Each morning a rich man found a poor man sitting on a bench(长凳) in the park. The poor man always sat there, looking at the big hotel in which the rich man lived. One day, the rich man got out of his car and said to the poor man,“Excuse me. I want to know why you sit here and look at my hotel every morning.”“Sir,”said the poor man,“I am a failure. I have no money , no family, no home. I sleep on this bench, and every night I dream that one day I’ll sleep in that hotel.”The rich man said ,“ Tonight your dream will come true. I’ll pay for the best room in that hotel for you a whole month.”
A few days after, the rich man went into the poor man’s room to ask him how he was enjoying himself. To his surprise, he found that the man had moved out of the hotel back to his bench. When the rich man asked why, he said,“You see, when I’m sleeping on my bench, I dreamed I am there, in the big hotel. It’s a wonderful dream. But when I was there I dreamed I was back to this cold bench. It was a terrible dream, and I couldn’t get any sleep at all.”
小题1:The poor man lived in ____ before he met the rich man.

A．the hotel	B．his home
C．the park	D．the car

小题2:Every morning, the poor man sat on the bench and____.

A．waited for the rich man	B．looked at the rich man’s hotel
C．looked at the rich man’s car	D．enjoyed the clean car

小题3:Every night the poor man dreamed of ______.

A．sleeping in a hotel	B．becoming rich
C．owning that hotel	D．being the rich man’s friend

小题4:The poor man moved out of the hotel because____.

A．he didn’t want to live in such a fine room

B．he didn’t like the rich man

C．he couldn’t pay for the room

D．he couldn’t get any sleep at all there

小题5:In the end, the poor man found it _________to sleep in the hotel.

A．sorry	B．nice
C．wonderful	D．terrible

A.  Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)  (12分)

Sir Steven Redgrave—Winner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals
“In 1997 I was found to have developed diabetes (糖尿病), believing the profession trained for the whole of my life ended, I felt very sorry. Then one of my friends said there was no reason why I should stop training and competing. That was it—the encouragement I needed. I could still be a winner if I believed in myself. I am not saying that it isn’t difficult sometimes. But I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn’t finished yet. Nothing is to stand in my way.”

Karen Pickering—Swimming World Champion (冠军)
“I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that amount of work by putting it on top of my diary. This is the key to success—you can’t follow a profession in any field without being well-organized. Make a list of what you believe you can achieve. Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and you’ll be a step closer to achieving them.”
Kristen Stewart—Actress

“When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me that I can’t achieve anything. Then, there are other distractions, such as family or hobbies. The key is to give most of your attention to one thing. When I feel nervous, it helps a lot to repeat words such as ‘focus’ , ‘calm’, ‘peace’, either out loud or silently in my mind. It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence. This is a habit and is a powerful psychological(心理学的) tool.”
小题1:Sir Steven Redgrave mainly talks about ________.

A．difficulties stopped his profession	B．doctors offered him help
C．illness couldn’t stop him trying to win	D．he didn’t believe in himself

小题2:Karen Pickering trained in swimming ________.

A．6 hours a day	B．6 hours a week
C．6 days a week	D．4 hours a week

小题3: Karen Pickering puts ________ on top of her diary.

A．the amount of work	B．her activities
C．her goals	D．her sports news

小题4:The underlined word “ distractions” probably means ________.

A．things that turn one’s attention away

B．things that make one tired

C．words to enjoy

D．good habits

小题5:The same character of the three people is________.

A．self-confidence

B．happiness

C．humour

D．wisdom

小题6:The best title for the passage is ________.

A．How to Be a Winner	B．Health and Food
C．Difficulties and Habits	D．Be a Sportsman

Last night, I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about 80 miles. It was late, I was late, and I was driving ____.
At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroad with a traffic light. I was ____ on the road by now, but as I came near the light, It turned ____, and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right, and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, ___ there I sat, waiting for the light to ___, the only human being, for at least a mile in any ____.
I started wondering why I ____ to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was ____ no policeman anywhere around and there certainly would have been no ____ in going through it.
Much later that ____, after I’d met with a group in Lewisburg and had climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why I’d stopped for that light ____ me. I think I stopped ____ it’s part of a contract(契约) we all have with each other. It’s not only the law, but it’s an agreement we have, and we trust each other to follow ____:We don’t go through red lights.
We do ____ we say we’ll do. We show up when we say we’ll show up.
I was so ____ of myself for stopping for that red light. And as no one would ever have known what a good person I was on the road from Harrisburg, I had to tell someone.

