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Sitienei,a 90-year-old Kenyan grandmother,has become the world's oldest primary school student. She is studying at the local primary school to learn to read and write. She is 1Yom a small 1 in Kenyan. She has spent most of her life 2 as a midwife (接生婆) ，helping women to give birth to babies. She wants to pass on her midwife skills to the young. She said she didn't have a chance to go to school when she was 3 . So she wants all the children in her village to 4 .

The head teacher at the school said, “I'm proud 5her. She is loved by every pupil. They all want to learn and play with 6 . ” He also said, “She is doing well considering her 7 . I can say I have seen a big difference in this school 8 she came. ”

Sitienei often said, ^"I want to tell children,9 girls in poor areas,that 10 will be your wealth. ” She added ,“With education,you can be whatever you want to be—a doctor,a teacher,a scientist,and so on.

() 1. A. school   B. village

   C. town   D. city

() 2. A. reading   B. writing

   C. playing   D. working

() 3. A. young   B. old

   C. famous   D. free

() 4. A. study   B. work

   C. leave   D. listen

() 5. A. for   B. with

   C. of   D. in

() 6. A. her   B. me

   C. him   D. you

() 7. A. chance   B. age

   C. skills   D. ways

() 8. A. after   B. when

   C. since   D. before

() 9. A. naturally   B. especially

   C. luckily   D. certainly

() 10. A. friendship   B. future

   C. competition   D. education 

(2015安徽)

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Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very 1 trying to make money in order to 2 the high tuition (學費) for my brother and me. I never hear them say “I love you”，or see them send birthday 3 to each other. My father has a bad temper (脾氣) .When he's very tired from work,it is 4 for him to lose his temper.

One day,my mother was preparing dinner. I sat down 5 her.

“Mom,I have a question to ask you. ” I said after a while.

“What?” she replied,6 doing her work.

“ Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low 7 My mother stopped her work and 8 her head with surprise in her eyes. She didn't answer and went on cooking.

I was very worried 9 I thought I had hurt her. I didn't know what I should do.

A few days later,my father suddenly got sick 10 . My mother had to stay with him in the 11 for a month. After they were back,every day in the morning and dusk (黃昏) ，my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. My father had never been so 12 . It seemed they were the most harmonious (和諧的) 13 .

^"Dad,how are you 14 now?” I asked him one day.

“Susan,don't worry about me. To tell you the truth,I just like walking with your mom. I 15 this kind of life. ” Reading his eyes,I know he loves my mother deeply.

() 1. A. busy   B. alone

   C. early   D. fast

() 2. A. give   B. receive

   C. cost   D. pay

() 3. A. show   B. presents

   C. fruit   D. jokes

() 4. A. active   B. painful

   C. easy   D. funny

() 5. A. among   B. across

   C. above   D. beside

() 6. A. hardly   B. really

   C. still   D. already

() 7. A. direction   B. voice

   C. condition   D. sound

() 8. A. raised   B. fell

   C. shook   D. nodded

() 9. A. because   B. though

   C. while   D. unless

() 10. A. sadly   B. shortly

   C. quickly   D. seriously

() 11. A. home   B. hospital

   C. trouble   D. holiday

() 12. A. smart   B. happy

   C. strong   D. brave

() 13. A. visitor   B. farmer

   C. couple   D. friend

() 14. A. travelling   B. living

   C. resting   D. feeling

() 15. A. enjoy   B. remember

   C. wait   D. regret 

7 

Most of us have three meals a day. We take food for granted (想當然) .And we don't think a-bout it. 1 experts argue a food crisis (危機) is coming. This crisis is going to make us 2 the way we think about food.

Food is in great need 3 a growing of world population. By 1960,the population was three billion. It doubled to six billion by 1999. By 2050,this planet will need to 4 at least nine billion people. As a result,the food prices get higher and higher.

So,what can a 5 ,crowded world do? One suggestion is to eat 6 meat. Meat uses more natural resources (資源) than grains (谷物) It requires more 7 to produce one pounc of meat than to produce one pound of grain. It also requires between 5 and 10 times more 8 than vegetables. So,eating less meat will 9 more land for farming,and it will save water.

