1 . It was nearly dark; the sun was dropping down the mountains far away. Little Tom came back home, with tears in his eyes.

“What’s the matter, Tom? How’s your trip?” His mother asked with a big smile. “I failed. The mountain is so high and full of big or small stones on the way, I still go ahead. But I was tired and it was so late that I had to come back.” Tom cried. “It doesn’t matter, you are only 14 years old after all. You will have another chance.” His mother said. “But, standing at the top of the mountain is my dream!” Tom said. His father came over and asked, “Did you see the green trees on your way to the mountain?” “Sure, and there were a lot of beautiful flowers by the side of the road.” Tom replied. “Did you hear the birds singing?” His father asked. “There were many kinds of birds singing in the trees, and the sound was very sweet.” Tom said. “Did you feel the beauty of nature?” His father asked. “Yes, the blue sky, the white clouds, the green trees and the colorful flowers made a nice picture.” Tom answered. “That’s enough!” His father smiles and said, “Please remember, my son. For often, achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Although you didn’t reach the top of the mountain, you got a lot on the way.”

It is true that not every goal will be achieved, not every job will end up with a success, and not every dream will come true. The most beautiful scenery is on the way.

1. Tom got back home ________ when the sun was dropping.

A．slowly

B．sadly

C．quickly

D．early

2. What’s the main reason that Tom didn’t reach the top of the mountain?

A．The mountain was so high.	B．The way was full of big or small stones.
C．He was tired and it was so late.	D．He was only 14 years old.

3. Tom saw a lot of things on the way to the mountain except ________.

A．clear water	B．blue sky
C．colorful flowers	D．green trees

4. The writer tries to tell us that ________.

A．the goal is not important	B．everyone should climb the mountain
C．the mountain is very beautiful	D．the process is more important than the result

2 . When I think of my childhood, I remember cycling with my friends and buying orange candies, but most of all, going home to see my grandma waiting at the doorstep and asking, “How was your day, bunny?”

Nana (I call my grandma Nana) saw me ________. She left me many great ________. She told me stories of the fairies and princesses but also of the wars and how she ________ those days.

Nana was born during the Second World War with a very different lifestyle and childhood from me. She didn’t get ________. In fact, she had to help with the housework. Even when her siblings (兄弟姐妹) got the ________ to learn, she would only watch them read and write. But she never ________. That is the most important lesson she had taught me.

She taught me to be ________ whatever things I had in my life. When I ________ to be selected in my school’s cheerleading team, I was very upset, but she made me realize that, if not in the cheerleading team, something else was out there in the world that was going to happen to ________, and it did. I ________ a state-level gymnast.

As years went by, Alzheimer’s disease (老年痴呆症) ate her from the ________. The ________ who once refused to call me by any name but her “little bunny”, now didn’t even remember what my ________ was. Soon, she forgot who I was until I sang Frank Sinatra’s Fly me to the Moon. The tiny spark (火花) of ________ in her eyes was what I ________. The little glimmer (微光) in her eyes meant that I was her “bunny” once again.

One day, the glimmer ________ disappeared from her eyes and that was the day when I knew I had lost my nana. On her last day on this earth, as I sat beside her bed watching her fall in and out of ________, I heard her hum Fly me to the Moon ________. That was the last time when I heard her ________, but I will keep it in my heart forever.

Nana took a piece of my childhood with her when she ________. She is my world, and I know she is proud of me.

1.

A．grow up

B．look out

C．look up

D．work out

2.

A．works

B．designs

C．truths

D．memories

3.

A．forgot

B．celebrated

C．survived

D．calculated

4.

A．care

B．education

C．assistance

D．fame

5.

A．invitation

B．law

C．burden

D．opportunity

6.

A．complained

B．cried

C．struggled

D．argued

7.

A．eager for

B．upset about

C．grateful for

D．curious about

8.

A．pretended

B．failed

C．wished

D．managed

9.

A．me

B．her

C．it

D．them

10.

A．trained

B．got

C．needed

D．became

11.

A．outside

B．inside

C．top

D．bottom

12.

A．woman

B．master

C．neighbour

D．colleague

13.

A．address

B．job

C．hobby

D．name

14.

A．ambition

B．separation

C．recognition

D．permission

15.

A．occupied

B．expected

C．represented

D．seized

16.

A．hardly

B．usually

C．completely

D．slightly

17.

A．sight

B．style

C．service

D．sleep

18.

A．loudly

B．beautifully

C．weakly

D．fluently

19.

A．voice

B．story

C．laughter

D．praise

20.

A．sank

B．dreamed

C．left

D．whispered

3 . I know what courage looks like. I saw it on a flight I took six years ago, and only now can I speak of it without tears filling my eyes at the memory.

