原文作者：周伍生

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　　- passage 1 -
　　july and august are good time for many children because they don’ t need to go to school. but i don’t feel so happy in these two 1 . every morning， i get up at 10：30. then i often watch tv 2 seven or eight hours with much food in hands. my mother 3 at me， “ma li， you can’t waste （浪费） your 4 like this. you can do something helpful and useful.” the next day i get a 5 at a clothes store and work there eight hours a day. the job is
 　　6 and seems endless （无尽头的）. every evening， when i get home， i am very 7 ， but my mother is very 8 . she says， “you can 9 many things from this job. it can be a 10 experience （经历） if you do it well.”
 　　（ ）1. a. time b. hours
　　c. months d. years
　　（ ）2. a. from b. for
　　c. with d. at
　　（ ）3. a. shouts b. tells
　　c. calls d. speaks
　　（ ）4. a. money b. hour
　　c. day d. time
　　（ ）5. a. job b. letter
　　c. t-shirt d. clothes
　　（ ）6. a. interesting b. boring
　　c. relaxing d. funny
　　（ ）7. a. funny b. tired
　　c. happy d. sad
　　（ ）8. a. good b. love
　　c. happy d. interesting
　　（ ）9. a. take b. learn
　　c. want d. buy [论文网]
　　（ ）10. a. good b. really
　　c. difficult d. interesting
　　- passage 2 -
　　miss zhao is one of the most popular teachers in the school. yesterday she came into the 1 with a big smile on her face. she said to her 2 that she was 3 to see they did well in the sports meeting. but 4 was not pleased to see the classroom last saturday not as 5 as usual. she hoped they would clean the classroom every day.
 　　wei hua was on 6 yesterday. she said everyone was at 7 except lin tao. then she told miss zhao about their 8 to the great wall last sunday. luckily the weather was 9 . they played games and had a picnic there. when wei hua 10 her talk， miss zhao began her lesson.
 　　（ ）1. a. shop b. classroom
　　c. park d. office
　　（ ）2. a. students b. teachers
　　c. workers d. doctors
　　（ ）3. a. angry b. sorry
　　c. glad d. sad
　　（ ）4. a. she b. i
　　c. we d. he
　　（ ）5. a. dark b. old
　　c. large d. clean
　　（ ）6. a time b. duty
　　c. foot d. top
　　（ ）7. a. home b. noon
　　c. night d. school
　　（ ）8. a. visit b. music
　　c. clock d. football
　　（ ）9. a. bad b. fine
　　c. rainy d. windy
　　（ ）10. a. started b. had
　　c. finished d. gave
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　　- passage 1 -

　i enjoy doing many things in my free time， 1 drawing， finishing， reading， singing， dancing， swimming... but i like drawing best. it’s one of my 2 . it takes most of my free time. in 3 ， i didn’t like drawing very much at the beginning. until last summer， i went to see one of my classmates 4 he was drawing. i became interested in his 5 drawing at once. he told me 6 i practiced more， i could also draw beautiful drawings. i believed what he 7 . from then on， i 8

up my brush and practiced drawing for one or two hours a day. i found great enjoyment in drawing. drawing is a kind of creative work. sometimes you can 9 the things in front of you. but sometimes you should 10 what you want to draw. as a result， it is a good way to improve our imagination （想象力）.
 　　（ ）1. a. for b. in c. like
　　（ ）2. a. pictures b. sports c. hobbies
　　（ ）3. a. front b. fact c. turn
　　（ ）4. a. when b. before c. after
　　（ ）5. a. easy b. wonderful
　　c. difficult
　　（ ）6. a. if b. what c. which
　　（ ）7. a. said b. made c. gave
　　（ ）8. a. came b. picked c. climbed
　　（ ）9. a. write b. get c. draw
　　（ ）10. a. imagine b. learn
　　c. paint
　　- passage 2 -
　　these days， cars are designed by using computers. let’s look at how a new car is created.
 　　first， several 1 talk about the new car and any good ideas that they have. then they sit down at their computers and 2 many sketches. the best two or three drawings are chosen and then more detailed drawings of 3 are developed on the computer. you can change the size， shape or color of any part on the computer to see 4 the car would look and then you can choose the best design.
 　　both the inside and the outside of the car have to be designed. part of the inside of the car is 5 so that the designers can sit in it. they can feel if there is enough 6 inside and if they can reach 7 . then some cars are built—there are more than 15，000 parts of a car to 8 .
 　　when everything is known to be 9 ， the cars are made in the factory. again，computers are used to make sure that all the parts are 10 as they are needed. the factory usually stays open all through the night so that the car production never stops.
 　　（ ）1. a. drivers b. designers
　　c. workers
　　（ ）2. a. draw b. order c. type
　　（ ）3. a. bicycles b. trains c. cars
　　（ ）4. a. how b. if c. what
　　（ ）5. a. covered b. painted c. built
　　（ ）6. a. metal b. glass c. room

