内容正文:
Unit 1 People around us
Section 1 Listening and Section 3 Speaking
一、语音考查
指出下列划线部分读音不同的单词(考查/iə//eə/ /uə/在单词中的发音)
1. A. here B. bear C. near D. tear
2. A. there B. care C. here D. where
3. A. adventure B. poor C. sure D. cure
4. A. hare B. dare C. square D. are
5. A. prepare B. engineer C. cheer D. dear
6. A. cheerful B. dear C. bear D. fear
7. A. tour B. sure C. poor D. pleasure
8. A. hair B. care C. are D. square
9. A. easier B. poor C. idea D. hear
10. A. creature B. sure C. picture D. furniture
【答案】1-5 BCADA 6-10 CDCBB
二、根据首字母用描述性格和外貌的单词填空
1.You should tell the truth to your father. That will show you are h_______.
2.Tommy is very c_______. He thinks he can do anything if he tries his best.
3. She is very c_______, she always like considering and looking after others.
4.The b__________ man risked his life in trying to save the child.
5. She was so c_______ that she made many simple mistakes.
6. He had a strange way of making his classes l_______ and interesting.
7. Mitchell has medium h________, with a b_______ hair and blue eyes.
8. She's very a_______ in the school activities, she is a h_______ and warm girl.
9.My teacher is very s_____ and patient , she is s______ about our English.
10. My brother is a smart and h_________ student. He wants to go to a famous university.
【答案】1.honest 2.confident 3.caring 4. brave 5.carless 6.lively 7.height brown 8.active helpful 9.serious strict 10.hard-working
三、完成句子
1,左边那个人是我叔叔,他身材强壮,曾经是警察。
The person ____ ____ ___is my uncle. He has a strong build and ____ _____ be a police officer.
2, 受伤后,他开始培训人民像他一样当一个好警察。
After he ____ _____, he began ______ people ______ _______ good police officers like him.
3.许多人自愿向有困难的人伸出援手
Lots of people volunteered to ____ ____ ____ _____to people in trouble.
4.我随时准备在别人需要的时候帮助他们
I'm always ____ ______ ____others _________they need it.
5.左边第二个人和我年龄差不多大
The second person from the left is about ____ _____ ____ _____me.
【答案】1.on the left used to 2.got hurt training to become 3.give a helping hand 4.ready to help whenever 5.the same age as
四、听力训练
听选信息1
1. When did Jack and John become friends?
(six / seven / sixteen)
2. What do Jack and John usually do first after school?
(play basketball / do their homework / play computer games)
听选信息2
3. What are the speakers talking about?
(Sam’s family / Jimmy’s family / Kate’s family)
4. What is Nancy good at?
(playing cards / playing the piano / singing)
听选信息2
5. How many children are there in Eric’s family?
(3 / 4 / 5)
6. What does Eric’s younger sister do?
(a worker / a teacher / a nurse)
【答案】1.They became friends when they were six. /At the age of six. /When they were six.
2.They usually do their homework. /They usually do their homework first after school. /Do their homework.
3.They are talking about Kate’s family. /They’re talking about Kate’s family. /Kate’s family.
4.She is good at singing. /Nancy is good at singing. /Singing. /She’s good at singing.
5.There are 4 children. /There are 4. /4.
6.She is a nurse. /His younger sister is a nurse. /A nurse.
听力原文
听选信息1
W: Jack, do you have close friends?
M: Yes, I do. John is my close friend. We became friends when we were six years old.
W: How often do you spend time with him?
M: Every day. After school, we usually do our homework first, and then we play basketball and computer games together
听选信息2
W: Look, Sam! This is a photo of my family.
M: Wow, you have a big family, Kate! … Who is he?
W: He’s my uncle Jimmy. He often came to my house and played cards with me when I was a child.
M: I see. And who’s she?
W: Oh, she’s my aunt Nancy. She’s good at singing. And she likes playing the piano.
听选信息3
W: Eric, do you have any brothers or sisters?
