your age,” the young man?s father went 4__，\ 5 lots of money. You don?t even have a part-time job .You earn nothing.” The man?s son still said nothing. He had heard this before，too. “And when your 6 brother was your age,” the young man?s father said, \
Finally, the young man?s father said, \，he worked all day and studied at night.” This time the son 7 stay silent.
\your age, father,” he said, “He was the President of 8 United States. 9 are you?\ 10 this.
Are your parents always comparing you with others? And what?s your reply? Do you have a better way to communicate with each other?
【答案】1. children 2. knew 3. and 4. on 5. made/earned 6. elder 7. couldn?t/didn?t 8. the 9. what 10. to
A) 【2013 湖南衡阳】单词拼写。根据英语首字母或所给汉语提示写出短文中所缺单词的正确形式。(每小题1分，共5分)
In North America, most students go to school on the school bus. Some students also walk or ride bikes to school. In other parts of the world, things are (61)_________(不同的).In Japan, most students take trains to school, although others also walk or ride their bikes. In China, it (62)
_________(取决于)on where you are. In big (63) c_________，such as Beijing, Shanghai, students usually ride bikes to school or take buses. And in places (64) w_________ there are rivers and lakes, like Hongshanhu and Kaishandao, students usually，to school by boat. That must be a lot (65) m________ fun than taking a bus.
【答案】61. different 62. depends 63. cities 64. where 65. more 【2013湖北襄阳】七. 短文综合填空
Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, you can improve it if you are patient. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take action. You must first go where there are people. You won't make friends staying home a ______(73).
Joining a club or a group, talking to those who like the same things as you do is much e_____(74). Or join someone in some activity.
Many people are n _________ (75) when talking to new people. After all, meeting strangers means seeing the unknown. And it's human nature to feel a bit unpleasant about the unknown. Most of fears about d __________ (76) with new people come from doubts (怀疑) about ourselves. We imagine other people are judging us—finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don't forget that they must be feeling the s_____(77) way. Try to accept yourself as you are, and try to make others feel at home. You'll all feel more c___(78).
Try to be brave even if you don't feel that way when you e_____(79) a room full of strangers. Walk tall and straight, look d _____(80) at other people and smile.
If you see someone you'd like to speak to, say something. Don't wait for the other person to start a c______(81).
Just meeting someone new does not mean that you'll make friends with that person. Friendship is based on mutual (相互的) likings and \精力)for us to d______(82) friendship. And there are things that stop a new friendship from g_____(83). 答案：73. alone 74. easier 75. nervous 76. dealing 77. same 78. comfortable 79. center
80. directly 81.conversation 82. develop 83. growing
【2013湖北咸宁】七、短文填空（共12个空，做对一个得1分，共10分）
Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. We can share (66)s ____ with our friends and turn to them for help when we are in trouble. In a word, it is nice to have a friend to (67)t _____, laugh and do things with. Certainly, sometimes we need to be alone. We don?t always want people around. But we would feel (68)l _____ if we never had a friend.
To make (69)f____, you must be friendly. A cheerful person smiles. A smile always makes the others like you. Smile at someone and you are sure to get a smile (70)b____ from him.
Try to remember names. It (71)m____ your new friends feel happy when you call them by their names, (72)b___ you don?t forget them.
No two people are just the same. If you don?t agree with other people, you should still be friendly. Do not argue, but (73)d____. You always lose friends if you argue too much. And you should think more of others than (74)o___ yourself. It?s good for teenagers to have one or a group of good friends. This is very (75) i_____ in children?s growing up, because friends can discuss things which are too difficult to say to their family members.
There?s more good news for people who have friends. They live (76)l____ than people who don?t have. Why? It could be that they (77)a_____ happier. Being happy helps you stay well and it could be good just knowing that someone cares about you. 【答案】
66. secrets/something 67. talk 68. lonely 69. friends 70. back 71. makes 72. because 73. discuss 74. of 75. important 76. longer 77. are
【2013湖北随州】从方框中选择适当的单词，并用其适当的形式完成短文，每词只能用一次，每空一词。
to city five control heavy know take rapid large many In 2005, the world?s population was about 6.5 billion. 76 than three billion people live in Asia now. That?s about half of the world?s population.
