综合填空

　　Do you know how cities began? Long long ago, the world had only a few t___1___ people. These people m___2___ from place to place to hunt（打猎）animals f___3___ food.

　　No one knows how or where these people learned about g___4___ crops. But when they did, their lives c___5___. They didn't have to l___6___ for food any more. They could s___7___ in one place and grow it.

　　People began to live near one another. And so the first v___8___ grew. Many people came to work and live in the villages. These villages grow very big.

　　When m___9___ appeared（出现）, life in the villages changed again. They built f___10___. More and more people lived near the factories. Then the cities began.

Fill in each blank with a proper word beginning with the given letter.

　　Do you live in a city? Do you know h________ cities began? Long ago, the w________ had only a few thousand people. These people m________ from place to place, They moved over the mountains, hunting a________ for food.

　　No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives c________. They did not have to l________ for food any more. They could s________ in one place and grow it.

　　People began to live near one another. So the first v________ were formed Many people came to work in the villages. The villages grew very big.

　　When m________ appeared, life in the villages changed again. Factories were built, more and more people began to live near the factories. Cities began to come into being.（形成）

　　Today, some people are moving back to small villages, Can you tell w________?

"Can I see my baby?" the happy new mother asked. When the baby was lying in her arms and she moved the cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped(吃力地喘着气). The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the hospital window. The baby had been born without ears. Luckily, time proved that the baby's hearing was perfect. Though the misfortune(不幸)happened to him, he grew into a handsome boy. Yet he felt ashamed when he communicated with others.
“You should get in touch with other young people,” his mother told him, with a kindness in her heart. The boy’s father talked with the family doctor about his ears. “Could nothing be done?” the father asked. “I believe I could give him a pair of outer ears, if they could be got,” the doctor replied.
Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, “You are going to the hospital, Son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need, but it’s a secret.” The operation is a big success. Later he married and entered the diplomatic(外交的)service. One day, he asked his father, “Who gave the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough for him or her.”
“You could, my son,” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know…not yet.”
The years kept their secret, but one of the darkest days did come. He stood with his father over his mother’s casket(棺材). Slowly, the father stretched forth(伸出) a hand
and raised the thick, reddish brown hair to reveal the mother had no outer ears.
"Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut," his father whispered gently, "and nobody ever thought mother less beautiful, did they?"
【小题1】Why did Mother gasp when she saw her newborn baby?

A．Because her son had a tiny face.

B．Because she saw her son crying.

C．Because her son was in her arms.

D．Because her son was born imperfect.

【小题2】Who gave the son the ears?

A．His mother.

B．His father.

C．A doctor.

D．A stranger.

【小题3】The underlined word “reveal” in the last but one paragraph means “________”．

A．see

B．show

C．find

D．search

【小题4】The best title for the passage would be ________.

A．Mother’s hair

B．An unforgettable memory

C．Who gave me the ears?

D．Who is my best respectable person?

【小题5】The main purpose of the passage is to tell readers that ________.

A．The secret was kept until the mother died.

B．Real love lies in what is done but not known.

C．The operation on the boy was a great success.

D．The boy entered the diplomatic service when he grew up.

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During the Second World War．John's family didn't have a washing machine．Therefore，1  （keep）clothes clean became a problem for them.
Before long，a family friend decided  2  （join）the army and his wife was going with  him．John's family told them that they could take care of their furniture while they were away. To the  3  （family）surprise，the friend suggested they should use his Bendix washing machine．“It would be better for it to  4 （use），rather than sitting 5 （quiet），”he said．
Young John helped with the washing，and he developed a deep love of the old，green Bendix．6 （Late），the war ended and the family's friend returned．When he came to take the machine away．John became very sad．His mother saw this and said to  7 （he）．“Son， you must remember that machine didn't belong to us in the 8  （one）place. It was a gift for us to be able to use it for such a long time．So，instead of  9 （be）sad about the loss．Let’s be grateful that we  10 （be）able to use it at that time.”
We have all experienced loss：loss of people and things．However，if we see the thing we 11 （lose）as a gift that we were given for a time，maybe the sad  12 （memory）will change into  13 （thank）ones．

Mr. Black loved his daughter Helen very much. Every day he spent all of his free time     36   with her. One night, when he     37   his house, Helen came running to him and was ready to play. But he had a lot of work to do,     38    couldn’t play with his daughter. In order to keep her     39   , he found a map of the world in a magazine and cut it into pieces. Mr. Black said he had     40    time to play right now. He told the girl to put the pieces of paper back together to make up a map of the world, and then they could both play.

About half an hour later, Helen came to her father and said, “Okay, it’s finished. Can we play now?” Mr. Black was surprised, he said, “That’s     41   . Let’s go and see.” And sure enough, there was the picture of the world; all put together, every    42     in its place. Mr. Black said, “That’s surprising!    43    did you do that?” Helen said, “It was    44   . On the back of the paper was a picture of a    45   .When I put the man together, the whole world fell into place.”

1.	A．working B．running C．playing D．walking

 

2.	A．got back B．got to C．got on D．got out

 

3.	A．or B．and C．but D．then

 

4.	A．sleepy B．warm C．free D．busy

 

5.	A．no B．enough C．much D．some

 

6.	A．right B．wrong C．possible D．impossible

 

7.	A．map B．picture C．piece D．page

 

8.	A．How B．Why C．When D．Where

 

9.	A．hard B．simple C．difficult D．different

 

10.	A．boy B．girl C．man D．woman