Harry is eighteen now. He studies in a middle school. His parents like him very much and hope he can become a famous man. So they often tell him to study hard and they do all for him. They call him at six in the morning, after breakfast his father takes him to school in a car and in the afternoon, as soon as the young man comes back, the supper is ready. Of course, he never washes his clothes or goes to buy something in the shops.
　  Once, Harry’s father was sent to London on business. He would stay there for half a year. Leaving, he told his wife to take good care of their son. The woman had to get up earlier and did all what her husband did before. And two months later she was so tired that she was ill in bed. Now the young man got into trouble. He couldn’t do any housework. He had to do as his mother told him. Even he didn’t know where to get on the bus!
　  Yesterday Harry’s mother found his shoes were worn out and told him to buy a new pair in the shop. But he didn’t know how to choose. The woman had a sigh(叹息) and gave him a shoe pattern(鞋样) and told him to buy a pair of shoes himself. It’s Saturday today and Harry doesn’t go to school. With a policeman’s help, he found a shop. The shopkeeper was friendly to him. The man brought a lot of shoes and asked him to choose. When he was trying on a pair, suddenly he remembered something and took them off. The man was surprised and asked, “What’s the matter, young man?”
　“I’m sorry, I’ve left the shoe pattern at home!”
小题1: _______ always does some housework in the morning.

A．Harry’s father

B．Harry’s mother

C．Harry

D．Nobody

小题2:Harry’s parents do all instead of him because _______.

A．he’s too young

B．he has poor health

C．he’s busy with his studies

D．they hope he spends all time on studies

小题3:The woman had to look after her son by herself because _______.

A．her husband wasn’t at home

B．she was stronger than her husband

C．she knew the young man well

D．she was freer than her husband

小题4: The woman told her son to buy a pair of shoes because _______.

A．she didn’t know what kind he needed

B．she was busy with the housework

C．something was wrong with her

D．she wanted her son to do something himself

小题5: In fact, _______.

A．Harry wanted his mother to buy shoes for him

B．Harry didn’t believe in himself

C．Harry wouldn’t listen to his mother

D．Harry was strong enough to buy shoes for himself

Once upon a time there was a precious sword. Now, this sword belonged to a great King, and for as long as anyone could remember, the King spent all his time in his place, enjoying its shows and competitions with other swords. One day a great dispute（争端）arouse between this King and the King of a neighbouring country. It ended with both declaring war.
The sword was greatly excited at the prospect of taking part in its first real battle. It would show everyone how truly brave and special it was, and would become well-known throughout the kingdom. On the way to the front line, the sword imagined itself the winner of many battles. However, when it arrived, the first battle had already broken out, and the sword got to see the results of the war. What it saw had nothing in common with what the sword had imagined. No elegant shining knights, successful, with their weapons shining in the sunlight. Instead, all the sword saw was broken weapons, and a large crowd of hungry and thirsty men. There was hardly any food left. Everything was covered in dirt and disgusting smell. Many were half dead and scattered on the ground, bleeding from multiple wounds.
Seeing this, the sword realized it liked neither wars nor battles. It decided it preferred to live in peace and spend its time taking part in tournaments and competitions. So, on the night before what was going to be the big final battle, the sword tried to find a way to prevent it from taking place. After a while, the sword started to vibrate（颤抖）. First it gave out a low buzz, and then this gradually got louder, until it became an annoying metallic noise. The swords and armour（盔甲）of the soldiers asked the King’s sword what it was doing. It told them, “I don’t want there to be a battle tomorrow. I don’t like war.”
One answered, “No one likes it, but what can we do?”
“Make yourself vibrate, just like what I’m doing,” said the King’s sword. “If we make enough noise, no one will sleep.”
So the weapons started vibrating, and the noise became deafening. It was so loud that it reached the enemy camp, and the weapons there, which were equally sick of war, joined the protest.
The next morning, when the battle should have begun, not a single soldier was ready to fight. No one had managed to get even a wink of sleep, not even the King or the Generals. So they spent the whole day catching up on sleep. During the evening they started to wake up, and decided to put off the battle until the next day.
However, the weapons, led by the King’s sword, spent the night repeating their peace song, and again no soldier could rest. The battle had to be postponed yet again, and this carried on for the next seven days. On the evening of the seventh day, the Kings of the two armies met to see what they could do about the situation. Both were very angry at their previous disputes, but after being together for a while they started to discuss their sleepless nights, the surprise on their soldiers’ faces, the confusion between day and night, and the amusing situations all this had created. It wasn’t long before both were laughing, like friends, at these little stories. Fortunately, they forgot their old disputes and they put an end to the war, each returning to their own land with the double joy.
小题1: From the first paragraph, we can infer that _________.

