阅读下列材料,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
Billy Dengler, a 14-year-old boy, is in the eighth grade. A month after he was born, Billy’s mother,Terri, noticed that his eyes weren’t quite as big as a normal baby’s. She took Billy to the hospital and the doctor said Billy would never be able to see.
Although Billy can’t see, he has never let that hold him back or make him different. Billy began teaching himself computer programming by using a screen reader when he was just seven years old. He is a certified Google developer (谷歌认证开发者) now.
Google even tried to offer him a job last year when he discovered a problem in one of its systems, but Billy wasn’t old enough. Billy’s dream school would be Stanford University or MIT, where he could get a very good education in computer science. After he leaves school, whether he will go to work at a company like Google or design a software company of his own is still to be decided. However, he says he will definitely (绝对地) do something great.
“It’s a sighted world,” Billy said. “You can’t let anything get in the way of your dreams, and if you do that, you can’t move forward and make your dreams come true.”
1.Billy’s mother found there was something wrong with Billy’s eyes when .
A. he was 14 years old
B. he left school
C. he was in the eighth grade
D. he was a month old
2. Billy started to learn computer programming by himself with the help of .
A. a screen reader B. his mother
C. a computer D. his teacher
3.The underlined word “systems” means “ ” in Chinese.
A. 电脑 B. 系统
C. 机器 D. 计划
4.What will Billy do after school?
A. He will work for Google.
B. He will open a company.
C. He has not decided on that.
D. He will do nothing.
5.We can learn that from the passage.
A. blindness is not a big problem
B. it’s easy to be a certified Google developer
C. nothing should get in the way of our dreams
D. Billy is a student of Stanford University
阅读下列材料,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
One little miracle (奇迹) has been happening to me recently, and it gives me a special joy.
A few months ago, I was telling my daughter, Sally, some stories about my mother. My daughter was so young when my mother died that she doesn’t remember her well. I told her all I could remember, like how wonderful my mother was and how much she meant to me.
One day, Sally was sad because her grandmother was in heaven (天堂) and she couldn’t
see her. I explained that though her grandmother was dead, now she was still watching over us and could send us something to let us know she was there. She could be anywhere, even riding invisibly (看不见地) on the back of a butterfly (蝴蝶). Just after I said this, a butterfly flew down right by us, and we laughed happily.
Now many people would say it was just luck that the butterfly flew down at that time. A funny thing, however, has happened since then. Every time I go out in any type of weather I see butterflies. Very often they fly right by my face to get my attention. I always say hi to Mom,send her my love, and thank God for little miracles.
Everyone is always looking for some big miracles to come out and save them when they are in trouble, but they don’t notice the little miracles that happen every day right in front of their eyes. I know what they really are, however. For me little miracles are the best kind. So many little miracles happen around me all the time that I know they are not just luck.
根据短文内容,选择最佳选项。
1.When her grandmother died, Sally was .
A. at school B. quite young
C. in trouble D. not at home
2.One day Sally was sad because .
A. her mother told her a sad story
B. she argued with her grandmother
C. she couldn’t see her grandmother
D. her grandmother sent her nothing special
3.What does the underlined word “they” refer to (指代)?
A. Everyone. B. Butterflies.
C. Grandparents. D. Little miracles.
4.What is the little miracle that has been happening to Sally’s mom?
A. She has a wonderful time with her daughter.
B. She sees butterflies every time she goes out.
C. She can make her daughter laugh happily every day.
D. She often sees her mother ride on the back of a butterfly.
5.Which can be the BEST title for this passage?
A. Butterflies and miracles
B. Sally’s grandmother
C. Miracles are nowhere
D. A funny thing happened to Sally
完形填空,阅读下列短文,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Food is very important.Everyone needs to _______ well if he or she wants to have a strong body.Our minds also need a kind of food.
This kind of food is _______.We begin to get knowledge even when we are very young.Small children are _______ in everything around them.They learn _______ while they are watching and listening.When they are getting older,they begin to _______ story books,science books...,anything they like.When they find something new,they love to ask questions and _______ to find out the answers.
What is the best _______ to get knowledge?If we learn _______ ourselves,we will get the most knowledge.If we are _______ getting answers from others and do not ask why,we will never learn well.When we study in the right way,we will learn more and understand _______.
1.A. sleep B. read C .drink D. eat
2.A. sport B. exercise C. knowledge D. meat
3.A. interested B. interesting C. weak D. better
4.A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
5.A. lend B .read C. learn D. write
6.A. try B. have C. think D. wait
7.A. place B. school C. way D. road
8.A. on B .with C. to D. by
9.A. often B. always C. usually D. sometimes
10.A. harder B. much C. better D. well
— I am going back to America for Thanksgiving Day.
— . And we will miss you.
A. Enjoy yourself B. You’re welcome
C. That’s interesting D. The same to you
— Can you spare time to come to our Thanksgiving party?
— Well, I don’t know .
A. that I can finish my work by then
B. if can I finish the work by then
C. whether I can finish the work by then
D. that can I finish the work by then
— Will we have dinner at the Hope Restaurant?
— Maybe. We’ll go there if the show before 6. But I don’t know if there any free tables then.
A. will end; were B. will end; will be
C. ends; were D. ends; will be