To eat less meat,people will need to change their eating habits. That will not be 10 . Ameri cans,for example,have 11 loved meat. Ir general,they eat twice as much meat as people in other countries. At the same time,in develo ping countries like China and Brazil,sales of mea have doubled in the last 20 years. 12 will double again by 2050. Growing need of meat will 13 to put pressure on natural resources.

World population is increasing,resources an becoming fewer,and food prices are rising Therefore,we need to rethink 14 we eat ev ery day. For meat lovers,we don't need to giv up meat 15 . But we need to eat more grain and less meat.

() 1. A. And   B. But

   C. Or   D. Until

() 2. A. change   B. find

   C. get   D. tell

() 3. A. instead of   B. thanks to

   C. because of   D. as for

() 4. A. help   B. have

   C. feed   D. meet

() 5. A. busy   B. tired

   C. thirsty   D. hungry

() 6. A. less   B. more

   C. much   D. little

() 7. A. time   B. land

   C. people   D. place

() 8. A. air   B. meat

   C. money   D. water

() 9. A. provide   B. produce

   C. waste   D. need

() 10. A. important   B. hard

   C. easy   D. necessary

() 11. A. never   B. seldom

   C. hardly   D. always

() 12. A. It   B. They

   C. We   D. That

() 13. A. continue   B. stop

   C. have   D. start

() 14. A. how   B. when

   C. what   D. where

() 15. A. quickly   B. completely

   C. finally   D. especially 

(2015江西)

6 It was Friday. The football game was Satur-day and we were very excited. My brother was going to be the quarterback (美式足球進攻組織者) for our team. It was the first time he would be in that 1 He had been hoping to be the quarterback ever since he joined the team. He said, “That's the big job. That's the one that makes the big difference. ”

My mother said ,“ 2,son. That's the big target (攻擊目標) ，too.You know the other 3 want to knock you down. You can get hurt. ”

“Don’t worry,I'm so 4 and fast. Be sides,I have great players who will 5 them from coming at me.my brother said.

I couldn’t 6 well the whole night. I worried about my brother. My mother was 7 —he could get hurt.

The next morning,he 8 early to get to the game. When we got there,it was about to start. The 9 ran out on the field. My brother looked great. He saw us and 10 .

Then it started. They were playing hard. One player in particular from the other team kept 11 at him. Then it happened. He knocked my brother down. My brother was slow to get up. My brother was screaming (尖叫) . The coach ran out on the field. He told my brother to 12 some time on the bench. He was afraid he had been hurt.

My mother ran down to 13 on my brother. But all he did was a smile. ^"It's just a bruise (淤傷) .I'm fine. And don't worry,I'll be back. This is 14 . Move leading the team. ”

After that game,my brother plays quarterback every Saturday. But my mother is still 15 .

She can't go to the games. She just waits at home and hopes to see him walking in smiling.

() 1. A. game   B. list

   C. show   D. place

() 2. A. Go ahead   B. Take it easy 

   C. Be careful   D. Well done 

() 3. A. parents   B. players

   C. fans   D. strangers

() 4. A. handsome   B. healthy 

   C. brave   D. strong 

() 5. A. stop   B. help 

   C. protect   D. hide

() 6. A. behave   B. play 

   C. sleep   D. dream

() 7. A. right   B. sad 

   C. angry   D. excited

() 8. A. rested   B. exercised

   C. left   D. returned

() 9. A. family   B. team

   C. coach   D. crowd

() 10. A. laughed   B. nodded

   C. greeted   D. cheered

() 11. A. pointing   B. shouting

   C. looking   D. rushing

() 12. A. take   B. waste

   C. save   D. kill

() 13. A. call   B. check

   C. operate   D. breathe

() 14. A. funny   B. easy

   C. great   D. dangerous

() 15. A. proud B disappointed

   C. anxious   D. calm 

(2015武漢)

5 

An old carpenter (木匠) was ready to retire.