A．the great King was fond of his precious sword

B．a disagreement led to a war between Kings

C．the two Kings were once good friends before the war

D．the precious sword was used to entertain the great King

小题2: What is the best word to describe the mood of the sword when it heard about the war?

A．Worried

B．Fearful

C．Eager

D．peaceful

小题3: When did the sword change its attitude to war?

A．When it fought at the first battle

B．After it realized that it was not powerful

C．When it was on the way to the front line

D．After it saw the terrible results of the first battle

小题4: What is the right order of the following events?
a. The noise was loud enough to reach the other side
b. The battle had to be postponed because the soldiers in both armies lacked sleep.
c. It let out continuous low noise
d. It persuaded other swords to join in.
e. All the weapons in both side confused day with night

A．a, b, c, d, e	B．b, a, c, e, d
C．c, d, a, e, b	D．d, b, a, e, c

小题5: According to the passage, how many times was the battle put off?

A．Seven

B．Eight

C．Nine

D．Ten

小题6:What do the underlined words in the last paragraph refer to?

A．Both King’s sleepless nights

B．The end of war and being friends

C．The surprise on the soldiers’ faces

D．The confusion of day with night

A farmer had some young dogs to sell. He made an advertisement and began to nail (钉) _36 into the wall. As he was knocking the last one into the wall, he _37 a pull on his coat. He looked   38  and found a little boy.
“Mister,” he said, “I want to _39 one of your dogs.”
“Well,” said the farmer, as he  40 the sweat (汗水) off his neck, “these dogs come from__41  parents and cost plenty of money.”
The boy   42 _his head for a moment. Reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of   43  and handed them to the farmer. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that   44  to take a look?”
“Sure,” said the farmer.
Then he let out(发出) a   45  . “Here, Dolly!” he called.
Dolly ran out from the doghouse, __46  by four little dogs. The boy’s eyes danced   __47_  .
As the dogs ran to the fence (篱笆), the boy noticed something else moving _48  inside the doghouse. Then another little dog   49 . This one was even smaller, walking with  50  to the others, doing its best to catch up with them.
“I   51  that one,” the boy said, pointing to the smallest and  52 developed dog.
The farmer said, “Son, you don’t want that dog,   53  he will never be able to run and play with you.”
Hearing that, the boy stepped back, and began rolling up(卷起) one leg of his  54 . A steel brace (铁的支撑板) appeared running down his leg connecting itself with a  55 made shoe. He said to the farmer, “You see, I don’t run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”

小题1:	A．it B．them C．himself D．dogs

小题2:	A．smelt B．felt C．touched D．saw

小题3:	A．back B．inside C．down D．up

小题4:	A．raise B．keep C．afford D．buy

小题5:	A．took B．carried C．removed D．moved

小题6:	A．fine B．special C．ordinary D．natural

小题7:	A．fell B．dropped C．raised D．rose

小题8:	A．bills B．notes C．coins D．dollars

小题9:	A．right B．enough C．nice D．good

小题10:

A．sound B．noise C．voice D．whistle

小题11:

A．followed B．run C．caught D．hurried

小题12:

A．with care B．with joy C．in surprise D．in danger

小题13:

A．quickly B．violently C．slowly D．happily

小题14:

A．disappeared B．went C．appeared D．jumped

小题15:

A．care B．guide C．help D．difficulty

小题16:

A．love B．like C．prefer D．want

小题17:

A．most B．least C．much D．very

小题18:

A．because B．and C．so D．but

小题19:

A．legs B．arms C．trousers D．coats

小题20:

