One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even though they are different in color?”

It was a serious question. I for a while, and then said, “I’ll explain it sooner. Let’s go to a fruit shop. I have something interesting to show you.”

At the fruit shop, we bought some apples in different —red, green and yellow ones. After we got home, I told Adam, “It’s time to your question now.” I put one apple of each kind colour on the table. Adam carefully. He had a look on his face.

“People are like apples. They come in all different colors, shapes and sizes. On the , some of the apples may not even look as delicious as .” While I was talking, Adam was each one carefully. Then, I took each of the apples and peeled(削皮) them, placing them back on the , but in a different place.

“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”

He said, “I tell. They all look the same now.”

“Take a of each one. See if that helps you decide one is which.”

He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are like apples! They are all different, but once you take off the outside, they’re pretty much the on the inside.”

He totally it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

【1】A. discussed B. waited C. answered D. thought

【2】A. colours B. tastes C. sizes D. shapes

【3】A. solve B. answer C. tell D. improve

【4】A. listened B. found C. smelled D. watched

【5】A. worried B. sad C. curious D. glad

【6】A. outside B. upside C. beside D. inside

【7】A. other B. the others C. the other D. another

【8】A. checking B. listening C. drawing D. picking

【9】A. sofa B. chair C. bedside table D. table

【10】A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. can’t D. needn’t

【11】A. feel B. touch C. bite D. look

【12】A. what B. which C. that D. who

【13】A. just B. always C. only D. never

【14】A. delicious B. kind C. different D. same

【15】A. made B. took C. got D. did

【题目】任务型阅读。
Calvin and Hobbes is an American strip（连环漫画）by Bill Watterson. It tells the everyday life of Calvin, a six-year-old boy, and his tiger Hobbes.
Calvin is a young boy who wants everything and wants it now. He hates doing homework, having baths or cleaning his room. Hobbes is Calvin's best friend. However, everybody else only sees Hobbes as an old toy.Susie is a young girl of Calvin's age . She is Calvin's classmate, and also his neighbor. She‘s a perfect girl: hard-working, serious, mart and calm. But she has to stand Calvin's father doesn't have a name. He works as a lawyer in the town. Just like his father.his mother has no name . She's a housewife whose main job is looking after Calvin . The most difficult things she has to do are putting Calvin to bed and making him take a bath .
根据材料内容，补全下面的句子。
（1）Calvin and Hobbes is about and his tiger.
（2）Calvin hates, having baths or__ .
（3）Susie is Calvin's and .
（4） is Calvin's best friend .
（5）Calvin's mother‘s main job is .

【题目】阅读理解。
You may have heard of the famous saying, “East or west, home is the best.”
What does the word “home” mean to you? How do you say the word in French? In Chinese? In your language? Although people usually know what the word means, it sometimes has no exact translation. It's not surprising, because the idea of home is “ different from country to country and from person to person”. A home is more than a roof and four walls. It's the cooking ,eating, talking, playing and sleeping that go on inside. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.
Homes look different in different countries. They also have different things inside. For example, in cold northern Europe, there's a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it, In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it's more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows and cool stone floors.
We asked some people about their homes.
How often do people move house in your country?
“ In my country many people don't stay in one place for a very long time. They often move every ten years or so.”
—Cheryl, Boston, USA
What are the features of homes in your country?
“ In Britain, even in town, there's always a garden. We have separate bedrooms and living rooms. But we don't often have balconies. The weather isn't warm enough!”
—Pat, Exeter, England
（1）The word “home” sometimes has no exact translation because .
A.people can't find this word in the dictionary
B.no one knows what it is
C.it may have different meaning in different people's eyes
D.people can't understand each other very well
（2）According to the passage, at home, you can do everything except .
A.making friends
B.cooking and eating
C.playing and talking
D.sleeping and relaxing
（3）Why is it important to keep the heat out of houses in the southern Europe?
A.Because they want to breathe fresh air outside.
B.Because there is a fire in the living room.
C.Because they wear heavy clothes all day long.
D.Because the sun there shines a lot.
（4）From the third paragraph, what kind of homes have depends on .
A.whether they are rich or not
B.the climate they have
C.how old they are
D.whether they live in the city or countryside
（5）Which one of the following sentences is TRUE?
A.People in Britain seldom have balconies because it's so hot outside.
B.Some Americans move house several times during their lifetime.
C.Homes look the same in different countries.
D.Houses in northern Europe have big windows and cool stone floors.

In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In a【1】way, failure may be a way towards success. Edison, the i 【2】of the light bulb（灯泡）, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked w【3】he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he smiled and said, “Failure? I have no failure. Now I know 50,000 ways that won't w【4】.

So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it？Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change? Then you can decide w【5】to keep on working hard or try it in a better way, and things will probably not go wrong n【6】time.

Second, is the goal you're trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think c【7】 about this question. “If I am able to achieve my goal, where will it get me?" This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn't be doing anyway.

The t【8】thing to keep in mind about failure is that it's mother of success. Don’t give up easily. Learn to “live with yourself" even t【9】you may have failed. Maybe this will help you s【10】in what you are doing in the end.

