Bruno was a boy of eight His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop．He lived not far from his school．He always walked there and walked home．On his way to school, he had to pass a playground．It was very wet after it rained．One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet．His mother became angry and said,” Don’t play in the water on your way home from school!"

On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty（脏的）clothes．His mother became even angrier．"I'll tell your father if you come back wet again," said his mother．"He'll punish（惩罚）You, you know．"

The third day the little boy was dry when he came home．

"You're a good boy today", his mother said happily．"You didn't play in the water．”

"No," the boy said unhappily．"There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon．There wasn't any room（空地方）for me at all!"

1.Bruno went to school ________ every day．

2.The playground was between（在……之间）_______

3.The little boy liked to play on the playground __________．

4.Bruno was afraid of （害怕） _________the most．

5.That afternoon, the boy's clothes were dry because _______．

The Wilsons decided to go overseas for vacation. They had a family meeting to plan the vacation. "First," Mr. Wilson said, "we should decide where we are going."

"I don't agree," Mrs. Wilson said, "I think we should decide when we are going first. We don't want to go to places when they are cold." [来源:Zxxk.Com]

Mr. Wilson agreed, so the family's first decision was when to go on vacation. They decided to go in July. "Now we can decide where to go," said Mr. Wilson. "But, Dad," Ben said, "don't you think that where we go depends on(依赖，取决于)how we go? If we plan to fly, we can go a long way. If we plan to drive, we can't go far."

Again, Mr. Wilson agreed, and they discussed this. At last they agreed to travel by plane. And so the planning meeting went on. The next day, one of Mr. Wilson's friends at work asked, "Where are you going for vacation?"

"Well," Mr. Wilson told him, "we are going in summer by plane, but I don't know where we are going!

1. Why did they have a family meeting?

2.First they decided ______________.

3.They decided to go in ______________.

4.They decided to travel by_____________.

5.They didn't decide _____________.

On February 14th，2000，my class went on a field trip to the beach. I had so much fun. When we returned to school，my teacher told me to go to the headmaster‘s office. When I got into the office，I saw a police officer. Suddenly I realized something was wrong. The police officer told me what had happened and we went to pick my sister up. After that，we went to the hospital and waited. Time went slowly. Finally，we got to see our mother. It was terrible.

On the next day，the headmaster came and told my two teachers what had happened. I was taking a rest that day. I knew it had something to do with my mother. I kept thinking that she either died or had gotten better. How I wished that she had gotten better. When my teacher took me outside，my sister ran up to me. She started crying，“She‘s gone. Teresa，mommy’s gone.

She‘s dead.” I couldn’t believe it. We jumped into the car and drove straight to the hospital. Most of my family were there. The silence was terrible. I knew I had to say goodbye.

Today when I look back，I still miss my mother very much，but I know that I will live. My mother was a strong mother，who had the biggest heart. My mother was an angel walking on the earth. I will always remember her as living. When someone is asked who their hero （英雄） is，they usually say someone famous，like Michael Jordan or Britney Spears. When someone asks me who my hero is，I tell them，my mother. My mother lives every day. That is what makes her a true hero.

1.Where was the writer when she learned her mother was very ill？

A. On the beach.       B. At the hospital.   C. At school.         D. At home.

2.Who brought the writer the bad news that her mother was ill？

A. Her sister.       B. The headmaster.  C. Her teacher.           D. The police officer.

3.What did the headmaster tell the two teachers on the next day？

A. Her mother had been very ill.   B. Her mother had been dead.

C. Her mother had gotten better.   D. Her sister came to see her.

4.From the last paragraph of the passage we know that _______.

A. the writer is afraid of her mother      

B. the writer is proud of her mother

C. the writer feels sad about her mother   

D. the writer feels sorry for her mother

5.The writer must think her mother is a _______ woman.

A. famous            B. free      C. rich                  D. great

In one way, it may be thought that failure is a part of life. In another, failure may be regarded as a step towards success.

The “spider story” is often told as an example of this. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a hole on a hill from the English. He watched a spider(蜘蛛) making a web（网）. Bruce is said to have got confidence from this and to have gone on to beat the English. Edison, too, the inventor of the light bulb(电灯泡), made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one.

So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were you in high spirit then? What can you change so that things will go right the next time?

Second, is the goal you are trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goal may be. Think about this question: If I am successful in this, where will it get me?” This may help to prevent failure in the things you shouldn’t be doing anyway.

The third thing to remember about failure is that it’s a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself!” even though you may have failed. Remember, “You can’t live with them all.”

1.Robert Bruce was mentioned in the passage to show that ___________.

2.Edison’s example shows us that __________.

3.If you are not sure about what success will get you, you’d better ______.

4.It can be learned from the passage that __________.

5.This passage is mainly about _________.

任务型阅读。阅读短文，并回答问题。（10分）
　　The Wilsons decided to go overseas for vacation. They had a family meeting(会议) to plan the vacation. “First,” Mr Wilson said, “we should decide where we are going.”
　　“I don’t agree,” Mrs Wilson said, “I think we should decide when we are going first. We don’t want to go to places when they are cold.” Mr Wilson agreed, so the family’s first decision was when to go on vacation. They decided to go in July.
　　“Now we can decide where to go,” said Mr Wilson.
　　“But, Dad,” Ben said, “don’t you think that where we go depends on how we go? If we plan to fly, we can go a long way. If we plan to drive, we can’t go far.”
　　Again, Mr Wilson agreed, and they discussed this. At last they agreed to travel by plane.
And so the planning meeting went on. The next day, one of Mr Wilson’s friends at work asked, “Where are you going for vacation?”
　　“Well,” Mr Wilson told him, “we are going in summer by plane, but I don’t know where we are going!”
根据短文内容回答下列问题。
【小题1】Why did the Wilsons have a family meeting?
                                                                       
【小题2】What did they decide first?
                                                                       
【小题3】When did they decide to go?
                                                                       
【小题4】How did the Wilsons decide to travel?
                                                                       
【小题5】What they didn’t decide？