if we sit near________front of the bus，we’ll have________better view.

A．/；the B．/；a C．the; a D．the；the

閱讀理解.閱讀下列短文，然后從每小題ABCD中選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的最佳答案。

Four years ago when I was a boy of 11, I got into the biggest trouble as a kid. It was a Saturday morning. Both my parents were out, leaving me and my 10—month—old sister became alone. Anyway, my sister was still asleep in her room. In fact I had the house to myself. I decided to do some drawing. Soon I gave up. Nothing was on TV, so I felt bored and touched the candles on the shelp…I had an idea! What would happen if I see fire to some kitchen paper? Well, of course it went on fire, but it wasn’t the tiny flame(火箭)I’d expected, and I couldn’t blow it out. I threw it on the floor, and then luckily got my dad’s boots(靴子)and stamped it out.

I thought I was safe until there was a HCGE hole in my room. When my mum came home later, she smelt the smoke immediately. She dropped the shopping bag, luckily for me, over the hole. I thought this meant she would never see it. However, after running round the house checking for a fire, she of course picked up the bag and saw the hole. Next I was grounded(關(guān)禁閉)and in trouble for months. Even though, the hole was still there, reminding me of what I did.

1.How old was the writer when he wrote the passage?

A. 11 years old. B. 13 years old.

C. 15 years old. D. 17 years old.

2.The underlined words “stamp out” in the first paragraph mean ____.

A. 吹滅 B. 撲滅 C. 殺滅 D澆滅

3.Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage.

①The boy set fire to some kitchen paper.

②The boy did some drawing.

③The boy was grounded.

④The boy stamped the fire out.

⑤His mother checked for a fire.

A. ②④③①⑤ B. ②①④⑤③

C. ②①④③⑤ D. ①③④②⑤

4.Who put out the fire at last?

A. The writer.

B. The writer and his sister.

C. The writer’s mother.

D. The writer’s father.

5. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. It’s difficult to put out a fire.

B. The boy didn’t look after his sister.

C. The boy made a big trouble when he was 11.

D. Don’t leave children home alone while shopping.

I am my mother’s third girl. When I was born, the doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was missing, below the elbow(肘). Then he gave her some advice, “Don’t treat her any differently from the other girls.” And she did!

There were five girls in our family and we all had to help out. Once when I was about seven, I came out of the kitchen, “Mum, I can’t peel(削……皮)potatoes. I only have one hand.” “You get back to peel those potatoes, and don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”

Of course I could peel potatoes—with my good hand and my other arm. “Jenny, if you try hard enough,” she said, “you can do anything.”

Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bar(攀爬架).When it was my turn, I said no, Some kids laughed. I went home crying.

The next afternoon Mum took me back to the school playground. “Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She praised me when I made progress. I’ll never forget when I was crossing the bar, the kids were standing there with their mouths open.

It was the way with everything. Mum had the courage to face anything. And she taught me I could, too.

1.How many younger sisters do I have?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five

2.What does the doctor’s advice mean?

A. My are could be all right soon.

B. The other girls had the same arms as me.

C. My mum should look after me differently.

D. My mum should treat me the same as others.

3.Who peeled the potatoes at last?

A. Jenny. B. Jenny’s mum.

C. Jenny’s sister. D. Nobody.

4.Why did Mum take me back to the school playground the next day?

A. she wanted to tell me I could do anything.

B. she wanted the teacher to let me try again.

C. she would punish the kids who laughed at me.

D. she would like to praise me before the other kids.

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. My bad-tempered mother

B. Different mother love

C. A doctor’s advice

D. My childhood(童年)

A six-year-old British girl, Mollie Price, is opening up her third candy store. She is said to be one of Britain’s youngest bosses. Her stores are called “Mollie’s.” She sells both British and American candy. The girl would like to open more candy stores. “It might sound crazy, but believe me,” Mollie says.

“It was Mollie’s idea to open up the shop. It is Mollie who runs the candy stores,” her mother Becky, her “business partner” says.

