二、短文填空根据语篇内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，或根据首字母及语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文通顺、连贯。

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“Mommy,what are you doing?” asked Susie.

“I (1)   a dinner for Mrs Smith next door."

“Why?” asked Susie,who was only six years old.

“Because Mrs Susie is sad. Her daughter

(2)   in an earthquake and she has a broken heart. We need to look after her. ”

“Why,Mommy?”

“You see,Susie. When someone is sad, they have trouble (3)   the little things like cooking dinner or other chores. Because Mrs Smith is our neighbor,we need to do some things to help her. Mrs Smith won’t ever be able to talk with her daughter or do all those wonderful things (4)   mommies and daughters do together. You are a very smart girl,maybe you,ll think of some ways (5 )   care of Mrs Smith.”

Susie thought seriously about (6)   she could care for Mrs Smith. A few minutes later,Susie knocked on her door. Mrs Smith answered the knock with a “Hi,Susie. ”

From her sad look,Susie noticed that Mrs Smith must (7)   for a long time. “What can I do for you,Susie?” asked Mrs Smith.

^"My Mommy says that you lost your daughter and your heart is broken." Susie held her hand out shyly. In it was a Band-Aid (创可贴) . “This is for your broken heart. ” Mrs Smith burst into tears. (8)   her tears she said ,“Thank you,darling girl,this will help a lot.”

Mrs Smith accepted Susie's (9)   and she put Susies Band-Aid in a small picture frame (相框) .

She feels a little (10)   every time she sees it. She wisely knows that healing takes time and support.

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Two little boys were playing one day when a Fairy (仙女) suddenly appeared before them and said, ^uFather Time asks me to 1 you New Year presents. ” She handed each child a package and disappeared immediately.

Carl and Philip opened the 2 and found two books with clean pages in them.

Twelve months passed and the 3 came again and said, “I have brought you another two books and will take the first one back to Father Time."

“May I keep 4 book a little longer?"asked Philip, “I'd like to paint something on the last page. ”

“No ,” said the Fairy.

“I wish that I could finish reading mine at a time ,” said Carl ,“I can only open the book once each day 5 see only one page every time,because when the page turns over,it sticks fast. ”

The Fairy said,“Well,you can 6 Philip's book." Then she lit (点亮) two little lamps for them. By the light of the 7 they saw the pa-ges as she turned them.

“Who did this?” they asked in surprise, “Every page was 8 when we first opened it. But now some pages are drawn with beautiful things like birds and 9 and some pages with ugly,black spots and scratches (划痕) on them!”

The Fairy,smiling at the two little 10said, ^uSee,Philip,the beautiful birds and flowers appeared when you share toys with your friends,or when you try to be kind to others. ”

“But what made the ugly,11 spots and scratches?” asked Philip.

The Fairy said ,“That came when you told a lie one day,or when you did not listen to your mum. All these ugly spots and scratches in your books were made when you were naughty (淘气的) . Each pretty thing in your books came on its page when you were 12 . ”

“Oh,we wish to read the books 13 ! ”

“They can't be read once more,” said the Fairy ,“See!They are only for this year,and they must now go back into 14 bookcase,but I have brought you each a new one,and perhaps you can make these more beautiful than the first ones. ”

With these words,the Fairy 15 The boys were left alone,but each held in his hand a new book open at the first page.

And on the back of each book was written in letters of gold ,“For the New Year”.

() 1. A. bring   B. make

   C. sell   D. buy

() 2. A. door   B. window

   C. packages   D. cards

() 3. A. Fairy   B. Queen

   C. Witch   D. Princess

() 4. A. her   B. their

   C. his   D. my

() 5. A. but   B. and

   C. or   D. so

() 6. A. look after   B. look for

   C. look at   D. look out

() 7. A. candles   B. stoves

   C. campfires   D. lamps

() 8. A. dirty   B. untidy

   C. clean   D. old

() 9. A. trees   B. flowers

   C. grass   D. houses

() 10. A. boys   B. girls

   C. women   D. men

() 11. A. red   B. black

   C. white   D. blue

() 12. A. good   B. rude

   C. selfish   D. stubborn

() 13. A. too   B. again

   C. though   D. before

() 14. A. Fairy's   B. Carl's

   C. Philip's   D. Father Time's

() 15. A. arrived   B. came

   C. disappeared   D. appeared 

(2014江苏宿迁)

30

Will you put other's needs before your own? What 1 will you get if you do? Here is an experience of mine.

It was a wet day and I had a 2 time. I was busy and everyone I talked to was in a bad mood. Whafs more,I went out without breakfast!and I left my 3 at home. So I couldn’t get lunch and was terribly hungry.

