1、Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia was delivered to my house. No card came with it. Calls to the flower shop were not 1 at all. After a while I stopped trying to 2 the senders name and just delighted in the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.However, I
2、never 3 imagining who the giver might be. Some of my happiest 4 were spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged these imaginings. Shed ask me if there was someone for whom I had shown special 5 . Perhaps it was the old man across the street whose mail Id delivered during the winter. As
3、 a girl, though, I had more fun imagining that it might be a 6 I hadrun into.One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt so sad that I became completely 7 in my upcoming graduation dance, and I didnt 8 if I had a new dress or not. But my mother, despite her own sadness, would not let me 9
4、 any of those things. She wanted her children not only to be lovable but to feel 10 . In truth, my mother wanted her children to see 11 much like the gardenia -lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery (神秘).My mother died ten days after I was married. I was twenty-two years old. That
5、was the year thegardenia stopped 12 .( )1. A. careful ( )2. A. take out ( )3. A. stopped ( )4. A. moments ( )5. A. practice B. helpful B. work out B. began B. festivals B. housework C. exciting C. find out C. kept C. seasons C. kindness D. interesting D. put out D. loved D. holidays D. exercise ( )6
6、. A. visitor ( )7. A. uncomfortable( )8. A. want ( )9. A. leave ( )10. A. needed ( )11. A. herself ( )12. A. coming B. child B. uninterested B. hope B. miss B. noticed B. myself B. sending C. lady C. unbelievable C. know C. have C. loved C. ourselves C. giving D. boy D. unimportant D. care D. hear D
7、. moved D. themselves D. growing 阅读理解Ever since I was a child, my mouth has caused me trouble. Im not a bad person; I have a hard time learning when to keep my mouth closed.My mom has told me again and again, “Robert, your constant bad words are hurting me. If you continue to be this rude, you will
8、get into big trouble.“Its been a problem at school several times too when teachers have told me something I didnt wantto hear. I used to feel it was my duty to stand up for myself.One day in English class I began working on my homework until I heard a classmate talking behind me. It was Nathaniel, t
9、alking to himself as usual.I said ever so nicely, “Nathaniel, would you be quiet?“Nathaniel continued talking to himself. I quickly shouted “Nathaniel, shut up!“For the next five minutes, we threw hurtful words back and forth at each other.“At least I dont have an ugly lazy eye like you!“ I shouted.
10、I knew this would upset him deep inside. It would hurt his feelings and shut him up.What I said filled him with anger. He tried to reach over my seat and grab me as he shouted, “Thats it! Thats it!“Surprised at his reaction, I sat back in my seat. Never had I seen Nathaniel act like this before.Late
11、r on, we were taken to the principals office.There, Mr. Black, the principal, told us to discuss the matter. It wasnt until then that I finally found that when I hurt someone physically, the wounds eventually heal. But when I hurt them with my words, sometimes the pain (痛苦 ) never goes away.At the e
12、nd of the discussion, I said sorry to Nathaniel.When I headed back to my room, I spent some time praying. I began to think about how often whatI said hurt others. But I believe that as I keep praying and asking God to help me, hell tell me when to keep my mouth closed.1. Whats the writers name?A. Na
13、thaniel. B. Robert. C. Black. D. Green.2. One day in English class, Nathaniel _when the other classmates worked on their homework.A. read the text B. listened to the othersC. talked to himself D. kept silent3. Whats the Chinese meaning of the underlined word heal?A. 愈合 B. 痛苦 C. 和好 D. 伤害4. In the tex
14、t the writer tried to tell us that .A. when you hurt someone, the pain never goes awayB. we should try to help each other at schoolC. it is ones duty to stand up for himselfD. words cause more pain than wounds1-5 B C A A C 6-10 D B D B C 11-12 DABCADLearning experiences happen to us throughout our l
15、ives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to 1 .I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph 2 we realized we were 3 . Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand-new $20 bill. I was so 4 because I had never had that kind of cash before.
16、But spending it on 5 seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. 6 I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I 7 I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just 8 out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.My conscience(良
17、心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldnt 9 over it. I just couldnt go back to the cashier and 10 for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I 11 to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream in 12 that someone would say, “Hey. Jeff, why dont you use the change 13 the pizza instead
18、 of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so 14 of my cash now.For the next two years, whenever I was 15 of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “Dont think about it.”I have learned two things from this 16 . Maybe I was a fool for 17 in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a 18
19、 pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will 19 up with you.This reflects the saying, “A coward(懦夫) dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a
20、 “ 20 ” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.( )1. A. say B. talk C. share D. explain( )2. A. as B. while C. then D. when( )3. A. lost B. tired C. hungry D. anxious( )4. A. excited B. eager C. satisfied D. encouraged( )5. A.
