阅读下列短文, 从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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One day a man found a cocoon(蚕) of a butterfly in the forest．He sat there for several hours and watched the butterfly．Suddenly, a small opening appeared and the butterfly made its great effort(努力) to force its body through that little hole．Then it seemed to stop making any progress．It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further.（那个蛹好象忘记了它该怎样做, 也好象停止了挣扎）.
So the man decided to help the butterfly．He cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly would come out easily．But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon．
The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become larger and be able to fly．But neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬) around with a heavy body and small wings．It was never able to fly.
The man was in his kindness, but he didn’t understand the nature rules．Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid(液体) from its body must be forced into its wings, and then would be ready for flying．It must have a hard struggle(拼搏) to get through the small opening to get its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life．If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail．We would not be as strong as we could have been, we could never fly．What was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story?
| A．It was trying to make a cocoon for it self． |
| B．It was crawling around quietly on the ground. |
| C．It was flying among the trees in the forest． |
| D．It was struggling to get out of its cocoon． |
The man cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon in order to __________.
| A．take the butterfly home |
| B．help the butterfly come out easily |
| C．kill the butterfly |
| D．stop the butterfly growing bigger |
What do you think of the man?
| A．Patient but cruel |
| B．Careful and wise |
| C．Kind but unwise |
| D．Brave and funny |
What does the last paragraph (段落) tell us?
| A．Struggles are sometimes necessary in our life． |
| B．Nothing is difficult if we put our heart into it． |
| C．Every good deed will come back with good result． |
| D．The greatest happiness in the world is to help others. |
What is the best title of the story?
| A．The Love for the Cocoon． |
| B．The Joy of Helping Each Other. |
| C．The Lesson of the Cocoon． |
| D．The Expectation (期待) for the Butterfly． |
My family lives in London. In the morning, my father goes to work and we go to school. My father takes us to school every day. My mother stays at home. She does the housework. She always has lunch at home, and visits her friends in the afternoon. In the afternoon, we go home from school by bus. My father gets home from work late. At night my two brothers and I always do our homework. We go to bed at about ten. My father and my mother usually read newspapers. We can watch TV at the weekend.
1. ____ goes to work in the morning.
A. No one B. We all C. My father D. My mother
2. ____ lunch at home.
A. My mother has B.My father has C. Only the children have D. All the family have
3. ____ home late.
A. The children get B. My father gets C. My mother is not D. My parents get
4. There are ____ people in my family.
A. three B. four C. five D. six
Tom and Ann have a dog and a cat. The dog is Tom’s. It’s black. Its name is Peter. The cat is Ann’s. Its name is Gunder.
Tom and Ann are playing with their dog and cat in the room. They put two boxes there. They want to let the dog and cat jump up on boxes. “Jump!” Tom says to the dog. “Jump, Peter! But Peter doesn’t jump. It runs in the room and jumps in Tom. Ann puts the cat on a box. “Stay there, Gunder!” Ann says. But Gunder jumps down and goers away.
“It’s not easy.” Tom says. “No, it isn’t.” Ann says.
What do Tom and Ann have?
A. Tom has a dog. Ann has a rabbit. B. Tom has a cat. Ann has a dog.
C. Tom has a dog. Ann has a cat. D. Tom has a box. Ann has a mouse.
2. What do they want the dog and cat to do?
They want them ______________
A. to play each other B. to jump up on the boxes
C. to play with them D. to jump down and go away
As you are working, keep your eyes on your own test booklet(小册子) and answer document (答题卷). If you have a question, raise your hand, but do not look around. If you are involved in any of the actions listed below, you will be dismissed (让...离开) and your answer document will not be scored. Prohibited (禁止的) behaviors include:
▲ continuing to write after time is called on each test (You must put your pencil down when time is called.)
▲ looking at another student’s test booklet or answer document.
▲ using any device to share or exchange information at any time during testing or during the break (all electronic devices, including mobile phones and MP4s, must be turned off from the time you are allowed to test until you are disissed after testing.)
▲ trying to remove test materials, including questions or answers, from the test room.
▲ not following instructions by the rules (规则) of the test center.
▲ allowing a clock or mobile phone to sound in the test room.
