阅读下列短文.从每题所给的四个选项中.选出最佳选项.并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.AOne morning, my husband Jerry went back to the kitchen as he just finished loading his car. “I guess filling my thermos is all that I have left to do, 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A．B．C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One morning, my husband Jerry went back to the kitchen as he just finished loading his car. “I guess filling my thermos(保温瓶) is all that I have left to do, and then I’m off.” Down the drain(下水道) went the hot water that had been warming his thermos.

With a nostalgic(怀旧的) look on his face, he softly said: “Anytime I fill my thermos I think of your mom.” The tone in his voice was so tender(温柔的) as he spoke of my mother, who is sadly no longer with us.

“Oh honey, I know she’s watching and listening right now with a big smile on her face,” I responded, tears in my eyes.

One morning years ago when we were leaving, mother watched as Jerry was to fill his thermos. Mom then casually said, ‘Jerry, if you filled your thermos with hot water and let it sit a while, your coffee would stay hot for longer then.” With her simple suggestion, his face showed that he was shocked by his own lack of common sense. Well, of course it would!

He poured out the small amount of coffee already in the thermos and refilled it with boiling hot water. Then he poured the water and refilled it with hot coffee. Mom smiled as Jerry did so.

Words of wisdom from a loving mother-in-law made an impact(影响) that will never be forgotten. She never dreamed her words would be a treasured and everlasting memory in the heart of her son-in-law.

The lasting memories don’t necessarily come from major moments in life. Memories are often made during those small, ordinary times. Life is about small moments we share with friends and loved ones.

1.Which word best describes the author’s feeling in Paragraph 3?

A. Concerned B. Confused

C. Interested D. Touched

2.The underlined part “don’t necessarily” is similar in meaning to ________.

A. out of the question

B. possibly but uncertainly

C. certainly and absolutely

D. without any doubt

3.The message that the story intends to convey（传达） is ______.

A. that lasting memories come from small things

B. how valuable a mother’s advice is to her children.

C. what a wise woman the mother is to her son-in-law

D. why we should respect our parents and listen to them.

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My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I agree _____ some degree, though I sometimes do want to ask them how much they _____ Beckham, apart from his appearance and how much they know about football_____ scoring goals. It seems funny that we are crazy for things, with which we are unfamiliar or _____ we are uncertain, but we all, my friends _____ I, consider this _____ .

We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives. But that doesn’t amount to craziness _____ nonsense. As an old saying _____ :“Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We should not _____ anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good character and great contribution that _____ one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say _____ about Beckham’s good looks.

If we close our eyes, _____ in deep thought, we can find that the things _____ us to be in truth happy, sad or moved _____ a clear meaning. If we don’t go deeper and just satisfied with superficial things, _____ we will find that we have not really gained anything _____ our first impression has blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant _____ we realize that and make some changes.

It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is sign of great _____ .If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it _____ us, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, how much more sensible, mature, and intelligent we have _____ .

1.A. to B. on C. in D. at

2.A. learn from B. learn C. know D. know about

3.A. rather than B. except for C. except D. apart from

4.A. with which B. about that C. about which D. which

5.A. not B. as well as C. rather than D. but

6.A. one of life’s pleasures B. pleasures of life C. one of life’s sorrow D one of life’s

7.A. nor B. and C. or D. or else

8.A. speak B. talks C. tells D. goess

9.A. take B. judge C. accept D. conclude

10.A. makes B. causes C. builds D. creates

11.A. more B. much C. worse D. less

12.A. fell B. fallen C. falling D. fall

13.A. that move B. that moves C. move D. moves

14.A. lack B. have C. include D. cover

15.A. in fact B. indeed C.in a while D. sooner or later

16.A. so B. even thoughC. because D. although

17.A. even if B. although C. unless D. if

18.A. joy B. progress C. effort D. work

19.A. cares B. pains C. worries D. minds

20.A. come B. made C. had D. become

I’m Evan Ducker. I’m just like every other 15-year-old boy, except I was born with a red birthmark(胎记).

Some birthmarks are signs of serious medical conditions. I’m very fortunate—mine isn’t. I pretty much live a regular life, except for people asking me about it all the time, which can get annoying(恼人的) sometimes.

When I was about 4 years old, I asked my mom why there weren’t any characters with birthmarks in the books she would read to me. When we went to the library, we realized there weren’t any available for little kids. Worse than that, the books available to older kids and adults described characters with birthmarks as unattractive. So I decided to write my own.

I based the story on all the real things that happened in my life. But instead of people, the characters in the book are real animals from the Galapagos Islands, including red-footed booby birds (鲣鸟). I picked a booby bird as the main character because the birds have red feet due to a vascular (血管的) condition, similar to a human birthmark!

