This is Mr.Smith ________ I think has something interesting to tell you.

A．whom B．who C．whose D．which

The table was too heavy for me.I really couldn't ________ its weight by myself.

A．stand B．bear C．tolerate D．suffer

The Quiet Hero

It was Mother's Day, the day we celebrate everything about mothers and everything we do.But I'll ____ that Sunday in 1996 was bitter and sweet for me.As a single mother I ____ to think of my shortcomings—how many evenings I couldn't spend with my children，and how many things I couldn't ____ my waitress's salary to buy.

But what ____ kids I had！My daughter Maria was a senior in college and Denny was at home from his freshman year at Harvard University.They were ___ impolite enough to complain，but there were so much more I ____ I had done for them.I just hoped they ____.

As I walked into the ____ quietly to start breakfast，I was greeted by a vase ___ a dozen red roses！When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them？But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them，in the quick，manly ____ of an eighteen?year?old.It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago.It ____：...she took a day off from her busy ____ to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium.It took 3.5 hours just to get there，and they had to be there early ____ he could see his hero take batting practice.___ their arrival，she took her hard?earned money to buy an over?priced T?shirt on which was ____ his hero making a diving catch.After the game，of course he had to ___ his hero's signature，so she stayed with the little boy ____ one o'clock in the morning...

It took me long enough to ___ it，but I finally know who the ____ hero is.Mom，I love you!

And suddenly，it was a ___ Mother's Day，after all.

1.A.admit B．adopt C．deny D．refuse

2.A.intended B．liked C．tended D．hesitated

3.A.stress B．spare C．strengthen D．spend

4.A.poor B．great C．faithless D．pretty

5.A.merely B．usually C．never D．often

6.A.wished B．hoped C．expected D．desired

7.A.supported B．understood C.approved D．disgusted

8.A.living?room B．kitchen C．bedroom D．study

9.A.including B．containing C．possessing D．pinning

10.A.handwriting B．description C．tone D．scratch

11.A.wrote B．recorded C．memorized D．read

12.A.event B．content C．schedule D．circumstance

13.A.or B．for C．but D．so

14.A.At B．In C．On D．By

15.A.impressed B．printed C．presented D．pressed

16.A.buy B．abandon C．get D．swap

17.A.before B．until C．after D．when

18.A.see B．hear C．realize D．tell

19.A.actual B．true C．imaginary D．visual

20.A.sad B．bitter C．happy D．exciting

Heroes of Our Time

A good heart

Dikembe Mutombo grew up in Africa among great poverty and disease. He came to Georgetown University on a scholarship (奖学金)to study medicine—but Coach (教练) John Thompson got a look at Dikembe and had a different idea.Dikembe became a star in the NBA，and a citizen of the United States. But he never forgot the land of his birth，or the duty to share his fortune with others.He built a new hospital in his old hometown in the Congo. A friend has said of this good?hearted man：“Mutombo believes that God has given him this chance to do great things.”

Success and kindness

After her daughter was born, Julie Aigner?Clark searched for ways to share her love of music and art with her child. So she borrowed some equipments, and began filming children's videos (录像) in her own house. The Baby Einstein Company was born，and in just five years her business grew to more than $ 20 million in sales.And she is using her success to help others—producing child safety videos with John Walsh of the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children.Julie says of her new programs, “I believe it's the most important thing that I have ever done.I believe that children have the right to live in a world that is safe.”

Bravery and courage

A few weeks ago, Wesley Autrey was waiting at a Harlem subway station with his two little girls when he saw a man fall into the path of a train.With seconds to act, Wesley jumped onto the tracks, pulled the man into the space between the rails(铁轨)，and held him as the train passed right above their heads.He insists he's not a hero. He says，“We have got to show each other some love.”

1.What was Mutombo praised for?

A．Being a star in the NBA.

B．Being a student of medicine.

C．His work in the church.

D．His willingness to help the needy.

2.Mutombo believes that building the new hospital is ________.

A．helpful to his personal development

B．something he should do for his homeland

C．a chance for his friends to share his money

D．a way of showing his respect to the NBA

3.What did the Baby Einstein Company do at its beginning?

A．Produce safety equipments for children.

B．Make videos to help protect children.

C．Sell children's music and artwork.

D．Look for missing and exploited children.

4.Why was Wesley/Autrey praised as a hero?

A．He helped a man get across the rails.

B．He stopped a man from destroying the rails.

C．He protected two little girls from getting hurt.

D．He saved a person without considering his own safety.

Watching television makes it easier for toddlers (学步的孩子) to kick and scream, according to a US study.Children under two should not watch any TV.The longer they sit in front of TV，the worse their behavior becomes.

Just having the TV on in the background, even if the child wasn't watching it，was also connected to troublemaking behavior although the relationship wasn't as strong, said the researchers.

“Parents should be smart about TV use，”researcher Jennifer Manganello from the University at Albany, New York, said.

“They should limit the time that children use TV, pay attention to the content of TV programs，and consider how TV is used throughout the home.”

The study looked at 3,128 women from 20 US cities who had a child between 2005 and 2008.

While there was some diversity(差异) of education among the women，one?third hadn't graduated from high school.

Two?thirds of the mothers said their three?year?old children watched more than two hours of TV a day，and the average viewing time for children was around three hours.On average，the TV was on for about five additional hours on a common day.