If you finish before time is called, review your work on the test you have just finished. If you are satisfied (满意的) with your answers, place your answer document inside your test booklet and close the cover. Sit quietly until the teacher gives you further instructions.
You will have two tests in the morning and a short break between the tests. Do not leave the building during the break. You must ask permission (允许) to leave the room during testing to go to the restroom; you will not be allowed（允许）to make up (弥补) the time you miss.
You will be required (要求) to sit quietly until you are dismissed. After all answer documents and test booklets have been collected, the teacher will dismiss you.
( ) 10. The passage is written mainly about ___________.
A. the importance of the test B. the rules of the test
C. the functions of the test D. the results of the test
( ) 11. If a student uses his mobile phone during the break, he will _______.
A.be dismissed and get no score at all
B.be asked to turn it off and continue testing.
C.be asked to stay in the rest room for a long time.
D.be ordered to remove the test materials from the test room.
( ) 12. When a student finishes testing before time is called, the right order of what to dot is ____________.
close the cover
review the work on the test
place the answer document inside the test booklet
sit quietly until the teacher tells you what to do next
A. ②①③④ B. ④②①③ C. ②③①④ D. ③②④①
( ) 13. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Clocks can sound to tell students time during testing.
B.Students can walk out of the building during the break.
C.It’s possible for students to make up the time they miss.
D.Students can’t go to the restroom during testing without permission.
What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody mentions hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck.
If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically (按字母表的顺序) and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c, you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11="98,meaning" 98 is its mark; knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4
+7+5="96,while" love: 12+15+22+5="54,and" luck: 12+21+3+11="47," a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money or prayer (祈祷)？They can’t , either.
Then what else? Don’t be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude (态度). Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself: attitude: 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5="100," a full mark.
Different attitudes lead to different courses of life. Most times people hope for a better life. It is possible that one will have a change for the better after one has changed one’s attitude.
When you change your manner and become friendly towards others, you’ll meet more smiling faces towards you. In the same way, if you take a positive attitude towards failure (失败), you’ll find it’s also rewarding though it has caused you losses.
( ) 7. According to the passage, if you meet with problems, the best way out is to ____.
A. ask others for help B. say your prayers to God
C. change your attitudeD. try maths solving methods
( ) 8. The underlined word “positive” means ____________.
A. 积极的 B.消极的 C. 极端的 D. 无所谓的
( ) 9. From the passage we can learn that ________.
A.different attitude come from different courses of life.
B.Mathematics can solve every problem easily in our daily life.
C.Failure sometimes can bring you good if you take a positive attitude.
D.none of the English words except “attitude” equals to 100 or more.
Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning ? Hiroyuki’s bed will solve your problem ! Here is how it works .
The bed is connected to an alarm clock . First , the alarm clock rings . You have a few minutes to wake up . Next , a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music . The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend . She whispered in a soft voice , “Wake up , darling , please .” After minutes later , Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss . His boss shouts , “Wake up at once , or you’ll be late !”
If you don’t get up after the second recording , a mechanical “foot” in the bed will kick you in the head . The bed waits a few more minutes . What ! You’re still in bed ! Slowly the top of the bed rises higher and higher . The foot of the bed goes lower and lower . Finally you slide off the bed and onto the floor . You are out of bed awake !
Hiroyuki’s bed is not in stores . There is only one bed--- the bed Hiroyuki made for a contest（竞赛）. Maybe someday a company will make Hiroyuki’s bed and sell it in stores . Maybe people will buy millions of beds . Then Hiroyuki will be rich . If the bed makes Hiroyuki rich , he won’t need to work , and he won’t need to get up early !
( ) 4. The bed is useful to the people _______ .
A. who can’t sleep well B. who can’t get up early
C. who go to bed early D. who go to bed late
( ) 5. The bed is not connected to _______ .
A. an alarm clock B. a tape recorder
C. a TV D. a mechanical “foot”
( ) 6. What will finally happen to Hiroyuki if he doesn’t get up ?
A. He will slide onto the floor .
B. A tape recorder will play a recording of his boss .
C. A mechanical “foot” will kick him in the head .
D. The bed will rise higher and higher