Granny Sarya lived outside Moscow． Her only son  16  to Afghanistan(阿富汗) and was killed in action there．Soon after that, her husband lost his job． The old man was always   17  food and clothes．And on a winter night he went out alone when Sarya was asleep． The next morning he was   18  dead in a cold lake． And his worn-out coat was   19  in a tree not far away． Sarya was so   20  that she nearly took her own life．
Things got worse and worse after that． She always lived in hunger and cold． She had hoped that the government(政府) could help her but she    21 ．
It was a cold windy night． The old woman couldn't   22  asleep at all． She had to get up． She decided to write a letter to God（神）, asking for  23 ． She wished God to give her 100 rubles (盧布), so she could buy some food for herself． When she  24  writing it, she found she had no  25 ． She had to put the  26  at a crossing．   27  the next morning a policeman found the letter． He read it to his comrades．They were all so   28  that they gathered some rubles and sent them to the poor old woman．
At first Granny Sarya was happy． But after she   29  the money, she became   30  and said, “I'm told that all things that are touched by the policeman will be only a half left!”

【小題1】

A．sent B．ran away C．was sent D．escaped

【小題2】

A．worried about B．pleased with C．thinking about D．hearing of

【小題3】

A．known B．found C．told D．fallen

【小題4】

A．put B．hanged C．shown D．hung

【小題5】

A．sad B．happy C．tired D．clever

【小題6】

A．succeeded B．failed C．won D．lost

【小題7】

A．go B．fall C．get D．help

【小題8】

A．coats B．food C．houses D．help

【小題9】

A．ended B．started C．finished D．enjoyed

【小題10】

A．stamp B．money C．pen D．paper

【小題11】

A．food B．letter C．coat D．rubles

【小題12】

A．Badly B．Carefully C．Luckily D．Wonderfully

【小題13】

A．excited B．moved C．a(chǎn)mazed D．surprised

【小題14】

A．saw B．received C．gave D．counted

【小題15】

A．a(chǎn)ngry B．thankful C．helpful D．worried

Granny Sarya lived outside Moscow． Her only son  16  to Afghanistan(阿富汗) and was killed in action there．Soon after that, her husband lost his job． The old man was always   17  food and clothes．And on a winter night he went out alone when Sarya was asleep． The next morning he was   18  dead in a cold lake． And his worn-out coat was   19  in a tree not far away． Sarya was so   20  that she nearly took her own life．
Things got worse and worse after that． She always lived in hunger and cold． She had hoped that the government(政府) could help her but she    21 ．
It was a cold windy night． The old woman couldn't   22  asleep at all． She had to get up． She decided to write a letter to God（神）, asking for  23 ． She wished God to give her 100 rubles (盧布), so she could buy some food for herself． When she  24  writing it, she found she had no  25 ． She had to put the  26  at a crossing．   27  the next morning a policeman found the letter． He read it to his comrades．They were all so   28  that they gathered some rubles and sent them to the poor old woman．
At first Granny Sarya was happy． But after she   29  the money, she became   30  and said, “I'm told that all things that are touched by the policeman will be only a half left!”

【小題1】

A．sent B．ran away C．was sent D．escaped

【小題2】

A．worried about B．pleased with C．thinking about D．hearing of

【小題3】

A．known B．found C．told D．fallen

【小題4】

A．put B．hanged C．shown D．hung

【小題5】

A．sad B．happy C．tired D．clever

【小題6】

A．succeeded B．failed C．won D．lost

【小題7】

A．go B．fall C．get D．help

【小題8】

A．coats B．food C．houses D．help

【小題9】

A．ended B．started C．finished D．enjoyed

【小題10】

A．stamp B．money C．pen D．paper

【小題11】

A．food B．letter C．coat D．rubles

【小題12】

A．Badly B．Carefully C．Luckily D．Wonderfully

【小題13】

A．excited B．moved C．a(chǎn)mazed D．surprised

【小題14】

A．saw B．received C．gave D．counted

【小題15】

A．a(chǎn)ngry B．thankful C．helpful D．worried

完形填空

　　Granny Sarya lived outside Moscow. Her only son 1 to Afghanistan(阿富汗) and was killed in action there. Soon after that, her husband lost his job. The old man was always 2 food and clothes. And on a winter night he went out alone when Sarya was asleep. The next morning he was 3 dead in a cold lake. And his worn-out coat was 4 in a tree not far away. Sarya was so 5 that she nearly took her own life.

　　Things got worse and worse after that. She always lived in hunger and cold. She had hoped that the government (政府) could help her but she 6 .