His boss was 1 to see the good worker go.

He asked the carpenter 2 he could build just one more house. The carpenter said yes,3 his mind was not on his work any more.

He used poor materials and worked on the house 4 . When the carpenter finished his work,the boss 5 the front-door key to him, “This is your house ,” he said, “A 6for you. ”

What a surprise!What a 7!If he had known he was building his 8 house,he would have done it differently. Now he had to live in the house he had poorly built.

9 it is with us. Sometimes we build our 10 carelessly. At important points we do not try our best. Then with a shame we look at the situation we have 11 . We 干ind that we are now living in the house we have poorly built. But we don't have a 12 to make it all over again.

Think of 13 as the carpenter. Think about your life. Build it 14 . It is the only life you will ever build because life is a do-it-yourself project.

Your life today is the 15 of your attitudes and choices you made in the past. Your life tomorrow will be that of your attitudes and choices you make today.

() 1. A. glad   B. nervous

   C. ready   D. sorry

() 2. A. if   B. when

   C. how   D. why

() 3. A. and   B. but

   C. or   D. so

() 4. A. carefully   B. completely

   C. carelessly   D. successfully

() 5. A. handed   B. left

   C. sold   D. threw

() 6. A. gift   B. promise

   C. choice   D. question

() 7. A. task   B. wisdom

   C. shame   D. stress

() 8. A. real   B. expensive

   C. old   D. own

() 9. A. Neither   B. So

   C. Nor   D. As

() 10. A. studies   B. lives

   C. jobs   D. feelings

() 11. A. created   B. changed

   C. discussed   D. affected

() 12. A. plan   B. chance

   C. method   D. pleasure

() 13. A. himself   B. herself

   C. myself   D. yourself

() 14. A. wisely   B. peacefully

   C. rapidly   D. widely

() 15. A. talent   B. wealth

   C. result   D. difference 

(2015江蘇鹽城)

4 

The Phone Call 

It was getting dark. Paul looked out of the window and signed (嘆氣) .Dad said he could come home by 5:30,but it was almost 7：00. E-ven if Dad came back,it wouldn’t be much fun playing 1  in the dark. Paul walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some homework,but couldn’t.

The phone rang at a-bout 8： 00. It was Dad： "Paul,I'm 2,but I couldn’t play baseball with you tonight. I have to finish my work at the office. Maybe we can play this weekend. Oh no. How about next weekend?…

Paul couldn’t understand why Dad was so 3 . He threw himself into the sofa and soon fell asleep. His book was still opened to the first!page.  The next day at school,Paul didn't hand in his homework and 4 a test. Mrs Green,his teacher,asked him to stay after school. ^"Paul,you didn't do your homework. You didn't pass the test and only got a D. This isn’t like you. What's wrong?”  Paul just sat there 5  . ^"Paul,if you don't want to talk,I will. I know that something's wrong with you,but you have to get it out. You need to tell someone. ”

As Paul walked home,he thought of what Mrs Green said. Maybe he didn't do his homework because he wanted to get his dad's 6 He knew Mrs Green was right. He decided to take her advice.  

When Paul got home,he 7 his dad. But!there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail (語音信箱) . Paul began talkingDad,I can't play with you next weekend. IVe got lots of problems with my homework. Also,I really don't want to spend another day looking out of the window and waiting. Whenever you 8  our plans,Dad,it hurts me. Ifs not too late to rebuild our relationship,but we have to start small. Maybe you can help me with my 9  sometime. Dad,I love you ”

As Paul ended the call,he felt much relaxed. He didn't know whether his dad would be different,but it didn't matter. He himself 10 . He expressed his feelings to the right person. He had a clear head as he was doing his homework that evening.

