先通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各小題所給A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇一個最佳選項。

When I was 15, I said to my class that I was going to write my own books. All the students nearly fell out of their chairs,______ me. “Don’t be silly. Only geniuses(天才) can become writers. And you are getting a D this term.” I was deeply______ and I couldn’t help crying.

That night I wrote a short, sad poem about my ______ dreams and mailed it to the Weekly Newspaper. To my surprise, they published(發(fā)表) it, and sent me two dollars. I was a paid writer! I ______it to my classmates. They laughed again. “Just luck.” they said. However, I had tasted success. Because my first poem _______ published.

By the time I graduated from high school, I had collected all my published works together. But I ______ talked about my writing to my classmates again. They were ______ killers. And people must always keep on their own dreams by ______.

Later, I wrote a book about ______ I understood and felt about my life. It ______ me nine months to finish it. I chose a publisher(出版商) and mailed my book. I wrote a note _______ it, “I wrote this book myself. I hope you will like it. Thank you.”

A month later,______ I received a letter, with an invitation for publishing the book. It became a bestseller(暢銷書), and ______ into 15 languages. People ask what college I attended and what degrees(學(xué)位) I have got. The answer is none. I just write. I’m not a genius, and I’m not talented. I just write. To all those who dream of _______, I should say to you, “Yes, you ______be writers! Always keep writing!”

1.A. laughing at B. listening to C. talking about D. looking at

2.A. reminded B. changed C. hurt D. hit

3.A. strange B. unusual C. beautiful D. broken

4.A. showed B. advised C. encouraged D. taught

5.A. has been B. had been C. was D. were

6.A. always B. never C. sometimes D. usually

7.A. time B. dream C. thought D. money

8.A. them B. their C. they D. themselves

9.A. what B. why C. where D. which

10.A. caused B. made C. took D. won

11.A. off B. down C. without D. with

12.A. exactly B. finally C. easily D. wisely

13.A. was translated B. translated C. translating D. translate

14.A. being successful B. being famous C. being rich D. being writers

15.A. must B. should C. can D. have

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1.Dave invites Martin to take the American football class together. How much will Dave pay for each class?

A. $10. B. $ 20. C. $30. D. $40.

2.Which of the following is TRUE about the physics class?

A. It can help students do their homework.

B. It can make students’ thinking skills better.

C. It can show students some rules of the physics class.

D. It can teach students to speak in class bravely.

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1.You may find the ThingsToDo app useful when you _________________.

A. have nothing to do B. have a lot of things to do

C. don’t want to do anything D. don’t know how to do certain things

2.What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A. A phone B. SkyWatch C. A planet D. The night sky

3.If you are a music lover, which app might you like?

A. ThingsToDo B. SkyWatch C. Tunespotter D. Crazy Faces

4.What are the four children talking about?

A. Their favorite apps. B. Their small inventions.

C. Their free time activities. D. Their favorite phone games.

My husband Jack and I went to visit a friend in hospital last week. Suddenly, Jack’s mobile phone rang, it was my mother calling from my home. She asked if I had lost my phone. I checked my bag. It was gone!

I used Jack’s phone to call my number. A boy answered it. “I found your phone in the mall!” he said, excitedly. “I’m Rhys. I have been trying to find you, but because it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a coffee shop near his home.

Later that evening, I went to meet him there. I was afraid to go alone, worrying he was a cheater(騙子). So Jack came along. After driving 10km, we got to the coffee shop.

As soon as I saw him, my worries were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you tell 

my mum?” I asked. He explained that when he found my phone by the roadside, he started calling people in my contacts list(通訊錄), starting with the letter A. He called Adam, one of my friends and Adam called my house.

I was happy to get my phone back with all the phone numbers, messages and photos in it. I thanked Rhys and offered him some money, but he refused. He’s really an honest boy.

1.The writer lost her mobile phone _________.

A. yesterday B. the day before yesterday C. last week D. last month

2.Before lost, the mobile phone was in the _______.

A. office B. bag C. hospital D. car

3.Adam is ____________.

A. the writer’s husband B. the boy’s teacher

C. the writer’s neighbor D. the writer’s friend

4.How did the boy find the writer?

A. By waiting for her in the mall. B. By trying to look for her home.

C. By asking the police for help. D. By calling her friends.

If you put your history notes under your pillow (枕頭) and sleep on them the night before an exam, will you do any better on the test? Most of us have hoped this might help. However, _______ can’t go through the pillow into your brain. But that doesn’t mean you can't learn while you sleep.

Scientists aren’t exactly sure how it works, but they have discovered that the brain can learn things during sleeping hours.

