1 . One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap (包装).

On September 11th, 1958, Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying, “I promised you a gift, and here it is.” What an honour! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it stories. I told it over and over how much I loved it!

One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it.Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”, “pitiful”, and “dying”, which sounded ominous.

Christmas was coming. “Don’t expect any presents this year,” Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room.“If your baby brother lives, that’ll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. I’d never seen him cry before.

The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? He’s all right?” He hung up and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we can bring Richard home!”

“Thank God!” I heard Mum cry.

From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran downstairs. My socks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty; they were filled with love!

1. What happened to the author on September 11th, 1958?

A．He got a baby brother.

B．He got a Christmas gift.

C．He became four years old.

D．He received a doll.

2. What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Impossible.	B．Boring.
C．Difficult.	D．Fearful.

3. Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?

A．Excitement.	B．Happiness.
C．Sadness.	D．Disappointment.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．A sad Christmas day.

B．Life with a lovely baby.

C．A special Christmas gift.

D．Memories of a happy family.

2 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

Jim slumped on the couch. Mother’s Day was coming up, and he didn’t have a present. “How can I buy a present without money?” he thought.

Jim picked up the newspaper that was lying on the couch. He noticed a large advertisement on the front page. The local department store was sponsoring a contest. “Tell us why your mom is special and win a shopping spree(疯狂购物) for her,” said the ad.

“This is perfect!” thought Jim. He ran to his room with the newspaper, taking a pencil and a blank piece of paper from his desk, he started to write.

“My mom is the best mother in the world. She always makes a lunch for me to take to school, and she never forgets my dessert. She reads as many books to me before bed as I want. She always remembers to check under the bed for monsters. And she gives the best hug, but never in front of my friends, who would laugh at me for hugging my mom.”

Jim liked what he had written. He copied it neatly and got an envelope and a stamp from his dad. He ran to the mailbox with his entry(参赛作品), “Mom will love having a shopping spree,” he thought.

Jim checked the mailbox every day for his prize. Days passed by, and then weeks. Soon it was the day before Mother’s Day. Jim still hadn’t heard anything about the contest.

“What am I going to do now?” he wondered. He didn’t have a present, and he didn’t have a shopping spree, and he still didn’t have any money. He had to think of something. Jim closed his eyes and curled his toes and thought so hard that his ears hurt.

注意：1. 续写词数应为150 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Suddenly he had an idea.

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The next morning, Jim handed his present to his mom.

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3 . 读后续写

Ali and his younger sister, Zahra, lived with their parents in a poor neighborhood. Their mother was very sick and their father was struggling to find a job, and they had only a little money with which to buy food. As they had not paid the rent for several months, the landlord was breathing down their necks.

One day, Ali took Zahra's shoes to a shoe repairman to be fixed, but he lost them on the way home. It wasn’t until he got home that he realized he had lost the shoes. He was afraid that his parents would be angry and disappointed, so he begged his sister to keep it a secret. Zahra agreed and the two decided to share Ali’s running shoes. Zahra's school hours were in the morning, so she would wear them first. After school, she would rush back and give them to Ali. He could then run to his school, which began in the afternoon. Although he ran as fast as he could, Ali often arrived late and was warned by the school.

Ali heard about a long distance race that was held for the boys in the city.When he learned that the third prize was a new pair of shoes, he decided to take part. He ran home excitedly and promised his sister that he would win her the new shoes.

The day of race arrived. Ali had a strong start, but halfway through the race he began to get tired and his legs began to ache. Getting more and more exhausted he thought only of Zahra and his promise to her. Dreaming of the new shoes he would win for his sister gave him strength, and he stayed right behind the two fastest runners, determined to finish third. Suddenly, as the finish line drew near, another runner collided(碰撞) with Ali from behind and he crashed to the ground.

Ali looked up and saw the other boys rushing ahead.

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Filled with delight, Ali walked home quickly.

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4 . I'd done it before, and so I had no reason to believe that this time would be any different. I was sure that when I returned home from my mission trip, as always, I'd bring back nothing more than some mud on my boots, a hole or two in my jeans and, of course, a lot of great memories.

The summer before my high school graduation, I went to West Virginia with others as volunteers to repair the homes of those in need. Arriving at our destination, my group was assigned the task of rebuilding sections of a home that had been damaged by fire. No sooner had we parked on the home's dirt driveway than we saw an excited little girl, no more than six years old, standing in the doorway of the family's temporary home. Shoeless and wearing dirty clothes and the biggest smile I'd ever seen, she yelled, "Ma, Ma, they really came! " I didn't know it then, but her name was Dakota, and four more days would pass before she’d say another word near me.

Behind Dakota was a woman in a wheelchair—her grandmother, we'd soon learn. I also discovered that my job that week would be to help change a fire—damaged dining room into a bedroom for this little girl. Grabbing our tools, we went to work. Over the following days, I noticed Dakota peeking at us every now and then as we worked. A few times. I tried talking with her, but she remained shy and distant, always flying around us like a tiny butterfly but keeping to herself.

