一、完形填空。

I will never forget an experience fifteen years ago. It was a warm sunny Saturday afternoon. I 1 to take my daughter to the local playground. As soon as we got there， my daughter headed for the swings and asked for a push. As I was helping my daughter to go higher and higher， I noticed another little girl trying in vain（徒劳无益地） to get her own swing going. Her elderly grandmother was sitting quietly on a nearby bench and 2 at me.

I walked over to the little girl and 3 if she could use a push， too. She smiled and said “Yes！” I soon had her 4 flying towards the clouds while she laughed 5 . For the next two hours I found myself 6 swings and playing games with my daughter and the little girl. By the time we headed home， I was 7 ， but my spirits were still flying higher than those swings.

Two years later after a long days work， I went to 8 my kids from the local grade school. 9 ， I stood in the parents waiting area 10 for my children. Suddenly， I felt two tiny arms around my stomach. I looked down and there was the little girl from the 11 smiling up at me. She gave me one more big hug before heading off to catch her school bus. As I watched her back， I didnt feel quite so tired anymore and my 12 were once again rising in the Heavens.

In this life， every single bit of love we share 13 its way back to us again. It may take seconds or it may take years. The law of love， though， is never 14 . The love we share， the kindness we give and the 15 we create will always come back to bless us.

（ ）1. A. offered B. tried C. failed D. preferred

（ ）2. A. shouted B. smiled C. cried D. laughed

（ ）3. A. asked B. wondered C. thought D. explained

（ ）4. A. hands B. feet C. arms D. head

（ ）5. A. gently B. angrily C. happily D. quietly

（ ）6. A. pulling B. shaking C. making D. pushing

（ ）7. A. energetic B. outgoing C. tired D. shy

（ ）8. A. pick up B. send for C. look after D. see off

（ ）9. A. Puzzled B. Satisfied C. Tired D. Worried

（ ）10. A. calling B. speaking C. caring D. watching

（ ）11. A. stadium B. playground C. classroom D. school

（ ）12. A. thoughts B. memories C. spirits D. feelings

（ ）13. A. clears B. finds C. fights D. feels

（ ）14. A. carried B. brought C. taken D. broken

（ ）15. A. image B. idea C. joy D. value

二、阅读理解。

A

Have you borrowed money from your friends？ Have you been refused？

Borrowing means that you will pay the money back， and you shouldnt ruin the relationship. Here are my suggestions.

（ ）16. Make a list of friends in order to ________.

A. compare who is the richest B. decide how much you may borrow

C. judge who can borrow from D. know who is the closest friend

（ ）17. If a friend refuses to lend you money， you should ________.

A. change the subject and dont ask again B. be polite and ask for less

C. end the relationship D. ask him or her some time later

（ ）18. According to the passage， youd better ________.

A. not let your secret out

B. make a lot more good friends

C. ask the lender for some advice

D. borrow the amount by your ability that you can repay

（ ）19. After you borrow money from your friends， you should ________.

A. ask other people to repay B. give the lender a repayment schedule

C. Pay back the money in a short time D. not connect with them

（ ）20. The passage mainly tells us ________.

A. how to guess your friends and borrow money

B. what you should do if you are turned down

C. the way to borrow money and keep the relationship

D. that it wont be hard for you to borrow money again if you return time

B

Aunt Polly had told Tom to paint the whole fence in front of the house. He thought of the other boys out for the day enjoying themselves and he felt very unhappy. Then he had an idea！He picked up the brush and started painting slowly and carefully. Soon， his friend Ben Rogers appeared， eating an apple. Tom pretended not to see him.

“Tom！” Ben said， “Why are you working？”

“Oh， its you， Ben，” Tom said， “I didnt notice you.”

“Im going for a swim，” Ben said， “but you dont want to come. You want to work， dont you？ Its much nicer！” Ben laughed loudly. Tom looked seriously at Ben and said，“What is work？ What do you call work？”

“Isnt that work？” Ben asked.

“Well， no. Does a boy get the opportunity to paint a fence every day？ Youve never painted a fence， have you？ Auntie says I have to do it with great care！”

“Please， Tom. Let me do a little，” said Ben.

“No， Ben. If you do， youll do it wrong. You cant paint very well. If it was the back fence， I wouldnt mind and you cant paint it well， but it isnt.”

“I wont do it wrong. Ill be really careful. Ill give you my apple.” Tom gave him the brush and paint with a sad face， but in his heart he was glad， he was happy his trick had worked.

After Ben got tired and left， other boys came along and Tom said the same things to them. Soon， the whole fence was painted white， but not by Tom. He felt he was very clever because he had discovered something important about the way how people behave. They always think the grass is always greener on the other side. People only want what they cant have or want to do what they shouldnt do.

（ ）21. Tom was ______ for his Aunt Polly made him paint the fence.

