It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s (宇航员) son．Everybody expects you to be special or perfect(完美的)．I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me．I mean he’s so special and so good at everything he does．Even in middle school he was class president and captain of the football team．
Well，to be honest，I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something special—like saving a child from a burning building or discovering（发现）a new star．I was daydreaming （做白日梦）at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole school．“I hope we have a winner right here in my class．”
When I got home，I started to think about what to write．My father is an astronaut．No，I wouldn’t start like that．That was the way others saw him．How did I see my father? Hmm．I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream．I remembered how he hugged （拥抱）me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car．Yes，these were the things I was going to write．To me，he wasn’t just a world-famous astronaut．He was my dad．
My parents and l went to school on Thursday night．There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me，and I shrugged(耸肩)．The third prize was announced(宣布) and it was not me．1 was relieved(释然)and disappointed（失望）at the same time．The second prize was announced．It was me．1 went up to the stage and read what I had written，“My father’s son”．When I finished，the people stood up and cheered．I saw my father blowing his nose．Tears were running down my mother's face．Dad cleared his throat（喉咙）and put his hand on my shoulder．“Son，this is the proudest（自豪的）moment of my life．’’
It was the proudest moment of my life，too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize，but it was enough just to be my father’s son．
【小题1】The writer felt it to be the son of a famous person．

A．My daydream	B．My father’s son
C．My famous father	D．My happy family

My dad was driving to the city center to shop and I was going along for the ride. At least that was what I had told him— 1 I had an important question to ask—that had been on my mind for a couple of weeks and this was the first time I had been able to 2 with him alone.

“Dad…”I started. And 3 .

“Yes?” he said.

“The kids say there is no Father Christmas. They say I’m 4 to believe in Father Christmas anymore…it’s only for little kids. But I believe what you told me. Father Christmas is __5 . He is, isn’t he, Dad?”

“The real life and spirit of this magical elf (精灵) lives forever in your heart, my heart, Mom’s heart and in the hearts and minds of 6 people who believe in the joy that giving to others brings. The real 7 of Father Christmas becomes what you can give rather what you get. Once you understand this and it becomes 8 of you, Father Christmas becomes even more exciting and more magical because you come to 9 the magic comes from you when Father Christmas lives in your heart. Do you understand what I am 10 to tell you?”

My heart was filled with pride and I’m sure my eyes were shining with 11 .” Of course, Dad. I want him to be in my heart, just like he’s in yours. I love you, Daddy. You’re the best Father Christmas who has 12 been in the whole world.”

When it comes time in my life to 13 the reality of Father Christmas to my children, I hope that I will be as eloquent (有口才) and 14 as my dad was the day I learned that the spirit of Father Christmas doesn’t wear a red 15 . And I hope they will accept me as I did that day. I’m sure they will.

1. A．clearly B．actually C．personally D．originally

2. A．stay B．fight C．live D．argue

3. A．laughed B．continued C．stopped D．cried

4. A．honest B．wrong C．proud D．foolish

5. A．real B．proper C．kind D．right

6. A．every B．some C．few D．all

7. A．spirit B．position C．character D．life

8. A．part B．tool C．half D．dream

9. A．guess B．realize C．promise D．discuss

10. A．considering B．expecting C．planning D．trying

11. A．fear B．excitement C．panic D．surprise

12. A．still B．yet C．ever D．already

13. A．explain B．solve C．introduce D．describe

14. A．strict B．loving C．careful D．gentle

15. A．beard B．belt C．suit D．stocking

I live with my grandmother in a Beijing yard house. One day last year, I was surprised to see a big foreigner coming out of the house next door to ours. He was very tall with short brown hair and a pair of glasses.

The first time I saw him, I was too shy to speak to him. “My English is too poor!” I thought. My grandmother told me that he had just moved into our yard. “I don’t like it!” she said. “Foreigners aren’t like us. Maybe he’ll play loud music and parties every night! I’m sure he’s going to cause trouble.”

Several days later, I met the foreigner as I was walking home after work. “Hello!” he said (in Chinese！). “My name’s Tony. I’ve just moved into the house next door to yours.” While I was wondering what to say, he continued, “There’s a nice bar down the road. Why don’t you and your family come and have dinner with me?” “Bars are bad places,” said my grandmother when I told her, but we decided to go.

The bar was not at all what I had expected. It was in a beautiful little yard house, with several large bookshelves and pictures of Tibet on the walls. Several Chinese people and foreigners were sitting drinking or reading books. I noticed that some of the foreigners were speaking Chinese in a low voice to each other! “Oh, what a civilized place!” my grandmother exclaimed.

The bar served special “hutong pizzas”. As we ate, Tony told us about himself-he is an English expert in environment. He always likes to be quiet. My grandmother said to me, “He really seems like a very nice young man.”

1.When the writer first saw the foreigners, she______.

