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阅读理解。

     John lived with her mother when he was young. He didn't know who his father was. The woman did
some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son. So the boy was short and thin.
     One cold morning there was much snow in the streets. A car knocked the woman down and the
policemen took her to the hospital. She didn't tell John that his father deserted(遗弃) her before he was
born until she died. She left her son the name and address of his father.
     John found his father, Mr. Brown, in another city. He was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had
to receive his son. From then on the boy lived a rich life. He ate all kinds of deliciou s food and wore
beautiful clothes. But he didn't go to school and could not read or write.
     Once his father took him to a party, he saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while
others were talking about a film. He had a look at it and found a car's wheels were upward, he called
out, "Oh, dear! An accident happened!"
     All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper. But soon they all began to laugh. Do
you know why?

1. John didn't know his father because ____________.

A. the man was rich
B. the man deserted his mother
C. his mother left the man
D. the man didn't like him

2. John was short and thin because ______________.

A. he didn't like sports
B. his parents were short too
C. he was often hungry when he was young
D. his mother never gave him food

3. The woman told John who his father was ______________.

A. after she was knocked down by a car
B. before her son left
C. before she was in hospital
D. before she died

4. After John found his father, __________.

A. he was angry with the man
B. he started a rich life
C. he wouldn't live with him
D. the man was bad to him

5. The people at the party laughed at him because____________.

A. he held the newspaper upside down
B. he wasn't polite
C. the newspaper was yesterday's
D. he wasn't clever

根据短文内容，用方框里所给词的适当形式填空。

exciting, carry out, time, experiment, pick up, into, take

     One day, the great French scientist Andre Marie Ampere went on his way to give a lecture. He was
thinking about an     1    as he was going along a river. He    2    a stone and put it into his pocket.
Suddenly he thought out a way to 3    his experiment. He was so     4     that he threw what he
thought was a "stone" in his pocket     5     the river. Later when he wanted to look at the    6   , he
searched his pocket for the watch. But what he finally    7     out from his pocket was not a watch but the
stone.

       Several summers ago, Joe Smith, the coach of a football team, and his family were spending their
holiday in a small town. One rainy afternoon, it was impossible for them to go out to do anything
interesting, so the family decided to go to the cinema. Joe, his wife and their children walked down to the
town’s only cinema, bought tickets and went into the hall. The lights were still on, and there were just six other people there. As Joe entered, some of them saw him and started clapping (鼓掌).
       Joe gave them a smile and turned to his wife. “Aha, I can’t believe they know me and I’m getting a warm welcome here,” he said, “I guess they saw my games on TV.”
       They sat down and then a young man came over and reached out his hand to shake hands with Joe. “Thanks a lot,” replied the coach, “I just can’t believe you know who I am.” The man looked
puzzled (困惑的). “All I know,” replied the man, “is that they would not show the film until at least
ten people bought tickets.”

1. Joe and his family decided to go to the cinema because _________.

A. they enjoyed seeing films in a small town
B. it was impossible for Joe and his team to have a football match that afternoon
C. they wanted to try something new for a change
D. nothing else could interest them on a rainy afternoon

2. When Joe and his family got to the cinema __________.

A. all the tickets had been sold out
B. the film had been on for quite some time
C. people in the cinema were waiting anxiously (焦急地)
D. everyone in the cinema was clapping

3. How did Joe feel when he was given such a warm welcome?

A. He felt surprised
B. He felt worried
C. He felt proud
D. He felt both surprised and proud

4. How many children did Joe have?

A. At least one
B. At least two
C. At least three
D. At least five

5. Why did the people in the cinema welcome Joe and his family so warmly?

A. Because he was the coach of a football team
B. Because he and his family were new-comers in the small town
C. Because they had seen Joe’s games on TV
D. Because they could not see the film until enough people had arrived

       A young woman was driving through the country far away from the town. It was dark and raining.
Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding her hand out as if (好像) she wanted
a lift.
       “I can’t leave her out in this weather,” the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and
opened the door.
       “Do you want a lift?” she asked. The old woman nodded (点头) and climbed into the car. After
a while, she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting for a long time?” The old woman moved
her head from side to side. “Strange,” thought the young woman. She tried again. “Bad weather for
the time of year,” she said. The old woman nodded. No matter what the young woman said, the
hitchhiker (搭便车的人) gave no answer except for a nod of the head.
       Then the young woman noticed the hitchhiker’s hands, which were large and hairy. Suddenly she
realized the hitchhiker was in fact a man! She stopped the car. “There is something wrong with the car,” she said, “Would you mind getting off and helping me?” The hitchhiker nodded and opened the door.
As soon as the hitchhiker was out of the car, the frightened young woman raced off.
       When she got to the next village she stopped her car. She noticed that the hitchhiker had left his
handbag behind. She picked it up and opened it. To her surprise, there was a gun (枪) inside the bag.

