1 . As I stuck in the mud (泥), with my bike on top of me, I wondered what had forced me to come here. Madagascar is not a good place for a cycling holiday: one of the world's poorest countries, only 11 percent of roadway is paved (铺). South of the town of Antalaha, where I started, the road was in worse condition.

I appeared from a week in the wilderness and reached the start of the Route National 5 at Maroantsetra, but my dream of a smooth road and speed was suddenly destroyed by mud. The "worst road in the country" changed my bicycle into a burden (负担) for days. Finally, I was claimed by the road. Tired. Alone.

As I wiped (擦) the mud from my face and looked upwards, I was greeted by a Malagasy man. He helped me stand up and smiled playfully while he pointed to my bike, which sat next to his. I started again. But I fell again in the mud. Angrily, I told him to go on, but if he understood he showed no sign of it. His smile forced me back onto the bike. We continued like this for hours. But I fell less. Studying my quick guide, slowly I learned. As we passed through a village, a group of children saw me and shouted loudly. His only words were: "Their parents tell them while people steal and eat them. Funny, no?"

I tried to ask why, but he had already set off. I tried to catch up; as I got closer, he took it as a challenge and sped up. We raced along the road. I rode a little faster and I was just behind, about to catch up with him. With a smile, he sped up and was away, leaving me breathless.

1. What was in the author's mind when he was in the mud?

A．He considered his experience a special pleasure.

B．He made up his mind to continue challenging himself.

C．He tried to think out a new road for cycling in Antalaha.

D．He regretted having the cycling holiday in Madagascar.

2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．The author chose another road.

B．The author decided to ask for help.

C．The author lay on the road for a rest.

D．The author had no confidence to ride on.

3. How did the Malagasy man help the author?

A．By showing him the right way.

B．By wiping the mud from his bike.

C．By riding in front of him all the way.

D．By teaching him how to ride in the mud.

4. What's the best title for the text?

A．A lonely trip

B．A bicycle race

C．A lesson in cycling

D．A road in Madagascar

2 . Dino Impagliazzo cuts onions like a professional cook. The Italian man makes a great vegetable soup, ________ most of his longtime “customers” can’t ________ pay for a piece of bread. Working with a much younger man, the 90-year-old, Impagliazzo is known as Rom’s “chef of the ________.”

Three days a week, he sets out to gather ________ with other volunteers. They are all part of RomAmoR (RomeLove), a group that he started. The ________ go to markets and bakeries to collect ________ food. The other four days of the week, RomAmoR volunteers cook food and ________ it in different places across the city. Such efforts help Impagliazzo ________ his dream of feeding the homeless.

It all ________ 15 years ago when a homeless man at a Rome train station asked impagliazzo for money to buy a sandwich. “I realized that perhaps ________ buying one sandwich, making some sandwiches for him and for the friends who were there would be better, and thus began our ________,” he said.

He launched (开始从事) his work to ________ the needy with other retired people. Now there are more than 300 volunteers, both young and old. Impagliazzo recently received a(n) ________ from Italian President. He was recognized as a “hero of our times”. He never ________ his idea would become so ________.

1.

A．though

B．but

C．so

D．when

2.

A．still

B．either

C．even

D．yet

3.

A．poor

B．old

C．rich

D．yet

4.

A．clothes

B．children

C．money

D．food

5.

A．cooks

B．friends

C．volunteers

D．managers

6.

A．frozen

B．donated

C．fast

D．canned

7.

A．serve

B．gather

C．sell

D．throw

8.

A．put forward

B．see to

C．take over

D．live out

9.

A．arrived

B．predicted

C．began

D．appeared

10.

A．instead of

B．because of

C．in case of

D．for lack of

11.

A．training

B．adventure

C．exploration

D．research

12.

A．inspire

B．protect

C．feed

D．save

13.

A．award

B．permit

C．cup

D．menu

14.

A．promised

B．agreed

C．admitted

D．dreamed

15.

A．impressive

B．lovable

C．successful

D．colorful

3 . While a man was passing by an elephant, he suddenly stopped. The elephant was held by only a small rope. The farmer ties the rope to the elephant's front leg. No chains, no cages. The man was very confused. He wanted to know why the elephant didn't run away.

He visited the farmer and asked why the elephant just stood there and didn't run away. "Well," the farmer said, "when it was very young and much smaller, we used the same size rope to tie it. At that age, the rope was strong enough to hold it. Of course it couldn't run away. When it grew up, it still believed the rope could hold it. So it never tried to run away."

