Sitienei, a 90-year-old Kenyan grandmother, has become the world’s oldest primary school student. She is studying at the local primary school to learn to read and write. She is from a small in Kenyan. She has spent most of her life as a midwife（接生婆）, helping women to give birth to babies. She wants to pass on her midwife skills to the young. She said she didn’t have a chance to go to school when she was . So she wants all the children in her village to .
The head teacher at the school said, “I’m proud her. She is loved by every pupil. They all want to learn and play with .” He also said, “She is doing well considering her . I can say I have seen a big difference in this school she came.”
Sitienei often said, “I want to tell children, girls in poor areas, that will be your wealth.” She added, “With education, you can be whatever you want to be --- a doctor, a teacher, a scientist, and so on.”
A．school B．village C．town D．city
A．reading B．writing C．playing D．working
A．young B．old C．famous D．free
A．study B．work C．leave D．listen
A．for B．with C．of D．in
A．her B．me C．him D．you
A．chance B．age C．skills D．ways
A．after B．when C．since D．before
A．naturally B．especially C．luckily D．certainly
A．friendship B．future C．competition D．education
完形填空
从A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。（共10 小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
What do you think of your Chinese? Is it good or bad? If you think you are good at Chinese,
You can the competition named the Chinese Characters Dictation Competition(汉字听写大赛)。 The competition became popular the teenagers. Let’s know something about it.
More and more computers and smart phones are used by teenagers. They spend time on
the Internet in playing or chatting. They are used tomessages by computers and smart phones. Some of them forget to write Chinese Characters . The teachers and parents are veryit. What can they do?
Not long ago, they found an interesting game called the Chinese characters Dictation. The program modeledAfter the American show “National Spelling Bee”, where middle school students stand on the stage to write down Chinese via(通过)dictation. Over two hundred competitions are from forty-six schools. The audience(观众)are interested in this kind of competition, too. They would like to write down the characters the competitors were writing them. But they found it was also difficult for them to write down all the characters.
Is it an interesting competition? Can you be the ?A. take part in B. work together in C. join up with
A. between B. in C. among
A. too many B. too much C. much too
A. sending B. send C. sent
A. at hand B. by hand C. in hand
A. crazy about B. worried about C. busy with
A. it B. this C. itself
A. usual B. old C. new
A. as for B. while C. as though
A. winner B. worker C. teacher
Life is not easy, so I’d like to say” When anything happens, believe in yourself.”
When I was young, I was so shy to talk to anyone that my classmates_______ laughed at me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later,_______ happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My _______ asked me to take part in it. What a _______ idea! It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school.
“_______ , boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win the contest.” Then Mother and I talked about many different topics. _______ I chose the topic”Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it_______ 100 times. With the help of my mother, I did well in the contest. I could hardly believe myself when the_______ came that I had won the first place; I heard the cheers from the teachers and the students. Those classmates who once looked down on me, now all______ “congratulations!” to me. My mother hugged me and cried excitedly.
Since then, everything has changed for me. _______ I do anything, I try to tell myself to be sure and I will find myself. This is not only for a person but also for a country.
A．never B．often C．also D．still
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．father B．teacher C．friend D．mother
A．funny B．good C．terrible D．special
A．Hurry up B．Come on C．Look out D．Hold on
A．At last B．In fact C．At once D．At first
A．at B．in C．with D．over
A．letter B．topic C．news D．report
A．said B．passed C．sent D．gave
A．Although B．If C．Because D．When
April 27 is a special day in Britain. It’s called Take Our Daughters to Work Day. It was _______to Britain in 1994 from America. On that day, thousands of girls take a day_______school and go with one of their parents to their work places. By doing this, it can _______girls more about the society where they live.
Now girls can have a close look at_______their parents are doing. This may help them to be calmer when they have to choose a _______. Mary experienced a day of work at her mother’s office. This helped her_______her mother’s work better. She said that this made her feel more confident about her future.
Schools and many companies_______the activity, too. Some schools _______make the day a necessary part of school life.
Experts think that girls with more self-confidence are more likely to be more_______than common girls. _______parents can set good example both at work and at home for them, they will do better than others.
Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely step in the right direction.
A．sent B．given C．brought D．moved
A．off B．at C．away D．of
A．talk B．keep C．teach D．make
A．which B．what C．that D．whom
A．place B．school C．friend D．job
A．thank B．understand C．praise D．remember
A．hold B．refuse C．choose D．support
A．just B．never C．even D．ever
A．successful B．polite C．friendly D．know ledgeable
A．Because B．If C．While D．Though
完形填空（本题共10小题，每小题1分，共计10分）
阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Will the sky ever fall? The answer is no. But if it , there’s no need to be afraid!
Chicken Little is an American cartoon film. It’s very popular around the world. Its story teaches us: don’t worry too much in your .
One day Chicken Little is in the forest when an acorn（橡果）falls on his head! This makes him . He thinks a piece of the sky is falling!
He can’t wait to tell about it. They run for their lives!
When people the truth, no one likes Chicken Little. They laugh at him. He gets a bad name in the town. It’s time for him to change others’ .
Chicken Little begins to play baseball. He is not bigger than a ball, he plays it very well! He helps his team . Now they think he’s great.
Just then, a spaceship really does fall from the ! The aliens （外星人）have bad plans. Once again he must tell people about it.
Will he get help from his friends in the town? Can he show himself a /an person? You will get the answer from the cartoon film.
A．takes B．happens C．leaves D．works
A．life B．family C．sports D．study
A．happy B．excited C．surprised D．afraid
A．anyone B．someone C．everyone D．no one
A．forget B．write C．know D．ask
A．minds B．plans C．programs D．jobs
A．and B．so C．but D．or
A．lose B．beat C．miss D．win
A．land B．water C．grass D．sky
A．difficult B．different C．outgoing D．beautiful
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Dennis is a schoolboy from Shanghai. Hesome New Year’s resolutions yesterday. He wants to. So he is going to exercise more and eat a lot offood. Hejunk food. He is going to make a soccerbecause he likes it and he is also good atsoccer. He is going to be aof the soccer team. He also wants to improve his. He is going to read Englishmorning. He is going toa pen palEngland or Australia. And he is going to write letters or e-mails in Englishhis pen pal. he grows up, he is going to be a doctor for children. He wantssick people. He is going to a medical school. He is going to work hard. He loves children and he thinkschildren will be great.A、had B、made C、did
A、keep fit B、keep young C、keep old
A、healthier B、unhealthier C、worse
A、didn’t eat B、is going to eat C、isn’t going to eat
A、team B、test C、taxi
A、play B、plays C、playing
A、player B、student C、friend
A、Chinese B、English C、Japanese
A、very B、every C、once
A、find B、have C、got
A、on B、at C、in
A、withB、in C、on
A、Where B、When C、Why
A、to help B、help C、helping
A、looking for B、looking like C、looking after