A boy was sent by his parents to a boarding school(寄宿学校). Before being sent away, this boy was the   36  student in his class. He was at the top in every competition. But the boy changed after  37  home and attending the boarding school. His grades started dropping. He   38  being in a group. He was lonely all the time because he felt no one loved him.
His   39  started worrying about the boy. But they did not know   40  was wrong with him. So his dad   41  to travel to the boarding school and   42  with him. They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started   43  him casual(随便的) questions about his classes, teachers and sports.   44 some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”
The boy answered back, “To check my   45 ?”
“No, no,” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for  46 . I want to see you   47 . I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”
These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears. He hugged(拥抱) his dad. They didn’t say  48   to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him   49 . And today this young man is in college at the   50  of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!

【小题1】
A.healthiestB.nicestC.loneliestD.brightest
【小题2】
A.reachingB.goingC.leavingD.coming
【小题3】
A.hatedB.enjoyedC.wantedD.liked
【小题4】
A.friendsB.parentsC.teachersD.cousins
【小题5】
A.whatB.whyC.howD.where
【小题6】
A.likedB.continuedC.decidedD.thought
【小题7】
A.quarrelB.talkC.singD.dance
【小题8】
A.sayingB.tellingC.speakingD.asking
【小题9】
A.WhenB.BeforeC.AfterD.Until
【小题10】
A.groupsB.gradesC.happinessD.brightness
【小题11】
A.meB.himC.herD.them
【小题12】
A.sadB.lonelyC.happy D.moved
【小题13】
A.nothingB.anythingC.somethingD.everything
【小题14】
A.widelyB.strongly C.heavilyD.deeply
【小题15】
A.top B.bottom C.middleD.height

Have you ever been sad because you failed in something? If so, please remember, for often, achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Here is a story to tell you why.
One day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program. As he was working, a couple of boys stopped by to watch.  "What are you doing?" asked one of the visitors. "I want to dig a deep hole all the way through the earth!" the boy answered excitedly.  The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it. Then they left.
The little boy kept on digging and digging. Suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes. He collected them and put them into a glass jar patiently.  Humming a song, he went on digging. The jar was full soon. Then he talked to himself calmly and proudly, "Maybe I can't finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I have found in the process (过程) of digging !"
The boy's goal was too difficult, but it did cause him to go on, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not every goal will be achieved.  Not every job will end up with a success.  Not every dream will come true.  But when you can't achieve your goal, maybe you can say, "Yes, but look what I've found along the way! There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!" It is in the digging that life is lived. is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a meaning.
【小题1】What did the boy do after watching a program?
A. He bought a glass jar.            
B. He started to dig a hole.
C. He played with some visitors.
【小题2】What did the older boys think of the little boy?
A. He was silly.                     
B. He was strict.
C. He was strong-minded.
【小题3】When did the boy find the stones?
A. Before he met the older boys.     
B. When he wanted to give up digging.
C. After the older boys laughed at him.
【小题4】What does the underlined sentence "It is in the digging that life is lived.” mean according to the article?
A. Life is to make a big success.      
B. Life is to find the colorful stones.
C. Life is on the way to achieve the goal.
【小题5】Which is the best title for this article?
A. Enjoying the Process              
B. How to Achieve Goals
C. A Journey through the Earth

Mr. Smith works in a factory. There he drives a truck. He’s tired all the time. When he comes back, he’s always busy and doesn’t want to do any housework. His wife is a doctor and likes to keep all the things clean. So she has to do all at home. She usually goes to work from Monday to Friday and has to do all on weekends. All her friends know about it and sometimes they come to help her.
It’s Saturday today. Mrs Smith tells her husband to help her do some housework, but he says he has something to do and goes out early in the morning. He leaves a lot of dirty clothes at home. Mrs Smith doesn’t go to work but she doesn’t feel well. So she doesn’t want to do any housework. After breakfast, Jo, one of her friends, comes to see her when she’s sitting on a chair.
The girl finds the rooms are dirty and she asks, “Don’t you clean your rooms today, Mrs Smith?” “No, I don’t.”says the doctor. “Why don’t you wear your glasses?” “Then I will think the rooms are still clean.”
【小题1】What does Mrs Smith do ?

