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Betty lived in a small town. Beautiful flowers were seen everywhere in the town. Because of the shyness, Betty just stood with few words in public. The shy girl hardly talked to people in social activities. She was often considered as a quiet girl in the community. She felt like a wallflower and wondered if she would go unnoticed all the time.
However, her closest friend, Fiona, was completely different. Fiona loved to communicate with others and she encouraged Betty to change. She told Betty that life wasn’t always as beautiful as roses and that everyone was able to make it full of roses.
With the encouragement of Fiona, Betty began to change. Instead of being a wallflower, she started attending a community theater class. She took an active part in acting in the theater group. Her gift for acting began to shine. However, new difficulties were never far away. One of Betty’s classmates became a thorn（刺）in her side. The classmate was not satisfied with her achievements, but Betty continued to deal with the situation. She managed to show herself and became friends with the classmate. All the changes made her feel fresh every day.
Betty’s hard work paid off when the town’s famous director, Mr. Johnson, watched one of her plays. He liked her acting so much that he offered her the lead role in his new play. Betty’s moment arrived. People were happy to watch her show.
Finally, Betty became a confident（自信的）girl. Her change was like a beautiful rose in full flower. She encountered many difficulties which taught her that there’s no rose without a thorn. But those thorns helped her develop her abilities. Betty proved（证明）that personal changes were possible for anyone.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
（1）Why did Betty stand with few words in public?
| A． |
Because she was shy. |
B． |
Because she was great. |
C． |
Because she was tidy. |
（2）What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
| A． |
Betty’s encouragement. |
B． |
Betty’s changes. |
C． |
Betty’s gift for acting. |
（3）What can we infer（推断）from Paragraph 4?
| A． |
Johnson was good at writing. |
| B． |
Directors often act in plays. |
C. Betty did well in her show.
（4）What does the underlined word “encountered” probably mean in Paragraph 5?
| A． |
Gave. |
B． |
Met. |
C． |
Forgot. |
（5）What does Betty’s story tell us?
| A． |
The more changes we make, the more confident we are. |
| B． |
Friendship makes it possible for everyone to change. |
| C． |
It’s possible for everyone to make a change. |
In their last moment before the flight took off, I heard a father saying to his daughter, “ I love you, I wish you enough.” The daughter said, “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough to.” They kissed goodbye and the daughter left. I could see the father was very sad.
Suddenly the father walked towards me and asked me, “Did you ever say goodbye to someone knowing it would be the last time?”
His words made me think of my father. Realizing that my father’s days were limited(有限的)，I took the time to tell him face to face how much he meant to me. So I understood what this father was experiencing.
“ Yes, I did.” I answered, “ But why is this a last goodbye?”
“ I am old and my daughter lives much too far away. Maybe her next trip back will be for my funeral (葬礼)，” he said.
“ When you were saying goodbye, I heard you say ‘I wish you enough’. What does that mean?”
He began to smile. “my parents used to say it to me . When we say ‘I wish you enough’，we want the other person to have a life filled with enough good things.” He stopped for a moment and continued, “I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to appreciate (欣赏、感激) the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life seem much bigger… I wish you enough ‘Hellos’ to get you through the final ‘ Goodbye’”.
He then said goodbye to me and walked away.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共5小题，每小题2分， 满分10分）Where did the story happened?
| A．In a hospital. | B．At an airport |
| C．At a train station | D．In a park |
The word “joys” in Paragraph 7 is about ______________.
| A．pleasure | B．happiness |
| C．enjoyment | D．all above |
In the passage, “ I wish you enough” means that we wish _______.
the other person as many good things as possible
B. each other a good life.
C. the other person as much sunshine as possible
D. it enough rainWhich is NOT mentioned according to the passage?
| A．The father’s parents used to say “ I wish you enough”. |
| B．The writer was the father’s friend. |
| C．The father was sad when his daughter left. |
| D．The father wished his daughter to live a happy life. |
According to the passage, why must we be wished enough pain?
| A．Because no pain, no gain. |
| B．Because we can keep our spirit alive. |
| C．Because the tiny happiness makes us feel like the great joys. |
| D．Because the pleasures and pains in life are necessary. |
What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.
Escaping from a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life. It’s important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways and fire escapes, but not elevators.