　　It was a cold windy night. The old woman couldn't 7 asleep at all. She had to get up. She decided to write a letter to God (神) , asking for 8 . She wished God to give her 100 rubles (盧布), so she could buy some food for herself. When she 9 writing it, she found she had no 10 . She had to put the 11 at a crossing. 12 the next morning a policeman found the letter. He read it to his comrades. They were all so 13 that they gathered rubles and sent them to the poor old woman.

　　At first Granny Sarya was happy. But after she 14 the money, she became 15 and said, “I'm told that all things that are touched by the policeman will be only a half left！”

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A Hard-working Student

This story is about a young student. She worked very hard at her lessons. She was too busy to have a rest. At last, she became ill, and couldn’t go to sleep. Every night, when she went to bed, she closed her eyes and tried to sleep. But the more she tried, the more she stayed awake.

After a while she went to see a doctor, “I just can’t go to sleep at night. What should I do?” “I have a suggestion (建議),” said the doctor, “Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you will be asleep. I’m sure of it.”

The next day the student returned to the doctor’s office. “Well,” said the doctor, “How are you today? Did you try my suggestion?” The student still looked tired. “Yes,” she said, “I tried counting one, two, three...up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some coffee so that (以便) I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn’t fall asleep.”

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,選擇正確答案。

1. Why couldn’t the young student go to sleep?

A．She was worried about her lessons.

B．She hadn’t finished her homework.

C．She had worked too hard and became ill.

D．There was a lot of noise.

2. What did the doctor ask the young student to do while she was lying in bed?

A．To take some medicine.

B．To count numbers while she was lying in bed.

C．To count numbers before she went to bed.

D．To read some books on the bed.

3. The underlined word “awake” in paragraph 1 means “______”.

A．a(chǎn)sleep

B．not asleep

C．sleepy

D．sleeping

4. What did she do after she felt sleepy?

A．She fell asleep.

B．She stopping counting.

C．She got up and drank some tea.

D．She got up to have some coffee.

5. The coffee made her ______, so she still couldn’t fall asleep.

A．tired

B．sleepy

C．hungry

D．excited

 

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，用方框內(nèi)所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式補(bǔ)全短文，必要時(shí)可加相應(yīng)的助動(dòng)詞，使短文意思正確、通順，每詞限用一次。

different  life  be  one  lose  she  tell  enter  foot  change

The May earthquake changed the___1___of many people．Each had a different story to tell．In the past months，our reporter Wang Mangmang followed a high school student in the quake．This was___2___story．

Zhao Ran___3__now at a university in Beijing．The___4___time we met her was right after the May earthquake，in her hometown in Sichuan Province．She was a high school student，and she just__5___her parents and didn’t know what to do．

When summer was over，she left home and___6___university．She said，“My attitude towards life___7__．I think___8___．Something has to be over．I've learned to accept it and to face my life as it is．”

Away from home and those painful memories，Zhao Ran felt happy and safe in the university in Beijing．She became more confident about her future．

But as the Chinese New Year was coming，the girl got a little homesick（想家的）．The road to home was never easy after the earthquake．We had to travel two hours on__9___．But Zhao Ran was looking forward to the moment for a long time．Her grandmother's old house had no electricity，but they spent the night in___10___ their own．stories after the earthquake．

(閱讀下面短文，然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下列句子，每空一詞) Have you ever heard of Maria Mitchell? She was an American astronomer (天文學(xué)家). She was born in 1818. She liked to look at the stars. When she was a little girl, her father gave her a telescope (望遠(yuǎn)鏡). She liked it because she could see the stars better. A few years passed, and she became more and more interested in the stars. She heard people talk about comets. “I want to find one, a new one,” she thought. So night and night she searched the skies. She went to school in the daytime, did all the homework after school, and searched for a new comet at night. She never went to parties. She never went to the theatre. People thought it was strange that a young girl spent so much time looking into the sky. But Maria did not care (在意) what people said. She liked to look at the sky. She wanted to find a new comet. Then one night her wish came true. The date was October 1, 1847. Maria looked through her telescope. At 10∶30 p.m., she saw something in the sky. It looked like a star, but it was moving slowly. It had a long tail (尾巴). It was a new comet! Maria found a new comet at last! (1) In 1818, a girl named Maria was born in _______ .She found a new comet at the age of _______ . (2) When she was a young girl, she liked to look into the _______ .She became interested in the _______ . (3) She went to school in the _______ .At night, she spent much time searching for a _______ comet. (4) She never went to _______ or the theatre, so people felt very _______ . (5) On the _______ of October 1,1847, she found something like a star _______ slowly in the sky.