China has the 77 population in the world, and about one 78 of the people in the world live in China. Because of large population, there?s less living space for each family. And it?s difficult for lots of people to find jobs. The large population also causes many other difficulties for the whole nation. For example, we are short of energy and water. Most 79 are more crowded than before, and the traffic is much 80 . The large population has become a serious problem.
So far, our government 81 many measures to control the population. One is 82 as the one-child policy. It has worked well in 83 China?s population. Thanks 84 the policy, China is developing quickly and people?s living conditions are improving 85 , However, the population problem is still serious in China. We still have a long way to go.
【答案】76. More 77.largest 78.fifth 79. cities 80.heavy 81.has taken 82.known 83.controlling 84.to 85.rapidly
【2013河南】阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。请将答案写在下面题号后的横线上。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。
Angry invite however with please from visitor celebrate taste soup fine he One day a visitor came to Nasreddin's house. \brought you a duck to 67 the visit.\served the visitor a 69 dinner.
The next day another visitor arrived. \said. Nasreddin invited him in and gave 70 a good meal. The next day another visitor arrived, and said he was the friend of the friend of the man who had brought the duck. Again Nasreddin invited him in for a meal. 71 , he was getting a bit angry. 72 seemed to be using his house as a restaurant. Then another visitor came, and said he was the friend of the friend of the friend of the man who had brought the duck. He was 73 in.. Nasreddin's wife brought some 74 to the table and the visitor tasted it. \kind of soup is this? It75 just like warm water.\\said Nasreddin. \
66. 67. 68. 69. 70.___________ 71. 72. 73. 74. 75.___________ 【答案】66. from 67. celebrate 68. pleased 69. fine 70. him 71 .However 72. Visitors 73. invited 74. soup 75. tastes
【2013广西玉林】五、单词填空（每空1分.共10分）
阅读下面短文，根据括号内的汉语意思填入单词，使短文意思完整、通顺。每空一词。
It was Christmas time in 2008. I had no idea that this would be the last Christmas we would 73 (度过) with Mom. It was snowing hard and very cold. It was a very 74 (特别的）Christmas for me—you see Mom never owned a new coat.
Mom got ill when she was a 75 (年轻的）child and she became
disabled. One of her legs was larger than the other. At times she would have trouble walking, but she never complained. Mom always treated my friends with kindness and they were always welcome at our house anytime. I 76 (记得) my good friend Glen coming over and talking with Mom even when I wasn?t at home. Mom was always willing to lend a listening 77 (耳朵)
Mom?s all clothes were four dresses, four pairs of shoes, a 78 (白色的）blouse, and a yellow 79 (毛衣).
I decided that I would buy Mom a coat that year, so I took her down to find something for Christmas. As we went past the coat store, one of the coats in the store caught Mom?s eyes. I asked her to try on the coat for fun. She said that we did not have the money to buy the coat. But after a long talk with Mom, 80 (最后）we left the store with Mom wearing that nice coat. She agreed that the coat did look good on her. I will ever thank for this opportunity, being able to give back just a little. This was the nicest coat that she ever owned.
In 81 (三月）of 2009, Mom died at age 42. As I look back on my mother's life, it was filled with acts of kindness. Giving came from her heart She was willing to help others whenever it was 82 (可能的). I team a lot from my mother.
73. ___ 74.____75. ___76. ___77. ____78. ____ 79. ____ 80.____ 81. ____ 82. ____ 【答案】73. spend 74. special 75. young 76. remember 77. ear 78. white 79. sweater 80. finally 81. March 82. possible
【2013广西玉林】六、综合填空（毎小题 1分，共1 0分〉
阅读下面短文，用所给词的适当形式填空，使短文意思完整、通顺。每空一词， know luck proud problem good decide he work child interest Martin Murray is a school boy and he is fifteen years old He used to be a problem child. He used to give his mother many 83 . However, after his father's death, Martin's life became much more difficult. His mother couldn't afford to pay for her 84 education. She had to work, and so was often not at home.
His mother tried her best to look after him. Unfortunately, Martin still caused trouble. He was not 85 in studying and he often got into trouble with the police. 86 , his mother was very patient and didn?t give up trying to help him. In the end, she made a difficult 87 : to send him to a boy's boarding school. Martin hated it and caused a lot of trouble. One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. Even the teacher agreed that Martin was wasting his time.
The head teacher said it was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his surprise, this conversation changed his life. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “I 88 how much my mother had given me. She also told me that even though my father was not with us, he was watching me and would always take 89 in everything good I do. That?s when I decided to change.”
