Jane Scott is fourteen. She began to study in a middle school last year. She likes dancing and singing and a lot of time on them. But she hates math and does not work hard at it. She thinks it’s to learn math. She falls behind her and once failed the math exam. She decided to . Her father is angry her when he finds out about it.
It was a Sunday. Mr Scott gave a call to his who teaches math in another school. He hoped she would come and teach his daughter to study math. The woman came and said， “You are a clever girl， Jane. I’m sure you can do well in math if you work hard at it.”
“I’m afraid I can’t， Aunt，” said Jane. “Girls cannot be good at math.”
“I don’t agree，” said the woman， “I was good at it when I was a girl. You must do more exercises and practice math problems again and again you master the subject. Remember： Practice makes perfect. Here is a math problem. Think about it and keep working till you get it right.”
“OK，” said the girl. “I will try.”
About an hour later， Jane took the exercise book to her aunt and said， “I have done the problem ten .”
“Well done!” her aunt said . “What result did you get?”
“Ten different ones.”
A．spends B．costs C．takes D．pays
A．easy B．necessary C．difficult D．exciting
A．parents B．subjects C．teachers D．classmates
A．give away B．give up C．give out D．give off
A．by B．for C．to D．with
A．brother B．wife C．sister D．mother
A．how B．where C．what D．why
A．after B．when C．if D．until
A．time B．times C．ways D．minutes
A．nervously B．quietly C．happily D．angrily
A long time ago, the animals often held sports meetings. If an animal could prove(证明) himself the runner, he would get a prize. The prize was a pairofhorns (角).
The race was on the road through a forest. There were many bushes(灌木) along the road. All the animals went to the place of meeting. They chose the as the judge(裁判). The rabbit the deer would try for the prize.
The rabbit was given the first chance. “I want to the prize.” the rabbit said. “but I’d better first look over the road where I will run.” So he went into the . He was gone for so long that the fox was to look for him. The fox found the rabbit the bushes along the road. The fox went back and told the other what the rabbit was doing. When the rabbit came out of the forest, he was ready to the race.
“Oh, no!”, said the bear. “We cannot allow you to the race. You like cleaning the bushes so much. You may keep on cleaning the bushes instead of trying for the prize.” The bear talked to the deer. “It is your 12 to try.” Then the animals the deer to try his best.
The deer as fast as he could along the road. When the deer returned to the place of meeting. The bear said he was the winner of the race. As the bear the prize to the deer, he said, “You shall wear the horns on your head. You are the fastest runner.”
A．bravest B．tallest C．wisest D．fastest
A．treated B．held C．suggested D．laid
A．rabbit B．fox C．bear D．deer
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．fail B．win C．find D．rush
A．grass B．hole C．room D．forest
A．spread B．mailed C．sent D．introduced
A．cleaning B．discovering C．planting D．stealing
A．winners B．guests C．students D．animals
A．return B．begin C．stop D．admire
A．take part in B．pay attention C．take pride in D．look forward to
A．trick B．choice C．turn D．form
A．showed B．dreamt C．learnt D．encouraged
A．jumped B．ran C．walked D．spoke
A．produced B．sold C．gave D．lent
完型填空。
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Tomb of Hai Rui is in the western outskirts of Haikou City, it is 5 kilometers from the center of _ . It was originally built in 1589 ____ the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), and some of the buildings in the tomb garden are still _ . It has an area of over 4,000 square meters. Today it is a famous _ in Hainan Province.
Hai Rui was born in 1514 in Hainan Province . He was an offical (官员) in the Ming Dynasty . He his honesty and performance of his duty as well as his clean life.
One day , an offical was sentenced (判决) to death . __ the emperor liked him very much .He was going to set him __ . Hearing this , Hai Rui had a coffin (棺材) for himself and said to his wife . Then he went to the emperor. _ _ he advised him but the emperor didn’t agree . Then he argued with him . That made the emperor very _ _ . He sent Hai Rui into the prison (监狱) . __ he didn’t succeed , other people praised him highly and thought he was very __ _ .
