
A．old B．young C．clever D．able
A．more difficult B．the most difficult C．easy D．the easiest
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
A．worried about B．interested in C．afraid of D．angry with
A．few B．little C．a few D．a little
A．more B．most C．less D．least
A．I think so B．I don’t think so C．I agree D．I don’t know
A．instead B．carefully C．quickly D．brightly
A．Thomas Brown B．Allan Smith C．Thomas Edison D．Ron Jenkins
A．when B．where C．which D．what