47. Do you think Tony has the c        to say sorry to his parents?

46. He is only fifteen,so I think he has much d        finishing the work.

    Six-year-old girl Iris was born with autism (自閉癥) . She doesn’t like to talk or be with others and she often feels nervous. When Iris was three years old,her mother gave her some art lessons. There she found Iris had great talent for painting. From then on,Iris often spends her day painting.

    However,Iris still felt lonely. Iris’s parents learned that animals were good for children with autism,so they introduced some animals to Iris. Before Thula,they introduced horses,dogs and other cats to Iris,but that didn’t help.

    Until cat Thula arrived,they got along very well in just a few weeks. Iris often draws about the cat’s eyes and nose in her paintings.

    Iris’s mother said,"When Iris is painting,she tells Thula to sit if she jumps up onto the table. Thula stays there watching Iris with great interest."

    Iris and Thula are always together,eating,sleeping,playing."Iris’s mother found that it was easier to make Iris speak with others when Thula was around. “ Thanks to Thula,Iris found a way to show her feelings and communicate with the world. She is happier than ever before.”

41. Iris liked to       before she learned painting.

   A. talk with others   B. go to parks

   C. go to school   D. be alone

42. Why did Iris’s parents introduce animals to her?

A .Because they were good for Iris’s illness.

   B. Because Iris liked animals.

   C. Because they wanted a pet.

   D. Because Iris liked to draw animals.

43. What does Iris often draw about Thula?

   A. Thula’s ears and eyes. B. Thula’s hair and eyes. C. Thula’s eyes and nose. D. Thula’s mouth and nose.

44. Thula often       when Iris is drawing.

   A. plays with the pictures   B. draws pictures   C. jumps up and down   D. sits and watches

45. We can read the article       most probably.

   A. in a cartoon book   B. in a science magazine   C. on the Internet   D. in a travel guide

57. 患難見真情。

A friend              is a friend indeed.

    As a volunteer teacher,1 travelled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou,Guangxi. On my way there,I thought about the village,the school,and the children there. However,my heart sank when I arrived there. It wasn’t what I expected. It didn’t look like a school at all. The school had only 3 rooms,one for Grades 1,2 and 3,and another for Grades 4 ,5 and 6.There was a third one for me.

   The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions,and I told them stories and my life in Shanghai. The next day,I gave them a test to find out their level. To my surprise,although (盡管) the test was very easy,over half of them failed it,yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me.

   I am busy preparing lessons,and reading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hardworking children,and I could see that they were making progress with my help. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their lives better and we are now good friends.

   I have worked in Longzhou for a year now. I'm very happy,and the experience has been very useful for me. I love the small village and the children. In fact,I would like to continue working here.

36. The writer found there were only       rooms in that school.

   A. two   B. three   C. six   D. one

37. In the passage, “my heart sank...” means that the writer       .

   A. felt excited   B. was happy

   C. felt sad   D. was angry

38. The writer found the students’ level was       she expected after the first test.

   A. just as   B. higher than

   C. lower than   D. as low as

39. What does the writer think of her experience in Longzhou?

   A. It is boring. B. It is silly.

   C. It is meaningless. D. It is useful.

40. Which of the following statements is not true?

   A. Both the volunteer teacher and the students are working so hard.

   B. The volunteer teacher doesn’t like to work there any longer.

   C. The students became better and better with the help of the volunteer teacher.

   D. The experience in Longzhou is useful for the volunteer teacher.

   Every day,we always see someone needing help. Some 26       serious illnesses or pain;some feel 27        and they need friendship;some disabled people can’t express their feelings. Many people are willing to help those in 28       .They offer to 29        money for charities or do some voluntary work. For example,some high school and university students in the US often 30        many hours as volunteers in hospitals or old people’s homes. These volunteers read books for the people or they play games with them 31        raise their spirits. Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of the people with 32       . They clean up their houses or do the shopping for them.

   There are a lot of clubs in cities. They organize all kinds of activities in communities. They may show movies or have short 33        to mountains,beaches or museums. People pay nothing for some activities. Most of these clubs use 34        as volunteers because they can understand the problems of these young boys and girls more easily.

   Volunteers believe that the happiest people in the world are those who help to 35        joy to others.

26. A. look like   B. suffer from

   C. take in   D. lead to

27. A. lonely   B. tired   C. busy   D. disabled

28. A. use   B. tears   C. black   D. need

29. A. raise   B. rise   C. finish   D. organize

30. A. spend   B. pay   C. take   D. cost

31. A. enough to   B. so that

   C. in order to   D. such as

32. A. surprise   B. difficulties   C. courage   D. peace

33. A. path   B. ways   C. break   D. trips

34. A. teenagers   B. strangers   C. passengers   D. seniors

35. A. take   B. bring   C. carry   D. fetch

用所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，未提供單詞的根據(jù)上下文填人一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~。

    Mr Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country,and came up to work 16        train.He liked walking from the station to his office 17        it was raining,because it gave 18        some exercise.

    One morning he was walking along the street 19 a stranger stopped him and said to him,u You may not remember me,sir,20 seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets. I 21 ( stop) you in this street and asked you 22 (lend) me some money and you lent me £ 5,because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way 23        success."

    Mr Grey thought for 24        few minutes and then said, “Yes,I remember you. Go on with your storyWell, ” 25 ( answer) the stranger,uare you still willing to take a chance?”

16.      17.      18.      19.      20.      

21.      22.      23.      24.      25.      

15. —What did Mr Smith say to you just now?

—He asked us       in the river.

   A. to not swim   B. not to swim

   C. not swim   D. don't swim

14. (2014廣東廣州白云區(qū)太和鎮(zhèn)期中聯(lián)考) He didn’t know English at all,so he can’t understand       the machine.

   A. what to control   B. to control what

   C. how to control   D. to control how

13. (2015廣東深圳南山北師大附中期中) 一Dad,I want       TV for a while.

—You need to ask your mother’s       first.

   A. to watch;information   B. watching;information

   C. to watch;permission   D. watching;permission