A young mother set her feet on the pathway of the life. “Is the way long?”
And her guide said, “Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old ____ you reach the end of it, but the end will be better than the beginning.” But the young mother was happy and would not ____ anything could be better than these years. So she ____ with her children and gathered flowers for them along the way and bathed with them in the clear springs. The sun shone on them, and life was good. And the young mother cried, “ Nothing will be ____ than this.”
Then the night came. And the storm (暴风雨) ____ them and the path was dark, and the children shook with ____ and cold. And the mother drew them close and covered them with her clothes, and the children said, “ Oh, Mum, we are not afraid, for you are ____, and we know that no harm (伤害) can come to us.” And the mother said, “This is better than the ____ of the day, for I have taught my ____ courage.”
And the morning came. There was a hill ahead, and the children ____ it and soon grew tired. And the mother was ____, too. But she said to the children, “ A little patience and we are there.” So the children climbed and climbed, and when they reached the top, they said, “Mum, we ____ not have done it without you.” And when the mother lay down to sleep that night, she ____at the stars and said, “This is a better day than the ____ , for my children have learned determination(决心) in the face of ____. Yesterday I gave them courage—today I gave them strength.”
A．after B．before C．since D．until
A．know B．believe C．feel D．find
A．worked B．stayed C．played D．studied
A．worse B．better C．easier D．sadder
A．hit B．beat C．took D．carried
A．excitement B．happiness C．interest D．fear
A．far B．away C．near D．out
A．coldest B．coolest C．darkest D．brightest
A．students B．classmates C．friends D．children
A．walked B．moved C．climbed D．flew
A．tired B．happy C．angry D．proud
A．will B．can C．could D．shouldn’t
A．looked over B．looked on C．looked after D．looked up
A．last B．next C．latest D．second
A．dark B．difficulties C．failure D．success
完形填空 (本题有l5小题，每小题l分；共计l5分)
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
This morning I got an e-mail from Roy. It seems that my boy really enjoys his new life at Harvard University.
The made me think of the first day when we moved into this house. Little Roy ran around the new house with great and tried to move his own things into the house, such as his toys, books and clothes. , his little hand knocked over a bottle of paint on the shelf. The paint made the tidy floor and white wall a terrible mess. “Oh, my God!” My wife rushed in . I looked at my son, and his small face was filled with . I and held his hand, “Take it easy, Roy. Now let’s do something to make it look .” I took out a . “You see, Dad is a magician, I can change it into a big tree.” His mother soon helped paint some butterflies and flowers on the wall.
We spent the whole afternoon and laughing. The wall became a beautiful forest with plants, birds and small animals. Blue sky and white clouds by Roy. On that day, everybody in the house knew something happened.
The night before Roy left for Harvard, he asked me I still remembered the day when he had knocked over the paint. “Since then I’ve worried about mistakes,” he continued, “I believe I can always ways to solve the problems.”
A．call B．e-mail C．card D．letter
A．worries B．excitement C．surprise D．sadness
A．Suddenly B．Luckily C．Gladly D．Gradually
A．happily B．sadly C．surprisingly D．angrily
A．joy(快乐) B．hope C．pleasure D．fear
A．cried B．smiled C．shouted D．laughed
A．nice B．bad C．wrong D．strange
A．drum B．brush C．guitar D．clock
A．to wash B．to paint C．painting D．writing
A．painted B．has painted C．were painting D．were painted
A．dangerous B．basic C．boring D．special
A．when B．what C．why D．if
A．never B．always C．sometimes D．often
A．to make B．making C．to take D．taking
A．put out B．hand out C．take out D．find out
完形填空：（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
There are over 10 ______ in CCTV and each one has several new programmes all ____ long. Some programmes are only 5 minutes but some are one hour long. People who ______ the news are called news presenters and since they ______on the television every day, they are very famous.
This is a picture of a popular news presenter in China called Zhang Hongmin, in the news ______. He presents a programme called “News Broadcast” at 7:00 p.m.
____ popular news presenter is Li Ruiying. She also presents in “News Broadcast”. She has a more modern style in reading news and as you see, she is very beautiful and ______.
Television news presenters _____ have work experiences as journalists because they have to ____ most of the news they read. Sometimes an important new event happens as soon as the programme has started so the presenter has to be able to read something __ preparation. They must always keep calm even when the changes happen during the programme. Usually the news report lasts 30 minutes and will be followed by a weather report.
A．offices B．channels C．presenters D．programmes
A．day B．week C．month D．year
A．watch B．see C．write D．read
A．appear B．sit C．disappear D．work
A．MTV B．CD C．studio D．station
A．The other B．Other C．Another D．One
A．elegant B．impatient C．stubborn D．stressed
A．have to B．need to C．might D．can
A．read B．watch C．write D．see
A．with B．without C．within D．before
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying. Mark helped the boy pick them up. they were going the same way, he carried them for the boy. As they walked, Mark knew the boy’s name was Bill. Mark discovered that he loved computer games, baseball and history and that he was having a lot of with his other subjects.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice and then ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before they finished school, Bill asked Mark if they could have a talk.
Bill him of the day years ago when they had first met. ‘Do you wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?’ asked Bill. ‘You see, I out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had planned to from home and I was going home to pack my things. But after we spent some time together and laughing, I realized that I had done that, I would have a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You my life.’
A．After B．Since C．Although D．Until
A．also B．still C．always D．almost
A．questions B．ideas C．trouble D．doubt
A．from B．with C．to D．for
A．quickly B．proudly C．freely D．pleasantly
A．continued B．hoped C．preferred D．offered
A．all B．both C．every D．none
A．removed B．reminded C．asked D．described
A．ever B．soon C．even D．never
A．checked B．took C．cleaned D．put
A．run away B．take away C．put away D．pass away
A．reading B．playing C．talking D．watching
A．before B．if C．while D．as
A．forgotten B．made C．became D．lost
A．helped B．saved C．changed D．improved
On Friday I have a busy day. I _____ at half past six in the morning. Then I _____ my hands and face, and have _______ at seven. At half past seven, I go to school and _____ work at eight. There ______ four lessons in the morning. At twenty to ten, we have a _____ for twenty minutes. We go to the playground and I _____ with my friends. We have lunch in the school dining hall. In the afternoon, we have two _____ and go home at half past three. I don’t do______ on Friday evening. I do it___ Saturday.
A．go to bed B．get up C．go home D．do homework
A．eat B．smell C．wash D．look
A．breakfast B．lunch C．dinner D．lessons
A．finish B．start C．close D．open
A．am B．is C．are D．be
A．break B．dog C．apple D．football
A．talk B．sleep C．look D．listen
A．lessons B．schools C．students D．teachers
A．something B．homework C．nothing D．everything
A．at B．in C．on D．for
完形填空（每小题1分，共15分）
My favourite animals ______ zebras. Look at this one. It ______ cute. It is black and white like the panda. But it _____ come from Asia, It _____ from Africa. It _____ grass.
A．are B．am C．is D．be
A．am B．is C．are D．be
A．is B．isn’t C．does D．doesn’t
A．come B．comes C．go D．goes
A．eat B．eats C．drink D．drinks