I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was , for my whole world was dark.
A young boy ran up to me, out of breath. He stood right before me with his head down and said ________ , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and ________ . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.
However, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his ________ and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s ________ I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must ________it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I want.” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not see — he was blind.
Tears (眼泪) came down my face as I ________ him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome,” he smiled, and then ran off to ________ . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain.
Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself always was ________ . I decided to see the beauty in life, and ________ every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.
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完形填空阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
Time is very important in our life．But it never had any importance in my life until I a watch from my father that made me responsible（有责任）．It me the importance of time in my life．
I got this gift on a gray-sky day．I had to go to the , at 9．00 am to pick up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house．However, I forgot it I was playing with my friends．Later on that day, around 11: 00 am, I my uncle, but I was late for him．He had got out of the plane and a taxi to my father’s house．
I got to my father’s house at 2: 00 pm ．My father looked at me angrily．I said “Hi” to him and my uncle．My father asked me to sit him and handed me this watch which was a gift from ．It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver．Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your ．” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again．Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder（提醒物）for you．I hope today you have learned something ．”
I learned a lesson from my father: to respect（尊重）time and be late．The watch is important to me, not because of its , but because of the lesson that I learned from it．
A．bought B．received C．borrowed D．broke
A．learned B．found C．sent D．told
A．airport B．school C．hospital D．station
A．so B．because C．if D．though
A．saw B．forgot C．remembered D．met
A．got B．driven C．ridden D．taken
A．one day before B．the next day C．that day D．the other day
A．surprised B．tired C．pleased D．lonely
A．next to B．around C．behind D．away from
A．us B．him C．them D．you
A．of B．for C．with D．about
A．words B．actions C．play D．fun
A．important B．interesting C．expensive D．exciting
A．never B．usually C．sometimes D．often
A．look B．price C．size D．weight
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10分，每小题1分）
You want to run across the street to catch the bus which is leaving soon? But ! You’d better not. If a policeman sees you, you’ll have to pay a fine (罚款).
New traffic laws say that people cross the street when the light is red, they can be fined as much as 50 yuan.
Traffic accidents killed more than 104,000 people in China last year. Chinese cities have more cars than ever. Drivers and pedestrians (行人) must work together to make the streets much .
The law has new rules for drivers and pedestrians. Drivers have to slow down when they are close to crosswalks. If people are in a crosswalk, cars must to let them pass.
There are for bus drivers, too. If bus drivers smoke, drink or make phone calls while , they can be fined. Buses that carry too many people are also against(违反) the law.
Pedestrians will have to walk more safely under the new law. They must cross streets at crosswalks. Also, they climb over the fences (栅栏) along streets.
Do you ride a bike to school? It’s not a good idea to classmates on the back. You could be fined 50 yuan. And stay in the right way when you’re riding. The big roads are cars and buses.
If you see a terrible accident, tell the police. And don’t be to help people to the hospital if they are hurt in an accident. Don’t worry about money. The new law says that policemen must take care of them even if they can’t pay right away.
A．hurry B．look C．wait D．listen
A．if B．when C．so D．though
A．safer B．happier C．lighter D．slower
A．like B．go C．turn D．stop
A．rules B．articles C．letters D．exercises
A．to drive B．drive C．driving D．drives
A．can B．could C．should D．shouldn’t
A．carry B．take C．bring D．move
A．in B．on C．for D．at
A．happy B．afraid C．sad D．great
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分,计10分）
In England, winter is not very cold and summer is not very hot．There a great difference between summer and winter．Why is this? England has a warm winter and a summer because it is an island country．In winter the sea is than the land．The winds from the sea warm air to England．In summer the sea is cooler than the land．The winds from the sea bring cool air to England．The winds blow over England all the year round．They blow from the southwest．They are winds．They bring to England all the year round．England has a lot of rain all the year round．The west of England is than the east．More rain falls there．The four seasons are all months long．If you want to visit England , you can go there in ．
A．isn’t B．doesn’t have C．is D．has
A．cold B．cool C．hot D．warm
A．warmer B．warm C．hot D．hotter
A．carries B．are C．bring D．take
A．west B．east C．southeast D．southwest
A．cool B．winter C．wet D．cold
A．cloud B．rain C．cold D．snow
A．wet B．drier C．wetter D．colder
A．two B．four C．three D．same
A．spring B．autumn C．winter D．each season
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I am American. name is Ron. I’m eleven. I two friends. They’re .
names are Kate and Susan. all like sports. I soccer ball. Kate likes , too. Susan likes basketball. She three basketballs. We basketball after school. We often watch the games TV.
A．My B．His C．Her D．Its
A．am B．do C．have D．has
A．them B．brothers C．sisters. D．friend
A．Their B．My C．Her D．Our
A．She B．We C．He D．It
A．am B．like C．likes D．don’t
A．volleyball B．baseball C．ping-pong D．soccer ball
A．is B．have C．has D．are
A．plays B．play C．are play D．do play
A．on B．in C．to D．at
What do the people usually do on weekends? Some people like to at home, but others like to go out for a walk or play football. Mr Smith hard in a factory during (在期间) the . On the weekends, he usually the same thing. On Saturday he washes his car and on he goes with his family to a village (村庄) by car. His uncle and aunt a farm there. It isn't a big one, but there is always thing to do on the farm. The children help with the animals and give them some . Mr. and Mrs. Smith help in the field. At the end of the day, they are all and Mr Smith's aunt them a big meal.
A．play B．stay C．be D．so
A．works B．does C．makes D．studies
A．day B．year C．week D．month
A．does B．do C．make D．has
A．Friday B．Saturday C．Thursday D．Sunday
A．have B．has C．bring D．find
A．many B．much C．any D．most
A．food B．rice C．cakes D．fruit
A．full B．angry C．hungry D．happy
A．give B．puts C．makes D．does