A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had   16   to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well   17   it, so he told him that a sports car was all he wanted. Then on the morning of his graduation（毕业）,he was called to his father’s room. His father told him how   18   he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box.   19  , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible（圣经）with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his  20   to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible? ” He then rushed out of the house, leaving the Bible.

     Many years passed and the young man was very   21  in business, and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family.  22   that his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him   23  that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a phone telling him that his father had died. He had to go home immediately and take care of the things that his father left him. When he began to search through his father’s important papers, he saw the still new Bible,   24    as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag（标牌）dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the    25    of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN FULL”. Sadness and regret（悔恨）filled his heart.            

1.A．expected       B．believed         C．enjoyed          D．felt

2.A．afford     B．spend            C．cost             D．pay

3.A．excited        B．proud            C．angry                D．anxious

4.A．Interested     B．Tired                C．Surprised            D．Relaxed

5.A．hand           B．head             C．voice                D．sound

6.A．careful        B．helpful          C．wonderful            D．successful

7.A．Wanting        B．Suggesting       C．Noticing         D．Realizing

8.A．on         B．since                C．after                D．from

9. A．just          B．only             C．always           D．already

10.A．place         B．date             C．test             D．name

 

To make sure that you enjoy your visit to the Harper Hot Springs(温泉)and that you are safe during your visit, please take time to read the following:

Do not put your head under the hot water because it may be bad for your eyes.

Do not run around because the floors may be slippery

Do not leave your children alone.

Do not leave your things about. Just ask one of our workers to look after your things.

Do not eat or drink anything in the area because we want to keep the area clean .There is a place for you to eat and soft drinks when you need to have a rest.

Do not bring anything made of glass into the area, because it maybe easily to broken when you fall.

Do not bring any hard drinks into the area.

Do not smoke in the area.

Do not stay in the sunlight for too long.

We hope that you will enjoy your visit here

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。并将其字母代号填入题前括号内。（10分）

1.The purpose(目的)of this notice is＿＿ .

A. to ask people to visit the Spring   

B. to make people know the area

C. to tell visitors what not to do      

D. to tell the visitors to have a rest

2.people are not allowed to＿＿ .

A. bring any things into the area

B. have soft drinks in the area

C. look after children in the area

D. sit in the sun for long in the area

3.＿＿is not mentioned(提到)in the notice.

A. How long visitors can stay in the area

B. What visitors cannot come to the area.

C. Who can take care of the visitors things

D. Whether smoking is allowed in the area

4.The Chinese meaning for“slippery” is＿＿

A.平坦的    B.湿滑的    C.狭隘的   D.冰凉的

5.The notice is Written for＿＿.

A. visitors       B. children      C. workers       D. managers

 

Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? You can’t think of anyone else when you hear people read Confucius’ 2,500–year–old words: “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled. All think but no study makes people lazy. ”
September 28^th was Confucius’ birthday. He was born in the Kingdom of Lu(鲁国), in today’s Shandong Province. Chinese look upon Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher. He had about 3,000 students. For more than 2,500 years, Confucius’ ideas have been around in people’s everyday lives. Now they have gone far into Western countries and South Asia. People can still hear them today.
Why are his ideas so popular? They help not only in everyday life but also in society(社会). Confucius’ most important ideas are kindness and good manners. Confucius said young people should take care of the old. People should give up thinking of themselves and work for others. As a great teacher, Confucius said that all should go to school if they wanted to learn.
Some of Confucius’ popular words are “A kind person should care others” and “Be strict with yourself, but be kind to others.” People use his ideas to help themselves and society. Now, more than 100 internet web sites are teaching people about Confucius and his ideas.
“Kindness and honesty are the best values(价值) of the world today, ” said 79–year–old Kong Fanjin who is studying Confucius.
【小题1】Confucius was     .

A．born on September 28th, 3000 years ago

B．born in the in the Kingdom of Chu

C．taught students in today’s Shandong Province

D．not only a greatest teacher but also a greatest thinker

【小题2】Why are Confucius’ ideas so popular?

A．They are about money and power.

B．They help people themselves and the society.

C．They are about different customs and manners.

D．They only help people deal with everyday life.

【小题3】The underline word “them” in the second paragraph refers to     .

A．the greatest teacher and thinker	B．Confucius’ students
C．people in Western countries and South Asia	D．Confucius’ ideas

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT Confucius’ idea?

