1、一、完形填空A farmer carelessly lost an expensive gold watch in the house on the farm, where he searched for everywhere but failed. So he put a _1_ on the gate of the farm: whoever finds the gold watch will be _2_ 100 dollars.People tried their best to _3_. the watch in order to get the reward. However, t
2、he house was too large and the straw(稻草) in the barn was too thick. It was getting _4_ and they were still unable to find it. So they _5_ the reward of 100 dollars one by one.But only a small boy was still not discouraged but _6_ looking for it. He had nothing to eat all the day. In order to solve t
3、he family problem, he looked forward to finding the gold watch and let his parents, brothers and sisters have a full meal.The night was already getting late, the boy was also _7_. He was lying in the straw to have a rest when he _8_ a strange “ticktick”. He immediately held his breath and listened _
4、9_, and followed the sound. He found the watch and got the _10_.Like the gold watch in the house, success has been around us and spread in every corner of life. Only when we are calm and firmly look for it, we can find it.( )1. A. notice B. book Cpicture Dnewspaper( )2. A. borrowed B. robbed C. stol
5、en Drewarded( )3. A. look at B. look for C. look like D. look after( )4. A. bright B. dark C. cold Dhot( )5. A. gave back B. gave out C. gave up Dgave away( )6. A. finished B. practiced C. kept Dminded( )7. A. bored B. happy C. excited D. tired( )8. A. heard B. made C. found D. had( )9. A. carefully
6、 B. beautifully C. usually D. really( )10. A. watch B. money C. house D. farm二、阅读理解AAre you afraid to speak in public? Are you a shy person?If you think you are too shy and want to be a little bit braver, try the following ways. You can make it. Tell people youre shy.Theres no need to hide it. When
7、they get to know you are a shy kid, theyll understand you better. This also helps you feel at ease in talks.Smile to everyone.When you smile,people think you are friendly and easy to talk to.Remember that other people also have such feelings and most people will stay away from an angrylooking face.S
8、ay something nice about people around you.If you find it hard to start talks, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesnt it make you want to keep talking to that person?Get your attention elsewhere.Enjoy the party or the
9、 game.Dont waste time worrying about your looks or whether people like you or not.Take one small step at a time.Each time after you say“Hi”or smile at someone for the first time, say to yourself “I did it”! Or it could be something bigger,like buying yourself an ice cream.Keep trying and youll never
10、 be shy when you talk to others one day.( )1. If you want to be a little bit braver ,the first thing you should do is to _.A. tell people youre shyB. smile to everyoneC. say something nice about people around youD. get your attention elsewhere( )2.When you smile to the people,they will think you are
11、_.A. outgoing B. shy C. friendly D. happy( )3.When you cant start to talk with others, you may_ to lead in.Atell a jokeB. let them know youre a shy kidC. praise people around youD. take one small step at a time( )4.The purpose of the passage is to _.A. ask you to pay attention to other thingsB. ask
12、you to hide your shynessC. help the shy person to be braveD. help the brave people to be shy( )5.From the passage we know that _.A. its necessary to speak in publicB. people should stay away from the uglylooking peopleC. you should worry about whether people like you or notD. four ways can help you
13、overcome shynessBHappiness is for everyone. You dont need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want
14、 to walk on the country road in their free time.In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you. When you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you. And when you do something good to others, you will
15、 feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that cant be bought
16、with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cant always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chan
17、ce you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.( )6. Those who have big houses may often feel _.Ahappy B. lonelyC. free D. excited( )7. When you fall down in a PE class, both your teacher and your classmates will _.Alaugh at you B. be proud of youC. quarrel with you D. help you up( )8. The underlin
18、ed word “revolving”means “_” in the passage.A两面的 B. 旋转的C. 玻璃的 D. 不动的( )9. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?APeople who have cars would never like to walk in the open air.BYou can get help from others when you make mistakes.CYou can still be a happy person even if you have
19、little money.DHappiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you.( )10. The best title of this passages is “_”ABad luck B. Good luckC. Happiness D. LifeC配对阅读 左栏是五个人所面临的困扰,右栏是七条建议,请根据五个人的个人需求为他们选出最合适的建议。( )11. I enjoy eating all kinds of food. However, Im getting fatter and fatter. W
