One day a red rose blossomed (开花) in a forest. A pine tree(松树) not far away said, “You’re so beautiful! I wish I could be lovely like you. ”
The rose said, “I am the most beautiful plant in the forest.” Then the rose looked at a cactus(仙人掌) and said, “Look at that ugly plant. It is full of thorns (刺)!”Sometimes, the red rose would look at the cactus and say, “This plant is useless. I’m sorry I am his neighbor. ”
Summer came and the plants and animals needed water, but no rain fell. One day the rose saw some birds stick their beaks(鸟喙) into the cactus and then fly away. The red rose asked what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds got water from the cactus. The pine tree told the red rose, “You can also drink from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help. ”
The red rose felt ashamed, but she still asked the cactus for help. The cactus agreed kindly and the birds filled their beaks with water for the rose’s roots. Later on, the rose never gave her opinion about anyone by look again.What did the rose think of the cactus at the beginning of the story?
| A．He was beautiful and lovely. |
| B．He was ugly and useless. |
| C．He was kind and helpful. |
| D．He was unfriendly and ugly. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?
| A．There was no rain when summer came. |
| B．The pine tree could get water from the cactus. |
| C．The birds stuck their beaks into the pine tree. |
| D．The rose could bring water to the pine’s roots. |
The underlined word “ashamed” means “______” in Chinese.
| A．骄傲的 | B．忧虑的 | C．高兴的 | D．羞愧的 |
From the passage, we know that ______.
| A．the pine tree was awful |
| B．the cactus was helpful |
| C．the birds were more beautiful |
| D．the rose couldn’t get water in the end |
What does the writer want to tell us?
| A．Look is not everything. |
| B．Be careful of what you say to others. |
| C．The red rose is more beautiful than the cactus. |
| D．Don’t feel bad about having an ugly neighbor. |
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E. Dr. Wright is always ready to offer help on eating problems. He believes each patient needs a different plan to control his /her wish to eat. |
A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest．As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a person came up and knocked at the window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch. “It's five past eight.” he said. Then he went to sleep again. But soon he was waken up again because a second person was knocking at the window．“Excuse me, what time is it now？”he asked. The driver looked at his watch again, and told him it was half past eight．
In this way, the driver thought he couldn’t have a good rest, so he wrote a short note and stuck(贴) it on the window for all to see. It said，“I don't know the time．”Again, he lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later，a third person came and began to knock at the window, “Hey, sir.”he said, “It’s a quarter to nine．”The driver stopped his car on a street side because he ______.
| A．was very tired | B．saw his friend |
| C．lost his watch | D．didn’t know the time |
The driver was woken up again by the second person ______.
| A．twenty minutes later |
| B．twenty-five minutes later |
| C．thirty minutes later |
| D．thirty-five minutes later |
The driver wrote a short note and stuck it on the window because ______.
| A．he didn't know the time． |
| B．he didn't want anybody to trouble him． |
| C．he wanted somebody to wake him up． |
| D．he wanted somebody to tell him the time． |
The third person knocked at the window to ______．
| A．ask him the time |
| B．ask him not to sleep |
| C．see if the driver was sleeping |
| D．tell him what time it was |
The driver ______ in his car．
| A．had a good sleep |
| B．had no seat |
| C．didn't have a good rest |
| D．always closed his eyes |
Most Americans start to school at the age of five when they enter kindergarten(幼儿园). Children do not really study at this time. They only attend for half the day and learn what school is like. Children attend elementary school for the next six years. They learn to read and write and work with numbers. They also study the world and its people. After they leave elementary school, children go to junior high school for three years and senior high school for another three years. This is called secondary education. In some places, the children go to elementary school for eight years and high school for four. In all, elementary and secondary education together take twelve years to complete excluding （不包括）kindergarten.
根据短文，选择最恰当的选项。（每小题2分，共计10分）The elementary and secondary education together take the children ____ to complete in the USA.
A. thirteen years B. nine years
C. twelve yearsD. eleven yearsMost American children enter kindergarten _________ .
| A．at the age of five | B．to study two years |
| C．to learn science | D．about two years old |
In elementary school they should stay there ________ .
| A．for six years | B．for three years |
| C．for another three years | D．to study hard |
Children should study how to __________ .
| A．act |
| B．become an astronaut |
| C．read and write |
| D．read, write and work with numbers |
Some American children have their elementary school education for ___ .
| A．five years | B．four years |
| C．eight years | D．seven years |
There are lots of popular writers in China, for example Han Han, FengJical, Tie Ning, Guo Jingming and so on. In my mind, Mo Yan is one of the most famous writers in China, because he is not only from Weifang but also good at writing.
Mo Yan was born in Gao Mi, Wei Fang. Now he is a 57-year-old writer. His real name is Guan Moye. Mo Yan is his pen name. It means “no speaking”. He began writing at the age of 26 and in 2011 his novel The Frog won the Mao Dun Prize in Literature. Since then, he has won lots of prizes.
In 2012, Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature. I’m proud of him, because I like writing. So I joined a writing workshop to improve my level of writing and I made lots of friends there.
Who is your favourite writer? Can you tell me?
How many writers are mentioned in this passage?
| A．5 | B．6 | C．4 | D．7 |
Where was Mo Yan born?
| A．In Jiangsu. | B．In Zhejiang |
| C．In Gao Mi. | D．In Nobel. |
What does “Mo Yan” mean?
| A．Frog | B．Guan Moye | C．Mao Dun | D．No Speaking |
Why did the writer join a writing workshop?
| A．Because he likes Mo Yan. |
| B．Because he likes writing. |
| C．Because he likes some writers. |
| D．Because he wants to make some friends. |
Which one is not TRUE?
| A．Gao Mi is Mo Yan’s hometown. |
| B．Mo Yan began writing in 1981. |
| C．Mo Yan won Nobel Prize in Literature in 2011. |
| D．Mo Yan is the writer’s favourite writer. |
Life is like four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school. I learnt many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sorrowful days： some days the sun shone, and some days it didn’t.
In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married and had a child. In those days, I didn’t have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked very hard. And so, I started to get some white hair. The summer of my life passed quickly.
Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student, and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking more slowly. One day I stopped walking. I had more time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change color and give us delicious fruits.
But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come. I am getting older and older. I know I do not have many days left, but I will enjoy them to the end and try to make my winter a warm one.The writer started walking more slowly in the of his life.
| A．spring | B．summer | C．autumn | D．winter |
According to the passage, which of the following ages is during the summer of the writer’s life?
| A．14. | B．27. | C．61. | D．89. |
What does the underlined word ”sorrowful” in the first paragraph mean?
| A．Sad. | B．Exciting. | C．Wonderful. | D．Bored. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The writer was an engineer. |
| B．The writer has a garden with flowers. |
| C．The writer was always happy as a child. |
| D．The writer is old and weak, but he still enjoys his life. |
The best title for the passage can be .
| A．My life |
| B．Four seasons |
| C．Four seasons in a year |
| D．Four seasons in my life |