完型填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Miss Carter is a beautiful girl. Her father two years ago and her mother made a terrible mistake and .They began to live a hard life. When she middle school, she couldn't go on studying. Her uncle found a for her. Mr Baker, a rich shopkeeper, hired(雇) her. Her work was to clean the rooms and sweep the floors. She tried her and worked hard. Mrs Baker liked her and paid her than the other servants(佣人).
It was Sunday, Mr Baker was reading and Mrs Baker was watching TV in the sitting room. The girl came in and said, "I'm ,Mrs Baker. I have to tell you I can't work for you any longer."
It Mr. and Mrs Baker. The woman asked, "What makes you say that? Aren't we __ to you?"
"Yes, you are, Madam," the girl said." Have you found a piece of work yet?" Mrs Baker asked.
"No, I haven't, "Miss Carter said." I don't think you trust(信任) me."
"You are ,Miss Carter, "said Mr Baker. "I always think you are a girl. And I often leave my keys in my study." "It was that you often left the keys in your study," said the girl. "But I could use of them to open the safe(保险箱)."
"Well," said Mr. Baker. "You can go right now!"
A.died B.death C.dying D.dead
A.hurried off B.hurried to C.sent away D.stopped
A.finished B.stopped C.end D.over
A.work B.works C.job D.jobs
A.better B.good C.best D.well
A.much B.more C.little D.less
A.sorry B.glad C.angry D.please
A.in surprise B.surprise C.surprised D.surprises
A.friendly B.friend C.rich D.cold
A.good B.better C.best D.well
A.But B.And C.Though D.What
A.wrong B.right C.foolish D.bright
A.bad B.good C.well D.happy
A.poor B.true C.bad D.well
A.one B.some C.all D.none
Mary Roda's parents came to New York from Australia. They lived in a tall building. A man named Donald Smith lived in the building, too. He a toy company. One day Donald gave Mary, the 4-year-old girl, a new . She played with the toy and said, "This is fun!" A few weeks later Donald gave her toy. She played with it. She said," I am not this toy. It doesn't work. "She was a(n) little girl. Donald liked her honesty, and they became friends. For years Donald gave Mary new toys, and she gave him very good6about the toys.
When Mary was thirteen years old, Donald her a new ball. The ball had a balloon(气球) inside it. Mary wanted to fill the balloon with water. She wanted to paint the ball in crazy colors. She wanted to rice or beans(豆子) in it to make it noisy. The company made these . Mary's ideas were a great success! The company thousands of the balls.
That Christmas Donald gave Mary a(n) gift. He made her a vice-president(副董事长)of the toy company. made $ 200000 a year. Her job was to see the new toys were fun. She took a car from her school to her office. She worked for three or four hours a day at her job, she had to do her homework. Mary was a busy teenager. She had time to be with her family. Her parents taught her that working hard and doing her best is very important.
Today Mary works at a college. The little vice-president with bright ideas helps students think about their future.
A.owned B.found C.helped D.chose
A.gift B.book C.toy D.bag
A.one B.another C.other D.the other
A.angry with B.surprised at C.tired of D.interested in
A.kind B.honest C.helpful D.lovely
A.ideas B.skills C.names D.facts
A.lent B.called C.returned D.showed
A.grow B.eat C.put D.cook
A.inventions B.rules C.mistakes D.changes
A.sent B.had C.sold D.received
A.amazing B.interesting C.beautiful D.boring
A.He B.She C.It D.They
A.that B.if C.how D.why
A.so B.but C.or D.then
A.less B.more C.much D.most
Life in the 21st century will be different from that in the 20th century, because many changes in the new century, what will the changes be?
First, the population is growing very fast. There more and more people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be smaller and more useful, and there will be one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the most important subjects in schools.
Second, people will work hours than they did in the 20th century, and they’ll have more free time for sports, TV and traveling. Traveling will be even cheaper and easier. And more people will go to other countries for holidays.
Third, there will be changes in our food, too. People will use more land new towns and houses. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day, instead, they will eat more vegetables and fruit. Maybe people will be .
