完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项, 使文章完整、通顺。

Li Wen is a common 15-year-old boy. He works hard in school and gets good grades. But years ago he was a “problem child”. As a small child, he   1   gave his parents any big problems, and they were proud of him. However, after his parents moved to Guangzhou to work, the boy’s life became   2 . He had to move in with his grandparents.

Li Wen began to cause  3  for himself and his family. He was no longer interested in studying. He was often absent from classes, and he   4   his exams. Finally, his parents decided to send him to a boarding(寄宿) school. Li Wen no longer lived with his  5  . He studied, ate and slept at the school, and he  6  it. There were so many rules, and he used to keep breaking them. One day, he told his teacher he wanted to  7   the school. Even the teacher agreed that Li Wen was wasting his time.

The head teacher advised his parents to have a   8  with their son in person. His parents took a 40-hour train ride and a five-hour bus ride to go back to their hometown. To Li Wen’s   9 , their conversation changed his life. “It was exactly what I   10  ,” he said. “My parents helped me to understand   11  they had given me. They also told me that even though they couldn’t be there to    12   me, they were always thinking of me and would take pride in everything good that I did. That’s when I decided to  13  . I got to know that since my parents moved away, I’ve been afraid of being   14 , and have tried to make my parents pay more attention to me.”

Now Li Wen has really changed. He has been working hard and is one of the best students in his class. His parents’  15   has made him feel good about himself. “It’s very important for parents to be there for their children,” Li Wen says.

1. A. sometimes      B. always            C. never                D. often

2. A. freer               B. busier             C. easier                D. harder

3. A. problems        B. chances          C. results               D. accidents

4. A. finished          B. continued        C. failed                 D. passed

5. A. grandparents  B. parents            C. classmates         D. friends

6. A. liked              B. accepted         C. hated                D. wanted

7. A. forget             B. leave               C. harm                D. guard

8. A. talk                B. time                C. fight                  D. break

9. A. anger             B. surprise         C. pity                   D. worry

10. A. thought        B. needed           C. disagreed          D. disliked

11. A. how much  B. how many        C. how often          D. how soon

12. A. look around  B. look at          C. look for            D. look after

13. A. calm             B. stand            C. grow                 D. change

14. A. active          B. angry            C. alone                  D. alive

15. A. success       B. love               C. trouble               D. pain

阅读理解

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

1. Who do you think the poem is about?

A. Father.      B. Mother.      C. A teacher.     D. A friend.

2. The underlined words"passed away" most probably mean"          

A. died         B. lost         C. ran away      D. moved away

3. The writer wrote the poem to tell us         .

A. mother's love is great

B. children never hurt mothers

C. mothers should depend on children

D. children don't have to thank mothers

What is your most amazing skill? Being good at basketball? Doing well in your studies? Jeremy Rice, 14, probably beats us all. His skill is saving lives. He saved 17 people all by himself!

Rice took the school bus as usual on Oct 11. On the way, he noticed that the bus driver reached down to the bin next to his seat. When the driver tried to get back in his seat, he suddenly fell down and couldn’t move any more. But the bus was still moving!

Rice left his seat eight rows back, quickly ran past the other 16 students and held the wheel “I stood up and looked around and nobody else was moving,” he said. “Then I saw a blue car coming right at us and I ran.”

“I really wasn’t thinking at all,” he said. “I just acted.”

The boy, standing over the wheel, turned left. The bus driver, who could still talk, gave instructions(说明). He quickly told Rice how to drive and asked him to pull a small yellow knob (把手) to stop the bus. After the bus finally stopped, Rice felt so tired. His ear and shoulder started to ache.

“This is kind of exciting,” said Keith King, a school teacher. “We ended up with a real happy story today.”“This school is about giving kids the chance to improve abilities（能力）. And that’s what Jeremy did today. It’s excited to see kids in his school do great things,” he said.

1. What happened on the school bus?

  A. The driver suddenly forgot how to drive.

B. The driver didn’t pay attention to driving.

C. There was something wrong with the bus.

D. The driver fell down and couldn’t move.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A. Rice learned how to drive before.