() 1. A. baseball   B. cards

   C. chess   D. toys

() 2. A. lucky   B. sorry

   C. surprised   D. pleased

() 3. A. famous   B. helpful

   C. lazy   D. busy

() 4. A. made   B. missed

   C. failed   D. chose

() 5. A. cheerfully   B. comfortably

   C. hopefully   D. quietly

() 6. A. attention   B. message

   C. praise   D. trust

() 7. A. saw   B. thanked

   C. called   D. greeted

() 8. A. prepare   B. break

   C. follow   D. question

() 9. A. choice   B. homework

   C. speech   D. decision

() 10. A. regretted   B. complained

   C. insisted   D. changed 

(2015北京) 

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Each nation has many volunteers (志愿者) who help to take care of others. They 1 books to the people in hospitals or homes for the aged. Sometimes they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their 2 .

Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or 3 They paint,clean up,4 their houses or do their shopping.

For boys who no longer have 5,there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to baseball games or fishing places and help them to get to know things that boys 6 learn from their fathers.

Each city has a number of clubs 7 boys and girls can go to play games or leam crafts (工藝) . Some of these clubs organize short trips to the mountains,beaches,or other places of interest 8 . Most of these clubs use high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to 9 the names of boys and girls.

Volunteers believe that the happiest people in the world are those who help to 10 happiness to others.

() 1. A. sell   B. read

   C. throw   D. show

() 2. A. voices   B. speeches

   C. songs   D. problems

() 3. A. young   B. happy

   C. old   D. hungry

() 4. A. pollute   B. repair

   C. build   D. remove

() 5. A. brothers   B. sisters

   C. fathers   D. mothers

() 6. A. usually   B. never

   C. only   D. seldom

() 7. A. which   B. who

   C. when   D. where

() 8. A. nearby   B. faraway

   C. abroad   D. home

() 9. A. report   B. forget

   C. remember   D. choose

() 10. A. cause   B. bring

   C. take   D. lend 

(2014山東泰安)

3 Two months ago,there was a serious earthquake in my country. Many people were hurt and 1 their homes. In my school,we decided to organize a 5-kilometer run to collect money for the people. 2 signed up for the run and asked their relatives and neighbors to support them. These people agreed to 3 some money—50 cents or a dollar,for example,for every kilometer that the students completed.

Joe was my classmate. He was the 4 student in my class because he seldom did any exercise and he ate plenty of junk food. He never walked to school. He always took a bus. When he was asked 5 he was going to take part in the run,he said he would think about it. A few students laughed and I think Joe felt embarrassed. I felt a bit sorry for 6 .

The next day,as I was riding to school,I saw Joe walking in the street. I stopped and asked him why he was 7. He said he was training to take part in the run. ^"Good for you,Joe!” I said. 8,I told my friends about Joe.

Most of them just laughed and said that they didn't think he would 9the run. I wasn’t sure,but I decided that I would 10 Joe. So,for the two weeks before the run,I was his trainer. He walked to school for a few 11 Then he started to run slowly.

On the day of the run,Joe lined up with the other students. The 12 began and soon Joe was left behind. Well,it took him hours to finish and he didn't expect to 13the other students,but he tried to do his best. And 14 he completed the 5-kilometer run. Everyone was very 15 and said, “Well done,Joe!” What is more,Joe collected more money than any other student!

() 1. A. cleaned   B. reached

   C. lost   D. made

() 2. A. Parents   B. Students

   C. Teachers   D. Workers

() 3. A. borrow   B. get

   C. give   D. lend

() 4. A. happiest   B. heaviest

   C. tallest   D. youngest

() 5. A. how   B. where

   C. why   D. if

() 6. A. her   B. him

   C. us   D. you

() 7. A. crying   B. riding

   C. singing   D. walking

() 8. A. Again   B. However

   C. Later   D. So

() 9. A. complete   B. discuss

   C. support   D. understand

() 10. A. help   B. invite

   C. stop   D. visit

() 11. A. days   B. weeks

   C. months   D. years

() 12. A. class   B. movie

   C. race   D. school

() 13. A. catch up with

   B. get on well with

   C. make friends with

   D. talk with

() 14. A. easily   B. quickly

   C. firstly   D. finally

() 15. A. busy   B. happy

   C. interested   D. nervous

2 

Some students cheat (作弊) because they’re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without  the time studying. Other students might feel that they can't 2 the test without cheating. Even 3 there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating,it isn’t a good idea.

