一、完形填空IwillneverforgettheSundayafternoonsIspentonmygrandfather'sfarminWesternPennsylvaniawhenIwasalittleboy.Milesofwindingstonewallsaroundthehouseprovidedendlesshoursof1foracitykidlikeme.

IcanstillremembertheafternoonwhenIwaseightyearsold.Sincemyfirstvisittothe2,I'dwantedtobeallowedtoclimbthestonewallsaroundthefarm.Myparentswouldneverapprove(同意).Still,mywishtoclimbacrossthosewallsgrewso3.Onespringafternoon,Ipickedupallmycourageand4thelivingroom,wheretheadultsweresittingandtalkingoverteaafterdinner.

"CanIclimbthestonewalls?"Iasked.Immediatelythewomenintheroomcried."Heavens,no!You'll5yourself!"Iwasn'ttoodisappointed,becausetheirreplywasjustasI'dexpected.ButbeforeIcouldleavetheroom,my6stoppedme."Waitaminute,"Iheardhimsay."Lettheboyclimbthestonewalls.Hehasto7todothingsforhimself."

"Hurryup,"hesaidtome,"eandseemewhenyougetback."ForthenexttwoandahalfhoursIclimbedthoseoldwallsandhadthe8ofmylife.LaterImetwithmygrandfathertotellhimaboutmyadventure(冒險).I'llneverforgetwhathesaid."Fred,"hesaid,smiling,"youmadethisdaya9dayjustbybeingyourself.Always10,there'sonlyonepersoninthiswholeworldlikeyou,andIlikeyouexactlyasyouare."

1.A.sadness B.pity C.fun D.confusion B.house C.home D.room B.high C.low D.strong B.entered C.saw D.left B.hurt C.forget D.lose B.father C.grandfather D.friend B.finish C.promise D.learn B.love C.regret D.failure B.difficult C.special D.hopeless B.forget C.value D.remember二、閱讀理解AWhenIwaselevenyearsold,IwasgivenagiftofhappinessandIhadacarefreechildhoodinFrance.Oneday,onmywayhomefromschool,atruckranovermeandmylegswerecutoff.AsIlaytherebleeding,IsuddenlyrealizedthatImighthavetolivetherestofmylifewithoutlegs.HowdepressedIwasatthatmoment!ButthenIrealizedthatdepressionwon'tgetmylegsback.SoIdecidednottowastemylifefeelingdepressed.Whenmyparentsarrivedatthehospital,theystoodtherequietly,andlookedsoshockedandsad.Itoldthem,"I'vealreadyacceptedthefact.Nowyoualsohavetogetusedtothis."Eversincethen,Ioftenseemyfriendsgettingworriedaboutlittlethings:Thebuseselate;theygetbadgradesonthetestsandsoon.ButIjustenjoylife.Iwasluckytorealizethatitisawasteofenergytopayattentiontowhatyouhavelost,andthatthekeytohappinessistotakepleasureinwhatyouhave.Soundssimple,doesn'tit?Sowhyaremanypeopleunhappy?Peopleoftenthinkhappinessisbasedonwhattheyachieve."MywholelifewouldimproveifIhadanewcar."Butwhentheygetthecar,whathappens?Forawholeweektheyarewalkingonair.Thentheygorightbacktobeunhappy.Happinessisnotahappening;it'sastateofmind.Eventhoughyouhavethewholeworld,you'llstillbeunsatisfied.Andyouhaverelatively(相對地)littlebutfeelfullofjoy.Happinessesfrommasteringtheartofenjoyingandtakingpleasureinwhatyoualreadyhave.1.Theunderlinedword"depressed"inParagraph2mostprobablymeans"".

A.sadanddisappointed B.painfulandannoyedC.smartandstrong D.calmandquiet2.Aftertheaccident,theauthordidn'tfeeldepressedanymorebecause.

A.thedoctorscouldhelphimandgethislegsbackB.hemustforthisparentsatthattimeC.heknewdepressionmadenodifferencetohimD.hewasjustachildishandforgettablekid3.Intheauthor'sopinion,themaincauseofmostpeople'sunhappinessisthatthey.

A.don'twanttoachievemoreforfutureB.paysomuchandgetsolittleC.alwaysparewithothersD.paysomuchattentiontowhattheyhavelost4.InParagraph5,whenthepersongetsthecarheexpected,.

A.hewillchoosetowalkforaweekB.thecarwillbringlastinghappinesstohimC.hewillfindthecarisnohelptohimatallD.hewillgobacktobeunhappyafterafewdays5.Theauthorwantstotellus.