21、rest B. food C. travel D. drink( )6. A. Luckily B. Finally C. Immediately D. Actually( )7. A. thought B. recognized C. noticed D. realized( )8. A. walked B. left C. worked D. found( )9. A. look B. get C. turn D. think( )10. A. ask B. pay C. apologize D. send( )11. A. refused B. wanted C. hoped D. me
22、ant( )12. A. hope B. surprise C. anger D. fear( )13. A. into B. with C. for D. from( )14. A. sure B. upset C. proud D. pleased( )15. A. warned B. reminded C. thought D. told( )16. A. experience B. experiment C. story D. mistake( )17. A. turning B. taking C. handing D. giving( )18. A. free B. cheap C
23、. plain D. delicious( )19. A. make B. wake C. catch D. put( )20. A. coward B. fool C. loser D. hero答案及解析1-5 CDCAB 6-10 BDABB 11-15 ADDCB 16-20 ADACDSome people believe that dreams can tell them what will happen in the future. 1 knows why this is so, but there are many stories about people. The peopl
24、e make their dreams 2 . One of these people was a man 3 John Chapman, who lived in Swaffham in England many years ago.John Chapman dreamt that he 4 on London Bridge and a man told him how to become rich. John Chapman was a poor man and he needed 5 , so the next day he decided to leave for London. 6
25、was 100 miles from Swaffham to London. He walked for two days and at last he 7 London Bridge. There were many people on the bridge, but they werent 8 in John Chapman. No one 9 him. After three days, John Chapman decided to go home, 10 before he could do this, a shopkeeper came up to him.“I am watchi
26、ng you these days,” he said. “Are you 11 someone?”“Yes,” said John. “I had a dream about a man here. He would help me to get much money.”“Oh,” said the shopkeeper. “You shouldnt believe in dreams. 12 I believe in dreams, Id be in Swaffham right now. I had a dream a few days ago about a man called Jo
27、hn Chapman from Swaffham. He had 13 in his garden, near an old apple tree.”John Chapman was 14 by what the shopkeeper said. At once he went home and dug near an old apple tree. He soon found many pieces of gold. He was so happy that he 15 some of the gold to his poor neighbours. What a kind man he w
28、as! For the rest of his life, he was a rich man.1. 36. A. Nobody B. Anybody C. Somebody D. Everybody2. 37. A. come out B. come up C. come true D. come to3. 38. A. call B. to call C. calling D. called4. 39. A. is standing B. stood C. will stand D. stands5. 40. A. dream B. future C. money D. apple6. 4
29、1. A. This B. It C. That D. Its7. 42. A. reached B. arrived C. got D. went8. 43. A. interest B. interests C. interesting D. interested9. 44. A. listened to B. talked to C. said to D. needed to10. 45. A. as B. and C. but D. or11. 46. A. waiting for B. asking for C. caring for D. looking after12. 47.