完形填空。
Tiffany, a 16-year-old girl, was very, shy. Last September, her best friend, Sophie, movedabroad with her family because she had to continue her studies in America. She even said shewould not come back for at least a few years. Tiffany became    1   and helpless. "I wasreally sad the moment I heard the bad news and I didn't know what to do," Tiffany recalled (回憶). "I    2   myself in my room for a whole week. It was then that my aunt took me to asports club one Saturday and I saw' so many young people playing various sports there. I signedup for a beginners' course in volleyball and since then I have been playing this sport. Now I practise twice a week there. It is wonderful playing sports in this club and I have made lots of     3   as well. What's more, I feel I am much healthier than before."     The most basic aim of playing sports is that you can improve your health even if you are not very good at sports.    4   , you can get to know a circle of people at your age while playing sports. Tiffany used to be a very quiet girl. Since she joined the sports club, she has opened up herself and now she has become very    5   and enjoys meeting and talking with others.      For most people, that is one of the attractions of joining a sports club. You can get to knowother young people who have similar interests. You don't have to sit down and talk to strangers.You go in for sports and it is easier to understand your partners on the same team. Now Tiffany is quite    6    her friends and she has also gained more confidence.     Try to do regular sports. The mind needs exercise as well as the body.
		(     )1. A. angry         (     )2. A. shut         (     )3. A. trouble       (     )4. A. So far       (     )5. A. active       (     )6. A. generous to	B. lonely           B. hurt    .       B. mistakes         B. In addition     B. strong           B. different from	C. tired         C. enjoyed       C. money         C. Once again   C. lucky         C. popular with	D. surprised               D. helped                   D. friends                 D. After all               D. independent         D. disappointed

I thought I might die. It was the first term of my third year in college, and my boyfriend had just broken up with me. I was __31____, unable to eat or sleep. My roommate was worried, but  __32____ after failing to cheer me up.

I began to call home almost every day to find comfort from my mom. My mother was supportive and __33____ through my tears, but after weeks had ___34___ by, she finally told me that I was silly continuing to be sick and weak. I knew she was right, so I tried to heal(治愈 ) my ___35___ heart by studying much harder than before. I even __36___ a few more college organizations. During the time, Dad stayed away from the __37__ completely. I knew that he felt bad as I did, but he generally left emotional rescue (援救 ) to my mother.

One afternoon when I returned to my dormitory, I found my roommate sitting at her desk,  ___38__ at me. A basket of beautiful __39___ sat on the table in the middle of the room. ___40___ his mistake and wanted me back? I approached slowly and lifted the basket, opening the little __41___ . Written there was simply: From the only man who has loved you for twenty years. Tears __42___ my eyes. My roommate looked at me with confusion.

“These are from my dad, I said.

“Who? What for?” My roommate crossed the room and sat down next to me. I handed her the card. She smiled ___43___ . “Your dad’s so sweet.”

“I know,” I said. Right there something changed in me. I became positive and __44___ .I learnt my mom’s advice had worked in my slow recovery, but this was the action that I needed to heal completely. Whatever happened, Dad was always __45___with me.

31. A. injured      B. hurt          C. wounded    D. beaten

32. A. gave up      B. put up        C. used up     D. ran up

33. A. interested     B. excited       C. angry       D. patient

34. A. walked       B. moved        C. gone       D. run 

35. A. broken       B. annoyed       C. frightened    D. discarded

36. A. asked        B. joined        C. took        D. became

37. A. subject       B. title          C. took        D. became

38. A. shouting     B. nodding       C. pointing     D. smiling

39. A. flowers       B. presents       C. books       D. vegetables

40. A. realized        B. accepted       C. made      D. done

41. A. book          B. email         C. post        D. card

42. A. ran           B. flew          C. filled        D. came

43. A. always        B. often         C. again        D. never

44. A. successful      B. confident      C. proud       D. smart 

45. A. staying        B. working       C. studying     D. playing 

A Hard-working Student
This story is about a young student. She worked very hard at her lessons. She was too busy to have a rest. At last, she became ill, and couldn’t go to sleep. Every night, when she went to bed, she closed her eyes and tried to sleep. But the more she tried, the more she stayed awake.
After a while she went to see a doctor, “I just can’t go to sleep at night. What should I do?” “I have a suggestion (建議),” said the doctor, “Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you will be asleep. I’m sure of it.”
The next day the student returned to the doctor’s office. “Well,” said the doctor, “How are you today? Did you try my suggestion?” The student still looked tired. “Yes,” she said, “I tried counting one, two, three...up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some coffee so that (以便) I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn’t fall asleep.”
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,選擇正確答案。

1. 1.

