完形填空（每小题1.5分，共15分）
For this month’s Young World magazine, I interviewed 19-year-old pop star Candy Wang. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her . As she got better, she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the whole school. Now she’s not shy any more and singing in front of crowds.
I asked Candy how life was different she became famous. She explained that there are many good things, like being able to travel and meet new people all the time. “I didn’t use to be popular in school, but now I get tons of everywhere I go.” However, too much attention can also be a bad thing. “I always have to worry about how I appear to others and I have to be very careful about what to say or do. And I don’t have much private time anymore. Hanging out with friends is almost for me now because there are always guards around me.”
What does Candy have to say to all those young people who want to become famous? “Well,” she begins slowly, “you have to be prepared to your normal life. You can never imagine how the road to success is. Many times I thought about giving up, I fought on. You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed. Only people make it to the top.
A．Asia B．Asian C．America D．Africa
A．shyness B．illness C．sadness D．happiness
A．refuses B．dislikes C．minds D．loves
A．after B．before C．since D．until
A．money B．chance C．attention D．introduction
A．possible B．possibly C．impossible D．impossibly
A．give up B．give in C．give out D．give away
A．exciting B．easy C．important D．difficult
A．and B．but C．so D．for
A．the number of B．a large number of C．a small number of D．a number of
Everyone has his dream. ＿1＿do I .In ten years, I think I will be a reporter. I’ll live in Shanghai, because I want to Shanghai and ＿2＿in love with it last year. I think it’s a really beautiful city. ＿3＿ a reporter, I think I’ll meet lots of interesting ＿4＿.I think I’ll live in 5apartment with my best friends, because I don’t like living 6. I will have pets. I can’t have 7pets now because my mother hates them and our apartment is too small. So in ten years, I’ll have many different pets. I might even keep a pet parrot. I’ll probably go skating and swimming 8. During the week, I’ll look smart, and probably will 9a suit. On weekends, I’ll dress more casually. That’s my dream. I’ll work 10to make it come true.A. Neither B. So C. Nor
A. were B. fell C. fall
A. As B. For C. Like
A. men B. women C. people
A. an B. a C. the
A. aloneB. together C. lonely
A. some B. no C. any
A. all day B. every day C. everyday
A. dress B. wear C. put on
A. hardly B. freely C. hard
Food is very important. Everyone needs to 1well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is 2. We begin to get knowledge even when we are very young. Small children are 3in everything around them. They learn 4while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older. they begin to 5storybooks, science books, or anything they like.
When they find something new, they have to ask questions and 6to find out the answers. What’s the best 7to get knowledge? If we learn 8ourselves, we will get the most knowledge. If we are 9getting answers from others and don’t ask why, we will never learn more and understand 10.A. sleepB. drinkC. cat
A. sport B. knowledgeC. meat
A. interested B. interesting C. good
A. something B. nothingC. anything
A. writeB. learnC. read
A. tryB. thinkC. wait
A. placeB. wayC. road
A. withB. toC. by
A. seldom B. alwaysC. sometimes
A. muchB. well C. better
先通读下面的短文，读懂大意，然后从后面各题所给的A、B、C、三个选项中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
An old man has a cat. The cat now is very old. She can’t run quickly, and she can’t bite1.One day the old cat saw a mouse, she jumped and 2 it. But she couldn’t bite it. So the mouse got out of her 3and ran away. The old man got very 4and beat the cat. The cat said to him. “Don’t beat your servant. Don’t be unkind to the 5When they are young, they can do good work.”A. too B. alsoC. either
A. catch B. caughtC. catches
A. mouth B. eyesC. hands
A. sad B. satisfied C. angry
A. young B. oldC. sick
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文)
1．We have always been warned of the dangers of the forest fires. They cause 1 to a forest. They kill many plants and animals in an eco-system, which is a group of living things and their environment. But have you ever heard of a forest fire that can be 2 for a forest?
2．People start some of the fires with special reasons to actually do well to the eco-system.
3．In fact, fires are a natural part of any eco-system. Without fires, the oldest and largest trees would stop sunlight from reaching the forest floor. Fires can 3 some of these old trees. When the trees die, they provide something good for the earth. New trees can grow strong and healthy in their place.
4．Some trees even need fires to grow. These trees hold their seeds(种子) inside. Heats from a fire allow the coat of the seeds to open up. Then the seeds fall to the ground and have the 4 to grow.
5．Scientists, who know about nature’s needs, start some of these fires, called controlled burns. A fire is started and kept under control. This way, the fire does not spread out of the area or 5 a large space of the forest. Fires can be dangerous for animals. Even when animals continue to live after forest fires, they can go hungry 6 their food has been damaged in the fire. Small, controlled fires mean that animals will not have to move far to find food. After some time, small plants begin to grow. Animals return soon after the plants return. This 7 makes an eco-system.
6．So the next time you hear about a forest fire, think about the good as well as the bad. It may take a new eco-system a while to return, but it will likely come back stronger and healthier than ever.
A．illness B．difficulty C．damage D．flood
A．helpful B．powerful C．harmful D．awful
A．take the place of B．get ready for C．be bad for D．get rid of
A．time B．water C．chance D．skill
A．discover B．cover C．but D．waste
A．because B．although C．but D．so
A．almost B．again C．never D．even
If you want to become a better reader, what should you know about speed of reading?
Some people read very rapidly(很快地), while others read very slowly. But which one is better?
The rapid reader may be a good reader when he reads a storybook for fun. But he may not be able to slow down enough to read directions(说明) carefully. He may read so rapidly that he does not take time to understand fully the ideas and information which are important to remember.
The slow reader may be a good reader when he reads directions for making something. But he may spend too much time in reading a simple story which is meant to be enjoyed but is not important enough to be remembered.
So, you see, either a rapid reader or a slow reader is not really a good one. If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important things to remember about speed of reading.
1. Knowing why you are reading will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.
2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, science and history books, and Maths problems. You must read such things slowly or remember each important step and understand each important idea.
3. Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories for enjoyment, letters from friends and bits of news from hometown papers.
4. In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain(某些) pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.
What should be read rapidly?
A．Directions for making something. B．Maths problems. C．Science and history books. D．Storybooks, newspapers, personal letters, etc.
A．To read as fast as you can. B．To fit your reading speed to your needs. C．To read as slowly as possible. D．To keep your reading at a certain speed.
A．Something about Careful Reading B．Be a Rapid Reader. C．How to Read? D．How to Be a Slow Reader?