Every Friday night, Winston would stand at the gate of the railway station, playing his violin . He smiled to everyone and many people put money into the in front of him. One day, Winston showed up and put his hat on the ground as usual. But from what he always did in the past days, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground.
It --Last night, a gentleman named George Miller left an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come soon, Mr. Miller. About half an hour later, a middle-aged man rushed to Winston in a hurry and said, “It’s you! I know you are an man and will certainly be here.”
Winston asked, “Are you Mr. Miller? Did you lose anything?” “A lottery ticket!” answered the middle-aged man. Winston then it to the man. Yesterday when the man knew that his was worth $ 500,000, he was so _______! Then he realized that he threw the ticket together with the money into the young man’s hat!
Someone asked Winston, “You play the violin to make . Why didn’t you keep the ticket and take the prize for yourself?” Winston replied, “Though I don’t have much money, I live happily now. But if I honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”
A．angrily B．silently C．happily D．confidently
A．hat B．bag C．paper D．ground
A．usual B．different C．free D．tired
A．said B．told C．spoke D．talked
A．interesting B．able C．energetic D．honest
A．returned B．offer C．sent D．sold
A．watch B．clothes C．ticket D．car
A．puzzled B．excited C．nervous D．sad
A．friends B．fun C．money D．mistake
A．have B．remove C．find D．lose
完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。 （本大题共5分，每小题0.5分）
A good dictionary is an important tool. It will tell you not only what a word means but also how it is used. A dictionary needs to be printed again about every ten years. Languages develop and a good dictionary must show these new changes.
A new English dictionary will only tell you most people use the language today. It will not tell you what is right wrong. It may tell you the right time to use a word. If only people use a word, a dictionary will tell you this or not list it.
Every dictionary will tell you many interesting facts. If you type a word and the word is too long, look it up in your dictionary. All dictionaries show you to break a word. And they also show you how a word .
Every dictionary, of course, tells you what a word means. But some words, like “get” or “take”, may have lots of meanings. In some dictionaries, the main meanings are often listed first. In , the newest meanings are listed last. So before you use your dictionary, you should always the front part. This part explains how to use it.
Some dictionaries also show you where a word comes from. Do you know that the word “brand” (标记) comes from an old word? This old word means “to burn”. This is because hundreds of years ago people burned their names on tables or boats to show who them. They also burned their own names on their farm animals they would not be stolen.
Your dictionary also has a lot of other interesting facts in it. After you have learned to use a dictionary, it can become your best useful book.
A．how B．what C．why D．if
A．and B．or C．but D．not
A．a little B．many C．a few D．a lot of
A．neither B．nor C．both D．either
A．when B．where C．why D．which
A．speaks B．is spoke C．be spoken D．is spoken
A．another B．the other C．others D．other
A．see B．watch C．look D．read
A．builds B．makes C．built D．made
A．when B．in order to C．so that D．Before
完形填空。(15分)
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入短文空白处的最佳选项。
My mother only had one eye. And because of this, I never wished her to show up in my school, being afraid that my classmates would I had an ugly mother.
One day during elementary school, I was terribly ill. My mother came.
“Your mom only has one eye?!” asked some of my classmates. I was so .
I wished my mother would just from this world. “If you make me teased(嘲笑)，why don’t you just die?” I shouted at her, taking no notice of the sad look on her face. My mother just handed me some medicine and left without saying .
At that time, I felt to say what I always wanted to say, and I didn’t think I had hurt her feelings very much. That night I saw my mom in her room, so quietly, as if she was afraid that she might me. Even so, I hated her tears from one eye. I made a : I must study hard and leave my mother.
Years later my dream came true. I was quite successful and lived . I never thought of going back to see my “ugly” mother one day I got a letter, which said, “My son… I’m sorry I only have one eye. When you were little, you got into a(n) and lost your eye. As a mom, I couldn’t watching you live with only one eye. I gave you mine. I was never with you and I never regretted(后悔) what I did because I you…”
I cried out aloud. Only then did I realize how beautiful my mother was!
A．run out B．put out C．come out D．find out
A．happy B．embarrassed C．cool D．pleased
A．disappear B．change C．come D．go
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．worried B．bad C．good D．annoyed
A．cooking B．working C．reading D．crying
A．break B．wake C．lose D．see
A．decision B．difference C．suggestion D．mistake
A．luckily B．healthily C．busily D．happily
A．if B．unless C．until D．though
A．accident B．appointment C．university D．habit
A．enjoy B．stand C．help D．stop
A．So B．Because C．Or D．But
A．excited B．surprised C．angry D．proud
A．dislike B．love C．hate D．miss
Do you write your own blog? Do you often others’ blogs on the Internet? All over the world,not only famous persons but also many students use blogs as diaries and places to share their experience and advice or help. “ I write my activities every day, funny things or worries in my life.” Says Lali, a 16-year-old high school student at Cambridge High School in Washington. “ I like putting pictures on my blog because it can make my blog more and more people will like it. It’s a good way to my life to the world.” She has had her blog for eight months. Students like writing blogs they can write anything they want to,but don’t need to any money. Once you start to write your blog,you will that you open up a new world.But what you write down may trouble you . So,use the blog carefully you can keep yourself away from some trouble. The blog makes everybody’s life colorful
A．read B．write C．forget D．miss
A．learn from B．deal with C．ask for D．depend on
A．without B．between C．including D．besides
A．common B．modern C．famous D．interesting
A．show B．send C．bring D．report
A．unless B．while C．until D．because
A．save B．spend C．take D．waste
A．dream B．think C．find D．hope
A．sometimes B．always C．ever D．never
A．only when B．even though C．so that D．ever since
完形填空（10小题每小题1分，共10分）
先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前的括号内。
Jim is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15 years old, his father him to work on the farm for one year at his free time. Jim was with his father’s idea. “That isn’t my job. I have school work to do.” At hearing this, his father said, “I promise (答应) to give you the best present if you finish one year’s work.” Jim thought for a while and .
Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed . Jim’s crops grew very well. On the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year,” said the father. “Now, tell me you want.”
The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat.“I’ve already got the present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted me to .” His father was very pleased to hear that.
A．asked B．invited C．promised D．helped
A．happy B．unhappy C．excited D．familiar
A．a few B．so little C．too much D．too many
A．shall B．must C．need D．can
A．refused B．answered C．agreed D．began
A．hard B．hardly C．easily D．difficultly
A．fast B．quickly C．slowly D．immediately
A．that B．which C．how D．what
A．least B．worst C．best D．smallest
A．decide B．like C．take D．know
完形填空(10分)
Lots of children like ____TV. From TV, they can learn a lot .They also can learn a lot from the radio and books ,but they like learning from TV. Why ?Because they can listen and watch ____the same time .But they can’t see ____on the radio and they hear nothing ____ the books.
Many children only watch TV____Saturday or Sunday evenings. They are very busy ____their lessons from Monday ____ Friday. But some children watch TV every ____and they go to bed very ____.They can’t listen to the teacher ____in class next morning.
A．watch B．to watch C．watches D．watched
A．in B．at C．on D．of
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．of B．at C．from D．for
A．in B．at C．of D．on
A．to B．with C．at D．in
A．in B．to C．with D．go
A．nights B．days C．night D．day
A．late B．lately C．last D．letter
A．good B．nice C．bad D．well