阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
When I was in the eighth grade， my teacher asked us to write an article about what we would like to do when we grew up. All I could think of was one sentence I want to help other people! Over the years， I met many difficulties and failures (失败). But I never thought of giving up. I realized that to help other people I have to help myself first. I encouraged (鼓励) myself after I experienced (经历) failures， and I was happy for myself when I did well.
Finally， my dream really came true. I found a part-time job in a charity (慈善机构). I began to spend my days doing things for people in need. I have a happy life. That doesn’t mean that this kind of life is easy， or that my work is always enjoyable. I’m happy because I am doing what I want to do.
What do you want to do? Write it down now. If you don’t know， you can ask yourself， “What would I do if this was the last day of my life?” Then write down the first thing that comes to your mind， no matter how silly (愚蠢) or how impossible it is. Once you have an answer， you will know what your dream is.
1.Which article did his teacher probably ask them to write?
A. My favorite sport B. My dream
C. My hobby D. My future life
2.What did the writer do whenever he experienced failures?
A. He gave up. B. He found a part-time job.
C. He asked others for help. D. He encouraged himself.
3.The writer says “I have a happy life” because _________.
A. he was doing what he wanted to do
B. his work was always enjoyable
C. his part-time job was easy
D. he spend days doing things for himself
4.What did the last paragraph (最后段落) mainly tell us?
A. The dreams are usually silly.
B. How to find your dream.
C. Anybody has no dream.
D. The dream seems impossible to come true
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
When William Brown taught at Boston University， he once thought about the people that he hadn’t thanked in his life. They taught him， encouraged (鼓励) him or cared a lot about him.
Tina Johnson was a teacher. She once taught William geography， and William loved geography all his life. So he wrote a letter of thanks to her.
He got the teacher’s letter later. It began， “My dear Willie”. He was happy. Now over 50， he didn’t think someone would called him “Willie”. Here is that letter.
My dear Willie，
I cannot tell you how much your letter meant to me. I am in my eighties， living alone in a small room and cooking my own meals. You will be interested to know that I taught school for 50 years and yours is the first letter of appreciation (感激) I ever got. It came on a cold morning and it made me feel very warm.
......
William cried when he read the letter. She was one of the people that William hadn’t thanked in his past. She helped him to believe in himself. He would never forget her.
There are some people we should always remember， because they helped to shape our life. William Brown found a way to show his appreciation—he wrote them letters.
Who are some of the people that you need to say thank you to in your past? It may be too late to say “Thanks”.
1.William thought about the people that he hadn’t thanked in his past when he ________.
A. was in a hospital B. worked in a library
C. was over 50 years old D. studied at a university
2.The teacher ________ when William was young.
A. got her first letter of appreciation
B. helped him to believe in himself
C. encouraged him to be active
D. made friends with him
3.What can we learn about the teacher?
A. She was over 80 years old.
B. She lived with her children.
C. She taught geography for 40 years.
D. She got the letter on a warm afternoon.
4.How did William show his appreciation to the people that he hadn’t thanked?
A. He called them B. He visited them.
C. He wrote them letters. D. He sent them gifts.
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A poor man worked for a rich man. The rich man made the poor man works all day， but didn’t give him enough food. So the poor man often felt hungry.
One day， when the poor man was having breakfast， the rich man came in and said to the poor man， “It’s very troublesome to come back for the other meals. So I want you to have your breakfast， lunch and dinner together now before you go to the fields.” “How can I eat three meals at breakfast time?” the poor man answered but he said， “All right.” He finished his meals and went out. Two hours later， the rich man went out for a walk， he saw the poor man sleeping under a tree. He was very angry and said， “Why don’t you work in the fields?” the poor man sat up and said with a smile， “I have already had my dinner and you know very well that after dinner it is time to go to sleep.”
1.Why did the poor man often feel hungry?
A. The rich man didn’t give him enough food.
B. His parents didn’t give him enough food.
C. He ate only one meal a day.
D. He was poor and lazy.
2.What was the poor man doing when the rich man saw him again?
A. He was working in the fields.
B. He was sleeping under a tree.
C. He was still having breakfast.
C. He was cutting a tree.
3.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “troublesome”?
A. 迅速的 B. 悠闲的
C. 麻烦的 D. 辛苦的
4.From the story， we can learn that ________
A. the poor man ate too much.
B. the rich man had only one meal a day.
C. the poor man was cleaver.
C. the rich man was kind to the poor man.
选词填空。请先阅读下面短文，然后用方框中所给的12个单词选出10个单词并用其适当形式填空，每个单词限用一次。
I'll tell you the story of Jimmy， the Bike Boy. Last week everyone was trying to cheer him up. 1.this week. Jimmy is 2.again. On Monday， he told a radio 3. that he had run out of money to buy old bikes. He also put up some signs 4. for old bikes and called up all his friends and told5. about the problem. He even handed out the advertisements at a local supermarket. Then he told the 6. at school about his problem and they set up a call-in center for parents. The strategies that he came up with worked out 7. He now has 8. bikes to fix up and give them to some children. Because those children are very poor and they 9. enough money. He gets 10. of practice and he also has fun.
阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。
Dear Sir or Madam，
I don’t like doing chores. But I have ______ choice to do them ______ doing chores is a rule in my family. When I come back from school， my mom ______ says， “Could you take out the rubbish?” or “Could you help me ______ cooking?” I know she is just trying to make me ______ and teach me how to ______ myself. But ______ does she make me do all the housework? Oh， I know I am the oldest and I ______ do the chores. But it’s not ______ for me. My sister should do them， too.
Yesterday I did all the ______ again. My parents went to visit my aunt with my sister in the morning. They left me ______ at home because I had to do my housework. After I finish my homework， I found it was really a ______ at home. They didn’t do any chores. So I cleaned the rooms， ______ the dishes and watered the garden. Oh， I must look like a(n) ______.
What should I do? I hate doing chores all alone. Could you give me ______ advice， please?
1.A. no B. some C. every D. any
2.A. when B. if C. because D. although
3.A. never B. hardly C. always D. almost
4.A. about B. in C. for D. with
5.A. more satisfied B. more creative C. more enjoyable D. more independent
6.A. take after B. run out of C. take care of D. get into
7.A. what B. why C. where D. how
8.A. should B. could C. would D. may
9.A. hard B. fair C. much D. heavy
10.A. time B. chores C. cleaning D. cooking
11.A. alone B. sick C. quiet D. worried
12.A. job B. matter C. problem D. mess
13.A. bought B. made C. carried D. washed
14.A. cook B. doctor C. servant D. actor
15.A. some B. an C. any D. many
－Could you please help me sweep the floor?
－ I’m coming right away.
A. Good idea. B. Thanks a lot.
C. No problem. D. That’s right.
