When I was young，I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking and I was playing with my younger brother Tony. Suddenly I ran to my mother and said: “Tony fell from the open window!” She was very worried and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said: “Don’t worry, I’m just joking.” My mother shouted at me, “If you do it again, I’ll hit you.”
Another day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning I swam fast and I called out “Help!”. All my friends came to help me. However, they found that I was joking. But half an hour later I wasn’t joking. I was so fast, soon I got tired and couldn’t swim on in water. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to help me.
In the end they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best lesson in my life. From then on I haven’t joked on anyone.
小题1:When he was young, the writer liked to _______.

A．play with his brother	B．help his mother cook
C．play jokes on people	D．go swimming with his friends

小题2:What happened when the writer was playing with his brother?    ______

A．He got tired.	B．He played a joke on his mother.
C．Tony fell from the open window.	D．His mother hit him.

小题3:In the beginning, all his friends came to help him because he ______.

A．swam fast	B．called for help
C．would sink in water	D．couldn’t swim on in the water

小题4:When the writer called his friends for help for the second time, they ______.

A．took him to the hospital at once

B．came and saved him immediately

C．thought at first he was joking again

D．did nothing because the writer had lied to them

小题5:The story tells us that ________.

A．swimming is dangerous

B．the writer is a naughty boy

C．one can play jokes only on people he knows

D．if someone always tells lies, others won’t trust (信任) him

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
When I was nine years old, I used to go to the post office with my mother, sending greeting cards to my aunt in Singapore. To me, these trips were really   16  memories. And receiving mail through a mailbox outside our gate was just as exciting. My small hands could   17  get the mail without using a key! I always couldn’t wait to see how much I was   18  . Oh, a letter! From Singapore! I would run back home and show it to my   19  . When there was a letter for me, I wouldn’t run—I would open it right there.
After my family moved back to Singapore, I    20  going to the post office. Years later, my company sent me to Shanghai, and the post office found me again. Two years ago I celebrated my 21  with five friends on top of the mountain in Longsheng, China. At sunrise we   22  up to a beautiful view from the mountain top. Later in the afternoon, as we were going   23  the mountain and returning from the sunrise viewing place, a    24   shop caught our attention. It only sold noodles, coffee and had a China    25  sign.
We asked the owner if she could really send mail. She happily said yes. It seemed hard to believe,   26  we were at the highest top of the mountain. I picked one postcard out and asked my friends to write   27   a birthday note. We bought a stamp, wrote some notes and gave the shop owner the postcard.
Three weeks later, I arrived home and   28  my mailbox: Hello, postcard! I broke into a big smile.
That birthday postcard attracted me again to the post office and all its delights. I had   29 the post office all these years. Today I   30  send postcards to friends. And every time I am at the post office buying stamps, I cannot help but smile—how one postcard will make its way across the world and brighten up someone’s day.

小题1:	A．bad B．poor C．good D．short

小题2:	A．easily B．simply C．hardly D．specially

小题3:	A．weighing B．getting C．selecting D．accepting

小题4:	A．friend B．aunt C．mother D．owner

小题5:	A．enjoyed B．stopped C．hated D．considered

小题6:	A．wedding B．return C．success D．birthday

小题7:	A．broke B．woke C．grew D．stood

小题8:	A．around B．over C．up D．down

小题9:	A．cold B．dirty C．small D．modern

小题10:

A．Traffic B．Life C．Police D．Post

小题11:

A．because B．though C．while D．when

小题12:

A．him B．me C．her D．them

小题13:

A．bought B．repaired C．painted D．opened

小题14:

A．missed B．influenced C．studied D．visited

小题15:

