It is a thousand kilometers across that desert (沙漠) . The road is nearly good all the way.
Sometimes there is deep sand. A driver must then put his foot down hard and drive through! There are three small ___ along the way. Tom reached the first place, at 10 p.m. He had his ____ in a little restaurant there. It was a warm night in August. Tom wanted to ____ through the night.
He left the restaurant at 11:30 and drove over two hours. There wasn’t the moon, but the ___ were wonderful. There was nothing else on the road. Tom thought, ‘It’s an empty desert. Not a tree. Not a house. Not a man.’ He could __ the endless, white road in the cars’ headlights. A million stars looked down on him. It was two o’clock in the morning. Tom stopped the car. He was two hundred kilometers from the ___ _ town. ‘ I will light the cooker,’ he thought, ‘ and make some tea.’ He got out of the car. He heard some sounds ten or fifteen meters ___ __. He could not see anything in the darkness. A man said, ‘ Good morning. It’s a __ __ morning, isn’t it?’ The man came forward, out of the darkness. Tom did not move. Then the man said, ‘ You’re going to ___ _ some tea, aren’t you? I often get a cup of tea at this time. It’s two o’clock. Cars always ____ __ near here at this time. Sometimes I get a meal. Now listen, and I will tell you a story. Then you will give me..’
A．cities B．hotels C．villages D．towns
A．tea B．supper C．lunch D．breakfast
A．live B．stay C．drive D．walk
A．trees B．animals C．stars D．clouds
A．see B．ride C．hear D．find
A．home B．other C．next D．last
A．about B．from C．far D．away
A．noisy B．lovely C．sleepy D．sunny
A．eat B．make C．cook D．drink
A．stop B．leave C．meet D．run
Lisa has always been overweight. She wanted to lose weight, not just because she wanted to more beautiful and be healthier, but also because it would make life easier. For example, it was for Lisa to find ready-made clothes that would fit. She had to ask a tailor(裁缝) clothes that were large enough. In school, she needed a special chair that was and stronger than the other chairs. If she went for a walk, she got tired very quickly. She was also unhappy about the way people treated sometimes. “People look at me and even make fun of me. That’s unfair! It’s true that I’m overweight, but I don’t think people treat me differently because I’m big. I can’t enjoy with my friends because I’m afraid of getting fatter.” Her friends and family never made fun of her. They tried to help her. They wanted her to be happy and healthy. Sometimes when Lisa was feeling sad, she didn’t want to speak to
But now things quite different. Last month her classmates were preparing for the School Week. Someone advised Lisa to play the lead role of the proud Queen(女王) who was tall and fat. Lisa and practiced a lot.
Soon after the play, Lisa became the star! She did well that everybody remembered the proud Queen. They stood around her and said “Congratulations” to her. She even the School Best Actress Award for her wonderful performance.
Now Lisa doesn’t worry being fat any more. She believes in the English saying “Every dog has its day.”
A．see B．watch C．notice D．look
A．easy B．difficult C．wrong D．right
A．making B．makes C．make D．to make
A．big B．bigger C．small D．smaller
A．her B．him C．me D．you
A．can B．may C．should D．must
A．having dinner B．to have dinner C．doing sports D．to do sports
A．however B．instead C．though D．either
A．nobody B．someone C．anyone D．everyone
A．was B．is C．were D．are
A．Sports B．Art C．Science D．Environment
A．agreed B．disagreed C．refused D．allowed
A．very B．too C．such D．so
A．joined B．won C．beat D．failed
A．with B．about C．in D．For
I am a mother of two children. In my ______there is always a special place for those people who are old. Sometimes I feel sad for the old people, and sometimes I am also afraid of getting old.
Elderly people a lot of care. They should be helped with some housework. We can help them , wash clothes and so on. I like making friends elderly people. I have lunch with them and their stories. I help them do some shopping and cut their hair. I have noticed that when a person gets , most people start to ignore (忽视) him or her. We all know old people will have a bad memory (记忆力) and lose their hearing. However, it makes me disappointed（失望的） to doctors and even their families treat them children. We need to take a minute out of our life to do something special for the old. It really makes them that someone spends time talking with them and caring for them.
