Passage 4 (2015 镇江，C) 

      It is believed in some ways that the daughter is the fathers lover.But my experience has taught me in a different way. For a long time,my father has been a very vague figure (模糊白勺形象) to me.He was a man of few words,tall but slim and nothing else.

      When I was in primary school,my father was never there to pick me up,and he never came to any of my parent-teacher meetings.He was always busy doing projects. I remember when I was in middle school and my head was badly hurt in a PE class. During my opera?tion,my father was nowhere to be found. This hurt me most. At that moment,I considered my father as a cold-blooded man who did not care about me at all.

      But things seemed different at my high school graduation cere?mony,where I was chosen to represent my class and give a speech. My father,once again,told me he had a business trip in a place out- side the city and would be unable to show up (露面) .“ Don’t come.I will be very nervous if I see youI told him.

      I remember my speech went smoothly.After the ceremony was o- ver and I was about to leave.I suddenly noticed a familiar (熟悉的) looking man sitting in a corner of the hall.It was my father!I was so surprised that I rushed to him with tears (眼泪) running down my face“Well done ”，he said.His eyes were also filled with tears.

      Later,I found out that my father had managed to finish his work by staying up late,and he drove for eight hours to get back.He had been sitting in the corner because he didn't want me to see him. My father remembered every word in my speech.

     For much of my life,I described my father as a cold-blooded man who only cared about his work.But when I thought deeply about this,it was obviously (明显地) not true. At my graduation ceremony,I could feel my father's deep love. The fact is that seeing is not believing,and seeing may not be the fact if we don't perceive (感知) the world with our hearts and minds.There's no doubt that life doesn’t lack (缺少) love,but sometimes our eyes have trouble seeing it.

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

  A. The writer's father was in the hospital during her operation.

  B. The writer's father attended her high school graduation ceremo- ny.

  C. The writers father sometimes picked her up when she was in pri?mary school.

  D. The writers father went to parent-teacher meetings when she was in primary school.

2. The writer rushed to her father with tears running down her face mainly because  .

  A. she gave a speech successfully 

  B. the graduation ceremony was over 

  C. she was so nervous that she couldn't help crying 

  D. she was touched to find her father cared about her 5. 3. What does the underlined word^this^in the last paragraph refer to (指代) ？

  A. That my father was always doing projects.

  B. That my father was a cold-blooded man.

  C. That my father sat in the corner of the hall.

  D. That my fathers eyes were filled with tears.

4. What^,s the best title of the passage?

   A. My busy father   B. Life is full of love

   C. Seeing is not believing   D. A wonderful speech

Passage 3(2015 盐城，B) 

     It was another day to jump rope in gym class. Lynn and Mike turned the long rope in big,slow circles.The whole class hurried to get in line to wait for their turn to jump. Millie stood at the back of the line and frowned.

     Nick went first. He watched the rope and ran in at just the right time.Everyone counted.He made it all the way to 30 jumps.One after another,the kids watched the rope,ran in,and jumped.Then it was Millie's turn. She watched the rope go around and around,but she didn't move.She felt like everyone was looking at her.

     Millie's friends cheered ,“ Go,Millie,go! ”

     Millie's face turned red.At last,she gave it a try,but she failed. The truth was that Millie had been jumping rope at home every day. With a short rope,she could jump 100 times without missing.She just didn't know how to run in and start jumping with a long rope. Since she was the only kid on her street,there was no one to help turn the long rope.

      Just then,Ms Miles,the gym teacher,brought out a bunch of short jump ropes.

      “Let's see how long each one of you can jump without missing,^，? she said as she gave each student a short rope. “Ready,set.Go!^”

     Millie smiled for the first time ever in gym class.As the jumped,she sang rhymes quietly to herself.

     After a while,Millie realized that everyone was cheering ,“ Go , Millie,go!”

      She was the only one still jumping rope!The surprise almost made her miss a stop,but she kept going. When at last she was too tired to go on,she stopped.The whole class cheered.Everyone was looking at her and smiling.Millie smiled back!

1. Which word is the opposite of the underlined word frowned?

  A.Sat. B. Hid. C. Smiled. D. Cried.

2. What problem did Millie have at the beginning of the story?

  A .She didn't have any friends in her class.

