Once there lived a farmer called Henry. He had a brother, Mike, in town who was an excellent gardener. His skilland his beautiful trees were everywhere.
One day, Henry went to town to visit Mike. "Look, my brother," said Mike, "Here is the best tree from mygarden. Take it home and it so that you, and your children, and your children's children can enjoy it.” Henry was with the apple tree and went back home. The next morning, he began to where he should plant it.
"If I plant it on the hill,” said he to himself, "the wind might catch it and flown the fruit; If I plant it closeto the road, people who pass by will pick some of them; But if I plant it ..."
he planted the tree in the comer behind his house, where no one else could notice it. But the tree bore(结出)no fruit the first year, nor the second. Then Henry sent for his brother and said to him , “You have cheatedme. This is the third year and it bring me but leaves.
When Mike saw where the tree was planted, he laughed and said, "You have planted the tree in such a cold cornerwithout or warmth. How, then, could you expect flowers and fruil?"
A．simple B． famous C． similar D． common
A．pear B．grape C． apple D． banana
A．sell B． wash C． hide D． plant
A．tired B． patient C． pleased D． popular
A．learn B． wonder C． realize D． understand
A．put B． cut C． push D． shake
A．Finally B． Firstly C． Luckily D． Certainly
A．happily B． angrily C． kindly D． carelessly.
A．nothing B． something C． everything D． anything
A．air B． earth C． water D． sunlight
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One afternoon a boss was riding in his car when he saw two men along the roadside eating grass. He felt and ordered his driver to stop and he got out to ask why.
He asked one man. “Why are you eating grass?” “We don’t have any money for . We have to eat grass.” the poor man replied.
“Well, then, you can come with me to my house and I’ll you.” the boss said.
“But sir, I have a wife and two children with me. They are over there, under that tree.”
“Bring them along.” the boss replied. to the other poor man, he said. “You come with us, too.” The second man said a painful voice.“ But sir, I also have a wife and six children with me!”
“Bring them along ,” the boss answered. They all the car, which was no easy task even for such a large car. In the car one of the poor men turned to the boss and said, “Sir, you are so . Thank you for taking all of us with you.”
The boss replied, “Glad to do it. You’ll love my because the grass there is almost a metre high.”
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完型填空
Many teenagers think that happiness comes from a good exam result or praise(赞扬) from other people. But you can still be happy when there are no _ "good" things.
Success comes from a good attitude. If you learn problems, you will have success in the future. Some school students have problems, such as being too tall or too short. We know that happiness comes from thinking in a(n) way. If you are tall , people notice you and you can get a better view at the movie; if you are short ,your clothes and shoes take room in your bedroom! I think "You can choose to be happy!"
I think the secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future, for example, getting into college or getting a good job________ we don't enjoy the present (现在). The next secret of happiness is to be . Many people go dancing or play sports. People can _ their problems and only think about the activities
Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. According to studies, people feel good when they volunteer their time to do many meaningful things for people, if you want to feel happier, do for someone.
Now maybe you know how to find happiness! Which way will you choose to make yourselves happy? Try one , and you will get more.A. suchB. so C. many
A. forB. from C. with
A. efficient(有效的) B. positive C. opposite
A. lessB. fewer C. a few
A. bestB. first C. worse
A. whichB. what C. that
A. activeB. lovely C. alone
A. rememberB. forget C. talk about
A. othersB. other C. another
A. something nice B. nice something C. something bad
完形填空
Imagine this: your parents go away on business, but you have to stay at home alone. Would life be as easy as when your parents are around? Would it be a perfect holiday for you?
Zheng Chenyu says that she would _____ “Where can I find food? How can I cook it?” The 14-year-old girl says that she knows ____ about cooking.
“I can have tomato and egg soup, but that’s all. I think many of my classmates are the same. We don’t know what to do, or how to ____ ourselves,” said Zheng. “And I may forget something important. I may probably ______ television and then burn(煮干) the soup.” _____ Zheng believes that basic life skills, such as cooking and washing clothes, are especially important. She doesn’t think teenagers get enough practice.
“As soon as I leave home, I’ll learn to cook. But now parents do almost _____ for us. We’re very lazy,” she said.
Most teenagers only have time for their ____.They don’t learn any life skills until they go to college. However, Sima Yige doesn’t think so. “I think I’d be all right. I wouldn’t just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook some ______ dishes because my mum showed me,” the 13-year-old boy said. In his opinion, many teenagers depend too much on their parents, and there is much more to learn than cooking, like “______ up your room or even dressing yourself properly”.
For most teenagers it wouldn’t be a holiday at all.
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通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将所选的选项填在答题卡对应的位置上。
When the air in Beijing got “ crazy bad”, an American reporter described that one could hardly ever see across the street. During the , you can usually make out the sun through the sky, but even at midday(正午)，the sun is just a small white ball. You clothes can get after a day walking. Clothes like the smell in a smoking room.
But it’s not just Beijing.. On Monday a was on fire in Zhejiang Province, but the air pollution was so bad that for three hours no one the smoke coming out from the factory.
________surprises people is that Beijing or Zhejiang Province can’t even be in China’s top 10 areas that have the worst air pollution.
It’s clear that has become one of China’s biggest problems. Pollution hurts everyone. Something must be done to bad air. The Chinese government has taken the first step—— admitting (承认) it is a . Beijing is able to make its air breathe (呼吸) a little easier soon.
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完型填空: 从每小题ABC三个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。
Of all the things we eat and drink, water is ________ important. Not many people realize this, but it’s quite true. The human body can go ________ food for a long time, but two or three days without ________ usually leads to death . Many people do not understand how much water the human body needs and many people do not ________ enough. Most people drink enough only in hot weather. Most people drink when they are ________ , but we often need ________ water, especially when we have been doing exercise.
A man’s body is 65~75% water. Water is very important in several different ________. Most people need ________5~7 liters of water every day, but we don’t need to drink that much, because a lot of water ________ from the food we eat. If we do not have enough water, however, we feel ________ and may become ill. Now, do you know what the best drink is?A. muchB. moreC. the most
A. withB. withoutC. to
A. food B. airC. water
A. drinkB.eat C. have
A. hungry B. thirsty C. need
A. lessB. a lotC. more
A. timesB. waysC. days
A. forB. aboutC. with
A. come B. cameC. comes
A. hungry B. happy C.tired