阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分）
The beauty of love
Love is a song with a beautiful melody to keep you warm. Love is a poem with simple but moving and touching words. Love is a painting with colorful patterns to make you cheerful.Love, which is usually beyond expression, is always in my mind.
Since I was born, my mother has been taking care of me without any complaint.60 she is aging over the years. Now I have learnt more and more from her. This love , between mother and I, I will always be grateful for.
Since I entered school, I have many friends around me. Friendship is a source of pleasure.
61 We share tears and happiness. This love, between friends, makes me more mature.
When I meet with difficulties in my life, many warm-hearted people will give me a hand, expecting nothing in return.62
63 A saying goes that if you love the life you live, you will live a life of love. It is certain that love is the beautiful blossom of the soul. Where there is great love, there are always miracles. The delivery of love among people will make our world become a heaven, I believe.

阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
Many people think self-confidence is the key to a happy, successful life. But where does self-confidence come from?    【小题1】   .
I’m Lucy. Self-confidence means that I can do something well. It’s even better if someone else tells you that you’re good at something, too. When people listen to me and pay attention to my ideas, I know they like me. When people don’t listen, I sometimes feel sad.  【小题2】   .
I’m Jeff. Respect from my family and friends makes me feel the best. I don’t care if I’m the best football player, or I don’t get the highest grade on a test, or don’t succeed at everything I do.    【小题3】   . If someone says something unkind about you, you don’t mind that much because you know they’re wrong—that means you have self-confidence.
I’m Sue. I really feel good when my mum gives me a hug and says,“Have a nice day!”before I leave the house. Also, one day in a store I asked a salesman where to find something, and to my surprise, he said,“You have a beautiful smile.” For the rest of the day I was happy. These kinds of things have to come naturally and from the heart, but they make a big difference in the way a person feels.
   【小题4】  . Believe that no matter who you are, you can build your own self-confidence.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出适当的选项补全短文，并将选项的编号依次填人下边表格内。(共5小题，每小题1分；计5分)

It is my 12th birthday today．When I’m having my breakfast，my friends come with presents (礼物) for me．I am so happy to see them．We go to the sports club (俱乐部) to play．Then we have lunch at Mc Donald’s．

At about 5:00 in the afternoon we come back home．Mum makes a big birthday cake and the cake has my name on it．I get (收到) many birthday presents --- a blue T-shirt from mum，sports shoes from dad，a book from my sister Lucy，a basketball from Georgina and a bag from Devin．

I have a happy birthday today!

1.--- How old am I today．

--- I am twelve ____________ old．

2.We have lunch at ____________．

3.--- When (什么时候) do we come back home?

--- At ___________．

4.My mum gives a blue ____________ to me as a present．

5.--- Who buys me a book?

--- My ___________．

短文填空（10分）

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示补全文中所缺的单词，答案写在题后的横线上。

Travel can teach kids more than a textbook. Travelling with kids is good f     1.      them. They can find new interests. Travel makes information alive for kids, and makes it much more exciting than studying textbooks or d  2.    experiments in the lab. While travelling, they learn h      3.       to deal with new situations, and communicate with other people. They learn patience, because sometimes i       4.         takes a long time to get to some exciting or interesting places.

     I’ve been travelling since I was seven years old. For me, to stop travelling would be like taking something a    5.___      from my soul (灵魂). I can’t live without travelling and I wouldn’t be who I am if I don’t travel. Some people think it’s h    6.       to travel after having kids. But in my opinion, when people become parents, it doesn’t m     7.         they couldn’t travel any more. My children have been travelling since they were three weeks old.

     Bringing a new life into the world comes with many responsibilities (责任) and I’d love to be a good mother. One of my duties is to e    8.        my children. I’m so thankful that my parents took me on family trips when I was y  9.            . I’ve learned that the outside world is more colorful than the little one I was living in. Of course, I want to pass these travel e   10.       on to my children.

     I value the memories I have travelling with my children. I’m sure they will always remember them in their lives.

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。

       I have been a friend of Bill Gates for a long time．I know him when he was a student at Harvard University．We were surprised when he left University to set up his own company “Microsoft” and make his own software．But he was the clever one! He is very good at writing computer languages and almost all computers now use Microsoft software．The program “Word” is used from Britain to China！

       Of course he has made a lot of money and that makes people very jealous．They want to stop his success．Even the government is against him and has tried to break his company into two parts．The government says that it is unfair to other people who want to sell similar software. And what’s more, because he fits his new software free in every new computer, the government says he is stopping other companies from selling their programs．This is not fair．Everyone should be able to do what they can to make their company bigger and stronger．Bill Gates has only done what he can to stop other competitors．

       He is very rich, but he is generous．He has given millions of dollars to help the education and health of many children around the world．You could not meet a better man than Bill Gates．

1．对文中划线句子翻译成汉语

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2．根据短文内容回答问题。

What are the two reasons for which the government has tried to break Bill Gates’ company into parts?

（1）___________________________________________________________________________

（2）___________________________________________________________________________

3．从文中找出与下句意思相近的句子。

Each person in the company should try his best to make their business more successful．

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4．文中划线单词generous 的汉语意思是：________________

5．根据短文内容，用四个形容词描述一下Bill Gates.

（1）___________ （2）_________ （3）__________ （4）_____________