On a cold afternoon in winter, Robert was walking on the bridge. There was hardly any   1   on the river. Near the bridge, however, there was a small canoe(独木舟), with a boy in it. He was not    2   many clothes. He was going to walk when he heard a cry, “Help!” He looked down and saw the boy was in water and his canoe was far away.
Robert was a good   3 . Taking off his clothes, he jumped into the river. The cold water made him tremble(颤抖)all over. Soon he 4  the boy and started to swim towards the river bank. Just then he saw a motor boat under the bridge. There were some people on it, all 5 in his direction. Robert 6  to swim towards the boat.
“Help me,” he shouted   7  he got near the boat. He looked up into a row of faces. “Why?” he thought. “They look so    8 .” Silently they helped the boy into the boat. But they did not move to save Robert.
“Aren’t you going to help me  9  , too?” Robert asked.
“You!” said one of the men, who was standing next to a large camera, “Why, we were making a film and you spoiled (搅乱) the whole afternoon’s work! You can   10  in the water.”

On a cold afternoon in winter, Robert was walking on the bridge. There was hardly any   1   on the river. Near the bridge, however, there was a small canoe(独木舟), with a boy in it. He was not    2   many clothes. He was going to walk when he heard a cry, “Help!” He looked down and saw the boy was in water and his canoe was far away.

Robert was a good   3 . Taking off his clothes, he jumped into the river. The cold water made him tremble(颤抖)all over. Soon he 4  the boy and started to swim towards the river bank. Just then he saw a motor boat under the bridge. There were some people on it, all 5 in his direction. Robert 6  to swim towards the boat.

“Help me,” he shouted   7  he got near the boat. He looked up into a row of faces. “Why?” he thought. “They look so    8 .” Silently they helped the boy into the boat. But they did not move to save Robert.

“Aren’t you going to help me  9  , too?” Robert asked.

“You!” said one of the men, who was standing next to a large camera, “Why, we were making a film and you spoiled (搅乱) the whole afternoon’s work! You can   10  in the water.”

1.                A．sounds         B．boat           C．water    D．fish

2.                A．wearing        B．putting         C．taking    D．dressing

3.                A．sportsman      B．worker         C．soldier   D．swimmer

4.                A．reached        B．swam          C．arrived   D．catch

5.                A．smiling         B．seeing          C．looking   D．shouting

6.                A．hoped         B．thought         C．decided  D．agreed

7.                A．till             B．as             C．for  D．though

8.                A．pleased        B．excited         C．afraid    D．angry

9.                A．out            B．off             C．away D．on

10.               A．stay           B．leave          C．play  D．swimming

On a cold afternoon in winter, Robert was walking on the bridge. He looked down at the river below. There was hardly any   1   on the river. Near the bridge, however,   2   was a small canoe(独木舟), with a boy in it. He was not   3   many clothes. He was going to walk when he heard a cry, “Help!” He looked down and saw the boy was   4   water and his canoe was far away.

Robert was a good   5  . Taking off his clothes, he jumped into the river. The   6  water made him tremble （颤抖）all over. Soon he   7   the boy and started to swim towards the river bank. Just then he saw a motor boat under the bridge. There were some people on it, all  8   in his direction(朝着他的方向). Robert   9   to swim towards the boat.

“Help ___10____,” he shouted as he got near the boat. _11____ hurried up into a row of paces(步).

“Why?” he thought, “They look so   12  .” Quietly they helped the boy into the boat. But they did not do more to   13   Robert.

“Aren’t you going to pull me   14  , too?” Robert asked.

“You!” said one of the men, who was standing next to a large camera, “Why, we were making a film and you spoiled(破坏) the whole afternoon’s work! You can   15   in the water.”

