完型填空（共10分，每小题1分）
In the United States, “hitting the books”means studying a subject with great effort. One of the great challenges for students __ taking tests. Students____ long hours preparing for a test. They read all their books carefully, and then read them ____ and a third time. They prepare for ____ possible question. They study every night. They are “hitting the books”.
In the United States, most children go to school ___they are five years old. Public education is a free and most children go to school near their homes. School in these early years is ___. The children learn to read and write, but they also play games and go on trips. It’s not necessary for them to hit the books _____such an early age.
This situation changes as children become older. The subjects become more difficult. Students must ____world history, algebra(代数), and the live sciences. Tests become more common.
Pressure ___ to hit the books, study hard, and advance (升级). ____ , most students only really begin hitting the books for long hours when they reach high school.
Knowledge is a prize that is not easy to gain.
A．are B．is C．were D．was
A．cost B．take C．spend D．pay
A．a first time B．a second time C．a third time D．a fourth time
A．all B．no C．few D．every
A．when B．since C．for D．that
A．boring B．difficult C．fun D．strange
A．at B．on C．in D．for
A．look for B．learn about C．set up D．hear of
A．is growing B．is disappearing C．is falling D．is going
A．Although B．Even C．Whatever D．However
When our children were younger, it was popular for city people to buy a small farm in the country and _____ a few animals there.
One of our new neighbors ____ some ducks. They seemed very lovely. However, they were ____ to run around in their yard and the neighbors’ yards -- ____ ours. Our vegetables were their favorite food. Often we would “shoo” the ducks home and wonder ____ there wasn’t a fence to keep them.
One day, I asked her if she ____her ducks were bringing trouble to my garden. She told me that they were her ____ and he was away traveling. My attitude (态度) to her was bad.
We realized that our neighbors were not planning to build a ____, so our son built one. The ducks now stayed in their own yard. I didn’t see my neighbor again ____ months later.
A women’s church group asked me to ___ at their mother and daughter’s party. The topic was “Love”. Much to my ____, the first woman I saw when I walked into the church was my neighbor. I knew I could not speak about love to them when I hadn’t been ____with my neighbor. So I walked ____to her and said sorry for my attitude. She forgave me and then we talked a lot.
Do you have anybody like that in your life? Let me ____ you, if at all possible, to clear the ____between you.
A．put B．keep C．send D．take
A．bought B．sold C．dropped D．showed
A．made B．allowed C．forced D．chosen
A．except B．but C．without D．including
A．what B．why C．if D．when
A．saw B．understood C．thought D．realized
A．husband’s B．daughter’s C．wife’s D．grandma’s
A．fence B．house C．nest D．room
A．after B．before C．until D．while
A．speak B．talk C．say D．tell
A．excitement B．joy C．glad D．surprise
A．nice B．patient C．friendly D．annoyed
A．up B．along C．towards D．down
A．offer B．lift C．encourage D．afford
A．air B．difficulty C．pleasure D．trash
Last summer, my mother and I went to her hometown, Guilin. The city is very ___ in the world ____ it has beautiful rivers and hills. Many ____from different countries around the world go to _____ it every year. My motherwasborn _____ a small village near the Li River. When she ____a little girl, she studied at the village school ____ only five classes and seven _____. Some children were very ____ and didn’t like to study at school, ____ my mother was well-behaved. The teachers were very strict but very friendly.
A．big B．new C．cold D．famous
A．because B．so C．why D．but
A．men B．women C．people D．person
A．visit B．see C．look at D．watch
A．on B．in C．at D．from
A．were B．was C．is D．are
A．with B．in C．of D．has
A．classmates B．friends C．teachers D．visitors
A．good B． clever C．naughty D．well-behaved
A．so B． and C．but D．or
Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn't smoke and never . She didn't eat chocolate. She didn't eat sweet and fatty food, . She weighted herself every day.
One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a sitting in a rocking chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking, he looked very happy.
He smiled at her and said," Good morning! Lovely day ,isn't it?"
He had a wide smile his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.
"Good morning! "replied Alicia. "Yes, it is a lovely day. "
Alicia thought he very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the of a happy old age.
"I hope you don't me asking, "she said, "but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do I am your age. "
The man in the rocking chair said, "My secret for ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit at home every day. " "
Alicia was . She didn't expect the man to give her an answer like that. She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did wrong. She thought he should be and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe ,she thought, people could live a long happy life eating well or doing lots of exercise.
"How old are you ?” she asked.
A．lunch B．breakfast C．dinner D．supper
A．exercised B．drank C．worked D．slept
A．too B．also C．either D．still
A．man B．woman C．boy D．girl
A．so B．but C．and D．or
A．in B．with C．at D．on
A．saw B．looked C．listened D．found
A．secret B．dream C．plan D．future
A．stand B．mind C．allow D．enjoy
A．when B．since C．though D．for
A．health B．success C．happiness D．life
A．surprised B．worried C．excited D．relaxed
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．angry B．serious C．quiet D．sick
A．through B．from C．without D．by
Coke(可乐)is one of __ drinks in the world. A lot of people enjoy __ it. But now people begin to believe that it’s not a good drink for health. There is lots of _ __ __ in the coke. Having much sugar is ___ for people. And it also has some caffeine(咖啡因)in it. The caffeine can get people into the habit(习惯)of drinking more coke when they feel __ . If they don’t drink coke they __ bad. And __ __ thing is some people can’t work or study __ drinking several cups of coke every day. More and more people want to cut down the coke they drink and ask _ __ help from the doctors. If you like drinking coke very much, I think you must have the Coke Habit. In fact drinking more fruit and vegetable juice is __ __ for you.
A．more popular B．most popular C．popular D．the most popular
A．drink B．drinking C．to drink D．drinks
A．salt B．pepper C．sugar D．juice
A．good B．well C．tired D．bad
A．hungry B．fine C．thirsty D．excited
A．will feel B．are feeling C．felt D．feel
A．bad B．worse C．the worst D．the worse
A．not B．without C．with D．after
A．to B．for C．on D．at
A．good B．well C．best D．better
If you live in the United States, the law(法律) says you can’t have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer vacations you can work 40 hours each week. Does that mean if you are younger than 14, you can’t make your own money? Of course not! Kids who are between the ages of 10 and 13 can make money by doing lots of things.
Valerie, 11, often makes money by cleaning up other people’s yards. Lana , 13, makes money by knitting（织）sweaters for dogs and selling them to her neighbors, and Lisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her works to people. People have asked her draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine, 12, writes articles for different magazines!
Making money is learning. By working to make your own money, you are learning the skills you need to succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology(技术) and using your time. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than earning(挣) it. However, when you make your own money, you don’t have to depend on someone else. The five dollars that you earn will probably make you feel a lot better than the twenty dollars you ask for.Kids can have full-time jobs at the age of .
A．10 B．13 C．15 D．16
A．after school B．at school time C．on weekends D．during summer vacations
A．By drawing pictures for others B．By cleaning up other people’s yards C．By writing articles for different magazines. D．By knitting sweaters for dogs and selling them to her neighbors.