Unit 8 Surprise endings 重点词汇知识梳理+巩固练习

重点词汇：
1. gift???n.?礼物????????????present??n.?礼物=gift?
【知识拓展】
gift???n.?天赋，天资??
【活学活练】
(1) He?often?gave?his?neighbor's?kids?little?gifts.???????他常常送些小礼物给邻居的孩子。
(2) Lang?Lang?has?a?gift?of?music.??? ?朗朗有音乐天赋。?

2.?graduation??n.???毕业典礼?
【知识拓展】
①graduate??v.???毕业，使毕业???n.?毕业生?????
②graduate?from?从…毕业
【活学活练】
(1) I?saw?little?or?nothing?of?him?after?graduation.??毕业后我几乎没有看见过他。??
(2) They?graduated?from high?school?last?year.???他们去年高中毕业。?
(3) He?is?a?graduate?of?Harvard.???????????????他是哈弗大学的毕业生。

3.?present??n.??礼物?
【知识拓展】
①present??n.??现在? at?present?=?in?the?present? 现在，目前?
②present??adj.??出席的?
【活学活练】
(1) Lucy?bought?a?comb?as a present?for?Kate’s?birthday.??????????
露西买了一把梳子作为凯特的生日礼物。?
(2) I?have?no?enough?material?in?hand?at present?.??????????????目前我手头没有足够的资料。??????
(3) A?number?of?local?personalities?were?present?at?the?meeting.??一些当地名人出席了会议。?

4.?step??n.??脚步声?
【知识拓展】
①step??n.?步骤=stage???????
②step?by?step?循序渐进地
【活学活练】
(1) Tom?heard?the?steps?of?his?father?at?last,?so?he?rushed?to?open?the?door.??
汤姆最后听到了他爸爸的脚步声，所以他冲出去打开了门。????
(2) He?will?be?promoted?step by step.? 他将被逐步提高。?

5. draw??v.??掏出，拔出???draw-?drew-?drawn???????
【知识拓展】
①draw??v.?拖动，拉，?画（线）???
②draw…?from/out?of?…?从…掏出，抽出，拔出?
【活学活练】
(1) She?open?the?bag?and?drew?some?pieces?of?paper?out?of?it.???她打开包掏出一些纸。???
(2) Mary?drew?a?house?on?the?paper.???????????????????????玛丽在纸上画了一栋房子。
6.?set??n.?一套，一组??????
【知识拓展】
①a?set?of...? 一套。set?是可数名词，有复数形式。?
②set??v.?“放，?搁”。
③set?out?\set?off?出发??? set?up? 建立?设立???
??There?lay?a set of comb?that?she?had?always?wanted.??????????里面放着一套她早就想要的梳子。

7. afford?及物动词，意为“买得起，担负得起（···的费用）”，后面接名词、代词或动词不定式作宾语，?通常用在can,?could,?be?able?to?等之后。??
【知识拓展】
①afford?sth.?买得起?????
②afford?to?do?负担得起做某事?
【活学活练】
(1) I?can’t?afford?to?pay?such?a?high?price.???这么高的价格我们付不起。?
(2) She?can’t?afford?the?new?dress.???? 她买不起新衣服。

8. be?fixed?on... 集中于···?=pay?attention?to…?\focus?on\?concentrate?on??
【知识拓展】
fix...?on...?意为“把（目光、注意力等）集中于···”。???
(1)?All?the?students?fix their eyes on?the?teacher.
?所有的学生都把目光集中在老师身上。?
(2) His?attention?is?always?fixed?on?novels.?
他的注意力总是集中在小说上

9. be?gone? 去了；离开；消失
???____________________________________________________????快乐的日子一去不复返。
??(?The?unhappy?days?are?gone?forever.?)
?辨析：gone,?lost与missing?
gone 表示“失去”，包括“（东西）没了；（时间）过去了；（人）去世”等，而且语气肯定?
lost? 广义的“丢失”，有可能找回，也有可能找不回。?
missing ?强调某人或某物暂时找不着了（含最终可能找到之意）
【活学活练】
(1) I?_______?my?pen.?我的钢笔丢了。?
(2) There?is?a?page?___________?from?this?book.?这本书少了一页。
(3) He?is?_________.?他去世了。??????
?Key:lost; missing;gone

