It was near Christmas during my first term teaching at a new school. I loved my small special class more than any group I had taught in the past. They were hungry for knowledge and I was enjoying teaching.
Other teachers had told me that our children were from poor families and not to expect any child to bring a Christmas gift. In fact, I wasn’t expecting any gifts.
Imagine my surprise when every child brought me a gift on the day before our holiday break. First, I got a much-loved toy monkey from a shy girl. I was told, “He is my favorite, but I love you and I want him to be with you, Miss Taylor.” How thrilled I was!
Next came a new set of Christmas tree lights that was “missing” from a mother’s cupboard(碗橱).
Finally, I came to one little boy’s gift which I had never received. It was an old, dirty and broken Christmas storybook. Just when I wanted to show my happiness, I was interrupted(打断) by the giver, “And see, it is new! It still has the price tag（标签）.”
When other children laughed at him, I stopped them and said, “Oh, books are good in that way. The story is always new if you have not read it before. Now, Let’s read one together.” Everyone listened quietly as I read the most wonderful Christmas story of my life.
I still keep those Christmas gifts. They always remind me of my lovely kids.
小题1:Miss Taylor loved her small special class so much because______________.

A．this was her first term teaching at a new school

B．these little kids were from rich families

C．the students studied very hard and she enjoyed teaching them

D．she didn’t get any Christmas gifts

小题2: ____________ brought Miss Taylor a Christmas gift.

A．Every child

B．Most of the children

C．Only three children

D．No one

小题3:Miss Taylor felt __________ when she got the gifts from the children.

A．sad

B．scared

C．thrilled

D．tired

小题4:Many gifts were mentioned (被提及) in the article except____________.

A．a toy monkey	B．an old storybook
C．a set of Christmas tree lights	D．a Christmas card

Linda Evans was my best friend—like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.
When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special time—like my wedding (婚礼) and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address (地址) Unknown. ” I had no idea how to find Linda.
Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share (分享) happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.
One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman — Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but J still wrote to her.
She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. ”
Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!
根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
小题1:The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans _______.

A．at the age of 13

B．before she got married

C．after they moved to new homes

D．before the writer’s family moved away

小题2:They didn’t often write to each other because they _______.

A．got married

B．had little time to do so

C．didn’t like writing letters

D．could see each other on special time

小题3:The writer was happy when she _______.

A．read the newspaper

B．heard Linda’s voice on the phone

C．met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda

D．wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman

小题4:They haven’t kept in touch _______.

A．for about 40 years

B．for about 27 years

C．since they got married

D．since the writer’s family moved away

Nadya Vessey, of Auckland, New Zealand, was born with an illness. So at the age of 16,    of her legs below the knees were cut off. One day when a little boy was watching _ take off  her prosthetic假体的legs, he asked her     she didn't have any legs.  Thinking quickly she asked him whether he had read The Little Mermaid美人鱼.He said“_     .”So Nadya told him that she was a mermaid. The Little boy was        and said,"Wow! That's so cool!” And then he ran off to tell his Dad.
The       of becoming a mermaid became clearer and clearer in Nadya's mind. After      it over, she wrote to Weta Workshop in Wellington to ask if they could      her. She never believed they actually would, so she was excited when she knew they_    _. Weta workshop's manager, Richard Taylor, was very pleased to make it true, and wanted Nadya to be _     .
It took Weta Workshop two years to make a special     for Nadya. "A prosthetic is a prosthetic, and your body has to be comfortable      it and you have to make it part of       ". After practicing in the     , Nadya went to the open sea to try on her mermaid suit. It was       amazing and great to watch Nadya swim, and to see her dream come true.
Nadya Vessey herself has written the story of a real mermaid.

小题1:	A．either B．both C．neither D．none

小题2:	A．me B．you C．him D．her

小题3:	A．why B．how C．when D．where

小题4:	A．No B．Yes C．Sorry D．Goodbye

小题5:	A．sad B．afraid C．surprised D．fortunate

小题6:	A．news B．idea C．story D．history

小题7:	A．going B．taking C．turning D．thinking

小题8:	A．save B．pick C．treat D．help

小题9:	A．agreed B．checked C．refused D．received

小题10:

A．ugly B．beautiful C．friendly D．relaxed

小题11:

A．hat B．jacket C．sweater D．suit

小题12:

A．with B．about C．from D．of

小题13:

A．myself B．ourselves C．yourself D．yourselves

小题14:

A．dining hall B．waiting room C．living room D．swimming pool

小题15:

A．too B．really C．well D．enough

Nowadays green food is popular. We need green food and good health,       not all people knew that well years ago. When I was in Grade Seven, my teacher asked us to        something about green food by ourselves. We had no idea at first. Then our four-member group had a       and went to do some research (调查) in a supermarket. Two of us wrote down the names of the       food on the shelves. The other two       customers (顾客) some questions like “Do you know what green food is?” “How often do you       green food?” and so on. More than 30 customers       our questions! Later each group in our class wrote a research report       the topic and handed it in (交上). Our teacher chose the       ones and put them up on the wall of the classroom.       was one of them! We not only learned a lot about green food but also knew how to keep healthy.

