词语运用（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文意思通顺、完整。请将答案写在短文后相应题号的横线上。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。
before, look, friend, many, improve, home, subject, your, take, family, by, high |
It’s very common for students’ marks to fall. Sometimes it is because of situation outside school, such as problems at 1. . Sometimes it is only because the exams get harder.
When your marks start to fall, you should try talking to a 2. teacher. He or she will be able to help you with the 3. you find difficult. Stop comparing 4. with other people. It does not matter if other students get 5. marks than you. What is important is that you do your best. 6. each exam, you should go through your notes from class. You should remember the most important things you have written in a shorten form.
7. through your shorter notes again just before the exam. You will be surprised when you find you remember so much. It may 8. hard work and your marks may not 9. straight. But let your confidence rise 10. every mark. Soon they should begin to climb again.
阅读1—5题五个段落，然后根据段落意思从后面方框A—E中选出适合各段落的小标题。
1.Many people write on paper only one side. Why not try using both sides? Some students only use half the pages in their notebooks before getting new ones. Try to use up all the paper. People often give cards on festivals. How about trying to sending e-mails instead?
2.There’s many poor families in China. You may ask your parents to keep your unwanted clothes. Then you can pass them to poor kids. You’ll feel happy that you are helping someone else. Also, you can see if your friend wants them before throwing them away.
3.In San Francisco of the US, there is a beautiful bridge. It cost more than four years to build it, and it was finished in 1937. You can cross the bridge by car or on foot, but you must pay. Do you know the bridge? Yes, it is the Golden Gate.
4.Many people can use computers, but few of them know how to use them correctly. Remember the following when you use your computer. Keep your computer in a cool, dry room; don’t put water or food near your computer; keep your screen clean and not too bright.
5.E-mail means messages sent from one computer to another. It is becoming more and more popular. You can send and receive e-mail everywhere. It is quick to use e-mail, and it is much cheaper than long-distance telephone call.
A. Use computers in right ways. B. Make old clothes useful. C. The Golden Gate. D. A new way of sending messages. E. How can paper be saved? |
Father’s Day is a perfect opportunity to express your deepest feelings. Ties and wallets are nice. But don’t you think that Dad can feel bored getting the same gifts every time? So try a little change this year. Here are a few gift ideas for Father’s Day with different tastes and interests. These might help you to select Father’s Day gifts. These Father’s Day gift ideas can be fit for dads, uncles or men who are like your father.
For Trendy（新潮的） Dads If your dad loves to carry a fashionable thing, giving him a pair of cool sunglasses is a wonderful idea. He might own some already but he would welcome another one with a warm smile. Perfumes(香水) and deodorants(除臭剂) can also be given. |
For Sporty Dads Sporty dad loves a Father’s Day gift for fun and sports. So you can give him something that is within his area of interest. Golf, rackets or tennis set would be a nice sporty idea. If he loves indoor games, you may give him chess or cards set or anything else like dartboards(掷镖游戏的靶). |
For Bibliophile(爱书者) Dads If your dad loves to spend time reading, there can be no better idea than to give him a nice book. You should be a little thoughtful and keep your dad’s choice in mind. On Father’s Day you may also select books for your father and maybe you can share the beautiful relationship between a father and a child. |
For Technology Dads There are a lot of things in the market for Dads who love latest technology. You can buy a new mobile，a camera， a lap top and DVDs. Other ideas include electronic shavers, massager(按摩器) or exercise equipment. |
1.The writer suggests you should change Father’s Day’s gifts, because _______.
A. Dad doesn’t want to cost too much
B. the children aren’t rich enough
C. ties and wallets are not nice
D. Dad will feel bored
2.We should select _____ for sports dads.
A. exercise equipment B. sunglasses
C. books D. chess
3. If you have a book as a Father’s Day gift, you should send it to your______.
A. bibliophile dad B. technology dad
C. sports dad D. trendy dad
4. If you want to send your father a camera, _________.
A. your father must be fashionable man
B. your father must love sports
C. your father should be a technology man
D. you must be a technology person
5. This passage mainly tells us________.
A. some advertisements B. the history of Father’s Day
C. some stories D. some suggestions
Do animals have a culture? What do we mean by “culture”? Lately social scientists have begun to ask if culture is found just in humans, or if some animals have a culture too. When we speak of culture, we mean a way of life a group of people have in common. Culture includes the beliefs and attitudes we learn. It is the patterns of behavior that help people to live together. It is also the patterns of behavior that make one group of people different from another group.