The man was very amazed. In fact, the grown-up elephant could run away at any time. But it didn't run away just because it believed it couldn't. As a result, it was stuck right there.

We have such problems in our life. Sometimes we don't think we can deal with the problems. Sometimes we fail to deal with them. It's not wise to stop struggling. See? Failure is part of learning. We should never give up the struggle.

1. The farmer held the elephant by ________.

A．making a chain to tie the elephant	B．making a cage for the elephant
C．tying a rope to the elephant's front leg	D．tying a rope around the elephant's body

2. When the elephant grew up, the farmer used ________ to hold it.

A．a stronger rope	B．a smaller rope
C．the same size rope	D．a longer rope

3. The grown-up elephant couldn't run away because ________.

A．no one came to save it	B．the elephant couldn't run fast
C．it was not strong enough	D．it believed it couldn't

4. The writer wants to tell us ________.

A．not to stop struggling	B．to give up the struggle in life
C．to learn from the farmer	D．to learn from the elephant

4 . Her nickname was Fort. At first, life seemed great for her. _______, when she was in her late twenties, she had cancer. If there was ever a case to be put into the "Life isn't_______" folder, this was it.

As Melissa(her real name) battled cancer, her nickname seemed most _______. She was a fort(堡垒)_______. During her battle to overcome cancer, she seemed _______ and she held up. She was a little battered(受到重创的) after the_______, but somehow she remained standing. She fought that cancer for five years _______ it finally beat her.

Those around Fort felt _______ her. No one seemed to _______ Melissa's cancer or death very well, except Melissa herself.

Melissa "Fort" dealt both her cancer and death with an amazing attitude. She________ each day she had in her last five years. Though she________ that her life could be ________, she lived it to the fullest. Each day, she was________ and kept a sense of humor. Fort started a daily blog to record her battle with cancer and encourage others never to ________. And that blog worked.

Fort________ the pain of cancer. She also showed everyone how________ life could be. The________of her blog seemed to be simple, which is "live each day to the fullest, because it can be your last."

Fort's blog ________ me. I realized if I kept putting my dreams off until tomorrow, my tomorrow might ________ come. So six months before turning fifty, I told myself to________ writing. I wrote story after story. Now, three years later, I've had articles published in national magazines.

1.

A．Therefore

B．Otherwise

C．Besides

D．However

2.

A．fair

B．full

C．free

D．funny

3.

A．useful

B．beautiful

C．special

D．suitable

4.

A．instead

B．indeed

C．yet

D．sometimes

5.

A．honest

B．bitter

C．strong

D．crazy

6.

A．rests

B．wars

C．death

D．study

7.

A．because

B．unless

C．before

D．though

8.

A．sorry for

B．satisfied with

C．mad at

D．surprised by

9.

A．handle

B．keep

C．remember

D．notice

10.

A．appreciated

B．counted

C．missed

D．avoided

11.

A．argued

B．asked

C．doubted

D．understood

12.

A．saved

B．shortened

C．wasted

D．improved

13.

A．anxious

B．curious

C．positive

D．confused

14.

A．set out

B．hold on

C．get through

D．give up

15.

A．felt

B．shared

C．stood

D．valued

16.

A．interesting

B．boring

C．unlucky

D．ordinary

17.

A．function

B．type

C．theme

D．reason

18.

A．disappointed

B．inspired

C．shocked

D．amused

19.

A．just

B．also

C．still

D．never

20.

A．enjoy

B．quit

C．start

D．consider

5 . Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese ________ at my face, but I pushed them ________. My mom believed I would learn ________ I was ready. But the ________ never came.

On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was ________ at him, confused, shaking my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He ________ me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”

“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some ________ with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for ________.

“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I ________ the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.

I found the fish ________ surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fisherman. But he ________ my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased ________ their impatience. With every ________, the breath of the dragons on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling—________ me to cry out, “Xian Sheng Yu, please.” “Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated. The crowd burst into laughter. My face turned ________ and I ran back home ________, except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my hand.

Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese. I should feel right at ________. Instead, I was the joke, a disgrace (丢脸) to the language.

Sometimes, I laugh at my fish ________, but, in the end, the joke is on ________. Every laugh is a culture ________; every laugh is my heritage (传统) fading away.

1.

A．custom

B．games

C．characters

D．language

2.

A．ahead

B．around

C．along

D．aside

3.

A．when

B．before

C．unless

D．until

4.

A．success

B．study

C．time

D．attempt

5.

A．aim

B．joke

C．nod

D．stare

6.

