---What’s the________ of this word “sorrow”? ---It _______ “sadness”.

A. meaning; meaning B. means; meaning

C. mean; mean D. meaning; means

---I had a pleasant weekend at your birthday party. ---_________.

A. Oh, that’s very nice of you

B. It’s a pleasure

C. Congratulations

D. I’m glad to hear that

完形填空,阅读下列短文，从文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger Victor. They __________ ea ch other very much, and always took care of one another. Every day they worked from morning ___________night, getting as much grain(谷物) as possible from their fields.

One late autumn evening, after their work in the____________was done, Simon said to his wife, "Victor got married last month. He has many bills(账单) to pay. I think I will put a bag of rice in his barn(谷仓). “Oh, that's a good idea,” said his wife. “But please don't tell him,” said Simon, “If he knows I put the rice there, he will____________take it.”

So, la te that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor's barn. The next day, while looking at his own barn, he found____________strange. “I took a bag of rice to Victor's house last night,_ __________ I still have the same number of bags in my barn. __________ did that happen?”

Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother's barn that night. But the next morning, he found the___________number of bags in his barn again! “This is very strange,” he thought. That night he____________again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder(肩膀); and walked down the road to his younger brother's house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another____________coming down the road. He was carrying something on his___________, too. “Younger Brother!” Simon cried, “What are you doing?” “I was___________you, Older Brother,” said Victor, “Your family is__________ than mine. I thought you needed more rice.” The two brothers quickly___________that they had been taking rice to each other. They___________what had happened. “It is good to have a brother like you,” they both said. And they lived happily ever after.

1.A. disliked B. hated C. loved D. enjoyed

2.A . until B. at C. through D. with

3.A. shops B. fields C. hospitals D. factories

4.A. never B. sometimes C. usually D. ever

5.A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something

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

7.A. How B. What C. Why D. Where

8.A. small B. different C. big D. same

9.A. planned B. failed C. hoped D. tried

10.A. brother B. person C. sister D. wife

11.A. back B. shoulder C. head D. hand

12.A. proud of B. polite to C. angry with D. worried about

13.A. Smaller B. richer C. larger D. happier

14.A. remembered B. knew C. believed D. hoped

15.A. laughed about B. dreamed about C. pointed at D. shouted at

阅读理解,阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Leeds Castle

One of the most popular places of interest in Britain

Opening times

Open all year round except(除了) 7th and 8th November and Christmas Day（25th December）2014．

1 April to 30 September 2014

Open：10:30 am—5:30 pm; Gates close at 6pm

1 October 2014 to 31 March 2015

Open：10:30 am—4 pm ; Gates close at 5pm

Prices

Adults：￡16.50

Students：￡9.50

Children under 4：free

1. Leeds Castle is closed on _________．

A.7th January B.8th August

C.25th December D.1st April

2. John and Mary will take their three-year old son to Leeds Castle．How much should they pay?

A.￡33． B.￡16.50．

C.￡26． D.￡9.50．

3. What time does Leeds Castle close on 29th October?

A.6 pm． B.6:30 pm．

C.5:30 pm． D.5 pm．

阅读理解。

Michael Jordan is the most famous basketball player in the world. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He didn't like to talk to other people about himself. He was also very short. He didn't play very well when he joined the basketball team in his high school at first. But the next year things changed greatly for him as he grew much taller.

Michael Jordan became famous when he joined the university basketball team in North Carolina. Michael used his speed and strength (力量) to reach the basket again. He played so well that people called him “Air Jordan”.

After college, Michael became a basketball team member in the Chicago Bulls. The NBA was very surprised at this high-flying player. He was named “Rookie” (新秀) of the year in 1985 and “Most Valuable (价值的) Player” in 1987. He once set a record (创纪录) by getting 63 points in one game.

1. Michael Jordan was born in_________.

A. in China B. in France

C. in America D. In England

2. He began to become famous in _____________.

A. the university basketball team

B. the NBA

C. his high school at first

D. the Chicago Bulls

3. He is often called“__________”.

A. Rookie B. the NBA

C. Air Jordan D. Most Valuable Player

4. The NBA was very surprised at the superstar when _________.

A. he was young

B. he joined the basketball team in his high school

C. he joined the university basketball team

D. he joined the Chicago Bulls

阅读理解。

An old man was fishing on the bank of a river. A child came to see him fishing. The old man was really good at fishing and it didn't take long for him to catch a full basket of fish. The old man saw that the child was very cute, and he wanted to give her a whole basket of fish. But the child shook her head. The old man was surprised and asked, "Why don't you want the fish?" The child replied, “I want the fishing rod (竿) in your hands.” The old man asked, “Why do you want the rod?”

“It doesn't take long to eat all the fish in a basket. But if I have the fishing rod, I can go fishing by myself and I won't be afraid of not having any more fish to eat.”

I think you will certainly say that the child is very smart. Wrong! If she doesn't know how to fish, she cannot have fish to eat, even though she has the fishing rod. It's useless to only have a fishing rod. Fishing skills are the most important, not the fishing rod.

Too many people think that if they have a “fishing rod” in their life, they will no longer fear the wind and rain. They are just like the child, who thought that if sh e had a fishing rod, she would have fish to eat.