M: Yes, I have one brother and two sisters.
W: Where do they live?
M: My brother lives in a town near here. One of my sisters lives in Guangzhou, and the other lives in Shenzhen.
W: What do your sisters do?
M: My elder sister is a teacher and my younger sister is a nurse.
五、口语训练
信息转述
你将听到Lucy介绍她的姑姑Kathy,播放两遍。请根据所听到的内容,记 录思维导图提示的信息,在50秒内说一段话介绍Kathy,包含五个要点的内容。
现在,你有15秒的时间阅读思维导图。
你可以这样开始 Lucy’s aunt Kathy is
速记区域
【参考答案】
Lucy’s aunt Kathy is a pretty lady. She is tall and thin. She has black hair and big eyes. She enjoys dancing very much. Aunt Kathy is a teacher in a high school. She is always patient and kind, so everyone likes her very much. Aunt Kathy often helps Lucy with her English.
六、短文填空
A 听对话填词
Gu Lin is phoning her grandma to ask about the people in the photo. Listen to the conversation and tick the topics they talk about.
Gu Lin :Grandma, I saw the photo you sent to me earlier, but I don't know much about the people in it. Could
you tell me about them?
Grandma : Sure. Who do you want to know about?
Gu Lin :Who's the 1.________ man on your left? He's about 50 years old, I guess. He has 2_______ _______ hair. He's wearing glasses.
Grandma :Oh, he's your uncle Danny. He's 51 years old.
Gu Lin :Ah, I remember. Dad told me he is a policeman.
Grandma : That was before he got hurt in an accident. Now he works in a police college. He 3._________ people to be good police officers like himself.
Gu Lin :I'm so 4.__________ of Uncle Danny. What about his wife, Aunt Mary?
Grandma :Aunt Mary is on my right. She has short 5.________ ________ hair. She's 45 years old.
Gu Lin : What is she like and what does she do?
Grandma : She is kind and caring. She is a gardener. She grows beautiful roses. Aunt Mary also loves animals. She helps find new homes for 6_________ cats and dogs.
【答案】1.strong 2. short grey 3. trains 4. proud 5. straight black 6. homeless
B语法填空
When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I started high school. I had to stop 1. (go) to school. I started working in people’s gardens 2. (save) enough money for me to go back to school. After some time, I returned to school. 3. . (Unlucky), my mother died the next year. Suddenly my world 4. .(go) dark. I asked my head teacher if I could work for the school so I could pay my bills. He was 5. nice man and let me work in the school garden during the holidays. I had not been able to study well because of my 6_________(mother) death. At the end of my second year, I failed most of my exams and was told I would have to repeat the year. After another summer working in the school garden, I went back to class again. But suddenly I fell ill. Because of my illness, I was weak 7. couldn’t work at school. My head teacher told me not to give up. And 8. (I) teachers and classmates helped me a lot. Now I’m feeling better and I 9. . (finish) my third year soon.
My life is still not easy. A few 10. (student) call me “farmer” because I work in the school garden. But I know I have to deal with such problems.
【答案】1.going 2.to save 3. Unluckily 4.went 5.a 6.mother’s 7.and 8.my 9.will finish 10. students
七、语法选择
When I was nine years old, I found an advertisement for selling greeting cards in the back of a children’s magazine. I thought to ____1____ that I could do this.I asked my mother to let me send for the box.Two weeks later when the box arrived, I opened the box, got the cards ____2____ rushed out of the house. Three hours later, I returned home ____3____ no card and a pocket full of money shouting “Mama, all the people couldn’t wait to buy my cards!” A seller was born.
When I was twelve years old, my father took me ____4____ Tony Green. I remembered sitting in that dark hall and listening to Mr. Green cheer everybody up. After the speech, I told dad, “Dad, I feel that I can do everything.” When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to make people ____5____ like that.” My father asked me what I meant. “I want to be an encouraging speaker just like Mr. Green.” I replied. A dream was born.
