阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）
One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town announcing that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole town. A large crowd gathered, and they all thought it was perfect. There was not a flaw（瑕疵）in it.
Suddenly, an old man said, “Your heart is not nearly as beautiful as mine.” The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s heart. It was full of scars（伤疤）. The young man laughed. “Comparing your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”
“Yes,” said the old man, “You see, every scar represents a person to whom I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they give me a piece of their heart that fits into the empty place in my heart. Though it has some scars, I cherish（珍惜）. Because they remind me of the love we shared. Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasn’t returned a piece of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gouges（豁口）. Although these gouges are painful, they stay open, reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?”
The young man ripped a piece out of his perfect heart and offered it to the old man. The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man’s heart.
The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man’s heart flowed into his. They embraced（拥抱）and walked away side by side.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。The young man thought _______ at first.
| A．his heart was painful |
| B．the old man’s hear was perfect |
| C．his own heart was perfect |
| D．he himself was the most beautiful |
The old man’s heart _______.
| A． is not nearly as beautiful as the young man’s |
| B． has been given to a person who needed it |
| C． is a mess of scars |
| D．is perfect |
The scares can _______.
| A．recover by themselves |
| B．be filled as well as before |
| C．represent how hard the old man has lived |
| D．represent that the old man has given love to many people |
What does the word “wound” in the passage mean?
| A．伤口 | B．胸腔 | C．疤痕 | D．心房 |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．A flaw in the heart |
| B．the most beautiful heart |
| C．Beautiful scars in heart |
| D．offering your heart to others |
Imagine there is a bank that puts $ 86, 400 in your account ( 账户)each morning. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank writes off( 注销)the balance that you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Take out every cent, of course \
Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME. Every morning, it puts in 86, 400 seconds. Every evening it writes off, as it is lost. There is no balance or overdraft 透支) . If you fail to use the day’s savings, the lost is yours. There is no going back. There is no taking from " tomorrow". You must make good use of it so as to get more in health, happiness and success!
The clock is running. Make the most of today. To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade; To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature( 早产)baby; To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper; To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet; To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed the train; To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who just avoided(避免)an accident.
Make good use of every moment that you have. Remember that time waits for no one. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why it’s called "The Present".The underlined word "balance" in paragraph 1 means_________.
| A．平衡 | B．贷款 | C．余款 | D．提款 |
What is special about the TIME bank we each have?
| A．We can store time in it whenever we like. |
| B．Someone puts $ 86, 400 in it every day. |
| C．The time in it will surely get lost if you don’t use it. |
| D．Someone helps you spend your time every night. |
What can be the best title of the passage?
| A．The Bank of Money | B．The Bank of Time |
| C．The value of one hour | D．The clock is running |
In this passage, the writer tries to tell us_________.
| A．what a bank is | B．how to save money |
| C．the difference of time units | D．to make good use of time |
Good morning, boys and girls. Today I’ll talk about going online.
We know that there are too many net bars around us. The Internet can make our lives interesting and enjoyable. Many of us like going online very much because we can learn how to use the computer and can get more information from the Internet. We can learn English. We can read some good newspapers and magazines. It can make us clever in playing computer games. We can send e-mails to our friends quickly. We can chat freely online with our friends. It can help us to get in touch with people from all over the world.
But every coin has two sides. Net bars also bring us a lot of trouble. For example, some students spend too much time in playing computer games and some stay in the net bars all day and all night. Some girls even get to have boyfriends or some boys get to have girlfriends online. They write too many letters to each other. It takes them too much time to chat online, so they do worse and worse in their lessons and they don’t study well any more. I think we mustn’t get online when it is time for us to study. We can do it in summer or winter holidays or at the weekend.
At the same time, if we have lots of free time, we can do some out-of-class activities at school. We usually have activities from 4’ 50 to 5- 50 in the afternoon. We can play basketball or football on Monday or Thursday afternoon. We can join some interests groups in school, such as drawing or reading on Tuesday afternoon, or singing and dancing on Wednesday afternoon. We can go to the English Corner on Friday afternoon. We hope we can spend more time on our subjects or on such activities.Many of us like going online because it can help us_________.
| A．learn English and send e-mails | B．get more information |
| C．play computer games | D．all of the above |
According to the speaker, in our spare time we should_________.
| A．go online for longer time |
| B．stay in the classroom doing more exercises |
| C．go to the English Corner every afternoon |
| D．do more out-of-class activities at school |
If you are free on Tuesday afternoon, what out-of-class activities can you have at school?
| A．Playing basketball or football. | B．Singing and dancing. |
| C．Drawing or reading. | D．Going to the English Corner. |
Penguins are lovely animals. Most people like them. But now as many as 10 of the 17 kinds of penguins are in danger of disappearing. The number of penguins has decreased by ( 减少了) 30% since 1987.