1. Why did the child refuse(拒绝) the fish the old man gave her?

A. Because she didn’t like fish.

B. Because she wanted his fishing rod

C. Because the old man had few fish.

D. Because she wanted to learn fishing skills

2. The writer thought the child was __ after she explained why she didn’t want the fish.

A. smart B. hardworking

C. silly(傻的) D. creative(有创造力的)

3. The article mainly tell us _________

A. if you have a “fishing rod” in your life, you won’t be afraid of anything.

B. if you have a fishing rod, you’ll have a lot of fish to eat

C. “fishing skills” are more important than “the fishing rod” in life.

D. “the fishing rod” is more important than the fish that people catch

4. What is the best title for the article?

A. The Fishing Rod

B. The Fishing Man

C. The Fishing Girl

D. The fishing Experience

阅读理解。

Most people at some time or another have dreamed of being a popular kid at school. Being popular in middle school is much easier than it sounds. Just follow a few steps and finally see what it feels like to be a popular kid.

First, why do you want to be popular? Ask yourself if your desire(渴望) for being popular comes from looking down on yourself or an unlucky situation. If it does, then work first on your self-confidence.

Be friendly to everyone, even people that other people think are weird or different. If you are strange or different, realize (意识到)that everyone is strange in their own way. Take part in school activities and make yourself more visible( 可见的) to the school population.

Find a talent or special skill that you have. Whether your skill is telling jokes, drawing, singing or playing soccer, show your skill in right way.

Volunteer to help with classroom or school activities that will help you leave a good impression (印象）on teachers. Develop a personal style that you feel goes well with your personality.

Be yourself and have fun. Keep your strong sense and personality. Join school clubs, sporting teams and student government to show yourself as someone who makes a difference at your school .

1. What does the underlined word “ weird ” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Strange. B. Popular.

C. Exciting . D. Common.

2. What does the writer probably think is important to do according to the last paragraph?

A. Not losing a sense of self.

B. Creating a club of our own.

C. Making a difference to our school.

D. Following other students’ example.

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the writer?

A. Be nice to other people at school.

B. Find something that you are good at.

C. Make your teachers know you’re a good student.

D. Make friends with some students who are popular.

4. The writer writes the passage to tell us________.

A. what to do in high school

B. how to get along well with others

C. how to become popular in middle school.

D. what kinds of students are popular at school

词汇运用，根据句子意思，用括号中所给的汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词）

1.It’s dangerous to leave your five-month-old boy baby in the car by _________(he)

2.The girl with long hair is the ___________(slim) of all her classmates.

3.The _________(high) of the Mount Tai is about 1,532 metres.

4.At the_________(begin) of the class, we often have a free talk with each other.

5.We don’t have a_________(month) test on each subject.

6.Yesterday I cut out a paper rose and_________(贴) it on my picture.

7.He is a ________(诚实的) boy. He often tells lies and no one likes to be friends with him.

8.We say “holiday” in British while_________ in American English.(假期)

9.I kept_________(拼写) the words wrong yesterday because I was too excited at the good news.

10.I like watching TV programmes with fewer__________(广告)

任务型阅读，阅读短文，根据短文内容补全表格中所缺的信息。（每空一词）

Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then a scientist called Mike has a special bed for you. His Bed will get you up in the morning! Here is how it works!

The bed is connected to an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music and then your girlfriend’s beautiful voice comes, “Wake up, darling, please.” A few minutes later, loud music comes from the tape recorder. At the same time, you may hear the voice of your boss. Your boss shouts angrily, “ Wake up at once, or you’ll be late!” If you don’t get up after that, you’ll be sorry! A plastic “foot” is in the bed. It kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits for a few more minutes. What! You’re still in bed! Slowly the top of the bed rises higher and the foot of the bed goes lower. Finally, you fall off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of the bed and awake!

Mike made his bed because he wanted to take part in a competition. Mike won one of the top prizes for his bed.

Title A 1. Bed

2.was it made by A scientist called Mike

Why was it made It’s difficult for people to get up in the morning and Mike made it to take part in a 3..

4.does it work Step 1 The alarm clock wakes you up.

Step 2 A tape recorder plays 5.music and you will 6.your girlfriend’s voice.

Step 3 Loud music together with your_7.voice will wake you up.

Step 4 A plastic “foot” 8. you in the head so 9. you can wake up.

Step 5 The bed makes you 10. off it and onto the floor and you have to wake up.

缺词填空，根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）

Once there was a lovely vegetable field with a very big tree in it. Both the vegetables and the

tree made the garden l1. wonderful.

No one knew that the vegetables in the field and the tree couldn't get on well with each other. The vegetables h_2. the tree. They thought the tree did not leave them e3. light to stay alive. On the other hand, the tree hated the vegetables. He complained that the vegetables drank nearly all the water b4. it could get to him.

The situation became worse and worse. One day, the vegetables got angry and decided t o use up all the w5. in the ground so that the tree would dry up. The tree fought back by refusing to give the vegetables shade(树荫) from the hot sun. Soon they both began to dry up.

Neither of them thought that the gardener would stop watering his vegetable field when he saw it becoming w6.. When the gardener did that, the tree and the vegetables really felt how t7. they were. There seemed to be no ways to solve the problem, but one of the vegetables, a small pumpkin knew what was going on, and d8. to deal with it. Though there was little water and it was too hot, the little pumpkin did all he could to grow. F9. he grew very big, the gardener noticed that and started watering the field again because he wanted to win the beautiful big pumpkin competition. At the same time, the tree and the vegetables grew better. They realizes that it was better to help each other than to fight.

From then on, they worked t10. and lived in harmony with these around them.