It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son．Everybody expects you to be special or perfect. I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me. I mean he’s so special and so good at everything he does. Even in middle school he was class president and captain of the football team.
Well，to be honest，I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something special—like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star. I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole schoo1. “I hope we have a winner right here in my class.”
When I got home，I started to think about what to write. My father is an astronaut. No, I wouldn’t start like that．That was the way others saw him．How did I see my father? Hmm.
I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream．I remembered how he hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car．Yes，these were the things I was going to write．To me，he wasn’t just a world—famous astronaut．He was my dad．
My parents and I went to school on Thursday night. There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me, and I shrugged(耸肩).
The third prize was announced and it was not me. I was relieved(释然)and disappointed at the same time. The second prize was announced. It was me.
I went up to the stage and read what I had written，“My father’s son”. When I finished, the people stood up and cheered. I saw my father blowing his nose. Tears were running down my mother's face.  Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder. “Son, this is the proudest moment of my life.’’
It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was enough just to be my father’s son.
根据短文内容，选最佳择答案,并在答题卡上按要求作答。
小题1:The writer felt it       to be the son of a famous person．

A．1ucky

B．natural

C．hard

D．pleasant

小题2:In order to     the writer would like to save a child from a burning building．

A．become an astronaut	B．become a class president
C．become a school team captain	D．become a great hero

小题3:．What did the boy probably write in his composition?

A．A lot of special things he had done．

B．The story of his father as an astronaut．

C．The unforgettable time he spent with his father．

D．The experiences his father had in middle school．

小题4:．The writer felt proud when he          ．

A．got a prize in a writing competition	B．won a Nobel Prize
C．saved a child from a burning building	D．discovered a new star

小题5:What is the best title for the passage?

A．My daydream.	B．My father’s son.
C．My famous father.	D．My happy family.

One day, a tiger saw a frog(青蛙)． He had never seen a frog before． He said,“I want to eat you． But first tell me who you are．”
The frog said,“I’m the king(国王)of the frogs! I can do all kinds of wonderful things．”
“Really?” said the tiger．“Can you show me what you can do?”
“All right． Let’s jump across the river． I can jump longer than you．”answered the frog．
They came to the river, The tiger jumped across it． He was surprised to see the frog was in front of him．
“I’m waiting for you, Mr Tiger．”said the frog, laughing．
While the tiger was ready for his jump． the frog held(拉)the tiger’s tail(尾巴)and got some tiger’s hair in his mouth． But the tiger didn’t know．
“Why do you have some tiger’s hair in your mouth?”asked the tiger．
“Oh”．said the frog,“Yesterday I killed(杀)a tiger and ate him．”
After hearing that, the tiger ran away quickly．
小题1: What did the tiger want to do at first? He wanted to       ．
A． jump over
B． run a race(比赛)with the frog
C． eat the frog      
小题2: –What was the frog good at?        ．
A． Running．                   B． Jumping．              C． Eating．
小题3:Why was the tiger surprised? Because       ．
A． he found the frog was the king of the frog
B． the frog wanted to kill him
C． the frog also jumped across the river
小题4: How did the frog jump across the river? By    ．
A． waiting for the tiger
B． holding the tiger’s tail
C． eating the tiger’s hair
小题5:Who do you think is cleverer?
A． The tiger                 B． The frog              C． Neither

One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small   41  in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make   42  body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.
So the boy   43  to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be   44 .He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole   45 .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it  46 
a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin   47 .The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.
The boy acted with   48  but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of  49  out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be  50  to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.
  51  struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be  52  we could have been and we would never fly.
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even   53  growth, without it , there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid   54   or problems. So, next time you are   55 a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly!

小题1:	A．hole B．worm C．tall D．snake

小题2:	A．it B．it’s C．itself D．its

小题3:	A．decided B．asked C．showed D．ordered

小题4:	A．afraid B．interested C．surprised D．grateful

小题5:	A．slimmer B．bigger C．shorter D．smaller

小题6:	A．touched B．sounded C．looked D．smelt

小题7:	A．wings B．feet C．eyes D．head

小题8:	A．success B．excitement C．kindness D．humour

小题9:	A．get B．getting C．to get D．got

小题10:

A．ready B．quiet C．glad D．used

小题11:

A．Somewhere B．Something C．Some time D．Sometimes

小题12:

A．as helpful as B．as weak as C．as strong as D．as creative as

小题13:

A．repeats B．recommends C．requires D．represents

小题14:

A．happiness B．difficulties C．pleasure D．hope

小题15:

A．served with B．growing into C．bringing in D．faced with

Life is like the four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. After I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school. I learned many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sorrowful days: some days the sun shone(闪耀), and some days it didn’t.
In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married and had a child. In those days, I didn’t have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked very hard. And so, I started to get some white hairs. The summer of my life passed quickly.
Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student, and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking slowly. One day I stopped working. I had more time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change color and give us delicious fruits.
But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come, I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many days left. I will enjoy them to the end.
小题1:The writer was very busy in the ______ of his life.

