先阅读短文，然后从文中每小题的四个选项中选出一个可以填入短文中相应空白处的最佳答案。

I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was useless and when I was 14, he said, “You’re never going to be    (1)  but a failure(失败者).

After five years of poor jobs, I fell    (2)  with a very nice girl. But her mother said to me, “You’ve    (3)  in everything you’ve ever done. You can’t give any happiness to my daughter!” It was the frustrating thing that could have changed me later. I decided to do something    (4)  about my life, because I wanted to show her that what people said about me was    (5) .

So I tried hard with my writing and went to college. My first book came out while I was at college. After college I    (6)  during the day in high schools and went to evening classes at college. Later, I gave up that job to write full time. At the same time, I was offered a part­-time job as a    (7)     at Leeds University. I began to feel    (8)  of myself –here was once a poor boy who’d left school early, now teaching at the university. My writing career(生涯)   (9)  when I discovered my own style.

Now I’m rich and    (10)  , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. But what does that mean? I just wish all the people who have put me down had said: “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

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

 

2.	A．work B．love C．help D．study

 

3.	A．failed B．won C．beaten D．succeeded

 

4.	A．difficult B．easy C．negative D．positive

 

5.	A．terrible B．excellent C．wrong D．right

 

6.	A．stayed B．laught C．lived D．studied

 

7.	A．boss B．scientist C．teacher D．student

 

8.	A．proud B．sad C．tired D．happy

 

9.	A．set off B．went off C．broke off D．took off

 

10.	A．cool B．famous C．clever D．helpful

 

Feeding a crowd of hundreds doesn’t make Kenny Seals-Nutt nervous.

In fact, he thrives in the kitchen. He’s in his perfect place when dicing tomatoes, making salads and baking cakes.

By the time Kenny, 16, reached his third year of high school at Hickory Grove, North Carolina, US, he had become vice president of his school’s cooking club. He also opened his own food company, called Modern Fusion.

Kenny said he developed his love of cooking by watching his mother, and his grandmother, who owned a catering (饮食业) business herself. Kenny helped them both in order to remember their tips: how long to cook chicken so it stays wet, and the right amount of tomatoes to add to a spaghetti dish.

At the age of 5, he cooked his first dish of shrimp and broccoli. Taking it for his school lunch, he warmed it up in the school’s microwave, while the other kids ate their sandwiches.

“I love to eat, and it started to become more fun to cook than to use a microwave,” he said.

Cooking came easy to Kenny, and he enjoyed adding new ingredients into common dishes. “It started with a passion (热情) and I wanted to know more,” he said. He began to watch the Food Network and read chef blogs.

Last summer, Kenny put his skills to the test by working with his grandmother to cater his uncle’s wedding. While she cooked traditional dishes, Kenny wanted to add new to the expected flavors (风味).

Now Kenny spends his weekends catering his own events: weddings, birthday parties, baby showers. Kenny’s dishes are always a hit.

Chef Frederick Mookie Hicks, owner of a catering business, said Kenny’s success comes from his ability to multitask in the kitchen. Hicks said he has asked Kenny to cook with him on jobs three times now, and he presents Kenny as a positive example of a passionate chef to the students in his cooking classes.

“He’s so vigorous (精神饱满的) about cooking that he doesn’t let anything stop him,” Hicks said. “I knew in the first five minutes of working with the kid that he is something special.”

1.How is Kenny different from other students?

A．He opened a cooking club in his high school.

B．He is famous on the Food Network.

C．He owned a food company at 16.

D．He loves to multi-task.

2.What does the underlined word “thrives” probably mean?

A．works energetic                        B．grows fast

C．learns quickly                          D．makes progress

3.Which of the following best describes Kenny’s cooking?

A．Traditional.                            B．Creative.

C．Simple.                               D．Strange.

4.We can conclude from the article that ______.

A．Kenny proved himself by catering his uncle’s wedding alone

B．Kenny likes to follow his mother’s recipe when cooking

C．Kenny was able to cook his first dish in primary school

D．Kenny’s success in cooking has a lot to do with his family

 

①The Dream It is everyone’s dream to work at home or not work at all．You can plan your own hours and work when you want to．There is no more rush hour and no hours that people waste when they get to and from a job every day．
②The Fact The fact is that this dream can be attained．You can stay at home，work when you want to  and make money when you need to．There are plenty of opportunities for you to make money at home，just by using your computer and the Internet．
③Start Today! Educate yourself，look closely into all the opportunities and decide on what works best for you．It will not happen during one night，but you can make the decision today and start to make it happen today．
④How Could You Do It? Do you have a blog（博客）or a personal website like millions of other people?  Are you using it to make money? Most of these blog and website owners are not．But you can do that!
⑤          When you have your computer and the Internet working for you，your businesses will be working for you 24 hours a day，seven days a week．You will make money while you sleep，travel or do whatever you want to do all day long．
⑥Get Going! There are many ways you can make money with your computer．And you can begin your Stay-at -home businesses with just a little money．What are you waiting for?
【小题1】In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?

