--- Jack， you look so great！

--- Thanks! I have lost 20 pounds since I ______ my personal trainer six months ago．

A． hired B． have hired

C． hire D． had hired

The traffic in Beijing will be better when Subway Line 16 ______ into service．

A． would be put B． was put

C． will be put D． is put

It takes a long time to restore nature_______ it is damaged．

A． since B． unless C． once D． until

Drivers are supposed to limit the speed in neighborhoods because children ____ be playing there．

A． should B． must C． may D． would

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

My daughter Kelly is a cautious person．She needs to warm up to situations，is hesitant to try new things．When with close friends，she becomes a leader who laughs loudly and chants，“Girls rule，boys drool．” But when that comfort zone is not around her，she is shy and nervous．

This has been challenging for me at times．“Shy” is not a word that I think has ever been used to describe me．But this has been a year of firsts for my girl that has filled her with a new sense of confidence．This year she moved to lap lane in swimming where she was preparing for a swim team．This year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels．And this year she completed her first kids’ triathlon (三项全能) ．

On Saturday，with a thunderstorm coming soon and my son’s birthday party later in the day，we all went out in the dark of the morning for Kelly to participate in her first triathlon．We practiced transitions from swim to bike to run with her，we got all the equipment she’d need，and we kept talking about the race．But as we waited the two hours for the older kids to finish before her turn，she held my leg a little harder and told me she loved me a few too many times．She was nervous but trying to keep it together．

And then it was her turn．From the second she jumped into the water，my heart soared． My daughter transformed into the most confident human being I had ever seen．She dominated(主宰) that swim，crushed that bike ride and ran to the finish with the biggest smile on her face．

I can honestly say that I never felt so proud of someone in my entire life．It wasn’t because she did a sport or anything like that．It was because she was afraid of something and conquered（克服） that fear with confidence and a fire I hadn’t seen before．

All day I would find myself just looking over at her and smiling．She might be wearing the finalist medal but I felt like I won that day．I won the chance to see my girl shine．

Shine on，sweet baby．

1.Kelly is nervous when ________．

A． situations are new to her

B． boys are around her

C． she changes into a leader

D． she is away from her mom

2.We can know from Paragraph 3 ______．

A． the race began in the early morning

B． the whole family gave Kelly support

C． Kelly was eager for her turn in the race

D． Kelly prepared for her brother’s birthday party

3.Seeing Kelly’s performance in the race，the author felt ______．

A． excited and proud

B． anxious and uneasy

C． curious and concerned

D． worried and hesitant

4.The author “felt like I won that day” because Kelly ______．

A． expressed love to her

B． won the gold medal

C． took part in the sport

D． overcame the fear

The crowd cheered and cheered． The man with the horn waved and smiled his great, happy smile．“More! More!” cried the crowd． And Louis Satchmo Armstrong took his horn and began to play again．Here he was in England． Now a famous man, he was rich．He knew many important people．Wherever he went, people knew his name．They wanted to hear his music． As Louis played the sad, slow songs, he thought of his home in New Orleans．He lived there as a boy．How many years ago was it? It was a busy, exciting city．But Louis’ family was very poor．He went to work to help his mother．He also went to school．One of Louis’ teachers asked him to be in the school band． “This horn is yours until you leave our school.” his teacher said． Louis’ music was jazz and he loved it．He remembered all the music he heard． He didn’t learn to read music until he was a man.

When he left school, he played in many bands．He loved his work and people loved him．They knew he had a wonderful talent．Louis played on the boats that sailed up and down the river．He played in little towns and in big cities．Satchmo’s horn had as many sounds as ten horns – sometimes slow and sweet; sometimes fast and hot, high and low．His music was always strong and exciting．“He does make wonderful music, ” said the man who listened happily．“Yes,” said another man, “he makes that horn speak.” “I thought jazz was my music, but now I understand it is ours．Isn’t it beautiful how music brings us together!” Louis Satchmo Armstrong remarked.

1.When did Louis Satchmo Armstrong learn to read music?

A． When he was less than 14 years old.

B． When he was in the school band.

C． After he became a grown-up.

D． His beautiful speech.

2.What was Louis Armstrong most famous for?

A． His great happy smile.

B． His sad and slow songs.

C． His wonderful jazz music.

D． His beautiful speech.

3.What is the passage mainly about?

A． The origin of jazz music.

B． The famous jazz musician Louis Armstrong.

C． How Louis came to play his horn.

D． How people loved Louis and his horn.

4.Which of the following is the best title for this story?

A． Musician

B． A Beautiful Horn

C． Sweet Smiles

D． The Man With the Horn

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Today I am known for my voice．Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read a book on tape.

But it____ a long time to believe such good things could happen to me．When I was a youngster I stuttered(口吃) so badly that I was completely ____to speak in public.

____, when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to our school．He was a retired college professor．English was his favorite subject and ____ was his deepest love．He held a book of poems as if it were a diamond necklace, ____pages as if uncovering treasures．When he heard our school was teaching Shakespeare and other classics, he could no longer____not being a part of our school.

When he____that I not only loved poetry but was____it, we became closer．There was, however, one____between us－Professor Crouch could not bear the____that I refused to read my poems to the class.

“Jim, poetry is____to be read aloud,” he said． “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and turned away.

One day he____me．After handing in a poem, I waited for his____．It didn’t come．Instead, one day as the students gathered together, he____me, “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this poem.”

I stared at him in___．“Why,” I started, anger____me．“of course I did!” “Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it ____memory.”

By then the other students had settled at their desks．With knees shaking, I walked up to the front．For a moment I stood there, ____．Then I began, and kept going．I recited my poem all the way____!

Afterwards, Professor Crouch congratulated me, and encouraged me to read other writers’ poetry before public． I discovered I did have a(n) ____and found my fellow students actually looked forward to hearing me recite．

1.A． lasted B． took C． spent D． wasted

2.A． uncertain B． uncomfortable C． unbelievable D． unable

3.A． However B． Besides C． Then D． Therefore

4.A． novel B． Architecture C． art D． poetry

5.A． drawing B． Writing C． turning D． finding

6.A． protect B． help C． keep D． stand

7.A． learned B． recognized C． decided D． proved

8.A． Writing B． reading C． reciting D． saving

9.A． difference B． difficulty C． promise D． similarity

10.A． truth B． idea C． fact D． belief

11.A． said B． meant C． taught D． prepared

12.A． fooled B． joked C． tricked D． scolded

13.A． idea B． reward C． congratulation D． comment

14.A． told B． noticed C． attacked D． challenged

15.A． disbelief B． silence C． sadness D． excitement

16.A． flowing B． flooding C． filling D． sweeping

17.A． with B． By C． from D． in

18.A． terrified B． hopeless C． disappointed D． breathless

19.A． down B． along C． through D． around

20.A． voice B． sound C． appearance D． interest

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下面画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

I often quarrel about my mother over whether I can watch TV after school．She holds view that Senior Three students have to make fully use of every minute to work hard at their lessons．It seems to me that once I am allowed to do that , I’ll unable to control myself and forget all about my study．She also thinks it is bad for my eye．But I really can’t accept her ideas．Watch TV, in my opinion, can set my mind at rest after a day’s hard work．Beside, it is important for us to know what had happened at home and at abroad． Thus, we shouldn’t be forbidden to watch TV．

He tried to go away without being noticed by the teacher, but luck ________ him.

A． went with B． went against

C． went along D． went over

He ________ into the habit of smoking at the age of 14.

A． formed B． fell C． went D． came