   Why couldn’t the young student go to sleep?

   1. A.
      She was worried about her lessons.
   2. B.
      She hadn’t finished her homework.
   3. C.
      She had worked too hard and became ill.
   4. D.
      There was a lot of noise.
2. 2.

   What did the doctor ask the young student to do while she was lying in bed?

   1. A.
      To take some medicine.
   2. B.
      To count numbers while she was lying in bed.
   3. C.
      To count numbers before she went to bed.
   4. D.
      To read some books on the bed.
3. 3.

   The underlined word “awake” in paragraph 1 means “______”.

   1. A.
      asleep
   2. B.
      not asleep
   3. C.
      sleepy
   4. D.
      sleeping
4. 4.

   What did she do after she felt sleepy?

   1. A.
      She fell asleep.
   2. B.
      She stopping counting.
   3. C.
      She got up and drank some tea.
   4. D.
      She got up to have some coffee.
5. 5.

   The coffee made her ______, so she still couldn’t fall asleep.

   1. A.
      tired
   2. B.
      sleepy
   3. C.
      hungry
   4. D.
      excited

Mary’s dime（一毛錢）

It was Sunday afternoon. I decided to clean up the room nicely so that my parents would feel   1  when they returned from a long ride! Then, I sat in the room, having nothing to do.

　　 What else could I do? Then, with no reason, I suddenly  2  the pale face of that little beggar(乞丐) girl. I could see the glad light   3  her eyes when I put the dime in her little dirty hand.

　　  How much I  4  that dime, too! Grandpa gave it to me a whole month ago, and I had kept it ever since in my red box upstairs, but those sugar apples looked so attractive, and were so   5  — only a dime a piece — that I wanted to have one.

　　  I could imagine the little girl stood there in front of the  6  in her old dirty dress, looking at the   7  that were put all in a row in the window. I wonder what I should say, “Little girl, what do you want?” I gently asked. She felt   8  and looked straight at me, just as if（似乎）nobody had spoken so   9  to her before. She realized what I had meant, so she said seriously and sadly. “I was thinking how good one of those delicious hamburgers would  10 . I haven’t had anything to eat today.”

　　 Now I thought to myself, “Mary Williams, you have had a good breakfast and a good lunch today,   11  this poor girl has not had a mouthful yet. You can give her your  12 . She needs it a great deal more than you do.”

　　 I could not run away from that little girl’s sad,  13  look — so I dropped the dime right into her hand. How  14  the girl was! I am so glad I gave her the dime,  15  I had to go without the apple lying there in the window.

1.                A．disturbed       B．unhappy        C．satisfied  D．interested

 

2.                A．saw            B．remembered    C．forgot    D．described

 

3.                A．filling          B．protecting       C．a(chǎn)ttracting D．touching

 

4.                A．hated          B．loved          C．missed   D．noticed

 

5.                A．valuable        B．meaningful      C．expensive D．cheap

 

6.                A．market         B．library          C．store D．bookshop

 

7.                A．dresses         B．magazines       C．books    D．candies

 

8.                A．surprised       B．excited         C．pleased   D．worried

 

9.                A．happily         B．kindly          C．a(chǎn)ngrily   D．sadly

 

10.               A．taste           B．sound          C．feel  D．smell

 

11.               A．since          B．so             C．a(chǎn)nd  D．but

 

12.               A．a(chǎn)pple          B．hamburger      C．dime D．candy

 

13.               A．proud          B．a(chǎn)ngry          C．calm  D．hungry

 

14.               A．grateful        B．unlucky        C．lonely D．friendly

 

15.               A．unless         B．if              C．though    D．because

 

 

Mary’s dime（一毛錢）
It was Sunday afternoon. I decided to clean up the room nicely so that my parents would feel   1  when they returned from a long ride! Then, I sat in the room, having nothing to do.
　　 What else could I do? Then, with no reason, I suddenly  2  the pale face of that little beggar(乞丐) girl. I could see the glad light   3  her eyes when I put the dime in her little dirty hand.
　　  How much I  4  that dime, too! Grandpa gave it to me a whole month ago, and I had kept it ever since in my red box upstairs, but those sugar apples looked so attractive, and were so   5  — only a dime a piece — that I wanted to have one.
　　  I could imagine the little girl stood there in front of the  6  in her old dirty dress, looking at the   7  that were put all in a row in the window. I wonder what I should say, “Little girl, what do you want?” I gently asked. She felt   8  and looked straight at me, just as if（似乎）nobody had spoken so   9  to her before. She realized what I had meant, so she said seriously and sadly. “I was thinking how good one of those delicious hamburgers would  10 . I haven’t had anything to eat today.”
　　 Now I thought to myself, “Mary Williams, you have had a good breakfast and a good lunch today,   11  this poor girl has not had a mouthful yet. You can give her your  12 . She needs it a great deal more than you do.”
　　 I could not run away from that little girl’s sad,  13  look — so I dropped the dime right into her hand. How  14  the girl was! I am so glad I gave her the dime,  15  I had to go without the apple lying there in the window.