1. The woman stopped her car because _____.

A. the old woman was very strange
B. she knew the old woman very well
C. she knew where the old woman lived
D. she wanted to help the old woman out

2. The word “lift” in the passage means _____.

A. an act of raising something
B. a ride in the car
C. an offer of cleaning cars
D. something run by electricity

3. What made the young woman feel strange about the “old woman”?

A. The fact that the “old woman” kept nodding her head.
B. The fact that the “old woman” was unable to speak.
C. The fact that the “old woman” gave no answer to her questions.
D. The fact that the “old woman” had large and hairy hands.

4. The young woman asked the hitchhiker to get off the car because ______.

A. this was the way she thought of to get rid of (摆脱) him
B. there was something wrong with her car
C. the hitchhiker had a gun in his handbag
D. the hitchhiker knew how to drive her car

5. The hitchhiker left the bag with gun in it behind because ______.

A. it was his present for riding the young woman’s car
B. he didn’t expect (料想) the woman would drive the car away without him
C. he wanted to warn the young woman not to drive to the police station
D. he wanted to kill the young woman and her family with the gun

阅读与表达。
     Jan Mela isn't like most kids. Two years ago, he lost an arm and a leg. But that didn't stop him.
     On Saturday, the 15-year-old boy from Poland walked to the North Pole without any help.
     "If I can do it, other people can do great things, too." Mela said before he went.
Polish newspapers said Mela was the youngest person and the first handicapped (残疾的) person to walk
to the North Pole.
     How did Mela lose an arm and a leg? He had an electrical accident. Now he walks with the help of a
62,000-yuan man-made leg.
     After the accident, Mela felt sad for himself. But he didn't lose hope. One day, he met Marek
Knminski, a Polish explorer. Eight years ago, Kaminski went to the North Pole and the South Pole in the
same year. Mela wanted to see the Noth Pole, too. So Mela asked Kaminski if they could go together
next time.
Kaminski said yes!
     It took Mela 21 days to get to the Noth Pole. The last three or four days were really hard because of
bad weather. But Mela kept doing.
     "I didn't think we would make it," he said. "Then, things got better."
1. What does the underlined word "that" refer to?
    ____________________________________________________________________
2. Why did Polish newspapers report the travel to the Noth Pole?
    ____________________________________________________________________
3. How does Mela walk after the accident?
    ____________________________________________________________________
4. Where did Kaminski go eight years ago?
    ____________________________________________________________________
5. Why did Mela make the travel?
    ____________________________________________________________________

     Chinese basketball player Wang Zhizhi returned home from the United States on the morning of April 10th after he
had been expelled(除名) from the national team for four years.
     "It has been a long time. I am so glad to be coming back home," Wang told a CCTV reporter.
     Wang, the first Chinese to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA) when he joined the Dallas in 2001, was
welcomed by the Chinese basketball officials at he Beijing International Airport that morning.
     "I realized I had made a big mistake (for refusing to return when he was needed). I want to say sorry to my fans and
to the Bayi team which trained me and gave me the chance to play in the this time and win back my place in the national
team." Wang went on.
     "Wang Zhizhi won't play in the final competition of the CBA (Chinese Basketball Association) Because he didn't
register(注册)," said Zhang Bing, who works with the Bayi team.

1. Wang Zhizhi hasn't been a member of the national team __________.

A. for four years
B. since April 10
C. since 2001
D. for 5 years

2. Wang Zhizhi says sorry to his fans and the Bayi team because __________.

e refused to return when he was needed
B. he left the Bayi team for America
C. he didn't play well when he was in China
D. Dallas didn't want to keep him

3. In this passage, "make up my fault" means __________ in Chinese.

A. 表现出色
B. 弥补过失
C. 珍惜机会
D. 得到谅解

4. From the passage we know that __________.

A. Wang Zhizhi was not welcomed in Beijing
B. Wang Zhizhi was a reporter on sports before
C. every player must register before he plays in the competition of the CBA
D. the Chinese basketball officials didn't want Wang Zhizhi to come back home

5. Which is the test t

itle for this passage?

