People all over the world celebrate the new year．However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesn't begin on the 1 date very year．
In many countries, the new year begins on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December, New Year's Eve．In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square． 2 they're waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun．Just before 12 o'clock, everyone 3 down from 10：10, 9, 8… As soon as it's 12 o'clock, everyone shouts very 4 , “Happy New Year!”
New Year's Day is often a family day．Some families get together for a special meal．When the weather is fine, many families go out for a 5 ．
On New Year's Day, many people make resolutions for the new year．They 6 a list of things, such as “I will help out more with housework．I will work 7 at school than others．” or “I won't spend so much time playing video games．” When they have made 8 list, they read it to their family or friends and promise to 9 their resolutions．
So it doesn't matter how they celebrate, 10 people in countries all over the world, it's a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new．
Tom woke up on Monday morning．He felt 1 ．He always felt sick on Monday mornings．He had to go to school for a 2 week! He almost wished there were no week-ends． 3 was even more difficult for him to go back to school!
He 4 in bed and wondered what excuse(借口)he could make this time．He looked at his body, but could find 5 wrong, A little headache? 6 ．He had used that excuse many times．Then he realized that one of his teeth was loose(松动)．Good! He was just going to start groaning(呻吟) 7 be thought that Aunt Polly would pull the tooth out．That would 8 !He looked for something else．Suddenly he remembered what the doctor had said about a certain problem with toes．He pulled his right foot out and looked at it． 9 of the toes was really hurting, Tom began to groan．
“What's 10 with you?” Aunt Polly asked．
“My toe hurts．”
The old lady fell into a chair, 11 a little．“Tom, you frightened me．Now shut up at once and gel out of 12 ”
Tom felt like a thief being caught．“Well, it seemed all right．It hurt so much 13 I forgot my tooth．”
“Tooth, eh? What's wrong with your tooth?”
“One of them is loose and it hurts 14 ”
“No problem,” answered Aunt Polly．“I can pull it out．”
“Please, Auntie! Don't pull it out．It has 15 hurting now．Please!”
“No way! Well, you'll have your tooth out and you'll go to school?
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A．
happy
B．
tired
C．
sick
D．
hungry
(2)
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A．
whole
B．
all
C．
next
D．
this
(3)
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A．
That
B．
This
C．
The weekend
D．
It
(4)
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A．
lie
B．
lay
C．
lied
D．
lying
(5)
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A．
something
B．
anything
C．
everything
D．
nothing
(6)
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A．
No
B．
Yes
C．
None
D．
Great
(7)
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A．
then
B．
when
C．
while
D．
as
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A．
pain
B．
work
C．
hurt
D．
be good
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A．
One
B．
Two
C．
Some
D．
Many
(10)
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A．
matter
B．
trouble
C．
problem
D．
wrong
(11)
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A．
saying
B．
smiling
C．
shouting
D．
talking
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A．
school
B．
chair
C．
bed
D．
kitchen
(13)
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A．
what
B．
which
C．
that
D．
until
(14)
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A．
bad
B．
badly
C．
worse
D．
terrible
(15)
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A．
stopped
B．
forgotten
C．
enjoyed
D．
begun
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One afternoon I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a meeting．I was looking forward to a quiet view of the wonderful paintings．
A young couple were watching the paintings in front of me and chatting 1 each other without stop．I watched them for a moment and 2 the man’s wife was doing all the talking．I was surprised to see that the man was so patient and could stand(忍受)his wife’s 3 , but I still moved on．
I met them several times 4 I moved through the different rooms of art．Each time I heard she continued talking about paintings, I moved away 5 ．
I was 6 some gifts in the museum shop when the couple came near to the gate．Before they left, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out something brown．He turned it into a long stick and then tapped(轻敲)his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s 7 ．
“He’s a 8 man,” the clerk(店员)said．“Most of us would 9 if we were blind at such a young age．During his treatment, he made a promise that his life wouldn’t 10 ．So, as before, he and his wife come in 11 there’s a new art show．”
“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked．“He can’t see．”
“Can’t see? You’re wrong．He sees a lot, more than you or I do,” the clerk said．“His wife describes each painting 12 he can see it in his head．”
I learned 13 about patience(耐心), courage and love that day．I saw the patience of a young wife 14 paintings to a person who was blind and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to make his life different．And I saw the love 15 by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand．
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among
B．
on
C．
in
D．
with
(2)
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A．
guessed
B．
suggested
C．
noticed
D．
wanted
(3)
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A．
paintings
B．
words
C．
books
D．
food
