阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
“Poor Grandma! I wish we could do something to cheer her up.” Amy said to her brother Mark.
Grandma had fallen and broken her ___（1）___. The doctor said she would be in bed for six weeks. Grandma was very active and loved to ___（2）___ in her garden, so she would not like sitting in her chair ___（3）___ her leg to become well again.
“I have a(n) ___（4）___,” said Mark. “I saw some pictures of terrariums（栽培盒）in a magazine. Terrariums are little indoor gardens that can be ___（5）___ in glass bottles. Let’s make a terrarium for Grandma, so she can enjoy a garden in her house.”
Amy agreed, ___（6）___ the two of them found the magazine which told them how to make a terrarium and showed it to ___（7）___ mother. She said that a terrarium would be a perfect ___（8）___ for Grandma. She helped Amy and Mark find a large, clear glass bottle. After a trip to the garden shop to buy the materials, they began to ___（9）___ the terrarium.
First, they put some drainage material（排水材料）at the bottom of the bottle. This would keep the soil（土壤）from getting too ____（10）____. Next, they added some dark, rich soil.
Now they were ready to add the plants. Amy had chosen ____（11）____ plants at the garden shop. One was tall with long, thin, green leaves. The other was short with bright pink flowers. To make the terrarium even more ____（12）____ , Amy placed rocks of different colours and bright green moss（苔藓）around the plants. ____（13）____, they watered the plants.
When Amy and Mark showed Grandma her new terrarium, she was so ____（14）____. Now she had a beautiful little ____（15）____ to enjoy right inside her home.
（1）
| A． |
arm |
B． |
back |
C． |
leg |
D． |
head |
（2）
| A． |
rest |
B． |
read |
C． |
drink |
D． |
work |
（3）
| A． |
waiting for |
B． |
depending on |
C． |
looking at |
D． |
getting ready for |
（4）
| A． |
dream |
B． |
idea |
C． |
question |
D． |
story |
（5）
| A． |
hidden |
B． |
hung |
C． |
grown |
D． |
tied |
（6）
| A． |
so |
B． |
after |
C． |
but |
D． |
because |
（7）
| A． |
her |
B． |
his |
C． |
their |
D． |
our |
（8）
| A． |
beginning |
B． |
gift |
C． |
chance |
D． |
task |
（9）
| A． |
borrow |
B． |
choose |
C． |
buy |
D． |
build |
（10）
| A． |
hard |
B． |
dirty |
C． |
hot |
D． |
wet |
（11）
| A． |
two |
B． |
three |
C． |
four |
D． |
five |
（12）
| A． |
expensive |
B． |
colourful |
C． |
traditional |
D． |
personal |
（13）
| A． |
Finally |
B． |
However |
C． |
Instead |
D． |
Still |
（14）
| A． |
afraid |
B． |
pleased |
C． |
nervous |
D． |
worried |
（15）
| A． |
flower |
B． |
bottle |
C． |
picture |
D． |
garden |
Don't break kid's heart
I ran into a stranger as he passed by. "Oh, excuse me please" was my reply. He said，" Please excuse me too.1 wasn't even watching for you."
We were very ,this stranger and I. We went on our way and said goodbye.
But at home story is told-how we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later that day, cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very still. When I turned, I nearly knocked her down. "Move out of the way," I shouted at her. My daughter walked away, her little heart broken. I didn't realize how rudely I had spoken.
While l was in bed. God's small voice came to me and said, "When dealing with a ,common manners you use, but the children you love, you seem to be rude. Look on the kitchen floor, and you will find some there by the door. Those are the flowers your daughter brought for you. She picked them herself, pink, yellow and blue. Your daughter stood not to spoil(毁坏)the surprise, and you never saw the tears in her eyes."
By this time, I felt very small, and now my began to fall. I quietly went and knelt(跪下) by her bed; "Wake up, my little baby, wake up," I said.
"Are these the flowers you for me?" My daughter smiled, "I found them out by the tree. I picked them they are pretty like you. I knew you would like them, especially the blue."
I said, "Daughter, I am sorry for the way I acted today: I should not have shouted at you that way." My daughter said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay. I love you anyway."
I said, "Daughter, I love you too, and I do like the flowers, especially the ."
