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Years ago, there lived a wealthy man named Mr. Cooper who, with his dearest young son John, loved art collecting. Together they traveled around the world, collecting the finest art treasures. One winter, war came to the nation, and John left to serve his country. After only a few short weeks, his father received a telegram reading that John had died while saving a fellow soldier. Filled with sadness, the old man cried. On the coming Christmas morning, a soldier called on him and gave him a picture of John. The following spring, the old man became ill and passed away. According to his will, all of his works of art would be auctioned (拍卖) on Christmas Day, when he had received the greatest gift of his life. The day soon arrived and art collectors from around the world gathered to buy some of the world’s greatest paintings. The auction began with a painting of the old man’s son. “Who will open the bidding (出价) with $100?” the auctioneer (拍卖人) asked. Minutes passed, but no one spoke. Finally, a neighbor of the old man’s spoke. “Can I take the painting for ten dollars? It is all I have, and he is a good man.” “Will anyone go higher?” called the auctioneer. After more silence, the auctioneer said, “Going once, going twice, gone.” The gavel（槌）fell. “Now we can get on to the real treasures,” someone shouted angrily. But the auctioneer said that the auction was over. Someone asked, “It’s over? We didn’t come here for a picture of some old guy’s son. There are millions of dollars worth of art here!” The auctioneer replied, “It’s very simple. According to the will of the father, whoever takes the son ... gets all.” 1. The underlined words “the greatest gift” in Paragraph 3 refer to _______. A. a picture of John B. the painting John collected C. the finest work of art D. the telegram about his son 2. It can be inferred from the passage that______. A. the old man and the auctioneer were good friends B. no art collectors wanted to buy Mr. Cooper’s collection of art C. John was a successful art collector and an excellent artist D. the old man, Mr. Cooper, loved his son very much
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Low-Cost Gifts for Mother's Day Gift No.1 Offer to be your mother's health friend. Promise to be there for any and all doctor's visits whether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say "no need," another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor's visit. The best part ? This one is free. Gift No. 2 Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. "Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother's life," Dr. Marie Savard said. Gift No. 3 Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. "Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep," Savard said. "We know that good sleep is very important to our health." Gift No. 4 Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother's Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构) Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things -many of which are "green" - and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity. 1. What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor's visits? A. Take notes. B. Be with her. C. Buy medicine. D. Give her gifts. 2.What can be a gift of organization for your mother? A. Keeping her medical information together. B. Buying all gifts for her from one company. C. Making a list of her medical check-ups. D. Storing her medicines in a safe place. 3. Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mother’s sleep? A. In Gift No. 1. B. In Gift No. 2. C. In Gift No. 3. D. In Gift No. 4. 4. Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to ____. A. enjoy good sleep B. be well-organized C. bet extra support D. give others help
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When I was 12, all I wanted was a signet (图章) ring. They were the "in" thing and it seemed every girl except me had one. On my 13th birthday, my Mum gave me a signet ring with my initials(姓名首字母) carved into it. I was in heaven. What made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasn't being "replaced". We'd been burnt out in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everything—so most of the " new" stuff (东西) we got was really just to replace what we'd lost. But not my ring. My ring was new. Then, only one month later, I lost it. I took it off before bed and it was missing in the morning. I was sad and searched everywhere for it. But it seemed to have disappeared. Eventually, I gave up and stopped looking for it. And two years later, we sold the house and moved away. Years passed, and a couple of moves later, I was visiting my parents' when Mum told me that she had something for me. It wasn't my birthday, nor was it Easter or Christmas or any other gift-giving occasion. Mum noticed my questioning look. " You'll recognize this one," she said, smiling. Then she handed me a small ring box. I took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring inside. The family who had bought our house 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some redecorations, which included replacing the carpets. When they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom, they found the ring. As it had my initials carved into it, they realized who owned the ring. They'd had it professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother. And it still fits me. 1..The underlined word "in" in the first paragraph probably means "_____". A. fashionable B. available C. practical D. renewable 2..When she got the ring back, the writer was about _____. A. 13 years old B. 15 years old C. 26 years old D. 28 years old 3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The writer's family moved several times. B. The writer never stopped looking for her ring. C. The writer's ring was cleaned up by the new house owner. D. The writer lost her ring in the morning when she took it off. 4.What would be the best title for the passage? A. My New Ring B. Lost and Found C.Lost and Replace D.An Expensive Ring
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It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because he or she moved to a different school or a different class. 1. . You want to have new friends, but how do you make them? Maybe it seems that everybody else already has his or her friends. 2. Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to play with at break. Look for chances to say hi to them, smile, and be friendly. 3. . Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom. When you’re at break, walk over to kids you want to play with, act friendly, and say “Hi, can I play, too?” or just join in. If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends. Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends. 4. . Be kind, be friendly, share, say nice things, offer to help—and pretty soon, you’ll have one, or two, or even more new friends. 5. . But when you see each other, you can share something you didn’t have before he or she left: You can introduce him or her to your new friends! A. What’s right for me? B. But remember, there’s always room for more friends. C. You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime. D. The best way to make friends is to be a friend. E. Offer to share something or offer greetings. F. Make a choice in your life. G. You might still miss that special best friend.
