Passage 10(2013 廣東，B)

     A four-year-old girl is lying in the arms of a doctor.She has just lost her mother. Her pink clothes are full of blood and her eyes look at something only she can see.

Every day we see pictures like this on TV.We see Iraqi (伊拉克) children asking for food and water from American and British soldiers when they move through towns and cities towards the capital,Baghdad. We see these children following parents,carrying bags of almost the same as their small bodies when they escape from their homes in Baghdad.

     They show just some of the young lives that have been turned upside down by ongoing war.

     “Dad,why are the Americans fighting against us? Are we going to be killed?” asks the son of Abu,an Iraqi engineer. Abu finds it hard to explain (解釋) this war to his eight-year-old son.

     He tries to make him feel safe by saying ,“ The bombs (炸彈) are far away from us. The Americans are fighting the soldiers. We’re going to be all right." Even though Abu knows it isn’t always true,nothing else can be done. In Baghdad,parents give their children sleeping pills to try and let them escape from the sound of bombs. And all the schools are closed.

     Now things are worse,and the ongoing war makes it impossible to count the number who are hungry,sick,hurt or even dead.

1. What is happening to the children in Iraq because of the war?

   A. The children will get better than before.

   B. The children ask for food and water from American and British soldiers.

   C. The children in Iraq go back to their homes in Baghdad.

   D. The children live a most terrible life.

2. The underlined word “ongoing” means “      ”in Chinese.

   A. 正在進(jìn)行的   B. 非正義的

   C. 未授權(quán)的   D. 即將進(jìn)行的

3. The father does NOT tell the truth to the son because       .

   A. he will lose his country and his home

   B. he wants to make his son not feel dangerous

   C. he is afraid to lose his son

   D. he is afraid of the American soldiers

4. The war in Iraq tells us that       .

   A. the Iraqi people in the war are much hungrier and worse

   B. we should help the Iraqi people build their country again

   C. nothing can be done except fighting

5. What’s the best title (標(biāo)題) for this passage?

   A. A Father and a Son

   B. The Iraqi War

   C. Iraqi Children During the War

   D. A Dishonest Father

Passage 9(2013 深圳)

     Everyone has got two personalities (性格) 一the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don't show your secret personality when youVe awake because you can control yourself,but when youVe asleep,your sleeping position shows the real you.In a normal night,of course,you often change your sleeping positions.The important position that best shows your secret personality is the one that you go to sleep.

      If you go to sleep on your back,you’re a very open person.You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by new ideas. You don't like to make people unhappy,so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.

      If you sleep on your stomach,you are a person who likes to keep secrets.You worry a lot and you’re always easily becoming sad. You never want to change your ideas,but you are satisfied with your life

the way it is. You usually live for today not for tomorrow.

      If you sleep on curled up（蜷縮）,you are probably a very nerv- ous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and often protect yourself from being hurt,so you are very defensive. You're shy and you don't usually like meeting people. You like to be on your own.

      If you sleep on your side,you have usually got a wellbalanced (平衡的)personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. YouVe usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel worried,but you don^ often get unhappy. You always say what you think,even if it makes people angry.

1. You may find the passage in       .

   A. a science magazine   B. a guide book

   C. a sports newspaper   D. a storybook

2. When does the sleeping position best show your secret personality?

    A. In the daytime.

   B. At the beginning of sleep.

   C. At night.

   D. During the deep sleep.

3. Tina hardly tells her secrets to her friends. She probably goes to sleep      .

   A. on curled up   B. on her stomach

   C. on her back     D. on her side

4. What does the word “defensive” mean in the passage?

   A. 易怒的   B. 攻擊性的

   C. 外向的   D. 有戒心的

5. What does the passage tell us?

   A. Sleeping on your side is the best way of sleeping.

   B. Changing positions will cause sleeping problems.

   C. Sleeping positions show people’s secret personalities.

   D. Enough sleep makes people look better and healthier.

Passage 8(2014 深圳 14 校聯(lián)考) 

        Each morning a rich man found a poor man sitting on a bench in the park.The poor man always sat there,looking at the big hotel in which the rich man lived.One day,the rich man got out of his car and said to the poor man, “Excuse me.I want to know why you sit here and look at my hotel every morning. Sir ,” said the poor man ,‘‘ .1 am a failure.I have no money,no family and no home.I sleep on this bench,and every night I dream that one day I'll sleep in that hotel." The rich man said ,“Tonight your dream will come true.I'll pay for the best room in that hotel for you for a whole month."

