、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分）

There was a boy who was sent to a boarding school. He used to be the brightest student in his class. He was at the top in every competition.     1    . His grades started dropping. He hated being in a group. He was lonely all the time. He felt that no one loved him.

His parents began to worry. But even they did not know what was wrong.      2     .

They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him questions about his classes, teachers and sports. Then he asked, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”

The boy said, “To check my grades?”

“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I don’t care about grades. ___3    . YOU ARE MY LIFE.”

Now the boy had everything he wanted.  4     . He meant the world to someone.

Thanks a lot, Dad. YOU ARE MY LIFE.

Hu Yizhou, also known as Zhouzhou, was born with intellectual disabilities. When he was 25 years old, he had an IQ of 30 and behaved himself like a 3-year-old child. But he does well in music. His disability has not prevented him from becoming a well-known conductor (指挥家).
Zhang Yiqing, a director(导演) with Hubei TV station, learnt of Zhouzhou’s talent（天赋）for music. He wanted to help the young man. Later Zhouzhou’s story has made into a film and was spread in China, Europe and America. Ever since he was famous for his great musical talent, Zhouzhou has received a lot of attention from home and abroad. He has taken part in many art performances (表演). Now he works in the Chinese Disabled Art Group as a conductor. To Zhouzhou, standing on the stage is already a big success.
【小题1】 What is Zhouzhou good at?

I study for a test _________ working with a group.

The Aborigines believed that spirits made people, animals and plants, and that these spirits still live in the earth. For Aborigines, no one can own the earth—the earth belongs to the spirits.

In 1700, there were many Aboriginal groups with a population of 750,000 all over Australia, and there were probably more than 240 different Aboriginal languages. The groups did not have a leader. Instead, things were decided by the older men in a group. People from different groups often travelled hundreds of miles to meet each other.

Aboriginal life changed when an English boat arrived in Australia in 1770. Many Aborigines were killed in the wars that they had with the English. More Europeans came, and they started taking land from the Aborigines. The Europeans also brought new illnesses that killed the Aborigines. The result is that today there are only about 300,000 Aborigines in Australia.

1. The Aborigines painted pictures       .

   A. on animals’ fur         B. on the land     

C. on the tree              D. on the rock

2. What do you think the Aborigines used boomerangs to do?

   A. To paint.  B. To hunt.   C. To fight. D. To play.

3.. The Aborigines thought        were the most important on the earth.

   A. people      B. animals   C. spirits      D. plants

4. In an Aboriginal group        decided things.

   A. the older men        B. the leader      

   C. the English          D. the Europeans

5.The number of the Aborigines is small today       .

   A. because their living condition was very bad

   B. because the English killed a lot of them in the wars

   C. because of the new illnesses the Europeans brought them

   D. because of the wars and the new illnesses

Imagine the situation. You are driving a car along a desert or on a mountain. You have no idea        you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your       breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well, next time take a        with you. This invention may be able to help you. It is a device(装置) which uses satellites to find the user’s position(位置). It can find your position to within 20 metres. A GPS cannot start your car, but at least you will         where you are.

GPS, which means Global Positioning System, is a small        receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a        . We also find GPS devices in cars, planes, or boats. Some of these devices have electronic       , so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you the name of the         .

There are       parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the     . You can either hold it in your hand      have it fixed into your car, plane, etc. The second part is a group of satellites orbiting the Earth. The receiver contacts at least four of the satellites and calculates(计算) its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all over the world. They       the satellites and make sure they are working well.

Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as        as the mobile. They are becoming       and more and more accurate(精确的). There are also new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like       . Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.

1.A.where                 B. what               C. who                  D. how

2.A.ship                B. car           C. train                  D. plane

3.A.watch         B. ring         C. clock                 D.GPS

4.A.advise                  B. know              C. represent             D. speak

5.A.radio          B. TV           C. robot                D. machine

6.A.room          B. office               C. road                  D. mobile phone

7.A.parts               B. maps                 C. video                D. music

8.A.studio         B. teenager     C. bus                  D. street

9.A. five            B. four                 C. three                D. two

10.A. sender             B. receiver      C. Internet      D. system

11.A.and               B. then         C. but           D. or

12.A.control              B. achieve       C. allow               D. imagine

13.A.expensive              B. special           C. new                  D. common

14.A. cheaper           B. easier              C. more expensive       D. bigger

15.A.computers             B. robots            C. satellites      D. watches