No More Time Out

Shawn and Thomas had always been good friends. They lived near each other, and they both loved __36__.They played baseball, touch football, and kickball. They also liked to play soccer, shoot baskets, and skateboard.
When they were in the fourth grade, though, Thomas broke his __37__ in a soccer game. He had to be on crutches for six weeks.
Shawn __38__ Thomas, but what was there to do? Shawn didn’t like television or computer games. Thomas didn’t like to sit and talk. After trying three times to start a conversation, Shawn __39__ up. He said, “I’m out of here.”
For days, Shawn __40__at home, feeling guilty for not visiting Thomas again. Thomas stayed home, too, feeling __41__because Shawn wasn’t visiting him. After a week, Shawn’s mom spoke up. “It’s time for you and Thomas to get back into action! That’s why I spoke to Ms McNulty at the library. She has the perfect volunteer job for you both,” she said.
Shawn said __42__.
His mom continued, “The library sells used books to raise money. People are always __43__off books in bags and boxes. Someone has to carry the books to the storage room. Someone has to sort them into fiction (小说) and nonfiction. You and Thomas can be a team __44__.”“No, we can’t!” said Shawn. “He and I don’t want a job.” However, Shawn’s mom wouldn’t __45__ no for an answer.
Sure enough, __46__the boys began, things changed. Shawn felt strong as he carried bags and boxes through the library. Sorting books in the storage room, Thomas felt useful again. In fact, one day Thomas said, “Between you and me, Shawn, this isn’t so __47__.” Shawn smiled and agreed. They were a good team.
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【小题1】

A．sports B．books C．movies D．arts

【小题2】

A．arm B．hand C．leg D．nose

【小题3】

A．phoned B．invited C．visited D．checked

【小题4】

A．came B．gave C．turned D．hurried

【小题5】

A．stayed B．waited C．called D．talked

【小题6】

A．tired B．afraid C．weak D．angry

【小题7】

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

【小题8】

A．bringing B．dropping C．showing D．knocking

【小题9】

A．soon B．only C．perhaps D．again

【小题10】

A．choose B．keep C．take D．allow

【小题11】

A．because B．once C．if D．although

【小题12】

A．private B．simple C．bad D．special

Tom, an 11-year-old boy, was ill. He had got a cough, and his mother was worried and took him to see a doctor. The doctor looked over Tom carefully and said, “Tom, nothing serious.” Then he gave him some medicine. These are the words on the instruction of the cough medicine.

Instruction(说明) Take three times a day after meals. Dose (剂量): Grown-ups: 2 spoon(汤匙) each time Children (8-14 years old): one spoon (4-7 years old): 1/2 spoon Not fit for children below(在……之下) the age of 4. Notes: 1.Store in a cold place. 2.Use before Oct., 2006. Add: No. 10 Nanjing Road, Shanghai

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。
【小题1】Tom should take three spoons a day.
【小题2】Tom had better have his meals before he takes the medicine.
【小题3】The medicine can be kept in a fridge(冰箱).
【小题4】Children aged five can’t take this medicine.
【小题5】From this instruction we know Tom can go on using the medicine after Oct. 2006.

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.”
【小题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.

【小题2】What does the underlined word “thrives” probably mean?

A．works energetic	B．grows fast
C．learns quickly	D．makes progress

【小题3】Which of the following best describes Kenny’s cooking?

A．Traditional.	B．Creative.
C．Simple.	D．Strange.

【小题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

词汇（共10分）
(A)根据汉语提示写出单词。（每空1分，共5分）
1.The good news ________（传播）fast. We are very happy to hear it
2. You look ________(苍白)， what’s wrong with you?
3. Take this ________(药) three times a day.
4.He coughs ____________(日日夜夜)
5.While we are in class, we should take an ________（活跃）part in all the activities.
（B）根据汉语意思完成句子。（每题1分，共5分）
6. Doing more exercise like running helps to _____________(增强)our body.
7. All of us should _________________________(戒除) smoking.
8.I want go be a doctor _______________________ (将来)
9. Mum, don’t (担心)___________________ me. I’ll take good care of myself.
10. Why don't you _______             __ （躺下）？

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The Smiths are taking a vacation next week. At first, they thought about   1    to Beijing. Because they went there three times, so there’s nothing  2 for them. This time, they want to go  3 .   4 are they going then? “I want to go to Jiuzhaigou,” said Tom. “But it’s quite  5  from here and we have only two 6 ,” Mary disagreed. “I think we should go somewhere near here.” And  7 they decided  8  to Qingdao. Qingdao is famous     9   its beautiful beaches.

They are leaving  10 Friday evening and staying there   11  two days. On the first day, they are going to the  12  to see the dolphins(海豚). On the second day, they are going to the beach and    13   there. They are taking  14  on the beautiful beach. They are sure that they will  15  themselves in Qingdao.

1.	A．to go B．went C．going D．goes

 

2.	A．good B．boring C．new D．old

 

3.	A．different somewhere B．different anywhere C．anywhere different D．somewhere different

 

4.	A．What B．Where C．When D．How

 

5.	A．behind B．long C．far D．near

 

6.	A．weeks B．months C．years D．days

 

7.	A．last B．first C．at first D．at last

 

8.	A．to go B．going C．go D．went

 

9.	A．to B．about C．for D．at

 

10.	A．in B．on C．at D．to

 

11.	A．for B．in C．at D．on

 

12.	A．zoo B．shop C．town D．cinema

 

13.	A．going swimming　　　　　 B．going skating C．playing tennis　　　 D．playing baseball

 

14.	A．lessons B．photos C．soccer D．movie

 

15.	A．like B．enjoy C．enter D．study