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Mrs. Hammond was old and blind, but she was determined to do everything for herself. She even used to go for walks by herself once a day for , and found her way by things with her white stick. She learned where everything was, so she never lost her way. One day, some men came and cut down some of the familiar trees at the side of one of the paths which she . When she reached that place that evening, she did not the trees with her stick, so she was in . She for a while and listened, but did not any other people, so she went for a kilometer or two, and then she heard beneath her. “Am I ? I suppose so,” she said, “I must be on a , and there must be a river under me. I've been told that there's a river in this part of the country, but I don't know its exact . How am I going to get to my house from here?” All at once she heard a man's friendly near her. “Excuse me, can I help you?”“How kind of you!” Mrs. Hammond answered. “Yes, please. Some of the trees which I follow have been today, and if I hadn't been enough to meet you, I don't know I'd have done. Can you please me to get home?” “Certainly,” the man answered. “Where do you live?” Mrs. Hammond told him, and the man took her to her house. She told the man how pleased she was that she had met him. But the man said. “I want to you.” Mrs. Hammond asked, “Whatever for?” “Well,” the man said quietly, “I was balanced (悬在) on the edge of that bridge for ages in the , because I was trying to make up my mind to myself into the river and drown myself. But I'm not going to do it now.” 1.A. health B. exercise C. sport D. training 2.A. seeing B. looking at C. hearing D. touching 3.A. followed B. led C. walked D. headed 4.A. know B. feel C. smell D. climb 5.A. need B. danger C. dark D. difficulty 6.A. waited B. rested C. stopped D. walked 7.A. see B. find C. meet D. hear 8.A. noise B. water C. boat D. train 9.A. lost B. all right C. wrong D. alone 10.A. boat B. plane C. bridge D. highway 11.A. size B. length C. position D. name 12.A. far B. near C. away D. back 13.A. touch B. voice C. sound D. noise 14.A. lost B. destroyed C. removed D. planted 15.A. lucky B. kind C. good D. foolish 16.A. how B. what C. why D. which 17.A. tell B. direct C. help D. lead 18.A. help B. know C. thank D. meet 19.A. worry B. sorry C. hurry D. dark 20.A. put B. throw C. jump D. take
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单词拼写 （共10小题，每题1分,共10分） 1.You should not _______________ (忽视)your mistakes if you want to make greater progress. 2.I_______________ (认出) Peter although I hadn't seen him for 10 years. 3.When he travels with his friends，his mother is always_______________ (关心的)about his safety. 4.We are happy after hearing the news that Nick is _______________ ( 恢复) from his illness. 5.A good decision is ______________ (以……为基础) on one’s knowledge and experience. 6.Try not to begin judging anything about the idea until you have understood it______________ (完全地). 7.Mary lost her mobile phone last week and felt very ______________ (不安). 8.In English you use a ______________ (命令) or a request when you want someone to do something. 9.To improve health ,we should exercise ______________ (户外). 10.______________，(事实上)English is not so hard to learn if you put your heart into it.
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1.Peter has lost his job，and the family is _______ _________(经历)a very difficult time. 2._______ _______ _________ _________，（信不信由你） there are two Thousand workers in our factory, but it used to be a small one. 3.Some of the rubbish, _______ _________ （比如）food, paper and iron,rots away over a long period of time. 4.You are having trouble ________ ________ _________（与……相处）others . 5.You must ask for leave first_________ _________(即使)you have something very important to do.
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语法填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。(答案填写在下边横线处,否则不得分) Anne lived in Amaterdam in the Netherlands during the World War II. She and her family had to hide or they would 1. (catch) by the German Nazis. They hid away for nearly twenty-five months 2. they were discovered. During that time Anne made her 3. her best friend. It was because she hadn’t been able to get close to nature for so long 4. she grew crazy about everything to do with nature. How she wished she could have 5. same freedom as the other children and experience nature herself!
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 读下面的短文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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； When I was in high school, most of my friend had bicycles. I hoped I could also have it. One day I saw a second-hand bicycle that was only one hundred yuan. I asded my father the money. But he said he could only give me half of the money. He should find the other half myself. So I went to sell newspapers after the school. My father was pleased if I showed him the money a month after. He gives me the other fifty. You can imagine what happy I was when I rode to school in my own bicycle.
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写作 根据下列语境，写一篇100词左右的短文。（满分25分） 你的英国朋友正在做一个课题：世界各地的生日庆祝方式。他请你介绍中国学生过生日的方式。请你根据以下要点写一篇短文： 通常方式：生日聚会， 生日礼物，生日祝福 我认为更有意义的庆祝方式和理由 词数：100左右
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