【題目】

Isaac Newton was born in Woolsthorpe , England, on December 25,1642. He was born early and he was very_【1】__.No one believed he could continue to live. But he surprised _【2】___ . He had one of the most powerful minds in history. And he lived__【3】___he was 84.

Newton’s father died before he was born. His mother married again a few years later. She 【4】___ Newton with his grandmother.

The boy was not a good student .Yet he was curious(好奇的) and liked to make things ,such as kites, clocks and simple machines . Newton also_【5】___finding new ways to answer questions or solve problems .As a boy ,for example, he wanted to find a way to measure(測量) the 【6】__ of the wind .On a windy day , he measured how far he could jump with the wind at his back .Then he measured __【7】__ he could jump with the wind in his face .From the difference between the two jumps, he made his own measure of the power of the wind.

Strangely ,Newton became a much better student after a boy kicked him in the stomach.The boy was one of the best students in the school.Newton decided to get even (報復(fù)) by getting __【8】___ marks than the boy who kicked him .In a short time ,Newton became the top student at the school.

Newton left school to help on the family farm.. 【9】___, the boy was not a good farmer.He spent his time solving math problems. Instead of taking care of the farm. He spent hours visiting a bookstore in town, ___【10】__ selling his vegetables in the market.An uncle believed that Newton would do better as a student than as a farmer.So he sponsored(資助) the young man into Cambridge University to study math.

【題目】A father in the UK has a wonderful ideas to send his kids to school on time. He takes his sons to their school in a white tank(坦克)

A. looked up to B. made up

C. come up with D. shown up

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(2013茂名)

The Chinese first made paper about 2，000 years ago．China still has pieces of paper which were made as long ago as that．But Chinese paper was not made from the wood of trees．It was made from the hairlike parts of certain plants．

Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100．Scandinavia(斯堪的納維亞半島)，which now makes a great deal of the world’s paper，did not begin to make it until l，500．It was a German named Schaeffer who found out that one could make the best paper from trees．After that，the forest countries of Sweden，Norway，F(xiàn)inland，and the United States became the largest paper producers．Today in Finland，which makes the best paper in the world，the paper industry is the biggest in the land．New paper－making machines are very big，and they make paper very fast．The biggest machines can make a piece of paper 300 meters long and 6 meters wide in one minute．

When we think of paper，we think of newspapers，books，letters，envelopes and writing paper．But there are many other uses．Only half of the paper that is made is used for books and newspapers，etc．

【1】Which of the following is the first to make paper？

A．China．

B．Scandinavia．

C．Germany．

D．Finland．

【2】Schaeffer found out that________．

A．the best paper was in the forest

B．a(chǎn) German made the best paper

C．wood could be made into the best paper

D．the oldest paper was made 1，500 years ago

【3】What does the underlined word“industry”mean in Chinese？

A．國防

B．教育

C．農(nóng)業(yè)

D．工業(yè)

【4】According to the passage，paper is not used for________．

A．newspapers

B．envelops

C．writing paper

D．food and drinks

【5】The second paragraph mainly about paper making________．

A．in the United States

B．in Scandinavia

C．in Europe

D．in all forest countries

【題目】完形填空(2013淄博)

In the United States，“hitting the books”means studying a subject with great effort．

One of the great challenges for students____【1】___taking tests．Students____【2】____long hours preparing for a test．They read all their books carefully，and then read them___【3】____and a third time．They prepare for____【4】____possible question．They study every night．They are“hitting the books”．

In the United States，most children go to school____【5】____they are five years old．Public education is free and most children go to schools near their homes．School in these early years is____【6】____．The children learn to read and write，but they also play games and go on trips．There is no reason____【7】___such an early age for them to hit the books．

This situation changes as children become older．The subjects become more difficult．Students must____【8】____world history，algebra(代數(shù))and the life sciences．Tests become more common．Pressure____【9】____to hit the books，study hard，and advance(前進(jìn))．__【10】___，most students only really begin hitting the books for long hours when they reach high school．

Knowledge is a prize that is not easy to gain．

【1】A．a(chǎn)re B．is C．were D．was

【2】A．cost B．take C．spend D．pay

【3】A．a(chǎn) first time B．a(chǎn) second time C．a(chǎn) third time D．a(chǎn) fourth time

【4】A．a(chǎn)ll B．no C．few D．every

【5】A．when B．since C．for D．that

【6】A．boring B．difficult C．fun D．strange

【7】A．a(chǎn)t B．on C．in D．for

【8】A．look for B．learn about C．set up D．hear of

【9】A．is growing B．is disappearing C．is falling D．is going

【10】A．Although B．Even C．Whatever D．However

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(2013廣東)

Wildwood School library guide

This will offer you some information about our school library．You can use this guide to help your kids use our library．

