先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大题共10分，每小题1分)
Robby was 11 years old when his mother sent him to have his first piano lesson. I always think that a good learner should begin at his age, but Robby said that it had always been his mother’s dream to hear him play the piano. So I him as a student.
Robby didn’t have a basic of music, but he tried very hard. However, he continued and at the end of each weekly lesson he’d always say, “My mom is going to hear me play some day.”But it seemed . He didn’t have a natural ability for music.
One day Robby stopped coming to our lessons. He told me that his mom had been sick and unable to take him to piano lessons, but he was still .
He asked if he could take part in my concert (音乐会) and I .
The night of the concert came. The concert hall was with parents, friends and relatives. The concert was going well. Then, Robby came on stage (舞台). Loudly and clearly he said that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I heard next. His danced on the keys.
He played so well that everyone was on his feet, clapping (鼓掌) excitedly. In tears (眼泪), I ran up on stage, “Oh, Robby! How could you do it?”
“Well, Miss Hondorf, remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, the fact is that she had a serious blood disease and passed away this morning. And well… she was born , so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play. I wanted to make special and show her I could do it! My mother’s dream came true at last.”
A．bigger B．larger C．later D．earlier
A．received B．protected C．knew D．accepted
A．education B．sense C．information D．knowledge
A．harmless B．helpless C．hopeless D．meaningless
A．writing B．practising C．singing D．talking
A．agreed B．disliked C．expected D．decided
A．covered B．bored C．filled D．enjoyed
A．fingers B．feet C．voice D．legs
A．blind B．deaf C．strong D．tiny
A．her B．me C．it D．us
My friend Sally is an English __1___. Her family name is ___2____. She is 13 years old. Here is a photo ___3____ her room. In ___4___ room, her notebook and computer game ____5_____ on the desk. Her schoolbag is on the sofa. Her ___6____ are on the sofa, too. Some books and two pens are in her schoolbag. A baseball is under the bed, ___7____ it’s not hers. It’s her brother’s. Sally has a TV. It’s on the table. Next to the table is a photo. Three girls are ____8____ the photo. Do you know ___9____ the two girls are? Well, ___10___ are Sally’s good friends, Mary and Cindy.A girl B boy C dog D father
A EricB FrankC BrownD Bill
A for B of C at D in
A his B her C he D she
A is B are C am D /
A pencil B penC schoolbagsD pencils
A andB too C but D also
A at B to C in D under
A whatB howC whereD who
A these B they C this D that
In America, parents want their children to do something they can., they want them to usewisely（精明地）. When the children are still very young, parents will begin telling them different kinds of money. Parents also tell them what money can.When the children become a little, parents teach them to save money. If the children want to buy something, they can usemoney. Parents will tell them what they should buy and what they shouldn’t .
When children use their money, parents often tell them to share（分享）withParents are gladtheir children share their money and help others.the children can learn to be helpful. Parents also teach their children to make a plan formoney. It is good for them.
In America, people often sell some of their old things . If people buy them, they can get some money. Some children help others wash carssell newspapers to get money . But in China, parents have different opinions. Maybe there is something good for us to learn. Do you think so ?
A．For example B．However C．Such as D．Because
A．things B．computers C．money D．time
A．be used to B．is used for C．use for D．be used for
A．big B．younger C．older D．old
A．their own B．of their own C．his own D．themselves
A．the others B．others C．other D．the other
A．seeing B．to see C．looking D．to look
A．On the way B．In this way C．In the way D．By the way
A．spending B．costing C．taking D．paying
A．and B．or C．but D．though
Frank worked for the Canadian government. One day, he wasto learn more about wolves (狼). Do wolves kill lots of caribou (北美驯鹿)? Do they kill people?They gave him lots of food, clothes and guns (手枪). Then they put him on a plane and took him to.The plane put him down and went away. There were no houses or people in this place. But there were lots of animals and lots of wolves.People tell stories about wolves. They say wolves like to kill and eat people. Frank remembered these stories, and he was afraid. He had his gun with him .
