1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Once there lived a rich man     1     wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted     2     (find) out whether they deserved his help.

In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed     3     very large stone. Then he     4     (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man. But he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.     5     man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove     6    . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,     7     (say) to himself. “The night will be very dark. Some     8     (neighbor) will come along     9     (late) in the dark and will fall against the stone.”

Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his strength to move it. How great his surprise was at last!     10     the stone, he found a bag of money.

4 . It was his analysis ______ made me conscious of how to figure out the problem.(用适当的词填空)

5 . I wasn’t sure whether he ______ (come) to this scene the next morning. (所给词的适当形式填空)

6 . In brief, I am scared of ______ (set) off fireworks. (所给词的适当形式填空)

7 . I am ______ (please) to get my colleagues’ praise.(所给词的适当形式填空)

8 . I hold a strong belief that if a child is raised with approval (认可), he will learn to love himself and will be successful in his own way.

Several weeks ago, I was doing homework with my son in the third grade and he kept standing up from his chair to go over the math lines. I kept asking him to sit down, telling him that he should concentrate better. He sat but seconds later, as if he didn’t even notice he was doing it, he got up again. I was getting frustrated, but then it hit me. I started noticing his answers were much quicker and accurate when he stood up. Could he be more intent while standing up?

This made me start questioning myself and what I had been raised to believe. I was raised to believe that a quiet, calm child was a sure way to success. This child would have the discipline (纪律) to study hard, get good grades and become someone important in life.

Now those same people perhaps come to realize that their kids are born with their own sets of DNA and personality traits (特点), and all you can do is loving and accepting them. As parents, throughout their growing years and beyond that, we need to be our kids’ best cheerleaders,guiding them and helping them find their way.

I have stopped asking my son to sit down and concentrate. Obviously, he is concentrating just in his own way and not mine. We need to learn to accept our kids’ ways of doing things. Some way may have worked for me but doesn’t mean we need to carry it through generations. There is nothing sweeter than being individual and unique. It makes us free and happy and that’s just the way I want my kids to live their own life.

1. At the beginning, the author tried to keep his son seated in order to make him ________.

A．finish his homework on time

B．keep silent in the room

C．pay more attention to his study

D．get right answers

2. Inspired by the case of his son, the author began to doubt _______.

A．the old form of education

B．the importance of parents

C．the relationship between kids and their parents

D．the good grades of some kids

3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is RIGHT?

A．We should help kids correct their wrong ways.

B．Parents should love and accept their kids.

C．Parents should study their kids’ DNA.

D．Kids should be taught to behave themselves.

4. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A．Study Hard and You’ll Be Successful.

B．Be Friendly to Your Children.

C．Parents’ Help with Their Children’s Study.

D．Children’s Success in Their Own Style.

9 . Dad was not only my best friend, but my compass. While he was alive, he ______ me with his actions and advice. He taught me one important ______ “Believe in yourself.” If there was one phrase my dad ______ liked to hear, it was “I can’t.” He never got to finish high school and ______two jobs to support his family, but he never complained. Through education and years of hard work, my dad became an excellent journalist.

When I was in high school, I had a ______time with math. He tried to help me, but I ______ struggled. So my math teacher suggested I meet with him at 7:00 each morning before school for ______ help. I told my dad, “That’s ______ ! I can’t do that!” He replied, “You’re doing it. I’ll sent you to school.” Every morning at 6:45 a.m., we’d leave the house. Despite working 12 hours every day, Dad never once ______driving me to school.

After months of learning, I was facing the final exam. I was so ______. On the day of the final, my dad hugged me and said, “Luke, ______yourself. You can do it.” His words made me realize I needed to trust in my ______and in the hours of work I’d put in. When I got my ______proudly, the first person I called was Dad. He screamed, “Yes! You deserved it!”

Even now, whenever I worry that a task is too much for me, I think back to that exam. No matter how ______something is, if you’re willing to work, you can succeed. I’m forever______to Dad for that lesson.

1.

A．understood

B．forgave

C．guided

D．impressed

2.

A．history

B．lesson

C．skill

D．language

3.

A．always

B．almost

C．ever

D．never

4.

A．took

B．lost

C．left

D．finished

5.

A．good

B．free

C．terrible

D．short

6.

A．still

B．nearly

C．hardly

D．probably

7.

A．real

B．practical

C．immediate

D．extra

8.

A．wonderful

B．crazy

C．expensive

D．necessary

9.

A．suggested

B．risked

C．enjoyed

D．missed

10.

A．excited

B．nervous

C．happy

D．shocked

11.

A．stand for

B．hold back

C．believe in

D．look after

12.

A．teacher

B．luck

C．time

D．ability

13.

A．answer

B．grade

C．pay

D．gift

14.

A．different

B．important

C．hard

D．interesting

15.

A．grateful

B．sorry

C．polite

D．useful

10 . 假设你是李华，你的新西兰笔友Nick 将于10月来四川旅游，特来信询问有关旅游景点的情况。请根据下表所提供的要点，写一封回信，并表示盼望他的到来。

旅游资源	许多世界著名的风景名胜，如九寨沟（湖水清澈见底；色彩斑斓）和都江堰水利工程（2,000多年的历史；仍在发挥作用）
相关信息	气候适宜；交通便利

注意：1.词数100左右；
2．信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；
3．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：都江堰水利工程Dujiangyan Irrigation Project
Dear Nick,

I’m glad to hear that you’re coming to Sichuan in October. 　

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua