One Saturday in 2014, Ms Woo held a paper cutting show at a shopping center near Washington. She got much fun and peace doing it. She hoped more people would enjoy it.

Ms Woo began to study the art of paper cutting as a 14-year-old girl in her hometown in China. She said all the students at school had to learn paper cutting. But she had a deep love for it. So her teacher spent more time teaching her after class. Later, she won the second prize in a national painting and art competition. Ms Woo went to America after she finished collage in 2008. Soon after that, she took part in an activity to promote（宣传）Chinese paper cutting. And then she was invited to show the art in many important activities.“It is important to promote this art to Americans or anyone who is interested in it.Maybe it will make this art more popular.”Woo said.

From the art of paper cutting, people can know about Chinese cultural values, history and stories of people’s life. Ms Woo uses the art as a tool to show Chinese culture to people who know little about it. Chinese art is not only for Chinese, but also for people all over the world.

【1】What did Ms Woo do in 2014?

A. She won the second prize in a national painting and art competition.

B. She was invited to many activities to show paper cutting.

C. She held a paper cutting show at a shopping center near Washington.

D. She took part in an activity to promote Chinese paper cutting.

【2】Ms Woo began to study the art of paper cutting .

A. when she was fourteen

B. after she got to America

C. when she was in college

D. after she finished college

【3】In the passage, the writer thinks the art of paper cutting is now.

A. very popular in America B. very popular in China

C. for people who know about it D. in danger of disappearing

Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago, and has been made from silk, cotton, bamboo, and, since the 19th century, from wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren’t many hooks, few people learned to read.

Then printing was invented in China. When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly.

Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines such as MP3 players.

Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. So will books be replaced by computers one day? No, I don’t think the Yao Ming poster on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer two metres high!

【1】（小题1）What does the writer do before he goes to sleep’?

A. He reads books. B. He reads newspapers

C. He looks through magazines D. He looks at the posters on the wall.

【2】（小题2）When was paper first created?

A. About 2.000 years ago. B. In the 19th century.

C. About 1.000 years ago. D. In the 11th century.

【3】（小题3）Why were books expensive and rare before the invention of printing?

A. People could not read.

B. People could not write words on paper.

C. People could not find silk, cotton or bamboo.

D. People could only produce books one at a time by hand

The doctor told the boy's mother that____the lower part of his body was seriously burnt, he couldn't use his legs anymore. However, the____boy made up his mind that he would walk. Unluckily his thin legs____hung there, all but lifeless.

Finally he returned home from the____．Every day his mother would press his little legs, but there was no feeling, no control,____．Yet his determination that he would walk was as____as ever.

When he wasn't in bed, he would sit in a wheelchair. One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the yard to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he____himself from the chair and pulled himself across the grass，dragging his____behind him.

He worked his way to the white fence（栅栏）around the yard. With great effort, he raised himself up on the fence. Then, he began dragging himself along the fence,____that he would walk. He started to do this every day. There was nothing he____more than to develop life in those legs.

In the end，through his determination he did____．He began to walk to school，then to run to school，to run____the joy of running. Later in college he made the running team.

Still later in Madison Square Garden this determined young man, Dr. Glenn Cunningham, ran the world's fastest mile!

【1】A. fire B. class C. game D. story

【2】A. left B. waited C. arrived D. hid

【3】A. clearly B. quickly C. suddenly D. nearly

【4】A. when B. unless C. before D. because

【5】A. honest B. brave C. worried D. calm

【6】A. just B. also C. once D. ever

【7】A. school B. yard C. hospital D. square

【8】A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing

【9】A. strong B. simple C. strange D. similar

【10】A. helped B. threw C. picked D. enjoyed

【11】A. arms B. chair C. legs D. mother

【12】A. believing B. doubting C. promising D. suggesting

【13】A. afforded B. hated C. forgot D. wanted

【14】A. set off B. get back C. stand up D. run away

【15】A. to B. for C. from D. without

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“Do you like my dress?" A little girl asked a passing stranger. "My mommy made it just for me." She said with tears 【1】 her eyes. "Well, I think it's very pretty. So tell me , little one, why are you crying?" With a quiver(颤动) in her voice the little girl answered，"After Mommy made me this dress, she had to go away .Daddy said she's up in heaven now with Grandfather. "Finally the woman realized what the child 【2】 (mean), and why she was crying. She held the child in her arms .

