Paul just sat there 20 . "Paul, if you don’t want to talk, I will. I know that something’s worrying you, but you have to get it out. You need to tell someone."
As Paul walked home, he thought of what Mrs. Green said. Maybe he didn’t do his homework because he wanted to get his dad’s 21 . He knew Mrs. Green was right. He decided to take her advice.
When Paul got home, he 22 his dad. But there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail. Paul began talking: "Dad, I can’t play with you next weekend. I’ve got lots of problems with my homework. Also, I really don’t want to spend another day looking out of the window and waiting. Whenever you 23 our plans, Dad, it hurts me. It’s not too late to rebuild our relationship, but we have to start small. Maybe you can help me with my 24 sometime. Dad, I love you."
As Paul ended the call, he felt much relaxed. He didn’t know whether his dad would be different, but it didn’t matter. He himself 25 . He expressed his feelings to the right person. He had a clear head as he was doing his homework that evening.
16. A. baseball B. cards C. chess D. toys
17. A. lucky B. sorry C. surprised D. pleased
18. A. it B. them C. him D. himself
19. A. made B. missed C. failed D. chose
20. A. cheerfully B. angrily C. hopefully D. quietly
21. A. attention B. message C. praise D. trust
22. A. saw B. thanked C. called D. greeted
23. A. make B. break C. follow D. forget
24. A. choice B. homework C. speech D. decision
25. A. regretted B. complained C. insisted D. changed
三、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下列材料，从每题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Interesting festivals in the world
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Throwing tomatoes — Spain(西班牙) #FormatImgID_0# Spain takes "tomatoes fights" to a whole new level. But the tomatoes are being thrown, not eaten. The festival takes place during the last Wednesday in August. Trucks (卡车) carry tomatoes into the square. People rush to the tomatoes and throw them into the crowd. |
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#FormatImgID_1#Rolling cheese — England This festival is celebrated on the last Monday in May. It takes place on Cooper’s Hill. A large wheel of cheese (奶酪) is roiled down Cooper’s Hill. The festival is actually a race where people run down the hill after the rolling cheese. The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese. |
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#FormatImgID_2#Burning man — The United States The Burning Man Festival lasts a week. It is from the Monday before Labor Day to Labor Day(which falls on the first Monday in September in America). The festival takes place in the Black Rock Desert. The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture of a man. |
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#FormatImgID_3#Pouring water — Thailand The Songkran Festival is the celebration of the New Year in Thailand. Rather than a single day, Thailand celebrates the New Year from April 13th to April 15th. Thai people run after each other, pouring water. Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land. |
26. Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May 7?
A. Spain. B. England.
C. The United States. D. Thailand.
27. Which festival is held in Black Rock Desert?
A. Throwing tomatoes. B. Rolling cheese.
C. Burning man. D. Pouring water.
B
Have you found that more and more people are using emojis(表情符号) to communicate online? For example. "Happy Birthday" has become a cake with lit candles. And "I’m happy" has become a smiling face.
Emojis have been warmly welcomed since they were invented in the 1990s in Japan. According to a survey of a mobile technology company, 6 billion emojis are used in text messages around the world every day. Last year, 20 percent of all emojis used in the UK and 17 percent of those used in the US was the icon. It became the most widely-used icon in 2015.
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