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A．
when
B．
before
C．
after
D．
since
(5)
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A．
happily
B．
quickly
C．
carefully
D．
heavily
(6)
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A．
sending
B．
making
C．
buying
D．
giving
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A．
jacket
B．
glasses
C．
stick
D．
gift
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A．
shy
B．
brave
C．
boring
D．
bad
(9)
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A．
look up
B．
give up
C．
show up
D．
cheer up
(10)
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A．
agree
B．
change
C．
discover
D．
leave
(11)
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A．
whenever
B．
whatever
C．
whoever
D．
wherever
(12)
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A．
though
B．
because
C．
but
D．
so
(13)
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A．
something
B．
nothing
C．
everything
D．
anything
(14)
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A．
reading
B．
saying
C．
describing
D．
holding
(15)
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A．
lost
B．
forgot
C．
found
D．
shared
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Some day little cars may take the place of today's cars．If everyone
1 such a little car in the future, there will be less pollution in the air, there will be more parking space in cities, and the streets will be 2 crowded．The space now for one car of the usual size can hold 3 one such little car．
The little cars will
4 much less to own and to drive．Driving will be 5 , too, because these little cars can go only 50 kilometers an hour．
The cars of the future will be fine for going
6 the city, but they will not be used for going far away．The little car needs only two batteries－one battery for the motor, and 7 for the horn and the lights．
If we still
8 the big cars along with the small ones, we will need to 9 two kinds of roads．Some roads will be used 10 the big fast cars, and other roads will be needed for the small, slower cars．
(1)
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A．
drives
B．
sits
C．
makes
D．
sells
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A．
more
B．
less
C．
much
D．
fewer
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A．
at most
B．
no more
C．
less than
D．
more than
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A．
pay
B．
spend
C．
cost
D．
have
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A．
faster
B．
harder
C．
safer
D．
more dangerous
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A．
over
B．
around
C．
from
D．
past
(7)
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A．
another
B．
one
C．
the other
D．
others
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A．
think
B．
use
C．
park
D．
love
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A．
build
B．
put
C．
found
D．
open
(10)
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A．
to
B．
as
C．
for
D．
in
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As everyone knows, there are many 1 of transportation in the world, like bicycles, buses, ships, trains and 2 ．
If you are in big 3 like Shanghai or Beijing, maybe you get to school 4 subway;
or you have to 5 to school because you live in a mountain village．Here I am just trying to say something about 6 ．
Ten years 7 , bicycles were very 8 in most villages． 9 family had one or two of bicycles．Children got to school by bicycle; women 10 bicycles to go shopping．Then motorcycles(摩托车) 11 to become popular．People no longer rode bicycles because motorcycles ran much 12 ．But now, in some countries bicycles are highly suggested 13 the main means of transportation．They think buses, cars and motorcycles pollute(污染) the air but bicycles 14 ．So, to live a low-carbon life, riding a bike is a good 15 ．
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kind
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kinds
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mean
D．
way
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A．
other
B．
others
C．
the other
D．
another
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A．
cities
B．
countries
C．
villages
D．
countryside
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on
B．
by
C．
in
D．
of
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A．
on foot
B．
walk
C．
walks
D．
runs
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A．
bicycles
B．
motorcycles
C．
buses
D．
cars
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A．
later
B．
before
C．
ago
D．
after
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A．
cheap
B．
important
C．
expensive
D．
popular
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All
B．
Both
C．
Every
D．
0Most
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rode
B．
ride
C．
rided
D．
rides
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A．
begin
B．
began
C．
begun
D．
start
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A．
fast
B．
faster
C．
slow
D．
slower
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A．
for
B．
in
C．
at
D．
as
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A．
not
B．
don't
C．
doesn't
D．
didn't
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A．
way
B．
road
C．
route
D．
kind
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As we all know, the environment around us is getting worse and worse．In some places we can't see fish 1 in the river or trees on the hills．Some people even have no clean water to drink．
Recently, a new lifestyle called low carbon life is 37 2 every comer of our country．The meanings of low carbon are 3 energy and no waste．It is such an important project that I can't wait 4 my ideas on how to promote it．