(   ) 1. A. boat           B. fish          C. sounds     D. water

(   ) 2. A. it               B. there         C. that          D. here

(   ) 3. A. putting       B. wearing    C. dressing    D. taking

(   ) 4. A. on              B. under               C. within      D. in

(   ) 5. A. swimmer    B. soldier      C. worker     D. sportsman

(   ) 6. A. deep           B. dirty         C. cold                D. warm

(   ) 7. A. arrived       B. reached     C. swam       D. caught

(   ) 8. A. seeing        B. shouting    C. smiling     D. looking

(   ) 9. A. decided      B. hoped       C. agreed      D. thought

(   ) 10. A. me           B. you          C. I               D. them

(   ) 11. A. She      B. He         C. We        D. You

(   ) 12. A. afraid       B. excited      C. pleased     D. angry

(   ) 13. A. talk         B. help          C. say           D. speak 

(   ) 14. A. on            B. out           C. away        D. off

(   ) 15. A. dive      B. play          C. leave        D. stay

On a cold afternoon in winter, Robert was walking on the bridge. There was hardly any   1on the river. Near the bridge, however, there was a small canoe(独木舟), with a boy in it. He was not 2many clothes. He was going to walk when he heard a cry, “Help!” He looked down and saw the boy was in water and his canoe was far away.
Robert was a good3. Taking off his clothes, he jumped into the river. The cold water made him tremble(颤抖)all over. Soon he4the boy and started to swim towards the river bank. Just then he saw a motor boat under the bridge. There were some people on it, all5in his direction. Robert6to swim towards the boat.
“Help me,” he shouted 7he got near the boat. He looked up into a row of faces. “Why?” he thought. “They look so 8.” Silently they helped the boy into the boat. But they did not move to save Robert.
“Aren’t you going to help me9, too?” Robert asked.
“You!” said one of the men, who was standing next to a large camera, “Why, we were making a film and you spoiled (搅乱) the whole afternoon’s work! You can 10in the water.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      sounds
   2. B.
      boat
   3. C.
      water
   4. D.
      fish
2. 2.
   1. A.
      wearing
   2. B.
      putting
   3. C.
      taking
   4. D.
      dressing
3. 3.
   1. A.
      sportsman
   2. B.
      worker
   3. C.
      soldier
   4. D.
      swimmer
4. 4.
   1. A.
      reached
   2. B.
      swam
   3. C.
      arrived
   4. D.
      catch
5. 5.
   1. A.
      smiling
   2. B.
      seeing
   3. C.
      looking
   4. D.
      shouting
6. 6.
   1. A.
      hoped
   2. B.
      thought
   3. C.
      decided
   4. D.
      agreed
7. 7.
   1. A.
      till
   2. B.
      as
   3. C.
      for
   4. D.
      though
8. 8.
   1. A.
      pleased
   2. B.
      excited
   3. C.
      afraid
   4. D.
      angry
9. 9.
   1. A.
      out
   2. B.
      off
   3. C.
      away
   4. D.
      on
10. 10.
    1. A.
       stay
    2. B.
       leave
    3. C.
       play
    4. D.
       swimming

A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”

“If you must know, I make $20 an hour,”

“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”

The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish（自私的）!”

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.

“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”

“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.

“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” The father shouted angrily.

“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

1.How much does the boy’s father make an hour?

2.The underlined word “furious” in Para.5 means ______.

3.At first, the father refused to give the boy any money because ______.

4.The boy wanted to buy ______ with the twenty dollars.

5. From the passage, we can infer（推断）that the boy’s father ______.

It was too cold and windy , so we could see ____ people walking in the street .

词汇  （每小题1分，计15分）

1.It’s　i______ for  you  to  fly  to  the  sun

2.It is so dry here that you cannot find a d_____ of water.

3.The   local g_____ has  taken  actions  to  protect  wild  animals.

4.The  girl  s_________    when  she  saw  the  snakes.

5.Look! Those boys are f_______ again!

6.Zhalong is a nature  r _______ in Heilongjiang.

7.The lowest t_______ will be below zero.

8._______(不幸), little Yueyue died at last. All people feel sad about her.

9.He has a good m______ ,  he can learn things  quickly.

10.Many students don’t know the_______(重要) of English.

11.I often hear him _______(sing) in the next door.

12.The students are busy _______(read) books.

13.It was too cold and I ________(catch) a bad cold.

14.Help _____(you) to some fruit, children.

15.He rushed into the kitchen______ (save) the old man.

Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guestroom. Instead the angels were given some space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, "Things aren't always what they seem."

     The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable (好客的) farmer. After sharing a little food they had, the farmer and his wife let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field.

