阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出适当的选项补全短文。（共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）
Have you ever noticed ads which say “Learn a foreign language in 6 weeks, or your money back! From the first day your pronunciation will be excellent. Just send…” and so on?
1. The only language that is easy to learn is the native language. And think how much practice that gets! Before World WarⅡpeople usually learned a foreign language in order to read the books and newspapers of the country.
Now speaking a foreign language is what most people want. Every year millions of people start learning one. 2.
Some people try at home with books and records or tapes, some use radios or television programs, others go to evening classes. If they use the language only 2 or 3 times a week, learning it will take a long time, like learning a language at school.
3. However, most people can’t afford this, and for many it is not necessary. 4. For example, scientists and doctors only need to be able to read books and reports in foreign languages.
Whether the language is learnt quickly or slowly, it is hard work. 5.
A. It is clearly easier to learn the language in the country where it is spoken.
B. Of course, it never happens quite like that.
C. What we can do is to try our best to learn it well and wisely.
D. How do they do it?
E. They need the language in order to do their work better.
F. There are many different languages in the world.
短文填空。从方框中选择适当的单词并用其正确形式填入短文空格内，使短文意思正确、通顺（每词限用一次）。（共10小题，每小题1分；计10分）。
steal, shout, together, same, thief, disappear, with, strange, it, accident, late, while |
One evening, when Mrs. Parley came back home from her shop, she found that her ring and parrot 1. . She thought they must be 2. by a thief, so she called the police.
A moment 3. , a policeman came to her house. Mrs. Parley told him that the thief stole not only the parrot but also her ring. But the policeman felt 4. , for he had never seen such a thief who liked stealing ring and parrot. And also it was strange that the thief stole the parrot 5. the cage(笼子). When they were talking about the event, suddenly they heard someone 6. outside: “Hands up! I will shoot if you move!” Mrs. Parley thought it was the 7. voice. She was scared. The policeman thought for a 8. , and said to Mrs. Parley, “Don’t be nervous.” Then he came to the window quietly and looked outside. What did he see? It was Mrs. Parley’s parrot, with her ring in 9. mouth. That was why her ring was missing 10. with her parrot. But how could the parrot act like a thief? The policeman guessed that the parrot might have seen too many films about stealing.
完成对话。在对话的空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确。一空一词，含缩写词。（共10小题，每小题1分；计10分）。
A：Morning, Liu Ming!
B：Morning, Wang Jun! Why are you in 1. a hurry?
A：I have to be at school 2. and finish my homework first before the class.
B：Haven’t you finished your homework yet?
A： 3. . Yesterday evening my father turned 4. all the lights and I couldn’t finish my homework.
B：Really? Why did he do that?
A：Because we joined in an 5. activity.
B：What was it?
A：Earth Hour. By the way, did you 6. to take a bus to school?
B：Yeah. But I’ve 7. to walk to school now. I want to do something for low-carbon economy(低碳经济), and 8. is also good for my health.
A：Sounds like a good idea! We should pay more attention to 9. the environment.
B：Yes, you are right. 10. walk to school together.
When the bell rings, every student takes out an IPad. The light from the screens makes their young faces pretty and lively.
That’s what happens every day at my school in the US. We use IPad in class.
I felt surprised and excited when I got an IPad the first day I arrived at the school. But it was not free. I paid about $99 to rent it for three years.
Every IPad at my school has a special learning system called Focus. Teachers put their teaching materials like textbooks and PPTs on it. When we have classes, we enter the system and download the materials with our IPads.
It makes the classes interesting and efficient. For example, several weeks ago, we learned about former South African president Nelson Mandela. Our teacher prepared a video in which Mandela made an encouraging speech. We could not only watch the video, but also check the transcript (文字稿）at the same time. Because of the video, I know more about the great man.
We also do our homework with IPads. If the homework is made up of multiple choices(选择题），we can know our grades right away after we submit(提交)our homework. If it’s articles, teachers grade them online, without needing to look through so many papers.
