For thousands of years, poems have been the favourite types of literature in China. There were many famous poets from different periods of time in Chinese h1. and most of their poems are s2. read and enjoyed today.

To remind people o3. those classic Chinese poems, CCTV has produced a TV p4. called Chinese Poem Competition. The final of the show’s second season was shown in February. A girl named Wu Yishu w5. studies at the High School Affiliated to Eudan University, came out to be the w6. of the competition. She recited lines from the Classic of Poetry(《诗经》). “In July, the crickets in the field, In A7., they Are in the yard. In September, they are at the door; In October, the crickets enter and crawl under our beds.” “I really admire her k8. of poems. The first time I saw her w9. traditional Han clothing on TV, I was very impressed by her classical looks. She always keeps so clam through the shows, which is very u10. for her age,” said Huang Zijin after watching the final show.

Mr. Huang also said we would find Chinese cultures and taste the beauty of life by enjoying poems.

1.history 2.still 3.of 4.programme 5.who 6.winner 7.August 8.knowledge 9.wearing 10.unusual 【解析】这篇文章简要介绍了中国诗词大赛的获胜者武亦姝的相关情况，人们对她的评价等。 1.句意：在中国历史上的不同时期有许多著名的诗人。“in Chin...

Jenny wasn’t interested in playing the piano. She liked writing stories and acting them out with her friends. But Mrs. Windsor gave her p1. lessons for free, so she felt she should have a try. Every S2. she had her piano lessons in Mrs. Windsor’s house.

One Sunday morning, Jenny walked into Mrs. Windsor’s music room and sat down on the piano bench as u3..

“Hello, ” Jenny heard a v4. behind her. She turned around and saw a young girl.

“What’s your name?” The girl asked.

Before Jenny could a5., Mrs. Windsor walked in and said, “Jenny, this is my niece(侄女), Pasha. Pasha, this is Jenny. I need to go to hospital, so Pasha will give you your l6. today.”

Pasha sat beside Jenny on the piano bench and asked, “What piece do you like best?”

“I don’t know.” Jenny said. “They’re all the same to me.”

“You mean you don’t have a f7.?” Pasha was surprised.

“No, not really.” Jenny said.

Pasha opened Jenny’s music book and asked Jenny to play.

After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of Jenny’s. Jenny stopped. Then Pasha said, “Jenny, what are you h8. in the music?” Jenny looked at Pasha strangely.

“I don’t know.” Jenny said.

“Let me t9. and you listen, ” Pasha said. “All you have to do is learning to hear the stories in the music.”

“I’ve never thought of it that way.” Jenny said.

“Let’s try together, shall we?” Pasha smiled. Together they played that afternoon and tried to find the story in the m10.. That day Jenny found playing the piano was not that difficult.

1.piano 2.Sunday 3.usual 4.voice 5.answer 6.lesson 7.favorite 8.hearing 9.try 10.music 【解析】这篇文章讲了一个小女孩帕莎启发另一个小女孩珍妮懂得倾听音乐中的故事从而鼓励她弹钢琴的故事。 1.句意：但温莎太太免费给她上钢琴课，所以她觉得她应该试一试...

We usually have three meals a day, breakfast, lunch and supper. Which meal will

c1. us the fewest health problems if we have to miss one ? Most people would rather not have breakfast, especially teenagers. They just eat some snacks or fast food i2.. What will happen if we do like this?

Many scientists and doctors in the field of health consider breakfast to be the

m3. important meal of the day. If we eat a good breakfast, they say, we will have e4. energy we need to begin our working day. They remind us that our bodies burn the energy from food within four hours. A5. we may use up less energy while we sleep, it’s a long time until morning and we still wake up with the need for a lot more fuel.

One recent study c6. out in the USA tested a large number of people from 12 to 83 years old. These people were given different kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes, some of them didn’t eat breakfast completely. The r7. showed that if a person eats an adequate (充足的) breakfast, he or she will work more actively than that who eats a very poor breakfast or doesn’t eat breakfast. It also showed that children don't do well if they go to school w8. eating breakfast. They can’t focus on their lessons for a long p9. of time when their stomachs are making some noise. In addition, the study suggested that avoiding breakfast may i10.the chance of a heart attack.

To sum up, none of the three meals can be missed. We should find time to make proper meals and then enjoy them.

1.cause 2.instead 3.most 4.enough 5.Although 6.carried 7.result(s) 8.without 9.period 10.increase 【解析】这是一篇与健康有关的话题。许多健康领域的科学家和医生认为早餐是一天中最重要的一餐。一顿丰盛的早餐，可以让我们有足够的精力开始自己的工作。...

When you think of a classroom, such w1. as “quiet or clean” may come to your mind. But a modern British high school is n2. and untidy. Most students don’t wear uniforms and teachers often wear jeans and T-shirts.

Rules in a British classroom are s3. to those in Chinese schools. The students mustn’t talk, eat or drink. You can’t leave your seat u4. you are asked to. Raise your h5.when you want to ask a question.

Some British teenagers go to private schools. Discipline(纪律) is b6. there, as class sizes are smaller and students usually get more attention. But most teenagers go to p7. schools, where they don’t have to pay any money.

However, for many teachers, m8.pupils obey the rules is hard. The students have different abilities and hobbies. Some may not speak English as their first l9..

Can British bring good m10.back to the classroom? It just might be possible, with the help of a little Harry Potter magic.