Her mother says all the stores are put together and stocked(進貨)by Mollie. Mollie works in one of the stores every Saturday, then gets up early Sunday to go to the company’s product supplier(供應(yīng)商). She asks her friends to test the sweets to decide which ones are good. She’s good at smart marketing. For example, if the weather is really cold, she sells the Mr Whippy ice cream cheaper than when it’s hot outside.

“Children have the best ideas. I tell my mum what I think and she always says I have good ideas. It’s just because I know what other children like,” Mollie says.

1.What’s Mollie’s plan for the future?

A. Become Britain’s youngest boss.

B. Open more candy stores.

C. Work as a product supplier.

D. Make the best ice cream products.

2.How does Mollie know which kinds of candy are good?

A. Her mother decides it.

B. She has her friends test the candy.

C. She goes to the market to research.

D. She asks the company’s product supplier.

3.The prices of some ice cream products in Mollie’s stores change according to _______.

A. the number of the products

B. her friend’s idea

C. the weather

D. the dates

4. According to the passage, what’s the key(關(guān)鍵)to Mollie’s success?

A. She works hard and she is good at smart marketing.

B. The company’s supplier makes good products.

C. She would like to open more candy stores.

D. Her mother always has good ideas.

5.According to the passage, Mollie is a/an________ girl.

A. kind B. honest C. smart D. polite

短文還原。閱讀短文，從短文下面方框中的六個句子中選擇五個還原到短文中，使短文通順完整，銜接自然。

“Homestay is a form of study—abroad program. It allows the visitor to stay with a local family to better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps to improve the visitor’s language ability. If you wish to learn more about foreign cultures or to get foreign experience, you should join this kind of holiday.1.”. Said a teacher during a school meeting last term.

After this meeting, 2._. At last, I had such a chance to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates last month. We went to London, a place where I had wanted to go since years ago.

After we got to London, we went to stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family (寄宿家庭)was a white couple who had a daughter about my age. 3._. They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from then on.

4.. After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go on a sight—seeing trip to different places of interest like Big Ben. London Bridge, and Bockingham Palace. We would go back to our own homes after the activities.

The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of it.5.. Three weeks later, we had to leave “home” for Hong Kong.

綜合填空。閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及首字母提示，在空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，必要時進行詞形變化。

A car stopped outside the Cherry Hotel and a young man got out. Mrs. Smith said to the young man. “What can I do for you, sir?”

“Excuse me,” the young man said, “I am 1.l ____ for my uncle. Mr. White. He has been away from home 2.s____ two days ago. I think he is staying here.” “Yes, he is. ” Mrs. Smith said, “But I’m afraid that he went back to London yesterday. ”

“Oh, dear, ” said the young man, looking sad, “I went to his house, but I was 3.t____ by his children that he was going to stay here until the end of the week.”

“Yes, ” said Mrs. Smith. “He wanted to stay here the whole week, but yesterday someone called him saying that one of his friends 4.w____ ill. So he caught the train back to London to see the friend 5.a ____ once.”

“He should let me 6.k____. ” the young man said. “I wrote him a 7.l____, saying that I was coming. Well, he isn’t here. I won’t wait any longer.”

The young man thanked Mrs. Smith and went out. Mrs. Smith watched 8.h____ leave. When his car couldn’t be seen, she called out, “You can come out now. Mr. White. He’s gone.”

Mr. White came out of the bedroom.

“Many thanks, Mrs. Smith. ” he said laughing. “You did very 9.w____ . The young man is my stepbow(侄子). When he 10.n____ money, he will look for me everywhere. Next time he won’t tell me by writing me a letter. ”

閱讀表達。閱讀短文，根據(jù)要求完成下面各小題。

There is a Chinese saying:Time and tidy wait for no man. Have too many things to do in too little time? Well, if you make a good plan, everything will be in order. This chart will certainly help. If you can do all this, every your single day will be productive(高效率的).

●Make a list

It all begins with listing. If you don’t have a list, create one.

● Worst first

We often have one thing on the list, which is hanging over our heads and makes us worried. Work on it first and make the rest of your day easier.

●Just do it

Those small thing are easier to deal with. Complete them and cross them off the list.