【题目】阅读理解。
When I arrived in the US, I felt very sad because life in the US was different from life in my country. My first day of school was at Takoma Park Middle School in March last year. I was very nervous in that morning and I didn't want to get up. When I went to my first class, I didn't know what to do because I didn't know what the teacher said. But there were many people who spoke the same language as me, while some of them were laughing at me, because they came before me and they understood the language better than me.
But there were three girls who helped me. Their names are Maryori, Jezabel and Beverly. As the days passed, I had some new friends and Beverly became my best friend. She always helped me with my study.
Three months later, the school year ended and I had to come to Blair High School. On my first day of school at Blair, I felt it was different from my first day in middle school because it was a beginning of a new school year and there were many new students. I felt better because I knew that I wasn't the only new student.
That day I met new friends. For some of them it was their first time at school in the US, so I tried to help them because I knew how new students feel when they go to a new school.
（1）How did the writer feel when he went to school on the first day in the US?
A.A little moved.
B.A little afraid.
C.Very nervous.
D.Very excited.
（2）The writer didn't know what to do in his class because .
A.he didn't understand the teacher's words
B.he couldn't see the blackboard clearly
C.no one spoke the same language as him and couldn't help him
D.no one noticed him and told him what he should do
（3）Three good girls gave a helping hand to him when he was .
A.in his own country
B.in Takoma Park Middle School
C.in Blair High School
D.laughed at by some teachers
（4）When the writer came to another new school, he felt better because .
A.he knew the language better than before
B.he knew the customs better than before.
C.he had more friends than before
D.he knew he wasn't the only new student
（5）Why did the write try to help his new classmates?
A.Because they came from the same country.
B.Because he knew how new students feel when they go to a new school.
C.Because he wanted to set a good example to others.
D.Because the teachers asked him to do.

【题目】完型填空。
Dear Sally,
I am eager to tell you how I miss you at the moment. I never realized the value of a 1 until I lost a loved person, 2 was very dear to me. I didn't consider our friendship precious before and I am very regrettable (后悔) for it. Now the pain still 3 in the bottom of my heart. Whenever I watch my parents stay closer to one another, all I can 4 is you. I know I probably didn't tell you how 5 you were to me as often as possible, but you were the best in my mind. You always had a 6 on your face that would bring sunshine to everyone. Only a funny joke or a simple word of yours would keep everyone 7 . From then on, you began to mean a lot to me, Sally. Everyone in our class learned to 8 things because of you. I think I was so silly that I would misunderstand your kind help at that time. Now you have gone back to your 9 Canada, but I still want to say that I love you and miss you very much, I am looking forward to 10you.
Will you please drop me a line?
Love Yours,
Li Ming
（1）A.relation B.friendship C.union D.success
（2）A.who B.what C.which D.that
（3）A.jumps B.keeps C.loses D.relaxes
（4）A.think about B.think of C.think over D.think out
（5）A.important B.unimportant C.silly D.Unnecessary
（6）A.sorrow B.smile C.fear D.fly
（7）A.crying B.laughing C.sleeping D.waiting
（8）A.share B.drop C.export D.ruin
（9）A.city B.countryside C.motherland D.Hometown
（10）A.hearing of B.hearing from C.meeting D.watching

【题目】完形填空。
Everyone wants to be successful. But failure is a common(普通的) thing for us to meet with.1, sometimes we fail the exams, sometimes in the sports meet, others 2but we fail. So 3everybody meets with the failure in his life.
However, different people have different 4to deal with the failure. Some people lose
hope when they fail. They seem to think that it is the5of the world. Others don't take failure 6. They seem to think that failure is the first step(步骤) to success. They will keep up and try their best 7the final success.
Now let's imagine (猜想) the ends of the two ways. If we are afraid of the failure and always feel 8, and don't try our best to change ourselves, we may meet with more and more failures. But if we are hopeful and brave to face them, and never give up, we will 9 successful and our dreams will come true some day.
So, please remember: Life doesn't give us the pleasure we want. But if we never give up and10do little by little, it will make a big difference.
（1）A.For example B.All the time C.At first D.Of course
（2）A.lose hope B.get C.succeed D.accept
（3）A.never B.almost C.always D.still
（4）A.activities B.answers C.ideas D.ways
（5）A.end B.area C.start D.shock
（6）A.serious B.seriously C.angry D.angrily
（7）A.getting B.gets C.to get D.get
（8）A.careful B.upset C.angry D.happy
（9）A.become B.turn C.get D.grow
（10）A.often B.never C.always D.seldom

My hobby is watching TV. It becomes an important part of my life. I two hours a day watching TV. When lying on the sofa and clicking the remote control(遥控器). I feel quite .Sometimes , I even wish I be a couch potato(电视迷) all my life.
I began to watch TV in my childhood, and soon I lost in it . Because I could keep balance my hobby and my schoolwork, my parents didn't insist that I turn off the TV. My favorite is Discovery and my favorite show is about history . I have many things from it, and it even becomes and affair (事情). That I can share with my When I feel upset, watching a variety of shows ca make my disappear.
I will keep .TV and learning things from it. TV is not only a tool to make my life colorful, but also a friend to accompany(陪伴) me by my side.

（1）I don't think he will make such a .
（2）Hedown on the bed and soon fell asleep.
（3）We should tell the about this accident.
（4）My mother cutwhen she cooked yesterday.
（5）You may borrow my book, but you shouldit at once.

【题目】翻译句子，每空一词。
（1）Amy 来自美国，但她现在住在北京。
Amy the USA, but now she Beijing now.
（2）在这一天，我们的父母来参观我们的学校。
Our parents and our school this day.
（3）“—你擅长英语吗？”
“—不， 我不擅长。”
— you English?
— No, .
（4）我们希望她能梦想成真。
We her dream can