短文填词（每小题1分，满分10分）
Christmas is a very magical time for children. My four-year-old
【小题1】son  r_____ down the stairs and was as cheerful as most children are
【小题2】on Christmas morning and went straight for the gifts under the t_____.
【小题3】But, to my _____, the first gift he lifted was a gift he made for his
【小题4】father and me.  He stood there _____ anticipation (期盼), joy and
【小题5】_____ (耐心) as we opened our gifts, waiting to see the expressions on
【小题6】our faces. As I saw the gift, _____ was a hand-made wreath made by
【小题7】himself, I was so m_____ that I couldn’t help crying.
【小题8】As a parent, I felt so _____ (骄傲的) of the child I am raising,
【小题9】knowing that he values (珍视) other people and how they _____ (感受).
【小题10】That is actually the best gift I have r_____ for Christmas.

短文填词（每小题1分，满分10分）

Christmas is a very magical time for children. My four-year-old

1.son  r_____ down the stairs and was as cheerful as most children are

2.on Christmas morning and went straight for the gifts under the t_____.

3.But, to my _____, the first gift he lifted was a gift he made for his

4.father and me.  He stood there _____ anticipation (期盼), joy and

5._____ (耐心) as we opened our gifts, waiting to see the expressions on

6.our faces. As I saw the gift, _____ was a hand-made wreath made by

7.himself, I was so m_____ that I couldn’t help crying.

8.As a parent, I felt so _____ (骄傲的) of the child I am raising,

9.knowing that he values (珍视) other people and how they _____ (感受).

10.That is actually the best gift I have r_____ for Christmas.

单词拼写（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

1．The shirt is of better q______________ than that one, so it costs more.

2．My first a____________ at a chocolate cake tasted horrible.

3．My father likes to read d____________ stories about Sherlock Holmes(夏洛克. 福尔摩斯)

4．Harry is helpful and humorous. He makes a good c___________ on my trip.

5．He was disappointed because he had not p_________ well in the game.

6．All your changes of plan have made it totally ____________(迷惑不解的)．

7．The subject is rather complex，and hard to ________________ (简化)．

8．The ____________(志愿者)for community service are doing a good job.

9．The university is trying to make more accommodation ____________(可获得的)for students.

10. I will try my best, but I can’t ­­­­­____________(保证) that I’ll win.

11. Her ____________(优雅的)manners impressed all the people present at the party.

12. This kind of apples is more expensive because they are ________________(进口)from abroad.

13. He lived under the ________________(保护)of a strong and brave chief.

14. ____________(比较) with her mother, she is tall.

15. In 1862 the American slaves won their ________________(斗争)for freedom.

Ed Viesturs grew up in Rockford, Illinois, where the tallest thing on the horizon was the water tower. But on Thursday, Viesturs became the only American to climb to the top of the world's 14 highest mountains.

His last hike was up Mount Annapurna, in Asia's snowcapped Himalayas. At 26,545 feet, its peak is the 10th highest in the world. It is the mountain that inspired him to start climbing.

"It tends to be the trickiest, the most dangerous," said Viesturs. "There's no simple way to climb it. There are threatening avalanches (雪崩) and ice falls that protect the mountain."

In high school, Viesturs read French climber Maurice Herzog's tale of climbing the icy Annapurna. Herzog's story was of frostbite (冻伤) and difficulty and near-death experiences. Viesturs was hooked right away.

Viesturs got his start on Washington's Mount Rainier in 1977, guiding hikes in the summer. Fifteen years ago, he set out to walk up to the world's highest peaks. Finally, he's done.

The pioneering climber talks about mountains as if they were living creatures that should be treated with respect. "You have to use all of your senses, all of your abilities to see if the mountain will let you climb it," said Viesturs. "If we have the patience and the respect, and if we're here at the right time, under the right circumstances, they allow us to go up, and allow us to come down."

What's next for a man who can't stop climbing? "I'm going to hug my wife and kids and kind of kick back and enjoy the summer," says Viesturs. But for a man who's climbed the world's 14 tallest mountains, he will probably soon set off on yet another adventure.

1.What record has Ed Viesturs set?

A. He has succeeded in climbing to the world’s 14th highest mountain.

B. He has been to the top of the world’s 14 highest mountains.

C. He has become the first to climb to the height of 26,545feet.

D. He has become the first man to climb to the top of 14 highest mountains in the world.

2.The underlined word “hooked” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by “______”.

A. frightened           B. discouraged                 C. interested            D. upset

3.The author used Viestures’ words in Paragraph 6 to support a view that ______.

A. mountain climbing is a dangerous sport

B. mountains should be regarded as living creatures

C. mountain climbing needs more skills than physical energy

D. those who like mountain climbing won’t stop climbing

4.What’s the next probably plan of Viestures?

A. Stopping climbing and staying with his family.

B. Climbing to the top of the world’s 14 tallest mountains again.

C. Climbing another one of the highest mountains.

D. Writing down the experiences about his adventure.

The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff they call “books”.

    I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer. In fact I dared not.

    The clock struck twelve.” Oh, !” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.

    The clock struck one. I was quite desperate(绝望的) now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.

1.When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were____.    

   A. asleep          B. outside         C. working in bed      D. quietly laughing at him

2.The underlined word “wretched” in Paragraph 3 probably means____.

   A. very happy      B. disappointed     C. very unhappy       D. hopeful

3.Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because______.

   A. it was too late at night

   B. he was very tired

   C. his eyes lids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open

   D. he hadn’t studied hard before the examination

4. What do you suppose happened to the author?

   A. He went to a church to pray again.       B. He passed the exam by luck.

   C. He failed in the exam.                 D. He was punished by his teacher.

5.The best title for the passage would be____.

   A. The Night Before the Examination           B. Working Far into the Night

   C. A Slow Student                          D. Going Over My Lessons