1 . 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

There is a zoo in our city. My parents often take me there on _______. I like animals. I have a lot of _______ animals in my room. In the _______ I can see tigers, elephants, monkeys, pandas, bears, snakes and many other _______. Some animals are friendly but some are not. Tigers, bears, lions are _______. That is why they have to stay in _______. But I do not think it is good for animals to stay in cages. They should be free. The animals in cages can’t be _______.

I think the most interesting animals in the zoo are the dolphins. I like _______ them swim and jump. They swim so fast and jump so high. They can play with a ball. They can stand up and walk _______ the water! They are very ________ to people. If you fall into the water and can’t swim, they may come to help you.

1.

A．summer

B．weekends

C．weekdays

2.

A．real

B．ugly

C．toy

3.

A．zoo

B．library

C．bank

4.

A．people

B．animals

C．friends

5.

A．dangerous

B．ugly

C．interesting

6.

A．houses

B．pools

C．cages

7.

A．sorry

B．happy

C．sad

8.

A．looking

B．listening

C．watching

9.

A．in

B．on

C．at

10.

A．friendly

B．shy

C．cold

2 . Last Saturday, I went to the beach with my family. We had a good time there. I ________ a starfish (海星) on the beach. It was white and very beautiful. I wanted to learn about starfish. So I began to read the ________ about starfish on the Internet.

Of course, starfish ________ really stars. They just look like stars. They live in the sea, ________ they aren’t fish. There are about 1,800 different kinds of starfish all over the world. Hundreds of starfish are of different ________. The most common starfish are red, orange or yellow.

Starfish can take care of ________ when they are young. Young starfish know ________ to eat, and they know where to find their food as well. They move by using their arms and tube feet (管足). A starfish has no head. A common starfish has five arms. If an arm falls off, it grows right back.

________ all these things, the starfish is my favorite animal now.

1.

A．found

B．printed

C．brought

2.

A．news

B．information

C．friends

3.

A．weren’t

B．isn’t

C．aren’t

4.

A．but

B．and

C．or

5.

A．songs

B．colors

C．reasons

6.

A．her

B．us

C．themselves

7.

A．why

B．who

C．what

8.

A．Because of

B．Because

C．Though

3 . 阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Long long ago, the Jade Emperor (玉皇大帝) organized an animal race. The first 12 animals to win could get a ________ in the Chinese Zodiac (十二生肖) and have a year named after them.

The cat and the mouse both ________ the ox (公牛) to wake them up early on the day of the race. On that day, the ox ________ to wake them up, but without success (成功). So the kind ox carried them on ________ back and started running when the race began. The mouse________ just when the ox was going across the last river. He knew that he could ________ beat the cat. So he pushed the ________ off the ox’s back. When the ox reached the other side of the river, the mouse jumped off and ran to the finishing line, just ________ the ox. The tiger came third.

So the 12-year cycle (循环) begins with the mouse. The ox comes after him. The tiger ________ the ox. The rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster (鸡), dog and pig come after them. The cat was ________ to finish the race, almost dying in the river, but she had no place in the zodiac.

So that’s why cats kill mice. They can never forget what happened in that race long long ago!

1.

A．place

B．skill

C．sign

2.

A．promised

B．helped

C．asked

3.

A．forgot

B．refused

C．tried

4.

A．her

B．his

C．their

5.

A．made up

B．took up

C．woke up

6.

A．never

B．still

C．surely

7.

A．monkey

B．cat

C．tiger

8.

A．before

B．behind

C．after

9.

A．leads

B．cheats

C．follows

10.

A．fast

B．lucky

C．easy

4 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Long ago, a hawk (鹰) lived on the top of a hill. At the foot of the hill, there was a tree. A crow (乌鸦) lived there. The crow was very foolish. He would ________ everyone.

The hawk would fly down from the hill every day. It would ________ in the air for a long time and dive down (冲下) when he saw his prey (猎物). The hawk had ________ eyes. He could see animals from far away. The crow watched the hawk, thinking, “If the hawk can do that, ________ can I.”

A few days later, as the hawk was circling in the air, the crow ________ to do the same. ________, a big fat mouse came out of a hole. ________ wasting time, the crow dove to the ground. Like the hawk, he tried to catch the mouse in his claws.

But the mouse saw the crow and ________. The crow crashed (猛撞) into the hillside. “Owww!” the crow cried in ________. Just then, the hawk came flying down. “I hope you know now that it is not ________ to hunt,” the hawk said.

Not all of us have the same talents. But if you want to improve yourself, it is best to connect your own talents with new skills instead of just trying to copy others.

1.

A．teach

B．copy

C．protect

2.

A．sleep

B．sing

C．circle

3.

A．beautiful

B．lovely

C．special

4.

A．so

B．neither

C．either

5.

A．advised

B．decided

C．refused

6.

A．Unluckily

B．Suddenly

C．Usually

7.

A．Without

B．Unless

C．Since

8.

A．passed away

B．put away

C．ran away

9.

A．peace

B．pain

C．fear

10.

A．difficult

B．dangerous

C．simple

5 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Prana, our beautiful dog, isn’t with us now. She died several years ago. But while sharing our home, she brought so much joy and love into our lives that we still______her.

