When I was a girl of 10, I joined the school cross-country team and practiced twice a week, on the 1,8-km course I'd never really run before and I thought the course would be easy. It was a real shock I ran out of breathe(喘气)within the first few minutes. I never realized how tiring running could be but I didn’t t think about give up.
Over time,I did get a little bit faster. However, I was really slow. In races, I would finish close to last. I'd always have to stop more than once, especially in the longer races, which were 2. 5 to 2. 8 km. After every race, I'd go home and cry. But 1 still didn't stop running, holding onto that picture of crossing the finishingline and finally doing well.  
Then one of my friends joined the team, too. She could run easily and even came in the 18th in a big race! I felt so slow and my confidence(自信) was lower than ever. I became so nervous when I thought of the races that I wanted to give up badly.
Still. I refund to. Finally. 1 realized that the reason I was to nervous was that I was always worried that I wasn't ready for them. So a few weeks before the next 2. 8-km race. I practiced running almost 3 km every day. which helped me improve my pace(步伐).
When the time came for the big race, all that practicing really paid off. I stopped only once and my pace was so much better.
I realized that I’d finally gotten happiness with running. But the funny thing was. It didn't come from doing better, Instead, it came from the fact that I hid tried harder and never given up.
【小题1】 Before she took the 1.8-km course, the writer________.
A.knew a lot about itB.wanted to be a great runner
C.practiced running every day D.never thought running so tired
【小题2】The writer was nervous about the race because she_______.
A.had to stop to drink waterB.was worried she wasn’t ready
C.run slower than anyone else D.could find no coach to help her
【小题3】The underlined phrase "paid off" probably mean “______”.
A.brought good results B.coat a lot C.saved much time D.came to fail
【小题4】It can be inferred(推断) from the passage that the writer______.
A.got angry with her friendB.wasn't pleased with herself
C.was a person with a strong mind D.had no Interest In running

I first had physics lessons when I was in Grade Eight some years ago. In class, I   1   that there wasn’t a Nobel (诺贝尔) Prize winner from China. That made me sad, and I decided to change (改变) it.   2   after that, I got up early in the morning. I turned on the light and took out a physics book. Then I started   3   quietly. I worked so hard because I had a great   4   — one day, I would be the first   5   person to win the Nobel Prize in physics. Later on, I found physics at school too easy for me. I wanted to learn   6  , so I made a reading plan and started to find answers to more difficult problems.
Now I am a top student in physics. I won the first prize in the national physics competition  last month. And I am happy to be closer to my dream after a few   7   hard work. Of course,   8   I have some problems. My classmates always   9   me when they are talking about fashion (时尚) or pop stars, because I know   10   about them. “Well, that doesn’t matter too much,” I tell myself. “They don’t know much about physics , but I won’t laugh at them.”
【小题1】A. joined           B. heard                 C. studied
【小题2】A. So              B. But                    C. And
【小题3】A. writing         B. reading                C. thinking
【小题4】A. dream          B. idea                 C. plan
【小题5】A. Chinese        B. Canada                C. American
【小题6】A. much           B. more                  C. most
【小题7】A. weeks’         B. months’              C. years’
【小题8】A. usually         B. always                C. sometimes
【小题9】A. depend on      B. look at                C. laugh at
【小题10】A. anything        B. nothing              C. everything


As a father, I always do my best to help my son, Peter. I like to help him with his study. I encourage him to join team sports. I send him to the summer camp if he wants to go. I also teach him to be both a good student and a useful man.
He used to make me feel proud. I often thought he was the best son and I was the best father in the world.
However, things changed two years ago. It was Peter’s 12th birthday. My wife and I bought him a computer as a present. We thought it was necessary for him to learn how to use a computer in the modern world. We knew that some children were addicted (上瘾的) to computer games and that they didn’t study or work at all. Someone said that computers and the Internet were bad for children, but I didn’t worry about it. I trusted (信任) my son. I believed that he could control himself. Peter did very well at first. He played computer games, but for only two hours every week. Most of the time he studied or wrote articles on the computer. We felt very happy to see that.
When we finally learned that Peter was also addicted to computer games, it was too late. He didn’t like studying at all. He no longer joined team sports. Sometimes we even couldn’t find him at night. He spent several days and nights at the Internet cafe. We tried everything to help him, but nothing worked. What should we do?
【小题1】Why did the writer think his son was the best in the past?