小题1:	A．fast B．slowly C．carefully D．hard

小题2:	A．late B．alone C．worried D．afraid

小题3:	A．green B．yellow C．red D．dark

小题4:	A．and B．or C．so D．but

小题5:	A．return B．change C．start D．continue

小题6:	A．attention B．background C．direction D．information

小题7:	A．refused B．decided C．prepared D．forgot

小题8:	A．hardly B．luckily C．usually D．clearly

小题9:	A．danger B．excuse C．space D．energy

小题10:

A．moment B．night C．afternoon D．morning

小题11:

A．depended on B．looked forward to C．stayed away from D．came back to

小题12:

A．though B．unless C．because D．until

小题13:

A．me B．it C．him D．us

小题14:

A．what B．how C．why D．that

小题15:

A．tired B．ready C．proud D．sorry

I stood there listening to my father shout at top of his voice. The look on his face said that one of us had done something wrong.
“Which one of you did this?”
We all looked down at the step. There was child’s handwriting in chalk there. I was very frightened. I hope no one could see it. Would he guess it was me? I was so scared. When he asked me, I lied, “Not me, dad.” The other denied(否认) it as well. Of course, we all knew that one of us must have done it. But as the youngest and smallest of the three, I just couldn’t find courage to tell the truth.
To find out who had written on the step, Father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want each of you to write exactly what you see on the step.” I tried my best to write the words differently. I didn’t want dad to be able to tell it was me.
He gathered up our paper and looked at them. “Since none of you will say yes, then I will punish you all.” I stood there and said nothing. The last thing I wanted was for Dad to punish me!
“I did it.” My sister walked forward and said she had done something she hadn’t. she was punished for a month.
We didn’t talk about that day for many years. Not until we were all older and I knew it was safe to finally tell my dad it was really me. I always felt sorry because of it. That was the last time I let anyone take the blame for me. I told myself, “One must see to what he or she has done.”
小题1: The writer’s father was _____________ when he saw the handwriting in chalk on the step.

A．very happy	B．very sad
C．very angry	D．very excited

小题2: The underlined word “take the blame” most probably means ________________ in Chinese.

A．撒谎	B．承担责任
C．接受惩罚	D．解决困难

小题3: The writer’s sister told a lie because _________________.

A．she liked telling lies

B．she was afraid of being punished

C．she didn’t like her father

D．she didn’t want her father to punish them all

小题4: Which of the following statements is true?

A．The writer kept telling lies.

B．Her sister told the truth.

C．The writer’s father punished the children.

D．None of the children told the truth.

Once there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.
Time went by …The little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad , " Come and play with me," the tree asked the boy. "I'm no longer a kid. I wouldn't play around the tree any more. " The boy replied.  "I want toys. I need money to buy them. " " Sorry, I don't have money. But you can pick all my apples and sell them. So you will have money. " The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples.
One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. "Come and play with me, " the tree said.  "I don't have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help?" " Sorry ,  I don't have a house. But you can cut off my branches（树枝）to build your house. " So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was pleased. " Come and play with me ! " the tree said. "I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me boat?" " Use my trunk（树干）to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy. " So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.
Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. " Sorry, my boy. But I don't have anything for you any more. The only thing left is my dying root(树根).” The tree said with tears①. “I don't need much now, just a place to rest. I'm tired after all these years," the boy replied.
"Good! Old tree root is the best place to lean on and rest. Come and sit down with me and rest. " The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears②.
小题1:-When did the boy come back to the apple tree?
-He came back___________.