 B. The driver told Rice how to drive.

 C. The driver couldn’t move his hands or speak.

   D. The driver refused to let Rice drive the bus.

3. Who is “the boy” underlined?

A. Rice       B. Keith King       C. the bus driver      D. Another student

4. From Keith King’s words, we can learn_______.

 A. he didn’t think what Rice did was right

B. he thought the story had a sad ending

C. he thought it was dangerous for Rice to save lives

D. he thought it was important to improve students’ abilities

We can’t remember clearly since when we started to take our mobiles to a dinner table. This happens a lot, especially when we eat out. Once a dish comes, instead of lifting our chopsticks, we take out our mobiles and click. Later, we post photos onto Weibo or Wechat, waiting to be “liked”. Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal, to see whether we get “liked” or not. We just cannot leave our mobiles for only a meal.

  Does that sound familiar to you? Do you do that often? If not, how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you?

  A recent study suggests that what we are used to doing is not good. Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant(令人愉快的). To test this, some researchers did an experiment (实验). Some people were asked to take before they could enjoy food. As a result, it showed that the more photos they took,          . So, why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you?

  Besides the scientific result, there are also some other bad influences (影响) of taking photos of food before meals. After posting the photos onto the Internet, one will not be able to control himself and check his mobile many times. “Does everyone like my photos? I hope a lot of people like them!” It seems that your mobile secretly calls your name all the time, even when you are with real people.

  So, next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends, how about not taking photos of food? Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you. Trust me, it will be a wonderful time.

1. From the passage, what happens a lot at the dinner table nowadays?

  A. People talk about their Weibo or Wechat.

  B. People learn from each other how to cook dishes.

  C. People like taking photos with friends or families.

  D. People take photos of food and post them before eating.

2. Which of the following can be put in the “         ” in Paragraph 3?

  A. the less excited they became

  B. the less delicious the food seemed to be

  C. the more they interested were in the food

  D. the more “liked” they got on Weibo or Wechat

3. The fourth paragraph talks about          .

  A. the reasons for checking your mobiles

  B. the ways of posting photos onto the Internet

  C. the suggestions of making others like your photos on the Weibo

  D. some other bad influences of taking photos of food before meals

4. Which of the following is the writer’s opinion?

  A. We take our mobiles and click when a dish comes.

  B. We check our mobiles from time to time during the meal.

C. Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant.

  D. Some people were asked to take photos before they enjoy food.

Exercise not only improves your appearance, but also improves your health. Health experts (专家) advise people to choose physical activities that they find fun. So, what are some of the most popular forms (形式) of exercise in the USA?

    Walking tops the list. It is considered to be the　　way to get exercise. You can walk at any time and any place. Walking is also said to be the least harmful to the knees and feet. So, it’s a perfect choice for the old.

    Another popular form of exercise is jogging. In the 1970s, Bill Bowerman brought jogging to the USA. He did so after seeing the popularity of the activity during a trip to New Zealand in the 1960s. He started the first jogging club in America. He also helped found Nike.

    Swimming is also very popular. It was the second most popular sporting activity in America in 2008. The top activity was walking. When one is swimming, the whole body is put to work. It is said that swimming is good for people with special needs, like pregnant(怀孕的)women.

    Dancing can also be a fun way to exercise. This is especially true for those who see exercise as something that they should do. A dance fitness programme called Zumba has grown in popularity in recent(最近的) years. It was created by Alberto Perez in Colombia in the 1990s. In 2001, he brought the programme to the USA. Since then, it has spread around the world.

1. Which of the following can be put in　　 in Paragraph 2?

A. easiest         B. most expensive    C. most difficult        D. coolest

2. From the fourth paragraph, we can learn that______.

A. swimming was not popular in 2008

B. swimming was more popular than walking in 2008

C. walking was the most popular form of exercise in 2008

D. it’s not good for pregnant women to go swimming

3. According to the last paragraph, we know that Zumba　　　.

A. has a very long history             B. is the name of a dance club

C. was created in the USA             D. became popular not long ago

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The advantages of exercise.

B. Some popular forms of exercise in the USA.

C. The history of some forms of exercise.

D. Advice on how to choose the best form of exercise.