  B. She felt sad because Nick made fun of her.

  C. She didn't know the cheers that the other kids knew.

  D. She didn't know how to start jumping with a long rope.

3. Why did Millie smile for the first time in gym class?

  A. She did something well at last.

  B. She knew the class would cheer for her.

  C. She thought that she was going to make a friend.

  D. She believed that she would be the winner of the contest.

4. Which sentence can be put in the empty box?

  A. The class decided to play baseball.

  B. Millie was the last one still jumping rope.

  C. Nick won the rope-jumping contest.

  D. Millie tried to hide in the back of the line.

5. How might Millie feel when she stopped jumping at last?

   A. Proud.  B. Bored.  C. Mad.  D. Silly.

Passage 2(2015 南京，D) 

      Nowadays,the food that you buy comes from many different countries.Have a look in your fridge,cupboard, and fruit bowl and check the origins (来源) of the food.Perhaps there are apples yBB from California,lamb from New Zealand,or potatoes from Egypt? You will probably be surprised how far food travels to get to your plate. This journey,from ^u field to plate”，is called“food miles”. A food mile is the distance that food travels from the farmers field to the person who buys the food.Nowa?days,food often travels thousands of miles to get to the consumer ( 费者) .Why is this,and what are the effects (影响) of these long dis?tances?

      Traditionally,farmers sold their food in the local market,so the food didn't have to travel very far. The consumers also did not travel very far because they went to their local market to buy the food.This was a good system for farmers and consumers. However,there were some disadvantages. For example,consumers could only buy food that farmers produced locally. In addition,they could only get food that was in season. Now,because of modern technology,food comes from all over the world. We do not have to wait for spring or summer to buy strawberries or tomatoes.They are available in winter if we want.

      Some countries have to import (进口) most of their food.This is because they have difficult climates. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,for example,gets 85% of its food from other countries.Even food made in the UAE often uses imported materials.

      Whafs wrong with^u food milesIs this not a good way of in?creasing international trade? I believe these miles are worrying for a number of reasons. First of all,because food travels such long dis?tances,we need more planes,lorries,and ships to move the food.This means we use more oil or petrol,so there is more pollution and more global (全球的) wanning.In addition,food that travels a long way is not fresh and usually not very tasty.Tomatoes,for example,are picked early and stored for their long journeys.For this reason,they are usu?ally tasteless when they get to the consumer. Local food has a better taste,and it also reduces the amount of global pollution.We need to buy more local food.

1. What is called“ food miles” according to this passage?

 A. The origins of the food.

 B. The effects of long distances.

 C. The journey from field to plate.

 D. The disadvantages of imported food.

2. The underlined word ^u availablein Paragraph 2 most probably means “    ”.

   A. easy to get   B. not busy

   C. willing to talk   D. impossible to get 

3. Some countries,like the United Arab Emirates,have to import most of their food because of  .

   A. long distances   B. difficult climates

   C. fresh and tasty food   D. modern technology 

4. The writer uses the LAST paragraph mostly to encourage readers to  .

   A. buy more local food   B. increase international trade

   C. travel long distances   D. use imported materials 

5. This passage is mainly about .

  A. how local food travels from field to plate 

  B. what“ food miles” is and its effects 

  C. how some countries import their food

Passage 9 ( 2014 甘肃兰州，C) 

      This is a story from a meeting held by some people and two things in nature. We call it the Four-Sided Talk.Lex's “listen to” eve?ryone carefully and find out what they think.

阅读以上“四方会谈”的内容，回答下列问题„ 

l. What doesn't the old tree tell us?

  A. He's afraid to he cut down some day.

  B. He has fewer and fewer friends.

  C. The trees have the longest lives in the world.

  D. He has lived for thousands of years.

2. What's the meaning of the underlined word“ disasters” ？

   A. 神话   B. 奇迹   C. 财富   D. 灾难

3.Why do some people get sick after drinking the water from the riv?er?

  A. Because the river is polluted.

  B. Because the river makes the earth more beautiful.

  C. Because the river can only offer water to animals.

  D. Because there are too many animals and plants in the river.

4. What have the United Nations made up their minds to do from the passage?

  A. Set an Earth Protecting Day.

  B. Protect and love the earth.

  C. Hold an international meeting.

  D .Find out what is making the pollution.