By our fifth and final day, however, this was about to change.

Before I went to work on her home on that last morning, I spoke for a moment or two with the grandmother. I was especially pleased when she told me how much Dakota loved her new room so much, in fact, that she'd begged to sleep in it the previous night, even though it wasn't quite ready. As we talked, I noticed something I hadn’t seen before—Dakota was hiding behind her grandmother. Cautiously, she stepped into view, and I could see that just like her clothes, her face was still dirty. But no amount of soil could hide those bright blue eyes and big smile. She was simply adorable. I wanted so much to hug her, but respecting her shyness, I kept my distance.

Slowly, she began walking toward me. It wasn't until she was just inches away that I noticed the folded piece of paper in her tiny hand. Silently, she reached up and handed it to me. Once unfolded, I looked at the drawing she'd made with her broken crayons on the back of an old coloring book cover. It was of two girls—one much taller than the other—and they were holding hands. She told me it was supposed to be me and her and on the bottom of the paper were three little words that instantly broke my heart. Now almost in tears, I couldn't control myself anymore—I bent down and hugged her. She hugged me, too. And for the longest time, neither one of us could let go.

By early afternoon, we finished Dakota's bedroom, and so I gladly used the rare free time to get to know my newest friend. Sitting under a tree away from the others, we shared a few apples while she told me about her life. As I listened to her stories about the struggles she and her family went through daily, I began to realize how boring various aspects of my own life were.

I left for home early the next morning. I was returning with muddy boots and holes in my jeans. But because of Dakota, I brought back something else, too—a greater appreciation for all of the blessing of my life. I’ll never forget that barefoot little butterfly with the big smile and dirty face. I pray that she’ll never forget me either.

1. From the appearance description of the little girl, we know _______.

A．she formed a bad living habit

B．she hoped for a better education

C．she was an innocent and lovely child

D．she was strong and calm in the inner world

2. What were probably written on the bottom of the paper?

A．Enjoy your help.

B．Please don’t leave.

C．Help me, please.

D．Hug me close.

3. How did the author feel after unfolding the piece of paper?

A．She worried about the little girl’s future.

B．She decided to keep helping the little girl.

C．She felt a greater affection for the little girl.

D．She got surprised at the little girl’s worthless gift.

4. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．One must learn to share life experiences.

B．One often wants to lead a meaningful life.

C．One occasionally benefits from the poverty.

D．One should be more grateful for the gift of life.

5 . Mark Twain, the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him. One day Mark Twain was invited to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends.The young man said that he has an uncle with him. He told Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled, and that nobody and nothing was able to make his uncle smile or laugh.

"You bring your uncle to my talk tonight, "said Mark Twain. "I'm sure I can make him laugh".

That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front. Mark Twain began to speak. He told several funny stories. This made everyone in the room laugh.But the man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories, but the old man still kept quiet. Mark Twain told his funny stories. Finally he stopped. He was tired and quite disappointed(失望的)．

Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend of his about what had happened.

"Oh," said his friend. "I know that old man. He's been deaf(聋)for years."

1. Mark Twain liked to play jokes on_____.

A．himself

B．others

C．old men

D．Americans

2. One day Mark Twain met_____ at lunch.

A．a friend	B．a young man's uncle
C．a young girl	D．a deaf

3. The young man told Mark Twain that his uncle never_____.

A．spoke

B．talked

C．laughed

D．ate

4. Mark Twain stopped telling stories at last because he was_____.

A．thirsty

B．tired

C．angry

D．sleepy

6 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

It was Christmas Day. Pappy was working alone fixing an old lantern in the backroom when he heard the ringing of his bell on the shop door. The bell, which produced a uniquely pleasant sound, had been in Pappy’s family for over a hundred years. He valued it dearly and enjoyed sharing its song with all who came to his shop. Although the bell hung on the inside of the main door, Pappy had tied a wire to the screen door so that it would ring whether the inner door was open or not. Hearing the bell, he left the backroom to greet his customer.

“And how can I help you, little lady?” Pappy’s voice was joyful.

“Hello, sir.” The little girl spoke almost in a whisper. She looked at Pappy with her big brown eyes, and then slowly scanned the room in search of something special. Shyly she told him, “I’d like to buy a present, sir.”

“Well, let’s see,” Pappy said, “who is this present for?”

“My grandpa. It’s for my grandpa. But I don’t know what to get.”

Pappy began to make suggestions. “How about a pocket watch? It’s in good condition.” The little girl didn’t answer. She had walked to the doorway and put her small hand on the door. She shook the door gently to ring the bell. Pappy’s face seemed to glow as he saw her smiling with excitement.

“This is just right,” the little girl said. “Momma says grandpa loves music.”

Just then, Pappy’s expression changed. Fearful of breaking the little girl’s heart, he told her, “I’m sorry, Missy. That’s not for sale. Maybe your grandpa would like this little radio.”

The girl looked at the radio, bowed her head, and sadly sighed, “No, I don’t think so.”