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

小题2:According to the passage, which of the following ages is during the autumn of his life?

A．15

B．33

C．62

D．87

小题3:What does the word “sorrowful” mean in this passage?

A．sad

B．exciting

C．wonderful

D．pleasant

小题4:Which of the following statements is true?

A．The writer was an engineer.

B．The writer had a garden with flowers.

C．The writer was always happy as a child.

D．The writer now is old and weak, but still he enjoys his life.

小题5:The best title for the passage would be _____

A．Four seasons	B．My life
C．Four seasons in a year	D．Four seasons in my life

Diving or Drowning
A rich young man decided that he would like to do some diving in the sea, so he bought a rubber suit and all the other things that he needed, and took some lessons at a diving school. Then one day he walked into the water by himself and began to explore the bottom of the sea.
He saw a lot of beautiful fish and other things, and then, after half an hour, he suddenly saw a man waving his arms and legs around wildly near the bottom of the sea. He was wearing only a bathing suit.
The rich young man was very surprised to see him, so he took out a plastic notebook and a special pencil, which could write under water, and wrote, “What are you doing here?”
He showed the notebook to the other man, who then took the pencil and wrote, “Drowning!”
小题1:What did the rich young man want to do?

A．driving

B．diving

C．walking

D．swimming

小题2:How did he prepare himself for this?

A．He bought all the things needed for diving.

B．He took a diving lesson

C．He bought a rubber suit and a bathing suit.

D．both a and b.

小题3:What did he first see at the bottom of the ocean?

A．some fish	B．some plants
C．a man with a bathing suit	D．a man with a diving suit

小题4:What was the man doing?

A．swimming

B．diving

C．searching for fish

D．drowning

小题5:What did the rich young man do?

A．He talked with him.

B．He pulled the man out of water.

C．He communicated with the man by writing.

D．He gave his suit to the man.

“The only thing holding you back is yourself. Never say never”, said a rising 17-year-old singer, Justin Bieber, who was just an ordinary boy in Canada a few years ago.
After the accident of falling from the 18^th floor and lying in the snow for three hours, my hands were frozen and my spinal cord (脊髓)was seriously injured. All the doctors and professors in the famous hospitals in Beijing told me that there was little chance for my hands and my body to recover (康复).
After half a year of medical treatments and recovering exercises, I could not make any more progress for over a year. What was worse , I suffered a lot from depression (绝望). On top of this, I suffered from insomnia, making every minute of the night seem to last forever. Hopelessly, mom and I came back to my hometown, which is small town in Guangdong.
At that time, I thought that I would never be able to walk again. I would never love and be loved. I would never be able to earn even a penny. I would never be able to repay the kindness I got from my parents and many nice people. Life was meaningless.
Now two years has passed. My hands are 80% recovered. I can even type faster than a healthy person! Up to now, I have worked for a law firm as an interpreter for half a year already. Although I don’t earn as much as before, I am able to pay for the food and clothes I need. What’s more, I even have extra money to buy thanksgiving presents for my parents and my boyfriend. Through my blogs (博客) , many people get to know me and like me. I can bring happiness to them. I can help those who are still suffering from depression and the pain of illnesses by chatting with them….You see, I am living a meaningful life and I am happier than ever I could have dreamed.
So, my friends, never say never. As long as you are alive, there is always hope and possibilities. It is never too late to take action to realize your dreams.     (382 words)
小题1:What’s the writer’s present job?

A．A singer.

B．A typist .

C．A professor .

D．An interpreter.

小题2:What does the underlined word “insomnia” in the third paragraph mean in Chinese?

A．失眠

B．失忆

C．麻木

D．低烧

小题3:All of the following words can be used to describe the writer’s present life EXCEPT___________.

A．helpful

B．meaningful

C．painful

D．hopeful

小题4:According to the passage, which of the following statements about the writer is TRUE?

A．She gets a lot of help through her blogs.

B．She is in love with a young man at present.

