根据所给的首字母填写单词
“Do you like my dress?” She asked a passing stranger. 
“My mommy made it just for me.” She said with tears in her eyes.
“I think it is really pretty, but why are you (1) c______”
With a quiver (颤抖) in her voice, the little girl answered, “After mommy made me the (2) d______, she had to go to the heaven (天堂).”
Finally the woman realized what the child meant. She gently (3) h____ the child in her arms and together they cried for the mommy that was gone.
Then suddenly the little boy stopped crying, stepped back from the woman and (4) b____ to sing. She sang so softly that it was almost a whisper. It was the sweetest sound the woman had ever heard, a most like the song of a very small bird.
(5) A_____ the child stopped singing, she explained to the lady, “My mommy used to sing that song to me before she went away, and she made me promise to sing it whenever I started crying and (6) i____ would make me stop.”
“See,” she said, “it did, and now my eyes are dry!”
As the woman turned to go, the little girl grabbed her sleeve(袖子). “Madam, can you stay just a minute? I want to show you (7) s________.”
“Of course,” she answered.
(8) P______ to a spot on her dress, she said, “Right here is where my mommy kissed my dress and here,” pointing to another spot, “and here is another kiss, and here, and here.” Mommy said she put all those kisses on my dress so that I would have all kisses for everything that made me cry.
Then the lady (9) r______ that she wasn’t just looking at a dress, no, she was looking at a mother…who knew she was going away and would not be there to kiss away the hurts that she knew her daughter would get. So she took all the love she had for her beautiful little girl and put them into this dress that her child no
w so proudly wore.
She (10) n____ longer saw a little girl in a simple dress. She saw a child wrapped…in her mother’s love.
We often act like babies when we want to be happy. Why? I think it is because children have no worry and they don’t complain.
We can set a goal in our life and go after what we want. But if we’re ① all the time, how can we live happily? If you don’t believe me, count how many ① you complain about something in one day. Whether it is being trapped in busy traffic or troubled by weather, or whatever it is, there are endless things you can find to complain about.
But it’s not just the outside condition that we will complain about. We complain about ourselves too. We complain that we don’t have enough time or money, and that we’re not smart enough, cool enough, or just enough. Many times we experience lots of unpleasant things because of complaining about things we can’t control.
Think about how much happier you would be if you stopped complaining? ②Much of what you complain about is out of your control anyway. What’s the meaning of thinking about something you have no power to change?
Finding out what you are complaining about is the first step to stop complaining. Ask yourself if you prefer to complain or to be happy.
It’s best to stop to enjoy the beautiful life, but not to waste time to complain.
1.在①处填上适当的词，使文章完整。
2.将②译成中文。
3.在文中找出下列句子的同义词：We can have a life goal and try to get it.
4.根据短文回答问题：
What should you do first to stop complaining?
5.找出文章的中心句。
根据所给词的适当形式填空（15分）
1.The scientist died in his ____________(forty). What a pity! He should be taken good care of.
2.The dresses ____________ (they ) are made of cotton, but they sell well because of the famous designer.
3.He has done his best to give his parents a _______ (surprise) answer.
4.Would you please help us describe one of the most famous ____________ (direct) appearance in English?
5.He told me that he _____________ (return) home before 6 o’clock, but he didn’t.
6.The price of houses _______________(rise) a lot in the past few years.
7.I don’t know if they ______________(show) around the History Museum yesterday.
8.The little boy often made everyone he knew __________ (play) with him together in the past.
9.There is a risk of being killed here, so we will move to another place for (safe)
10.As an excellent teacher, she devoted most of her time to (teach) her students.
11.___________, our planet, Earth is becoming more and more crowded.(sad)
12.Are you certain meals in the form of pills are much___________(taste)?
13.How many___________( toy) trains does your brother have?
14.At present, it may be difficult to imagine_______________(develop) the desert.
15.The reporter the important conference between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. yesterday. (cover)
Two years ago my grandmother was going to turn 75. My family discussed what the best way to celebrate was. Should we throw her a party? Should we take her on a trip? We remembered that she had touched so many people's lives, and there were so many people for her to consider. Then someone got the idea that we should include everyone in the celebration by turning it into a tribute(献礼) to my grandmother .m
We secretly sent out letters to the people in Grandmother's address book and asked them to send a letter with a memory that they had shared with her. People sent us letters with poems, stories and pictures. The deep feeling that was shared through the response (回应) surprised us. We compiled(编辑)these letters into a memory book and amazed her with it on the morning of her birthday.
The unusual thing about my grandmother's friends was not the number that she had, but the connection they shared. In many ways this book of friendship was the greatest achievement of my grandmother's life.
