阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
I think Christmas is a perfect time to show our kindness. Every year at Christmas my wife and I send 1. gift to someone anonymously (匿名地). I feel that’s the true 2. (mean) of Christmas---it is about giving rather than receiving.
My wife had a close friend with 3. she had grown up. One year, just before Christmas, she lost her job. She had almost no savings and no one to turn to 4. help and she had two young children. It was really the 5. (hard) time in her life. I told my wife we should help her but we should do 6. anonymously.
We purchased a lot of necessities (必需品) she would need from the supermarket and mailed them to her with no mailing address. We had a friend address the package 7. she couldn’t recognize the handwriting. Besides, the package was mailed from a district 8. we didn’t live. Four years later, also at Christmas time, my wife 9. (decide) to tell her whom the package was from. When she did, her friend just smiled, 10. (say) that from that Christmas on she had been helping others who were in need every Christmas.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mexican President Vicente Fox was once invited to a university to give a lecture. A student asked him, “In your experience in politics have you _________ ?”
Fox said, “No, never.”
The students were chuckling (轻声地笑) _________ every politician always said so.
Fox wasn’t_________ . He said, “In this society, perhaps it is very _________ to prove that I’m an honest man, _________ you should believe that in this world there’s_________, which is always around us. I want to tell you a _________ which means a lot to me.
“There was a father who was ready to dismantle (拆除) the pavilion (亭子) in the garden. His son said to him, ‘Daddy, i want to _________ how you dismantle the pavilion, so can you not dismantle it_________ I come back from school?’ His father _________. However, after the boy _________, he asked some workers to dismantle the pavilion. After the boy returned from school, he found the old pavilion had _________ Therefore, he said _________ to his father, ‘Dad, you told me a lie.’ His father was embarrassed and said, ‘My boy, I was _________ .’ The father called in the workers again and had them rebuild a pavilion in the _________ of the old one. After the pavilion was rebuilt, he called in his son and said to the workers, ‘Please dismantle it.’
“I know the father. He was not rich, but he kept his _________.”
Hearing this, the students said, “What’s the father’s name? We hope to _________ him.”
Fox said, “He has died, but his son is still _________ .”
“Then, where’s the son? He must be an honest man.”
Fox said, “His son is _________ here. It’s me. I’d like to treat this country and everyone in it like my father _________ me.”
A storm of applause thundered in the audience.
Dismantling and rebuilding a pavilion restored the boy’s faith in honesty.
1.A. failedB. liedC. fearedD. dreamed
2.A. ifB. onceC. becauseD. although
3.A. angryB. carefulC. excitedD. shy
4.A. simpleB. hardC. usefulD. possible
5.A. andB. orC. soD. but
6.A. selflessnessB. knowledgeC. powerD. honesty
7.A. methodB. bookC. storyD. view
8.A. showB. proveC. seeD. discuss
9.A. untilB. unlessC. afterD. for
10.A. apologizedB. agreedC. changedD. succeeded
11.A. forgotB. refusedC. leftD. arrived
12.A. finishedB. disappearedC. shinedD. improved
13.A. proudlyB. impolitelyC. patientlyD. unhappily
14.A. wrongB. tiredC. satisfiedD. clear
15.A. middleB. shapeC. faceD. interest
16.A. recordB. secretC. promiseD. appointment
17.A. helpB. attractC. criticizeD. know
18.A. braveB. aliveC. brightD. alone
19.A. standingB. travellingC. runningD. regretting
20.A. trainedB. neededC. treatedD. praised
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Child development
People live much longer than most other animals, so human childhood also lasts a long time. Unlike baby animals, human children need many years to learn how to live on their own as adults. As children’s bodies grow, so do their minds. 1.
There are several stages of child development. Infancy (婴儿期) is the most helpless stage. Over their first year infants gradually learn to roll over, sit up, crawl (爬), and take their first steps with someone helping them. As they grow out of infancy, babies begin to make sounds similar to words.
The toddler stage (学步期) begins when a baby starts to walk, usually at about the age of 1. Most children also start saying words at about this time. As toddlers grow they become stronger and have more control of their bodies. Their thinking skills also improve. 2. They like to copy what other people say and do.
Between the ages of 3 and 5, children are in the preschool stage. Children learn many important skills during this stage. They learn to share and to take turns. 3. Playing with others helps them learn how to get along with all kinds of people.
Starting school marks a new stage. Children’s minds develop quickly as they learn reading and writing. They also learn more about cooperating with others.
Between 9 and 12 years old, children are preteens. 4. They become better at controlling their behavior. Preteens also understand how to be helpful to others.
5. As preteens become teenagers, they move one step closer to becoming adults and living on their own.
A. This growth is called child development.
B. As their bodies grow stronger, they try sports.
C. They learn how to play simple games with rules.
D. During this stage they become much more independent.
E. The end of the preteen years marks the end of childhood.
F. They slowly start putting words together to make sentences.
G. Preteens also become more aware of the world beyond their home.
Spending time with your kids is the best way to give them you attention. No matter whether you stay at home or work outside the home, you can still give quality time to your kids. Quality time doesn’t mean the whole family sitting for four hours watching TV. It means turning the TV off and playing games together, reading books, going for walks---anything!
