完形填空。

通讀下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后從各題所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出一個最佳答案。

When I was in the third grade， I was chosen to be the princess in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practise my words. But once on the stage， every word _______ from my head. Then my teacher asked me to change my role to be a narrator (解說者) for the play. ______ I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day， she noticed my ______ and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden.

It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions (蒲公英) coming out ______ the grass in bunches (束). I watched my mother bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I’ll remove all these weeds (野草)，” she said. “From now on， we’ll ______ have roses in this garden.”

“But I like dandelions，” I said. “All flowers are ______ — even dandelions!”

My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes， every flower gives pleasure in its own way， doesn’t it?” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded(點頭). “And the same as ______ ，” she said.

When I ______ that she had guessed my pain， I started to cry and told her the truth. “But you will be a wonderful narrator，” she said，______ me of how much I loved to read stories aloud.

Thanks to my mother’s encouragement， I got to know everybody had his or her own ______ in the world. I felt proud of the role in the play.

1.A. developed B. left C. failed D. disappeared

2.A. If B. Because C. Though D. Since

3.A. difficulty B. mistake C. danger D. unhappiness

4.A. through B. past C. beyond D. behind

5.A. hardly B. only C. still D. also

6.A. harmless B. healthy C. beautiful D. fresh

7.A. students B. people C. flowers D. teachers

8.A. remembered B. realized C. explained D. promised

9.A. representing B. complaining C. recommending D. reminding

10.A. prize B. progress C. value D. interest

閱讀理解。

Do you believe that you aren’t smarter than 3-year-old Alexis Martin, one of the youngest members of the high IQ club Mensa? Preschooler (學(xué)齡前的) Alexis’s IQ is 159, which is only one point lower than Stephen Hawking’s. Doctors say the average IQ of a person is about 100.

She learned to read at the age of 2. She reads at a fifth grade level and has taught herself Spanish on her parents’ iPad! Now, she is a member of the Mensa Club, which only accepts people with an IQ within the top two per cent of people in the world!

Alexis’ father, Ian Martin, said he first realized Alexis was special when she was 12 months old. She could recite (背誦) bedtime stories. “We’d be driving around in the car and she would recite her bedtime stories from the night before. She didn’t just recite them, and she recited them exactly.”Alexis’ father would try to trick her and say that her story went a different way, but she always corrected him. Most 12-month-old children take their first steps on their own and most 18-month-olds can only name a small number of objects and body parts, and follow simple two-step questions.

Even though Alexis is a genius (天才), her parents are faced with lots of challenges like how to teach her to make friends of her own age.

“Will she go into kindergarten early? We are kind of hesitant (遲疑的) because we do want her to get to that social world,” Ian said.

1. Alexis Martin is a girl who _____________.

A. has many hobbies B. has a high IQ

C. is good at telling stories D. likes reading

2. According to the report, Stephen Hawking’s IQ is as high as ___________.

A. 158 B. 159

C. 160 D. 101

3.Alexis Martin could recite bedtime stories at ____________.

A. the age of 2 B. the age of 1

C. one and a half years old D. the age of 3

4.What would Alexis do when her father said her bedtime stories went a different way?

A. She would refuse to listen.

B. She would try to recite it.

C. She would correct him.

D. She would laugh at it.

5.Which of the following statements about Alexis is NOT true?

A. She is accepted by the Mensa Club.

B. She has made a lot of friends.

C. She learned to read at the age of 2.

D. She learned a foreign language by herself.

---I don’t like action films. They are too noisy.

--- ________. I never watch action films.

A. Neither do I B. Neither I do

C. So do I D. So I do

---Why did you laugh just now?

---Ted wanted to tell us _____ very funny story， but he forgot ______ ending himself.

A. a ， an B. the ， the

C. The ， a D. a ， the

---Look， here comes Cindy! She is always full of _____________.

---____________. Because she takes a lot of exercises every day.

A. knowledge， So is she B. courage， So does she

C. change， So she is D. energy， So she is

A smile costs _________， but gives so much. So we should learn to smile.

A. something B. anything

C. nothing D. Everything

---He seldom spends money buying new clothes or going traveling， ______ he?

---______. He can’t save a coin， though.

A． does； No B. does； Yes

C. doesn’t； No D. doesn’t； Yes

---Must I______ my camera, Lily?

---No, you______. Don’t worry. I will take one myself.

A. to take; mustn’t B. take; needn’t

C. to bring; needn’t D. bring; mustn’t

“_______ you’ve made! But you should still work harder，” the teacher said to the boy.

A. What great progress B. How a big mistake

C. What a big mistake D. How great progress

______ it is raining hard ， they are still working in the field.

A. Because B. As soon as

C. Though D. Unless