Recently I began following my dream of encouraging ____6____ . I left ____7____ company where I worked for 4 years.Many people were ____8____ why I would leave after earning much money.And they asked why I would do everything for a dream.I loved my old job, my friends and the company I left, but ____9____ was time to get on with my dream.
When I kept working hard on my dream, even during the hard times, the amazing and wonderful things really began to happen.Just as the saying goes, “The world always _____10_____ way for the dreamer.”
1. A. I B. me C. my D. myself
2. A. or B. so C. and D. but
3. A. on B. in C. with D. without
4. A. see B. saw C. seeing D. to see
5. A. feel B. feels C. felt D. to feel
6. A. other B. others C. another D. the other
7. A. / B. a C. an D. the
8. A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprises
9. A. it B. I C. this D. that
10. A. make B. made C. makes D. is making
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. C
【解析】本文介绍了作者追逐理想的故事。
1.句意:我自己想,我能做这个。
I我,主格;me我,宾格;my我的,形容词性物主代词;myself我自己,反身代词。think to oneself表示“心想”。故选D。
2句意:两周以后,当盒子到了时,我打开盒子,拿着卡片,冲出屋。
or或者;so因此;and和;but但是。根据“got the cards”和“rushed out of the house. ”可知此处表顺承关系。故选C。
3句意:三个小时后,我回到家,手里没有卡片,而是一兜子钱。
on在……上;in在……里面;with和;without没有。根据“a pocket full of money shouting, ‘Mama, all the people couldn’t wait to buy my cards!’”可知作者把卡片卖了,变成了钱,用with表伴随。故选C。
4句意:在我十二岁的时候,我父亲带我去见托尼·格林。
see看见,动词原形;saw看见,动词过去式;seeing看见,现在分词;to see看见,动词不定式。take sb to do sth“带某人做某事”,固定短语,不定式作宾语补足语。故选D。
5.句意:爸爸,我想让人们有那种感觉。
feel感觉,动词原形;feels感觉,动词三单形式;felt感觉,动词过去式;to feel感觉,动词不定式。make sb do sth“使某人做某事”,用省略to的动词不定式作宾语补足语。故选A。
6.句意:最近我开始追随我的梦想,鼓励别人。
other其他的,后接名词;others其他的人或物;another泛指三者以上的另一个;the other特指两者之间的另一个。空后没有名词,用others表示“其他人”。故选B。
7.句意:我离开我工作四年的公司。
/零冠词;a不定冠词,表泛指,用于辅音音素前;an不定冠词,表泛指,用于元音音素前;the定冠词,表特指。根据“...where I worked for 4 years.”可知此处特指作者工作四年的公司,用定冠词the。故选D。
8.句意:很多人都很惊讶为什么我在赚了很多钱后会离开。
surprise使惊讶,动词原形;surprised感到惊讶的;surprising令人感到惊讶的;surprises使惊讶。空处应填形容词作表语,修饰people(人),用surprised,故选B。
9.句意:我热爱我以前的工作、我的朋友和我离开的公司,但我实现梦想的时机已经成熟。
it它;I我;this这;that那。it is/was time to do sth表示“该到做某事的时间了”,固定句型。故选A。
10.句意:世界总梦想者让路。
make使,动词原形;made过去式;makes第三人称单数;is making现在进行时结构。此句是谚语,用一般现在时,主语是第三人称单数,谓语动词用动词三单makes。故选C。
八、完形填空
When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list ____1____: I was very thin; I wasn’t a good student; I talked too much; I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all these as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my ____2____ with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly. Then he asked, “Are the things she said ____3____ or not? Janet, didn’t you ever ____4____ what you are really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she ____5____ and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I ____6____ as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t do — like being very thin, but a good number I could — and ____7____ I wanted to change. For the first time I got a very ____8____ picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He wouldn’t like to take it. “That is just for you” he said, “You know ____9____ than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your eyes in ___10____ and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you will find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do the right thing.”
Daddy’s advice is the best one in my life.
