完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Billy is a boy of fifteen. His parents died three years ago. One day when he was walking in thestreet, 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. andMrs 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 the trees. Some boys near our house always want to steal(偷)them." "Don't about them, sir." answered Billy, "I'll try my best to watch them."
Six dayspassed and Mr. Baker came back. He asked," anyone 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．found B．bought C．carried D．wanted
A．wallet B．pity C．thanks D．excuses
A．office B．factory C．town D．home
A．pleased B．angry C．strict D．popular
A．flower B．grass 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．Does B．Did C．have D．is
A．sent B．pulled C．put D．picked
When I was young，I was interested in Chinese movies that I wanted to know more about Chinese culture like Kungfu and Xiqu.I often（1） to go to China one day.
Luckily，when I was learning theater at university，I was provided with a chance to study（2） .There was a programme study Asian theater arts either in China or in India.I（3） to go to China and learn Beijing Opera in a Chinese theater school.The school offered me a place to practice.It was good（4） I could practice whenever I wanted.Also I had（5） lessons ﹣the teacher would give me one﹣to﹣one class for three hour.That was the best part of my study in China.I do appreciate（感激）this chance to（6） the beautiful art!
I got a lot from my study in China.It has greatly（7） me and helped me develop into a more skillful（8） .This Chinese art gives me plenty of（9） so I can use them when I perform （表演）other shows in Europe.I have（10） an art center to teach Beijing Opera，Now there are more fans of Beijing Opera in my country.
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（1）A.chose |
B.managed |
C.forgot |
D.dreamed |
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（2）A.here |
B.inside |
C.abroad |
D.online |
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（3）A.failed |
B.decided |
C.regretted |
D.continued |
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（4）A.until |
B.though |
C.unless |
D.because |
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（5）A.easy |
B.private |
C.boring |
D.social |
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（6）A.learn |
B.expect |
C.test |
D.celebrate |
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（7）A influenced |
B.troubled |
C.guarded |
D.controlled |
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（8）A.writer |
B.doctor |
C.actor |
D.pilot |
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（9）A.orders |
B.clothes |
C.tools |
D.poems |
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（10）A.kept off |
B.broken into |
C pointed out |
D.set up |
"Everybody， it' s time for our group project． Let's get to work!" says Ms．White．
Amy is the leader of one group． She is not （1） forward to working with her group because a boy named Ray is always absent from the group meetings．He doesn′ t follow the rules ，and he（2） to do any work．This slows the whole group down．
Amy considers telling Ms．White about these problems， but she doesn't want to get Ray in trouble．（3） ， she decides to talk to him and find out what the（4） is． She says，"Everyone is working hard on our project． But so far， you haven't done anything． Is there something wrong？"
Ray thinks（5） for a few seconds， and finally says， "It' s not that I don't want to be in the （6） ．Sometimes， I don' t really understand the things we' re learning． I know it' s not fair， but I don't want to say something stupid， so I do（7） ．
Now Amy understands． Ray isn't （8） he just needs help!"From now on， she says，"I will do my best to help you feel more confident （自信的）． Then you can do your share， and it will be （9） for everyone．"Thank you! I'll try hard to do my part．" says Ray．
Amy feels happy． She realizes that（10） about problems is better than keeping them as secrets．
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（1）A． putting |
B． looking |
C． carrying |
D． taking |
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（2）A． likes |
B． wants |
C． agrees |
D． refuses |
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（3）A．Instead |
B． Also |
C． Although |
D． And |
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（4）A． advice |
B． purpose |
C． problem |
D． suggestion |
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（5）A． quietly |
B． happily |
C． strangely |
D． surprisingly |
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（6）A． class |
B． group |
C． school |
D． work |
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（7）A． everything |
B． something |
C． nothing |
D． anything |
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（8）A．friendly |
B． honest |
C． brave |
D．lazy |
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（9）A．fair |
B． unfair |
C． lucky |
D． unlucky |
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（10）A． caring |
B． talking |
C． thinking |
D． dealing |
Blue whales are the largest animals in the world．But they are amazing（1） because of their huge size， but their slow heartbeat．
For the first time， scientists have researched the（2） of a blue whale．They found （3） when blue whales dive（潜水） for food， their heart rates（心率） are as（4） as 2 beats per （每） minute（bpm）．Scientists used to（5） that their diving heart rate was 15 bpm．When the whales go to the ocean's（6） to breathe， their heart rate is between 25 and 37 bpm．
Usually， the larger an animal is，（7） its heart beats， since it takes more time to pump （输送） blood around（8） body．Shrews， the smallest mammals（哺乳动物） ， have a heart rate of up to 1，000 bpm．Humans usually stay between 60 and 100 bpm．
