Ⅶ. A) Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words or the given words in their proper forms. 阅读短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Jim is a schoolboy. He's feeling a lot of 1 (press) because he thinks his mother pushes him too hard. To make him get good grades, she doesn't allow him to hang out with his friends, even on weekends. She sends him to all kinds of after-school activities, and she always 2 (compare) him with other children. She can hardly communicate with him. Yesterday evening, she said 3 (hurt) things to him, and that made him crazy.
Jim couldn't control his 4 (angry) and left home. He didn't stop running along the street 5 he felt tired. He started to walk. There were fewer and fewer people on the street. He walked on but he had only the street lights to keep him company. So he couldn't control his fear.
When he finally reached his neighborhood, he saw all the lights were off except his mom's. Jim said to 6 (him), "Is mom waiting for me?" With the key in his hand he opened the door 7 (nervous). When his mother saw Jim come back home, she held Jim's hand and said, "I'm sorry. It's my fault. 8 I want you to be successful (成功的), I shouldn't push you too hard." Jim said with tears in his eyes, "I'm sorry as well, Mom."
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
B) Read again and choose the best answer. 再读,选择最佳答案。
() 9. What does the passage want to tell us?
A. Children should talk to their family when they feel upset instead of leaving home.
B. Parents shouldn't push their children too hard though they want them successful.
C. A&B

VII. 1. pressure 2. compares 3. hurtful 4. anger 5. until 6. himself 7. nervously 8. Although/Though 9. C

Ⅷ. A) Read the passage and complete it with the words or phrases in the box. Each can be used only once. 阅读短文,选择恰当的单词或短语填空。每选项限用一次。


The Winning Team
Peter kept his eyes on the ground. He walked home alone 1. It was the worst day of his life. His mind would not stop thinking about what happened only just an hour ago on the school soccer field. How could he have missed scoring that goal? He had 2. His stupid mistake made him angry. His team had lost the game because of him. He was really worried that his 3 might kick him off the team.
As soon as he walked through the door, his father asked, "What's wrong, son?" Peter's feelings were written all over his face. "I lost the game," Peter replied. Then he went into his room without another word. Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father knocking on his bedroom door. He opened the door to let him in.
"Look, Peter. I don't know what happened. But whatever it was, don't be 4 yourself."
"I lost the game, Dad. I failed my team. They'll probably never let me play again."
"Soccer is about team effort. You're not the only reason your team lost. If you have a good team, you should support each other. Besides, winning or losing is only half the game. The other half is learning how to communicate with your teammates and learning from your mistakes."
Peter didn't say anything, but what his father said made him think carefully.
The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage rather than fear in his heart.
"Hey, guys," he said to his teammates. "I'm really sorry about yesterday. We were so close to winning that game. But I think if we continue to 5, we're going to win the next one."
To his surprise and relief, his teammates all nodded in agreement.
"Yeah," they said, "don't worry about it. It's never just one person's 6. We should think about how we can do better next time."
Peter smiled. It made him feel lucky to know that he was on a winning team.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
B) Read again and answer the questions. 再读,回答问题。
7. Why did Peter feel angry and feel blue?
8. What advice did Peter's father offer him?
9. What happened after Peter told his teammates that he was sorry?
10. Why did Peter think that he was on a winning team even though they lost the last game?

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7. Because his team had lost the game because of him and his coach might kick him off the team.
8. Whatever it was, don't be too hard on yourself.
9. His teammates all nodded in agreement.
10. They support each other, can communicate with each other and learn from their mistakes.