①当刘伟的双臂在那次事故之后被切断(切除)的时候，他非常伤心。But soon he had to make a choice.

“For people like me, there were only two choices. One was to give up all the dreams, which would cause a quick death. The other was to work hard without arms to live an excellent life.” says Liu Wei.

Liu’s dream was to be a pianist. His excellent life included a show on China’s Got Talent(《中国达人秀》) and a wonderful performance playing the beautiful Marriage D’amour with his two feet on the piano.

② Liu Wei learned to play the piano with his feet. And teaching himself to play the piano with his feet was very hard. Many times he wanted to give it up, but his parents went on encouraging him and he wanted to make his parents proud.

Maybe you cannot believe that Liu Wei is able to play well only with his toes. The audience(观众) were deeply moved and very excited when they watched his performance.

【1】Why is Liu Wei very famous in China?

【2】Who encouraged Liu Wei to play the piano?

【3】How did the audience feel when they watched Liu’s performance?

【4】将划线句子①译成英语：_____________________

【5】将划线句子②译成汉语：_______________________

【1】What about are these passages?

A. Games. B. Activities C. Matches. D. Festivals.

【2】Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May?

A. Spain. B. England. C. The United States. D. Thailand.

【3】Which festival is held in Black Rock Desert?

A. Throwing tomatoes. B. Rolling cheese. C. Burning man. D. Pouring water.

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The tomatoes are thrown into crowd to eat.

B. Not all the festivals above fall on the single day.

C. Burning a large real man is the best part of the festival.

D. Songkran is the only reason for attracting lots of tourists.

【5】The passage is most probably taken from ______.

A. a tour guide B. a science report C. a story book D. a fashion magazine

While I was in trouble, my English teacher gave me much help. I knew that interest didn't mean _____and I should have some learning methods. I did as he said and tried many different ways of learning English.______the days went by, I could do better and better and became more and more interested in it.

During the summer vacation, an old lady from Australia visited my school. She had a talk with us. It was the first time _____a foreigner. I got _____nervous at first, but soon I found it exciting to talk with her, and I learned a lot from her. How I wish to practice speaking English with foreigners every day！

【1】A. wishes B. dreams C. conditions D. roads

【2】A. read B. teach C. learn D. write

【3】A. better B. more difficult C. worse D. easier

【4】A. how to write them B. how to write C. what to write them D. what to write

【5】A. well B. worse C. better D. badly

【6】A. one by one B. one another C. little by little D. each other

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

【8】A. When B. As C. While D. For

【9】A. to talk B. speak C. to meet D. meet

【10】A. a little B. little C. a few D. few

Jeremy Lin grew up in California. He spent much of his time 【1】(play) basketball. He was also【2】fan of the Golden State Warriors, the local NBA team.

During his teenage years, Lin was captain of the High School basketball team. He led the team to a state championship(冠军). When he entered the college, however, he wasn’t offered any sports scholarships(奖学金).【3】(luck), he was offered a place by its college basketball team.

During Lin’s time at Harvard, he【4】(score) 1,482 points, one of the【5】(high) scores in Ivy League history. When Lin【6】(leave), no NBA offered him a contract(合同). 【7】he was invited to play in the NBA Summer League. Lin played so well that he got a contract from Golden State Warriors. Lin accepted it immediately. For him, playing basketball for 【8】(he) favorite NBA team was a dream.

During his first season with the Golden State Warriors, Lin experienced both highs and lows. But Lin was always popular 【9】his Warriors’ fans. They cheered 【10】(wild )for him at games. They know Lin has made it to the NBA with his ability and hard work.

（Carla and Victor are talking on the way home before the first day of the graduation exams．）

A：Good morning，Carla!

B：Good morning，Victor!We are leaving junior high school after the exams．I feel very sad．

A：Me too．

B：（1）【1】.　　

A：You’re welcome．

B：（2）【2】.They gave us too much．

A：Yes．It’s hard for us to say goodbye．Our school life was unforgettable．

B：You’re right．（3）【3】.　

