B
My grandfather is eighty years old now. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.
Families aren’t families they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If husband and wife
And the cars! No one walks any more. More and more people drive. Students used to walk 5 miles to school every day, even in winter. But nowadays students don’t. And in school, children don’t have to think any more.. In math class, for example, they used to add, subtract , multiply and divide(加減乘除)in their heads. Instead, they use calculators.
And people today have TV and computers, and they don’t talk to each other any more. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think.
Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more.
( ) 6. What does my grandfather think of the life now?
A. He thinks the life now is very good.
B. He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.
C. He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.
D. He thinks the life is the same as it used to be.
( ) 7. What does the underlined word “marriage” mean in Chinese?
A. 生活 B.工作 C.婚姻 D.家庭
( ) 8. What has happened these years according to the passage?
A. Children don’t have to think any more in school.
B. Students use calculators in math class.
C. Some used to walk to school, but now they don’t.
D. All of above.
( ) 9. What changes have happened to some families?
a. People have TV.
b. People like to eat home-cooked food.
c. Lots of families have computers.
d. Lots of couples(夫婦)live apart because of unhappy problems.
A. a, b, d B. b, c, d C. a, b, c D. a, c, d
( ) 10. Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Life now is much simpler.
B. People have too much time to talk with each other now.
C. The writer’s grandfather only complains and pays no attention to better life now.
D. Lots of mothers stay at home and look after their children.www.X kb1.coM
C
A boy and his father went walking in the mountains. Suddenly the boy fell, hurt himself, and cried, “AAAhhhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise, he heard the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain, “AAAhhhhhhhh!!!” Then the boy shouted, “Who are you?” He received the answer, “Who are you?” He got angry at the answer, so she shouted, “Foolish!” He received the answer, “Foolish!”
He looked at his father and asked, “What’s going on?” The father smiled and said, “My son, listen,” And then he shouted to mountain, “I love you!” The voice answered, “I love you!” Again the man cried, “You are the best!” The voice answered, “You are the best!”
The boy was surprised, but did not understand. Then the father explained (解釋), “People call this Echo, but really this is life. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is just a reflection(反映)of what we have done. If you want more love in the world, have more love in your heart. If you want to be successful, work hard,. This can be used in everything in life. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.”
( )11. At first the boy cried because _______.
A. he hurt himself and felt bad
B. he wanted to give himself a surprise
C. he felt it was so quiet in the mountain
D. he hoped his father would help him
( )12.When the boy heard the voice repeating, he thought________.
A. it was foolish to hear others’ voice
B. someone else in the mountain liked his voice
C. there were many other people in the mountain
D. he was laughed at by someone else in the mountain
( )13. The father shouted to the mountain to ________.
A. find o ut who was repeating his voice
B. have fun with other people in the mountain
C. show more examples to his son before giving him the answer
D. let his son know whose voice was louder
( )14. The word “Echo” means__________.
A. life itself B. repeating voice
C. love in the world D. everything in life
( )15. From the story, we know _________.
A. the boy didn’t like others’ voice at all
B. the father had his own way to teach his son
C. it is not polite to repeat others’ voice
D. the boy and his father were rather tired
D.
Many people go to school for education. School education is very important and useful, but no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he knows, can't teach his student everything. His work is to show his students how to learn .He teaches them how to read and how to think. So much more is to be learned outside school by students themselves.
successful. They invented so many things. The reason for their success is that they knew how to study. They read many books outside school. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. The most important thing is that they know how to use their brains(大腦).
( )16. Students can’t learn everything in school because _____________.
A. the teacher doesn’t know much
B. the teacher can only teach them how to read and write
C. the teacher would not like to teach
D. there are still many things for the students to learn outside
( )17.A teacher’s work is _________________
A. to teach all subjects B. to teach everything
C. to teach the students how to read and think D. to work hard
( )18.To know how to____is much more important than facts or formulas by heart.
A. work out maths problems B. remember all the facts
C. study science D. study
( )19.Why did the famous scientists become succes sful ? Because__________
A. they knew how to study
B. they remembered all the formulas
C. they didn’t get everything from school
D. they didn’t know how to use their brains
( )20.Which is WRONG according to the passage?
A. Outside school study is as important as school study
B. It’s more important to know how to learn than only remember some facts
and formulas.
C. It’s very easy to use a formula in working out a maths problem.
D. It’s helpful to read more books outside school.
E.
根據(jù)短文內容,回答問題(10分)
Ayumi lived with her mother when she was a kid.She couldn't remember her father because he left the family when the girl was five and never came back.Ayumi's mother gave her much freedom to do whatever she liked，because the mother was always at work.
Ayumi was a model when she was young.After graduating from junior high school，she left home to take entrance exams to an art school in Tokyo with her friends，but to her surprise，she was the only one that failed.
After that，when someone offered her a chance to be a singer，Ayumi refused，because she thought she wasn't good at singing. But later，she changed her mind — she couldn't find any other jobs.
Her first song came out in 1998 and soon attracted attention.Her first albums(唱片) A Song for ×× came out in 1999 and quickly sold over one million copies. Each of her albums has sold very well since then.She has become "the Queen of Pop" in Japan.
根據(jù)短文內容回答下列問題。
21. Why did Ayumi's mother give her much freedom?
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22. What result did Ayumi get in her entrance exams to an art school in Tokyo?
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23. At first, why did Ayumi refuse the chance to be a singer?
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24. What's the name of Ayumi's first album?
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25. When did her first song come out?
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F.
任務型閱讀,閱讀短文,完成各題(10分)
Have you ever heard of a famous charity called Operation Smile? We hope we can help you understand how we are trying to help children all over the world.
Operation Smile was started by a doctor and his wife. In 1982, together with some volunteers, they went to Philippines to help children who had holes in their lips or inside their mouths. (1)對他們來說，吃喝很困難。These volunteers worked very hard. But they worried that they could not go on with the work because they were lack(缺乏) of money. Then they decided to start a charity (2)_________they could help these needy children. They called it Operation Smile.
Operation Smile works in more than twenty developing counties and has cured over 10,000
On the other hand, Operation Smile trains health care professionals in developing countries so that they can continue to help children when Operation Smile has left. As to the children with much more serious problems, they will send them to America for further treatment.
So show your kindness and generosity(慷慨) to the needy children now. You can send your donation to Operation Smile at local bank. (3) Many thanks from the children who can smile now will come to you.
26. 將(1)句譯成英文：_______________________________________________
27.將(2)句的空白處填入適當?shù)脑~語使句意完整,上下文通順 _____________
28.將(3)句翻譯成中文：_____________________________________________
29.找出文中與下列句子意思相近的句子：
They worried that they could not continue to work because they have no money.
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30. What is the best title of the passage?
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