●Make things enjoyable

Have small breaks, enjoy music, or even a snack when you are tired. ①________

●Pack times

Which part of your time is most productive? ②__________

●Re-list

a. Sometimes you will not complete everything on your list. This is okay. Add them to tomorrow’s list with a star so that you will know they should be done first the next day.

b. By the day’s end you will have a rough (粗略的)idea of things you need to do tomorrow. Go ahead and list them. Tomorrow when you start fresh, you will not forget to do them.

1.請把劃線部分的句子譯成漢語。

2.What should you do if you are tired according to the passage?

3.從A、B、C中為①②選出兩個適當(dāng)?shù)倪x項，并將其字母標號分別填入在下面橫線上。

A. Replay all the e-mail at a time and make all the phone calls at another time. This will help keep your mind and your job clear.

B. When this time comes around, close your door so that it is just you and your work.

C. Life is short. Enjoy your work.①________________②_______________

4.What should you do if you can not finish today’s work?

5.Give a title(標題)in the passage.

下面是大明寫給他的朋友Tom的信，信中描述了他的煩惱。請你以他的朋友Tom的身份，給他寫一封80詞左右的回信，在信中指出他的問題并給他提出建議。信的開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Tom,

My classmate, Lucy, bought a new pen. I liked it very much, so I used it without her permission. Unluckily, I broke it. Then I put it back secretly. Now she finds out the truth and is very angry with me. I don’t know what to do. Can you help me?

Yours,

Daming

Dear Daming,

I know your problem._________________________________________________________

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_Yours,

Have you ever had an embarrassing experience? Last week we asked readers to tell us about embarrassing experiences. We received thousands of letters! Here is a selection.

Tony:

My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left university. I had just started teaching in a Liverpool middle school. One morning my alarm clock didn’t ring. I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine. I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car and rushed to school. When I arrived, the students had already gone into class. I didn’t go to the office, but went straight into class. After two or three minutes the students began laughing, and I couldn’t understand why! Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!

Henry:

The most embarrassing experience I’ve ever had happened two years ago. After seeing a film, my wife and I had lunch in our favorite restaurant in town. Then we decided to take a walk along the street. The street was very busy and we started holding hands. Suddenly my wife saw a dress that she liked in a shop window, and stopped. I started looking at some watches in the next window. After a minute or two I reached for my wife’s hand. There was a loud scream, and a woman slapped my face. I hadn’t taken my wife’s hand. I’d taken the hand of a complete stranger（陌生人）!

1.Tony arrived at school late that morning because .

A. he couldn’t find hid shoes

B. his alarm clock didn’t ring

C. he washed and dressed slowly

D. his car went wrong on the way

2.The students began laughing when they saw Tony .

A. wearing a wrong shoe

B. his alarm clock didn’t ring

C. looking down suddenly

D. rushing into the classroom

3.Henry and his wife held hands .

A. at the cinema B. in the shop

C. at the restaurant D. along the street

4. What does the underlined word “scream” mean in Chinese?

A.尖叫聲 B.笑聲 C.哭聲 D.呼救聲

5.Henry was embarrassed because he .

A. slapped the woman in the face

B. took the hand of a complete stranger

C. heard hid wife screaming in the street

D. knocked over some watches in the shops

We humans live in different parts of the world, but we have the same “mother”. She gives us everything we need in our daily life. She is our Mother Earth. Everybody wants to live in a green city. A green city is a healthy and pleasant place for people to live in. It can get its energy from something like solar and wind power. Also, it is connected by clean public transportation.

1.A green city is ________.

A. clean and tidy

B. full of plants

C. healthy and pleasant

D. rich for energy

2. It is ________ from Los Angeles to San Francisco.

A. About 962 km. B. About 560 km.

C. About 700 km. D. About 450 km.

3.About Smart Wheel, which is Not right?

A. It can travel 50km once.

B. It can fit onto almost any bike.

C. It’s a motorbike with a bicycle wheel.

D. The smartphone’s Bluetooth can control it.

4. What can solar panels do?

A. They can run on the air.

B. They can provide energy.

C. They can carry passengers.

D. They can show your travel time.

5.What do you think of the public transportation?

A. Modern and clean.

B. Green and dangerous.

C. Exciting and crazy.

D. Expensive and impossible.