Silent and calm， 25﹣year﹣old Linda looks out of the window． She may be smiling now， but it's been a long， hard road to（1） ．Today， she is an author of a best﹣ seller and also a famous artist． Her story is about overcoming（2） and encouraging others to do the same．
Linda did not begin talking（3） she was two and a half years old．（4） ， it was found that she had autism （自闭症） and had difficulty in social communication． Linda's mother taught her the（5） of independence by example and encouraged her to learn how to do things（6） ．
Growing up，she was（7） bullied（欺凌）．She was called an alien and some kids would even steal her snacks．She tried changing schools， but she never seemed to be（8） ．The bullying （9） ．She also had trouble with tests． But she didn't let them stop her． With the help of her parents， Linda received speech and communication treatment．
After a long period of treating， doctors said that Linda would not succeed or finish her studies． But she proved（证明） them（10） ． Linda worked hard to build up her confidence and found her ability﹣creating beautiful paintings． And at 18， Linda went to art college to study painting and was later（11） by the local volunteers to join them on community visits where she could （12） her story．
Now she has gone through the（13） times． And she has come to（14） that she is not useless． At 25， Linda sells her books and some of her paintings to help herself and her family． By sharing her experience， Linda is not only （15） others， but also changing their lives．
（1）A． wealth |
B． politeness |
C． sadness |
D． happiness |
（2）A． decisions |
B． conditions |
C． difficulties |
D． discussions |
（3）A． if |
B． because |
C． until |
D． so |
（4）A． Honestly |
B． Unluckily |
C． Clearly |
D． Suddenly |
（5）A． progress |
B． meaning |
C． instruction |
D． interest |
（6）A． by the way |
B． right away |
C． in a hurry |
D． on her own |
（7）A． hardly |
B． secretly |
C． recently |
D． seriously |
（8）A． welcomed |
B． refused |
C． treated |
D． allowed |
（9）A． received |
B． developed |
C． continued |
D． studied |
（10）A． wrong |
B． right |
C． clever |
D． silly |
（11）A． interviewed |
B． invited |
C． trusted |
D． tested |
（12）A． share |
B． cover |
C． copy |
D． complete |
（13）A． quiet |
B． dark |
C． safe |
D．comfortable |
（14）A． realize |
B． guess |
C． doubt |
D． remember |
（15）A． teaching |
B． saving |
C． influencing |
D． controlling |
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。
There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class played jokes on him because he seemed so slow. The mother decided that she would help her sons to do well in school by . She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a book a week and do a book report for her.
One day, in Ben’s class, the teacher held up a rock and asked anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” all of his whispered and wondered. “He said anything. What could he possibly want to say?” To their surprise, Ben not only the rock, but also said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew the teacher had found it. The teacher and the other students were amazed. Ben had learned this from doing one of his book reports.
Later Ben became the student of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and became one of the best doctors in the United States.
A．young B．youngest C．younger D．more younger
A．herself B．himself C．themselves D．her
A．that B．if C．how D．why
A．think B．leave C．ask D．answer
A．classmates B．students C．teachers D．friends
A．always B．ever C．sometimes D．never
A．found B．played C．knew D．heard
A．whether B．what C．where D．why
A．top B．slow C．low D．rich
A．at first B．at the end C．at last D．now
完形填空
Hi! I’m Wang Mei. It’s my Chinese name. I’m an ______ girl. My birthday is _____January. I’m thirteen years old. I have a brother, Wang Wei. Of course, Wang Wei is _____ his Chinese name. Our favorite_____ at school is Chinese history, _____ we think it’s very interesting. In our school, we often help other (其他的) students _____ their English. So they like us very much.
Oh, we have some interesting things to do this week. On Monday, we have a soccer game. Many teachers and students want _____ it. ____ Wednesday evening, we have an English party. And on Friday, we have a great book sale in the school library. You can buy the books _____ good prices. This is a _____ busy week. See you!A. Chinese B. AmericanC. England(英国)
A. at B. in C. on
A. too B. also C. very
A. lessons B. classes C. subject
A. but B. because C. or
A. with B. for C. in
A. see B. to watch C. to look at
A. in B. at C. on
A. onB. for C. at
A. real B. really C. so
完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
阅读下面短文，然后从每小题所给的三个选项中选择一个最佳答案，并将其字母标号填入题前括号中。
We live in the “computer age.” Long ago computers couldn’t do . They were very big and . They used a lot of energy. Only a few people were in them. Today computers are and cheaper. They can difficult work.
Computers important for many reasons. They work faster and make fewer mistakes. They can remember much information. A computer can work out millions of problems a few seconds. A person might need years so many problem.
People now use computers in nearly very kind of work. Computers are very useful and the of computers is growing. More computers mean more jobs for people, people need to run(操作)and mend them.
Would you like to learn how to run a computer?A. many B. much C. a lot of
A. cheap B. expensive C. more expensive
A. interest B. interestingC. interested
A. small B. smallerC. turn
A. do B. makeC. to play
A. turns B. gotC. become
A. in B. for C .at
A. work B. to work out C. to work
A. use B. useful C. useless
A. why B. how C. because
完型填空 (10’)
Hello, my friends. My name is Judy. I was born in 2005. I am English. _____ I live in China with my family. There are _____people in my family.
My hair is yellow. My _____ are blue like the sea. I like going ______very much. Green grass, blue sky…Everything is so_____. I like flowers very much. I like their beautiful_____, red, yellow, white and blue. I like swimming very much. River, sea, pool…Very cool.
My father is Alfred. He works_____ a football club. My mother is an English teacher in my school. I _____ a brother. His name is Simon. He _____at Sunshine Middle School. He is in Grade 8. He is good at all his lessons. He also does well in _____. He can play basketball and football well.
A．and B．so C．or D．but
A．three B．four C．five D．six
A．eyes B．nose C．ears D．mouth
A．up B．down C．over D．out
A．sad B．bad C．nice D．well
A．colours B．flowers C．clothes D．classes
A．of B．on C．with D．in
A．do B． does C．have D． has
A．learns B．teaches C．studies D．helps
A．sports B．music C．reading D．cooking
完形填空: 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（每小题1分， 满分10分）
There is nobody in the world the same you. you are unique独特唯一的! Everybody is from everyone else. That is good! it makes the world an interesting place. There are people taller you, and shorter than you. Maybe your hair is the same color as your friend’s hair, but maybe it is longer than . Another difference is your hair may be straight, hers may be curly. I am sure you have some friends who are than you. And you also have some friends, they are as at sports as you. But there are also people around you who are not good at some things.
does your best friend look like? Do you both to finish your homework at school? Do you both want to wear the same clothes every day? I think some ways you are the same, but in many other ways you are different. So say loudly to the world, “I am who I am – I’m unique!
A．with B．as C．of D．from
A．better B．different C．smart D．good
A．Because B．So C．Although D．But
A．after B．than C．then D．in front of
A．her B．she C．hers D．she’s
A．smart B．smarter C．smartest D．a smart
A．bad B．better C．well D．good
A．Where B．What C．How D．How often
A．like B．enjoy C．would like D．going
A．through B．by C．in D．on