Ⅱ.短文填空 ______
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词,或用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。
Pablo is 12 years old.He started learning English two years ago.He 1.______
(find)it was hard for him to remember English words.One day he had 2.______ idea
for a product to help students like him remember English words 3.______(good).
The product will look like a watch.4.______ most watches,it will show the time.
5.______ unlike other watches,it will also show a different word every day.If you look
at the watch on Monday,you might see the word " modern ".On Tuesday,you might see
the word " asleep ".If you press one button(按下按钮),you will see the 6.______(mean)
of the word.If you press a different button,you will see the word in a sentence.Then
you will know 7.______ to use it.Pablo thinks students will enjoy 8.______(learn)Eng-
li sh on this product.
The product will have different lists(清单)of words for students of different ages.
The watch for nine-year-olds will have easy words and the watch for high school students
will have difficult 9.______(one).
Pablo thought of a good name for his product-Word watch.He really looks forward
to it and 10.______(hope)Word watch can help more students like him.

1.found 2.an 3.better 4.Like 5.But 6.meaning(s) 7.how 8.learning 9.ones 10.hopes

四 III.阅读理解 ____
Ten years ago,J.B.Gill decided to make a change.He moved

from the city to start his own farm.As one of the members of a pop
group,Gill had lived a busy life but the farm gave him a way to
relax.
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Although farming was new to him,Gill took the challenge and
his experiences helped him write his book Ace and the Animal He-
roes.The story follows Ac e,whose life changes gre at ly when he
moves to the countryside.After trying on a pair of magical well ies(长筒靴),Ace realizes
he can speak to the animals,who make up their minds to protect the farm.
Gill says that if he had his own pair of magical well ies,he would love to speak to
wildlife,especially the wild deer(鹿)that sometimes appear near his farm.As they h aave
no owners,Gill feels like he's sharing their home.“ It's really interesting to hear what
they're thinking and know where they're at,” he said.
Gill got his ideas for writing from the animals on his family farm.His children,Ace
and Chiara,helped out with his book.Together,Gill' s family made sure that the pic-
ture s in the book looked like the animals they'd been based on.He said,“ All of those
have been really great to piece the whole book together.”
1.What did Gill decide to do ten years ago?
A.Live a busy life.
B.Start his own farm.
C.Move to the city.
D..Form a pop group..
2.What's Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A.Gill's farm.
B.Gill's family.
C.Gill's book.
D.Gill's animals.
3.What can we learn about Gill from Paragraph 3?
A.He cares about wildlife.
B.He develops many interests.
C.He was born with magic.
D.He is the owner of the deer.
4.Where did Gill get the idea for his book?
A.From his group members.
B.From his children's pictures.
C.From the magical well ies.
D.From the animals on the farm.

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