Dad lost his job after arguing with the boss, and when Christmas came that year, we had no money________. On Christmas Eve, Dad took me out into the park. I had a blanket wrapped around me, so I________to share it with Dad, but he said no thanks. We________at the sky. Those shining stars were one of the________treats for people like us who lived out in the wildness. Rich city people, he’d say, live in________flats, but their air was so polluted that they________not even see the stars.
“________your favorite star.” Dad said that night. He told me I could have it for keeping. He said it was my Christmas________. “You can’t give me a star,” I said, “________owns the stars.”
“That’s right,” Dad said, “But you can suppose it is yours. And when you do that, it is yours.”
I________ my head, looked at the stars, and tried to figure out which was the best one. Then, I found one.
“I want that one.” I said.
Dad smiled. “That’s Venus（金星）,” he said, “Venus was only a planet. She looked bigger and brighter because she was much________ than the stars. Poor old Venus didn’t even make her________ light. She shone only from reflected（反射）light.”
“I like it anyway,” I said, “I had loved Venus even________that Christmas. You could see it in the early evening, and if you got up early, you could still see it in the morning, after all the stars had disappeared.”
Dad said, “Ok, it’s Christmas. I________ your decision. You can have it if you want.” And he gave me Venus.
We all laughed about the kids who believed in the Santa myth（圣诞传说）and got nothing for Christmas but a bunch of cheap plastic toys. “Many years later, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten,” Dad said, “you will________ have your star.
A．at first B．at once C．at all D．at least
A．asked B．provided C．required D．offered
A．looked up B．looked for C．look out D．look after
A．strange B．special C．important D．impossible
A．fantastic B．ugly C．old D．poor
A．needed B．could C．should D．had better
A．pick up B．take out C．put out D．pick out
A．dinner B．card C．party D．present
A．Everybody B．Somebody C．Anybody D．Nobody
A．lowed B．put C．raised D．rose
A．slower B．farther C．closer D．higher
A．alone B．lonely C．strong D．own
A．when B．before C．after D．until
A．dislike B．refuse C．accept D．consider
A．even B．never C．already D．Still
Two men, Mr Smith and Mr Martin were both badly ill.They were in the same hospital room. Mr Smith was able to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was the only window of the room.
Mr Martin had to spend all his time lying on his bed.The men for hours without stopping. They spoke of their families, their times, their jobs...
And every afternoon when Mr Smith could sit up in his bed, he would pass the time by talking to his about all the things that he could see outside the . Mr Martin believed that his world was made "larger" by the "colourful" outside world.
Out of the window was a with a lovely lake. Mr Smith told Mr Martin about the beautiful ducks swimming freely on the water, happy children playing around, colourful flowers and big old trees around the lake.
As Mr Smith told him all this, Mr Martin would close his eyes and tried to make the richest pictures for himself in his mind.
Days and passed, and finally, Mr Smith went back home.Then Mr Martin the nurse if he could move to the other bed. for him, the nurse said he could. When everything was done, he tried hard to raise himself a bit to see what was outside. To his , as he looked out of the window, he saw nothing but a wall.
Mr Martin asked the nurse what made Mr Smith able to see so many wonderful things outside. The nurse answered that the man was and could not even see the wall.
A．out of B．away from C．next to D．well above
A．danced B．sang C．talked D．said
A．schoolmate B．roommate C．classmate D．workmate
A．window B．door C．box D．bed
A．library B．market C．church D．park
A．weeks B．hours C．minutes D．seconds
A．thanked B．asked C．told D．invited
A．Unluckily B．Worriedly C．Happily D．Seriously
A．surprise B．joy C．hope D．happiness
A．old B．blind C．poor D．ill
完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
Karen has an interesting hobby. She stamps. She spends a lot of time her stamp collection after school hours. She has collected stamps from all over the world. They are all in colour.
Karen likes stamps pictures of animals and birds on them. In this way, she learns the names of many animals and birds. She also borrows books on animals and birds from . The school library is big. There are many books in it. She learns many things about them. Sometimes Karen has many stamps of the same kind. She them to her friends. They then give her other stamps in return.
Karen writes to friends in countries. She sends them stamps of her country. In return, they send her stamps of their countries. Her father also gives her stamps. He them home from his office to her.Many of Karen’s friends collect things. Some collect coins and others collect matchboxes. But all of them say that Karen’s collection is of all.
