-----Oh, I can’t find my watch.

-----______. You will find it. I’ve just seen it on your desk.

A. Stay away B. Take it easy

C. No problem D. Bad luck

-----I have ______ money. Can you lend me some?

-----Ok. But you must return it to me next week.

A.run away B. been run out

C. run out of D. been run out of

-----Who______ the book ______by?

-----A famous English writer.

A.Did; write B. do; wrote

C.is ; written D. was; written

-----I hear LiLing passed math exam yesterday.

-----_____,and________.

A. So she did, so did I B. So did she, so I did

C. So she was, so was I D. So was she, so I was

----- The music is beautiful.

-----I think so. It makes me think of ______ a running stream(小溪).

A. picture B. photo

C. voice D. sound

完形填空（本题共15分，每小题1分）

阅读下面短文’掌握其大意，然后从41 —55各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

I was at a little store buying some potatoes. I a small boy; he was thin and wearing old but clean clothes, with a basket in his hand. His eyes were fresh green peas.

I paid for my potatoes. At this time, I couldn’t help listening to the between Mr. Miller, the store owner, and the poor boy next to me.

“ Hello Barry, how are you today?”

“ Hello, Mr. Miller. Fine, thank you. The green peas sure look good.”

“ They are good, Barry. is your mum?”

“ Fine. She is getting better.”

“ Good. Anything I can you with?”

“ No, Sir. I am just having a look at the peas.”

“ Would you like to some home?” asked Mr. Miller.

“ No, Sir. I have nothing to pay for them.”

“ Well, what can you to me for some of those peas?”

“ All I got is my prize marble（弹子球）here.”

“ Is that ? Let me see,” said Miller.

“ Here it is. It is lovely.”

“ I can see that. The only thing is that this one is blue and I want a red one. Do you have a red one like this at home?” the store owner asked.

“ .”

“ OK. Take this bag of peas home with you and next trip this way let me look at that red marble,” Mr. Miller told the boy.

“ Sure, I . Thanks Mr. Miller.”

Mrs. Miller, who had been standing nearby, came over to help me. With a smile she said, “ There are two other boys like him in our community; all three are in very families. Jim just loves to bargain with（交换） them for peas, apples, tomatoes, or . When they come back with their red marbles, and they always do, he he doesn’t like red after all, and he sends them home with a bag of produce（农产品） for a green marble or an orange one, when they come on their trip to the store.

I left the store smiling to myself, impressed with this man. I would never forget the story of this man, the boys, and their lovely .

1.A. watched B. noticed C. stopped D. showed

2.A. from B. in C. on D. for

3.A. conversation B. news C. story D. joke

4.A. How B. What C. Where D. Which

5.A. do B. help C. play D. work

6.A. bring B. take C. carry D. fetch

7.A. pay B. help C. buy D. give

8.A. useful B. right C. expensive D. enough

9.A. Maybe B. Never C. Almost D. Certainly not

10.A. will B. would C. must D. should

11.A. honest B. rich C. friendly D. poor

12.A. whenever B. however C. whatever D. wherever

13.A. hopes B. decides C. warns D. expects

14.A. next B. first C. last D. only

15.A. present B. friendship C. marble D. deal(交易)

Welcome to Huangsi Island Nature Park and the penguin Parade(列队). You will see the world’s smallest penguins— the little penguins appearing from the ocean and crossing the beach to their home in line. It's a natural experience. Remember the little penguins are wild. You are a visitor to their home.

Making the most of your visit

Here are some helpful hints ：

●The Penguins Parade last 50 minutes from the time penguins first cross the beach.

●Dress in warm clothes, for the Parade is in the open air on the beach.

●It is best to get down to the beach at least 15 minutes before the parade begins.

Protecting the Penguins

We do have some simple rules—designed to protect the penguins and make your visit more enjoyable.

●Photography—including video camera is not allowed. Make sure that your camera is placed inside your bag, or in a bag provided, before walking down to the beach. Photographs can be bought at proper price in the gift shop.

●Smoking is not allowed anywhere.

●And remember, the penguins are wild birds so please don't try to touch them.

1.What can you watch according to the passage?

A. The smallest penguins in the world coming home

B. Huangsi Island Park

C. The penguins crossing the ocean to their home.

D. The gift at proper price

2.You’d better ______________ .

A. Take some money

B. Wait in line

C. Obey some rules

D. Get down to the beach at most 15 minutes earlier.

3.During the PenguinParade, people________.

A. are allowed to smoke

B. had better wear warm clothes.

C. have to hand in their bags

D. Can take photos of the penguins

4.Which of the following statements is WRONG?

A. The Little Penguins go back home in line.

B. The whole Penguin Parade lasts 50 minutes.

C. People have a chance to touch the penguins.

D. The Penguin Parade takes place on the beach.

5.The passage is written mainly to________.

