Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve Paul saw a dirty and poorly-dressed boy walking 1 his shining car. “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.
Paul told him how he got the car and the boy was 2 . “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything? Boy I wish…” he said, without 3 his sentence. Paul thought the boy wished he had a 4 like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. “I wish.” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.”
Paul looked at the boy in surprise. He invited him to take a 5 in his car and the boy agreed happily. After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes 6 , said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”
Paul smiled a little. He thought the boy wanted to 7 his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong 8 . The boy ran back into his house, and after a short while came back with his disabled brother in his arms.
He 9 him down on the step and pointed to the car. “There she is, Buddy, just like what I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t 10 him a cent. Some day I am going to give you one just like it.”
1. A. inside B. around C. through D. across
2. A. interested B. excited C. satisfied D. surprised.
3. A. finishing B. understanding C. hearing D. checking
4. A. car B. brother C. sister D. rest
5. A. seat B. rest C. ride D. picture
6. A. watering B. shining C. wondering D. shaking
7. A. frustrate B. shock C. remind D. show
8. A. either B. too C. again D. instead
9. A. sat B. dropped C. let D. kept
10. A. pay B. cost C. bring D. return
(B)
Water is the 1 of all the things we eat and drink. Not many people understand this but 2 quite true. The human body can go without 3 for a long time. We have got many example for this. Yet two 4 three days without water can usually make people 5 . Man can’t live 6 water.
Many people don’t understand how 7 water the human body needs
8 work well, and many people, especially young people, do not drink enough, 9 in very hot weather. Our body has mostly water, about sixty-five percent to seventy-five percent. That is to say about two thirds of our body is water. When we do sports some of the water will get away from our body. 10
we don’t drink some water, we don’t have enough water. And if we don’t have enough water, we will feel tired and many of us will get ill. So you know how important water is to us.
1. A. important B. most important C. more important D. different
2. A. it’s B. its C. it D. is
3. A. food B. water C. drink D. meat
4. A. so B. and C. but D. or
5. A. to die B. die C. to died D. died
6. A. have B. with C. without D. in
7. A. many B. much C. little D. few
8. A. and B. the C. / D . to
9. A. even B. ever C. almost D. hardly
10. A. If B. For C. Since D. Because
A.1—5 BDABC 6—10 BDCAB B. 1—5 BAADB 6—10 CBDAA
(C)
Several days ago, some students from the US visited our school. When we talked, I discovered 1 differences in school life between the US and China. For example, each class 2 fifty minutes in the US. It is a little 3 than that in China. We usually have forty-five minutes in each class. Another difference is that they have less break time between 4 . Besides, although most school in both countries finish their 5 classes at 12 o’clock, the students in the US only have an hour-long break, so they 6 eat lunch quickly. Their afternoon classes begin at 1:00 pm and school is cover 7 3:00 pm. Then they take part in club activities or play sports.
Many Chinese students don’t work during their high school years, while the US students like to find a part-time job in 8 free time. They don’t have a dream job in mind. They think 9 is no difference between jobs. Working is a useful experience for them and they make money at the same time. Some of them even take one-year full-time jobs 10 they leave high school and then go to college.
1. A. no B. few C. little D. some
2. A. lasts B. finishes C. starts D. stays
3. A. shorter B. longer C. earlier D. later
4. A. schools B. classes C. meals D. students
5. A. day B. night C. morning D. afternoon
6. A. can’t B. mustn’t C. need to D. are able to
7. A. in B. for C. during D. around
8. A. my B. his C. their D. your
9. A. it B. there C. that D. this
10. A. after B. with C. while D. during
( D )
When should you start to buy Christmas presents? One week before the day? Or two weeks? Western children start 1 them months before Christmas Day. As the day comes nearer, children start to write 2 of what presents they want to give and receive.
Big shopping streets get very crowded 3 late November. Everyone counts down “the number of shopping days left till Christmas” Stores 4 pretty colored lights, and Christmas trees with shiny balls. You will 5 Christmas music songs like “Jingle Bells” in shop after shop. Some shops have many dolls, candies and computer games. You can play with toys to see 6 you like them. There are 7 people to show you how things work. People try to get to shops early to buy presents before they 8 . In the week before Christmas, shops stay open late. It is very 9 for sales people.
Some people save for months before the holiday 10 they have enough money to spend on their friends and family. But not everyone goes shopping for Christmas presents. Some people like to make their own gifts and cards.
1. A. receiving B. decorating C. buying D. sending
2. A. cards B. messages C. lists D. reports
3. A. till B. during C. through D. from
4. A. put up B. put on C. set up D. depend on
5. A. sing B. hear C. watch D. listen
6. A. why B. how C. if D. although
7. A. special B. favorite C. friendly D. familiar
8. A. drop in B. sell out C. come out D. run away
9. A. relaxing B. unusual C. useful D. tiring
10. A. no matter B. ever since C. so that D. even though
C. 1—5 DABBC 6—10 CDCBA D. 1—5 CCDAB 6—10 CABDC
(E)
The world of the outdoor is full of secrets. And they are so interesting that quite a lot of people are busy studying 1 . All around us are birds, animals, trees and flowers. The fact about how they live and grow are as 2 as anything could be.
