Mr Black's eyesight (視力) is too bad,but he doesn^ like wearing glasses. And there was an interesting story which happened to him during his vacation last month.

   One day,after climbing the mountains in the day and Mr Black was very tired at night,he stayed in a hotel room with a bottle of wine in each hand. On the wall there was a fly,but he thought it was a nail. So the moment he hung them on,the bottles fell broken and the wine spilt all over the floor. When a waitress found what had happened,she decided to help him.

   So the next morning when Mr Black was taking a walk in the garden outside the hotel,the waitress put a nail in the place where the fly had stayed.

   Then Mr Black came into his room. When he looked up at the wall,he found the fly was there again!He walked to it carefully and slapped (拍打) it. On hearing a loud cry,the waitress came in quickly. To her great surprise,the poor old man was there sitting on the floor,with his right hand bleeding!

1. The story happened .

   A. on the beach   B. in a garden

   C. in a hotel   D. in the glasses shop

2. The bottles fell broken from the wall because.

   A. the bottles were filled with wine

   B. Mr Black regarded the fly as a nail

   C. Mr Black didn't like them

   D. the bottles were not hard

3. The waitress put a nail in the place where the fly had stayed,because .

   A. she wanted to hang the bottles on the wall

   B. the manager asked her to do so

   C. the place looked ugly without a nail

   D. she wanted to help Mr Black hang the bottles on the wall

4. Mr Black cried loudly because .

   A. there was a fly on the wall

   B. he couldn’t drink any wine

   C. the waitress came in quickly

   D. his right hand slapped a nail

5. The underlined word “ bleeding means“ ”.

   A. having blood   B. shaking

   C. having water   D. pointing

   When I was in school,I was very fat. I thought that nice clothes looked very 1 on me. I was very sad. However,I changed my mind when my friends took me to a 2 one night. At the party my friends all went to dance,3 I thought I would look funny if I danced,so I sat in the comer of the hall and 4 the others dance happily.

   “Don’t you like dancing?” A girl next to me asked.

   “I like it,but I... ”

   “ But you can't,right?” the girl asked 5 I could finish my words.

   “You are right,” I answered. I was happy that the girl helped me find a 6 .

   “Why don't you ask your friends to teach you?” she asked.

   “I am too fat. I won’t look nice if I dance ,” I said.

   Hearing this,the girl said 7 ,“ There are many things we can enjoy in life. Don’t let your shape 8 your life. You should be thankful that you have a 9 body. How I wish that I could dance like you! ”

   It was then that I found the girl 10 in a wheelchair. At that time I felt I was very lucky. Then I stood up and danced with my friends.

1. A. ugly   B. nice   C. dirty   D. good

2. A. meeting   B. party   C. show   D. concert

3. A. or   B. so   C. but   D. and

4. A. helped   B. heard   C. felt   D. watched

5. A. if   B. until   C. before   D. after

6. A. result   B. programme   C. way   D. reason

7. A. sadly   B. slowly   C. sad   D. slow

8. A. stop   B. enter   C. influence   D. improve

9. A. right   B. healthy   C. different   D. bad

10. A. lying   B. sitting   C. standing   D. pushing

   Every week,Julia would go to visit her grandparents. ( 1 ) The grandfather would give each child a few coins and tell them to buy something they like. They would buy toys and candy. After they grew a little bit older,their parents thought that it was time for them to learn how to manage (管理) money. So the parents asked the children to think of ways to manage money.

   Ruben is the cleverest boy. He decided to earn money by buying and selling things. He got support from the whole family. But Nico,the smallest child,still spent the money as usual. Ruben thought this was unfair and he stopped saving his money,too.

   For little Julia,she had a wonderful,secret plan. But her parents were very disappointed (失望的) with her. They thought Julia wasn’t doing anything.

   One day,Julia came with a violin and played it for the family. Everyone was surprised. They knew that Julia liked the violin,but her family was too poor to afford the violin classes for her. So,Julia found a street violinist and asked him to teach her. In return,she gave him all her money. The violinist was deeply moved by Julia. He taught her for months and rent a violin to her. Then,Julia gave performances (表演) with the violinist in the street. By doing this,she earned enough money to pay for the violin.

根據(jù)短文內容，按要求完成下列任務。

任務一：將(1) 處畫線部分翻譯成漢語。

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任務二：完成句子，每空詞數(shù)不限。

2. The family thought Ruben was child,because he decided to make more money by buying and selling things,but at last he his plan.