I believe that developing true friendships is one of the most important things that anyone can d
o in one's lifetime. It is not a matter of the number of friends one has, but the quality of the bonds. If one has had at least one true friendship before dying, then one can say one has lived a successful life. I have made many friends and I believe I have begun to develop the same types of friendships my grandmother kept up over her lifetime. I only hope that I will be as successful as she has been.
1.How did the author's family celebrate Grandmother's birthday ?
A. They took her on a trip across the country.
B. They gave her a memory book of friendship.
C. They invited all her friends to her birthday party.
D. They asked all her friends to send her cards.
2.When receiving her birthday gift, the author's grandmother probably felt _____.
A. disappointed and lonely B. sorry and sad
C. surprised and pleased D. nervous and excited
3.The underlined word “bonds” in the last paragraph probably means________
A. relationshipsB. worksC. successesD. celebrations
4.According to the passage, the author probably agrees that _____.
A. the more friends you have, the better
B. friends are more important than family
C. understanding leads to greater success
D. true friendship is very important to us
5.Which of the following words can best describe
the author's grandmother ?
A. Famous B. Great. C. Polite D. Pleasant
In London, there has always been a main problem. In order to solve this problem, the government has decided to have a bike revolution(革命). It has decided to provide 6,000 bikes for the people to rent. T
he government encourages local people to ride bikes in order to solve the traffic problem.
More than 12,000 people have agreed to the idea. Some of them ask for more than one key. Although there are not enough bikes, an official(官员) from the government said that they would find some ways to deal with such a shortage.
Local people can get these bikes at special docking stations（停靠站）.There are about 315 docking stations across the city. About 12,450 keys have already been handed out to the local people, but only 6,000 keys can be used now.
Let’s see the cost you need to pay. One key costs ￡3, and the cost of using the bike is ￡1 for an hour. The cost per hour increases as the hours increase, so it will cost ￡50 if you rent the bike for 24 hours.
The official from the government said they also needed to face a lot of problems, for example, some bikes may be lost. But they said they would try their best to solve all the problems to make sure the success of the program.
1.In London, the government has decided to provide bikes for local people to rent in order to solve _________.
A. the traffic problem B. the population problem
C. the family problem D. the health problem
2.About ______ keys have already been handed out to the local people.
A. 315B. 6,000 C. 12,000D. 12,450
3.In the passage, the underlined word “shortage” means “______” in Chinese.
A. 挑战 B. 缺点 C. 短缺 D. 困难
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The government provides a bike for each family.
B. Local people can get these bikes at special docking stations.
C. If you want a key, you need to pay ￡5.
D. Few people have agreed to the idea.
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. The people in London. B. The transportation in London.
C. The traffic problem in London. D. The bike revolution in London.
A fish that lives in America can live out of water fo
r months at a time, similar to how animals got used to land millions of years ago, a new study shows.
The Mangrove Rivulets, a kind of little fish, lives in small pools of water. When their living place dries up, they live on the land, said Scott Taylor, a researcher in Florida.
The fish can grow as large as three inches. They group together and breathe air through their skin before they can find water again.
The new scientific discovery came during a trip.
“We were travelling for fun. a
nd one day I kicked over a log (圆木) and the fish came out.” Taylor told reporters by telephone. He said he would make his study on the fish known to the public in an American magazine early next year.
In lab tests, Taylor said he found the fish can live up to 66 days out of water without eating.
Some other fish can live out of water for a short period of time. The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at a time, while lungfish (肺鱼) found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water, but only in a not active (活波的) way. But no other known fish can be out of water as long as the Mangrove Rivulets and keep active, according to Patricia Wright, a biologist at a Canadian University.[来源:学&科
More studies of the fish may tell how animals changed over time.
“These animals live in conditions similar to those millions of years ago, when animals began to move from water onto land.” Wright said.
1.. The Mangrove Rivulets is a type of fish that_________.
A. lives on land in Africa
B. ca
n stay alive for months out of water
C. prefers living in dry places
D. is the longest living fish on earth
2.. Who will write a report on Mangrove Rivulets?
A. Scott Taylor. B. Some reporters. C. Patricia Wright. D. Scientists from Europe.
3.. According to the passage, lungfish can___________.
A. breathe through its skin B. be found in Asia
C. keep alive out of water D. keep alive and walk on land
4.. Which one of the sentences below is not true?
A. The Mangrove Rivulets fish can live out of water as long as other animals if it has something to eat.
B. Millions of years ago, animals began to live onto land from water.
C. Lungfish found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water in a not active way.
D. The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at a time.
5.. What can we say about the discovery of Mangrove Rivulets?
A. ft was made by Scott Taylor, a researcher in New York.
B. It was helped by an American magazine.
C. It was helped by Patricia Wright.
D. It was made by a researcher while travelling.
