I really hadn't meant to yell at them. But that grey afternoon saw it just as my son and daughter were making a terrible mess on the floor in the kitchen.
With a tiresome report to write, I felt bothered at my desk. Suddenly, it occurred to me that my kids were at fault. A voice inside me insisted that I do something quickly.
“OK, you two here, but what an awful thing you are attempting!” shouting angrily, I made for them, while it became evident that the boy wanted no part of me. “Get away from us!” he shouted back, there being expression of support from his sister.
All of a sudden, I found the fault in myself. Quickly I shaped my hands into pincers（螃蟹螯;鉗子）and crawled towards them, “Crabby（似螃蟹的）Daddy is here. Ha, Ha, Ha, he likes to yell at children, and then eat them!” My son continued to keep me away, but now he was laughing and crying at the same time. My mission to repair the damage caused by my yelling seemed to work well. Still, I regretted not having controlled myself first in a right way that my children could do after.
Need I let them know how badly they were acting by blaming? This is a lesson that serves myself. It only shows just how to get rid of something（ill-feelings, responsibility）by blaming others. It's not my “best self”.
We have to search for our “best self” when with our children. They don't need perfect parents, but they do need parents who are always trying to get better. Here, I'm reminded of the words of a great thinker, “When a man lives with God, his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the brook…” Then, in our lifetime, couldn't we always speak to our kids in such a sweet voice since most of us consider them as the most precious in the world? And before we reach this level, what should we do when we come across various difficult cases with our children?
小題1:The author couldn't help yelling at his kids this time probably because___________.

A．the weather was so unpleasant	B．a(chǎn) Daddy has his right to do so
C．the kids didn't ask him to join them	D．he was tired of his boring work

小題2:Which of the following made the author aware of his fault?

A．No obvious reason.	B．The children’s reaction.
C．His self-control.	D．The mess made by the children.

小題3:According to the passage the author will __________in another similar situation.

A．play a crab again like this time	B．a(chǎn)pologize to kids in a sincere way
C．a(chǎn)void blaming kids in a hurry	D．beat them up about such things

小題4:What will the writer go on to write about in the next paragraph(s)?

A．How to behave ourselves properly when kids are at fault.

B．How to blame our children in a more interesting way.

C．How to deal with the terrible mess made by our kids.

D．How to persuade children to do what they are told to.

On a cold winter day, two men walked along a valley.Finally, they stopped at a grave（墳?zāi)梗? which was covered with thick  1 . The gravestone looked very  2 . The older man said to the young man,“This is your mother’s grave…”The young man  3  in the snow.
This   4 took place 20 years ago. At that time the most intense 5  had occurred here. Among the soldiers was Wilson. The strong  6  had made the forces retreat（撤退）. Wilson had headed forward in the snow with the troops in front of him. 7  , he heard a baby’s cry, which came from a hole in the snow. Wilson dug into the snow, and was immediately  8  by what he had seen.
In a mother’s arms, the baby was crying aloud. What was even more shocking was that the mother was naked. It turned out that they were  9  in this valley by the heavy snow. In order to  10  her baby, the mother had wrapped all her 11  around the child while holding him tightly in her arms. Though the mother had been 12  , the baby in her arms had survived. Wilson was deeply moved by such an unexpected  13 . He buried the mother and held the   14  baby to pursue（追趕）the   15 .
After the war, he took this child to the United States to   16 . When the child grew up, Wilson told him what   17  that year and took him to the valley to   18  his mother.
Kneeling at the grave, the young man burst into tears. After a while, the young man started to clean the snow on the grave. After cleaning the snow around, he undressed himself, 19    the grave, threw himself on the grave and spoke out the words from his heart,“Mom, how   20  you were for so many years!”

小題1:	A．leaves B．snow C．dust D．grass

小題2:	A．simple B．clean C．beautiful D．big

小題3:	A．gave up B．stood up C．knelt down D．broke down

小題4:	A．party B．strike C．a(chǎn)ccident D．story

小題5:	A．speech B．whisper C．fighting D．a(chǎn)rgument

小題6:	A．competition B．enemy C．disease D．storm

小題7:	A．Fortunately B．Frequently C．Immediately D．Suddenly

小題8:	A．shocked B．puzzled C．frightened D．a(chǎn)nnoyed

小題9:	A．wounded B．trapped C．killed D．frozen

小題10:

A．feed B．teach C．save D．hide

小題11:

A．clothes B．blankets C．packages D．handkerchiefs

小題12:

A．sick B．dead C．hungry D．lost

小題13:

A．mark B．condition C．voice D．scene

小題14:

A．growing B．crying C．running D．singing

小題15:

A．troops B．mother C．path D．goal

小題16:

A．show him in B．call him in C．bring him up D．pick him up

小題17:

A．happened B．a(chǎn)ppeared C．started D．formed

小題18:

A．depend on B．a(chǎn)ttend to C．care about D．look for

小題19:

A．moved B．decorated C．covered D．dug

小題20:

A．tired B．fearful C．lonely D．cold

It's a name that needs no address.Everyone knows Santa Claus lives at the North Pole.
So letters sent to Santa Claus find their way to the small town of the North Pole deep in Alaska，including those simply sent to Santa. Last year，120,000 letters arrived from 26 countries，not including the thousands with no return addresses.