小题1:	A．so B．and C．or D．but

小题2:	A．learn B．plant C．make D．buy

小题3:	A．game B．lesson C．discussion D．fight

小题4:	A．delicious B．green C．fast D．colorful

小题5:	A．asked B．told C．helped D．answered

小题6:	A．buy B．sell C．give D．send

小题7:	A．copied B．asked C．answered D．remembered

小题8:	A．in B．about C．to D．for

小题9:	A．long B．short C．bad D．excellent

小题10:

A．Mine B．Theirs C．Ours D．His

Turtle mother has three sons. The first one is seven years old. The second one is five and the third is four. They often have a running game. They think they run fast.
One day, three turtles decided (决定) to have some coffee. Just as they got into the café, it started to rain. The first turtle said to his little brother, “Go home and get the umbrella.”
The little turtle answered, “I will, if you don’t drink my coffee.”
“OK. We won’t drink your coffee.” The other two promised.
Two years later, the first turtle said to the second turtle, “Well, I don’t think our brother is coming back, so let’s drink his coffee.”
Just then a voice called from outside the door, “If you do that, I won’t go!”
小题1:How old is the second turtle?

A．Seven.

B．Five.

C．Four.

D．Three.

小题2:Why did the little turtle go home?

A．Because he wanted to get money.

B．Because he wanted to drink coffee.

C．Because he wanted to get an umbrella.

D．Because Mother called him at home.

小题3:The underlined word “promised” in the passage means ________.

A．agreed

B．asked

C．ran

D．jumped

小题4:From the story, we can know that ________.

A．turtle mother has two sons

B．little turtle got the umbrella soon

C．they drank coffee at home

D．little turtle didn’t run very fast

小题5:The passage is ________.

A．a piece of news

B．a letter

C．a joke

D．an e-mail

Long long ago, there was a little girl living in a small poor house on a hill. When she played in her little garden, she could see a beautiful house high on the other hill. This house had golden windows. They were so nice that the little girl dreamed all day, “How fantastic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows!”
When she was old enough to go outside her garden, she asked her mother if she could go for a walk outside the gate. Her mother agreed, telling her to keep close to the house and not to go too far. The day was beautiful and the little girl walked until (直到) she got to the gate of the house with golden windows.
As she looked at the house with golden windows, she was so disappointed (失望的). All the windows were common and very dirty.
So sad that she didn’t go any further and turned, heart broken. As she went back, she was surprised to see a little house with golden windows as the sun shone (照耀) on her own house.
She realized (意识到) that she had been living in the “house with golden windows” all the time. Everything she dreamed was right there under her nose!
小题1:What did the girl dream of?

A．Having a bigger garden.

B．Going outside her garden.

C．Having lots of gold in the house.

D．Living in a house with golden windows.

小题2:Her mother told her ________ when the girl went out.

A．to play in the garden	B．not to go too far
C．to clean the windows	D．not to go outside the garden

小题3: How was the girl feeling when she reached the gate of the house on the other hill?

A．Disappointed

B．Interested

C．Excited

D．Angry

小题4:The underlined word “fantastic” in Paragraph 1 means ________.

A．可怕的

B．不切实际的

C．极好的

D．奇怪的

小题5:What’s the best title for the passage?

A．The Little Girl’s Home

B．The Golden House on the Hill

C．The Little Girl’s Dream

D．The House with Golden Windows

Mary is my friend. Her mother’s birthday is coming. She wants to buy a birthday present       her mother. But she doesn’t have        money. She can’t buy one. She is very      . She thinks and thinks. She has an idea (主意). She can make a present by herself. So she uses a piece of paper       a card. On the front, she      a beautiful house with some flowers around it. On the back she writes, “To my dearest mummy in the world. I will buy you a real (真的)       like this.”
      her mother’s birthday, Mary gives her the card. After she sees the card, tears (眼泪) fall down from her face. “     are you crying?” Mary asks, “You don’t like it, right?” “Of course not,” she says, “I love it very much. I       because (因为) I am the happiest mother in the world. I have a great      . I love you forever.”