A．just B．seldom C．still D．never

We spend hours, days and years of our lives in school. Imagine(想象) you could design(设计) your dream school, what would it be like? What would you be doing? We wanted to find out what teenagers around the world thought. Here is what they said:
Richard from the USA: My dream school would have a big swimming pool and two soccer fields. It would also have a cinema, a gym and a shopping centre. My school has none of these, and I think there should be more pleasant things for students to do while they are studying.
Sonia from Italy: I’d like a room where we can relax and play computer games. I’d also like to have a music room. I think there should be a place for everyone to go and relax after class.
Wu from Beijing: I think it would be great to have another day off (休息日) every week, besides the weekend. If that day was a Friday or a Monday, we would have a long weekend every week. What fun! I also think school should start later, at about 10 o’clock, and finish earlier.
Hannah from Australia: In my dream school, I think the teachers should give us more freedom(自由) and choice about how we study and what we study. I also think it’s not necessary for us to wear school uniforms every day. I really don’t like wearing it.  
小题1:There would be_______ in Richard’s dream school.
A．a big swimming pool and a music room  
B．a room to relax and play computer games
C．a big swimming pool, two soccer fields, a cinema, a gym, and a shopping centre
小题2:How many days off does Wu want to have in a week?
A．2.     B．3.      C．4.
小题3:Which country is NOT mentioned(提到) in the passage?
A．Italy. B．Japan.      C．Australia.
小题4:From the passage, we know that_________.
A．Sonia from Italy would like a room where she can relax and play computer games
B．Richard from the USA thinks his dream school should start at 10 o’clock
C．Hannah from Australia likes wearing a school uniform every day
小题5:Which is the best title (标题) for the passage?
A．Schools in the past.        B．Schools today.  C．Dream schools.

Dear Dad,
Happy birthday to you!
On this special day, I’d like to talk to you   36  a special way.
I don’t think I’m good at   37  you my thought (想法)face to face with you, so I’m writing to show my deep love for you.
You aren’t a rich man or a famous person. But in my heart, you are one of the greatest   38  in the world. I’m   39  you.
You are   40  interested in fame and wealth (名和利). You do   41  things like paying bills on time, and working as a worker in your factory. The smile on your face shows you are happy with the family. You take good care of my grandparents. You help me with my schoolwork and do some shopping with Mom on Sundays.
In the past, I didn’t care   42  you were with me or not . Now I am sorry to say I   43  you the respect (尊重) before. But I am thankful for what you have done for me.
I am quite lucky that I have   44  a great father. I want to let you   45  how much I love. You are a successful as a son, a husband, a father, and a friend.
Yours,
David”

小题1:	A．in B．at C．by D．on

小题2:	A．talking B．saying C．speaking D．telling

小题3:	A．businessmen B．man C．men D．worker

小题4:	A．worries about B．proud of(自豪) C．afraid of D．sorry for

小题5:	A．always B．ever C．already D．never

小题6:	A．common B．interesting C．wonderful D．popular

小题7:	A．whether(是否) B．that C．what D．where

小题8:	A．will show B．don’t show C．didn’t show D．have shown

小题9:	A．too B．so C．very D．such

小题10:

A．to know B．know C．knew D．knowing

Returning a father's love
He was a single father, raising a 5-year-old boy by himself. He was often worried about his son growing up without a mother to care for him.
One day, he went away on business, leaving the child alone. He worried about the child all the way, not knowing if he had eaten. But his child always told him not to worry. He went home after he finished his work.
When he got home, the child was deep asleep. He was tired out. He was about to sleep when he was surprised to find an overturned（翻倒） bowl of noodles under the quilt, （被子）
He hit his sleeping son angrily ,”Why are you so careless , making the quilt dirty ? Who will wash it ?” It was the first time that he had hit his boy after his wife’s death .
“sorry , but ....” the child explained with tears in his eyes , “This is your supper ,Daddy .” In order to let his father eat dinner the moment he got home , the child prepared two bowls of noddles : one for himself , the other for his father . He was afraid that his father’s noodles would get cold , so he placed them under the quilt .
Hearing this , the father hugged his boy tightly without saying a word .
根据短文内容填空，每空填一词。
小题1:The father often             about his son because the son's mother was_________ .
小题2:The_________ cooked the noodles and put them under the quilt to keep them_________ .
小题3:When the father _________ an overturned bowl of noodles under the quilt , he got __________ .
小题4:After            what his son explained, the father felt__________
小题5:The boy was so            , but he knew how to__________his father's love.