Service Hours：

3:00 p.m．—5:30 p.m．on school days；8:30a.m．—11:00 a.m．on weekends

On school days，your kids may borrow or return books during opening hours only when his classroom teacher allows him to．At the weekend，our library is open to both you and your kids．

Borrowing：

Each student can borrow one or two books at a time．More books can be borrowed only for class reading activities and school research．

Returning：

Books borrowed from the library can be kept for 15 school days．The books must be returned before the due(到期的)date or the kid can not borrow other books．

Damaged(受損的)or Lost Books：

When a book is returned in a damaged condition，the kid will have to pay three dollars for

the damage．Full price must be paid if a book is lost．We encourage students to carry their library

books in plastic bags to protect them from rainy weather．

Please call us at 3362－1323 for more information．

【1】Students can borrow more than two books at a time________．

A．for reading exams

B．to do school research

C．for after－school activities

D．to read together with their parents

【2】________must be paid when a student loses the book he borrows．

A．Three dollars

B．Half price of the book

C．Full price of the book

D．Twice the price of the book

【3】The students are advised to________to prevent rain．

A．carry their library books in plastic bags

B．cover their library books with raincoats

C．put their library books into their pockets

D．keep their library books in their classrooms

【4】This library guide is for________．

A．teachers from Wildwood School

B．workers in Wildwood School library

C．visitors to Wildwood School library

D．parents of the Wildwood School students

【5】Which of the following is NOT true？

A．The library is open for two and a half hours every day．

B．Students’parents can go to the school library on weekends．

C．Students can go to the library during opening hours as they like．

D．Students can keep the books that they borrow for fifteen school days．

【題目】We think dogs are our best friends. A new study showed that maybe it's because dogs can understand our words much better than we thought. It found that dogs understand not only what we say, but also how we say it.

"The results were very exciting and surprising," said the lead researcher(研究者)Attila Andics, from Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest.

For the study, the researchers first trained 13 dogs for months. The dogs had to sit quietly inside machines，so that the researchers could check their brain(大腦)activity.

Then the researchers put headphones on the dogs and played people's voices to them. There were four different voices. Some were of positive(積極的)words, such as "well done", or neutral(不帶感情色彩的)words like "however". The words were also in different tones(音調(diào)).Some were positive and some were neutral.

Brain scans(掃描)showed that the dogs could recognize(認(rèn)出)words, as well as the tone of words, much like people do. The positive words with a positive tone brought the strongest activity in their brain.

"It shows that for dogs, a nice phrase(短語)can work very well as a reward, but it works best if both words and tones match," said Andics.

They also found that dogs deal with meaningful words with the left side of the brain and tones with the right. Human(人類)brains work in the same way.

It gave us a new understanding of language, said Andics. That is, not only humans understand the meaning in words, other species(種類)do too.

【1】Why do the researchers train dogs to sit quietly inside the machines?

A. In order to check how they deal with human words.

B. In order to teach them understand human words.

C. In order to help them speak human words.

D. In order to change their living habits.

【2】Which side of brain deals with tones, for both dogs and humans?

A. The left side for both dogs and humans.

B. The right side for both dogs and humans.

C. The left side for dogs and the right side for humans.

D. The right side for dogs and the left side for humans.

【3】Which of the following is NOT true according to the research?

A. Dogs can understand our words much better than we thought.

B. The dogs could recognize words just as people do.

C. The researchers played four different people's voices to the dogs.

D. From the study, the researchers checked the dogs' body activity.

【4】What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Dogs are human's best friends. B. Dogs can learn human's language.

C. Dogs can understand the meaning in words. D. Dogs are similar to humans.

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(2013濟(jì)南)

Camilla Chomp was a strange little girl．She liked to spend her time alone eating chocolate．Her parents were worried，so they took all the chocolate away．

Camilla left her house to look for some chocolate．She found a small house full of bottles．Among the bottles，a blue bottle caught Camilla’s eye．It was full of chocolate．In the bottle there was also a card with the words“Change tears(眼淚)into chocolate”．

Camilla was very excited．She ran out of the house with the bottle to look for someone crying．First，she met a little boy crying h ard and collected his tears．The tears were quickly changed into chocolate．While Camilla was collecting the tears，she comforted the boy．Finally，the boy stopped crying and they had a good time together．

Later，Camilla met a woman and an old man crying．The woman had broken some bowls．And the old man’s dog had just died．Camilla collected their tears and made them happy again．

Soon，Camilla knew that making people happy was much more important than finding chocolate．So she stopped collecting tears and began to help sad people．As a result，she had many friends and had a happy life．

【1】Camilla liked to________．

A．eat chocolate B．read books C．collect coins D．eat fruit

【2】Camilla’s parents took away all the chocolate because they were________．

A．happy B．a(chǎn)ngry C．worried D．hungry

【3】What caught Camilla’s eye？

A．A nice card． B．A black dog． C．A red cup． D．A blue bottle．

【4】The old man was crying because________．

A．he had broken some bottles

B．he couldn’t find his way home

C．he couldn’t find his daughter

D．his dog had just died

【5】How many people did Camilla help before she stopped collecting tears？

A．One． B．Two． C．Three． D．Four．

【題目】Philip is 55 and blind. He has been blind since birth. He can smell a rose, but he cannot tell its ______ . People sometimes ______ him. However, he says it does not matter.

