An old man was sitting on the sofa with Mike, his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a dove(鸽子) landed on the ground.

The father asked his son, “What is this?”

The son replied, “It is a dove.”

After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, “What is this?”

The son said, “Father, I have just told you. It’s a dove.”

After a little while, the old father asked his son for the third time, “What is this?”

This time Mike could not control his anger and shouted, “It’s a dove, a dove. Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you so many times ‘IT IS A DOVE’ Don’t you understand this?”

The old man silently took out an old diary, turned to a page and showed it to Mike. Though a little impatient(不耐烦), Mike began to read it.

“Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a dove landed on the ground. and my son asked me what it was. I smiled at him, said it was a dove and hugged him. After a while Mike asked me again and I did the same. Pointing to the same dove, little Mike asked me what it was 23 times and I kept on answering his question and hugging him every time.”

Something gently touched Mike’s heart. His face turned red with shame for being so impatient to his father and he hugged him tightly(紧紧地).

Your parents have given you many things in their lifetime, but you may not realize that until they are gone.

1.Why did the old man ask his son the question again and again?

A.He didn’t know the dove. B.He liked to ask questions.

C.He couldn’t remember anything. D.He tried to teach his son something in his lifetime.

2.How many times did the father ask his son the same question?

A.Twice. B.Three times. C.Five times. D.Twenty-three times.

3.What did the father do after Mike asked him the question?

A.Shouting at him. B.Hugging him.

C.Keeping silent. D.Being angry with him.

4.Why did Mike’s face turn red?

A.He was shy. B.He felt surprised.

C.He felt shamed. D.He was afraid of his father.

5.What really touched Mike’s heart according to the passage?

A.His father’s diary. B.His father’s love.

C.His father’s answers. D.His father’s hugs.

You may think there is nothing but sand in the desert of the world, but it is not true. In the desert we can find small stones or even big ones. We can see hills, too. There is a little rain in the desert, but it is not enough for most plants. Still we can see some plants live in the desert.

There is water in some places in the desert. We call these places oases (绿州).Sometimes the water comes from under the ground and sometimes it comes from rivers running through the desert. In the oases, there are villages and towns. People grow all kinds of crops in the fields there.

People also live outside the oases, but these people are not farmers. They have camels, goats, sheep and other animals. These animals can live on the desert plants and do not need much water.

The animals are useful to the desert people in many ways. The desert people eat the meat and drink the milk of the animals. They use their skins to make shoes, water bags and even tents. They use the camels for carrying things.

The people of the desert have to keep going from place to place. They must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals. They usually live intents.' When there is no more food for their animals, they take down their tents，put them on their camels and look for a new place. The desert people are friendly. No man in the desert would ever refuse to help the people in trouble and give them food and water.

根据上文判断正（T）误（F）。

1.The rain in the desert is enough for some plants,

2.There are farmers not only in the oases but also outside the oases.

3.The water in the oases mostly comes from the rain.

4.The camels are used for carrying things by the desert people.

5.The desert people would never give up helping the people in trouble.

补全对话

Bruce: Hi, Kate! How was your summer holiday?

Kate: 1.

Bruce: Where did you go?

Kate: I went to Yinchuan with my parents.

Bruce:2.

Kate: It's one of the most beautiful cities in the Northwest of China. I like it very much.

Bruce: How long did you stay there?

Kate: We stayed there for five days.3.

Bruce: Which is your favorite place?

Kate:4. When I was there, I lost myself in the beautiful scenery.

Bruce: What interesting things did you do there?

Kate: Lots of things, such as swimming, boating, fishing and riding camels.5..

Bruce: Oh, really? I can't wait to go there.

A. How do you like Yinchuan?

B. Oh, that's all right.

C. But I think sand-sliding (滑沙) is the most exciting one.

D. Oh, it was great.

E. We have been to many wonderful places.

F. How did you go there?

G. I think Sand Lake is the best.

完成句子

1.没什么好看的。

There was________ ________ _________.

2.完成画作之后，这位画家继续举办艺术展。

After finishing his painting, the artist_______ ________ ________ art exhibitions

3.直到妈妈回来，他才去睡觉。

He_________ go to bed________ his mother came back.

4.去年他的母亲死于癌症。

His mother ________ _________cancer last year.

5.在英国，谈论天气通常是一般对话的开始。

In the UK, talking about the weather is usually________ ________ _______ a conversation.

首字母短文填空

Halloween is a strange h1.. It’s s2. several centuries ago in Europe . It began as “Hallow Evening” which means “holy night”. At t3. time November 1st was called “All Saints' Day” (万圣日) and people honored all the saints who did not have their own special day. People believed that all the spirits of dead people were active on the night of October 3Ist. So people would play all sorts of tricks on e4. other.

Black is one of the t5.Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at n6.. Pumpkins are a symbol of Halloween, so orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. Making lanterns out of pumpkins is a Halloween custom.

Halloween is great f7. for children. They d8. up as ghosts(鬼), witches(女巫). Small children go ‘Trick-or-Treating’. They wear costumes, knock on doors, and s9., ‘Trick or Treat!’ People almost always choose to give them candy as a treat, i10. of choosing to receive a trick from the children. Adults sometimes ‘trick or treat’ their friends, too. Usually the ‘treat’ is a glass of wine or some small gifts.

书面表达

节假日，人们不愿意呆在家里，而是越来越喜欢外出游玩。请根据内容提示，写一篇英语短文。

内容提示：

1．人们喜欢看不同的事物，做有趣的事情；

2．节假日时所有的交通工具都很忙，买票难；

3．越来越多的人开始自驾游。

要求：

1．文章中不能出现真实姓名；

2．文章应包含所有提示内容，可适当发挥；

3．词数：90左右。

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Which of the following signs means “disabled access”?

A. B. C. D.

The May day holiday this year will come six days. We can’t wait for it.

A.until B.for C.during D.in

You are unique. There will never be person who is exactly like you.

A.the other B.others C.the others D.another

the children under 12 with infantile autism (自闭症) is up to 2 million. We should take action to help them.

A.A number of B.The number of C.A great deal of D.Plenty of