阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。
At one hall in a town, a huge board said, “FOOD SHORTAGE IN AFRICA. PLEASE HELP THE STARVING PEOPLE.”
A large crowd was standing in line to hand over their donations（捐赠）. Near the door of the hall stood a beautiful young girl, poorly but tidily dressed. With a shy look, she watched the people before her. She saw a businessman who laid a bag of gold on the table. Then came a rich lady who took out a lot of jewels. Some others handed cash, clothes and food. The girl wouldn’t like to take her turn but at last, she stepped forward.
“But... it is so small. I am ashamed to give it. It seems worthless, but it is all I have, ” she said.
“We are thankful for even the smallest donation,” the man at the counter replied kindly. “Here it is. I have nothing else to give,” she added. And then under her coat, she took out two long thick plaits（辫子）of her golden hair. As she did so, her hat fell back, showing the beautiful young bald（无发的）head.
This beautiful girl donated her most priceless golden hair, which was more valuable than all the glittering gold, jewels or cash of the other donors.
（1）What does the underlined word “STARVING” in paragraph 1 mean?
| A． |
Hungry. |
B． |
Sick. |
C． |
Thirsty. |
（2）What can we learn from the girl’s words?
| A． |
She didn’t want to give away anything. |
| B． |
She thought her donation had no value. |
| C． |
She thought she gave away the best thing in town. |
（3）Why was the girl’s hair the most priceless donation?
| A． |
It was long and thick. |
| B． |
It was badly needed in Africa. |
| C． |
It was the only valuable thing the girl could give. |
（4）Which word can best describe the girl?
| A． |
Kind. |
B． |
Humorous. |
C． |
Outgoing. |
When I was young, I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking in the kitchen and my younger brother was playing near the window. I ran to my mother and said, “Mum, Brother John has fallen from the open window!” She was very worried about my brother and then I said, “Don’t worry. I’m just joking.” And my mother shouted at me, “ If you do it again, I’ll punish you.”
One day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on my friends. In the beginning, I went swimming alone, and I called to my friends, “ Help me!” All my friends came to help me, only to find out that I was joking. But the next time I wasn’t joking. I swam in deep water and I was so careless that I was almost drowned（淹死）. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to saved（救）my life. They took me to the emergency center. From then on, I haven’t joked on anyone. I think this is the best lesson in my life.What did the writer like to do when he was young?
| A．To fight with his friends. |
| B．To play with his brother. |
| C．To play jokes on others. |
| D．To put others into trouble. |
When the writer shouted “Help me!” for the first time, his friends_________.
| A．didn’t care about him | B．stopped to look at him |
| C．didn’t hear the words | D．came to help him |
The underlined part “ the emergency center” means”__________ in Chinese.
| A．购物中心 | B．娱乐中心 |
| C．急救中心 | D．地狱 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The writer’s mother was cooking when his brother fell from the open window. |
| B．The writer used to go swimming alone in the deep sea. |
| C．The writer used to have few friends because he hardly told the truth. |
| D．The writer hasn’t joked on others since he was saved by his friends. |
Failure is what often happens. It is everywhere in our life. Students may fail in exams, scientists may fail in their research work, and players may fail in competitions. (A) Although failure happens to everyone, but different people’s attitudes(态度) towards failure are different.
Some people don’t think that their failure is an important thing at all. So they pay no attention to it. As a result, they will have the (B)failure later. Some people think they themselves are fools and lose their hearts in everything after they get a failure. Then they(C)their time and energy on useless things. At last, they may really be fools as they have thought.
（D）Other people are quite different from these two kinds of people mentioned above. Instead of being hopeless and lost, they draw a lesson from every failure and become more experienced. (E) they, after, will ,hard, in, work, be , the, successful , end. So we should draw a lesson from every failure and become more experienced.
任务一: (A)处句中有一处错误，请找出并改正。（可用文字叙述）
任务二:在( B )、(C )处的横线上分别填上一个单词（B）（C）
任务三:将(D)处句子译成汉语：。
任务四:将(E)处的单词连成句子：。
任务五:请从下面的选项中给短文选个标题.( )
| A．Draw a lesson from every failure |
| B．The attitudes towards failure |
| C．Failure is everywhere in our life |
| D．Failure is very important |
Have you ever thought about seeing the world for free? Although it may sound impossible, there’s a growing community that is making that dream one step closer.