20、hat should I do?( )12. I began to smoke when my friends gave me some five years ago. Recently, the doctor asked me to give it up. I wont be happy if I dont smoke now.( )13. My parents have both lost their jobs. Since we have spent much money on our grandmas health, its quite hard for me to continue
21、my study at school.( )14. My maths is very good while Kate is poor at it. So she often asks me for help and we often stay together. But some of my classmates think weve fallen in love, which makes me worried.( )15. I can only go home once a week since I came to this school last year. I miss my famil
22、y and my friends. I cant focus on my studies and sometimes I cant get to sleep on time.A. Health is more important than anything else. You must do your best to drop cigarette.B. You should stop eating rich food and take more exercise.Eating more vegetables should be helpful.C. You can try counting n
23、umbers when you cant fall asleep. Its better to keep yourself in a completely dark room.D. Try writing a letter to your teacher to tell him about your difficulty. He may find a kindhearted and rich person to help you.E. It can be useful to do more maths exercises and think more about why your answer
24、s are wrong.F. Its best not to think this way. You will live alone sooner or later. You should try your best to get used to being alone.G. Helping each other is a good habit. Dont care so much about what others think of you.三、短文填空An elderly master grew tired of his students complaining, so one morni
25、ng, the master gave the young man some salt and told the unhappy young man to put some salt in a 1._ of water and then to drink it.“How does it 2._?” the master asked.“Bitter, ” said the young man.The master smiled and then asked the young man to take the 3._ amount of salt and put it in the 4._. Th
26、en, the old man said, “Now drink from the lake.”The young man did 5._ his master told him to. And then, the master asked again, “How does it taste?”“Fresh, ” the young man answered.“Do 6._ taste the bitterness?” asked the master.“No, ” said the young man.Then the master sat beside this young man, 7.
27、_ his hands and said, ”“The pain of life is salt. The amount of pain in life remains exactly the same. However, the amount of bitterness we taste 8._ on the container(容器) we put the pain in. So when you are in pain, 9._ only thing you can do is to enlarge(放大) your sense of things. 10._ being a glass
28、. Become a lake.”四、读写综合(2017 汕头市潮阳区模 拟)A信息归纳请认真阅读下面这篇文章,根据所提供的信息,完成信息卡。To be thankful is a powerful way to turn around your thinking. Being thankful will always allow a person to see what is good or even great about their situation instead of feeling upset and sad. Therefore, it is important to teac
29、h children about the power of being thankful.First, help your children to notice and be thankful for all the fun things that life has offered. Point out the beauty of the nature from the birdsong and the trees to the high mountains and rivers of their country. Second, thank your children when they d
30、o something kind or other good. Parents should be a model by showing their thanks for small kindness. Thank your friends, husband, wife or other people in front of your children. That will make them keep doing good things. Third, tell your children that they have the power to turn bad things into ha
31、ppiness simply by paying attention to the bright side. When they complain about the windy or rainy days, help them to be thankful for what they have. They are in a safe and comfortable environment away from the rain. They are able to do many fun things such as reading books, watching a movie, drawin
32、g pictures, playing with friends.Last but not least, tell them often that money doesnt buy happiness, but their thankful attitude(态度)does. They will be happy if they choose to be thankful.Information CardThe readers that the passage is written for 1. _The things that children should be taught about
33、2. _The way that children can turn bad things into happiness 3. _The thing that brings children happiness 4. _The number of suggestions given by the writer 5. _B.书面表达 根据要求完成短文写作。你身边一定充满着爱,如父母的爱、老师的爱以及同学的爱等,假设某英文报刊正在举办主题为“因为爱,所以感恩”的征文活动,请你根据以下信息提示,以“Love around me”为题写一篇英语短文。内容包括:1举例描述父母的爱、老师的爱或同学的爱;2
34、表达对这些“爱”的回报和感恩;3表达对“世界充满爱”的憧憬。作文要求:1不能照抄原文;不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称、老师和同学的真实姓名。2. 语句连贯,词数 80 个左右。作文的标题已经给出,不计入总词数。Love around me_答案:一、15 A D B B C 610 C D A A B二、15 A C C C D 610 B D B A C 1115 B A D G F三、1. glass 2. taste 3. same 4. lake 5. as 6. you 7. took 8. depends 9. the 10. Stop四、A.信息归纳1. parents 2. t
35、he power of being thankful3. paying attention to the bright side 4. their thankful attitude5. four/4 B书面表达Love around meLove is like the sun and it makes me feel warm and happy. There is plenty of love around me. My parents love me. They take good care of me. My teachers and classmates bring love to
36、 me. They try their best to help me when Im in trouble. I feel very happy and thankful when I get love from them. Im going to study harder to make my parents satisfied and give my classmates a helping hand when they need me.Love is not only around me but also around everyone. I believe our world will become more beautiful and more peaceful if everyone loves each other.