根据句意及首字母提示完成单词。（10分）
1.People usually e___________ their best wishes to families and friends on New Year’s Day.
2.I a____________ a meeting yesterday , so I didn’t finish the report.
3.Nothing can p____________ us from going there.
4.My teacher often helps us with our study in his s____________ time.
5.Please make a d___________ with your partner in English.
6.It has become one of China’s n____________ treasures.
7.His a____________ musical skills made him very popular all over the world.
8.It’s a p___________ that you didn’t have the chance to take part in the competition.
9.My parents always pay attention to my s__________ when I have a school trip.
10.I was often e___________ to be kind when I was a child by my parents.
Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holiday. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an ad. in a newspaper “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at William Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing…”x k b 1 . c o m
“This sounds like a good idea.”he thought, I’ll spend a month at William Farm. I’ll go horse riding, walking and fishing. It’ll be different from the seaside.” Four days later, he returned home.
“What’s wrong with William Farm?”His friend Jack asked him.“Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was fine,”Alan said.“But there was another problem.”
“Oh, what problem ?”
“Well, the first day I was there, a sheep died, and we had roast(烤肉) mutton for dinner.”
“Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don’t understand,”Alan said,“On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different roast every day.”Jack said.
“Let me finish.”Alan said,“On the fourth day a farmer died and I didn’t want to stay there for dinner.”
1.Alan saw ________ in a news paper.
A. an ad. B. a letter
C. a story D. a report
2.Alan usually went to ________ on the vacation.
A. the mountains B.the countryside
C. the seaside D.William Farm
3.Alan spent _________ at William Farm.
A. four days B. three months
C. a month D. a few weeks
4.Alan had roast _______ for dinner on the third day.
A. mutton B. pork C. beef D. fish
5.From the passage we know that ________.
A. Alan left the farm because he missed his family
B. Alan left the farm because he had four dinners at the farm
C. Alan left the farm because he couldn’t go fishing at the farm
D. Alan came back home because he was afraid of the fourth dinner
The Internet, mobile phones and iPads are part of our lives now.Technology is greatly affecting all ways of our lives, from the ways we work to the ways we play.And it even causes a number of social problems such as cloning humans.
We have had lots of technology and it has changed our lives a lot.There is no doubt that humans will continue to use more and more technology.Here are some examples of modern technology that will change our ideas and will affect our lives greatly.
Global Positioning System (GPS) (全球定位系统)
It's a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show exact (精确的) information.It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions.It's made up of three parts: satellites, control equipments (设备) on land and receivers.
Space Technology
Russian and American scientists have worked together for the International Space Station (ISS) for a long time.They hope the ISS will provide a longlasting lab.Such a lab will bring humans limitless (无限的) advantages.It's even hoped that one day spare technology will take humans to their new houses in space.
Underwater Robot
Hercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipments.It will be used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.
The world is changing so quickly that it's hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to come out every month.It's important for us to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives.So we should be willing to accept modern technology, or we will fall behind the times.
1.________ can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly.
A．Satellites B．Receivers
C．Global Positioning System D．Underwater Robot
2.According to the passage, which is NOT true about the ISS?
A．It has carried people to other planets.
B．It will provide a longlasting lab for us.
C．Russian and American scientists are working for it.
D．Humans will get a lot of advantages from it.
3.Hercules is used to ________.
A．save lives in the sea
B．take pictures in the sea
C．repair the broken ships
D．look for the ancient ships in the sea
4.From the passage, we know that ________.
A．the use of GPS is affected by the weather conditions
B．it's very important for us to learn about new technology
C．it's easy for us to catch up with all the new inventions
D．technology brings us many advantages such as cloning humans
5.What is the purpose of the passage?
A．To help us study some new technology.
B．To tell us technology is changing the world.
C．To help solve the problems that technology causes.
D．To remind us the advantages of technology are limitless.
Yesterday afternoon, it was very hot. Mr. Green, with his family, decided to go swimming. There was a new and large swimming pool near their house. It was free for the first week. So they wanted to have a try there. When they got the swimming pool, they were told to read the notice first.
Swimming Pool Rules & Regulation * The swimming pool is open from 8:00 till 22:00. * Wear a swimming suit before using the pool. * Take a shower before entering the pool. * Don’t smoke in the whole area. * Watch your children all the time while swimming. * Don’t move the sun chairs or umbrellas without permission (允许). *Diving (跳水) into the pool is not allowed. *Stay away from the deep area if your swimming skills are not so good. *People who have drunk, catch colds or who have skin diseases(疾病) can’t enter the pool. |
After reading the notice, the Greens were all very clear about what they should do and how they could keep themselves safe in the swimming pool. They enjoyed themselves there all the afternoon.
1. The Greens were told to _________ first when they got to the pool.
A. go swimming B. read the notice
C. fill in the form D. buy the tickets
2. According to the rules, Mr. Green should _________ before entering the pool.
A. take a shower B. move to the sun chairs
C. smoke a lot D. send the children back
3.The rules tell the Greens NOT to __________ when they swim in the pool.
A. watch the children all the time
B. wear a swimming suit
C. carry umbrellas with them
D. dive into the pool
4.The number of the kind of persons who can’t enter the pool is ___________.
A. two B. three C. four D. nine
5. From the passage, we know that___________.
A. the swimming pool is open from 7:00 to 20:00
B. people can stay in the deep area if they can’t swim
C. people who have skin diseases can enter the pool
D. the Green’s family spent the whole afternoon in the pool
完形填空（每题1分，共10分）
Traffic is becoming worse and worse in big cities. Heavy traffic has caused a lot of to people’s life and work. For example, people have to get up to go to work on time and come back very late when their work is .
There are many causes (原因) for problems, but the following may be the most important ones. One cause is the great increase (增长) in the of private cars. Cars need more space but they fewer people. When more and more cars appear, roads and streets become very . It also causes air pollution. The other cause is that some people don’t care about traffic . They cross the streets even when the traffic lights are still . This may easily cause traffic accidents. But how can we these problems I think if we go out by bus or by bike more often, we’ll use cars less. It may be a helpful way.
1.A.suggestions B. problems C.types D.imaginations
2.A.quietly B.late C.gently D.early
3.A.over B.on C.in D.out
4.A.food B.water C.traffic D.electricity
5.A.price B.number C.population D.distance
6.A.give B.use C.make D.carry
7.A.wide B.long C.crowded D.empty
8.A.rules B.ways C.reports D.dates
9.A.green B.red C.yellow D.black
10.A.discuss B.think C.forget D.solve
I prefer ________at home rather than ________ to a boring party.
A．to stay, go B．to stay, to go
C．staying , going D．stay; go
