【題目】The camera was __________ by his son and he had to have it repaired.

A. ruined

B. destroyed

C. injured

D. damaged

【題目】Though he has to __________ a hard time，he still holds a positive attitude towards life.

A．go through B．look through

C．go by D．see through

【題目】In the fall of 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.

My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.

Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.

You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8. Our home was a complete zoo—a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant taking as few as one class each semester.

The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.

In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree！

I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the middle of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day. It’s a process. Remember: little steps add up to big dreams.

【1】When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be _____.

A. a writer B. a teacher

C. a judge D. a doctor

【2】Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?

A. She wanted to study by herself.

B. She fell in love and got married.

C. She suffered from a serious illness.

D. She decided to look after her grandma.

【3】What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5?

A. She was busy yet happy with her family life.

B. She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.

C. She wanted to remain a full-time housewife.

D. She was too confused to make a correct choice.

【4】What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?

A. Failure is the mother of success.

B. Little by little, one goes far.

C. Every coin has two sides.

D. Well begun, half done.

【5】Which of the following can best describe the author?

A. Caring and determined.

B. Honest and responsible.

C. Ambitious and sensitive.

D. Innocent and single-minded.

【題目】The young man is one of the few who __________ the plane crash.

A．survived B．survived in

C．survived from D．survived after

【題目】Because of my poor health, I have to __________ this long expected trip.

A. give up

B. give away

C. give off

D. give in

【題目】Mr.Jones，__________ as a famous writer，is popular with his readers.

A．known B．knowing

C．to be known D．having known

【題目】I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard my name called for the leading role in our high school play.Mrs.Dermitt，my drama teacher，had been looking for someone to play an energetic boy in a comedy.Luckily for me，she thought that I could handle the ____．

That afternoon my friend Kevin and I talked ____about the play.Although Kevin hadn’t been ____ for a part onstage，his job with the set crew was important to the success of the play.I told him I was a little ____ because I had a lot of lines to memorize.

“You can do it.”He said.I knew I could ____ him：we had been friends since the third grade，and we ____ a good team.

Preparations for the play moved at a rapid pace.While working hard with the set crew，Kevin ____ spent hours helping me learn my lines.I noticed he often said my lines with me by silently moving his lips.We ____ that he could probably play my part as well as I could.

Three days before the ____ night，everything was ready for the performance.But when I woke up ____ a fever and sore throat on the day of the play，the entire production came to a sudden ____．Everyone in the drama department was worried，____ there was no way I could perform.The play was ____ to open in fewer than six hours，and we had no time to cancel.I tried to think of a way to ____．Then it hit me－Kevin knew the ____ as well as I did.I called Mrs.Dermitt to give her my ____．Within a few short hours，Kevin stood onstage in costume and makeup.He gave a wonderful performance.The amusing lines he had ____ with me so many times made the crowd laugh and cheer.In a strange turn of events，Kevin and I had ____ the day for everyone by working as a team.

Of course，I was terribly disappointed to have ____ my chance in the spotlight，but I was extremely ____ to have such a good friend.

【1】A.partB．play C．band D．crew

【2】A.calmly B．seriously C．excitedly D．a(chǎn)nxiously

【3】A.elected B．chosen C．invited D．trained

【4】A.upset B．bored C．nervous D．confused

【5】A.count on B．tend to C．talk with D．agree with

【6】A.joined B．founded C．took D．made

【7】A.also B．only C．still D．simply

【8】A.expected B．debated C．a(chǎn)greed D．joked

【9】A.final B．special C．opening D．greeting

【10】A.with B．from C．in D．by

【11】A.change B．turn C．stop D．end

【12】A.for B．but C．a(chǎn)nd D．so

【13】A.likely B．ready C．sure D．due

【14】A.pass B．help C．care D．face

【15】A.steps B．lines C．points D．cases

【16】A.introduction B．instruction C．explanation D．suggestion

【17】A.scanned B．grasped C．practiced D．presented

【18】A.valued B．saved C．left D．kept

【19】A.offered B．a(chǎn)voided C．risked D．missed

【20】A.successful B．thankful C．trustful D．hopeful

【題目】We should tell the truth. But there are different of doing it without making people .

Once there was a(n) emperor. As a result of an accident , he lost an eye and broke his back.

One day, the emperor called three artists to his palace to paint a portrait for him. “ I want it to look just like me ！ If you ，I will punish you. ”

The first artist the emperor's instructions. He asked the emperor to stand next to his horse and draw one. The portrait looked just like him ： He had only one . One shoulder was than the other, and the right leg was longer than the left. When the emperor saw it，he shouted , “ Put him into prison ！ ” The soldiers took him into .

It was the second artist's . He asked the emperor to stand on a hill. He painted a beautiful portrait for him ： The emperor was looking eastwards at the sunrise with two eyes. His back was straight ； his shoulders were square ； and his legs were as as each other.

When the emperor saw it, he was again very angry. “ Hang him!” The soldiers took the poor man away and hanged the poor man.

Now the third artist saw that he had a serious He thought hard and came up with several different After a while, he decided to do.

