When George was young, he played a lot of games, and he was thin and strong. But when he was about 45, he began to become fat. He couldn’t breathe well. And when he walk fast, his heart painfully (心跳痛). He couldn’t do anything about this for a long time, so finally he became afraid and went to see a doctor.

　The doctor looked him over here and there and said, “I don’t want to make you sad, George. But you’re very ill and I believe that you can’t live much longer. Would you like me to ask anybody to come and see you before you die?” George thought for a few seconds and then answered, “I’d like another doctor to come and see me.”

(   )6.George got fat _____________.

A. when he was very old     B. when he was young

C. when he was forty-five    D. When he was fifty

(   )7.In this passage, the word “breathe” means _______ in Chinese.

A.吃饭  　　B. 呼吸   　C. 喝水   　D. 喝酒

(   )8.There was something wrong with George’s ______when he walked fast.

A. heart  　B. legs   　C. feet   　D. eyes

(   )9.What did George do?

A. he was a doctor.　　  　B. He was a teacher.

C. He was a worker.　　 　D. We don’t know.

(   )10.Which of the following is RIGHT?

A. When George found he had trouble in breathing and walking, he went to see a doctor soon.

B. George did nothing about his illness for a long time.

C. George was afraid to see a doctor when he was ill.

D. The young doctor wanted George to see another doctor first.

　When George was young, he played a lot of games, and he was thin and strong. But when he was about 45, he began to become fat. He couldn’t breathe well. And when he walk fast, his heart painfully (心跳痛). He couldn’t do anything about this for a long time, so finally he became afraid and went to see a doctor.

　The doctor looked him over here and there and said, “I don’t want to make you sad, George. But you’re very ill and I believe that you can’t live much longer. Would you like me to ask anybody to come and see you before you die?” George thought for a few seconds and then answered, “I’d like another doctor to come and see me.”

(   )6.George got fat _____________.

A. when he was very old     B. when he was young

C. when he was forty-five    D. When he was fifty

(   )7.In this passage, the word “breathe” means _______ in Chinese.

A.吃饭  　　B. 呼吸   　C. 喝水   　D. 喝酒

(   )8.There was something wrong with George’s ______when he walked fast.

A. heart  　B. legs   　C. feet   　D. eyes

(   )9.What did George do?

A. he was a doctor.　　  　B. He was a teacher.

C. He was a worker.　　 　D. We don’t know.

(   )10.Which of the following is RIGHT?

A. When George found he had trouble in breathing and walking, he went to see a doctor soon.

B. George did nothing about his illness for a long time.

C. George was afraid to see a doctor when he was ill.

D. The young doctor wanted George to see another doctor first.

About ten men in every hundred have the trouble of colorblindness in some way. Women are luckier, only about five in every hundred are affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman.

There are different shapes of color blindness. For example, a man may be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person can not tell the difference between blue and green. Only a few unlucky men may see everything in shades of green-a strange world indeed.

Colour blindness in human beings is a strange thing to say clearly. In only one eye there are millions of very small things called “cones^①”. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colours. There are also millions of “rods^②”，but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shapes but no colours. Some insects have favourite colours. Mosquitoes^③ like blue but do not like yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue light will. Human beings also have favourite colours. Yet we are lucky. With the help of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colours by day, and with the help of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible^④ colours around us.

生词注释：①cone n.锥形物　②rods n.棒　③mosquitoe n.蚊子　

　　　　　④invisible adj.看不见的

1.“colour blindness”means       in Chinese.

       A.色盲                        B.颜料                    C.盲目                   D.瞎

2.Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?

       A.Women are better at driving than men.

       B.Women are more careful.

       C.There are fewer colour blind women.

       D.Women are friendly to people.

3.With the help of the “cones”, we can      .

       A.tell different shapes   B.kill insects

       C.see in a weak light     D.tell orange from yellow

4.We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a       light.

       A.red                          B.yellow                 C.blue                    D.green

5.Which of the following sentences about the colour blindness is TRUE?

       A.None of them can see deep red.

       B.Not all of them have the same problem in recognizing(识别)colour.

       C.None of them can tell the difference between blue and green.

       D.All of them see everything in shades of green.

完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to music, and we  1 the national flag go up.

　 Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was   2 and excited! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too.

　 Can I really do it?

　 Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher   3 me, “I know you want to have a try. Next Monday morning, I want you to give the talk. Go and write something down.  4 for it, I’m sure you’ll do well.”

“Thank you.” I answered. It was such a great  5 for me! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents  6 . I wanted to make my teacher happy.

Finally Monday morning came. I began to feel  7 .

When did I last give a talk to  8 many people? Never! This was my first time. Could I really  9 it? Maybe I couldn’t finish the talk.

When I got to school, we all went out to the playground. I  10 in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn’t say anything.

“Take it easy,” I said to  11 . “Don’t be nervous. You can do it.”

Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me ! I couldn’t  12  stand up.

I took a look at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes seemed to say, “You can do it! Come on!   13 afraid, just talk!”

I took a big breath. Then I began to talk. It wasn’t hard. It was easy.

I don’t know 14 I finished my talk, but I tried my best to do it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself  15 everyone what I can do.

1.                A．watch          B．see            C．notice    D．look at

2.                A．surprised       B．proud          C．bored    D．careful

3.                A．spoke          B．asked for        C．said to    D．showed

4.                A．Look out        B．Come on        C．Take care D．Get ready

5.                A．chance         B．news           C．time D．message

6.                A．to do          B．to listen         C．to see    D．to play

7.                A．excited         B．happy          C．nervous  D．surprised

8.                A．after           B．such           C．before   D．so

9.                A．do            B．speak          C．talk  D．take

10.               A．sat            B．stood          C．jumped   D．ran

11.               A．me            B．myself         C．my class   D．my parents

12.               A．be able to       B．hardly          C．never D．even

13.               A．Not be         B．Don’t         C．Don’tbe  D．Not

14.               A．where         B．how           C．why  D．whether

15.               A．with           B．at             C．to    D．for

阅读短文，根据意思，从各题所给的A、B和C三个选项中选出最佳答案。
One midnight（午夜）, a little girl woke up （醒来）to pass water. She by herself got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared（害怕）.
Her mother said, “Don’t be afraid, honey. Take courage（勇敢些）!”
“What’s courage（勇气）?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed.
“Courage is the brave（勇敢的） breath（呼吸）,” her mother answered.
“Mum, do you have courage?”
“Certainly.”
The girl held out（伸出） her little hands, saying, “Mum, blow（吹） some of your breath of courage to me.”
After her mother blew out two mouthfuls（口） of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) nervously（紧张地）, afraid that the “breath of courage” would run away（跑掉）. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.
Her mother said to herself, “It will be nice if someone can blow some kinds of ‘breath’ to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost.”
In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind（心）. Who we should defeat(战胜) is nobody but ourselves.
【小题1】The girl walked back because __________.
A. the bathroom was too far away
B. her mother wouldn’t go with her
C. she was too afraid of the dark                  
【小题2】We learn from the reading that ___________.
A. the girl went to the bathroom by herself       
B. the girl pretended to be terrified of nothing
C. the girl’s mother was able to blow brave breath
【小题3】To stop “mother’s breath” from running away, the girl __________.
A. held out her little hands
B. clenched her fists          
C. talk to her mother
【小题4】The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.
A. adults are always brave enough                
B. children learn to be brave quickly
C. the fear in one’s mind is the real problem
【小题5】Which is the best title of the passage?
A. The Fearless Mother         
B. One Lonely Girl      
C. The Breath of Courage