1 . Though I have twin sisters who are a year younger than I am, I still wanted one more guy in the house when I was 5 or 6. In 2002, my mom and dad went back to the adoption agency (收养机构) in Korea where they got my sisters and me. They came home with George.

He seemed fine at first. But six months later, when he was around l, my mom and dad told us George wouldn’t grow up like us. They said George has autism (自闭症) and that he’d have more challenges. One day my parents brought home some sign-language videos. They said we were all going to learn signing together. That was when I knew George might never talk.

Living with George can be a roller coaster ride. He wants to play all the time, which makes him lovable. But he can be aggressive (有攻击性的). If he doesn’t get what he wants, he throws a fit. When George acts like this at home, I take him to the couch or the floor and lie with him until he cools off. That’s my role. I often have to hold him down when he loses control of himself. I’m the only one in myhome who isstrong enough to handle George physically at this point, which is difficult.

I thought having a brother would mean I’d have someone on my side all the time. I thought that if I had a fight with my sisters, I’d have him at my back. It didn’t end up that way. But the people in your life are there for a reason. Having George in the family has made us all closer. He’s not only a connection point, but a responsibility that we all share. It has taught us to compromise (妥协).

1. What can we learn about the author’s family?

A．The family had their first child in 2002.

B．The brothers and sisters have no blood relationship.

C．There are five people in the family altogether.

D．The family communicate with each other in sign language.

2. The underlined part “throws a fit” in Paragraph 3 probably means“______.”

A．gets very angry	B．turns to others
C．does it himself	D．keeps silent

3. We can infer from the last paragraph that______.

A．George always supports the author	B．George has learned to compromise
C．the author loves George very much	D．the author often fights with his sisters

2 . Long ago,three monkeys lived in a tree near a castle.They liked to_______anything they found,especially sparkling（闪亮的）things.

One warm night,the king left his bedroom window_______.A monkey went into the bedroom secretly to explore.She_______the king’s crown（王冠）sitting in its golden box on a table.In a flash,the monkey hurried back out of the window with the_______in her hand,and then_______it in a hole in the tree.

The next morning,the king discovered the_______golden box.No one else could have climbed into his room so_______!The angry king told his guard Ravi what had happened.“If you can find my crown,I will_______you,”he promised.

When Ravi_______how much the monkeys outside the king’s window liked to show off,a(n)________came into his mind.“Perhaps the________will show me where to________”,Ravi thought.

He waved two________in front of the monkeys,and then hung them on a low branch(树枝)and waited.The monkeys soon climbed down to________Ravi’s gifts.One monkey put a hat on his head.The second monkey____________the other hat.But the third monkey was not________the old hats.________,she climbed into a hole near a branch,pulled out the crown and placed it on her head.“Look at me!”the monkey seemed to say to her friends.“I have the________hat of all!”

Ravi smiled as he watched the monkey hide the crown again.Quickly,Ravi climbed up the branches to get it.

“I’m sorry.You cannot________ the king’s crown,”Ravi told the monkey.“But I am________you liked showing it off!”

Later that day,the grateful king gave Ravi a bag of gold coins as a reward.

1.

A．eat

B．tear

C．collect

D．make

2.

A．dirty

B．open

C．clean

D．closed

3.

A．returned

B．found

C．sold

D．borrowed

4.

A．box

B．gold

C．table

D．crown

5.

A．hid

B．lost

C．destroyed

D．checked

6.

A．beautiful

B．broken

C．empty

D．expensive

7.

A．loudly

B．slowly

C．quietly

D．honestly

8.

A．punish

B．reward

C．praise

D．like

9.

A．doubted

B．noticed

C．hoped

D．forgot

10.

A．joke

B．name

C．reply

D．idea

11.

A．trees

B．king

C．guard

D．monkeys

12.

A．buy

B．call

C．search

D．practice

13.

A．hats

B．coins

C．bags

D．hands

14.

A．steal

B．examine

C．refuse

D．post

15.

A．gave up

B．threw away

C．tried on

D．took off

16.

A．proud of

B．interested in

C．worried about

D．prepared for

17.

A．Besides

B．Anyway

C．Therefore

D．Instead

18.

A．biggest

B．oldest

C．worst

D．best

19.

A．watch

B．keep

C．wave

D．cut

20.

A．sorry

B．afraid

C．happy

D．nervous

3 . 阅读表达阅读下面的短文和问题，根据短文内容，在相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息（不多于五个单词），完成对该问题的回答。

Sound is very important in our daily lives.Most of us get information and know what’s happening around us by the sounds we hear.We talk with other people and listen to radio and television broadcasts for music,news,and enjoyment.

Sound can be useful and pleasing or it can be unpleasant,and damaging to our ears.Unwanted,harmful sounds are called noise pollution.
The movements of people,animals,machines,and other things cause pressure waves in the air.If these pressure waves are within a certain range(范围)of frequencies(频率),our ears believe that it is sound.Sound waves are like the waves in a lake when you throw a stone.The bigger the stone,the bigger the waves.And that’s how sound works.Big sounds cause larger waves.

Scientists measure these sound waves in decibels.To be heard by humans,a sound wave must measure at least ten decibels.When these waves reach a high number of decibels,our ears start to hurt and damage can occur.If you’ve been around loud noises for several hours,you may have experienced damage.It’s important to know the danger signal:ringing in your ears.

Keep your ears safe-be careful what you hear!
1. What is noise pollution?
2. What may damage our ears?
3. What is the passage mainly about?