10. hold?out? 递出；伸出=take?sth.?out??
【知识拓展】
hold?on?_________????????hold?on?to?____________?????hold?up?________?
Key: 等一下，不挂断电话。紧握；克制。举起；阻挡；拦截
【活学活练】
(1) He?held?out?his?bag?to?show?it?was?empty.?他递出了包，給周围的人看它是空的。
用hold on, hold on to, hold up填空
(2) She held up her arms and wiped her tears off. ?????????????????????????
(3) He is too angry to hold on to himself to scold.
(4) “Hold on!” I said to him, and pulled out my notebook.

11. search?????v.?搜寻，查找?
【知识拓展】
①当它作及物动词时，指"搜查某地或搜身"，其宾语可以是房屋、人身、衣袋等名词
?They?searched?him?but?found?nothing.?他们搜了他的身，但什么也没有找到。
②search?(somewhere)?for?sb.\sth.? 搜寻（某地以查找）某人某物?????
③search?sb.?(for?sth.)? 搜查某人（以寻找某物）
④in?search?of 寻找寻求
【活学活练】
(1) They?searched?for?a?place?to?sit?on?the?floor.? 他们在地板上找一处能坐下的地方
(2 )They?searched?the?house?for?the?thief.? 他们在屋内搜寻窃贼。
(3) The?kids?went?in?search?of?something?to?eat.? 孩子们去找东西吃。

12.at?last=finally=in?the?end?最后，?最终?
【知识拓展】
①at?the?end?of??在…末端/尽头?
②by?the?end?of?到…为止??
③to?the?end?到底?始终，到最后?
【活学活练】
(1) You?can?find?a?bank at the end of the street.?在街道尽头你会看见一家银行。?
(2) The?plane?arrived?at?the?airport?in the end. 飞机终于到了机场。?

巩固提高
I.?词语释义（15分）?
从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以替换划线部分的最佳选项。（共15小题，每小题1分）?
(? ?)?1.?Paul?always?rode?the?bus?although?he?could afford?a?car.?
A.?was?able?to?take??????B.?was?able?to?drive C.?was?able?to?buy?
( ??)?2.?I?counted?the?money.?It?was?more?than?five hundred?dollars.?
A.?calculated????????B.?accounted C.?enjoyed?
( ? ?)?3.?I?kept?my?promise?to?my?daughter?by?sending her?a?gift?on?her?birthday.?
A.?talent?????????????B.?message C.?present?
( ?)?4.?The?story?of the?old?couple?was?very?moving.?
A.touching?????B.leaving C.?interesting?
(? )?5.?Everyone?was?seated?when?the?teacher?drew the?exam?papers?from?her?bag.????
?A.?worked?out B.?took?out?????????????C.?picked?out?
( ??)?6.?Jenny?is?watching?a?magic?show,?and?her?eyes are?fixed?on?the?hands?of the?magician.???????
A.?repaired?by B.?concentrated?on C.?moved?from?
(? ?)?7.?She?invited?an?artist?to?give?a?lecture?on the history?of art.??????
A.?painting??????????B.?letter C.speech?
(? ?)?8.?I?am?proud?of?helping?others?when?they?are in?trouble.?
?????A.?am?worthy?of B.?take?pride?in C.?am?happy?with?
( ??)?9.?Let’s?use?the?new?machine?instead?of?the?old one.??????
A.?better?than?????????B.?in?place?of C.?in?case?of?
(? ?)?10.?It’s?difficult?for?him?to?support?his?family on?such?a?low?income.??????
A.?provide???????????B.?offer C.?raise?
( ??)?11.?I?spent?a?lot?of time?searching?for?an?apartment before?I?picked?this?one.?
A.?looking?for?????????B.?waiting?for C.?looking?into?
(?? )?12.?We?may?never?know?what?took?place?that?night.?
A.?found?????????????B.?happened C.?came?
(? )?13.?He?ran?his?eyes?down?the?page?and?found?his name?at?last.?
A.?quickly????????????B.?happily C.?finally?
( ?)?14.?The?young?man?held?out?his?phone?and?made a?phone?call.?
A.?took?out B.?made?out C.?put?out?
( ?)?15.?The?task?should?be?completed?by?the?end?of this?year.?
A.?arrived? B.?started C.?finished?
1-5?CACAB?????6-10?BCBBC11-15?ABCAC

