--What     they doing?

--They         studying．

A．are, are          B．is，is            C．was，are           D．are，do

— What ______ they doing?

— They ______ studying.

　　　　　A. are; are 　　　 B. is; is　　　 　　　　　 C. was; are　　 　 D. are; do

— What ______ they doing?

— They ______ studying.

　 A. are; are 　　　 B. is; is　　　 　　　　　 C. was; are　　 　 D. are; do

阅读理解

Little Tommy Was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors（家庭教师）, cards , special learning centers—in short , everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to catholic（天主教的）school. 

After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead , he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread（铺开）out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating，he went back to his room、without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening .

Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise，little Tommy got all A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity（好奇心）. She went to his room and asked , “Son， what was it? Was it the nuns（修女）?”

Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head，“No.”

“Well then，”she asked again. ‘‘WHAT was it?”

Little Tommy looked at her and said , “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed（钉）to the plus sign（加号）, I knew they weren’t joking.”

1.Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?

2. Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son        .

3. “ hitting the books ” means “_____” in Chinese·

4.The last sentence in the passage shows that        .

5. From the passage , we can infer（推断）that        .

Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who've had the most failures. J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter book was refused 12 times before it finally came out. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. He lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career. But he once said, "I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that's why I succeed."

These people succeeded because they understood that you have to let your failures teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently the next time. So if you get into trouble, that doesn't mean you're a troublemaker, it means you need to try harder to act right. If you get a bad grade, that doesn't mean you're stupid, it just means you need to spend more time studying. No one's born being good at all things, You become good at things through hard work. You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song. You've got to practice.

Don't be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength because it shows you have the courage to admit when you don't know something, and that then allows you to learn something new. So find an adult that you trust - a parent, a grandparent or a teacher - and ask them to help you stay on track to meet your goals.

Now, your families, your teachers, and I are doing everything we can to make sure you have a good education. But you've got to do your part, too. So I expect all of you to get serious this year. I expect you to put your best effort into everything you do. I expect great things from each of you. So don't let us down. Don't let your family down or your country down. Most of all, don't let yourself down. Make us all proud.

   — By President Obama

52. The speaker mentioned J.K. Rowling and Michael Jordan to_______.

A. introduce two very successful people         B. show they were different from others

C. give examples of success after failures        D. explain why they failed many times

53. The speaker advised the listeners to do the following EXCEPT to_______.

A. let failures teach you                         B. hide your weakness

C. do a lot of practice                       D. ask adults for help

54. This speech is given to_______.

A. teachers                B. writers                         C. parents           D. students

 55. The main purpose of this speech is to_______.

A. push the listeners to work hard for their future   

B. show different ways of achieving success

C. encourage the listeners to do things differently   

D. teach the listeners how to be more creative

Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything-tutors(家庭教师), cards, special learning centers-in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic(天主教的) school.

After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn't kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.

Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity. She went to his room and asked, "Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”

Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, "No."

"Well then," she asked again. "WHAT was it?"

Little Tommy looked at her and said, "Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed（钉）to the plus sign, I knew they weren't joking."

50. Why did Tommy's parents send him to a catholic school?

A. Because he could eat well there.

B. Because he could learn more about nuns.

C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.

D. Because his parents didn't want him to learn math any more.

51. "Hitting the books" means "_______" in Chinese.

    A.用功            B.捶书            C.发泄           D.振作

52. From the passage, we can infer that_______.

A. teachers should be strict with their students

B. mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes

C. a catholic school is much better than other ones

D. nuns are good at helping children with their math

Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of.

Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.

After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face.

He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he

finished eating, he went back to his room,without a word. In no time he was back hittingthe books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mothertried to understand what was happening.

Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table

and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise,

little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She

went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”

Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”

“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”

Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they weren’t joking. ”

(    )58. Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?

A. Because he could eat well there.

B. Because he could earn more about nuns.

C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.

D. Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more.

(    )59. “Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese.

A. 用功   B. 捶书   C. 发泄   D. 振作

(    )60. From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _______.

A. teachers should be strict with their students

B. mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes

C. a catholic school is much better than other ones

D. nuns are good at helping children with their math

We spend hours, days and years of our lives in school. Imagine you could design your dream school, what would it be like? What would you be doing? We wanted to find out what teenagers around the world thought. Here is what they said:
Richard from the USA: My dream school would have a big swimming pool and two soccer fields. It would also have a cinema, a gym and a shopping center. My school has none of these, and I think there should be more pleasant things for students to do while they are studying.
Sonia from Italy: I’d like a room where we can relax and play computer games. I’d also like to have a music room. I think there should be a place for everyone to go and relax after class. Wu from Beijing: I think it would be great to have another day off (休息日) every week, besides the weekend. If that day was a Friday or a Monday, we would have a long weekend every week. What fun! I also think school should start later, at about 10 o’clock, and finish earlier.
Hannah from Australia: In my dream school, I think the teachers should give us more freedom and choice about how we study and what we study. I also think it’s unimportant for us to wear school uniforms every day. I really don’t like wearing it.

【小题1】. Richard is from_________.