A．happy B．angry C．polite D．selfish
A．same B．different C．funny D．exciting
A．awake B．asleep C．alive D．afraid
A．friend B．classmate C．enemy D．stranger
A．newspapers B．books C．flowers D．sweets
A．excitedly B．quietly C．sadly D．angrily
A．surprises B．flowers C．tears D．knees
A．picked B．took C．bought D．gave
A．until B．if C．unless D．because
A．pink B．blue C．red D．yellow
One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then down to eat something. A fewlater, a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.
“Please tie your horse to another tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” he tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard terrib, the two horses were fighting. They went up to them, but it was too. The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what your horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to for it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.
Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no. At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.” “Oh,” the rich man shouted. “He can! He spoke to me when I met him.” “Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he say ? “He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was and would kill my horse.” “Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he you. Then can you expect to get money from him? ”
The rich man said nothing and left silently.A. put B. sat C. turned
A. daysB. minutes C. weeks
A. SoB. AndC.But
A. songB. bellC. noise
A. lateB. hardC. quick
A. payB. waitC. care
A. ideaB. mistake C. answer
A. heavilyB. angrilyC. happily
A. quietB. niceC. wild
A.helped B. warnedC. ordered
Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to look after each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and were to swim deeper and further.
One morning. the three fish were to a shallow (浅) water by a big wave (浪). A smallwas taken there. too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was fight in front of them. The largest fish realized that they were inand said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fishwith his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was muchfor their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around . At last, the largest fish returned to theby jumping over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in joining his eider brother in the other side of water.the youngest one didn't follow them and still swam joyfully.
Two hours later, when the rose up, the water in the small shallow corner dried up. The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack(缺乏)of water.A. afraidB. sad C. pleased
A. allowed B. givenC. taken
A. tree B. boat C. stick
A. safetyB. danger C. peace
A. agreed B. talked C. compared
A. timeB. foodC. water
A. slowly B. luckilyC. happily
A. seaB. river C. lake
A. AndB. But C. So
A. stormB. moonC sun
Denny was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is .
And he told the . He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photograph it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always . “I’ll travel for my work, not for ,” he told her. “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I am not a child,” his wife didn’t . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I have got to take photos of wild there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very , and at first she had a very enjoyable time. Then Denny went to some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her. Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and it at his wife and the lion. Then he shouted, “ , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”
A．dangerous B．natural C．convenient D．close
A．lie B．reason C．news D．truth
A．allowed B．refused C．failed D．joked
A．wealth B．prize C．pleasure D．luck
A．money B．time C．interest D．dreams
A．meet B．work C．shop D．stay
A．meal B．picnic C．room D．party
A．agree B．hear C．reply D．complain
A．worried B．forgot C．asked D．thought
A．land B．flowers C．animals D．people
A．confused B．excited C．surprised D．disappointed
A．find B．feed C．drive D．shoot
A．singing B．crying C．laughing D．cheering
A．threw B．fired C．showed D．pointed
A．Hurry up B．Look out C．Slow down D．Go ahead
The bell rang loudly. Everybody packed their schoolbags and got ready to go home. When the dismissed(解散) the children， lined up in two rows and walked orderly to the school gate.
Usually David’s would come and get him home from school but today she was not there. David waited for 15 minutes he walked home.When he reached home， he knocked on the as he did not bring his keys. Surprisingly， no one answered the door. David his mother was in the toilet so he waited patiently for his mother. After a few minutes there was no response(回答). Just as he was about to go to the nearby coffee shop where his father worked to the keys， he heard the voice of his neighbour， John. David told him that no one was at home and John’s mother suggested that David in their house till his mother came back. David and John played till evening when David’s mother came back.
David John and his family before he went back into his house. David’s mother David that she had a backache and she had to see a doctor. this experience， David learnt an important ， “Neighbours are people who help each other.”
A．teacher B．nurse C．worker D．farmer
A．he B．they C．she D．we
A．father B．neighbour C．mother D．doctor
A．before B．after C．when D．while
A．window B．floor C．wall D．door
A．hoped B．thought C．said D．imagine
A．almost B．already C．still D．always
A．get B．make C．find D．buy
A．friendly B．angry C．lazy D．unhappy
A．sit B．stay C．come D．drop
A．carefully B．quickly C．easily D．happily
A．called B．loved C．thanked D．visited
A．told B．answered C．asked D．kissed
A．From B．About C．To D．Of
A．word B．lesson C．sentence D．saying