Giving kids your attention means listening to them when they talk. I don’t mean half-way listening and saying “uh huh” like we do to our spouses (配偶) when they’re talking about their day at work. I mean sitting down, looking children in the eye, and listening. Ask questions. Be interested. It shows that you’re paying attention, even if your question is just, “So you say you painted the cat blue?”
Raising kids is not the time to be selfish with your time. You can be selfish later on when they’re grown and having kids of their own. If you feel guilty about not being able to spend enough time with your kids, resist trying to buy their attention. You don’t have to make every weekend a Disneyland day. And you don’t have to continually buy them gifts as a means of letting them know you love them. The answer is “time”. Time is what they want most from you.
Your kids, no matter what age, are on some type of schedule. They get up, eat breakfast, eat lunch, eat dinner, etc. What do they do the rest of the time? Fill up some of the empty spots in their schedules with activities. Have them help you do something around the house or make them take part in a project with you. This is how day care workers are able to keep so many kids under control---they fill up the day with activities.
1.According to the author, spending quality time with kids means .
A. watching TV with them
B. staying with them as long as possible
C. doing meaningful things together with them
D. giving up jobs to stay with them
2.The author thinks it is important for parents to .
A. listen to their kids carefully
B. choose the best gifts for their kids
C. help their kids develop some interests
D. teach their kids the importance of time
3.The author mentions day care workers to show the importance of letting kids .
A. eat well B. help parents
C. do housework D. do activities
4.The text is written for .
A. kids B. parents
C. school teachers D. education officers
Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames (绰号). Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag. Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music.
Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, “Jazz and I grew up together.”
Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短号) at a boy’s home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in paradise, clubs, and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.
In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong began. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went. Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing American popular songs.
His cornet playing had deep humanity and warmth that caused many listeners to say, “Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.” He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world. His death, on July 6, 1971, was headline news around the world.
1.Armstrong was called Pops because he .
A. looked like a musician
B. was an influential musician
C. showed an interest in music
D. traveled to play modern music
2.Paragraph 3 is organized .
A. by space B. by examples
C. by time order D. by comparison
3.From the passage, we can learn that .
A. Armstrong’s tale began in New Orleans
B. Armstrong was born before jazz was invented
C. Armstrong’s music was popular with his listeners
D. Armstrong learned popular music at a boy’s home
4.What is the best title for the text?
A. The Invention of the Jazz Music.
B. The Spread of Popular Music.
C. The Making of a Musician.
D. The Father of the Jazz Style.
There is a time when Karyn Bosnak couldn’t pay a ＄59 bill at the grocery store. She was officially broke. She didn’t have enough money to get on the subway, but she looked rich. She was a television producer, earned ＄900 a week, and had a closetful of designer labels like Gucci and Louis Vuitton. But she also had a ＄20,221.40 credit card bill and an empty bank account. Karyn decided that it was time for a change. She built a website and simply asked people to help her out by sending her a dollar or two.
On the site, Karyn honestly explained her situation. “If 20,000 people gave me just ＄1, I’d be home free.” Amazingly, it worked. Her website was visited by more than a million people. Although most donors just gave a few dollars, one generous donor sent ＄1,000. She was on TV and in newspapers and magazines. She was offered a book deal and a movie contract. And of course, she was able to pay off her credit card debt. She also sold her designer clothes on eBay. In her closet, where the Gucci purse once sat, Karyn keeps all the letters that people have sent her.
It’s hard to understand why so many people helped a total stranger pay off her huge credit card bill. Karyn explains, “I was just honest about what happened; I didn’t make up some sob story (悲伤的故事) about saving the world.” Her donors think it’s funny and original, and view it less as a charity than as an entertainment site. Imitators have appeared all over the Internet, some with extremely selfish requests for things like a BMW or a house.
Actually, Karyn was not the first person to put up a website asking strangers for money. The practice has a name: “cyber-begging.” Most sites receive little traffic and even less cash. Karyn also had thousands of enemies and critics. People sent her hate mail and scolded (斥责) her on websites. Karyn says she never let this anger bother her. “They are probably jealous (嫉妒的) they didn’t think of it.” She explains.
1.Why was Karyn in financial trouble?
A. She lost her job.
B. Her business failed.
C. She spent too much money.
D. Her bank account was stolen.
2. After building a website, Karyn .
A. became very famous.
B. decided to make a movie
C. decided herself to charity
D. started a fashion magazine
3.Why did so many people respond positively to Karyn’s website?
A. They were moved by Karyn’s story.
B. They thought it was very interesting.
C. They wanted to follow Karyn’s steps.
D. They really wanted to help Karyn out.
4.What can we learn about cyber-begging?
A. It encourages beggars to be honest.
B. Its main purpose is to help the poor.
C. It was first started by Karyn Bosnak.
D. Most of the time it draws little attention.
