The captain of a ship and a merchant（商人）were friends．The merchant had a young son，who wanted to be a sailor（水手），so the captain took him for voyages in his  ．One day when the captain had come from a     with a lot of money，the merchant told him that the price of iron（铁） had    and suggested that he should buy some with his money．“I’ll     it for you in my storehouse   _ you return from your next voyage，and perhaps you’ll get    money．” But while the captain was away，the price of iron went up  _ 60% ，so the merchant sold it and kept the money．When the captain came back，his      friend told him that he was very sorry and the mice had    all the iron． The captain knew that his friend was    lies，but he stayed  _and said，“I knew that you had problems    mice in your storehouse．” After a few days，the captain started     voyage，and when he returned home，he said to the merchant，“I’m very sorry，but  _our voyage a bird came down and carried your son away．” The merchant was very   and said，“Birds cannot carry boys!” “And    can mice eat iron，” answered the captain．The merchant took the captain to a   ，who said，“The merchant must  the captain the money which he got when he   the iron，and then the captain must   the merchant’s son back to him．”

小题1:	A．car B．cart C．ship D．plane

小题2:	A．voyage B．travel C．business D．visit

小题3:	A．fallen B．raised C．widened D．risen

小题4:	A．keep B．hide C．hold D．put

小题5:	A．when B．since C．after D．until

小题6:	A．many B．more C．a bit D．less

小题7:	A．on B．in C．to D．by

小题8:	A．dishonest B．honest C．real D．former

小题9:	A．sold B．borrowed C．eaten D．drunk

小题10:

A．talking B．making C．telling D．saying

小题11:

A．friendly B．calm C．quiet D．angry

小题12:

A．about B．in C．on D．with

小题13:

A．another B．next C．the other D．other

小题14:

A．while B．after C．during D．before

小题15:

A．boring B．puzzled C．angry D．afraid

小题16:

A．yet B．neither C．so D．either

小题17:

A．lawyer B．manager C．child D．judge

小题18:

A．return B．give C．offer D．lend

小题19:

A．kept B．bought C．sold D．stole

小题20:

A．bring B．fetch C．carry D．catch

Who designed the first helicopter(直升机)? Who _____some of most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most ______of his time? There is an answer ______ all these questions --Leonardo da Vinci (达?芬奇)
Leonard may have been the greatest genius ______ have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn’t _______ a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked.
But Leonard ______ an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master(大师) painter, and as he got older he became _____ more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand in ten different ways _______he was ready to paint.
Many of Leonardo’s wonderful paintings are still with _______today. You may know one of his most famous works-- the ______ woman known as the Mona Lisa.

小题1:	A．took B．made C．painted D．invented

小题2:	A．artists B．doctors C．painters D．people

小题3:	A．to B．of C．for D．from

小题4:	A．the scientists B．the artists C．the world D．people

小题5:	A．draw B．paint C．work D．build

小题6:	A．was just B．wasn’t just C．wasn’t D．was no longer

小题7:	A．less B．no C．even D．very

小题8:	A．before B．after C．because D．when

小题9:	A．him B．us C．them D．you

小题10:

A．interesting B．crying C．smiling D．surprising

Steve, a twelve¬-year¬-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read,
yet,   ____   his reading skills, Steve had been failing since the first grade. Steve was a
big boy, yet, he went unnoticed… ____    Miss White.
Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. For the first time in his    ____   life, Steve couldn't take his eyes off his teacher;  yet,    ____   he failed. In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was    ____   for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and   ____   to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly. One day, Miss White's ____    voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve！” Startled (吓了一跳), he   ____   to look at her. “Pay attention！” She began to  ____   the test results. “You all did pretty well，” she told the class, “   ____    one boy, and it breaks my    ____   to tell you this, but…” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp   ____.“…The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class！”
After that, Steve still   ____   do his homework. “Just try it，” Miss White said one day. “Steve!
Please! I care about you！” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school,    ____    that afternoon. The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a   ____   on the weekend homework. Steve was the first to  ____   his paper. With a look of   ____， Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest. Miss White's face was in total   ____   ! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just   ____    his first test! From that moment  ____   was the same for Steve.

