Reading comprehension(阅读理解)

　　The summer vacation is over. It's true that time always flies fast. During the vacation, the weather was hot and I could not do much work, but I lived happily.

　　Because the afternoon was hot, I did my work in the morning. I used to get up at 6:30. and take a walk in the garden for half an hour. After breakfast, I began reading English and Chinese and did some exercises in math. Those took me three hours or more. I worked quite hard and made good progress.

　　I spent the afternoon outside. I went to swim and it was fun. I would not go home until it was about five or six o'clock. Sometimes a friend of mine would come to see me and we would spend some hours listening to music.

　　In this way I spent my vacation happily. And I not only studied well but also became a good swimmer. Now I am in good health and high spirits(精神).

Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)

1．The word “vacation” in this passage probably means ________.

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2．What does the passage mainly tell us?

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A．How the writer spent his summer vacation.

B．What the weather was like in that summer.

C．When the writer got up in the morning.

D．Where the writer took a walk.

3．How many hours did the writer work every day?

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4．The writer spent most of the afternoon ________.

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5．The writer had a very good summer holiday because he ________.

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A．worked very hard and made good progress

B．learned to swim and did his work well

C．got up early and went home late

D．liked swimming better than studying

6．Which of the following is NOT true?

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A．The writer made progress in his lessons.

B．The writer took a walk for half an hour before breakfast.

C．The writer began studying as soon as he got up.

D．The writer was fond of music.

(1) The word “vacation”in this passage probably means ________.

“USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?” We often hear such discussions. As China open its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.
It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Their foreign language skills will be improved and it may be easier to find jobs.
But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language.
Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven’t to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chineses students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well.
Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it?
We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there, but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. So when you winder which country is better to study in, think it again.

综合填空（共8小题，计分8分）从下面方框中选择适当的词填入短文中，使短文通顺正确（注意有些词要用适当的形式）。

One day, Mr. White told the class to get ready for a hobby show. The students 1. the whole morning getting what they were going to show.

All the students came back on time but Bob, the laziest 2. in his classmates’ eyes. It seemed that it was very 3. for Bob to have a hobby. But to their surprise, Bob came back with many 4.stamps in his hand. Mr. White was very happy after watching them. However, Bob was going to 5. them back.

“Bob, you can’t take them back until the others watch them this afternoon,” said Mr. White.

“But I am sorry they are my brother’ s,” he answered. “He doesn’t want them to be out of our home for long. He’s afraid that they will be 6. .”

“Bob, you should show some of your own 7. here, not someone else’s. Mr. White became kind of angry.

But Bob’s words made him even 8. . “Mr. White, it’s true that I have a hobby. My hobby is watching my brother collecting stamps.”

“what’s the matter, mum?” As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is      . It’s unusual —she usually       the door and welcomes me with a smile!

“She's dying,” mum says sadly. I       what she says. The tulip (郁金香), mother’s        is dying.

A month ago, we moved       our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much.      . she was free, she would sit       her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful colour       sweet smell.

She treated it like a baby and looked after it      . She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to       to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she       every morning was       the tulip, Mum also fertilized (施肥) it many times.

She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and      , But the tulip was dying       too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.

It's true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love       be harmful. Love can sometimes kill what you love.

1.A. happy                   B. unhappy                 C. pleased                 D. pleasure

2.A. closes                   B. opens         C. keeps                  D. takes

3.A. know                     B. love                     C. think                    D. find

4.A. favourite            B. hate                   C. unlike                   D. like

5.A. into                 B. around                C. across                   D. with

6.A. Though              B. Because               C. After                    D. When

7.A. at                        B. in                       C. on                      D. under

8.A. but                      B. and           C. for                      D. or

9.A. happily                  B. brightly                  C. carefully               D. usually

10.A. other              B. place        C. two places             D. another

11.A. got up                 B. made the bed       C. played the piano D. washed her face

12.A. to take             B. to cut                     C. to water                D. to pull

13.A. dry                B. strong       C. wet             D. old

14.A. because                   B. for                      C. since            D. because of

15.A. must              B. should                 C. may             D. need