A．whenever he was happy	B．if he missed the apple tree
C．when he was in times of difficulty	D．as soon as he was free

小题2:-What did the boy want at last?
-He wanted ___________.        .

A．to have a house to live in	B．nothing except a place to rest
C．the root of the apple tree	D．anything that the apple tree had

小题3:-What can we learn from the story?
-We should ___________.

A．plant more apple trees	B．learn from the boy
C．always stay at home	D．be thankful to our parents

小题4:According to the passage , which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The phrase " with tears① " means that the apple tree was sad because the boy asked for too much.

B．The phrase " with tears② " means that the apple tree was still happy because she could help the boy for the last time.

C．Each time the boy asked the apple tree for help, the tree tried her best to satisfy him.

D．After reading the passage, we can easily think of the old Chinese saying “ Parents love is universal !”

Donald was not very good at math. He couldn’t understand the teacher’s explanations. Even when the teacher explained something a second time, Donald Still couldn’t understand it.
“Never mind.” Donald told himse1f, “I’m quite good at other subjects. I’ll cheat in the math exam to get a good grade, then I won’t be in trouble. ”
“I’ll sit next to the boy who does best in math,” he thought, “and copy down this answers.”
The day of the exam came, and Donald sat next to Tommy, who was always at the top of the class in math. Donald carefully copied Tommy’s answers onto his own exam paper. At the end the exam, the teacher collected the papers and graded them in time.
Then she said, “well, boys and girls, I’ve decided to give a prize to the student who got the highest grade. It’s difficult for me to decide who I’ll give the prize to one of them.”
The students were surprised when they heard this. They said, “That’s not fair. They got the same grade.”
“That’s true.” the teacher said, “However, Tommy’s answer to Question 18 was ‘I don’t know’ while Dona1d’s was ‘Neither do I ’ .”
小题1: Donald wanted to cheat because        .
A. he didn’t do well in any subjects    
B. his teacher didn’t explain things well
C. he wanted to get a good grade in math  
D he was good at math
小题2: Donald         during the exam.

A．sat behind Tommy	B．copied from Tommy
C．asked the teacher for help	D．didn’t copy others

小题3:The students were surprised because      .

A．they thought the teacher unfair	B．Donald did as well as Tommy
C．the teacher would give them a prize	D．Donald did better than Tommy

小题4: The teacher decided to give the prize to        .

A．Tommy	B．Donald
C．both Tommy and Donald	D．either Donald or Tommy

小题5: We can infer〈推断)      .

A．Donald may study hard at math

B．the teacher may criticize（批评） Donald

C．Tommy may share the prize with other students

D．Tommy may not study hard

A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived. None of them dared go outside for fear of being    by the cat.
The mice decided to hold a    to find a way of stopping themselves from being in danger. One day, when the cat was out, mice of all ages     into the meeting room.
“Let’s build a big trap（陷阱），”one mouse suggested. When this idea was  ，another said, “What about poisoning (毒死) her?” But    knew where to buy the poison. One young mouse, whose mother had become the cat’s food, angrily said, “Let’s cut her teeth, so she can do no more harm.” But the meeting did not accept his  .
At last, one mouse,      than the rest, jumped onto a table. Waving a bell, he called for silence, “Be quiet！We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail（尾巴）, so we’ll always know she is！We’ll have to escape, and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to   ！” Hearing the words, everyone got   and they congratulated him on his good idea.
“We’ll tie it so tightly (紧紧地) that it will never drop off！”
“She’ll never be able to walk  again！Why, the other day, she suddenly appeared right in front of me！Just imagine...”
However, the clever mouse said, “We must    who is going to tie it on her tail.” There was not a sound in the room. Nobody was     enough to put the plan into action. The meeting ended without any decision being made.
It’s often very   to have good ideas, but putting them into practice is much more difficult.

