He _____ for two years. We are still sad about his ______.

A. died; dead B. died; death

C. has been dead; dead D. has been dead; death

I _______ be afraid to sleep alone in my room, but now I _______ sleeping there alone.

A. was used to; used to B. used to; am used to

C. used to; used to D. am used to; used to

Friends are those _____ always stand by your side when you need help.

A. which B. whose C. whom D. who

–Could you tell me ______ yuanxiao in China?

--Usually at the Lantern Festival.

A. when do people eat B. how do people eat

C. when people eat D. how people eat

阅读下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

Athough 19-year-old Geoge Dennehy is armless, he isn’t letting that stop him from pursuing (追求) his dreams and sharing his passion（热情）with the world.

Born __ arms, the young boy’s birth parents left him. Luckily, a warm-hearted couple adopted（收养）him and __ him . __ , his new parents never allowed him to use his disability as an excuse to be __ . When Geoge was eight, they asked him to sigh up (报名) for cello (大提琴) lessons. The instrument is __ ven for people who have the use of both their hands, so it was far more challenging（挑战性的）for Geoge, who had to learn to play it with his feet.

Thanks to his music teacher, the young boy not only interested in the cello, but also realized that he had a passion and talent for __ . During middle school years, he also __ the piano and the guitar.

His music talent caught the eye of an American rock band who__ him to perform alongside them at a ten-day-long music festival.

The experience has inspired (激励) this once shy boy to pursue a career (事业) in music. He has also become a motivational speaker__ encorages both able and disabled people to pursue their dreams, no matter __ impossible these dreams may sound.

1.A. in B. with C. without D. of

2.A. looked after B. worried C. gave up D. put on

3.A. As B. Though C. But D. However

4.A. lazy B. busy C. nervous D. serious

5.A. easy B. difficult C. interesting D. beautiful

6.A. dancing B. singing C. music D. drawing

7.A. taught B. mastered C. discovered D. hated

8.A. warned B. forced C. trained D. invited

9.A. who B. whom C. which D. whose

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

It is reported that a 14-year-old girl, Winter Vinecki, runs marathons in memory of her faher who died of cancer. Now she bocome the youngest person to complete a marathon on every continent after completing her seventh marathon in Athens, Greece.

Winter began running at five. When her father died in 2009, she decided to coplete a marathon on every continent before her 15th birthday. After finishing her goal,she said, “I know that I’ve done something amaing here and I’m very happy. I guess the world is magical（有魔力的）.”

Winter will share the title of completing seven marathons around the globle with her mother who shared each moment with her. They have run marathons in the United States, Kenya, Antarctica, Mongolia, New Zealand and Greece. Winter said her favorite two races were in Kenya and Peru.

After losing her dad, Winter set up a non-profit organization to raise money for researching the cancer. She said, “I’ll do everything I can do to put an end to the cancer and help find a cure, so other people don’t have to endure the hardship that I faced.”

Now Winter is training to complete in the 2018 Winter Olympics as an aerial（空中的）skier.

1.Winter began running in 2009.

2.Now Winter has become the youngest person to complete seven marathons around the globle.

3.Winter’s favorite two races were in Antarctica and Kenya.

4.After losing her father, Winter set up a non-profit organization to raise money for researching the cancer.

5.Winter has decided to complete in the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Love is a two-way street

A father sat at his desk and looked at his bills when his young son rushed in and announced: “ Dad, because today is your birthday and you’re 40 years old, I’m going to give you 40 kisses, one for each year!” When the boy started making good on his word（履行诺言），the father shouted: “ Andrew, don’t do it now. I’m too busy!”

The boy soon fell silent as tears fell from his big blue eyes. Feeling sorry, the father said: “ You can finish later.” The boy said nothing but walked away. That evening the father said: “ Come and finish the kisses now, Andrew!”

Unfortunately, a few days later after the father’s birthday, the boy had an accident and died. His father wrote: “ If only（要是··· ···,该多好）I could tell him how sorry I am for my thoughtless words, and how much my heart is hurting.”

Love is a two-way street. We must warmly accept any loving act, or others will take it as a “NO” and it can leave a scar（伤疤）. If we don’t receive love, our life will lose its true meaning. Nothing is more important than accepting love from those who are near and dear to us.

