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Module2MyNewTeachers

Module2　MyNewTeachers

（时间：

120分钟；满分：

150分）

Ⅰ.单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1．—I'mlookingfor________giftformyfather'sbirthday.

—Howabout______tieintheshopwindow?

A．a；a　　　　　　　　　　B．a；the

C．the；theD．the；a

2．Youcanhardlyimagine________acrossthewidelakeonyourown.

A．toswimB．swam

C．swimmingD．tohaveswum

3．Withsomuchwork________，don'texpectanyholiday!

We'llhavetofinishitsoon.

A．doingB．done

C．beingdoneD．todo

4．Thetwomentalkedinalowvoice，________nobodyheardwhattheyweresaying.

A．sothatB．asif

C．becauseD．when

5．Thecostoffoodandclothinghasriseninrecentyears.________，fuelpriceshaverisenquitealot.

A．ProbablyB．Likely

C．SimilarlyD．Generally

6．Hewasafraidofthedarkwhenhewasyoung,butnowheis________enoughtowalkaloneondarknights.

A．energeticB．kind

C．braveD．attractive

7．Ihaven'tdoneenough________fortheexamsoIwonderifIcanpassit.

A．instructionB．comprehension

C．revisionD．introduction

8．MyspokenEnglishissopoorthatIhavegreattrouble________tonativeEnglishspeakers.

A．talkB．totalk

C．talkingD．talked

9．—Remember________thebabythisafternoon.

—OK,Iwill.

A．havingpickedupB．pickedup

C．pickingupD．topickup

10．—Howaboutputtingoffourweddinguntilnextmonth?

—________I'mfreeallthetime.

A．How'sitgoing?

B．Whatapity!

C．It'suptoyou!

D．Howdoesitcomeabout?

Ⅱ.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

IthappenedwhenIwasinGrade4.MyteacherMsOrangeaskedustobringcards,candyandother__11__toclass.Shewantedustocelebrate（庆祝）ThanksgivingDayasaclass.I__12__thisactivityandthoughtitwouldbefun，__13__Iaskedmymomtohelpmemakesomenicecookies.I__14__boughtsomeThanksgivingcards.Icouldn'twaittogivethemtomyclassmates.

Whenthedayfinally__15__，thingswentverywell.Peoplegaveeachothercardsandcandy.Everyoneseemedvery__16__.IgaveoutallofthethingsItooktoschooltomyclassmates.However,Ireceived__17__.Iwassurprisedatwhatwashappening.MsOrangethenaskedusto__18__whatwereceivedandsaywhomitcame__19__.Whenmynamewascalled,Icouldn'tholdbackmy__20__becauseIdidn'tgetanythingfromanyone.Iwas__21__bythepeoplewhosaidthattheyweremy__22__.

Itwassurelya__23__ThanksgivingDayforme.Iwasangry.ButIdidn'twantto__24__myclassmates.Ikeptbeingkindtothemand__25__hard.AndwhatIdidpaidoff.Ibecameoneofthe__26__studentsinmyclass.Myteachersandclassmateswereproudofme.NowIhavemanygoodfriendsbymyside.The__27__fromthemalonewillalwaysbethebestgiftIwillvalueforever.

I__28__thatthebestgiftsinlifedon'tcomefromstores.It'sthethingsthatwevalueinour__29__thatcount.I'mgladthatImadetherightdecisionand__30__myclassmates'friendshipintheend.

11.A．ideasB．books

C．bagsD．gifts

12．A.paidforB．lookedforwardto

C．madeuseofD．lookedat

13．A.thoughB．as

C．soD．but

14．A.alsoB．never

C．sometimesD．hardly

15．A.joinedB．arrived

C．lastedD．changed

16．A.worriedB．funny

C．happyD．upset

17．A.everythingB．anything

C．somethingD．nothing

18．A.showB．eat

C．sellD．paint

19．A.toB．from

C．forD．by

20．A.aimsB．plans

C．tearsD．words

21．A.lovedB．replied

C．preferredD．forgotten

22．A.friendsB．teachers

C．helpersD．students

23．A.shortB．sad

C．beautifulD．great

24．A.pleaseB．remember

C．surpriseD．hate

25．A.askedB．moved

C．studiedD．cried

26．A.bestB．laziest

C．tallestD．prettiest

27．A.adviceB．friendship

C．candyD．card

28．A.hopeB．lie

C．explainD．believe

29．A.heartsB．hands

C．wishesD．classrooms

30．A.finishedB．heard

C．wonD．understood

Ⅲ.阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Deareditor，

TherearetwospecialteacherswhoteachatRichardsonElementarySchoolinNorthDelta.TheyareMadamRomansandMadamTayob.Thesetwoteachershavegoneaboveandbeyondtheirteachingduties.Theyneedtobepraised.

MydaughterwasluckyenoughtohavebeentaughtbythesewonderfulteachersforGrades6and7.Theirclasswasdifferentfromanyotherclass.Theteachersandchildrenhadsuchaspecialbond（关系）withoneanother.

OnthelastdayofGrade7in2007,IheardthesongTimeofYourLifebyGreenDayplayingontheschoolspeakersasIwalkeddownthehallwaystopickupmydaughter.AsIenteredtheclassroom,allthatIrememberseeingwasaclassroomofchildrenandtwoteacherscrying.Infact,theywerecryingandhugging.Itbroughttearstomyeyes.Itwastheirlastdaytogetherasmostofthechildrenweremovingtodifferentschoolsforhighschool.Mydaughterstilltellsmeitwasoneofthesaddestdaysofherlife.

Now,fiveyearslater,allofthosestudentshavegraduated.ThisyearisthatGrade7class'graduatingyear!