A．beautifully B．specially C．powerfully D．wonderfully

Oprah Winfrey is not just a very successful TV personality(名人) in the US, she is also a woman who has encouraged millions. For those people, her life and her success are a good example. She has struggled with many of the challenges（挑战）that we all face, and she has changed her life. Her message is powerful: I did it, and so can you.
Oprah Winfrey is a black woman whose becoming famous is an encouraging story. She was born on January 29, 1954 in a small village in America. Her patents were very poor. For her family, life seemed to hold no promise.
But there was nothing that could stop Oprah. She was an extremely bright girl at school. She asked her kindergarten teacher to let her go to school sooner and she also skipped (跳级)the second grade of primary school（小学）. Her life from the age of six till about fourteen was very hard. For many women such difficulty would be too heavy to bear（忍受）. But not for Oprah. When she was fourteen, Oprah went to live with her father. Her father showed her how hard work and discipline（自律） could lead to self-improvement. Oprah listened to her father, and a few years later she won a college scholarship that allowed her to go to university.
Two years later, after graduation, she started working for television. For more than ten years she worked for different TV stations across the country. In 1984, she moved to Chicago, where she became the host of a talk show called "AM Chicago". When Oprah started, "AM Chicago" had few listeners. By September of the next year, the show was so successful that it was given a new name: 'The Oprah Winfrey Show".
Oprah Winfrey's story encourages many people to believe that success and happiness in life are within reach for everyone.
小题1:What does Oprah Winfrey mean by saying “I did it”?

A．I managed to over come (战胜)the challenges.

B．I encouraged many people who want to succeed.

C．I created many chances to help people.

D．I was respected as a source of strength.(力量源泉)

小题2:When Oprah Winfrey was a child, her parents were so poor that _____.

A．life seemed hopeless.	B．her family never promised anything.
C．her family could hardly keep any promise.	D．nobody trusted her family

小题3:From the third paragraph we can infer________.

A．Oprah was older than most of her schoolmates when she finished primary school.

B．Oprah was younger than most of schoolmates when she finished primary school.

C．Oprah couldn’t finish primary school because her family was very poor.

D．Oprah stopped her study when she was in the second grade of primary school.

小题4:Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage?

A．Oprah’s father had a great effect（影响） on her.

B．AM Chicago was a local newspaper in Chicago.

C．Oprah worked for different TV stations in the US.

D．Oprah suffered a lot when she was young.

小题5:The best title of the passage may be _____.

A．Oprah Winfrey’s TV show	B．A popular TV show in America
C．Oprah Winfrey	D．How to become a successful host

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My name is Elias. I am a poor black worker in South Africa. The time when I first met Nelson Mandela was ___91___very difficult period of my life. I was twelve years old. It was in 1952 and Mandela was the black lawyer to whom I went for advice. He offered guidance to poor black people on their ____92___ problems. He was generous with his time, ___93___which I was grateful.
I needed his help because I had very ___94___education. I began school at six. The school where I studied for only two years was three kilometers away. I had to leave because my family could not continue to pay the school fees and the bus fare. I could not read ___95___ write well. After trying hard, I got a job in a gold mine. ____96____, this was a time when one had got to have a passbook to live in Johannesburg. ____97____, I did not have one because I was not born there, and I worried about whether I would become out of work..
The day when Nelson Mandela helped me was one of my happiest. He told me how to get the correct papers so I could stay in Johannesburg. I became more hopeful about my future. I never forgot how kind Mandela was. When he organized the ANC Youth League, I _____98_____ it as soon as I could. He said:
“The last thirty years have ____99___the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress, until today we have reached a stage ____100_____ we have almost no right at all.”

