Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.
It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to speak to anyone.
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems.
Then one day, when my classmates were talking happily with their friends, I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed by me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile.
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he had smiled, but he couldn’t remember doing so!
It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it is lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
1.When did the writer get the gift?
A. At the age of 16.
B. After making friends with the boy.
C. In the first year at a middle school.
D. After becoming closer to everyone in the class.
2. Why was the smile an important gift?
A. Because the writer’s old school was far away.
B. Because the writer didn’t know who the boy was.
C. Because the smile didn’t mean anything to the boy.
D. Because the writer felt lonely and had no friends and it made her feel happy and warm.
3. Why didn’t the writer talk to anyone in her new school about her problems?
A. Because she was always unhappy.
B. Because she didn’t know anyone at the time.
C. Because she was in the first year at the junior high school.
D. Because she didn’t want her parents to worry about her.
4.How did the smile change her life?
A. She started to make friends.
B. She became the best friend of the boy.
C. Her parents didn’t worry about her any more.
D. She realized that she was lonely.
5.Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from?
A. From her old school. B. From her parents.
C. From herself. D. From her classmates at the new school.
Stuart and Steve were twin brothers. Stuart loved to play basketball. But Steve loved to read books.
One day Stuart was playing basketball 41 he fell and broke his leg. When they took him to the hospital, the doctor said he wouldn’t be able to play for six months. Steve went 42 him and brought him books on basketball. At first Stuart wasn’t going to read them. Then he began to read them and 43 that there were ways he could play basketball better. He began to think that books weren’t that 44 .
When Stuart’s leg started getting better, Steve would help him by going for walks with him. 45 Stuart’s doctor said he could start playing basketball again. Then Stuart showed Steve how to toss (投) for baskets. Steve found that he enjoyed it.
Then Stuart was ready to 46 the basketball games. Steve went to games and enjoyed himself. They then 47 practiced basketball and read books together.
So you can see, when 48 happens, something good may also happen. Steve showed Stuart about books and Stuart showed Steve about basketball. So you can also 49 showing others something that you like to do and they can show you something that they like to do. 50 you can find new things to do.
1.A. until B. when C. after D. where
2. A. on seeing B. to call C. to visit D. to look
3. A. saw B. looked C. read D. found
4. A. good B. bad C. better D. worse
5.A. But B. However C. Finally D. So
6. A. take part B. win C. lose D. join in
7. A. always B. never C. seldom D. much
8. A. anything good B. something nice C. something bad D. anything wrong
9.A. try B. practice C. enjoy D. like
10. A. On the way B. By the way C. All the way D. In this way
—My mother and I will go to Shanghai this summer.
—______. Shall we go together?
A. So do I B. So can I C. So am I D. So will I
—Hello! Is that Kate speaking?
—Yes, ______.
A. it’s Kate B. I’m Kate C. this is Kate D. Kate is me
任务型阅读。(10分)
A way of taking up new hobbies
Starting a new school term is always exciting. It is a chance to 66 your friends again. But the most exciting of all, a new term is a good chance to take up new hobbies. It is common (普遍的) in Britain for students to take up new hobbies after the Christmas holidays. To start something new is a common New Year resolution.
Most schools offer (提供) 67 kinds of hobby classes. Students take them in their free time or after school. Some classes you have to pay for and the others are free. For example, I once took a free Wednesday evening gymnastics class, but when I learned how to play the drum, my parents 68 to pay for the lesson.
The most popular extra classes at my school were piano lessons and drama club. Both classes offered exams students could take. Students with many hobbies sometimes feel more 69 than those without any. But the students with hobbies leave school with many extra skills.
I haven’t continued any of the hobbies I began at school, but I have never regretted (遗憾) taking them. My 70 friend today is someone I met in my gymnastics class.
根据短文内容，完成下列任务。(每题1分)
任务1：选用所给词语的适当形式填入短文中的空格内。
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difference, see, stressed, good, have |
1._______ 2._______ 3. _______ 4._______ 5._______
任务2：把短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
6.______________________________________________________________
任务3：根据英文释义及首字母提示，从短文中找出正确的单词。
7.h______: a thing you like to do when you are not working; an interest
8.p______: give money for what you buy
任务4：回答问题。
9. What classes were the most popular extra classes at school? (根据原文回答。)
__________________________________________________________________
10.What hobbies would you like to start in the new term? (根据你自己的实际情况回答。)
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Giving a gift can mean a lot. It can be a way to deepen (加深) a friendship. Before you get a gift for someone, spend time really thinking about what makes him or her special. Think about their interests, hobbies, needs and happiest moments. For example, friends and families with children might love a special calendar that contains everyone’s birthday and other special dates and events.
For music fans, a CD filled (填充) with their favourite music always makes a special gift.
Spending time with loved ones is also a way to give them a gift. You might take that special person out for a birthday dinner at your favourite restaurant.
Making a gift for someone using your own skills is very special. It is much more meaningful than a store-bought gift and shows how much you care!
Writing your feelings in a greeting card can be a simple way to make a keepsake (纪念品) that will be remembered for years.
1.The writer thinks that we should think about someone’s ____ before we get him or her a gift.
①interests ②hobbies ③needs ④height
A. ①②④ B. ①②③ C. ②③④ D. ①③④
2.According to the passage, _____ gifts are the best.
A. special B. popular C. expensive D. store-bought
3.For music fans, _____ is a special gift.
A. a calendar B. nice food C. a music CD D. a greeting card
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
A. Never go to a shop to buy a gift.
B. We make a gift by ourselves to show our skills.
C. A greeting card is too simple and cheap to be a gift.
D. Having dinner with a loved one can be a special kind of gift.
5.What is the best title for this passage?
A. How to Give Special Gifts B. How to Remember Friends’ Birthdays
C. How to make Yourself Special D. How to Be a Good Gift Receiver
