Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.

“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is

  1 .”

And he told the   2  . He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.

He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always    3 . “I’ll travel for my work, not for   4 ,” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have

  5   to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to   6 , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good    7  or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”

“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t   8 . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”

Denny did not say anything, but he  9  about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild

   10  there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”

His wife was very    11 , and at first she had a very enjoyable time.

Then Denny went off to  12  some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.

Suddenly, Denny heard her   13 . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.

Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and   14  it at his wife and the lion.

Then he shouted, “  15 , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”

1.                A．dangerous      B．natural         C．convenient    D．impossible

 

2.                A．lie             B．reason          C．news     D．truth

 

3.                A．a(chǎn)llowed         B．refused         C．failed D．joked

 

4.                A．wealth         B．prize           C．pleasure  D．luck

 

5.                A．money         B．time           C．interest   D．a(chǎn)bility

 

6.                A．meet           B．work           C．shop     D．stay

 

7.                A．meal           B．picnic          C．room     D．party

 

8.                A．a(chǎn)gree          B．understand      C．reply     D．complain

 

9.                A．worried        B．forgot          C．a(chǎn)sked    D．thought

 

10.               A．land           B．flowers         C．a(chǎn)nimals    D．people

 

11.               A．sad            B．excited         C．surprised D．a(chǎn)mazed

 

12.               A．find           B．feed           C．drive D．shoot

 

13.               A．singing         B．crying          C．laughing   D．cheering

 

14.               A．threw          B．fired           C．showed   D．pointed

 

15.               A．Hurry up        B．Look out        C．Slow down     D．Go ahead

 

 

Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.

“I’ll do ___1___ to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is dangerous.”And he told the truth. He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to   2  it.

His wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always  3  .” I’ll travel for my work, not for   4 ,” he told her, “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have   5   to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to   6  , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good   7  or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”

“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t   8  , “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”

Denny did not say anything, but he   9  about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ll go to take photos of wild   10  there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.” His wife was very   11  .

When they got to Africa, the first day she had a very enjoyable time. The next day Denny went   12   to find some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but soon they became separated (分開). She walked down one path while he walked down the other.

Suddenly, Denny heard her   13  . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.

Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and   14   it at his wife and the lion. Then he shouted, “   15  , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”

1.                A．a(chǎn)nything        B．nothing         C．something D．none

 

2.                A．a(chǎn)dvise          B．read           C．write D．photo

 

3.                A．a(chǎn)llowed         B．refused         C．failed D．joked

 

4.                A．wealth         B．prize           C．pleasure D．luck

 

5.                A．money         B．time           C．interest   D．a(chǎn)bility

 

6.                A．meet          B．work           C．shop D．stay

 

7.                A．meal           B．picnic          C．room D．party

 

8.                A．a(chǎn)gree          B．understand      C．reply D．complain

 

9.                A．worried        B．forgot          C．a(chǎn)sked    D．thought

 

10.               A．land           B．flowers         C．a(chǎn)nimals    D．people

 

11.               A．confused       B．excited         C．surprised  D．disappointed

 

12.               A．out            B．in             C．back  D．up

 

13.               A．singing         B．crying          C．laughing   D．cheering

 

14.               A．threw          B．fired           C．showed   D．pointed

 

15.               A．Hurry up       B．Look out        C．Slow down D．Go ahead

 

 

What do you like most when you can get one of such things: freedom, true friends, love, honesty and so on? Here are some choices of students:
Chen Cheng, 14, Jiangsu: I think I need a true friend. I had some friends before. However, it seemed that they didn’t treat(對待) me well. I told them my secrets but they didn’t share（分享） theirs with me. What’s worse, they told my secrets to others, which made me very unhappy. I hope to find a true lifelong（終身的） friend who can share happiness and sadness with me and keep my secrets.
Gan Xiaoning 14, Heilongjiang: Freedom is what I want most. I am a bird in two cages（籠子）. In school, I have to follow the school’s rules and listen to teachers. At home, my parents don’t allow me to do what I like, either. I have to do everything that they tell me to do: study, study and study some more. So, freedom is the only thing I really want!
Yuan Siyu, 15, Guangxi: I am a boy from a poor family. My father works very hard but only makes a little money every month to support(支撐) the family. I want to go to a key university （重點大學）so that I can find a good job in the future. Then, I can earn enough money to get my family out of poverty(貧困) and offer my parents a happy life.
Qu Yi, 15, Hebei: I want a complete family. My parents got divorced(離婚) three years ago. Since then, I have had no chance to be together with both of them any more. Now, I am living with my mom and get her love, but I also want my dad’s love. I am envious(羨慕) of my classmates who live with their parents. So, I would have a complete family if I could.
【小題1】What is not mentioned in the passage?