小题1:	A．with B．to C．for D．in

小题2:	A．some B．any C．no D．many

小题3:	A．sick B．scared C．happy D．sad

小题4:	A．make B．to make C．making D．makes

小题5:	A．draws B．writes C．cuts D．buys

小题6:	A．car B．house C．present D．bike

小题7:	A．At B．In C．On D．With

小题8:	A．What B．Who C．How D．Why

小题9:	A．cry B．laugh C．smile D．see

小题10:

A．son B．daughter C．teacher D．student

An elephant wants to have some friends. He sees a monkey in a tree. “Can you be my friend?” asks the elephant.
“You are too big. You can’t swing (摇荡) in the tree like me.”
Then the elephant meets a rabbit. “Please be my friend,” he says.
“How can I? Sorry, sir. You are strong.”
The elephant is very disappointed. Then he goes home.
The next day, he sees all the animals running. He doesn’t know why. The monkey says a tiger is near here. He will come to eat the animals.
The elephant goes to the tiger. “Please, Mr. tiger. Don’t eat the animals.”
“Go away!” says the tiger.
The elephant is not happy and kicks (踢) the tiger. Then the tiger goes away. At last, all the animals want the elephant to be their friend.
小题1:The monkey thinks the elephant can’t ________ in the tree like him.

A．sleep

B．swing

C．swim

D．jump

小题2: Why don’t the monkey and the rabbit want the elephant to be their friend?

A．Because the elephant is big and strong.

B．Because they are strong and big.

C．Because the elephant is scared of them.

D．Because they are scared of the elephant.

小题3:The underlined word “disappointed” in the passage (文章) means ________.

A．高兴的

B．礼貌的

C．粗鲁的

D．失望的

小题4:How many kinds of animals are there in the passage?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

小题5:Which of the following is True?

A．The elephant has many friends at last.

B．The rabbit wants to be the tiger’s friend.

C．The monkey will come to eat the animals.

D．The tiger kicks the elephant and goes away.

One day a mother rat and her babies were out in an open field. They were enjoying______ games when suddenly a hungry cat came up to them! She hid________ a big tree and then crawled(爬) torward through the tall grass until she could almost hear them talk. After the mother rat and her babies knew________ , the cat jumped from her hiding-place and started to run after them.
The mother rat and her babies began to run away, they hurried towards their_______ , which was under a pole of large stones. But the baby rats were so_______ that they could not run very_______ . The cat came_____ . In no time the cat would be upon them. What was to be done?
The mother rat stopped running, turned round and faced the cat, shouting "Bow! Wow! Bowwow!" just like an angry dog. The cat was______ surprised and scared that she ran away. The mother rat turned to her babies, "Now you see how important it is to learn ______ a second language!"
Just then she heard a shout "Miao! Miao!" just like the cat ran away just now.
"Oh, the cat's come back. We must escape（逃脱） right now." The mother rat called out to her children. "Haha! It's only a ______ "said one of her children. "I have learned a second language."

小题1:	A．to play B．playing C．played D．to playing

小题2:	A．on B．in front of C．behind D．under

小题3:	A．what happened B．what did happen C．that happened what D．that what had happened

小题4:	A．home B．tree C．mother D．host

小题5:	A．happy B．tired C．frightened D．hungry

小题6:	A．quickly B．slowly C．far D．long

小题7:	A．close and close B．closer and close C．closer and closer D．close and closer

小题8:	A．so B．such C．too D．enough

小题9:	A．the B．/ C．a D．an

小题10:

A．joke B．rat C．cat D．dog

In Xinjiang, most people knew the stories of Avanti. Avanti was a very clever man. People liked him because he not only spoke for the poor but also was always ready to help them.
One day Avanti walked on the street and saw two men arguing with each other. A lot of people stood around them. One of the two men was the owner of the eating house in the town and the other was a young man. The young man just passed by the eating house. The owner of the eating house told the young man to pay him money. The young man explained（解释）that he hadn’t taken anything from the eating house. But the owner said that the young man had taken the smell of the nice food from the eating house, and he must pay for it. So Avanti went up to the owner and said, “ I’ll pay you the money.” Avanti took out some coins（硬币） from his pocket and put them into his bags. He shook his bag, and people heard the sound of the coins. Then Avanti said to the owner, “ Take away the sound of the coins. That’s what I pay for the smell of your food.”
小题1:People liked Avanti because ______________.

A．he was clever and disliked helping the poor

B．he was rich and liked helping the poor

C．he was wise and liked to help the poor

D．he was too poor to help the rich

小题2: One day Avanti saw two men _____________.

A．arguing about the eating house

B．arguing about the payment

C．eating in the eating house

D．laughing at the people around them

小题3: The owner of the eating house told the young man ____________.

A．to pay enough money for his food

B．to pay the money for broken bowls

C．to pay for the smell of the food

D．to pay for the service

小题4: Avanti wanted to help the young man, so _____________.

A．he helped the young man out of trouble

B．he would pay for the money instead of the young man

C．he asked the owner not to ask the young man for money

D．he asked the young man to make friends with the owner

小题5:Avanti paid the owner of the eating house _____________.

A．enough money	B．some coins
C．a lot of things	D．the sound of coins