Ⅱ.完形填空
? Some?people?just?can?not?decide?what?to?do?all?by?themselves.?They?often??? 1? ??the?advice of?their?friends.?But?they?never?do?as?their?friends?have?said.?My?friend?Jack?is??? 2?? person,?and?
he?is?always?asking?me?for?help.?I?try?to?help?him?as?well?as?I?can,?but?he?never?listens?to?me.?
Yesterday?I??? 3 ??a?new?way?to?make?him?take?my?advice.?It?worked.?“Look,”?he?said,??? 4? ??me?a
letter.“?What?do?you?think?I?should?do??”The?letter?told?him?that?there?was?a?good?job?for?him.?It?
seemed?to?be?a?good?chance for?a?young?artist.?His?teacher???5?? him?to?Australia?to?work. The?job
would?pay?very???6???,and?he???7???to?travel?and?visit?many?interesting?places.“???8???this,?Rose?”?he?
asked,“?If?I?take?the?job,?I?will?have?to?stay?in?Australia?for?two?years.?I?may?stay?a?bit?longer.?But?
it?would?be?a?wonderful?time?for?me.?Should?I?go,?Rose?”?
“Don’t?go,”?I?told?him,?“You’ll?suffer?a?lot?there.”?“Don’t?go?”?he?? 9? ??surprised?at?my?answer.?
As?you?have?probably?known,?Jack?went.?I?wonder??10???he?found?that?I?really?wanted him?to?take
the?job.
(?? )?1.?A．ask?for ? B．receive? C．take? D．give?
( ??)?2.?A．such?kind? B．this?kind? C．such?a? D．a?such?
( ??)?3.?A．thought? B．tried? C．gave? D．wanted?
( ??)?4.?A．showing? B．showed ?C．to?show? D．shown?
( ??)?5.?A.??will?send? B．send? C．would?send? D．sends?
( ??)?6.?A．good????????? B．well? C．nice? D．enough?
(? ?)7.?A．could?be?able? B．could? C．would?be?able? D．would?be?going?
( ??)?8.?A．What?do?you?like???? ?B．How?do?you?like?
C．How?do?you?think?of? D．What?do?you?think?
(? ?)?9.?A．asked?????????? B．spoke ? C．said ? D．looked?
( )??10.?A．why????????????B．whether? C．that? D．When
1—5: ?ACBAC????????? 6—10: ?BCBDB

Ⅲ.语法填空
A
When?I?was?a?little?girl,?every?Sunday?my?family?of?six?would?put?______?their?best?clothes?and?
go?to?Sunday?School?and?then?church.?The?kids?in?elementary?school?would?all?meet?together?to?
sing?songs.?
One?Easter?Sunday,?all?the?kids?arrived?with?big?eyes?and?big?stories?about?what?the?Easter?
Bunny?had?brought.?While?all?of?the?kids?shared?their?stories?with?delight,?one?young?boy,?whom?I?will?call?Bobby,?sat?______?(sad).?One?of?the?teachers,?_________?(notice)?this,?said?to?him,?“And?_______?did?the?Easter?Bunny?bring?you?”?He?replied,?“My?mom?locked?the?door?by?accident?______?the?Easter?Bunny?couldn’t?get?inside.?
This?sounded?like?a?________?(reason)?idea?to?all?of?us?kids,?so?we?kept?on?______?(go)?with?the
stories.?My?mom?knew?the?true?story,?though.?Bobby’s?mom?was?a?single?parent,and?she?suspected
that?she?just?________?not?afford?the?Easter?Bunny.?
After?Sunday?School?was?over,?everyone?went?off?to?church.?While?my?mom?announced?that?we?
are?going?home?instead.?At?home,?she?explained?that?to?make?Bobby?______?(feel)?better,?we?were
going?to?pretend?to?be?the?Easter?Bunny?and?make?a?basket?of?candies?for?him?and?leave?it?at?
church.?We?all?put?some?of?our?candies?to?the?basket,?and?headed?back?up?to?church.?There,?mom?
hung?the?basket?over?the?hanger,?and?attached?a?note?from?her?pocket,?______?said:?
Dear?Boddy,??
I’m?sorry?I?missed?your?house?last?night.?
Happy?Easter!?
12.?on,?sadly,?noticing,?what,?so,?reasonable,?going,?could,?feel,?which

