All of the people have ambitions. An ambition is something we want to do, want to have, or want to be. A student’s ambition, for example, might be to pass his or her exams. An athlete’s ambition could be to win an important competition. A businessman’s ambition is usually to make a lot of money.
Not all ambitions are about success at work, however. Some people just want to be good people, have a happy family or help others.
Ben’s ambition is to be a sports writer. He writes the sports reports for his class newspaper. He likes most sports, but swimming and football are his favorites.
Trudy’s ambition is to be a concert pianist. She is very serious about it and practices every day with her best friend Lily. It is very important to her.
Harry’s ambition changes every day! One day he wants to be an astronaut. The next day he wants to be a pop singer. Then he wants to drive a racing car. His mother would be happy if his ambition was to get up in time for school every day!
What is your ambition?
小题1:The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “ambition” is “_______”.

A．信心

B．希望

C．理想

D．幻想

小题2:What does a businessman want?

A．To pass the exams.	B．To win a competition.
C．To make a lot of money.	D．To get a good job.

小题3:What does Ben want to be?

A．A newspaper reporter.	B．A famous swimmer.
C．A great football player.	D．A sports writer.

小题4:Why does Trudy practice the piano every day?

A．Because she wants to be a concert pianist.

B．Because she wants to help Lily.

C．Because she wants to be a pop singer.

D．Because her mom tells her to.

Nancy and Peter like sports. In summer they swim and in winter they ski. They are planning a ski trip for this weekend, but they don’t know about the weather. It’s 7:30 now, and they are listening to the weather report on the radio. The weatherman is giving the weather for the weekend.
“Friday is going to be cold and cloudy, but it’s not going to rain. It’s going to snow on Friday night and maybe Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon and Sunday are going to be cold and sunny.” Now Nancy and Peter are excited. The weather is going to be good for a ski trip. They are going to have a wonderful weekend in the mountains.
小题1:When do Nancy and Peter listen to the weather report?

A．Thursday evening	B．Friday evening
C．Friday morning	D．Thursday morning

小题2:What are Nancy and Peter planning for the weekend?

A．A trip to the mountains	B．A trip to a swimming
C．A ski trip in the mountains	D．A trip in a city

小题3:When is it going to snow?

A．On Friday morning	B．On Friday night
C．On Saturday night	D．On Saturday afternoon

小题4:What will the weather be like on Sunday?

A．Cold and cloudy	B．Clear and sunny
C．Cold and sunny	D．Clear and cloudy

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能正确填入相应空格的最佳答案。
Rosa likes making up(编造) stories. At first she thought it was   41 . But now she didn’t think so.
Rosa’s parents were divorced(离婚). Nine months out of the year, Rosa lived with her mother in an apartment on Anderson Street. But when summer    42 , she went to her father’s farm in Arizona.
The farm was great!  rode horses and    43  with some farm work. Her father, however, was so busy that he couldn’t find time to go places with her. When she arrived each summer, her father would meet her at the airport and take her out to eat. And the day she went  44 the city, he would always buy her a present.
   45  summer came to a close, Rosa returned to her mother. At school she heard lots of stories her friends told about their family trips. Rosa wished she had a family trip to talk   46  .
Not long after school began, Rosa was looking through travel magazines in the school library. They talked about many exciting   47 , like England and Germany. When Rosa’s friends asked what she had done that summer, she made up something that was   48 . Remembering the travel magazines she had looked at, she told her classmates that she and her father had gone to   49  .
When the class began studying England, Mr. Thomas asked Rosa to  50  them all the things she could remember about her trip to England!

小题1:	A．joke B．fun C．turn D．game

小题2:	A．passed B．arrived C．lasted D．changed

小题3:	A．made B．played C．helped D．did

小题4:	A．back to B．away C．in D．out of

小题5:	A．Until B．So far C．Unless D．When

小题6:	A．to B．about C．with D．from

小题7:	A．people B．cities C．languages D．places

小题8:	A．interesting B．true C．long D．same

小题9:	A．England B．Germany C．farm D．home

小题10:

A．say B．speak C．tell D．talk

As prices and building costs keep rising, the do-it-yourself(DIY) trend(趋势) in the U.S. continues to grow.
“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “And we just didn’t have enough money to buy it. So we decide to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at time job at home as well as in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I’ve finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”
John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourselfer”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.
小题1:We can learn from the text that many newly married people      .

A．find it hard to pay for what they need

B．have to learn to make their own furniture

C．take DIY courses run by the government

D．seldom go to a department store to buy things

小题2:When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim      .

A．makes shoes in his home

B．does extra work at night

C．does his own car and home repairs

D．keeps house and looks after his children

小题3:Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when      .

