In the middle of the first term of school, the entire seventh grade was tested for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and continued to dream of other things. His heart was not in school, but in the woods.

One day, Miss White’s impatient voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve! Pay attention!” Steve turned to look at her, fixing his eyes on Miss White, as she began to go over the test results for the seventh grade.

“You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “except for one boy, and it breaks my heart to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, her eyes searching his face. “...The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!” She just stared at Steve. Steve dropped his eyes.

After that, it was war! Steve still wouldn’t do his homework. Even as the punishments became more severe, he remained stubborn.

“Just try it! ONE WEEK!” He was unmoved.

“You’re smart enough! You’ll see a change!” Nothing touched him.

“Give yourself a chance! Don’t give up on your life!” Nothing.

“Steve! Please! I care about you!”

Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Steve went home from school, thoughtful, that afternoon. Walking into the house, both parents were out. He, quickly, gathered up a jar of peanut butter, a loaf of bread, a bottle of water, and this time...his schoolbooks.

?? The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and he waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all smiles! God, she was beautiful!

Miss White, immediately, gave a quiz on the weekend homework. Steve hurried through the test and was the first to hand in his paper. With a look of surprise, Miss White took his paper. Obviously puzzled, she began to look it over. Miss White’s face was in total shock! The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just passed his first test!

From that moment nothing was the same for Steve. Life at home remained the same, but life still changed. He discovered that not only could he learn, but he was good at it!

He discovered that he could understand knowledge and translate the things he learned into his own life. Steve began to go ahead!

1.Steve used to be bad at his lessons because _______.

A．the teacher blamed him from time to time?????

B．he was not a smart boy in his class

C．the test for the seventh grade challenged his confidence???

D．he hadn’t put his heart into his studies

2.The underlined word “stubborn” in the passage probably refers to “_______”.

A．completely unchanged????????? ????????????? B．severely punished

C．careless with the homework????????? D．lost in the test

3.It was the _______that made Steve begin to work hard at his lessons later.

A. his parents??????? ????????????? B．his classmates

C. the teacher????????? ????????????? D．failure in the test

4.Which of the following descriptions is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Steve often helped his parents work in the woods instead of going to school.

B．The teacher punished Steve for his failure in the test for the seventh grade.

C．Steve not only made progress but finally became a good student of the class.

D．Steve was actually a clever boy, but Miss White hadn’t realized it at first.

5.Which of the following words best describes Steve’s teacher?

A. Hardworking.????????????? ????????????? B. Caring.????????????? ????????????? C. Outstanding.????????????? ????????????? D. Strict.

阅读表达（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分））阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答下列问题，把答案写在每小题后的横线上。

Imagine this: your parents go away on business, but you have to stay at home alone. Would life be as easy as when your parents are around? Would it be a perfect holiday for you?

'”I can fill an empty stomach with tomato and egg soup, but that's all. I think many of my classmates are the same. We wouldn't know what to do, or how to look after ourselves," said Zheng Chenyu. "And I'd forget something important. I'd probably watch television and burn the soup. "

“As soon as I leave home, I'll learn to cook. But now parents do almost everything for us. We’re very lazy, "she said.

Most teenagers have only time for their homework. They don't learn any life skills until they go to college.

However, Sima Yige doesn't think so.

"I think I'd be all right. I wouldn't just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook, some sim­ple dishes because my mum showed me," the 13 - year - old boy said. In his opinion, many teen­agers depend too much on their parents, and there is much more to learn than cooking, like "tidying up your room or even dressing yourself properly."

For most teenagers it wouldn't be a holiday at all.

1.Why would Zheng Chenyu probably burn the soup?

    ________________________________________

2. When will Zheng Chenyu learn to cook?

      ________________________________________

3.Translate the underlined sentence "They don't learn any life skills until they go to college. " in this passage.   ________________________________________

4.The underlined phrase "depend too much" on in the passage means __________ in Chinese.

