With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet tall, the      building in the US.

As he got to the last step, McCarthy      fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he      cheers from many people.

“I just want to show people that      a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong     . He believes having a disability shouldn’t stop anyone     achieving his or her success.

He has been in a special school      he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was moved by his determination(决心) and offered      train him. They      more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “     seems that he never knows how difficult it is.      I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,” said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more      .”

Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I  found when climbing the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the      sportsman I’ve ever trained.”

McCarthy said he was       of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll  point(指着) to the building and      ‘Look at this building I climbed’,”

1.A. largest                 B. highest                   C. earliest                            D. latest

2.A. seldom                         B. hardly                        C. always                         D. almost

3.A. enjoyed                       B. needed                      C. made                           D. kept

4.A. while                            B. after                           C. if                               D. though

5.A. mind                            B. legs                             C. body                                  D. love

6.A. by                        B. for                                    C. in                                      D. from

7.A. as                        B. since                          C. until                             D. before

8.A. help               B. to help                        C. helping                    D. helped

9.A. used                             B. spent                          C. took                             D. wasted

10.A. Here                          B. There                         C. He                                      D. It

11.A. However                    B. Sometimes                      C. Again                          D. Then

12.A. friends                        B. helpers                  C. time                            D. exercise

13.A. strong                        B. stronger                     C. strongest                  D. strongly

14.A. excited                      B. curious                   C. worried                   D. proud

15.A. say                   B. speak                     C. talk                                   D. tell

1通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案

Mr. Brown lives in a village. He has got a big family and a strong  1  . His farm is small and he is often   2   in winter. So he goes to the city and finds work there.

Once he stayed there for about two months. When New Year was coming, he   3   home to see his wife and children. On his way home, something was wrong with his eyes. When he was knocking at the door, his dog came out and bit（咬） him. His wife hurried to drive  4   away. The next morning he went to see  5  . The doctor looked over his eyes carefully and gave him some medicine. Before he   6   , he told the doctor about his dog. When he heard this, the doctor began to   7   and said, “Maybe something is wrong with  8   eyes, too, I think.”

When he got home, he told his wife about it. The woman said, “I  9   it’s true. If a thief comes into our house, it won’t see him and he’ll steal something here.”

Mr. Brown thought his wife was   10   . He had to make his dog take his medicine instead.

1.A. child          B. dog          C. wife           D. son

2.A. free          B. busy         C. safe            D. worried

3.A. reached       B. comes        C. goes           D. returned

4.A. her husband    B. the dog       C. the thief        D. their children

5.A. his dog        B. his wife       C. a doctor       D. his friend

6.A. got home      B. left           C. went          D. came

7.A. cry           B. write         C. laugh          D. work

8.A. your dog’s     B. your       C. your wife’s     D. your children’s

9.A. am afraid      B. am sorry      C. don’t think      D. agree

10.A. ill            B. wrong        C. unhappy        D. right

Should teenagers help their parents do chores? Is it important for us to learn how to do chores?

I have a classmate called Li Ting. She is the only child in her family. Her parents love her so much that they don’t let her do any chores. On weekdays she gets up, has meals, goes to school, has lessons, she only plays with her friends. So she doesn’t know how to do chores. One day, her father was badly ill and was in hospital. Her mother had to take care of her father in the hospital and couldn’t cook meals for her for a week. Li Ting didn’t know how to cook meals. She had a lot of trouble cooking meals and often felt hungry. She only had instant noodles(方便面)for her meals.

From the story, we know it’s very important for us to learn to do chores.

1.How many children are there in Li Ting’s family?

2.The writer thinks it is________ for teenagers to learn to do chores.

3. Li Ting doesn’t__________.

4. Why did Li Ting only have instant noodles for her meals when her parents weren’t at home?

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

One day, I am reading a newspaper when my wife calls me in the kitchen, “Will you here and make your daughter eat her food?”

I throw the away and run to my 8-year-old daughter, Millie. In front of her is a bowl of rice. She says to me: “Dad, I want to do a special thing. I eat all the rice, will you let me do it?” “OK.” I say.

“Dad, I want to cut(剪掉) all my hair from my this Sunday.” She says. I feel a little surprised(惊讶的). “Millie, why don’t you ask for something else? We will be when we see your cleanshaven(剃光的) head.”

“Dad, you say you will let me it!” Millie cries.

On Monday morning, I her to school. I watch my hairless(没有头发的) daughter walking to her classroom. I see a boy with a hairless head. He another car, and shouts: “Millie, please for me.”

“Sir, your daughter is .” A woman gets out of the , and says, “That boy is my son, Harish. He is ill. He lost(失去了) all his hair because of chemotherapy(化疗).He doesn’t to go to school. Millie visits him and I don’t know she would cut her hair my son! ”

I stand there, and I can’t anything. “Thank you, my little angel! You are teaching me what love is!” I think. My daughter is a girl. She lives for her friends.

1.A. come B. go C. ride D. drive

2.A. book B. magazine C. picture D. newspaper

3.A. But B. Before C. And D. If

4.A. head B. foot C. hands D. legs

5.A. happy B. sad C. healthyD. excited

6.A. do B. haveC. eat D. drink

7.A. fly B. ride C. walk D. drive

8.A. gets out ofB. gets into C. gets on D. gets away from

9.A. look B. ask C. wait D. answer

10.A. interesting B. brightC. great D. clever

11.A. bus B. taxi C. trainD. car

12.A. wantB. needC. hateD. have

13.A. about B. for C. of D. in

14.A. say B. speak C. tell D. talk

15.A. kind B. bad C. strong D. healthy

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  My father is 40. He is a good driver  1  a good father.

  My father likes  2  sports very much. Every morning, he  3  and runs in the

People’s Park. He also plays basketball. He is so strong and healthy. He always

says to me, “Sports can make us strong.” My father loves  4   and his favorite book is Car Fanatics. He likes cars  5  .He wants to have an  6  car. It is his dream. I  hope I can buy one  7  him in the future.

  I am  8  only daughter, and my father loves me very much. He buys me anything I want. When I make mistakes( 犯错误), he never hits（打） me. He says to me  9  a smile, “  10  do that again,” We love each other very much. I hope my father can keep healthy forever.

1.A. and            B. or       C. but          D. so

2.A. do             B. does         C. doing            D. did

3.A. get up     B. go to bed    C. gets up      D. goes to bed

4.A. read           B. reads        C. not to read      D. reading

5.A. lot            B. a lot        C. lots of      D. a lot

6.A. Japanese   B. Chinese  C. American     D. British

7. A. for           B. to           C. with         D. on

8.A. her            B. his      C. she          D. he

9.A. on         B. with         C. carrying         D. after

10. A.Isn’t        B. Doesn’t C.Don’t            D.can’t