Umbrellas are common in our daily life．On rainy days, many people hold them to prevent the 1 ．But it's not easy to hold an umbrella if there is heavy rain and 2 wind．And it's harder to make a phone call or ride a bike 3 an umbrella in the hand．An American named Alan Kaufman and his company spend 6 years inventing a hand-free umbrella． 4 , they made it．
They called it Nubrella．Just touch a button(按钮)，and the Nubrella will open 5 With the help of its “shoulder support(支持)”,the umbrella can rest on the user's shoulders．So the user needn't hold the umbrella any more．He can walk with hands 6 even in the strong wind．
The hand-free umbrella is ＄59.94 each．People all around the world like it very much．Because of this smart 7 ,they can use their phones to talk and send short messages in the rain now． 8 in the rain under a Nubrella is really cool, isn' t it?
I am David．My father, my mother and 1 like different things．My father likes 2 ．He often plays football and 3 in the afternoon, so he is healthy．He likes bananas．He 4 bananas every day．His birthday is June 15．My mother likes to watch TV．She often 5 TV in the evening．She likes nice 6 very much．．She 7 a red T-shirt and a black and white skirt．She looks very nice in them．Her birthday 8 September 26．I like computer games．I often play 9 ．I like chicken．I often eat chicken for lunch．My 10 is March 22．I love my family．
(1)
[ ]
A．
she
B．
he
C．
you
D．
I
(2)
[ ]
A．
food
B．
clothes
C．
sports
D．
books
(3)
[ ]
A．
games
B．
basketball
C．
computer games
D．
cards
(4)
[ ]
A．
knows
B．
sees
C．
plays
D．
eats
(5)
[ ]
A．
watches
B．
buys
C．
wants
D．
has
(6)
[ ]
A．
rooms
B．
clothes
C．
pencils
D．
pens
(7)
[ ]
A．
have
B．
has
C．
comes
D．
takes
(8)
[ ]
A．
is
B．
am
C．
are
D．
be
(9)
[ ]
A．
him
B．
it
C．
them
D．
her
(10)
[ ]
A．
birthday
B．
clothes
C．
computer games
D．
banana
完形填空
根据短文内容，在A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
People live in different houses．You may know a wooden house or a paper house．But do you know a(n) 1 house?
In 2008, the first ice house in North America opens its 2 to welcome some visitors．The floors, windows and walls are all made of ice．It has ten bedrooms 3 twenty people can stay there each night．Visitors to the house 4 in ice beds, sit on ice chairs and eat from ice plates．Well, the toilets are not made of ice, of course．
It's usually below zero so it is very 5 inside the house．However, do the visitors just sit there to 6 warm? No, visitors have to 7 special clothes．These can make 8 feel warm until morning．
Workers 9 about four weeks designing the ice house．Visitors can only stay in this ice house in winter．It isn't 10 in hot summer．Because this house is so special, it is becoming popular with young people．
(1)
[ ]
A．
toy
B．
water
C．
ice
D．
candle
(2)
[ ]
A．
window
B．
door
C．
shop
D．
book
(3)
[ ]
A．
but
B．
because
C．
if
D．
and
(4)
[ ]
A．
cook
B．
lie
C．
stand
D．
change
(5)
[ ]
A．
cold
B．
hot
C．
bright
D．
dark
(6)
[ ]
A．
say
B．
shine
C．
keep
D．
call
(7)
[ ]
A．
make
B．
wear
C．
dress
D．
hope
(8)
[ ]
A．
them
B．
you
C．
it
D．
us
(9)
[ ]
A．
need
B．
cost
C．
pay
D．
spend
(10)
[ ]
A．
early
B．
clean
C．
closed
D．
open
完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Every day cars kill or hurt many people on roads．Sometimes the drivers drive too fast or do not drive carefully enough．Some of them 1 traffic rules and cause accidents．
According to some researchers, it is usually the pedestrians(行人)who cause the accidents．A lot of road users are very 2 ．They walk or run across the roads 3 the cars．They walk in the roads but not on the walkways．Some do not take the trouble to 4 the green lights and simply cross the roads against the red lights．
Many people think accidents often happen in 5 roads in large cities, but this is not always true． 6 , Tokyo is one of the world's largest cities and probably one of the busiest cities; however, there are 7 accidents to pedestrians．The reason is that the police there are very 8 and the pedestrians are very careful．Pedestrians never cross the roads against a red light and they 9 follow the traffic rules．
Do you know alcohol(酒精)is another main cause of traffic accidents? It delays(延缓)people's response．Those who have drunk alcohol are 10 in making decisions．They need a few more seconds to react．Alcohol drinking is especially dangerous for motor car drivers．It is not only drivers who may have accidents after drinking, drunk pedestrians may put their lives in danger as well．
(1)
[ ]
A．
make
B．
break
C．
follow
D．
remember
(2)
[ ]
A．
tired
B．
cheerful
C．
careless
D．
frightened
(3)
[ ]
A．
at the end of
B．