In an effort to help her understand, Pappy told her that the bell had been his only companion, for the rest of his family were all gone now, except for his estranged daughter whom he had not seen for nearly a decade.

注意：
所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
续写部分分为两段，每段开头语已为你写好；
Paragraph 1:

With a giant tear in her eye, the little girl looked up at him.

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Paragraph 2:

Later that evening when Pappy was closing up the shop, he heard a familiar ringing.

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7 . My Chinese speaking experience

It’s one thing to study and learn a language, but it’s quite another when you finally get to use it.

On the _______ from Venice to Paris, a group of girls my age sat around me. I had caught enough of the conversation to know that they were speaking Chinese, but at first I didn’t feel _______starting a conversation with the stranger next to me. If it didn’t _______ well, I’d be stuck next to them for the rest of the flight.

As the food cart began to make its way down the aisle (过道) _______ us, I finally found my chance. I _______ to the girl to my left and asked, “Will you be having lunch?” in Chinese. She nodded her head, then realizing the language I had _______, and asked me in English, “You speak Chinese?”

I was a bit surprised. I _______ again in Chinese. “A little bit but not very well.” She nodded again and then returned to her magazine, _______ my effort to communicate with her. Perhaps I should have lied and said that I spoke better...

Another time, at a dinner I sat next to a man who I knew spoke Chinese. I told him that I was learning Chinese, but _______ only speak a little and not very well. When ________ me use the language, he suddenly began to speak ________ in Chinese, but all I caught was that he told me that for Chinese people, the ability to speak a little bit is actually a lot. His behaviour was the complete opposite of my earlier ________. I felt somewhat overwhelmed (不知所措). I never quite     ________ the chance to continue or make any further efforts because the conversation returned to ________ as other people joined the table.

All in all, my experience has ________me that I still have a lot of work to do.

1.

A．subway

B．train

C．plane

D．boat

2.

A．satisfied

B．lucky

C．happy

D．comfortable

3.

A．go

B．fit

C．feel

D．do

4.

A．beyond

B．with

C．off

D．towards

5.

A．promised

B．turned

C．led

D．referred

6.

A．owned

B．used

C．written

D．advised

7.

A．agreed

B．stressed

C．tried

D．delivered

8.

A．ending

B．making

C．focusing

D．increasing

9.

A．should

B．must

C．need

D．could

10.

A．letting

B．seeing

C．hearing

D．helping

11.

A．rapidly

B．extremely

C．calmly

D．seriously

12.

A．class

B．experience

C．lecture

D．attitude

13.

A．got

B．missed

C．exchanged

D．gave

14.

A．Chinese

B．French

C．English

D．Italian

15.

A．requested

B．left

C．regarded

D．taught

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填上适当的内容或所给单词的正确形式。

Once there lived a rich man     1    wanted to do something for the people of his town.    2     first he wanted to 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    8    (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”

Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his         9    (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last!    10     the stone, he found a bag of money.

9 . 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

10 . Charlie is a teacher and his wife, Maria is an artist. The night before last, just before the longest day of the year, Charlie was sitting in a deckchair enjoying the warm summer air when Maria touched his shoulder and he could tell immediately she was a little worried about something. He asked her what the matter was and she replied that there was a strange thing on the jacket that was hanging in the bedroom. They had both lived in the West Indies (西印度群岛) and had seen a lot of strange creatures in their house before. But now they were living in England and so Charlie just laughed and said he would have a look at the “thing”.

He walked to the bedroom. He saw a jacket hanging in the bedroom and went up to it to have a closer look at the “thing”. The moment he touched it, the thing sprang into life. Now Charlie experiences fear like the rest of us but when this creature opened its wings, he jumped out of his skin and ran screaming from the room like a small child doing about 100 miles an hour.

For a moment the next-door neighbours thought that Charlie was murdering his wife because of the noise they could hear. In fact, it was a bat that frightened Charlie.

Eventually Charlie managed to trap the bat in a box and took it to the garden to let the bat fly. Maria, who had been playing the guitar while Charlie was upstairs, asked Charlie if he had found out what the thing was. “Oh, nothing to worry about”, he said casually hoping that the terror could not be seen in his eyes, “it was just a bat.”

1. Why was Maria a little worried one night?

A．Because she couldn't find her guitar.	B．Because she saw something strange.
C．Because it was too hot for her.	D．Because she had quarreled with her husband.

2. The underlined part “jumped out of his skin” in the second paragraph probably means ____.

A．stood up	B．was very frightened
C．threw off his clothes	D．was very excited

3. What happened to the bat?

A．It was killed by Charlie.	B．It was badly wounded.
C．It was set free by Charlie.	D．It was kept as a pet.

4. It can be inferred that ________.

A．Charlie was afraid that his wife would laugh at him if she knew the truth

B．the neighbours would report to the police about Charlie murdering the bat

C．the bat wouldn't come to Charlie's room again because it was frightened

D．Maria heard her husband screaming downstairs and became frightened