小题1:	A．trained B．taught C．caught D．invited

小题2:	A．party B．test C．game D．meeting

小题3:	A．rushed B．swam C．flew D．stepped

小题4:	A．supported B．discussed C．accepted D．refused

小题5:	A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．anybody

小题6:	A．present B．reason C．idea D．excuse

小题7:	A．younger B．longer C．thinner D．cleverer

小题8:	A．where B．what C．how D．who

小题9:	A．experience B．power C．time D．space

小题10:

A．shout B．watch C．stay D．hide

小题11:

A．worried B．excited C．surprised D．tired

小题12:

A．gladly B．quickly C．quietly D．directly

小题13:

A．believe B．learn C．imagine D．decide

小题14:

A．honest B．brave C．rich D．old

小题15:

A．easy B．difficult C．strange D．important

Tears filled my eyes when I stood in our room. I was washing new jeans and a shirt of my 16-year- old stepson(继子), Brett. He drank a lot last night. The clothing was already dirty.
I was very tired. The clothes were just one thing. He had already kicked a large hole in his bedroom wall. Many windows were broken because of his breaking in to steal money. Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. During those four years I had dealt with Brett as patiently as possible, but inside I was feeling sad. Later, I cheered up again and continued parenting Brett. Still, Brett did not change his behavior.
When Brett was nearly 18, my husband and I decided to send Brett to a boarding school that had very good result with troubled teenagers.
At the graduation ceremony the graduates stood one by one to thank those who had helped them. Each graduate held a rose to give to the person who had meant the most to him or her.
Brett spoke lovingly to me, “You did so much. You were always there, no matter what
happened.You always showed me such love. And I want you to know that I love you for “it”.
Surprised, I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me hard. At that moment I realized the truth-although I had been angry in my heart toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions.
小题1:How did the writer treat her stepson?

A．Strictly.	B．Hopelessly.
C．Patiently.	D．Carelessly .

小题2:What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A．What his stepmother did for him.

B．The rose he sent to his stepmother.

C．The training he received at school.

D．The graduation ceremony the school held.

小题3:Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．The writer didn’t treat her stepson patiently during those four years.

B．The writer stopped parenting Brett when he caused so much trouble.

C．Brett changed a lot after he went to a boarding school.

D．Brett came to live with the writer when he was 18.

小题4:What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．Love is everywhere.	B．Love is action.
C．Love is coming.	D．Love is surprise.

Sam was an English student. He always stayed at home for his holidays. But last winter he thought, “I have never left the country. All my friends have been to Spain. They like it very much. So this year I’m going there for my holiday.”
First he went to Madrid and stayed in a small hotel for a few days. One morning he went out for a walk. In his country people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Sam forgot about this, and while he came to a busy street, a bike knocked (碰撞) him down.
Sam lay on the ground for a few seconds and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?”
An old man was selling maps at the side of the street. He quickly came to Sam and said, “Maps of the city, sir?”
小题1:Sam came from_________.

A．England

B．Spain

C．Madrid

D．a hotel

小题2: Sam went to Spain ________.

A．to see his friends	B．because he like it very much
C．to learn English	D．for his holiday

小题3: In ______, people always drive on the left.

A．Spain

B．the street

C．Madrid

D．London

小题4:One morning, Sam was badly hurt by __________.

A．a car	B．a bike
C．an old man	D．his friend

小题5: When Sam sat up and said, “Where am I?” the old man thought_______

A．he was badly hurt	B．he wanted to buy a map
C．he lost his way	D．he needed some help

Our reporter asked people what they were doing on July 20, 1960 when a man first walked on the moon. Here is what they said:





小题1:_______ was having a picnic with the family when a man first walked on the moon.

A．Linda Brown	B．John Bates
C．Kate Jones	D．Mark Green

小题2: John Bates was _______ when the astronaut walked on the moon.

A．having a picnic	B．working
C．having fun with friends	D．watching TV

小题3: Mark Green was _______ years old then.

A．15

B．18

C．12

D．7

小题4: Paul’s dream was to become a(an) _______.

A．doctor

B．astronaut

C．teacher

D．clerk

小题5:Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut who walked on the moon.

B．Linda Brown read about it in the newspaper on July 21, 1960, and thought it was amazing.

C．Mark Green is the youngest of the five people now.

D．All the five people remember the day when a man first walked on the moon.