Louis Armstrong, a great American Jazz musician, was born in “the birthplace of jazz” —New Orleans in 1901. His father left home without a word and never returned. He had a _______ life when he was young. Sometimes he had to make money by himself to help support the family. But he showed a great ______ in music. He bought an old cornet (短号) ______ the money he made and taught ______ how to play.

In 1913, he was taken to a home for bad boys. There, he ______ a band (乐队) and practiced very hard. In 1914, he left the boys’ home. A famous cornet player, Joe Oliver, found that he was a ______ musician. Then he liked him and ______ him a lot. Louis Armstrong followed Joe Oliver and played with his band in Chicago.

Two years later, he left Joe Oliver’s band and joined ______ band started by Fletcher Henderson in New York. People there liked his playing very much. In 1926, Louis made his first ______ under his name. His name and music were known by the people all over the world. He was called the ______ of Jazz. He died in 1971. But he lives in people’s hearts forever.

1.A. hard B. happy C. sad D. interesting

2.A. hobby B. interest C. happiness D. fun

3.A. used B. with C. for D. without

4.A. people B. children C. himself D. father

5.A. found B. had C. liked D. joined

6.A. born B. good C. bad D. great

7.A. gave B. provide C. taught D. talked

8.A. other B. another C. the other D. one

9.A. record B. money C. card D. band

10.A. Lover B. Father C. Player D. Band

My name is Tom. When I was young, I was always sad, almost everything ending in failure. I completely lost heart, sighing(叹息) unhappily all day. Having seen me like that, my father decided to cheer me up.

One day, he gave me a cup of water and asked me to taste it. I found it salty. My father said he just put one small spoon of salt in the cup. And then, he led me to a lake, where he put a big handful(一把) of salt into the lake, picked up a spoon of water and let me taste it again. He asked, "Does it still taste salty? .... Not at all," I said, My father said, "Now, you may know the reason of your pain: You are just a cup of water, but not a lake. Be a lake and you won't feel sad any more."

I came to understand my father's purpose: I feel frustrated because my heart is as small as a cup of water. He hoped that I can be a person with a heart like a lake.

1.When Tom was young, he almost failed to do_____.

A. nothing B. something C. everything D. none

2.What did his father do first to help him? He_______.

A. led him to a lake B. asked him to taste the salty water in a cup

C. asked him to taste the water of a lake D. explained the reason to him

3.What is NOT mentioned(提及/提到) in the text?

A. A cup of water. B. A spoon of salt.

C. A spoon of water. D. A big handful of salt.

4.How did the father make his idea clear to his son?

A. By letting his son experience. B. By letting his son do research.

C. By letting his son read. D. Both A and B.

As a volunteer teacher, I traveled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school, and the children there. However, my heart sank when I arrived there. It wasn't what I expected. It didn't look like a school at all! The school had only three rooms, one for Grades 1, 2 and 3, and the other for Grades 4, 5 and 6. There was a third one for me.

The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a test to find out their level. To my surprise, though the test was very easy, over half of the students failed it, yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me.

I was busy preparing lessons, reading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hard－working children, and I could see that they were making progress with my help. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their lives better, and we are now good friends.

I have worked in Longzhou for a year now. I'm happy, and the experience has been very useful for me. I love the small village and the children. In fact, I would like to continue working here.

1.The writer is a volunteer teacher who comes from ________．

A. Guangxi B. Xiamen C. Shanghai D. Beijing

2.In the passage, “my heart sank” means that the writer ________．

A. felt upset B. was happy C. got angry D. was excited

3.The writer found the students' level was ________ what she expected after the first test.

A. just as B. higher than C. lower than D. the same as

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Both the volunteer teacher and the students are working so hard.

B. The volunteer teacher doesn't like to work there any longer.

C. The students became better and better with the help of the volunteer teacher.

D. The volunteer teacher became friends with the students.

Do you know the story about Vince? It was a true story. Vince was an English boy and he was eight years old. He didn't like soap or water. Three or four times a day his mother said to him, “Vince, your hands are very dirty again.” Go and wash them. ” But Vince never washed them well. He only put his hands in the water for a few seconds and then took them out again.