A. excited B. disappointed C. exhausted D. unhappy

（ ）22. Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben？

A. Because he wanted Ben to believe that he was enjoying the work.

B. Because he would like to try his best to attract Bens attention.

C. Because he did not want Ben to see the fact that he had to work.

D. Because he was afraid that Ben might laugh at him if he saw him.

（ ）23. What does Ben probably come to see Tom for？

A. Helping Tom paint the fence. B. Sharing his apple with Tom.

C. Asking Tom to swim with him. D. Laughing at Tom for his work.

（ ）24. What does the underlined word “trick” mean？

A. Cheat or deceive somebody.

B. Thing done in order to outwit （瞒骗） somebody.

C. Exact or best way of doing something.

D. Skillful act performed for entertainment.

（ ）25. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story？

A. Aunt Polly gave Tom a lot of pocket money for what he had done.

B. Ben and the other boys might feel happy when they found out the truth.

C. Tom believed that he had discovered how to deal with different people.

D. The whole fence was painted by Ben.

C

Once while being prepared for a television interview， I was chatting with the host about stay-at-home fathers. Why are we seeing more stay-at-home dads？ I thought maybe its because a man doesnt make more money than his wife. Many families now take earning power into consideration when deciding which parent will stay home.

At that point， one of the members expressed his opinion， “It should be the better parent who stays at home”. A lot of guys say things like that. I was a stay-at-home father for eight years， so what he said made me excited. It showed that our familys choice could only have been correct if I was a “better” parent than my wife.

I suppose an argument could have been made that when I began staying home my wife was the “better” parent： She had spent more time with our son， could read him better and calm him more quickly. And if he had a choice， hed have picked her over me. But as she was the more employable one， my wife went out to work and I looked after our son.

Because of the increased time I spent with him， I soon knew him well， understood what he needed and could look after him more or less as my wife could. Actually， the experience helped me unlock one of the worlds great secrets： Women are good at looking after the children because they do it. Its not because of a mothers instinct （本能）—which I think is mostly learned anyway. Its because they put in the time and attention required to become good at the job.

Women are able to give birth and nurse， but over the long term experience is more important. When I got the experience myself， I was good， too. As good？ I dont know. Who cares？ Children are not made of glass. Other people are able to look after them besides Mom.

（ ）26. Which of the following does the first paragraph tell us？

A. Men are no longer given the chance to stay at home as they used to.

B. In some families the wives are earning more than their husbands.

C. The writer is telling the readers that he works in the TV station.

D. There are more stay-at-home fathers than stay-at-home mothers.

（ ）27. According to the underlined sentence in the second paragraph， we can infer that ________.

A. the writer thought he made more money than his wife

B. the writer didnt think he could be a good parent

C. the writer thought he should go out for a job

D. the writer thought he could look after their son， too

（ ）28. The writer decided to stay at home eight years ago because ________.

A. it was easier for his wife to find a job

B. he thought he was the better father

C. their son liked him a little bit better

D. he was earning more than his wife did

（ ）29. Women are better than men at taking care of children because ________.

A. they were born with the ability B. they love children and enjoy it

C. they spend more time doing it D. they have learned it at school

（ ）30. Which of the following is the writers conclusion at the end？

A. He is better than his wife at taking care of children.

B. He isnt as good as his wife at taking care of children.

C. Either fathers or mothers can take care of children.

D. Both fathers and mothers cannot take care of children.

三、阅读理解填词。

Life is like a box of chocolates and you cant enjoy it.

I like all kinds of chocolate， especially bitter chocolate. So when Mother had bought one， I felt much too excited and couldnt help thinking about it.

I was helping Father in the yard when s 31 I got an idea. I could cut a piece off that chocolate without anyone k 32 it.

I waited until Mother went outside f 32 the chickens. Then I told Father I wanted to go for a d 34 of water. I went into the room and got the chocolate down. Just when I had the knife ready to cut， I h 35 Mother coming. So I had to put the chocolate q 36 into my shirt， went to my room and h 37 the chocolate there. And then I went back to help Father.

All the rest of the afternoon， I didnt dare to look at Father. Every time he spoke， it made me j 38 . My hands began shaking and my heart started b 39 fast. I didnt want the chocolate any more. I just wanted to get a c 40 to put it back.

Have you ever had a similar experience？

31. s 32. k 33. f 34. d 35. h

36. q 37. h 38. j 39. b 40. c

四、书面表达。

假如你是李明，本周末班里举行英语角活动，用英语讨论交通安全问题。请你用英语写一篇简短发言稿。要点如下：

1. 遵守交通规则；等绿灯亮才能过马路；

2. 骑车要靠右行；过马路要走人行横道；

3. 不要在马路上玩耍，打闹；

4. 要帮助老人和小孩过马路；

5. 提一至二点其他合理建议。

注意：

词数60-80，书面表达的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：follow v. 遵守； traffic laws 交通规则； crosswalk n. 人行横道

Fellow students，

As we know that safety is so important to everyone of us. ____________________________