3. Julia's parents were with her because they thought Julia was .

任務三：簡要回答問題。

4. How did Julia make money to buy a violin?

   A message in a water bottle which was thrown overboard by a Titanic .victim (遇難者) while the ship sank has now been donated to a Heritage Centre in Cork by his family.

   Jeremiah Burke,19, from Glanmire in Cork was given the bottle by his mother before he set off for the US. As the Titanic sank in the early hours of 15 April,1912,he threw the bottle and message into the sea.

   The bottle was washed to the beach a year later in Dunkettle,only a few miles from his family home. The note,which read “ From Titanic,goodbye all,Burke of Glanmire,Cork” has remained in the Burke family for nearly a century. Now one of Jeremiah's nieces (侄女) ，Mary Woods,has donated it to the Cobh Heritage Centre. Ms Woods said Jeremiah had been traveling to America with his cousin Nora Hegarty,18, to meet with his two sisters who had left for Boston a year ago. Both Jeremiah and Nora drowned (淹死) in the sea.

   “Jeremiah's mother didn't know for days what had happened to him”’ she said. “ She was at a removal several days later when a person came up to her and said ‘ I'm sorry for your son ’. It was only then that she found out what had happened. She died of a broken heart within the year,before Jeremiah's letter turned up on the beach. ”

   The note will now form part of the Titanic exhibition in the Cobh Heritage Centre.

1. Who threw overboard the bottle while the ship sank?

   A. Jeremiah Burke. B. Mary Woods.

   C. Nora Hegarty. D. Jeremiah's mother.

2. How many years did the bottle remain in the Burke family?

   A. About 10 years. B. About 20 years.

   C. About 50 years. D. About 100 years.

3. When was the message in the bottle found?

   A. In 1912.   B. In 1913.

   C. In 2010.   D. In 2011.

4. What did Mary Woods do with the message in the bottle?

   A. She remained in the Burke family.

   B. She donated it to the Cobh Heritage Centre.

   C. She thrown overboard to the sea.

   D. She sold on the Titanic exhibition.

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. Jeremiah went to America to see his two sisters.

   B. Jeremiah and his two sisters went to the US.

   C. Jeremiah's mother saw the bottle and the message.

   D. The bottle was given to Jeremiah by his father.

   It was a sunny day,but the climate was enjoyable. Everyone in the railway station was waiting for the train to arrive. It was a station with juice shops,mobile restaurants,coffee and tea stalls and newspaper shops.

   A group of friends made loud noise to welcome the train as it entered the station. They ran to get their seats before anyone could get into the train. An old man with a young boy aged around 15 years came running to catch the train. They entered the train and the train started to move. They had their seats just next to the friends’ group.

   The young boy was so surprised to see everything. As the train started moving fast,the young boy screamed,uDad,the trees are green in colour and run backward very fast. ” His father said “Yes dear” and smiled. Just like a kid,he was watching everything in surprise. A fruit seller passed selling apples and oranges. The young boy asked his dad, “I want to eat apples." His father bought him apples. He said, “Oh,this apple looks so sweet than it tastes. I love this .”

   The group was watching all the activities of this boy and asked the boy's father ,“Is your son having any problem? Why is he behaving very differently?” A friend from the group made fun of him and shouted, “His son is mad,I think. ” The father of the young boy,with patience,replied to the friend-group. “My son was bom blind. Only a few days before,he was operated and got the vision. He is seeing various things in his life for the first time. ”

   The young friends became very quiet and apologized to the father and son.

1. The railway station was .

   A. in the countryside

   B. in a big city

   C. a busy station

   D. a quiet station

2. According to the second paragraph,which of the following is TRUE?

   A. People were angry because of the slow train.

   B. The group of friends got on the train first.

   C. The old man with a young boy were late for the train.

   D. The young boy and the friends were in different cars (車廂) .

3. The young boy was surprised to see the green trees because .

   A. he had some problem in his mind

   B. it was the first time for him to see the trees

   C. he didn't see the trees in fact

   D. he just wanted to make fun of the friend-group

4. Which can be properly put in the blank in Para. 3?

   A. Colour. B. Taste.

   C. Train. D. Apple.

5. What could the group of friends learn from the story?

   A. One is never too old to learn.

   B. Everything comes to him who waits.

   C. Think before you speak.

   D. You have to believe in yourself.

   There once was a poor man who had three sons. He often said to them ,“My boys,we don't have land or cows. But you have fine minds and must use them. Notice everything. Observe and learn. Your abilities will serve you well. ”

   Years went by,and the old father passed away. The brothers were very sad,and they decided to set about walking. After many days,they came to a road leading to a great city. They came upon a rich man on a horse searching all around.

