短文填空 根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整通顺。（10分）
In the USA, children between the ages of 8 and 14 are a powerful group. They make up 60% of Internet users u 1. age18. Just as in America, the number of teen Internet 
users in China is g 2. bigger, up to 253 million. The number shows a great increase in Internet use in China over the last f 3. years, particularly among teenagers, and China becomes a large m 4.for Internet business.
A new survey r 5. that Chinese teens take an interest in online activities. And spending too much time before a computer screen causes a lot of p 6.for their young life. According to the survey, 42.6% of teens have built their o 7.web blogs and 8% have taken Internet courses. More than half enjoy c 8.online in chat-rooms and 10.6% of teens play Internet games. In the eyes of most parents, what a p 9. that only 6% use the Internet to get information for their learning projects! Also, the survey finds that the teens have different favourite places to use the Internet. For teens in towns, 35% c 10. Internet bars as a main place to go online. For those living in large cities, 76% prefer home computers and 10% Internet bars.
阅读表达 阅读短文，按要求完成短文后的各项任务。（10分）
(1)Daniel was always making excuses for forgetting to do things. His usual excuse was: “ I was too busy.” or “I didn’t have time.”
(2)Daniel’s parents were him. “ He shouldn’t go through life making excuse
s all the time.” his father said. “ No one will trust him to do anything. He won’t be able to keep a job. No sensible(明智的)girl will marry him.”
“I don’t know what we can do.” his mother said.
“I have an idea.” his father said. “If this doesn’t work, nothing will.”
The next day was Daniel’s birthday. He was really looking forward to getting exciting presents. He woke up, expecting his parents to wish him a happy birthday. But all day what they said was “Good morning, Daniel. Hurry, or you will be late for school.” There were no p
resents, not even a card. He was really disappointed.
“Never mind.” he thought. “There’ll be a surprise for me after school.” But there wasn’t. Sadly he said to his parents at dinner, “Today’s my birthday.”
“Oh,” his father said. “So it is. I forgot.”
“So did I.” his mother said.
“How could you forget?” Daniel asked. “There must be a reason.”
“Well, yes.” his father said. “We have a really good excuse for forgetting your birthday, Daniel. We didn’t remember your birthday because we were too busy.”
Poor Daniel! He never had a silly excuse for not doing something again.please remember :there is no excuse for any success.
1.请把句(1)译成汉语。______________________________________________。
2.请在(2)填一个恰当的短语使句意完整 _________ _________.
3.找出“He ought not to make his life full of excuses at all times”的同义句_____________________.
4.回答问题 Did Daniel get his birthday present at last? __________________________.
5.找出或写出文章的主题句_________________________________________.
词汇运用 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空 （每空不限一词）。（10分）
1._________(sad),a Chinese girl lost her life in the Boston bombing.
2.The medals and cups belong to those __________(direct).
3.Mr Smith is a teacher. His _______ life is very common. (day)
4.I agree with you. The story _________(it) is interesting.
5.We all know that the knives _____________(use) to cut things.
6.Tom’s father will have a party to celebrate his _____ birthday. (44)
7.Because of the rain, the photos ____________ out yet. (not come)
8.Many parents worry about the _____________(weigh) of their children at present.
9.Look! The children are making cards _______________(show) love for their fathers.
10.John had an (please) trip to Qin Lake National Wetland Park because of the heavy traffic.
