Perhaps the only test score that I remember is the 55 when I was in high school.
The test was the final for a course. I remember waiting anxiously as my teacher Mr. Right passed out our papers one by one. It was a rather difficult test. I heard my classmates groaning, and I could tel by the groans that the scores weren’t looking good.
Mr. Right put my paper on my desk. There in big red numbers, circled to draw attention, was my score, 55!
I lowered my head, and covered the score up quickly. A 55 is not something that you wanted your classmates to see.“The scores were not very good, none of you passed,”Mr. Right said. “The highest score in the class was a 55.”
A 55. That’s me!
Suddenly my sad look didn’t look so bad. I had the highest score. I felt a lot better.
I walked home alone that day with the low but high score. My father knew that I had a big test that day and asked me as soon as I got home, “How did you do in your test？”“I made a 55,”I said.
A frown（皱眉）now stood on my father’s face. I knew I had to explain immediately. “But Dad, I had the highest score in the calss,”I proudly stated. I thought that explanation would make a difference.“You failed!”my father replied.“But it’s the highest!” I insisted.“I don’t care what scores others had, but you failed. What matters is what you do!”my father firmly said.
For years, my father was always that way. It didn’t matter what others did, it only mattered what I did and that I did it excelently.
We often don’t understand the wisdom（智慧）of good parents until we ourselves stand in the parents’shoes. My father’s words have carried me throughout life.
1. The word groaning is the closest in meaning to _____.
A. singing B. laughingC. complaining D. quarreling
2. In class, to hide my score from my classmates, I _____.
A. lowered my head B. covered my score up
C. walked home alone D. explained immediately
3. A frown stood on my father’s face because he thought _____.
A. I did a bad job in the test
B. I gave a good excuse
C. I became the worst student
D. I stood in his shoes
4. We can infer from the passage that _____.
A. the father was strict with his child.
B. the writer was always poor in tests.
C. Mr. Right was worried about the writer
D. the writer was always happy with his scores
5. Which is the best title of the passage？
A. The Final Test B. That’s Me!
C. My strict Teacher D. Scores, Important？
词汇运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
(A) 根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。
1. The dog’s （死亡）made him very sad.
2.We’re thinking about _______________( 拒绝 ) their invitation.
3.Man and woman think and behave __________ (不同)in many ways.
4.She tried to stop smoking, and she (成功).
5.I think we should be _________(允许) to wear our own clothes.
(B) 在下列各句的空格内填上一个适当的完整的单词，该词的首字母已给出。
6.The growing population is one of the biggest c of the world today.
7. Do you read a d_________ newspaper?
8.I’m busy doing my homework. Please don’t b__________ me.
9.How can you take my money without my p__________?
10. I think it’s n_________ to work hard and improve our life.
任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题1 分，满分5 分）
“低碳生活，从我做起！”请仔细阅读下列材料，找出以下五种“低碳”行为产生的直接效应。
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1.Henry often recycles water to clean his room and water the flowers.2.Daphne always turns off the lights and the computer as soon as she leaves her office.
3. Mr. White sometimes goes to work by bus or on foot instead of driving his car.
4. Li Lei usually uses QQ or e-mail to communicate with his friends instead of paper letters.
5.Miss Zhang never wears fur（皮草）clothes and she decides to eat less meat.
In the world today, all of the people need recreation（消遣）. We can not work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life.
Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular form is to take part in sports. There are team sports, such as basketball and football. There are also individual（个人的） sports, such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular recreation for people who like to be outdoor（室外的）.
Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them. Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like some forms of indoor recreation, such as watching TV, singing and dancing.
It doesn’t matter whether we like indoor recreation or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and enjoy some forms of recreation.
1. Which is the most popular form of recreation?
A. Sports B. Watching TV C. Sleeping D. Singing and dancing
2.People want to take part in sports in order to .
A. keep healthy and enjoy life B. make friends
C. find a good job D. make more money
3. Outdoor sports include（包括） .
A. watching TV B. singing and dancing
C. listening to the radio D. skating and mountain climbing
4.Why do many people like watching sports on TV or listening to them on the radio?
A. Because they like sports, but they don’t like to take part in them.
B. Because they don’t enjoy sports.
C. Because they don’t enjoy life.
D. Because they don’t need recreation.
5. The passage tells us that .
A. basketball is a kind of team sports
B. everyone who enjoys sports should take part in them
C. different people have different ways of relaxing
D. indoor recreation is not as important as outdoor sports
Helping your children to read and write at home will improve their skills and confidence—it will also make them get ready for learning in the classroom environment.
are needed by every child in every subject in every year of their life in or outside school. Students who improve their reading and writing skills will increase their vocabulary and their ability（能力）to use the English language correctly. As parents, you can play an important role in improving your children’s literacy（读写能力）. You can make a difference by listening, asking questions, giving information, and reading with your children outside school hours.
Here are 8 tips on how to help your children to read and write:
² having everyday conversations with your children
² trying to ask more “wh-” questions instead of easy “yes” or “no” questions
² encouraging your children to talk about events you don’t know
² reading to your children each night
² listening to your children read
² teaching your children how to use dictionaries
² talking about your children’s writings
² practicing filling in forms, writing letters, sending cards or emails
You can also encourage your children to join the Reading Challenge Club and discuss the books they are reading together. In the club, children must read 15 books from the Challenge book list and 5 more books chosen by themselves. There are over 1,000 books on the list. The reading must be done in one year. What’s more, it is a wonderful way to help your children to write. For example, you can encourage them to write diaries or book reviews. Remember to make positive comments as much as possible.
1.This passage is mainly written for __________.
A. children B. teachers C. parents D. doctors
2.__________ is the best for the missing part in Paragraph 2.
A. “Listening and speaking skills” B. “Reading and writing skills”
C. “Listening and writing skills” D. “Reading and listening skills”
3.__________ is NOT mentioned in the 8 tips above.
A. “Listening to the radio every day” B. “Listening to your children read”
C. “Reading to your children each night” D. “Talking about your children’s writings”
4. In the Reading Challenge Club, children have to read __________ in one year.
A. 5 books B. 10 books C. 15 books D. 20 books
5. Parents can help children to write by encouraging them to__________.
A. draw pictures or take photos B. listen to pop music
C. write diaries or book reviews D. play computer games
1.We can see this ad _________.
A. at a cafe B. at a library C. at school D. at home
2.We can go for lunch at _________on Monday.
A. 10:30 B. 11:45 C. 12:30 D. 14:30
3.Mrs. Zhou will spend _________ if she goes for dinner on Friday.
A. $ 6 B. $ 7 C. $ 11 D. $ 12
4.Mr. Brown and his 8-year-old son had to pay _________ for dinner last Sunday.
A. $ 7 B. $ 11 C. $ 12 D. $ 17
5.You can _________ according to the ad.
A. take away the food in one box for $ 8 B. enjoy all you can eat and barbecue
C. get a free bottle of wine with your friend D. call the Chinese Cafe at 9651 4655
