【题目】根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Everyone has heard of Groundhog Day (土拨鼠日). 【1】_________.

People in America think that the groundhog awakens from its winter’s sleep on February 2nd. The groundhog comes out of its hole. If the sun is shining, it will see its shadow. The shadow scares it. So it runs back into its hole. This means six more weeks of winter. If the day is cloudy, it will not see its shadow. Since it is not scared, it stays out of its hole.2_________. These are the same things we say on Groundhog Day today.

3________. They are known mainly to country people. City people just don’t know how to look for them. City people think that a groundhog sitting by its hole may look like a root(根). It could also be seen as a clod () of earth. Or it may look like a broken fence-post(栅栏柱). But a farmer sees groundhogs anywhere he looks. They’ll be watching like guards.

The groundhog is a native American.4________. It may also appear as far north as Alaska. It is hated by farmers. The groundhog eats a third of its weight in a day. What a big appetite(胃口)!It may eat about a half-ton of alfalfa(苜蓿) in a summer. So 10 groundhogs in a big field would eat five tons.

Why do groundhogs eat so much? To prepare for winter.5_________ .This extra food is changed to fat. This fat is what they live on during their long winter’s sleep.

A. It is an American holiday.

B. Groundhogs are strange animals.

C .This means that spring will soon come.

D. There are several ways to protect the groundhog.

E. In the fall, when there is a lot of food, they fill up.

F. It is found in most states east of the Rockies(落基山脉).

G. While it is not one of your major holidays, it is one that children love.

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“So, how’s your brother doing?” Such a common question nowadays. I ______ give long answers on what he was doing each day of the week, but now I just respond, “He’s fine.” I’ve gotten _____of the question. While everyone wants to know how my brother is doing, no one ____ asks me how I’m doing.

I lived with him for over seventeen years of my life, and for some reason, no one thinks it would be______ for me to let him go. But it is. He was the _____of my world. My entire life went around him. I wore what he wore. If it was fifty degree outside, and he wore shorts, I ______wear shorts, too.

I lived in my brother’s _____for over seventeen years. He was popular with everyone. Before, I thought that people liked me. But no. People liked my brother. They were______to him, and I just happened to be there. ______ now, away from him, I’m facing a world so much bigger than before. He used to ______me from the brunt(冲击) of the adult stuff, and I walked ______him, only seeing the nice stuff.

But now I can see ______the world is really like. And I’m ready to ______ it on my own. I may never be popular, but I can be friendly and make new friends. I’m ready to step out from his shadow and let my own shadow fall on the ground. Maybe they won’t like me. ______, it’s better than just being a copy of him. It’s time to _____ from behind his shadow. It’s time to let the sun warm me up, instead of standing in my brother’s cold shadow.

1A. used to B. planned to C. decided to D. failed to

【2】A. disturbed B. frightened C. tired D. exhausted

【3】A. also B. just C. ever D. often

【4A. easy B. hard C.happy D. sad

【5】A. sun B. teacher C. power D. center

【6A. must B. should C. would D. might

【7A. world B. reality C. protection D. shadow

【8】A. attached B. admitted C. sensitive D. attractive

【9A. So B. And C. But D. Or

10】A. protect B. prevent C. keep D. escape

11】A. along B. behind C. around D. with

12】A. which B. that C. how D. what

13】A. explore B. live C. accept D. fight

14】A. Instead B. Otherwise C. Besides D. Anyhow

15】A. step out B. pull out C. call out D. break out

【题目】七选五根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard.【1】Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.

My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon.【2】She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.

【3】Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us.【4】She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.

Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is!【5】This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.

A. She enjoys listening to classic music.

B. As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.

C. She loves her students and cares for them.

D. She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.

E. My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.

F. I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.

G. Can you tell us something about your mother?

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