1、He left school and began work at the age of twelve见学生用书A30.用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空1I _left_(leave)England for New York yesterday afternoon.2Mark _is_doing_(do)his homework while his mother is cooking.3The cat _was_(be)in the garden just now.4The film _began_(begin)20 minutes ago.5Betty _will get_(get)a beau
2、tiful scarf on her birthday next week.6The man _went_(go)out immediately(立即)after answering the call.7I always _take_(take)the umbrella with me，but today I forgot it.8He _became_(become)tired after the long running and started to walk.9The question was easy，but nobody _knew_(know)the answer to it.10
3、I _am reading_(read) an interesting story now.11Look，Nancy _is writing_(write)a letter to her parents.12I _found_(find)a school ID card this morning.Maybe it belongs to Mike. 13.Hello，Phil.Where is Luke now?Maybe he is in the library.But he _stayed_(stay)here an hour ago.阅读理解A duckling is very sad b
4、ecause he is the ugliest among his brothers and sisters.But when he grows up，he surprisingly finds that he has become a handsome young swan(天鹅)！This is the plot of The Ugly Duckling by Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen.In fact，Andersen was an “ugly duckling” himself.In 1805，he was born into a po
5、or family in Odense，Denmark.As a young boy，Andersen was tall，ugly and had a very big nose.His friends always made jokes about his big nose.Later，because of his fathers death，Andersen had to make a living by himself.He once worked as a tailor(裁缝)and made money in a theatre.The difficulties helped him
6、 create his fairy tales.In The Little Mermaid，he talks about love and sacrifice(牺牲)In The Emperors New Clothes，he makes fun of authority(权威)Today，Andersen is famous around the world.His fairy tales have been printed in over 100 languages.The Hans Christian Andersen Award is named after him.It is the
7、 highest award for authors of childrens books.Andersen loved traveling.He traveled to many countries and wrote about his trips.One of his most famous sayings is “To travel is to live.”(A)1.What do we know about Andersen?AHe was born over 210 years ago.BHe was born into a rich family.CHe was a handso
8、me young man.DHe always laughed at his friends.(C)2.Paragraph 2 is written to show _.AAndersens ugly appearanceBAndersens talent for writingChow hard Andersens childhood wasDwhat kind of job Andersen had(D)3.Which of the following was NOT created by Andersen?AThe Ugly Duckling.BThe Little Mermaid.CT
9、he Emperors New Clothes.DThe Hans Christian Andersen Award.(C)4.What did Andersen think about traveling?AIt helped him become famous.BIt left him little time to write stories.CIt was one of the best things in life.DIt was not easy.(B)5.Which might be the best title for this story?ABest fairy tale bo
10、oksBKing of fairy talesCTips for readingDWriting while traveling.任务型阅读Oscar Wilde was born on 16th October，1854.He wrote many plays，poems and short stories.The Selfish Giant(自私的巨人)is one of the most famous short stories for children.There was a giant in the village.He had a garden with a lot of tree
11、s，flowers and birds.The children in the village liked playing in the garden.But the giant wanted to keep them out and built a big wall.Spring came，but the garden stayed quiet and cold with the snow.The giant was sad and lonely.Then the children made a hole in the wall.And the sun，flowers and birds c
12、ame back here where they played.This time the giant asked them to stay in the garden.He was very happy with his little friends.阅读以上短文，完成信息提取。The passage is about the famous 1._writer_ Oscar Wilde.One of his works The Selfish Giant is for 2._children_.The story talks about a giant had a 3._garden_ an
13、d the children liked playing in it.But at first the giant built a big 4._wall_ to keep them out.With nobody coming，the giant was 5._sad_ and lonely.Then children made a hole in the wall.Finally，the giant was happy with his little friends and asked them to stay in the garden.词汇运用A用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。1We
14、start school in _September_ every year.2Christmas is on _December_ 25th.3He is a very famous _writer_ in the world.4Nobody thinks the story is _real_.5I began to learn English at the _age_ of eight.B根据短文内容和括号内所给汉语意思，写出空白处各单词的正确形式(每空一词)。My grandfather died in 2005 at the age of 78.He was 6._born_(出生)
15、in 1927.When he was twentynine，he 7._went_(去)to Guangzhou，the capital of Guangdong Province.There he first worked in a toy factory and then in a food company.In 1952，he met a girl from Beijing and got 8._married_(结婚)They had three daughters and my mother is their 9._second_(第二) daughter.When my gran
16、dfather was young，he didnt have a bicycle，so he usually 10._walked_(步行) to work.In his free time he liked to 11._listen_(听)to music on the radio 12._because_(因为) he didnt have a TV at that time.He also liked to 13._play_(下)chess with his friends.When he was sixty，he started 14._writing_(写)plays.One
17、of his plays was successful.Many people still see this play and 15._enjoy_(欣赏)it now.语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空白处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。JK.Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter.It is one of the bestsellers(畅销书)all over the world.She was 1._born_(bear)in Bristol on July 31st，1965.She has one
18、sister.She is two years older than her sister.They loved listening to 2._their_(they)fathers bedtime stories.They loved the stories about magical(魔幻的)world best.Rowling 3._wrote_(write)her first story when she was six years old.In 1992，Rowling 4._began_(begin)to write the 5._first_(one)book about Ha
19、rry Potter.In 1997，she finished the book.It was 6._a_ great success.And the film came out 7._in_ November，2001.Now Harry Potter series (系列) are popular.In this series，Harry is only an ordinary boy: polite，friendly，brave (勇敢) 8._and_ clever.So when children read about Harry，they also want 9._to be_(be)like him.JK.Rowling is very happy with the success.She 10._says_(say)she will go on writing childrens books.