A．was frightened to him

B．wanted to practice English with him

C．felt too shy to speak to him

D．hoped to invite the foreigner to the bar

2.From the sentence “Bar are bad places”, we can know that the grandmother______.

A．was very excited	B．didn’t go to the bar
C．didn’t like bars	D．was angry with Tony

3.What’s the meaning of the word “civilized” in the passage?

A．文明的

B．喧闹的

C．野蛮的

D．讨厌的

4.Which of the following sentence is Not true?

A．Tony made a lot of noise every night.

B．Tony was an English expert in environment.

C．There were some foreigners speaking Chinese in the bar.

D．The grandmother thought Tony might cause some trouble.

5.The best title for this story is______.

A．A Bar in Tibet

B．A Foreigner in Beijing

C．Bars are Bad Places

D．Foreigners Like Bars

One night, I wondered what it would be like if I only asked questions. I decided that no matter what anyone said to me the next day, I would reply only with 36 .

I loved to read about scientists and their discoveries, and I knew that scientists always started their research with a question. I hoped that I could become a scientist. Maybe by asking questions, I could train my mind to be 37 .

I survived the morning easily. “Is there any egg?” I answered when my mother asked what I wanted for breakfast. “Is this seat taken?” I asked when my friend Mike asked where he was going to 38 on the bus.

In the classroom, Mr. Black spoke slowly and clearly while I listened carefully. The problem had been part of my homework the night before. I wrote the answer on the board, “Could the answer be 361?”

Mr. Black smiled and nodded. I thought,“How did I 39 to get through that?” I almost laughed because asking questions really was starting to become a 40 .

I thought I had made it safely through the whole day, 41 what I had come to consider my experiment blew up at the dinner table when my dad asked me about my day. “What do I always do?” I replied.

My parents looked at each other. My father 42 again. “Well, I hope you went to school,” he said.

“Uhhh … why would you think otherwise?” I asked. My parents exchanged another 43

and were becoming annoyed.

“Do you think questions are a good way to train your mind to be active?” I asked.

“It 44 the question,” said my father. “Some questions are asked for 45 information. Those are good mind-training questions. Sometimes, people use questions to get the other person to say something. Sometimes people ask questions to get someone to agree with them. Those questions don’t really achieve anything.”

“I guess my experiment didn’t work,” I said, and I told my father about my 46 .

“I think it worked 47 !” my father said. “You made a discovery, didn’t you? What matters is that you have put your idea into practice.”

1.A. actions B. answers C. gestures D. questions

2.A. deep B. free C. quick D. strong

3.A. get B. sit C. come D. take

4.A. fail B. have C. want D. manage

5.A. habit B. step C. goal D. rule

6.A. or B. so C. but D. and

7.A. tried B. asked C. guessed D. ordered

8. A. look B. word C. mind D. topic

9.A. refers to B. belongs to C. puts on D. depends on

10.A. sending B. finding C. sharing D. keeping

11.A. test B. idea C. plan D. wonder

12.A. slowly B. safely C. perfectly D. properly

We were standing at the top of a church not far from my home. I didn’t know why.
“Look down,” Father said. I tried and saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw the streets to the square. “See, Elsa,” Father said. “There is more than one way to the square. If you can’t get where you want to go by one road, try another.”
Earlier that day, I asked Mother to do something about what we had for lunch at school. But she didn’t think the food was as bad as I said. When I turned to Father for help, he brought me to the church.
At school the next day, I filled a bottle with the soup for our lunch and took it home. I told the cook to pour the soup in a plate and bring it to Mother. She drank it and cried out, “What’s the matter with the soup today?” I at once told her what I had done , and Mother said that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day .
Now I really understood why Father had taken me to the church. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every way to my goal.

1.
The writer’s father took her to the church to.
1. A.
  play some games
2. B.
  see the square
3. C.
  show her the way
4. D.
  give her a lesson
2.
Elsa really wanted her mother to.
1. A.
  cook something better for her lunch
2. B.
  have lunch with her at school
3. C.
  take up the matter over with the teachers
4. D.
  tell the cook to work harder
3.
Why did Elsa’s mother agree to do something about the matter?
1. A.
  Because the writer tried a better way to her goal.
2. B.
  Because the girl brought something home.
3. C.
  Because she thought what the cook said was true.
4. D.
  Because Elsa’s father gave her some help.
4.
What Elsa’s father said means?
1. A.
  one can reach the square in many ways
2. B.
  never stop trying to get to your goal
3. C.
  it’s difficult to talk to Elsa’s mother
4. D.
  you can’t get what you want easily
5.
When the writer really understood what his father had said.
1. A.
  she saw the streets to the square
2. B.
  she had the idea of bringing the soup home
3. C.
  she tried every way to her goal
4. D.
  she began her own life as a fashion designer

The writer’s father took her to the church to.

Elsa really wanted her mother to.

Why did Elsa’s mother agree to do something about the matter?

What Elsa’s father said means?

When the writer really understood what his father had said.

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