Penguins are black and white birds that live in the southern part of the world. They are common in the Antarctic Continent (南极大陆) ,New Zealand, Australia and South America. Many live near cold waters (水域). But some live near warm waters in Galapagos Islands. Penguins cannot fly, but they are fine swimmers. The shape of their body helps them to survive. Penguins eat fish and krill (磷虾). They have short wings that help them to dive up to 900 feet to catch larger fish. They can swim 10-15 kilometers an hour which lets them protect themselves. They also have lots of body oil that helps in keeping them dry in the water.
The warming of the earth is the reason for the decrease in the number of penguins. The hotter and hotter air has caused ocean waters to become warmer. Higher water temperature has decreased the fish and krill. Some years later these birds are completely unable to reproduce. And many adult penguins die of hunger.
Too much fishing, exploration for oil and oil leaks (泄漏) also make penguins be in danger. Poisonous things in ocean waters are another danger. Penguins also have their enemies, including sharks, seals and sea lions.Penguins can do the following except________.
| A．diving | B．flying | C．swimming | D．catching fish |
Which of the following is NOT the reason for the decrease in the number penguins?
| A．The warming of the earth. | B．Too much fishing. |
| C．Natural disasters. | D．Poisonous things in ocean waters. |
What does the underlined word "reproduce" mean?
| A．繁殖 | B．灭绝 | C．迁徙 | D．觅食 |
What’s the passage mainly about?
| A．Fish and krill have decreased. |
| B．Ocean waters are polluted. |
| C．Sharks and seals are the enemies of penguins. |
| D．The decrease in the number of penguins. |
Who are the top students in the world, do you know? Last week the Organization for Economic Co-operation Development (经济合作与发展组织) picked the best students in the world. They are Finnish (芬兰的). The OECD gave a test to 280 000 15-year-old students from more than 40 countries and regions (地区) last year. The OECD wanted to know how well students were doing at school.
Finnish students were No. 1 in the reading test and second in maths after Hong Kong students. Those from Japan and Finland were top in science. In the problem solving, Finnish students came second to those from South Korea. The test also showed Finland had more top students than the other countries.
Finns (芬兰人) of your age have done a really good job but don’t have a sense of envy. You can learn from them. Most Finnish students make good use of the Internet. Of course not for computer games, but for doing more exercises and finding out more information.
Libraries are also important. Finland spends a lot of money on them. Many students have a free card. They read for at least one or two hours a day.
What do you usually do on the Internet? How often do you go to libraries?Students from which country or region did best in the reading test?
| A．South Korea. | B．Hong Kong. | C．Finland. | D．Japan. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Hong Kong students were No. 1 in maths. |
| B．Finnish students were the first of all the tests. |
| C．Finnish students did well in the problem solving. |
| D．Japanese students were top in science. |
From this passage we know that_________.
| A．the test can make the students lose their interest in learning |
| B．the test is designed to find out good ways to use the Internet |
| C．it’s hard to tell who the best students in the world are |
| D．Finnish students make better use of the Internet and libraries |
Here are reports of three attacks. The three swimmers were attacked by sharks because they didn’t obey (遵守) the safety rules for swimmers.
| Rules for swimmers: A. Don’t swim at night. B. You are more likely to be attacked in warm water. C. Sharks are attacking by blood. Don’t swim with an open cut. D. It’s best to wear a swimming suit to match your skin colour. Sharks can see colours. E. If you see a shark,don’t be nervous. Try to! swim quietly, with even (平稳的) strokes(划水动作). |
Which rule didn’t each of the following swimmers obey? Report 1: Colin was swimming with two friends
very late at night. He was attacked by a shark and died.Report 2: Ann was a very good swimmer. She
bought a new bright red swimming suit. She was swimming with some friends when a shark attacked her.Report 3: Jack was on holiday in Australia. He
cut his foot on the beach. He went swimming the same day and got attacked.