【小題1】

A．disturbed B．unhappy C．satisfied D．interested

【小題2】

A．saw B．remembered C．forgot D．described

【小題3】

A．filling B．protecting C．a(chǎn)ttracting D．touching

【小題4】

A．hated B．loved C．missed D．noticed

【小題5】

A．valuable B．meaningful C．expensive D．cheap

【小題6】

A．market B．library C．store D．bookshop

【小題7】

A．dresses B．magazines C．books D．candies

【小題8】

A．surprised B．excited C．pleased D．worried

【小題9】

A．happily B．kindly C．a(chǎn)ngrily D．sadly

【小題10】

A．taste B．sound C．feel D．smell

【小題11】

A．since B．so C．a(chǎn)nd D．but

【小題12】

A．a(chǎn)pple B．hamburger C．dime D．candy

【小題13】

A．proud B．a(chǎn)ngry C．calm D．hungry

【小題14】

A．grateful B．unlucky C．lonely D．friendly

【小題15】

A．unless B．if C．though D．because

閱讀短文，根據(jù)要求完成下面各小題。

If I can give up coffee, anyone can! I was completely addicted (上癮). I drank coffee all day. I depended on it for everything. Without coffee, I became sad and anxious. I would feel nervous if I couldn’t get some coffee before an important event like giving a speech or taking an exam.

It took countless tries before I realized how to give up coffee. Between each try, I learned a little bit more. Here’s how I did it.

Coffee Addiction Knowledge

    The first step is to learn about what you are dealing with. Caffeine is a drug. The human body gets addicted to it easily. That’s why you feel good when you get your first cup of coffee in the morning and it’s why you feel bad when you try to give it up. There are emotional addictions to the caffeine as well. Some people believe that with the caffeine you will perform better and have more confidence.

Gradually Cut the Amount and Then Replace (替代)It with Green Tea

    You can give up coffee suddenly, but why put yourself through that unless you need an unpleasant experience? You can follow these two steps.

    1) Gradually cut the amount of coffee you drink according to a plan. Let’s say, you normally drink 5 cups of coffee a day. Over a one-week period, cut out one cup ________ so that by the sixth day you’re at zero.

    2) On your first day without coffee replace it with green tea. Green tea has the lowest amount of caffeine of most teas, but don’t expect any similar coffee taste.

81. How would the writer feel without coffee before giving it up?

82. What is caffeine according to the passage?

83. Put the underlined sentence into Chinese.

84. Fill in the blank with proper words (no more than 5 words).

85. Give a proper title (題目) to the passage.

　　It's a 5-year-old Karmen's dream to be a ballet (芭蕾舞) dancer. But Karmen, who lives in Denver (丹佛), was born with the AIDS virus (病毒) and has spent much of her short life going in and out of the hospital.

　　Karmen has done better than anyone had hoped. Doctors thought she would never walk or talk, but she gets around with a walker (助行架) and speaks well.

　　Karmen may not grow up to be a ballet dancer. But even if it's difficult for her to walk, she was changed when she wore a short ballet skirt. Her mother bought her the skirt. She was really like a ballet dancer.

　　Sometimes, Karmen puts her head on her folded (交叉) hands because she is tired, and sometimes she needs to talk with God. One of her prayers (祈禱) goes, “Dear God, please make my legs and body strong. Please let me grow up.”

　　Children with cancer, AIDS and other serious illnesses want to know that they are not alone. They want truthful answers to difficult questions, and they want to tell stories—for the family, friends and for themselves.

(1) Is it possible for Karmen's dream to come true?

[　　]

A．Yes, because she expects to be a ballet dancer.

B．Yes, because she isn't frustrated by her illness.

C．No, because she may not live long.

D．No, because she is only 5 years old!

(2) In which way has Karmen done better than people had hoped?

[　　]

A．She is trying to dance well.

B．She is able to speak and move about.

C．She doesn't listen to the doctors.

D．She can carry a walker.