     The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, "How could this happen?" "Why didn't you watch out for the cow? The first family had everything, yet you watched over his house," she accused (谴责). "The second family had little but was willing to share everything, you didn't help."

     "Things aren't always what they seem," the angel replied. "When we stayed in the basement, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune, I asked God if I could seal the wall so he wouldn't find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. So things aren't always what they seem."

1. The older angel repaired the hole for the rich family because _____________________.

A. she wanted to punish the greedy owner

B. the basement was too cold to stay in

C. she wanted to save the gold for the poor.

D. she believed that one should always be ready to offer help

2. The younger angel was very angry because _______________________________.

A. the older angel killed the farmer's cow 

B. the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live in

C. the older angel treated the two families unfairly

D. the angel of death took the cow away instead of the farmer’s wife

3. Why did the older angel let the farmer's cow die?______________________.

A. Because she was sympathetic to the rich

B. Because she wanted to save the farmer's wife.

C. Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow.

D. Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.

4.The first “they” in line 7 refers to ________while the second “they” in line 8 refers to _______in the second paragraph.

A. two travelling angels; the couple       

B. two travelling angels; the wealthy family

C. the couple; two travelling angels       

D. the couple; the angel of death and the God

5.The story tries to tell the readers that _________________________.

A. angels are always ready to help the poor

B. angels are always ready to help the rich

C. the young should always learn from the cold

D. sometimes things are not always what they seem

Four years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord. She did it her way.

 I got the call at work, and I headed home quickly. Mom and Dad lived on a small farm that they had owned since I was seven. I hated going there every weekend. There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception（接收）.

 My mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land and loved to work in the garden among her flowers and vegetables. The place was simple, with no indoor plumbing or heat. We had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me.

 In the evenings, my mom and I would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen. I sang the melody and Mom harmonized. Her favorite song was "Moon River" and we sang it over and over. Mom told me stories about how when I was a little girl, I could sing before I could talk. She loved to tell how my playpen（婴儿圈栏）sat in the kitchen next to the radio and there was one song I particularly loved called "Ivory Tower".

As time passed, I had my own children and went to visit the farm every week or two. The kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad. Me, well, I still hated the silence of the farm. While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, I missed the hustle and bustle（喧闹）of my life at home. But I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced.

Now, I sat back in the silence and the silence was deafening so I finally leaned over to turn on an old radio. Music always comforted me.

My heart skipped a beat. "Moon River" was playing on the radio. I sat there stunned, with a tear running down my cheek, as I listened to every familiar note.

Then the radio announcer of this oldie station came on. "Here's one we haven't heard in a while," and an unfamiliar song began. I began to cry harder as I heard the words sung over the airwaves. “Come down, come down from your Ivory Tower...”.

1.The writer didn’t like staying in the farm for the following reasons EXCEPT that

    ________.

A. it was too cold and quiet

B. she could only sing one song on the small farm

C. there was nothing more that could make her excited

D. The place was simple, with no indoor plumbing or heat

2.From the first paragraph, we know that the writer’s mother ________.

    A. passed away four years ago

 B. left the small farm with Lord

C. left for Lord to live her own way

    D. preferred to be with Lord

3.The underlined word reminisced in the fifth paragraph probably means ________.

A. recalled       B. comforted       C. shouted        D. sighed

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage _______.

A. The writer was able to sing before she could speak.

B. The writer preferred to live a busy life in the city.

C. The writer was still quite familiar with the song "Ivory Tower".

D. The writer treasured all her childhood memories in the small farmhouse.

5.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? _______

A. Cherish life                      B. My happy childhood

C. Our small farmhouse               D. Mom’s music

A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you must know, I make $20 an hour,”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish（自私的）!”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” The father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”
【小题1】How much does the boy’s father make an hour?

