There are many American expressions about insects(昆虫) like bees, for example. Bees are known as very hard workers. They always appear to be busy, moving around their homes or hives. So you might say you were “as busy as a bee” if you spent your weekend cleaning your house .
Here is an expression about bees that is not used much any more, but we like it anyway. We think it was first used in the nineteen twenties. If something was the best of its kind, you might say it was “the bee’s knees”. Now, we admit(承认) that we do not know how this expression developed. In fact, we do not even know if bees have knees!.
Hornets(大黄蜂) are bee-like insects that sometimes attack people. If you are really angry, you might say you are“mad as a hornet”.And if you “stir up a hornet’s nest”, you create trouble or problems.
Butterflies are beautiful insects, but you would not want to “have butterflies in the stomach”. That means to be nervous about having to do something, like speaking in front of a crowd. And do you know any expressions about ants?
1.When Mrs. King spends her weekend cleaning the house, we can say she is as busy as _________.
A. a bee B. a hornet
C. a butterfly D. an insect
2.When you say to others “I am mad as a hornet”, what do you really mean?
A.I must stop working. B.I am the best of all.
C.I create some problems. D.I feel really angry.
3.Which of the following would be discussed next?
A. Some expressions about ants. B. Some expressions about noses.
C. Some expressions about flowers. D. Some expressions about colors.
Robert is a thirty-five-year-old American. He becomes a man in science. Once, he was interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he could be so much more creative than other people. He said that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with his when he was about two years old.
That day, when he was trying to a bottle of milk out of the fridge, but he dropped the milk bottle. The milk spilled all over the _ floor, which turned out to be a sea of milk. He was afraid.
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of him, she smiled. She said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have __ seen such a huge puddle of milk before. Well, since it has already been done, would you like to get down and play in the milk for a moment before we clean it up?” Robert did his mother told him.
After a few minutes, his mother said, “You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last and put to its right place. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel or a mop(抹布). Which do you prefer?” He the sponge and together they cleaned up he milk.
His mother then said, “You’d better learn to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands, OK? Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can find a way to carry it without it.”
The little boy that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip(瓶口) with both hands, he could make it. What a wonderful lesson!
It was at that moment that Robert knew he didn’t need to be _ to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just to learn something new, and that is what scientific experiments are all about. sometimes the experiment “doesn’t work”, we usually can learn something meaningful from it. Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would do the same as Robert’s mother does?
1.A. poor B. successful C. lucky D. friendly
2.A. father B. brother C. mother D. sister
3.A. pass B. take C. borrow D. hide
4.A. bedroom B. study C. bathroom D. kitchen
5.A. shouting at B. calling on C. hearing of D. looking for
6.A. always B. often C. never D. sometimes
7.A. though B. as C. for D. until
8.A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
9.A. needed B. enjoyed C. lent D. chose
10.A. how B. where C. why D. when
11.A. keeping B. throwing C. leaving D. dropping
12.A. invited B. helped C. learned D. followed
13.A. afraid B. difficult C. terrible D. dangerous
14.A. decisions B. suggestions C. chances D. plans
15.A. Although B. Because C. Since D. If
书面表达（满分10分）
现在，不少青少年发现越来越难与父母沟通和交流，请以“How to get on well with parents?”为题，写一篇短文，谈谈你的看法。
要求：请根据所给题目，用英语写一篇短文，字数不少于60个；语言流畅、书写规范、卷面整洁；文中不得使用你的真实姓名、校名，否则以零分计；短文必须写在答题卷上，如在本卷上作答，一律不得分。
将下列句子中的汉语部分译成英语，注意使用适当的形式，并将所填单词写在答题卷相应位置。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
1.I __________ loudly, “I should be allowed to go to play on weekends.”(顶嘴)
2.It’s bad behavior to spit __________.（当众）
3.Don’t __________, or you may fall behind the other students in your class.（缺课）
4.Lucy lost her keys __________. （在回家的路上）
5.I think I’ll __________ on Jill next week. （顺便来访）
根据句意，用括号中所给词的适当形式填空，并将所填单词写在答题卷相应位置。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
1.I was so hungry that I had a ____________ (three) bowl of rice.
2.China is ____ (know) for tea.
3.The movie was interesting, but Grace was not ____________ (interest) in it.
4.Thanks to your ____________ (suggest), l got to complete the job in time.
5.It is always____________ (sun) here in winter.
One day, a poor boy was trying to sell things from door to door to pay for school. He was hungry. Then he decided to ask for a meal at the next house. However, when a nice young woman opened the door, he changed to ask for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry and brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly and then asked, "How much do I pay?" "You needn't do that," she said. "Mother has taught me to be kind."
Years later, the young woman became seriously ill. She was sent to a big city. When Dr.Howard Kelly, a very famous doctor now, heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. At once, he got up and went down through the hospital hall into her room. He recognized her at once and decided to do his best to save her life. He did it and they won at last!
Before she left, the bill (账单) was sent to her. She was quite afraid to open it. Finally, she looked, and to her surprise, she found these words on the bill: "Paid with a glass of milk.Dr. Howard Kelly.”
Tears of joy came down from her eyes as she said silently, "Thank you, God. Your love has passed through hearts and hands."
根据短文内容，选择正确答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
1.Why did the boy want to sell things ?
A. He wanted to pay for school. B. He was hungry.
C. He wanted to make money. D. His mother made him do it..
2.What can we say about the woman?
A. She was kind. B. She was very rich.
C. She knew the boy's mother. D. She loved the boy very much.
3.Why was the woman afraid to open the bill?
A. She was afraid of the doctor.
B. She didn't want to pay anything.
C. She was worried about her illness.
D. She thought it would cost her a lot.
4.Why did the doctor go into the woman's room?
A. To give her some money. B. To make sure who she was.
C. To send some medicine to her. D. To ask somebody else for help.
5.What can we say about the doctor?
A. Thankful. B. Rich. C. Strange. D. Surprising.
