4．Shewept（哭泣） when she heard the terrible news．

3．Generally speaking，how much you're paid __________ how important you are to the company you are working for．（　�。�

A．

reflects

B．

records

C．

recognizes

D．

returns

2．My brother's plans are very __________； he wants to master English，F(xiàn)rench and Spanish before he is sixteen．（　　）

A．

practical

B．

ambiious

C．

valuable

D．

abundant

1．When we are little，the whole world feels like a big playground．I was living in Conyers，Georgia t he whole summer．I was a second grader，but my best friend Stephanie was only in the first grade．Both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way．
It was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in Stephanie's basement．As I opened the basement door，before us lay the biggest room，full of amazing things like guns，dolls，and old clothes．I ran downstairs，and spotted a red steel can．It was paint．I looked beyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors like purple，orange，blue and green．
"Stephanie，I just found us a project for the day．Get some paintbrushes．We are fixing to paint．"She screamed with excitement as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to work．We gathered all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materials to my yard．There on the road in front of my house，we painted big stripes（條紋） of colors across the pavement（人行道）．Stripe by stripe，our colors turned into a beautiful rainbow．It was fantastic!
     The sun was starting to sink．I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car．It was my mother．I couldn't wait to show her my masterpiece．The car pulled slowly into the driveway and from the look on my mother's face，I could tell that I was in deep trouble．
     My mother shut the car door and walked towards me．Her eyes glaring，she shouted，"What in the world were you thinking？I understood when you made castles out of leaves，and climbed the neighbors'trees，but this!Come inside right now!"I stood there glaring back at her for a minute，an gry because she had insulted（侮辱） my art．
"Now go clean it up!"Mother and I began cleaning the road．Tears ran down my cheeks as I saw my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement（水泥，混凝土）．
     Though years have now passed，I still wonder where my rainbow has gone．I wonder if，maybe when I get older，I can find my rainbow and never have to brush it away．I guess we all need some sort of rai nbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful．
21．What did the writer want to do when his mother came home？D
A．To introduce Stephanie to her．
B．To prevent her from seeing his painting．
C．To put the materials back in the yard．
D．To show his artwork to her．
22．In his mother's eyes，the writerB．
A．was a born artist                             
B．a(chǎn)lways caused trouble
C．was a problem solver                     
D．worked very hard
23．The underlined word"rainbow"in the last paragraph refers toC．
A．the rainbow in the sky                  
B．the stripes on the pavement
C．something imaginative and fun               
D．important lessons learned in childhood
24．It can be learned from the passage that parents shouldD．
A．encourage children to paint             
B．value friendship among children
C．discover the hidden talent in children      
D．protect rather than destroy children's dreams．

12．I could hear voices but I couldn't ______ what they were saying．（　�。�

A．

put down

B．

pick up

C．

hold back

D．

make out

11．假定你是晨光中學(xué)的學(xué)生會(huì)主席李津．你們學(xué)校和一所美國(guó)中學(xué)簽署了教師交流協(xié)議．在過(guò)去的一年里，你們的英文老師是來(lái)自這所中學(xué)的Alice，不久前她返回美國(guó)任教．請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下提示給Alice寫(xiě)封電子郵件．
（1）對(duì)她表達(dá)感激之情；
（2）她離開(kāi)后你自己及班里發(fā)生的事情；
（3）希望了解她的近況．
注意：
（1）短文詞數(shù)不少于100；
（2）可適當(dāng)加入細(xì)節(jié)，使內(nèi)容充實(shí)、行文連貫；
（3）郵件中不能出現(xiàn)本人真實(shí)信息；
（4）開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾己給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)．
Dear Alice，
How time flies!
Dear Alice，
How time flies!It has been more than one month since you returned to America．【高分句型一】How are you doing these days？And we miss you badly．（希望了解她的近況，表示思念）
I can well remember your soft voice，fluent English，patient teaching style．So we all appreciate your great help with our Enslish learning and cultural understanding．All the students have benefited a lot from your class and have made rapid progress．（表達(dá)感激之情）
After you left China，I ran for the president of the Students'Union and won the election eventually．As for the class，we have held various reading activities recommended by you，which aims to widen our horizons and improve our English．【高分句型二】（她離開(kāi)后自己及班里發(fā)生的事情）
I'mlooking forward to your early reply．
Yours，
Li Jin
Yours，
Li Jin

10．______ a little salty，the dish was liked by all who were invited to dinner．（　�。�

A．

To taste

B．

Tastad

C．

Tasting

D．

Having tasted

9．Only when everyone realizes the importance of protecting the environment ______ become a more beautiful one．（　　）

A．

will the world

B．

the world has

C．

has the world

D．

the world Will

8．--My TV doesn't work．What shall I do？Mm…Call Mr White？
--______？He is an excellent mechanic!Certainly he can help you!（　�。�

A．

Why not

B．

How come

C．

Guess what

D．

So what

7．___ your generous help，I do believe I have a better understanding of your country and culture．（　�。�

A．

But for

B．

Out of

C．

Thanks to

D．

As to