Bobby was sitting out in his back yard in the snow. There were a few holes in his shoes. He thought hard, but he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmas gift.
Ever since his father had died three years ago, his mother worked nights at the hospital, but the small money she made could hardly be enough for their needs.
Although the family lacked in money and material things, they got more love in the family. The children ran the family when their mother was absent. All three of Bobby’s sisters had already made beautiful gifts for their mother.
It was Christmas Eve already, and he had nothing. Bobby started to walk down to the street. He walked from shop to shop. Everything seemed so beautiful and so far away. It was getting dark. Suddenly he found a shiny dime (一角硬币) on the ground. Never has anyone felt so wealthy as Bobby did at the moment. It was enough to buy a rose with one dime.
He went inside a flower shop. When the owner asked if he could help him, Bobby took out the dime and asked if he could buy one flower. The shop owner looked at Bobby, then said, “You just wait here and I’ll see what I can do for you.”
The shop owner returned holding a dozen of red roses in his hand. Bobby’s heart sank (下沉) as the owner put them gently into a long white box. “That will be a dime, young man,” said the shop owner, reaching out his hand for the dime. Slowly, Bobby moved his hand to give the man his dime.
Then the shopkeeper’s wife appeared. “Where are the red roses?”
The shop owner said, “A strange thing happened to me this morning. I thought I heard a voice telling me to leave a dozen of my best roses for a special gift. When I saw that little boy tonight, I knew who that voice was.”
1.The underlined phrase “lacked in” means _____.
A. had less B. gave up C. had more D. looked down upon
2.Bobby slowly gave the dime to the shop owner because _____.
A. he wanted to buy other things
B. he needed to give the dime to his mum
C. the roses were too expensive
D. he could hardly believe what had happened
3.From the last two paragraphs we can infer that the shop owner _____.
A. was moved by the boy’s voice
B. was ready to help others
C. knew the boy before
D. was good at telling stories
反思可以使每个人成长进步，为未来做好计划可以铸就成功。初中的生活即将结束，新的高中学习将要到来。请你用英语记录下一两件最让你感动或遗憾的事，同时为你将来的生活做一点设计，下列句型可以帮助你完成作文。One…thing in my mind is…..,I am happy that……,It is a pity that I didn’t ……,I will……
要求：内容真实，要点齐全，行文连贯，字数80左右,作文的开头已给出。
My life in Junior school will come to an end soon.
根据下列句子的汉语意思和英文提示，完成句子；每空一词。（满分10分；每空1分）
1.我此刻感觉不舒服。
I don’t at the moment.
2.他昨晚直到午夜才回来。
He ____ come home ___ midnight.
3.我不喜欢离开太长时间。
I don’t like _____ ____ for too long.
4.今年我打算在课堂上练习说英语。
I’m going to ___ English in class this year.
5.除了我之外，其它每个人都被邀请了。
Everyone ____ was invited, ______ me.
I have been using the Internet since I was five years old, when my dad first sat me down in front of a computer and connected me the World Wide Web.
I’ve always felt like a master of the Internet world. AOL Instant Messaging, MSN, Gmail, Facebook. Myspace---I’ve got it all under control. I thought there was nothing more to it besides checking my e-mail and wasting my time, until I was introduced to electronic commerce(e-commerce): business on the Internet.
Some online business are run from one- room home offices. Others have hundreds of employee(雇员)spread across five different continent. Have you ever heard of Amazon. com, Yahoo. com?
My friends often said they got cheap textbooks off Amazon.com, or had a good deal(交易)on Steve Madden boots that were on sale at SteveMaden.com. Unfortunately for me, I continued my “e-commerceless” Web-surfing, unaware(不知道)of all the deals I was missing out on.
That is, of course, until my sister finally sold the idea to me.
“Why are all these packages arriving in the mail for you, Katy?” I asked her one day. Strange envelopes had been put on our doorstep for weeks now, each one always addressed to my sister; and we all know little sisters should never be getting more mail than their elders!
“Oh, it’s the things I ordered online!” she answered. I watched speechlessly as she opened them. There was no way our parents were letting her spend that much money- online or off!
“How much did all of this coat?”
“Oh, only about $15in all!” She said excitedly. “Everything on eBay is on sale! It’s way better than going to the mall.”
I felt as if my entire life, there had been a store right in my backyard that I had never walked into! That week, I ordered a used Spanish textbook for my summer course online for 10 percent of the publishing price. A few days later, I bought an iPod protector and a book or two via the wonderful eBay.com.