Those who have return addresses usually get a reply and a North Pole postmark（郵戳） that has delighted children all over the world for many years. They feel happy to receive Santa's reply.
Letters arrive all the year around in the town of 1,600，where streets have names such as Santa Claus Lane and Kris Kringle Drive. Around Thanksgiving，they start getting there by the thousands each day as Christmas comes. Even letters without stamps get through，an exception（例外）for the U．S. Postal Service.
“This is special because it has Santa's name on it，”said Debra Cornelius，an officer at the main post office in nearby Fairbanks，where the letters are kept during the holiday.
Gabby Gaborik is among several dozen volunteers who are busy sending off replies to children who sent return addresses.
In his 10 years as a volunteer，Gaborik has seen every kind of wish. There are children who want the latest toys they see on TV. There are children who ask for miracles（奇跡），some wanting their mother back for Christmas or their father back from Iraq，even though he died there.
Replies get a North Pole postmark，including a half­moon drawing of Santa's face. Even late letters get a reply，Gaborik said，“It says something like ‘Thanks for writing. Santa's been really busy，’anything the children might want to hear，”he said.
小題1:Letters written to Santa Claus without an address can arrive at the North Pole because ______.

A．a(chǎn)ll letters without an address are sent there

B．people believe that Santa Claus lives there

C．this kind of letter is sent with a special postmark

D．streets named Santa Claus Lane can be found there

小題2:The underlined word “delighted” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “______”.

A．excited

B．a(chǎn)mazed

C．confused

D．disappointed

小題3:We can know from the text that ______.

A．letters written to Santa Claus are sent free

B．Santa Claus' replies to children always arrive at Christmas

C．many people write to children for Santa Claus asking for no pay

D．there're thousands of letters sent to Santa Claus every month

小題4:What's the best title for the text?

A．Letters written to parents

B．All kinds of wishes from children

C．Letters to Santa Claus rush into Alaska

D．North Pole，Alaska，a beautiful place

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給出的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
As I held my father’s hands one night, I couldn’t help but notice their calluses(老繭）and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a   31 , including all his struggles.    
One summer, I remember, a drought (旱災(zāi)）hit Ontario, turning it into a   32 desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last   33  from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which   34  took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the process didn’t   35  quickly. After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we   36   needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated and   37 . Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves.” Dad   38 , “Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then we’re   39 .” Such is Dad—whatever problem he   40 , he never gives up.
  41 , the disastrous(災(zāi)難性的) effects of the drought were felt all over our county. It was a challenging time for everyone,   42  Dad remained optimistic. He   43 to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates. Only then did I truly begin to   44  Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real   45 . From dawn to dusk, he works countless hours to   46 our family. He always puts our happiness   47  his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games   48  his exhaustion after long days. His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic (同情心的) and   49  putting others first.
Dad, the life   50  I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.

小題1:	A．teacher B．gardener C．farmer D．grocer

小題2:	A．stormy B．lively C．disappearing D．burning

小題3:	A．order B．form C．gap D．position

小題4:	A．repeatedly B．normally C．finally D．really

小題5:	A．go B．begin C．occur D．change

小題6:	A．yet B．still C．even D．nearly

小題7:	A．surprised B．nervous C．a(chǎn)ngry D．frightened

小題8:	A．a(chǎn)pologized B．cried C．complained D．laughed

小題9:	A．lost B．done C．gone D．touched

小題10:

A．meets with B．brings up C．works out D．thinks about

小題11:

A．Thankfully B．Hopefully C．Unfortunately D．Strangely

小題12:

A．or B．for C．so D．but

小題13:

A．happened B．seemed C．continued D．a(chǎn)imed

小題14:

A．face B．a(chǎn)ppreciate C．examine D．question

小題15:

A．love B．pride C．friendship D．honesty

小題16:

A．support B．settle C．start D．impress

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)fter B．before C．beside D．under

小題18:

A．in spite of B．in terms of C．in control of D．in place of

小題19:

A．careful B．regretful C．considerate D．humorous

小題20:

A．history B．motto C．patterns D．lessons

Who designed the first helicopter(直升機)? Who __1___some of most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most ___2___of his time? There is an answer ___3___ all these questions --Leonardo da Vinci (達?芬奇)
Leonard may have been the greatest genius ___4___ have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn’t ____5___ a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked.
But Leonard ___6___ an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master(大師) painter, and as he got older he became ___7__ more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand in ten different ways ____8___he was ready to paint.
Many of Leonardo’s wonderful paintings are still with ____9___today. You may know one of his most famous works-- the ___10___ woman known as the Mona Lisa.