A：I hope to pass the exams to get into senior high school．

B：I trust you because you’re the most excellent in our class．But I’m going to an art school．

A：（4）【4】.I think you’ll be successful．By the way，our head teacher told me that

we will have a graduation party the next day after the exams．（5）【5】.　　

B：Sure．That’s great．It’s the moment we have a get﹣together．

A．Who has helped you most？

B．What do you hope to do after you graduate，Victor？

C．Thanks for your help during my stay here．

D．My time in junior high school was enjoyable．

E．Would you like to come？

F．I’ll miss our teachers and classmates．

G．Your plan is pretty good．

农历五月初五，我们学校将举行“弘扬中华传统文化——端午节The Dragon Boat Festival”一系列主题活动，请你邀请外国友人Amy来校参加。请你根据以下提示用英文给她写一封电子邮件。内容包括：

参考词汇：农历：Chinese Lunar calendar

Dear Amy,

I am writing to tell you a piece of good news, there will be an exciting event next month.______________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes!

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming

The ancient road started from Chang’an (now Xi’an) and ended in Eastern Europe near today’s Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea, it was about 6500 kilometers long and went across one fourth of the planet.

The Silk Road got its name in the 19th century, because Chinese silk used to be carried along this road. Silk, jade, ceramics(陶瓷) and iron went west to Rome. And from the west came glass, gems and food like carrots.

The Silk road was very important to both China and the rest of the world. It was more than an ancient international trade route. Besides trade, knowledge about arts, science and literature, as well as crafts and technologies was shared across the Silk Road. In this way, languages and cultures developed and influenced each other.

Today, China is trying to build the “21st Century Marine(海洋的) Silk Road.” With the help of APEC held in Beijing in November, 2014, the dream of “ One Belt One Road(一带一路)” is coming true.

【1】The underlined word “route” in paragraph 1 probably means _________ .

A. 方式 B. 路线 C. 成就 D. 关系

【2】When did the Silk Road begin?

A. In the 19th century. B. In the 18th century

C. During the Western Han Dynasty. D. During the Eastern Han Dynasty.

【3】How long was the ancient Silk Road?

A. It was about 6500 meters long.

B. It was about 5000 kilometers long.

C. It was across one third of the planet.

D. It went across one fourth of the earth.

【4】Why was it named the Silk Road?

A. Because Chinese silk was transported to the West along this road.

B. Because Chinese silk was produced along this road.

C. Because things were traded from market to market along this road.

D. Because the ancient traders bought and sold things along this road.

【5】It can be inferred(推断) from this passage that ________.

A. the Silk Road was only an ancient international trade route.

B. many new silk roads have been built by the Chinese government so far.

C. the Silk Road was a very important line of communication connecting the East and the West.

D. the Silk Road prevented the development of languages and cultures between the East and the West.

Even so, he enjoyed it so much that he worked day after day to improve. Despite his efforts, they would always find something wrong with his puppets, and the poor puppets ended up being thrown out of the workshop.

The young man wasn’t going to give up, so he decided that from then on he would spend all his time making just one kind of puppet. Whenever he found a fault in his puppet he would throw it away and start again. Years passed, and with each new attempt his puppet became a little bit better. By that time, his puppet was much better than anything that the other apprentices could make, but he kept making improvements. Living like that, the man wasn’t making any money, and many people laughed at how poor he was.

By the time he was an old man, his puppet was truly wonderful. Finally, after so many years of work, he finished work on his puppet, and said, “I can’t find anything wrong with it. This time it is perfect”. And for the first time in all those years, instead of throwing his puppet away, he put it up on the shelf, feeling truly satisfied and happy.

It is well-known that perfect puppet, Pinocchio, came to life after that, had a thousand adventures, and gave that old man — whose name was Geppetto — more joy than any other famous puppet-maker had ever got from any of their creations.

【1】Why did the young man want to learn to make puppets according to Paragraph One?