A.Because his son joined many team sports.
B.Because his son was a good student.
C.Because his son always made him feel proud.
D.Because his son loved him very much.
【小题2】How old is Peter now?
A.10 years old.B.12 years old
C.14 years old.D.16 years old.
【小题3】 What did the writer buy for his son as a birthday present two years ago?
A.A computer.B.Some computer games.
C.Some books.D.A computer book.
【小题4】How long did Peter play computer games at first?
A.About two hours every day.
B.About two hours every week.
C.About two hours every month.
D.The whole day.
【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Peter likes to study a lot now.
B.It wasn’t necessary for children to learn how to use a computer.
C.Many children have lost interest in studying because of computer games and the Internet.
D.Children shouldn’t use the computer.

It's very common to meet different people in public places.

    When I was  12 years old,I got a small job in a    16  ,On my first day at work,I didn't come home for lunch. When I came home at night, Mum asked, “How did you    17  your lunch, dear?”I answered,“I made some new friends in the supermarket, twin brothers, their mom and dad. They were my customers. They invited me   18   lunch."

Mum was happy that I had made new friends but she wanted to know what kinds of    19  they might be.

Several days later,I asked my friends to come to the supermarket where l worked   20  let Mum meet them. Mum was very    21    to find out that the twin brothers were joined at the chest(胸部).She felt very strange because I didn't tell her about that before.

    When Mum asked me about this,I said,“I know that too. But do you know that their mom has to make all clothes because it's    22    difficult to find anything to fit them? They're also good    23    .That day, Joe, the one on the right, made me noodles for lunch."

    When Mum saw the twins, she must have thought how strange they    24    .But to me,what I cared about was that they had difficulty——25    clothes and they were good cooks.

1.A.supermarket  B.post office    C.factory       D.bank

2.A.find         B.make           C.manage        D.eat

3.A.at           B.for            C.after         D.before

4.A.men           B.women           C.boys          D.people

5.A.and           B.but             C.or            D.so

6.A.surprised     B.excited         C.interested    D.disappointed

7.A.so            B.very            C.too           D.really

8.A.friends       B.singers         C.workers       D.cooks

9.A.smelled       B,looked          C.felt          D.sounded

10.A.selling       B.making          C. wearing       D.buying

 

请先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共15小题:每小题1分,满分15分)

There once was a master who went to India. In those times, we didn't have airplanes or many kinds of transportation that we do now. So the master went to India 1  . And when he got there, he saw a lot of fruit. In India they have plenty of fruit to sell, but much of it is 2 because they can't grow much  the water situation. So he saw one basket, a big basket of some very red, long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop, not expensive at all.

So he 4 and asked, "How much per kilo?" And the shopkeeper said, "Two rupees."(印度货币) Two rupees in India is 5 ; it's like dirt (尘土). So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it: Oh, my God! His 6  watered, his mouth watered and burned, his eyes were burning, his head was burning and his face became 7 . As he coughed terribly , he 8  up and down, saying, "Ah! Ah! Ah!"

But he still continued to eat the fruit! Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, "You're crazy, man. Those are chilies(辣椒)! You can't eat so many; they're not good for you! People use them 9  a condiment(作料), but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can't just eat them by the handful like that; they're not 10 !" So the silly master said, "No, I can't stop! I paid money for them, 11  now I'll eat them. It's my 12 !"

And you think that master was silly, right? Similarly, we sometimes do a lot of things like that. we still continue just because we've 13  money, time, effort and love into it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn't stop because he didn't want to waste the money he'd paid.

So 14  you've lost something, let it go and move on. That's better than continuing to 15  .

1.                A.by air          B.on foot         C.by taxi    D.by car

 

2.                A.delicious        B.cheap          C.expensive D.fresh

 

3.                A.because of      B.with the help of   C.in need of D.as a result

 

4.                A.got up          B.went up        C.turned up D.looked up

 

5.                A.something      B.nothing         C.everything D.anything

 

6.                A.eyes           B.ears           C.mouth    D.nose

 

7.                A.sad            B.ugly            C.red  D.cold

 

8.                A.searched       B.climbed         C.jogged   D.jumped

 

9.                A.as             B.for            C.to   D.with

 

10.               A.medicine       B.vegetables      C.fruit  D.food

 

11.               A.instead         B.and            C.but   D.also

 

12.               A.money         B.food           C.fruit  D.drink

 

13.               A.joined         B.spent          C.paid  D.put

 

14.               A.as if           B.ever since      C.even if    D.so that

 

15.               A.fight           B.fail            C.try   D.lose

 

 

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