A．collect B．is going to collect C．collects D．collected
A．in B．on C．at D．of
A．hundred B．hundreds C．hundred of D．hundreds of
A．with B．in C．on D．at
A．his friends B．the city library C．the school library D．the school
A．gives B．takes C．lends D．carries
A．a lot B．much C．any D．many
A．take B．takes C．bring D．brings
A．other B．another C．the other D．others
A．interesting B．interested C．more interesting D．the most interesting
When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I started high school, I had to stop school because my mother had no money to my school bills.
We started working in people’s gardens to save up enough money me to go back to school. After some time, I returned to school. Unluckily, my mother died the next year. Suddenly my world went . I asked my headmaster I could work for the school so I could pay my bills. He was a nice man and let me in the school garden during the . I had not been able to study well because of my mother’s . the end of my second year, I most of my exams and was told I would have to repeat (重复) the year. After summer working in the school garden, I went back to lessons again. But suddenly I fell .
Because of my illness, I was weak and couldn’t work at school. I was hopeless. My headmaster told me not to give up. And my teachers and classmates helped me a . Now I’m feeling better and will finish my third year.
My life is still not . A few students my poor clothes. They also call me ‘farmer’ because I work in the school garden. But I know I have to do with such problems.
A．to go to B．going to C．living in D．visiting the
A．cost B．spend C．pay D．pay for
A．for B．of C．to D．by
A．bright B．late C．dark D．wrong
A．what B．that C．if D．when
A．work B．to work C．working D．study
A．afternoon B．holidays C．night D．morning
A．illness B．death C．rest D．work
A．Near B．In C．At D．By
A．passed B．went through C．failed D．had
A．another B．other C．the other D．more
A．tired B．asleep C．down D．ill
A．little B．few C．lot D．lot of
A．the same B．hard C．difficult D．easy
A．laugh at B．like C．put on D．laugh
Liu Ming didn’t know to expect when he volunteered for the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, back in October 2002. Now he thinks it was the most experience of his life. “It’s fantastic to work as a volunteer!” he says.
The Special Olympics World Summer Games give children and adults with intellectual disabilities a chance to show their skills to the world. They many events similar to in the Olympics, such as basketball, football and swimming.
Over 40,000 people their spare time for the 2007 Special Olympics World Games. It was necessary for these volunteers to receive training before doing the tasks. Then they provided support for the athletes and helped make the events a great .
“I was the swimming coach for a young boy from North China Li Hai ,” says Liu Ming. “He was born with intellectual disabilities. It was very brave him to join the competition. To Li Hai, the most important thing is not to win a gold a silver, but to take part. Li Hai tried his best and finished fourth. He feels more confident now because of the Special Olympics World Games.”
The Special Olympics World Games also bring people together, Athletes and volunteers from different backgrounds feel like part of one big family.” It’s great for us to work closely with these special athletes. You help them achieve their dreams, ” says Liu Ming.
A．how B．where C．when D．what
A．boring B．amazing C．happiest D．terrible
A．included B．including C．include D．includes
A．those B．that C．this D．these
A．gave in B．gave out C．gave up D．gave away
A．successful B．succeed C．successfully D．success
A．is called B．called C．calling D．is calling
A．of B．but C．as well D．or
A．and B．for C．to D．by
A．have to B．must C．get to D．need to
a spring afternoon，I came home from school and saw that my mother was airing her quilts．I decided to air ．I carried my quilts out in my arms and hung them at the end of the clothes line．After lunch．I went straight back to school．When I came home I saw my quilts．Since the afternoon，they had been moved to the place on the line．The quilts were in the sun my mother’s quilts were hanging in the shadows(阴影)at the ends of the clothes line．I touched my quilts．
They warm，as warm as the palms(手心)of a mother．I also touched my mother’s quilts．They were cool，as cool as the of a mother’s hands．
All of a sudden，a stream of memories appeared before my eyes：the finest quality bed sheets in my home，the room in the best position，the most delicious dishes…all were mine，just like the sunshine where I stood． On the short road of life，it might be your friends who give you happiness；it might be your lover who can make you feel loving；and it might be your job that can enrich you．However，it your mother who makes you warm．She does she can do to love and help you．With the backs of her hands，she protects you from difficulties；with her palms，she shines on you warm sunlight．
A．In B．On C．At D．By
A．my B．hers C．myself D．my own
A．sunniest B．coolest C．coldest D．farthest
A．although B．because C．while D．after
A．felt B．tasted C．smelt D．touched
A．backs B．palms C．arms D．fingers
A．they B．them C．this D．these
A．Can be B．may be C．might be D．must be
A．which B．that C．what D．how
A．as B．like C．likes D．is like