Charlie，a master carpenter(木匠)，was very well respected in his community．Everyone knew that if they wanted the best，they would call on him．Of course that meant that Charlie would never be rich．Other carpenters always told him that if he used inferior(劣质的)materials and cheap labor then he could make a lot of money．Charlie would not take their advice．
One day，John，the richest man in town came to Charlie．He said that he had just bought the best piece of land in town. He was going to Europe for 4 months and wanted Charlie to build him the best house in town．“Spare no expense and give me the best．”
Charlie thought about this and decided finally he would make some money．He did not get his usual great carpenters and fine materials from his normal suppliers．He built the house and covered up the flaws(瑕疵)．After 4 months he had spent about 50％of what he usually spends on a house．
John came back from Europe and immediately called Charlie and asked him to meet him at the house．When they met，John asked him if he had used the finest materials and spared no expense．Charlie said absolutely(绝对地)．John said that he was glad．He paid Charlie，then told him that he wanted to reward Charlie for all of his years of service to the community by giving Charlie this house．
There are many times in our lives where we let down a little bit. When you do，you never know what is going to happen．
1.What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
A．Charlie was an honest and respected master carpenter．
B．Charlie was a very foolish master carpenter．
C．Charlie was a good but stubborn master carpenter．
D．Charlie was a carpenter who would never be rich．
2.What does the underlined phrase “spare no expense” in the second paragraph mean?
A．to spend no money
B．to spend all the money necessary
C．to give not enough money
D．to waste no money
3.From Paragraph 3 we can learn ___________________ . .
A．Ch
arlie did as the rich man told him
B．the house was well built
C．Charlie kept some of the money to himself
D．the house was only half finished after 4 months
4.When Charlie heard that he would be given the house, he must have felt _______ .
A．happy B．sorry C．1ucky D．satisfied
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A．A good carpenter shouldn’t earn money from his labor．
B．A carpenter shouldn’t earn a rich man’s money．
C．The richest man often punished carpenters．
D．One should always be honest．
Almost every Chinese person can recite(背诵) the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work ”. But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.
A CCTV program reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. Do we have too much food? Absolutely not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.
Chinese people are well-known for being friendly and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table. Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food?
1. Don’t order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2. Don’t leave any food in your bowls while having meals.
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
1.What’s the real meaning of the underlined sentence?
A. 春种一粒粟，秋收万颗籽 B. 谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。
C. 吏禄三百石，岁晏有余粮 D. 足蒸暑土气，背灼炎天光。
2.According to the UN report, how many hungry people were there in 2011?
A. 6 million. B. 925 million. C. 200 million. D. 725 million.
3.What should we do to waste less food?
A. Order more food in a restaurant.
B. Every time you eat, leave some food in your bowls.
C. Take all the food you ordered home.
D. Don’t store too much food like vegetables and fruit.
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. A number of people have realized the importance of saving food.
B. The food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
C. 200 million children die of hunger every year.
D. Many Chinese feel that they lose face if guests have eaten all the food on the table.
5.What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. Don’t waste food.
B. Chinese people are friendly and generous.
C. We can’t die of hunger.
D. Every grain is grown by farmers.
Have you ever been sad because you failed in something? If so, please remember, for often, achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Here is a story to tell you why.
One day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program. As he was working, a couple of boys stopped by to watch. "What are you doing?" asked one of the visitors. "I want to dig a deep hole all the way through the earth!" the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it. Then they left.
The little boy kept on digging and digging. Suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes. He collected them and put them into a glass jar patiently. Humming a song, he went on digging. The jar was full soon. Then he talked to himself calmly and proudly, "Maybe I can't finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I have found in the process of digging !"
The boy's goal was too difficult, but it did cause him to go on, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not every goal will be achieved. Not every job will end up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you can't achieve your goal, maybe you can say, "yes, but look what I've found along the way! There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!" It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a meaning.
1.What did the boy do after watching a program?
A. He bought a glass jar. B. He started to dig a hole.
C. He played with some visitors. D. He went on watching the program.
2.What did the older boys think of the little boy?
A. He was silly. B. He was strict.
C. he was strong-minded. D. He was energetic.
3.When did the boy find the stones?
A. Before he met the older boys
B. When he wanted to give up digging.
C. After the older boys laughed at him.
D. As soon as he began to dig the hole.
4.What does the underlined sentence "It is in the digging that life is lived." mean according to the article?
A. Life is to make a big success.
B. Life is to find the colorful stones.
C. Life is difficult but colorful.
D. Life is on the way to achieve the goal.
5.Which is the best title for this article?
A. Enjoying the process
B. How to achieve goals
C. A journey through the earth
D. Dig a deep hole all the way through the earth.
