When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I started high school, I had to stop   1  school because my mother had no ___2___ to pay for my school bills.

We started working in people’s gardens to save up enough money  3  me to go back to school. After some time, I returned to school. Unluckily, my mother died the next year. Suddenly my world went  4 . I asked my headmaster  5  I could work for the school so I could pay my bills. He was a nice man and let me  6  in the school garden during the  7 . I had not been able to study well because of my mother’s  8 .   9  the end of my second year,   I  10  most of my exams and was told I would have to repeat (重复) the year. After  11  summer working in the school garden, I went back to lessons again. But suddenly I fell  12 .

Because of my illness, I was weak and couldn’t work at school. I was hopeless. My headmaster told me not to give up (放弃). And my teachers  and  classmates  helped me  a   13  . Now I’m feeling better and will finish my third year.

My life is still not  14  . A few students  15  my poor clothes. They also call me ‘farmer’ because I work in the school garden. But I know I have to do with such problems.

1.                A．to go to         B．going to         C．living in   D．visiting the

 

2.                A．time           B．money         C．help D．friends

 

3.                A．for            B．of             C．to   D．by

 

4.                A．bright          B．late            C．dark D．wrong

 

5.                A．what           B．which          C．if    D．when

 

6.                A．work           B．to work         C．working  D．study

 

7.                A．afternoon       B．holidays        C．night D．morning

 

8.                A．illness          B．death          C．rest  D．work

 

9.                A．Near           B．In             C．At   D．By

 

10.               A．passed         B．went through    C．failed D．had

 

11.               A．another        B．other          C．the other  D．more

 

12.               A．tired           B．asleep         C．up   D．ill

 

13.               A．little           B．few            C．lot   D．lot of

 

14.               A．the same       B．hard           C．difficult   D．easy

 

15.               A．laugh at        B．like            C．put on D．laugh

 

 

Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts labeled A , B , C and D . Identify the part that is incorrect . （5分）

1. What wonderful the film is ! Shall we see it again ?

   A                    B        C          D     

2. ---How did you get to that farm ? ---By my mother’s red car .

      A      B      C                     D

3. He decided to returned home as soon as he finished school .

       A        B     C               D

4. ---What are you doing in this weekend ?

       A                  B

  --- I haven’t made up my mind . Tell me about your plan , please .

          C                                            D

5. They live in the restaurant for the night everyday .

   A       B                    C             D

 

 

 

It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son．Everybody expects you to be special or perfect. I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me. I mean he’s so special and so good at everything he does. Even in middle school he was class president and captain of the football team.

Well，to be honest，I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something special—like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star. I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole schoo1. “I hope we have a winner right here in my class.”

When I got home，I started to think about what to write. My father is an astronaut. No, I wouldn’t start like that．That was the way others saw him．How did I see my father? Hmm.

I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream．I remembered how he hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car．Yes，these were the things I was going to write．To me，he wasn’t just a world—famous astronaut．He was my dad．

My parents and I went to school on Thursday night. There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me, and I shrugged(耸肩).

The third prize was announced and it was not me. I was relieved(释然)and disappointed at the same time. The second prize was announced. It was me.

I went up to the stage and read what I had written，“My father’s son”. When I finished, the people stood up and cheered. I saw my father blowing his nose. Tears were running down my mother's face.  Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder. “Son, this is the proudest moment of my life.’’

    It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was enough just to be my father’s son.

 根据短文内容，选最佳择答案,并在答题卡上按要求作答。

1.The writer felt it        to be the son of a famous person．

    A．1ucky    B．natural    C．hard         D．pleasant

2.In order to      the writer would like to save a child from a burning building．

    A．become an astronaut            B．become a class president

    C．become a school team captain     D．become a great hero

3.．What did the boy probably write in his composition?

    A．A lot of special things he had done．

    B．The story of his father as an astronaut．

    C．The unforgettable time he spent with his father．

    D．The experiences his father had in middle school．

4.．The writer felt proud when he           ．

    A．got a prize in a writing competition           B．won a Nobel Prize

    C．saved a child from a burning building         D．discovered a new star

5.What is the best title for the passage?

    A．My daydream.                        B．My father’s son.

    C．My famous father.                    D．My happy family.

 

—Is that your father?

—No. It’s my uncle, my mother’s _____.

A．son              B．sister             C．brother           D．daughter

 

“Everything happens for the best.” Whenever I faced disappointment(失望),my mother would say this to me.
After I left college in 1932, I decided to find a job in radio as a sports announcer(广播员). I went to Chicago and knocked at the door of every station. But unluckily, I was refused every time.
At one station, a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn’t hire（雇佣）a person without any experience and suggested that I try my luck at smaller stations. Following her advice, I went back to Dixon, where I had grown up. There were no such jobs in Dixon, and my father said a newly-opened store wanted a local athlete(运动员)to work for it . I wanted this job, but I was refused again.
“Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, I felt so frustrated(沮丧). “How can I become a sports announcer if I can’t get a job in a radio station?” I asked aloud.
While I was waiting for the lift, I heard someone calling. It was MacArthur. “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to have a try. He was pleased with my performance, and he offered me a chance to work there.
On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words: “If you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if without the failure before.”
【小题1】Why couldn’t the writer find a job at big radio stations?

A．Because he never graduated from college.

B．Because he didn’t work hard in college.

C．Because he didn’t have much experience.

D．Because he didn’t know about sports.

【小题2】Which of the following is the correct order of events?
a. The writer got a job as a sports announcer at a radio station.
b. The writer was refused when he wanted jobs in Chicago.
c. The writer graduated from college.
d. The writer went back to his hometown to look for a job.

A．cbda

B．cbad

C．bcda

D．bcad

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The writer’s parents didn’ t want him to be a sports announcer.

B．There were no radio announcer jobs in the writer’s hometown.

C．The writer became uninterested in being a sports announcer.

D．The writer got a job as a sports announcer in Dixon at last.

【小题4】According to the last paragraph, what did the writer’s mom want to tell him?

A．He shouldn’t be a sports announcer.

B．Disappointment leads to failure.

C．He should be proud of himself.

D．Everything will be OK if he keeps trying.