A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man who quickly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was gone. He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided to follow him and get back the watch.

Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. Neither of them understood the other’s language. The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist(拳头) and pointed at the Italian’s watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.

When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happened. He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italian’s.

1.The Frenchman went to a small Italian town _______.

A．alone

B．with his wife

C．with his friend

D．with an Italian

2.The Italian gave up his watch to him at last because ________.

A．he had stolen the watch from the Frenchman

B．he understood what the Frenchman wanted

C．he had picked up the watch on his way from work

D．he was afraid of the Frenchman

3.Who was robbed of the watch in fact?

A．The Frenchman was.	B．The Italian was.
C．Both of them were.	D．Neither of them was.

 

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

One Monday morning, the class were excited about the rumor（流言）that the science room was on fire over the weekend．Mr. Johnson, my fifth grade teacher  36  it and explained that science class would be cancelled  37  the fire. He also  38  us not to go near the room because it could be dangerous．

During the morning break, Kim and I  39  to check out the damage．A first hand observation would make us heroes at lunch．We safely  40  the science room．We stood on tiptoes（脚尖）looking hard through the door window, trying to see what was like inside  41  suddenly a firm hold on our shoulders stopped us．

"Where do you belong? Certainly not here!"

I turned around to find a teacher staring  42  at us, shouting．In those frozen seconds millions of  43  flashed through my mind．My father would kill me for disobeying teachers．Worse than that, my mother might be so mad that she might not  44  him．My heart  45  even lower when I thought of how angry Mr. Johnson would be．Soon the teacher led Kim and me back to the classroom, leaving us  46  before Mr. Johnson．

But to our  47  , there was no yelling and no anger from Mr. Johnson． 48  , he bent slowly to look me in the eye．I was met with a look of  49  rather than anger．He spoke softly and carefully as he explained why he was  50  in my decision to go where I might have got  51 ．As I looked into the eyes of the man who could send me to unimagined  52  at home, tears welled up in my eyes．The thought of disappointing Mr. Johnson  53  me while I felt a gentle touch of Mr. Johnson's hand on my shoulder．I glanced up and he smiled．My  54  for Mr. Johnson grew greatly the moment I discovered that he still liked me even after I'd disappointed him．I could see that he cared more about my  55  than the fact that I'd broken a rule．It was the first time I felt the power of forgiveness．

1.                A．confirmed      B．believed        C．heard    D．studied

 

2.                A．in spite of       B．due to          C．in terms of D．other than

 

3.                A．reminded       B．informed        C．warned   D．convinced

 

4.                A．pretended      B．asked          C．promised D．decided

 

5.                A．entered        B．found          C．examined D．reached

 

6.                A．as             B．while           C．when D．since

 

7.                A．curiously       B．patiently        C．silently   D．angrily

 

8.                A．thoughts        B．excuses         C．words    D．feelings

 

9.                A．help           B．stop           C．hate D．seize

 

10.               A．flew           B．beat           C．sank  D．moved

 

11.               A．whistling        B．chatting        C．whispering D．shaking

 

12.               A．delight         B．surprise        C．regret D．sorrow

 

13.               A．However       B．Therefore       C．Instead    D．Otherwise

 

14.               A．concern        B．guilt           C．comfort   D．complaint

 

15.               A．frightened      B．puzzled         C．disappointed   D．discouraged

 

16.               A．burnt          B．hurt           C．lost   D．blamed

 

17.               A．consequences   B．destructions     C．influences D．surroundings

 

18.               A．shocked        B． confused      C．bored D．shamed

 

19.               A．care           B．hope          C．love  D．desire

 

20.               A．behavior       B．freedom        C．dignity    D．safety

 

 

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

         A young ensign (海军少尉) was given the opportunity to prepare his ship to “set sail”. Soon the ship was driven slowly out of the channel. The ensign’s efficiency was remarkable. In fact, the talk was that he had set a new record for getting the ship underway. Later he was handed a radio message from the captain.

         “My personal congratulations on completing the sail with amazing speed,” it read, “but next time wait until your captain goes aboard before getting underway!”

         What good is a ship without the captain? The ensign did all the right things, but he never did the most important thing!

         It is a matter of priorities (优先). You may accomplish a great deal every day. But are you accomplishing the truly important things? Have you put first things first?

         In work and study, in the areas of mental, physical and spiritual health, are you truly doing the important things?