（9） slowing their heart rate， blue whales can send more blood to the muscles（肌肉） that they use（10） ．These muscles become stronger， allowing the whales to dive for longer periods of time．
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（1）A．neither |
B．either |
C．not only |
D．although |
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（2）A．heartbeat |
B．body size |
C．diving |
D．food |
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（3）A．it |
B．that |
C．once |
D．if |
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（4）A．many |
B．little |
C．fast |
D．slow |
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（5）A．regard |
B．expect |
C．think |
D．doubt |
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（6）A．bottom |
B．surface |
C．center |
D．side |
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（7）A．the slower |
B．slower |
C．the faster |
D．faster |
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（8）A．it's |
B．its |
C．his |
D．her |
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（9）A．By |
B．In |
C．On |
D．At |
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（10）A．to pump blood |
B．to eat |
C．to breathe |
D．to dive |
Nowadays， phone calls and messages help us get in touch with others． It means that we seldom write letters now． But a TV show， Letters Alive （《见字如面》）， is bringing back this old habit．
Letters Alive invites famous actors and actresses， but there are no funny jokes or competitions． It's just one person walking up to a microphone and reading a letter． The letters were written by people from different times in history． For example， in one period， they read a letter written by famous writer Xiao Hong to her younger brother in 1941． The letter shows that Xiao Hong missed her brother so much and had great hopes for his future．
"Every letter opens another world for us，" according to Guan Zhangwen， the director of the TV show． "We can also touch the heart of the writers'．" Since its first period on Dec． 5， Letters Alive has been widely praised． Many audiences （观众） said that it had provided a breath of fresh air to today's TV shows．
Besides Letters Alive， some other cultural TV shows have also been well received by Chinese audiences． Chinese Poetry Conference is a traditional Chinese poetry competition． And Readers invites people to read poems and articles they like or wrote． It suggests that cultural values and true feelings are becoming our interest．
（1）Letters Alive， a TV show， invites famous people to ．
| A． |
tell audiences jokes |
| B． |
read and share letters |
| C． |
walk up to a microphone to sing |
| D． |
take part in different competitions |
（2）According to the passage， which sentence is RIGHT？
| A． |
Xiao Hong missed her brother but had no hopes for his future． |
| B． |
The heart of the writers' can be touched by reading letters． |
| C． |
Letters Alive is not popular enough to audiences． |
| D． |
Chinese Poetry Conference invites people to read poems． |
（3）How many cultural TV shows are there in the passage？
| A． |
One． |
| B． |
Two． |
| C． |
Three． |
| D． |
Four． |
（4）Chinese audiences these cultural TV shows．
| A． |
like |
| B． |
dislike |
| C． |
show no interest in |
| D． |
doubt about |
（5）Which is the best title for the passage？
| A． |
Phones Have Taken the Place of Letters |
| B． |
Welcome to Our Cultural TV Shows |
| C． |
Letters Make Us Communicate |
| D． |
Cultural TV Shows Are Becoming Popular |
You may know the English letters A， B and C． But do you know there are people called ABCs？ You may likeeating bananas．But do you know there are such people with the name of "banana persons"？ Are these people from "another planet （星球）"？ No． They are just Chinese people like you and me．
ABC means American﹣born﹣Chinese． An ABC is a Chinese， but was born in the United States． Sometimes， people call an ABC a "banana person"． A banana is yellow outside and white inside． So， a "banana person" is white inside ﹣﹣ thinking like a westerner and yellow outside ﹣﹣ looking like a Chinese．
Do you know why？ Usually， ABCs know little about China or Chinese language． Most of them don't speak Chinese． Also， they are not interested in Chinese politics （政治）． But if ABCs can't speak Chinese． can we still call them Chinese people？ Yes， of course． They are Chinese． They are overseas （海外的） Chinese． These people may be citizens （公民） of other countries like the US， Canada or Singapore． But they have Chinese blood． Their parents， grandparents or even great﹣grandparents were from China． They all have black eyes and black hair． But they are not Chinese citizens． They are not people of China． For example， we all know the famous scientist C．N． Yang （杨振宁）． He got the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957． Chinese people love him． But he is an American citizen．
（1）"ABC" in this passage means " "．
| A． |
a kind of banana |
| B． |
three English letters |
| C． |
American﹣born﹣Chinese |
| D． |
Chinese﹣born﹣America |
（2）Chinese born in western countries are called "banana persons" because .
| A． |
their bodies are white inside but yellow outside |
| B． |
they think like westerners but look like Chinese |
| C． |
they were born in China but go to study in America |
| D． |
they were born in America but work in China |
（3）The underlined word "blood" may probably mean in the passage．
| A． |
血统 |
| B． |
洪水 |
| C． |
血样 |
| D． |
流血 |
（4）C． N． Yang is mentioned here to show that ．
| A． |
American Chinese are great |
| B． |
Chinese people can win Nobel Prize |
| C． |
American Chinese aren't Chinese citizens |
| D． |
we don't like him |
（5）This passage mainly talks about ．
| A． |
Chinese |
| B． |
the Nobel Prize |
| C． |
the story ofC.N．Yang |
| D． |
the meaning of "ABC" |