Vince’s uncle and aunt lived in another city. One day they came to stay with Vince’s parents, and they brought their small son, Toby, with them. Toby was seven years old and he didn’t like soap or water, either. The boys sat with their parents for a few minutes and then they went outside. When they were playing, Vince looked at Toby's hands and then went back to Toby’s parents and said proudly (骄傲地）， “Toby’s hands are dirtier than mine, ”“Of course they are，”Toby said angrily. “You are one year older than I am, ”

1.When Vince saw Toby’s hands, he felt ________.

A. sorry B. proud C. sad D. terrible

2.Vince’s hands were a little______ than Toby’s.

A. dirtier B. cleaner C. bigger D. smaller

3.From the story we know that_______ .

A. Vince liked soap and water, but Toby didn’t.

B. Toby liked soap and water, but Vince didn’t.

C. Vince and Toby liked soap and water.

D. Vince and Toby didn’t like soap or water.

4.How many people are there in the story?

A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven.

Someday in the future we may not need to have money in our pockets. Is life easier when people don’t need to carry any money at all? Is money heavy to carry? Is it safe to carry money? Maybe in the future each of us will have only one small credit card(信用卡). We will use it instead of money to buy all the things.

Of course we may still have some of the same problems with cards we now have with money. For example, we lose money from time to time. Maybe we will lose the cards. Maybe someone will take the cards. Someone may even make a card that looks like our cards. Since we can’t buy anything without our cards, the credit cards may be no better than money.

Is there something easier to use than credit cards? Each of us has a thumbprint(拇指指纹). No two thumbprints are the same. Maybe someday the government will keep people’s thumbprints with a number. When you want to buy something, you will put your thumb on a machine or a computer. Each store or business will posses one. Everyone’s thumbprints will be in the computer. It will be difficult to lose our thumbprints! It will be difficult for someone to steal it or to make one like it.

1.The writer probably agrees that credit cards are ________ to carry than money.

A. heavier B. easier C. more difficult D. more expensive

2.What may be a problem with credit cards in the future?

A. We may lose the cards from time to time.

B. We won’t be able to make enough cards.

C. We may not know how to use the cards.

D. We may make cards like others.

3.Someday the government may keep people’s thumbprints with a ________.

A. sign B. note C. number D. symbol

4.The underlined word “posses” probably means “________” in English.

A. lend B. have C. sell D. make

根据汉语提示，完成句子。

1.李先生习惯于在晚饭后看报纸。

Mr. Li ___ ____ ____ ______ newspapers after dinner.

2.吉姆像他爸爸。他们都乐于助人。

Jim _____ _____ his father. They are both ready to help others.

3.你可以给老师打电话寻求帮助。

You can _____ _____ the teacher _____ ____ _____ help.

4.你的毛衣与我的相似。

Your sweater ____ _____ _____ _____.

5.本现在正在修理一辆旧自行车。

Ben is _____ _____ an old bike now.

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假如你是Susan，昨天是周日，你很忙碌且感到有点累。请根据以下提示给你的好友Jenny写封电子邮件，告诉他你是如何度过周日的。

提示： 1.上午做作业、打扫屋子； 2.中午做了西红柿面条（tomato noodles）；

3.下午看望奶奶，并帮奶奶洗衣服； 4.晚上陪奶奶看电视。

要求：80词左右，可适当发挥。

Dear Jenny,

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ yours,

Susan

—Tom, can you play guitar?

—No, I cant. But I can play football.

A. the; the B. the; / C. /; the D. /; /

—Cathy, can you answer the phone? I ________ the room.

—OK, Mum. I’m coming.

A. clean B. cleans C. am cleaning D. cleaning

My study is on _______ floor. Please go upstairs and have a look.

A. the second B. second C. the first D. first