        A few clays later,the rich man went into the poor man’s room to ask him how he was enjoying himself.To his surprise,he found that the man had moved out of the hotel back to his bench. When the rich man asked why,he saidYou see,when I'm sleeping on my bench,I dream I am there,in the big hotel.It’s a wonderful dream.But when I was there I dreamed I was back to this cold bench.lt was a terrible dream,and I couldn’t get any sleep at all."

1. The poor man lived in       before he met the rich man.

   A. the hotel   B. his home

   C. the park   D. the car

2. Every morning,the poor man sat on the bench and       .

   A. waited for the rich man

   B. looked at the rich man’s hotel

   C. looked at the rich man’s car

   D. enjoyed the clean car

3. Every night the poor man dreamed of      .

   A. sleeping in the hotel

   B. becoming rich

   C. owning that hotel

   D. being the rich man’s friend

4. The poor man moved out of the hotel because       .

   A. he didn’t want to live in such a fine room

   B. he didn’t like the rich man

   C. he couldn’t pay for the room

   D. he couldn’t get any sleep at all

5. In the end,the poor man found it       to sleep on the bench in the park than in the hotel.

   A. harder        B. more terrible

   C. more tiring   D. better

Passage 4(2014 深圳 14 校聯(lián)考)

      Different countries have different customs. When you travel to another country,please follow their customs,just as the saying goes,"      ".

      Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip (付小費(fèi)) .It is usual to lip porters who help carry your bags,taxi drivers and waiters. Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal.Taxi drivers expect about the same amount.

      In England,make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of you.Ifs a good idea to talk about the weather.lt is a favorite subject of conversation with the British.

      In Spain,it’s a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner.People have dinner very late,and restaurants do not generally open until after 9 p.m.

     In Arab countries,men kiss one another on the cheek. Your host may welcome you with a kiss on both cheeks.lt is polite for you to do the same.

     In Japan,people usually give per other when they meet for the first time. When a person gives you a card,don't put it into your pocket right away.The person expects you to read it.

     Don’t forget to be careful of your body language to express something in a conversation. A kind of body language that is used in one culture may be impolite in another.

1. When you travel to the USA. you don't need to tip       .

   A. actors   B. waiters   C. porters   D. taxi drivers

2. The missing sentences in the first paragraph should be"      ".

   A. Love me,love my dog

   B. He who laughs last laughs best

   C. When in Rome,do as the Romans do

   D. Where there is a will,there is a way

3. The underlined word “It”in the third paragraph refers to       .

   A. idea   B. line   C. conversation   D. weather

4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

   A. In Spain,people usually have dinner very late.

   B. In England,it’s necessary to line up even when there’re only a few people.

   C. In Arab countries,it’s impolite to kiss your host on both cheeks.

   D. In Japan you should read the business card as soon as you get it.

5. What’s the best title of the passage?

   A. How to Tip

   B. Advice to International Travelers

   C. When to Have Dinner

   D. Body Language 

Cloze 10(2013 廣州南沙) 

       Madison Stump is a 13-year-old entrepreneur (企業(yè)家) in the USA. To save our planet,she has 1       a green business,Paper Again.

       Madison lives in a “ green” family. She is 2        trying to be 100% earth friendly.One day,Madison was thinking over what else she could do to help the environment. 3       ，she thought ,“ Why not 4       those used boxes and paper to create beautiful notebooks? And I can sell them to help people in need." That night,Madison made her first notebook with scrap paper (便條紙) ，and she used an empty gum box for a 5      .lt was the 6        of her green business.

       Madison’s first customer was her sister. She,of course,never 7       it!However,Madison didn’t mind because she got to see her use it.Before you know it,all Madison’s school friends were asking to buy the amazing notebooks. Then,Madison’s dad came up with the 8       idea of starting a website,Paper Again,com,so that these notebooks could be bought online.

