III. 完形填空(共10分)阅读下面短文，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Many students have hobbies, such as reading, painting, growing vegetables in their gardens,or looking after animals. Some hobbies are relaxing and   21  are creative.    22  can make you grow as a person, develop your interests and help you learn new skills.

David Smith is a student. His hobby is  23    In senior high school, he wrote a book and

it came out in 2003. Many teenagers love his book. As a result, David has become a successful

young   24

In spite of his great success, David regards writing  25  only one of his many hobbies and interests. "I like playing badminton, too," says David. He isn’ t sure if he is going to write more books in the future.

David is very lucky  26  his hobby has brought him enjoyment and  success. But he is

27  in many other things, and he spends time playing badminton for his school team. It' s some-

thing difficult to remember that we shouldn' t   28  all our time on our favorite hobby. There

are  29  other interesting t hings to do in life, and we should try to do  30  new or different.

21. A. the other            B. another            C. others            D. other

22. A. Friends             B. Hobbies           C. Habits            D. Life

23. A. reading             B. painting           C. writing            D. fishing

24. A. editor               B. engineer          C. writer             D. host

25. A. as                  B. with             C. for                D. tox k b 1 . c o m

26. A. though              B. because           C. however           D. if

27. A. interesting           B. interest           C. interested           D. interests

28. A. take                B. spend             C. pay               D. cost

29. A. many               B. much             C. little               D. few

30. A. some               B. something         C. any                D. anything

IV. 阅读理解(共20分) 根据短文的内容, 选择一个最佳答案,并涂在答题卡上。

A

There are many things we need to know that we do not learn at school. For example, if w e want to use our money wisely, we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare (比较) the prices of things in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality of different brands (品牌) . We need to know how to make a sensible (明智的)choice when we shop.

Knowing how to make such choices is a " life skill ", and we need these skills if we want to live useful and happy lives.

Most life skills are about making choices. Everyday we have to make many choices. For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I ea t junk food because it is tasty? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I waste time? We make choices like this every day.

Making the wrong choices can bring unhappiness. We have realized that the choices we make can affect the rest of our lives. Just as importantly, our choices can also affect ot her people. The next time you misbehave in class or fight with your brother or sister, think about this: who else does your choice affect?

31.In the passage “careful shopping” means ______.

A.going to lots of different shops      B. comparing prices and brands

C.comparing shops                 D.going to sensible shops

32.According to the passage life skills can make us______.

A. get to school early                B. know how to make choices

C.live useful and happy lives          D. go shopping

33.The underlined word“misbehave”means ______.

A. misunderstand   B. pay attention   C. act badly    D .  fall asleep

34. From the passage, we know that your choices affect_____.

A. you and your parents              B. you and other people

C. lots of other people                  D. everybody except you

35. The main idea of this passage is ____.

A. it's important to know how to shop carefully

B. it's important to know how to compare prices

C. it's important to make the right choices

D. we learn everything we need to know at school