First, we should 5 a no-car day every week in our school．Because cars not only cause serious air pollution but also waste energy． 6 the no-car day, neither students 7 teachers are allowed to drive to school．At the same time, just walk or run．Use our 8 and enjoy the fun．
Second, we had better not use plastic bags 9 ．No one can stand the “white pollution”, 10 it is wise to use cloth bags which can 11 again and again．
12 , one thing 13 we should keep in mind is that every big thing comes from the small details．So, as students, we ought to turn 14 the lights the moment we leave, use 15 sides of the paper, and reuse our textbooks and so on．
All in all, it weighs greatly for all of us to put the low carbon lifestyle into practice．Just set our mind to these：no-car days, no plastic bags, and no waste．Let's do it now．
(1)
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A．
swims
B．
swimming
C．
to swim
D．
swam
(2)
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A．
spreading
B．
moving
C．
living
D．
becoming
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A．
below
B．
high
C．
above
D．
low
(4)
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A．
to express
B．
express
C．
expressing
D．
expressed
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A．
set off
B．
set up
C．
put on
D．
put down
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A．
in
B．
at
C．
on
D．
with
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A．
nor
B．
or
C．
both
D．
and
(8)
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A．
bikes
B．
cars
C．
buses
D．
legs
(9)
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A．
any more
B．
no more
C．
no longer
D．
never
(10)
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A．
because
B．
so
C．
but
D．
although
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[ ]
A．
reused
B．
be used
C．
is used
D．
use
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A．
Finally
B．
Final
C．
Last
D．
Lately
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A．
who
B．
what
C．
that
D．
whose
(14)
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A．
up
B．
down
C．
on
D．
off
(15)
[ ]
A．
both
B．
each
C．
every
D．
all
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的三个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A farmer asked his son, a fifteen－year－old boy to work on the farm for one year．Every day the boy got up early and worked 1 until evening, just like his father．Time passed quickly．The boy's crops(庄稼)grew well． 2 the last day of the year, the father called his son to him, “I'm very happy to see that you have done well for the whole year”, said the father, “I'll give you a present, tell me 3 you want” ．The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat(小麦)．“I've already got the 4 present．No pains, No gains．I think this is what you wanted 5 to know” ．His father was quite pleased to hear that．
(1)
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A．
hard
B．
slowly
C．
hardly
(2)
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A．
At
B．
On
C．
In
(3)
[ ]
A．
what
B．
how
C．
where
(4)
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A．
worst
B．
least
C．
best
(5)
[ ]
A．
I
B．
my
C．
me
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
A man and his friend were walking through the deser(沙漠)．During the trip they had a 1 , and the man hit his friend in the face．His friend was hurt, but without saying 2 , he wrote in the sand, “Today my best friend hit me in the face．”
They 3 on walking until they found a lake, where they decided to take a bath．The man's friend fell into the lake and was in danger, but the man saved him．After he came back to life, he wrtoe on a 4 ：“Today my best friend saved my life．”
The man who had hit and 5 his best friend asked, “ 6 I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you wrote on a stone．Why? ” His friend 7 , “When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where wind can 9 it away． 8 , when someone does something good for us, we must write it down in stone where it can 10 for ever．”
(1)
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A．
talk
B．
joke
C．
fight
D．
picnic
(2)
[ ]
A．
something
B．
nothing
C．
anything
D．
everything
(3)
[ ]
A．
kept
B．
continued
C．
turned
D．
tried
(4)
[ ]
A．
sand
B．
stone
C．
tree
D．
wall
(5)
[ ]
A．
killed
B．
hurt
C．
saved
D．
made
(6)
[ ]
A．
Before
B．
While
C．
Until
D．
After
(7)
[ ]
A．
replied
B．
asked
C．
questioned
D．
required
(8)
[ ]
A．
blow
B．
send
C．
fly
D．
put
(9)
[ ]
A．
Although
B．
But
C．
However
D．
If
(10)
[ ]
A．
last
B．
keep
C．
be stayed
D．
be laid
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
When you sit down with your family to eat a meal, do you ever wonder when and where the 1 of using chopsticks(筷子)began?
People say that the first chopsticks were used in China 5, 000 years ago．The practice became widespread in Korea, Vietnam and Japan．Today they are a symbol of 2 culture．
Of Asian countries, Japan highlights the importance of chopsticks 3 a day to celebrate them．August 4 is 4 as Chopsticks Day in Japan．
The different 5 traditions of Asia lead to different kinds of chopsticks．For example the Japanese use sharp chopsticks 6 they eat a lot of fish．Sharp chopsticks are good for picking the fish from the bones．
Chopsticks are made from different kinds of material．Bamboo chopsticks are 7 because the material is easy to break apart and doesn't burn easily．People also use wood and bone for chopsticks．Some rich people had theirs 8 from valuable metals．Many emperors used silver chopsticks, for it was believed that they would turn 9 if there was poison in the food．
There are also many table manners 10 with chopsticks．For instance, never stick your chopsticks upright in your rice bowl or tap on your bowl with your chopsticks．People believe this is impolite to the host．
