When you are little, the whole world feels like a big playground. I was living in Conyers, Georgia the summer it all happened. I was a second grader, but my best friend Stephanie was only in the first grade. Both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way.

It was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in Stephanie’s basement. As I opened the basement door, before us lay the biggest room, full of amazing things like guns, dolls, and old clothes. I ran downstairs, and spotted red steel can. It was paint. I looked beyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors like purple, orange, blue and green.

“Stephanie, I just found us a project for the day. Get some paintbrushes. We are fixing to paint.” She screamed with excitement as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to work. We gathered all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materials to my yard. There on the road in front of my house, we painted bit stripes (条纹) of colors across the pavement (人行道). Stripe by stripe, our colors turned into a beautiful rainbow. It was fantastic!

The sun was starting to sink. I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car. It was my mother. I couldn’t wait to show her my masterpiece. The car pulled slowly into the driveway and from the look on my mother’s face, I could tell that I was in deep trouble.

My mother shut the car door and walked towards me. Her eyes glaring, she shouted, “What in the world were you thinking? I understood when you made castles out of leaves, and climbed the neighbors’ trees, but this! Come inside right now!” I stood there glaring hack at her for a minute, angry because she had insulted (侮辱) my art. 

“Now go clean it up!” Mother and I began cleaning the road. Tears ran down my cheeks as I saw my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement.  

Though years have now passed, I still wonder where my rainbow has gone. I wonder if, maybe when I get older, I can find my rainbow and never have to brush it away. I guess we all need sort of rainbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful.

What did the writer want to do when his mother came home?

       A. To introduce Stephanie to her.       

       B. To prevent her from seeing his painting. 

       C. To put the materials back in the yard.      

       D. To show his artwork to her.

In his mother’s eyes, the writer_______.

       A. was a born artist              B. always caused trouble

       C. was a problem solver       D. worked very hard

The underlined word “rainbow” in the last paragraph refers to ______.

       A. the rainbow in the sky  

       B. the stripes on the pavement

       C. something imaginative and fun      

       D. important lessons learned in childhood

It can be learned from the passage that parents should ________.

       A. encourage children to paint    

       B. value friendship among children

       C. discover the hidden talent in children     

       D. protect rather than destroy children’s dreams

As I grew older, my dad and I grew further apart. We always had totally different opinions. He thought that college was a waste of time, but for me it was important to finish college. He wanted me to work my way to the top as he had done in his field, but I wanted a different life. There was a time when we did not talk with each other.

A few months ago, I heard that my 84-year-old dad was in poor health. When he called and asked whether I could move from Colorado back to Tennessee to help him, I knew he was seriously ill. I am his only child and so it was time to meet my father’s requirement.

Two weeks after moving back, we bought a boat and started fishing again. Fishing was one of the few things that we did while I was young and that we both enjoyed. It is strange but true that as we are fishing we are able to put things that have kept us apart for so many years behind us. We are able to talk about things that we have never talked about before. Fishing has been healing the old wounds that have kept us apart. 

It is not important how many fish we catch. It is about enjoying the relationship that we have not had for years. I’m 62 and he is 84. When we are on the lake fishing, it is like two kids enjoying life. It is far better to find a way to put the unhappy past behind. I am so lucky to spend the happy time with my father in his last years. Now my heart is filled with love. A smile always graces my lips.                                                      

1.The author and his father became further apart because       .

A．they lived very far from each other

B．they had different views on things

C．they only communicated by phone

D．they seldom went to see each other

2.Why did the author come back to Tennessee?

A．Because his father invited him to go fishing.

B．Because he decided to live in a different city.

C．Because his father is ill and needs caring.

D．Because he regretted being rude to his father.

3.For the author, fishing with his old father       .