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。
Tom brought a box of biscuits to a summer camp. He ate a few and placed the rest under his bed. After lunch, he found the box was gone. He went to tell his camp __46__ about it.
The next day, the coach saw a boy eating Tom’s biscuit behind a tree. He __47__ an idea to solve(解决) the problem. He found Tom and said to him, “I know who __48__ your biscuits. Will you help me to teach him a lesson?”
“Well, yes…are you going to punish __49__, sir?” Tom asked. “No, I am not,” the coach explained __50__. “That would only make him hate you. I want you to write to your mother and ask for more __51__.”
Tom received another box of biscuits by mail from his mother a few days later. “Now,” said the coach, “go and __52__them with the boy who stole your biscuits.” Tom didn’t understand the coach’s intention, __53__he still followed his advice.
Half an hour later the coach saw the two boys come up the hill, arm in arm. The boy was trying to ask Tom to __54__his toy robot in payment for (赔偿) the stolen biscuits. And Tom was refusing the gift from his new friend. He said that a few biscuits were not so __55__.
In some situations, forgiveness (原谅) is better than punishment.

小题1:	A．cook B．doctor C．coach D．cleaner

小题2:	A．got on with B．went on with C．came up with D．caught up with

小题3:	A．took away B．ran away C．went away D．threw away

小题4:	A．me B．him C．us D．them

小题5:	A．shyly B．angrily C．excitedly D．patiently

小题6:	A．gifts B．biscuits C．candies D．toys

小题7:	A．share B．choose C．divide D．fill

小题8:	A．if B．but C．since D．though

小题9:	A．steal B．mend C．make D．accept

小题10:

A．cheap B．delicious C．different D．important

What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody mentions hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck.
If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c…, you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11=" 98," meaning 98 is its mark; knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5="96," while love: 12+15+22+5="54," and luck: 12+21+3+11="47," a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money or prayer? They can’t, either.
Then what else? Don’t be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, which is your attitude. Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself: attitude: 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100，a full mark!
Different attitudes lead to different courses of life. Most times people hope for a better life. It is possible that one will have a change for the better after one has changed one’s attitude.
When you change your manner and became friendly towards others, you’ll meet more smiling faces towards you. In the same way, if you take a positive attitude towards failure, you’ll find it’s also rewarding though it has caused you losses.
小题1:Some people think it is important to have hard-work, knowledge, _______in their life.
小题2:According to the passage, the mark of the word “money” is _________.
小题3:From the passage, we know it’s possible for you_______if you change your attitude.
小题4:People will meet_______ towards them when they change their manners and become friendly to others.
小题5:The main idea of the passage is that ___________.

I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch(牧马场).He has let me use his      36    to raise money for youth at risk programs.
The last time I was there he told me his story.when he was young, his family is too    37   to have a house to live in.As a    38   , when he was in high school, he was asked to write a paper about    39    he wanted to be and do when he grew up.That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of    40    a horse ranch.He also drew a picture to show a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a beautiful farm.The next day he handed it in to his   41  .Two days later he received his paper back.On the front page was a large red F.Roberts asked, “Why did I receive an F?” He teacher said, “This is a(an)   42   dream for a young boy like you.Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.” Then the teacher added, “If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your    43  .”
The boy went home and thought about it for a    44   and hard time.He asked his father what he should do.His father said, “Look, son, you have to    45  your own mind on this.Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no    46  at all.He told his teacher “you could keep the F and I    47  keep my dream.
Monty tell me this   48   because I am sitting in his 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch.He said a lot of kids’s    49  can be stole.Don't let anyone steal your dreams.Follow your heart, no matter what.   50  he had enough gumption(毅力) not to give up my dream.

小题1:	A．name B．company C．ranch D．school

小题2:	A．small B．busy C．poor D．lazy

小题3:	A．present B．return C．punishment D．result

小题4:	A．what B．which C．whom D．who

小题5:	A．renting B．donating C．owning D．kitchen

小题6:	A．teacher B．father C．friend D．wife

小题7:	A．surprised B．great C．terrible D．unrealistic

小题8:	A．work B．grade C．family D．ability

小题9:	A．easy B．long C．short D．hurry

小题10:

A．change B．rewrite C．have D．give up

小题11:

A．decision B．reason C．excuse D．changes

小题12:

A．never B．still C．sometimes D．even

小题13:

A．square B．story C．house D．teacher

小题14:

A．money B．house C．dream D．hobbies

小题15:

