Dear friends,
My name is Helen. I’m 12 years old. I 36 from Taxas, America. I’m really 37 in Chinese geography. It’s fun! And I hope you can tell me more. I like hamburgers best, 38 I try to eat them twice a week 39 it’s a kind of 40 food. And I like to drink lemon 41 . As for sports, I often go swimming with my parents on weekends.
I 42 in Cobb Street School. My 43 subjects in school are ME and art. They are really fun! After school, I like to go to the 44 with my family or friends. I like action movies and cartoons. They’re 45 How about you? Do you often go to the cinema with your family or friends?
Yours,
Helen
| 小题1: | | A．come | B．comes | C．coming | D．to come |
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| 小题2: | | A．different | B．interested | C．same | D．great |
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| 小题5: | | A．Asian | B．delicious | C．healthy | D．unhealthy |
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| 小题6: | | A．tree | B．food | C．juice | D．game |
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| 小题7: | | A．study | B．start | C．ride | D．meet |
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| 小题8: | | A．like | B．hate | C．favorite | D．first |
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| 小题9: | | A．library | B．playground | C．hospital | D．cinema |
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| 小题10: | | A．boring | B．exciting | C．awful | D．difficult |
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:B |
小题1:本句的含义为我来自于德克萨斯州，come from可以表示来自于，故本题空格处选A。
小题2:本句的含义为我对中国的地理真的很感兴趣，be interested in表示某人对……感兴趣，故本题空格处选B。
小题3:本句的含义为我最喜欢汉堡，但我尽量在每周吃两次，故本题空格处选转折的连词but，故本题选C。
小题4:本句的含义为因为汉堡有一点儿不健康，故本题空格处填because，故本题选A。
小题5:汉堡有一点儿不健康，故本句空格处填不健康的单词unhealthy，故本题空格处选D。
小题6:本句的含义为我喜欢和柠檬果汁，故本题空格处填果汁的单词juice，故本题选C。
小题7:本句的含义为我在科比街道学校学习，故本句空格处填学习的单词study，故本题选A。
小题8:本句的含义为我最喜欢的学科为我和艺术，故本题空格处填最喜欢的单词favorite，故本空选C。
小题9:本句的含义为我喜欢和我的朋友或家人去电影院看电影，cinema表示电影院的含义，故本题空格处选D。
小题10:本句的含义为我喜欢动作片和卡通片，因为它们是令人感到刺激的，exciting表示此意，故本题空格处选B。 |
核心考点
试题【Dear friends,My name is Helen. I’m 12 years old. I 36 from Taxas, America. I’】；主要考察你对
人物故事类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
When we talk about stars, especially women stars, it seems that they are always young, pretty and own charming body shapes. But recently a Britain’s Got Talent（英国达人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely.
Simon Cowell , one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyle’s voice. “This lady camp up, and I’m thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea’. That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed to Dream from Les Miserable. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face widway through –it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.
The performance was posted on line and before long, the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world.
Speaking from her home in Scotland, Ms Boyle said that she hasn’t thought of changing her appearance. She said that her friend helped her with make-up. “I mean, that’s hardly a makeover,” she added. Ms Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents, “I was kind of slow at school, so getting like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence.”
小题1:Susan Boyle is _________ | A．a judge | B．a reporter | C．a beautiful | D．a Scottish woman |
小题2:Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because______.| A．she was confident of her singing | | B．she was satisfied with the judges | | C．she was pretty and in good shape | | D．she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserable |
小题3:According to the passage, which is NOT true?| A．It was the vocal talents that built Susan’s confidence | | B．Susan Boyle was not good at her lesson when at school. | | C．Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance. | | D．Simon Cowell didn’t think Susan Boyle a good singer at the first sight. |
小题4:What can we learn from Susan Boyle’s success| A．It’s never too old to learn. | | B．It’s easier to succeed at the age of 47. | | C．If you have a dream, try to make it come true! | | D．If you are not able to study well, to be a singer instead. |
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Have you ever seen a movie called “ The Choir Boys”(《放牛班的春天》)？The French movie tells the story of a group of naughty boys who learn music from a dedicated(尽职的) teacher. In Shanghai, there is also a group of children learning music. But their story is a bit different.
The musical group, “Shepherds’ Kids” , was founded(建立) by the Shanghai Jiuqian Volunteer Center. There are about 40 students in this group. Their parents are migrants(打工者) working in Shanghai.
“ The music courses are free,” said Zhang Yichao, founder of the group. “We just want to make the children’s lives more colorful.”
The kids learn singing, dancing and musical instruments. Their teachers are volunteers from high schools.
Learning music is not an easy job, especially for these migrant workers’ children.
“I never know the musical stave(五线谱) before,” said Hua Delong, 13. “Sometimes it was really hard to study.”
Tang Yue is a volunteer teacher at the center. She is a student from Shanghai Ping’he Bilingual High School.
“These kids face difficulties bravely,” said Tang. “Sometimes they have to help their parents do housework and have little time to practice, but I never hear them complain.”
Their hard work has paid off(回报). Today many people know the group. They have even performed as a choir for foreign pop stars.
Li Luo, 14, told “ Teens” how appreciative she was of the group.
“I had little fun before. I seldom(很少) watched TV. Study seemed the most interesting thing in my life. “Shepherds’ Kids has given me a new life.”
