Look at the picture. The boy’s name is John. The girl in the white blouse is his sister, Rose. The other one in the yellow blouse is his sister, Mary. John and his sisters are students in No.1 Middle School. The two sisters are in Class Three, Grade(年级) One, and John is in Class Two, Grade Two. The man and woman are their father and mother. The man is a worker and the woman is a teacher, The old man and the old woman are John’s grandfather and grandmother.
There are ______people in the family.
A.five B.six C.seven D.eight
A.yellow, white B.white, yellow C.red, yellow D.yellow, red
A.not students B.in the same class C.in Grade2 D.in different middle school
A.father B.grandfather C.mother D.grandmother
A.The two girls have two brothers. B.John and his sisters are in the same school. C.The man’s son is in Grade 3. D.John’s family is not a big one.
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文,用A、B、C、D等表示) (5分)
We can see walls everywhere in the world. But The Great Wall of China is the of all. The Chinese call it “The Ten-Thousand-Li Great Wall.” It goes from west to east, mountains, through valleys(山谷) and finally reaches the sea. The Great Wall is more than 6,000 kilometres long, 6~7 metres high and 4~5 metres wide. In some places it is wide enough for five horses or ten men walk side by side along the top.
The Great Wall has a history of over two thousand years. People began to build the wall in the Spring and Autumn Period(春秋时期) in Chinese history. Qin Shihuang let people join up all the walls. He thought these walls could keep the enemy out of the country, the Great Wall came to the world.
When you visit the Great Wall, you can’t wait to know how the Chinese people could build such a great wall thousands of years ago . any modern things, it is really difficult to build it. They have to do all the work by hand. It takes millions of men hundreds of years to build it. And almost none of them can live when they finish it. So we often say the Great Wall is made of millions of .
Today, the Great Wall becomes a place of interest not only to the Chinese people, but also to people all over the world. We Chinese people all feel proud of it.
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完形填空。(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
I did very poorly in school. My headmaster thought I was useless. When I was 14 he said “You are never going to be but a failure(失败者).”
After 5 years of working bad jobs, I fell in love a very nice girl. But her mother said to me “You have at everything you’ve ever done. You can’t bring any happiness to my !” it was the most frustrating (令人沮丧的) thing that could have happened to me. I decided to do something about my life because I want to show her that what people said about me was .
So I worked hard on my writing and I during the day and went to evening classes at college. My first book came out at that time. Then I started to write full time. At the same time, I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of -here was once a boy who left school early, now teaching at the university. My writing career(生涯) when I discovered(发现) my own style.
Now I’m rich and , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. But what does that mean? I just wish all the people who put me down had said: “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”
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完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,计15分)
阅读下列短文,从文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger Victor. They 36 ea ch other very much, and always took care of one another. Every day they worked from morning ______night, getting as much grain(谷物) as possible from their fields.
One late autumn evening, after their work in the_______was done, Simon said to his wife, "Victor got married last month. He has many bills(账单) to pay. I think I will put a bag of rice in his barn(谷仓). “Oh, that's a good idea,” said his wife. “But please don't tell him,” said Simon, “If he knows I put the rice there, he will________take it.”
So, la te that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor's barn. The next day, while looking at his own barn, he found_______strange. “I took a bag of rice to Victor's house last night,____ ____ I still have the same number of bags in my barn.__________ did that happen?”
Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother's barn that night. But the next morning, he found the________number of bags in his barn again! “This is very strange,” he thought. That night he_______again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder(肩膀); and walked down the road to his younger brother's house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another______coming down the road. He was carrying something on his_______, too. “Younger Brother!” Simon cried, “What are you doing?” “I was_____you, Older Brother,” said Victor, “Your family is_____ than mine. I thought you needed more rice.” The two brothers quickly______that they had been taking rice to each other. They________what had happened. “It is good to have a brother like you,” they both said. And they lived happily ever after.
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完形填空 (15分)
Mary was happy to take a seat in the plane. Then ___ air hostess(空姐) came up to her and asked, “Can you change your ____? A man would like to sit with his wife.” The only available seat in the plane was next to a boy ____ his arms broken, a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression(表情). “It’s ____ to sit there,” Mary thought at first. But a quiet voice from her heart said, “He ____ help.” Finally, Mary ____ to that seat.
The boy ____ David had been in a car accident and was on his way to another ____. When the snacks and juice arrived, Mary found that he could eat ____ food by himself. Mary wanted to feed him ____ hesitated(犹豫), because it didn’t seem proper.
But then Mary believed that helping others was more ____. She started to help him eat. Although David was uncomfortable to accept(接受), he ____. They became _ _in a short time. ___ the five-hour trip, Mary felt glad to sit next to David and help him.
When we reach out our hands ____ others, we get to live in a bigger and more loving world.
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完形填空(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
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,选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
One day, a farmer lost his watch in his barn(谷仓). The watch was cheap but it was very to him because it was a gift from his father.
After the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for from a group of children playing nearby. He them that the person who found the watch would get a present.
Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn . They searched everywhere but still could not find the . Just when the farmer was going to , a little boy went up to him and said he wanted to try again. The farmer looked at him and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”
So the farmer the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The amazed farmer asked the boy how he succeeded(成功) where the rest had failed.
The boy answered, “I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the of the watch.”
This shows us that sometimes a peaceful(平静的) mind can think better than a(n) one.
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