A. Because he liked it.

B. Because everyone thought he was talented.

C. Because his teacher told him to do so.

D. Because he was not clever, he had to make a living

【2】What was the ending of the poor puppets made by the young man?

A. They were kept by the young man.

B. They were thrown by the young man.

C. They were shared by others.

D. They were collected by his teacher.

【3】What can we learn about Geppetto from the third paragraph?

A. He was laughed at by the others.

B. He could only make one kind of puppet.

C. He had collected all the puppets he made.

D. He made a lot of money by selling puppets.

【4】When the puppet, Pinocchio, was made, ________.

① Geppetto was already an old man

② Geppetto was satisfied with it

③ Geppetto was much happier

④ Geppetto planned to throw it away

A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①③④ D. ②③④

【5】What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Many hands make light work.

B. No one can do two things at once.

C. A good beginning makes a good ending.

D. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

But that ___________ was gone after the great fire. In the forest, all the plants and animals were dead. The stone bird was the only form of life able to survive the fire. However, when she saw what the forest was like, she was __________, and couldn’t stop crying. She cried and cried day by day. She __________ with such feeling that her tears were wearing away her stone body. Finally, the bird turned into a pool of __________.

But when the __________ came out, the tears flew into the sky and became a happy little cloud. It could fly over the trees and __________ everything below.

Since then, the little cloud travelled all over the world, enjoying the views of all the forests and beautiful countryside, and remembering what damage the fire brought to its own forest, the cloud is now very careful to __________ its rain down on any tree it sees burning.

【1】A. bird B. chick C. fox D. goat

【2】A. weak B. heavy C. light D. tall

【3】A. walk B. run C. fly D. jump

【4】A. dream B. house C. food D. friend

【5】A. sad B. tired C. excited D. bored

【6】A. laughed B. shook C. nodded D. cried

【7】A. fire B. air C. water D. stone

【8】A. sun B. moon C. star D. earth

【9】A. look at B. look for C. look after D. look down at

【10】A. push B. pull C. pour D. put

I love eating persimmons (柿子). But you can't get them until autumn. If you try them before the right time, they probably_________bad.

In Grade 9, because of my poor grades, my parents were worried that I wouldn't be able to get into _________ excellent high school. They pushed me to study harder, but I didn't really understand _________ they were so anxious.

Summer came, and I studied hard. The hot weather made me_________ sleepy and I couldn't focus on my textbooks. But every time I wanted to stop_________, Mom would shout, "Hey you! Think about your future, if you don't work hard, you'll regret it!" I had to sit back down again and return to my textbooks_________ were full of words. But all I thought about was playing _________my friends and eating persimmons.

My mom would say to me, with a serious look on_________face, "If a persimmon tree doesn't grow in summer, it can't bear __________ fruit in autumn! Only by hard work can you get the good result of your work."

Although I didn't understand it at that time, I__________came to see the truth of her words. A few months later, I succeeded in getting into the key high school. It was autumn.

Walking in my new school, I could see quite a few persimmon trees. It was __________ a red fruit that it looked as if it was on fire. Suddenly, I realized that working hard__________ be bitter but its fruit is sweet.

My mom was right, if a persimmon tree doesn't grow during summer, it can't bear fruit in autumn. I smiled. I had grown through the summer__________now it was autumn. The fruits of my labors could __________ by me now！

【1】A. work hard B. working hardly C. hardly work D. hardworking

【2】A. tasted B. taste C. tastes D. have tasted

【3】A. a B. an C. the D. /

【4】A. what B. how C. why D. that

【5】A. feeling B. to feel C. felt D. feel

【6】A. to work B. working C. work D. worked

【7】A. whose B. who C. what D. which

【8】A. about B. to C. with D. on

【9】A. her B. hers C. herself D. she

【10】A. hundred B. hundreds of C. hundreds D. two hundreds

【11】A. graduation B. gradual C. gradually D. graduated

【12】A. very B. so C. such D. too

【13】A. may B. should C. must D. need to

【14】A. and B. however C. or D. so

【15】A. be enjoyed B. enjoy C. enjoying D. enjoyed