After he came out of prison , he _ _ to his hometown and helped with irrigation (灌溉) projects .
At the age of 72 , he became an official _ _ and worked in Nanjing , and passed away in the third year of his service .
On the day of his funeral (葬礼) , people stopped their own matters to _ _ it and most of them cried . All of them felt very sad .
A．the village B．the city C．the town D．the country
A．between B．during C．among D．with
A．good B．well C．bad D．badly
A．museum B．garden C．city D．attraction
A．paid attention to B．took pride in C．was famous for D．care for
A．But B．And C．Or D．Then
A．quiet B．famous C．busy D．free
A．goodbye B．hello C．sorry D．thanks
A．Together with B．Instead of C．At first D．At last
A．happy B．angry C．sad D．confident
A．Because B．Though C．If D．When
A．shy B．foolish C．brave D．terrible
A．returned B．went C．left D．ran
A．alone B．finally C．first D．again
A．see B．take part in C．watch D．have
完形填空 (每题1分，计15分)
Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”, but a recent ______ with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. _____, after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became ______ more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she ______ work, so she was not often at home.
His mother looked after him as _____ as she could. Unluckily, Martin still caused problems. He was not _____ in studying and he often got into trouble. Luckily, his mother was very ____ and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she _____ a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.
One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to ____ with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his ______, this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly ______ I needed, ” he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was _____ me and would always take pride in everything good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that ____ my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me. ”
Now Martin has ______ changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s _____ helped him to feel good about himself.
A．conversation B．report C．survey D．speech
A．So B．But C．Therefore D．However
A．very B．many C．much D．too
A．could B．had to C．should D．would
A．soon B．quickly C．well D．good
A．pleased B．tired C．bored D．interested
A．worried B．patient C．careful D．serious
A．made B．took C．got D．thought
A．argue B．say C．discuss D．talk
A．surprised B．surprising C．surprise D．surprises
A．which B．what C．that D．how
A．seeing B．noticing C．helping D．watching
A．since B．before C．after D．when
A．always B．hardly C．really D．just
A．advice B．love C．idea D．decision
完型填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
Jim Smith was a poor boy.One day he was very cold and ____.He came to a house and asked a young ____ only for a glass of water.But the lady was so ____ that she gave him a large glass of hot milk.
Jim drank it and then asked, “____ should I pay you？”
“You don't need to pay.” She replied.Jim ____ her from the bottom of his heart.
Years later, Jim became a ___.One day, a woman was sent to his hospital.She was seriously ill.He recognized her at once and decided to __ to save her life.
The operation was successful, but the cost was high.After looking at the woman's bill, Jim wrote___ on it.When the woman received the bill, she didn't dare to look at it.___， something on the side of the bill caught her attention.She began to __ the following words:
Paid in full with one glass of milk.
A．hot B．hungry C．cool D．strong
A．woman B．man C．husband D．waiter
A．angry B．beautiful C．lucky D．kind
A．When B．Where C．How much D．Why
A．thanked B．forgot C．missed D．understood
A．teacher B．worker C．doctor D．driver
A．say hello B．do his best C．give away D．get back
A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
A．However B．Whenever C．Especially D．Hardly
A．write B．remember C．read D．guess
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists .The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose them.
One picture was of a lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had ，too. But these were rugged（崎岖的）and bare（光秃的）．Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall. This did not look peaceful .But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a bush（灌木） in the crack（裂缝）in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest（鸟窝）.She sat on her nest, watching the running water.
After the king compared the two pictures ,he chose the second picture explained, "Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when facing unhappy situations, you can still be calm in your .That is the real meaning of peace."
A．argued B．invited C．tried D．invented
A．between B．except C．within D．through
A．calm B．round C．small D．deep
A．announced B．thought C．doubted D．promised
A．lakes B．clouds C．mirrors D．mountains
A．at all B．at last C．at once D．at present
A．lying B．growing C．dying D．moving
A．actively B．carefully C．angrily D．widely
A．so B．but C．or D．and
A．voice B．world C．heart D．view