In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Some of them even have lost their lives for it. Money does have a great effect on the poor, but if a person has a rich life, a lot more money doesn’t mean more happiness.

If money were everything, all millionaires(百万富翁)would have true love, real friendship, health and a long life. However, this is not always true.

Nothing else is more pleasant than the three words “I love you”, but can love be bought? I’m afraid not. Love means “give”, not “ take”. Health and a long life are precious(宝贵的)things for every person. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is “No”. Of all the people who live longest in the world, few of them are millionaires. Real friendship can’t be bought, either.

In a word, where money is worshiped, money can cause brothers to quarrel, lovers to hate, strangers to fight and so on. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make you a happy person if you have no one to laugh with and no one to cry for.

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1.What’s the most pleasant thing in the writer’s opinion?

A. Money.               B. Health and a long life.

C. Friendship.          D. Love.

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

A. If you don’t have much money, you can’t get happiness.

B.You may have a long life even if you are poor.

C. Every year many people die because they are poor.

D. If you are rich, you will have real friendship.

3.The underlined word “ worship” means “_____” in Chinese.

A. 崇拜     B. 贬低     C. 鄙视     D. 挥霍

4.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Money is as important as true love.

B. Money isn’t necessary.

C. Money is important, but not the most important.

D.Money can cause some problems.

5.What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A. To make you a happy person.

B. To have someone to laugh with or cry for.

C. The money you have.

D. Your opinion about money.

Mrs. Jackson was a rich woman. She had many friends. She liked cooking very much and she often invited her friends to her big house.

One day, she invited some of her friends to lunch. She wanted very much to try a new way of cooking a fish, and she was very pleased with herself when the dish was ready. The fish was very hot, so she put it near the open window to make it cool. But five minutes later, when she came back for it, she was surprised to see her neighbor’s cat, Mike, eating the fish. She was in time to stop the cat before it was too late. That afternoon everything was good and all her friends liked the fish very much. They talked until four o’clock. Then they said goodbye and left.

At the end of that afternoon, when she was alone again, Mrs. Jackson was very tired but happy. She was sitting in the chair just near the window. Then through the window, she was surprised to see her neighbor’s cat dead in the garden! Why, the fish must be bad! What would happen to her friends? She telephoned her family doctor at once. The doctor told her to call each of her friends to see him at the hospital. At last, the danger was over.

Once again, Mrs. Jackson was alone in her chair in the sitting-room, still tired but no longer happy. Just then the telephone rang. It was her neighbor. “Oh, Mrs. Jackson, Mike is dead. He was killed by a car and put in your garden…”.

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1.Why did Mrs. Jackson put the fish near the open window?

A. Because she didn’t cook the fish.

B. Because she wanted to give the fish to the cat.

C. Because she wanted to cool the fish.

D. Because she wanted to show how delicious the fish was.

2.When did Mrs. Jackson’s friends leave her house?

A. At 4:00 a.m.          B. At 4:00 p.m.

C. At 5:00 a.m.           D. At 5:00 p.m.

3.How did Mrs. Jackson feel when she saw the dead cat?

A. Angry.     B. Frightened.

C. Surprised.     D. Happy.

4.Put the following events that happened in order.

① Mrs. Jackson called her doctor.

② Mrs. Jackson cooked the fish in a new way.

③ Her friends saw the doctor.

④ Mrs. Jackson saw the dead cat.

A. ②③④①              B. ④①②③

C. ②④①③              D. ①②④③

5.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Mrs. Jackson had lots of friends.

B. One of her friends killed the cat.

C. Her friends enjoyed the fish very much.

D. All her friends were all right.

完形填空（10小题，每小题１分，共10分）

Born in 1979 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Yang Guang lost his sight when he was still a baby. As the saying goes, when God closes a door, he opens a window. Although he lived in    , Yang Guang found something that made his life colorful. That is     . Yang Guang started his life with music at the age of 7. Then,   a local art group and he stayed in the group   8years. When he was 19, he decided to go to Beijing. Yang is   clear about what he wants and pursues(追求) his goal with a strong will, which helped him go    the difficult times in Beijing. “If you want to do something, you have to go straight for it and don’t    other things or the result,” he said. To attend the television show “Xing Guang Da Dao” was a turning point in this young man’s life. By his excellent singing, Yang    won the contest of the week, the month and the year of 2007. In the final round of year’s contest, he caught a cold, but he did not stop    from striving(努力奋斗) for his dream. This is only his first step of realizing his dreams. Yang Guang is still striving for his dreams and looking forward to   success.

1.A. sadness     B. darkness     C. happiness   D. silence

2.A. art         B. sing        C. music         D. play

3.A. joined      B. take part in   C. join in   D. attend

4.A. after        B. of         C. in            D. for

5.A. always      B. never      C. almost         D. usually

6.A. across       B. in         C. through        D. into

7.A. think of     B. think over   C. think out   D. think about

8.A. carefully     B. quickly     C. successfullyD. luckily

9.A. her         B. him        C. his            D. he

10.A. other       B. the other     C. another    D. others

You can’t imagine _____ when they received these nice Christmas presents.

A.how they were excited

B.how excited they were

C.how excited were they

D.they were how excited

Many students enjoy the book about Harry Potter _____ by JK Rowling.

A. written    B. was written

C. wrote     D. was writing

—Don’t stay up too late or you’ll feel sleepy in class.

—OK. I’ll go to bed as soon as I _____ my homework.

A. finish               B. will finish

C. have finished         D. am finishing

—Is Jim playing computer games in his room?

—No, he _____. The computer has broken down.

A. should not     B. needn’t

C. can’t         D. may not

Mike _____ at 6:00 every morning by his mother to get ready for school.

A. was woken up       B. woke up

C. wakes up           D. is woken up

—Would you like to see the film “Toy Story” with me?

—I’d like to, but I _____ it twice.

A. will see     B. have seen

C. had seen    D. would see

—_____ lovely dog! Everyone wants to touch it when they see it.

—Yeah, and it’s very clever, too.

A. What a    B. What     C. How a     D. How