Knowingthisyearisthestudents'graduatingyear,thesetwospecialteachersinvitedthisclasstomeetthemfordinnertheotherdayatEarls.

Ialwayshearaboutspecialathletesorbusinessesthatgivebacktothecommunity.Thesearetwogreatteacherswhocaresomuch.They'vetakentimeoutoftheirbusyschedulestoorganizeadinnerforagroupofstudentswhomtheytaught.

Thesekidswillneverforgethowspecialthesetwoteachersare,andhowmuchtheycare,andIthinkthecommunityshouldn't,either.

Sincerely，

LyndaMulder

31．LyndaMulderwrotethislettertotheeditormostprobablyto________.

A．lookfortwospecialteachers

B．introducetwospecialteachers

C．explainwhyoneschoolisgreat

D．provethatshecaresaboutteachers

32．Whyweretheteachersandstudentscryingthatday?

A．Becausetheyfeltsadaboutleavingeachother.

B．Becauseoneofthetwoteachershadbecomeill.

C．Becausesomethingterriblehadhappenedtoastudent.

D．Becausethestudentswereafraidofgoingtohighschool.

33．WhatdoweknowaboutthestudentsinthatGrade7class?

A．Theyhaveabusyscheduleeveryday.

B．Theyhavegraduatedfromhighschool.

C．TheyoftenhavedinnertogetheratEarls.

D．Theywanttogivebacktothecommunity.

34．Whatdoesthewriterthinkoftheteachers'organizingadinnerforthestudents?

A．Shethinksit'suseless.

B．Shethinksit'sstrange.

C．Shethinksit'sharmful.

D．Shethinkshighlyofit.

B

Americansusemanyexpressionsaboutfishandfishing.Forexample,ifsomethingsoundsfishy,itmaynotbetrue.SometimesIfeellikeafishoutofwaterwhenIgotoapartyandeveryonebutmeisdoingthelatestdance.WhenIaskmyfriendifshelikesmynewdress,Iwouldlikehertosaysomethingnice.Inotherwords,Iamfishingforacompliment（赞扬）．

Someexpressionsinvolve（涉及）differentkindsoffish.Informationthatisusedtodrawattentionawayfromtherealfactsofasituationiscalledaredherring（青鱼）.Ifyouwanttoexpressafeelingofsurprise,youmightcry“holymackerel”，althoughwedonotknowwhyamackerelisholy.

OnceIwenttoacountyfairandtriedmyluckwithagameofchance.Itwassoeasy;itwaslikeshootingfishinabarrel.ThenIwentonthefastest,highestandmostfrighteningride:

therollercoaster.Attheendoftheride,Ididnotfeelsowell.AfriendsaidIlookedgreenaroundthegills.

Igrewupinasmalltownwhereeverybodyknewaboutmylife.ThereweretimeswhenIthoughtIwaslivinginafishbowl.SoImovedtoWashington,wherethingsweredifferent.NowItakethetraintoworkeverydayatrushhourwhenmanyotherpeopletraveltotheirjobs.

Sometimesthetrainissocrowdedthatwearepackedinlikesardines.Sardinesaretinyfishthatlieclosetoeachotherincans.

Onemanwhoworksinmyofficeisacoldfish.Heisunfriendlyanddoesnotliketojoinusatofficeparties.Anothermaninmyofficelikestodrinkatparties.Infact,youmightsayhedrinkslikeafish.Weneedtohelphimstopdrinking.

35．Ifyouareshocked,toexpressyourfeeling,youcancry“________”．

A．holyherringB．holymackerel

C．holyredherringD．holyredmackerel

36.Whatwouldyousayifyouarestandinginacrowdedplace?

A．Iliveinafishbowl.

B．I'mlikeasardineinacan.

C．Ilookgreenaroundthegills.

D．Ifeellikeafishoutofwater.

37．Whocanbecalled“acoldfish”？

A．Someonewholikesdrinking.

B．Someonewholikescompliments.

C．Someonewholikesofficeparties.

D．Someonewhoisunfriendlytoothers.

C

WhenIwasakid,Ifoundabookaboutalittlegirlwhosegrandmahadpassed_away.Beforefallingasleeponenight，Iaskedmygrandmothertoreadittome.Whenshefinishedreading,Ilookedintoherlightblueeyes.

“Grandma，”Iasked,“willyoueverdie？

”

“Unfortunately，”shesaid.

“Doallpeoplehavetodie？

”Iasked.

“Yes，”sheanswered.

“Why？

”Iasked.

“Howcouldyouenjoyeverysecondoflifeifyouknewyoucouldliveitforever?

Youneverknowhowmuchyoulovesomethinguntilyouloseit.”Igaveherakissonthecheek,tellingherthatIwouldloveherforever.

ThenextnightIsatonmyparents'bedwatchingTVwiththem.Thephonerang.Mydadansweredit.Isawthesmileonhisfacedisappear.Thenhelookedatmymomandme.Hestaredatusforalongtime.Thenhesaid,“Grandmaisgone.Shehadaheartattack.Itwastoolatewhenpeoplefoundher.”

Ithensattherestillforthenextfewminutes.Ihadneverlostanyonebeforeinmylife.Ididn'tknowwhattodo.AllthatranthroughmyheadwasthatIwasnevergoingtoseeheragain.Atthatmoment,IlovedmygrandmamorethanIeverhadbefore.Ithoughtofeverythingshehaddoneforme.

Lifechangesthoughwedon'texpectitto.IneverknewIwouldrememberforeverwhatmygrandmasaidthatnight.OfcourseIamupsetwhenpeopledie,butmissingthemmakesmelovethemmoreeverysecond.Noonecanliveforever,soweshoul