The first lady of the USA, Michelle Obama visited China this spring. She with her mother and two daughters 　　　 China for a week.

单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）每空格限填一词。
1. She with her friends often ________（聊天）in the playground after lunch.
2. He likes making_______（朋友）with helpful people.
3. Do you know the_______（游泳者）names?
4. She often looks for some_________（信息）for her study on the Internet.
5. They even have lessons on_______（周末）.
6. How many after-school_______（活动）do you have every week?
7. What about ________（听）to music now?
8. Thank you for_______（组织）the class trip.
9. We often play football on the football_______.
10. Sandy is good at singing, and she is a _______of the Music Club.

A young mother set her feet on the pathway of the life. “Is the way long?”

And her guide said, “Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old ____ you reach the end of it, but the end will be better than the beginning.” But the young mother was happy and would not ____ anything could be better than these years. So she ____ with her children and gathered flowers for them along the way and bathed with them in the clear springs. The sun shone on them, and life was good. And the young mother cried, “ Nothing will be ____ than this.”

Then the night came. And the storm (暴风雨) ____ them and the path was dark, and the children shook with ____ and cold. And the mother drew them close and covered them with her clothes, and the children said, “ Oh, Mum, we are not afraid, for you are ____, and we know that no harm (伤害) can come to us.” And the mother said, “This is better than the ____ of the day, for I have taught my ____ courage.”

And the morning came. There was a hill ahead, and the children ____ it and soon grew tired. And the mother was ____, too. But she said to the children, “ A little patience and we are there.” So the children climbed and climbed, and when they reached the top, they said, “Mum, we ____ not have done it without you.” And when the mother lay down to sleep that night, she ____at the stars and said, “This is a better day than the ____ , for my children have learned determination(决心) in the face of ____. Yesterday I gave them courage—today I gave them strength.”

1.A. after????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?????? B. before????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. since ????????????? ????????????? ? D. until

2.A. know ????????????? ????????????? ??? ?? B. believe????????????? ????????????? ??? C. feel????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. find

3.A. worked ????????????? ????????????? ??? ?? B. stayed????????? C. played? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. studied

4.A. worse????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?? B. better????????????? ????????????? ???? C. easier????????????? ????????????? ????? D. sadder

5.A. hit????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?????? B. beat????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. took????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. carried

6.A. excitement????????????? ????????????? ?? B. happiness????????????? ???? C. interest????????????? ????????????? ? D. fear

7.A. far????????????? ????????????? ?????????? B. away????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. near????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. out

8.A. coldest????????????? ????????????? ?????? B. coolest????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. darkest ????????????? ????????????? ? D. brightest

9.A. students????????????? ????????????? ?????? B. classmates ????????????? ????????????? C. friends????????????? ????????????? ? D. children

10.A. walked????????????? ????????????? ?????? B. moved????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. climbed????????????? ????????????? ? D. flew

11.A. tired????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?? B. happy ????????????? ????????????? ???? C. angry????????????? ????????????? ????? D. proud

12.A. will????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?? B. can????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. could ????????????? ????????????? ? D. shouldn’t

13.A. looked over????????????? ?????? B. looked on????????????? ???? C. looked after????????????? ? D. looked up

14.A. last????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? ??? B. next????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. latest????????????? ????????????? ????? D. second

15.A. dark????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?? B. difficulties????????????? ????????????? C. failure????????????? ????????????? ? D. success

任务型阅读。（10分）

Susan is my pen friend. She is 14 years old now, and she is a middle school student in New York, USA. At school, she studies many subjects. She likes science very much. She reads books about science every day and wants to become a scientist.

Susan also likes traveling. Every summer she travels with her parents. She believes traveling is an important part in her life. She has visited many cities around the world. Of all the cities, she likes Beijing best. It is both big and beautiful.

Last August, she, with her parents, came to Beijing for the Olympic Games. They stayed in Beijing for 10 days. I saw her twice when she was in Beijing. During her staying in Beijing, she and her parents only visited the Great Wall and the Palace Museum, because they spent most time watching the Olympic Games.

根据短文内容，完成下面的表格。

Some Information About Susan