B
Greenland?is?the?largest?island?in?the?world.?It?_________?(cover) over?2,?000,?000?square?
kilometers.?Most?of?it?lies?inside?the?Arctic?Circle,?and?a?huge?sheet?of?ice?covers?85%?of?it.?
Imagine?______?a?map?of?Greenland?is?on?top?of?Europe.?Greenland?stretches?from?London?to?the?middle?of?the?Sahara?Desert.?______?ice?sheet?is?more?than?1.6?kilometers?thick,?and?it?never?melts.Along?the?sea?coast,?mountains?rise?from?the?sea.?There?are?a?few?low?trees?in?the?southeast,?but?
no?forests.?Snow?covers?everything?in?winter,?but?_____?summer?very?low?plants?cover?the?ground
between?the?sea?and?the?ice?sheet.?Norwegians?were?the?_______?(one)?Europeans?to?see?the?island?in?875?A.D.,?but?no?one?visit?it?_______?982.?Three?years?_______?a?few?Norwegians?went?to?live
there.?In?1261,?the?people?in?Greenland?decided?_________?(join)?Norway.?Norway?and?Denmark?united?_______1380.This?union?ended?in?1841,?and?Greenland?stayed?with?Denmark.?Greenland?is
fifty?times?______?(large)?than?Denmark,?but?it?is?still?a?part?of?this?small?country.?
covers,?that,?The,?in,?first,?until,?later,?to?join,?in,?larger?

C
“The?pen?is?more?powerful?________?the?sword.”?There?have?been?many?writers?who?use?their?
pens?to?fight?things?that?are?wrong.?Mrs?Harriet?Beecher?Stowe?was?______?of?them.?She?was?bornin?the?US?in?1811.?One?of?her?books?not?only?made?her?famous?but?has?been?______?(describe)?as
one?that?excited?the?world?and?helped?in?causing?a?civil?war?and?freeing?the?enslaved?race.?The?
civil?war?was?the?American?Civil?War?of?1861,?in?which?the?Northern?States?fought?the?Southern?
States?and?finally?______.?(win)The?book?______?shook?the?world?was?called?Uncle?Tom’s?Cabin.There?was?a?time?_______?every?English-speaking?man,?woman?and?child?had?read?this?novel?that
did?so?much?to?stop?slavery.?Not?many?people?read?it?today.?But?it?is?still?very?interesting,?if?only?
to?show?how?a?warm-hearted?writer?can?arouse?(引起)?people’s?sympathies?(同情).?The?writer
herself?had?neither?been?to?the?Southern?States?______?seen?a?slave.?The?Southern?Americans?were
very?angry?______?the?book,?which?they?said?did?not?at?all?represent?the?true?state?of?affairs,?but?
the?Northern?Americans?were?______?(wild)?excited?over?it,?and?were?so?inspired?by?it?that?they?
were?ready?to?go?to?war?to?set?the?slaves?free.?The?war?lasted?four?years?______?the?South?gave?in.
than,?one,?described,?won,?which/that,?when,?nor,?at,?wildly,?before

