A long time ago during wartime,a soldier went away to fight. His wife was expecting a baby (不久要生孩子 了) . When the baby learned to talk,he always asked his mother ,“Where is my father?” The mother got tired of his questions.One night she pointed to her shadow on the wall and said, “That is your father." After that,she pointed to her shadow every night at dinner time and said his father would eat dinner with them. This made the boy feel happy.

   Finally,the war was over. The husband came home. But when he arrived at his house,the wife was out. He saw the little boy. He knew it was his son,but the child said, “You are not my father. He won’t be home until dinner time. ”

   The father was very angry. Then his wife arrived. He said that she had been a bad wife,and he would not listen to her. Then the wife left so sadly that she jumped into the river and killed herself.

   That night,the boy saw his father's shadow on the wall. He pointed to it and said ,“Now my father is home.Then the man understood. But it was too late!

6. When the soldier arrived at home,his wife .

   A. was cooking dinner   B. was out

   C. was in the river   D. was having dinner

7. What do you think of the soldier's wife?

   A. She was a bad wife. B. She was a bad mother.

   C. She was a good wife. D. She was ugly.

8. What made the boy feel happy?

   A. His mother ate dinner with him.

   B. His father came back.

   C. The dinner was delicious.

   D. He thought his father would have dinner with him.

9. Why was the soldier angry?

   A. Because his wife was out. B. Because his son didn't know him.

   C. Because he thought his wife had been a bad wife. D. Because his wife didn't cook for him.

10. What happened to the wife at last?

   A. She was so sad that she killed her husband.

   B. She was so sad that she jumped into the river and killed herself.

   C. She was so sad that she killed her son.

   D. She was so sad that she left her home angrily.

  A city without cars would be very strange,right? But Venice is such a city.

   Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It wasn’t built on land,like Beijing or Shanghai,but on more than 110 islands. Seawater is everywhere around the city.

   Even so,travel isn’t difficult. The waterways have always been the best way to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can guide you where you want to go. People in Venice move from place to place by boat. They like to enjoy the scenery (風(fēng)光) and cool summer nights while taking boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go along.

   Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped from a war over 1 ,500 years ago,and built homes there.

   Water makes the city special,but it is also a big problem. Sometimes tourists will have such strange experiences. One moment they walk across the Rialto Bridge,there^ nothing special. But when they come back to the bridge an hour later,it's underwater and everyone is wearing rainshoes.

   Once,people used too much underground water. This made the city get lower little by little. Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters. Another problem is the rising seawater. The temperature has risen over the years. This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean (北冰洋) melt (融化) .

   Every year,high waters hit the city in autumn and winter. When a lot of water comes,more than half of the city is underwater.

   Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower. The Italian government has asked some of Italy’s biggest companies to build the MOST project,which was planned to be built under the seawater to stop the rising water. Anyway,this project is helping solve the problem.

1. According to the passage,Venice is of Italy.

   A. in the northeast   B. in the west

   C. in the southwest   D. in the south

2. have always been the best way to go here and there in the city.

   A. Taxis and cars   B. The waterways

   C. 400 bridges   D. Boats and rain shoes

3. Venice small islands in saltwater lakes more than 1,500 years ago.

   A. changed into   B. used to be

   C. became   D. developed from

4. Which is NOT the reason why the city gets lower and lower?

   A. The higher temperature. B. Overused underground water.

   C. Too many waterways. D. The rising seawater.

5. The passage is mainly about of Venice.

   A. the waterways and bridges   B. the MOST project and problems

   C. the specials and problems   D. the history and scenery

完形填空(每小題1分，共10分) (2014 •福建福州) 

                                 Lesson from Dad 

   When he was 11 years old,he loved fishing in the lake near his family's house in New Hampshire.

   On the day before the bass (鱸魚(yú)) season began,he and his father 1 in the evening. When his fishing pole bent over (彎曲) ，he knew something 2 was on the other end. The boy skillfully pulled the fish in. It was the largest one he had ever 3 ,but it was a bass.

   The boy and his father looked at the handsome fish. The father looked at his watch. It was 10 pm — two hours 4 the bass season began. The father looked at the fish,then at the boy.

   “You’ll have to 5 ,son ,”he said.

   “Dad!” cried the boy.

   “There will be other fish ,” said his father.

   “Not as big as this one, ” cried the boy.

   He looked around the lake. 6 other fishermen or boats were anywhere around. He looked again at his father's stern (堅(jiān)決的) face. He knew that it was 7 to change the decision. He slowly lowered the fish back into the water.

   That was thirty-four 8 ago. Today,the boy is a successful architect (建筑師) in New York City. He has never again caught such a large fish,9 he does see that same fish again and again — every time he faces a question of right and wrong. His father taught him it is the practice of doing right that is 10 .

   Do we do right when no one is looking?

1. A. went boating   B. went fishing   C. went swimming

2. A. huge   B. light   C. small

3. A. eaten   B. seen   C. bought

4. A. after   B. when   C. before

5. A. look it over   B. put it back   C. pick it up

6. A. No   B. Any   C. Some

7. A. suitable   B. impossible   C. necessary

8. A. weeks   B. months   C. years

9. A. or   B. and   C. but 

10. A. difficult   B. terrible   C. dangerous

10. (2014 •湖北咸寧) 一-Do you have any difficulty in English?

—Yes,but I try to make myself .

   A. to speak;understood   B. speaking;understand

   C. to speak;to understand   D. speaking;understood

9. Laura bought this house because it is close to the school.

   A. especially   B. beautifully   C. simply   D. recently

8. Our English teacher often says to us,“English well is very important. ”

   A. Learn   B. Learning   C. Learned   D. To learning

7. — Look at my stamps.

—They are beautiful!You’ve got a wonderful .

   A. instruction   B. description   C. collection   D. expression

6. (2014 •黑龍江龍東) I don't think they can make everything good enough , ?

   A. do I   B. can they   C. can't they

5. (2014 •貴州銅仁) He hardly goes to school by car , he?

   A. does   B. doesn’t   C. is   D. isn’t

4. Jessica's parents always encourage her out her opinions.

   A. speak   B. speaking   C. to speak   D. will speak