It was really tough to get my book published. It took a long time because a lot of publishers refused to publish it. They would say there wasn’t a big enough market for a book about birthmarks.

But my mom never gave up trying to help make my dream come true. And in 2005, she finally took her own money and self-published “Buddy Booby’s Birthmark”. After it was published, I got letters from readers all over the world. They all shared their stories and thanked me for sharing mine. Teachers wrote to tell me that my book changed the way classmates treated each other and that my book was helping kids to accept and appreciate their differences.

Then, as more teachers started reading my book, I created a free global reading event, the “International Buddy Booby’s Birthmark Read—Along for Tolerance and Awareness.”

1.The author’s birthmark seems to ________.

A. be easy to remove

B. annoy him all the time

C. cause serious health problems

D. bring him some trouble

2.What the author found in the library made him ________.

A. regretful B. disappointed C. stressed D. bored

3.What did the publishers think of the author’s book?

A. It wouldn’t sell well.

B. It was rather uninteresting.

C. It was poorly written.

D. It wasn’t fit for kids to read.

4.The author’s book “Buddy Booby’s Birthmark” ________.

A. was a best-seller in 2005

B. was the first book about birthmarks

C. made a difference to its readers

D. helped kids fall in love with reading

Music for Humans and Humpback Whales

As researchers conclude in Science, the love of music is not only a universal feature of the human species, but is also deeply fixed in complex structures of the human brain, and is far more ancient than previously suspected.

In the articles that discuss the field of bio-musicology, the study of the biological basis for the creation and appreciation of music, researchers present various evidence to, show that music-making is at once an original human "business", and an art form with skillful performers throughout the animal kingdom.

The new reports stress that humans hold no copyright on sound wisdom, and that a number of nonhuman animals produce what can rightly be called music, rather than random sound. Recent in-depth analyses of the songs sung by humpback whales show that, even when their organ would allow them to do otherwise, the animals converge on the same choices relating to sounds and beauty, and accept the same laws of song composition as those preferred by human musicians, and human ears, everywhere.

For example, male humpback whales, who spend six months of each year doing little else but singing, use rhythms (节奏) similar to those found in human music and musical phrases of similar length—a few seconds. Whales are able to make sounds over a range of at least seven octaves (八度音阶), yet they tend to move on through a song in beautiful musical intervals, rather than moving forwards madly. They mix the sounds like drums and pure tones in a ratio (比例) which agrees with that heard in much western music. They also use a favorite technique of human singers, the so-called A-B-A form, in which a theme is stated, then developed, and then returned to in slightly revised form.

Perhaps most impressive, humpback songs contain tunes that rhyme. "This suggests that whales use rhyme in the same way we do: as a technique in poem to help them remember complex material," the researchers write.

1.The underlined words "converge on" in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

A. tend towards B. refer to

C. turn into D. put forward

2.Which of the following shows the advanced musical ability in humpback whales?

A. They can remember complex material.

B. They can create pleasing patterns of music.

C. They can make sounds like drums continuously.

D. They can sing along with rhythms of western music.

3.What is the main idea of the article?

A. Animals are able to compose and enjoy music like humans.

B. Human beings borrow ideas in music from humpback whales.

C. Humpback whales are skillful performers in the animal kingdom.

D. Music-making, an ancient activity of both humans and animals.

4.The main purpose of the passage is to ________.

A. argue and discuss B. inform and explain

C. compare and advertise D. examine and assess

When I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm, in the winter especially, we were quite cut off from the outside world. As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to the capital. However, I soon discovered that my life has its problems ,too.

One big disadvantage is money. It costs so much to go out, not to mention basics like food and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I suffer from asthma(哮喘), and at times the air is so bad that I am afraid to go outside. Then there is the problem of traveling round. Although I have a car, I seldom use it because of the traffic jams. One choice is to go by bicycle, but that can be quite dangerous.

Of course there are advantages. First, there is so much to do in the city, whatever you tastes in culture or entertainment(娱乐活动). Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position. Finally, if you like shopping, the variety of goods is very surprising --- and , what is more, shops are often only a short walk away.

Is life better then, in the city? Perhaps it is , when you are in your teens(十几岁)or twenties. However, as you get older, and especially if you have small children, the peace of the countryside may seem preferable. I certainly hope to move back there soon.

1.Which of the following is true about the writer?

A. He is very old now.

B. He is in good health.

C. He prefers driving a car.

D. He lives in the city now.

2.In the passage, the writer tries to __________.

A. express his opinions about way of life

B. describe his life in the countryside

C. an interest in the outside world

D. persuade the reader to live in the city

3.How is the passage mainly developed?

A. By inferring.

B. By comparing.

C. By listing examples.

D. By giving explanations.

A new study says electronic toys are not helping babies learn.