A．helps cure his father’s disease

B．is a good way to get close to nature

C．makes him realize the importance of relaxation

D．provides a chance for them to communicate

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A．Fishing brings us together                 B．Forgiving is difficult

C．Memories of old days                    D．My beloved father

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、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。

My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I  26  to some degree, though I sometimes do want to  27  them how much they know about Beckham, apart from his      28  and how much they know about football apart from  29  goals. It seems funny that we are  30  for things, with which we are unfamiliar or about which we are  31 , but we all, my friends as well as I, consider this one of life’s     32  .

We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives. But that doesn't amount to craziness or nonsense. As an old saying goes: “Don't judge a book by its cover.” We  33  not judge anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good  34  and great contribution that make one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say  35  about Beckham’s good looks.

If we close our eyes, falling in deep thought, we can find that the things that move us to be really happy or sad have a  36  meaning. If we don't go deeper and are just satisfied with  37  things, sooner or later we will find that we have not really gained anything because our first  38  has blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant  39  we realize that and make some changes.

It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is a sign of great progress. If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it pains us, we will finally prove how much we have  40  up, how much more sensible, mature, and intelligent we have become.

A. like                      B. agree                    C. hope                D. think

A. ask                B. tell                          C. teach             D. doubt

A. skills                 B. fame                   C. team                D. appearance

A. kicking          B. hitting                  C. scoring             D. controlling

A. thankful         B. crazy                       C. curious             D. anxious

A. uncertain              B. unhappy                  C. displeased     D. careful

A. aims                     B. qualities                  C. pleasures          D. truths

A. dared                 B. would                     C. could                     D. should

A. thinking         B. character              C. looks                D. ability

A. more                  B. something             C. less                  D. no

A. clear                   B. puzzling                  C. moving            D. valuable

A. material              B. deep                     C. surface             D. pleasant

A. conclusion         B. experience                   C. lesson               D. impression

A. since                   B. although                  C. unless               D. before

A. given               B. sent                         C. built                 D. grown

Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we   26  realize that those challenges are the very things that __27___  us and make us who we are .It is the same with challenges that come with __28____.

When we are faced with a challenge ,we usually have two __29___ .We can  try to beat it off , or we can decide that the thing___30___ the challenge isn’t worth the__31___ and call it quits , Although there are certainly ___32___ when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most __33___all that is needed is___34___ and communication. 

When we are committed to something , it means that no matter how__35____ or how uncomfortable something is , we will always choose to__36___ it and work it through instead of running away from it . Communication is making __37____for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong .And__38___ you can say to a friend , “I got my feeling hurt.”    __39____“You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster .

In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you , try to see them for__40___ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or__41____ on your  way through life .Nothing is so big that it is __42___ to get over , and hurt only__43__   to make us stronger .It is all part of growing up ,it__44____  to everyone ,and someday you will__45____ all of this and say ,”Hard as it was ,it made me who I am today .And that is a good thing .”

1.A seem to      B come to       C hope to       D try to

2.A design       B promote       C direct         D shape

3.A confidence    B pressure      C friendship     D difficulty

4.opportunities   B expectations   C choices       D aspects

5.A demanding     B deserving     C predicting    D presenting

6.A comment      B loss          C trouble       D expense

7.A spans         B times         C dates         D ages

8.A cases         B fields         C parts         D occasions

9.A assessment   B commitment    C encouragement  D adjustment

10.A doubtful      B shameful      C harmful       D painful

11.A keep         B control       C face          D catch

12.A space        B plan          C topic         D room

13.A if           B as            C while         D unless

14.A other than    B rather than    C or rather      D or else

15.A what         B who           C where         D which

16.A pass by      B come across    C get through    D run over

17.A easy          B necessary      C impossible     D comfortable

18.A serves         B means         C aims           D attempts

19.A opens         B appeals        C goes          D happens 

20.A look down on B look back on    C look forward to D look up to

We are said to be living in ____ Information Age, ____ time of new discoveries and great changes.

A．an; the           B．不填; the          C．不填; a           D．the; a