cut off my 26 because of its high speed.
Several days later when I woke up at the hospital, I realized I had to spend the rest of my life 27 arms. How sad I felt at that time! Even I was full of fears. 28 slowly I knew I had to face the fact and got over it. I couldn’t get my arms back even though I 29 every day.
However, it’s easier 30 than done. It took me nearly half a year to get out of the sadness 31. I got so much from my past story. From then on, I could treat my life with a 32 mind. But in our daily life, I often see my classmates 33 about little things: They get a bad
grade on a test; their bus comes 34; they don’t have a mobile phone but 35 have, and so on. But I only 36 life. I was lucky to realize from an accident : It is a waste of our life to focus on what you have 37. We should always think of what we have. So why are so many people unhappy? Someone may say,“My whole life would improve 38 I have a new car.”But when you get the car and what 39? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being unhappy.
Happiness depends on what we have! It’s in our heart. It’s a state of mind,even though you own the whole world, you may still feel 40.Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating(感 激) and taking pleasure in what you really have.
26. A. feet B. legs C. arms D. ears 27. A. with B. without C. for D. on 28. A. Or B. But C. So D. Once 29. A. cried B. laughed C. sat D. stood 30. A. dreamed B. acted C. called D. said 31. A. strongly B. especially C. completely D. similarly 32. A. crazy B. normal C. full D. special 33. A. get excited B. get nervous C. get serious D. get worried 34. A. early B. first C. fast D. late 35. A. the other B. one another C. other D. others 36. A. hate B. dislike C. enjoy D. save 37. A. lost B. had C. found D. spent 38. A. because B. as C. if D. whether 39. A. Happens B. takes place C. used D. uses 40. A. funny B. happy C. excited D. unhappy
四、阅读理解（本题有15小题，第41-54题为客观题，其中第41-43题，每题1分；第44-54题，每题2分，第55题为主观题，5分，共30分）
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。
Passage 1
My friend has a big police dog named Kim. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Kim for a long walk in the park. Kim likes walking very much.Kim likes walking very much.
Police dogs are often very smart.They can do many things for people.
One Sunday afternoon a man visited my friend.He talked to my friend for a long time. They talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Kim for his walk, but the man still stayed. Kim became very worried about his walk in the park. He walked around the living-room sometimes and at last sat down in front of the man and looked at him. But the man went on talking.
After thirty minutes, Kim couldn’t stand it. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down in front of the man again but this time he held the man’s hat in his mouth. 41. Who is Kim?
A.A boy B.A police dog C.A policeman D.A cat 42.What do you think of the dog?
A.dangerous B.small C.smart D.friendly 43.Why did Kim told the man’s hat in his mouth?
A.Kim liked the man’s hat B.Kim showed he was hungry C.He was relaxed D.Kim wanted the man to go away
Passage 2
You are on your way home after school.Suddenly,you see a man lying on the road.He is badly injured but the ambulance hasn’t come yet.What would you do?Middle school students in Louisville,the US,would give the man a cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR).It is a type of first aid.That is because they learn CPR in class.
Louisville started the CPR Anytime program months ago.The program teaches middle school students CPR with face and lung dummies and DVDs in class. “We know CPR can help save people’s lives.”said Joseph Laskowski,who works for the program. “The more people can use CPR,the more help injured people can get. And we know that the best way to teach CPR skills to everyone is to build it into our school.” Through the program,students learn and practise the CPR skills on a dummy while watching a DVD.Each student can also take back home a set of face and lung dummies so that they can use them to share CPR with family and friends.
Shawna Jackson is a 12-year-old student at Lassiter Middle School in Louisville. In one class,she learned to press down on a dummy and do chest compression.She said that she found CPR was very difficult when she tried it at first,but now she feels “it’s quite easy”. She is very glad that she has learned this important skill for saving people’s lives. “If I’m somewhere and I see someone who is injured, I can help him or her until the ambulance arrives,”said Jackson.
44. Why can the middle school students in Louisville, the US, do the CPR for people? A.Because they major in medicine B.Because they learn CPR in class C.Because they learn CPR form their family D.Because they enjoy watching DVDs about CPR 45.What does the underlined word “them” refer to? A.chest compression B.some injured people C.CPR Anytime program D.face and lung dummies 46.What can we learn form the passage?
A.Louisville started the CPR Anytime program years ago. B.Teaching students CPR is the only way to teach CPR skills.
C.All the students and teachers in Louisville learned the CPR skills.
D.If necessary,Shawna Jackson can help to save people’s lives with CPR skills. 47.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.Types of the First Aid B.Advice on CPR Skills
C.CPR Program in Louisville D.Shawna Jackson, a Wonderful Girl
Passage 3
One year, a college in the Unites States announced that it would offer a lot of money for the pure white marigold. The high reward attracted so many people, but in the nature, besides golden, the marigold is brown, and it is not easy to get the white one. So after they were excited for a time, many people had forgotten the announcement.
One normal day after 20 years, the college received a letter and 100 seeds of pure white marigold. It turned out to be an old woman of over 70 years old. Some experts in the college doubted it, but in order not to let her down, those seeds finally took root in the earth. The miracle appeared after one year: the field was covered by pure white marigold.
Therefore, the old woman who was always unknown to the public became a new focus.
The old woman was a flower-lover. When she read the announcement 20 years ago, she got very excited like others. But her right children were totally against her decision. After all, a woman who never knew the seed genetics couldn’t complete what the experts could never do, so her thought was only a day dream.
Still, the old woman didn’t change her mind and went on working. She planted some of the most common seeds and took good care of them. A year later, when the marigold came out, she chose one faintest from those golden and brown flowers and get the best seed. The next year, she again grew them and chose……. Day after day, year after year, through many seasons, the old woman’s husband died, her children flew far and high, a lot of things happened in her life, but only the desire to grow the pure white marigold took root in her heart.
Finally, after 20 years on the day we all know, in the garden she saw a marigold which was not nearly white, but as white as sliver or snow.
A problem even experts couldn’t deal with was solved by an old woman who didn’t understand genetics. Wasn’t it a miracle?
To take root in the heart, even the most common seed can grow into a miracle! 48.According to the passage, ________ marigold is unusual. A. white B. purple C. brown D. golden
49.It can be learned from the passage that ________.
A. the children didn’t agree on their mother’s decision B. the woman needed the great reward for her big family C. the experts also succeeded in growing the white marigold D. the woman took good care of the flowers instead of her family
50. The woman successfully grew the white marigold at last because she ________. A. was luckier than experts B. put her heart into flowers C. got support from her family D. studies the seed genetics well 51. The passage mainly talks about ________.
A. the difficulties B. the possibility of going beyond experts C. the unforgettable development of marigold D. the importance of holding on to dreams
Passage 4
How long are you willing to wait for a webpage to open before you start to lose your patience? Half a minute? A few seconds? Google engineers have discovered that even 400 milliseconds―as short as the blink