5. What will people do according to the passage?

1.   Overuse the resources.

2.   Make good use of the resources.

3.  Start a global group.

4.   Protect the earth.

   A. ①④   B. ②③   C. ①③   D. ②④

Cloze 10(2013江苏扬州江都十校) 

       There once was a master who went toIndia. In those limes,we didn't have many kinds transportation that we do now.So the master went to India 1 And when he got there,he saw a lot of fruit.InIndiathey had plenty of fruit to sell,but much of it was  because they can't grow much 3  the water situation. He saw one basket,a big basket of some very red,long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop,not expensive at all.

      So he 4  and asked,^“ How much per kilo?^ And the shop- keeper said，“ Two rupees (印度货币) .” Two rupees in India was 5  ; it's like dirt (尘土) . So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it ： Oh,my God!His 6  watered,his mouth watered and burned,his eyes were burning,his head was burning and his face became 7 . As he coughed terribly,he 8   up and down,saying ,“Ah!Ah! Ah!” 

      But he still continued to eat the fruit!Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said “You’re crazy,man.Those are chilies (辣椒) ！You can't eat so many; they’re not good for you!People use them 9   a condiment (作料) ，but only a little bit to pul into food for taste. You can^ just eat them by the handful like that; they’re not 10   ! ” So the silly master said ,“ No,I can't stop!I paid money for them, 11   now I'll eat them. It's my 12  !”

     And you think that master was silly,right?Similarly,we some- times do a lot of things like that. We 赛till continue just because we’ve 13  money,time,effort and love into it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn't stop because he didn't want to waste the money he’d paid.

      So 14  you’ve lost something,let it go and move on.Tha^s better than continuing to 15   .

   1.A. by air   B. on foot   C. by taxi L) .by car

   A. delicious   B. cheap   C. expensive   D. fresh2.

   3.A. because of   B. with the help of C. in need of   D. as a result

   4.A. got up   B. went up   C. turned up   D. looked up

   5.A. something   B. nothing   C. everything   D. anything

   6.A. eyes   B. ears   C. mouth   D. nose

   7.A. sad   B. ugly   C. red   D. cold

   8.A. searched   B. climbed   C. jogged   D. jumped

   9.A. as   B. for   C. to   D. with

   10.A. medicine   B. vegetables   C. fruit  D .food

   11.A. instead   B. and   C. bul   D. also

   12.A. money   B. food   C. fruit   D. drink

   13.A. joined   B. spent   C. paid   D. put

   14.A. as if   B. ever since   C. even if   D. so that

   15.A. fight   B. fail   C. try   D. lose

Cloze 9(2013江苏连云港)

         Beauty will buy no beef.

       Everyone admires beauty. Everyone has 1 standard about beauty.

       Nowadays some people may think that they can own beauty if they have a good looking. They are 2 with their appearance. So they 3 much money taking a kind of operation to make themselves 4  . Can beauty really be man-made? If so, everybody can get beauty. 5  aresult,there is 6  beauty at all.

        The appearance 7 by our parents and is unique in the world.Everyone should value it. I would rather rank nature as the standan] of beauty.just accept yourself,accept everything 8 God gives to you,and create the beautiful life belonging 9 you.

        Many heroes 10 beautiful appearance. However,their beautiful images often come to our minds. Their beauty 11   what they have devoted to the society.

       Don't try to judge12 aperson is beautiful or not without a complete understanding of him. A beautiful person is not the one 13 agood looking,but with a 14 heart.

       Good looking is pleasant while spiritual beauty is more important. As an old saying goes, “ Virtue is fairer thiin beauty." If you have a kind heart,you own real 15 .

1.A. her own   B. own   C. his own   D. his own's

2.A. not angiy   B. satisfied   C. happy   D. not satisfied

3.A. pay   B. spend   C. take   D. cost

4.A. ugly   B. rich   C. good-looking   D. famous

5.A. At   B. And   C. As   D. With

6.A. some   B. a   C. a lot of   D. no

7.A. is giving   B. is given   C. given   D. is made

8.A. that   B. when   C. whal   D. who

9.A. with   B. for   C. of   D. to

10.A. mustn l   B. haven't   C. aren't have   D. don't have

11.A .comes from   B. comes of C. comes up   D. comes over

12.A. weather   B. whether   C. that   D. which

13.A. has   B. have   C. with   D. and

14.A. broken   B. broad and kind C. cruel   D. unfriendly

15.A. beautiful   B. beauty   C. money   D. health

Cloze 8(2014江苏南通如皋)

      I was the“ I can't ” child—the poster child for the word “can t ”.

