He ______look at the stars every night, but now he does not.

A. had better B. used to C. ought to D. had to

B 【解析】 句意：他以前每天晚上都看星星，但是现在他不看了。A. had better最好做……；B. used to表示过去常常；过去经常；C. ought to应该；D. had to不得不。本题考查used to的用法。used to表示过去常常；过去经常。结合句意和选项可知B正确。

Luke's mother will be _____him if he wins the reading competition.

A. proud of B. tired of C. worried about D. strict with

A 【解析】 句意：卢克的母亲会为他赢得阅读比赛而感到自豪。本题考查形容词短语辨析。A. be proud of为……感到自豪；B. be tired of 厌倦；C. be worried about 为……担忧；D. be strict with对……严格要求。根据题干中的 “如果他赢了阅读比赛”可推断，卢克的妈妈将会为他感到骄傲，故答案为 A。

---_______do you brush your teeth?

---Twice or more a day.

A. How soon B. How far C. How long D. How often

D 【解析】 句意：——你多久刷牙一次？——一天两次或两次以上。本题考查特殊疑问词的用法。A. How soon表示 “多久之后”，主要用来对表示将来的一段时间提问。B. How far 多远； C. How long多长；D. How often多久一次。根据答语 “一天两次或更多次”可推断，问句问的是“你多久刷一次牙”，how often 多久一次。 故答案为D。

Bob dislikes coffee, so he almost _________ drinks it.

A. often B. always C. never D. ever

C 【解析】 句意：鲍伯不喜欢咖啡，所以他几乎从不喝咖啡。本题考查副词的用法。A. often经常； B. always总是；C. never从来不；D. ever曾经。根据题干中的 “Bob不喜欢咖啡”可推断，他几乎“从不”喝咖啡，故所缺的词是never。故选C。

Sarah _________many places of interest in Beijing already.

A. visited B. has visited C. will visit D. visits

B 【解析】 句意：Sarah已经参观过北京许多有趣的地方了。本题考查动词时态。根据句意和already可知此处要用现在完成时。故选B。

My grandparents wrote letters to keep in touch with others_________ they were young.

A. when B. since C. after D. before

A 【解析】 句意：当我的爷爷奶奶年轻时，他们写信和别人保持联系。本题考查连词的用法。A. when当……的时候；B. since自从；C. after在……之后；D. before在……之前。表示“当……时”要用连词when。故选A。

---Tom, I went to the party yesterday evening.

---Oh, I want to know ______at the party.

A. who do you meet B. who you meet

C. who did you meet D. who you met

D 【解析】 句意：——汤姆，我昨天晚上去参加晚会了。——哦，我想知道你在聚会上遇到了谁。本题考查宾语从句的用法。宾语从句要用陈述语序，先排除A和C；再结合题干中的 I went to the party yesterday evening，可知，你见到了谁这一动作发生在过去，故答案为D。

----I don't like the short story “The gift” I think it’s out of date.

----I’m sorry, but__________. Although it may be old, I still think it's a moving story.

A. it doesn’t matter B. I don't agree

C. you're welcome D. that’s all night

B 【解析】 句意：——我不喜欢短篇小说《礼物》，我认为它已经过时了。 ——我很抱歉，但我不同意，虽然它可能是旧的，但我仍然认为这是一个感人的故事。本题考查交际用语。A. it doesn’t matter 没关系；B. I don't agree我不同意；C. you're welcome不用谢；D. that’s all night好吧，没关系。根据答语中的“尽管它可能陈旧了，但我...

One day, a hunter went hunting with his dog. He saw a rabbit running out of a bush not far in front and ______raised his gun to shoot. The rabbit was hurt. It ran away _____ .The hunter waved to the dog to_______it. The well-trained dog rushed like an arrow, running very fast and full of ______.

The rabbit ran so desperately(拼命地) that it______ not to have been hurt at all. However, the dog was surprisingly left behind. Gradually(逐渐地), the dog was losing sight of(看不见) the rabbit. At last when the dog ______empty-handed, the hunter was angry and blamed(责备)it, "How______!Unable to catch an injured rabbit! No supper for you.” Feeling sad, the dog tried to explain for ______,"Though I didn't catch it, I had done my best.”

When the rabbit got home, all the other rabbits were surprised at its _____. They were dying to ask, “How did you _____to run away when the dog almost caught you? it’s unbelievable” The dog would only be blamed for not catching me at most, _____ all it did was to do its best. The situation is completely different ______me. I would surely lose my life______I was caught I had to go all out(竭尽全力)!”

We can learn a lesson for our daily life from the story. Have we ever examined ourselves and asked _____we did our best or went all out when we looked for a(n)______for our failure?

1.A. slowly B. quickly C. easily D. strangely

2.A. in order B. in need C. in fear D. in surprise

3.A. bark at B. look at C. look after D. run after

4.A. knowledge B. kindness C. humor D. confidence

5.A. seemed B. became C. tasted D. sounded

6.A. followed B. left C. returned D. waited

7.A. careless B. useless C. homeless D. harmless

8.A. itself B. it C. himself D. him

9.A. sadness B. luck C. worry D. patience

10.A. succeed B. fail C. manage D. suggest

11.A. but B. or C. yet D. so

12.A. from B. for C. as D. of

13.A. though B. unless C. until D. if

14.A. whether B. that C. what D. where

15.A. respect B. hope C. excuse D. effect

1.B 2.C 3.D 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.C 11.D 12.B 13.D 14.A 15.C 【解析】 本文介绍了有一天，猎人带着他的狗去打猎。猎人让他的狗去追一只受伤的兔子，但狗却没有追到。这个故事告诉我们：在遇到问题时，只是尽力和竭尽所能所得到的结果是截然不同的...

Cai Lun invented paper around 2, 000 years ago in China. It is an important

invention. Before the invention of paper, people had to remember lots of information

or write it on stone, wood, leaves, etc.

Today everyone in the world uses paper. With paper, we can make books and print newspapers. Sharing information is a lot easier with the help of paper.

People use paper every day. Students do homework and keep a diary on paper. Paper is a great invention.

Alan Turing was born in London, England, in 1912. He attended Cambridge

University from 1931 to 1934. Turing was a mathematician(数学家)and a computer scientist. Many people called Turing the father of computer science. He created the first design(设计) for a modern computer.

Turing wanted to know if a machine could think for itself and trick someone into believing they were having a conversation with another person. This became known as the Turing test. In the test, a human talked to two other people through a computer. One was a machine, and the other was person. This idea is still used today.

1.When was paper invented by Cai Lun?

A. Around 2, 000 years ago B. About 200 years ago.

C. Around 1, 000 years ago. D. About 100 years ago

2.People can do the following things with paper EXCEPT_________.

A. sharing information B. printing newspaper

C. having the Turing test D. making books

3.Many people considered Alan Turing to be__________.

A. the inventor of paper

B. the father of modern education

C. the inventor of paper

D. the father of computer science

4.In order to have the test, Turing needed ______.

A. three people, one computer and a machine

B. two people, one computer and a machine

C. two people, two computers and a machine

D. one person, one computer and a machine

5.From the passage, we know Cai Lun’s invention and Turning idea are _____.

A. hard to accept B. not used any more

C. unknown to people D. still used today

1.A 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.D 【解析】 本文介绍了蔡伦发明纸以及艾伦• 图灵和他的图灵试验的相关信息。 1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的"Cai Lu invented paper around 2,000 years ago in China"可知答案为A。 2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的 “With paper, we can make ...