2023年12月19日发(作者：)
A
Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each
word can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）：
A．serious
B．machine
C．prize
D．observing
E．impossible
F．interested in
G．inventor
H．marathon
I．useful
Welcome to the Amazing Kids Website! Here you can read about clever
children all over the world.
Gina, who is thirteen years old, got first 1 in the" Young Cook of the
Year" competition and is now writing her own recipe（食谱 ）book for kids. "I
want it to be fun to read and easy enough for children to use," she says. Gina
learned by 2 her father, who's also good at cooking, in the kitchen. She
wants to encourage other children to cook because" everyone needs to eat, so it's
a skill that will always be 3 !"
Fourteen-year-old Bren used to love running until he had a 4 car
accident three years ago. He lost part of one leg and didn't even expect to walk
again. Now he's an athlete who has recently completed a 5 . "After my
accident I wanted to give up," he says. "But now I'm happy to be alive and able to
continue running. "
Helga has always been good at science, but she thought it was too difficult to
become an 6 . Then she heard about an accident that had happened when a
car hit a train in her town. "That gave me an idea," says the clever
sixteen-year-old girl. It took her over a year to invent a special 7 that tells
car drivers when a train is coming. One company is already 8 selling it, so it
may be in the shops soon!
B
Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）：
One day, Tony walked home from the park where he had baseball practice.
His sister Lara was home from college, and he was excited to show off his
baseball uniform.
As he approached his house, Tony saw Lara's car parked in the driveway
and hurried. He decided to go around to the back door to surprise his sister.
When he got to the door, he noticed a yellow sticky note on the door. On the
sticky note was a word he didn't know. Tony shrugged（耸肩 ）and opened the
door.
Inside the kitchen, Tony observed that everything had a tiny sticky（黏性的 ）note on it—the sink, table, chairs, refrigerator, oven, and microwave. Even
the flowers had a sticky note on them! Each note had a different word on it. He
raised his eyebrows and went into the family room to find his sister.
Again, he found tiny sticky notes everywhere. The couch, recliner, TV, stereo,
and bookshelves were all labeled with strange words. And where was Lara?
He went up the sticky-note-labeled staircase to his room. Just as Tony had
suspected（怀疑 ）, his room was plastered（粘贴 ）with notes. His bed, lamp,
closet, and desk all wore sticky notes. Even his baseball bat had a note on it!
What was going on?
"Hey, kiddo," he heard his sister say. Tony turned around as Lara was
putting a sticky note on his light switch.
"What are you doing?" Tony asked. Lara explained to Tony that the words
were Spanish for the things they were stuck on. The notes were helping Lara
learn Spanish!
1．Tony wanted to show his sister ________.
A．his new uniform
B．his baseball glove
C．his baseball bat
D．an autographed baseball
2．Why didn't Tony use the front door?
A．It was locked.
B．It had a note on it.
C．Lara was using it.
D．He wanted to surprise Lara.
3．What did Tony observe when he got home?
A．His sister was not at home.
B．He noticed an envelope on the door.
C．Everything has a tiny stick note on it.
D．His parents were waiting for him at home.
4．What did NOT have a sticky note on it when Tony first got home?
A．Flowers in the kitchen.
B．His bedroom light switch.
C．The stereo.
D．The couch.
5．What was Lara doing?
A．She was playing.
B．She was learning Spanish.
C．She was giving a lesson.
D．She was practicing baseball.
6．What can we learn from the story?
A．Tony is a good student.
B．The parents are teachers of Spanish.
C．Tony and his sister are learning Spanish.
D．Tony's sister is a good college student.
C
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）：
When I was fifteen I went to a summer camp. There were lots of great 1
but there was one thing I was really scared（害怕的 ）about: climbing the wall.
The wall is a kind of rock that people use to learn how to climb. It is very tall.
We were all supposed to climb the wall, but I knew I couldn't get to the top
because I am 2 heights. I was ashamed and I didn't want anyone to know
that I was scared. I thought they would all laugh at me. I practiced my excuse:
"I'm not scared, you know. I suffer from vertigo（眩晕 ）. "
The day came. It was time to climb the wall. The sun was shining but
everyone was very quiet that morning. I took photographs at the bottom of the
wall and tried to 3 . Everyone in the group went up. Then the moment came.
