完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Once, there lived a man in the mountains. He had a statue made by a famous master. But the statue was put at his door, ___to the ground, because he didn't like it at all.
One day, a man from the city ________by his house. This man was full of Knowledge. When he saw the statue, he asked the owner _________ he would sell it.
The owner laughed and said, "Who will like this dull and ____ stone?"
The man from the city said, "I will give you five dollars ______ it."
The owner was surprised and ____. Then the statue was moved to the city.
A few months later, the man from the mountains visited ______. When he walked around the streets, he saw many people _______ in front of a shop, and a man was shouting in a loud voice, "Come in and see the most wonderful statue in the world. Only one dollar __________ this most great work of a master."
The man from the mountains __ one dollar and walked into the shop. He was shocked by the thing in the shop, because it was the statue that he himself had sold for five dollars.
A．facing B．faced C．looks D．looked
A．past B．passed C．passes D．passing
A．how B．when C．who D．if
A．clean B．dirty C．interesting D．sad
A．for B．on C．of D．with
A．disagreed B．agreed C．left D．cried
A．streats B．shop C．village D．city
A．standing B．stand C．to stand D．stood
A．to enjoy B．enjoying C．to buy D．buying
A．sold B．spent C．cost D．paid
When my son, Justin, was four, he found a caterpillar（毛毛虫）and put it in a box. Each day he it fresh grass and leaves . In a few weeks, the caterpillar became fat and was ready to sleep. One morning we found had become a cocoon(茧).
Justin was . He knew a moth（飞蛾）or butterfly was going to be .
“Dad ! is happening. Come and look!” He shouted happily. We could clearly see the wings . A few days later, a beautiful black moth broke free from its cocoon.
The next day, Justin took the outside and opened it, and the little moth flew out. It flew around the yard twice, , and landed on Justin’s arm. He picked it up and threw it in the air, the moth came back again. He tried over and over to set it free, but each time it would return to his arm.
I believe the moth, just like a person, was afraid to comfortable places and situations. It wanted to stay with something and was afraid to move on and experience new things.
I was once that little moth. My cocoon was my mother’s love which made me comfortable. the moth, I didn’t want to fly too far from it. When my first job required me to move to a new city, I was but later I chose to move there. And finally, I found I was happy about my .
Humans are animals of habit. We change. However, if we hadn’t moved, we would not have experienced many new things. So spread your wings and fly.
A．caught B．gave C．found D．carried
A．it B．they C．we D．he
A．unhappy B．afraid C．excited D．tired
A．born B．changed C．created D．raised
A．Anything B．Nothing C．Everything D．Something
A．indoor B．outdoor C．inside D．outside
A．door B．box C．book D．window
A．came up B．came back C．gave back D．paid back
A．and B．or C．but D．so
A．stay B．feel C．develop D．leave
A．dangerous B．familiar C．strange D．boring
A．Like B．As C．For D．To
A．mad B．angry C．afraid D．happy
A．decision B．job C．city D．success
A．enjoy B．hate C．plan D．love
Mr. White is a member of his office. He’s and can easily deal with all kinds of matters. So he’s always more than his workmates. Of course he’s often and has no time to do the housework. His wife him well and does all at home.
! Their daughter was hurt in a traffic accident last month and had to be . Now Mrs. White has to look after her there she can’t go home. Mr. White often eats something in the restaurant. As he did some cleaning, the rooms were all disorderly(凌乱不堪的).
Yesterday morning, before Mr. White got up, the telephone . He sat up to answer it. His friend told him to an important telephone number down. But he could find a piece of paper. He found there was much dust(灰尘) on the table and wrote the number on it. But soon he it and went to work. Two hours later came back and looked for a sweater for her daughter. Her husband came in while she was the table. He couldn’t the number on the table and called out angrily, “Who let you clean the table?”