Our flight left the Orlando Airport one Friday morning. But immediately upon the take-off, it was clear that something was wrong. The aircraft was bumping (颠簸) up and down. All the experienced travellers, including me, looked around with knowing (会意的) smiles. If you fly much, you see these things and learn to act calmly about them. However, we did not remain calm for long.

Minutes after we were in the air, our plane began falling quickly. The pilot soon made a serious announcement. “We are having some difficulties,” he said. “Our indicators show that the control system has failed. We will be returning to the Orlando Airport. The flight attendants will prepare you for a bumpy landing. Also, if you look out of the windows, you will see that we are dumping (倾倒) fuel from the airplane. We want to have as little on board as possible in the event of a rough touchdown.” In other words, we were about to crash. Many travellers looked visibly frightened now. No one faces death without fear, I thought.

Then a couple of rows to my left, I heard a still calm voice, a woman’s voice, speaking in an absolutely normal conversational tone. I had to find the source of this voice. All around, people cried. Many screamed. Finally, I saw her. In this state of complete confusion and lack of order, a mother was talking to her child. The woman, in her mid-30s, was staring full into the face of her daughter, who looked to be four years old. The child listened closely, sensing the importance of her mother’s words. The mother’s eye held the child so fixed that she seemed untouched by the sounds of grief and fear around her.

Finally, I leaned over and could hear this soft sure voice with the tone of comfort. Over and over again, the mother said, “I love you so much. Remember, no matter what happens, I love you always.” Fortunately, our landing gear (起落架) held at last and our touchdown was not a tragedy.

However, the voice I heard that day never faded. That mom showed me what a real hero looks like.

1. What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?

A．The crew was getting ready for a take-off.

B．The travellers were taken good care of on the plane.

C．The aircraft was not in normal condition when flying.

D．The passengers were enjoying themselves on the aircraft.

2. Why were they dumping fuel from the airplane?

A．To prepare for a landing.	B．To have the airplane not bump.
C．To make the airplane to fly faster.	D．To make sure the control system worked well.

3. How was the woman after hearing the pilot’s words?

A．She looked quite angry.	B．She didn’t appear so worried.
C．She felt extremely nervous.	D．She sounded rather hopeless.

4. What do we know about the child on the plane after the announcement was made?

A．She paid attention to her mother’s words.

B．She screamed and cried with other passengers.

C．She comforted her mother after hearing the emergency.

D．She didn’t seem to be interested in what her mother said.

4 . It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War 3. She’ll talk about my lack of bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major (主修) in English and communications, she nearly had a heart attack.

“Why can’t you be like my co-worker’s son?” she bemoans all the time. Her coworker’s son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to answer except that I simply can’t be like Mr. Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed co-worker’s son. I can’t be like him. I am the type of the person who loved to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve a career because I love it, not because of a fame or salary.

I understand why my mother is anxious about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 am and usually comes home around 5 pm or even 6 pm. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.

1. Which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about?

A．the writer’s future job

B．wars around the world

C．dinner plans

D．the writer’s studies

2. We can infer from Paragraph 1 that the writer’s mother________.

A．doesn’t think the writer should be a doctor

B．doesn’t want the writer to major in English

C．gets along very well with the writer

D．doesn’t think working in the scientific field is a good idea

3. The underlined word “bemoans” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “________”.

A．disagrees	B．cries
C．smiles	D．complains

4. Which of the following statements is probably TRUE about the writer?

A．He wants to be like his mother’s co-worker’s son.

B．He wants to find a job in his community in the future.

C．He wants to do something he really likes in the future.

D．He doesn’t think his mother’s co-worker’s son is perfect.

5 . Bill White's father is a lawyer. In his _______ time, he likes to get out in the country and take some _______ of animals.

For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his _______. But his father didn't take Bill along with him _______ he was fifteen.

He and Bill drove to the farm which _______ to his uncle in the afternoon. They _______ the night there, so that they could _______ out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.

It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm _______ the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn't remember _______ he was. He turned over ________ and looked at the clock. It was 5 o'clock. Then he ________ that he was at the ________ and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got ________ quickly.

He ran downstairs. The others were already in the ________. Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It ________ good.

They ate breakfast quickly. They didn't talk ________, because they didn't want to ________ up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle ________ hot coffee and took some sandwiches ________ Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera ________ and started out.

1.

A．busy

B．spare

C．enough

D．limited

2.

A．foods

B．drawings

C．paintings

D．pictures

3.

A．trips

B．buses

C．animals

D．mountains

4.

A．after

B．when

C．until

D．unless

5.

A．led

B．stick

C．got

D．belonged

6.

A．cost

B．spent

C．slept

D．took

7.

A．start

B．begin

C．walk

D．step

8.

A．telephone

B．machine

C．computer

D．clock

9.

A．where

B．how

C．who

D．what

10.

A．quickly

B．sleepily

C．quietly

D．suddenly

11.