Then one day, he saw a group of wolves. There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves. A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them.Frank these wolves every day. The mother was a very good mother. She gave milk to her babies. She gave them lessons about life. They learned get food. The father wolf got food for the mother. The young wolf the children. They were a nice, happy family—a wolf family! Frank did not need his any longer. In a short time, he got on well with the family.
Frank watched them for five months. He learned that many stories about the wolves were .Wolves do not eat people, and they do not eat many large animals. And he also learned bad things about men. It was men who killed many caribou and wolves.
Later, Frank wrote a book about wolves. He wanted people to them and not to kill them.
A．told B．seen C．heard D．tell
A．a small town B．a big city C．a far place D．a lonely beach
A．happy B．terrible C．afraid D．boring
A．sometimes B．all the night C．once a week D．all the time
A．looked B．heard C．watched D．drew
A．where B．how to C．what to D．when
A．laughed at B．looked for C．took care D．played with
A．food B．gun C．money D．patience
A．not true B．true C．interesting D．not interesting
A．grow B．understand C．knew D．feed
She is a beautiful red-haired girl. She has been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart. It was1 outside. We all stood there under the 2 , just outside the door.
Her voice was so sweet that it 3 the dull (沉闷的) surroundings (环境). “Mom, let’s run through the rain,” she said.
“What?” Mom asked.
“Let’s run through the rain!” she repeated.
“No, honey. We’ll wait4 it slows down a bit,” Mom replied.
This young child waited about another5 and repeated: “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.
“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she 6 her Mom’s arm.
“This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”
“Don’t you remember? When you were7 to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through8 !”
The crowd became 9 . Nothing could be heard but the rain. No one came or left in the next few minutes.
Mom thought for a moment about what she would say. “Honey, you are right. Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we’ll just need to get a wash.” Mom said.
Then off they ran. People all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they rushed past the cars and through the puddles(水坑). They held their shopping bags over their heads. They got wet through. But they were 10 by a few who laughed like children all the way to their cars.
People can take away your money and health. But no one can ever take away your memories… So don’t forget to make time to make memories every day.
A．blowing B．pouring C．falling D．raising
A．shelter B．tent C．curtain D．window
A．filled B．covered C．matched D．broke
A．unless B．until C．if D．when
A．time B．second C．minute D．hour
A．pulled B．raised C．bent D．moved
A．complaining B．lying C．reporting D．talking
A．that B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．sad B．nervous C．silent D．worried
A．led B．followed C．rushed D．sent
Smiling is the most attractive human behavior. The power of smiling can work out many wonders. I love to take a walk around the small neighborhood where I live. Whoever I meet on the way, they always give me a friendly greeting with a nice smile as soon as our eyes contact 1 . I smile back. This kind of smiling exchange represents the most 2 part of my jogging experience in the States.
My daughter's smile is just like sunlight, which warms me inside the same way 3 the sun warms my body. It can clear away any clouds and unpleasant feelings. The smile of my wife, however, makes me enjoy the 4 of an elegant woman, it can sometimes relax me quite a lot.
Julia Robert's 5 is nothing but roaring like an earthquake. Americans may have 6 opinions in many things, but they all agree that Julia is America's sweetheart. Her laugh plays a very good part in her acting. Once I tried some candy in a store, the owner asked me how sweet the candy is, I said sweeter than Julia Robert. 7 both of us broke into a kind of Julia's laugh. Yes, laugh is something we can not do without. Otherwise, our life would be too 8 .
Smiling does not belong to human alone. Once I stayed at an American home and he had a little dog named Mini. When I held her gently and asked her to give me a little smile, 9 just opened her mouth wide and half closed her eyes, looking like smiling.
Los Angles is not only the place where it has the most sunshine in a year, 10 where most people smile! That’s why so many people love to travel there all year round.
A．contact B．close C．change D．open
A．fashionable B．painful C．enjoyable D．educational
A．though B．like C．as D．from
A．pride B．courage C．success D．beauty
A．cry B．laugh C．smile D．performance
A．different B．similar C．same D．strange
A．All B．Both C．Neither D．None
A．lonely B．cool C．sunny D．sad
A．it B．she C．he D．I
A．even though B．as if C．so that D．but also