任务型阅读。(10分)
A way of taking up new hobbies
Starting a new school term is always exciting. It is a chance to  66  your friends again. But the most exciting of all, a new term is a good chance to take up new hobbies. It is common (普遍的) in Britain for students to take up new hobbies after the Christmas holidays. To start something new is a common New Year resolution.
Most schools offer (提供)  67  kinds of hobby classes. Students take them in their free time or after school. Some classes you have to pay for and the others are free. For example, I once took a free Wednesday evening gymnastics class, but when I learned how to play the drum, my parents  68  to pay for the lesson.
The most popular extra classes at my school were piano lessons and drama club. Both classes offered exams students could take. Students with many hobbies sometimes feel more  69  than those without any. But the students with hobbies leave school with many extra skills.
I haven’t continued any of the hobbies I began at school, but I have never regretted (遗憾) taking them. My  70  friend today is someone I met in my gymnastics class.
根据短文内容,完成下列任务。(每题1分)
任务1:选用所给词语的适当形式填入短文中的空格内。
difference,    see,     stressed,    good,     have
【小题1】_______ 【小题2】_______ 【小题3】_______ 【小题4】_______ 【小题5】_______
任务2:把短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
【小题6】______________________________________________________________
任务3:根据英文释义及首字母提示,从短文中找出正确的单词。
【小题7】h______: a thing you like to do when you are not working; an interest
【小题8】p______: give money for what you buy
任务4:回答问题。
【小题9】 What classes were the most popular extra classes at school? (根据原文回答。)
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【小题10】What hobbies would you like to start in the new term? (根据你自己的实际情况回答。)
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Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her sit by her window each afternoon, sewing(针线活) or reading.
After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window. It really looks terrible.”
One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window inside.
Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was seen clearly. Her window was clean!
Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing(批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through(通过) my own dirty window.
That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own mistakes?
Since then, whenever I wanted to judge (评判) someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?”
Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.
【小题1】The writer couldn’t see everything clearly through the window because _________.

A.the woman’s window was dirty
B.the writer’s window was dirty
C.the woman lived nearby
D.the writer has short sight
【小题2】The writer was surprised that _________.
A.the woman was sitting by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading
B.the woman’s window was clean as soon as he washed his own window
C.the woman did cleaning in the afternoon, so the writer could see the woman clearly
D.the woman’s window was still terrible after he washed his own window
【小题3】 “It dawned on me” probably means “_________”.
A.I began to understand it
B.it cheered me up
C.I knew the woman’s window grew light
D.it began to get dark
【小题4】It’s clear that _________.
A.the writer didn’t meet the woman ago
B.the writer often washed the window
C.they both worked as cleaners
D.they lived in a small town
【小题5】From the passage, we can learn _________.
A.one shouldn’t criticize others very often
B.one should often make his windows clean
C.one must judge himself before he judges others
D.one must look at others through his dirty windows

I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice.“Mom,come here!There's this lady here my size!”
The mother rushed to her son;then she turned to me to say sorry to me.
I smiled and told her,“It's OK.”Then I talked to the boy,“Hi,I'm Dory Kramer. How are you?”
He studied me from head to toe,and asked,“Are you a little mommy?”
“Yes,I have a son,” I answered.
“Why are you so little?”he asked.
“It's the way I was born,” I said.“Some people are little. Some are tall. I'm just not going to grow any bigger.”After I answered his other questions,I shook the boy's hand and left.
My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.
It takes only one glance( 一瞥) to see I’m different. I stand three feet nine inches tall(="1.14" metres).I was born a dwarf.In spite of this,I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.
I didn't realize how short I was until I started school. Some kids called me names (辱骂).Then I knew. I began to hate the first day of school each year.
But I learned to smile and face the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. What I lacked in height,I made up for in personality. When people are rude,I remind myself,“Look what else I have-a great family,nice friends.”
【小题1】Why did the mother say sorry to Dory Kramer?