小题1:	A．in honor of B．in spite of C．in addition to D．in case of

小题2:	A．to B．before C．until D．upon

小题3:	A．rich B．young C．fresh D．simple

小题4:	A．still B．even C．also D．forever

小题5:	A．observed B．corrected C．selected D．tested

小题6:	A．struggled B．agreed C．continued D．declared

小题7:	A．cheerful B．impatient C．enthusiastic D．shy

小题8:	A．decided B．managed C．turned D．forgot

小题9:	A．go over B．run over C．turn over D．hand over

小题10:

A．except for B．due to C．as for D．up to

小题11:

A．will B．record C．heart D．back

小题12:

A．pain B．stare C．sense D．contrast

小题13:

A．wouldn't B．couldn't C．mustn't D．shouldn't

小题14:

A．embarrassed B．discouraged C．approved D．thoughtful

小题15:

A．survey B．speech C．report D．quiz

小题16:

A．give up B．hand in C．turn down D．come across

小题17:

A．respect B．curiosity C．surprise D．fear

小题18:

A．victory B．shock C．sadness D．confidence

小题19:

A．escaped B．taken C．missed D．passed

小题20:

A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything

I have a good memory of my grandfather，Jack. He was sitting in his armchair in the front room.
I sat next to him. We were reading aloud，our heads bent over the page in front of us，a finger marking the words；separated by seven decades，brought together by words. It's a common scene in British families；however，in our case，the usual order of things is reversed（颠倒）．Granddad had been blind since I was tiny，so I was reading to him.When reading aloud，people usually read something that's of interest to the listener. So I didn't read children's books；I read the sorts of things Granddad liked to hear about. Much of the vocabulary in Granddad’s reading material was far beyond me. When I met unfamiliar words，I'd spell them out.
Granddad would help me. It must have been painful for him to hear news；but he never hurried me along or complained. Our reading wasn't really about getting knowledge. It was a way for us to spend time together.
My grandfather wasn't always blind. He had been a good carpenter（木匠）．The first Christmas of my parents' marriage，he built my mother a bookcase，which now belongs to my son Jonah，providing a link between four generations.
I was a fortunate child；I spent a lot of time with my grandfather，and he opened the world to me in a particular way. Reading was our way of building a relationship that has had a lasting effect on me. In the school holidays，I sometimes accompanied him on trips to the seaside with the local association for the blind. This might seem strange，but I felt that my personal value was realized because I could finally do something for Granddad.
A decade later，I found a position in a nursing home，which reminded me of my early experiences；reading to senior citizens was a connection back to Granddad. More than simple conversation，reading aloud is a connection between two individuals and it can have a big emotional（情感的）effect on elderly people.
小题1:What can we know from the first paragraph?

A．The author's grandfather was born blind.

B．The author is seventy years younger than her grandfather.

C．The author often sat opposite to her grandfather while reading.

D．It's quite common in Britain that children read to their grandfathers.

小题2:Why didn't the author choose to read children's books?

A．To expand her knowledge.

B．To make her vocabulary bigger.

C．To show off in front of her grandfather.

D．To satisfy the needs of her grandfather.

小题3:How did the author feel during the trips with Granddad?

A．Proud.	B．Troubled.
C．Curious.	D．Embarrassed.

Several months ago I was involved in a car accident. That moment     my views on life.
All my life I had been waiting    I could get my driver’s     and my first car. When I    got my license and my dad brought the car to the house, I felt very    . From that day on, the most     thing in my life was that car. Every day I would get home and      what else I could do to make it better. My car was my    and joy and when I had fixed it up into “perfect” condition, I finally began to     it. Every time I got into my car I felt the greatest,     nothing could stop me, but one day I was     that just like any other person, I could be broken.
One night, though it was too     outside to see clearly, I was in the     with my friends. I felt unstoppable while driving,     soon enough I was shown that I wasn’t. While driving down a main street I felt I was     the car. It was flying. When I     what was happening, the only thing I could do was protect my friends from being hurt badly.
After the accident I don't remember much, but I do remember the     I was in, not only physical but also the thought that the lives of others were     for a few seconds and I may have dropped them. The memory of that day will never     me. I learned that material things should     be the most important things in your life. I also learned that I need to appreciate the things and people around me.

小题1:	A．formed B．changed C．replaced D．moved

小题2:	A．until B．after C．when D．since

小题3:	A．test B．guide C．advice D．license

小题4:	A．finally B．happily C．actually D．immediately

小题5:	A．interested B．surprised C．excited D．embarrassed

小题6:	A．difficult B．comfortable C．successful D．important

小题7:	A．notice B．watch C．see D．find

小题8:	A．pride B．memory C．task D．inspiration

小题9:	A．repair B．check C．drive D．clean

小题10:

A．though B．as if C．even though D．despite

小题11:

A．shown B．decided C．thought D．appeared

小题12:

A．cold B．wet C．dark D．fine

小题13:

A．office B．house C．school D．car

小题14:

A．so B．because C．but D．before

小题15:

A．taking advantage of B．losing control of C．making use of D．putting an end to

小题16:

A．expected B．realized C．accepted D．wondered

小题17:

A．situation B．surprise C．hospital D．pain

小题18:

A．in my hands B．within my reach C．beyond my imagination D．at my mercy

小题19:

A．impress B．leave C．trouble D．interrupt

小题20:

A．always B．sometimes C．never D．mainly

A well-dressed man came to a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife’s birthday. The price didn’t matter. Since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a nice black one that cost $5000, he paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler, and left.
A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality, because she wanted a pair of earrings made, “Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl? ” said the man. The jeweler regretfully replied, “I would say it’s exactly impossible to find one exactly like that pearl. ”
The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $ 25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the advertisement but nobody had a pearl that was just right.
Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse. “I don’t like to part with it,” she said sadly, “I inherited (继承) it from my mother, and my mother inherited it from hers. But I really need the money. ”
The jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news. The man, however, was nowhere to be found.
小题1: He paid $ 5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining because ______.

A．he was very rich

B．he wanted to make the jeweler believe him

C．he was anxious to get it

D．his business had been successful

小题2:He told the jeweler to get him another pearl that must be ______.

A．exactly the same size as the black on

B．exactly the same quality as the black one

C．worth no more than $ 25,000

D．exactly as big and nice as the black one

小题3:Many people answered the advertisement because they wanted _______.

A．to see the perfect pearl

B．to buy some beautiful pearls too

C．to get in touch with the rich man

D．to sell their own pearl at a high price

小题4: The jeweler couldn’t find the man anywhere because ______.

A．he died suddenly

B．He happened to be out

C．He got $ 20,00 by cheating and had run away with the money

D．He wouldn’t show up until the jeweler called him a second time

Jean-Michael Lourdis was a promising young pianist. But when the young man played, it seemed to him, as if his hands were iron. He worried so much about his playing that he became oversensitive (过度敏感的) to the comments of his playing. Unfortunately, in those days, a critic(批评家) was not considered a critic, unless he found something wrong. This attitude of the critics would often leave the young man ready to give up his dream and return home.
He was invited to play in Helsinki. The rich, the famous, the leaders of State were all there. Jean-Michael had one of those days when everything went wrong. That night as he played, he felt as if it were the worst concert of his young life. The next day, in the newspapers, some of the comments were so unkind. The young musician was painful.
That day, as he sat in his hotel room in total despair(绝望), there came a knocking at his door. He had a visitor.The famous Finnish composer(作曲家) Jean Sibelius had come by to congratulate the young pianist on his performance. Jean-Michael asked how he thought of that and began to quote some of the newspaper critics. “ Hands of iron. No imagination. Little skill. No joy. Don't you hear what they say?” he asked.
　　Jean Sibelius looked at young Jean-Michael and said, “Remember, son, there is no city in the world where they have erected a statue(雕像) for a critic.”
小题1:According to the passage, Jean-Michael Lourdis _______.

A．was a bad pianist

B．cared too much about what the critics had said

C．refused to play in Helsinki

D．was praised highly by the critics

小题2:A critic in those days usually _______.

A．found fault with musicians' performances

B．said kind and encouraging words to musicians

C．helped musicians become famous

D．asked more people to go to concerts

小题3: The young musician was painful because _________.

A．he was very strict with himself

B．he didn’t trust himself

C．some of the comments were so unkind

D．he felt lonely in his hotel room

小题4:Jean Sibelius came to visit the young musician because ________.

A．he wanted to tell the young man the critics were right

B．he wanted to tell the young man not to lose his temper at that time

C．he wanted to tell the young man his performance was great

D．he wanted to tell the young man to respect the critics’ opinion

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。
I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.
We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s     rang, it was my mother calling from my   . She asked if I had  my mobile. I checked my purse. It was   ! I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys,     it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but    it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a     near his home.
Later that evening, I went to    him there. I didn’t dare to go      , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After       10 km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys      .
My       were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you      my mum?” I asked. He      that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts (联系人). But all they      was my mobile phone number — which didn’t     . He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who      my house.
I was     to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost forever. I was so      to Rhys and offered him some money, but he     .
As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.

小题1:	A．electric car B．mobile phone C．radio D．doorbell

小题2:	A．hospital B．company C．school D．home

小题3:	A．found B．changed C．lost D．bought

小题4:	A．gone B．new C．busy D．broken

小题5:	A．accepted B．returned C．got D．answered

小题6:	A．before B．because C．after D．if

小题7:	A．coffee shop B．post office C．hotel D．supermarket

小题8:	A．follow B．meet C．catch D．punish

小题9:	A．slowly B．back C．alone D．finally

小题10:

A．driving B．running C．walking D．riding

小题11:

A．talked about B．looked for C．heard of D．knew about

小题12:

A．difficulties B．fears C．diseases D．hopes

小题13:

A．remember B．know C．tell D．understand

小题14:

