一、完形填空。

When I was a kid in Minnesota， watermelon was expensive. One of my fathers friends， Bernie， was a rich businessman， who 1 a large store in St. Paul.

Every summer， when the first watermelons arrived， Bernie would 2 . Dad and I would go to Bernies place. Wed sit on the edge of the dock （碼頭）， with feet dangling （搖晃）， and got ready for a big meal.

Bernie would take his knife， cut our first watermelon， hand us both a big piece and sit down

3 to us. Then wed bury our 4 in watermelon， eating only the heart—the reddest， juiciest， firmest， sweetest， most seed-free part—and 5 the rest.

Bernie was my fathers ideality of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a 6 businessman. Years later， I realized that it was not Bernies wealth itself but his 7 of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working， get together with friends and eat only the 8 of the watermelon.

9 I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us， no matter how much money we have， will never be 10 enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you dont take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and 11 lifes small pleasure， your work is probably 12 your life.

For many years， I forgot that 13 Id learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could.

Well， Ive relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the 14 of others and to 15 pleasure in the day. Thats the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away.

（ ）1. A. owned B. worked C. shopped D. bought

（ ）2. A. say B. talk C. call D. tell

（ ）3. A. next B. near C. beside D. around

（ ）4. A. months B. noses C. eyes D. faces

（ ）5. A. put away B. throw away C. take away D. give away

（ ）6. A. good B. successful C. helpful D. thoughtful

（ ）7. A. opinion B. idea C. way D. thought

（ ）8. A. peel B. rest C. part D. heart

（ ）9. A. Which B. That C. What D. Where

（ ）10. A. free B. happy C. busy D. sure

（ ）11. A. make B. have C. like D. enjoy

（ ）12. A. destroying B. hurting C. injuring D. damaging

（ ）13. A. lesson B. experience C. example D. model

（ ）14. A. sadness B. failure C. success D. luck

（ ）15. A. bring B. take C. carry D. fetch

二、閱讀理解。

A

What will you do when you are 19？ Study in high school？ So will Britney Spears. But she is also a super star in the world of pop music. Sweet and lovely， Britney quickly captured （贏得） many peoples hearts！Here is something about her.

根據(jù)表格內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。

（ ）1. In the past years Britneys _____ has changed greatly.

A. family B. boyfriend C. study D. life

（ ）2. _____ made her become an outstanding person.

A. The hot dance

B. The sweetest face

C. The most attractive body

D. The appearance of her Jive record “Baby One More Time”

（ ）3. Now she has been _____.

A. a queen B. lived everyday well

C. a famous athlete D. a super star and the Queen of Teen

（ ）4. Her favorite movie is _____.

A. Mother B. Bridge C. Titanic D. Brad Pitt

（ ）5. Which of the following is her favorite？

A. Brown. B. Basketball. C. Cats. D. Red roses.

B

Even before my father left us， my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen， complaining， “Mom， I cant peel potatoes. I have only one hand.”

Mom never looked up from sewing. “You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes，” she told me， “And dont ever use that as an excuse for anything again！”

In the second grade， our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars， swinging from one high steel rod to the next. When it was my turn， I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed， and I went home crying.

That night I told mom about it. She hugged me， and I saw her “well see about that” look. The next afternoon， she took me back to school. At the deserted playground， mom looked carefully at the bars.

“Now， pull up with your right arm，” she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hold the bar with my other elbow （肘）. Day after day we practiced， and she praised me for every rung （橫檔） I reached. Ill never forget the next time， crossing the rungs， I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.

One night， after a dance at my new junior high， I lay in bed sobbing. I could hear mom come into my room. “Mom，” I said， weeping， “none of the boys would dance with me.”

For a long time， I didnt hear anything. Then she said， “Oh， honey， someday youll be beating those boys off with a bat.” Her voice was faint. I peeked out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears.

（ ）6. Whats the Chinese meaning for the underlined phrase “beat off”？

A. 擊退 B. 瞧不起 C. 尊重 D. 欣賞

（ ）7. Which can be used to describe Moms attitude when she made the child peel potatoes？

A. Cruel. B. Favourable.

C. Strict. D. Sympathetic （同情的）.

（ ）8. From the passage， we know monkey bars can help a child train _____.

A. the strength and skill to hang and climb

B. the speed of ones hand movement

C. the skill to throw and catch things

D. the skill to jump

（ ）9. When the author looked down at the kids， they were standing with their mouths open because _____.

A. they felt sorry for what they had done before

B. they were afraid the author might fall off and get hurt

C. they wanted to see what the author would do on the bars

D. they were astonished to find the authors progress

（ ）10. The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is _____.

