题目内容
Kim Jong-il, the leader of DPRK (朝鲜) passed away ________ December 17, 2011.
A.on B.in C.at D.for
The haze weather is often seen ________ in the northern part of China.
A.happen B.to happen C.happening D.happened
---Our team _______theirs by the score 3: 2 in the final football match.-Congratulation!
A.won B.failed C.beat
Choose the best answer(根据短文内容,选择最恰当的答案):
For years I wanted a flower garden. I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together.
But then we had Matthew, and Marvin, and the twins, Alisa, and Alan, and then Helen. Five children. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.
Money was tight(拮据的), as well as time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I’d have to say, “Do you see a money tree in the yard? Money doesn’t grow on trees, you know.”
Finally, all five got through high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a garden.
Then, one spring morning, on Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard. I thought it must be a weeping willow(垂柳), because I saw things blowing around on all its branches. Then I put my glasses on — and I couldn’t believe what I saw.
There was a money tree in my yard!
I went to have a look. It was true! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped all over that tree. There was also a note among them, “Thank you for your time, Mom. We love you.”
Later, my children bought me tools, a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books.
That was three years ago. My garden’s now very pretty, just like I wanted. When I go out and take care of my flowers, I don’t seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they’re right there with me.
I live in a city where winters are long and cold, and summers are too short. But every year now, when winter sets in, I look out of my window and think of the flowers, I’ll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes — every time.
I’m still not sure that money grows on trees. But I know love does!
1.From the passage we know that the writer has _______ children.
A.three B.four C.five D.six
2.The writer stopped thinking about having a flower garden because ________.
A.her children would damage the garden B.her children were busy
C.she was too busy D.she was too old
3.The underlined part “Do you see a money tree in the yard? Money doesn’t grow on trees,” actually means “___________”.
A.We have many money trees B.Money can come easily from the tree
C.We have enough money on the tree D.We can’t afford to buy it
4.What happened one spring morning?
A.The writer saw a weeping willow in the yard.
B.The writer got a tree as a Mother’s Day gift from her children.
C.The children helped their mother to work in the kitchen.
D.The children helped their mother plant the tree in the yard.
5.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The writer didn’t miss her children very often.
B.The writer believed what she saw after she put her glasses on
C.The children bought their mother a new garden and some gardening books.
D.The flowers in the garden make the writer feel that her children are with her.
6.Which of the following might be the best title for this passage?
A.Mother’s Love B.Money on the Tree
C.My Money Tree D.My Little Children
I _________ be shy. Doing projects with others helped me become outgoing.
A.used to B.was used for C.was used to D.used for
Charles Dickens was born in 1812. His father was a clerk and wasn’t paid much, so the family lived in an old, poor house. Then Mr. Dickens lost his job and went deep into debt(债).
One day, the police showed up and asked Mr. Dickens if he could pay his debts. When Mr. Dickens said he didn’t have enough money, one policeman answered that he had to go to debtor’s prison.
With no one to support them, Mrs. Dickens and the children, except Charles, moved into prison with their father. Even though Charles was only 12 years old, he got a job in a dirty, black shoe polish factory working 12 hour days.
When Mr. Dickens received some money from a relative, he paid his debts and got out of prison. He then got a job as a court reporter.
Charles went back to school. Charles studied hard and learned quickly. He also studied people, paying attention to what they did and why they did it.
After two years, he got a job as a reporter at England’s Houses of Parliament and he found it attractive.
Then one day Dickens decided to be imaginative, and he wrote a story of his own. Every character seemed to be a little like someone he had known. Finally one evening he dropped off his story, under the penname Boz, at The Monthly Magazine office.
A month later Dickens was shouting joyfully, “They printed my story! I’m an author!”
The magazine wanted more and more stories by Boz. Soon Dickens was writing stories about children working in factories, families living in debtor’s prison and poor people being hungry. He made the stories fun to read in high hopes that people would do something about the things that were wrong.
1.Charles Dickens was born in a poor family, wasn’t he?
2.Why was Mr. Dickens sent to debtor’s prison one day?
3.Who helped Mr. Dickens pay the debts and get out of prison?
4.What did Charles Dickens think of his job as a reporter at England’s Houses of Parliament?
5.What were Charles Dickens’ stories about?
They were____________, families living in debtor’s prison and poor people being hungry.
6.What kind of person do you think Charles Dickens was? Give your reasons.
_______________because_____________.
—_______ is your uncle’s home from here?
—It’s about one and a half hours’ ride.
A.How far B.How often C.How long D.How soon
Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation?
A.breathe B.lead C.ahead D.heat
Writing. (作文):
Write at least 60words about the topic "My views on mobile phones",
(以 "手机之我见"为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文,标点符号不占格.)
提示:随着时代的发展,手机的普及率越来越高,然而,也有越来越多的人反对中学生携带手机进入校园,请你结合自己的生活和学习,谈谈你的看法.
Use the following points as a reference. (以下问题仅供参考)
1.Is it a good idea to own a mobile phone for a middle school student?
2.Why do you think so? (give at least three reasons)
(注意:短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其它相关信息,否则不予评分.)
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