However, there are still some bad points about learning with IPads. Some of my classmates play games or log on social networking websites (社交网站）in class.
I believe the key to use Ipads well is to have good self-control (自制力), isn’t it?
1.The writer paid about _____ dollars to rent an Ipad every year.
A.99 B. 612 C. 33
2. How is an IPad used in class?
A. We enter the system－Focus and download the materials with it.
B. We only turn it on.
C. We record what the teacher said in class with it.
3.The underlined word “efficient” means “______ in Chinese.
A. 有影响的 B.高效的 C. 有活力的
4.We can’t ______ with IPads
A. do our homework
B. play games
C. grade our essays
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. How to use an IPad
B. Have classes with an IPad
C. How to have good self-control
根据短文内容选择正确答案。（共10小题，每小题2分；计20分）
A
I have just received your letter. And I was very surprised to know that you decided to drop out of school and wanted to be a model (模特).
Being a model for a living is not easy. In fact, a famous person like me has a lot of problems that you couldn’t see. I can’t eat what I like, even though I’m very hungry. Keeping thin makes me look more beautiful on the stage because no one would like to see a heavy model.
Besides, I have to wear a heavy coat in the hot sun, in a swimming suit in the cold air. And practicing walking nicely every day is tiring for me.
You might say I made much money from modeling. But my dear niece(侄女)，you have to know that money is nothing, knowledge is everything. School is important and everyone should go to school for a certain period of time. The longer they stay at school, the better they will be. Very often, I hope I can give up my job and continue my studies at school. But it is very difficult for me to go back to school again. I am too old to go back to school now.
You are a pretty young girl with a bright future. You only have one year to finish your studies in high school. A year is really short. Please do consider my words carefully before you decide. Of course, there is only one thing I care about, and that is your happiness.
Love,
Emma
1.Why was Emma surprised?
A. Alice decided not to do modeling
B. Alice ate too much and became a heavy girl
C. Alice decided not to finish her studies at school
2.Emma can’t go back to school again, because __________.
A. she wants to make more money from modeling
B. she is so old that she has missed the best time in school
C. she has done a good job and makes a lot of money as a model
3.How long does Alice still have to study in high school?
A. One year B. Two years C. Three years
4.Emma only cares about __________.
A. Alice’s beauty
B. Alice’s happiness
C. Alice’s age
5.From the letter we know that __________.
A. Emma is a famous model
B. Emma likes being a model for a living
C. Alice will go on her studies in high school
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的涂A，错误的涂B。（共5小题，每小题2分；计10分）
“Can I see my baby?” the happy new mother asked. When she saw the baby, she was surprised. The baby was born without ears.
As time went by, the baby grew up. There was nothing wrong with his hearing. But some kids laughed at him because he didn’t have ears. The baby was very sad, but his parents did nothing but felt sorry for him.
The boy’s father talked with a doctor. “Could nothing be done?” the father asked. “I believe I could give him a pair of outer ears, if they could be got.” The doctor answered. So they began to look for a person who would like to give his or her ears.
Two years went by. Then the father said, “You are going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have found someone and it will give the ears you need. But it’s a secret.” said the father. The operation was very successful. Several years later, he got a good job.
One day, he told his father, “But I must know who gave so much to me. I want to do something for him or her.” “I am sorry, but I can’t tell you,” said the father.
The secret was kept for years, but the day did come. For the boy, it was one of the darkest days. He stood with his father near his mother’s coffin (a box in which a dead body is put).
Slowly, the father raised her thick brown hair to show that his mother had no outer ears. “Your mother said she was glad that she never let her hair be cut,” he said, “and nobody ever thought she was less beautiful, did they?”
1.The kids laugh at the boy, because he heard nothing.
2.The boy’s mother gave her ears to the boy.
3.The boy’s mother never let her hair be cut, because she liked long hair.
4.After the boy’s mother died, the boy knew who gave the ears to him.
5.The boy was told the truth by his father.
