To athletes, the most important is not to win a gold or a silver, but to _________.

A. take notice B. take care C. take place D. take part

D 【解析】句意：对运动员来说，最重要的不是赢得金牌或银牌，而是重在参与。A. take notice注意； B. take care小心；C. take place发生；D. take part参与。结合题干对运动员来说，最重要的不是赢得金牌或银牌，可知应该是重在参与，故答案选D。

–What shall we buy for Lucy as a present?

--Let’s buy a new bike for her. Her bike breaks down from time to time ______.

A. after all B. above all C. at all D. in all

A 【解析】试题分析：句意：－我们给露西买什么作为礼物？－我们给她买一辆新单车吧。毕竟她的自行车时不时地抛锚。A. after all毕竟；B. above all尤其，最重要的是；C. at all根本，全然；D. in all总共，合计。毕竟她的单车经常出故障，所以给她买辆作为礼物。故选A。

--- Jim’s never been absent from school, _________?

-- _________. But he didn’t attend school the other day.

A. is he , Yes B. has he, Yes C. has he, No D. is he, No

C 【解析】句意：——吉姆从来没有缺过课，是吗？——是的，他们没有缺过课，但前几天他没上学。反义疑问句前后部分的时态要一致，根据句子结构判断，Jim’s是Jim has的缩写，时态为现在完成时，首先排除A,D；通过转折连词but判断，他们没有缺过课，故回答为No, he hasn’t是的，他没有缺过课，答案为C。

Mrs. Read is ________enough to spend her spare time on our English problems.

A. confident B. curious C. wise D. generous

D 【解析】句意：里德太太慷慨大方地把她的闲暇时间花在我们的英语问题上。A. confident自信的；B. curious好奇的；C. wise明智的；D. generous慷慨的。结合句意可知，答案为D。

——I promise I will work harder this term, mum!

——Well, _______________. I do hope you will act soon.

A. a good miss is as good as a mile B. it never rains but it pours

C. the early bird catches the worm D. Actions speak louder than words

D 【解析】句意：我保证这学期我会更加努力学习，妈妈！——嗯，行动胜于雄辩。我希望你尽快行动。A. a good miss is as good as a mile失之毫厘，谬以千里；B. it never rains but it pours不鸣则已一鸣惊人；C. the early bird catches the worm捷足先登；D. Actions speak louder tha...

The sports meeting ___________ because of the bad weather. What a pity!

A. will cancel B. has cancelled C. was cancelled D. is cancelling

C 【解析】句意：由于天气不好，运动会取消了。真遗憾！主语The sports meeting与动词cancel之间是被动的关系，只有C选项是一般过去时态的被动语态，故答案为C。

My grandpa knows the history and medical of many plants.

A. wealth B. price

C. value D. cost

C 【解析】句意：我爷爷知道许多植物的历史和要用价值。A. wealth财富；B. price价格；C. value价值；D. cost费用。根据句意，结合选项，可知C选项符合题意，故答案选C。

We haven’t decided yet _______ we will place our new bookshelf.

A. which B. what C. which D. where

D 【解析】句意：我们还没有决定把新书架放在哪里。A. which哪一个；B. what什么；C. which哪一个；D. where哪儿。place动词，意思是“放置”，结合句意可知，答案为D。

—— Excuse me, could you tell me ___________?

—— Well, there’s one on your left.

A. when the bank opens B. where the bank is

C. how far is the bank D. how can I get to the bank

B 【解析】句意：——-打扰一下，你能告诉我银行在哪里吗？——哦，在你的左边有一家。本句考查了宾语从句的用法。在宾语从句中所使用的语序应该是陈述句语序，选项C,D是疑问句语序，首先排除；再根据there's one on your left，可知这里询问的应该是一个地点，用where来引导，故答案选B。

It was a cold afternoon in winter. My oldest son, Stephen, was at school, and Reed, my husband, at work. My ______ little ones were sitting around the kitchen table. Tom was making a paper plane, while Sam was _______ on a painting.

But Laura, our only daughter, sat quietly and was lost in her project. Every once in a while she would ask how to ________ the name of someone in our family, then carefully form the letters one by one. Next, she would add flowers with small items. She finished off each with a sun in the upper right hand corner. Holding them at eye level, she let out a long sigh (叹息) of satisfaction.

“What are you doing, Honey?” I asked. She looked quickly at her brother before looking back at me. “It’s a ________ .” she said, covering up her work with her hands.

Next, she put her work into a box. When she had finished, she disappeared up the stairs.

It wasn’t until later that evening that I ________ a “mailbox” beside the doors to each of our bedrooms. There were little notes saying that she loved all of us. She hadn’t _______ Sam or baby Paul. They are pages of flowers with happy faces. “He can’t read yet,” she whispered (低声说), “________he can look at the pictures.” Each time I received one of my little girl’s gifts, it _______ my heart. I was touched at how carefully she paid attention to what wrong happened to us. When Stephen lost a baseball game, there was a letter telling him she thought he was the best ballplayer in the whole world. After I had a _______day, there was a message thanking me for my efforts.

This same little girl is grown now, driving off every day to the college, but some things about her have ______ changed. Yesterday I found a love note next to my bedside. “Thanks for always being there for me, Mom,” it read, “I’m glad that we’re the best friends.”

There are angels among us. I know I live with one.

1.A. two B. three C. four D. five

2.A. working B. getting C. holding D. putting

3.A. complete B. afford C. spell D. check

4.A. goal B. dream C. wish D. surprise

5.A. realized B. noticed C. knew D. predicted

6.A. cared B. remembered C. followed D. forgotten

7.A. but B. and C. because D. so

8.A. deepened B. froze C. broke D. brightened

9.A. boring B. different C. hard D. crazy

10.A. never B. already C. ever D. Even

1.B 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.D 9.C 10.A 【解析】试题分析：这篇短文介绍了作者的大儿子去上学了，丈夫上班，三个小孩子在厨房里各自干着各自的事情，他的女儿Laura正静静的沉醉在她的制作之中，她正在为家里的每个人制作一个便条，便条表明了她对家人的爱，她就是这个家庭的天使，为这个家庭增添了快乐。 ...