An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. His flowers _______ and fertilized(施肥）from time to lime.

One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imaging how happy he would be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he _______ the old gardener was blind. He was very surprised at this and asked," You can't see these flowers. Why are you busy taking care of them every day?" _______ old man smiled and said, "I can tell you four reasons, First, I was a gardener _______ I was young, and I like this job. Second, although I can't see these flowers, I can touch them. _______,I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that's you."

"Me? But you don't know me" said the young man.

"Yeah, it's true that I don't know you. But I know_______ flowers are angels. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.

The blind _______ words opened our eyes and pleased our hearts, which also made his life happier. It was just like Beethoven. He became deaf in his _______ life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven _______ could not hear his wonderful music, but his music encouraged millions of people to face their ________ bravely. Isn't it one kind of happiness?

1.A.water B.were watered C.watered D.are watered

2.A.will find B.finds C.has found D.found

3.A.A B.An C.The D./

4.A.until B.unless C.when D.before

5.A.Fourth B.The fourth C.Third D.The third

6.A.that B.if C.why D.how

7.A.man B.men C.men's D.man's

8.A.earlier B.earliest C.later D.latest

9.A.he B.himself C.him D.his

10.A.businesses B.business C.difficulties D.difficulty

第二節(jié): 閱讀下面一篇短文。理解大意, 然后從各小題的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案, 使短文連貫完整。

This morning I got an e-mail from Roy, it seemed that my boy really enjoyed his new life at Harvard University. The _______ made me think of the first day when, moved into this house.

Little Roy, around the new house with great excitement and tried to move _______ he could take into the house. Suddenly, his little hand knocked over a bottle of paint on the shelf. The paint made the tidy floor and the white wall a terrible mess. "Oh, my God!" My wife rushed in angrily. I looked at my son _______ I noticed his small face was filled with fear.

I _______ and held his hand. "Take it easy, Roy. Now let's do something to make it look _______ . I took out a _______, "You see, Dad is a magician. I can change it into a big tree. "

His mother soon helped paint some butterflies and flowers on the wall.

We spent the whole afternoon _______ and laughing, the wall became a beautiful forest with plants, birds and small animals. Blue sky and white clouds were also painted by Roy. On that day, everybody in the house knew something _______ happened.

The night before Roy left for Harvard University, he asked me if I still remembered the day when he had knocked over the paint," Since then I've _______ worried about making mistakes," he continued," I believe I can always ________ ways to solve the problems. "

1.A.call B.e-mail C.letter D.card

2.A.who B.when C.where D.what

3.A.and B.or C.so D.but

4.A.cried B.smiled C.shouted D.looked

5.A.nice B.bad C.wrong D.ugly

6.A.drum B.pen C.brush D.clock

7.A.painting B.washing C.cooking D.writing

8.A.dangerous B.boring C.hopeless D.special

9.A.always B.never C.sometimes D.usually

10.A.put out B.hand out C.give out D.find out

Imagine if your journey to work was from your bedroom to your living room. More and more people in the UK are doing their jobs at home.

David works as an engineer in a London factory. He's been an engineer since he left school-but he is feeling less hopeful about his future. Heavy industry in the UK has almost disappeared. David also gets tired of his long train journey to work. It can take up to two hours a day.

David's wife, Helen, seldom travels to work at all. She is a writer. After she sent her children to school, she starts to work in front of her computer screen. When she finishes her books, she sends them to her director by email.

Most people in the UK, like David come(經(jīng)常往返）to work, but an increasing number of people work as teleworkers.

So what are the advantages? Tele-workers can save hours by not traveling to work. "I hated my journey to work," says Helen. "Now all I have to do is to walk downstairs!" Many teleworkers say that working from home is much less stressful-good news for both workers and managers.

So is telecommuting( 遠(yuǎn)程辦公）for everyone? "It, hard at first ",says Helen," because our living mom is also my office, and disciplining yourself(自我控制）to work from home can be difficult.

But overall, I love it.

1.More and more people in the UK, doing their jobs at home.

2.David is also interested in his long train journey to work

3.When David's wife finishes her books, she sends them electronically to her director.

4.Teleworkers can't save hours by working at home.

5.The article mainly tells us a new way of working.