A．freedom

B．love

C．a(chǎn) true friend

D．hobby

【小題2】Who is facing the problem of poverty and decides to fight?

A．Qu Yi

B．Chen Cheng

C．Gan Xiaoning

D．Yuan Siyu

【小題3】As for Chen Cheng, she wants a friend_______.

A．who often tells lies to her	B．who only cares about her own happiness
C．who can play with her	D．who can share her feeling and keep secrets

【小題4】Which of the following is true?

A．Qu Yi’s father works very hard and makes much money to support his family.

B．Chen Cheng gets along very well with his friends

C．If Qu Yi’s parents didn’t get divorced, he would be much happier.

D．Gan Xiaoning says he is a bird because he wants to fly like a bird.

Dear Mum:
Today I’m going to tell you something really special. I know you work very hard and feel tired every day.
Every time you come home and see the messy(雜亂的) house. I know you are very angry with me. But you always say nothing and clean up the house .I always want to help you, but I have so much homework to do. After I finish my homework, I feel like dying. I really want to help you, but I’m so tired too.
I also want to tell you one thing, I love you so much. I usually talk back to you when you say that I don’t study hard enough. But in fact I just want you to praise（贊揚） me more. I will try my best to get good grades and get praise from my teacher. So don’t feel frustrated （失望）about my grades, OK? I have made up my mind that I will study harder and help you to clean the house. I am serious this time. I will have my homework done faster so that I can have more energy to clean the house. I will watch TV less so that I can have more time to study and get good grades. All these things are for one reason: I want to make you happy Mum.
I love you!
With lots of love Sally
【小題1】Why is Sally’s mother angry with Sally when she comes back from work?

A．Because she doesn’t study hard.

B．Because she isn’t good at English.

C．Because she doesn’t clean the house.

D．Because she doesn’t finish her homework.

【小題2】What does Sally’s mother think about her?

A．She thinks Sally is very lazy.

B．She feels frustrated about her.

C．She thinks Sally studies very hard.

D．She thinks Sally is a bad girl.

【小題3】What does Sally want?

A．Enough money	B．Enough free time
C．Good grades and praise	D．Enough good food.

【小題4】Why does Sally want to do her homework faster?

A．Because she will have enough time to watch TV.

B．Because she is interested in doing homework.

C．Because she has many important things to do.

D．Because she can have more energy to do some cleanig in her house.

【小題5】Which of the following is WRONG?

A．Sally feels very tired after she finishes her homework.

B．Sally love her mother deeply.

C．Sally’s teacher feels frustrated about her.

D．Shally wants to make mother happy.

完形填空（共15小題，每小題1分，計15分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。

Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.

“I’ll do ___1___ to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is dangerous.”And he told the truth. He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to   2  it.

His wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always  3  .” I’ll travel for my work, not for   4 ,” he told her, “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have   5   to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to   6  , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good   7  or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”

“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t   8  , “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”

Denny did not say anything, but he   9  about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ll go to take photos of wild   10  there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.” His wife was very   11  .

When they got to Africa, the first day she had a very enjoyable time. The next day Denny went   12   to find some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but soon they became separated (分開). She walked down one path while he walked down the other.

Suddenly, Denny heard her   13  . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.

Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and   14   it at his wife and the lion. Then he shouted, “   15  , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”

1.                A．a(chǎn)nything        B．nothing         C．something D．none

 

2.                A．a(chǎn)dvise          B．read           C．write D．photo

 

3.                A．a(chǎn)llowed         B．refused         C．failed D．joked

 

4.                A．wealth         B．prize           C．pleasure D．luck

 

5.                A．money         B．time           C．interest   D．a(chǎn)bility

 

6.                A．meet          B．work           C．shop D．stay

 

7.                A．meal           B．picnic          C．room D．party

 

8.                A．a(chǎn)gree          B．understand      C．reply D．complain

 

9.                A．worried        B．forgot          C．a(chǎn)sked    D．thought

 

10.               A．land           B．flowers         C．a(chǎn)nimals    D．people

 

11.               A．confused       B．excited         C．surprised  D．disappointed

 

12.               A．out            B．in             C．back  D．up

 

13.               A．singing         B．crying          C．laughing   D．cheering

 

14.               A．threw          B．fired           C．showed   D．pointed

 

15.               A．Hurry up       B．Look out        C．Slow down D．Go ahead