1. A. disappeared B. lost C. returned D. grew
2. A. teacher B. father C. grandpa D. mother
3. A. interesting B. useful C. true D. funny
4. A. talk about B. listen to C. think about D. hear about
5. A. said B. liked C. wrote D. discovered
6. A. heard B. knew C. laughed D. did
7. A. suddenly B. hopefully C. really D. luckily
8. A. clear B. beautiful C. good D. meaningful
9. A. less B. fewer C. faster D. better
10. A. danger B. anger C. fear D. trouble
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. D 7. A 8. A 9. D 40. B
【解析】本文主要讲述了有个女孩总是喜欢指出作者的缺点,后来作者忍无可忍,跑去向父亲哭诉。父亲让她把这些评价列出来,然后挑出真实的评价,不去在意那些不真实的评价,在父亲的正确引导下这些评价推动了作者的进步。
1.句意:周复一周,她的名单越来越长。
disappeared消失;lost丢失;returned返回;grew变长。根据“I was very thin; I wasn’t a good student; I talked too much; I was too proud, and so on”可知,指责作者缺点的名单越来越长,故选D。
2.句意:我含泪跑向父亲。
teacher老师;father父亲;grandpa祖父;mother妈妈。根据“I brought the list back to Daddy”可知,向父亲哭诉,故选B。
3.句意:她说的是真的还是假的?
interesting有趣的;useful有用的;true真实的;funny搞笑的。根据“mark the points that are true”可知,询问这些缺点是否真实,故选C。
4.句意:Janet,你从来没想过你到底是什么样的人吗?
talk about谈论;listen to听;think about考虑;hear about听说。根据“what you are really like”可知,父亲询问Janet是否考虑过自己是个什么样的人,故选C。
5.句意:去把她说的每句话都列个清单,标出那些是真的。
said说;liked喜欢;wrote写;discovered发现。根据“Pay no attention to the other things she said”可知,列出她说的属实的那一部分,故选A。
6.句意:我照他说的做了。
heard听见;knew知道;laughed大笑;did做。根据“To my great surprise, I discovered that about half of the things were true”可知,按照父亲说的做,故选D。
7.句意:我突然想改变。
suddenly突然;hopefully有希望地;really真正地;luckily幸运地。根据“Some of them I couldn’t do — like being very thin, but a good number I could”可知,意识到自己的缺点,突然想改变,故选A。
8.句意:我第一次对自己有了一个非常清晰的认识。
clear清楚的;beautiful漂亮的;good好的;meaningful有意义的。根据“To my great surprise, I discovered that about half of the things were true”可知,列出这些之后让作者对自己有个非常清晰的认识,故选A。
9.句意:你比任何人都清楚你自己的真相。
less较少的;fewer较少的;faster更快;better更好。根据“You know … than anyone else the truth about yourself”可知,比任何人都更了解自己,故选D。
10.句意:但你必须学会倾听,而不是在生气或感到受伤时闭上眼睛。
danger危险;anger生气;fear害怕;trouble麻烦。根据前文“At last, I became very angry”可知,不要在生气时就闭上眼睛,故选B。
九、阅读理解
A
What makes you who you are as a person? You probably have some ideas of your own personality. Are you similar to Martin Luther King or Albert Einstein? Read about these types and find out.
The Dreamer
A dreamer thinks there is a “right” way to do things. This person wants to live in the “perfect world”. A dreamer is often hard-working and organized. Many are good listeners and like to help others. Many dreamers work as teachers, lawyers, and in leadership roles.
Famous dreamers:
Mohandas Gandhi. Martin King Jr.
The Partner
A partner wants to be in a group. For this person, group harmony is important. And rules can help us live in harmony because they can keep everything in good order and help the members avoid arguing. Partners are often serious, careful people. Many do well as teachers, managers, police officers, and politicians.
Famous partners:
Mother Teresa, Queen Elizabeth II
The thinker
For thinkers, understanding things is very important. They like to solve problems and make new things. Thinkers can also be competitive. They like to win. They are independent and often have very strong opinions. Many thinkers work as scientists, inventors, politicians, and engineers.
