任务型阅读（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）
Some birthday customs are quite similar in many parts of the world---- birthday candles(蜡烛), birthday games，and birthday cakes. But some customs are more specific to certain countries. Here are some children talking about their customs.
Linda---I am fourteen. I come from Aruba. In our country,Children take something special to school for their classmates and all teachers. Each teacher gives the birthday child a small gift like a pencil, an eraser or a postcard. The birthday child is also allowed to wear special clothes instead of the school uniform.
Lucy---I am one year older than Linda. Denmark is my country. A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child's bed while they are sleeping so they will see them at once when they wake up.
Tom---I am as old as Linda. I am from Brazil. The birthday child receives a pull on the earlobe(耳垂) for each year in my country. The birthday person also gives the first slice of cake to his/her most special friend or relative, usually mom or dad.
根据短文，完成下面表格，每空不超过4个单词，并将其答案写在答题卡中相应题号的横线上。
|
Names |
Countries |
Ages |
Special customs |
|
Linda |
Aruba |
Fourteen |
Each teacher receives something special from 1.._________ and gives him or her a small gift. |
|
Lucy |
Denmark |
2.________ |
If you see 3.________ flying outside a window, you may know someone in that house is having a birthday |
|
Tom |
4.______ |
Fourteen |
5._________ of the birthday cake is usually given to Mom or Dad. |
完成句子。在横线上填入所缺部分，使句子完整。（注意：每空不止一个单词）
1.We have (更多的空余时间) for our hobbies now.
2.You’d better (不戴太阳镜) in the room.
3.I think he will succeed if he__________________________（坚持到底）
4.Something must be done__________________________(减少污染)
5.You ______________________________(不允许抽烟) in the library
选词填空（共10小题；每题2分，满分20分）
从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用正确的形式填空。
1.No country __________________such great progress as China in the past thirty years.
2.The woman ________________________you if you don’t agree with her.
3.He ________________________________from time to time in the past.
4.The farmers ________________________the trees when the policemen came.
5.The volunteers _______________________________to save the pandas in Sichuan because many of them have disappeared.
6.It’s _____________for her to finish the task in such a short time.
7.In our society , the old ___________________________by the government.
8.I want to know where ______________________________to solve the problem.
9.If people want to live better, they must pay attention to ___________the pollution
10.He always listens to the teacher____________, so he often fails the exam.
根据对话意思和所给首字母，写出完整正确的单词。
Dear Li Lei,
Thank you for your last letter. I’d like to tell you about a good 1. f __ of mine. His name is John. Next week, he will 2. v ___ China, but he knows nothing about the country. Can you 3. m ___ him at the airport?
Look, here is a picture of him. He is tall with short, black hair. He has two 4. b _ ___ eyes. On the day he arrives, he will wear a light blue shirt and white trousers. He doesn’t wear
5.g ____ .
Could you help me? Thank you very much.
根据句意和汉语提示，在空白处填入适当的单词。
1.The fight ________(反对) financial crisis(金融危机) has lasted for almost ten years.
2.We hope that the little girl can tell us the _______________（真相）.
3.There is no doubt that you’re ________(完全地) wrong, and you must say sorry for what you did..
4.Space boots will probably become even ______________________in the future.(fashion)
5.He took a few deep ________(breathe) to make himself relaxed.
Warner Brothers is an American company that produces movies and television shows. It started as a small family business operated by four brothers — Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack Warner. In nineteen-oh-three, the brothers began their business by traveling throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania showing movies using a projector (放映机). By nineteen-oh-seven, they opened a movie theater in New Castle, Pennsylvania. Within ten years, the Warner brothers started producing movies, and moved that part of the business to California.
In nineteen eighteen, their first complete picture was called “My Four Years in Germany.” The film was based on a book by the United States’ ambassador to the court of Kaiser Wilhelm. In nineteen twenty-five, they began to work to include the technology for sound in their movies.
Two years later, Warner Brothers Pictures released the first major movie with sound, or “talking picture.” It was called “The Jazz Singer” and it was a huge success. In the nineteen thirties, the company made several films that were highly praised, including “Little Caesar,” “The Public Enemy”, “The Gold Diggers” and “Forty-Second Street.”
The Warner Brothers’ success continued in the nineteen forties with movies like “The Maltese Falcon,” and “Casablanca.” Movies during this time starred popular actors like Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Gary Cooper and Bette Davis. The company continues to produce popular movies today.
By the nineteen seventies, the Warner Brothers studios had also become well set up in television. In nineteen ninety, Warner Communications combined with Time Incorporated to form Time Warner Incorporated.
In two thousand one, the company combined with America Online. The company now includes film production, cable television networks, music and publishing. This year, the company announced a deal with the CBS Corporation to form a new television broadcast network. The CW began broadcasting this month.
1.According to the text, at the beginning of their business the four brothers __________.
A．started a movie theater
B．started to produce films
C．were projectionists
D．settled their business in California
2.The Warner Brothers produced its first talking picture in ___________.
A．1918 B．1925 C．1927 D．1930
3.According to the text, which of the following is not sound film?
A．The Maltese Falcon
B．Casablanca
C．Forty-Second Street
D．My Four Years in Germany
4.We can see from the text that ___________.
A．The Warner Brothers has closed.
B．The Warner Brothers has expanded（扩张） its business greatly since it was set up.
C．The CW doesn’t belong to the Warner Brothers.
D．People in the U.S. can’t buy music records produced by the Warner Brothers.