       Now Madison is the 9        of a real business!Her notebooks are selling at the store in her hometown. And she is often 10        on the local television news!

1. A. set out   B. set off   C. set up   D. set at

2. A. always   B. already   C. never   D. nearly

3. A. Happily   B. Luckily   C. Finally   D. Suddenly

4. A. return   B. recycle   C. repair   D. replace

5. A. cover   B. paper   C. face   D. book

6. A. end   B. change   C. start   D. entrance

7. A. paid for   B. made for   C. sent for   D. waited for

8. A. familiar   B. silly   C. dull   D. wonderful

9. A. worker   B. winner   C. owner   D. master

10. A. explained   B. reported   C. replied   D. spread

Cloze 9 (2013廣州黃埔)

       When I was a boy aged twelve in South Carolina,something happened to me that made me never put any wild creature in a cage.

       We lived on one end of a forest,and every evening the mockingbirds (嘲鴉) would come and rest in the trees and 1      . There isn’t a musical instrument made by man that can produce a more beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird.

        I decided to catch a young 2        and keep it in a cage,and in this way,I would have my own private musician.

        I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage.At first,the bird was 3       ,so it fluttered (撲騰) about in the cage. But finally it was used to living in its new home. I felt very excited with myself and 4        some beautiful singing from my little musician.

        On the second day,the little bird’s mother flew to the cage with 5       in her mouth.The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was 6       to see this.Certainly the mother bird knew how to feed her baby better than I did.

        The following morning when I went to see my bird,I found it 7       on the floor of the cage.I was terribly surprised!What had happened!

        Arthur Wayne,the famous ornithologist (鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)學(xué)家) ，happened to be 8       my father at that time.After she heard me crying over the death of my bird,she explained to me,uA mother mockingbird,finding her young in a cage,will 9       bring it poison berries (毒莓) . She thinks it better for her baby to die than to lose 10       Since then I have never caught any living creature and put it in a cage.All living things have a right to live free.

1. A. dance   B. fly   C. sing   D. jump

2. A. bird   B. boy   C. fish   D. thief

3. A. happy   B. careful   C. active   D. afraid

4. A. looked forward to   B. looked out of  C. looked for   D. looked up

5. A. water   B. food   C. songs   D. diet

6. A. worried   B. pleased   C. bored   D. tired

7. A. alone   B. alive   C. dead   D. bad

8. A. calling   B. visiting   C. challenging   D. introducing

9. A. never   B. seldom   C. sometimes   D. ever

10. A. friends   B. parents   C. freedom   D. happiness

Cloze 8 (2013汕頭潮南)

      A young man was about to finish school.For a long time he had wanted to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could 1        it,so he told him that a sports car was all he wanted.

      Then on the morning of his graduation,he was called to his father’s room. His father told him how 2        he was to have such a fine son,and how much he loved him.He handed his son a beautiful gift box.The young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible (圣經(jīng)) with his name on it. He said angrily ,“With all your money you give me a Bible?” He then 3        out of the house,leaving the Bible.

      Many years passed and the young man was very 4        in business,and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family.Realizing that his father was very old,he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him 5        that graduation day.Before he could go,he received a 6       telling him that his father had died.He had to go home immediately and take 7        of the things that his father left him.

      When he began to search through his father’s important papers,he saw the still new Bible,8       as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to 9        the pages.As he was reading,a car key with a tag (標(biāo)牌) dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the 10        of his graduation,and the words “PAID IN FULL” .Sadness and regret (悔恨) filled his heart.

1. A. afford   B. spend   C. cost   D. pay

2. A. excited   B. proud   C. angry   D. anxious

3. A. looked   B. moved   C. walked   D. rushed

4. A. careful   B. helpful   C. wonderful   D. successful

5. A. on   B. since   C. after   D. from

6. A. bag   B. ticket   C. letter   D. book

7. A. care   B. part   C. notes   D. time

8. A. just   B. only   C. always   D. already

9. A. use   B. open   C. turn   D. close

10. A. place   B. date   C. test   D. name

Cloze 7(2013 珠海)

      When I was a child,I liked to watch my friends play. I would 1        them sometimes,but I preferred watching most of the time.