A student who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test 4 to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so they can find some better ways together. Talking about these problems and 5 them out is much more helpful than cheating.

If a student gets 6 cheating,the teacher may give a “ 7 ” on the test,send him or her to the head 8 office,and call his or her parents. Worse than the 9 grades may be the feeling of having disappointed those people, 10 parents and teachers. A parent may worry that you are not a(n) 11 person and a teacher might watch you more 12 the next time you’re taking a test.

There are plenty of reasons why a kid shouldn’t cheat,but some students do cheat. If thafs you,it 's 13 too late to stop cheating. Cheating can become a 14 ,but a student is always able to act 15 and make better decisions. It might help to talk the problem over with a parent,teacher,or friend.

() 1. A. taking   B. spending

   C. costing   D. using

() 2. A. fail   B. exercise

   C. pass   D. expect

() 3. A. while   B. when

   C. because   D. until

() 4. A. decides   B. hopes

   C. refuses   D. needs

() 5. A. breaking   B. dreaming

   C. missing   D. working

() 6. A. caught   B. offered

   C. appeared   D. suggested

() 7. A. prize   B. result

   C. zero   D. treat

() 8. A. teacher   B. teachers

   C. teacher's   D. teachers’

() 9. A. natural   B. dangerous

   C. worried   D. bad

() 10. A. except   B. besides

   C. like   D. among

() 11. A. common   B. calm

   C. polite   D. honest

() 12. A. closely   B. bravely

   C. certainly   D. hardly

() 13. A. always   B. never

   C. once   D. often

() 14. A. menu   B. medicine

   C. habit   D. match

() 15. A. well   B. good

   C. best   D. better 

(2015遼寧營口)

一、閱讀下列短文，從選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳答案。

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Yesterday is Fathers Day. Many things happening between my father and me crowded my mind. But one thing made a deep impression on me.

It was a Sunday morning,and I was in a 1   mood (情緒) .Two of my 什iends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room 2 ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride today,Beck? It's a beautiful day. ”

“No!Leave me alone!” Those were the 3 words I said to him that morning.

My friends called and 4 me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be 5 with them and then went with them. When I came home,I found a 6 on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an 7   Please meet us at High land Park Hospital.

When I reached the hospital,my mother came out and told me a car hit my father and his injuries were extensive (大面積的) “Your father told the driver to leave 8 alone and just call 911,thank God!If he had moved Daddy ,…”

My mother may have said more,but I didn't hear. I didn't hear anything 9 those terrible words：Leave me alone. My dad said them in order to 10 himself. He didn't want to be hurt more. How much had I hurt him 11 I shouted out those words at him earlier in the day?

It was several days later that he was 12 able to have a talk. I held his hand gently,afraid of hurting him.

“Daddy …I am so sorry... ”

“It's okay,sweetheart. I'll be okay. ”

“No ,” I said ,“ I mean about 13 I said to you that day. You know,that morning?”

He looked at me and said, “Sweetheart,I remember 14 about that day,not before,during or after the accident. I remember telling you goodnight the night before,though. ” He managed a weak smile.

My English teacher once told me that words have great power. They can hurt or they can heal (治愈) .And we all have the power to 15 our words. I am going to do that very carefully from now on.

() 1. A. good   B. terrible

   C. peaceful

() 2. A. thinking up   B. giving up

   C. looking up

() 3. A. common   B. last

   C. careless

() 4. A. led   B. encouraged

   C. invited

() 5. A. strict   B. angry

   C. pleased

() 6. A. letter   B. diary

   C. note

() 7. A. accident   B. illness

   C. examination

() 8. A. me   B. him

   C. her

() 9. A. except   B. among

   C. towards

() 10. A. hide   B. save

   C. express

() 11. A. when   B. until

   C. before

() 12. A. really   B. finally

   C. suddenly

() 13. A. how   B. why

   C. what

() 14. A. something   B. everything

   C. nothing

() 15. A. keep   B. choose

   C. understand 

(2015山西)