Actually we are sad when the old people are gone. So we should try our best to give them more comfort and care when they are alive.
A．bag B．heart C．room D．box
A．give B．bring C．hate D．need
A．draw B．cook C．sing D．write
A．on B．to C．at D．with
A．listen to B．look at C．take off D．hear from
A．older B．younger C．taller D．stronger
A．watch B．look C．see D．listen
A．with B．of C． to D．as
A．simple B．different C．busy D．hard
A．sad B．happy C．bored D．interested
I was walking down the road one day when my phone rang. voice on the other end spoke to me, “Dad, please come back soon. I miss you so much!” I thought that it was a wrong number. A short while later, the call came once again, so I rudely, “You’ve called the wrong number!” and then hung up.
During the days, I often got the call. But I didn’t care much about it. Then one day she kept calling me, I didn’t answer. Finally I answered the phone and heard a weak voice, “Dad, please come back. I miss you so much! Dad, I’m in so much ! Mom said you were too busy to take care of me. But, dad, please me again, OK?” It was to refuse the innocent(天真的, 无邪的) ask. I made a kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say, “Thank you…Dad, I am so…happy, so…happy….”
Shortly after this, I became curious(好奇）about had been on the other end of my phone. So I called back, and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to you. My daughter has had bone cancer(癌症) since she was born. And her father…died in a car two weeks ago. I didn’t want to tell her the news. Poor baby. When she couldn’t the painful chemotherapy(化疗), she would cry for her dad because her dad encouraged(鼓励) her. I really don’t know what to do, so I gave her a random(随意的) phone number…”
“How is your daughter now?” I couldn’t wait to ask.
“She has died. You must have her on the phone, because she died with a smile, tightly (紧紧地) holding the cell phone….” Tears full of my eyes….
A．A boy’s B．A child’s C．My daughter’s D．My son’s
A．spoke B．told C．returned D．answered
A．following B．front C．other D．coming
A．different B．same C．wrong D．funny
A．so that B．and C．as if（似乎） D．though (尽管)
A．danger B．trouble C．pain D．difficulty
A．look after B．kiss C．help D．support
A．easy B．sad C．happy D．difficult
A．soft B．sweet C．low D．wise
A．that B．what C．who D．how
A．trouble B．ask C．stop D．reach
A．experiment B．event C．accident D．activity
A．receive B．fight C．stand (仍受) D．face
A．always B．sometimes C．never D．seldom
A．kissed B．taught C．shouted D．told
完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
It’s seven forty in the morning. The students are coming into the classroom. A girl the windows. of the students are laughing and .Some are listening to .Some are books. Others are doing some cleaning.
Miss Liu is standing behind the desk. She is writing the blackboard. Sue and Lily are their new dresses today. Ann is cleaning her desk. Mike is helping her. They all happy.
are Bill and Jim doing? Oh, dear! They’re still playing basketball on the playground（操场）..
A．is open B．is opening C．opens D．is closed
A．One B．Some C．Any D．Many
A．talk B．talks C．talking D．to talk
A．they B．their C．them D．theirs
A．looking B．seeing C．reading D．watching
A．teacher’s B．teacher C．teaching D．student’s
A．on B．in C．under D．from
A．putting on B．wearing C．put on D．wear
A．sound B．look C．watch D．see
A．Where B．How C．When D．What
完形填空 (本题共10分，每小题1分)
Hi, everyone! do you usually finish your homework every night?
I used to(过去常常) finish my homework after 11 pm. My mother didn’t like . “Your friend Scott can finish on time, so why you?” she asked.
Scott does his homework right after he gets home from school. He also goes to on time. What about me? I used to most of my time playing computer games. Then I finished my homework quickly. My homework was not very .
I decided to playing games. I asked my mother to take my computer away. I began to do homework when I .
Now I can finish my homework on time and it is very good, too. I am very . Next I want to do it without my mother’s help.A. Where B. What C. When
A. one B. it C. homework
A. can’t B. don’t C. aren’t
A. sometimes B. often C. never
A. bed B. sleep C. home
A. take B. pay C. spend
A. bad B. good C. interesting
A. enjoy B. mind C. stop
A. got to school B. got home C. had dinner
A. awful B. bored C. happy