1. On his father’s birthday, the boy wanted to _____.

A. help pay the bills B. have a talk with his father

C. buy his father a gift D. give his father kisses

2.A few days after the father’s birthday, the boy _____.

A. was badly hurt in an accident

B. was killed in an accident

C. had to go back to school

D. became unhappy with his father

3.The headline “Love is a two-way street” means _____.

A. love keeps one busy all the time

B. love can make people happy and unhappy

C. we should learn to give and receive love

D. it’s important to love people around us

Many people use their mobile phones as the alarm clock and are more used to checking e-mails before sleeping. However, these habits are becoming sleeping problems.

Several years ago, my boss used to stay up working on her mobile phone and got badly ill because of that. Now she always leaves her phone in another room at night. And she encourages friends to do so. “I sent each of my friends the same christmas gift – an alarm clock so that they could stop using their phones as the alarm clock,” she said.

If your mobile phone wakes you up in the morning, it may also be keeping you up at night. A study in 2008 showed that people in mobile phone radiation（辐射）mostly had sleeping problems. And according to a Swedish study, a quarter of young people in this country feel like there must be phones around them. Most of them feel sorry for not returning messages. So they even have to reply to their friends before sleeping.

So what kind of people prefer to use mobile phones in their bedrooms? A recent study has shown that three-quarter people aged between 18 and 34 prefer to sleep with their phones near them. That number falls off a little in middle age, but only people aged 65 and older are used to leaving the phone in another room while sleeping.

1.The underlined word “that” refers to “_____”.

A. using the mobile phone as the alarm clock

B. checking e-mails

C. staying up working on the mobile phone

D. leaving the mobile phone in the bedroom

2. According to the Swedish study, ____ of young people in Sweden always put phones around them while sleeping.

A. 25% B. 50% C. 75% D. 100%

3.According to the recent study, people _____ prefer to sleep with their phones near them.

A. aged 12 and 18 B. aged between 18 and 34

C. in middle age D. aged over 65

It seems more and more Americans want schools to teach foreign languages to children younger than five years old.The most popular way to teach these young children another language is called immersion (沉浸式语言教学法).

Children in immersion programs hear only the new language in the classroom.The children play games, sing songs and talk to one another in the new languages, some experts (专家) say immersion programs are the most effective (有效的) way for young children to learn a language.But there can be a problem when children in the United States begin to learn another language at such an early age.Not many elementary schools continue to teach a foreign language.Only seven of the fifty states require (要求) schools to teach a foreign language to students between the ages of six and twelve.Language experts say it is easier for younger children to learn a language.Still, American schools generally do not begin to teach foreign languages until secondary schools.By then, students are about thirteen years old.

American schools face difficult choices about the cost of educational programs.The government has increased support for foreign language study in its education law called No Child Left Behind.

At the college, the Modern Language Association says more students than ever are studying foreign languages and more languages are being studied now than in the past.Spanish is the most widely (广泛地) taught in American colleges and universities.French, German, Chinese and Italian are also popular.

1.The most popular way to teach the American children another language is called ________.

A．task B．speaking

C．immersion D．listening

2.Students in immersion programs can do the following things EXCEPT ________.

A．talking to one another in the new language

B．hearing their native language

C．playing games in the new language

D．hearing the new language

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The government doesn't support this program.

B．All schools will take part in the immersion program.

C．It's the best for children to learn a foreign language at an early age.

D．Not many elementary schools continue to teach a foreign language.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A．Foreign language teaching in America.

B．Foreign language teaching ways in America.

C．Foreign language teaching in American universities.

D．Foreign language teaching in America high schools.

完成句子：根据中文意思，完成下列各句，每空一词。（每题2分，共10分）

1.努力学习，你一定会实现你的梦想。

Study hard, and you are sure to _________.

2. 错过早班车使他很生气。

_______________ made him very angry.

3.多么干净的街道啊！

_____________ the street is!

4.我们班的学生数是60。

___________ the students in our class ________ 60.

5.我一直渴望升入理想的高中。

I am ______________ going to an ideal senior high school.