You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. In fact, an English dictionary you today wasn’t made until the Qin Dynasty. They spent most of the important work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The largest dictionary in the world is Oxford English Dictionary（牛津字典）. The for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. twenty-two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor（编者）of its new dictionary. Murray had never been to . At the age of fourteen, he left his villageschool in Scotland and taught himself while working in bank. he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job. Murray had a small house in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o’clock and in the small house several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years but after five year, he was adding（增加）words for the letter “A”! He worked on the dictionary he was very old. Forty-four years later, in 1928, other editors finished the dictionary.
A．use B．write C．copy D．miss
A．easy B．boring C．early D．dangerous
A．spell B．invent C．collect D．make
A．way B．idea C．use D．prize
A．school B．cinema C．village D．collage
A．Later B．Longer before C．So far D．Ever since
A．sold B．built C．broken D．drawn
A．read B．wrote C．worked D．thought
A．already B．still C．usually D．always
A．if B．because C．until D．since
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）
“I can’t believe what I’m hearing!”I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate候选人for president of the Students’ Union. My best friend Tony came to me and said. “I’m sorry, Mike. I really thought you should be ____. ”
Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a ___ “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise，Jeff put his plate beside mine.
“I’m er—I’m just wondering if you would…come to work on my team，” he said in a ___ voice. “You are really smart，and you would be a great manager. ”
“I don’t think so,” I replied，feeling unsure.
“Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to another table.
All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process 选举过程would give ___ a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to join them.
My first goal目标was to ___ an attractive有吸引力的advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a poster with Jeff’s pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway 门厅 ___ passing Jeff’s smiling face.
My next step was to__ which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.
With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster ___ to add these activities to our school program.
An eighth grader said, “It’ll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president. ”
Hearing these words made me feel ___. I had wanted to become president of the Students’ Union to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff’s team. He became the most popular candidate and I was large part of his ___. The fact that has made a difference in other people lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!
A．heard B．chosen C．invited D．followed
A．polite B．loud C．warm D．cheerful
A．proud B． quick C． nervous D．regretful
A．them B．him C．me D．us
A．print B．invent C．create D．send
A．for B．from C．with D．without
A．carry out B．try out C．work out D．find out
A．agreed B．wanted C．expected D．asked
A．proud B．surprised C．patient D．hopeful
A．luck B．spirit C．life D．success
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We live in a colourful world. In different countries, colours have meanings. They are used to different holidays. In ancient Rome, a red flag was a for battle（战斗）．In India, red is the colour of soldiers. In South Africa, red is the colour of mourning(服丧).In China, red is the colour of and it is often used at . In ancient Greece, green represented victory. In England, people green as a mark of honour（荣誉）. Green is the national colour of Ireland. In India, yellow is for a businessman or a farmer. In China and Japan, people wear white when very sad things happened. When their relatives ，they usually wear white. The ancient Greeks wore white to bed to have pleasant ．In ancient Rome, public servants wore blue. Today the police still wear ．Colours can also represent different . For example, you will be a leader or an active person who enjoys life if you like yellow, orange or red.
A．same B．different C．some D．no
A．represent B．make C．feel D．speak
A．strength B．decision C．light D．sign
A．good luck B．bad luck C．sadness D．politeness
A．birthday parties B．weddings C．classes D．meetings
A．put on B．took off C．wore D．dressed
A．are dead B．are born C．visit D．are unwelcome
A．sleep B．asleep C．dreams D．think
A．red B．white C．green D．blue
A．things B．people C．feelings D．stress
完形填空（共15小题;每小题1分，计15分）
阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
"Look, it's Baldy!" A boy shouted in my direction across the playground. Even though I was used to regular insults(侮辱) because of the on my hed, it was horrible to hear. I sighed as I headed back to the class.
When I was just 20 months old, I suffered serious after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head. I was to hospital and had to say there for weeks while the doctors to save my life. "Holly's very to be alive," they told Mum and Dad. "But she'll be with scars on her head, and of course her hair won't grow there."
As a child, I cared much about my scars, so I wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home. I didn't, people would call me horrible names like Baldy. Although my friends were always comforting me ,they never understood how it felt.
Then through the hospital I was to a children's burns camp, where children like me can get any help. There, I 14-year-old Stephanie, whose burns are a lot more serious than mine. But she is so that she never lets anyone put her down. "You shouldn't14 what people say about what you look like because we're not different from anyone else, Holly," she me. "And you don't need to wear a scarf because y0ou look great it!" For the first time in my life I could speak to someone who'd been through something . So weeks later, at my 13th birthday party, by her bravery, I gave up my scarf and showed off my scars. It felt amazing not having to away behind my scarf.
Now, I am of what I look like and much happier, because I have realized it is your personality（个性）that decides who you truly are.
A．hat B．scarf C．scars D．cuts
A．still B．just C．never D．seldom
A．hunger B．cold C．defeats D．burns
A．rushed B．led C．invited D．forced
A．learned B．fought C．returned D．decided
A．happy B．lucky C．lonely D．poor
A．pressed B．occupied C．left D．painted
A．possibly B．usually C．finally D．nearly
A．Although B．Since C．If D．Before
A．correctly B．roughly C．easily D．really
A．promoted B．introduced C．reported D．carried
A．met B．recognized C．remembered D．caught
A．honest B．strong C．active D．young
A．write down B．agree with C．pass on D．listen to
A．promised B．encouraged C．ordered D．calmed
A．in B．for C．without D．beyond
A．similar B．strange C．hard D．important
A．allowed B．required C．guided D．inspired
A．hide B．give C．keep D．put
A．sick B．aware C．tired D．proud
完形填空：（1’*10=10’）
One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “ You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “ No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself understood or the girl had not him clearly, he said, “ Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” the girl still kept saying, “ No.” In the end, the American boy could not understand and didn’t know to say.
What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t a compliment ( 恭维)in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “ Thank you” instead of “ No”. She really understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the west, people will feel proud and when they are praised. So if someone says the you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “ Thank you .”
In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing, but in my opinion, being confident does not being proud, so sometimes you should be confident instead of being modest.
you are modest and say, “No , I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by . When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it ” instead of “ Let me have a try ”, he or she will expect to get it . So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.
A．excited B．surprised C．relaxed D．frightened
A．heard B．watched C．listened to D．looked at
A．Though B．Although C．Or D．But
A．when B．which C．what D．how
A．receive B．accept C．refuse D．disagree
A．dutiful B．modest C．shameful D．confident
A．dishes B．cups C．glasses D．bowls
A．think B．say C．ask D．mean
A．Until B．Unless（除非） C．Whether D．If
A．another B．the other C．the others D．others
完形填空通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。（共10小题，计10分）
Plants grow生长 fast in spring summer because the weather iswith rain. When autumn comes, the weather becomesand dry干燥. Plants growin autumn. Some may even die死亡winter comes , but some plantslive in winter. In autumn their leaves叶子turnand fall off. So they can losewater through通过the leaves. When spring comes,leaves will grow out.A. or B. but C. and
A. cold B. cool C. warm
A. many B. a lot of C. a little of
A. hot B. cool C. cold
A. slowly B. fast C. slow
A.since B. before C. in front of
A.yet B. too C. still
A. yellow B. green C. blue
A. few B. fewer C. less
A. few B. larger C. new