A.Because the boy ran into the author.
B.Because the boy hit the author.
C.Because the boy said the author was fatter than him.
D.Because the mother thought the boy's words had hurt the author.
【小题2】What does a dwarf look like?
A.Of medium height.B.Very tall.
C.Very short.D.Very thin.
【小题3】When did the author realize that she was too short?
A.When she grew up.
B.When she was 47 years old.
C.When she began to go to school.
D.When she met the boy in the supermarket.
【小题4】What does the sentence “What I lacked in height,I made up for in personality”mean?
A.Although I am not tall, I often dress up to make myself different.
B.Although I am not tall, I can make myself tall by dressing up.
C.Although I am not tall, I try to keep it as my personal secrets.
D.Although I am not tall, I can make myself good with good personal qualities.

This story is about a young man. He worked hard at his lessons. He was too busy. He didn’t have time to rest, so he was ill. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep(睡觉). But he couldn’t. He thought: “I must go to see the doctor.” He said to the doctor. “I can’t go to sleep at night.” “Try counting numbers. When you reach one thousand, you’ll be asleep.” The next day the man came back to the doctor’s office. “Well,” said the doctor, “How are you today?”
“Yes, he said,” I tried counting one, two, three. . . up to (直到)one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy (感到困倦). I had to get up and drank some tea. Then I went on counting up to one thousand. But I still couldn’t fall asleep.
【小题1】The young man couldn’t go to sleep because ________ .

A.he didn’t finish his lessons
B.he worked too hard and was ill
C.he was worried about his homework
D.there was a lot of housework to do and he couldn’t have a good rest
【小题2】The doctor asked the young man ________ .
A.to count numbers before he went to bed
B.to put all numbers from 1 to 1000 together
C.to count numbers while he was lying in bed
D.to go to bed earlier
【小题3】 The young man came back to the doctor’s office the next day because ___ .
A.he wanted to thank the doctor
B.he was better
C.he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers
D.he still couldn’t go to sleep at night
【小题4】The young man ________ .
A.counted from 569 to 1000
B.counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep
C.counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea
D.counted from 1 to 1000 and fell asleep
【小题5】The young man ________ in fact.
A.didn’t understand the doctor’s words.B.couldn’t count numbers
C.didn’t try to sleepD.wasn’t ill at all

At midnight Mr. King coughed again. He got up and took some medicine. Before he lay down again, he smoked. And he couldn’t go to sleep any longer. He found the medicine book and began to read it. He was afraid he had lung cancer. He seemed to see death was waiting for him. Tears(眼泪) ran down his face. He didn’t see his wife was standing by him.
“What’s wrong with you, dear?” asked the woman.
“Nothing,” the old man answered and covered his face with his hands.
The old woman opened the book and understood at once. She said, “You must stop smoking right now.”
“I began to smoke when I was nine, you know. How can’t I do that?”
“But I think health is more important.”
Mr. King coughed again and his wife said, “Go to see a doctor tomorrow. He will be able to help you, I think.”
The doctor told Mr. King to have an Xray examination of his lungs. And then he looked at the Xray carefully for a long time.
“Tell me the truth, doctor.”said Mr.King, “Do you see any shadows(阴影)in my lungs?”
“No, I don’t see anything.”
“Yes?” the old man said happily. “Really?”
“Yes. Your lungs are turning black. How can I see any shadows?”
【小题1】Mr.King got up to      .

A.smoke again
B.talk with his wife
C.read the medicine book
D.take some medicine
【小题2】Mr. King coughed because      .
A.he couldn’t go to sleep
B.he was afraid to die
C.he smoked too much
D.he was too old
【小题3】    , so tears ran down his face.
A.Mr. King thought he had lung cancer
B.Mr. King couldn’t understand the book
C.Mr. King was too sad to go to sleep
D.The doctors refused to help Mr. King
【小题4】The doctor told Mr. King to have an Xray examination because      .
A.he was sure the man would die soon
B.he wanted the man to stop smoking right now
C.he wanted to know if there was something wrong with his lungs
D.he was sure the man would soon be all right
【小题5】Which of the following is true?
A.There was nothing serious with Mr. King.
B.Smoking too much caused Mr. King’s lungs to turn black.
C.The doctor found some shadows in Mr. King’s lungs.
D.Mr. King decided to stop smoking at once.

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