in the centre of
C．
on top of
D．
in front of
(4)
[ ]
A．
turn on
B．
wait for
C．
set up
D．
look for
(5)
[ ]
A．
busy
B．
wide
C．
clean
D．
new
(6)
[ ]
A．
In fact
B．
By the way
C．
For example
D．
In other words
(7)
[ ]
A．
very few
B．
so many
C．
only some
D．
plenty of
(8)
[ ]
A．
kind
B．
polite
C．
patient
D．
strict
(9)
[ ]
A．
even
B．
never
C．
hardly
D．
always
(10)
[ ]
A．
slow
B．
active
C．
excited
D．
lazy
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
I used the new machine to wash the clothes．Everything 1 well, but I found one of my husband's socks 2 ．I looked everywhere 3 it, but I couldn't find it anywhere．
4 morning I got ready for school as usual．When the bell rang, the students came in．We began the class．When I 5 round to write on the blackboard, the class broke out a roar! They laughed and laughed．They laughed 6 that I was afraid that the headmaster would be in to see all this．
I asked the class 7 , the more I asked, the 8 they laughed．I decided to 9 my lessons and I wrote on the blackboard．When I 10 this, they roared 11 more．
At last the teacher 12 had the room next to mine came in to see what 13 ．When he came in, he started to laugh, 14 ．
“Oh, dear! ”I said．“Will someone please tell me what is so interesting? ”
“My God, ”said the teacher, “you have brown sock stuck the 15 of your shirt! ”
So that's why I can't find my husband's missing sock．
(1)
[ ]
A．
was
B．
did
C．
worked
D．
seemed
(2)
[ ]
A．
missing
B．
missed
C．
disppear
D．
disappeared
(3)
[ ]
A．
at
B．
for
C．
over
D．
out
(4)
[ ]
A．
Last
B．
This
C．
Next
D．
The next
(5)
[ ]
A．
turned
B．
traveled
C．
went
D．
looked
(6)
[ ]
A．
so many
B．
too much
C．
any enough
D．
so much
(7)
[ ]
A．
to stop
B．
to write
C．
to read
D．
to go out
(8)
[ ]
A．
better
B．
much
C．
more
D．
many
(9)
[ ]
A．
finish
B．
go on with
C．
end
D．
begin
(10)
[ ]
A．
wrote
B．
drew
C．
did
D．
do
(11)
[ ]
A．
many
B．
even
C．
still
D．
very
(12)
[ ]
A．
whom
B．
whose
C．
who
D．
which
(13)
[ ]
A．
took place
B．
had happened
C．
happening
D．
had taken place
(14)
[ ]
A．
as well
B．
either
C．
too
D．
also
(15)
[ ]
A．
back
B．
front
C．
side
D．
pocket
完形填空
I ran into a stranger as he passed by．“ Oh, excuse me, please．” I said．He said, “Please excuse me, 1 ．” We were very polite to each other．We went on our ways and we said good-bye．
2 when we were at home, it was a different story．
Later that day, when I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood too 3 to me．When I turned, I nearly 4 her down．“ Move out of the way．” I shouted angrily．She walked out 5 ．I didn't realize how much my 6 hurt her．
While I lay awake in bed that evening, my husband said to me：“ 7 dealing with a stranger, you were polite, but with the 8 you love, you were unkind．Go look on the kitchen floor, you will find some 9 there by the door．Those are the flowers she brought for you．She picked them 10 ．She stood quietly not to ruin(毁坏)the surprise, and you 11 saw the tears in her eyes．
By this time, my tears began to fall．I quietly went and knelt(跪)down 12 her bed．“Wake up, little girl, ” I said, “ Are these the flowers you picked for me? ” She said, “ Yes, I picked them because they are 13 like you．I knew you'd like them．” I said：“Daughter, I am really sorry for the 14 I acted today．I shouldn't have 15 you that way．” She said：“ Oh, Mom, that's okay．I love you anyway．” I said：“ Daughter, I love you too, and I do like the flowers．Thank you very much．”
(1)
[ ]
A．
either
B．
also
C．
too
D．
as well
(2)
[ ]
A．
And
B．
So
C．
But
D．
Or
(3)
[ ]
A．
far
B．
close
C．
high
D．
low
(4)
[ ]
A．
fell
B．
looked
C．
knocked
D．
pulled
(5)
[ ]
A．
happily
B．
happy
C．
sad
D．
sadly
(6)
[ ]
A．
sentence
B．
words
C．
sound
D．
saying
(7)
[ ]
A．
While
B．
Before
C．
After
D．
Until
(8)
[ ]
A．
son
B．
daughter
C．
dad
D．
cousin
(9)
[ ]
A．
flowers
B．
trees
C．
surprise
D．
tears
(10)
[ ]
A．
herself
B．
myself
C．
yourself
D．
itself
(11)
[ ]
A．
always
B．
never
C．
often
D．
sometimes
(12)
[ ]
A．
in
B．
at
C．
on
D．
by
(13)
[ ]
A．
pretty
B．
ugly
C．
awful
D．
handsome
(14)
[ ]
A．
road
B．
idea
C．
advice
D．
way
(15)
[ ]
A．
laughed at
B．
smiled at
C．
pointed at
D．
shouted at
完形填空
One afternoon I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a meeting．I was looking forward to a quiet view of the wonderful paintings．
A young couple were watching the paintings in front of me and chatting 1 each other without stop．I watched them for a moment and 2 the man's wife was doing all the talking．I was surprised to see that the man was so patient and could stand(忍受)his wife's 3 , but I still moved on．
I met them several times 4 I moved through the different rooms of art．Each time I heard she continued talking about paintings, I moved away 5 ．
