Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to 36 things with. He 37 to take ten servants with him. They would 38 the things to sell and the food to 39 on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to 40 and asked to 41 with them.
The rich man said to the little boy, “Well, 42 may go with us. 43 you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my 44, you can’t carry a 45 load (担子). You must 46the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.
“You are 47.” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy didn’t say 48 and lifted the load gladly.
On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were very tired 49 the little servant. Do you know 50? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.

小题1:	A．eat B．buy C．change D．get

小题2:	A．decided B．liked C．hoped D．tried

小题3:	A．take B．bring C．carry D．borrow

小题4:	A．cook B．eat C．buy D．drink

小题5:	A．them B．the servants C．the road D．the rich man

小题6:	A．stop B．stay C．go D．talk

小题7:	A．you B．he C．I D．they

小题8:	A．Since B．If C．Because D．But

小题9:	A．family B．guests C．servants D．things

小题10:

A．heavy B．light C．small D．difficult

小题11:

A．eat B．choose C．pick up D．understand

小题12:

A．brave B．right C．clever D．foolish

小题13:

A．sorry B．anything C．angrily D．good-bye

小题14:

A．besides B．of C．except D．with

小题15:

A．who B．him C．that D．why

Jim Carrey has become one of the most well-known faces in the world. And it is because of his face that he has made such achievements.
Jim Carrey was born in a working class family, and life was poor for young Jim. While in his teens, he had to take a job as a doorkeeper when his father lost his job, and finally he dropped out of school. At that time, he developed his sense of humour to help him deal with anger at the world.
He was often alone. He said he didn’t have any friends because he didn’t want any. At 15 he started performing at a comedy club. Later he moved to Los Angeles and there he got the attention from a famous comedian, Rodney Dangerfield, and his life started to change.
Jim Carrey got his big break in 1990, when he played a role on the new comedy show, In Living Color. He broke into films in 1994. It was the year of Funny Face. First there was Pet Detective, a success that showed Carrey’s comic style. Next came The Mask, which was another success for him.
Jim Carrey has come a long way from his unhappy childhood. In fact, he seems to be having a second childhood now. The future looks good for him. He has developed a large crowd of fans and he also has proved his ability to get through a storm and come out on top, which is important for any person.
小题1:Why didn’t Jim Carrey have any friends when he was young?

A．Because he dropped out of school

B．Because he was in a working class family.

C．Because he didn’t want to make friends

D．Because he was angry at the world.

小题2:The underlined phrase “got his big break” in Paragraph 4 may mean “__________”.

A．got a good chance

B．made a lot of money

C．felt tired

D．had a rest

小题3:From the last paragraph we can learn that __________.

A．Carrey didn’t finish his school education

B．many people like Jim Carrey

C．he once survived a storm

D．Rodney Dangerfield changed Carrey’s life

小题4:Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A．Carrey’s success comes from his handsome face

B．Carrey was happy in his childhood.

C．Carrey’s sense of humour came from the difficult environment.

D．The film “The Mask” was not a success at first.

Dou Kou, a Chinese boy, is called "the youngest writer in the world" .He has written 3 books now.
Dou Kou was born in Jiangsu Province in 1994. When he was 7 months old, his parents started working in over 30 different cities, such as Xi'an and Shenzhen .This kind of life gave him things to think
and write about.
When Dou Kou was 9 months old, he could speak and at the age of one he could say five to six hundred words. At 3, he could look up words in the dictionary. At 4, his father taught him to learn something. His parents like reading very much. So does he. At the age of 5, he began writing fairy tales
(童话).
His fairy tales are all from his life. One day ,he found many mice in the house. They not only ate their food but also hurt his mother's hand. So he thought, "lf we give mice the stomachs (胃)of cows, they'll eat grass and it'll be helpful to people. " This was his first fairy tale Change, Stomach for Mice.
At 6, he wrote a novel about his own life in different cities with his parents.
Now, he studies well in a middle school. He has written his third book, the novel- called Eyes of Childhood .He says ,"l am not different from other  children .I just wrote several books. "
小题1:How many books has Dou Kou written?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six

小题2:Because of _____ Dou Kou could write his books.  

A．his mother	B．his father
C．school life	D．life in different cities

小题3:Dou Kou began to use a dictionary _____  

A．when he wrote fairy tales

B．before his father taught him to study

C．after he went to school

D．after his mother taught him how to learn something

小题4:The underlined (画线的) sentences at the end of the passage show us that _____ .   

