短文填空

请用适当的词完成下面的短文,每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。

    I am Jackie Lee, an American Chinese. Let me tell you about my grandfather's life story.

    My grandfather was   1  in 1932 and grew up in a poor village in Fujian, China. At the age of 14, he first heard of

America. It was said to be the land of gold and poor people could easily become   2   there.

    So, my grandfather came to America. "I had thought it was easy to   3   money in America," he told me. " But when I   4   in Los Angeles, I realized it was not true. I couldn't find a good job because I spoke little English. I wanted to go to a language school to learn English,    5   I couldn't afford it. Later, I worked in a small  6  , serving the guests, cleaning up the tables, washing the dishes and sweeping the floors. I was such   7   helpful and honest worker that my boss was pleased with me. I was popular with my workmates,    8  . Life became easier and in the end I entered an evening school to learn English."

My grandfather kept working hard , and finally made   9   dream come true. Things do not come easily in life. That is what I have learned   10   my grandfather.

配对阅读

左栏是五则寻找宠物的启事，右栏是七则宠物招领的启事。请根据左右两栏的信息帮助宠物的主人找到丢失的宠物。

To us, it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a shade(遮蔽)

against the sun.

    Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, back in the eleventh century BC.

    We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there

was a strange thing connected with its use : it became a symbol of honor and power(权力). In the

Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office or by

royal people such as the kings or queens.

    In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. The umbrella was in

common use in ancient Greece, but it is believed that the first people in Europe to use the umbrella

as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the middle ages in Europe, the use

of the umbrella almost disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century.

And again it became a symbol of power.

    Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn't until the twentieth century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colors.

1. Ancient people first used umbrellas as ____.

     A. a symbol of honor                     B. protection against the sun

     C. a symbol of power                     D. protection against the rain

2. According to the passage, the umbrella was probably first used in ancient ______.

     A. Egypt .     B. Babylon      C. Rome        D. China

3. The underlined word royal might mean _ in Chinese.

     A.皇室的      B.富裕的       C.中产的       D.平民的

4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

     A. The ancient Greeks used the umbrella in their daily life.

     B. Europeans hardly used the umbrella during the middle ages.

     C. The umbrellas for women were made colorful in ancient times.

     D. The style of the umbrella hasn't changed a lot since it was invented

5. This passage is mainly about _____.

     A. the sales of the umbrella              B. the differences among umbrellas

     C. the invention of the umbrella           D. the history and the use of the umbrella

阅读理解

阅读A、B两篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

1. The Spring Clean-up Day in Rockland is held ______.

     A. once a month    B. twice a month    C. once a year        D. twice a year

2. People in Rockland can help to ______ on the afternoon of April 20th.

     A. clean up the town                     B. take care of the kids

     C. plant trees in the park                  D. paint the park greener

3. People joining in the Clean-up Day will NOT ______.

     A. get lunches and T-shirts for free          B. be provided with cleaning tools

     C. work in teams to do the cleaning         D. take young trees home to plant

4. According to the poster, the activities are a great chance to teach the kids to ______.

     A. protect the environment               B. get free drinks and candies

     C. pick up the most rubbish              D. do cleaning and plant trees

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

     A. You can call 5862397 to sign up any time you like.

     B. People can visit www. springcleanup. com to sign up.

     C. The town hall is at the corner of Palace Street and North Street.

     D. People can meet for the activities only at the gate of Rockland Park.

完形填空

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案

Mike was reading in the garden when his mother came. She pointed to something and asked Mike what it was. Mike felt quite 1 , but he told her it was a sparrow(庥雀) and got back into reading.

Several minutes later, his mother pointed to the same sparrow and asked the same question again. Mike got a little angry but 2 answered her question. After a little while, his mother did the same thing once more. This time Mike could not 3 his anger. He shouted at her for 4 him again and again.

The old lady silently 5 an old diary, turned to a page and showed it to Mike. Though a

little impatient, Mike began to read it.

"Today, I was watering the flowers in the garden when little Mike pointed to a 6 on the grass and asked me what it was. I 7 at him, said it was a sparrow and kissed him. After a

while Mike asked me again and I did the same. Pointing to the same sparrow, little Mike asked me

what it was twenty times and I 8 answering his question and kissing him every time."

Something gently touched Mike's 9 . His face turned red with 10 for being so impatient to his mother and he hugged(掬抱) her tight.

Your parents have given you many things in their lifetime, but you may not realize that until

they are gone.

1. A. angry B. lonely C. proud D. surprised

2. A. still B. always C. already D. seldom

3. A. show B. leave C. control D. discover

4. A. refusing B. supporting C. encouraging D. disturbing

5. A. set out B. took out C. put out D. looked out

6. A. fox B. frog C. bird D. rabbit

7. A. threw B. smiled C. shouted D. laughed

8. A. put on B. kept on C. tried on D. depended on

9. A. face B. mouth C. heart D. shoulder

10. A. shame B. fear C. happiness D. kindness

- I'm going to take part in China's Got Talent next month.

   - ____! I am sure you will win.

     A. Never mind      B. Good luck        C. What a pity        D. My pleasure

- Do you know____ ?

   - 8,844. 43 meters. It's a popular place with mountain climbers.

     A. how high is Qonolangma               B. how long is Qonolangma

     C. how high Qomolangma is               D. how long Qonolangma is

 In order ____ for the meeting, my sister forced herself to get up early this morning.

      A. not to be late     B. not being late    C. to be late           D. being late

When Robinson Crusoe got to the island, the first thing ____ he did was to look for some food.

      A. who         B. that         C. which         D. whom

- I wonder whether Brazil will win the match later tonight.

   - Go to bed first. I will wake you up as soon as the match _____.

      A. starts            B. started           C. will start           D. is starting