In one experiment(實驗), researchers gave German speakers some Dutch words to learn. Then, they divided them into three groups. The researchers played Dutch words for people in Group 1 while they slept, without telling these German speakers what they were doing. The sound was low so it didn't wake them up, and only the newly introduced words were used.

Another group listened to the same words while they were awake. The researchers found the people in Group 1 were better able to identify(確認(rèn)) and translate the words later. This was true only for the words that were played while they slept. The third group listened to words while they walked. The walkers did not have the same success remembering the words as the sleeping group.

The researchers later found that people had more slow-wave(慢波的) brain activity throughout the night. They said that more slow waves made people have better memory for the new words.

1.Which of the following words can be put into the blank?

A. ideas. B. dreams. C. knowledge. D. imagination.

2.In the experiment, the researchers played foreign words to people in Group 1 _______.

A. before they went to bed B. when they were sleeping

C. before they went to exercise D. when they were having dinner

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. People in Group 2 remembered the most words.

B. Listening while sleeping is good for people's sleep.

C. Slow-wave brain activity can help people have a good sleep.

D. People in Group 3 didn't remember the words as well as those in Group 1.

4.What's the best title for the passage?

A. People learn during sleeping hours B. Good sleep improves memory

C. How to keep your brain active D. How to memorize words

下面是一篇關(guān)于健身的短文，閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從所給選項中選擇對應(yīng)的標(biāo)題填入短文中，使其文理通順。

Having an exercise plan is important, but you should always ask your doctor for advice before starting it. You should know that over-exercising and exercising in a wrong way can hurt your body. The following advice can help you.

A. Build up slowly.

B. Warm up before exercising.

C. Wear sports shoes.

D. Cool down after exercising.

E. Never let yourself feel thirsty.

1.This helps to get your body ready for activities. It’s especially important in the morning._______

2.Don’t stop at once. Do a few light activities to avoid pains later._______

3.Take exercise every day for some time, but never try to exercise when you don’t feel good. If you don’t listen to your body, you will hurt yourself.______

4.Water is important to keep your normal body temperature during exercise and avoid feeling tired._______

5.They can protect your feet. With the help of the advice above, you’re sure to enjoy the fun of

exercising.____________

用方框中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。每詞限用一次。

1.Some students don’t understand the ____________ of learning English, so they give it up.

2.The young man was considered as a _______after saving the 6-year-old kid.

3.No student in my class is from the ______ part of China.

4.Old people should be spoken to __________.

5.Every year Jiuzhaigou receives lots of visitors __________ all over the world.

B. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和所給中文提示，在空白處寫出各單詞的正確形式。每空限填一詞。

Xiao Ming felt very unhappy those days, because he 1.(失敗) in the final English exam. He made so many 2.(錯誤) that he was 3.(害怕) of meeting his English teacher and his parents. As his teacher Ms Wang was very 4.(耐心的) and kind, she found Xiao Ming and 5.(教) him to be more confident in 6.(他自己). Xiao Ming

7.(意識到) his own problems and was no longer 8.(擔(dān)心) about learning English. Now he is very thankful to Ms Wang and he 9.(將…視為) her as his own mother. He decides to study 10.(更努力) than before and get better grades.

閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個（最多兩個）適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號中詞語的適當(dāng)形式填空。

On November 5th, 1872, the ship Mary Celeste left New York 1. Italy. The captain (船長), his wife and daughter and seven sailors(海員) were on this ship. But something terrible happened. The captain of another ship 2.(find) Mary Celeste floating (漂浮) in the middle of the sea on December 4th, 1872.3., nobody was on the ship.

4. were the captain, his family and the sailors? Why did they leave the ship? Mary Celeste was not 5.(break). Everything was good. It seemed that the captain, his family and the sailors had 6.(leave) the ship in a hurry. We could tell all these because there was half-eaten food on the table. The sailors also left all 7.(they) clothing behind. The lifeboat (救生艇) was still on the ship. The captain’s diary was found on the ship and the last passage 8. (write) on November 24th.

What happened 9.November 24th and December 4th. How and when did the people leave the ship? So far, nobody can answer all these 10.(question). It is still a mystery.

很多年以前，私家車很貴，并沒有多少人能夠買得起。 隨著經(jīng)濟（economy）快速發(fā)展，越來越多的人買得起汽車了，私家車不再僅僅屬于富人。然而越來越多的私家車給人們的生活帶來怎樣的影響呢？請以“私家車（Private Cars）的利與弊”為題，寫一篇作文。

要求：1）表達(dá)清楚，語法正確，上下文連貫；

2）必須包括表格中所有的相關(guān)信息，并適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；

3）詞數(shù)：100詞左右（開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)）

4）不得使用真實姓名、校名和地名等。

With the development of economy, more and more people can afford to buy the cars.

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