      Every day,we would see an old man walking by our playground and 2       an umbrella.He had big ears but had no hair.No matter when my friends saw him pass by,they would 3        ,“Hey,deaf and dumb, what’s the time?”They told me that he could neither hear nor 4       .

      It was 5        evening of the day.I was standing at the gate of my 6       when I saw the old man coming. I was 7       . There were no friends around to shout the 8        words of“greeting”.But how could I let this man walk by without 9        anything? So for the first time,I asked,“Hey,deaf and dumb,what’s the time?”

      The old man looked at me.Then he looked at his 10        and replied ,“It’s 5:30. ”

I ran inside the house and never shouted at the old man after that day.

1. A. watch   B. join   C. ask

2. A. carrying   B. selling   C. seeing

3. A. sing   B. run   C. shout

4. A. speak   B. see   C. answer

5. A. late   B. deep   C. early

6. A. room   B. house   C. school

7. A. afraid   B. alone   C. cold

8. A. usual   B. ordinary   C. normal

9. A. saying   B. taking   C. getting 

10. A. umbrella   B. home   C. watch

Cloze 6(2014珠海香洲) 

     It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen 1       for almost a month.

     The crops were dying.If it didn^ rain soon,we would lose everything.

     At noon,when I was 2        making lunch,I saw my five-year-old son,Billy, 3       towards the woods. Minutes later,he ran back and then 4       walked towards the woods.

     This action,walking carefully to the woods and running back to the house,went on for nearly an hour. Finally I couldn’t take it any longer and decided to follow him.As I entered the woods,I saw the most 5        sight.Two large deer appeared in front of him,and a little deer 6        on the ground,clearly suffering from heat exhaustion (中暑) ，was lifting its head to lap (舔) up the water cupped in my son’s hands.When the water was gone,Billy ran back to the house. I 7      him back to a water tap. Billy turned it on and knelt (跪) there,let- ting the drops slowly fill up theu cup ^ formed by his hands. 8       he stood up,I was there in front of him.His eyes just filled with tears. “ I'm not wasting 9      ,Mum ,” he said. “ No,Billy,I am 10        of you!” All I can say is the rain that came later that day saved our farm,just as one little boy saved a dying deer.

1. A. the sunshine   B. the sky    C. the rainbow   D. rain

2. A. in the fields   B. outside   C. in the kitchen   D. in the living room

3. A. walking   B. coming   C. climbing   D. escaping

4. A. just then   B. once again   C. after all   D. at first

5. A. scary   B. beautiful   C. amazing   D. terrible

6. A. lying   B. jumping   C. running   D. sleeping

7. A. walked   B. talked to   C. shouted at   D. followed

8. A. Because   B. When   C. If   D. Though

9. A. water   B. time   C. money   D. food

10. A. sure   B. tired   C. proud   D. afraid

Cloze 5(2014廣東3月模擬) 

      A man and his friend were walking through the desert. During the trip they had a 1       ,and the man hit his friend in the face. His friend was hurt,but without saying 2        ,he wrote in the sand,uTo- day my best friend hit me in the face.>，

     They 3        on walking until they found a lake,where they decided to take a bath. The man^ friend fell into the lake and was in danger,but the man saved him. After he came back to life,he wrote on a 4       ：uToday my best friend saved my life."

     The man who had hit and 5        his best friend asked ,“ 6      I hurt you,you wrote in the sand and now,you wrote on a stone. Why?”

     is friend 7        ,“When someone hurts us,we should write it down in the sand where wind can 8        it away. 9       , when some- one does something good for us,we must write it down on a stone where it can 10        forever. ”

1. A. talk   B. joke   C. fight   D. picnic

2. A. something   B. nothing   C. anything   D. everything

3. A. kept   B. continued   C. turned   D. tried

4. A. sand   B. stone   C. tree   D. wall

5. A. killed   B. hurt   C. saved   D. made

6. A. Before   B. While   C. Until   D. After

7. A. replied   B. asked   C. questioned   D. required

8. A. blow   B. send   C. fly   D. put

9. A. Although   B. But   C. However   D. If

10. A. last   B. keep   C. be stayed   D. be laid