小題1:	A．took B．made C．painted D．invented

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)rtists B．doctors C．painters D．people

小題3:	A．to B．of C．for D．from

小題4:	A．the scientists B．the artists C．the world D．people

小題5:	A．draw B．paint C．work D．build

小題6:	A．was just B．wasn’t just C．wasn’t D．was no longer

小題7:	A．less B．no C．even D．very

小題8:	A．before B．a(chǎn)fter C．because D．when

小題9:	A．him B．us C．them D．you

小題10:

A．interesting B．crying C．smiling D．surprising

Baseball (棒球) Match
Mr. Jenkins works in a middle school. There he teaches his students English. He works hard and is very busy. After supper, when his family watch TV, he always reads some newspapers in his room. At times Robert comes in and asks him to tell him a story. He likes his little son and does all what the boy wants.
One Sunday Mrs. Jenkins was doing some housework and Mr. Jenkins was reading a newspaper.
Robert came in but he didn’t say anything. About ten minutes later the boy showed a newspaper to him and called out, “There will be a baseball match tonight, Dad!”
Mr. Jenkins was surprised. He said to himself, “The boy is only three years old. How can he read the newspaper?”
He held up the newspaper and began to look for the news. But he couldn’t find it. At last the boy showed him an exclamation mark on the newspaper.
小題1:Mr. Jenkins is a ______.

A．doctor

B．teacher

C．driver

D．farmer

小題2:Mr. Jenkins always reads newspapers after supper because ______.
A. he’s very busy at school
B. he works hard at school
B. he wants to teach his son
D. he wishes his family to listen to him
小題3:“An exclamation mark” in the story means ____.

A．逗號

B．冒號

C．句號

D．感嘆號

小題4: Robert found ______ and called out.

A．a(chǎn) baseball match	B．a(chǎn) piece of good news
C．a(chǎn) today's newspaper	D．a(chǎn)n exclamation mark

小題5:Mr. Jenkins thought ______, so he was surprised.

A．there was a baseball match

B．his son bought a newspaper for him

C．his little son learned to read

D．his little son learned to write

Tom was going home at five yesterday. He got on a bus. A mother with her little boy was sitting nearby. Suddenly the boy cried. His mother tried her best to make the boy stop crying. But the boy would not do so. At last Tom said angrily, “Oh, how that boy cried! Why don’t you give him what he wanted?” “I would if I could." answered the mother quietly,“But he wanted your cap.”
小題1:What time was Tom going home yesterday?

A．At four

B．At five

C．At six

D．At seven

小題2:Who was sitting near Tom on the bus?

A．An old man with his little girl	B．A young woman
C．A woman with her little boy	D．A young man

小題3:The mother tried her best to make the boy ______.

A．wake up

B．go to sleep

C．not talk much

D．stop crying

小題4:When the boy cried, Tom ______

A．was very angry	B．was very hungry
C．was very happy	D．did not hear this

小題5:Why was the boy crying?

A．Because he wanted something to eat

B．Because he wanted to get off the bus.

C．Because he wanted to go home

D．Because he wanted Tom's cap

On April 1st, Mike decided to fool(愚弄) his friends.
At lunch time he said to Tom, “I think we’re going to have a test this afternoon.” “Test?” said Tom, “Really?”
“Yes, it’s quite true,” said Mike. “When I was passing by Mr. Green’s room, he was talking with another teacher about the test. Tell John, Rose and Joan about it.”
Later Tom told them about the test. Soon almost all the students knew about it. “How foolish they are!” he thought.
When class began, Mr. Green said, “Class, we’re going to have a test today.” Mike was surprised. The test was too hard for him. After class, all his classmates thanked him very much. But he could only smile. “How foolish I was !”he thought.
It really was April Fools’ Day for Mike.
小題1:Mike decided to fool his friends because ________ .

A．they were talking about the test

B．they began to prepare (準(zhǔn)備) their lessons

C．it was April Fools’ Day

D．they were foolish

小題2:________ his classmates believe (相信) him before class.