(3) What was the change to Karmen when she wore the skirt?

[　　]

A．She became more beautiful.

B．She seemed to grow taller.

C．She got well from her illness.

D．She looked like a ballet dancer.

(4) What do we learn from Karmen's prayers?

[　　]

A．She is eager (渴望) to become healthy and strong.

B．She believes God can save her.

C．She has no one to talk to.

D．She hopes that God loves her.

(5) What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph?

[　　]

A．Children who are seriously ill need to be treated with more care and honesty. (真誠(chéng))

B．It's wrong to tell the children with serious illness the truth of their trouble.

C．Children only want to talk to their families or friends when they are seriously ill.

D．Children expect to answer difficult questions and tell stories if they are seriously ill.

閱讀理解 　　It’s a 5-year-old Karmen’s dream to be a ballet(芭蕾舞)dancer．But Karmen, who lives in Denver(丹佛)，was born with the AIDS virus(病毒)and has spent much of her short life going in and out of the hospital． 　　Karmen has done better than anyone had hoped．Doctors thought she would never walk or talk, but she gets around with a walker(助行架)and speaks well． 　　Karmen may not grow up to be a ballet dancer．But even if it’s difficult for her to walk, she was changed when she wore a short ballet skirt．Her mother bought her the skirt．She was really like a ballet dancer． 　　Sometimes, Karmen puts her head on her folded(交叉)hands because she is tired, and sometimes she needs to talk with God．One of her prayers(祈禱)goes, “Dear God, please make my legs and body strong．Please Let me grow up．” 　　Children with cancer, AIDS and other serious illnesses want to know that they are not alone．They want truthful answers to difficult questions, and they want to tell stories for the family, friends and for themselves． (1) Is it possible for Karmen’s dream to come true? [　　] A． Yes, because she expects to be a ballet dancer． B． Yes, because she isn’t frustrated by her illness． C． No, because she may not live long． D． No, because she is only 5 years old! (2) In which way has Karmen done better than people had hoped? [　　] A． She is trying to dance well． B． She is able to speak and move about． C． She doesn’t listen to the doctors． D． She can carry a walker． (3) What was the change to Karmen when she wore the skirt? [　　] A． She became more beautiful． B． She seemed to grow taller． C． She got well from her illness． D． She looked like a ballet dancer． (4) What do we learn from Karmen’s prayers? [　　] A． She is eager(渴望)to become healthy and strong． B． She believes God can save her． C． She has no one to talk to． D． She hopes that God loves her． (5) What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph? [　　] A． Children who are seriously ill need to be treated with more care and honesty．(真誠(chéng)) B． It’s wrong to tell the children with serious illness the truth of their trouble． C． Children only want to talk to their families or friends when they are seriously ill． D． Children expect to answer difficult questions and tell stories if they are seriously ill．

閱讀理解 　　It's a 5-year-old Karmen's dream to be a ballet (芭蕾舞) dancer．But Karmen,who lives in Denver (丹佛)，was born with the AIDS virus (病毒) and has　spent much of her short life going in and out of the hospital． 　　Karmen has done better than anyone who had hoped. Doctors thought she would never walk or talk, but she gets around with a walker (助行架) and speaks well. 　　Karmen may not grow up to be a ballet dancer．But even if it's difficult for her to walk，she was changed when she wore a short ballet skirt．Her mother bought her the skirt．She was really like a ballet dancer． 　　Sometimes，Karmen puts her head on her folded (交叉) hands because she is tired，and sometimes she needs to talk with God．One of her prayers (祈禱) goes，“Dear God，please make my legs and body strong．Please let me grow up．” 　　Children with cancer，AIDS and other serious illnesses want to know that they are not alone．They want truthful answers to difficult questions，and they want to tell stories梖or the family，friends and for themselves． (1) Is it possible for Karmen's dream to come true? 　　A．Yes，because she expects to be a ballet dancer． 　　B．Yes，because she isn't frustrated by her illness． 　　C．No，because she may not live long． 　　D．No，because she is only 5 years old! [　　] (2) In which way has Karmen done better than people had hoped? 　　A．She is trying to dance well． 　　B．She is able to speak and move about． 　　C．She doesn't listen to the doctors． 　　D．She can carry a walker． [　　] (3) What was the change to Karmen when she wore the skirt? 　　A．She became more beautiful． 　　B．She seemed to grow taller． 　　C．She got well from her illness． 　　D．She looked like a ballet dancer． [　　] (4) What do we learn from Karmen's prayers? 　　A．She is eager (渴望) to become healthy and strong． 　　B．She believes God can save her． 　　C．She has no one to talk to． 　　D．She hopes that God loves her． [　　] (5) What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph? 　　A．Children who are seriously ill need to be treated with more care and honesty． 　　B．It's wrong to tell the children with serious illness the truth of their trouble． 　　C．Children only want to talk to their families or friends when they are seriously ill. 　　D．Children expect to answer difficult questions and tell stories if they are seri ously ill． [　　]

