With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall, the＿21＿ building in the US.
As he got to the last step, McCarthy ＿22＿ fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he ＿23＿cheers from many people.
“I just want to show people that ＿24＿ a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.
McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 25 . He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone  26  achieving his or her success.
He has been in a special school  27  he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was   28  by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They   29  more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “  30  seems that he never knows how difficult it is.  31  I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more  32 .”
Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I   33   the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained.”
McCarthy said he was   34  of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll   35  to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.

【小题1】

A．largest B．highest C．earliest D．latest

【小题2】

A．seldom B．hardly C．always D．almost

【小题3】

A．enjoyed B．needed C．made D．kept

【小题4】

A．while B．after C．if D．though

【小题5】

A．heart B．hope C．body D．love

【小题6】

A．by B．for C．in D．from

【小题7】

A．as B．since C．until D．before

【小题8】

A．pleased B．beaten C．moved D．asked

【小题9】

A．used B．spent C．took D．wasted

【小题10】

A．Here B．There C．He D．It

【小题11】

A．However B．Sometimes C．Again D．Then

【小题12】

A．friends B．helpers C．time D．exercise

【小题13】

A．tried B．saw C．did D．met

【小题14】

A．thinking B．talking C．worried D．proud

【小题15】

A．point B．go C．turn D．hurry

句型转换 (共5小题，每空0.5分，满分5分)

1.He bought the bike three years ago.( 改为同义句)

He____________ _____________ the bike for three years.

2.He has been in the USA since 2005.(划线提问)

____________ ______________ has he been in the USA?

3.“Do you like singing songs？”She asked me.( 改为间接引语)

She asked me _____________ _____________ _______________ singing songs.

4.The poor child was lucky enough to receive many books from Project Hope. ( 改复合句）

The poor child was____________ ___________ ___________ he received many books from Project Hope.

 

1阅读短文，然后根据内容从Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall, the＿1.＿ building in the US.

 As he got to the last step, McCarthy ＿2.＿ fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he ＿3.＿ cheers from many people.

“I just want to show people that ＿4.＿ a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 5.  . He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone  6.   achieving his or her success.

He has been in a special school  7.   he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was   8.   by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They   9.   more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “  10.   seems that he never knows how difficult it is.  11.   I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more  12.  .”

Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I   13.   the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained.”

McCarthy said he was   14.   of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll   15.   to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.

16.A. largest     B. highest     C. earliest   D. latest

17.A. seldom      B. hardly      C. always     D. almost

18.A. enjoyed     B. needed      C. made       D. kept

19.A. while       B. after       C. if         D. though

20.A. heart       B. hope        C. body       D. love

21.A. by          B. for         C. in         D. from

22.A. as          B. since       C. until      D. before

23.A. pleased     B. beaten      C. moved      D. asked

24.A. used        B. spent       C. took       D. wasted

25.A. Here        B. There       C. He         D. It

26.A. However     B. Sometimes   C. Again      D. Then

27.A. friends     B. helpers     C. time       D. exercise

28.A. tried       B. saw         C. did        D. met

29.A. thinking    B. talking     C. worried    D. proud

30.A. point       B. go          C. turn       D. hurry

 

1请仔细阅读以下五个段落，然后从A到F六个选项中选出和每个段落对应的内容。其中有一项多余。

请阅读以下五个人的信息，然后为他们选择最适合的一处地方：

1.Joe comes from Moscow. He has studied in Beijing for two years. So he misses his hometown very much. He hopes to go to a city where he can find the feeling of returning home.

2.Mary is an American girl. She likes going shopping. This year she’ll graduate from a famous Chinese college. So she is planning to travel to a city where she may find a job.

3.Henry is from Canada. He is interested in surfing and diving. But the city in which he is living is far from the sea. So he is expecting to get to a place where he can do these activities and taste bananas and pineapples.

4.Rosa comes from Britain. She cannot stand hot weather. And she thinks some Chinese cities have too much pollution. So she wants to go somewhere clean and peaceful.

5.Timmy comes from Japan. He has great interest in taking photos. He is looking forward to staying close to nature. He even wants to take a boat while taking photos. However, he doesn’t like hot food.

A		City: Lhasa Temperature in July:15-17℃ Attractions: blue sky, fresh air and wonderful dances
B		City: Harbin Temperature in July: 24-30℃ Attractions: some old buildings in Russian style
C		City: Chongqing Temperature in July: 28-30℃ Attractions: tall mountains, hot food and friendly people.
D		City: Hong Kong Temperature in July: 29-30℃ Attractions: nice and cheap clothes, all kinds of tasty food and chances to find good jobs.
E		City: Guilin Temperature in July: 29-30℃ Attractions: fantastic hills, clean rivers and many other natural sights.
F		City: Sanya Temperature in July: 27-32℃ Attractions: exciting water sports, lovely beaches and great tropical fruit.