完形填空

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。

Peter kept his eyes on the grounds. He felt like there was a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked home alone. It was the ________ day of his life. His mind would not stop thinking about what happened only just an hour ago on the soccer field. How could he have missed scoring that goal? He had let his whole team down. His stupid mistake made him angry. His team had lost the game because of him. He was really ________ that his coach might kick him off the team.

As soon as he walked through the door, his father asked, “ What’s wrong, son?” Peter’s feeling were written all over his face. “I ________ the game,” Peter replied. Then he went into his room without another word. Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father knocking on his bedroom door. He ________ the door to let him in.

“Look, Peter. I don’t know what happened. But whatever it was, don’t be too worried on yourself.”

“I lost the game, Dad. I ________ my team. They’ll probably never let me play again.”

“Soccer is about team effort. You’re not the only reason your team lost. If you have a good team, you should support each other. Besides, winning or losing is only half the game. Another half is ________ how to communicate with your teammates and learning from your mistakes.

Peter didn’t say anything, but what his father said made him think ________ .

The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage in his heart. “Hey, guys” he said to his ________ . “I’m really sorry about yesterday. We were so close to winning that game. But I think if we________ to pull together, we’re going to win the next one.”

To his surprise, his teammates all nodded in ________ .

“Yeah,” they said, “don’t worry about it. It’s never just one person’s fault. We should think about how we can do better next time.”

Peter smiled. It made him feel lucky to know that he was on a winning team.

1.A．best B．worst C．latest D．newest

2.A．lucky B．surprised C．worried D．pleased

3.A．missed B．won C．joined D．lost

4.A．knocked B．closed C．opened D．locked

5.A．chose B．failed C．helped D．forgot

6.A．teaching B．choosing C．learning D．showing

7.A．carefully B．cheerfully C．nervously D．proudly

8.A．classmate B．teammates C．teachers D．friends

9.A．complete B．complain C．compare D．continue

10.A．a(chǎn)greement B．excitement C．a(chǎn)chievement D．enjoyment

1. What's Adisa’s favourite sport?

A. Swimming. B. Basketball.

C. Football. D. Cycling.

2. Where is Olivia Samson from?

A. Nigeria. B. England.

C. Toronto. D. Canada.

3. Who lives in a big city?

A. Adisa. B. Olivia. C. Carl. D. Alex.

4. How old is Luke?

A. 6. B. 8. C. 11. D. 12.

Mr White’s family decided to repair their home. Mr White bought the home two and a half years ago. Since the kids were growing up, he and his wife wanted to make some changes to the house.

They decided to knock down their living room wall to open up the space. When the wooden walls were removed, they were shocked to find a lizard stuck in the small space between the walls. The lizard’s foot was stuck(插入) by a nail, which was hammered(釘) from the other side of the wall.

Mrs White reminded him that they hammered a nail to hang up their kids photo. However, they questioned how the lizard had stayed alive so long without moving from that place. So Mr White stopped his work and watched the lizard: what has it been doing? What and how has it been eating? Later, he didn’t know from where another lizard appeared carrying food to the stuck lizard’s mouth. That was a real surprise! This act was heartwarming, and he was moved deeply by the little animal. The free lizard had been feeding the stuck one for more than two years! The lizard carried the hope of survival, even in a difficult situation.

Both lizards had never-ending hope for each other and carried their hearts with love and care. Such love, a beautiful love!

Such love happened with this tiny animal. Why can’t we humans always carry that kind of love in our hearts? Life is full of all kinds of difficulties. What we can do is to give our hands to the one in need and share our love. Sharing is caring.

1.The lizard’s _______ was stuck by a nail.

A. mouth B. foot C. tail D. head

2.Mr White stopped his work to _______.

A. watch the lizard B. find food for the lizard

C. take out the nail D. set the lizard free

3. Mr White _______ after he saw the free lizard carried food for the stuck one.

A. was sorry for himself

B. was worried about the lizard

C. was angry with his wife

D. was moved by the lizard

4.What can we learn from the free lizard?