A．cared about

B．laughed at

C．argued with

D．asked after

7.

A．right now

B．from now

C．at times

D．in time

8.

A．decision

B．permission

C．information

D．preparation

9.

A．repeated

B．reviewed

C．spelled

D．kept

10.

A．farm

B．stand

C．pond

D．market

11.

A．guessed

B．forgot

C．doubted

D．ignored

12.

A．by

B．near

C．with

D．from

13.

A．second

B．effort

C．desire

D．movement

14.

A．forcing

B．allowing

C．finding

D．leading

15.

A．bright

B．blank

C．pale

D．red

16.

A．open-mouthed

B．tongue-tied

C．empty-handed

D．broken-hearted

17.

A．service

B．home

C．risk

D．root

18.

A．trade

B．confidence

C．challenge

D．experience

19.

A．it

B．us

C．me

D．them

20.

A．treasured

B．lost

C．valued

D．reflected

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。

Marmi, my big sister, was eagerly looking for a pup(小狗) to look after and love all her life, so she would ask Mummy many times for a pup of her own, but the answer was always no. You see, my mum is not very fond of dogs, never has been, and always says they're too big a responsibility. She's just not a dog person. Well, that didn't stop my sister from looking or hoping for a dog. She used to search online for her favourite breed(品种). Until one day Marni found some Cavapoo pups advertised for sale. She immediately showed Mummy and begged to go and see them. Not sure how my sister persuaded her, but to our surprise, Mummy said we could go and have a look at them but not to get high hopes. Marni rushed everyone in the car before Mummy changed her mind. Off we sped to the advertised breeder's house which luckily wasn't too far. We got to the house and I bet I could hear my sister's heart dancing with excitement. As we rang the doorbell, we could hear cute little barks coming from inside. We went in and saw lots of little black pups excitedly jumping around. There were other people there too, so we needed to choose one fast if you know what I mean. It was rather crowded but the breeder let us hold and cuddle(搂抱) the pups. The breeder handed a little confident pup to Marni. The little pup seemed an old friend with my sister. But after a lot of cuddles, Mummy said we had to go and would have to think about it.

注意:
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语;
3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好;
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:

As we were walking towards the door, the little pup followed my sister out.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:

The little pup made a mess(杂乱) of our home.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号() 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Li Hua and I were neighbours and we went to same school. We always went to school together. We were good friend and had a great deal to share with every day. However, one day, Li Hua copied my homework, which made me such angry that I did not want to be friends with him any long. Then on Monday morning I ran downstairs without realize it was raining, but there was no time to return home to fetch an umbrella. It happens that Li Hua was just around the corner and he offered to share her umbrella with me. He made an apology to me in a gently voice. I forgave him but gave him a hug.

8 . John entered a college and often worked late until 12 at night.He fell into the _______ of smoking a year ago.He smoked so much that he_______had a cigarette on his lips.He_______ while he read，while he watched television and _______ while he drank a cup of coffee or tea.He smoked nearly forty cigarettes a day, but he was _______about it.

John's friend，Frank，_______many times to _______ him not to smoke.“Smoking is bad for your _______!” he said, “You’d better give it up.”But his advice didn’t _______.

Before long，John ________ that he often got a bad cough，________ he went to see a doctor.The doctor________ him carefully and asked whether he often smoked.John told him the ________.Then the doctor told him that his cough was ________ by smoking and he wouldn’t get any better unless he stopped smoking.

“If not,” said the doctor, “you will never ________ from your cough and some other illnesses may also be caused.” John became ________ and made up his mind to give up smoking.At the beginning，it was very ________ for him.Every ________ when he wanted to smoke，he got something to eat.At last，he was not ________ smoking at all.And he no longer had ________ .

1.

A．hole

B．love

C．habit

D．interest

2.

A．still

B．never

C．always

D．sometimes

3.

A．smoked

B．stopped

C．ate

D．played

4.

A．even

B．just

C．ever

D．only

5.

A．doubtful

B．angry

C．curious

D．happy

6.

A．1eft

B．tried

C．explained

D．forgot

7.

A．call

B．order

C．force

D．advise

8.

A．friendship

B．health

C．study

D．sleep

9.

A．work

B．return

C．continue

D．answer

10.

A．recognized

B．found

C．understood

D．showed

11.

A．so

B．or

C．but

D．though

12.

A．saw

B．examined

C．watched

D．judged

13.

A．disease

B．reason

C．accident

D．truth

14.

A．followed

B．caused

C．kept

D．resulted

15.