When I finished my work,I 4 to ask my i wife to meet me at the door with some money so that I could quickly go to buy 5 . Then I quickly made my way home in hope of eating my 6meal of the day at 5 ：00 pm.

As I was halfway home,my wife told me by phone that a friend of ours was in 7 and needed a lift (搭便车) home. My mind said ,“I will get him 8 I get the meal. ” But my mouth said,^"All right,HI give him a 9 .” 

He jumped in the car with a smile on his face and repeated how 10 he was that I would drive him home. He told me he usually walked home from his company but that day the 11 stopped him from making that journey.  

Traffic was a 12 . A drive to him normally took 10 minutes but that day it took 30 minutes.

Now you would guess the person that I was helping is a 13 friend of mine. But,in fact,he is a friend of a friend.

I wonder if will ever see this person again,but I feel glad I was there when he 14 me.

So you will feel yourself helpful and useful when you 15 more about others.

() 1. A. help   B. feeling

   C. change   D. reward

() 2. A. fun   B. quiet

   C. hard   D. good

() 3. A. keys   B. glasses

   C. wallet   D. notebook

() 4. A. called   B. wanted

   C. tried   D. remembered

() 5. A. gifts   B. clothes

   C. fruit   D. dinner

() 6. A. hot   B. first

   C. simple   D. free

() 7. A. trouble   B. danger

   C. fear   D. treatment

() 8. A. since   B. after

   C. before   D. when

() 9. A. choice   B. greeting

   C. ride   D. suggestion

() 10. A. sorry   B. grateful

   C. surprised   D. satisfied

() 11. A. rain   B. time

   C. work   D. traffic

() 12. A. view   B. stop

   C. joy   D. mess

() 13. A. new   B. lovely

   C. close   D. common

() 14. A. chose   B. phoned

   C. joined   D. needed

() 15. A. learn   B. worry

   C. care   D. talk 

(2014江苏南通)

29 Natural resources are things that we use that come from Earth. Our natural resources are limited (有限的) .This means that they will not 1 forever. Some are renewable,like when you plant a new tree when you 2 one down. Others are not renewable,like when you dig coal (煤) out of the 3 . Once it is used,it is gone.

People realize the 4 that Earth's natural resources are limited,and can do things to help conserve (节约) those resources. 5 you try to conserve a natural resource,you try to use less of it'so it does not get used up so 6 One way that people conserve fuel,like gasoline,is by riding a bicycle or walking when the 7 is short instead of driving everywhere.

Water is a very important natural resource because we all need it to stay 8. We can conserve water 9 making sure that our pipes and taps do not leak (漏) We can also make 10 choices to conserve water,ike only using the dishwasher or washing machine when they are full. Everyone can make contributions to protecting natural resources.

() 1. A. last   B. spread

   C. bum   D. change

() 2. A. turn   B. cut

   C. put   D. move

() 3. A. station   B. building

   C. ground   D. brick

() 4. A. news   B. plan

   C. decision   D. fact

() 5. A. When   B. Although

   C. Whatever   D. Whether

() 6. A. slowly   B. hard

   C. regularly   D. fast

() 7. A. money   B. space

   C. place   D. distance

() 8. A. alive   B. alone

   C. asleep   D. awake

() 9. A. about   B. for

   C. by   D. with

() 10. A. generous   B. funny

   C. wise   D. surprising 

(2014 南京)

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Years ago,while I lived in England,part of my college task was to help the children with special needs. I was chosen to 1 in a school with disabled children. The teacher asked me to 2 Nancy,a ten-year-old girl. One of 3 hands could not move. At her school the teachers would think it was an achievement 4 she was able to put on her own coat. But I saw more in her. She had always wanted to put a string 5 the hole of a key.

For the 5 years Nancy was in the school,the teachers always 6 to help her,but always ended up doing all the work for her. I knew Nancy could do 7 so I encouraged her to do something herself. At first Nancy often failed and got very 8   Sometimes I wanted to give up too. 9 after a week Nancy was able to do 10 she had wanted to do alone for so many years. Her teachers cried 11 when they saw the thing she was able to do with just some encouragement.

Disabled people should 12 be told they can't do this or that. With just some encouragement they can do it. The look 13 that girl's face when she was able to do it herself meant 14 to me. I hope everyone will encourage people to do all they want by themselves 15 telling them they can't do it.

