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Time is very important in our life. However, I had never realized it until I received a beautiful gold watch from my father one day when I was 19 years old. This watch always   1  me the importance of time in my life.

It was a cold rainy day. My father asked me to go to the  2 to pick up my uncle and take him home. I should have arrived there before 4:30p.m. We had a basketball match at school that afternoon and the match was so __3 that I forgot the time. When the match was nearly over, I suddenly remembered my uncle and hurried to the airport .It was too late. He had left the airport and take a taxi to our house.

I was very worried that my father would complain   4  the thing. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw my uncle in the sofa looking very tired. I do not   5 uncle and my father .I said hello to them in a very low voice .My father didn’t say   6 .Instead, he asked me to sit   7 him. “Peter, did you have a good time today?” I felt so sorry and answered in a  8   voice. “Yes, Dad, but I ’m really sorry .This will  9 happen again. I promise.”My father handed me a box with a beautiful gold watch inside .It was a gift my uncle bought for him. He gave it to me and said, “I hope you have learned something important today, and this watch will help you remember the importance of time.”

The watch has been with me for twelve years .I wear it not because of its price, but because of   10 I learned. It tells me to respect（重视）and never be late to do what I have promised to .

1.	A．says B．talks C．tells D．gives

 

2.	A．hotel B．station C．bus stop D．airport

 

3.	A．exciting B．boring C．surprising D．strange

 

4.	A．to B．at C．about D．with

 

5.	A．look up B．look at C．look for D．look after

 

6.	A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything

 

7.	A．behind B．in front C．next to D．down

 

8.	A．higher B．lower C．bigger D．smaller

 

9.	A．always B．usually C．often D．never

 

10.	A．what B．that C．which D．who

 

Qian Zhongshu was one of the most well-known Chinese __【小题1】__ to the western world. Born on November 21, 1910 in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, he grew up with his uncle, who didn’t have a son.
Qian liked reading books and had a ___【小题2】___ memory（记忆力）. He only needed to read something once before learning it by heart. (【小题3】)He showed his good memory(记忆力) at an early age. When he was a small boy, his uncle often__【小题4】___ him to tea houses. He liked reading story books in the tea houses. When they returned home, he could repeat the stories to his cousins.
Qian went to Tsinghua University in 1929. Although he failed his math test, (【小题5】)he entered the university because he was so good at Chinese and English. In Tsinghua University he met his wife Yang Jiang, who is one year __【小题6】___ than him and a famous writer, too. They married in 1935. （【小题7】）两年以后，他们的女儿钱媛出生了。
Qian died of illness on December 19, 1998. He left many works to the world. His most famous novel, Fortress Besieged（围城）, came out in 1947. It has been translated into（已经被翻译成）more than six foreign languages.
任务一：用下列方框中所给词的适当形式完成文中四空，使其语意正确，逻辑合理。（每词限用一次,每空限填一词）4’

young  take write  surprise

【小题8】________ 【小题9】__________ 【小题10】_________ 【小题11】_________
任务二：将（【小题12】）处划线句子翻译成汉语。2’
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任务三：将（【小题13】）处划线句子进行同义句转化。2’
he entered the university because he ___ so _____   ______ Chinese and English.
任务四：将（【小题14】）译成英语。
 

Time is very important in our life. However, I had never realized it until I received a beautiful gold watch from my father one day when I was 19 years old. This __1__ always tells me the importance of time in my life.

It was a cold rainy day. My father asked me to go to the __2__ to pick up my uncle and take him home. I should have arrived there __3__ 4:30 p.m. We had a basketball match at school that afternoon __4__ the match was too exciting. When the match was nearly over, I suddenly remembered my uncle and __5__ to the airport. It was too late. He had left the airport and taken a taxi to our house.

I was very worried that my father would be __6__ with me. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw my uncle in the sofa looking very tired. I dared not ­­__7__ my uncle and father. I said hello to them in a very low voice. My father didn’t say __8__. Instead, he asked me to sit next to him. “Peter, did you have a good time today?” He __9__ very disappointed, but his voice was still calm. I felt so sorry and answered in an even __10__ voice. “Yes, Dad, but I’m really sorry about not __11__ my uncle. This will __12__ happen again. I promise.” My father handed me a box with a beautiful gold watch inside. It was a gift my uncle bought for him. He gave it to _13__ and said, “I hope you have learned something important today, and this watch will help you remember the importance of him.”