Famous thinkers:
Bill Gates
The Artist
Artists want to be free. They don’t want to follow the rules all the time. Artists like action and are often impulsive (冲动的). They also like trying new things. Like thinkers, many artists have strong opinions. Many artists are creative and do well as musicians, actors, fashion designers, and athletes. The motto of artists might be “Variety is the spice of life.”
Famous artists:
Russell Crowe, Madomma
1. According to the passage,if you want to live in the “perfect world” you may do well as ________.
A. a scientist B. a lawyer C. an inventor D. a musician
2. The following people may be very serious and like to follow rules in a group Except ________.
A Mother Teresa B. Queen Elizabeth II C. Bill Gates D. Barack Obama
3. Albert Einstein is probably an example of _________.
A. the dreamer B. the partner C. the thinker D. the artist
4. Which of the following in NOT true about the artists in this passage?
A. They don’t like to follow the rules all the time.
B. They are usually careful and organized.
C. They like action and are often impulsive.
D. They like trying new things and have strong opinions.
5. The passage mainly talks about ________.
A. different jobs B. famous people C. similar groups D. personality types
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. D
【解析】本文是一篇说明文,主要描述了四类人的性格特点。
1.细节理解题。根据The Dreamer一栏中“This person wants to live in the “perfect world”...Many dreamers work as teachers, lawyers, and in leadership roles.”可知,梦想家想要生活在“完美的世界”中,这类人通常从事教师、律师、领导工作。故选B。
2.推理判断题。根据The Partner一栏中“Partners are often serious, careful people. Many do well as teachers, managers, police officers, and politicians. Famous partners: Mother Teresa, Queen Elizabeth II”可知,Partners通常是严肃、谨慎的人,许多人当老师、经理、警察和政治家都做得很好。著名代表是特蕾莎修女、伊丽莎白二世女王。选项D奥巴马是政治家,也属于这类人,故选C。
3.推理判断题。根据The thinker一栏中“Many thinkers work as scientists, inventors, politicians, and engineers.”可知,许多思想家以科学家、发明家、政治家和工程师的身份工作。所以爱因斯坦可能属于思想者,故选C。
4.推理判断题。根据The Artist一栏中“Artists want to be free. They don’t want to follow the rules all the time. Artists like action and are often impulsive (冲动的). They also like trying new things.”可知,艺术家想要自由,他们不想总是遵守规则;艺术家喜欢行动,经常冲动;他们也喜欢尝试新事物。故选B。
5.主旨大意题。本文主要描述了四类人的性格特点,故选D。
B
Wu Mengchao is known as the Father of Hepatobiliary Surgery in China. He devoted(奉献于)himself to saving people’s lives for nearly eighty years. He completed more than 16,000 operations.
He continued working until he was more than 90 years old and bid farewell to the operating table when he was 96. He treated patients with a warm heart.
Once he said, “Medicine may not cure(治愈)everything, but love will always bring sunshine to life.”
In 1922, Wu Mengchao was born in a mountain village in Fujian. Because his family didn’t have enough money to make a living, he went to Malaysia with his mother at the age of 5. He helped his father do the work while studying in Malaysia.
At the age of 18, Wu Mengchao returned to the motherland and then he entered Tongji Middle School in Shanghai.
In 2005, Wu was honored with the State Pre-eminent Science and Technology Award. However, he gave his 5 million yuan to help with his students’ research.
He once said, “My work alone is not enough to help Chinese people out of sickness. I hope to train more young people in the last years of my life.”
1. We can tell that Wu Mengchao worked for almost ________ years during his life.
A. 70 B. 80 C. 90 D. 96
2. Why did Wu Mengchao go to Malaysia?
A. Because he was a top student in his class.
B. Because he was too tired to go on studying.
C. Because his family was too poor to make a living.
D. Because he wanted to learn new things in Malaysia.
3. Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage above?