I was 6 some gifts in the museum shop when the couple came near to the gate．Before they left, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out something brown．He turned it into a long stick and then tapped(轻敲)his way into the coatroom to get his wife's 7 ．
“He's a 8 man, ” the clerk(店员)said．“Most of us would 9 if we were blind at such a young age．During his treatment, he made a promise that his life wouldn't 10 ．So, as before, he and his wife come in 11 there's a new art show．”
“But what does he get out of the art? ” I asked．“He can't see．”
“Can't see? You’re wrong．He sees a lot, more than you or I do, ” the clerk said．“His wife describes each painting 12 he can see it in his head．”
I learned 13 about patience, courage and love that day．I saw the patience of a young wife 14 paintings to a person who was blind and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to make his life different．And I saw the love 15 by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand．
(1)
[ ]
A．
among
B．
on
C．
in
D．
with
(2)
[ ]
A．
guessed
B．
suggested
C．
noticed
D．
wanted
(3)
[ ]
A．
paintings
B．
words
C．
books
D．
food
(4)
[ ]
A．
when
B．
before
C．
after
D．
since
(5)
[ ]
A．
happily
B．
quickly
C．
carefully
D．
heavily
(6)
[ ]
A．
sending
B．
making
C．
buying
D．
giving
(7)
[ ]
A．
jacket
B．
glasses
C．
stick
D．
gift
(8)
[ ]
A．
shy
B．
brave
C．
boring
D．
bad
(9)
[ ]
A．
look up
B．
give up
C．
show up
D．
cheer up
(10)
[ ]
A．
agree
B．
change
C．
discover
D．
leave
(11)
[ ]
A．
whenever
B．
whatever
C．
whoever
D．
wherever
(12)
[ ]
A．
though
B．
because
C．
but
D．
so
(13)
[ ]
A．
something
B．
nothing
C．
everything
D．
anything
(14)
[ ]
A．
reading
B．
saying
C．
describing
D．
holding
(15)
[ ]
A．
lost
B．
forgot
C．
found
D．
shared
完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。
Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy．He used to be a“problem child”, but are cent 1 with his mother changed his life．He didn't use to give his mother many problems． 2 , after his father's death a few years ago, Martin's life became 3 more difficult．His mother couldn't afford to pay for her child's education．To do this, she 4 work, and so was of ten not at home．
His mother looked after him as 5 as she could．Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems．He was not 6 in studying and he of ten got in to trouble．Luckily, his mother was very 7 and didn't give up trying to help him．In the end, she 8 a difficult decision：to send him to a boys’boarding school．Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble．
One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school．The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to 9 with his mother．Martin called his mother, but to his 10 , this phone call changed his life．“It was exactly 11 Ineeded, ”he said．“My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me．She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was 12 me and would always take pride in every thing good I do．That's when I decided to change．I realize that 13 my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me．”
Now Martin has 14 changed．He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class．How was he able to change? His mother's 15 helped him to feel good about himself．
It was the end of the year party at school．I had asked my mother to 1 us cookies．Mom's chocolate chios were the best．
But two o’clock passed, and she didn't 2 ．Most of the other mothers had come and gone, dropping off their cookies, chips and cupcakes．I took my bag and left 3 my home．The house was empty when I arrived．My heart was 4 anger．For the first time in my life, my mother had let me down．
I was lying on my bed upstairs 5 I heard her come through the front door．“Robbie, ”she called out．“Where are you? ” I could hear her running from room to room．She was looking for me．I kept silent．When she entered my room and sat beside me on my bed, I didn't move．“I'm sorry, honey, ” she said．“I got busy and forgot．” I still kept 6 ．
Then my mother began to laugh．I couldn't believe 7 ．I rolled over(翻身)and faced her．
But my mother wasn't laughing at all．She was crying．“I'm so sorry．I let my boy down．”
She cried like a little girl．I had never 8 my mother cry．
“It's OK, Mom, ”I reached out and stroked(抚摸)her hair．“We didn't even need those 9 ．” There was plenty of stuff to eat．Don't cry It's all right．”
My 10 made my mother sit up．She pulled me to her．We didn't say another word．We just held each other in a long hug．
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