Dad lost his job after arguing(争吵) with the boss, and when Christmas came that year, we had no money at all. On Christmas Eve, Dad took me out into the park. I had a blanket(毛毯) wrapped(卷绕) around me, so I offered to share with Dad, but he said no thanks. We looked at the sky. Those shining stars were one of the treats for people like us who lived out in the wildness(荒凉). Rich city people, he’d say, live in fantastic flats, but their air was so polluted(污染的) that they could not even see the stars.
“ out your favorite star.” Dad said that night. He told me I could have it for keeping. He said it was my Christmas present. “You can’t give me a star,” I said, “Nobody the stars.”
“Right,” Dad said, “But you can suppose it is yours. And when you do that, it is yours.”
I my head, looked at the stars, and tried to figure out(断定) which was the best one. Then, I found one.
“I that one.” I said.
Dad smiled. “That’s Venus(金星),” he said, “Venus was only a planet. She looked bigger and brighter because she was much than the stars. Poor old Venus didn’t even make her own light. She shone only from reflected(反射) .”
“I like it anyway,” I said, “I had loved Venus even that Christmas. You could see it in the early evening, and if you got up early, you could still see it in the morning, after all the stars had disappeared.”
Dad said, “Ok, it’s Christmas. I your decision. You can have it if you want.” And he gave me Venus.
We all laughed about the kids who believed in the Santa myth(圣诞传说) and got nothing for Christmas but a bunch(堆) of cheap plastic toys. “Many years later, when all the junk(废物) they got is broken and long forgotten,” Dad said, “you will have your star.”
A．it B．me C．us D．him
A．up B．for C．out D．after
A．strange B．special C．important D．impossible
A．Go B．Put C．Take D．Pick
A．owns B．sees C．likes D．reaches
A．lowed B．put C．raised D．rose
A．need B．want C．have D．hope
A．slower B．farther C．closer D．higher
A．sun B．star C．planet D．light
A．when B．before C．after D．until
A．dislike B．refuse C．accept D．consider
A．even B．still C．never D．already
One day, a boy had a fight with one of his classmates. Then he went to his _____and told him his story angrily. “He is really bad,” the boy said, “and I ______ him.”
The grandfather said, “ ______ me tell you a story. When I was a boy, I too, sometimes hated others for what they did. …..”
As the boy ______ carefully, the grandfather went on, “There are always two tigers inside my heart. One is ______ and kind. He gets on well ______ everything around him. But ______ is bad and unfriendly. Even the smallest thing will make him angry. He fights with everyone all the time, and for no reason. He can’t think carefully ______ he always hates others. It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart. They both try to control(控制) me. ”
The boy looked into his grandfather’s ______ and asked, “ ______ tiger always controls you, Grandfather?”
The old man said slowly and seriously, “The one that I feed. I always feed the good and kind tiger, so I never hate others and seldom get angry now. ”
A．mother B．father C．teacher D．grandfather
A．love B．hate C．know D．enjoy
A．Make B．Help C．Let D．Ask
A．saw B．felt C．talked D．listened
A．good B．bad C．lazy D．quiet
A．at B．on C．with D．about
A．other B．others C．another D．the other
A．because B．though C．before D．but
A．eyes B．ears C．nose D．mouth
A．Who B．Which C．Where D．When
Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
It was a Monday morning. When a teacher walked into the_______, he heard a low voice: “Here is the teacher. I am_______ this boring fellow(烦人的家伙) is going to talk about putting in commas(逗号).” It was______ voice. His name was Bill. He was talking_______ the boy next to him.The teacher didn’t get angry. He said________about it , then he really began to talk about putting in commas, and then he wrote_______ the sentence: “Bill says the teacher is a boring fellow.”The class______ and Bill’s face_______ red.“Now,” said the teacher, “I’ll_______ you how important commas are.”
He put two commas in the sentence, and now read, “ ______ is a boring fellow.”
A．library B．school C．classroom D．office
A．sorry B．sure C．glad D．surprised
A．his B．the teacher’s C．a boy’s D．a girl’s
A．with B．of C．about D．at
A．much B．everything C．something D．nothing
A．on his desk B．on the blackboard C．in his book D．in Bill’s exercise book
A．laughed B．stopped C．looked D．read
A．got B．changed C．turned D．grew
A．answer B．show C．ask D．give
A．The teacher says, Bill, B．Bill, says, the teacher C．The teacher, says, Bill D．Bill, says the teacher,
When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.
After the ants in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels. I was _ _ that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had _ own job.
On the fifth day a tragedy(悲剧)happened. I put face to close to the glass farm. When I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up _ their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm. My mother said that the ants were dying of _ . They simply couldn’t stand that their tunnels were gone, although much time has passed. I still _ _ that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about natural world, but it _ me much more.
Over the years, I came to realize the importance of _ . Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired（钦佩） for their hard work.
But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently. Adversity（逆境） is a natural part of life and must . Unlike the ants, we can’t give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone. We must build _ .
Giving up. I say it is not a good choice.
A．glass B．paper C．rubber D．plastic
A．happy B．angry C．sorry D．amazed
A．it B．its C．their D．theirs
A．build B．built C．building D．to build
A．cold B．earthquake C．illness D．sadness
A．have B．build C．miss D．remember
A．told B．taught C．said to D．spoke to
A．teamwork B．lives C．the farm D．the tunnels
A．accept B．accepted C．be accepted D．have accepted
A．one B．other C．the other D．another
More and more Chinese people go traveling abroad during theses years. But not all tourists behave well in the place of . Recently, a story about a 15-year-old Chinese tourist has a heated discussion online.
The 15-year-old teenager carved “Ding Jinhao was here” Chinese in the 3,500-year-old Luxor Temple( 卢克索神庙 ). A Chinese traveler took a and shared it on Sina Weibo on May 24.
Many people were about what Ding had done and decided to search the Internet for the boy. It them just one day to find information about him in Nanjing. , Ding’s parents quickly said to the media: We want to say sorry to the Egypitan people and to people have paid attention to this matter across China.” Ding mother said.
Ding’s parents said they should it and their son had learned his lesson.
According to Xinhua, local Egytians had worked to try and the sculpture(雕塑) . Although there was some improvement, the words could not be totally wiped off.
A．luck B．interest C．joy D．happiness
A．caused B．closed C．avoided D．begun
A．of B．with C．for D．in
A．photo B．rest C．look D．walk
A．strict B．serious C．happy D．angry
A．cost B．took C．spent D．paid
A．After that B．Just now C．So far D．Right now
A．whose B．which C．who D．whom
A．forget B．face C．find D．remember
A．make B．buy C．clean D．sell
Life is not easy, so I'd like to say "When anything happens, believe in yourself."
When I was 14, I was ____ nervous to talk to anyone. My classmates often ____ me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, ____happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest（竞赛）. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a(n) ____ idea! It meant I had to ____ in front of all the teachers and students of my school!
"Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win." Finally I decided to have a try and____ the topic "Believe in yourself". I tried my best to ____all the speech and practiced it over 100 times. With my mother's great love, I did well in the contest. I could ____ believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. Those ____who once looked down on (瞧不起) me, now all said "Congratulations!" to me. My mother was very happy and cried excitedly.
____ then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to make the best from it. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.
A．so B．too C．very D．quite
A．made faces at B．looked after C．laughed at D．smiled at
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．interesting B．exciting C．perfect D．terrible
A．say B．speak C．tell D．talk
A．reached B．brought C．chose D．thought
A．remember B．see C．spell D．read
A．almost B．nearly C．hard D．hardly
A．girls B．classmates C．boys D．teachers
A．Since B．Except C．Before D．From