IV.?阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Soapy?was?a?homeless?man?who?had?moved?to?New?York?City?in?the?twentieth?century.?In?some?
day?in?late?fall,?Soapy?had?to?find?a?shelter?(庇护所)?for?the?winter.?He?thought?of?the?local?jail(监狱).?Therefore,?he?developed?a?series?of?activities?to?encourage?the?police?to?catch?him.?
???Firstly,?he?tried?to?go?to?a?restaurant?and?eat?without?paying,?so?he?would?be?put?into?jail.?
However,the?upper-class?restaurant?refused?to?serve?him.Waiters?threw?him?out?because?he?looked?like?a beggar.?Then?he?tried?to?break?the?window?of?a?shop.However,?the?officer?didn't?believe he
?did?it.?
???Once?again,?he?tried?to?eat?at?a?cheap?restaurant.But?instead?of?putting?him?into?jail,?the?waiter
threw?him?out.?
He?tried?again,?and?this?time?he?pretended?to?be drunk,?but?the?cop?thought?he?was?a?college
student celebrating?a?win?in?a?football?game.?
??The?fifth?time?he?tried?to?steal?another?man's umbrella.?But?the?owner?gave?it?up?because?it?was also?not?his?umbrella.?
All?his?attempts?failed.?When?he?passed?by?a?church,?he?heard?the?anthem?(赞美诗).?Soapy?
decided that?he?would?apply?for?employment.?
??But?just?at?that?time,?a?policeman?came?and asked?what?he?was?doing.?At?last,?he?was?caught and?was?put?into?jail?for?three?months.?
( )?36.?The?story?happened?______.?
?? ??A.?in?New?York?in?the?twelfth?century?
???? B.?in?some?day?in?late?autumn?????????????????????????
C.?in?a?local jail?which?is?a?shelter?for?poor?people??????
D.?between?Soapy?and?a?cop?
( )?37.?How?many?activities?did?he?develop?to encourage?the?police?to?catch?him??????
A.?Five.????????????????????B.?Six.?????????????C.Seven.???????????D.Eight.?
( )?38.?Which?of the?following?did?NOT Soapy experience??????
A.?Being?thrown?out?of a?restaurant.?
B.?Breaking?a?window?without?being?punished.?????
C.?Pretending?to?be?drunk.?
??? ?D.?Being?beaten?because?of stealing?an?umbrella.?
( )?39.?The?last?paragraph?told?us?that?in?the?end,_______.?????
A.?Soapy?failed?again?
B.?Soapy?went?on?his?attempt?????
C.?Soapy?found?a job?
???? D.?Soapy?got?into?jail?unexpectedly
(? )?40.?According?to?the?passage,?what?can?we?know about?the?author??????
A.?Poor.??????????????B.?Lucky.????? C.?Humorous.????????????? D.?Famous.?
36-40?BADDC