閱讀短文，根據(jù)要求完成下面各小題。

If I can give up coffee, anyone can! I was completely addicted (上癮). I drank coffee all day. I depended on it for everything. Without coffee, I became sad and anxious. I would feel nervous if I couldn’t get some coffee before an important event like giving a speech or taking an exam.

It took countless tries before I realized how to give up coffee. Between each try, I learned a little bit more. Here’s how I did it.

Coffee Addiction Knowledge

       The first step is to learn about what you are dealing with. Caffeine is a drug. The human body gets addicted to it easily. That’s why you feel good when you get your first cup of coffee in the morning and it’s why you feel bad when you try to give it up. There are emotional addictions to the caffeine as well. Some people believe that with the caffeine you will perform better and have more confidence.

Gradually Cut the Amount and Then Replace (替代)It with Green Tea

       You can give up coffee suddenly, but why put yourself through that unless you need an unpleasant experience? You can follow these two steps.

       1) Gradually cut the amount of coffee you drink according to a plan. Let’s say, you normally drink 5 cups of coffee a day. Over a one-week period, cut out one cup ________ so that by the sixth day you’re at zero.

       2) On your first day without coffee replace it with green tea. Green tea has the lowest amount of caffeine of most teas, but don’t expect any similar coffee taste.

1 How would the writer feel without coffee before giving it up?

2 What is caffeine according to the passage?

3 Put the underlined sentence into Chinese.

4 Fill in the blank with proper words (no more than 5 words).

5 Give a proper title (題目) to the passage.

完形填空。

My mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. Through the years I would  1   at the correct answer. When I was youngerl thought  2  was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mum." She said, "No. Many important people are deaf. But I'd like you to  3  thinking about it and I'll ask you again soon."     Since making my first attempt (嘗試), I had often thought over the question. So this time I told her, "Mum, it must be our eyes." She looked at me and said, "You are  4  fast. Eyes are the windows of our heart, but the answer is not correct because there are many blind people who are very successful."      Over the years, mother asked me a couple more times and always her response (答復(fù)) to my answers was, "No, but you are getting  5  every year, my child." Then last year, my grandpa died.  6  was heart-broken and was crying sadly. My mum looked at me when it was our  7  to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?"      I got terribly  8  when she was asking me this at that time. I always thought this was a  9  between her and me. She saw the puzzlement (困惑) on my face and told me, "This question is very important. It shows that you have really  10  your life." She went on with tears in her eyes, " My dear, the most important body part is your shoulders.""Is it because they  11  up my head?" I asked. "No, it is because on them a crying friend or loved one can rest his head. I  12  hope that you have enough friends that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you need it," she said. Then and there I understood what the most important body part meant.

(     )1. A. arrive   (     )2. A. taste    (     )3. A  keep     (     )4. A. thinking (     )5. A. stronger (     )6. A  Someone  (     )7. A. duty     (     )8. A. surprised (     )9. A. match    (     )10. A. enjoyed (     )11. A  hold    (     )12. A. still   B. point     B. smell     B. finish    B. changing  B. taller    B. Everyone  B. turn      B. interested B. test      B. found     B. take      B. only      C. look   C. sound  C. start  C. growing C. smarter C. Anybody C. place  C. worried C. game   C. begun  C. put    C. ever   D. guess   D. sight   D. stop    D. leaming D. older   D. Nobody  D. chance  D. excited D. secret  D. lived   D. set     D. even

Helen Keller, the well—known writer and educator, died yesterday at the age of 88．Helen Keller was a hero to blind and deaf people around the world．

     Helen was born in 1880 in the United States．When she was nineteen months old, Helen fell ill．She had a high fever．It made her blind and deaf．Before her illness, Helen had been a bright and happy girl．When she lost her sight and hearing, she became difficult and wild．

     Helen wanted to understand other people．Sometimes, she stood between her mother and her father．She put her hands on their mouths．She could feel them talk．She felt one mouth move, and then the other mouth move．What were they doing? Helen didn't know．She shouted and cried．

    In 1887, a young teacher, Anne Sullivan, began to help Helen．She spelled words on Helen' s hand with her fingers．At first, the words didn't mean anything to Helen．Then, one day, Helen was playing in some water．Anne Sullivan spelled W - A - T - E - R onto Helen' s hand．Suddenly, Helen understood. That day, she learned many more words：mother, father, sister—and teacher．                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

     As Helen grew older, she learned to read．She had special books with letters she could touch．She also learned to write and even speak．When Helen studied at university, Anne Sullivan sat beside her．She listened to the professors’ words, and then spelled their words onto Helen' s hand．

     After Helen finished university, she visited many countries．She spoke about her life．She was very famous for her courage and hard work．She did her best to help other people who were deaf or blind．

     She will be greatly missed．

1．When and where was Helen born?