It was my turn. I was so scared that all I could think about was my excuse.
Someone said," shall I take your camera?" and I answered," I'm not scared, you
know. I suffer from vertigo." The 4 was that I was more than scared. I was
terrified. The camp leader said," Don't worry, you don't have to do anything you
don't want to do." I was surprised. Everyone was understanding. No one 5 .
The next day, the leader asked me if I wanted to try the wall on my own, 6
the others watching. Although I was still very nervous I agreed and climbed
slowly to the top with his help. I was still shaking when I came down, but I was
really happy and relieved（释然的 ）too. For me, climbing the wall was a real
achievement.
1．A．activities
B．operations
C．accidents
D．exams
2．A．poor at
B．good at
C．afraid of
D．fond of
3．A．go
B．hide
C．appear
D．run
4．A．truth
B．situation
C．story
D．reason
5．A．jumped
B．cheered
C．smiled
D．laughed
6．A．with
B．without
C．among
D．behind
D
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：
Lillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years.
What makes Mrs. Hanson d 1 from her classmates is her age—73 years old.
She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.
When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the b 2 to
borrow money for the further education. The banker gave her no encouragement.
He didn't think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He
thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So
Lillian Hanson went home and r 3 a family of nine children instead of going to
college.
Mrs. Hanson never forgot the dream of getting a high education. When her
children were g 4 , she tried again. She finds that it is the hardest part of going
back to school at her age to be sitting in class for long p 5 of time. Because she
is not as quick as she used to be. Mrs. Hanson often gets up and walks around
between classes to keep from g 6 stiff（僵硬的 ）. At the beginning of a course
in using the computer, the other students all stood to give her a warm welcome
when she introduced herself and e 7 why she was there and what her aims
were.
E
Answer the questions（根据短文内容，回答下列问题）：
A mobile phone is in fact a small radio. A radio sends a person's voice over a
long way to another radio. A voice that is sent by radio is called a signal. A radio
signal travels very quickly.
Only a few years ago, mobile phones were very large. They needed large
batteries. They had to be powerful to send their signal to faraway places. This
was because most cities had only one antenna tower（中继站 ）for mobile
phones.
Today's mobile phones are small and easy to use. Now most cities have a lot
of antenna towers, not just one. This means that each mobile phone doesn't have
to send its signal far away, so they don't need to be so powerful. Mobile phones
today use small batteries. A large city, where lots of mobile phones are used, can
have hundreds of towers.
Do you know what uses a mobile phone has? Yes, you can use it to do a lot of
things.
·Call your friends and family from almost anywhere.
·Call the police immediately if there is an accident in the street.
·Send or receive e-mail.
·Get information from the Internet.
·Send and receive messages.
Sending short written messages is a popular way to use your mobile phone.
Many people use short forms of words, so the messages are quick to write and
read. Can you guess what these messages mean? Try reading them out. What do
you hear?
R U OK?
C U L8R!
That's EZ!
Will I C U B4 2moro?
That's Gr8!
1．What is a voice sent by radio called?
_______________________________________
2．According to the passage, what is a mobile phone?
_______________________________________
3．Why are today's mobile phones small and easy to use?
_______________________________________
4．How many uses of a mobile phone does the writer talk about?
_______________________________________
5．What is a popular way to use the mobile phone?
_______________________________________
6．What do you think of people using short forms of words while sending short
written messages?
_______________________________________
A 1．C 2．D 3．I 4．A 5．H 6．G 7．B 8．F
B 1．A 2．D 3．C 4．B 5．B 6．D
C 1．A 2．C 3．B 4．A 5．D 6．B
D 1．different 2．bank 3．raised 4．grown 5．period 6．getting 7．explained
E 1．It is called a signal. 2．A small radio. 3．Because most cities have a lot of
antenna towers. 4．Five. 5．Sending short written messages. 6．I think it's
interesting to read and write. / I think it's difficult for people to understand.
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