A．People should get education.

B．The young should take care of the old.

C．Be strict with others, but be kind to yourself.

D．All thinking but no study makes people lazy.

Napoga is a 12-year-old girl in Ghana(加纳)，Africa. It is hard for her family to get clean water. Every morning，she leaves home at half past five to get clean water for her family in a village far away. It takes her six hours to get enough clean water for daily cooking and drinking. She has no time to go to school or to play with her friends. Millions of people in the world are like Napoga. They can't get enough clean water to keep healthy.
Earth Day is April 22. But on all other days，we must also remember it. The water we use is the most important natural resource(自然资源) on the earth.
Water covers 70% of the earth's surface. But most of that is sea water. We can't use it for very many things. Fresh water covers only 1% of the earth's surface.
You probably feel lucky that your life isn't as hard as Napoga's. But that doesn't mean you don't have to worry about water. We all face serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars，factories，farms and homes make our rivers，lakes，and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish，too. Now, 34% of all kinds of fish are dying out.
How do cars and factories make our water dirty？First，they pollute the air. Then，when it rains，the rain water comes down and makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain，called acid rain(酸雨)，is also bad for plants，animals and buildings.
Scientists say that in 30 years，more than half of the people in the world won't have enough clean water. We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children. Here is some advice for saving water：
●Turn off the water while you brush your teeth. You can save as much as 450 liters(升) each month.
●Leaky taps(漏水的龙头) waste a lot of water. Fix them right away！
●You can easily cut your 10-minute showers in half----and you'll be just as clean.
●When you wash dishes，don't let the water run.
●Only wash clothes when you have a lot to wash. If your washing machine isn't full，you're  wasting water！
【小题1】On the earth，_______.

A．sea water is more widely(广泛地) used than fresh water

B．there is very little water for our living

C．there is 71% of fresh water

D．we don't need to worry about water

【小题2】Acid rain _______.

A．is only bad for living things

B．can be produced in factories

C．doesn't do harm(伤害) to people，but it's bad for plants，animals and buildings

D．doesn't just do harm to human beings but to animals，plants and buildings

【小题3】Which of the following wastes water？

A．We need ten minutes if we want a clean shower.

B．We should put in enough clothes when we wash them in washing machines.

C．You can keep yourself clean by having a shower for five minutes.

D．Don't let the water run when we brush our teeth and wash dishes.

【小题4】What's the main idea of the passage？

A．Something must be done to prevent water from being polluted.

B．Clean water means much to human beings and living things around us.

C．It's time to take care of the water we use.

D．Water is the most important natural resource on the earth.

April 22 is Earth Day. Everyone on Earth should care about and protect the earth!
The earth has warmed by about 1°F (华氏度) over the past 100 years, but why and how?
Well, scientists are not quite sure. Maybe the earth gets warmer and warmer on its own. But many scientists say that people are doing many things which makes the earth warmer.
First, greenhouse effect (温室效应) is a very important reason for the change of the earth. People give out too much energy into the air every year. It makes the earth warmer. Climate (气候) change is another important reason. Sometimes it becomes too hot and sometimes too cold. Sometimes there is too much rain and sometimes too little. The change of the climate makes the earth warmer. In turn, the warmth of the earth changes the climate, too.
When the earth becomes warmer, there may be more rain and a rise in sea level. It will affect the growth of plants, animals and people. On a Pacific island, 100 people have to move to higher ground because the sea is rising. These people can no longer live on the coast. Before that, two islands without people went underwater in 1999. Scientists say that the seas can rise by nearly one metre by 2100.
People can affect the earth's air, land and water. As for us, we can do many things to protect the earth. For example, we can use fridges less. We can tell more people about protecting the earth.
【小题1】Earth Day is probably set for people to ______.

A．learn more about the earth	B．make full use of the earth
C．take better care of the earth.	D．study the warmth of the earth

【小题2】We can infer (推断) from the passage that the reasons for the warmer earth are
______ now.

A．not very clear

B．completely secret

C．well known

D．not given yet

【小题3】Greenhouse effect comes from______.

A．sea rising

B．climate change

C．nature's unbalance

D．people's activity

【小题4】The passage mainly tells us that ______.

A．there is more rain now	B．we should protect the earth
C．we must stop pollution	D．sea level is getting higher