小题1:	A．a B．an C．the D．\

小题2:	A．personal B．private C．social D．legal

小题3:	A．to B．for C．in D．about

小题4:	A．few B．many C．much D．little

小题5:	A．and B．but C．or D．neither

小题6:	A．So B．But C．However D．And

小题7:	A．Generally B．Sadly C．Luckily D．Unluckily

小题8:	A．took part in B．join in C．join D．attend

小题9:	A．seen B．looked at C．watched D．observed

小题10:

A．when B．where C．which D．that

Once upon a time a washer man(洗衣工) had two donkeys（毛驴）. Let’s say Donkey-A and Donkey-B.
Donkey –A felt it was very 36 and could do better than the other. It always tried to 37 more load(担子) and walk fast in front of the washer man.
Innocent(无辜的) Donkey-B was 38, so it would walk normally, regardless of(不管/不顾) the washer man’s preference. 39 a period of time, the washer man started urging Donkey-B to be like Donkey-A.
Donkey-B, unable to walk fast, got continuous 40 from the washer man. It cried and said personally to Donkey-A, “Dear friend, only we two are here, why do we have to 41 with each other? We can carry 42 load at normal speed.
That made Donkey-A more energetic（精力充沛的）and it told the washer man that it could carry more load and 43 faster. The washer man started 44 Donkey-B to make it run faster. During the following days, Donkey-A carried more load and started running even faster.
But it was hard for Donkey-B to 45 that way. The washer man was disappointed, 46 he punished Donkey-B terribly, and finally it fell down 47.
Then the load of Donkey-B was also being 48 by Donkey-A, and still it had to run fast. Finally due to great tiredness it got tired and started feeling the 49.
But the washer man 50 more from Donkey-A. It tried its best, but couldn’t 51 his owner’s expectations. The washer man got angry with Donkey-A and started 52 it to take more load. But it couldn’t come to the owner’s 53. Finally the day came when due to disappointment the washer man killed Donkey-A and began 54 some other donkeys.
Think all colleagues(同事)are just the same and that everyone is 55. Don’t feel happy when your colleague is under pressure.

小题1:	A．energetic B．friendly C．dangerous D．gentle

小题2:	A．learn B．pay C．carry D．give

小题3:	A．wise B．worried C．proud D．normal

小题4:	A．Later B．Before C．After D．Ago

小题5:	A．punishment B．information C．comfort D．encouragement

小题6:	A．work B．live C．compete D．fix

小题7:	A．large B．heavy C．extra D．equal

小题8:	A．grow B．run C．drive D．fall

小题9:	A．kicking B．killing C．catching D．bathing

小题10:

A．cry B．breath C．act D．say

小题11:

A．if B．because C．but D．so

小题12:

A．loudly B．hopelessly C．gladly D．carelessly

小题13:

A．moved B．sold C．taken D．bought

小题14:

A．loss B．pain C．anger D．heat

小题15:

A．expected B．suffered C．got D．heard

小题16:

A．make B．put up with C．achieve D．stay away from

小题17:

A．begging B．forcing C．reminding D．advising

小题18:

A．challenge B．deadline C．expectation D．chances

小题19:

A．catching B．caring for C．raising D．searching for

小题20:

A．capable（有能力的） B．successful C．satisfied D．welcome

English was always my favorite subject. In my freshman year of high school, I could write a killer composition. In my junior year, my   1  allowed me to give spelling tests to the class. I had wonderful   2  of this year. Mrs. Alexander   3  me to sit at her desk and take over the class when she had to leave the room. Only my senior English class was   4 , as we had a teacher right out of college who expected college-level work. Every student received a “C” or “D” grade the first quarter.   5  English was still my subject.
I graduated from high school,  6  early and had children.   7  about my English, I often helped my kids with their English homework. And I   8  long articles and beautiful poetry for a newspaper. Fifteen years later, I went to college, and because I had been an “A” student, I   9  an “A” student. I lived up to my own expectations.
Yesterday, I   10  my high school report cards when I was reading old papers. That bundle (捆) of report cards   11  back the old days. I remembered sitting in my advisor’s office, explaining that I had always been excellent at English and complaining that I did not   12  a “D” from that inexperienced teacher of my senior year. The advisor was   13  but unable to change a grade.
My old   14  cards showed something else too. I wanted to tear them up or   15  them. I was not an “A” student in high school English! Somehow, I had convinced myself of this, when the grades clearly reflected an   16  student with an occasional “A” or “B”, but mostly “C”s.
Had I lived up to those   17  and define (定义) myself according to those letters, I would have never confidently   18  my writing career. Had I believed in my early grades instead of myself, I would have allowed my fear of   19  to defeat my enthusiasm and damage my creativity.   20 , I regarded my younger self as an “A” English student, except for that undeserved “D”.

