Poor thing! Jack________ down while he________ on the ice. He got hurt badly.

A. was falling; was skating B. was falling; skated

C. fell; was skating D. has fallen; was skating

-Has Nate Robinson ever won the Slam Dunk Contest？

-Yes．He won it in 2006，2009 and 2010，____he is as short as 1.75 meters．

A. as B. since C. however D. although

Mo Yan’s novel Frogs ______into many languages since it came out in 2009.

A. was translated B. has translated C. has been translated D. translated

The two girls____ in a cave （洞穴） and the enemies （敌人） didn't find them．

A. got away B. lost their lives

C. went into hiding D. were taken notice

— I am afraid I have to give up my dream of being a singer．

— ．No dream is too big and no dreamer is too small．

A. Don’t lose heart B. Don’t mention it

C. That’s unusual D. You must be joking

完形填空。

Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys ________ to watch.

“What are you doing?” asked one of the________.

“We plan to dig a hole all the way through Earth!” one of the brothers answered ________.

The older boys began to laugh, telling the younger ones that digging a hole all through Earth was ________.

After a long silence, one of the diggers ________ a jar full of spiders, worms and a wide types of insects. He removed the lid (盖子) and ________ the wonderful things to the visitors.

Then he said quietly and ________, “Even if we don’t dig all the way through Earth, look at what we’ve found along the way!”

Their goal was far too ambitious (有雄心的), but it did cause them ________. And that is what a goal is ________ — to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen.

But not every goal will be fully ________. Not every job will end ________. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every ________ will be realized.

But ________ you fall short of aim(达不到目标), perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I’ve found along the way! Look at the ________ things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!”

It is in the digging that ________ is lived. And I believe it is joy in the journey, and in the end that truly matters.

1.A. went B. ran C. stopped D. followed

2.A. visitors B. workers C. brothers D. diggers

3.A. angrily B. excitedly C. slowly D. luckily

4.A. difficult B. harmful C. useless D. impossible

5.A. dealt with B. picked up C. worked out D. showed off

6.A. showed B. threw C. gave D. offered

7.A. comfortably B. wildly C. normally D. confidently

8.A. to dig B. digging C. doing D. to do

9.A. against B. for C. with D. at

10.A. changed B. achieved C. told D. stated

11.A. easily B. obviously C. healthily D. successfully

12.A. dream B. mistake C. advice D. step

13.A. how B. where C. why D. when

14.A. terrible B. sad C. romantic D. wonderful

15.A. lie B. life C. Earth D. trouble

In China， more and more villagers have left home to make a living in big cities. As a result， their children have become leftover (留守) children and they need more care. The survey below is from some villages in Central China. Three hundred children were chosen to answer the questions.

1. Of all the four things， the leftover children need _________ most.

A. love B. money C. control D. freedom

2. _________ of the children think it good to live with their parents.

A. 14% B. 28% C. 44% D. 58%

3. How many children think their happiest place is their school?

A. 48. B. 102. C. 144. D. 156.

4.During the survey， the children were asked about many things EXCEPT _________.

A. food

B. places they like

C. their needs

D. their parents’ working in cities

5.We can learn that _________ from the survey.

A. most leftover children want more freedom without parents

B. over 40% of the children have difficulty talking to parents freely

C. all the leftover children dream of making money in big cities

D. most villagers prefer living a life in the countryside

Nate Robinson is unlike any other player in the NBA．This player is the shortest in the NBA，but he is one of the most fearless players．He is 1.75m tall．"In NBA，he looks like a fourth﹣grader among a group of high school students，"according to The Atlantic．

How can he compete （竞争） with them？Robinson makes up for this with his ability to jump．Without moving forwards or backwards，he can jump up to 110cm．However，confidence helps him more．"People talk about my height all the time，but I don't really feel smaller than anyone else，"said Robinson．"I always think I'm on fire （充满激情的）．"No matter who you are or what you've won，he's going to come at you．With that spirit，he has won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest three times．Also，he has made many wonderful blocks （盖帽）．

Chicago Bulls played Miami Heat on May 10，2013．LeBron James，the 2.03﹣meter﹣tall player from Miami Heat，went to shoot．But Robinson blocked him．He also blocked Shaquille O'Neal in Cleveland Cavaliers and even Yao Ming in Houston Rockets．

Nate Robinson is a hero．He has given many basketball fans hope．Maybe one day，you can also block big guys like LeBron James!

1.According to the report，Nate Robinson once played for　 　．

A. Chicago Bulls B. Miami Heat

C. Houston Rockets D. Cleveland Cavaliers

2.Paragraph 1of the report mainly talks about　 　．

A. how great Nate Robinson is

B. how Nate Robinson is unlike any other player

C. how fearless Nate Robinson is

D. who Nate Robinson is

3.The underlined phrase"makes up"probably means　 　．

A. 强化 B. 弱化 C. 弥补 D. 构成

4.Nate Robinson's　 　 is the main reason why he can compete with others．

A. ability to jump B. confidence C. shooting skills D. blocks

5.Which is TRUE about Nate Robinson？　 　

A. He once blocked Yao Ming from Miami Heat．

B. He won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest more than once．

C. He gives hope to all NBA players．

D. He feels himself smaller than others and he practises hard．

Do you have the experience of taking music lessons against your wishes？Perhaps you have complained about it because you thought it took you much playtime．But now you'd better thank your parents for their time and money spent on your musical training．A recent study suggests music lessons can make children have better memories than their peers （同龄人）．

The Canadian study showed that after one year of musical training，children did better on a memory test than those who didn't take music lessons．

The researchers made the children aged between 4and 6into two groups-one group of children took music lessons outside school，and the other didn't take any musical training．In one year，they took four tests in different times．The results showed brain （大脑） development changes at least every four months．

The children taking music lessons not only did better in musical listening but also made faster progress in other ways，such as reading，writing，Maths and IQ．

People say music is the good medicine for a broken heart．Now it seems music can also help us to improve our memories．We are sure to find more and more in the wonderful world of music．

1.You'd better thank your parents for their time and money spent on your musical training because ______ ．

A. you get well after you take music lessons

B. you will make faster progress in every way

C. music can help you to improve your memories

D. music lessons have taken up most your free time

2.The researchers made one group of the children aged 4～6take music lessons for ______ ．

A. six months B. a year C. two years D. four years

3.The Canadian study showed that brain development changes ______ ．

A. once a week B. twice half a year

C. four times a year D. at least every four months

4.According to the last paragraph，most people think music can make us ______ ．

A. happy B. worried C. lazy D. confident

5.What does the passage mainly tell us？ ______

A. How to become cleverer．

B. Music does us much good．

C. What to find in wonderful music．

D. Everyone should receive music training．

阅读下面的短文，根据所给的首字母提示，用合适的单词填空．

Different students have different TV viewing h 1. ．

Daniel is a football fan．He is watching a w 2. round-up of what is happening in

sport．The program c 3. different sports，such as basketball，badminton and baseball．He finds this week's programs a bit b 4. because there won't be any football matches．But there are a n 5. of interviews with some famous football players and a report on the c 6. 2014World Cup in Brazil．

Bob likes watching game shows．He is now watching Stay to the End （《一站到底》） on JSTV．He hopes one day he can t 7. part in it，answer all the questions and win a great p 8. ．

Andy prefers to watch comedies because the actors in them are f 9. and can make him laugh．

Mary is a music l 10. ．She likes watching all kinds of music programs like The Voice of China and Chinese Idol．She thinks they are fun．