The watch has been with me for 12 years. I wear it not because of its price, but because of __14__ I learned from it. It tells me to respect __15__ and never be late to do what I have promised to.

1.                A．watch          B．clock           C．bell  D．time

 

2.                A．hotel          B．station          C．bus stop  D．airport

 

3.                A．before         B．from           C．after D．to

 

4.                A．though         B．because        C．and  D．so

 

5.                A．moved         B．turned         C．hurried   D．flew

 

6.                A．happy          B．angry          C．sorry D．lucky

 

7.                A．look up         B．look for         C．look at   D．look after

 

8.                A．anything        B．something       C．nothing   D．everything

 

9.                A．is             B．was            C．does D．did

 

10.               A．funnier         B．louder         C．happier   D．lower

 

11.               A．waking up       B．giving up        C．picking up D．putting up

 

12.               A．always         B．never          C．often D．usually

 

13.               A．you           B．him            C．them D．me

 

14.               A．what           B．that           C．which D．who

 

15.               A．culture         B．friendship       C．time  D．family

 

 

The little boy entered the house, unhappy. His mother was  31     cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she    32     but stopped when she saw his face. “Tyler,    33      happened? Is everything okay?”
“Nothing is okay, mom.” said the boy, “Today, in our science lesson, Mrs. Green was talking about the   34        .She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way, but there is  35    I can do to make a difference.”
“Let me tell you    36    .” the mother said after thinking for a while. “One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of dying starfish covering the beach, they were pushed up by the     37   , and it was too far up for them to make their way back by    38       . The man shook his head as he walked along, ‘What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach.’ The man felt very sorry    39     those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was    40      to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish back into the sea as    41  as he could, ‘how silly you are! My     42  ,’ the man said, ‘There are so many starfish, can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing, ‘ 43         I can’t help them all .I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one, and this one.”
“Thinking for a moment, the man    44      to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, ‘Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the   45     person.

【小题1】

A．drinking B．making C．selling D．washing

【小题2】

A．turned around B．turned down C．turned on D．turned off

【小题3】

A．what B．when C．where D．why

【小题4】

A．air B．land C．water D．environment

【小题5】

A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing

【小题6】

A．a lie B．a joke C．a story D．a truth

【小题7】

A．wind B．rain C．waves D．sands

【小题8】

A．himself B．itself C．ourselves D．themselves

【小题9】A of               B. for                C. from            D. forward

【小题10】

A．afraid B．surprised C．sad D．angry

【小题11】

A．slow B．fast C．soon D．high

【小题12】

A．father B．mother C．son D．daughter

【小题13】

A．Or B．So C．Because D．Though

【小题14】

A．began B．continued C．forgot D．waited

【小题15】A shortest          B. tallest               C. smallest         D. biggest

Mr. Klein told the class that a new student, Inez, would join them soon. He ______32______ that Inez was deaf. She “talked” with others by using sign language. Mr. Klein knew sign language, and he decided to teach his students so that they could also “talk” with Inez.

First, they learned to sign the letters. Some letters were hard to ______33_______. Other letters, such as C, were easier because the shape of the hand was the same as the shape of the letter.

The next thing they learned was finger spelling. They signed one letter after another to spell a word. They ____34_______ with two-letter words such as at and on. Then they spelled ___35_______ words.

Finally, Mr. Klein showed that ___36_______ one sign could be used for a whole word. To make the sign for the word fine, a person spreads out the fingers on one hand, ___37___ the thumb to the chest, and moves the hand away from the chest. Signing is not just ___38______with the hands. Expressions on the face are also ___39_____. The students learned to sign a question mark by using expressions on the face.

When Inez first entered the classroom, she looked ____40_______. But the students signed, “Good morning, Inez.” She gave the class a big smile and signed back, “What a wonderful ____41_____!”

1.	A．hoped B．said C．guessed D．thought

 

2.	A．spell B．check C．remember D．write

 

3.	A．met B．started C．agreed D．helped

 

4.	A．newer B．easier C．longer D．nice

 

5.	A．never B．perhaps C．still D．just

 

6.	A．joins B．fixed C．touches D．ties

 

7.	A．made B．done C．given D．chosen

 

8.	A．important B．different C．difficult D．strange

 

9.	A．serious B．surprised C．frightened D．nervous

 

10.	A．welcome B．congratulation C．progress D．success