   The eldest brother called out,“ Are you looking for a large camel?”

   “And was the camel blind in one eye?” asked the second brother.

   “And was a woman with a child riding on it?” said the youngest brother.

   “Yes!Yes!Where are they?”

   “We have not seen them ,” said the second brother. “But if you ride to the east,you might catch up with them. ”

   “Thieves!” cried the man. “What have you done with them?”

   “We are not thieves,” replied the eldest brother. “We haven’t seen your camel or your wife or child. ”

   “ Tell me ,” the rich man said ,“ how did you know so much about my camel?”

   “I saw the tracks (足跡) of a large camel as we were walking along”’ said the eldest brother. “ And I knew it was blind in one eye because it ate the grass only on one side of the road ,” said the middle brother. The youngest added, “ We came to a place where the camel knelt down. There in the sand I saw prints of a woman's boots and those of a child. ”

1. The underlined part “passed away” in the passage probably means “”.

   A. married   B. went on a trip

   C. got lots of money   D. died

2. On the road the brothers met a rich man who.

   A. came to welcome them to the city

   B. came to look for his wife and child

   C. wanted to ask the brothers the way

   D. found them stealing his camel

3. According to the second brother,the camel was blind in one eye because .

   A. he saw the camel walk on the road himself

   B. he found only the grass on one side of the road was eaten

   C. he saw some prints of a woman's boots on one side of the road

   D. he just guessed what he said might be true

4. If added to the end of this passage,which of the following would fit best?

   A. The brothers were caught as thieves.

   B. The brothers asked the rich man for a lot of money.

   C. The rich man traveled east and found the camel.

   D. The rich man didn't believe the brothers at all.

5. What can we learn from the passage?

   A. It's never too old to learn.

   B. One should learn to observe carefully.

   C. We shouldn’t tell a lie to strangers.

   D. A wise head makes a close mouth.

   Burj Dubai,the World’s Tallest Skyscraper (摩天大樓) ， was built successfully on January 4th,2010 in the United Arab Emirates. This is 1 Dubai does best. The building has been renamed Burj Khalifa 2 the leader of Abu-Dhabi,which recently made Dubai in 3 with $25 billion. The tower is 828 meters 4 . It is taller than Taipei 101 in Taiwan,which at 508 metres has held the tallest-building-in-the-world title since 5 opened in 2004. It has 6 an army of 12 ,000 labours working day and night to complete this tower. It's made up of the 160 floors of apartments,offices and hotels.

   After taking a lift to the 124th floor,you can 7 the exciting views一the city's Sheik Zayed road,the desert and so on. The most exciting view is the Burj's own shadow on the sea. It is like a huge sundial (日晷) .Even though you’re 8 2,600 feet in the air,it surprisingly doesn’t feel that high. Perhaps the dirty 9 help. It takes six months to clean the tower's windows from top to bottom. What hard work it is!

   Dubai,the Gulf Arab trade and tourism center,has built a lot of buildings in recent years,10 three palm-shaped (棕櫚狀的) islands off its coast and some islands shaped like a map of the world.

1. A. what   B. when   C. that   D. why

2. A. with   B. as   C. for   D. after

3. A. order   B. trouble   C. public   D. turn

4. A. narrow   B. wide   C. high   D. long

5. A. it   B. this   C. that   D. he

6. A. cost   B. spent   C. paid   D. taken

7. A. look   B. see   C. watch   D. notice

8. A. always   B. hardly   C. almost   D. never

9. A. windows   B. doors   C. rooms   D. houses

10. A. included   B. contained   C. containing   D. including

   Do you long to have garden-fresh vegetables on your plate every night? Read on for information on how to take care of a garden.

   Never let the soil in your garden dry out. If it doesn’t rain for a few days and the soil feels dry,water your garden. Be sure the water gets all the way down to the roots (the parts that grow down into the soil) of the plants,but don't water too much. You could drown (淹死) your plants!

   You may see some plants in your garden that you didn't put there. These are weeds. Pull them out when the ground is soft and wet. Be sure you get out the roots,or the weeds will grow back.

   Tall plants such as tomatoes need sticks to hold them up. Without sticks,they’ll fall over. When your tomato plants get to be about two feet tall,it ,s time to stick to them. Push a long stick into the ground next to each plant. Tie the plant to the stick with a string. As each plant grows taller,you’ll have to tie it up again.

   If you’ve planted seeds,you can expect too many plants to come out. You have to clear some away,so that the plants left will have room to grow. This is called thinning. If you’ve planted lettuce seeds,wait until the baby plants are about 1. 5 inches tall. Then pull some of the plants out so that you can leave about 8 inches between plants.