1.From the first two paragraph we can conclude that the author
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A．had no experience using computers |
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B．had no idea of what e-commerce is |
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C．only used the Internet to check e-mail |
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D．thought surfing the Internet was a waste of time |
2.The writer didn’t find out about e-commerce until
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A．he stopped web-surfing |
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B．he visited a store in his backyard |
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C．his friends told him about the online deals they made |
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D．his sister explained the packages she got by mail |
3.We can infer from the last paragraph that the author .
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A．has begun to enjoy online shopping |
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B．loves the big store in her backyard |
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C．feels she is a true master of the Internet |
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D．never enjoyed shopping that much |
4.What’s the purpose of the article?
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A．To make an online shopping ad. |
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B．To do business on the Internet. |
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C．To advise people to do online shopping |
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D．To suggest how he begins online shopping. |
5.What would be the best title of the article?
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A．Online Business |
B．Good deals |
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C．A master of the Internet |
D．Everything on Sale |
①The Dream It is everyone’s dream to work at home or not work at all．You can plan your own hours and work when you want to．There is no more rush hour and no hours that people waste when they get to and from a job every day．
②The Fact The fact is that this dream can be attained．You can stay at home，work when you want to and make money when you need to．There are plenty of opportunities for you to make money at home，just by using your computer and the Internet．
③Start Today! Educate yourself，look closely into all the opportunities and decide on what works best for you．It will not happen during one night，but you can make the decision today and start to make it happen today．
④How Could You Do It? Do you have a blog（博客）or a personal website like millions of other people? Are you using it to make money? Most of these blog and website owners are not．But you can do that!
⑤ When you have your computer and the Internet working for you，your businesses will be working for you 24 hours a day，seven days a week．You will make money while you sleep，travel or do whatever you want to do all day long．
⑥Get Going! There are many ways you can make money with your computer．And you can begin your stay – at – home businesses with just a little money．What are you waiting for ?
1.In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?
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A．Sports |
B．News |
C．Culture |
D．Business |
2.What does the underlined word “attained” in Point ② mean ?
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A．Broken |
B．Realized |
C．Lost |
D．Destroyed |
3.What’s the best title for Point ⑤ ?
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A．Sleep 24 Hours a Day |
B．Make Money Every Moment |
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C．Play All Day Long |
D．Travel Around the World |
4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage ?
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A．People need a lot of money to start a stay – at – home business. |
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B．People can even use their blogs to make money. |
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C．People can plan their own time when they work at home. |
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D．People can make the best decision and start to make it happen today. |
5.How is the passage organized ?
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A．By using famous people’s words. |
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B．By giving reasons only. |
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C．By showing a topic and giving solutions. |
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D．By telling old stories. |
Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was the first African-American player to take part in the international sport of tennis at the highest level of the game. He was born on July 10, 1943.
When Arthur was 6, his mother died. Arthur, with his father and his brother, lived near a large park in Richmond, Virginia. His father was the manager of the park. He took care of the park and made sure everything was right.
Arthur was allowed to play in the park when he was seven years old. He was quite energetic. A swimming pool, tennis courts, and baseball diamonds (棒球场) were in the park. Arthur spent a lot of time playing there. He did well in sports, but he had never tried to play tennis.
He often watched the tennis players. Sometimes there were tennis lessons, and Arthur would watch even more carefully. The young man teaching the lessons noticed Arthur. His name was Ronald Charity.
Mr. Charity asked Arthur if he wanted to learn to play tennis. Arthur was excited and agreed. Arthur learned very quickly. Mr. Charity found Arthur would grow up to be a good tennis player. By the time he was ten, Arthur won a tournament (联赛). Many older and bigger players came to the park trying to win the prize, but Arthur beat them. He became known as “the kid who could play tennis”.
Arthur grew up to be one of the first successful African-American tennis players. He played and won all over the world.
1.Which question is answered in Paragraph 2?
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A．Where did Arthur grow up? |
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B．Why did Arthur like tennis best? |
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C．When was Arthur born? |
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D．What did Arthur like to do at school? |
2.The park offered people all of these EXCEPT ____.
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A．tennis |
B．football |
C．baseball |
D．swimming |
3. How did Arthur meet Mr. Charity?
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A．Arthur’s father asked Mr. Charity to give Arthur tennis lessons. |
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B．While swimming at the pool, Mr. Charity met Arthur. |
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C．While teaching tennis, Mr. Charity saw young Arthur. |
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D．Mr. Charity noticed young Arthur was playing tennis well. |
4.What did Arthur do for the first time at the age of ten?
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A．He entered the park where his father worked. |
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B．He copied tennis movements without holding a racket. |
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C．He pretended to hit a tennis ball back and forth over a net. |
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D．He played tennis better than players who were older than he was. |
5.This article is a(n) ____.
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A．biography (传记) |
B．diary |
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C．advertisement |
D．piece of news |
