David is eight. One day his friend Rose says to him, "This Sunday is my birthday. Can you come to my birthday party?" David says, "Yes."

　 On Sunday, David asks his mother if he can go to the party. His mother says, "Yes, you can go, but you must be polite. Don't ask for any food. They will give you some." "All right, Mum." David answers and he goes to Rose's house on his bike.

　 There are lots of kids at the party. They play together for some time, and then Rose's mother gives them some food, but she forgets David. He waits and waits and then he takes his plate up and asks, "Do you want a nice clean plate?"

(    ) 1. Whose birthday is it?            .

　　A.  Rose's    B.  David's    C.  Rose's  mother's

(    ) 2. The birthday party is in ____________.           .

　　A. Rose's house     B. David's house    C. Rose's school

(    ) 3. David goes to the party __________.     .

　　A. by car         B. by bike       C. by bus

(    ) 4. David is Rose's  ____________.          .

　　A. friend    B. classmate    C. brother

(    ) 5. Who gives David food at the party?

　　A. Rose     B. Rose's mother     C. No one

                                

完形填空，阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

　　A

　　IQ(intelligence quotient智商)is a score that shows a person’s level of intelligence. People used to believe that some people are born with a high IQ and some aren’t.

　1 a study by scientist at University College London has challenged(挑战)this idea. According to an article last October on the Journal Nature, scientists are beginning to think that our IQ is not a constant(不变的)score.

　　The scientists tested 33 healthy young people in 2004 between the ages of 12 and 16. Then they did tests again four years later, when the same people were between 16 and 20.

　　Scientists found big changes in the IQ scores between 2008 and 2004. Some　2and some fell 3 as many as 21 points.

　　To test whether these scores were meaningful, the scientists compared them with results from brain scans(扫描). They found that the IQ changes matched changes in the structure(结构)of the subjects’ brains. “A change in 20 points is a huge 　4 ,” said Professor Cathy Price, who led the research. He said it could mean the difference between an average and a 　5 person. The team has not found a clear cause for these changes. However, they say it is 　6 that education plays a role in changing IQ. “Here we have shown that children’s 　7 is likely to be still developing, ” says Price. “We have to be careful not to write off 　8 performers at an early stage. In fact, their IQ may improve in a few more years. ”

　  1 A. And B. However C. Besides D. Though

　  2 A. rise B. rose C. raise D. raised

　  3 A. of B. with C. by D. from

　　4 A. difference B. matter C. thing D. meaning

　　5 A. successful B. gifted C. able D. rich

　　6 A. natural B. true C. certain D. possible

　  7 A. score B. intelligence C. skill D. interest

　　8 A. clever B. prettier C. nicer D. poorer

　　B

　　As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were staring(注视)forward at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with ice and snow-beautiful and dangerous.

　　The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had 　9 the top through the southern route(路线). But no one had ever dared to try a winter climbing up the northern side. But now one man was daring to try the 10 route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber 　11 Italy. For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him anxiously(焦虑). Now they were waiting to see his signal. If he planned to 　12 the next day, he would light(点燃)a green signal(信号). A red light would mean that he was turning back. A tiny green light 13 high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people 　14. The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so 　15 ! But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the green light. In the morning, Bonatti 16 . He could not see the top;he knew he was 17there. Though the climb was painful, he moved up. Bonatti had spent months 　18for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and skill to climb to the top? He was finally at the top! News about his. 　19 was radioed to the world.

　　The trip down the southern route was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the “ 　20” and would be well remembered as a climber of all time.

　　 9A. reached B. passed C. watched D. followed

　　10A. comfortable B. important C. difficult D. nervous

　　11 A. with B. from C. in D. at

　　12 A. turn back B. come down C. go on D. get back

13A. placed B. appeared C. pulled D. found

　　14 A. cried B. laughed C. jumped D. cheered

　　15 A. sleepy B. excited C. tired D. happy

　　16 A. woke up B. turned up C. got up D. looked up

　  17 A. already B. almost C. hardly D. surely

　  18A. training B. practising C. planning D. asking

　  19 A. importance B. success C. climb D. courage

　  20A. necessary B. dangerous C. perfect D. impossible

This is Rose‘s sweater, put _____ on her bed.

a.them　　　 b.it　　　　 c.this d.that

Once　upon　a　time,　a　young　man　was　standing　in　the　middle　of　the　town　announcing　that　he　had　the　most　beautiful　heart　in　the　world.　A　large　crowd　gathered,　and　they　al　praised　his　heart　for　it　was　perfect.