　（ ）7. a. everything
　　b. somebody
　　c. nothing
　　（ ）8. a. be chosen
　　b. be tested
　　c. be shown
　　（ ）9. a. safe b. easy c. cheap
　　（ ）10. a. rare b. electronic c. ready
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　　- passage 1 -
　　long long ago， there was a boy called jack. he was poor， but he was a wonderful
 　　1 . he drew many beautiful pictures and was liked 2 many people.
　　one day while 3 from school， he saw a brush and a piece of paper. on the paper it was written， “use it， use fully.”
 　　4 he took the brush. he drew a bird， a rabbit and a sheep. all the animals became real. jack was 5 . and he drew useful things 6 gave them to the poor.
 　　as years 7 ， the king also knew about this. the king invited him and asked him to 8 diamonds （钻石）. they became real， but the king was not 9 . he made him 10 many things， but these things could not satisfy the king. he took up the brush and drew a golden stick， but it
 　　11 a snake.
　

　the king was angry with 12 . he threw jack into prison （监狱）， but jack thought of a trick. he decorated（装饰） the 13 with many articles. the king knew it and came into the prison. but when he reached the prison，
 　　14 disappeared and jack was out of prison. jack was followed by many soldiers. he drew a river and put it 15 him and the soldiers. he returned to his village and then lived happily ever after.
 　　（ ）1. a. teacher b. artist
　　c. farmer d. doctor
　　（ ）2. a. by b. to
　　c. from d. for
　　（ ）3. a. travelling b. going
　　c. returning d. getting
　　（ ）4. a. at once b. at first
　　c. at last d. at noon
　　（ ）5. a. angry b. sad
　　c. hungry d. surprised
　　（ ）6. a. to b. and
　　c. after d. before
　　（ ）7. a. passed to
　　b. passed by
　　c. passed through
　　d. passed up
　　（ ）8. a. buy b. give
　　c. send d. draw
　　（ ）9. a. unhappy b. famous
　　c. satisfied d. sleepy
　　（ ）10. a. draw b. drew
　　c. to draw d. drawing
　　（ ）11. a. made b. became
　　c. took d. saw
　　（ ）12. a. anger b. surprise
　　c. hunger d. humour
　　（ ）13. a. palace b. prison
　　c. castle d. tower
　　（ ）14. a. everything b. anything
　　c. nothing d. something
　　（ ）15. a. from b. through
　　c. between d. among
　　- passage 2 -
　　red is the color of china. among all the 1 ， red is most easily seen. the color red is fresh and pure， 2 in china we call it china red. chinese people are attracted by the color red not only because it makes people excited， but also because it has 3 meaning in chinese culture and history.

　no country in the world has ever 4 a color in such a way as china. here， red is a symbol. it gives color to the soul （灵魂） of the nation. in the past， red represented dignity （尊严） and mystery. even now， chinese people 5 the color much more than we do. it can be said that “china red” is an everlasting theme for china， and an 6 color for the chinese people. “china red” has 7 a very popular word， attracting the world’s attention.
 　　finding red-colored things in china is very 8 ， as you can see the color everywhere. all traditional red things have been playing special 9 in china， the walls of ancient palaces， the 10 flag， chinese knots， lanterns， traditional paper-cuts， and even red tanghulu.
 　　red is the color of the 11 ， health， harmony， happiness， peace， richness and so on. only real things and events can fully
 　　12 and explain its beauty. the color can be 13 and meaningful only when it’s connected with people.
 　　in china， red is more than just a color. it carries the ancient history and 14 of the chinese nation. china red is 15 with mysterious charm beyond description and it is right here in china waiting for you to feel， to discover！
 　　（ ）1. a. colors b. news
　　c. papers d. paints
　　（ ）2. a. but b. or
　　c. and d. while
　　（ ）3. a. poor b. rich
　　c. simple d. correct
　　（ ）4. a

. used b. shared
　　c. drawn d. affected
　　（ ）5. a. need b. dislike
　　c. hate d. love
　　（ ）6. a. interesting b. expensive
　　c. easy-going d. important
　　（ ）7. a. spoken b. said
　　c. become d. got
　　（ ）8. a. hard b. easy
　　c. sudden d. warm
　　（ ）9. a. roles b. games
　　c. cards d. places
　　（ ）10. a. national b. international
　　c. local d. foreign
　　（ ）11. a. rainbow b. fear
　　c. worry d. luck
　　（ ）12. a. believe b. show
　　c. talk d. write
　　（ ）13. a. large b. quiet
　　c. alive d. peaceful
　　（ ）14. a. art b. culture
　　c. business d. ability
　　（ ）15. a. pleased b. crowded
　　c. filled d. satisfied