B
?An?American?woman?living?in?Wisconsin?(威斯康星州)?offered?to?teach?English to?a?Japanese
woman?who?had?moved?into?the?same?community:?"Before?each?lesson,?and?on?each?and?every?
visit,"?the?American?reported,?"the?Japanese?lady?brought?me?a?gift?-?a?book,?some?paper?sculpture,flowers,?or?candy.?It?was?embarrassing."?
?????Unknowingly,?this?American?was?experiencing?a?part?of?protocol?(社交礼仪)?rooted centuries
deep?in?the?Japanese?culture.?
In?America,?valuable?gifts?are?surely?out.?An?proper?behavior?on?a?gift?is?to?take?the?person?to?
dinner,?or?to?an?entertainment?or?a?sporting?event.?On?the?contrary,?gift-giving?is?a?custom?in?Japan.?According?to?Business?Tokyo?magazine,?among?the?Japanese?"gift-giving?is?a?necessity,?not?only?a?small?thing?as?in?the?West."?In?Japan?the?proper?gift?is?thought?to?express?the?giver's?true?
friendship,?gratitude,?and?respect?far?better?than?words?can.?So?if?you?plan?to?visit?Japan?or?to?have?
Japanese?visit?you?here,?be?prepared.????
?????So?you?know?gift-giving?plays?a?very?important?role?in?nowadays?society.?Now?let's?see?what?
happens?in?other?countries.???????
??????Australia?is?known?for?its?kindness?and?honesty.?So?proper?gifts,?such?as?a?business?diary,?a?
paperweight,?or?a?coffee?cup?might?be?presented?as?a?memento?(纪念品)?of?a?business meeting.At
a?trade?show,?T-shirts,?ties,?baseball?caps,?or?a?pinmay?be?proper?mementos.?Anything?more?than?
these?types?of?gifts?could?cause?embarrassment.?
(? )?46.?What?does?the?underlined?word?"it"?refer?to in?the?first?paragraph??????
A.?The?gifts?were?so?small?and?poor.?
B.?The?Japanese?woman?was?not?good?at learning?English.?????
C.?She?didn't?know?how?to?teach?the?Japanese?woman.?
????D.?The?Japanese?woman?brought?gifts?on?each?and?every?visit.?
( ?)?47.?Which?of the?following?can?NOT?be?presented as?a?memento?of?a?business meeting in
?Australia??
A.?A?business?diary.???B.?A?coffee?cup.?
C.?A?gold?watch.????????D.?A?paperweight.?
(?? )?48.?Which?country?is?NOT?mentioned?in?the?passage??
A.The USA.????B.Japan. C.?China.???????????D.?Australia.?
( ??)?49.?What?may?the?passage?talk?about?in?the?following paragraphs??
????A.?Why?Australian?are?kind?and?honest.?
B.?What's?the?difference?between?America and?Australia.?????
C.?What?happens?in?other?countries.?
D.?How?an?Australian?should?behave?in?America.?
( ?)?50.?What?does?the?passage?show??
A.?People?should?give?some?valuable?gifts when?going?to?different?countries.?????
B.?Gift-giving?is?an?important?kind?of protocol?nowadays.?????
C.?Bringing?gifts?often?makes?giver?embarrassed.?
D.?An?expensive?gift?will?make?an?Australian?angry.
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My?aunt?Edith?was?a?widow?(寡妇)?of?50,?working?as?a?secretary,?when?doctors discovered?what
was?thought?to?be?a?very?serious?heart?disease.?
????Aunt?Edith?doesn’t?accept?defeat?easily.?She?began?studying?medical?reports?in?the?library?and
found?an?article?in?a?magazine?about?a?well-known?heart?surgeon?(外科医生),?Dr.?Michael?
DeBakey,?of?Houston,?Texas.?He?had?saved?the?life?of?someone?with?the?same?disease.?The?article?said?Dr.?DeBakey‘s?fees?were?very?high;?Aunt?Edith?couldn’t?possibly?pay?them.?But?could?he?tell?her?of?someone?whose?fee?she?could?pay??
So?Aunt?Edith?wrote?to?him.?She?simply?listed?her?reasons?for?wanting?to?live:?her?three?children,?who?would?be?on?their?own?in?three?or?four?more?years,?her?little?girl?was?dreaming?of?traveling?
and?seeing?the?world.?There?wasn‘t?a?word?of?self-pity---only?warmth?and?humor?and?the?joy?of?
living.?She?mailed?the?letter,?not?really?expecting?an?answer.?
????A?few?days?later,?my?doorbell?rang.?Aunt?Edith?didn’t?wait?to?come?in;?she?stood?in?the?hall?
and?read?aloud:?―Your?beautiful?letter?moved?me?very?deeply.?If?you?can?come?to?Houston,?there?will?be?no?charge?for?either?the?hospital?or?the?operation.?Signed—Michael?DeBakey.
That?was?seven?years?ago.?Since?then,?Aunt?Edith?has?been?around?the?world.?Her?three?children
are?happily?married.?For?her?age,?she?is?one?of?the?youngest,?most?alive?people?I?know----all?
because?of?an?open?heart?surgeon?who?knew?how?to?honor?his?profession,?and?how?to?open?his?
own?heart.??
1.?We?learn?from?the?reading?that?________.?
A.?the?heart?disease?was?hard?to?deal?with?at?that?time?
B.?some?doctors?also?could?save?Aunt?Edith‘s?life?
C.?Aunt?Edith‘s?children?worried?about?their?mother?
D.?Aunt?Edith?finally?died?when?she?was?57?
2.?The?underlined?word?charge?is?the?closest?in?meaning?to?________.??
A.?problem??B.?fee????C.?time????D.?chance?
3.?Aunt?Edith?didn’t?really?expect?an?answer?because?________.
A.?she?didn’t?know?Dr.?DeBakey’s?exact?address?
B.?Dr.?DeBakey?was?too?busy?to?write?a?letter?
C.?she?didn’t?tell?the?doctor?her?trouble?
D.?she?thought?the?doctor?didn’t?care?about?the?poor?
4.?Dr.?DeBakey?promised?to?help?Aunt?Edith?in?order?to?________.?
A.?make?himself?better-known???B.?make?her?dream?come?true?
C.?honor?his?profession????????? D.?help?the?children?live?better?
5.?Which?is?the?best?title?of?the?passage??
A.?A?Lucky?Widow??? B.?A?Successful?Operation?
C.?An?Unexpected?Answer???D.?A?Full-loved?Letter? Key:?ABDBC?