      Whatever my mother told or asked me to do was always 1 by my words, “I can't.” Very 2 tasks or goals that I set out to do were ever completed.

      “I want you lo read this article ,” Mother began. “It's about Mario Thomas. She tells 3 a simple poem written by a French writer changed her life.It made her 4 say I can t  any more,but^“I can”. According to this article,she was able to 5  her life,and her career,by learning the lessons in the poem.

       I thought it must be 6 to be Mario!Beside her photo was the poem my mother had   spoken of,a very simple one called “I Can”.

       “I want you to 7 that poem ,”Mother said.

        “Mom ,” I 8 .“I can't learn that poem.It's too long!’

        I dropped my shoulders,turned and made my way back to my 10 with the magazine in my hand. Feeling 11, I lay on my bed and began my task.

      “ Can’tis a word that is the 12 of ambition (雄心) ，” I be?gan. I repeated the 13 . I repeated it again and again until I mem?orized it.

       An enemy waiting to jump on your strength of will..” I 14 until the following evening. Finally I proudly recited the poem and it became my motto (座右铭) later.

      Ms Thomas did not know me,but her 15 changed my life.

   1.A. agreed   B. followed   C. completed   D. forgot

   2.A. hard   B. easy   C. few   D. many

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

   4.A. never   B. sometimes   C. usually   D. always

   5.A. hate   B. hold   C. reach   D. change

   6.A. kind   B. great   C. busy   D. clever

   7. A. remember   B. manage   C. forget   D. write

   8.A. decided   B. asked   C. laughed   D. complained

   9.A. completely   B. politely   C. gently   D. carefully

   10.A. sitting-room   B. bedroom C. kitchen   D. balcony

   11.A. pleased   B. excited   C. sad   D. frightened

   12.A. friend   B. mother   C. enemy   D. teacher

   13.A. sound   B. letter   C. word   D. sentence

   14.A. slept   B. relaxed   C. continued   D. played

   15.A. story   B. poem   C. lesson   D. goal

Cloze 7(2014江苏盐城响水) 

       Everyone wants to live a healthy life.In fact,taking on a healthy lifestyle 1 a level of commitment (保证). You need to make 2 that are good for your mind and body.But,making the decision to be healthier doesn’t 3 changing your whole life.Here are some suggestions 4 how to become healthier overall.

      Reduce your stress. As we know,stress appears when you meet with 5 in your daily life.Itis a 6 reaction (反应) .However,too much stress can lead to health problems.So,it important for you to start dealing with stress by finding out 7 causes your stress. School,work,money and relationships can all be 8 of stress. Once youVe found them out,you can change the way you react to them.

       Do everything properly.When it comes to being healthy,it is too 9 to pay much attention to one aspect (方面) of eating and think all foods of a particular group “bad”. It is possible to 10your favourite food,but in smaller portions. Eat when youre hungry and 1J when you're full.

      Drink plenty of water. Most of our bodies are 12 water,so it shouldn’t be surprising that water is necessary for health. You 13 drink all your water because your body also takes it from foods and other drinks. Don't wait to drink 14 you are thirsty. Drink water regularly,and drink extra water when you are in the heat or exerci?sing.

      Perhaps the 15 part of a healthier lifestyle is learning to think positively.The way you treat yourself and your world can either help or hurt you.Making the decision to think positively can improve your overall health.

   1.A. achieves   B. destroys   C. requires   D. influences

   2.A. decisions   B. choices   C. plans   D. suggestions

   3.A. allow   B. finish   C. keep   D. mean

   4.A. al   B. in   C. for   D. on

   5.A. strangers   B. difficulties   C. chances   D. mistakes

   6.A. funny   B. correct   C. natural   D. regular

   7.A. when   B. what   C. why   D. how

   8.A. causes   B. levels   C. results   D. ways

   9.A. good   B. easy   C. hard   D. wrong

   10.A. enjoy   B. save   C. share   D. refuse

   11.A. continue   B. start   C. stop   D. suffer

   12.A. made into  B. used for   C. used as   D. made up of

   13.A. cant   B. mustn't   C. dont have to   D. had better not

   14. A. because   B. when G. until   D. though

   15.A. biggest  B. most interesting C. longest   D. most popular

Cloze 6(2014江苏苏州高新区)

       I’ m the type of guy who believes you can achieve anything you set your mind to,if you give it your all and don^ give up.  1 ,when I decided to write a novel,it didn't matter to me that I had never done anything like that before. What did matter to me was that I had a great story in my head,a story that needed to be 2  .

