阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

Life comes in a package (包裹). This package includes love, happiness and sadness, failure and success, _______ and despair (绝望). Life is a learning course. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a(n) _______ person. With each passing day we learn to deal with different situations.

_______ plays a main role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love, a person could become cruel. In the early stage of our life, our _______ are the ones who show us with love and care. They teach us about _______ is right and wrong, good and bad. But we don’t always care about it. It is only after marriage and having kids that we can understand our parents’ feelings.

Happiness can bring people a peaceful mind. No mind is happy without peace. _______ is the cause by the death of a loved one or the failure. But all of these things will _______.

Failure is the path to success. It helps us to _______ the sky, teaches us to live and shows us a specific way. Success brings us money, _______ and self-respect.

Hope is what keeps life going. Parents ________ hope their children to do well. Hope ________ us dream. Hope builds in patience.

Life ________ us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a new day. Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is out of our ________. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dark. ________ the only choice is to work hard today, so that ________ will enjoy a better tomorrow.

1.

A．love

B．hope

C．kindness

D．help

2.

A．bad

B．cold

C．unhappy

D．good

3.

A．Success

B．Failure

C．Love

D．Hope

4.

A．friends

B．parents

C．classmates

D．teachers

5.

A．how

B．when

C．what

D．why

6.

A．Happiness

B．Sadness

C．Hope

D．Regret

7.

A．pass away

B．put off

C．go up

D．give away

8.

A．touch

B．arrive

C．feel

D．get

9.

A．pain

B．problem

C．pride

D．ending

10.

A．hardly

B．never

C．always

D．seldom

11.

A．stops

B．uses

C．wants

D．makes

12.

A．teaches

B．offers

C．gives

D．helps

13.

A．space

B．control

C．time

D．way

14.

A．Although

B．But

C．Though

D．So

15.

A．they

B．we

C．it

D．them

We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays. There are different customs (习俗) for each festival.

Tan Xiaodong, 15, Hong Kong, China

“It’ll soon be Chinese New Year. Before it, we’ll clean the house and decorate it for good luck. Every shop is going to close for a few days and we’ll go out a lot to celebrate in the streets. We might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center. I love this festival.”

Wendy, 16, Sydney, Australia

“Australia is on 26th January and it’s an important holiday here. We always have a Monday off, so we celebrate for three days. My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over. Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there’s lots of music and dancing. What fun!”

Amy, 14, New York, the USA

“The first Thanksgiving Day was hundreds years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help. It’s still a very important day for families to be together. This year we’re going to visit my parents and we’ll eat a delicious meal of turkey. Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year.”

16. During the Chinese New Year, tourists can _________.

A．do a lot of shopping	B．see lion and dragon dances
C．decorate the house for good luck	D．eat turkey

17. On Australia Day, families often _________.

A．have a picnic in the countryside	B．go to a swimming pool
C．have a party at school	D．clean the house and dance

18. From the passage, we can learn that _________.

A．Australia is an important day for family members to get together

B．different festivals have different customs

C．many go out for s picnic with friends before Chinese New Year

D．the first Thanksgiving Day was born a hundred years ago

I traveled to Canada one summer with students from my French class. It was my first trip outside the United States. It was exciting because I could finally speak the foreign language I was learning and I could hear native speakers.

Canada is an excellent place to practice French for two reasons.

First, most people in the French-speaking part of Canada can speak both French and English. I can use French when I’m ready. There wouldn’t be much pressure. If I have something very important to communicate, they can understand me if I speak English.

Second, people there like it when you try to speak French, even if you only speak a little. They hold French in higher esteem (认为……更高贵) than English.

Interestingly enough, although I wanted to communicate in my newly learnt language, I soon found I could hardly use any of the words I have learnt when I tried to use them. We learnt the accent (口音) used in France, but the accent used in Canada is different from what we learnt. It sounded a little strange to me. And many words are completely different.

Although I didn’t get many opportunities(机会) to practice French in Canada, I’m still thankful for this experience.

19. Why did the writer think the summer trip was exciting?

A．Because traveling was his favorite hobby.

B．Because he could stay with his friends for a long time.

C．Because he could speak French and hear native speakers.

D．Because it was the first time for him to go on a summer trip.

20. The writer talked about ________ difference(s) between French used in France and Canada in the passage.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

21. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The writer spoke French very well in Canada.

B．The writer was thankful for his trip to Canada.

C．Canada wasn’t a good place to practice French.

D．Canadian people hold English in higher esteem.

“Are you listening, Simon?” Simon’s teacher asked.

Simon smiled and shook his head. He hardly listened or tried hard in class. “I was talking to Susan,” he said lazily. “One of these days, if you listen, you’ll learn something.” Mrs. Jacobs said. She tried to make him listen to her every day, but he never stopped talking.

That evening, Simon started to feel a little bit sick. By his bedtime snack, his throat really hurt. He had ice cream and hot chocolate to make his throat feel better. The next morning, when he opened his mouth to say “Good morning”, nothing came out. Simon’s mother looked at him, “Honey, you’ve lost your voice.”