1.words 2.noisy 3.similar 4.until/unless 5.hand 6.better 7.public 8.making 9.language 10.manners 【解析】本文叙述了现代的英国教室里非常的脏乱，所以一些英国的十几岁的青少年愿意去私立学校，因为那里的纪律比较好，并且班级容量也小，学生能够得到关注...

How do students spend their free time after finishing their homework? Watch TV, play computer games, or go outside to relax? Here’s a good e1..

Tim and Kerry Meek are b2. teachers. They live in the UK with their two daughters: eleven-year-old Amy and nine-year-old Ella. Recently, the Meek family has b3. the focus(焦点)of the whole country after they completed 100 different outdoor activities in one year.

The Meek couple didn’t want their children to spend all their s4. time in front of the TV and become “couch potatoes”. So about one year ago, the Meeks decided that watching TV and playing computer games were not a5.. Instead, they set 100 tasks for the two girls to do outside. Although Mr. and Mrs. Meek are not outdoor activity fans, they took part in all the a6. to encourage their daughters. It turns out that the two sisters really had a good time joining activities.

Every holiday and weekend, whether it’s sunny, rainy o7. snowy, the Meeks would start to try the activities on their list, i8. hiking, sailing, climbing , skiing, and so on. The two little girls not only had a wonderful time, but a9. learned a lot of skills from the activities. They were even able to stand up in front of their school to make a s10. for charity. “Our friends spend a lot of their free time doing things which are harmful to their health. Luckily, we’ve had the chance to experience something different.”

1.example 2.both 3.become 4.spare 5.allowed 6.activities 7.or 8.including 9.also 10.speech 【解析】关于如何对待学生做完作业后的时间安排问题，米克一家为大家提供了一种解决方案—丰富的户外运动。 1.句意：这里有一个好案例。前面发出了一个疑问：学...

Do you like reading stories? Almost everyone does. Good stories are fun to read. Good stories let you share e1. adventures. They make you l2. when something funny was said or done. They make you shiver(颤抖) when something is f3.. They make you glad when the ending turns out to be h4..

Good stories help you to learn about other times, other people and other p5.. They may even help you to learn more about y6..

What k7. of good stories do you know? There are stories about make-believe(虚构的) people, such as those about D8. Holmes or Cinderella. There are also stories about f9. people, such as those about the Wright brothers and Abraham Lincoln. There are stories about a10., such as The Lion King and The Three Little Pigs.

1.exciting 2.laugh 3.frightening 4.happy 5.places 6.yourself/yourselves 7.kind(s) 8.Detective 9.famous 10.animals 【解析】这篇短文主要讲述了读故事书对人们的好处。 1.句意：好的故事让你分享令人兴奋的奇遇。Excitin...

Why do people wear clothes? Your answer may be to keep w1. and to cover the body. That’s why people wear clothes, but people also want to look attractive and appear successful to others.

If people wear clothes only for warmth and to cover their bodies, most clothes would be simple and c2. . In many countries, however, clothes are sometimes very expensive. The main reason for this is not the cost of the materials or the cost of making clothes. The clothes are expensive because of fashion. Successful businessmen, for example, often wear very expensive suits, shirts and ties. So they p3. thousands of dollars for a suit and hundreds of dollars for a tie. It’s still just a suit and a tie, but they pay these prices because of the famous designs.

Fashion is constantly (持续不断地) changing. It means that people who want to be fashionable have to buy new clothes every few months, even if last month’s clothes have only been worn once or t4.. Some people have boxes f5. of clothes, but some of these clothes have never been worn. These clothes are no longer in fashion though they are still new.

1.warm 2.cheap 3.pay 4.twice 5.full 【解析】这篇短文主要讲述了衣服就是一种时尚，它在随着社会的改变而改变。 1.句意：你的回答可能是保暖或遮盖身体。Keep warm表示保暖。根据句意及首字提示，故填warm。 2.句意：大部分衣服会简单和便宜。Cheap的意思是“便宜的”，根据句意及首字母提示，故填cheap。 ...

Mr. Guppy was very large. In buses, trains and planes, he could not stand up straight. The roofs were too for him.

A. low B. tiny C. hard D. deep

A 【解析】句意：Mr. Guppy体型非常高大。在公共汽车、在火车和在飞机上，他不能笔直地站立。这些顶对于他来说太低了。本题考查形容词词义辨析。A. low 低的，矮的；B. tiny 小的；C. hard 坚硬的；D. deep深的。根据Mr. Guppy was very large. In buses, trains and planes, he could not stand up...

Ricky always guided their schoolmates to find the solutions for ，but never told them the answers.

A. himself B. themselves C. itself D. yourselves

B 【解析】句意：瑞奇总是引导同学们自己找到解决方案，但决不会告诉他们答案。本题考查反身代词词义辨析。A. himself 他自己； B. themselves他们自己； C. itself 它自己； D. yourselves你自己，你们自己根据题意是“同学们自己”，故选B

―Dr. Wei, I need to a lot of weight.

―All you need to do is go on a diet and work out.

A. move B. lose C. gain D. save

B 【解析】句意：——Dr. Wei,我需要减肥。 ——你所需要做的就是节食并锻炼身体。本题考查动词词义辨析。A. move 移动； B. lose 失去；C. gain 收获 ；D. save节约，拯救。根据“―All you need to do is go on a diet and work out.”（你所需要做的就是节食并锻炼身体）知上句是“I need to lose a...