         Today, will you put first things first? And how about tomorrow? And the next day? If so, you will one day discover that you are building a life that counts.

         【写作内容】

   以 Put first things first为题，写一篇读后感。

1. 以约30个词概括所读文章的内容；

2. 以约120个词表达你对该主题的见解，并包括如下要点：

 (1) 对该主题发表你的看法；

 (2) 以你自己或他人成长的经历说明你的感受。

【写作要求】

1. 作文中可以使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得                      直接引用原文中的句子

2. 文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】 概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯

 

One morning, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said, “I am blind. Please help me.” There were only a few coins in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote something on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words. Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, “Are you the one who changed my sign this morning? May I know what you wrote?” The man said, “I only wrote the truth, I said what you said but in a different way.” What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it.”

Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was a blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind. It reminded you to be thankful for what you have. When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1,000 reasons to smile. Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear. The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling.

1.We can learn from the text that the man helped the blind boy by __________.

A．sitting together with him	B．rewriting the sign
C．teaching him some principles	D．raising money for him

2. Why did the man come back that afternoon?

A．To bring some food to the boy.	B．To explain to the boy why he had left.
C．To make sure the boy was still there.	D．To check if there were some changes.

3.It can be inferred that the boy was ________ after he found out what the man had written.

A．moved

B．amazed

C．excited

D．worried

4.What is the main idea of the text?

A．We should help those who are in trouble.

B．We should respect people with disabilities.

C．We should value what we have in life.

D．We should use a wise way when helping others.

 

Little Robby, our neighbour’s nephew, carefully drew some water into a bowl and started for the door. How I hated this water rationing (定量供应). We were forced to bathe in the deep little pond we shared with Jessie, our cow. Wells were dry, and crops transformed to dust.

I watched Robby sitting down onto the steps to my house. Bees buzzed circling his hair, and he buzzed with them. I remembered his aunt’s words: I don’t know what I was thinking when I took him in. The crash killed my sister, and he wasn’t hurt, but he can’t talk. He’s in a world of all his own.

Why couldn’t she see the wonderful gifts this boy possessed? He was blessed with a loving nature and a deep admiration for all living things, and I knew he could talk to animals. My heart ached for Robby, who was to stay with us for the summer, and had already been the dearest part of our world, eagerly tending the garden with me and my husband, Tom.

On a string around Robby’s neck hung a whistle, in case he was ever lost or in danger. After all, he could not call out for help. But he knew perfectly well that the whistle was not a toy. Blowing on it would bring us both running. I had told him the story of the boy who cried wolf, and I knew he understood me.

I sighed as I cleared up the last supper dish. Every ounce of recycled water was saved for a tiny vegetable garden Robby had planted. Tom turned to me. “You know, honey, I’ve been thinking about...”

Before he could continue, a scream from the yard made us jump. My God! It’s Robby’s whistle! When we reached him, he was pointing excitedly to the sky. Looking up, we saw the most magnificent sight: Rain Clouds! “Robby! Quick! We need all the pots and pans!”

Robby raced with me to the house. A drop of water fell on my pot and then another. Soon the yard was enveloped in soaking, glorious rain. We all stood with faces held upward to feel the comfort of it. Tom picked up Robby and danced about the pots, shouting and whooping, “Rain for Robby!” Tom swung about to show me Robby’s face: he was laughing right out loud, “W-W-Wobby’s!” “Wobby’s … wain … Mom,” giggling（咯咯地笑）, and stretching out one tiny hand in the shape of a cup to catch the rain.

I hugged them both, tears of joy mixing with the rain.

1.The underlined phrase “the wonderful gifts” in the 3rd paragraph refers to Robby’s ______.

A．love for nature and all living things

B．kindness to help others around

C．independence since his childhood

D．readiness to accept what happened to him

2.It was because ______ that the author and her husband would run on hearing the whistle.

A．it was going to rain

B．Robby often surprised us with his whistle

C．something bad might happen to Robby.

D．Robby might find something special

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A．Robby was old enough, but still couldn’t speak.

B．Robby’s aunt regretted bringing Robby home.

C．Robby didn’t accept the author and Tom as his parents.

D．Robby happened to find the rain cloud and was terrified.

4.It can be concluded from the passage that ______.

A．we should show mercy for the disabled children

B．every child has his own talent however young he is

C．children from poor families take responsibilities earlier

D．children’s sensitive hearts are worthy to be taken care of