阅读下面短文,选择恰当的单词填空. 每词限用一次, 其中有两项多余.

A is not allowed;    B hot;       C slowly;     D before      E stopped the car;   F enjoyed themselves;     G until    H took off  their clothes      I  in the countryside           J crowded;

 

Linda and Betty were both nineteen years old. In June, after a school year was over, they decided to take a vacation _1.___. They went to several towns and villages, visited some places of interest, saw and heard a lot of interesting things. They _2.___  very much.

One afternoon, they were going to stay overnight in a small town. It was too   __3.__ to go further and they wished they could find a river and swim in the cool water. They were driving the car __4.__ while they were looking around. Suddenly Linda saw a lake not far away. They drove there fast and _5.____ by the lake. They looked around and found a woman sitting on a stone and fishing there. After they   ___6._____  and were going to jump into the water, the woman came up to them and shouted, “Sorry, madams. Swimming __7.___ in the lake!”

“Why didn’t you tell us about it _8.______ we took off our clothes?” Betty said angrily.    “But it isn’t forbidden to take off clothes by the lake,” said the woman.

 

Ron loved basketball. One afternoon on his way to a basketball game, he was walking and dreaming about playing college basketball the following year. As Ron was walking to the game, a car hit him so hard that he was thrown three feet into the air.
Ron woke up in a hospital room. When he learned that both his legs were broken, he realized his college basketball dreams were over. Ron did what the doctors told him, but his progress was slow. When he left the hospital, Ron was sent to a health center for physical treatment.
A week after he arrived there, he met Sunny. Sunny was a coach．His legs were hurt  paralysed(瘫痪的) from a skiing accident. Even though he couldn't move his legs, Sunny coached of a basketball team called the Suns. Everybody on the team played from a wheelchair. Sunny invited Tony to join the game. Tony played badly, but for the first time since the accident, he stopped feeling sorry for himself．
After becoming a part of the Suns, Ron improved quickly. Basketball was like   medicine for him. And whenever Ron became depressed or angry, Sunny was there to encourage and help him. The day before Ron left the center, he had dinner with Sunny. He asked Sunny how he managed to be generous and cheerful, even with his paralysis.
Sunny smiled and said, “It’s really quite easy. When you keep your face to the sun, the shadows(阴影) fall behind.”
【小题1】What happened to Ron on his way to a basketball game?

A．A car hit him.	B．He met his coach.
C．His doctor called him.	D．He fell down and cut his foot.

【小题2】The underlined word “depressed” means ___ in Chinese.

A．懒惰的

B．好奇的

C．沮丧的

D．激动的

【小题3】What is the most important thing we can learn from the story?

A．Basketball can teach people about life.

B．Keep smiling when you face difficulties.

C．Life is more difficult for the paralysed.

D．Skiing is more dangerous than basketball.

阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处    的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分）

Not everyone has a chance to be a detective(侦探), but I got one when I was thirteen years old. It happened in 1988.

One afternoon, I was walking down the street when I saw my father’s new car.  1.   , but to my surprise, I saw a young woman driving instead. “She has stolen my father’s car,” I thought. So I quickly stopped a taxi and got in. I said to the driver, “Follow that new car in front,” and I told him why.

 2.  , so I asked him to call the police. Soon we heard the sound of a police car. The police told the woman to stop the car using a loudspeaker(喇叭). The taxi came to a stop, too. I got out right then and said to the woman, “This is not your car. It’s my father’s car.”

The woman smiled and said, “Oh, You’re Mr Johnson’s younger son, right? I’ve seen your photo in your father’s office.”

     Before I could say another word, the woman explained that she was my father’s new assistant(店员). My father had asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it repaired.    3.  . After hearing this, we called my father and he told us what she said was right. The police and taxi driver laughed.  4.  . It was both the first and last time I worked as a detective.

 

A. I felt sorry  B. He lent her his car C. The taxi driver had car phone D. Just then a police car was coming E. I expected to see my father in the driver’s seat

 

 

As a music teacher for twenty-seven years I have always known that music touches the soul. It can break through all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way. It can be the means for each child to find their light.

A few years ago I was blessed with the opportunity to teach pre-school students one afternoon a week. One of my most memorable students was Vanessa. She was five years old, had difficulty walking and could not speak. We mostly sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to sit on my lap. One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit. It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students clapped two times while singing the repeating phrase “Oh yes!” Vanessa liked to put her hands together with mine and clap with me. We performed that song during every class Vanessa and I clapped together. She never said or sang a word.

One day late in the school year when the song was finished Vanessa turned around, looked at me in the eye, clapped her tiny hands two times and said the words “Oh yes!” I opened my mouth and could not speak. Through music we had made a connection.

Several years later I came across Vanessa on the street in town. I stopped my car and waved to say hello. She waved back with a big smile on her face and then clapped her hands two times mimicking the song we had performed in our music class. This precious little girl through her connection with music left an impression on me that will last forever.

Every child has the ability to learn and grow. It is up to us educators to discover the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each child’s light.

1.The author thinks music__________.

A．can make children calm down              B．can connect heart to heart

C．is difficult for pre-school students           D．is a good means to find a job

2.According to the second paragraph Vanessa_________.

A．got used to singing songs                  B．was too shy to speak

C．was the youngest in the class               D．enjoyed the author’s class

3.When Vanessa spoke the words “Oh yes!” the author felt________.

A．surprised         B．happy            C．frightened         D．satisfied

4.What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

A．The author has been in touch with Vanessa for several years.

B．Vanessa became as healthy as other children.

C．The song made a deep impression on Vanessa.

D．Being a good educator became Vanessa’s dream.

 

阅读理解（40分）

Hundreds of years ago there lived a king in a small country. He liked swimming. When summer came, he always went to another palace by a forest with his guards and returned to the capital in autumn.

One afternoon the king went swimming in a river in the forest but he didn’t tell others about it. He was very happy when he swam in the water.    After that he heard a great noise and saw a big bear coming at him. He tried his best to run away. He ran and ran and at last he lost his way. He was hungry and tired when he found an old house. There was an old farmer in it.“It’s your king,” he said to the old man.“I’m hungry now. Bring me something to eat quickly!”

The old man had nothing dear. He only had four eggs. The king ate them and felt better.“How much must I pay you for that?”

“Eighteen pounds.”        

“How dear they are! Are eggs rare（稀有的）here?”

“No,” answered the old farmer.“We have only one king in our country!”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1. _________,he was happy.

A．The river was beautiful

B．He was swimming in the water

C．The water was warm

D．The king could swim for a long time

2. When the king saw the bear, he _________.

A．asked the old farmer to help him

B．cried for help

C．ran away quickly

D．ran outside the forest

3. At last the king found _________.

A．an old house

B．his guards

C．his capital

D．the bear

4. Which is the best title of the story?

A．The King and the Old Farmer	B．The King in the Forest
C．The King and the Bear	D．The Kind hearted King