      What I thought would take a couple of months or a couple of years.After five months of writing,I at last 3  the “finish line” 一 that magical day when you type “ THE END Okay,so I wrote a manuscript (手稿) .The first thing I did was to copy it,followed by sending it out to all of my friends who 4    a lot,to get creative crit- icism (批评) .And then it was back to rewriting the story. Next,I hired a professional (专业人员) ，who gave me great 5  ,which meant more rewriting. I soon learned a lesson in writing——writing was rewriting.There would always be 6  for improvement.

       I had rewritten the manuscript time and time again for two years,and in the process,I learned 7  to write. Looking back,I had no idea how long it was going to take or how hard it was going to be.Writing the manuscript was the easy part,while going on the way to write a 8   book was the hard part.

Pursuing (追求) my dreams has made all the difference. Lifeis a journey.I can^ see what 9  ahead,but I know one thing for sure： when I look 10  , I see the things that IVe achieved and I smile with pride.

   1.A. However   B. Therefore   C. Anyway   D. Otherwise

   2.A. made   B. organized   C. printed   D. born

   3.A. reached   B. got   C. tried   D. ran

   4.A. discussed   B. understood   G.read   D. praised

   5.A. confidence   B. energy   C. comfort   D. advice

   6.A. room   B. time   C. pleasure   D. experience

   7.A. who   B. when   C. how   D. why

   8.A. whole   B. successful   C. thick   D. right

   9.A. lies 13. lays   C. matches   D. follows

   10.A. round   B. up   C. behind   D. forward

Cloze5 (2015江苏宿迁泗阳适应性考试)

      I was walking towards the canoe (独木舟) on the beach 1 I saw it.There was a footprint in the sand!My life changed.There was 2 on the island with me!I listened. I looked around.I ran up and down the beach.I went back to the footprint to see 3 there were more.Was it just my imagination? No,there it was—a footprint with five toes and a heel.One footprint!How did it get there? 4 foot?print was it? Suddenly,I was very 5 1 ran across the island, hurrying back to my home. Every tree,every movement,and every shadow 6 like a man!

      I didn't sleep that night. I couldn’t. That 7 kept me awake. Perhaps savages (野人) from the land across the sea had come to the island.Would 8 find me or my canoe or my country house? What would they do if they did? Even if they dicing find me,they 9 take my corn or my canoe or my goats.Perhaps I should destroy eve?rything 10 they would not know that there was someone on the is?land. I did not dare to leave my home for three days.Then I suddenly 11 whether the footprint might be from my own foot!Perhaps I had walked there earlier. This made me braver. I 12 my house. I needed some food and had to milk the goats. I did these things before 13back to the other side of the island.! was still afraid and was 14to run back home at any moment.The footprint was still there. It was much bigger than my foot!Now I knew that somebody else had been 15  . I  carefully went back home,ready to fight or shoot if I saw anybody.

   1.A. when   B. while   C. until   D. since

   2.A. somebody   B. anybody   C. nobody   D. everybody

   3.A. that   B. what   C. if   D. how

   4.A. who   B. whose   C. whom   D. who's

   5.A. frightened   B. happy   C. excited   D. surprised

   6.A. tasted   B. looked   C. smelt   D. sounded

   7.A. canoe   B. island   C. footprint   D. man

   8.A. it   B. they   C. he   D. she

   9.A. may   B. can   C. might   D. must

   10.A. in order to  B. so C. in order   D. so that

   11.A. knew   B. realized   C. wondered   D. believed

   12.A. came into   B. came out of   C. came out   D. came of

   13.A. going   B. go   C. went   D. to go

   14.A. willing   B. glad   C. ready   D. unhappy

   15.A. to my country  B. on the island C. on my canoe   D. to my home