Are you nearsighted(近視）? Do you wear glasses? Many of you may say "yes". In fact, according to a report from the World Health Organization, China has the biggest population of nearsighted young people. More than 70％of middle school students in China are nearsighted.

In August, a plan to solve this problem was introduced. It aims to cut down the rate（率）of nearsightedness for middle school students to less than 60% by 2030. Schools across the country are taking action to meet this goal.

Luoyang Experimental School in Henan started with its desks. It has made desks with a board above the desktop. The board stops students from lowering their heads too close to their desktops. More than 400 students have used them so far. More students will use them soon. Similarly, the High School Affiliated to Remain University Chaoyang Branch School is now providing desks and chairs according to students' heights. Studies have shown that proper desk height can stop nearsightedness.

Spending more time outside can also reduce nearsightedness. Chengdu No. 7 High School makes sure that its students play outside for at least 80 minutes every day. "We have a PE class and a 20-minute break in the morning and afternoon to do exercises.”said Sun Zihan,l4.

Staring(凝視）at screens can also hurt our eyes. Beijing 101 Middle School has a solution to this problem. In its classrooms, there are special boxes for storing students' cell phones. "We have to hand in our cell phones every morning and get them back after school," said Huang Jiameng,15.

1.In China,___________ of middle school students are nearsighted.

A.more than 70 percent B.less than 70 percent

C.more than 60 percent D.less than 60 percent

2.___________ can not cause students' nearsightedness according to the passage.

A.Using uncomfortable desks and chairs B.Doing more exercises outside every day

C.Staring at cell phones for too long a day D.Spending lots of time doing homework

3.The underlined word "reduce" here probably means ________________.

A.cut up B.cut down C.turn up D.turn down

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A.Parents have tried different ways to save students' sights.

B.Less attention has been paid to nearsightedness.

C.Cell phones will disappear in schools

D.The rate of students' nearsightedness will fall in the near future.

The human brain weighs about 1.4 kilograms, but it can hold much more information than most computers. However, there is another difference between human brains and computers. Computers don't forget information they are given, but humans often do. No one remembers everything and luckily we don't usually have to. But everyone can improve their memories if they want to. Here are some suggestions.

Try to use new information immediately. For example, if you meet someone who says " Hi! I'm Carlos. " Don't just say "hello". Repeat the person's name and say "Hello, Carlos”

Break a big number into small parts. For example, it's hard to remember 109244153. But if you break it into three parts-109/244/153, it will become easier.

Write down what you need to remember over and over again. This will help you keep it in mind longer, especially when memorizing formulas（公式）or facts.

Always review information. If you bring what you've learned back to your mind, it'll become easier to remember. For example, before you go to sleep, it's a good idea to, the new things you've learned that day.

Discuss with friends. It is always easier to remember things through discussions. You can have a discussion about what's right or wrong, and it will lead to the right answer.

All of the suggestions are helpful. If you follow them, you am certain to improve your memory.

1.How many suggestions am mentioned in the passage?

A.Three. B.Four. C.Five. D.Six.

2.What can help memorize a big number more easily according to the passage?

A.Storing it in a computer. B.Breaking it into small parts.

C.Discussing it with a friend. D.Reviewing it before you sleep.

3.The best title of the passage is_____.

A.Discussing Can Help You Remember Things B.Reviewing Can Help You Improve Your Memory

C.The Suggestions of Improving Memory D.The Importance of Improving Memory

Most people may not think that them am any problems with watermelons, but some Japanese sellers do. Them is often wasted space when they store watermelons, because round watermelons do not sit nicely on shelves. So some clever farmers have solved the watermelon problem. They make their watermelons grow in squaw glass boxes. So the watermelons become square. The only problem now is the price. The square watermelons cost about 80 dollars each.

Many people know the saying, "Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet and so are you." Well, today the poem needs to change to "Roses are red, roses are blue!" Australian scientists have just recently discovered that when they put a chemical from a blue flower into a rose, they can create nearly 100% blue rose. some of science's inventions are beautiful, not just useful!

Since the mid-1990s,many Chinese farmers have had amazing rice harvests. For many years, Chinese scientists have been working on developing new kinds of stronger rice and now they have produced a new kind, called super rice. Super rice not only can protect itself against insects and diseases, but it also produces more than any other kind of rice. Today farmers can grow almost one and a half times more rice than they could grow in the past.

