短文填空：用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用一次。每空只填一个单词。）（共10小题，计10分）
sweet, plant, she, child, run, high, sit, feel, day, notice |
One day, I took my two kids to the local playground. As soon as we got there, my daughter 1. to the swing（秋千）and asked for a push. When I was helping my daughter. I 2. another girl trying to make her own swing go high by herself. Her old grandmother was 3. on the chair nearby and smiled at me.
I gave my daughter one big push and then walked towards the little girl. I asked if she wanted me to give 4. a push. She smiled and said“Yes”. For the next two hours. I pushed the swings, and played with my two 5. and the little girl. When we went home, I was very tired. But my heart was flying much 6. than the swings.
One day two years later, after a 7. work. I was a little tired. But I needed to pick up my kids before going home. While I was waiting outside the school gate, a little girl came over and smiled 8. at me. She gave me a big hug（拥抱）before catching her school bus. As I watched her running away, I didn’t 9. tired anymore.
In life, the love we give others will find its way back to us. It may travel from heart to heart or it may blossom（开花）in the heart which it was 10. in. The love we share, the kindness we give, and the happiness we create will always come back to us with a pleasant surprise.
完成句子：根据所给汉语意思，用单词或短语完成下列英文句子。（共5小题，计10分）
1.我爷爷七十岁了，但看起来依然帅气。
My grandfather is 70, but he still .
2.我们每年三月植树。
We plant trees every year.
3. 如果你不知道事实，请保持沉默。
If you don’t know the truth, please keep .
4. 请访问我们的网站，来购买特别的礼物。
Please visit our website to .
5.多么有用的词典啊！
What they are!
The eagle has the longest life of its group. It can reach up to
70 years. But to reach this age, the eagle must make a hard and
painful decision.
When an eagle reaches near 40, its short sharp beak becomes
bent（弯曲的）. Its long and once flexible（灵活的） talons
can no longer catch animals or birds for food. And its old and
heavy wings with thick feathers on its body make it difficult to fly.
Then, the eagle has only tow choices: to die or to go through a
painful time of change which needs five months.
When the eagle feels weak and is about to die, it goes to a
place far away on the top of a mountain and sits on a nest. For a new life, the eagle knocks its beak against a rock until it pulls its beak out. After pulling it out, the eagle waits for a new beak to grow. And then it pulls out its talons and old feathers. It takes the eagle five months to complete its change and get a new life. We can call it its rebirth. So it can live for 30 more years.
Like the eagle, we human beings sometimes need to make some change to get out of our difficulty. In miserable condition, we have to change our ways of life. The changing may be very painful. But sometimes we have to throw off our old habits, memories and traditions. We can’t go on with all our past burdens（重负）.
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. When an eagle reaches near 40, its short sharp beak is still straight.
B. For a new life, the eagle knocks its talons against a rock.
C. If the eagle doesn’t change itself, it will have a new life.
D. The writer’s idea is that we can’t go on with all our past burdens.
2. The underlined word“miserable” here probably means“ ”.
A.terrible B.good C.lonely D.lucky
3.The best title for the passage can be“ ”.
A.The death of the eagle
B. The living period of the eagle
C. A good and easy decision
D. Rebirth of the eagle
A story happened when the telegraph（电报）was the fastest method of long-distance communication. One day, a young man went to an interview for a job as a Morse code operator（莫尔斯电码报务员）.
Answering the ad in the newspaper, he went to the office address. When he arrived, he walked into a large, busy office filled with noise, including the sound of the telegraph. An office worker asked him to wait until he was called to go into the inner office. Seven other people were already in the waiting area for the interview. The young man sat down and waited with them. After a few minutes, the young man stood up, crossed the room to the door of the inner office, and walked right in. Naturally the other people wondered what was going on. They were sure that the young man made a mistake and would be refused.
A few minutes later, however, the boss came out of the inner office with the young man and said to the other people,“Gentlemen,thank you very much for coming, but the young man has got the job.”