A．Dou Kou is different from other children

B．Dou Kou doesn't tell the truth

C．Dou Kou is the same as other children

D．Dou Kou likes his books

小题5:Which is the best title (标题) of this passage? 

A．Three Books by a Child

B．How to Write Fairy Tales

C．How Clever the Boy is

D．Dou Kou, the Youngest Writer

One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe(斧头) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy(仙女) came out and asked the man what was the matter.
“I have lost my axe.” he said. “It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood.” The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked, “Is this yours?” “No.” said the man.
The fairy then showed him a silver axe and asked again. “Is this yours?” “No.” again answered the man. Then she showed him the old axe.
“Yes, this is mine.” called out the happy man. “I know that well enough.” Said the fairy, “I only want to see if you can tell me the truth, and now I’ll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides your own one.”
小题1:The man with his old axe fell into the river.
小题2:The fairy came out and asked what was wrong with him.
小题3:The sad man only wanted the gold and silver axes.
小题4:The fairy found his lost axe for the man.
小题5: From the story, we know that an honest man may get more.

Michelle, a famous lady, has found that more than 25% students are too fat in her country. It is a very serious prom. So she starts a health program to deal with it. The health program is to reduce(减少) the amount （数量）of fat students today and in the future.
The program will get families, schools, newspapers, magazines and TVs to join together and deal with the students’ obesity so that students will be at a healthier weight. The program includes: Food stores should sell healthier foods. Schools should serve healthier meals with less fat and should also offer gym classes.
The lady is trying to fight the students’ obesity all over the country because it can cause illnesses and higher health cost. She wants the students to eat right, exercise more and control (控制) their weight. She also wants the students to understand it is important to have less sweet food, and drink water, milk and fresh juices, but not to choose cokes. At the same time she has also set a good example by planting a vegetable garden. She hopes that the garden will encourage more people to plant one too.
The health program is really helpful to the students today and in the future. As she says, we cannot always build the future for youth, but we can build our youth for the future.
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选项，并将所选答案涂到答题卡（填在答题卷）的相应位置上。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
小题1:In Michelle’s country over _______ of the students are too fat.

A．75%

B．a quarter

C．a half

D．15%

小题2:The word “obesity” in the second paragraph means ________ in Chinese.

A．厌食症

B．抑郁症

C．肥胖症

D．强迫症

小题3:What does the lady want the shops to do?

A．To offer gym classes.	B．To plant a vegetable garden.
C．To serve meals with less fat.	D．To sell healthier foods.

小题4: It’s a good way for fat student to have ______ every day.

A．more vegetables

B．sweet foods

C．many cokes

D．much fat

小题5:What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．The lady introduces healthy drinks.	B．The lady cares about food cost.
C．The lady fights obesity in students.	D．The lady feel worried about the height.

Dr.Jack Todd is very interested in clean water .__小题1:_,so it's natural that he is to developer of a small and affordable system(系统）to clean waste water, His “Living  Machine" can clean wastewater in your home or in your business.
__小题2:_ The wastewater goes into a big plastic tank where bacteria(细菌）start to break down the waste.A few days later after it is dealt with, the water is brought into a greenhouse filled with plants and fish.With the help of sunlight, the plants and animals remove more chemicals from the water,making it cleaner,Then the water can be reused for washing or bathing _小题3:__ but the water is clean enough for watering the flowing, washing the dog, or even for bathing or swimming.
The advantage of this technology is that it is affordable and good for the environment. __小题4:__. It can help to use less fresh water, and it can help keep the water supply unpolluted.

