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1月1日规定时间：20-25分钟实际完成时间：家长签字：（A）A lawyer, an artist and a musician got lost in the woods. At last they came to a farmer‟s house and asked if he could let them stay for the night.“ Sure, ” the farmer said. “ But I‟ve got room for only two of you in the house. The other one will have to sleep in the barn（牲畜棚）with the animals, and the smell is very bad there. ” “ I‟ll sleep in the barn, ” the artist said.Half an hour later, a knock was heard on the farme r house‟s door, and there stood the artist, saying, “ I can‟t take the smell. ” “All right,” said the lawyer, “ I‟ll sleep in the barn. ”And off he went.In a while there was another knock on the door. “ I felt terrible with the smell from the bad food,” the lawyer said in an angry way.“You‟re two sissies（女人气的男子）, ” said the musician. “ I‟ll sleep in the barn.” Thirty minutes later, came another knock. When they opened the door, there stood all the animals from the barn.( )1. The lawyer, artist, and the musician came to a farmer‟s house because they________.A. couldn‟t find their way in the woodsB. wanted to visit the farmC. were very hungry and thirstyD. preferred to stay in the farmer‟s house( )2. One of them had to sleep in the barn for the reason that .A. the farmer didn‟t ha ve enough room for the three of themB. the farmer wanted one of them to look after the animalsC. one of them liked to sleep in the barnD. the farmer wanted to make fun of them( )3. The artist wanted to sleep in the bam as he________.A. liked to be quiet and sleep aloneB. didn‟t like to sleep with the other twoC. didn‟t think that the smell was so terribleD. loved animals and wanted to sleep with them( )4. From the story we see that the musician was________.A. stupidB. foolishC. cleverD. selfish( )5. They saw all the animals standing in front of the door because________.A. the animals didn't like the musicianB. the musician drove them out of the barnC. the animals didn‟t like the smell, eitherD. the animals wanted to look for the artist and the lawyer（B）I will always remember my mother‟s last few days in this world.On February 14th, 2000, my class went on a field trip to the beach. I had so much fun. When we returned to school, my teacher told me to go to the h eadmaster‟s office. When I got into the office, I saw a police office. Suddenly I realized something was wrong. The police office told me what had happened and we went to pick my sister up. After that, we went to the hospital and waited. Time went slowly. Finally, we got to see our mother. It was terrible.On the next day, the headmaster came and told my two teachers what had happened. I was taking a rest that day. I knew it had something to do with my mother. I kept thinking that she either died or had gotten better.How I wished that she had gotten better. When my teacher took me outside, my sister ran up to me. She started crying, “She‟s gone. Teresa, mommy‟s gone. She‟s dead.” I couldn‟t believe it. We jumped into the car and drove straight to the hospital. Most of my family were there. The silence was terrible. I knew I had to say goodbye.Today when I look back, I still miss my mother very much, but I know that I will live. My mother was a strong mother, who had the biggest heart. My mother was an angel walking on the earth. I will always remember her as living. When someone is asked who their hero（英雄）is, they usually say someone famous, like Michael Jordan or Britney Spears. When someone asks me who my hero is, I tell them, my mother. My mother lives every day. That is what makes her a true hero.( )1. Where was the writer when she learned her mother was very ill？A. On the beach.B. At the hospital.C. At school.D. At home.( )2. Who brought the writer the bad news that her mother was ill?A. Her sister.B. The headmaster.C.Her teacher.D.The police officers.( )3. What did the headmaster tell the two teachers on the next day?A. Her mother had been very ill.B. Her mother had been dead.C. Her mother had gotten better.D. Her sister came to see her.( )4. From the last paragraph of the passage we know that______.A. the writer is afraid of her motherB. the writer is proud of her motherC. the writer feels sad about her motherD. the writer feels sorry for her mother( )5. The writer must think her mother is a ______woman.A. famousB. freeC. richD.great（C）“My name‟s Jim Shelley and I‟m an addict（有瘾的人）…”With these words I began to 1 the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people 2 , from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I 3 to be phoned, I wanted to phone. Just one more call.It started socially — a few calls each day. It seemed 4 , just a quick chat. Little by little, the situation got worse, though. Soon it was frequent use, until, finally, addiction.And it began to affect（影响）my 5 . During the day I would get lost for 6 call. If I couldn‟t make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more anxious, in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, telling myself just one more call.I was phoning people and 7 messages to make sure enough calls would see me through the day. I used to arrive at friends‟ homes and before the door was closed, go straight for the phone with the demands “Is it OK if I just us e the phone…?” At work, I became8 when my workmates tried to reduce me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss （with the phone）. Finally, the police caught me destroying a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was 9 to see a psychiatrist（心理医生）.I haven‟t 10 a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it‟s several days11 I used a phone box.I try not to watch TV because there are 12 people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.1．