A. Wu Mengchao left China in 1940. B. Wu Mengchao was born in Malaysia.
C. Wu Mengchao was born in a big city. D. Wu Mengchao was very kind to his patients.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D
【解析】本文主要介绍了肝胆外科之父 ——吴孟超。
1.细节理解题。根据“He devoted(奉献于)himself to saving people’s lives for nearly eighty years.”可知,近八十年来,他致力于挽救人们的生命。故选B。
2.细节理解题。根据“Because his family didn’t have enough money to make a living, he went to Malaysia with his mother at the age of 5.”可知,因为他的家庭太穷了,无法谋生。故选C。
3.细节理解题。根据“He treated patients with a warm heart.”可知,吴孟超对他的病人很好。故选D。
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Unit 1 People around us
Section 1 Listening and Section 3 Speaking
一、语音考查
指出下列划线部分读音不同的单词(考查/iə//eə/ /uə/在单词中的发音)
1. A. here B. bear C. near D. tear
2. A. there B. care C. here D. where
3. A. adventure B. poor C. sure D. cure
4. A. hare B. dare C. square D. are
5. A. prepare B. engineer C. cheer D. dear
6. A. cheerful B. dear C. bear D. fear
7. A. tour B. sure C. poor D. pleasure
8. A. hair B. care C. are D. square
9. A. easier B. poor C. idea D. hear
10. A. creature B. sure C. picture D. furniture
二、根据首字母用描述性格和外貌的单词填空
1.You should tell the truth to your father. That will show you are h_______.
2.Tommy is very c_______. He thinks he can do anything if he tries his best.
3. She is very c_______, she always like considering and looking after others.
4.The b__________ man risked his life in trying to save the child.
5. She was so c_______ that she made many simple mistakes.
6. He had a strange way of making his classes l_______ and interesting.
7. Mitchell has medium h________, with a b_______ hair and blue eyes.
8. She's very a_______ in the school activities, she is a h_______ and warm girl.
9.My teacher is very s_____ and patient , she is s______ about our English.
10. My brother is a smart and h_________ student. He wants to go to a famous university.
三、完成句子
1,左边那个人是我叔叔,他身材强壮,曾经是警察。
The person ____ ____ ___is my uncle. He has a strong build and ____ _____ be a police officer.
2, 受伤后,他开始培训人民像他一样当一个好警察。
After he ____ _____, he began ______ people ______ _______ good police officers like him.
3.许多人自愿向有困难的人伸出援手
Lots of people volunteered to ____ ____ ____ _____to people in trouble.
4.我随时准备在别人需要的时候帮助他们
I'm always ____ ______ ____others _________they need it.
5.左边第二个人和我年龄差不多大
The second person from the left is about ____ _____ ____ _____me.
四、听力训练
听选信息1
1. When did Jack and John become friends?
(six / seven / sixteen)
2. What do Jack and John usually do first after school?
(play basketball / do their homework / play computer games)
听选信息2
3. What are the speakers talking about?
(Sam’s family / Jimmy’s family / Kate’s family)
4. What is Nancy good at?
(playing cards / playing the piano / singing)
听选信息2
5. How many children are there in Eric’s family?
(3 / 4 / 5)
6. What does Eric’s younger sister do?
(a worker / a teacher / a nurse)
五、口语训练
信息转述
你将听到Lucy介绍她的姑姑Kathy,播放两遍。请根据所听到的内容,记 录思维导图提示的信息,在50秒内说一段话介绍Kathy,包含五个要点的内容。
现在,你有15秒的时间阅读思维导图。
你可以这样开始 Lucy’s aunt Kathy is
速记区域
六、短文填空
A 听对话填词
Gu Lin is phoning her grandma to ask about the people in the photo. Listen to the conversation and tick the topics they talk about.
Gu Lin :Grandma, I saw the photo you sent to me earlier, but I don't know much about the people in it. Could
you tell me about them?
Grandma : Sure. Who do you want to know about?
