That evening，his throat really hurt．The next mom ing，when he opened his mouth to say \，nothing came out but a croak．
Simon's mother looked at him．\，you've lost your voice．\
\？\， but words didnt come out．Instead， his mother checked him for a fever and decided it was good for him to goto school， even if he couldn't talk．
When he got to school， Mrs．Jacobs said \，and he just nodded．When his friends asked him what TV show she watched last night，he just shrugged．By the time the bell rang for class，almost everyone was looking at him as if he'd grown a third eye． Penny raised her hand．\．Jacobs， why isn't Simon talking？\ \，\．
Everyone started talking at once．They were excited， worried，and surprised． Simon sat in class， bored．He watched them talk to each other as if the teacher wasn't there，but he couldn't even do that．In math class he could hold up fingers if the answer was less than 10， but that wasn't fun．He decided to try to pay attention．
He could do his homework that night．It gave him TV and game time with his work all done．
The next day， even though his voice was coming back， he stayed quiet again．The third day，he could talk fine，but he listened and raised his hand to speak． What a difference that one day made! Word Bank throat 咽喉 croak 低哑声 shrug 耸肩
根据材料内容选择最佳答案．
（1）What did Mrs．Jacobs want Simon to do in class？ A．To talk． B．To listen． C．To sit up．
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D．To stay awake．
（2）What was the problem with Simon that day？ A．He got a cough． B．He was late for school． C．He lost this voice． D．He lost interest in school．
（3）Why was almost everyone looking at Simon？ A．Because he grew a third eye． B．Because Mrs．Jacobs praised him． C．Because he talked wth nobody． D．Because Mrs．Jacobs nodded to him．
（4）Why could Simon do his homework that night？ A．Because he already go this voice back． B．Because he paid much attention in class． C．Because he was given easier homework． D．Because he learnt to use fingers in class． （5）What is the best title for the text？ A．Are you talking？ B．Are you listening？ C．Is your voice OK？ D．Is your school fun？
13．（10分）Cait， 11， was trying to fall asleep when her 8﹣year old brother， Doug，came into her room．He looked around， but seemed really out of it．Then Doug went back into the hallway and stood there looking straight up at the light．This was really strange．Cait didn't know what to do．Just then，Cait's father appeared and explained Doug was sleepwalking． Not all sleep is the same everynight． We experience some deep， quiet sleep and some active sleep，which is when dreams happen．You might think sleepwalking would happen during active sleep， but a person isn't physically active during active sleep．It usually happens in the first few hours of sleep in the period called deep sleep．
The truth is that not all sleepwalkers walk．Some simply sit up or stand in bed or act like
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they're awake when， in fact， they're asleep! Most，however，do get up and walk around for a few seconds or for as long as half an hour．
Sleepwalkers' eyes are open，but they don't see the same way they do when they're awake．They tend to go back to bed on their own and won't remember it in the morning． You also might have heard that sleepwalkers can get frightened if you wake them up．That's true，so what do you do if you see someone sleepwalking？You should call for a grown﹣up who can lead the person back to bed．And once the sleepwalker is tucked back in bed， it's time for you to get some sleep， too!
Word Bank tend 倾向于 frightened 受惊的 tuck 掖好被子
根据材料内容选择最佳答案．
（1）What does \？ A．茫然不觉． B．心满意足． C．垂头丧气． D．悠然自得．
（2）When does sleepwalking usually happen？ A．During active sleep． B．In the first few hours of sleep． C．When dreams begin．
D．When we're trying to fall asleep．
（3）Which paragraphs tell what sleepwalkers do？ A．①②． B．②③． C．③④． D．④⑤．
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（4）What should we do if we see people sleepwalking？ A．Wake them up． B．Walk around with them．
C．Do nothing and get your own sleep． D．Ask grown﹣ups to lead them to bed． （5）Who is the text written for？ A．Teachers． B．Doctors． C．Parents． D．Children．
14．（10分）My mother is cool﹣much cooler than most people．I give her full credit for making me the person who I am today．To thank her，I'd like to share some of the things she taught me． （1） No matter how hard things got，my mom could always joke about them．It has taught me things are never， ever， end﹣of﹣the﹣world kind of bad．I'm sure this has made me a more relaxed person． （2） My mother made her own clothes she felt like wearing．Soon enough， people asked her to make clothes， and it turned into a full﹣time business．That shows me how you can set up your own business by expressing yourself truthfully． （3） As a creative， my mother always encouraged us to do imaginative things for enjoyment and discouraged TV．We dressed up in costumes， drew pictures， and sang at the top of our lungs．Today， I am a very fun person to be with． （4） My mom has always pushed me towards becoming independent． Not for her good，but for mine．I made my own decisions without her trying to manageme．Because of this，I grow up to be completely independent． （5） Growing up， I've made my fair share of mistakes．Instead of saying \，my
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mom always let me work things out myself．She was also there to help me pickup the pieces，if I ever needed help．
For all that you've done and everything that you are﹣thankyou，mom! Word Bank credit 功劳 costume 戏服 lung 肺
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整．
A．Imagination has no end． B．Independence is important．
C．Self﹣expression leads to self achievement． D．Mistakes are OK as long as you leam from them． E．Being hopeful is the key to turning things around．
三、完形填空（1小题，每小题15分，共15分）先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案．
15．（15分）A man had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down．He（1） warm milk．It would not come down．
The tree was not（2） enough to climb， so the man decided that if he tied a rope to his （3） and pulled it until the tree bent down， he could then（4） and get the kitten．
That′s what he did， all the while checking his progress in the car．He then thought if he went just a little bit（5） ， the tree would be bent low enough for him to reach the kitten．But as he moved the car a little further forward，the rope broke． The tree went \．
The man felt（6） ．He asked people he met if they'd（7） a little kitten．No．Nobody had．
A few （8） later he met a neighbor at the store．He happened to look into shopping basket and was（9） to see cat food．
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