A.A truck driver.B.A nurse.C.A doctor.D.A teacher.
【小题2】Who usually does the housework at home, Mr Smith or Mrs Smith?
A.Mr Smith.B.Mrs Smith.C.Both of them.D.Neither of them.
【小题3】What’s Mr Smith doing when her friend Jo comes to see her ?
A. She is reading a book.           
B. B. She is watching TV.
C.  She is doing housework.         
D. She is sitting on a chair.
【小题4】Why doesn’t Mrs Smith wear her glasses that day? Because_________.
A.she stays at home
B.she’s sitting on the chair
C.the rooms are clean
D.she doesn’t want to see the dirty rooms
【小题5】After we read the story, we can know___________.
A.Mr Smith is often ill
B.Mrs Smith is always lazy.
C.Mr Smith is always busy after work.
D.Sometimes Mr Smith helps Mrs Smith.


 

News 1
Huang Heshan, a boy from Taipin, Mazhang, has moved(感动) many people in Zhanjiang. Thanks to Huang Heshan, Yang Kangshao can go to school every day. Yang is disabled, but Huang Heshan carries him to school on his back. It’s eight years since he started to do that. They help each other. At school, Yang helps Huang with his study, too. Huang says that he feels happy when he can do something to help disabled people.
 

News 2
In Zhanjiang City, the Forest Park is a good place for families to have fun. There are many green trees and the air is fresh. People can have different activities in the park. However, we can also find the waste bags and other rubbish everywhere. How can we get such bad environment? Now it’s time to keep the park clean if we want to have a nice field trip.
 

News 3
On March 25, more than four thousand people started to run from Zhanjiang Convention and Exhibition Center(湛江会展中心). All the runners ran about 4.7 kilometers. They took part in the activity to lead a healthy life and show the spirit(精神) of the people in Zhanjiang. After running, many runners singed their names on the wall.
【小题1】In News 1, we know Huang Heshan has helped Yang Kangshao for _____.
A.eight daysB.eight weeksC.eight monthsD.eight years
【小题2】We should _____ if we want to have a nice field trip in the Forest Park.
A.throw the rubbishB.find some waste bags
C.plant more treesD.help keep the environment clean
【小题3】To lead a healthy life, over four thousand people _____ on March 25.
A.cleaned the parkB.singed their names on the wall
C.ran about 4.7 kilometersD.started to help disabled people
【小题4】According to the news, we can know something happened in _____.
A.BeijingB.ZhanjiangC.GuangzhouD.Mazhang
【小题5】We may know the news above from _____.
A.a newspaperB.a bookC.a magazineD.a

There are no peasants (农民) in Britain. The workers on a farm are called farm workers. The farmer pays them every week. There are not many workers on a farm. The farmers have many machines. The machines do most of the work. A farm with four workers is a big farm, and a farm with one worker is a small farm.
Britain does not grow rice. The summer is not hot enough. The most important grain crop in Britain is wheat. Wheat and other crops grow best in the east of Britain. In the west there is a lot of rain. Here grass grows very well. So, in the west of Britain, most farms are animal farms. They are not crop farms. The Britain winter is warm and the grass grows all the year. The animals live out in the fields and on the highlands all the year. The Britain people eat lots of meat and they drink lots of milk. Cattle give milk and meat, sheep give meat. Cattle and sheep farms are in the west. Pigs are on farms here and there.
Britain can now produce about half of its food. It doesn’t produce enough wheat, so some wheat is imported (进口) from other countries. Britain must also import all the hot climate food, such as rice, tea, coffee and so on.
Judge the following sentences true(T) or false(F) 根据短文内容判断正误(每题两分,10分)
【小题1】In Britain, a big farm has only four workers.
【小题2】The Britain summer isn’t very hot so rice doesn’t grow well in Britain.
【小题3】In the west of Britain, there are lots of crop farms.
【小题4】The animals can live out all the year because the Britain farmers don’t like to keep the animals inside in winter.
【小题5】Britain can produce half of its food

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