A.    If enough homes and businesses use “Living Machines” B.     People like to plant trees around their houses C.     He is also interested in saving money D.    It cannot be used for drinking or cooking E.     The “Living Machine” is a system for cleaning wastewater

 

A few days ago, I ran into (撞上) a stranger as he passed by. I said sorry to him, and he said, “Excuse me too, I wasn’t even watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went on our way after saying goodbye.
Later in the kitchen at home, as I cooked our meal, my daughter Betty walked up to me, very quietly. When I turned around (转身), I nearly knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted angrily. She ran away, crying.
That night, when I lay in bed, my husband said to me, “You were so rude to Betty. Go and look around on the kitchen floor, and you’ll find some flowers there. Betty brought those for you. She picked them herself ¾ pink, yellow, and your favourite blue.”
When I heard this, I thought deeply: “While meeting with a stranger, I was calm and polite; but with my daughter, I was not patient (耐心的). I felt sad and tears began to fall.
I quietly went to Betty’s bed, “Wake up, my dear,” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” She smiled, “t found them by the tree. I knew you’d like them, especially the blue.” I said, “I am so sorry that I treated (对待) you that way today.” And she whispered (悄声说), “Mommy, that’s okay ¾ I still love you anyway.” I kissed her and said, “I love you too and I do love the flowers.”
That day Betty gave me a lesson on how to get along with each other in the family. I spent much time on work before and didn’t realize how important family life was. I decided to do better in the future.
小题1:The writer ___________ to a stranger when she ran into him.
小题2:When the writer nearly knocked Betty down, she _________ at her.
小题3:The writer’s ______ told her Betty had picked those flowers for her.
小题4:The writer felt sad and began to cry because ___________.
小题5:The writer decided to ___________.

Linda loves her dog Davy. They went to New York City last Saturday.
While Linda was buying a newspaper at the train station, the dog got out of his box and ran away. The station was crowded and Linda couldn't see Davy anywhere. When Linda shouted his name, some people looked at her but Davy didn't come. Then she called the police. While she was talking on the telephone, Davy met another dog outside the station. While the police were coming,Linda walked around the station and called Davy' s name. She didn't think about looking outside the station. Finally, a little boy said to her, "Did you look outside? I saw a big black dog when I came in. "When Linda finally saw Davy, he was jumping and running with another dog. There was a police officer next to them. The police officer said to Linda, "I think my dog found your dog."
小题1:What was Linda doing when Davy ran away?
小题2:How was the station?
小题3:What did Linda do when she couldn't find her dog?
小题4:Who gave Linda the tip (提示) to find Davy?
小题5:Who found Davy finally?

Liu Wei is very famous in China because he can play the piano with
his toes(脚趾).
One day when Liu Wei was only 10 years old, he played a game with
some friends. He lost both his arms because of electricity(电).
Liu Wei was very sad when both his arms were cut off after the
accident. But soon he had to make a choice.
“For people like me, there were only two choices. One was to give up all the dreams, which would cause a quick death. The other was to work hard without arms to live an excellent life.” says Liu Wei.
Liu’s dream was to be a pianist. His excellent life included a show on China’s Got Talent(《中国达人秀》) and a wonderful performance (演奏) playing the beautiful Marriage D’amour with his two feet on the piano.
Liu Wei learned to play the piano with his feet. And teaching himself to play the piano with his feet was very hard. Many times he wanted to give it up, but his parents went on encouraging(鼓励) him and he wanted to make his parents proud.
Maybe you can not believe that Liu Wei is able to play well only with his toes. The audience(观众) were deeply moved and very excited when they watched his performance.
小题1:Why is Liu Wei very famous in China?
小题2:How old was Liu Wei when he lost his arms?
小题3:Was Liu Wei very sad when both his arms were cut off?
小题4:Who encouraged Liu Wei to play the piano?
小题5:How did the audience feel when they watched Liu’s performance?

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成81-85小题。
Tom lost his work last year and he didn’t find a job from then on. He was very worried. He had a big family to feed. His sons and daughters were often hungry. His wife was angry with him and she went away from his home.
One evening at about six, Tom went into the church (教堂) with a turkey（火鸡）in his hands. “ I took a turkey from a house, my pastor (牧师),” Tom said, “Would you like to take it away and forgive me?”
“ I won’t take the turkey away,” said the pastor, “Since you have known your fault, (错误) you must give it back to the host.”
“ I have tried,” cried Tom, “ But the host didn’t agree to take it back.”
“ I believe you,” said the pastor “You can take the turkey home and give it to your children.”
Tom thanked the pastor and went away.
When the evening prayer (祈祷) was over, the pastor went into his room. He looked for his turkey here and there but he didn’t find it.
小题1:Tom was worried because.
小题2:How did his children feel?
小题3:Tom has sons and daughters                  , but he lost his job. (根据短文填入适当的词语)
小题4:The underlined word “give it back” means                               .
小题5:Whose turkey did Tom take from?