For years, Kyle Hargreaves, 13, had a secret fear. It wasn't of snakes or spiders or of heights. Kyle was afraid of mascots (吉祥物). That's right — those characters in fun costumes (服装) at sporting events and amusement parks.
Just seeing a mascot made Kyle shudder. He even would have trouble breathing. “What's wrong with me?” Kyle wondered. And as time went on, the problem only became worse.
Kyle decided to face his fear. He told his dad about it. Hearing that, his dad couldn't believe his ears. He took Kyle to a hospital at once. There Kyle was treated (治疗) in a special way. He was asked to face the feared object step by step.
First, a man carrying a rabbit costume appeared. Kyle started to fear, but he didn't run away. Next, the man put on the whole costume except for the head. Then he played basketball with Kyle. After a while, the man put on the head. Other mascots joined the game.
Kyle was nervous every step of the way. But finally he relaxed. By the end of the day, his fear was gone. To prevent his fear from returning, Kyle played with mascots several times for a month.
To celebrate Kyle's new relationship with mascots, his family went on a trip. Where did they go? To a place full of mascots!
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1.What does the underlined word “shudder” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Forget. B. Shake. C. Answer. D. Sing.
2.How did Kyle's dad feel when he knew about Kyle's fear?
A. Angry. B. Funny. C. Disappointed. D. Surprised.
3.How was Kyle treated in the hospital?
A. By making more friends.
B. By playing with mascots.
C. By learning to play basketball.
D. By carrying all kinds of costumes.
4.Where might Kyle and his family go to celebrate Kyle's success?
A. To a zoo.
B. To a concert.
C. To a science museum.
D. To an amusement park.
5.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. How a boy faced his fear.
B. How a boy learnt what fear was.
C. How a boy's family helped him.
D. How a boy's friends helped him.
I arrived in the UK last weekend to learn English．So far I have already made a few friends and had some traditional English food there．But after having three days of hamburgers，sandwiches and potatoes，I thought none could be more delicious than Chinese food，especially my favorite﹣huo guo．You can't imagine how excited I was when I got to know that there was going to be a free meal of hotpot to welcome the new students．On the way to the canteen，I seemed to smell huo guo in the air．
To my surprise，when I went into the room，I didn't see any sign of huo guo．Where was it？
With many questions in my head，I sat down to have the free meal．After talking with an English girl，I got to know that Chinese huo guo is completely different from hotpot．Chinese huo guo is written in two words﹣hot pot； and hotpot，one word，is a traditional English dish．
Hotpot is made from mutton and onion．On the top are pieces of potatoes．People put it in the oven all day in a heavy pot on a low heat．It takes very little effort to prepare．You can often see it at parties in the UK because it's easy to prepare for a large number of people and is not expensive．
Hotpot doesn't taste bad．However，I still miss huo guo﹣hot pot，two words!
1.The writer felt excited when she thought she would．
A. try traditional English food B. learn English in the UK
C. have her favorite huo guo D. meet some new friends
2.The underlined word"canteen"means"B"in Chinese．
A. 宿舍 B. 餐厅 C. 实验室 D. 体育馆
3.Why is hotpot often prepared for parties？
A. Because it's easy to prepare． B. Because it's very popular．
C. Because it's quite expensive． D. Because it's good for health．
4.After the free meal，the writer learnt that．
A. "hotpot"wasn't"hot pot" B. hotpot took little time to cook
C. hotpot wasn't traditional in the UK D. the girl knew nothing about hotpot
5.What is the writer's favorite food？
A. Sandwiches B. Mutton C. Hotpot D. Hot pot．
I think smiling is as important as sunshine.Smiling ______ sunshine because it can make people happy and have a good day.If you aren't happy，you can smile，and then you will feel ______．Someone may say，“I don't feel happy.”Then I would say，“Please smile when you are unhappy or play with your friends happily，then you will really be happy ______．”You don't like crying，right？So you must ______ smiling，and you know smiling will let people ______ everything unhappy.Every day we see teachers or classmates and say，“Hi！How are you？”At ______ time，you are smiling，right？Smiling can let you have ______ friends.With a smile，people will know you are a ______ person.They will talk with you，______ you will have more and more friends.I think ______ is like a flower，the sunshine and the warmth.It will give you happiness.
1.A. likes B. is like C. like D. are like
2.A. happy B. sad C. angry D. exciting
3.A. ago B. before C. again D. after
4.A. dislike B. hate C. worry D. prefer
5.A. stop B. remember C. forget D. know
6.A. different B. the same C. same D. the different
7.A. more B. less C. least D. most
8.A. unfriendly B. serious C. kind D. busy
9.A. but B. if C. because D. so
10.A. crying B. saying C. speaking D. smiling
— Didn’t you see the sign, sir? Smoking is not allowed here.
—__________.
A. Never mind B. I’m sorry C. Don’t mention it D. Sure. I don’t smoke
―My sister bought me a new MP4 player, but I don’t know __________.
―Let me show you.
A. how to use it B. where to use it C. what to use D. which one to use
—________do you feel about the heavy traffic?
—It makes me bored．
A．What
B．How
C．Why
D．When