But his life is not a bed of roses. It is ______ for him. At home, he cannot just look out of the window to see ______ the weather is like, and then decide what to wear. He can't look at the clock on the wall to see what time it is. He listens to the ______ to know it. He must always put everything in the same place in his house. If he doesn't, he'll ______ a long time looking for it. He has ______ seen a good movie or a bad show. He has no idea what a sunset or a full moon looks like.

Philip also plays the violin on the sidewalk in front of a clothes shop. He puts a hat on the floor with some change in it. "The change keeps the hat ______ moving away" He says, "It also lets people know where to put the donations. I can earn from$10 to $30 every day. One evening, I made almost$100, ______ someone stole the money. I guess he ______ it more than I did. " He laughs.

【1】A. smell B. colour C. taste D. sound

【2】A. take pity on B. carry on C. turn on D. put on

【3】A. meaningful B. difficult C. equal D. interesting

【4】A. how B. when C. why D. what

【5】A. radio B. songs C. music D. conversation

【6】A. pass B. use C. spend D. take

【7】A. ever B. once C. never D. seldom

【8】A. from B. by C. with D. without

【9】A. and B. but C. if D. because

【10】A. liked B. paid C. got D. needed

【題目】完形填空(2014梅州)

Life is not easy，so I’d like to say“When anything happens，believe in yourself．”

When I was a young boy，I was____【1】___shy to talk to anyone．My classmates often____【2】____me．I was sad but could do nothing．Later，___【3】___happened，and it changed my life．It was an English speech contest．My mother asked me to___【4】____it．What a terrible idea！It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school．

“Come on，boy．Believe in yourself．You are sure to____【5】____the contest．”Then Mother and I talked about many different topics．At last I chose the topic“Believe in yourself”．I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100____【6】____．With my mother’s great love，I did____【7】____in the contest．I could hardly believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place．I heard the cheers____【8】____the teachers and the students．Those classmates who once looked down on(看不起)me，now all said“___【9】____”to me．My mother hugged(擁抱)me and cried excitedly．

Since then，everything has changed for me．When I do anything，I try to tell___【10】___to be sure and I will find myself．This is not only for a person but also for a country．

【1】A．too B．so C．quite D．very

【2】A.made faces at B．looked after C．caught up with D．laughed at

【3】A．nothing B．something C．everything D．a(chǎn)nything

【4】A．take part in B．join C．get D．make

【5】．A．lose B．win C．pass D．beat

【6】A．words B．topics C．times D．sentences

【7】A．well B．good C．bad D．weak

【8】A．for B．a(chǎn)t C．from D．to

【9】A．Good luck B．Best wishes C．Thank you D．Congratulations

【10】A．us B．me C．mine D．myself

【題目】完形填空(2014綏化)

A few days ago．a(chǎn)fter I came from work，I sat in the sofa watching TV．Just then I got a call from a friend of___【1】___．I hadn’t seen him____【2】____a very long time．We talked about our school and the good old days．Then he started talking about his____【3】____．

His father was badly ill in hospital．His father couldn’t sleep at night and often____【4】____to himself．My friend was angry____【5】___these and told his father____【6】____talking．But after his father stopped talking，he was unconscious(無意識的)．My friend was very sad．He thought it was his fault(錯誤)．My friend____【7】____like a baby on the telephone．He said that he would do___【8】___if his father could wake up．

Some kids often feel unhappy when they have to take care of their parents．But do you know that our parents take care of us and stay with us for their life time？From a baby to a tall young man，our parents always keep us company(同行)．

My dear friends，from now on，never___【9】____a bad word to your parents．Take care of them and stay with them．Even___【10】___it only takes you a second，your parents will be very happy to be with you．Start doing it before it is too late．Otherwise(否則)，you will be regretful(遺憾的)．

【1】A.my B．me C．mine

【2】A．in B．for C．a(chǎn)t

【3】A.mother B．father C．brother

【4】A．talked B．talk C．talking

【5】A．with B．a(chǎn)bout C．for

【6】A．stopped B．to stop C．not to stop

【7】A．cried B．jumped C．laughed

【8】A．something B．a(chǎn)nything C．nothing

【9】A．speak B．tell C．say

【10】A．but B．if C．off