---- Have you heard of Steven Jobs, the co-founder and CEO of Apple?
---- Yes, but it’s a pity that he has _____ for a half year..

A．died

B．been dying

C．been dead

D．death

I heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important achievements.
What made him   41  from others?
He said it all came from   42  that happened when he was two years old. He tried to  43 
a bottle of milk away from the fridge, but the slippery(光滑的) bottle fell, spilling its milk all over the   44  floor.
When his mother came in,  45  shouting at him, she said, “Robert, what a great mess(一团糟) you have made! I have never seen such a big puddle(水坑) of milk. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes   46  we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, when you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last. So,   47  would you like to do that? We would use a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the towel and together they cleaned up the milk.
His mother then said, “We had a failed   48  in how to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands in the kitchen. Let’s go out and fill the bottle with water and see if you can   49  a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip(杯口) with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.
This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to
  50 .So, what have you learnt from the story?

【小题1】

A．serious B．similar C．different D．important

【小题2】

A．an experience B．advice C．a promise D．an idea

【小题3】

A．pass B．bring C．drink D．take

【小题4】

A．kitchen B．bedroom C．bathroom D．living room

【小题5】

A．from B．with C．because of D．instead of

【小题6】

A．after B．before C．as soon as D．since

【小题7】

A．when B．what C．how D．why

【小题8】

A．experiment B．condition C．survey D．research

【小题9】

A．look B．discover C．recognize D．develop

【小题10】

A．clean the floor B．spill milk C．make mistakes D．realize mistakes

Most of us have probably 31 of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and many other famous Disney characters. Perhaps we have even seen them in movies. But have you ever_32_to Disneyland? _33_fact, there are now four__34__Disneyland amusement parks around the world. Two are in the United States, one is in Japan, and__35_is in France.
Disneyland is an amusement park, but we can __36_call it a theme park. It has all the normal__37__that you can find at an amusement park, but it also has a theme. The theme, of course, is Disney movies and Disney characters. For example, you can find a roller coaster in most amusement parks, but in Disneyland, the   38 of the roller coaster is Disney characters. This means that you can find Disney characters all over the roller coaster. You can also __39__Disney movies, eat in Disney restaurants, and buy Disney gifts. And you can see Disney characters __40__around Disneyland all the time.
【小题1】A. hear         B. hears        C. heard
【小题2】A. been        B. gone  .       C. go
【小题3】A. in           B. on          C. at 
【小题4】A. different     B. difference    C. differences
【小题5】A. other        B. the other     C. the others
【小题6】A. too         B. either        C. also
【小题7】A. attracts      B. attraction     C. attractions
【小题8】A. theme        B. themed       C. themes 
【小题9】A. watch        B. saw          C. look
【小题10】A. walk         B. walks         C. walking

I heard the bees long before I saw them.
It was a very hot afternoon, and we decided to cool off in the river near my home. As we climbed down a small rocky hill toward the water, my boyfriend John suddenly started to shout then jumped into the water below. Peter and Mary quickly followed but I was too far away to jump. I was trapped.
I heard a low hum(嗡嗡声)，which was growing louder. From a distance, the group of bees looked almost like a cloud of smoke. As it got closer, I realized it was actually thousands of bees flying towards me.
All I could do was cover my face with hands. Crazily, I thought that if I sat very still, the bees would think I was just another rock.
After a few minutes, I knew my plan hadn’t worked. The bees were attacking me. I could hear my friends shouting at me to get down to the pool fast.
But it wasn’t so easy. I was in great pain and the only way I could get away was to use my hands to climb down the rocks. However, I was afraid to do that at first because my face would be unprotected. The noise the bees made was so loud and frightening, but I had no choice.
I rushed down the rocks and jumped into the pool, but I don’t remember doing it. I was just so happy to be free from the pain. I was safe, and the water felt wonderful.
But we still weren’t out of danger. Every time we tried to climb out of the pool, the bees flew back over our heads. We spent the next three hours in the water, putting our heads under the water from time to time to avoid the bees until they finally lost interest.
【小题1】 How many people went swimming that day?

A．Two.

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

【小题2】The underlined word “it” (in Paragraph 3) refers to        .

A．a rock

B．the group of bees

C．a hill

D．the river

【小题3】 At first why didn’t the writer want to climb down the rocks?

A．She was afraid she would fall.

B．She was too far away from pool.

C．She thought the bees would follow her.

D．She didn’t want her face to be unprotected.

【小题4】 How did the writer escape the bees?

A．She covered her face with her hands.

B．She hid behind the rocks.

C．She jumped into a water pool.

D．She pretended to be a rock.

【小题5】In what order are the following mentioned in the story?
a. The writer rushed down the rocks.
b. John jumped into the water.
c. The low hum grew louder.
d. The bees flew back over their heads.
e. The bees were attacking the writer.

A．b c e a d

B．b a e c d

C．c d e a b

D．c b d e a