A．important B．strong C．good D．able
A．helped B．thought C．paid D．asked
A．busy B．quiet C．lazy D．happy
A．sees B．knows C．misses D．takes care of
A．Well B．Once C．What’s more D．Bad luck
A．in hospital B．outside C．in bed D．in time
A．but B．or C．while D．and
A．not B．never C．almost D．often
A．shouted B．spoke C．rang D．called
A．write B．remember C．understand D．use
A．either a pen or B．neither a pen nor C．both a pen and D．not only a pen but
A．forgot B．read C．took D．threw
A．he B．his friend C．his wife D．his daughter
A．brushing B．walking in C．leaving D．cleaning
A．find B．listen to C．look at D．write
Billy is a boy of fifteen. His parents died three years ago. One day when he was walking in the street, he a wallet. He returned it to the owner, Mr. Baker. He gave his to the boy. As the boy had no job, Mr. Baker made him work for him in his . Billy worked so hard that Mr. and Mrs. Baker were with him.
Mr. Baker loved planting . The week before last, he brought a few trees home, planted them in the himself and watered them every day. Several days , he had to leave for another city. Before he started, he said to Billy, “Take good care of these trees. Some boys near our house always want to steal them.” “Don’t about them, sir.” answered Billy, “I'll try my best to watch them.” Six days passed and Mr. Baker came back. He asked, “ anyone ever come to steal the trees?” “No, sir.” said Billy. “To stop someone from stealing the trees, I them up six days ago. I have hidden them for almost a week!”
A．bought B．found C．carried D．wanted
A．wallet B．pity C．thanks D．excuses
A．office B．city C．town D．home
A．pleased B．angry C．bored D．sad
A．grass B．flowers C．vegetables D．trees
A．garden B．office C．city D．room
A．ago B．later C．before D．after
A．think B．talk C．learn D．worry
A．Did B．Does C．Has D．Will
A．sent B．pulled C．put D．pick
When you sit down with your family to eat a meal, do you ever wonder when and where the of using chopsticks (筷子) began?
People say that the first chopsticks were used in China 5,000 years ago. The practice became widespread in Korea, Vietnam and Japan. Today they are a symbol of culture.
Of Asian co untries, Japan highlights the importance of chopsticks a day to celebrate them. August 4 is as Chopsticks Day in Japan.
The different traditions of Asia lead to different kinds of chopsticks. For example the Japanese use sharp chopsticks they eat a lot of fish. Sharp chopsticks are good for picking the fish from the bones.
Chopsticks are made from different kinds of material. Bamboo chopsticks are because the material is easy to break apart and doesn’t burn easily. People also use wood and bone for chopsticks. Some rich people had theirs from valuable metals. Many emperors used silver chopsticks, for it was believed that they would turn if there was poison in the food.
There are also many table manners with chopsticks. For instance, never stick your chopsticks upright in your rice bowl or tap on your bowl with your chopsticks. People believe this is impolite to the host.
A．advantage B．tradition C．instru ction D．time
A．European B．American C．Asian D．Chinese
A．with B．through C．on D．over
A．picked B．made C．used D．set
A．homing B．producing C．cooking D．gardening
A．because B．so C．once D．unless
A．usual B．common C．general D．strong
A．to make B．making C．made D．being made
A．black B．gray C．dark D．red
A．popular B．filled C．compared D．connected
Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some ask for more food than they can eat , some students don’t to turn off the water taps after they finish washing, and others often forget to turn off the when they leave the classroom. They say these things are cheap, I don’t agree with them.
Waste can bring a lot of problems. Though China is rich in some resources (资源), we are of others. It is reported that we will have no coal or oil to in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources, can we use in the future and where can we move? Think about it. I think we say no to the students who waste things every day.should stop wasting as soon as possible. If we do our best, waste can be stopped and many natural resources can be saved.A. people B. students C. farmers
A. remember B. have C. forget
A. lights B. machines C. radio
A. or B. and C. but
A. tired B. short C. full
A. use B. do C. make
A. how B. where C. what
A. can B. should C. shouldn’t
A. Everybody B. Nobody C. Somebody
A. two days B. one day C. some days