C．She got medical treatment soon after the accident.

D．She had no job and earned little before the accident.

Long time ago, there was a woman with a surpring spell(魔法).If someone was under the spell, he or she would get perfect  26 .One day, the woman put the spell on her toad(蟾蜍),and then the toad got beautiful teeth. They could help him  27 all kinds of food. He could  28 start speaking.
The toad was  29 with the spell.He started to eat lots of chocolate.The woman found this and said to him,“30 your teeth and brush them often.Don’t eat so much chocolate…”31 the toad didn’t listen to her.He believed his teeth were very good and he didn’t have to brush them ofen.And he liked chocolate very much,so he didn’t want to eat  32  .
One day,one of the toad’s teeth got bad.Day by day,all the teeth in his 33 got bad.The toad decided to start looking after them,but it was too 34  .And when he 35  his last tooth,he couldn’t speak any more.
The toad thought if the woman put the spell on him again,he would brush them every day.But that never happened again.

小题1:	A．feet B．arms C．hands D．teeth

小题2:	A．see B．drink C．eat D．find

小题3:	A．not B．also C．only D．hardly

小题4:	A．angry B．sad C．happy D．strict

小题5:	A．Look after B．Agree with C．Wait for D．Talk about

小题6:	A．If B．So C．When D．But

小题7:	A．more B．few C．less D．much

小题8:	A．nose B．back C．stomach D．mouth

小题9:	A．late B．weak C．tired D．early

小题10:

A．got B．lost C．took D．made

Sunny Language School
We are a language school for children of 12—18. We want an assistant in the library, an English teacher, a gate- keeper, and a sports coach.

Job	Age	Language	Skill（能力）	Other term（其他条件）
lab assistant	20—35	Chinese, English	enough experience (经验, 经历)for the job	careful（细心）
teacher	20—45	English, French, Japanese	have the TQC(教师资格)	responsible（负责）
sports coach	20—40	Chinese, English	major（专业）in P.E.	healthy and strong（强壮）
gate-keeper		Chinese	have a good memory（记忆力）	healthy

小题1:Who can't go to Sunny Language School?

A．A 13 - year - old child

B．A 17 - year - old child

C．A 15 - year -old child

D．A 20 - year -old child

小题2:Who is not wanted in the ad?

A．A waiter	B．A teacher
C．A sports coach	D．A gate - keeper

小题3:Who doesn’t need to speak English?

A．A teacher	B．A lab assistant
C．A sports coach	D．A gate- keeper

小题4:The sports coach must(必须)______.

A．major in P.E.	B．know two languages
C．be healthy and strong	D．All above

小题5:Who needs speak three languages?

A．A lab assistant	B．A teacher
C．A sports coach	D．A gate – keeper

Jim is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15 years old, his father   1  him to work on the farm for one year at his free time. Jim was   2  with his father’s idea. “That isn’t my job. I have   43  school work to do.” At hearing this, his father said, “I promise (答应) to give you the best present if you   4  finish one year’s work.” Jim thought for a while and   5 .
Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked   6  until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed   7 . Jim’s crops grew very well. On the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year,” said the father. “Now, tell me   8  you want.”
The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat. “I’ve already got the   9  present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted me to   10 .” His father was very pleased to hear that.

小题1:	A．asked B．invited C．promised D．helped

小题2:	A．happy B．unhappy C．excited D．familiar

小题3:	A．a few B．so little C．too much D．too many

小题4:	A．shall B．must C．need D．can

小题5:	A．refused B．answered C．agreed D．began

小题6:	A．hard B．hardly C．easily D．difficultly

小题7:	A．fast B．quickly C．slowly D．immediately

小题8:	A．that B．which C．how D．what

小题9:	A．least B．worst C．best D．smallest

小题10:

A．decide B．like C．take D．know

Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether (总共) over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter.
小题1:How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm?

A．Fourteen.

B．Twenty-one.

C．Twenty-nine.

D．Thirty-six.

小题2:Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?

A．He was in bed.

B．He was inside the house.

C．He was outside the house.

D．He was on the roof.

小题3:Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because ________.

A．her husband knew there would be a storm

B．they were all outside the house when the storm became worse

C．she felt the house moving and they ran out immediately

D．the welfare department helped her

小题4:The underlined word “shelter” in the last paragraph means ________.

A．something to eat	B．something to wear
C．somewhere to study	D．somewhere to stay

小题5:Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

A．A Terrible Storm	B．A Lucky Woman
C．Good Soldiers	D．Clever People