"Even if companies are marketing them as educational, they're not teaching the babies anything at this time," said Anna Sosa the study's author.

Researchers listened to audio(声音的)recordings of parents playing with their babies aged 10 months to 16 months. The researchers compared the experiences when the children played with electronic toys, traditional toys such as blocks, or when the children looked at books. What they found is that parents talked less with their babies when the babies played with electronic toys.

Why is this important? Research shows that how quickly children develop language is often based on what they hear from parents. When the infants played with electronic toys, parents said little to their children. But with traditional toys, such as blocks, parents shared the names and descriptions of the animals, colors and shapes as their children played. There was even more information given by parents as their babies looked at the pictures in books.

Of course, there is no need for parents to throw out electronic toys, but they should look at their infants’ play with such toys as entertainment, not a learning experience.

Toy Industry Association spokeswoman Adrienne Appell responded to the study. She said it is important that parents make time to play with their children. "Playing is a way that kids can learn so much, not only cognitive(认知的) skills, but social and developmental skills," she said. She added that play should be balanced, including time for just "make believe" activities, as well as traditional and electronic toys.

1.What’s Anna Sosa’s attitude towards companies claiming that their toys are educational?

A. supportive B. doubtful

C. uninterested D. indifferent

2. We can learn from the text that babies in the research __________.

A. interact less with their parents when playing with electronic toys

B. liked traditional toys better than electronic toys

C. talked little with their parents when playing with electronic toys

D. listened to audio recordings of their parents

3.Children develop language more quickly when their parents __________.

A. buy them a lot of toys

B. teach them how to speak

C. read them picture books often

D. throw away their electronic toys

4. According to Adrienne Appell, playing __________.

A. can’t take the place of learning

B. shouldn’t take most of children’s time

C. can’t develop children’s cognitive skills

D. is good to children’s overall development

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假定你是学生会主席李华。你校学生会准备于元月28日下午在体育馆举办一场主题为“Protecting the Lishui River” 的英语演讲比赛。请你根据以下要点，代表学生会用英语写一份书面通知。

1. 比赛形式：演讲（6-8分钟）+问答（2-3分钟）； 2. 报名地点：学生会办公室;

3. 报名截止日期：元月20日； 4. 联系人：李华； 5. 联系电话：0744-8225166。

注意：

(1) 字数100 左右(开头和结尾已经为你写好，但不计入总词数)；

(2) 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Notice

An exciting English speech “Protecting the Lishui River” is around the corner!

Come on, boys and girls!

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Want to have dinner with First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House? Enter the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge!

Are you good at preparing healthy meals? Would you like to dine with First Lady Michelle Obama? If you answered yes to both questions, then you should consider entering the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge.

The contest invites kids ages 8 to 12 from across the country to come up with lunch recipes（食谱） that are both nutritious and delicious. More than 50 winners, including one from each state, will be brought to Washington, D.C., to attend a Kids’ State Dinner at the White House. What will be served? The winning recipes, of course！

The First Lady teamed up with the recipe website Epicurious to create the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge. The goal is to develop a collection of healthy recipes for kids, by kids. Winning recipes will be available online.

“We all want to make sure that our kids are eating nutritious, delicious food at every meal,” said First Lady Michelle Obama. With parents and kids all across the country getting creative in the kitchen, I know we’ll find healthy meals that every family will enjoy.”

A group of expert judges, including assistant White House Chef Sam Kass, will choose the winning recipes. The judges will be on the lookout for lunches that are healthy, tasty and affordable. A winning lunch meal should have items from each of the food groups, including fruit, vegetables, whole grains, protein and some other low-fat foods. You could choose to combine them into one recipe or to create a meal that includes a main dish and side dishes. For more tips on preparing healthy meals, visit choosemyplate.gov.

To send in your original lunch recipe, go to recipechallenge.epicurious.com. The deadline is June 17, so get cooking!

1. What do we know abut the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge?

A. It aims to creat delicious dishes.

B. It will be held at the White House.

C. The First Lady provides support for it.

D. Kids from all over the world can enter it.

2. To attend the contest, kids_____________.

A must ask their parents for help

B. should send in their recipes online

C. have to go to Washington, D.C.

D. must prepare more than one dish

3.The underlined phrase “be on the lookout for” can be replaced by _____________.

A. be ready to serve B. try to pick out

C. go out to find D. learn to cook

4.What’s the best title for the text?

A. Get cooking!

B. Eat nutritious food!

C. Visit the White House!

D. team up with the First Lady!

写出汉语的短语

1.藐视；看不起

2.查阅；谈到

3.集中于

4.直到现在

5.主演

6.逐渐增强；建立

7.总的来说；通常

8.背对

9.舒适；自由自在

10.穷的；缺少的

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