The other people were surprised, and one of them said, “Wait a minute. I don’t understand. He was the last to come in, and we never even got a chance to be interviewed. Yet he got the job. That’s not fair!”
The boss said, “I’m sorry, but all the time you’ve been sitting here, the telegraph has been sending out the following message in Mores code: ‘If you understand this message, then come right in. The job is yours.’ None of you heard it or understood it. This young man did. The job is this.”
1.The young man got the information about the job from .
A. the telegraph B. the newspaper
C. an office worker D. a friend
2.What was the office like?
A. Large, busy and noisy B. Busy, noisy and crowded
C. Large, crowded but quiet D. Busy, crowded but quiet
3.How many people went fot the job interview that day?
A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10
4.The young man was offered the job because .
A. he was young
B. he knew the boss
C. he heard the telegraph message and understood it
D. he was the last one to walk into the inner office
As traditional Chinese art, paper cutting has a long history. The first and earliest paper cutting was found in China 1,500 years ago. But this traditional art is at risk of disappearing now. Luckily, Voyo Woo, a Chinese immigrant（移民）in America, is trying to bring this art back to life.
One Saturday in 2014, Ms Woo held a paper cutting show at a shopping center near Washington. She got much fun and peace doing it. She hoped more people would enjoy it.
Ms Woo began to study the art of paper cutting as a 14-year-old girl in her hometown in China. She said all the students at school had to learn paper cutting. But she had a deep love for it. So her teacher spent more time teaching her after class. Later, she won the second prize in a national painting and art competition. Ms Woo went to America after she finished collage in 2008. Soon after that, she took part in an activity to promote（宣传）Chinese paper cutting. And then she was invited to show the art in many important activities.“It is important to promote this art to Americans or anyone who is interested in it.Maybe it will make this art more popular.”Woo said.
From the art of paper cutting, people can know about Chinese cultural values, history and stories of people’s life. Ms Woo uses the art as a tool to show Chinese culture to people who know little about it. Chinese art is not only for Chinese, but also for people all over the world.
1.What did Ms Woo do in 2014?
A. She won the second prize in a national painting and art competition.
B. She was invited to many activities to show paper cutting.
C. She held a paper cutting show at a shopping center near Washington.
D. She took part in an activity to promote Chinese paper cutting.
2.Ms Woo began to study the art of paper cutting .
A. when she was fourteen
B. after she got to America
C. when she was in college
D. after she finished college
3.In the passage, the writer thinks the art of paper cutting is now.
A. very popular in America B. very popular in China
C. for people who know about it D. in danger of disappearing
Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, is famous for its festivals. There are twelve festivals around the year. Half of them are celebrated during the months of July and August.Thousands of people visit it. Here are some of the events（公开活动）you can enjoy in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh International Festival
The first Edinburgh International Festival was planned during World War II for artists to find hope and communicate with each other. Later, actors, musicians, dancers and singers from all over world came over to give performances.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
This is one of the largest art festival in the world. There are thousands of shows across the city. It was first held as a supplement（补充）to the Edinburgh International Festival. Then it developed very well. Anyone can perform in the festival and many artists take part in it. During the festival, you can go to the Royal Mile to watch performances for free.
Edinburgh International Book Festival
It began in 1983. It is the largest book festival in the world. It is held every year in Charlotte Square Gardens in the center of Edinburgh. There are over 700 event for kids and adults who love books. You can meet many writers, talk to them or ask them to sign a book. Kids also like it because they can listen to stories and watch artists draw pictures of the stories.
1.In Edinburgh, six festival are celebrated in July and August.
2.We can watch performances for free in the Royal Mile during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
3.The first Edinburgh International Festival was planned for artists to give performances.
4.The Edinburgh International Festival is a supplement to Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
5.Kids like the Edinburgh International Book Festival because they can watch artists draw their favorite pictures.