Our culture lets us make up for having lost out strength, claws, long teeth, and other defenses. Instead we use tools, cooperate with one another, and communicate with language. But these aspects of human behavior, or “culture”, can also be found in the lives of certain animals. Animals can make tools, for example. We used to think that the ability to use tools was the dividing line between human beings and other animals. Lately, however, we have found that this is not the case. Chimpanzees can not only use tools but actually make tools themselves. Animals can also share knowledge with each other and use their own language to communicate. So it may be important for us to know that the line dividing us from animals is not as clear as we used to think.
1. When we talk about “culture”, we mean __________.
A. book language of behavior we learn
B. the patterns of behavior we learn
C. traditional ideas
D. people’s habits
2.We thought ________ was the biggest difference between human beings and other animals.
A. cooperating with one another
B. communicating with language
C. using tools
D. losing long teeth
3.The example of chimpanzees shows __________.
A. animals are the same as human beings
B. animals can be as clever as human beings
C. there is no differences between humans and other animals
D. animals may have a culture like our own
4. It’s ________ that animals have a culture too.
A. sure B. unbelievable
C. possible D. important
5. The main idea of the passage is _______.
A. chimpanzees can learn to use sign language to make sentences
B. other animals can invent tools
C. knowledge and communication are no longer signs of only human behavior
D. the line dividing human culture from animal culture is not as clear as we might think
A long time ago, my grandma and grandpa lived in a house with a big front yard. They planted lots of vegetables and flowers in the yard.
They worked hard to keep the garden growing. All summer long, the family ate food from the garden and enjoyed the flowers.
Years passed. It became harder for them to keep up the garden. So they made it a little smaller.
Then one summer Grandpa died. It was a lonely winter for Grandma. It was hard for her to care for the garden alone. When spring came, she planted just a few vegetables and flowers.
One day in the early summer, Grandma heard big noises in the yard. She looked out of the window and saw thousands of bees.
What could she do? Should she hire someone to get rid of the bees? But that would cost more than she could afford. She decided to wait.
Over the next few days, the bees were busy with their own business. Grandma decided the bees wouldn’t bother anyone, so she didn’t give them another thought.
That summer, Grandma’s little garden grew and grew. The neighbors would stop to admire the big crop of vegetables and the lovely flowers.
One day, Grandma’s brother visited. As Grandma made him delicious squash pan cakes (南瓜煎饼), she told him about the bees.
Frank said, “Farmers often hire beekeepers to set up beehives (蜂窝). The bees, pollinate (传粉) the crops and help them to grow.”
“So that’s why my garden is doing so well!” Grandma exclaimed (欢呼). After that, she believed that Grandpa had sent the bees to take his place and make Grandma’s little garden grow and grow...
1.The garden became smaller than before, because .
A. the grandpa died
B. they became old
C. they didn’t have enough money
D. Because they didn’t need so much food
2.What did Grandma think of the bees at first?
A. They were noisy. B. They were helpful to the garden.
C. They could make honey. D. They were sent by Grandpa.
3.The underlined word “hire” in paragraph 6 may mean_________.
A.“解雇” B.“允许” C.“出租” D.“雇佣”
4.Why did the garden grow well that Summer?
A. Because of Grandpa.
B. Because of Grandma.
C. Because of the help of the bees.
D. Because of the good weather.
5.Which of the following statement is not true according to the text?
A. Grandma wouldn’t get aid of bees any more.
B. The garden gives them a lot.
C. Grandpa sent the bees to help Grandma.
D. The neighbors also loved the garden.
完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）。
先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his all the time, watering and fertilizing them.
One day a young man went by the . He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s you.”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody knows. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes, and pleased our hearts, which also made his life . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
1.A. flowers B. trees C. vegetables D. grass
2.A. balcony B. kitchen C. garden D. study
3.A. after B. as C. before D. if
4.A. blind B. famous C. smart D. friendly
5.A. What B. Who C. Why D. Which
6.A. stories B. reasons C. excuses D. conclusions
7.A. although B. since C. because D. unless
8.A. true B. hard C. cool D. fair
9.A. emptier B. busier C. luckier D. happier
10.A. write B. hear C. play D. believe
