1、1I a plant for my office. When I bought I was told it would bloom(花 the fill office. I had the plant for two every day looked at it, but there werent any flowers or pleasant smell. I was y, so I to day, another Mary invited me to her office.When I in, her flowers surprised me. I out to the flowers.

2、Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldnt help smelling them. by the of handful of I suddenly time I did. It a year for to I was so impatient for mine to I it away. In my life is like I need to be patient and let things Last Sunday Linda told me that she was abroad next week. she left, to me. Thi

3、s I am going to I have learned we want something in our we have to be patient. I slowly have that patience for to bloom.1. Before gave jasmine writer it for . dayB. year . two D. two months2. the writer saw jasmine, she . B. peacefulC. hopefulD. 3. has the writer from experience? Patience is in life

4、.B. can life better.C. Friendship is necessary for D. can 2 You want to know my staying in America, Well, tell you the truth, it is really an here.In I five a fifth However, I didnt know different textbook could be from English until I to Hotchkiss When I first studied English, I was told to say, “I

5、 am fine.” when people say “How are you ”But in the US,I found that people say, “I good.” or “I am tired.”O(jiān)ne day ,someone greeted me with “Whats up ?”It me confused. I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didnt know what say.Since then, I have discovered more differences between Chinese U

6、S cultures. my US girls spend a lot time in burning to a However ,in China ,girls try every possible way get their skin paler, or “whiter. I also by hard-working .US are .In schoolwork is ,so study hard and that it. But here,a “good” student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and sports mus

7、ic.The kids talented ,I be that I the piano at an and I have sports.1.According to writer, English. different fromB. C. more than2.What does the word “tan ”in the si xth paragraph mean in Chinese?曬黑B.白C. 能量3.A good his/her time _. in doing homeworkB. only or musicC. on ,sports or public 4.Which of t

8、he is NOT The writer now B. girls love to have white skin. are hard-working.5.Which title for the passage? My Travel in the USB. My in the USC. My Opinion the US3Think to a in your life you tried new.When I was a I volunteered to out water at I was to all the different runners who passed by and a of

9、 Some past,some past a few wheeled past.I saw so many of people I maybe I could do it too! The I for race,but I had I wanted to finish. the day of was terribly hot. for about 5 miles.I was thinking,“I must be crazy. Why did I do this? What was I thinking? And at one moment,I said to myself,“I am nev

10、er doing this again!” first 10 km was quite an experience. I 慢跑I walked,I walked. At times,I didn know if I could finish.Near 70-year-old fast,and I felt embarrassed(尬的 that I was more than 50 years younger than he and I couldnt even keep with him. But I some thing. He was I How in life do we compar

11、e(較 ourselves to others when e really shouldnt? I decided that I would give up on races,and I would be one of those men were still running.As I crossed the finishing line,I was proud of myself. I didn regret(后 an 1. the writer a local as a volunteer? He B. He cheered up the runners.C. He out to runn

12、ers.D. He took back cups from the runners.2. Why did writer join He wanted to B. He was crazy running.C. He had running very hard.D. He much to win a 3. How did the writers feeling change after running about 5 miles? regretted. felt -B. -C. -D. -4.What is the best title(標題 of the be No. 1.B. Lets co

13、mpare.C. A volunteering job.D. Running your own race.4When I was a of the school team and practiced twice a week,on the km course Id never really run before I thought the course would be easy. It a shock I ran out of breathe(氣 within the first I never realized how tiring running be but I didnt t abo

14、ut give up.Over time,I get bit However,I was really In finish close to last. Id always have stop more than once, especially in the longer races,which were 2. 5 to 2. 8 km. After race, Id go home and cry. But 1 still didnt stop running,holding that of line finally doing of my joined the She easily ev

15、en in the in a I felt so slow and confidence(信 lower ever. I so I thought of races that I give up I to. Finally. realized that the reason I was to nervous that I always worried that I wasnt ready for them. So a weeks before the next 2. -km I practiced running 3 every day. which me my 伐When time came

16、 for the race,all that practicing really I only once and pace was much better.I realized that Id finally gotten happiness with running. But the funny thing was. It didnt come doing better,Instead,it came from the fact that I hid given up.1. Before took knew a lot itB. to be a runnerC. every dayD. ru

17、nning tired2. The was about race because stop to drink waterB. was worried wasnt readyC. run anyone D. find no coach to 3. The underlined phrase ”paid off probably mean “_”. brought good B. a lotC. timeD. came fail4. It can be 推斷 from got with B. wasnt pleased with herselfC. was a person with a D. h

18、ad In running5Sitting on exercise brings than a smile to Some fourth-graders Elementary in Womelsdorf their new chairs-probably because e not ally at all.The kids sitting air-filled But different just for have legs that them from rolling. on chair all in school anyone to move around. So,more have a

19、By exercise instead of chairs,teachers find students posture(勢 and improved.Dotti Pownall,a fifth-grader teacher Virginia,has 2 ”The students them.” she says. Pownall a survey of her students. that 80 on helped 注 better:”Besides,theyre ” says Pownall. to WittFitt,b company that sold balls than 200 s

20、chools,they can improve kids posture classroom behavior.Exercise ball chairs in classrooms,from to Some (成人 use them Lisa Witt felt stron the use of that said the company not only encourages the of balls but educates students on to use them. ”We sell balls in 24 st ates in America,three provinces Ca

21、nada Japan.” says Witt.1. Sitting can_.A. improve students attentionB. make smarterC. D. students fit2. According to passage,the WittFitt_. began to produce balls 2008B. in 24 C. was up by WittD. is around the world3. It can be from the exercise have no legsB. as a C. students exercise D. exercise a