A.howonepersonenjoysalifewithoutlegsB.weshouldforgetthelossandthegaininlifeC.happinessisjustastateofmindD.ourlifewillbeimprovedifwefightforourdreamsBItisreportedthatsomedevelopedcountrieshaveshippedbrokenpartsofputerstoChina.Suchathingcanbefoundeverydayalthoughitisagainstinternationallaws.LastmonthHongKongofficersfound131,000kilogramsofbrokenputers,TVsandphonessentfromSydney.Thingslikethesearecalledelectronicwaste,orewaste.Dealingwiththemisnotaneasyjobbecausedangerouspoisonslikemercury(汞)andlead(鉛)canbefoundinthem.Everytimeanoldputerbreaksdown,itneedstobedealtwithsafely.Butatpresent,brokenputerpartsareusuallyburied.Itmaybehundredsofyearsbeforetheyarereallygoneintheearth.ManyplacesinChinaarepollutedbyewaste.GuiyuinGuangdongProvinceisoneofthem.Thistownisnamedas"theewastecapitaloftheworld".Ithastodealwith1.5millionkilogramsofewasteeachyear,fromwhichitmakes75millionyuan.Butitesatacost.Manyofthepoisonsinewastefindtheirwayintotheenvironment.Plasticisburnedoutdoorsandchemicalwaterispouredintorivers.Greenpeace,anenvironmentalgroup,hasfoundtheair,theearthandtheriversinGuiyubadlypolluted.TheChinesegovernmentwantsthecountrytodevelop,butinawaythatdoesn'tdoharmtotheenvironmentandpeople'slife.Thisyear,Chinapassedanewenvironmentalprotectionlaw,thestrictestonewehaveeverhad.puterpanieslikeLenovoandDellwillbeaskedtotakebacktheiroldputers.Thisisbecausethepaniesthatmakeputersknowbesthowtodealwiththemsafely.Hopefully,theproblemwithewastewillbesolvedinthenearfuture.1.TheewastefoundinHongKonglastmonthwasfrom.

A.France B.JapanC.Germany D.Australia2.Theunderlinedword"buried"probablymeans""inParagraph2.

A.焚燒 B.降解 C.掩埋 D.回收3.ThetownofGuiyuinGuangdongProvince.

A.istheecapitaloftheworldB.spendslessmoneyonewasteC.dealswithewastesafelyD.hasseriousewastepollution4.Thisyear,theChinesegovernment.

A.madeanewenvironmentprotectionlawB.closedsomeputerpaniesC.triedtochangepeople'slifeD.askedpeopletohandintheiroldputers5.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.theewasteprobleminChinaB.thecostofburningewasteC.thewaystodealwithewasteD.theneedtopassalawagainstewasteCMarukochan(小丸子)isthemaincharacter(人物)oftheJapanesecartoon,ChibiMarukochan.Sheisaprimaryschoolgirl,whooftenmakesmistakesandputsherselfindifficultsituations.Yet,forthosewhowereborninthe1980sand1990s,Marukochanhelpedthemtofeelbetteraboutthemselvesasakid.Unlikemanypopularcharacters,Marukochanisn'tpretty,nordoesshehaveanykindofspecialability.Infact,she'slazyandhatestodochores.Butthisiswhatmakeshersopopularamongsomanypeople,youngandold.Marukochanisnotperfect—she'snaughty(淘氣的),funny,andsometimessad.Sheisafraidofexamsandleavesherhomeworkuntilthelastdayoftheholiday.Later,asMarukochangraduallylearnsthewaysoftheworld,sheesacrossalotofproblems,butherclevernesshelpsherout.Thelovelygirlisknownforherfunnyyetwisesayings,suchas,"Leavehappinesstothelastinabittersweet(苦樂參半的)life,"and"Selfreliance(自立)isthesecrettohappiness."Butastheseyoungpeoplegrewup,Marukochan,didnot.Thoughshehasalwaysbeenagradethreestudent,herideaofbeingtruetoherselfteachesusalot.Lastmonth,however,MomokoSakura,thecreatorofthecartoon,passedawayattheageof53."Ifeelsosadaboutherdeath,whichcametooearly,butthebrightsmilesofMarukochanandherfriendswillkeepshininginthemindsofreader,"wroteJane,afanofMomokoSakura.1.WhichgradeisMarukochanin?(不超過5個詞)2.WhatmakesMarukochandifferentfromotherpopularcharacters?(不超過15個詞)3.WhathelpsMarukochanwhenshehasproblems?(不超過5個詞)【參考答案】【完形短文大意】我永遠不會忘記小時候在祖父的農場度過的那些日子。房子周圍綿延數英里的石墻為像我這樣的城市孩子提供了無盡的快樂時光。我的父母不同意我去爬這些石墻,但最后祖父允許了我。他讓我學會了做真正的自己。1.C【解析】結合文意可知,房子周圍綿延數英里的石墻為像我這樣的城市孩子提供了無盡的快樂時光。故用fun。2.A【解析】由上文中的"mygrandfather'sfarm"可知此處是說"自從我第一次去農場"。故用farm。3.D【解析】結合文意可知,我想去爬石墻的愿望變得那么強烈。故strong"強烈的"符合文意。4.B【解析】由下文可知,我鼓足勇氣走進起居室。enter"進入"。5.B【解析】由上文中的"no"可知此處是說"你會傷到你自己"。故用hurt。6.C【解析】由下文中的"LaterImetwithmygrandfathertotellhimaboutmyadventure(冒險)"可知此處是說,我的祖父攔住了我。故用grandfather。7.D【解析】結合文意可知此處是說"他必須學會為自己做(一些)事"。故用learn。8.A【解析】結合文意可知此處是說"在接下來的兩個半小時里,我爬上了那些古老的墻,玩得很痛快"。故用time。9.C【解析】結合文意可知此處是說"通過做你自己,你使這一天成了特殊的一天"。故用special。10.D【解析】結合文意可知此處是說"永遠記住"。故用reme