完形填空 (共15小題；每小題l分，計15分)

 1    afternoon, my uncle and aunt come to my home. Their   2  , Maria, comes here with them, too. Maria is my   3  . We are good friends, too. My parents  are not at   4    . They go   5    in the supermarket. So I phone them to  6   home quickly(快點). My uncle and aunt   7    me a new hat.    8   colour is blue. I like it very much. Half an hour   9   , my parents come home. My mother then begins   10 dinner for them. My mother 11   them with a nice dinner. We all enjoy it. After dinner, they chat with each other 12   interesting things. Maria   13 __I watch TV. We  14 like watching cartoons(卡通). At about 8:00, they go home. I say 15  to them. Today I have a good time.

1.                A．Today          B．This            C．That D．In

2.                A．daughter(女兒)   B．son            C．children  D．cat

3.                A．friend          B．sister           C．brother   D．cousin

4.                A．family          B．home          C．school    D．work

5.                A．walking         B．shopping        C．running   D．swimming

6.                A．go             B．come          C．look D．play

7.                A．bring          B．take           C．put  D．borrow

8.                A．It             B．It’s           C．Its   D．Its’

9.                A．a(chǎn)fter           B．late            C．later D．a(chǎn)bout

10.               A．to cook         B．to have         C．to do D．cook

11.               A．visits           B．gives           C．treats D．tricks

12.               A．with           B．in             C．a(chǎn)bout D．of

13.               A．a(chǎn)nd           B．with           C．but   D．together

14.               A．a(chǎn)ll             B．every          C．both  D．not

15.               A．hello          B．sorry          C．goodbye   D．thanks

Hello, I'm Tom. I'm a middle school student. It's nice to meet you here. First, let me tell you _  16    about my family. There are five people in my   17  . They are my mother, my father, my sister, my brother and I.

My father is a worker. My mother is an English teacher. My sister is eighteen and my brother is sixteen. I'm fourteen. We  18   go to the same school. We all enjoy _19  football games.

My_  20   is in West Street. There is a big tree and some small trees around my house. The big one is a pear tree and the small ones are apple _ 21  .   22   there  23   any pears or apples on them now.   24 _ a photo of my house. In the photo, you can see three cats in my house. They are all black and white. We_  25   them very much.

1.A. anything     B. something     C. thing     D. anyone

2.A school       B. house         C. room     D. family

3.A. two        B. five           C. three     D. six

4.A. seeing      B. looking at      C. watching  D. looking

5.A. bed        B. school         C. room     D. home

6.A. trees       B. rivers          C. houses    D. schools

7.A. But        B. And           C. So       D. Or

8.A. isn't        B. is             C. are      D. aren't

9.A. He's        B. Here's         C. It's      D. There are

10.A. are liking   B. likes          C. like     D. is liking

Hello, I’m  David. I’m a middle school student. It’s nice to meet you here. First, let me tell you __1___ about my family. There are five people in my __2___. They are my mother, my father, my sister, my brother and me.
My father is a worker, and my mother is an English teacher. My sister is 18 and my brother is 16. I’m 14. we are ___3____the same school. We all enjoy ___4___football games.
My __5___ is on West Street. There is a big tree and some small trees around my house. The big one is a pear tree and the small ones are apple ___6__, ___7__ there ___8__any pears or apples on them now. ____9___a photo of my house. In the photo, you can see three cats in my house. They are all black and white. We ___10___ them very much.

Take a look at teenagers around, dressed in baggy-pants (寬松褲), drinking soft drinks such as coke, reading Japanese cartoons. Whether you are in Beijing, Wuhan or Hong Kong, you will get the same impression. But should we copy others or should we maintain (保留) our differences?

It sounds convenient that people around the world speak the same language, dress in the same style, eat the same food and play the same games. If the world was like this, you won’t feel strange in any corner of world. But just imagine living in such a strange world. How dull and colorless it would be!

Different kinds of food that people can taste, the colorful and fashionable clothes that we dress in and different languages we speak are all part of the different cultures that our ancestors left us. These differences represent their creativity (創(chuàng)造力) and talent. And we all enjoy different cultures in our daily lives. When you travel to other places, you want to see different things. When you talk to foreigners you expect to listen to interesting stories. These differences in culture are what make life colorful.

But the whole world is shrinking into a small village as globalization (全球化) takes effect and many different cultures are disappearing. In most big cities around the world people wear the same clothes. Fast food stores are everywhere. Hollywood movies are kicking traditional performing arts out of our lives. The colors of our life are disappearing.

There is joke that even the panda and zebra want to live a colorful life. So let’s take action to protect our colorful culture before it becomes as simple as black and white.

It’s not difficult. Learning some folk songs, trying on a traditional clothing and even eating local food instead of going to KFC can help. And we’re sure you will enjoy it.

1.The passage is written to _______.

A．explain cultural differences               B．convince readers to maintain cultural differences

C．predict the future of globalization           D．show some cultural phenomena(現(xiàn)象)

2.The author thinks that cultural differences _______.

A．make the world colorful                  B．make communication difficult

C．only exist in food and clothing              D．will never fade away

3.The author starts the argument by ________.

A．mentioning certain cultural phenomena

B．mentioning his view at the very beginning

C．mentioning the opposite view at the very beginning

D．giving examples of cultural differences

4.The underlined word “shrink” probably means “_______”.

A．expand           B．disappear         C．become smaller     D．grow in number

5.The author talks of all the following cultural phenomena except _______.

A．food             B．clothing           C．language          D．a(chǎn)rchitecture

For many years I had a good life. My illness was reasonably (適度的) under control, I had a nice relationship with my husband, I did work, I didn't hate. It was, as I said, a good life.
But there's a saying that the good is the enemy of the best. I finally realized this one day, and began making my best life. I changed doctors and tried a new way that could relieve(減輕) my symptoms (癥狀) , rather than just making them easier to deal with. I started talking more with my husband and listening to what he had to say. And I quit(辭掉) my job and started working for myself.
I have the best life I've ever had. I'd call it great. It is possible there's a better life for me, which would then be my "best life" , but for now I don't think so. I've started a business I love. My husband and kids are wonderful. I have a good friend and I'm close to my older sister who lives in town. Could it get better? I suppose so. But for me I think this is the best life I can have right now.
Think more about your life. Where are you living? Are you in a job you just don't mind? What makes your life "good" ? Why isn't it great? What's the enemy of the best and what can you do about it?
Enjoy your best life. We're only here for a short while, and we all need to have the best possible time we can. It's like going to Disney World. If you spend too much time standing in line waiting for the ride, pretty soon your time's up. Get out of the "good" line and have your best life.
【小題1】Which of the following is NOT included in the writer's "good life" ?