() 1. A. read   B. study

   C. work   D. visit

() 2. A. look after   B. look for

   C. look at   D. look over

() 3. A. his   B. her

   C. my   D. your

() 4. A. before   B. through

   C. if   D. until

() 5. A. through   B. across

   C. over   D. into

() 6. A. failed   B. refused

   C. agreed   D. tried

() 7. A. less   B. more

   C. nothing   D. anything

() 8. A. excited   B. pleased

   C. unsafe   D. unhappy

() 9. A. And   B. However

   C. But   D. So

() 10. A. which   B. that

   C. what   D. how

() 11. A. in danger   B. in fear

   C. with care   D. with joy

() 12. A. never   B. always

   C. often   D. sometimes

() 13. A. of   B. in

   C. on   D. at

() 14. A. the earth   B. the sun

   C. the moon   D. the world

() 15. A. instead of   B. because

   C. together with   D. more than 

(2014江苏淮安)

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There was once a bad king. All the people hated him. One day in a summer he was swimming alone 1 a river.

The king was good at 2 ,but while he was in the middle of the river,he suddenly felt ill. He cried out,“Help!Help!” At that time two farmers were working nearby. They 3 ran o-ver,jumped into the water 4 saved him. They didn't know that he was the king before he was pulled out of the water.

The king was 5 so he said to the farmers,^uYou have saved my life. Now you may 6 anything,and I’ll give it to you. ”

One of the farmers said ,“My son is ill. Please send him to a good 7 ” The king promised (承诺) to do so. Then he spoke to the old farmer. “And 8 can I do for you,old man?” The old man 9 for some minutes and then he answered ,“You can do a very important thingforme."“Whatisthat?”askedtheking. “Don't te 10 that we have saved you. ” The old man answered.

() 1. A. at   B. in

   C. on   D. of

() 2. A. swimming   B. swims

   C. to swim   D. swim

() 3. A. clearly   B. quickly

   C. hardly   D. strongly

() 4. A. but   B. or

   C. and   D. though

() 5. A. sad   B. angry

   C. upset   D. happy

() 6. A. ask for   B. thank for

   C. care for   D. pay for

() 7. A. teacher   B. scientist

   C. driver   D. doctor

() 8. A. when   B. what

   C. where   D. how

() 9. A. heard   B. said

   C. thought   D. took

() 10. A. someone   B. one

   C. anybody   D. nobody 

(2014济南)

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Early last year,two young brothers in Jiangsu Province 1 badly burned while playing. The “game” they were playing was 2 they had watched in the cartoon Pleasant Goat and the Big Big Wolf(《喜羊羊和灰太狼》) .The brothers were 3 two little goats while their friend was playing a bad wolf. Their friend tied them 4 a tree and set fire to the grass around them.

The sad story is an example of how many children follow the violence (暴力) they see on television,especially cartoons. It is 5 that violent cartoons can make children more aggressive (具有攻击性的) .In a survey,researchers 6 the children after watching non-violent and violent cartoons. They found that the kids who watched violent cartoons fought with others and 7 class rules more often.

Children under the age of seven are too 8 to understand that the violence on TV can bring 9 real harm. It is parents’ job 10 them understand it.

() 1. A. are   B. is

   C. were   D. was

() 2. A. something   B. anything

   C. everything   D. nothing

() 3. A. eating   B. buying

   C. watching   D. playing

() 4. A. with   B. to

   C. in   D. at

() 5. A. report   B. reporter

   C. reported   D. reporting

() 6. A. advised   B. asked

   C. called   D. compared

() 7. A. broke   B. followed

   C. obeyed   D. made

() 8. A. young   B. old

   C. small   D. little

() 9. A. him   B. them

   C. we   D. you

() 10. A. help   B. to help

   C. helping   D. helped 

(2014四川宜宾)

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The Other Side of the Wall There was a young woman who took great pride in her flower garden. She was raised by her grandmother who taught her to love and 1 for flowers. So her flower garden was the best.

One day,while she was looking through a flower list she often 2 from,a picture of a plant caught her eyes. She had never 3 blooms (花) on a flower like that before. “I have to have it. ” she said to herself,and she 4 ordered it.

When it arrived,she already had a 5prepared to plant it. She planted it at the back of her yard. It grew well,with beautiful green leaves all over it,6 there were no blooms. Day after day she continued to water it,feed it,and she even talked to it trying to make it bloom. However,it was 7 .

One morning weeks later,when standing before the vine,she felt very 8 that her plant had not bloomed. She was giving thought to 9 it down and planting something else in its place.

It was at this point that her neighbor,whose 10 joined hers,called over to her. “Thank you so much! You can't imagine how much I have 11 the blooms of that vine you planted. ” The young woman walked 12 the gate into her neighbor's yard,and sure enough,she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was 13 with blooms.

There were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had 14 seen. The vine had grown through the crevices (缝) and it had not flowered on 15 side of the wall,but it had flowered on the other side.

Sometimes one may not see the good result of his effort,but that doesn't mean it isn't successful.