A．his car repairs cost too much

B．the car repair class was not helpful

C．he could not possibly do two jobs

D．he had to raise the children all by himself

小题4:What would be the best title for the text?

A．The Joy of DIY

B．You can DO It too!

C．Welcome to our DIY Course

D．Ross and Hat field; Believe in DIY

Good writing starts with good ideas. If you write about things that you care about, you will write better. If you write about things that you don’t care about, you’ll be bored and your paper will not have many good ideas.
Once you have a good idea, the next step is organization (组织). Think through your paper before you start. Write an outline. You need to know what your main points are before you start your first paragraph. Use 2-4 main points, one paragraph each.
In your central paragraphs, be concise and specific（简洁具体）. Give examples with details, not just general ideas. If you can say the same thing with fewer words, do it! Don’t use big words.
When you finish writing, look at your outline again. Did you really follow it or did it change as you wrote? Many times you find different ideas as you write. Look at your central paragraphs. What are their main ideas now? Are theses ideas in the introduction? I often write the introduction again to fit the paper after I finish writing.
小题1:What is the 1^st step for a good writing?

A．Think through your paper before you start.

B．Write a good 1st paragraph.

C．Have a good idea.

D．Look for many examples.

小题2:What does the word “outline” mean in the 2^nd paragraph?

A．外形

B．提纲

C．中心

D．总结

小题3:What should you do in the central paragraph?
A. Don’t use big words.
B. Give examples with details.
C. Say the same thing with fewer words.
D. A, Band C.
小题4:What should you do after finishing writing?
A. Look at your outline again.
B. Check the mistakes.
C. Look at your central paragraph again.
D. Both A and C.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith have just opened a small restaurant. In order to attract customers, they put a notice in front of the restaurant, which said: “Meals on the house for three days.”
A foreign student who didn’t know much English passed by the restaurant on the second day. It was lunchtime and he felt hungry. “Well, here is a restaurant. I’m going to have something to eat,” he said.
He saw the notice when he walked towards the restaurant. “American people are really strange. They even eat dinners on the house! But how can I get onto the top of the house?” he asked himself.
He looked around and found a ladder（梯子）against a tree nearby. He was very glad. But as he reached the top, he heard someone shouting at him: “Hey, what are you doing up there?” Mr Smith was looking at him angrily. Beside him was a policeman.
“Doesn’t your notice say ‘Meals on the house for three days’? Is it just a joke?” the foreign student answered.
On hearing this, both Mr Smith and the policeman burst into laughter(开怀大笑). “Do you know what On The House means?”
Do you know the meaning of On The House?
小题1:The Smiths have ____________.

A．opened a restaurant	B．built a house
C．climbed onto the top	D．been policemen

小题2:The student walked past the restaurant ___________.

A．when the Smiths started their business

B．when the Smiths put on the notice

C．when the policeman came to the restaurant

D．when it was time to have lunch

小题3:The student ____________ so Mr Smith shouted at him.

A．was very hungry

B．knew little about English

C．climbed onto the top of the house

D．took away the ladder

小题4:“On the house” may mean that the meal _____________.

A．is had on the house	B．is paid on the house
C．is made on the house	D．is free for the customers

从每小题A. B. C三个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案
Do you need trust (信任) from others? Yes! Everyone needs,    1   his or her parents. Parents would like to give you    2   space if they trust you. If you want your parents to trust you, you have to show    3  through action.
Let your parents    4   what’s going on at school and something else. Keep your bedroom door open when you’re back. Don’t be mad when they see what you’re    5   on the Internet. Invite your friends    6   your house to meet your parents.
When you do   7   wrong, it can break trust. It’s easy to find some reasons not to tell your parents what you’ve done wrong. For example, you don’t want them to be    8   with you and …The list can go on and on. But if they find the    9 , you’ll be in hot water. Broken trust takes long time to recover (恢复),    10   you can do things gradually (逐渐地) to help your parents believe in you again.
小题1:A. really                 B. finally              C. especially
小题2:A. many                    B. more                     C. most
小题3:A. him                     B. her                  C. them
小题4:A. know                    B. to know              C. knowing
小题5:A. looking for                 B. looking through      C. going through
小题6:A. on                     B. to                   C. from
小题7:A. something               B. anything                 C. everything
小题8:A. happy                   B. angry                   C. pleased
小题9:A. truth                   B. reason               C. way
小题10:A. or                     B. and                  C. but