Doctors might be able to use vegetables to fight cancer now. US scientists have discovered a way to put a chemical into tomato plants while they are growing. When cancer patients eat the tomatoes, the tomatoes will fight the cancer in their bodies. These cancer-fighting vegetables are not yet for sale, because scientists have not finished testing them. If the study finds no problems with the tomatoes, then patients can begin to use this easy and delicious new treatment.

1.____________ find a way to make blue roses.

A.Chinese scientists B.Australian scientists

C.American scientists D.Japanese farmers

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Super rice can keep itself from insects.

B.Blue roses are more beautiful than red ones.

C.The tomatoes can fight many kinds of diseases.

D.The square watermelons cost less than ordinary ones.

3.The main idea of this passage is __________________________.

A.how scientists discover new plants

B.how science makes plants produce more

C.how science has changed plants and people's life

D.how technology makes our world more beautiful

根據(jù)所給漢語意思. 用單詞或短語完成下列英文句子。

1.孩子們喜歡在春天放風(fēng)箏。

Children like flying kites _____________________________________.

2.瞧！多奇怪的畫呀！

Look! What __________________________ they are!

3.當(dāng)意外發(fā)生的時候, 我們應(yīng)該學(xué)會如何保護(hù)自己。

We should learn how __________________________ when an accident happens.

4.努力學(xué)習(xí), 你就會進(jìn)入一所你最再歡的學(xué)校讀高中。

___________________________, and you will enter your favorite high school.

5.隨著科技的發(fā)展, 我們的生活越來越便利。

With the __________________ of the technology, our lives become more and more convenient.

閱讀下面短文, 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容. 完成下列各題。

Oink! The Year of the Pig is coming. Many people believe that pigs are naturally fat, lazy and dirty. But are any of those things true?

Pigs are fat. They eat a lot. But they are useful to us. We get more than just pork from pigs. We can use their skin to make shoes. We can use their hair to make brushes. Pigs also provide us with materials for medicine.

People sometimes say: "You are as stupid as a pig.” But pigs are not stupid. In fact, pigs are one of the 10 smartest animals. They have a good memory and can tell different shapes apart. Many experts think pigs are easier to train than dogs or cats. In France, people teach pigs to find truffles which are a kind of plant with special smell. With their good sense of smell, pigs can find truffles even faster than dogs.

When you see pigs, they usually in dirty water or mud. That's because pigs have no sweat glands （汗腺）. On hot days, they have to cool themselves in water or mud. This keeps insects off of them as well. Mud can also protect their skin from sunburns.

The wrong opinions about pigs often make us dislike the animal. For example, if someone eats a lot, we say that they have "pigged out". If someone's room is very messy, we might say his or her room looks like a place where pigs live.

But people in ancient China really liked pigs. People thought the pig's big head was a symbol of good luck. If someone had a round and chubby（胖乎乎的）face, he or she was thought to be blessed（有福氣的）.People also believed the animal stood for wealth. Piggy banks, a symbol of this. Most children have a piggy bank that they can use to save money.

1.What does the author think of pigs?

The author thinks that they are __________________________________________.

2.Why can a pig find the truffles quickly in France?

Because it has _______________________________________________________.

3.What does the fourth paragraph mainly tells us?

It mainly tells us the reason why __________________________________________.

4.According to the article, what was the symbol of good luck do ancient Chinese think?

______________________ was a symbol of good luck.

5.What does the underlined word "this" in the last paragraph refer to?

It refers to _________________________________________________________.

根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容, 將方框內(nèi)符合對話情境的句子抄寫在對話空白處, 使對話恢復(fù)完整。選項中有兩項是多余的。

A: Excuse me. 1.

B: The Children's Hospital? It's near No. 2 Middle School. But it's a little far from here.

A: 2.

B It's about 10 kilometers away.

A:3.

B: Yes. No. 13 bus will take you there.

A: 4.

B: Co straight along this street and take the second turning on the right. You will see the bus stop on your left.

A: 5..

B: You me welcome.

A.Where is the Children's Hospital?

B.I'm sorry to trouble you.

C.How far is it from here to the hospital?

D.Thank you.

E.Can I take a bus?

F.Don't worry, someone will tell you.

G.Where is the bus stop?

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