22、re with 4. The mainly tells us about_. the shape of exercise B. use of exercise C. the number of exercise D. inventor of 6Thousands of people been killed in a 大規(guī)模的 earthquake in The quake - the most powerful to hit in more 100 years - massive and The 8.9 magnitude quake struck Friday(March 11 off Ja

23、pans eastern coast,and prompted(發(fā) warnings(嘯警報 the Pacific as far away as America and the U.S. Coast. Several after a8.9-magnitude resulting 10-meter-high tsunami devastated the The States Geological Survey says it was fifth largest The 9.5 Chile(利 in In tsunami swept boats,cars of in north of The q

24、uake shook in the and caused severalfires. All train traffic in has stopped,and of peoplethere were unable to back home. trying to find clean out. the stores,there are rice balls left. nobottled left. are facing a really situation in the ahead for that are in that moderately(通的 damaged. The toll cou

25、ld from thousands to tens of on manyof these communities are Naoto Kan would do it canto minimize(使到最低 of the And in Washington,President said United States to the people of Japan.1. The in the article. B. C. D. 2. is to Thousands of people been killed in a in Japan.B. Only in that are facing a real

26、ly situation in C. The tsunami devastated not in eras thePacific far as South the U.S. West D. the 3. According to passage,which e the larg since ? the Japan on B. in Chile in C. the fifth largest 1900D. We dont know.4. If youre in Tokyo these days,what you cant get from t con venience store? newspa

27、pers and B. medicineC. napkins D. rice and water5. The passage cant be in/on _. March newspapersB. TVC. InternetD. 7 Grennan was unwilling to a volunteer(愿者. The American was not if he had skills or a feeling for it.However,he went to work at an 孤兒院 in Nepal. His first to people impressed.”I thought

28、 that I volunteered just once. could retell the story over and over,” Grennan in a article. three-month it the orphanage turned into in It was 2004 given up his job to begin a year-long trip,His three months were spent in When arrived in knew the the local culture. When he opened gate of the Little

29、Princes Childrens Home, he was faced by the The American up caring for 18 later discovered that they were trafficked(拐賣的 So he through the with great difficulty to find the kids families,”I started walking with photos the kids.” told the Reuters reporter. ”I would show up in and show photographs aro

30、und. I with 24 photos,and found 24 families.At the put his into Nepalese Grennan said,“Volunteering is the single best way to see how the rest of the world lives. also others do what he had done. He volunteering needs only making decisions up.Grennans fight against child -trafficking him. His Little

31、 out week.1. At simply to volunteering travel B. the skillsC. the D. impress 2. When Grennan came to the Little Princes Childrens Home. _. 18 were ill in B. children felt excitedC. he decided up his jobD. hed lived in Nepal for a year3. we that Grennan _.A. found the kids families easilyB. good taki

32、ng C. the book Little D. asked go to Nepal4. is best title for the Volunteer changes a lot C. Volunteer becomes a writer B. with kids D. Volunteer travels in Nepal Whats more it is a wonderful way to help children to write. example you them to diaries or reviews. make as much as possible. 1. This ma

33、inly written for children B. teachers C. D. doctors 2. _ is the best for the missing part in Paragraph 2. A. “Listeni speaking skills” C. “Listening and writing skills” A. “Listening the radio every day ” read” C. “Reading your children each night childrens writings” 4. In the Reading Challenge chil

34、dren have to _ in A. 5 B. 10 books C. 15 books D. 20 5. can children to write by A. draw pictures or take C. write book B. listen to pop music D. play computer games D. “Talking about your B. “Reading an writing skills” D. “Reading listening skills” B. “Listening to your children Helping your childr

35、en to at home will improve their it will also get ready for in the classroom environment. are by in subject in year of their life in outside school. Students improve their reading writing skills will increase their vocabulary ability(能 力 to use the English language correctly. As ， can an role in imp

36、roving your childrens literacy(讀寫能力. You can a difference by listening asking questions giving information， reading with your children outside hours. Here 8 on how to your write: conversations with your children trying to ask more - questions instead of easy “yes” or “no questions encouraging your c

37、hildren to talk about events you dont know to your children each night listening to children read teaching children how to use dictionaries talking about your childrens writings practicing filling in ， writing letters sending cards You also your children to join Reading the are reading In the ， chil

38、dren read 15 from Challenge book list and books chosen by over 1000 on list. The be done 3. _ NOT mentioned in 1. 考答案：DDA 2. 答案: 3. 考答案：本文講述作者比賽時的經(jīng) 歷，因疏于鍛煉。僅僅是想完成比賽的他正當后悔自己的選 時， 被一位 70 歲的老人趕上，作者頓生感慨?？吹嚼先顺降淖约?，于是決定不放棄，最 后 達終點。 1. 細節(jié)理解題 由When I was a teenager I volunteered to pass out water a local ra

39、ce.”可知作者志愿給參賽者遞水。 A 節(jié)理解題 第四段可知作者看到 很多人參加這種比賽，因此覺得自己也可試試。 整體理解題 第四段“After for 5 miles. I was ， “I must be crazy.段“Near the end man ran ， very ， and I felt a little embarrassed that I than 50 years than he and couldnt even keep up with him.”“ I decided that I would not give on running races” D 整體理解題 通過作者參加認識到應 “跑自己 比賽” 。 4. 參答案：本文敘述了作者在參加越野訓練的經(jīng)歷和感受，通過作者堅 持不懈的努力，最終取得 了功。通過這個故事它告訴我們，做任何事情，要相 信自己，永不放棄