"The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence." That's an old in English. It means other places often look better, more interesting than the place you live. Some people worry young Chinese are beginning to feel that way. They see young Chinese ignoring 忽视Chinese culture and, instead, Japanese cartoon books, watching Korean soap operas and even celebrating western holidays.
Foreign books and soap operas are good, Chinese writers and actors are just as good. As for holidays, Christmas is nice, but it can have the meaning for Chinese that Spring Festival has, and the West has nothing to compare with Mid-autumn Festival. And let's not forget the part of Chinese culture I like best: friendliness. Not all countries are as as China.
It's good to enjoy other cultures and to learn them, but they cannot replace your own culture. It's good to look on the other side of the fence, but you take a good long look. You will find that the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence.
A．saying B．words C．voice D．talk
A．why B．when C．where D．how
A．if B．that C．what D．whether
A．buy B．refusing C．refused D．buying
A．but B．so C．or D．because
A．always B．ever C．still D．never
A．it B．they C．its D．their
A．warmer B．warm C．co1d D．colder
A．from B．with C．to D．over
A．make up B．make sure C．make up of D．be sure to
Philip is the bravest boy I know．His friends and family are all very（56） him．
Ten﹣year﹣old Philip was born with an（57） which means that he is always breaking his bones（骨头）．Although he has such a serious illness．Philip （58） playing sports．In January last year he （59） wheelchair racing．He came second in his first（60） ，and since then Philip has won every other race！
In order to look for a new challenge（挑战），Philip（61） to take part in the London Wheelchair Marathon（马拉松）．（62） ，five days before the race Philip got sick．He didn't want to （63） ．He finally made up his mind to take part．Philip was given medicine by his doctor and guess what？He not only（64） it，but he also finished in first place！
Philip is very（65） and never gives up．That's why he has been chosen to be the Bravest Child of the Month．
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56．A．proud of |
B．afraid of |
C．angry with |
D．strict with |
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57．A．ability |
B．effort |
C．illness |
D．interest |
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58．A．stops |
B．avoids |
C．minds |
D．loves |
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59．A．watched |
B．started |
C．cancelled |
D．held |
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60．A．journey |
B．race |
C．class |
D．interview |
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61．A．regretted |
B．hated |
C．failed |
D．decided |
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62．A．Instead |
B．Also |
C．However |
D．First |
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63．A．give up |
B．sit down |
C．set off |
D．go out |
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64．A．refused |
B．left |
C．completed |
D．invented |
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65．A．brave |
B．honest |
C．polite |
D．fair |
Let me tell you about the best day of my life！I got up early and ran to the kitchen in my pyjamas（睡衣）．It was my thirteenth birthday and I was really（1） ．In fact，I wasn't sleeping all night because I kept（2） all the presents I would get．
I walked into the kitchen with a big smile on my face，（3） nobody looked up．Mum and Dad were reading their newspapers while my two older brothers were eating breakfast．
（4） said a word！"They have forgotten about my birthday！"I said to myself．I turned around and walked out of the（5） ．Suddenly，I heard a noise，so I went back to（6） what it was．I couldn't believe my eyes!
There were lots of （7） on the kitchen table．"Surprise！"I heard（8） me．When I turned around，I saw Mum，Dad and my brothers!Mum was holding a huge（9） with candles and they were singing"Happy Birthday"to me．We shared the cake and opened all the presents．
They didn't（10） my birthday after all．It really was the best day of my life!