A．Quickly B．Suddenly C．Unluckily D．Fortunately

My 14-year-old brother John dreamed of having a black woolen coat, for at that time this kind of coat was   31   with teenagers, but it could cost several hundred dollars. One day my brother and I went into a shop and saw a black woolen coat at the same time. The coat felt very soft, and it cost only ＄28. It was   32   but so nice. We looked at each other, saying nothing, but John’s eyes shone.
John tried on the coat and   33   it at once. John wore the coat to school the next day happily and came home with a big   34  . “How do the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They love it,” he said. I started to call him “Lord (老爷) John”.
Over the next few weeks, there seemed to be a   35   in John. He became more polite, more confident and more pleasing. He would   36   his classmates his pens; he would bring his father a cup of tea when he got home; he would   37   a blind man cross the road.
When my mother talked about her son’s change with one of his teachers and wondered what caused it, he said, “It must be his  38  !” One day, in the library, my brother and I happened to meet a friend of my father’s, who had not seen us for a long time. John came up and shook hands with him like a   39  ! The friend said in surprise, “Are you John? You have changed so much!”
What really changed John was his own attitude(态度).   40   you think you are a gentleman or a lady, you can become a perfect one.

小题1:	A．busy B．careful C．popular D．good

小题2:	A．dear B．cheap C．hard D．light

小题3:	A．sold B．kept C．held D．bought

小题4:	A．present B．smile C．problem D．cry

小题5:	A．message B．pain C．change D．fashion

小题6:	A．lend B．rent C．leave D．borrow

小题7:	A．make B．watch C．let D．help

小题8:	A．coat B．classmate C．friend D．brother

小题9:	A．businessman B．woman C．gentleman D．boy

小题10:

A．Until B．If C．Before D．Unless

Two good friends, Sam and Jason, met with a car accident on their way home one snowy night. The next morning, Sam woke up blind. His legs were broken. The doctor, Mr Lee, was standing by his bed, looking at him worriedly. When he saw Sam awake, he asked, “How are you feeling, Sam?” Sam smiled and said, “Not bad, Doctor. Thank you very much for doing the special operation(手术).” Mr Lee was moved by Sam. When he was leaving, Sam said, “Please don’t tell Jason about it.” “Well…Well…OK,” Mr Lee replied.
Months later when Jason’s wounds healed(愈合), Sam was still very sick. He couldn’t see or walk. He could do nothing but stay in his wheelchair all day long. At first, Jason stayed with him for a few days. But days later, Jason thought it boring to spend time with a disabled man like Sam. So he went to see Sam less and less. He made new friends. From then on, he didn’t go to visit Sam any more. Sam didn’t have any family or friends except Jason. He felt very sad.
Things went from bad to worse. Sam died a year later. When Jason came, Mr Lee gave him a letter from Sam. In the letter Sam said, “Dear Jason, I am disabled. But I want you to be a healthy man. So I gave my eyes to you so that you can enjoy life as a healthy man. Now you have new friends. I’m glad to see that you are as healthy and happy as usual. I’m glad you live a happy life. You are always my best friend... Sam”. When he finished reading the letter, Mr Lee said, “I have promised that I will keep this a secret until Sam is gone. Now you know it.”
Jason stood there like a stone. Tears ran down his face.
小题1:The car accident happened ____________.

A．only to Sam	B．on a cold evening
C．the next morning	D．on the way to work

小题2:Sam thanked Mr Lee mainly because Mr Lee

A．saved his friend Jason’s life

B．was very kind and friendly to him

C．came to see him early in the morning

D．did the operation according to his wish

小题3:Which of the following is the correct order of events in the story?
a. Jason made new friends. 
b. Sam gave his eyes to Jason.
c. Sam and Jason met with a car accident.
d. Jason felt bored when staying with Sam.
e. Sam died and Jason knew the truth.

A．c--b--d--a--e	B．d--c-- b--e—a
C．d--a--c--b--e	D．c--d-- b--e—a

小题4:After we finish reading Sam’s letter, we can infer(推断) that ___________.

A．Sam caused the car accident

B．Sam’s operation was not successful

C．Jason was made blind in the car accident

D．Jason knew how Sam helped him before Sam died

小题5:From the story, we can conclude(得出结论) that __________.

A．Sam played a joke on Jason

B．Sam always told lies to his friends

C．Sam thought friendship was important

D．Sam regretted doing the operation in the end