Elena Desserich was a little girl. She loved to 1 and write. Elena dreamed of becoming an artist when
she grew up-but sadly, she 2 had the chance to be an adult. When elena was 5 years old, the 3 said that she
had brain cancer (癌症) and only had 135 days to 4 .
Elena 5 the long days in hospital working on her painting, which were full of hearts and smiling families.
6 of her painting was shown in a gallery (画廊), right next to a Picasso"s painting. Soon she lost the use of her
7 , and she began to "talk" with her family by writing notes.
When Elena died, her parents were very sad, 8 they knew the day would come. When they were tidying up
her things, they began to find notes. All through her final days, Elena was writing love notes to her family and
hiding (藏) 9 in secret places in the house.
Her parents started to collect them and all the 10 would say "I love you Mum, Dad and Grace." They kept
finding them-the amazing gift from Elena. |
( ) 1. A. sing
( ) 2. A. never
( ) 3. A. father
( ) 4. A. die
( ) 5. A. took
( ) 6. A. All
( ) 7. A. voice
( ) 8. A. ever since
( ) 9. A. it
( ) 10. A. notes | B. play
B. sometimes
B. teacher
B. live
B. paid
B. One
B. eyes
B. even
B. her
B. paintings | C. paint
C. always
C. mother
C. work
C. spent
C. Both
C. ears
C. even though
C. that
C. books | D. read
D. usually
D. doctor
D. paint
D. cost
D. Neither
D. nose
D. however
D. them
D. places | | 阅读短文，用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文意思通顺、完整。（注意：①每个单词只能用一次。②其中有两个多余选项。） | | line, cigarette, man, smoke, annoy, anything, careful, cough, wait, polite, because, what | | 完形填空。 | A little girl went to a hospital. "I want to 1 a miracle (奇迹)." "What?" said th doctor. "Mybrother is badly
ill, 2 my daddy says only a miracle can save my brother." "We don"t sell miracles here, little girl. I"m 3 but
I can"t help you," said the dotor. "I have the 4 to pay for it," said the girl.
The doctor"s brother asked, "What miracle does your 5 need?" "I don"t know," she answered. "My daddy
can"t 6 for it, so I want to use my money." "How much do you have?" asked the man. "A dollar and a half."
"Well," 7 the man, "a dollar and a half can buy a miracle."
That man was a very good 8 . The operation (手术) was free and her brother became well. "What"s the
price 9 the operation?" her mom asked. The little girl smiled. She knew exactly how 10 a miracle was-a
dollar and a half with the faith (诚意) of a little girl. | ( ) 1. A. sell
( ) 2. A. or
( ) 3. A. glad
( ) 4. A. money
( ) 5. A. mom
( ) 6. A. pay
( ) 7. A. asked
( ) 8. A. friend
( ) 9. A. to
( ) 10. A. little | B. make
B. so
B. sorry
B. illness
B. daddy
B. spend
B. smiled
B. parent
B. of
B. few | C. buy
C. then
C. worried
C. time
C. brother
C. give
C. cried
C. teacher
C. with
C. much | D. take
D. and
D. sure
D. house
D. sister
D. have
D. talked
D. doctor
D. at
D. many | | 阅读短文，选择正确答案。 | On a Friday morning, it was a composition lesson. David"s English teacher Mr Wang said, "We will have a
long summer vacation in two weeks. What will you do during your summer vacation, boys and girls? Please
write a composition about your summer vacation plan." The students didn"t speak. They all thought and wrote
about their vacation plans.
But David didn"t write. After Mr Wang"s words, he lost himself into his wonderful vacation. "That is very
easy. I will go to my grandpa"s home. At his home I can get up late in the morning. When I get up, I will go to
the small river with grandpa. We can catch many big fish there. It will be very interesting. There are many
children in that village. I can play with them. We will go swimming in the river on sunny days. It will be great
fun. I like to play sports. In the afternoon, I will climb the mountain near my grandpa"s home. I can see many
birds, trees and flowers. I can …"
While David was dreaming, Mr Wang said, "David, give your composition to me now." But David didn"t
write a word. | | 1. What day was that day? | | [ ] | A. Monday.
B. Tuesday.
C. Friday.
D. Saturday. | | 2. How soon will the summer vacation come? | | [ ] | A. In half a month.
B. In one week.
C. In a month.
D. In two months. | | 3. David"s grandpa lives ________. | | [ ] | A. in a city
B. in a town
C. on a farm
D. in a village | | 4. What is the meaning of the word "composition" in Chinese? | | [ ] | A. 作文
B. 演讲
C. 比赛
D. 考试 | | 5. Why did not David write a word when the teacher asked him for the composition? | | [ ] | A. Because he couldn"t write.
B. Because he lost himself into his vacation.
C. Because he wouldn"t have a vacation.
D. Because he didn"t want to write. | | 阅读理解。 | Jack started his first job at a primary school (小学) and wanted very much to make a good impression on
the kids. So, when he saw a boy standing alone, while the other kids were playing soccer, he ealked up to him
and asked, "Are you all right?"
The boy told himthat everything was fine and the teacher left. A few minutes later, however, he found that
the boy was still standing alone.
Deciding to find out what was wrong this time, Jack went up to him again and said, "Hi, are you sure you"re
not feeling left out? Would you like me to be your friend?"
The boy clearly felt a little nervous, but after a little hesitation (犹豫) he said, "Maybe." Encouraged by his
progress, Jack asked, "Tell me, why are you standing here alone?"
"Because," the boy said with clear anger in his voice, "I am the goalkeeper (守门员)!? | | 1. What was Jack? | | [ ] | A. A teacher.
B. A reporter.
C. A visitor.
D. A soccer player. | | 2. What did Jack think of the boy? | | [ ] | A. He was nervous.
B. There was something wrong with him.
C. He was too tired.
D. He didn"t like playing soccer. | | 3. What does the underlined word "impression" mean in this passage? | | [ ] | A. 印象
B. 微笑
C. 面孔
D. 心态 | | 4. This passage might be a(n) ______. | | [ ] | A. ad
B. science story
C. joke
D. TV program | | 5. What can we learn from the passage? | | [ ] | A. Jack wanted to join the soccer team.
B. The boy was a little angry at last.
C. The boy didn"t want to play soccer any more.
D. jack must be angry with the boy. |
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