A．imagined

B．pronounced

C．forgot

D．remembered

12.

A．mountain

B．town

C．farm

D．station

13.

A．dressed

B．ordered

C．eaten

D．prepared

14.

A．bathroom

B．kitchen

C．study

D．bedroom

15.

A．seemed

B．felt

C．tasted

D．smelled

16.

A．many

B．soundly

C．much

D．highly

17.

A．wake

B．go

C．put

D．come

18.

A．of

B．with

C．in

D．by

19.

A．that

B．what

C．after

D．before

20.

A．cover

B．supply

C．operator

D．equipment

6 . 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Mr.Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children.He owned     1     farm，which looked almost abandoned.     2     (lucky)，he also had a cow which produced milk every day.He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby     3     other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what     4     (leave)．The cow was their only means of support，in fact.One day，the cow was eating grass     5     it began to rain heavily.While making great efforts to run away，she     6     (fall) over the hill and died.Then the Johnsons had to make a living     7     the cow.In order to support his family，Mr.Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables.Since the plants took a while to grow，he started cutting down trees     8     (sell) the wood.Thinking about his children's clothes，he started growing cotton too.When harvest came around，he was already selling herbs，vegetables and cotton in the market    9     people from the towns met regularly.Now it occurred to     10     that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.

7 . Mrs. Ball had a son. His name was Mick. She _______ him very much and as he was not a _______ child, she was always _______ that he might be ill, _______ she used to take him to see the best _______ in the town four times a year to be looked _______
During one of these _______, the doctor gave Mick all kinds of tests and then said to him, “Have you had any _______ with your nose or ears recently?” Mick _______ for a second and then answered, “Yes, I ________”
Mrs. Ball was very ________ “But I’m sure you have ________ told me that, Mick!” She said worriedly. “Oh, really?” Said the doctor ________ “And what trouble have you with your nose and ears, my boy?” “Well,” answered Mick, “I always have trouble with them when I’m ________ my sweater off, because the ________ is very tight.”1.

A．loved

B．hated

C．missed

D．cared

2.

A．rich

B．clever

C．strong

D．happy

3.

A．afraid

B．surprised

C．glad

D．sure

4.

A．which

B．for

C．but

D．so

5.

A．player

B．teacher

C．doctor

D．lawyer

6.

A．round

B．over

C．for

D．after

7.

A．talks

B．years

C．visits

D．stays

8.

A．answer

B．thing

C．word

D．trouble

9.

A．waited

B．thought

C．stood

D．looked

10.

A．did

B．will

C．have

D．do

11.

A．excited

B．interested

C．pleased

D．surprised

12.

A．already

B．just

C．never

D．always

13.

A．angrily

B．seriously

C．happily

D．carefully

14.

A．turning

B．taking

C．keeping

D．putting

15.

A．collar

B．nose

C．mouth

D．ear

8 . I found out one time that doing a __36____for someone could get you into a lot of trouble．I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test．During the test, the girl sitting next to me ___37____ something, but I didn’t understand．So I __38______ her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen．She showed me that hers was ____39_____ and would not write．I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and ____40_____ it on her desk．
Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were____41_____．As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about ____42____ it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to____43____ your own two feet and be responsible for your own ____44____．For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact ____45____ when people do something____46____, they are really cheating themselves．She made me ____47____ that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave．I walked out of the room ____48____ why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things．
____49____, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test．When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers ____50____ the girl’s test paper．I ___51____ to explain about the pen, but all she____52____ say was that it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me ____53____ after the test．____54____ I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I was sure she ____55____ to believe that I had cheated on the test．1.

A．help

B．hand

C．favor

D．fever

2.

A．whispered

B．talked

C．told

D．spoke

3.

A．turned over

B．came over

C．leaned over

D．looked over

4.

A．out of sight

B．out of work

C．out of place

D．out of ink

5.

A．place

B．put

C．gave

D．lent

6.

A．punished

B．dismissed

C．praised

D．parted

7.

A．what

B．that

C．which

D．how

8.

A．stand up

B．stand on

C．stand for

D．stand by

9.

A．attitude

B．activity

C．action

D．behavior

10.

A．what

B．if

C．that

D．where

11.

A．honest

B．dishonest

C．modest

D．disappointed

12.

A．promise

B．permit

C．recognize

D．prove

13.

A．wandering

B．reflecting

C．understanding

D．wondering

14.

A．Long before

B．Therefore

C．Ever before

D．Later on

15.

A．of

B．in

C．from

D．on

16.

A．managed

B．planned

C．tried

D．promoted

17.

A．could

B．would

C．can

D．will

18.

A．right

B．only

C．slight

D．once

19.

A．After

B．Until

C．As if

D．Even if

20.

A．remained

B．continued

C．kept

D．wanted