John	My hobby is surfing. I started it when I was 5. I ’m twelve years old. I like surfing because when I surf I feel like I can beat the ocean. I surf every Monday and Wednesday.
Lucy	I started collecting stamps last year. I like it because it’s fun to see the good stamps that I can get. I collected a lot of them before, but this school year I stopped collecting because of the study.
Molly	My hobby is dancing. My mom says I have a natural talent. I dance nearly every day . The only bad part is that I get bad results because I spent much time dancing. So I  must study hard.

 

1.John has been surfing for __________years.

A．5                B．11               C．6                D．7

2.What does Molly’s mother mean?

A．Molly likes dancing very much.             B．Molly could dance since she was born.

C．Molly does well in dancing.                D．Molly will be a dancer.

3.The reason why Lucy give up her hobby is that ________.

A．It’s fun to see the stamps.                B．She has collected stamps for a year.

C．She has to study hard.                    D．She has collected many.

 

John	My hobby is surfing. I started it when I was 5. I ’m twelve years old. I like surfing because when I surf I feel like I can beat the ocean. I surf every Monday and Wednesday.
Lucy	I started collecting stamps last year. I like it because it’s fun to see the good stamps that I can get. I collected a lot of them before, but this school year I stopped collecting because of the study.
Molly	My hobby is dancing. My mom says I have a natural talent. I dance nearly every day . The only bad part is that I get bad results because I spent much time dancing. So I  must study hard.

 
【小题1】John has been surfing for __________years.

A．5

B．11

C．6

D．7

【小题2】What does Molly’s mother mean?

A．Molly likes dancing very much.	B．Molly could dance since she was born.
C．Molly does well in dancing.	D．Molly will be a dancer.

【小题3】The reason why Lucy give up her hobby is that ________.

A．It’s fun to see the stamps.	B．She has collected stamps for a year.
C．She has to study hard.	D．She has collected many.

Andrew Engel was puzzled. He was sitting in class, but had no idea what the other students were talking about. He had done his homework, paid attention to lectures, and taken notes, but nothing was familiar. “Everyone is so much cleverer than I am,” he thought. It was a strange feeling, as he was always a good student in high school.
He felt even more puzzled a few days later. He got lost on his way to his favorite cinema. What’s worse, he began having trouble finding the right words when speaking. He asked, “What’s for dinner, Mom?” after he had just eaten. Poor Andrew, he was only 15!
His parents were worried and took Andrew to see a doctor. A brain scan（扫描） made it clear: Andrew had a malignant brain tumor(恶性脑肿瘤) . It was pressing on the part of the brain that makes new memory. He should be operated on as soon as possible. Andrew was scared!
Doctors removed the tumor, but Andrew’s memory was still poor. He was told he would probably never go back to school. Andrew was eager to enter a university, but it seemed that his dream wouldn’t come true.
“Even though they told me this, I knew I wanted to go back to school,” Andrew said. “I wanted to get my memory back.”
Andrew began by auditing(旁听) an English class at a nearby school. In class, he took notes carefully and read his notes several times a day, then typed them again and again. He studied twelve hours a day, seven days a week. He worked ten times harder than other students. In 2007, at age 29, he graduated from a local university. Six months later, Andrew found a job.
【小题1】Andrew’s strange behavior(行为) including all the following except_________.

A．having no idea what the other students were talking about

B．getting lost on his way to his favorite cinema

C．having trouble finding the right words when speaking

D．not knowing who he was

【小题2】The underlined word "scared" in the third paragraph means “ __________”.

A．very frightened	B．very excited
C．very surprised	D．very happy

【小题3】The tumor in Andrew’s brain __________.

A．didn’t damage his memory

B．didn’t have to be removed

C．caused his forgetfulness

D．is still in his brain

【小题4】Andrew studied very hard at the nearby school because ___________.

A．he wanted to realize his dream

B．he liked to stay with other students

C．he wanted to forget his illness

D．his parents wanted him to do so

【小题5】Which of the following is the best title of the article?