     A．In 1880 in the United States                   B．In 1888 in the United States

     C．In 1888 in the United kingdom                 D．In 1887 in the United States

2．Did Helen become difficult when she lost her sight and hearing?

      A．Yes, she did．

B．No, she didn't．

      C．We don' t know．

D．She become more easy in seeing and hearing．

3．Who is Helen's important teacher?  

A．Her mother         B．Her father           C．Anne Sullivan        D．Nobody

4．Helen can do many things, such as_________________________．

      A．seeing, drawing, reading                        B．reading, writing, speaking

      C．hearing, seeing, writing                          D．reading, drawing, hearing

5．Helen was famous for her__________________

    A．courage and money                         B．money and beauty

    C．hard work and money                       D．courage and hard work

For the 17 years my life was very happy. Then the first sad thing happened. My mother became very ill. Just before she died, she asked Elizabeth and me to go to her room. She said, “Victor and Elizabeth, I’m very happy because you love each other, and because one day you’ll get married. Everyone in the family loves you, Elizabeth. Will you take my place in the family, my dear? I can die happy if you look after them when I have gone.”

My mother died and we were very sad, because we loved her so much. Elizabeth was brave and helped us; her sweet smile gave us some happiness in the unhappy days after my mother’s death. The time came for me to go to university(大學(xué)). I didn’t want to leave my sad family, but we all knew that I should go. It was hard to leave, too, because the parents of my good friend Henry would not let him go to university with me. So I had gone alone.

On my first day at university I met Professor Waldman. He gave a wonderful talk to all the students. He ended his talk by saying, “Some of you will become the greatest scientists of tomorrow. You must study hard and discover everything that you can.”

After the professor’s talk, I thought very carefully. I remembered the storm when I was 15; I remembered how the lightning had destroyed the tree. From then on, I wanted to use electricity to help people, and I wanted to discover the secrets of life. I decided to work on these two things.

I started to work the next day. I worked very hard and soon Professor Waldman and I realized that I could learn to be a very good scientist.

The professor and other important scientists helped me. I was interested in my work and I did not take one day’s holiday during the next two years. After two years, I had discovered many things and I built a scientific machine that was the best in the university. My machine would help me answer the most important question of all. How does life begin? Is it possible to put life into dead things? To answer these questions about life I had to learn first about death. I had to watch bodies from the moment when they died and the warm life left them. In the hospital and in the university, I watched the dying and the dead. Day after day, month after month, I followed death, so it was a dark and terrible time.

I built a tall mast(桅桿)about 150 metres high, which is higher than the tallest building in the city, to catch lightning and send the electricity down to my machine in the lab. I believed I could use that electricity to give life to things that were dead.

Then one day, the answer came to me. Suddenly I was sure that I knew the secret of life.

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

A．Elizabeth married shortly after Victor’s mother died.

B．Elizabeth was a brave girl who loved Victor and gave him much help.

C．Victor’s mother was very angry when she knew he loved Elizabeth.

D．Victor did not want to leave his family because his mother died not long before.

2.Victor did all the following during his research in the university EXCEPT that ______.

A．he discovered many things and built a scientific machine

B．he learnt much about death both in the hospital and in the university

C．he worked hard and took only one day’s holiday during the next two years

D．he built a tall mast to catch lightning and send the electricity down to the lab

3.According to the writer, the secret of life is to _______.

A．give life to things that were dead

B．build the best machine to learn about death

C．use electricity to help others

D．become the greatest scientist of tomorrow

4.Which is the correct order about the life of Victor?

① Victor’s mother passed away.

② Victor got help from the professor and other scientists.

③ Victor went to university and attended the professor’s talk.

④ Victor found the answer to giving life to things that were dead.

⑤ Victor experienced a storm, seeing the lightning destroying the tree.

A．①②③④⑤                           B．⑤①②④③

C．①③②⑤④                           D．⑤①③②④