Now Martin has really changed. He 90 hard and gets “A?s” in all subjects. He is now one of the 91 students in his class. His mother helps him to feel good about 92 . and as he says, “It?s very important for parents to be there for their children.” 83.______ 84. ______ 85. ______ 86. ______ 87. ______ 88. ______89. ______ 90. ______ 91. ______ 92. ______
【答案】83.problems 84. child?s 85. interested 86. Luckily 87. decision 88. know 89. pride 90. works 91. best 92. himself 【2013广东梅州】七、短文填空。（本题10分，每小题1分）
根据短文内容，用正确的单词填空。每空只准填一个单词，填入答题卡标号为76—85相对应的空格中。
My biggest problem
My biggest problem is that I am too busy. When I was young, I used to have 76 much time, but these days I get up early and 77 in school all day. 78 I go right home and eat dinner. Before I started 79 school, I used to spend a lot of time 80 games with my friends, but I just don?t have the time anymore. In the evening, I used to watch TV or 81 with my grandmother, but now I 82 to study. I love 83 ,and my father used to take me to the concerts. These days, I hardly ever have time for 84 . I do homework and go to bad. I really 85 the old days.
【答案】76. too 77. study 78. Then 79. for 80. playing 81. chat 82. have 83. music 84. concerts 85. miss
【2013江苏南京】根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为72-81的相应位置上。
Chuck Wall teaches management and human relations at Bakersfield College. He walked into class one day and told his students that their h 72 was to perform one act of random(任意的) kindness. His students did not understand the assignment (任务), but the professor would not answer their questions. He e 73 his students to find it out for themselves.
One week later, the students entered the classroom excited to s 74 their stories. One student told of distributing blankets to the homeless, another had contacted a long, lost friend, and another student r 75 that he had helped a dog to find its owner. Students were energized(激励) by the
homework assignment and wanted other people to be kind too. W 76 the support of local businesses, the students made stickers to put on cars that invited people to do something k 77 for others, They sold the stickers and decided to donate the money to a center for the blind—not surprising as Professor Wall is blind.
Since then, s 78 kindness activities have been organized in schools all over the world. Many schools organize a Random Acts of Kindness Week, a 79 November 13, to celebrate World Kindness Day. Some schools use each day of Random Acts of Kindness Week to perform d 80 kind acts, such as making a new friend, helping someone, doing community service, or raising money for a charity. Students learn to c 81 other people and think about how small actions can make the world a better place. 72. h 73. 77. k 78. e s 74. s 79. a 75. 80. r d 76. W 81. c 【答案】72. homework 73. encouraged 74. share 75. reported 76. with 77. kind 78. similar 79. around 80. different 81. consider
【2013山东淄博】阅读短文，根据短文内容和已给出的首字母，在空白处填入适当的单词。 请务必将71-80小题的答案写在答题卡的相应位置！
In a primary school, a teacher asked her students what they wished to become when they grew up. There were several a 71 —a doctor, a teacher, a film-star and so on.
One of the students gave a s 72 answer. This child said, “I want to be a television!” The teacher asked the child w 73 he had such a wish. He said, with his eyes full o 74 tears, “There is no one at home to watch me or care for me. Everyone sits around the television. If there is a 75 wrong with the TV, they give great attention to it and fix it at once.” The loving teacher met the child's mother and t 76 about this with her. The mother said, My husband is a very busy businessman. He n 77 has time to look after the child.” “But what about you?” the teacher asked the mother. “What do you know about me? I'm the president of the women's club. I have s 78 many meetings and activities.” The teacher now understood why the child f 79 lonely at home.
“I think children want their parents to spend m 80 time with them.” said the teacher. 71. answers 72. strange/ special/ surprising 73.why 74. of 75. anything 76. talked 77. never 78. so 79. felt 80. more/ much
【2013广东茂名】短文填空(共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)，请在答题卡的指定区域内作答。
根据短文内容，用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
One evening Kate was enjoying a film at the cinema. In the middle of the film a man next
to her (76) (stand) up and looked for something. He made a lot of noise. Kate got angry and said in a low voice, \_______ (look) for a piece of cake,\the man said, \(78) (drop) down to the floor a moment ago.\
\(79) (take) it and be quiet, please.\ \ (be) in the cake,\man.