The community is called Couchsurfing. The idea is that people open their homes up to travelers for free, and in exchange both people will learn from each other.
Instead of paying a lot of money staying in hotels, living with locals is both cheap and authentic(正宗的). Maybe you’ll find a hidden attraction in the city. It may be a good place where people like to visit. This is also your chance to ask what life in their country is really like.
It also works as a culture exchange. For example，if you play the guitar and your host is a great cook, teach him or her how to play to say thank you for the dinner. This type of exchange is popular.
But what are some manners of being a good Couchsurfer? First, be careful about cultural taboos(禁忌). For example, if you eat with Indians, never use your left hand. In Indian culture, left hands are used for the toilet. Also, when you are going to leave, it’s a good idea to prepare a small gift. This shows your appreciation to the home owner.
Now, are you ready to travel like a local? Where will you surf first?According to the passage, what’s the Couchsurfing?
| A．A travel way to offer the travelers their homes for free. |
| B．Offer food to the travelers for free. |
| C．Show some places of interest for free. |
| D．Take the travelers to some places in the city for free. |
What does the underlined word “appreciation ” mean?
| A．客气 | B．准备 | C．感激 | D．欣赏 |
What should we do if we eat with Indians?
| A．Don’t eat with the right hand. |
| B．Don’t eat with the left hand. |
| C．Eat with two hands. |
| D．Don’t eat with hands. |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Hidden city. |
| B．Surfing on the Internet. |
| C．A community in the city. |
| D．A cheap way to travel and manners. |
Not only a popular singer was Yao Beina, but also she was an energetic and warm-hearted angel. She had her corneas (眼角膜) donated to two men who needed them, which helped them see the world clearly again.
Yao was born in a music family on Sept. 26, 1981 in Wuhan. She started to learn the piano at the age of 4, and she sang her first song on the stage when she was 9 years old. Yao did quite well in singing, so she took part in the thirteenth Youth Singing Competition and won the first prize.
She became well-known to the public after making a series of songs for the hit TV drama “The Legend of Zhenhuan” in 2012, and the mandarin version (中文版本) of “Let It Go” from Disney’s “Frozen”. In July 2013, she competed in The Voice of China II and finally got the second place in Na Ying’s team. She had won a lot of music awards before she was famous.
Yao Beina was unfortunate to be diagnosed（诊断）with breast cancer (乳腺癌) and had a successful operation in 2011. Since then, she has fought against the disease for about four years while keeping singing, but sadly she failed. She originally thought of donating all of her organs (器官) to save others’ lives, but failed to do it because of her serious illness.
She’s gone, even though she had never stopped struggling with cancer. Heaven just got another beautiful angel, with her beautiful voice and kindness.Yao Beina had her __________ donated to save others.
| A．two corneas | B．all organs |
| C．heart | D．kidney |
How old was Yao Beina when she started to sing for people?
| A．Four. | B．Nine. | C．Thirteen. | D．Thirty. |
Which is TRUE about Yao Beina according to the passage?
| A．She started to play the piano at the age of 5. |
| B．She had great voice and won a lot of awards in music. |
| C．She was a weak and selfish girl. |
| D．She won over the breast cancer in the end. |
What’s the passage mainly about?
| A．Yao Beina’s family. |
| B．Yao Beina’s disease. |
| C．Yao Beina’s teacher. |
| D．Yao Beina’s art achievements. |
In almost every big university in the USA, football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards. They can carry it or throw it, If they move it to the end of the filed, they receive six points. This is called a touch down.
It is hard to move the ball. Eleven men in the team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.
Each university wants its team to win. Thousands of people come to watch. They all yell for their favorite team. Young men and women called cheerleaders come on the field to help the people yell more. They dance and jump while they yell.
Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.In America, football players can _______.
| A．only kick the ball |
| B．only throw the ball |
| C．kick, throw and carry the ball |
| D．do anything they like |
If a team wants to get points , it has to move the ball _____.
| A．10 yards | B．to the other end |
| C．away from its own end | D．to the other team |
Most teams begin to play games in _______.
| A．September | B．October |
| C．November | D．each season |