A long time before I was born, my grandma and grandpa moved into the house on Beechwood Avenue. They had a young family of 4 little girls. During that time, it was hard to find a job. So, on weekend grandpa and grandma cleaned the garden to grow some of their own food. They planted tomatoes, beans, cabbages, potatoes and strawberries to feed their growing family. All summer long, the family ate food from the garden.
The family grew up, and before too many years had passed, the grandchildren came to visit. Grandma and grandpa still planted their garden every spring. Everyone still enjoyed the good food from the garden and always took some home.
Then grandpa died in one summer when he was eighty-nine years old. It was a lonely winter for grandma. She sat near the window, looking out at the yard and wondering if she could plant the garden in the spring. It would be hard to care for it by herself. When spring came, she planted only a little.
One nice day in the early summer, grandma heard a noise in the front yard and looked out the window. There were thousands of bees in the air. Grandma wondered what she could do. She decided to wait and think it over. Before long, she decided the bees won't bother anyone, so she went about her business and didn't give them any other thought.
That summer, grandma’s little garden grew and grew. The neighbors all puzzled* why they grew so well. One day, grandma’s brother Frank visited her. Frank said，"In my hometown, the farmers often hired* beekeepers to set up bee houses near their fields. The bees helped them to grow." That was when Grandma realized that her bees had helped with her garden all summer.
From that Time on, grandma always believed that since grandpa couldn't be there to help her that summer, he had sent the bees to take his place and make grandma's little garden grow and grow.
【小题1】How did the grandparents feed their growing family?

 A long time before I was born, my grandma and grandpa moved into the house on Beechwood Avenue. They had a young family of 4 little girls. During that time, it was hard to find a job. So, on weekend grandpa and grandma cleaned the garden to grow some of their own food. They planted tomatoes, beans, cabbages, potatoes and strawberries to feed their growing family. All summer long, the family ate food from the garden.

The family grew up, and before too many years had passed, the grandchildren came to visit. Grandma and grandpa still planted their garden every spring. Everyone still enjoyed the good food from the garden and always took some home.

Then grandpa died in one summer when he was eighty-nine years old. It was a lonely winter for grandma. She sat near the window, looking out at the yard and wondering if she could plant the garden in the spring. It would be hard to care for it by herself. When spring came, she planted only a little.

One nice day in the early summer, grandma heard a noise in the front yard and looked out the window. There were thousands of bees in the air. Grandma wondered what she could do. She decided to wait and think it over. Before long, she decided the bees won't bother anyone, so she went about her business and didn't give them any other thought.

That summer, grandma’s little garden grew and grew. The neighbors all puzzled* why they grew so well. One day, grandma’s brother Frank visited her. Frank said，"In my hometown, the farmers often hired* beekeepers to set up bee houses near their fields. The bees helped them to grow." That was when Grandma realized that her bees had helped with her garden all summer.

From that Time on, grandma always believed that since grandpa couldn't be there to help her that summer, he had sent the bees to take his place and make grandma's little garden grow and grow.

1.How did the grandparents feed their growing family?

  A. did whatever jobs he could.             

B. grow some of their own food in the garden

  C. moved into the house on Beechwood      

D. making a lot of money

2.In the passage, “It was a lonely winter for grandma.” probably means      .

  A. The winter is really long.                  

B. The winter is really cold.

  C. Grandma couldn’t plant the garden in winter   

D. Grandma really missed the grandpa.

3.Who helped with the grandma’s garden?

