完形填空 （本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

The winter vacation is coming. How do you make your vacation? ?? from your school life? Here is some ?? for you. Maybe it can help you learn while you have fun!

You can go to visit ?? There you can see a lot of interesting and valuable things, such as works of art or historical items. That will help you learn more history? ?? your country.

Reading in the? ? is also a good choice. You can find different kinds of books there. You can read lots of English storybooks. It is? ? for your English learning.

Traveling with your?? ?? is also exciting! Also, you can do many outdoor activities, such as climbing the mountain, going to the beach. But you should always tell your parents ? ? doing any of these things.

It is a good idea to make a vacation book. You can write ?? in the vacation book: what you want to do for your vacation and what you see during your vacation. You can also draw something you like most on your vacation to make it more interesting. When a new term begins, you can ?? it with you to share your experience with your friends.

1.A. same????????????? ????????????? B. different????????????? ????????????? C. easy????????????? ????????????? D. hard

2.A. reason????????????? ????????????? B. advice????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. answer????????????? ????????????? D. problem

3.A. stores????????????? ????????????? B. hospitals????????????? ????????????? C. museums????????????? D. places

4.A. on????????????? ????????????? ??? B. about????????????? ????????????? ??? C. in????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. at

5.A. home????????????? ????????????? B. library????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. school????????????? ????????????? D. shop

6.A. helpful????????????? ????????????? B. bad????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. easy????????????? ????????????? D. difficult

7.A. friends????????????? ????????????? B. parents????????????? ????????????? C. mother????????????? ????????????? D. father

8.A. after????????????? ????????????? ??? B. when????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. before????????????? ????????????? D. because

9.A. nothing????????????? ??? B. anything????????????? ????????????? C. something????????????? D. another thing

10.A. bring????????????? ????????????? B. take????????????? ????????????? ??? C. talk????????????? ????????????? D. tell

DNA is the whole “map” of the human body. It is something that all humans have, and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our parents, because we get some of their DNA to make our own.

People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time, In1860, Mr Mendel discovered why we look the same as other people in our family. It is because of small things called “genes”(基因) in our body. In 1953, two scientists, Watson and Crick, found out that those small parts are really messages . They’re written in the DNA with a special language.

In1961, another two scientists found the first “word” that they could understand in that language. It shows how DNA tells the cell﹙细胞﹚to build its parts. So far, scientists have found all the words in the DNA map, but we still do not understand what they all do. By understanding what just one “word ”means, we can help to save people from several illness. So the more we understand, the more doctors will be able to do.

Most people hope that this will help to make better medicine and help sick people. Other people worry that when we learn more “words” and find out more information, we will use it in the wrong way, just to make people more attractive (有吸引力的)，or stop sick people getting jobs.

1.When did Mr Mendel discover why we look the same as other people in our family?

A. In 2000.     B. In 1961      C. In 1953     D In 1860

2.What did the two scientists find in 1961? They found_____.

A．all the words in the DNA map

B．Small things called “genes” in our body

C．The first “word” they could understand in that language

D．those small parts are written in the DNA with a special language

3.How can we help sick people if we understand more “words” in the DNA map?

A．Make better medicine.                   B．Make them get jobs.

C．Make maps for them.                    D．Make them attractive

4.Which one is not true according to the article?

A．We look like our parents because of “genes” in our body

B．We have understand what all the words in the DNA map do

C．DNA is the whole “map” of the human body.

D．DNA tells the cell to build its parts.

5.What do people think about this research about DNA?

A．It can be only bad                       B．It can be only good

C．It can be good but won’t work            D．It can be good and bad

Sally was a student. It was going to be her mother’s birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not expensive.

A week before her mother’s birthday, she went shopping after a quick and simple lunch. When she had been looking for half an hour, she found a shop that was selling cheep umbrellas（伞）, and decided to take a black one, since her mother had lost hers the month before.

She thought, “You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any color.” So she decided to buy a lovely black umbrella and took it back to school with her until her classes had finished.

On her way back home in the train that evening, she felt hungry because she had such a small lunch that she went along to the buffet car（餐车） for another sandwich and cup of coffee. She had left the black umbrella above her seat in the compartment（车厢）, but when she got back, it had gone! When she had left the compartment, there had been no other passengers（乘客） in it, but now there were three.

Sally began to cry when she saw that the umbrella was no longer there. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the matter was. She told them that the black umbrella she had bought for her mother was gone, and that she had to get out at the next station. After the three other passengers heard it, they asked her for her mother’s address so that they could sent the umbrella to her if someone had taken it by mistake and brought it back after Sally had got out of the train.

The next week, Sally heard from her mother. It said, “Thank you very much for your lovely presents, but why did you send me three black umbrellas?”

1.Which of the following is the best for the sentence “You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any color?”

2.What does the story infer（推断）?

3.How many umbrellas did Sally’s mother get at last?

4.The best name of the story is ________.

5.What does the writer want to tell us?

When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive. After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels(地道). I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.
On the fifth day a tragedy(悲剧) happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner the farm. My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness. They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.
Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, but it taught me much more.
Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired for their hard work.
But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity(逆境) is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build another.
Giving up, I say, is not a good choice.
【小题1】What did the writer’s family do for him when he was seven?