A．A man with an amazing brain

B．An unusual story of memory lost and found

C．How to improve your memory

D．Never lose your memory

Four years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord. She did it her way.

 I got the call at work, and I headed home quickly. Mom and Dad lived on a small farm that they had owned since I was seven. I hated going there every weekend. There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception（接收）.

 My mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land and loved to work in the garden among her flowers and vegetables. The place was simple, with no indoor plumbing or heat. We had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me.

 In the evenings, my mom and I would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen. I sang the melody and Mom harmonized. Her favorite song was "Moon River" and we sang it over and over. Mom told me stories about how when I was a little girl, I could sing before I could talk. She loved to tell how my playpen（婴儿圈栏）sat in the kitchen next to the radio and there was one song I particularly loved called "Ivory Tower".

As time passed, I had my own children and went to visit the farm every week or two. The kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad. Me, well, I still hated the silence of the farm. While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, I missed the hustle and bustle（喧闹）of my life at home. But I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced.

Now, I sat back in the silence and the silence was deafening so I finally leaned over to turn on an old radio. Music always comforted me.

My heart skipped a beat. "Moon River" was playing on the radio. I sat there stunned, with a tear running down my cheek, as I listened to every familiar note.

Then the radio announcer of this oldie station came on. "Here's one we haven't heard in a while," and an unfamiliar song began. I began to cry harder as I heard the words sung over the airwaves. “Come down, come down from your Ivory Tower...”.

1.The writer didn’t like staying in the farm for the following reasons EXCEPT that

    ________.

A. it was too cold and quiet

B. she could only sing one song on the small farm

C. there was nothing more that could make her excited

D. The place was simple, with no indoor plumbing or heat

2.From the first paragraph, we know that the writer’s mother ________.

    A. passed away four years ago

 B. left the small farm with Lord

C. left for Lord to live her own way

    D. preferred to be with Lord

3.The underlined word reminisced in the fifth paragraph probably means ________.

A. recalled       B. comforted       C. shouted        D. sighed

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage _______.

A. The writer was able to sing before she could speak.

B. The writer preferred to live a busy life in the city.

C. The writer was still quite familiar with the song "Ivory Tower".

D. The writer treasured all her childhood memories in the small farmhouse.

5.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? _______

A. Cherish life                      B. My happy childhood

C. Our small farmhouse               D. Mom’s music

 

It's very common to meet different people in public places.

    When I was  12 years old,I got a small job in a    16  ,On my first day at work,I didn't come home for lunch. When I came home at night, Mum asked, “How did you    17  your lunch, dear?”I answered,“I made some new friends in the supermarket, twin brothers, their mom and dad. They were my customers. They invited me   18   lunch."

Mum was happy that I had made new friends but she wanted to know what kinds of    19  they might be.

Several days later,I asked my friends to come to the supermarket where l worked   20  let Mum meet them. Mum was very    21    to find out that the twin brothers were joined at the chest（胸部）.She felt very strange because I didn't tell her about that before.

    When Mum asked me about this,I said,“I know that too. But do you know that their mom has to make all clothes because it's    22    difficult to find anything to fit them? They're also good    23    .That day, Joe, the one on the right, made me noodles for lunch."

    When Mum saw the twins, she must have thought how strange they    24    .But to me,what I cared about was that they had difficulty——25    clothes and they were good cooks.

1.A.supermarket  B.post office    C.factory       D.bank

2.A.find         B.make           C.manage        D.eat

3.A.at           B.for            C.after         D.before

4.A.men           B.women           C.boys          D.people

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

6.A.surprised     B.excited         C.interested    D.disappointed

7.A.so            B.very            C.too           D.really

8.A.friends       B.singers         C.workers       D.cooks

9.A.smelled       B,looked          C.felt          D.sounded

10.A.selling       B.making          C. wearing       D.buying