三、任务型阅读(20分)

     One young excellent person was trying to find a job in a big company. It was the director who would make the final decision.

     The director discovered that the young man did an excellent job in his college,which interested him a lot.

     The director asked ,“Who paid for your college?”

     The young man answered ,“My father passed away when I was one year old,so it was just my mother. ”

     “What did your mother do?” The director seemed surprised.

     “She is a laundress (洗衣工) ”’ the young man answered,with no feelings.

     “Have you ever helped your mother wash some clothes before?”

     “Never. My mother always wanted me to study and read more books. She could wash clothes faster than me ,” the young man seemed puzzled when answering.

     “Well,now I want you to do something. When you go back home today,clean your mother's hands and see me tomorrow. ”

      The youth was happy when hearing this because he felt that his chance of getting the job was great. When he went home,he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange but happy. With mixed feelings,she showed her hands to the young man.

     The young man cleaned his mother^?s hands,with tears falling. It was the first time he had noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled (皱的) ，and there were so many wounds. This pair of hands enabled him to go through college. This pair of hands was the price that his mother had to pay for his life and his future. The next morning,the director asked the young man,“Now tell me what you learned yesterday. ”

     After hearing what he said,the director knew the young man had learned his lesson. “This is the man whom I am looking for. We want you to be our member. ”

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1. Who paid for the young man^?s college?

2. Why hadn’t the young man helped clean the clothes before?

3. What did the director ask the young man to do when he went back?

4. Why did the mother feel strange but happy when her son wanted to wash her hands?

5. The young man had learned his lesson. What can you learn from his lesson?

C

      When I drove to work yesterday,I met a traffic jam. As I looked out of my window,a handsome young man was walking on the street. He was walking towards the bridge. There were some homeless men with their cups around there. The young man went to one of them. He brought out some money from his pocket,said a few words to him and put the money into his cup. He continued to walk and then saw another homeless man. He stopped for a minute,said a few words and then gave the man a candy.

      And then he saw the next homeless man. He was shivering because of coldness. The young man now stopped for a second and gave his scarf to him. He then said goodbye to him with a big smile and went away in the snow.

     At that moment,I was in tears. I gave this young man my best wishes with love and blessings.

() 1. The story probably happened in .

   A. spring   B. summer   C. autumn   D. winter

() 2. How many homeless men did the young man help in this passage?

   A. 2.   B. 3.   C. 4.   D. 5.

() 3. What did the young man give the homeless men?

   A. Some money,his scarf and a candy. B. His scarf,his coat and some money.

   C. A candy,his hat and his coat. D. His coat,some money and a candy.

() 4. The man was shaking slightly because of .

   A. hunger   B. coldness   C. illness   D. worries

() 5. The writer felt after seeing the young man's behavior.

   A. sad   B. surprised   C. impressed   D. interested

B 

      Camilla Chomp was a strange little girl. She liked to spend her time alone eating chocolate. Her parents were worried,so they took all the chocolate away.

      Camilla left her house to look for some chocolate. She found a small house full of bottles. Among the bottles,a blue bottle caught Camilla^ eyes. It was full of chocolate. In the bottle there was also a card with the words “Change tears (眼泪) into chocolate. ”

      Camilla was very excited. She ran out of the house with the bottle to look for someone crying. First,she met a little boy crying hard and collected his tears. The tears were quickly changed into chocolate. While Camilla was collecting the tears,she comforted (安慰）the boy. Finally,the boy stopped crying and they had a good time together.

      Later,Camilla met a woman and an old man crying. The woman had broken some bowls. And the old man's dog had just died. Camilla collected their tears and made them happy again.

      Soon,Camilla knew that making people happy was much more important than finding chocolate. So she stopped collecting tears and began to help sad people. As a result,she had many friends and had a happy life.

() 1. Camilla liked to .

   A. eat chocolate   B. read books   C. collect coins   D. eat fruit

() 2. Camilla's parents took away all the chocolate because they were .

   A. happy   B. angry   C. worried   D. hungry

() 3. What caught Camilla's eyes?

   A. A nice card. B. A black dog. C. A red cup. D. A blue bottle.

() 4. The old man was crying because .

   A. he had broken some bottles   B. He couldn’t find his way home

   C. he couldn’t find his daughter   D. his dog had just died

() 5. How many people did Camilla help before she stopped collecting tears?

   A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

二、 阅读理解(30分)

     A When I was young,I liked to play jokes on people I knew,especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking and I was playing with my younger brother Tony. Suddenly I ran to my mother and said ,“Tony fell from the open window!” She was very worried and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said , “Don’t worry,I'm just joking." My mother shouted at me ,“If you do it again,I'll hit you."

