Once, a king had a great highway built for his people. Just before it was opened to the public, the king decided to have a contest(競賽). He invited his people to take part in the contest. Their challenge was to see who could travel the highway the best.

On the day of the contest, some people came to the highway in fine clothing; some had fancy hairstyles or brought great food. Some young men came in their sports clothes and ran along the highway. People raveled(使錯綜復(fù)雜) the highway all day. But each one, when he or she completed the trip, complained(抱怨) to the king that there was a large pile of stones in the way that had blocked his or her travels.

At the end of the day, a lonely traveler crossed the finishing line and walked over to the king. He was tired and dirty, but he showed the king great respect and handed him a bag of gold. He explained: "I stopped along the way to clear a pile of stones that was blocking the road. This bag of gold was under it all. I want you to return it to its rightful owner."

The king replied: "You are the rightful owner. You've earned(賺) this gold, for you won my contest."

The man won the contest just because he was the only one who stopped to make the road smoother(平整). Sometimes, the greatest prize comes not from helping yourself, but from helping others.

1.What did the man do during the contest?

A. He complained as the other people had.

B. He gave up before he got to the stones.

C. He cleared the pile of stones.

D. He blocked the road with stones.

2.What does the underlined word "blocking" mean?

A. 街區(qū) B. 一塊 C. 磚頭 D. 阻塞

3.Why could the man win the contest?

A. Because he was willing to help others.

B. Because he gave the king some gold.

C. Because he traveled the fastest.

D. Because he showed the king respect.

根據(jù)句意和漢語注釋，寫出單詞的正確形式。

1.The _________ (沉寂) was finally broken by the father and he started to talk.

2.Miss Brown is one of the __________________ (嚴(yán)格的) teachers I have ever met.

3.Finally, my close friend ____________ (成功) in helping me solve the maths problem.

4.The ________ (決定) you have made doesn’t seem so good. You need to be more thoughtful to improve their study.

任務(wù)型閱讀 先通讀下面的短文，然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和表格，在空格內(nèi)填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~使意思完整.

Trees are one of the oldest citizens (公民) of our earth. Just like us, trees change a lot as they grow. At 1 to 3 years old, young trees learn how to protect themselves. For example, many trees grow thorns(刺) to tell animals not to go near. Most young trees have large, deep green leaves so that they can catch enough sunlight and change it into their food and energy.

When trees are 4 years old, they begin to grow very fast and become strong enough to face challenges in life. At the age of 15, trees become young adults. They grow more slowly and begin to produce flowers and fruit. It is not until the trees are 20 to 25 years old that they become real adults. The trees reach their largest sizes. Adult trees give us many things such as oxygen(氧氣) and natural beauty. If we give them good care, they will go on to live healthily for many years. In many ways, the life of trees is like our own life experience. So, enjoy every minute of the life of the trees because they are very helpful to the environment.

She is always a careless girl, she make few mistakes this time.

A. and B. so C. but

-- Do you know the new mobile phone last week?

--- Maybe 900 Yuan. I’m not quite sure.

A. how much she paid for

B. how much did she pay for

C. how much she will pay for.

--- The piano too much room here. Could you help me move it out?

--- With pleasure.

A. takes off B. takes away C. takes up

完形填空 從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇能填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳答案。

One day an old woman was walking along the street. She was dirty. Her clothes were worn out and smelled bad. And most of her ________ were missing.

She stopped and asked me for ________ . I invited her to lunch instead and she agreed. So we went across the street to an outdoor café. The waitress was taken aback (吃了一驚) when this woman appeared and did not want to serve us, ________ forced herself. We ate our lunch--- she was very hungry and the food disappeared almost as soon as it arrived.

When we were ________ to leave, I was feeling very good about myself and then she asked for a hug（擁抱）. At that moment I had to ________ myself and all the hidden bias (偏見) that I had towards the woman. She wasn’t ________ but I didn’t feel like giving the hug. I gave her a passing type of hug and soon felt shame. She thanked me for lunch and began to ________ .

I stood there for a moment and realized that I had ________ to give this woman the one thing that cost nothing--- love. I called to the woman and caught up with her. Then I asked her if I could give her a real hug and she agreed. I gave the woman the best one I had ________ given anyone. “That’s getting it right,” she said later and her big smile lit up my road as she went away.

The lesson I learned was that if you were going to give, then give it your ________ and get it right at the beginning. I was deeply moved every time the woman came into my mind.

1.A. money B. clothes C. teeth D. hair

2.A. change B. lunch C. hug D. meal

3.A. and B. but C. before D. until

4.A. afraid B. sad C. ready D. sorry

5.A. agree B. turn C. leave D. face

6.A. right B. good C. wrong D. well

7.A. sit down B. fall down C. turn off D. go off

8.A. hoped B. failed C. decided D. succeeded

9.A. still B. even C. yet D. ever

10.A. all B. rest C. half D. Some

從方框中所給的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項補全短文，其中有一項是多余選項。

A. But that’s not the thing we should think of.

B. But now, it is a serious problem.

C. When people drink the water from such rivers, they become ill.

D. This is mainly because people throw rubbish here and there.

E. We should always remember the bad effects of pollution on us.

F. This is mainly because of the poisonous smoke coming from factories, especially chemical ones.

When we read newspapers, we can often see the word “pollution”. This word was not known to the people hundreds of years ago. 1. It means the poisoning (毒害) of the air, seas, rivers and lands, which would do harm to our health.

There are many factories that bring pollution to us. We cannot have fresh air in the morning. 2. In rivers, seas and oceans, there are industrial wastes. Some factories just throw their wastes into rivers or let them flow into seas. 3. Besides, there is rubbish from ships and when sometimes an accident happens in an ocean, oil flows out from tankers (油輪).

On land, the accumulation (累積) of rubbish in streets may dirty the city and do great harm to our health. 4.

If we do not fight against pollution, surely one day all of us will be killed. Some people like to put the blame on the industrial revolutions (工業(yè)革命). 5. The greatest task for us now is to solve the pollution problem with the help of modern science and technology.

完成句子 根據(jù)中文意思，用單詞或短語的適當(dāng)形式填空，完成句子。

1.2011年10月發(fā)生在廣東省的大雨使許多人無法準(zhǔn)時上班。

The heavy rain in Guangdong in October,2011 lots of people on time.

2.雖然他這次考試失敗，但事實上他已盡力了。

He failed the exam, but he tried his best.

3.我們政府通常給那些無家可歸的孩子提供衣服和食物。

Our government the homeless children clothes and food.

4.化工產(chǎn)品對環(huán)境有害。

Chemicals the environment.

5.家鄉(xiāng)近年來發(fā)生了巨大的變化。

Great changes in my hometown recently.

______ can I read faster?

– By reading word groups.

A. How B. Which C. Where D. Who