请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
From my father I have learned a lot. And I’m very thankful to him. I remember when I was a child my father always got up very early, quietly putting on his clothes and going off to work. To arrive in time to open his tiny store at 8:30, he needed to leave our apartment at 6:30. after all, he had to take a bus and then the subway. The last journey was a long walk through a neighborhood much of which was full of the smell of rubbish. I learned it was very important to work. No excuse.
When I was 12, I would, on some Saturdays, go to my father’s store to help out. After helping set up the outside clothing display, for the rest of the day, I’d watch to make sure no one stole anything. When I noticed someone looking unusual or strange, I would look the person in the eye, smile and say, “May I help you?” Usually that worked , but sometimes, someone would run off with something. The first time, I ran after the thief but my father shouted, “Martin, stop! There is no need to do that.” It’s true that safety is more important than money.
After 10 years of hard work, he saved up enough money to buy his first car, a cheap one--- he wouldn’t buy one until he could afford to pay for it without borrowing money. I learned you should buy only what you can afford. Buying necessary food and clothing won’t make us go in debt(债务). The unnecessary things won’t give us happiness, which comes from achievement only.
1.What shop did the author’s father own?
A. a bookshop B. a coffee shop
C. a clothing shop D. a food shop
2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The author ran after thieves many times.
B. The author thanked his father a lot.
C. The author‘s father worked very hard .
D. The author’s made some money.
3.All the following are talked about in the passage EXCEPT _________ .
A. the important of working
B. the good ways to keep healthy
C. that safety comes before money
D. that it’s bad to spend more money than you make
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to live a happy life
B. What makes a person successful
C. The help the author got from his father
D. What the author learned from his father
请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Most parents hope that their children can be happy and successful. But do you know the most powerful way to encourage them to be so? The answer is to allow them to make their own decisions.
Different people have different ideas about children’s decision making. Unfortunately , most parents make decisions for their children—what they wear, what they eat and what movies they watch. In fact, it’s not good for children’s growing.
Children should be allowed to make decisions when they are very young. But this doesn’t mean they are allowed to do everything. For example, you shouldn’t take your children into a convenience store and tell them they can have anything they want. They would be overwhelmed(不知所措的) by the choices. But you can give them a choice among snacks. When children get older, expand (扩大) the number of choices you give them. For example, allow them to decide the activities they want to take part in or when they decide to go to bed.
The next step is to get your children to think before they act. Ask themselves several important questions. First, why do I want to do this? Second, what are my choices? Third, what are the results of the actions? After the three questions, they are sure to have right decisions.
1.The best way to make children happy and successful is to ____________ .
A. help children go to college
B. make children read more books.
C. allow children to buy more books
D. allow children to make their own decisions
2.What’s the writer’s opinion on children’s decisions?
A. Parents should allow children to make decisions.
B. Children could do what they want to do.
C. Children could not make decisions for children.
D. Parents should make decisions for children.
3.Parents should _________ when their kids are older according to the passage.
A. take their kids to the store
B. do everything for their kids
C. take their kids to take part in activities
D. give them more chances to make decisions
4.From the passage we can learn ________ .
A. all children like snacks in the store
B. few parents make decisions for their children
C. the kids can learn about how to make decisions
D. the passage wants to tell the kids how to be successful
请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Write down your wish in the Wishing Tree. And tell the tree what you’ll do for your wish comes true. Who knows? The tree may do magic for you !
I hope my grandpa will get well quickly. If he can leave the hospital and come here, I will give away all my money to the hospital. by Grace |
I wish my mom and dad would be nice to each other and get together again. If that happens, I will help children cross the street every day. by Hank |
I want to become a popular movie star. Make my wish come true and I will save time to teach my fans how to look younger. by Willy |
If I can turn into a small and beautiful girl , I will share all my clothes with my sisters. by Nina |
1. From the above reading ,we know Grace hopes___________ .
A. her grandpa will leave the hospital
B. her grandpa will get well soon
C. her parents will come home quickly
D. she will do well in the exam
2.Grace will _________ if her dream can come true.
A. give away all her money to the hospital
B. send all her clothes to poor children
C. help her parents do housework every day
D. work harder and try to be a top student
3.Hank wishes that his parents would __________ .
A. be nice to him
B. be kind to his classmates
C. get together again
D. help children cross the street
请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框所给的词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卷的相应位置，每词限用一次。
You work hard to learn English . Do you know American kids are __1.____ to learn Chinese? About 50,000 American students now_2._____ Chinese .“Because of china’s fast growth, Chinese is more useful than __3.____ languages,” said Scott McGinnis, a Washington___4.___ expert.
For example, in 1999, ___5.___ three Chicago schools had Chinese classes. This year more than 20 do. In many US____6.__ , students take Chinese lessons at school or on the weekends. But Chicago schools teach Chinese during the__7.____ day. Last year China gave them3,000 textbooks because they had ___8.___ a good job.
___9.___ Chinese classes are becoming popular, it is one of the most difficult languages. It ____10.__an English speaker about 1,320 hours to become good at Chinese , but it only takes 480 hours to learn French, Spanish or Italian.
完形填空.
A)请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student,“You speak very good English.” But the girl said, “ No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite _____ at the answer. Thinking he had not made _____ understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed ,you _____ very well.”
_____ the girl still kept saying,“No, no.” This time the American boy could not understand and didn’t know _____ to say.
What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t _____ a compliment(恭维) in the same way the American people do. She should say “Thank you” instead of “ No”. She _____ did understand what the American boy said, but she thought she should be modest (谦虚的). In the _____, people feel proud and confident when they are praised. So if someone says the _____ you cooked are very delicious, you should say, “ Thank you.”
In our country we think being modest is a virtue( 美德) and being _____ is a bad thing. But in my opinion, being confident does not _____ being proud, so sometimes you should be confident as well as modest.
_____ you are modest and say“No, I’m afraid I can’t do it” while working in a western country, others may think that you really can’t do it . If you often say ”No”, you will certainly be looked down by_____. When asking for a job, if one says something like“Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “ Let me have a try”, he or she will_____ .So in the west, you_____ be brave to show your self-confidence.
1.A. excited B. surprised C. relaxed D. frightened
2.A. itself B. herself C. himself D. themselves
3.A. speak B. talk C. listened D . look
4.A. Since B. Although C. Or D. But
5.A. when B. which C. what D. how
6.A. receive B. accept C. refuse D. disagree
7.A. hardly B. really C. nearly D. badly
8.A. east B. south C. west D. north
9.A. dishes B. cups C. glasses D. bowls
10.A. worried B. happy C. lucky D. proud
11.A. think B say C. ask D. mean
12.A. Unless B. Until C. Whether D. If
13.A. others B. the other C. the others D. another
14.A. fail B. want C. succeed D. believe
15.A. would B. should C. could D. Might
Why didn’t you go to Betty’s birthday party? Had____ ever told you that or something else?
A. somebody B. anybody
C. nobody D. everybody