Gu Lin :Who's the 1.________ man on your left? He's about 50 years old, I guess. He has 2_______ _______ hair. He's wearing glasses.
Grandma :Oh, he's your uncle Danny. He's 51 years old.
Gu Lin :Ah, I remember. Dad told me he is a policeman.
Grandma : That was before he got hurt in an accident. Now he works in a police college. He 3._________ people to be good police officers like himself.
Gu Lin :I'm so 4.__________ of Uncle Danny. What about his wife, Aunt Mary?
Grandma :Aunt Mary is on my right. She has short 5.________ ________ hair. She's 45 years old.
Gu Lin : What is she like and what does she do?
Grandma : She is kind and caring. She is a gardener. She grows beautiful roses. Aunt Mary also loves animals. She helps find new homes for 6_________ cats and dogs.
B语法填空
When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I started high school. I had to stop 1. (go) to school. I started working in people’s gardens 2. (save) enough money for me to go back to school. After some time, I returned to school. 3. . (Unlucky), my mother died the next year. Suddenly my world 4. .(go) dark. I asked my head teacher if I could work for the school so I could pay my bills. He was 5. nice man and let me work in the school garden during the holidays. I had not been able to study well because of my 6_________(mother) death. At the end of my second year, I failed most of my exams and was told I would have to repeat the year. After another summer working in the school garden, I went back to class again. But suddenly I fell ill. Because of my illness, I was weak 7. couldn’t work at school. My head teacher told me not to give up. And 8. (I) teachers and classmates helped me a lot. Now I’m feeling better and I 9. . (finish) my third year soon.
My life is still not easy. A few 10. (student) call me “farmer” because I work in the school garden. But I know I have to deal with such problems.
七、语法选择
When I was nine years old, I found an advertisement for selling greeting cards in the back of a children’s magazine. I thought to ____1____ that I could do this.I asked my mother to let me send for the box.Two weeks later when the box arrived, I opened the box, got the cards ____2____ rushed out of the house. Three hours later, I returned home ____3____ no card and a pocket full of money shouting “Mama, all the people couldn’t wait to buy my cards!” A seller was born.
When I was twelve years old, my father took me ____4____ Tony Green. I remembered sitting in that dark hall and listening to Mr. Green cheer everybody up. After the speech, I told dad, “Dad, I feel that I can do everything.” When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to make people ____5____ like that.” My father asked me what I meant. “I want to be an encouraging speaker just like Mr. Green.” I replied. A dream was born.
Recently I began following my dream of encouraging ____6____ . I left ____7____ company where I worked for 4 years.Many people were ____8____ why I would leave after earning much money.And they asked why I would do everything for a dream.I loved my old job, my friends and the company I left, but ____9____ was time to get on with my dream.
When I kept working hard on my dream, even during the hard times, the amazing and wonderful things really began to happen.Just as the saying goes, “The world always _____10_____ way for the dreamer.”
1. A. I B. me C. my D. myself
2. A. or B. so C. and D. but
3. A. on B. in C. with D. without
4. A. see B. saw C. seeing D. to see
5. A. feel B. feels C. felt D. to feel
6. A. other B. others C. another D. the other
7. A. / B. a C. an D. the
8. A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprises
9. A. it B. I C. this D. that
10. A. make B. made C. makes D. is making
八、完形填空
When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list ____1____: I was very thin; I wasn’t a good student; I talked too much; I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all these as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my ____2____ with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly. Then he asked, “Are the things she said ____3____ or not? Janet, didn’t you ever ____4____ what you are really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she ____5____ and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I ____6____ as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t do — like being very thin, but a good number I could — and ____7____ I wanted to change. For the first time I got a very ____8____ picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He wouldn’t like to take it. “That is just for you” he said, “You know ____9____ than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your eyes in ___10____ and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you will find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do the right thing.”
Daddy’s advice is the best one in my life.