A．Almost all	B．None of
C．Only a few	D．Some of

小題3:Mike didn’t prepare his lessons because _______

A．he didn’t like to

B．it was his holiday

C．he thought the test was easy for him

D．he believed there wasn’t going to be a test

小題4:Mike was surprised to see ________ .

A．the test was too hard for him

B．the teacher really gave them a test

C．Tom didn’t believe him

D．his classmates were so foolish

小題5:Which of the following is wrong?

A．Mike thought he himself was foolish.

B．All his classmates thanked him.

C．Mr. Green was talking with another teacher about the test.

D．Nearly everyone knew the test before long(不久).

When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. Half the students sneered（冷笑）, the  36  nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, only   37  can become writers, ” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this term. ” I was so  38   that I burst into tears.
That night I wrote a short  39  poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my  40  , they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and  41  writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They  42  . “Just plain dumb luck. ” the teacher said. I tasted  43  and I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was  44  with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of  45  , letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I   46  from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks（剪貼簿） filled with my published works. I  47   mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and  48  people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their   49  .
I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. I wrote what I felt. It  50  nine months, just like a pregnant woman. I mailed it without a self addressed stamped  51  and without making a copy of the manu script.
A month later I received a（n）  52  , and a request to start working on another book. The worst year I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36, 000 dollars.   53  years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand. No, it isn’t enough to live  54  , but it’s still more than I’d make working part time. People ask what college I   55  , what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is： “None. ” I just write. I’m not a genius.

小題1:	A．whole B．other C．most D．rest

小題2:	A．generals B．statesmen C．geniuses D．spies

小題3:	A．delighted B．a(chǎn)nxious C．a(chǎn)shamed D．upset

小題4:	A．sad B．innocent C．disappointing D．puzzled

小題5:	A．delight B．a(chǎn)stonishment C．comfort D．happiness

小題6:	A．borrowed B．lent C．paid D．cost

小題7:	A．cried B．a(chǎn)greed C．swore D．laughed

小題8:	A．failure B．success C．coldness D．squeeze

小題9:	A．fine B．mixed C．compared D．full

小題10:

A．books B．poets C．novels D．poems

小題11:

A．dropped out B．left C．graduated D．laid off

小題12:

A．ever B．never C．seldom D．even

小題13:

A．if B．unless C．until D．before

小題14:

A．teachers B．family C．friends D．dreams

小題15:

A．spent B．cost C．took D．wasted

小題16:

A．letter B．envelope C．writer D．cover

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)greement B．edition C．trade D．patent

小題18:

A．Recent B．Memorable C．Most D．Several

小題19:

A．with B．on C．by D．in

小題20:

A．deserved B．introduced C．founded D．a(chǎn)ttended

Betty Friedan, born in 1921 in Peoria, Illinois, attended Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She finished her studies in psychology in 1942. After college she attended the University of California at Berkeley to continue her studies. Later, she moved to New York City and worked as a reporter and editor for labor union newspapers.
In 1947, Betty married Carl Friedan. They had a child, the first of three. When Betty Friedan became pregnant for the second time, she was dismissed from her job at the newspaper. After that she worked as an independent reporter for magazines. But her editors often rejected her attempts to write about subjects outside the traditional interests of w omen.
In 1966, Betty Friedan helped found NOW, the National Organization for Women. She served as its first president. She led campaigns to end unfair treatment of women seeking jobs. She wanted women to take part in social and political change. Betty Friedan led a huge demonstration(游行) in New York City for women’s rights. Demonstrations were also held in other cities.
In 1981, Betty Friedan wrote a book called “The Second Stage” about the condition of the women’s movement. Friedan wrote that the time for huge demonstrations and other such events had passed. She urged the movement to try to increase its influence on American political life. Some younger members of the movement criticized her as too conservative.
Betty Friedan died on February 4, 2006. She was considered the mother of modern women’s liberation movement. Betty Friedan once told a television reporter how she wanted to be remembered: “She helps make women feel better about being women.”
小題1:According to Paragraph 2, Betty lost her job because         .

A．she was pregnant	B．she got married
C．her editors didn’t like her	D．she was too independent

小題2:Betty led a huge demonstration to           .

A．fight against the government

B．fight for women’s rights

C．take part in political life

D．get support from the government

小題3:The book“The Second Stage”            .

A．was popular among young women readers

B．thought highly of those huge demonstrations

C．was about the condition of the women’s movement then

D．decreased the movement’s influence on American political life

小題4:Fr om the last paragraph, we know that         .

A．Betty help ed women live better

B．Betty wanted to be remembered forever

C．Betty thought it better to be a woman

D．the television reporter knew Betty well