Peanuts to This

Proudly reading my words，I glanced around the room，only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes.Confused，I glanced toward my stone?faced teacher.Having no choice，I slowly raised the report I had slaved over，hoping to hide myself.“What could be causing everyone to act this way？”

Quickly，I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task.This was the first real task I received in my new school.It seemed simple：go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington.Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country，I had never heard of that name before.As I searched the name of this fellow，it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different！One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts，while the other led some sort of army across America.I stared at the screen，wondering which one my teacher meant.I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice：flip(掷) a coin.Heads—the commander，and tails—the peanut guy.Ah！Tails，my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter，George Washington Carver.

Weeks later，standing before this unfriendly mass，I was totally lost.Oh well，I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk，burning to find out what I had done wrong.As a classmate began his report，it all became clear，“My report is on George Washington，the man who started the American Revolution.”The whole world became quiet！How could I know that she meant that George Washington?

Obviously，my grade was awful.Heartbroken but fearless，I decided to turn this around.I talked to Miss Lancelot，but she insisted：No re?dos；no new grade.I felt that the punishment was not justified，and I believed I deserved a second chance.Consequently，I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year.Ten months later，that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office with my grandfather，now having an entirely different conversation.I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade.Justice is sweet！????????????? ????????????? (2012·北京，B)

1. What did the author’s classmates think about his report?

A．Controversial.? B．Ridiculous.

C．Boring.? D．Puzzling.

2. Why was the author confused about the task?

A．He was unfamiliar with American history.

B．He followed the advice and flipped a coin.

C．He forgot his teacher’s instruction.

D．He was new at the school.

3.The underlined word “burning” in Para.3 probably means “________”．

A．annoyed? B．ashamed

C．ready? D．eager

4.In the end，the author turned things around ________.

A．by redoing his task

B．through his own efforts

C．with the help of his grandfather

D．under the guidance of his headmaster

1.Anne’s sister Margot was very u        that the family had to move.

2.She s       from loneliness,but she had to learn to like it there.

3.One evening when it was so warm,I stayed awake on p        .

4.I don’t want to set down a s      of facts in a diary as many people do.

5.It was based more on German than the English we speak at p        .

6.Can you find the following command and r        from reading?

7.Which kind of t       do you prefer to use?

8.I am f       of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming.

9.In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in r         .

10.People began to wonder how long the d        would last.

单词拼写：（每个1分，共10分）

1.Whenever I ask him question, the teacher is always ___________ (热情) about/for explaining them to me. 

2.I found him _______________(失望) at the result of the examination. 

3.We should a________________(采纳) the consumer’s reasonable suggestions. 

4.I ______________(意识到) that he was lying again after a thought.  

5. Through music, people enter a world of beauty,_____________ (表达) themselves from the hearts.

6.I was f______________ to catch today's last bus to the county at the last minute. 

7. Without the teacher’s p______________, you can’t go into his office.

8. Tom is c______________ about drawing, and he wants to become an artist.  

9.Beethoven became c_____________ deaf during the last years of his life. 

10. Liu Ping has a t_______________ for language and she does very well in English. 

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整的写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
Hello, everyone! I would like to share with you my first travel abroad．
Last summer vacation, I took part in a/an ________ （交流） programme     【小题1】__________
with an American school．D__________ our visit, we stayed with host       【小题2】_________
families, _______ gave us an opportunity to learn more about the              【小题3】_________
American society．The main part of our programme was to ______（体验）    【小题4】_________
The school life．_________ with Chinese students, American students       【小题5】__________
are more open and active．Besides, they have _____________ homework       【小题6】__________
and fewer exams．But we a__________ have a lot in common, like being      【小题7】_________
crazy about NB  A．When the visit was over, I made f________ with     【小题8】_________
some American students, who are very interested in Chinese______（文化）．     【小题9】__________
The programme is of great b__________ to us the American students         【小题10】_________
As well．

单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

1.I’m f__________ with my best friend’s hobbies.

2.In order to e __________a living , my parents must be busy working every minute .

3.The naughty students p________to be reading when his English teacher came into the classroom.

4.It ___________（完全地） agree with you because I think you are right.

5.In that country ,housing price has d__________by 15%.