30、A. When B. Where C. If D. How13. 48. A. money B. apple C. tree D. gold14. 49. A. angry B. surprised C. happy D. sad15. 50. A. borrowed B. gave C. brought D. got附加题二、阅读理解（共 20 分每小题 1 分）仔细阅读短文，根据短文内容选出最佳的答案。AToday we are going to have a fashion showEveryone in our class is looking for their best cloth
31、es Lucy is very tallShe likes to wear a dressWhat about the shoes? She likes red shoesShe thinks they look niceBob likes sportsHe wants to wear a T-shirt and a pair Of sports shoesThey are going to have the fashion show at the Peoples CinemaThey want to give the money from the show to the poor child
32、ren to the mountain areas16The students in Lucys class are going to _Ahave a fashion show Bvisit the museumCthe concert Dthe cinema17Lucy wants to wear _Aa T-shirt Bshirt Cblack shoes Dred shoes18Bob wants to wear _Asports shoes Bleather boots Ctrainers Djeans19They want to have the show _Aat school
33、 Bat the street Con the playground Dat a cinema20The money they get is for _Athe animals Bthe poor children Cthe school sports DWe dont knowBIt is Johns birthday today. He is five years old. He gets many birthday presents from his family and one of them is a nice big drum (鼓).“Who gives him that dru
34、m?” his father asks.“His grandfather,” answers Johns mother.John likes his drum very much. He makes a terrible noise (烦人的噪音) with it, but his mother doesnt say anything about it. His father is not at home. He is working in a school. So he doesnt hear (听到) the noise. But one of the neighbours (邻居 ) d
35、oes not like the noise. So one morning she takes a knife and goes into Johns room. John is making a noise with the drum. She says to him, “Hello, John. Do you know there is something very nice in your drum? Heres a knife. Open the drum and lets find it.” “OK.”21. Who gives John the drum as his birth
36、day present?A、His father. B、His neighbour. C、His grandfather.22. Who opens the drum with the knife?A. Johns father. B. Johns neighbour. C. Johns mother.COne day，a little boy comes into a shop and says to the shop assistant， “I want to buy twelve exercise books of 6 cents each and nine pencils of 10
37、cents eachHow much is that altogether（总共） ?”The shop assistant writes these numbers down on a piece of paper and thinks for a minute Then she says “1 dollar 62 cents ”“If I give you ten dollarsHow much money will I get back?”“You will get 8 dollars 38 cents for changeHere you areThese are the things
38、 you want ”“Nothank you，I dont want to buy anything ”The boy looks at the piece of paper and says politely,“This is my math homeworkThank you very muchCan I take it away?23The story happens _Ain a shop Bat a mallCin a supermarket Dat school24The little boy comes to the shop for _Anine pencils Bsome
39、books Cnothing Dhis homework25The little boy is _Abad Bnaughty but clever Cstupid（愚蠢） Dhard-working26At last the shop assistant must be _Aexcited Bhappy Cangry Dsurprised27The word“change”in the second passage means _A零钱 B交换 C改变 D金钱DMrs. Weeks was reading a newspaper story to her classThe story said
40、：Were you ever in a hospital when you were small? How did you feel? The doctors in Childrens Hospital are asking for money for childrens toysSome children in the hospital must stay in bed for many weeksToys can help the children there keep happy and quietAfter Mrs. Weeks read the story，she said， “Th
41、is story gave me an idea ” “You want us to bring some money for the toys ”“We could bring some of our own toys for the children in the hospital， ”said the boys and the girls“Well，your ideas would be nice， ”Mrs. Weeks said， “but mine is different ” “We could make some toys， ”said one of themMrs. Week
42、s smiled “Do you think you could make toys?” she asked“Yes，yes， ”the whole class answered“Great! Lets begin to make toys tomorrow， ” said Mrs. WeeksOn Saturday afternoon， Mrs. Weeks took the children to the hospital with the toys made by her studentsThe children in the hospital felt very happy to se
43、e the toysSo did the students in the classA few days later，Mrs. Weeks read another newspaper story to the class：Some primary school students brought toys to Childrens Hospital last weekThe toys were made by the students of Grade Three in Park Street SchoolThe doctors said “We have never had so many
44、wonderful toysOur children are very happy with themThey say， THANK YOU， GRADE THREE ”28In the newspaperwe know that the doctors in Childrens Hospital wanted _ for the children in the hospitalAmoney Bnewspapers Cbeds Dideas29Who needed help in the story?AMrs. Weeks of Park Street School BThe students
45、 of Grade ThreeCSick children in Childrens Hospital DParents in Childrens Hospital30Mrs. Weeks idea is to _ Agive money to the hospital to help the childrenBmake toys for the children in the hospitalCtalk with the doctors in Childrens HospitalDbuy some toys for the children in the hospital31From the
46、 passage we can learn that Mrs. Weeks wanted to teach her students how to _Aread the newspaper Bmake toys with paperCsave money for toys Dbe helpful to othersEBuckingham Palace is in London，EnglandBuckingham Palace was built around 1705It is famous because Queen Elizabeth of England lives thereShe b
47、ecame queen in 1952.Buckingham Palace is a big and beautiful buildingA flag flies on the top of the palace when the queen is thereQueen Elizabeth and her family live on the second floor of the palace The queen also has her office at the palaceQueen Elizabeth often asks important people to eat dinner at the palaceShe also has three garden parties in the summerShe invites 9，000 people to each party! A lot of people meet the queenBuckingham Palace is like a
