1、 Reading 4 ADuring the summer before I began eighth grade, I decided to start my own business. The idea came from my 1 in art and making jewelry. I 2 how some people used pens and pencils to 3 their hair, but thought that I could create designs that would still be attractive but also more 4 . So I s
2、tarted 5 hair sticks out of wire and tiny glass balls. My mum said that the jewelry I created was beautiful and 6 me to sell it at craft fairs. At first, it was 7 for me to imagine people 8 buying the items I had created. So I just made hair sticks for my friends. They looked beautiful, and because
3、everyone liked them so much, I decided to try to sell my designs at a craft fair.Although the whole process of starting a business seemed to be 9 difficulties, once I got 10 , it was easy. At first my mum taught me how to 11 and what I needed to run a business so that I could finally do it 12 . My p
4、arents helped me to get a state sales license and a business bank account, to take 13 for buying materials, and to plan production. I applied for a space at my first craft fair later that summer. Then I bought a tent to 14 my stall. Next, I bought glass bowls to 15 my hair decorating objects.When I
5、arrived at the fair, I was a little 16 because I did not know how people would react to my products and to me, a teenager. Also, I was worried about 17 . As the day passed, I received many praises. There was also a little criticism, but it was 18 so I found it very helpful. To my 19 , I made US $ 60
6、0 from selling my jewelry. A local trader came to me and asked if she could sell my work in her shop. Later that year, I sold my products to another store in town. My business is still 20 . And in the future I hope to get help from professional fashion designers.1. A. imagination B. interest C. succ
7、ess D. failure 2. A. admired B. was surprised at C. was pleased with D. wondered 3. A. hold up B. break up C. tear up D. come up 4. A. useful B. interesting C. practical D. meaningful 5. A. making B. picking C. improving D. grow 6. A. taught B. encouraged C. warned D. considered 7. A. difficult B. i
8、nteresting C. easy D. disappointing 8. A. hardly B. usually C. seldom D. actually 9. A. far from B. out of C. full of D. short of 10. A. organized B. confused C. lost D. interested 11. A. achieve success B. get started C. go on with business D. keep up courage 12. A. together with others B. without
9、any failure C. on purpose D. on my own 13. A. trips B. interest C. advantage D. trouble 14. A. make up B. take up C. tear up D. set up 15. A. hold B. contain C. display D. match 16. A. happy B. excited C. nervous D. confident 17. A. words B. criticism C. praises D. failure 18. A. constructive B. str
10、ict C. unfair D. strange 19. A. disappointment B. surprise C. goodness D. sadness 20. A. growing B. failing C. falling D. disappointingMalls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats. Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds
11、of stores under one roof. People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations or private security (安全) guards. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest area with waterfalls and large green trees. The larges
12、t mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a seven-acre (公顷) park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop every week. The first indoor mall in the United States was built i
13、n 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People loved doing all their shopping in one place. More malls were built all over the country. Now, malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course. They also eat in food houses that have food from all over the world. They see movies
14、 at theatres. Some people even get their daily exercise by doing the new sport of mall walking. Others go to malls to meet friends. In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist (牙医) and even attend church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now residents(居民 ) can ac
15、tually live in their favorite shopping center.1. Malls are_. A. large shopping centers which also act as town centers B. large parks with shops C. the most popular, places Americans go to D. town centers2. Why do malls become so popular? A. Because people can do everything there. B. Because people c
16、an do many other things besides shopping for all they need. C. Because people feel safe in malls with police stations around. D. Because people enjoy the fresh air and can have a good rest there.3. Malls should be large places because_. A. many people drive their cars to go to malls B. there are som
17、e restaurants, clinics and theatres C. many people hope to do sports in the malls D. they have to meet different needs of so many people4. Those _ are called mall rats. A. who are busy stealing in malls B. who have visited biggest malls C. who are often found busy shopping in malls D. who live under
18、 the roof of the maBThere once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he 1 his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and he started his 2 .When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was 3 in the park just staring at
19、some pigeons（鸽子）. The boy sat down next to her and opened his 4 . He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked 5 , so he offered her a Twinkie. She 6 accepted it and smiled at him. Her 7 was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it 8 ,so he offered her a ro
20、ot beer. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was 9 !They sat there all 10 eating and smiling, but they never said a word.As it grew dark, the boy realized how 11 he was and he got up to leave, but before he had gone more than a few steps, he 12 around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug（
21、拥抱）.She gave him her 13 smile ever.When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother was 14 by the look of joy on his face.She asked him, “What did you do today that made you so happy?”He replied，“I had 15 with God.” But before his mother could respond, he added,“You know
22、16 ? Shes got the most beautiful smile Ive ever seen!”Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant（容光泛发的）with 17 , returned to her home.Her son was shocked by the look of 18 on her face and he asked, “Mother, what did you do today that made you so happy?”She replied, “I 19 Twinkies in the park with God.”