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（1）A．lonely |
B．excited |
C．successful |
D．weak |
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（2）A．thinking about |
B．picking up |
C．taking out |
D．putting away |
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（3）A．for |
B．so |
C．or |
D．but |
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（4）A．Nobody |
B．Anybody |
C．Somebody |
D．Everybody |
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（5）A．garden |
B．kitchen |
C．bedroom |
D．study |
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（6）A．see |
B．taste |
C．explain |
D．choose |
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（7）A．newspapers |
B．presents |
C．menus |
D．rings |
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（8）A．of |
B．above |
C．behind |
D．from |
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（9）A．picture |
B．bowl |
C．spoon |
D．cake |
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（10）A．realise |
B．enjoy |
C．forget |
D．celebrate |
One day， a man was walking by the corner of a street． Here he met（1） little boy holding a bird cage and selling the birds inside． He（2） （stop） and looked very sadly at the birds without freedom in front of him． The birds were screaming in the cage， trying to fly away．
After standing（3） a moment，he said to the boy，"How much does（4） （you） bird cost？ I want…"
"One fifty cents， sir，" the boy answered quickly．
"I am afraid that you are mistaken． I am not asking how much it is．"The man said，"I would like（5） （buy） all of them． What I ask is how much you want for them．"
Hearing this， the boy（6） （happy） counted the number of the birds in the cage．
"They cost five dollars．"
"Here（7） （be） the money! "The man passed the money． The boy counted excitedly． However， he then was（8） （surprise） to find all the birds had flown away．
"OH， my god， for what reason did you do that， sir？ You don't even get a bird!" The boy asked the man who set the birds free．
"My boy， let me tell you（9） I did this． " The man said， "I have no right to get them．Every life should be free and they are our（10） （friend） So we should give them freedom．"
A group of boys stood around a tree． "What a tall tree!" they said to each other， "It would be（1） to climb to the top!"
The group of boys then decided to play a game to（2） who could climb to the top of the tree first． Their mothers were sitting not far away， looking on at their．（3） as they played．
One of the climbers was an 8﹣year﹣old boy named David． He was the shortest child in the group．（4） thought he would win．
Then the game started． All of the boys tried their best to climb as high as they could． Although the other boys climbed faster than David in the beginning， he（5） the top of the tree fastest in the end．
His mother was（6） ．She asked him，"David，how did you reach the top of the tree so（7） ？"
"It was easy， "David said， "The other children． （8） looking down as they climbed．When they realized how high they were， they were afraid of（9） ． I， however，looked only up．When I saw how close I was， I kept going higher and higher，（10） I reached the top．"
It is true in life that if we just keep going forward without looking back， we are more likely to reach our goals．
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（1）A． boring |
B． exciting |
C． dangerous |
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（2）A． believe |
B． think |
C． see |
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（3）A． students |
B． children |
C． teachers |
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（4）A． Nobody |
B． Somebody |
C． Everybody |
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（5）A． got up |
B． got on |
C． got to |
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（6）A． proud |
B． worried |
C． frightened |
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（7）A． carefully |
B． quickly |
C． quietly |
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（8）A． kept |
B． avoided |
C． practiced |
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（9）A． taking down |
B． falling down |
C． calming down |
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（10）A．if |
B． after |
C． until |
完形填空（共1小题）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Peter kept his eyes on the grounds． He felt like there was a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked home alone． It was the ________ day of his life． His mind would not stop thinking about what happened only just an hour ago on the soccer field． How could he have missed scoring that goal? He had let his whole team down． His stupid mistake made him angry． His team had lost the game because of him． He was really ________ that his coach might kick him off the team．
As soon as he walked through the door, his father asked, “ What’s wrong, son?” Peter’s feeling were written all over his face． “I ________ the game,” Peter replied． Then he went into his room without another word． Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father knocking on his bedroom door． He ________ the door to let him in．
“Look, Peter． I don’t know what happened． But whatever it was, don’t be too ________ worried on yourself．”
“I lost the game, Dad． I ________ my team． They’ll probably never let me play again．”
“Soccer is about team effort． You’re not the only reason your team lost． If you have a good team, you should support each other． Besides, winning or losing is only half the game． Another half is ________ how to communicate with your teammates and learning from your mistakes．
Peter didn’t say anything, but what his father said made him think ________ ．
The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage in his heart． “Hey, guys” he said to his ________ ． “I’m really sorry about yesterday． We were so close to winning that game． But I think if we ________ to pull together, we’re going to win the next one．”
To his surprise, his teammates all nodded in ________ ．
“Yeah,” they said, “don’t worry about it． It’s never just one person’s fault． We should think about how we can do better next time．”
Peter smiled． It made him feel lucky to know that he was on a winning team．
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