It was an autumn day in Minnesota, US. We were______by a big snowfall which no one was prepared for. We have two apple trees in our backyard. Prana loved apples. When she went outside, she’d catch an apple and put it into the______secretly. The apples had been on the______and were often muddy (沾满泥的). So I wasn’t always______that Prana had brought them into the house. Every time, she would turn her head so I wouldn’t______her hidden treasure (宝物). It was our little game.

One year, it snowed earlier than usual. Prana went outside. I noticed that she was madly digging holes and bringing the apples to the surface (表面)______they could be seen above the snow. She seemed busy digging up as many apples as possible during her yard time. I wondered______she was doing this.

When I called her back into the house, she had her usual one apple in her mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The yard was full of birds. Prana______all those apples up for her birds and squirrel friends to eat. She knew that they didn’t have enough food to______through such an early winter!

As I saw this beautiful act, tears filled my eyes. Prana taught us how to live with love.

1.

A．think

B．know

C．miss

2.

A．beaten

B．hit

C．carried

3.

A．car

B．house

C．backyard

4.

A．trees

B．snow

C．ground

5.

A．glad

B．angry

C．surprised

6.

A．see

B．hear

C．smell

7.

A．when

B．though

C．so that

8.

A．why

B．what

C．when

9.

A．covered

B．dug

C．ate

10.

A．fly

B．walk

C．get

7 . There is an old saying: "Take the time to stop and smell the flowers." I think we should also take the time to ____ flowers.

My grandmother knew how to do that. She grew flowers with earth, water and love, so her back garden was ____ beautiful flowers. She would ____ when she saw the sun shine down on them. In her front garden she planted flowers, too. You could see red, white and yellow flowers in it. They look so ____ My mom and I used to walk around them and ____ their smells (气味). Beautiful butterflies (蝴蝶) flew down on them. Grandma also cared for the wild flowers. She would ask me and my brother out to ____ flowers and would then turn them into delicious wine (酒).It was a very interesting ____ for my brother and me.

Grandma not only grew flowers in the gardens but also planted flowers in my ____. Her delicious dinners made with love warmed us. Her sweet smile ____ made me happy. Her hugs (拥抱) and kisses were the sunshine that kept my own love growing day after day.

Beautiful flowers will make your day quite different. Take your the time to grow a few flowers yourself today. ____ your smiles, kindness and love. Grow your wishes, talents and happiness. Make this world brighter with your sunshine.

1.

A．buy

B．grow

C．sell

2.

A．full of

B．Short of

C．far from

3.

A．cry

B．shout

C．smile

4.

A．ugly

B．pretty

C．kind

5.

A．enjoy

B．taste

C．feel

6.

A．study

B．pick

C．water

7.

A．test

B．program

C．game

8.

A．hearts

B．houses

C．hands

9.

A．always

B．hardly

C．never

10.

A．Sell

B．Get

C．Show

8 . A saying goes, “Dogs are man’s best friend.” It means that dogs are loyal, and will stay with their______ through thick and thin.

The dog is the ______animal in the twelve-year cycle of Chinese zodiac（生肖）. We have the Year of the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. The Year of the dog will begin ______ February 16, according to the Chinese lunar calendar（农历）. Although they are seen as friends and part of the family today, China and ______countries have different cultures about dogs.

In Chinese, some words about dogs have no good meaning, such as “No ivory can come out of a dog’s mouth.”But in English, the situation is______. People use “Every dog has ______day.” to show a period of good luck and “work like a dog”to describe a hard worker.

There is a story in the book The Odyssey（《奥德赛》）. When the Greek hero Odysseus finally goes home after 20______ away, nobody knows him. Only his dog Argos recognizes him. Argos is an old dog, and is about to die, but he is quite happy ______his owner again after so many years.

Nowadays in the west, ______people keep dogs as pets. People______ them, take them on holidays and look after them. In return, dogs are loyal in a way that friends sometimes aren’t. A dog is the best friend for a lifetime.

1.

A．people

B．friends

C．owners

2.

A．eleventh

B．eleven

C．seven

3.

A．in

B．on

C．at

4.

A．western

B．eastern

C．Chinese

5.

A．the same

B．different

C．common

6.

A．its

B．my

C．his

7.

A．years

B．weeks

C．days

8.

A．sees

B．to see

C．seeing

9.

A．millions of

B．million

C．hundreds of

10.

A．eat

B．travel

C．feed

9 . Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country ,   _________mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country Mouse saw the City Mouse , he ________ , “Do come and see me at my house in the country.” So the City Mouse went. The City Mouse said , “This food is not good , and your house is not good ,   _______ . Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should   ________   and live in the city. You would live in a nice house   _______stone(石头). You must come and see me at my house in the city. ” The Country Mouse went to the house   ________ the City Mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great   _______ . The City Mouse cried , “ Run! Run! The cat is coming! ” They ran away ______   and hid. After some time they came out. When they came out , the Country Mouse said , “ I     _______   living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For   _________ is nicer to be poor and happy , than to be rich and afraid.”1.

A．the other

B．other

C．others

2.

A．spoke

B．said

C．told

3.

A．too

B．either

C．also

4.

A．come

B．came

C．comes

5.

A．be made of

B．made of

C．making of

6.

A．at

B．on

C．of

7.

A．sound

B．voice

C．noise

8.

A．quickly

B．more quickly

C．the most quickly

9.

A．like

B．don’t like

C．am not like

10.

A．it

B．this

C．that