        “Can I stay home?” He tried to ask, but words didn’t come out.
        Instead, his mother said he was good enough to go to school, even if he couldn’t talk. When he got to school, he kept quiet all day long.
        Simon sat in class, bored because he couldn’t talk. He watched them talk to each other. He decided to try to listen to his teacher.
        You know what? It wasn’t that bad. He could do his homework that night. It gave him extra TV time and game time because his work was all done. The next day, even though his voice was coming back, he stayed quiet again. The third day, he could talk fine, but he didn’t. He listened and raised his hand to speak.
        What a difference that day made!
22. Which of the following can NOT describe Simon from the beginning of the story?

A．A good student.	B．A lazy student.
C．A student who doesn’t try hard.	D．A student who talks too much.

23. What did Mrs. Jacobs hope?

A．That Simon would finish schools.	B．That Simon would get sick.
C．That Simon would listen to her.	D．That Simon would bring her an apple.

24. What did Simon finally try when he couldn’t talk?

A．He tried sleeping.	B．He tried eating.
C．He tried listening.	D．He tried to get out of class.

25. What did Simon learn in the end?

A．He learned that Mrs. Jacobs was an awful teacher.

B．He learned that you could learn things if you listen.

C．He learned that his friends hated him.

D．He learned that he didn’t like school.

I used to hate my mother because she worked a lot and didn’t spend much time with me. Then one Friday morning I took part in a three-day self-help program for teenagers. Whether you believe it or not, that weekend changed my life.

About 100 other teenagers were there. During the first two days I met a lot of great people. I was glad because I made so many friends there.

On Sunday, the leader did an interesting exercise called “Chocolate or Toys”. He asked a girl which she liked better, chocolate or toys. She chose chocolate. Then he asked her to choose again between chocolate and chocolate. Of course, she didn’t have a choice.

This exercise told us that sometimes we don’t have a choice in life, and that sometimes we have to accept something, rather than complaining (抱怨).

A girl stood up and started talking about her mom who was a drug addict and how much she hated her mother.

“I want a new mom,” she cried.

“Unfortunately, you can’t have one,” the leader replied. “You have to accept the mother that you have.”

This hit me hard. I realized that, for better or worse, my mom was my mom. I couldn’t choose another mom, but I could try to make the best of the situation.

26. The self-help program for teenagers lasted ________.

A．a week

B．two days

C．three days

D．only one day

27. The writer used to hate his mother because ________.

A．she didn’t care for him	B．she had no time to be with him
C．she was a drug addict	D．she was too strict with him

28. The writer started to change his thinking ________.

A．during the first two days of the program	B．after the exercise named “Chocolate or Toys”
C．as soon as he took part in the program	D．after he left the program sometime

29. From the end of the passage, we can know that ________.

A．the writer used to love his mom for years	B．the writer’s mom is a very bad person
C．the writer’s mom loves her son very much	D．the writer will try to get along with his mother

30. What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Choices can be made as we like.	B．Everyone should take part in a self-help program.
C．Chocolate can influence one’s attitude toward things.	D．We should try to accept things instead of complaining about them.

Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reason.

First, reading is fun.     31    . You will never feel bored or tired.

Next, you can read a book anywhere—in a car, on a plane, or even in the bathroom.    32    . It is so easy to get a book.

Another good reason for reading is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby, you will get better and better at it. And you will read faster and find it easier to understand what you read.    33    , you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much better.

Some people say that reading is not in fashion.    34    . You can read on the Internet. The more you read, the more knowledge you will get. Good readers may become writers, too.     35    .

Reading is a wonderful hobby. Why not start reading right now?

A．All you need is a book

B．They always have more things to write about

C．You can always keep yourself happy if you like reading

D．But I don’t think so

E．As your reading skills improve

36. December 25th is __________ /ˈkrɪsməs/ Day.

37. I can’t __________ /prəˈnaʊns/ the meeting and made a speech.

38. He studied hard and got good s________ on his exams.

39. Knowledge comes from q_______.

40. We can’t be a__________ from classes unless we are ill.

41. 我只是躲在我的课本后面，从来不说什么。
I just _______ behind my textbook and never said _______.

42. 你是否能够做好取决于你的学习习惯。
Whether or not you can do this well ______ on your learning ________ .

44. 在过去的几年里，她的生活发生了很大的变化。
Her life ________ ________ a lot in the past few years.

45. 他十分吝啬，只想着自己。他对其他人也不友善。
He is mean and only ______ about himself. He doesn’t ______ others nicely.

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Chinese people have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for    46    . Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on the Mid-Autumn night. They carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss.

There are many    47    folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most    48    . Chang’e was Hou Yi’s beautiful wife. After Hou Yi shot down the nine suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him.    49    took this could live forever, and Hou Yi    50    to drink it with Chang’e.    51    , a bad man, Pang Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not home. Chang’e    52    to give it to him and took it all. She became very light and flew up to the moon. Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round that he    53    see his wife there. He    54    laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. How he wished that Chang’e could come back!

After this, people started the tradition of    55    mooncakes and admiring the moon with their families.