Last, work in the future will be , too. Robots will do the dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people won’t have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
A.take place B.take the place C.will happen D.took place
A.but B.and C.so D.or
A.will be B.will have C.are D.have
A.very B.quite C.much D.too
A.at most B.at least C.more than D.less than
A.few B.little C.less D.fewer
A.watch B.watching C.see D.seeing
A.build B.builds C.to build D.for build
A.unhealthy B.health C.healthiest D.healthier
A.dangerous B.difficult C.different D.the same
From the time I was in the third grade, I knew I wanted to be a writer. After the first prize for my story, I spent much of my free time writing wild stories of strange living animals, kids’ fun experiences and poems(诗) of I felt about my world. In the fourth grade, I continued to write. I always took a small notebook with me so I could write whenever I felt writing something down on it.
When I started the fifth grade, my English teacher was Mrs. Foster. She was the teacher I’d ever had. She always had something nice to say about everyone, and she failed to say it out loud. I loved her much that I showed her my notebook and what I had been writing ever since the third grade. When she returned my to me, she had written encouraging notes on them, which made me really great.
“Don’t give up your dream, Kathy,” she said, “I didn’t give up . I always wanted to be a teacher, and here I am.”
I did what Mrs. Foster encouraged me to do. Now I have had most of my stories published (出版) in books and magazines.
The secret of success is to your dream. And sometimes, it takes other dreamers to help keep your dreams alive. I’m glad Mrs. Foster was a dreamer too.
A.making B.giving C.winning D.writing
A.what B.how C.when D.where
A.about B.like C.with D.for
A.better B.Worse C.best D.worst
A.no B.not C.never D.ever
A.before B.such C.so D.after
A.lessons B.stories C.interests D.experiences
A.felt B.to feel C.feel D.feeling
A.yours B.mine C.your D.my
A.break B.follow C.give D.bring
No sports, no life. Sports are very important(重要的) to us. Sports help us to keep in good and get good grades.
Everyone in our class sports. Our favorite is P.E. We only have P.E. a week, but we play sports every day. The most popular sport in our class is basketball. The boys enjoy it, and many of the like it, too. Football(足球) is also popular. When the weather is , we often play football outside. We play volleyball. We think it is boring.
There is a basketball team in our class. Our team often has matches(比赛) with other teams. When there is a match, many of us go to it. It’s very .
A.health B.idea C.fashion D.culture
A.meets B.loves C.visits D.dislikes
A.food B.drink C.subject D.fruit
A.two B.third C.three D.twice
A.play B.playing C.played D.plays
A.students B.brothers C.girls D.sisters
A.rainy B.bad C.fine D.terrible
A.never B.always C.often D.usually
A.watch B.read C.look D.look at
A.clever B.beautiful C.shy D.exciting
Jim Green has been in China for more than two years. He has been to(去过) many interesting in Beijing, but he has not been to many other parts of . Last week he went to Mount Emei in Sichuan with his .
Many people like to travel by but the Greens think that travelling by train is the best. It is much and far more enjoyable than a rushed journey by air. They had a wonderful train ride to Chengdu they went on to Mount Emei by bus.
The train was quite nice and tidy, and there weren't too many people in sleeping car(车厢). The Greens could stand up and around. It was a long journey, none of them felt tired. They kept the beautiful things out of the window. They talked, laughed and played cards. The conductor(列车员) kept coming to give them hot water and them newspapers. People nearby with each other. A young man tried to speak English with Mr and Mrs Green. Jim thought the train was like a big moving party. He went to sleep quite . He enjoyed listening to the sound of the running train and then fell asleep.
When Jim woke up the next morning, the train was already14Chengdu. His train ride seemed really , but his memory (记忆) of the pleasant journey will last long.
A.schools B.places C.villages D.cities
A.England B.America C.China D.the world
A.friends B.classmates C.father D.family
A.air B.bus C.train D.ship
A.cheaper B.dearer C.dirtier D.quicker
A.before B.when C.after D.while
A.my B.your C.our D.their
A.sit B.walk C.run D.dance
A.and B.so C.also D.but
A.looking B.drawing C.watching D.getting
A.reading B.buying C.selling D.writing
A.talked B.spoke C.told D.said
A.early B.late C.easily D.hard
A.beside B.behind C.past D.near
A.quick B.slow C.short D.long