小题1:	A．teacher B．headmaster C．classmate D．monitor

小题2:	A．memories B．thoughts C．expectations D． impressions

小题3:	A．forced B．appointed C．permitted D．begged

小题4:	A．active B．creative C．interesting D． disappointing

小题5:	A．So B．But C．And D．Or

小题6:	A．worked B．married C．succeeded D． progressed

小题7:	A．Confident B．Happy C．Sorry D． Anxious

小题8:	A．wrote B．edited C．read D． copied

小题9:	A．met B．lost C．admired D．remained

小题10:

A． counted B．remembered C．discovered D．approached

小题11:

A． turned B．brought C．held D． put

小题12:

A． deserve B． make C．receive D． learn

小题13:

A． sympathetic B． energetic C．angry D． sad

小题14:

A． birthday B． post C．invitation D． report

小题15:

A． keep B． correct C．hide D． send

小题16:

A． silent B． bright C．average D． outstanding

小题17:

A． figures B． grades C．papers D． words

小题18:

A． changed B． ended C．damaged D．sought

小题19:

A． change B． risk C． stress D． failure

小题20:

A． Otherwise B． Besides C．Instead D． Still

My love affair with the sea began when I was no more than six years old, walking along the sandy beaches. I always wanted to make the first set of footprints in the wet sand.
Unlike many surfers who sought the perfect wave, my interests always lay beneath the sea’s surface in a world I could only imagine and dream of. Soon, wearing a snorkel and a mask, I made my first solo adventures in the deep.
Perhaps the greatest turning point in my life came when I was in high school and I wrote a letter to the famous Scripps Oceanographic Institution, in San Diego, asking how I might learn more about the sea.
A kind scientist answered my letter and told me how to apply to Scripps for a summer scholarship, which I received. During one of their cruises that summer, I met Dr. Robert Norris, a marine geologist. He loved the sea almost as much as I did. Soon he was asking me what my plans were and where I expected to attend college. I told him I didn’t know, so he suggested I consider his school, the University of California in Santa Barbara.
Now my love affair with the sea became a serious endeavor. If I wanted to be an undersea explorer, I needed to learn as much as I could about the laws of the physical world that controlled the environment I wanted to enter. The undersea world is not our natural world. It is unforgiving to those who make mistakes. At its greatest depths the water temperature is near freezing, the pressure is eight tons per square inch, and it is totally dark. It is easy to get lost in such a world. I needed to learn a lot about geography, navigation, meteorology, geology, biology, and many other things. While I was in school, I took a little of everything.
I decided another important thing for me to do was to join the U.S. Navy. If I was going to be an undersea explorer, I would have to lead men and women on dangerous adventures where they might get hurt, and I didn’t want that to happen. In the Navy I learned discipline, organization, and how to motivate and lead people on expeditions so that we could explore the wonders of the deep.
Finally, the time came to put all that I had learned to use, to go forth with a team of men and women and explore an adventure I am still on and hope to be on for many years to come.
小题1:In Paragraph 5, the writer discusses “the laws of the physical world.”Which of the following is an example of one of the laws?

A．Water pressure.

B．Various ocean animal life.

C．The appearance of the water.

D．The different colors of the ocean.

小题2:In college, the writer took many different types of courses because he _____.

A．was not sure what he wanted to study

B．was advised to take them by Dr. Robert Norris

C．believed it would help him succeed in the Navy

D．thought they were needed to fully understand the ocean

小题3:The writer joined the Navy to _______.

A．develop his leadership skills

B．get along with people under stress

C．learn about the dangers of the ocean

D．gather specific information about ocean life

小题4:What would the writer recommend to students who want to be underwater explorers?

A．Spend time examining your talents.

B．Join groups to learn to get along on a team.

C．Interview explorers to see if they are happy.

D．Study as many ocean-related topics as you can.