5. Would life be as easy for teenagers living alone as when their parents are around?

     ________________________________________

根据短文内容，完成文后任务。注意：62-65小题每题回答不超过三个词。
Many people would like to watch sport matches. First, you need to know about audience manners.
Most sporting arenas(竞技场) have rules for audience written on the back of the tickets. Read your ticket carefully before you arrive. Try to reach your seat half an hour before the start of the event and don’t leave when a game is in progress. When you leave, remember to take away your soft drink bottle and other rubbish.
During exciting games, try to control yourself. Don’t criticize(批评)the performance of players and coaches. Be careful with your words, since some may cause anger among other people in the audience
Applause（鼓掌）is a special form of body language you can use to communicate with players, but you should do it properly. When players first appear, clap your hands together to welcome them, but don’t go on for too long. After an excellent performance, applaud warmly. If someone fails, your applause will help encourage them.
Applause is not welcome, however, while players need to keep their concentration. Various sports have various rules for the audience.
Enjoy artistic gymnastics silently. But lots of cheering can really help basketball and football players. Snooker and table tennis courtside behavior includes a ban on flash photography. Mobile phones are not allowed in shooting centers.
To be good audience, you should spend time learning the specific(明确的) rules and the culture of each event.
【小题1】What shouldn’t you do after you watch a game?
___________________________________________
【小题2】Applause is always welcome, isn’t it?
___________________________________________
【小题3】 How many events are mentioned in the passage?
___________________________________________
【小题4】What’s the best title of the passage?
___________________________________________
【小题5】Translate the underlined part into Chinese.
_________________________________________________

These days, cars are designed using computers. Let’s look at how a new car is created.
First, several designers talk about the new car and any good ideas that they have. Then they sit down at their computers and draw many sketches. The best two or three drawings are chosen and then more detailed(细节的，详情的) drawings of cars are developed on the computer. You can change the size, shape or color of any part on the computer to see how the car would look and then (73 ) you can choose the best design.
Both the inside and the (71) ________of the car have to be designed. Part of the inside of the car is built so that the designers can sit in it. They can feel if there is enough room inside and if they can reach everything. Then some cars are built—there are more than 15 000 parts of a car to test.
(74) When everything is safe, the cars are made in the factory. Again, computers are used to make sure that all the parts are ready as they are needed. （72）The factory usually stays open all through the night so that the car production never stops.
【小题1】Fill in the missing word:
“Both the inside and the _____________of the car have to be designed.”
【小题2】The underlined phrase “stays open” means______________________. (Only in English）
【小题3】“You can choose the best design.” means:
The best design can __________  __________.
【小题4】Please translate the following sentence into Chinese:
“When everything is safe, the cars are made in the factory.”
__________________________________________________________________________
【小题5】The main idea of the passage is
____________________________________________________________________.

My sister and I are very different. When people meet us both, they are always surprised to learn that we are sisters. This is because we don’t look like each other, and we have different personalities(性格).

Are you similar to your brother or sister? My sister and I aren’t? similar to each other at all. I am tall, but she is very short. I have short dark brown hair and green eyes. She has long blond hair and blue eyes. I am strong, but she is not. I have big hands and feet; her feet and hands are very small. When we are kids, she was thin, but I was heavy. Now we’re both heavy.

We also have opposite personalities. She is always shy. I am more outgoing. She is very worried about what other people think and say about her, but I really don’t care. When she has a problem, she just worries about it, but when I have a problem, I try to fix it. She easily gets angry, especially with our mother. But I am more patient.?

1.When people meet the writer and her sister, they are always surprised to learn??????????

2.The writer and her sister are different in ??????????????????? ways.

3.The writer’s sister has?????????????????????? hair.

4.The writer’s sister is very worried about???????????? about her.

5.Do the write and her sister have the same personalities? ????????????

6.Find the topic sentence of the passage and copy it down. （找出文章的主题句并抄写下来）

7.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. （将划线的句子翻译成中文）

8.The underlined word “heavy” in the passage means “???????????????? ”in English.