A. Wnag Zhizhi Feels Sorry
B. Wang Zhizhi in the Bayi Team
C. Wang Zhizhi Returns Home
D. Wang Zhizhi in the United States

完形填空。
My First Job I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula, Okla. __1__ the time I was eight, I was helping dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I __2__ out of old boards. I got my first __3__ job at JM's Restaurant in town when I was 12. My main responsibilities were __4__tables and washing dishes, but sometimes I helped cook. Every day after school I would __5__ to JM's and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I __6__ from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and __7__ my friends run off to swim or play. I didn't necessarily like work, but I loved what working allowed me to have. Because of my __8__ I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me __9__. Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working got around the town. A local clothing store offered me credit __10__ I was only in the seventh grade. I immediately charged a $ 68 sports coat and a $ 22 pair of shoes. I was making only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper $ 90! So I learned early the danger of easy credit. I paid it __11__ as soon as I could. My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a level of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father, who worked three jobs, once told me, "If you __12__ sacrifice (奉献) and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can't have." How right he was!
( ) 1. A. Before ( ) 2. A. pulled ( ) 3. A. usual ( ) 4. A. sweeping ( ) 5. A. head ( ) 6. A. studied ( ) 7. A. helping ( ) 8. A. study ( ) 9. A. proud ( ) 10. A. if ( ) 11. A. far ( ) 12. A. understand	B. Within B. put B. real B. packing B. turn B. worked B. having B. power B. friendly B. while B. in B. require	C. From C. picked C. main C. clearing C. change C. played C. watching C. age C. lucky C. although C. off C. offer	D. By D. pressed D. particular D. emptying D. move D. slept D. letting D. job D. hopeful D. since D. to D. fear

阅读理解。

      It was Mother's Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away
from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day, and her
mother told her about the beautiful lilacs( 丁香)in the garden.
      Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs, he said, "I know where we can find all
that you want. Get the children and come on. " So they went, driving down the country roads.
     There on a small hill, they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to enjoy
the flowers.  Carefully, she picked a few here and a few there. On their way home there was a smile on
her face.
     When they were passing a nursing home (养老院) , the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a
chair. She had no children with her. They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old
woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny thanked her again and again.
She smiled happily, too. When the young mother came back to her car, her children asked her, "Who is
that old granny? Why did you give our flowers to her?"
     "I don't know her," their mother said.  "But it's Mother's Day, and she has no children. I have all of
you, and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers mean to her. "

1. The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother's Day because ______

A. she didn't have a present
B. she was long away from her mother
C. she didn't know it was Mother's Day
D. she wanted to see her father

2. There were many beautiful purple lilacs ______.

A. in her garden
B. in the market
C. in her mother's garden
D. in the nursing home

3. The young woman had ______.

A. one child
B. no child
C. more than one child
D. a boy and a girl

4. The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because______.

A. she was her mother
B. she didn't like those flowers
C. her mother asked her to do so
D. she wanted the old granny to be happy

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The young woman was kind.
B. The young woman was understanding.
C. The young woman was friendly.
D. The young woman was surprised.

完形填空
One day at the end of the class, a wise teacher told each of her students to 1 a plastic bag and a bag of potatoes to school. The next day she told her students: "From today on, for every person you don't like in your lives, you can choose a potato, write the person's name and the date 2 it and then put it in the plastic bag." Day after day, some of the students' bags were very 3 . They were then told to carry this bag with them everywhere they went for a week. They would put it inside their quilts 4 , on the seats when sitting in a car or on a bus , and next to their desks at school. The days carrying the bag around with them 5 students get to know what a weight they were carrying in their minds. They had to pay attention to it all the time 6 they wouldn't forget it. As time passed by, the potatoes went bad and 7 nasty(恶心). They all tried to get rid of them. Too often we think of tolerance(宽容) as a gift to 8 people, and it clearly is for ourselves! If we choose to keep our sadness and hatred(仇恨)in our 9 , we will have to carry them around all our lives. Do you think you have got 10 from the wise teacher and what she asked her students to do?
( )1. A. take ( )2. A. in ( )3. A. heavy ( )4. A. in the morning ( )5. A. kept ( )6. A. as soon as ( )7. A. sounded ( )8. A. another ( )9. A. hands ( )10.A. anything	B. bring B. at B. strong B. in the afternoon B. made B. since B. tasted B. other B. eyes B. nothing	C. put C. on C. light C. during the day C. asked C. so that C. smelt C. the other C. stomachs C. somebody	D. show D. with D. big D. at night D. allowed D. until D. felt D. others D. hearts D. Anybody

One day, a man had an (1)__________(usual) experience. When he looked up into the sky, he saw a strange thing
(2)__________(fly) in the sky. It was not a plane or a bird. He couldn't (3)__________(explain) what it was. After that,
many people saw these unusual things. Those people saw these things in the sky, on the land, or in the water. These
things (4)__________(call) UFOs. Many scientists have a great (5)__________(interested) in (6)__________(study)
UFOs. We often call these scientists UFOlogists. They study UFO (7)__________(report) in newspapers and on the
Internet. They find out that about 90% of all the UFOs people saw were just natural phenomena or man-made things.
Some scientists even spend their whole (8)__________(life) on UFOs. Some scientists are trying (9)__________(find)
UFOs from the (10)__________(inside) world. We call (111)__________(they) UFO Hunters. In fact, what they want to
find are (12)__________(alien). I believe they will find what they want to find.

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