A. face B. find C. accept D. notice2．A. now and then B. all the time C. at home D. at work3．A. tried B. asked C. waited D. invited4．A. polite B. important C. fine D. special5．A. friends B. study C. family D. work6．A. a quick B. a secret C. an expected D. an extra7．A. leaving B. taking C. passing D. recording8．A. careful B. mad C. happy D. helpless9．A. offered B. guided C. ordered D. reminded10．A. missed B. had C. received D. fixed11．A. as B. when C. if D. since12．A. always B. just C. more D. different1月2日规定时间：25分钟实际完成时间：家长签字：（A）One Tuesday morning, Harry saw an ad in a window. It said, “Wanted. The Best Salesman in the World . Top Pay.”Harry thought he was a great salesman and went to ask for the job. “I am the best salesman in the world,”he said to the manager, “Give me the job.”“You must prove（证明）you‟re the best, ”the manager said.“OK, I will!” Harry answered.“Good!”The manager took a box of sweets out of his desk. “Last week I bought a thousand boxes of sweets. If you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job, ”said the manager.“That‟s easy.” Harry said. He took the boxes of sweets and left the office.Every day and all day, he went from shop to shop, trying to sell the boxes of sweets. He couldn‟t sell one. The sweets were too bad for him to sell. At the end of the week he went back to the manager. “I‟m sorry, sir.”He said, “I was wrong about myself. I‟m not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is.”“Oh,”said the manager, “Who? The person who sold you a thousand boxes of these sweets.” Harry said. （）1．Harry went to ask for the job because he was ________ himself at first.A．afraid of B．wrong with C．sure of D．worried about（）2．If Harry wanted to get the job, he would have to ________.A．buy all the sweets from the manager B．sell out all the sweets in a few daysC．eat up all the sweets D．sell the sweets at the weekend（）3．Choose the right order（顺序）of this story.①Harry went to ask for the job.②Harry told the manager who really was the best seller.③Harry saw an ad in a window. ④Harry went to sell the sweets.A．①—②—③—④B．④—③—②—①C．③—①—④—②D．③—④—①—②（）4．From this story we can see that ________.A．Harry didn‟t get the job B．Harry was a good sellerC．The manager was a good seller D．The ad was a good one（）5．According to（根据）the story, which of the following is RIGHT?A．Harry sold some of the sweets. B．The sweets were too expensive.C．Harry was not clever at all. D．The sweets were terrible.（B）“Cool” is a word with many meanings. It means kind of cold at first. As the word has changed, the word has got many different meanings.“Cool” can be used to express(表达) feelings of interest in almost everything. When you see a famous car on the street, maybe you will say, “It‟s cool.”You may think, “He is so cool.”When you see your favoritefootball star.We all enlarge the meanings of “cool”. You can use it to mean “new” or “surprising”. Here is an interesting story. It shows the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall(瀑布) they had visited. One of her students just wrote, “It‟s so cool!” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.But the story also shows some people do not have enough words. Without “cool”, they have no other words to show the same feeling. Can you think of any other words like “cool” with so many meanings? If you can, they are also very “cool”.( ) 1. We know that the meanings of the word “cool” __________.A. have always been the sameB. have changed a lotC. are difficult to useD. are easy to remember( ) 2. The word “enlarge” means________.A. 扩大B. 显示C. 明白D. 知道( ) 3. If you see something _______ you may say “It‟s cool.”A. interestingB. coldC. differentD. unhappy( ) 4. When everybody is using the word “cool”, the writer seems to be a little ______.A. worriedB. angryC. happyD. excited( ) 5. The writer suggests (暗示) that the word “cool” _________.A.can be used in only one wayB. usually means something interestingC. can make our language full of colorD. has too many meanings（C）I first had physics lessons when I was in Grade Eight some years ago. In class, I 31 that there wasn‟ta Nobel Prize（诺贝尔奖）winner from China. That made me sad, 32 I decided to change（改变）it. So after that, I got up early in the morning. I 33 the light and took out a physics book. Then I started 34 quietly.I worked so hard because I had a great 35 —one day, I would be the first 36 person to win the Nobel Prize in physics.Later on, I found physics at school too easy for me. I wanted to learn 37 , so I made a reading plan and started to find answers to more 38 problems.Now I am a top 39 in physics. I won the first prize in the national physics competition（国家物理竞赛）last month. And I am 40 to be closer to my dream after a few 41 hard work. Of course, 42 I have some problems. My classmates always 43 me when they are talking about fashion (时尚) or pop stars, because I know 44 about them. “Well, that doesn‟t matter too much,” I tell myself. “They don‟t know much about 45 or the space, but I won‟t laugh at them.”