Lisa has always been overweight. She wanted to lose weight, not just because she wanted to  1  more beautiful and he healthier, but also because it would make life easier. For example, it was   2 for Lisa to find ready-made clothes that would fit. She had to ask a tailor(裁缝)  3 clothes that were large enough. In school, she needed a special chair  4 was bigger and stronger than the other chairs. If she went for a walk, she got tired very quickly. She was also unhappy about the way people treated 5 sometimes. “People look at me and even make fun of me. That’s unfair! It’s true that I’m overweight, but I don’t think people  6 treat me differently because I’m big. I can’t enjoy  7  with my friends because I’m afraid of getting fatter.” Her friends and family never made fun of her. They tried to help her  8 . They wanted her to be happy and healthy. Sometimes when Lisa was feeling sad, she didn’t want to speak to  9 .
But now things   10 quite different. Last month her classmates were preparing for the School  11 Week. Someone advised Lisa to play the lead role of the proud Queen(女王) who was tall and fat. Lisa   12 and practiced a lot.
Soon after the play, Lisa became the star! She did  13 well that everybody remembered the proud Queen. They stood around her and said “  14 ” to her. She even won the School Best Actress Award for her wonderful performance.
Now Lisa doesn’t worry  15  being fat any more. She believes in the English saying “Every dog has its day.”

小题1:	A．see B．watch C．notice D．look

小题2:	A．easy B．difficult C．wrong D．right

小题3:	A．making B．makes C．make D．to make

小题4:	A．who B．what C．which D．whose

小题5:	A．her B．him C．me D．you

小题6:	A．can B．may C．should D．must

小题7:	A．having dinner B．to have dinner C．doing sports D．to do sports

小题8:	A．however B．instead C．though D．either

小题9:	A．nobody B．someone C．anyone D．everyone

小题10:

A．was B．is C．were D．are

小题11:

A．Sports B．Art C．Science D．Environment

小题12:

A．agreed B．disagreed C．refused D．allowed

小题13:

A．very B．too C．such D．so

小题14:A. Sorry          B. Good luck           Congratulations       D. Good-bye

小题15:

A．with B．about C．in D．for

Saturday, 17th March Today I got my dream job in New York! However, it’s far away from my home town and I’ve never visited New York before. Yesterday I took the train here and one of my workmates met me at the railway station. Then he showed me to the company. There they had a welcome party for me. Great! My company offered no living place, so I had to find somewhere to live. I stayed in a hotel while I looked for a new home.

Sunday, 1st April I’ve found the perfect flat! It’s small but very nice. It’s near my office, so I can walk to work. The only problem is that it’s $1,000 a month. That’s too much for a young man like me! I’ve soon got used to the life here. I love it! There’s a supermarket nearby and some restaurants I can go to when I do not want to cook. My workmates and new neighbours are friendly. It’s April Fool’s Day today and I even played a trick on my neighbour next door. Cool!

小题1:How did Daniel get to New York?

小题2:What is Daniel’s flat like?

A．It’s far away from his office.	B．It’s quite cheap
C．It’s very big.	D．It’s very nice.

小题3:What does Daniel NOT tell us?

A．Whether he has visited New York before.

B．Where he stayed before he found a flat.

C．Why he had a party on April Fool’s Day.

D．What his workmates and new neighbours are like.

beep …beep … There went the bell! Robbie opened his eyes. He had been sitting in the room for a whole day, and now it was time for him to do something.
Robbie looked out of the window. It was still snowing heavily and there was ice on the window. It was another cold day. Robbie was told to turn the heat on before the family got home. And he did it.
Then Robbie was told to do some cleaning work at once. It was an easy job for him, but a tough one for his master, Helen. He kept on working until every room was clean and tidy.
For now, he had to cook supper for the family.
The first thing Robbie did was to get the big pot(锅) in the kitchen. Then he put some water in the pot and put it on the stove. He used one of his hands to cut up a chicken and added the pieces to the water to make a good soup. Then he got some tomatoes, cabbages and carrots to make a vegetable salad.
At ten past eight he laid the table. Then he put some bread, the chicken soup and the salad on it. What a sweet smell! The moment he turned on the lights, the whole family came home.
“The soup smells great, Victor,” said Helen. “You really know how to tell Robbie what to do.”
Robbie is one robot that really saves the family a lot of work.
小题1:What is Robbie?

A．A cook.

B．A robot

C．A cleaner

D．A computer

小题2:What do the underlined words “did it” in the second paragraph mean?

A．Looked out	B．got home
C．turned the heat on	D．did some cleaning

小题3:What time did Robbie lay the table?

小题4:What can we learn from the passage?

A．The story happened on a rainy day.

B．Robbie didn’t have to be told what to do.

C．Helen found it easy to do cleaning work at home.

D．Victor and Helen felt comfortable when they got home.