I will never forget the very moment that caused me to leave my gift behind because I wanted the gift that my older sister Maria had.

My family was spending a week at the beach. One morning, Maria went to the beach early, but I stayed behind to finish a drawing of a seashell. After finishing the drawing, I walked to join Maria. She was a top gymnast (体操运动员). Her show was perfect as she wheeled along the beach. The beauty of that sight froze me, and I decided immediately that I too would become a gymnast like her.

I knew that I had never been very good at sports. However, when I told my parents I wanted to take a gymnastics class, they agreed with me in surprise. The next week, I went to a beginners’ class.

   If only my parents had talked me out of this misguided plan! Five minutes into the first class, it was clear that I didn’t have the gift of a gymnast. But I kept at it.

   During this time, drawing and painting—which had been my two favorites—all but left my mind. It must have been hurting for my family as they watched my hopeless efforts. I blindly decided to be like Maria. I just would not give up.

   At the same time, on the advice of Ms. White, my art teacher, I hurriedly handed in my seashell drawing for an art contest in our town. One night as I was having a hard time practicing, the phone rang. It was Ms. White. “Alice, you won the contest!” she said loudly.

 “Really?” was all I could reply.

“Yes,” Ms. White said. “They’re going to give you a prize. And that’s not all. The winner is also accepted into Wildale’s Summer Fine Arts Institute.” I couldn’t believe what I heard. Only a handful of young artists were accepted each summer.

That night I didn’t go back into the living room to continue practicing. Gymnastics was Maria’s gift, not mine. It had taken me a while, but I realized that I had a gift of my own.

1.Alice wanted to be a gymnast because ________.

A. she had been good at sports                  B. her sister’s show was perfect

C. she hated drawing and painting               D. her parents wanted her to do so

2. How did Alice feel about learning gymnastics at last?

A. Satisfied.           B. Worried.             C. Hopeful          D. Regretful.  

3. From the story, we can infer that ________.

A. Alice’s parents disagreed with her choice of gymnastics

B. Alice did not realize her gift in drawing and painting at first

C. Alice spent a hard time preparing for the art contest in the town

D. Alice couldn’t believe the news that she got the prize for painting

4. What does the writer want to tell us according to the passage?

A. We should value our own gifts.           B. It takes time to find one’s gifts.

C. We could develop different gifts.        D. It’s never too late to show our gifts.

 

 阅读下面短文，在空格内填入适当的词，每空限填一词。（10分，每空2分）

They’re going to travel ___61____the world. They’re going to ___62___the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Oceran. They’re not going to___63___their engines. They’re going to sail all the___64____. They hope it’s going to be____65____.

 

根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
【小题1】The government________(意识到)that the water pollution was a serious problem.
【小题2】We have to face many_________ (自然的)disasters, such as earthquakes, typhoons, etc.
【小题3】I think he’ll be a_________(成功的)person.
【小题4】They’re going to celebrate their 15 years of___________(婚姻)
【小题5】The changes to Wuxi have brought many_____________(优势)
【小题6】It often rains in this area,_________(特别，尤其) in summer.

The Blacks are English . Now they are in Beijing . This is their first visit to China.

They are going to stay in China for three weeks . They want to learn some Chinese ,too.

He likes driving in Beijing very much .Mrs Blacks is a teacher .She often visits a middle school in Beijing ,and she likes to speak with students.

They take a lot of photos in China .When they are back to English ,They’re going to show the photos to their friends. They want the English People to know more about China.

1.The Blacks are from   

A．American

B．England

C．Australia

D．Canada

2.The Blacks are staying in  now.

A．Shanghai

B．London

C．Beijing

D．Hongzhou.

3.Mr Black is a   . He like driving in Beijing.

A．Driver

B．farmer

C．worker

D．teacher.

4.Mrs Blach likes talking with the Chinese in    .

A．Chinese

B．English

C．Japanese

D．French .

5.The Blacks take many photos in China because they    .

A．like taking photos

B．want to sell photos

C．want to take the photos to American .

D．want the English people to know about China.

 

Do you like pop music? Most people  1__. One of the best bands on the music scene  2__ the New Ocean Waves. In the last twelve months, they’ve  3__ three major concerts and made a hit CD. They’re going to  4__ on CCTV next month. And then they’re going to go on a world tour in which they will perform in ten  5__ cities. Be sure not to  6___ them if they come to a city near you – if you can get tickets, that is.

“ 7___ years, we played other people’s songs”, says lead singer Zhu Wen. “ But now we play  8___ our own songs. We’ve had _9_  _ songs in the top ten, but we really hope to have a number one hit some day.” Good luck to the New Ocean Waves. They’re 10___ to a great start. And they’re really nice people. Did you know that they gave half of the money they made to a charity for homeless children?

1.	A．does B．do C．did D．done

 

2.	A．is B．was C．has D．had

 

3.	A．has B．was C．had D．were

 

4.	A．come B．go C．appear D．find

 

5.	A．the same B．same C．difficult D．different

 

6.	A．miss B．catch C．hold D．lose

 

7.	A．With B．For C．In D．At

8.A. most    Ｂ. less    C. mostly      D. little

9.	A．a little B．a few C．little D．few

 

10.	A．in B．off C．of D．without