Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择最恰当的选项完成短文)

Wright brothers: pioneers of the plane

Hundreds of years ago, most people thought that human beings would ________ fly. Yet two brothers tried to break the limits (界限). Orville and Wilbur Wright were the pioneers (先驱) of airplanes.

Orville Wright ________ on August 19, 1871 and his older brother, Wilbur Wright, came to the world on April 16, 1867 in the US. The two started their career (职业) by running a printing (印刷) business and later a bicycle repair shop. But they spent their ________ time working on a flying machine.

“If birds can fly for long periods of time, then ________ can’t I?” Orville Wright said. The brothers studied how birds move through the air and tried to use it on their models.

Finally, on Dec 17, 1903, their first plane took off in the air. The plane had a wingspan (翼展) of 40 feet (about 12 meters). The brothers controlled (控制) it by moving a cradle (支架). Modern aviation was born.

The Wright brothers were not the first to ________ and fly experimental aircraft. But they were the first to invent (发明) aircraft controls. These controls allowed the ________ to fly the aircraft effectively (有效地).

So, next time, when you are enjoying yourself on an airplane, remember to say thank you to the two brothers.

1.A.hardly B.sometimes C.quite D.always

2.A.became famous B.was born C.had a good time D.gave up

3.A.free B.important C.enjoyable D.uninteresting

4.A.what B.when C.where D.why

5.A.drop B.reply C.keep D.build

6.A.policeman B.robber C.pilot D.waiter

Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）

I live in Denver, a city in the state of Colorado (美国科罗拉多州). I love living in Colorado. It is famous for the Rocky Mountains. There are many fun o1. activities to do here. People often go hiking, camping, skiing and snowboarding.

To get from Denver to the mountains in a car, it takes about thirty minutes. Many people come to attend college in Colorado, so they can go skiing and camping in the mountains on the weekends. On Friday evening, after class, they l2. college together in one or two cars. It is a great time.

When I don’t work or have fun in the mountains, I often walk my dogs around town. Denver is a great place to walk dogs. The sidewalks (人行道) are very clean. There are many parks and people are quite f3.. I usually take my dogs to Cheesman Park, which is a ten-minute walk from my house. There are always lots of people walking their dogs, and the dogs can sometimes p4. together.

Colorado is a safe place to ride a bike, and there are many famous races here. There are also a lot of biking paths. Although there are many cars or buses in the street, the d5. are very respectful (对…尊敬) of the bikers and the pedestrians (步行者). Personally, I enjoy running with my brother. We run a few miles every day, and we o6. took part in a marathon (马拉松) last year. Colorado is great for enjoying life.

Answer the questions（根据以下内容回答问题）

My name is Amy. Although I am a mother of three children who are in the middle school, I still remember some experiences (经历) about my childhood. Sometimes I talk with my children about them after supper. The following is one of my experiences.

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I told my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could hardly afford (负担得起) it.

On my birthday my parents told me they had my gift outside in the back yard (院子). I rushed out to the yard. There was my bike, but it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. I felt so disappointed! I thought I hurt my parents’ feelings because I was sure they could see the disappointment on my face. I got on the old bike and rode it, feeling bad that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’t look back.

As time went by, I began to understand that my parents gave me something much more than just a rusty (生锈的) old bike. They gave me a life lesson (感悟) about love. I like to remember this story because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Remember this: a gift that costs $2 isn’t any less valuable (有价值的) than one that costs $100.

1.How many children does the writer have?

2.What did the writer want on her birthday when she was about 12?

3.Did the writer get the birthday gift that she really wanted?

4.How did the writer feel when she saw her birthday gift?

5.Why did the writer put on a smile when she rode the old bike?

6.Which does the writer think is more important, gift or love?

Writing（作文）

Write at least fifty words on the topic “ Ten years later” （请以“十年后”为题写一篇不少于50个词的短文，要求意思明确、内容连贯，标点符号不占格）

十年后的你已经长大，或许已经步入社会。你对十年后的社会，十年后的生活以及十年后的自己有何期待，请谈谈自己的看法。

The following is for reference only (以下表达仅供参考)

Perhaps I will…/ I hope that…

（注意：作文中不得出现考生的中文姓名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）

Ten years later

找出下列字母中含有不同元音音素的选项。

A.Ww B.Qq C.Oo D.Uu

This is ________ book and that’s _________ eraser.

A.a; a B.a; an C.an; an D.an; a

Here _______ two pens for you.

A.be B.am C.is D.are

— Alan, ______ do you spell “photo”? — P-H-O-T-O.

A.what B.who C.where D.how

— Jane, I lost my pen.

— Oh. You can ask the teacher________ it. He found one just now(刚才).

A.for B.of C.at D.to

This is a girl. ________ name is Alice.

A.She B.Her C.Hers D.His