( )31. A. joined B. heard C. studied D. listened( )32. A. for B. but C. and D. because( )33. A. turned on B. turned off C. turned up D. turned down( )34. A. writing B. reading C. thinking D. seeing( )35. A. dream B. idea C. plan D. work( )36. A. Chinese B. China C. Canada D. American( )37. A. little B. less C. more D. much( )38. A. interesting B. boring C. easy D. difficult( )39. A. student B. teacher C. engineer D. scientist( )40. A. happy B. funny C. surprised D. sad( )41. A. days‟ B. weeks‟ C. months‟ D. years‟( )42. A. usuallyB. alwaysC. hardlyD. sometimes ( )43. A. depend onB. look atC. laugh atD. look after ( )44. A. anythingB. nothingC. everythingD. something1月3日 规定时间：25分钟实际完成时间：家长签字： （A ）句子还原并回答问题Here is some good advice on how to be good at a language.Pen pals. This way of learning a language is a great way to use your new language. You have to use the language a lot; at the same time, you don‟t have to give your pen pals an answer at once. _______1____ You can choose to use the old letter writing way or the much quicker and easier e-mail way to keep in contact with your pen pal.Internet Radio. _______2__________There are Internet radio stations for every major language. Just find these radio stations and listen to them. You‟ll be surprised at how many stations there are all over the world.Language clubs. When you are ready to practice your new language, try to find a language club in your area. _______3_____This will give you a chance to use the language in a suitable environment. They will also give you lots of useful advice on learning a new language.Find suitable places. Put yourself in situations where you have to speak the language that you are learning.______4_______If you are learning German, you can find a German restaurant. Try to read the menu, try to order something or just say “hello” to the peopl e there. You will probably find them to be very helpful and you may even make a few friends out of it.1. What can you do to keep in touch with your pen pal?________________________________________________________________________________________2. How many suggestions are there in the passage?________________________________________________________________________________________3. What is the main idea of this passage?________________________________________________________________________________________（B ）Internet is educational . Many people think children should be allowed to surf the Internet as they wish . In this way ,they can look through different subjects on different kinds of websites according to their own interest . But in my opinion ,children should always be watched while surfing the internet .Many websites have information and pictures that children should not see .There are many things that children don‟t understand .All of these may have some bad influence on children …s development . Also , it is dangerous to let children use chat rooms by themselves .Many parents tell their children not to talk to strangers on the street , so they should be careful of whom their children talk to on the internet, too. What‟s more , sittingin the f ront of a computer for a long time isn't good for children‟s eyes , so parents should monitor(监视) the time that children spend on the internet .In a word ,children should be kept away anything that could be bad for them . I strongly believe that it is necessary for parents to watch their children when they use internet .1.Is the Internet educational all the time ?_______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What do the parents tell children to do when they meet strangers on the street ?_______________________________________________________________________________________ 3.Why shouldn‟t children sit in front of a computer for a long time?_______________________________________________________________________________________ 4.Who can help children stay away from the bad influence on the Internet ?_______________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What does the writer want to tell us in the passage ?_______________________________________________________________________________________（C）It was 6:00 on a Monday morning. With his books in his bag, 13-year-old James Mwangi was on his way to school, the Mcedo-Beijing school in a slum（贫民窟）in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi (肯尼亚首都内罗毕). This school was built in 2001 with the help of China, for children from poor families.After getting to school, Mwangi went straight to his class to do his class work. It is usual that pupils in this school prepare for their lessons before the teacher comes.To study in the school was once a dream for the poor boy. His mother made a living by washing clothes for others. Some days she took home nothing, and some days she could get about $ 3 — it was hardly enough to buy them a full meal for a day.Before joining the Mcedo-Beijing school, Mwangi was at home with his seven brothers, collecting garbage (垃圾). The school is giving these children hope for the future by providing a chance to get education.“For me, education is the best gift,” said Mwangi.1. How old was Mwangi?___________________________________________________________________________2. Which country helped build Mwangi‟s school?___________________________________________________________________________3. When this school was built.___________________________________________________________________________4. How did Mwangi‟s mother make a living?___________________________________________________________________________5.What‟s the best title of this passage?___________________________________________________________________________。