A. It encourages us to live even longer.

B. It teaches us to trust our friends.

C. It tells us to take pity on the stuck lizard.

D. It teaches us to give our hands to our loved ones.

Food is a major part of every culture. After all, everyone needs to eat! But each country has its own traditions on what people eat and when.

Egypt

Egyptians commonly start the day with a drink, sometimes going with bread. Breakfast can be eaten any time after this but before the day’s main meal. In the past, this main meal was served at around 3:00 p.m. But now people work longer hours and eat when they get home at around 6:00 p.m. Dinner parties are held later, around 9:00 p.m.

Most Egyptian meals include bread or ice, cooked vegetables and beans or meat.

France

France is known for its fine cooking, and its people take food seriously. Most eat three meals a day at fixed times and never snack between meals. Breakfast is a light meal of bread and coffee. They eat lunch at around 1:00 p.m. and a dinner with multiple courses after 8:00 p.m.

The French consider eating a social activity. Eating alone is hard to see, and eating while doing something else is unheard-of. The French take time to enjoy their meals and visitors should do the same.

Brazil

Like the French, Brazilians usually eat a light breakfast. Lunch, the largest meal of the day, usually consists of meat, rice, potatoes, beans and vegetables. Between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., people enjoy a smaller meal with their families.

Brazilians don’t mind eating a hurried or light meal and sometimes buy food from street carts (手推車). But they always finish eating before walking away.

The United States

American’s ancestors came from many countries, so American eating habits differ. Some take time to prepare and eat a hot breakfast. Others take a bagel (面包圈) while rushing out the door or just skip breakfast. For lunch, most Americans eat a sandwich or leftovers. Traditionally, families got together for a large evening meal around 6:00, but now busy schedules force many families to eat in turns. American restaurant servings tend to be huge. But you don’t have to finish them; taking leftovers home is common.

1.People of Egypt usually start a day with ________.

A. a drink B. a bagel

C. some meat D. some vegetables

2.In which country do people consider lunch the largest meal?

A. Egypt. B. France.

C. Brazil. D. The United States.

3.The underlined phrase “skip breakfast” means________.

A. cook breakfast

B. enjoy breakfast

C. not have breakfast

D. not serve breakfast

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Life styles. B. Eating habits.

C. Delicious food. D. Restaurant culture.

I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic phone, in the other a toy broom. I listened as she was speaking to her imaginary friend and I'll never forget the words she said, even though it was pretend(假裝).

She said, "Suzie's in the corner because she's not been very good. She didn't listen to a word I said or do the things she should." In the corner I saw her baby doll all dressed in lace and pink. It was obvious she'd been put there to sit alone and think.

My daughter continued her "conversation," as I sat down on the floor. She said, "I'm all fed up, I just don't know what to do with her anymore. She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play games, too. She never lets me do the things that I just have to do.

She tries to help me with the dishes, but her arms just cannot reach and she doesn't know how to fold towels. I don't have the energy to teach. I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean. I don't have the time to sit and play. Don't you know what I mean?"

And that day I thought a lot about making some changes in my life, as I listened to her innocent(天真的) words that cut me like a knife. I hadn't been paying enough attention to what I hold most dear.

But now my attitude has changed, because, in my heart, I realize I've seen the world in a different light through my little darling's eyes. So, let the cobwebs (蜘蛛網(wǎng)) have the corners and the dust bunny rabbit rule the floor, I'm not going to worry about keeping up with them anymore .

I'm going to fill the house with memories of a child and her mother, for we have only one childhood, and we will never get another.

1. What was the little girl doing with her doll?

A. She was dressing up her doll.

B. She was playing the doll with her friend Suzie.

C. She was talking to her mother.

D. She was punishing her doll.

2.How did mother feel when she heard the “conversation”?

A. Worried. B. Regretful.

C. Disappointed. D. Sad.

3.What can we learn from this passage?

