earth!"the boy answered excitedly.The older boys began to laugh,telling him that it was impossible to do it.Then they left. The little boy kept on digging and digging.Suddenly,a few small colorful stones caught his eyes.He collected them and put them into a glass jar patiently.Humming a song,he went on digging.The jar was full soon.Then he talked to himself calmly and proudly,"Maybe I can't finish digging all the way through the earth,but look at what I have found in the process of digging!"The boy's goal was too difficult,but it did cause him to go on,in other words,to cause us to keep working!Not every goal will be achieved.Not every job will end up with a success.Not every dream will come true.But when you can't achieve your goal,maybe you can say,"Yes,but look at what I've found along the way!There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!"It is in the digging that life is lived.It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a meaning ()11.What did the boy do after watching a program? A.He bought a glass jar. B.He started to dig a hole C.He played with some visitors.D.He started to collect small things. ()12.What did the older boys think of the little boy? A.He was silly.B.He was strict. C.He was strong-minded. D.He was hard-working ()13.When did the boy find the stones? A.Before he met the older boys. B.When he wanted to give up digging. C.After the older boys laughed at him. D.After he had a rest from digging ()14.What does the underlined sentence"It is in the digging that life is lived" mean according to the article? A.Life is to make a big success. B.Life is to find the colorful stones. C.Life is to be famous. D.Life is on the way to achieve the goal )15.Which is the best title for this article? A.Enjoying the Process B.How to Achieve Goals C.A Journey Through the Earth D.Don't Laugh at Others Ⅷ.任务型阅读。（每小题2分，共10分） DWe are living in a world full of competition.Our parents compete with others in their offices,our brothers and sisters compete with others in their colleges,and we compete with our classmates in schools.Most of us give up in face of competition and will never be successful.Why can't we do better than others?One important reason is that we have no self-confidence. ②每个人都有自己的优点和缺点。Your classmates may be better than you in some ways.③ you may be better than them in other subjects.So everyone has his or her advantages.Don't look at things from a single point of view.Try to discover your own advantages,and believe that you can do better than others in those ways. Competition is not so terrible.Don't be afraid of it.And don't be afraid of those classmates who are better than you.4Remember that self-confidence is theearth!”the boy answered excitedly.The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it.Then they left. The little boy kept on digging and digging.Suddenly,a few small colorful stones caught his eyes. He collected them and put them into a glass jar patiently.Humming a song, he went on digging.The jar was full soon.Then he talked to himself calmly and proudly,“Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I have found in the process of digging!”The boy’s goal was too difficult, but it did cause him to go on, in other words, to cause us to keep working!Not every goal will be achieved.Not every job will end up with a success.Not every dream will come true.But when you can’t achieve your goal, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look at what I’ve found along the way!There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!”It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a meaning. ( )11.What did the boy do after watching a program? A.He bought a glass jar. B.He started to dig a hole. C.He played with some visitors. D.He started to collect small things. ( )12.What did the older boys think of the little boy? A.He was silly. B.He was strict. C.He was strong-minded. D.He was hard-working. ( )13.When did the boy find the stones? A.Before he met the older boys. B.When he wanted to give up digging. C.After the older boys laughed at him. D.After he had a rest from digging. ( )14.What does the underlined sentence “It is in the digging that life is lived” mean according to the article? A.Life is to make a big success. B.Life is to find the colorful stones. C.Life is to be famous. D.Life is on the way to achieve the goal. ( )15. Which is the best title for this article? A.Enjoying the Process B.How to Achieve Goals C.A Journey Through the Earth D.Don’t Laugh at Others Ⅷ.任务型阅读。(每小题 2 分,共 10 分) ①We are living in a world full of competition. Our parents compete with others in their offices, our brothers and sisters compete with others in their colleges, and we compete with our classmates in schools. Most of us give up in face of competition and will never be successful. Why can’t we do better than others? One important reason is that we have no self-confidence. ②每个人都有自己的优点和缺点。 Your classmates may be better than you in some ways. ③ you may be better than them in other subjects. So everyone has his or her advantages. Don’t look at things from a single point of view. Try to discover your own advantages, and believe that you can do better than others in those ways. Competition is not so terrible. Don’t be afraid of it. And don’t be afraid of those classmates who are better than you. ④Remember that self-confidence is the