  A. Grandchildren          B. Bees

  C. Frank                 D. The neighbors

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

  A. The Garden            B. My Grandparents

  C. Grandpa’s Bees         D. The Secret of Grandma

A long time before I was born, my grandma and grandpa moved into the house on Beechwood Avenue. They had a young family of 4 little girls. During that time, it was hard to find a job. So, on weekend grandpa and grandma cleaned the garden to grow some of their own food. They planted tomatoes, beans, cabbages, potatoes and strawberries to feed their growing family. All summer long, the family ate food from the garden.
The family grew up, and before too many years had passed, the grandchildren came to visit. Grandma and grandpa still planted their garden every spring. Everyone still enjoyed the good food from the garden and always took some home.
Then grandpa died in one summer when he was eighty-nine years old. It was a lonely winter for grandma. She sat near the window, looking out at the yard and wondering if she could plant the garden in the spring. It would be hard to care for it by herself. When spring came, she planted only a little.
One nice day in the early summer, grandma heard a noise in the front yard and looked out the window. There were thousands of bees in the air. Grandma wondered what she could do. She decided to wait and think it over. Before long, she decided the bees won't bother anyone, so she went about her business and didn't give them any other thought.
That summer, grandma’s little garden grew and grew. The neighbors all puzzled* why they grew so well. One day, grandma’s brother Frank visited her. Frank said，"In my hometown, the farmers often hired* beekeepers to set up bee houses near their fields. The bees helped them to grow." That was when Grandma realized that her bees had helped with her garden all summer.
From that Time on, grandma always believed that since grandpa couldn't be there to help her that summer, he had sent the bees to take his place and make grandma's little garden grow and grow

1. 1.

   How did the grandparents feed their growing family?

   1. A.
      did whatever jobs he could
   2. B.
      grow some of their own food in the garden
   3. C.
      moved into the house on Beechwood
   4. D.
      making a lot of money
2. 2.

   In the passage, “It was a lonely winter for grandma.” probably means      

   1. A.
      The winter is really long
   2. B.
      The winter is really cold
   3. C.
      Grandma couldn’t plant the garden in winter
   4. D.
      Grandma really missed the grandpa
3. 3.

   Who helped with the grandma’s garden?

   1. A.
      Grandchildren
   2. B.
      Bees
   3. C.
      Frank
   4. D.
      The neighbors
4. 4.

   What’s the best title of the passage?

   1. A.
      The Garden
   2. B.
      My Grandparents
   3. C.
      Grandpa’s Bees
   4. D.
      The Secret of Grandma

1阅读短文，根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。

I take an after-school Spanish class once a week. One day, when the class was over, there weren’t any buses going to my house, and my parents couldn’t pick me up. So, I had to walk home myself.

It was a long walk but I enjoyed it. The wind was blowing (吹拂) gently. And I saw birds flying and trees changing color. A few times I saw something special, like a small snake near the sidewalk (人行道) and two cars very close to crashing (撞车)! Later, I got used to (习惯) the distance. It became a part of my daily life, like getting dressed.

People always think walking long distances is unimaginable (难以想象的). Cars keep us from nature. But I really enjoy my walk home from school.

1.The writer takes an after-school Spanish class every day.

2.The writer’s parents asked him to walk home.

3.The writer didn’t enjoy the long walk.

4.The writer loves being close to nature.

5.The writer sees a car accident on his way home.

Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she talked about how she became a percussion soloist（打击乐器独奏演员）in spite of deafness.

   “Early on I decided not to allow the   1   of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began   2   piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion（酷爱）for music grew. But I also began to lose my   3 . Doctors told me that the nerve damage(神经损伤) was the  4  and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never left me.”

  “My   5   was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I learned to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can  6  the pitch of a note（音调高低）by the vibrations（振动）I feel through my body and through my imagination. My sound world exists by making use of almost every   7  that I have.”

  “I decided to be a musician even though I was deaf, and applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had   8   this before and some teachers disagreed with me. Because of my performance, I finally entered the academy and went on to  9   with the academy’s highest honors a few years later.”

  “I’ve been a soloist for more than ten years. 10   the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t mean that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be limited by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”

【小题 1】A. conditions     B. opinions         C. advantages   D. recommendations

 A. enjoying        B. choosing         C. taking           D. giving

【小题 3】A. sight          B. hearing          C. touch            D. taste

【小题 4】A. evidence       B. result               C. excuse       D. cause

【小题 5】A. job            B. opinion          C. promise      D. goal

【小题 6】A. tell           B. see              C. hear         D. smell

【小题 7】A. feeling        B. effort               C. sense            D. idea

【小题 8】A. done           B. accepted         C. advised      D. refused

【小题 9】A. study          B. offer                C. graduate     D. educate

【小题 10】A. As            B. Although         C. Because      D. Since