of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that moment, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got new hope and confidence (信心). I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal (水晶).
（ ）11. The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ________ for Father and Son.
A. hard
B. enjoyable
C. painful
D. comfortable
（ ）12. The word “quit” in the passage means “________”.
A. carry on
B. put off C. give up
D. pick up
（ ）13. Which of the following is similar (相似的) in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?
A. You will get all you need at the top of the mountain. B. The sky is always as clear as crystal. C. You can find life is full of nice things. D. Never give up half-way (半途).
（ ）14. We can infer (推断) from the last paragraph that ________.
A. the writer was very successful in his life B. the writer didn’t reach the top of the mountain
C. though the writer was young, he could understand his father D. the writer reached the top of the mountain （ ）15. The best title for the passage is“________”.
A. Reaching the Top of the Mountain
B. Enjoy the Beautiful Views D. Father and I
C. Conversations between Father and Son
四、补全对话( 10分) 从方框中选出合适选项补全对话。 A: Look at the boy in the photo. He is a pen pal of mine. B: How strange he looks! Where is he from? A: He is from America. He is medium height. B: 1 . A: He is 15 years old. We Chinese teenagers can’t color our hair, do you think so?
B: Yeah. And he wears glasses with bright red frames, but he is a boy.
A: Yeah. Didn’t you notice his earring in one ear? It’s fun to watch. B: 2 . They might be sorry later. A: I agree. Look at his long T-shirt and the big pants just like a big bag.
B: 3 . And the picture on the front of the T-shirt looks like a band, he must like the band best.
A: Yeah. His favorite kind of music is rock. He thinks it’s exciting. B: 4 . A: About once a month. He said he would come to China this summer vacation if he made enough money . B: Make money?
A: Yes. 5 . And he works hard at school, too.
B: I can’t imagine he is such a boy. However, in China, we have our own culture. A. I don’t think they should be allowed to do such things. B. By the way, how often do you write to him? C. How old is he? Look at his short hair. It’s blue. D. But I think teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes. 76._______77._______78.________79.________80.________ E. By taking a part-time job. 五. 词语运用 (共10小题，每小题1分，计10分) 1. Please read _________ (大声地）,I can’t hear you.
2. Yesterday he ___________ that he made a lot of mistakes at last. (认识到) 3. We should not be afraid of any ____________ outside. (挑战) 4. He made a ___________ to do all the work by himself. (决定) 5. I really don’t know how to _______ the problem? (处理)
6. When I was a little girl, I was very (感兴趣) in dancing.
7.I can’t concentrate on my (学习) with all that noise going on. 8.You look very (困倦的)， so you need enough sleep. 9.The students are walking in the (黑暗).
10.When I was a little girl, I was very (感兴趣) in dancing. 六．写作。（10分）
根据提示，写一篇70词左右的短文。要求语句通顺。
Mary是一个16岁的女孩，她改变了很多，过去她很矮，现在她很高；以前她留长长的直发，现在她留短的卷发。过去她喜欢踢足球，而现在她更喜欢打网球。以前她很害羞也很文静，可是现在她很开朗，也爱和朋友们聊天。过去她很讨厌学英语，但是现在她热爱它。她喜欢现在的自己。