A. the childs classmates were so bad that her mom couldnt help crying

B. the childs experience reminded her mom of that of her own

C. Mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraph

D. in fact her mom suffered more in the process of the childs growth

C

Outside a town there is a nice cottage （農(nóng)舍） with a large garden.

There lives an old man. The old man is often seen looking after his flowers. The garden is so beautiful that every passer-by wants to stop to enjoy it.

One day， a young painter went by the old mans garden. He looked at the great garden and the special cottage. He was totally lost in admiration （羨慕） at the beauty of these scenes. He imagined how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then， suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. Surprised， the painter asked that old man，“Why are you busy looking after these flowers every day when you cant see them？” The blind gardener smiled and answered， “I can tell you four reasons. First， I was a gardener when I was young， and I really like this job. Second， although I cant see these flowers， I can touch them. Third， I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one， thats you.”

“Me？ But you dont know me，” said the painter.

“Yeah， its true that I dont know you. But I know flowers are beautiful angels which everyone knows and loves. I know many people will stop by and the beauty of my garden will get them into a good feeling. It also gives me a chance to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

The old mans words surprised the young man a great deal and gave him much pleasure. The blind man grows flowers in order that everybody can enjoy their beauty.

The blind gardener in the garden is alone but not lonely. All the passers-by are his friends； all flowers are his neighbors.

I believe every flower has eyes. They can see the kindness of the old mans heart and the sweetness of his soul. The blind man grows flowers in his heart.

（ ）11. Of all the reasons for the old mans growing flowers， _____ surprised the painter most.

A. the first one B. the second one

C. the third one D. the fourth one

（ ）12. The old man was busy growing flowers mainly because _____.

A. he wanted to make a living

B. he wanted everyone to enjoy their beauty

C. he wanted to make his cottage more beautiful

D. he had nothing else to do after retiring from his work

（ ）13. Its clear that _____ according to the story.

A. the old man had been blind since he was young

B. the old man had no wife or children

C. the young painter had know the old man before he got to his garden

D. the old man enjoyed himself by giving pleasure to others

（ ）14. What should we learn from the old blind man most according to this story？

A. His hard work.

B. His good skills for growing flowers.

C. The kindness of his heart and the sweetness of his soul.

D. He could live all by himself outside the town.

（ ）15. The best title of the story should be _____.

A. A Blind Old Man and His Garden

B. A Blind Old Man and a Young Painter

C. Growing Flowers in the Heart

D. Four Reasons for Growing Flowers

三、閱讀理解填詞。

This is a story about a father and his daughter. When the girl was very young， the father would p 1 her up and tell her， “I love you， little girl！” When the little girl was g 2 up， the father would also tell her， “I love you， little girl.” The little girl would not be very happy and say， “Im not a little girl anymore.” Then the father would l 3 and say， “But to me， youll always be my little girl.”

The little girl grew up and left home. As she learned more about herself， she learned more about her father. No m 4 where she went in the world， her father would call her and say， “I love you， little girl.”

One day she was told that her father had a serious a 5 and he couldnt talk and move anymore. He could no longer s 6 ， walk， dance or tell the little girl that he loved her.

She went to see her father. He looked s 7 and was not strong at all. He looked at her and t 8 to tell her， but he could not.

The little girl did the only thing she could do. She climbed up on the bed and l 9 next to him. Tears ran from both of their eyes. She put her head on his chest， and she remembered the wonderful times together with her father. Then she heard the beat of his heart. The heart beat on， and while she rested there， the magic h 10 . She heard what she wanted to hear. His heart beat out the words that his mouth could no longer say： I LOVE YOU， LITTLE GIRL.

1. p_________ 2. g_________ 3. l_________ 4. m_________ 5. a_________

6. s_________ 7. s_________ 8. t_________ 9. l_________ 10. h_________

四、書面表達(dá)。

明天（星期五）全班同學(xué)將去參觀科學(xué)博物館，由你（班長(zhǎng)）通知全體同學(xué)。內(nèi)容如下：

1. 早上8點(diǎn)鐘在校門口集合，步行前往；

2. 下星期一上交一份有關(guān)參觀的報(bào)告；

3. 參觀時(shí)要認(rèn)真聽、仔細(xì)看并記下有趣的東西；

4. 禁止在博物館內(nèi)大聲喧嘩及拍照；

5. 帶上筆和筆記本。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)80左右；

2. 不要逐句翻譯，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；

3. 文中不能出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的校名和人名。

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