    Suddenly,　an　old　man　appeared　and　said,　“Why　,your　heart　is　not　as　beautiful　as　mine.”

    The　old　man’s　heart　was　ful　of　scars（伤疤）.　Some　pieces　of　his　heart　were　removed　and　some　pieces　from　other　people　were　put　in,　but　they　didn’t　fit　quite　right.　So　there　were　several　jagged（锯齿状的）edges.　In　fact,　there　were　stil　some　holes　in　his　heart　where　the　pieces　were　missing.

    The　 young　 man　 laughed,“Comparing　yours　with　mine,　mine　is　perfect　and　yours　is　a　mess.”

    “Yes,”said　the　old　man.　“But,　every　scar　shows　that　I　took　out　a　piece　of　my　heart　and　gave　it　to　a　person,　and　often　he　gave　me　a　piece　of　his　heart　in　return.”

    “Why　do　you　have　some　jagged　edges　in　your　heart?”asked　the　young　man.“Because　the　shapes　of　the　pieces　weren’t　the　same.”“Then　the　holes?”“Sometimes　I　gave　pieces　of　my　heart　away,　and　the　other　person　hasn’t　given　back　a　piece　of　his,　so　… but　I　don’t　care.”“How　come?”“They　remind　me　of　the　love　we　shared.”

    The　young　man　was　deeply　moved.　He　walked　up　to　the　old　man,　took　a　piece　of　his　heart　out　and　gave　it　to　the　old　man.

    The　old　man　placed　it　in　his　heart,　then　took　a　piece　from　his　old　scarred　heart　and　placed　it　in　the　wound（伤口）in　the　young　man’s　heart.　It　fitted,　but　not　perfectly,　as　there　were　some　jagged　edges.

    The　young　man　looked　at　his　heart,　not　perfect　any　more　but　more　beautiful　than　ever.

    How　sad　it　must　be　to　go　through　 life　 with　 a　 whole　untouched　heart!

    1.　The　young　man　stood　in　the　town　to　_____.

    A.　meet　the　old　man　　　　B.　compare　his　heart　with　others’

    C.　show　his　beautiful　heart　D.　give　pieces　of　his　heart　to　others

   2.　It’s　clear　that　the　old　man　was　_____.

    A.　a　sily　man　　　　B.　a　humorous　man

    C.　a　wel-known　man　　　　D.　a　kind-hearted　man

  3.　We　learn　from　the　story　that　in　the　end　the　young　man　was　_____.

    A.　lost　　　　B.　moved　　　　C.　hurt　　　　D.　untouched

  4.　The　old　man　said“… but　I　don’t　care”means　_____.

    A.　he　didn’t　expect　others’return

    B.　he　didn’t　feel　pain

    C.　he　didn’t　think　it　serious

    D.　he　cared　nothing

  5.We　can　get　more　beautiful　hearts　by　sharing　_____

    A.　ideas　　　　B.　scars　　　　C.　love　　　　D.　beauty

 

　缺词填空。（每空一词）（10分）

　1.　Can you give me some __________(建议) about learning math?

　2.　Kate often feels________(紧张不安的) when she talks to me．

  3.　I like history，but I don’t like__________(地理)．

4.　There are many_______(语言)in the world. Most of them aren’t used widely．

　5.　Do you know the________(长)of the Yellow River?

　6.　Do you like your trip? Is it                   (令人愉快的).

　7.　The girl with long hair is the__________(苗条的)of the three．

　8.　Liu Xiang and Yao Ming are both my　h_________．Do you agree with me?

　9.　We don’t know this song very well because it’s　u________.

10.　He is________ (1ike to give money or things to others)to his friends．