1. A. disappeared B. lost C. returned D. grew
2. A. teacher B. father C. grandpa D. mother
3. A. interesting B. useful C. true D. funny
4. A. talk about B. listen to C. think about D. hear about
5. A. said B. liked C. wrote D. discovered
6. A. heard B. knew C. laughed D. did
7. A. suddenly B. hopefully C. really D. luckily
8. A. clear B. beautiful C. good D. meaningful
9. A. less B. fewer C. faster D. better
10. A. danger B. anger C. fear D. trouble
九、阅读理解
A
What makes you who you are as a person? You probably have some ideas of your own personality. Are you similar to Martin Luther King or Albert Einstein? Read about these types and find out.
The Dreamer
A dreamer thinks there is a “right” way to do things. This person wants to live in the “perfect world”. A dreamer is often hard-working and organized. Many are good listeners and like to help others. Many dreamers work as teachers, lawyers, and in leadership roles.
Famous dreamers:
Mohandas Gandhi. Martin King Jr.
The Partner
A partner wants to be in a group. For this person, group harmony is important. And rules can help us live in harmony because they can keep everything in good order and help the members avoid arguing. Partners are often serious, careful people. Many do well as teachers, managers, police officers, and politicians.
Famous partners:
Mother Teresa, Queen Elizabeth II
The thinker
For thinkers, understanding things is very important. They like to solve problems and make new things. Thinkers can also be competitive. They like to win. They are independent and often have very strong opinions. Many thinkers work as scientists, inventors, politicians, and engineers.
Famous thinkers:
Bill Gates
The Artist
Artists want to be free. They don’t want to follow the rules all the time. Artists like action and are often impulsive (冲动的). They also like trying new things. Like thinkers, many artists have strong opinions. Many artists are creative and do well as musicians, actors, fashion designers, and athletes. The motto of artists might be “Variety is the spice of life.”
Famous artists:
Russell Crowe, Madomma
1. According to the passage,if you want to live in the “perfect world” you may do well as ________.
A. a scientist B. a lawyer C. an inventor D. a musician
2. The following people may be very serious and like to follow rules in a group Except ________.
A Mother Teresa B. Queen Elizabeth II C. Bill Gates D. Barack Obama
3. Albert Einstein is probably an example of _________.
A. the dreamer B. the partner C. the thinker D. the artist
4. Which of the following in NOT true about the artists in this passage?
A. They don’t like to follow the rules all the time.
B. They are usually careful and organized.
C. They like action and are often impulsive.
D. They like trying new things and have strong opinions.
5. The passage mainly talks about ________.
A. different jobs B. famous people C. similar groups D. personality types
B
Wu Mengchao is known as the Father of Hepatobiliary Surgery in China. He devoted(奉献于)himself to saving people’s lives for nearly eighty years. He completed more than 16,000 operations.
He continued working until he was more than 90 years old and bid farewell to the operating table when he was 96. He treated patients with a warm heart.
Once he said, “Medicine may not cure(治愈)everything, but love will always bring sunshine to life.”
In 1922, Wu Mengchao was born in a mountain village in Fujian. Because his family didn’t have enough money to make a living, he went to Malaysia with his mother at the age of 5. He helped his father do the work while studying in Malaysia.
At the age of 18, Wu Mengchao returned to the motherland and then he entered Tongji Middle School in Shanghai.
In 2005, Wu was honored with the State Pre-eminent Science and Technology Award. However, he gave his 5 million yuan to help with his students’ research.
He once said, “My work alone is not enough to help Chinese people out of sickness. I hope to train more young people in the last years of my life.”
1. We can tell that Wu Mengchao worked for almost ________ years during his life.
A. 70 B. 80 C. 90 D. 96
2. Why did Wu Mengchao go to Malaysia?
A. Because he was a top student in his class.
B. Because he was too tired to go on studying.
C. Because his family was too poor to make a living.
D. Because he wanted to learn new things in Malaysia.
3. Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage above?
A. Wu Mengchao left China in 1940. B. Wu Mengchao was born in Malaysia.
C. Wu Mengchao was born in a big city. D. Wu Mengchao was very kind to his patients.
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