A．differ

B．hear

C．suffer

D．recover

16.

A．disappointed

B．worried

C．sad

D．sorry

17.

A．boring

B．tiring

C．difficult

D．late

18.

A．day

B．way

C．time

D．second

19.

A．surprised at

B．interested in

C．certain about

D．afraid of

20.

A．coughs

B．pains

C．troubles

D．cigarettes

9 . It’s not common that a grandmother aged 89 is crowned Queen of Icebergs in north America, but when it does happen it’s quite the sight.

On a recent trip to Iceland, Judith Streng became that grandma after her son attempted to take a photograph of her sitting on an ice structure that looks like a throne (宝座) at Diamond Beach in Jokul. Shortly after Streng sat down to pose, the piece of ice broke off and floated into the water.

“I thought it was safe. One girl had been on it and then two girls at the same time, and it was very secure with them. When I got on it, it started to shake and a wave was coming in. A very large wave came in and made the throne kind of shake, and I could tell that I was slipping off,” Streng told ABC News.

Streng’s story went hot after her 24-year-old granddaughter Catherine tweeted a text message exchange she had with her father about the incident. “My grandmother almost got lost at sea in Iceland today!”

Catherine, who teaches English in Seoul, South Korea, explained via Twitter that her father described the scene vividly. He has a PhD in English, and described the event in the following words, “She climbed to the throne after a wave had pulled back and left it briefly exposed on the beach. Then a wave washed in and removed the ice throne, rocking it from side to side. When the wave left, it lifted the throne and carried her out into the sea with the tide.”

Luckily for the Streng family, Randy, a licensed boat captain from Florida with knowledge of water rescue strategies witnessed the whole thing, and was able to save the day.

1. Where was the grandma when her son was taking a picture for her?

A．On a crown.	B．In an iceboat.
C．At a throne beach.	D．On an iceberg.

2. How did Catherine spread this accident?

A．By drawing a vivid picture.

B．By exchanging tweeter account.

C．By talking with her father in Seoul.

D．By posting the text message exchange with her father.

3. Who saved the grandmother?

A．Catherine.	B．Streng.
C．Randy.	D．Judith.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Taking Pictures Must be Very Dangerous

B．A Grandma Floated out to the Sea on an Iceberg

C．An Optimistic Family Who Love Iceberg

D．The Licensed Boat Captain Went Hot Slowly

10 . The pupils of Grangetown High have been busy getting to know their newest and tallest classmate — a 7-meter-tall giraffe outside their school.

The giraffe is a huge sculpture (雕像). The school’s headmaster noticed it in an artist’s garden as he drove past one day, and thought it would be perfect for his school. “I knew everyone would love it,” he said, “because our basketball team is known as the Grangetown Giraffes, and they wear giraffes on their shirts. So I asked them to write to the artist, asking how much it would cost to buy the giraffe. He was very kind and got it ready to deliver (递送) in six weeks — all for nothing! It was expected to arrive one Sunday morning, so that the pupils would see it when they got to school on Monday — at that time they had no idea that we were getting it.”

The artist, Tom Bennett was a university professor of chemistry before he retired in 2012 and only took up metalwork a couple of years ago. “I’ve always drawn pictures,” he said. I can even remember doing it on my first day at school — I drew a horse. I wanted it to be the best horse picture ever, but I don’t think I succeeded.” Tom’s first metalwork was a bicycle on which he and his wife could go cycling together, “It was the most uncomfortable bike ever created,” he said, “so I gave up making bicycles and went into sculpture instead.”

Meanwhile the pupils at Grangetown High are very happy with their new classmate. “We’re going to hold a competition to give it a proper name,” said one girl. “Everyone likes the expression on its face, so perhaps that will give us some ideas.”

1. What can we learn about the giraffe according to the text?

A．It was specially made for a basketball team.

B．It was given to Grangetown High for free.

C．It was as tall as a basketball player.

D．It was sent to Grangetown High on Monday.

2. How did the pupils probably feel when they got to school on Monday?

A．surprised	B．sad
C．shy	D．confident

3. Which of the following is TRUE about Tom Bennett?

A．He visited Grangetown High as a professor.

B．He did well in drawing, especially horses.

C．He learned a lot about sculpture at university.

D．He showed interest in art at an early age.

4. What’s the main idea of the text?

A．It was difficult to name a giraffe.

B．A metal giraffe arrived at Grangetown High.

C．Tom Bennett is famous as a sculptor.

D．The Grangetown Giraffes is a strong team.