请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Betty is a biologist. She studies brain diseases that come along with aging. Her （1） is not an easy one. She is trying to understand what goes wrong with the brain over time, and how people can age in a healthy way. It is very important, especially when people are living a （2） life now.
Betty does not have a natural gift（天赋）for math. She never （3） that she could be a scientist one day when she was little. Now, she has got a doctor’s degree in biology and become a famous （4） researcher. Betty has made it partly because she is curious about everything. This is a very （5） quality for a scientist. Another （6） is that she is a creative thinker. “After all, science is all about problem-solving,” Betty said.
Betty thinks the best part of her research is trying out an idea to see if it will work. Her heart is filled with joy when her idea is proved right and （7） by other scientists. But when things don’t go （8） as she plans, she feels no disappointment. She says mistakes may （9） a new idea.
Few are born to be a （10） . According to Betty, curiosity and creativity play the biggest role.
（1）
| A． |
job |
B． |
book |
C． |
excuse |
D． |
exam |
（2）
| A． |
slower |
B． |
longer |
C． |
quieter |
D． |
simpler |
（3）
| A． |
argued |
B． |
reported |
C． |
thought |
D． |
understood |
（4）
| A． |
social |
B． |
medical |
C． |
educational |
D． |
environmental |
（5）
| A． |
poor |
B． |
strange |
C． |
similar |
D． |
important |
（6）
| A． |
reason |
B． |
example |
C． |
purpose |
D． |
decision |
（7）
| A． |
changed |
B． |
accepted |
C． |
described |
D． |
questioned |
（8）
| A． |
safely |
B． |
crazily |
C． |
blindly |
D． |
smoothly |
（9）
| A． |
mix with |
B． |
turn down |
C． |
lead to |
D． |
break down |
（10）
| A． |
dentist |
B． |
lawyer |
C． |
coach |
D． |
scientist |
For years I wanted a flower garden．I'd spend hours different things I could plant．I believe they would look nice together．
But then we had Mattew．And Marvin．And the twins，．Alisa and Alan．And then Helen．Five children! I was too raising them to grow a garden．
Money was tight (拮据)，as well as time．Often when my children were little，one of them would want something expensive．And I'd have to say,“Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn’t on trees，you know．”
，all five got through high school and college (大学) and were off on their own．I started thinking again about having a garden．Then，one morning on Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen．Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a tree，planted right in my garden．I thought it be a weeping willow (垂柳)，because I saw things around on all its branches (树枝)．Then I put my on and I couldn’t believe what I saw．There was a money tree in my garden!
I went outside to have a look．It was． ! There were dollar bills all over that tree．
There was also a note in the tree．It ，“We all love you，Morn．”
A．talking about B．thinking of C．preparing for D．1ooking after
A．tired B．careless C．busy D．poor
A．grow B．make C．come D．get
A．Clearly B．Naturally C．Certainly D．Finally
A．money B．new C．young D．tall
A．should B．can C．must D．need
A．blowing B．turning C．producing D．appearing
A．overcoat B．hat C．shoes D．glasses
A．strange B．true C．special D．perfect
A．says B．writes C．shows D．describes
Welcome to Center Street. Center Street is a great place to enjoy , There are stores and shops on it. It is a very street. If you want to , you can go to the zoo. It is the big supermarket. There is also a new near the supermarket. It is and quiet. You can your lunch in it. If you want to see , you can go to the movie house. It is the supermarket and the park. Our Center Street is very nice.
A．yourself B．himself C．herself D．myself
A．any B．a little C．a lot of D．much
A．quiet B．dirty C．busy D．small
A．have lunch B．play games C．buy clothes D．see animals
A．across from B．next C．between D．in
A．library B．restaurant C．bank D．school
A．clean B．funny C．fine D．happy
A．enjoy B．sell C．make D．take
A．books B．games C．movies D．plays
A．down B．between C．through D．next
Miss Guo is our art teacher. She some pictures. Every class, she shows those pictures to us. She wants us something from them. In of her pictures, we see a boy. He’s cleaning the room. In picture, a girl is singing. She’s singing an English some. In other pictures, we see others doing different things. One is running, another is a cake. And a girl is doing homework. We look at our teacher and her pictures. We talk English and our teacher us. We learn English our teacher and her pictures. Our teacher likes . We likes her class, too.
A．is B．are C．has D．have
A．learn B．learns C．learning D．to learn
A．a B．one C．an D．the
A．others B．the other C．another D．the others
A．make B．making C．do D．doing
A．my B．your C．her D．his
A．in B．on C．of D．out
A．listens to B．talks about C．listen to D．talk about
A．to B．from C．with D．for
A．we B．us C．I D．me
Liangliang is a lovely boy. He lives with his grandparents Hefei, Anhui Province. When he 2 years old, his parents died (死) in a car accident. He could play when he was 3, and he could play very . But two years ago, there was wrong with his right hand. He couldn’t play .
the help of his grandmother, Liangliang could many words with his left hand. And now he write very well. He is . Many people love him very much.
A．at B．in C．on D．/
A．is B．/ C．was D．be
A．the piano B．piano C．the soccer D．pianos
A．great B．good C．/ D．well
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．a little B．very much C．very good D．at all
A．Under B．With C．At D．Along
A．read B．speak C．listen D．write
A．can B．could C．was D．is
A．lonely B．beautiful C．smart D．boring
This year I go to a new middle school. I love very much. It’s very big and clean. We have buildings — one is for studying, and the other one is for living. We have three . We do experiments(实验) there. I like doing experiments. I think it’s very . There are 50 computers in the computer room, we all love Computer class. There are flowers, grass and trees on the playground. We often sit there and draw pictures of them in class.
In this school, teachers and students are like friends. I enjoy here. I like all the subjects and teachers. How your school life? Do you like it, too? Please write and me.
A．her B．it C．him D．you
A．two B．one C．three D．Four
A．libraries B．gyms C．buildings D．Labs
A．busy B．interesting C．nice D．clean
A．and B．so C．but D．or
A．much B．any C．no D．a lot of
A．Chinese B．English C．M.E. D．Art
A．studying B．singing C．drawing D．sleeping
A．for B．with C．about D．as
A．speak B．say C．tell D．ask