D
On February 3rd，1949，New York Harbor（港）was an exciting place．Many people were there to greet a ship from France. On the ship were 49 French railroad boxcars（火车车厢）filled with gifts from the people of France to the people of America. These boxcars were from the famous Merci Train（Merci：a French word meaning “thank you”）.
After World War II, a lot of factories, roads and farms in France had been destroyed. Many
French people had no jobs or money and had little to wear and little to eat. In the winter of 1947, a
train was sent across the United States, stopping in cities and towns along the way. At every stop,
people gave whatever they could. Factories gave clothing and medicine. Farmers gave food.
Families gave money. Even school children gave away their pocket money. All the things were
then taken to France by ship．
By 1949, the French had begun to recover from the war. The Merci Train was their way of
saying “thank you” to America. French people had filled the boxcars with gifts. Most of them
were personal, like hand - made toys, children’ s drawings, or postcards. But the boxcars
themselves were perhaps the most meaningful of the gifts. On each car, the French people had
painted the pictures of all their 40 provinces. with an American eagle on the front. The boxcars
were taken to each state of America, where they were warmly greeted.
Now many of the states still keep their boxcars．Gifts sent by the French people can still be seen
in some museums. The Merci Train came out of the war, but it now reminds the world that
countries can also work together in peace．
6. Many people crowded at New York Harbor on February 3rd，1949 to .
A．welcome the Merci Train B．meet their families
C．have a big party D．start a trip by ship
7. In 1947，a train stopped in cities across America in order to
A．give away clothing and food B．get more soldiers for the war
C．collect things to help French people D．show exhibitions from the museums
8. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to ．
A．the American people B．the French people C．the boxcars D．the gifts
9. The French people painted their 40 provinces and an American eagle on each boxcar because ．
A．they thought France was stronger than America
B．it could show the friendship between the two countries
C．the boxcars would be more beautiful
D．they were very good at painting pictures
10. The passage is mainly about ．
A．the story of the Merci Train
B．American museums where the boxcars kept
C．gifts that American people liked
D．World War II
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V.?书面表达（15分）?
????从小到大,?我们收到过各种各样的来自于家人、同学或朋友送的礼物,?在所有你收到的礼物中,?哪个礼物是你最喜欢的??请根据所给的提示,?写篇题为?“My?best?gift”?的作文。?提示:?
??1.What?is?the?best?gift?you?have?ever?received????
2.?Who?sent?it?to?you????
3.?How?does?it?look?like??
??4.?Why?do?you?think?it?is?the?best??要求:?
1.?表达清楚,?语句通顺,?意思连贯,?书写规范;?????2.?文中不得出现真实姓名和校名;?
3.?词数在80词左右。?
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V.?(One?possible?version)?
My?best?gift?
I?have?received?many?gifts?from?my?family,?classmates?and?friends,?such?as?a?toy?plane,?a?wallet,?a?basketball?and?some?notebooks.?However,?among?all?my?gifts,?I?like?my?pet?dog?best.?
???It?is?a?birthday?present?from?my?grandfather?when?I?was?ten?years?old.?It?is?a?lovely?dog?with?big?eyes?and?soft?hair.?I?call?it?Lucky?because?I?want?him?to?bring?me?good?luck.?I?often?exercise?with?him?in?the?morning?and?play?with?him?after?school.?Now?Lucky?is?my?best?friend?and?I?like?him?very?much.?