A. The mother shouldn’t blame her daughter.

B. The mother should spend enough time with her daughter.

C. The mother shouldn’t carry responsibilities that many.

D. The mother should pay attention to her daughter’s words.

還原句子

閱讀短文，將下列所給的五個(gè)句子還原到短文中，使短文意思通順、結(jié)構(gòu)完整。

As Cheerful as Cheerful Can Be

Miss Dinsmore lived alone in a little gray house. “It’s a nice little house,” she said. “But I wish it looked more cheerful. Maybe I should paint it bright, pretty color. 1. . She saw lots of cheerful colors there, but she didn’t know which color to choose.

Finally she got an idea. “I’ll paint picture after picture of my house with all these colorful colors. Then I’ll choose the one I like best.” Miss Dinsmore bought all the colors home. She painted a pink house. 2. . She painted a red one and a yellow one. She painted one with flower boxes under the windows, and she painted...

She hung each picture she painted on the wall. 3. . She still couldn’t decide which color to choose. One day, a neighbor came by while Miss Dinsmore was painting. Her neighbor liked the pictures of the houses so much that he told the whole town. 4. . “What pretty pictures,” everyone said. “And what a nice house you have.”

Now the little house was often full of people looking at the pictures, drinking tea, talking, laughing and having fun. Miss Dinsmore smiled and said, “It’s a nice little house. 5. , too---especially when good friends came to see me. It’s as cheerful as can be.”

閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問(wèn)題。

Where can you get beauty, knowledge and insight(深刻的見(jiàn)解) all in one? The answer is probably a museum.

There is a long list of benefits someone can get from going to a museum. However, the best part of museum is they encourage people to become lifelong learners.

Socrates once said, “Wisdom begins in wonder.” Each time you visit a museum, it could spark(激起) an interest in a field you might never have heard before. Every time we go through museum exhibits, we see something we didn’t know anything about. It encourages us to go home and look up more information.

To help students better understand what they have learned in schools, many schools use museums as a tool to add to their curriculum(課程). For example, you may have learned about static(靜電) in physics classes. But in a science museum, you can have a more hands-on experience of how amazing static can be. When you touch a big ball full of static electricity, all your hair stands up straight like an angry lion!

In the US, there is the New York Museum Education Act. It says that New York’s museums and schools should become partners to help students prepare for the 21st century. In China, the government asks more schools to organise more museum trips. Earlier this year, the popular travel website Trip Adviser asked its users to rank(評(píng)級(jí))theirs favourite museums. They picked the top 25 museums in the world. The first three are: The Metropolitan Museum of Art,New York, US. Musee d’Orsay, Paris, France and the Art Institute of Chicago, US. The Museum of Qin Terracotta Warrior and Horses in Xi’an, Shanxi is the only Chinese museum on the list, which was ranked 23rd.

So come to the museums and there are lots of things to see.

1.Can you get beauty, knowledge and insight in a museum?

2.What’s the best part of museum？

3.Why do many schools use museums as a tool to add to their curriculum？

4.In China, what does the government ask more schools to do?

5.What is the passage mainly about？

文段表達(dá)。

66．每個(gè)人都有自己心目中的英雄。誰(shuí)是你心中的英雄?他/她有哪些令你欽佩的事跡？你從他/她身上學(xué)到了什么？《二十一世紀(jì)學(xué)生英文報(bào)》正在舉辦以“The Hero in My Heart”為題的征文比賽活動(dòng)。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下提示寫(xiě)一篇不少于50詞的征文參加此次比賽。所給提示詞語(yǔ)供選用。

提示詞語(yǔ)：kind, patient, help , encourage, think

The Hero in My Heart

Everyone has the hero in his heart.

We all think _______ is kind _______ you to give your seat to an old man yesterday.

A. that, for B. it, for C. it, of D. that, of

His mother can’t speak Japanese _______ French.

A.and B.but C.or D. so