There was a woman in Nanjing , who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially(尤其) the younger one, Ben,       he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed(看似) so      .

    The mother       that she herself would have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the library to read a     a week and do a report about it for her.

One day, in Ben’s      , the teacher held up a rock（石头） and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him      . Why did Ben raise his hand? They wondered（想知道）. He    said anything, what could he possibly want to say?

    Well, Ben not only       the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew       the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were   . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book      .

Ben later went to the       of his class. When he finished high school, he went to University （大学）and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.

After Ben grew up, he       something about his mother that he did not know as a    .

She, herself, had never learned how to      .

1.A. because       B. so                  C. but            D. though

2.A. clever         B. had                C. slow           D. quick

3.A. asked         B. decided             C. forgot          D. heard

4.A. notice         B. message            C. book           D. question

5.A. class         B. room               C. office          D. lab

6.A. think          B. leave               C. speak          D. answer

7.A. always        B. even               C. quickly        D. never

8.A. found        B. played              C. knew          D. threw

9.A. whether      B. when               C. where          D. why

10.A. afraid        B. surprised            C. worried        D. unhappy

11.A. pictures      B. exercises            C. shops           D. reports

12.A. top          B. end                C. back           D. side

13.A. learned       B. remembered         C. understood      D. guessed

14.A. doctor        B. child                C. student         D. teacher

15.A. read         B. work               C. teach           D. show

 

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben,        he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed so       .The mother      that she herself would have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a      a week and do a report about it for her. One day, in Ben’s      , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him     . “Why did Ben put up his hand?” his classmates wondered. He       said anything. What would he possibly want to say?Ben not only        the rock, but also said a lot about the rock. He named many other rocks in the same group and even knew        the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were     . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book     .Later Ben went on to the        of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University (耶鲁大学)and at last became one of the best doctors in the USA. After Ben grew up, he        something about his mother that he did not know as a      . She, herself, had never learned how to      .

1.A. because  B. so                      C. but                          D. though 

2.A. clever                B. hard                       C. slow              D. quick

3.A. asked                 B. decided                C. forgot                    D. heard

4.A. notice                B. message                C. book             D. question 

5.A. class                   B. room            C. office                     D. lab

6.A. think                  B. leave            C. stand up          D. sit down

7.A. always      B. even             C. quickly             D. never 

8.A. found                 B. played                   C. knew            D. threw 

9.A. whether  B. when                     C. where                   D. why 

10.A. afraid     B. surprised              C. worried           D. unhappy

11.A. pictures          B. exercises              C. shops                     D. reports 

12.A. top                   B. end                        C. back             D. side

13.A. learnt     B. remembered       C. forgot                    D. guessed

14.A. doctor    B. child             C. children           D. teacher  

15.A. read                 B. work             C. teach                     D. show

 

These days computer games are becoming more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along the __1__have changed into computer game houses in order to get more __2___. These places are always crowded with people.
In the computer game houses, people __3__a lot of money matching on the machine. It’s __4__for one to beat a computer, but one can do well after trying again and again. People want to __5__when they play computer games. The more they __6__, the more they want to win, and at last they even can’t __7__without it.
The result(结果) is that some people don’t want to __8__and they play in computer game houses for hours and hours. For school boys, things are __9__. They don’t want to have __10__. When school is over, they rush to the computer game houses near their __11__. Some of them can get enough money from their __12__. Some of them are not __13__enough to get the money. So they have to steal（偷） or rob（抢） others’ money and become __14__.
Computer game addiction(上瘾) is a(n) __15__problem in our life. Something has to be done to stop it.
(   ) 1 A streets      B schools      C towns        D cities
(   ) 2 A boys             B money        C computers    D houses
(  ) 3 A take            B spend        C cost         D pay
(   ) 4 A possible         B easy         C good         D hard
(   ) 5 A read             B learn        C win           D download
(   ) 6 A lose             B try          C waste         D watch
(   ) 7 A come         B eat          C study        D live
(   ) 8 A watch        B win          C stay there   D work
(   ) 9 A better       B exciting         C even worse   D interesting
(   ) 10 A lessons         B games        C families         D sports
(   ) 11 A classes         B rooms        C schools      D shops
(   ) 12 A classmates  B teachers         C sisters       D parents
(   ) 13 A lucky       B unlucky      C careful      D polite
(   ) 14 A good        B bad          C badly        D worse
(   ) 15 A important   B serious      C unusual      D wonderful

These days computer games are becoming more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along the __1__have changed into computer game houses in order to get more __2___. These places are always crowded with people.

In the computer game houses, people __3__a lot of money matching on the machine. It’s __4__for one to beat a computer, but one can do well after trying again and again. People want to __5__when they play computer games. The more they __6__, the more they want to win, and at last they even can’t __7__without it.

The result(结果) is that some people don’t want to __8__and they play in computer game houses for hours and hours. For school boys, things are __9__. They don’t want to have __10__. When school is over, they rush to the computer game houses near their __11__. Some of them can get enough money from their __12__. Some of them are not __13__enough to get the money. So they have to steal（偷） or rob（抢） others’ money and become __14__.

Computer game addiction(上瘾) is a(n) __15__problem in our life. Something has to be done to stop it.

 (   ) 1 A streets          B schools       C towns         D cities

(   ) 2 A boys              B money         C computers     D houses

(  ) 3 A take           B spend         C cost          D pay

(   ) 4 A possible          B easy          C good          D hard

(   ) 5 A read              B learn         C win           D download

(   ) 6 A lose              B try           C waste         D watch

(   ) 7 A come          B eat           C study         D live

(   ) 8 A watch         B win           C stay there    D work

(   ) 9 A better        B exciting          C even worse    D interesting

(   ) 10 A lessons          B games         C families          D sports

(   ) 11 A classes          B rooms         C schools       D shops

(   ) 12 A classmates  B teachers          C sisters       D parents

(   ) 13 A lucky        B unlucky       C careful       D polite

(   ) 14 A good         B bad           C badly         D worse

(   ) 15 A important    B serious       C unusual       D wonderful

 

Do you have lots of friends? What do you 36 friends and friendship? Are they very important for you? Some of your friends may have different views and interests, and some like doing the same  37  as you. Do you like friends different from  38  the same as you? You may like the friends who   39   the same interests as you. But I don’t really care.

I have two good friends, Peter and James. Peter is   40  me. I am a quiet boy, and Peter is also quiet. We  41  enjoy reading books and surfing the Internet. On weekends, we often go to the library or  42 on the computer together. But James is very different from us. He likes playing ball games, and he is more athletic than us. He is  43 more outgoing. He likes talking and often makes 44 laugh. You see, friends are not  45  to be the same. Do you agree with me?

1.A. talk about     B. think of        C. thank for            D. look at

2.A. interests          B. views       C. things          D. habits

3.A. or             B. and         C. until                D. but

4.A. are                B. have        C. show             D. get

5.A. like                B. as          C. for              D. with

6.A. all                B. each            C. both             D. some

7.A. watch          B. work        C. read             D. play

8. A. a few         B. few         C. a lot                D. little

9.A. him                B. her         C. them             D. us

10.A. important         B. necessary   C. difficult            D. different