Last summer my family and I _________（go）to the beach.

 

　 Last summer my family went to a National Park for a holiday and had an unusual experience, when we got there, we put up our tent and then went out to travel around, As we returned, I heard my sister Susan cry out and then we saw a bear enter our tent. I wanted my father to drive him away. My father said, “No, it’s dangerous to drive a bear away. And don’t let him follow you.” Susan said, “What shall we do? Maybe we should climb a tree.” I said, “No, we’ve got to get him out of there. He might go to sleep in our tent.” “Maybe we could make him leave if we put some honey outside for him to eat.” Susan said. Then my mother said, “How are you going to get the honey? It’s in the tent.” We watched the bear enter the tent and heard a lot of noise——it turned over everything inside. “It’s foolish for us to try to catch him,” said my father, “Leave him alone and wait for him to come out,” We waited and waited but the bear stayed inside. So we had to sleep in the car.

42. Where did the family go for a holiday last summer?

A. A park　　　　 B. A zoo.　　　 C. A beach.　　　 D. A garden.

43. Who saw the bear first?

A. The father.　　　 B. The speaker.　　　 C. Susan.　 　D. The mother.

44. What was the bear probably doing in the tent? It was 　　　 .

A. sleeping in bed　 B. playing.　　 C. eating honey　　 D. walking.

45. Why didn’t they drive the bear away?

A. Because the bear was big.

b. Because it was dangerous to drive a bear away.

C. Because the bear wanted to eat the honey.

D. Because they wanted to play with the bear.

46. What did they have to do?

A. To drive the bear out of their tent.

B. To stop the bear from making noise.

C. To stay in their car for the night.

D. To catch the bear.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　

从方框内选择恰当的句子完成下列对话，其中有两句是多余的。

A. I hope to visit it one day. B. Did you go there? C. Where did you buy it? D. Why did you go to Qingdao? E. I'll come back soon. F. When did you go there? G. For a whole week.

A: Hi. Zhang Lan. You look so nice in the red dress.

B: Thank you very much.

A: _______78_______

B: In Qingdao. 

A: Qingdao? _______79_______

B: Last summer vacation. I went there with my family.

A: How long did you stay there?

B: _______80 _______ We went sightseeing in many places.

A: We know the beaches of Qingdao are very beautiful.  _______81_______

B: Yes. When I was lying on the beach. I felt so cool and relaxed.

A: _______82_______

B: I'm sure you'll love it.

I will never forget the very moment that caused me to leave my gift behind because I wanted the gift that my older sister Maria had.
My family was spending a week at the beach. One morning, Maria went to the beach early, but I stayed behind to finish a drawing of a seashell. After finishing the drawing, I walked to join Maria. She was a top gymnast (体操运动员). Her show was perfect as she wheeled along the beach. The beauty of that sight froze me, and I decided immediately that I too would become a gymnast like her.
I knew that I had never been very good at sports. However, when I told my parents I wanted to take a gymnastics class, they agreed with me in surprise. The next week, I went to a beginners’ class.
If only my parents had talked me out of this misguided plan! Five minutes into the first class, it was clear that I didn’t have the gift of a gymnast. But I kept at it.
During this time, drawing and painting—which had been my two favorites—all but left my mind. It must have been hurting for my family as they watched my hopeless efforts. I blindly decided to be like Maria. I just would not give up.
At the same time, on the advice of Ms. White, my art teacher, I hurriedly handed in my seashell drawing for an art contest in our town. One night as I was having a hard time practicing, the phone rang. It was Ms. White. “Alice, you won the contest!” she said loudly.
“Really?” was all I could reply.
“Yes,” Ms. White said. “They’re going to give you a prize. And that’s not all. The winner is also accepted into Wildale’s Summer Fine Arts Institute.” I couldn’t believe what I heard. Only a handful of young artists were accepted each summer.
That night I didn’t go back into the living room to continue practicing. Gymnastics was Maria’s gift, not mine. It had taken me a while, but I realized that I had a gift of my own.
【小题1】Alice wanted to be a gymnast because ________.

A．she had been good at sports	B．her sister’s show was perfect
C．she hated drawing and painting	D．her parents wanted her to do so

【小题2】 How did Alice feel about learning gymnastics at last?

A．Satisfied.

B．Worried.

C．Hopeful

D．Regretful.

【小题3】 From the story, we can infer that ________.

A．Alice’s parents disagreed with her choice of gymnastics

B．Alice did not realize her gift in drawing and painting at first

C．Alice spent a hard time preparing for the art contest in the town

D．Alice couldn’t believe the news that she got the prize for painting

【小题4】 What does the writer want to tell us according to the passage?

A．We should value our own gifts.	B．It takes time to find one’s gifts.
C．We could develop different gifts.	D．It’s never too late to show our gifts.