A．Sports

B．News

C．Culture

D．Business

【小题2】What does the underlined word“attained”in Point ② mean ?

A．Broken

B．Achieved

C．Lost

D．Destroyed

【小题3】What’s the best title for Point ⑤ ?

A．Sleep 24 Hours a Day

B．Make Money Every Moment

C．Play All Day Long

D．Travel Around the World

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage ?

A．People need a lot of money to start a stay – at – home business.

B．People can even use their blogs to make money.

C．People can plan their own time when they work at home.

D．People can make the best decision and start to make it happen today.

【小题5】How is the passage organized ?

A．By using famous people’s words.

B．By giving reasons only.

C．By showing a topic and giving solutions

D．By telling old stories

Here are some tips on listening. We hope it can help you in one way or another.

●Relax yourself.

Before you start to listen to something, You need to relax.

1                                           This will help you with your listening.

●Listen carefully to the first sentence.

2                                          For example, if eyou hear“Many shops in many parts of China have decided to take away all kinds of Japanese goods off their shelves, but some people say it’s not a good idea. Our reporter says…”,you know you will hear a piece of news, not a children’s story or a science report.

●Think when you’re listening.

3                                           For example, you can think of the following questions: What happened? When , where and how? What was the result and what does the speaker want to tell us? In this way, you may undersrand the passage better.

●Listen for important facts.

4                                             For example, if the passage is a science report, you should try to remember its findings , and how the scientists got their results. 

●Don’t think about one or two words for too long.

You may hear some words that you don’t know. But don’t spend too much time on them.

5                                          But you can remember some words or sentences that you think are important, and you can use them when you’re answering the questions.

	A. The first sentence tells a lot about the whole passage. B. It’s important for you to remember some important facts. C. Don’t get nervous or excited. D. Very often, you’ll find out what they mean later when you go on with    the listening. E. When you’re listening, try to do some thinking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

House for Sale Comfortable family home with a large garden on north side of town. Three bedrooms, a living-room, a kitchen, a dining-room and a bathroom. Offers over ＄35,ooo.

 

Assistant Wanted for Busy Restaurant Some evening and weekend work. All meals free. Tel:332 0178 You have to work on Saturdays and Sundays, but you get other days off. It’s not very well paid. But who cares about money?

 

Join Our Football Team Boys and girls wanted to play in local football team. Aged 9-13 Meets in Green Park on Friday at 3 pm.

 

Room to Rent (出租) Small room to rent in city center flat (公寓) above restaurant. Newly painted with modern furniture. Near main railway station. Buses pass the front door. Tel:332 2108

 

Mr Brown wants to live near his workplace. Mrs Brown wants a house with four bedrooms. The Browns’ children don’t care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough. Ann, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks it is an exciting place. It’s hard work but she isn’t lazy.

Tom is a middle school student. He is twelve years old. He stops school at half past three, so he has plenty of time to finish his homework.

Jack, Mr Brown’s brother, is looking for a room to rent. He doesn’t care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is. He is getting ready for his drawing. So the house must be quiet.

1.Why don’t the Browns buy the house in Advertisement One?

A．It is on the north side of town.

B．There isn’t enough bedroom.

C．There is no dinner room.

D．The garden is too big.

2.Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant?

A．It’s an easy job.

B．The place is good and the food is free.

C．She thinks it will be interesting.

D．She can get long holidays.

3.Why can’t Tom play for the new football team?

A．He is not old enough.

B．It’s in a different village.

C．School stops too late.

D．He has to do his homework.

4.What’s wrong with the room for Jack in Advertisement Four?

A．It’s too small.

B．The walls are the wrong color.

C．The man likes old furniture better.

D．It’s too noisy.

5.What does the sentence “All meals free”mean?

A．Assistants can have the meals at any time.

B．Assistants can have the meals in the restaurant without paying money.

C．Customers can have the meals freely.

D．Assistant need to pay for their meals.