A. help make people's visit more pleasant

B. introduce the life of the Little Penguins

C. welcome people to Phillip bland Nature Park

D. encourage people to protect the Little Penguins

When spring comes, some wildflowe come out in the ditches(沟渠) along the highway where I travel daily to work., I’ve noticed one special blue flower. It blooms(开花) only in the morning hours. For the afternoon sun is too hot for it. Every day for nearly two weeks, I see those beautiful flowers.

This spring, I started a wildflower garden in our yard,. I can look out of the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers.

Every day I drove past the flowers thinking “I’ll stop on my way home and dig them.” “See. I don’t want to get my good clothes dirty.” Whatever the reason, I never stopped to dig them.

One day on my way home from work. I was sad to see the pretty blue flowers were gone. I thought to myself. “You wanted too long. You should have done it when you first saw them blooming this spring.”

A week ago we were shocked and sad to learn that my oldest sister-in-law(夫或妻的姐妹) was badly ill. She is 20 years older than my husband and unfortunately, because of age and distance, we haven’t been as close as we all would have been.

I couldn’t help but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband’s sister and us. I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us.

And yes, if I see the blue flowers again. You can bet I’ll stop and transplant(移植) them to my wildflower garden.

1.The writer didn’t stop to dig the wildflowers because _____.

A. The flowers were not beautiful enough

B. She was always too busy

C. She wanted her sister to dig them

D. She didn’t pay enough attention to them

2.The writer started a flower garden in her yard to show that____.

A. She wanted to sell her flowers

B. She liked planted flowers

C. Her husband made her do that

D. Her husband’s sister loved flowers

3.The blue flower blooms only in the morning because _______.

A.It is very special

B.The flower doesn’t want to bloom at other time

C. It can’t stand the strong sunlight in the afternoon

D. The text doesn’t tell us

4.From the passage, we can infer that the writer ______.

A. Didn’t care too much for flowers

B. Always transplanted wildflowers to her garden

C. Stopped on her way to dig some flowers

D. Missed some valuable things in her life

5.What is the purpose of the writer writing the passage?

A. To tell people when chance comes ,don’t let it go.

B. To advise people to plant flowers in their yards.

C. To transplant wildflowers to their own garden.

D. To tell readers she loves her family。

Chinese Premier(总理) Li Keqiang has visited the “left-behind” (留守) children whose parents are working in cities before Children’s Day.

During a visit to northwest China’s Shanxi Province, Li visited the home of Yang Saike, a primary school boy in a village of Xingping City.

Yang, whose parents were working in Fujian, thousands of kilometers away, was cared for by his grandparents. His parents fail to go home even once a year.

The premier held Yang in his arms and looked through his exercise book and praised him for his hard work.

Li talked with many children and asked them many questions about their schooling and life.

“You are so pretty,” Li said to Liu Mengqi, a seven-year-old girl living with her grandmother. Liu’s parents were also working in the city.

“Have you been to school yet?” Li asked two other girls.

“We are going to the pre-school class,” said one.

“Mom and dad at home?” Li asked. The children shook their heads.

“Children cannot see their parents very often, which is a new problem in the countryside. We should give them more care and love,” said the premier.

With fast economic (经济的) development, more people in the country chose to work in cities and left their children with grandparents or relatives back home, said Li.

The premier asked local governments to do something to protect and care for such children at home and freeing their parents in cities from worries about their children.

1.Li says a new problem in the country is that “left-behind” children_____________.

A.seldom get care from the governments

B .seldom get together with their parents

C. can’t do well in school like others

D. can’t get any love from their parents

2.Children whose parents have moved to work in cities are probably looked after by ______.

A. their teachers B. their neighbors

C. their grandparents D. their friends

3.According to Li, more country people go to work in cities because of _______.

A. great losses of farmland B. their hope for city life

C. economic development D. their poor country life

4.Li Keqiang requires local governments___________.

A. to do more for “left-behind” children and their parents

B. to let the parents see their children only once a year

C. to stop the local people from going to work in cities

D. to build more schools for the “left-behind” children

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Give poor children more love

B. Give disabled children more love

C. Give country children more love

D. Give “left-behind” children more love

短语填空（本题共10分, 每小题2分）

阅读下面5个句子, 然后用方框中所给的单词或短语填空’使每个句子在结构和意义上正确.(提示:选项中有一个是多余的。)

1.Jim ________ his father. They are both clever and a little quiet.

2.Could you ________ me with information about students exchange programs?

3.People think Paul is very _______, but in fact he talks a lot with his friends.

4.Working hard at English can ________ to a good job.

5.I don’t like making speeches. I feel ________talking in front of many people.