Four years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord. She did it her way.
I got the call at work, and I headed home quickly. Mom and Dad lived on a small farm that they had owned since I was seven. I hated going there every weekend. There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception（接收）.
My mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land and loved to work in the garden among her flowers and vegetables. The place was simple, with no indoor plumbing or heat. We had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me.
In the evenings, my mom and I would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen. I sang the melody and Mom harmonized. Her favorite song was "Moon River" and we sang it over and over. Mom told me stories about how when I was a little girl, I could sing before I could talk. She loved to tell how my playpen（婴儿圈栏）sat in the kitchen next to the radio and there was one song I particularly loved called "Ivory Tower".
As time passed, I had my own children and went to visit the farm every week or two. The kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad. Me, well, I still hated the silence of the farm. While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, I missed the hustle and bustle（喧闹）of my life at home. But I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced.
Now, I sat back in the silence and the silence was deafening so I finally leaned over to turn on an old radio. Music always comforted me.
My heart skipped a beat. "Moon River" was playing on the radio. I sat there stunned, with a tear running down my cheek, as I listened to every familiar note.
Then the radio announcer of this oldie station came on. "Here's one we haven't heard in a while," and an unfamiliar song began. I began to cry harder as I heard the words sung over the airwaves. “Come down, come down from your Ivory Tower...”.
【小题1】The writer didn’t like staying in the farm for the following reasons EXCEPT that
________.

　　When Mary Smith was a student, she always wanted to become a teacher because she liked children. When she was twenty-one years old, she began teaching in a primary school（小学）. She was a good teacher, and she got on well with the children in her class. They enjoyed her teaching.

　　One day one of the girls in her class asked her, “Miss Smith, why does a man's hair become gray much earlier than his mustache and beard(胡子) do?”

　　Mary smiled and said, “I'm sorry 1 don't know. Is it true that a man's hair becomes gray before his mustache and beard do?”

　　“Yes, Miss Smith,” answered Helen, “it has happened to my father.” Hearing this, the other children in the class laughed aloud.

　　Then one of the boys stood and said, “I know, men's hair becomes grey first because it's sixteen years older than their mustache and beard.”

[　　]

[　　]

A．Mary liked children very much when she was still a student

B．The children in Mary's class enjoyed her teaching.

C．The hair of Helen's father became gray before his mustache and beard did

D．The boy was very clever and his answer was right.

　　The Russians didn't fight. But when it was late at night, the French soldiers were fast asleep after drinking and dancing. The whole city was quiet and still. Suddenly there came a great cry:“Moscow is on fire!”The Russians had set fire to the city in many places. The French couldn't put the fire out quickly. The city was burnt to the ground. What were the French soldiers to do now? They couldn't stay in Moscow any longer because there was not enough food. They had to go back to France.

A．Napoleon's army stayed in Moscow for a long time

B．The French soldiers won in the end

C．The Russians were defeated at first

D．The Russian soldiers went back to Moscow

A．fell down dead quickly

B．lost their lives

C．got more of their help from many countries

D．passed through many great cities

A．The Russians were much afraid of Napoleon.

B．It was too late at night.

C．The Russians wanted them to do so.

D．The Russians fell fast asleep then.

A．warm themselves

B．rebuild the city

C．drive their enemies out of the city

D．defeat the French soldiers

A．They couldn't get enough food there.

B．The weather was too cold there.

C．Too many died of cold and hunger.

D．All the above.

　　Early on Saturday morning Ann brought her nephew (侄子) Sam to her friends, Bill and Kate, and asked them to look after him for the day. Sam, an independent boy of six years old, had black hair and was wearing a pair of jeans(工装裤) and a bright yellow shirt.

　　At eleven o'clock Bill took Sam into town. Sam walked along behind Bill, looking at the windows of all the shops they passed. After lunch they went to the park and walked about. The whole place was very crowded, Bill stopped to buy some chocolate. When he turned round to give some to Sam, the boy wasn't there. Bill ran round calling Sam, but he couldn't find him. About an hour later, just in front of a shop, he saw the black hair, the pair of jeans and the bright yellow shirt. The boy looked as if he was waiting for someone to come out of the shop. Bill ran across the road, took the boy by the hand and hurried off, and it was quite late. The boy began to cry and pull hard, but Bill, who didn't know much about children, couldn't understand a word the boy was saying. All the way back the boy made a lot of noise.

　　When they got home at last, Bill went straight to the kitchen, with the boy still crying. At the door Bill stopped in amazement. There, sitting at the kitchen table with Kite. was a small boy with black hair, in a pair of jeans and a bright yellow shirt.

1．“an independent boy” means a boy ________ .