After accounting for factors(因素) such as living in a violent neighborhood，scientists also found watching TV was strongly connected to behavior such as hitting others，having angry moods，being disobedient(不服从的)，and screaming a lot.

The researchers thought that children may see violence on TV，and spend less time on positive development tasks such as reading or playing.

The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests no TV at all for children at two and younger，and two hours a day or less for older kids.

1.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Children should choose positive programs.

B．Watching TV can make children violent.

C．Children should keep away from TV.

D．Parents should watch less TV.

2.What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A．Children can watch good programs.

B．Children will be affected as long as the TV is on.

C．It's OK that the TV is on if children don't watch it.

D．Children's trouble?making behavior is mainly caused by watching TV.

3.What can be learned about the study between 2005 and 2008 from the passage?

A．The women studied have different jobs.

B．The TV was on for about three hours.

C．Most women allowed their children to watch TV.

D．Most women studied hadn't graduated from high school.

4.Children who spend much time watching TV will ________.

A．become easily angry

B．be influenced by others

C．be popular with others

D．know more about the neighborhood

When people want to know about the weather，they usually go to their radios, TVs, newspapers, or to the Internet. However，you can also find many weather signs among wildlife, because of their highly developed senses. Drops in air pressure (压力) produce an effect on small animals in many ways. Mice and deer are good weather indicators.People who spend a lot of time outdoors have observed that, before a storm, field mice come out of their holes and run around.Deer leave high ground and come down from the mountains.

Birds are especially good weather indicators because they also show the effect of a pressure drop in many ways.For example, some birds become irritable(急躁的) and quarrelsome and will fight over a piece of bread.Other birds chirp (叽叽喳喳) and sing just before a storm.It seems that they know they won't get another chance for an hour or two.Birds also seek safe places before a storm. You will sometimes see birds settling in trees or gathering together on a wire close to a building. Pre?storm low pressure makes the air so thin that birds have difficulty flying.

It is unusual to see many birds flying overhead in the summertime，rather than during the periods in the spring or autumn. Watch for other weather signs if you see this.If they fly in the wrong direction, they may be flying ahead of a storm.

By paying closer attention to some important signs in nature，we can become better prepared for any kind of weather.

1.There will be a storm if birds________.

A．make more noise than usual

B．fly in different directions

C．come down from tall trees

D．share a piece of bread

2.How can birds sense the coming of a storm?

A．By feeling a drop in air temperature.

B．By noticing the change of wind directions.

C．By feeling a drop in air pressure.

D．By noticing the movements of other animals.

3.The BEST title for the text would be________.

A．Signs of a Storm B．Drops in Air Pressure

C．Animals' Sharp Senses D．Nature's Weather Signs

Do you enjoy reading? Do you read newspapers or magazines? Chances are, if you do any of these activities, your pre?school child is on his way to becoming a reader.

The process of learning to read is complex, and one of the most important things to know is that parents can help their children learn to read.As children have conversations with adults, they hear both new and familiar words and their vocabulary grows.

There are many opportunities for adults and children to talk together, such as when riding in the car or in a bus, doing housework like fixing dinner，or bathing and getting ready for bed. A major part of conversation is listening. When children talk, adults listen and respond.Then children listen and respond，and so the flow of conversation happens.

Have you watched your pre?school child pretend to read to his younger sisters or brothers? Have you read his favorite story over and over？These experiences tell children that reading is fun.And when things are fun and they are repeated, your child will see letters. He begins to connect them to familiar words, especially the letters that make up his name.A natural next step for him to take is to write the letters.

When children see parents make a grocery list，they want to use a pencil and paper to make their own list. To encourage these beginning writing activities, have pencils, markers, crayons and scrap paper within your children's reach.

The more children get connected with talking，listening, reading and writing, the easier it is for them to become active readers. While you as a parent have a big influence on these early behaviors, it is important to remember that opportunities for literacy experiences happen when you and your child share in the basic routines(日常生活) of everyday life.

1.The third paragraph tell us that parents can talk with their children________.

A．during daily routines

B．only in quiet places

C．in their spare time

D．when they are eager to talk

2.During the process of learning to read，children may ________.

A．copy the action of the adults

B．prefer to talk with those of their own age

C．show no interest in reading at all

D．waste a lot of paper and other materials

3.When do children want to learn to write?

A．When their parents ask them to do so.

B．When they believe they can write well.

C．When they know what they want to know.

D．When they can connect letters with familiar words.

4.The passage is written to________.

A．talk about parents' influence on their children's behavior

B．encourage parents to set a good example to their children

C．advise parents to make reading a part of their children's daily life

D．make parents believe in the importance of early reading

假设你是李华，是一家英文报社的记者，你的家乡正在遭受洪水袭击，请你根据以下提示给报社写一篇100词左右的报道。

1．大雨三天三夜，田野、村庄全部被淹。

2．昨夜洪水来袭，村民在水中挣扎。

3．解放军全力抢救，村民转移到堤岸。

4．政府关心，帐篷、食物、药品等陆续到来。

参考词汇：解放军the PLA men

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With the loss of labor，the old farmers ________at home had to choose less labor?intensive crops.

A．having left B．to leave C．left D．leaving

Sam has been appointed ________ manager of the engineering department to take ________ place of George.

A./，/ B.the，/ C.the，the D./, the