A卷
一、完形填空。
通读下面短文，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。
Jody was ten years old when he decided he needed a job. He thought it might be 1 to keep worms. He could sell them to farmers. So in 2 , he bought many worms. But that winter, the cold weather killed all the worms because he had not put them in a 3 place.
The next spring Jody 4 again. He bought more worms. When winter came, he took them inside so they would stay warm. Many people bought his worms.
One day when Jody was twelve, he got 5 . It was from State of New York. The letter said, “Everyone who 6 things has to pay taxes(税)!” Jody made only one dollar selling worms. But he still 7 to pay part of that money to the state. He told many people in his town what had 8 . A reporter 9 Jody on TV. Many people saw it and they began to write letters to the state. The letters now said that the law was unfair. Finally the law was 10 . Children like Jody can now sell things without paying money to the state.
( ) 1. A. boring B. lucky C. interesting
( ) 2. A. autumn B. spring C. winter
( ) 3. A. warm B. clean C. nice
( ) 4. A. tried B. waited C. failed
( ) 5. A. a present B. a letter C. an e-mail
( ) 6. A. buys B. sells C. feeds
( ) 7. A. hoped B. wanted C. had
( ) 8. A. happened B. appeared C. followed
( ) 9. A. saw B. played with C. reported
( ) 10. A. passed B. changed C. moved
二、阅读理解。
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。
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My son, Ian, was five years old at that time. We were staying with friends and it was his bedtime. When I looked at the living room floor, I saw toys everywhere.
“Ian,” I said, “you need to pick up all those toys before you go to bed.”
“Daddy,” he said, “I’m too tired to pick up my toys.”
I decided to make him cl ean the room. I went into the bedroom, lay down and said, “Ian, come here. Let’s play a game.”
He climbed up onto my knees and I said, “Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall (跌落).”
And he fell. Ian laughed. “Let’s do it again,” he said. After the third time, I said, “Okay, but first go to pick up those toys.”
He ran into the living room and finished the job quickly. Then he jumped back on my knees, “Daddy, let’s do it again.”
“Ian, I think you were too tired to pick up those toys.”
“I was, Daddy, but I just wanted to do this!”
We can finish any job when we want to.
( ) 1. What did the father let his son do before he went to bed?
A. Brush his teeth.
B. Wash his face.
C. Clean the living room.
( ) 2. Why didn’t Ian want to do that?
A. Because he was too tired to do that.
B. Because he had to finish his homework.
C. Because he wanted to go to bed at once.
( ) 3. Why did the father play the game with Ian?
A. Because he wanted Ian to go to bed quickly.
B. Because he wanted to make Ian clean the living room.
C. Because he wanted to make Ian feel happy.
( ) 4. How did Ian feel about the game?
A. Scared.
B. Sad.
C. Excited.
( ) 5. What does the writer want to tell us by the story?
A. Children can’t play with toys before going to bed.
B. Bedtime is the best time for a Humpty Dumpty game.
C. People can finish any job if they want to do it.