小题1:In Hua Delong’s opinion, learning music is not an easy job because _______.| A．he didn’t know the musical stave before | B．he had little fun before | | C．the music courses are not free | D．he seldom watched TV before |
小题2:From the story we can know that ______.| A．the naughty boys were successful at last | | B．the “Shepherds’ Kids” has made great success | | C．all the volunteers giving lessons for the children are music teachers | | D．the children learnt music very easily |
小题3: The story is an introduction of ______.| A．the French movie “The Choir Boys” | B．a musical group “The Shepherds’ Kids” | | C．the foundation of “The Shepherds’ Kids” | D．the children learning music |
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A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had 26 to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well 27 it, so he told him that a sports car was all he wanted.
Then on the morning of his graduation（毕业）,he was called to his father’s room. His father told him how 28 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how 29 he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 30 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible（圣经）with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his 31 to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible? ” He then 32 out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and the young man was very 33 in business, and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family. 34 that his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him 35 that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a 36 telling him that his father had died. He had to go home immediately and take 37 of the things that his father left him.
When he began to search through his father’s important
papers, he saw the still new Bible, 38 as he had left
it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to 39
the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag（标牌）
dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the
40 of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN
FULL”. Sadness and regret（悔恨）filled his heart.
| 小题1: | | A．expected | B．believed | C．enjoyed | D．felt |
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| 小题2: | | A．afford | B．spend | C．cost | D．pay |
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| 小题3: | | A．excited | B．proud | C．angry | D．anxious |
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| 小题5: | | A．Interested | B．Tired | C．Surprised | D．Relaxed |
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| 小题6: | | A．hand | B．head | C．voice | D．sound |
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| 小题7: | | A．looked | B．moved | C．walked | D．rushed |
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| 小题8: | | A．careful | B．helpful | C．wonderful | D．successful |
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| 小题9: | | A．Wanting | B．Suggesting | C．Noticing | D．Realizing |
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| 小题10: | | A．on | B．since | C．after | D．from |
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| 小题11: | | A．bag | B．ticket | C．phone | D．book |
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| 小题12: | | A．care | B．part | C．notes | D．time |
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| 小题13: | | A．just | B．only | C．always | D．already |
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| 小题15: | | A．place | B．date | C．test | D．name |
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As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded
in my own room at night that scared me so much. There was
never complete darkness, but always a streetlight or passing
car lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on
the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw
the curtains(窗帘) seem to move when there was no wind. A
very low sound in the floor would seem a hundred times
louder than in the day. My imagination (想象) would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very still so that the "enemy(敌人) " would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, especially on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, I was afraid that I would get in the wrong one and be taken to some other strange places. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my sight.
Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.
One of the processes(过程) growing up is being able to realize and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.
小题1: The author had _________kind(s) of fears when she was a child.| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．none |
小题2: _________ would scare the author at night.| A．Streetlight and car lights | B．Wild animals and enemies | | C．Moving curtains and wind | D．Strange sights and sounds |
小题3:When she went to some other places, she would _________.| A．walk away without others | B．take a bus by herself | | C．follow others closely | D．make sure not to take a wrong bus |
小题4:Which of the following would be possibly true when she was a child?| A．She was usually popular among people. | | B．She was always the leader of the others. | | C．She always’ got poor grades. | | D．She was not at all liked by others. |
小题5:The underlined word "overcome" means "_________" in Chinese. |
Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here’s a true story of an American girl，Sarah．
21 Sarah left university，she began to live in New York City on her own．She 22 a job in a publishing house，but the salary(薪水)was 23 $30，000 a year．Her parents thought her life would be hard，but Sarah 24 live on her salary and still saved $5，000 in a year．How was that 25 in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living 26 starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people，that 27 housing．So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends．Her next biggest cost was 28 ．When she ate out，she went to cheap restaurants． 29 she bought a $9．99 whole chicken at a local restaurant．She then 30 the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them．Nowadays young people often 31 a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐)．But Sarah said，“I enjoy walking 32 in New York City．I love going to museums and parks．” Did Sarah feel poor 33 cheap living? Not really．She even managed to take two trips，one to the Netherlands， 34 to Portland．
“Don’t think of saving money as something 35 ．It’s a kind of game，”said Sarah．
| 小题1: | | A．Until | B．Because | C．After | D．Unless |
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| 小题2: | | A．found | B．tried | C．asked for | D．looked for |
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小题3:A．more than B．less than C shorter than D．higher than
| 小题4: | | A．can | B．may | C．could | D．might |
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| 小题5: | | A．difficult | B．possible | C．useful | D．different |
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| 小题6: | | A．already | B．sometimes | C．hardly | D．always |
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| 小题7: | | A．helps | B．becomes | C．makes | D．means |
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| 小题8: | | A．food | B．rest | C．studying | D．playing |
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| 小题9: | | A．Soon | B．Finally | C．Once | D．Again |
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| 小题10: | | A．prepared | B．took | C．caught | D．picked |
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| 小题11: | | A．pay | B．lend | C．spend | D．save |
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| 小题12: | | A．along | B．up | C．down | D．around |
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| 小题14: | | A．another | B．the other | C．others | D．the others |
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| 小题15: | | A．hard | B．interesting | C．nice | D．great |
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