     Another day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning I swam fast and I called out “Help!” All my friends came to help me. However,they found that I was joking. But half an hour later I wasn’t joking. I was so fast,soon I got tired and couldn’t swim on in water. I tried my best to call my friends for help,but this time nobody came to help me.

     In the end they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best lesson in my life. From then on I haven’t joked on anyone.

() 1. When he was young,the writer liked to .

   A. play with his brother   B. help his mother cook

   C. play jokes on people   D. go swimming with his friends

() 2. What happened when the writer was playing with his brother?

   A. He got tired. B. He played a joke on his mother.

   C. Tony fell from the open window. D. His mother hit him.

() 3. In the beginning,all his friends came to help him because he .

   A. swam fast   B. called for help

   C. would sink in water   D. couldn’t swim on in the water

() 4. When the writer called his friends for help for the second time,they .

   A. took him to the hospital at once   B. came and saved him immediately

   C. thought at first he was joking again   D. did nothing because the writer had lied to them

() 5. The story tells us that .

   A. swimming is dangerous

   B. the writer is a naughty boy

   C. one can play jokes only on people he knows

   D. if someone always tells lies,others won’t trust him

一、完形填空(20分) 

     In our life,we meet quite a lot of people： some just pass by while others can 1 our lives. Miss Bella is such a person. She taught me two years only. 2,she has taught me a lot in many ways.

      Every day she began her classes with a smile and a fresh face. She made me realize that warm 3 could change a person. I was shy but I wasn’t 4 in her classes at all. She gave lessons in a 5 way from other teachers. We had many 6 to talk about problems in English classes. Miss Bella would thumb up (竖起大栂指) to encourage us 7 someone had great ideas. Now,I 8 that I have learned much from her classes. Learning to speak out your ideas is so 9 in society. She also made me realize that I could be myself by showing opinions 10 . Her encouragement not only turned me into a confident student,but will also lead me to a successful life.

() 1. A. save   B. give   C. change   D. hurt

() 2. A. Now   B. Then   C. First   D. However

() 3. A. faces   B. smiles   C. seasons   D. weather

() 4. A. alone   B. active   C. nervous   D. excited

() 5. A. useful   B. helpful   C. necessary   D. different

() 6. A. lessons   B. choices   C. chances   D. topics

() 7. A. when   B. before   C. unless   D. though

() 8. A. say   B. find   C. forget   D. remember

() 9. A. easy   B. hard   C. interesting   D. important

() 10. A. calmly   B. bravely   C. politely   D. happily

四、短文填词(30分) ..

      After a quick breakfast,I went into the lecture hall in a hurry. A famous teacher was s 1 to the students. He was holding up a $ 100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, “Who would like this $ 100 bill?” The students put up their h 2 at once. Then he said ,“I am going to give this $ 100 bill to one of you,but f 3,let me do this. ” He made the bill into a ball. Then he said ,“Who w 4 it now?”

      The hands went back into the air. “Well ,” he said ,“what if I do this?” And he d 5 it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the d 6 bill and said ,“Who still wants it?” Hands went back again into the air.

      “My friends ,” he said ,“you have learned a valuable 1 7 today. No matter what I did to the $ 100 bill!

      Many t 8 in our life,we are dropped and stepped on. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember,no matter what has h 9 to you? you will never lose your value： You are always valuable to those people who 1 10 you. Your value doesn’t come from what you do or whom you know,but who you are. ”

1.  2.  3.  4.  5.

6.  7.  8.  9.  10.

三、任务型阅读(20分) 

     Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons. First,reading books is fun. You can always keep yourself amused if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. It is a relaxing hobby,too. You can really become lost in a book.

     Next,you can read a book almost anywhere： in a car,in a waiting-room,on a plane,in bed —- even in the bath. All you need is a book!Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again.

     Another good reason for reading books is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby you will get better and better at it. This means that you will read faster and will become better at understanding what you read. As your reading improves,you will probably find that your schoolwork becomes much easier. Many school subjects depend on good reading and,as you read,you learn more and more.

     Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You have to be able to read on the Internet. And the better you read,the better your computer skills will be. Reading is hardly out of date!

     Good readers are most likely to be good writers,too. They are usually good at spelling as well,and have more things to write about.

     Reading books is a wonderful hobby,one of the best. What other hobbies could be more useful,or more enjoyable?

根据短文内容完成下面的信息表。

1.  2. _; 3.  4.  5.

6.  7.  8.  9.  10.

C

     I am my mother's third girl. When I was born,the doctor said to my mother that my left arm was missing,below the elbow (肘) . Then he gave her some advice, “Don’t treat her any differently from the other girls. ” And she did!