A．realized B．repeated C．explained D．believed

小题15:

A．had B．noticed C．expected D．finished

小题16:

A．happen B．matter C．help D．fit

小题17:

A．called B．visited C．shared D．sold

小题18:

A．sorry B．glad C．sad D．proud

小题19:

A．useful B．strange C．grateful D．polite

小题20:

A．missed B．appeared C．agreed D．refused

Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904. He was famous because of the books he wrote for children. They combine funny words, pictures, and social opinions.
Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children in 1937. It is called And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. A number of publishers refused to publish it. They said it was too different. A friend finally published it. Soon other successful books followed. Over the years, he wrote more than forty children’s books. They were fun to read. Yet his books sometimes dealt with serious subjects.
By the middle 1940s, Dr Seuss had become one of the best-loved and most successful writers of children’s books. He liked helping children. In 1954, Life magazine published a report about school children who could not read. The report said that many children’s books weren’t interesting. Dr Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read.
In 1957, Dr Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 225 words to write the book. This was about the number of words a six-year-old should be able to read.
The story is about a cat who tries to entertain two children on a rainy day while their mother is away from home. The cat is not like normal cats. It talks. The book was an immediate success. It was an interesting story and was easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today many adults say it is still one of the stories they like best.
小题1:What’s the best title for this passage?

A．Some of Dr Seuss’ books for children.

B．What are Dr Seuss’s books mainly about?

C．Dr Seuss — a famous writer of children’s books.

D．Why are Dr Seuss’ books different?

小题2:What do we know about Dr Seuss’s first book for children?

A．It was Dr Seuss’ worst book.

B．It dealt with a very serious subject.

C．Neither children nor adults like it.

D．Many publishers didn’t accept his book at first.

小题3:How did Dr Seuss help children according to Paragraph 3?

A．By asking others to help them in magazines.

B．By writing interesting and simple books.

C．By changing his old books into simpler ones.

D．By giving them books for free.

小题4:Adults most probably think that Dr Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat is _________

A．interesting

B．serious

C．difficult

D．boring

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was in the fifth grade in a small town in Utah. At the start of the school year, my friends and I saw a(n)      face. It was clear from the start that the newcomer, Ruth, would not be _____ in our social circle.
Her father lived in a neighborhood that was far from fashionable. Every day, she wore the _____ dress and too-big blue sneakers.
There were lots of ____ in our school on Christmas Eve every year. Most people in town ____ the school’s Christmas programmes. While other classes sang songs and performed skits, the ____ was reserved for fifth--graders. The starring roles were Mary and Joseph. One day before Christmas, my friends and I listened ____ as our teacher, Mr. Russon, read from his list. Finally, he said, “Joseph will be ____ by Timothy.”
I was ____ ,but at once tense again. Which of the popular girls would perform with me? “And the ____ of Mary goes to …Ruth.” Ruth? As far as we knew, she hadn’t ____ tried out. If Ruth was going to be Mary, we decided, we’d make this the ____ Christmas play ever.
_____, Ruth had always practiced her song while the rest of us were doing ____ . Her voice cracked as she tried to get a(n) ___ . We laughed harder than ever. Our music teacher     the pianist. We were the worst group of fifth-graders ever, the teacher told us. This year there would be      play!
Christmas Eve arrived. Students and people crowded the hall. Finally the time ____ for the fifth-grade performance. To our ____ , Mr. Russon said, “One of the fifth-graders will sing a solo.” The curtain opened, and there stood Ruth. She wore a white dress. Her face ___ as she began to sing. A beautiful voice rang through the hall.

小题1:	A．unchanging B．friendly C．serious D．unfamiliar

小题2:	A．protected B．included C．surrounded D．blamed

小题3:	A．formal B．same C．modern D．beautiful

小题4:	A．courses B．songs C．programmes D．speeches

小题5:	A．attended B．discussed C．compared D．disliked

小题6:	A．song B．dance C．story D．play

小题7:	A．anxiously B．curiously C．proudly D．patiently

小题8:	A．replaced B．rescued C．played D．punished

小题9:	A．surprised B．disappointed C．interested D．delighted

小题10:

A．part B．name C．honor D．money

小题11:

A．already B．still C．never D．even

小题12:

A．worst B．best C．longest D．easiest

小题13:

A．Besides B．However C．Therefore D．Still

小题14:

A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything

小题15:

A．break B．apology C．breath D．chance

小题16:

A．encouraged B．showed C．lost D．stopped

小题17:

A．no B．more C．another D．such

小题18:

A．passed B．came C．saved D．wasted

小题19:

A．surprise B．enjoyment C．regret D．disappointment

小题20:

A．woke up B．lit up C．rose up D．cheered up