二、完形填空  先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 (本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

Xia Mei is an l1-year-old Chinese girl. She studies in a primary school. She has too many  15   to take part in each week.Her father takes her away from school four afternoons a week and   16   her across town to practice.“I do most of my homework in the car before I   17   home. And I have to do the rest after getting home.I am too   18  , I just want to sleep.” She said.

“   19  they have too many activities to do, more and more kids become unhappy.” said Mr. Wang，an expert(专家)of child development.“4l% of the children aged 9-13 said they felt worried most of the time，and more than 75% of them said that they   20   they would have more spare time to play.”

“Over-scheduling (过量的课程安排) is a growing problem for Chinese families.” said Mr. Wang.It is not good for both kids and their parents. More families just eat dinner   21   or often eat fast food on their way to football practice or music lessons. We all know it is important for kids to learn how to relax. If they don’t learn that now, it will be more   22   for them to learn when they get   23   . Kids need time to relax. Parents should   24   about what is right for kids.

15. A. games        B. teams         C. activities         D. clubs

16. A. drives        B. rides          C. walks            D. sends

17. A. get to         B. arrive at       C. reach to          D. arrive

18. A. worried       B. tired          C. stressed          D. frightened

19. A. But          B. Because of     C. So               D. As

20. A. expect        B. hope          C. wished           D. looked forward

21. A. slowly        B. quickly        C. quietly           D. happily

22. A. easy          B. tough         C. difficult          D. hard

23. A. taller         B. stronger        C. older            D. better

24. A. hear          B. think          C. look             D. tell

三、阅读理解  阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。(本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分)

A

Last summer holiday, I volunteered to work at a vets(兽医诊所). There I saw a lot of dogs.

Minnie was the funniest-looking dog I’d ever seen. Short thin curly(卷的) hair covered her fat body. Her eyes always seemed surprised. And her tail looked like a rat’s tail.

She was brought to the vet because her owners didn’t want her any more. I thought Minnie had a sweet personality, though. No one should judge(评判) her by her looks, I thought. I advertised Minnie in the local paper: Funny-looking dog, well-behaved, need a loving family.

When a boy called, I warned him that Minnie was strange-looking. The boy on the phone told me that his grandfather’s sixteen-year-old dog had just died. They wanted Minnie no matter what. I gave Minnie a good bath. Then we waited for them to arrive. At last, an old car pulled up in front of the vet’s. Two kids ran to the door. They picked Minnie up and rushed her out to their grandfather, who was waiting in the car. I hurried behind them to see his reaction to Minnie. Inside the car, the grandfather held Minnie in his arms and stroked her soft hair. She licked (舔)  his face. Her tail shook around so quickly that it looked like it might fly off her body.

“She’s perfect!” the old man said happily.

I was thankful that Minnie had found a good home.

Suddenly, I saw that the grandfather’s eyes were a mil ky white colour—he was blind.

25. Why did the writer advertise Minnie in the local paper?

A. Because he wanted to sell her at a good price.

B. Because he didn’t want it any more, either.

C. Because he wanted to find a family for her.

D. Because he wanted to have another dog.

26. The underlined word “stroked” may mean________ .

A. 抚摸        B. 拨        C. 剪        D. 揪