() 1. A. look   B. care

   C. search   D. pay

() 2. A. learned   B. heard

   C. ordered   D. borrowed

() 3. A. seen   B. smelt

   C. sold   D. picked

() 4. A. finally   B. carefully

   C. suddenly   D. immediately

() 5. A. place   B. box

   C. cup   D. room

() 6. A. and   B. so

   C. or   D. but

() 7. A. endless   B. useless

   C. successful   D. hopeful

() 8. A. excited   B. nervous

   C. sad   D. frightened

() 9. A. putting   B. cutting

   C. turning   D. taking

() 10. A. balcony   B. kitchen

   C. bedroom   D. yard

() 11. A. enjoyed   B. dreamed

   C. expected   D. hated

() 12. A. through   B. across

   C. above   D. below

() 13. A. satisfied   B. connected

   C. filled   D. pleased

() 14. A. never   B. ever

   C. seldom   D. usually

() 15. A. its   B. his

   C. her   D. their 

(2014江苏盐城)

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It began a year ago,around Christmas. Every time I drove down our street,I 1 an old man sitting in his front yard. He was usually smoking or drinking,and looking rather unhappy.

One day,while I was driving past him with my 2 ,I decided to wave at him with a lot of excitement. 3 when he noticed me waving at him,he looked a bit shocked. Then,I saw his hand go up and he waved back.

“ 4 did you wave at him?” my daughter asked.I told her it's just an act of kindness that doesn't 5 anything. It gives both him and me a feeling of joy. My daughter replied that she felt a bit uncomfortable to wave to a 6 but next time she would try it as well.

We lived close to the old man,7 we saw him rather often. Whenever we drove by,both of us would start waving at him and,pretty soon,the old man started 8 at everyone who passed by his house.

One time,my daughter's friend came to visit and she told my daughter that she saw this strange old man near our home wave at her very 9 She mentioned that she waved back,although she didn't know 10,and it felt really good.

As soon as my daughter heard this,she told her friend the 11 of how all the waving began. Her friend answered: “Tell your mom that's really cool! ”

Other friends gave similar 12 This taught my daughter that an act of kindness can be natural and 13 if you really want to do it. It showed us how giving happiness can do good to 14 the giver and the receiver.

Moved by the old man's actions,we’re planning to give our waving neighbor a thank-you card to express our 15 for his exciting waves. We are really thankful for him sharing his simple joy with all who pass by his house.

() 1. A. noticed   B. felt

   C. heard   D. kept

() 2. A. husband   B. son

   C. daughter   D. friend

() 3. A. Just now   B. On time

   C. In the end   D. At the beginning

() 4. A. Why   B. How

   C. When   D. Where

() 5. A. buy   B. cost

   C. hide   D. guess

() 6. A. friend   B. driver

   C. classmate   D. stranger

() 7. A. or   B. but

   C. so   D. yet

() 8. A. shouting   B. waving

   C. laughing   D. looking

() 9. A. angrily   B. excitedly

   C. loudly   D. carefully

() 10. A. him   B. me

   C. her   D. us

() 11. A. lesson   B. accident

   C. news   D. story

() 12. A. gifts   B. notes

   C. opinions   D. books

() 13. A. easy   B. funny

   C. usual   D. special

() 14. A. past   B. between

   C. all   D. both

() 15. A. attention   B. thanks

   C. suggestions   D. interests 

(2014浙江丽水)

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It's after 10：00 am and the kids are still sleeping. It's Sunday——a traditional day of 1 Most people have at least one day a week to take a rest. Some use that time to go to church,while some usually sleep in,watch TV... ,giving themselves the gift of a 2 day.

We need to give ourselves a break,and a lit-tle rest works well for almost 3 It doesn^ re ally matter what the activity is. The idea is to give our body,mind,and heart a chance to 4 . If we keep going at full speed every day,we can be really tired.

Some people find 5 hard to take a real vacation. As a matter of fact,many people died early 6 they were too busy to have a break. Re-member that we 7 work well if we never stop to take a rest.lt doesn’t matter 8 we do this.

Pick anytime that works best for us and make it a plan.

9 this and discuss it with others. The idea here is that by giving ourselves a break and just enjoying a day off,we can make our lives 10 and create greater good in our world.

() 1. A. rest   B. working

   C. entertainment

() 2. A. tired   B. busy

   C. lazy

() 3. A. somebody   B. everybody

   C. nobody

() 4. A. exercise   B. develop

   C. relax

() 5. A. it   B. this

   C. that

() 6. A. though   B. because

   C. if

() 7. A. can't mustn't

   C. needn’t

() 8. A. when   B. why

   C. how

() 9. A. Look at   B. Care for

   C. Think about

() 10. A. good   B. better

   C. best 

(2014福建漳州)