From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible. Learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury.
The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may come into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may get into the room.
On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof . From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto hard ground might end in injury. But shes and grass can help to break a fall.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误(F)。 （共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）It’s serious to know how to escape from a fire.
In a fire we can use elevators to come down.
Windows can’t be used when you are waiting for help.
Doors must all be open so that smoke can come into the room.
The passage may help save your life in a fire.
---Do you think I can pass the test?
---_______, I’m afraid.
| A．Not a chance. | B．Of course. |
| C．You can. | D．A little bit. |
Childhood is a time of fun and games. Many people still remember when they were young, they often played games like hide-and-seek and chess. Playing teaches children how to get along with others, and it also helps to exercise the mind and body. However, children today spent most of their playing time in front of the computer, playing video games.
A recent survey found that in the US children between 8 and 12 spent at least 13 hours a week playing video games or “gaming”. Boys of this age spend even more time, almost 16 hours a week. Although some people will say that gaming is helpful, it brings many problems as well.
One big problem is that kids who spend most of their time on games might have difficulty communicating with real people. They might have trouble sharing and resolving problems because they do not practice these skills when sitting alone at a computer.
Another problem is about health. Game players usually sit for hours without doing any exercise. And they might not eat healthily. As a result, they might be out of shape.
Next, game players might have trouble with their lessons. Many of them spend more time playing games than working on their homework. In the end, _______.
Finally, it is always possible that the gamers become addicted(成瘾). Some people play four or five hours a day or even all day. This happened to a 28-year-old Korean man. He spent about 50 hours playing an online game without sleeping or eating well. He died while gaming!
This is one example of the dangers of video gaming. It tells us that video gaming, like everything else, should not be done too much. A few hours a week should not hurt, but several hours a day just might be dangerous to your health.Children of 8 to 12 in the US spent at least_______ hours a month playing video games.
| A．13 | B．26 | C．39 | D．52 |
How many problems about playing video games are mentioned in the passage?
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
Which of the following is the right sentence for the blank in paragraph 5?
| A．They might get lower grades. |
| B．They might lose their friends. |
| C．They might stop playing games. |
| D．They might become ill. |
The word”addicted” in the sixth paragraph means_______ in Chinese.
| A．兴奋地 | B．专心的 | C．马虎的 | D．上瘾的 |
What does the writer want to tell us by writing this passage?
| A．Video gaming has quite a lot of advantages. |
| B．Video gaming might be a dangerous thing. |
| C．Childhood is a time of fun and games. |
| D．Children should learn how to get on well with others. |
The animal kingdom has a new member. On September 12, 2012, researchers made a report to the world that they discovered a new species(物种) of monkey. It is called the lesula. And it is only the second monkey species discovered in 28 years.
Scientists first saw the lesula in June, 2007 in Congo, a country in Africa. The lesula lives in the rain forests. The monkey was first found as a pet in a local family. When researchers found it, the family told them that they caught the monkey in the wild and then kept it as a pet.
The scientists have compared the lesula to the owl-faced monkey. The owl-faced monkey gets its name for having a long nose and a face that looks like an owl(猫头鹰). The lesula and the owl-faced monkey are similar in size and both have a stripe(条纹) on their nose. This shows the lesula and the owl-faced monkeys are close relatives, but different species. Scientists say the lesula usually weighs about twelve pounds. It has long blond hair. It eats like a vegetarian(素食者).
Scientists say it is important to protect African rain forests because there may be other new species like lesula to be discovered in the future.When did the scientists make sure they found a new species of monkey?
| A．In 2002. | B．In 2008. |
| C．In 2007. | D．In 2012. |
Where is Congo?
| A．In Asia. | B．In Africa. |
| C．In America. | D．In Europe. |
How much does the lesula weigh?
| A．About 12 pounds. | B．About 19 pounds. |
| C．About 28 pounds. | D．We don’t know. |
From the passage we know that .
| A．it was the 29th lesula that was found |
| B．the lesula mainly eats small animals |
| C．both the owl-faced monkey and the lesula have short blond hair |
| D．the lesula and the owl-faced monkey look aimilar, but different species |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．How the Lesula Was Found | B．What the Lesula Looks Like |
| C．A New Species of Monkey | D．When the Lesula Was Found |