   Now that you’ve done all the work to make a vegetable garden,it's time to enjoy what you’ve finished. Pick a red,ripe,juicy tomato. Eat it while ifs still warm from the sun. Or cut it up and put it in a salad-made with lettuce you picked yourself. If you have more vegetables from your garden than you and your family can eat,give them to friends and neighbors. It's fun to have the joy you get from your garden together with others.

  閱讀短文，回答下列問題。

1. How should you water the garden?

2. What are some plants you didn't put in your garden?

3. Do tomatoes need special care?

4. Why should we do thinning?

5. What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the last paragraph?

   Have you ever heard someone use the phrase “once in a blue moon”？People use this expression to describe something that they do not do very often. For example,someone might say that he tries to avoid eating sweets because they are unhealthy,but will eat chocolate “once in a blue moon”. Or someone who does not usually like to go to the beach might say “ I visit the shore once in a blue moon. ” While many people use this phrase,not everyone knows the meaning behind it.

   The first thing to know is that the moon itself is never actually blue. This is just an expression. The phrase “blue moon” actually has to do with the shape of the moon,not the color.

   As the moon travels around the earth,it appears to change shapes. We associate (聯(lián)系) certain names with certain shapes of the moon. For example,when we can see a small part of the moon,it is called a crescent moon. A crescent is a shape that looks like the tip of a fingernail. When we cannot see the moon at all,it is called a new moon. When we can see the entire moon,it is called a full moon. Usually,there is only one full moon every month. Sometimes,however,there will be two full moons in one month. When this happens,the second full moon is called a “blue moon”.

   Over the next 20 years,there will only be 15 blue moons. As you can see,a blue moon is a very rare event. This fact has led people to use the expression “once in a blue moon” to describe other very rare events in their lives.

1. A blue moon will happen in nature .

   A. when there are two full moons in one month

   B. when the moon has a blue color

   C. when we cannot see the moon at all

   D. when we can only see a small part of the moon

2. As described in Paragraph 3 ,what is another example of something that has a crescent shape?

   A. Your thumb. B. A distant star.

   C. The letter “C”.   D. The letter “O”.

3. According to the last paragraph,over the next 20 years,how often will a blue moon happen?

   A. Once a year.

   B. Less than once a year.

   C. More than once a year.

   D. Not enough information is provided.

4. In the last paragraph the author writes “a blue moon is a very rare event” to .

   A. answer an earlier question

   B. provide an example

   C. support the following conclusion

   D. challenge the above statement

5. Which of the following would be a good example of someone doing something “once in a blue moon”？

   A. Mary likes to go to the mountains every weekend.

   B. Tom seldom remembers to take out the trash.

   C. Cindy hates to wash the dishes. However,she does it every day.

   D. Ming sometimes forgets to do his homework.

   In a small village,a little boy lived with his father and mother. The boy used to get angry very soon. His bad temper made him fall for angry words.

   One day,his father gave him a huge bag of nails. He asked his son to hammer one nail to the fence every time he became angry. The little boy agreed to do what his father said.

   The first day the boy hammered 38 nails into the fence. Then it began to become less. He found it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

   Gradually,the number of nails hammered to the fence was reduced and the day arrived when no nail was hammered!Yet,the boy did not lose his temper.

   The father suggested that the boy should now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the boy was able to pull out most of the nails from the fence.

   The father asked him,pointing to the hole, “What do you see there?”

   The boy replied, “The holes in the fence!”

   Finally,the father told the boy, “The nails were your bad temper and they were hammered on people. You can remove the nails but still see the holes in the fence. Again,you cannot pull out a few nails. The fence never looks the same!It has scars all over!Give up your anger,use words for good and develop kindness! ”

1. The word “it” in “it began to become less” refers to (指) .

   A. the first day   B. the fence

   C. the nail   D. the boy's temper

2. The boy would pull out one nail for each day if.

   A. he got angry

   B. he held his temper

   C. he did something good

   D. he hurt someone

3. The boy thought that .

   A. it was easy for him to drive the nails into the fence

   B. driving nails into the fence is easier than holding his temper

   C. holding his temper is easier than driving nails into the fence

   D. it was easy for him to lose his temper after driving nails

4. We learn from the reading that .

   A. the father is a man with a bad temper

   B. it took a long time for the boy's temper to become less

   C. the father had a good idea of helping his son

   D. the boy is good at driving nails into the fence

5. The best title for this reading is “”.

   A. Father And Son

   B. The Holes in the Fence

   C. How to Hold One's Temper

   D. A Little Boy's Life