He asked the emperor to bring his and stand in a forest. He painted him firing his gun at an animal，so of course one eye was . One shoulder was higher than the other because he was the gun. His left leg rested on a tree，so that no one could see that it was shorter than the other one.

The emperor was very pleased. He had never seen a wonderful portrait before. He gave the artist a bag of gold.

【1】A. ways B. pictures C. portraits D. artists

【2】A. angry B. rude C. clear D. happy

【3】A. gentle B. educated C. cruel D. good

【4】A. lose B. finish C. fail D. pass

【5】A. followed B. gave C. realized D. understood

【6】A. hand B. shoulder C. leg D. eye

【7】A. stronger B. higher C. taller D. wider

【8】A. happily B. angrily C. friendly D. kindly

【9】A. palace B. prison C. forest D. hill

【10】A. time B. turn C. pity D. question

【11】A. bad B. good C. closed D. terrible

【12】A. long B. short C. thick D. lame

【13】A. picture B. question C. drawing D. problem

【14】A. ideas B. thoughts C. styles D. colors

【15】A. how B. what C. when D. where

【16】A. horse B. gun C. portrait D. animal

【17】A. opened B. close C. closed D. opening

【18】A. taking B. holding C. preparing D. carrying

【19】A. fell B. falling C. fallen D. fall

【20】A. so B. what C. such D. very

【題目】In the US, elementary and middle schools are advised to give students two and a half hours of physical activity a week. That is what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Heart Association recommend. They say high schools should provide about four hours of physical activity each week.

Yet many schools across the country have reduced their physical education programs. Criticism of the cuts has led in some places to efforts to give students more time for exercise, not less. The future health of Americans may depend on it. A study reports that life expectancy has fallen or is no longer increasing in some parts of the United States. The situation is worst among poor people in the southern states, and especially women. Public health researchers say it is largely the result of increases in obesity，smoking and high blood pressure. They also blame differences in health services around the country.

In 2006, a study found that only 4% of elementary schools provided daily physical education all year for all grades. This was true of 8% of middle schools and 2% of high schools. The study also found that 22% of all schools did not require students to take any P. E. One problem for P. E. teachers is that schools are under pressure to put more time into academic subjects.

Also, parents may agree that children need exercise in school. Yet many parents today still have bad memories of being chosen last for teams because teachers favored the good athlets in class.

But experts say P. E. classes have changed. They say the goal has moved away from competition to personal performance, as a way to build a lifetime of activity. These days, teachers often lead activities like weight training and yoga.

Some parents like the idea of avoiding competitive sports in P. E. class. Yet others surely dislike that idea. In the end，schools may find themselves in a no-win situation.

【1】The best title of the passage is __________.

A. Physical education aims for active lives

B. The future health of Americans

C. 22% of all schools in the US don't require students to take any P. E.

D. Avoid competitive sports in P. E.

【2】Which statement is TRUE?

A. High schools in the US should provide fewer hours of physical activity than that in elementary and middle schools.

B. Not all schools in the US have reduced their physical education programs.

C. 22% of all schools in the US require students to take any P. E.

D. 8% of middle schools provide daily physical education all year for all grades now.

【3】The reason why the author gives Paragraph 3 is __________.

A. to explain schools are under pressure to put more time into academic subjects

B. that students don't like P. E. classes at all

C. to support his opinion in Paragraph 2

D. to explain why life expectancy has fallen in some parts of the US

【4】Paragraph 4 implies __________.

A. parents may agree that children need exercise in school

B. P. E. teachers lay particular stress on competition

C. many parents didn't like P. E. class when they were young

D. many students spent more time on academic subjects

【5】The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means __________.

A. schools will go on reducing their physical education programs

B. schools must listen to different opinions from different parents

C. schools will think much of life expectancy

D. schools will be trapped in failure or disappointment

【題目】A group of professional people asked a group of 4 to 8 yearolds this question，“What does love mean？”The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined.See what they think：

“When my grandmother got arthritis (關(guān)節(jié)炎)，she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore.So my grandfather does it for her all the time，even when his hands got arthritis too.That’s love.”Rebecca－age 8

“Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.”Chrissy－age 6

“Love is when my mummy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip (一小口) before giving it to him，to make sure the taste is OK.”Danny－age 7

“Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt，then he wears it every day.”Noelle－age7

“My mummy loves me more than anybody.You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.”Clare－age 6

“Love is when Mummy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is more handsome than David Beckham.”Chris－age 7

Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.The winner was a fouryearold child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.Upon seeing the man cry，the little boy went into the old gentleman’s yard，climbed onto his lap (膝上)，and just sat there.When his mother asked him what he had said to the/span> neighbor，the little boy said，“Nothing，I just helped him cry.”

【1】The children’s answers are mainly based on __________．

A．their own stories

B．their family stories

C．what happened around them

D．how they viewed people around them

【2】How many children’s answers describe a happy marriage?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

【3】Sixyearold Clare feels __________．

A．her father’s love for her

B．her grandparent’s love for her

C．her friends’love for her

D．her mother’s love for her

【4】According to Leo Buscaglia，the fouryearold boy __________．

A．cheered his neighbour up in a unique way

B．gave love a special definition

C．comforted his neighbour in the most caring way

D．had a good understanding of his neighbour’s sadness