23、But before her son responded, she added, “You know, hes much 20 than I expected.”1ApackedBcarriedCdeliveredDarranged2AgameBjourneyCcarDwork3AstandingBplayingCsittingDwaiting4AsuitcaseBbagCbeerDmap5AworriedBpaleChungryDpoor6AwillinglyBjoyfullyCrespectfullyDgratefully7AfaceBskirtCsmileDring8AagainBoft
24、enCfurtherDsoon9AsatisfiedBdelightedCmovedDshocked10AmorningBdayCnightDafternoon11AhappyBtiredCboredDthirsty12AturnedBlookedCwalkedDjumped13AcommonestBbiggestCweakestDtrickiest14AsurprisedBterrifiedCimpressedDattracted15Aa talkBa walkCfunDlunch16AwhyBwhoCwhatDwhere17AjoyBfearCangerDcontent18Avictory
25、BregretCpeaceDsurprise19AsoldBbakedCdrankDate20AnoblerBtallerCwiserDyounger Science and literature have traditionally been hostile(有敌意的)to each other. Writers have regarded scientists as dull creatures who take pleasure from destroying great works of the imagination with boring facts. Scientists hav
26、e thought of writers as frivolous people with no respect for the rules of evidence. Science fiction is the one area where these two opposing groups have met and exchanged ideas. As its name suggests, science fiction is a literature that predicts the technology of the future and the effect, this will
27、 have on human society. Over the years, many of their speculations(推测) have been remarkably accurate. Space travel, communications satellites, nuclear power, robotics, cloning and mobile telephones all appeared in books before they appeared in reality. Yet sometimes the writers have got it wrong. No
28、body predicted the emergence of personal computers, for instance. And contact with alien beings from other planets still seems a long way off, despite being a common subject of science fiction. Over the years, the time between the prediction of new technology in science fiction and its actual discov
29、ery has become shorter. It took 100 years before the moon landings predicted by the French writer Jules Verne actually took place. The idea of robots first emerged in the 1920s. The first was built in the 1970s.And in the 1940s, Arthur C. Clarke predicted that communications satellites would circle
30、the globe by the year 2000. They arrived 30 years before they were due. Richard Dawkins, a British scientist, recently stated that scientific discovery revealed the beauty and complexity (复杂 ) of nature in a way that the human imagination could never do. Yet this is not the end of the road for scien
31、ce fiction. Many of the developments it has predicted have been in communications and we are now in what is called the information age. Over one-third of the people in the Western world are employed in the information industry. World leaders call for the establishment of knowledge-based societies.1.
32、 The main idea of this passage is that _. A. science fiction can predict the future B. science fiction is the combination of science and literature C. science fiction has something to do with the scientific discovery D. literature and science fiction are quite different2. The word frivolous in Parag
33、raph I probably means_ A. well-known or important B. not serious or sensible C. emergent and clever D. artificial or actual3. Which technology appeared in science fiction before they appeared in reality? A. Telephone, nuclear power, robots and cloning. B. Traveling to Mars, computers, alien beings a
34、nd satellites. C. Arthur C. Clarke, Western World and knowledge-based society. D. Verne, moon landing and many of the speculations.4. Which prediction in science fiction has not yet been realized_, A. Space travel and cloning B Robots and telecommunication. C. Calling for the personal computer. D. Contact with alien beings from other planets.1-5 B A A C A 6-10 B A D C A 11-15 B D A D C 16-20 C B A B A 1-4 A B D C1-5 DCABD6-10 BABAD11-15 CACDD 16-20 ABCAC1-4 C B A D