     There were five girls in our family and we all had to help out. Once when I was about seven,I came out of the kitchen ,“Mum,I can't peel (削......皮) potatoes. I only have one hand. ” “You get back to peel those potatoes,and don't ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”

     Of course I could peel potatoes—with my good hand and my other arm. “Jenny,if you try hard enough”’ she said ,“you can do anything. ”

     Once in the second grade,our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bar (攀爬架) . When it was my turn,I said no. Some kids laughed. I went home crying.

     The next afternoon,Mum took me back to the school playground. “Now,pull up with your right arm ,” she advised. She praised me when I made progress. I'll never forget when I was crossing the bar,the kids were standing there with their mouths open.

     It was the way with everything. Mum had the courage to face anything. And she taught me I could,too.

() 1. How many younger sisters do I have?

   A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

() 2. What does the doctor's advice mean?

   A. My arm could be all right soon.

   B. The other girls had the same arms as me.

   C. My mum should look after me differently.

   D. My mum should treat me the same as others.

() 3. Who peeled the potatoes at last?

   A. Jenny. B. Jenny's mum. C. Jenny's sister. D. Nobody.

() 4. Why did Mum take me back to the school playground the next day?

   A. She wanted to tell me I could do anything.

   B. She wanted the teacher to let me try again.

   C. She would punish the kids who laughed at me.

   D. She would like to praise me before the other kids.

() 5. What's the best title of the passage?

   A. My bad-tempered mother. B. Different mother love.

   C. A doctor's advice. D. My childhood (童年) .

B 

     In a cold winter,a couple had to move out of their big house because of bankruptcy (破产) . The husband worked day and night but with no care of his wife. So she thought ,“He doesn’t love me any more; he just thinks about his work. ”

     One day,she wanted to take a shower,but her husband stopped her at the door. “Let me take it first,OK?” “Why not let me take it first?” she asked. “I'm tired,dear. You take it later,OK?” She was very sad.

     On a rainy day,she found nothing to do and turned on his computer. After a few minutes,her eyes were full of tears... it was his diary：

     Today,I was quite sad. She asked me why I was always taking the shower first,and I said I was tired. She was unhappy. I wasn’t as rich as before!We moved to the small house and it was very cold. I found that if one person took the shower first,the bathroom could get a little warmer. So I always rushed to the bathroom first. When she took the shower,the bathroom could get warmer,at least 1°   C. I can't give her more,but at least I can give her 1°C love.

() 1. The couple moved out of their house .

   A. on a rainy day   B. in a cold winter

   C. when the husband lost his work   D. when the wife saw her husband's diary

() 2. The woman thought her husband didn't love her because .

   A. he didn't buy her beautiful clothes

   B. he didn't have enough money

   C. he always worked with no care of her

   D. he had another woman

() 3. The woman's eyes were full of tears because .

   A. she felt sad by her husband's words

   B. the rainy day made her sad

   C. her eyes were hurt by the computer

   D. she was moved by her husband's diary

() 4. The man wanted to take the shower first because .

   A. he was tired and wanted to sleep earlier

   B. he wanted to make the bathroom warmer

   C. he wasn’t as strong as before

   D. he couldn’t stand the cold winter

() 5. From the reading,we know that .

   A. the man loved his wife very much

   B. the woman didn't love her husband any more

   C. the man was very poor before

   D. the woman had no job

二、 阅读理解(30分)

A 

     QQ is one of the most popular chat tools among teenagers. It is an important chat tool in our daily life because it has some advantages.

     First,we can make lots of e-friends on QQ. It is easy to find the person who has the same interest as us,and we can talk with him or her happily. Second,we can also join a QQ group to find the information we need. For example,if we want to learn English well,we can choose a group with many English lovers in it. Third,we can also play games with our friends on QQ and always have fun.

     QQ brings us a lot of benefits (益处) ，but it can also cause some problems. It's dangerous to tell strangers on QQ our real personal information like telephone number,address and ID number. If we spend too much time chatting online,it won’t be good for our study and health.

() 1. QQ is a kind of .

   A. game   B. chat tool   C. book   D. TV programme

() 2. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

   A. We can get lots of information on QQ. B. We can make friends on QQ.

   C. We can get everything on QQ. D. We can play games with friends on QQ.

() 3. Sometimes QQ may bring us some if we don't use it well.

   A. problems   B. benefits   C. interests   D. fun

() 4. QQ will be good for us if .

   A. we spend too much time chatting online

   B. we get some useful information we need

   C. we tell some strangers about our real telephone number

   D. we tell some strangers about out real address and ID number

() 5. If we want to learn English well,we can .

   A. do shopping on QQ

   B. always chat in Chinese on QQ

   C. play games with our friends on QQ

   D. join a QQ group with many English lovers in it