Do you know that one of the greatest presidents of the USA spent hours and hours studying birds? A businessman 3 lives near New York City, became so interested in insects that he began to 4 them. He now has more than one thousand different kinds carefully kept in glass boxes.
Come then with me, and I will help you find some of nature’s 5 . Now let us go 6 through the woods and fields. Here we shall find how a rabbit
7 the other rabbits that there is a danger. We shall follow a mother bear and her young ones 8 they are searching for food and getting ready for winter sleep. We shall watch bees dancing in the air to let other 9 know where they can find food. I will show you many other interesting things, but the best thing that I can teach you is keep your eyes and ears 10 when you go out of doors. Nature tells her secret only to people who look and listen carefully.
1. A. it B. them C. itself D. themselves
2. A. interesting B. relaxing C. boring D. worrying
3. A. whose B. which C. who D. where
4. A. find B. plant C. collect D. grow
5. A. places B. secrets C. wonders D. pictures
6. A. really B. loudly C. hardly D. quietly
7. A. tells B. speaks C. talks D. says
8. A. though B. while C. because D. whether
9. A. rabbits B. birds C. bears D. bees
10. A. open B. closed C. wide D. low
(F)
Two weeks before Christmas, Mum told me we would go to Grandma’s for the 1 . Grandma and Uncle Henry lived on a farm fifteen miles out of 2 . They had no electricity or running water in their house. In a word, I thought they had no “good things”. They also 3 no plans for Christmas.
On the way to Grandma’s home, I was not happy. I thought it was going to be the 4 Christmas. Grandma was surprised to see us. “We are so happy to see you! It’s Christmas, but we don’t 5 have a turkey to cook for you.” “ I knew that.” Mum said 6 we took out all the things for Christmas.
Then Uncle Henry and I found a 7 in the forest, and we made it quite beautiful. Mum cooked delicious turkey dinner for us. I began to 8 this unusual Christmas Day.
Finally Mum gave a pudding to Grandma and said to her “Mum, Merry Christmas!” I was 9 and couldn’t keep the tears form my eyes. Then I knew the best 10 Mum gave me was the truth that the most beautiful thing is go give.
1. A. year B. holiday C. weekend D. rest
2. A. town B. road C. school D. hotel
3. A. decided B . found C. made D. began
4. A. best B. latest C. cheapest D. worst
5. A. ever B. even C. still D. just
6. A. because B. since C. as D. while
7. A. picture B. present C. flower D. tree
8. A. enjoy B. hate C. arrange D. waste
9. A. worried B. moved C. tired D. lonely
10. A. chance B. behavior C. knowledge D. gift
E. 1—5 BACCB 6—10 DABDA F. 1—5 BACDB 6—10 CDABD
(G)
The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the world. What is the most surprising is that it was not 1 earlier, although the great inventor Leonardo da Vinci had drawn pictures for bicycles and also for flying machines and some other things. Those things were not produced 2 long after he died.
A person riding a bicycle uses 3 energy to make the bicycle move, and there is no pollution at all when you are riding. Even so, in developed 4 , most people don’t travel to work by bicycle. It is not because the bicycles are expensive or people feel 5 if they ride to work. It’s because 6 cars on the roads becomes larger. It certainly becomes 7 to ride a bicycle. As a result, more people put their bicycles away and go to work 8 their cars. And in this way, the situation is made more serious. 9 the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to create paths only for bicycles, and to make
10 so difficult and expensive for drivers to take their cars into the city that they will go back to use their bicycles.
1. A. invent B. inventing C. invented D. to invent
2. A. before B. when C. since B. until
3. A. much B. quite a lot of C. very little D. many
4. A. world B. countries C. land D. earth
5. A. lucky B. glad C. sorry D. tired
6. A. the number of B. a number of C. the kind of D. all kinds of
7. A. safer B. more dangerous C. much dangerous D. safe
8. A. by B. in C. use D. drive
9. A. Hardly B. May be C. Perhaps D. Nearly
10. A. it B. them C. us D. that
(H)
When you wave to a friend, you are using a sign language. When you smile at someone, you mean to be 1 . When you put one finger in front of your
2 , you mean “be quiet”.
Yet people in different countries may use different sign languages.
Once an Englishman was in Italy. He could speak 3 Italian. One day while he was walking in the street, he felt 4 and went into a restaurant. When the 5 came, the Englishman opened his mouth. Put his fingers into it and took them out again and moved his lips. In this way, he meant to say, “Bring me something to eat.” 6 the waiter brought him a lot of things to drink. First tea, then coffee and 7 , but no food. The Englishman was sorry that he was not able to 8 the waiter he was hungry. He was 9 to leave the restaurant, another man came 10 and put his hands on his stomach. And this sign was good enough for the waiter. In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat. At last the Englishman had his meal in the same way.
1. A. lucky B. friendly C. relaxing D. enjoyable
2. A. legs B. head C. mouth D. eyes
3. A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
4. A. tired B. cold C. hungry D. ill
5. A. manager B. waiter C. friend D. passenger
6. A. As B. So C. And D. But
7. A. bread B. fish C. milk D. meat
8. A. show B. interview C. suggest D. tell
9. A. ready B. afraid C. able D. sorry
10. A. on B. in C. out D. up
G. 1—5 CDCBD 6—10 ABBCA H. 1—5 BCACB 6—10 DCDAB下载本文