[　　]

A．living alone

B．habitually taking actions or decisions alone

C．earns enough money to live on

D．not controlled by others

2．The boy in front of a shop looked as if he was waiting for ________ .

[　　]

3．Bill couldn't understand what the boy was saying because ________ .

[　　]

A．he didn't know much about children

B．the boy was crying and making noises

C．the boy was too afraid to speak clearly

D．the boy wasn't Sam

4．The small boy sitting at the kitchen table was ________ .

[　　]

5．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[　　]

A．Ann brought her nephew Sam to Bill and Kate on Saturday morning.

B．Sam disappeared when Bill stopped to buy some chocolate.

C．Sam came back by himself.

D．Sam liked Kate better than Bill.

how, much, safe, thank, play , be, invent , no, so , interest, must , ask

Thomas Edison was a great American 1.________  . When he was a child, he was always   2.________  questions and trying out new ideas. No matter  3.________  hard it was, he never gave up.

Young Tom was in school for only three months. His teacher didn’t understand why he had  4.________  many strange questions. Most of them were not about his lessons. The teacher didn’t want to teach Tom any 5.________ . He asked Tom’s mother to take the boy home. Tom’s mother taught him to read and write, and she found him  6.________  a very good pupil. He learnt very fast and became very  7.________ in science.

One day , he saw a little boy   8.________ on the railway tracks at a station. A train was coming near quiclly, and the boy was too frightened to move. Edison rushed out and carried the boy to  9 .________. The boy’s father was so  10.________  that  he taught Edison to send messages by telegraph.

用方框内所给词或词组的适当形式填空，使短文意思正确完整。（每小题0.5分）

Thomas Edison was a great American   61   . When he was a child, he was always

  62    questions and trying out new ideas. No matter   63     hard it was, he never gave up.

Young Tom was in school for only three  64    . His teacher didn’t understand why he had

   65    many strange questions. Most of them were not about his lessons. The teacher didn’t want to teach Tom any   66   . He asked Tom’s mother to take the boy home. Tom’s mother taught him to read and write, and she found him is a very good pupil. He learnt very fast and became very interested    67     science.

One day, he saw a little boy    68     on the railway tracks at a station. A train was coming near quickly, and the boy was too frightened to move. Edison rushed out and carried the boy to   69    . The boy’s father was so thankful he taught Edison to  70     messages by telegraph.

61.           62.           63.            64.             65.          

66.           67.           68.            69.             70.          

Thomas Edison was a great American inventor He was in school  1  only three months．His teacher didn’t understand   2  this new pupil had so many strange questions．Most of the questions had nothing  3  with his lessons．The teacher didn’t want to teach Tom  4  ．He asked Tom’s mother  5  the boy home．Tom’s mother taught him to read and write and she found him to be a very good pupil．He learnt very fast and became very  6  in science．When he was only ten，he built a chemistry lab for  7 ．

   At the age of 12，he started  8  his own newspaper．He printed it and sold copies on the trains．It was the first newspaper  9  on trains in America．

   One day in August，1862，Edison saw a little boy， 10  on the railway at a station．A train was coming near quickly, and the boy was too frightened  11 ．Edison rushed out and carried the boy to  12 ．The boy’s father was so thankful  13  he taught Edison how to send messages by telegraph．Edison soon became good at it and later left home to work in different  14 ．This gave him a new start in life． 15  ，he was only 16．

1．A．in                      B．since                      C．for                        D on

2．A．what                        B．why                       C．how                             D．when

3．A．to do                        B．do                          C．doing                     D．does

4．A．more                        B．no more                  C．any more                      D．any

5．A．to take                   B．take                        C．takes                     D．took

6．A．interesting                 B．interested                C．interest                  D．interests

7．A．himself                     B．him                        C．his                         D．itself

8．A．writes                   B．wrote                    C．writing                   D．written

9．A．sold                         B．selling                     C．sells                       D．sell

10．A．played                    B．plays                      C．playing                   D．to play

11．A．to move                  B．moved                    C．moves                   D．moving

12．A．safe                        B safety                        C．safer                      D．safely

13．A．what                      B．which                     C．that                       D．when

14．A．city                        B．country                   C．village                     D．cities

15．A．At this time             B．When                     C．At that time             D．Now