Read the passage and choose the proper words to fill in the blanks.

　　At night you can see many stars. But _____1______ the day you can see only one star--the sun.

　　Do you know that the sun is a star? It looks ______2_____ than other stars because it is nearer ______3_____ us. The sun is _____4_____ bigger than the moon. The _____5______ light and heat make our plants grow. We can't ______6_____ without the sun.

(1) A．on	B．in	C．at	D．while
(2) A．big	B．nicer	C．better	D．bigger
(3) A．from	B．for	C．to	D．between
(4) A．much	B．more	C．very	D．quite
(5) A．sun	B．sun's	C．suns'	D．suns
(6) A．work	B．study	C．live	D．walk

Read the following passages and choose the right answers.（阅读下列短文，选出正确答案。）

Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each.

Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on holiday.

Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.

Children are asked to do some work around their house. And in many families，children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.

1.The size of most American families is ______ that of other countries.

A. larger than　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. smaller than

C as big as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. as small as

2.When children grow up，they leave their parents’ home to ______.

A. get married　　　　　　   B. be free　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. find good jobs　　　　   D. study

3.They visit their parents ______.

A. on weekdays　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. on weekends

C. at any time　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. on holiday

4.Which of the following statements is WRONG?

A. Children have the freedom to choose their own jobs.

B. Parents don’t ask their children to do the housework.

C. Parents think it important for children to make their own decision.

D. When children grow up，they usually live far away from their home.

5.Some parents pay their children for doing housework because ______.

A. children can learn how to make money for themselves

B. their children required them to do so

C. they are rich

D. it is required by law

 

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择能填入空白处的最佳答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。

Many Chinese middle school students dream of becoming great 61　 . How wonderful it is to be a hero , liked by a lot of people ,　 62　 Yang Liwei and Jackie Chen!

However , this is the reason　 63　 they feel bad: they think they are not brave enough to do the things they like or to　 64　 their teacher’s questions because they’re afraid that people will laugh at them.

It’s very natural for young people　 65　 , especially in China. When I was a　 66 I was also terribly shy. When I was among strangers, I could　 67　 breath! But after making some efforts I became as brave as my friends. I started to　 68　 for the school magazine and joined a sports team. Writing helped me grow and become mature (成熟的), and the friends I 69 on the sports team became my best friends. We played basketball, watched movies, and went swimming on hot summer days. A few years　 70　 when I went to college in New York City, I felt self-confident, like a hero!

61．A．actors　　　　 B．astronauts　　　　　 C．heroes　　　　　 D．players

62．A．just who　　　 B．for example　　　　 C．as if　　　　　　 D．such as

63．A．when　　　　　 B．why　　　　　　　 C．how　　　　　　 D．whether

64．A．give　　　　 B．make　　　　　　　 C．remember　　　　 D．answer

65．A．to be shy　　　 B．be shy　　　　　　 C．be to shy　　　　 D．shy to be

66．A．people　　　　 B．teenager　　　　　 C．teacher　　　　　 D．hero

67．A．never　　　　　 B．none　　　　　　　 C．hardly　　　 　　D．hard

68．A．wait　　　　　 B．sell　　　　　　　 C．read　　　　　　 D．write

69．A．made　　　　　 B．met　　　　　　　 C．knew　　　　　　 D．thought

70．A．after　　　　　 B．late　　　　　　　 C．before　　　　　 D．later

When you make a mistake，big or small，cherish（珍惜）it like it is the most valuable thing in the world．

Most of us feel bad when we make mistakes．That is only natural：most of us have been taught from a young age that mistakes are bad，and that we should try to avoid（避免）mistakes．We've been blamed when we make mistakes at home，school and work．

Yet without mistakes，we could not learn or grow．

If you think about it that way，mistakes should be cherished anti celebrated for being one of the most amazing things in the world：they make learning possible，and they make growth and improvement possible．

Think about how you learn：you don't just read about painting，or writing，or computer programming．．．and know how to do them right away．

Instead，you get information about something，from reading or from another person or from watching carefully．．．then you have a model in your mind．．．then you try it in the real world．．．then you make mistakes．．．then you revise（修改）the model．．．and repeat，making mistakes，learning from those mistakes，until you have learned how to do something．

Mistakes ate how we learn to do something new--because if you succeed in something，it is probably something you already knew how to do．You haven't really grown much from that success--at most it is the last step on your journey，not the whole journey．Most of the journey was made up of mistakes，if it is a good journey．

So if you value learning，if you value growing and improving，then you should value mistakes．

Cherish your mistakes．Smile．

1．According to the passage，people usually think that _________．

A．it is bad to make mistakes                         B．it is natural to make mistakes

C．it is easy to avoid mistakes                          D．it is hard to correct mistakes

2．The passage tells us that people could not learn or grow without _________．

A．making plans                                           B．doing research

C．making mistakes                                        D．doing experiments

3．The proper title for the passage is _________．

A．Why YOH Should Realize Your Mistakes

B．Why You Should Correct Your Mistakes

C．Why Yon Should Avoid Making Mistakes

D．Why YOH Should Cherish Your Mistakes

Taking away a city’s rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can’t eat or use. If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.

In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of city to a dump (堆存处). Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs and other places.

To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you’d never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.

In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal. Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles (堆) where they slowly change into something called humus (腐殖质), which looks like black earth. It is rich with kinds of things that feed plants and help them grow.

（ ）46.You can most probably read the passage on 　　　 .

A.an advertisement(广告)　 B.a poster　 C.a science book　 D.a story book

（ ）47.The main idea of the passage is 　　　　 .

A. to let us know taking away rubbish is a big job

B. to explain the need for rubbish collection

C. to introduce different ways to treat rubbish

D. to tell us rubbish does great harm to human beings.

（ ）48.The underlined word “sewage” in the passage means 　　　 .

A.排污　 B.洗涤　 C.吸尘　　 D.过滤

（ ）49.According to the passage, the food parts of rubbish can be used again 　　 .

A.To feed animals　 B. to feed plants　 C. to build a house　 D. to make electricity

（ ）50.How should we deal with a used metal box according to the passage?

A. By burning it off. B. By throwing it off.

C. By reusing and recycling it. D. You can do with it at any way.