A farmer had a cow. (奶牛) He  36 very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill. He was very  37 . He telephoned the vet（兽医）.
“What’s the problem?”the vet  38  him when he arrived.
“My cow is ill,”the farmer said.“I don’t know what’s the matter  39  her. She’s lying down and won’t  40 up. She won’t eat, and she’s making a strange 41 .”
The vet looked at the cow.
“She’s certainly ill.” he said, “and she needs to take some very strong 42 .”
He took a bottle out of his box, and put two pills into his  43 .
“Give her these,” he said. “The pills should make her 44 .”
“ 45 should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.
The vet gave him a  46  tube（管子）.
“Put this  47 in her mouth, ”he said,“then put the pills  48  the tube and blow( 吹). That’ll make it.”
The vet went away.
The next day he came to the  49 again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked  50 .
“How’s your cow?”the vet asked.
“No change,”the  51  said. “and I’m feeling very well myself.”
“Oh?”the vet said.“ 52 .”
“I did  53  you said,”the farmer answered.“I put the tube in the cow’s mouth and then put two  54  in it.”
“And?”the vet asked.
“The cow  55  first,”the farmer said.

小题1:	A．made B．took C．got D．carried

小题2:	A．happy B．glad C．frightened D．worried

小题3:	A．asked B．told C．said D．spoke

小题4:	A．in B．to C．for D．with

小题5:	A．wake B．take C．throw D．stand

小题6:	A．face B．line C．voice D．song

小题7:	A．rest B．wind C．cold D．medicine

小题8:	A．mouth B．bottle C．hand D．pocket

小题9:	A．ill B．upset C．better D．good

小题10:

A．Why B．What C．When D．How

小题11:

A．thick B．long C．wide D．short

小题12:

A．tube B．house C．door D．eye

小题13:

A．from B．in C．on D．above

小题14:

A．factory B．garden C．park D．farm

小题15:

A．beautiful B．obvious C．worried D．balanced

小题16:

A．vet B．farmer C．cow D．woman

小题17:

A．When B．What C．Who D．Why

小题18:

A．what B．which C．how D．that

小题19:

A．apples B．pills C．tubes D．pens

小题20:

A．admired B．looked C．cried D．blew

A nine-year-old kid was sitting at his desk when suddenly there was a puddle (水坑) between his feet and the front of his trousers was wet. He thought his heart was going to stop because he couldn’t possibly imagine how this had happened. It had never happened before, and he knew that when the boys found out, especially Jack,  he would never hear the end of it. When the girls found out, especially Martha and Jackie, they would never speak to him again as long as he lived.
He prayed this prayer, “Dear God, I need help now! Five minutes from now I’m dead meat!” He looked up from his prayer and here came the teacher with a look in her eyes that said he had been discovered. As the teacher was walking toward him, a classmate named Susie was carrying a goldfish bowl full of water. Susie lost her balance in front of the teacher and dumped (倒) the bowl of water in the boy’s lap. The boy pretended to be angry, but all the while was saying to himself, “Thank you, Lord!”
Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule (嘲笑), the boy was the object of sympathy (同情). The teacher rushed him downstairs and gave him gym shorts to put on while his trousers dried out. All the other children were on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk. Martha even gave him her own candy. The sympathy was wonderful. But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his had been turned to someone else—Susie. She tried to help, but they told her to get out.
When school was over, the boy walked over to Susie and whispered, “You did that on purpose, didn’t you?” Susie whispered back, “I wet my trousers once, too!”
小题1:The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means _______.

A．the boys would never play with him

B．the boys would treat him as usual

C．he would hardly hear any praise from the boys

D．he would be laughed at by the boys endlessly

小题2:After Susie dumped water in his lap, the boy was in a state of _______.

A．disappointment

B．relief

C．anxiety

D．anger

小题3:What did the other kids do after the incident?

A．They offered him dry clothes.

B．They laughed at the boy rudely.

C．They helped the boy do the cleaning.

D．They urged the boy to get out angrily.

小题4:Why did Susie dump water in the boy’s lap?

A．The boy asked her to do so.	B．She just did it by accident.
C．The teacher told her to do so.	D．She knew the boy’s trouble.

小题5:Besides Susie, _______ also knows what had really happened to the boy.

A．Martha

B．Jack

C．the teacher

D．the boys