Then【3】 (sudden) the little girl did something strange .She stopped 【4】 (cry) and began to sing .It was the 【5】 (sweet) sound the woman had ever heard, almost like the song of a very small bird. After the child stopped singing , she explained 【6】 the lady, "My mommy used to sing that song to me 【7】she went away, and she made me promise 【8】 (sing) it whenever I started crying and it would make me stop ." "See," she exclaimed, "it did, and now my eyes are dry!" As the woman turned to go, the little girl grabbed her sleeve, "Madam, can you wait a minute? I want to show you something." "Of course," she answered, "what do you want me to see?" Pointing 【9】a spot on her dress, she said, "Right here is where my mommy kissed my dress, and here, "pointing to another spot, "and here is another kiss, and here, and here. Mommy said that she put all those kisses on my dress so that I would have her love with me." Then the lady realized that she wasn't just looking at a simple dress . She saw a child wrapped in her 【10】 (mother) love.

【1】My uncle works in a factory that p_______ toy cars.

【2】Chinese people like using c_________when having meals.

【3】Paper cutting is cut with s_________.

【4】Please c_______ this table with this piece of cloth.

【5】English is w______ spoken all over the world.

【6】The I________ Kite Festival is held in Weifang every year.

【7】Beijing is a l_______ city in China.

【8】We were late because of the heavy t_______.

【9】We should a________ being hurt in these sports.

【10】The quilt is made of c________. It's very comfortable.

【1】这个暑假你打算做什么？

【2】我已经决定读一些书并游览一些名胜古迹。

【3】养成一个良好的阅读习惯对我们来说很重要。

【4】旅游被认为是放松的最好方式之一。

【5】阅读和旅游能给我们打开一个全新的世界。

Alex tried not to think about his short_________ But as his friends grew taller and taller, his neck__________short. Sometimes the other giraffes_________ him, but his parents told him not to worry. They said that he should be happy with himself the way he was. He tried, but he could not even play in some girafre sports. He was just too________.

One day, one of the zoo workers came and took Alex away. Alex was frightened. Would he have to leave the zoo just______he didn’t have a long neck? The zoo worker calmed Alex down and gave him some food. He felt better. Then he led Alex into another area of the zoo. There was a small__________between the two areas. Alex was the only giraffe that could fit through it.

Soon Alex’s parents came to see him. “I told you that you were special,” his mother said. “The zoo has made a place just for _________ because so many people want to see how special you are!” She was right. Visitors pointed to him and screamed________. They looked happy to see something so special at the zoo.

【1】A. wondered B. found C. hoped D. agreed

【2】A. powerful B. interested C. energetic D. worried

【3】A. leg B. tail C. neck D. nose

【4】A. stayed B. became C. turned D. felt

【5】A. looked after B. fell behind C. laughed at D. heard of

【6】A. tall B. short C. fat D. thin

【7】A. after B. unless C. because D. before

【8】A. cage B. hole C. window D. door

【9】A. him B. you C. us D. me

【10】A. excitedly B. angrily C. sadly D. heavily

【1】Come on! Suzhou Museum is only a few_______(步) further.

【2】How______(幸运的) they are to have such a good teacher!

【3】Mr Sigmund Friend is used to________ (处理) with all kinds of problems.

【4】Confidence is an important _______ (条件) if you want to achieve success.

【5】A long time ago it was ______ (广泛地) believed that there was life on Mars.

【6】With all her efforts, the children finally_______(接受) her as one of the family.

【7】When talking to British people, we should ________(避免) subjects like age, weight or money.

【8】—Can we put another bed in this room?

—Sure. It is big________for a third one.

【9】—Is this your English book?

—No, it isn’t.________is in my schoolbag.

【10】—Keep your hair away from fire, Lucy.

—I see, mum. Hair_______fire easily.

—Don’t stay up too late, or you will be tired out. Remember, .

A. it never rains but it pours

B. you can’t burn the candle at both ends

C. you can’t put all your eggs in one basket

D. the grass is always greener on the other side

—We can try to produce less waste, reuse or recycle things.

A. why can we live a green life B. how can we live a green life

C. why we can live a green life D. how we can live a green life