In the UK, bus journeys are very common. Buses are often convenient（便利的）for the people who live or work in the city center. Passengers can avoid heavy traffic and not have to pay for the parking. However, taking the bus is just a necessary but boring part of life: they get on the bus, pay for it and sit or find a place to stand when it is crowded. Everyone seems sad and bored.
In Latin America, however, bus trips can be wonderful. For a start, films are showed on the buses between cities for passengers to have fun along the journeys. Local buses do not show films, but drivers usually turn on the radio and it can be great for passengers to listen to songs and get relaxed.
Even better than films and music are the sights and sounds on the buses. Local buses always go to parts of the town that passengers would not visit by themselves. There passengers can see shops that they have never heard about. And they can also see other cultures of the town from the windows of the buses.
Besides, passengers’ luggage（行李）is also interesting. It is common to see a happy dog’s head getting out of somebody’s bag or a lovely chicken“speaking cheerfully”under somebody’s arm. Once on a bus in Peru, a farmer even tied a sheep to the top of the bus. It was quite surprising.
In all, taking the bus in Latin America is really fun and unforgettable.
1.According to the passage, in the UK, how to passengers probably feel on the buses?
They probably feel .
2.In Latin America, how can people have fun on the buses between cities?
They can .
3.In the writer’s opinion, what are even better than films and music on the buses?
Are.
4. Why does the writer think passengers’ luggage is interesting?
Because it’s common to see different kinds of on the buses.
5.What does the passage mainly tell us?
It mainly tells us about in Latin America.
短文填空：用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用一次。每空只填一个单词。）（共10小题，计10分）
sweet, plant, she, child, run, high, sit, feel, day, notice |
One day, I took my two kids to the local playground. As soon as we got there, my daughter 1. to the swing（秋千）and asked for a push. When I was helping my daughter. I 2. another girl trying to make her own swing go high by herself. Her old grandmother was 3. on the chair nearby and smiled at me.
I gave my daughter one big push and then walked towards the little girl. I asked if she wanted me to give 4. a push. She smiled and said“Yes”. For the next two hours. I pushed the swings, and played with my two 5. and the little girl. When we went home, I was very tired. But my heart was flying much 6. than the swings.
One day two years later, after a 7. work. I was a little tired. But I needed to pick up my kids before going home. While I was waiting outside the school gate, a little girl came over and smiled 8. at me. She gave me a big hug（拥抱）before catching her school bus. As I watched her running away, I didn’t 9. tired anymore.
In life, the love we give others will find its way back to us. It may travel from heart to heart or it may blossom（开花）in the heart which it was 10. in. The love we share, the kindness we give, and the happiness we create will always come back to us with a pleasant surprise.
完成句子：根据所给汉语意思，用单词或短语完成下列英文句子。（共5小题，计10分）
1.我爷爷七十岁了，但看起来依然帅气。
My grandfather is 70, but he still .
2.我们每年三月植树。
We plant trees every year.
3. 如果你不知道事实，请保持沉默。
If you don’t know the truth, please keep .
4. 请访问我们的网站，来购买特别的礼物。
Please visit our website to .
5.多么有用的词典啊！
What they are!
The eagle has the longest life of its group. It can reach up to
70 years. But to reach this age, the eagle must make a hard and
painful decision.
When an eagle reaches near 40, its short sharp beak becomes
bent（弯曲的）. Its long and once flexible（灵活的） talons
can no longer catch animals or birds for food. And its old and
heavy wings with thick feathers on its body make it difficult to fly.
Then, the eagle has only tow choices: to die or to go through a
painful time of change which needs five months.
When the eagle feels weak and is about to die, it goes to a
place far away on the top of a mountain and sits on a nest. For a new life, the eagle knocks its beak against a rock until it pulls its beak out. After pulling it out, the eagle waits for a new beak to grow. And then it pulls out its talons and old feathers. It takes the eagle five months to complete its change and get a new life. We can call it its rebirth. So it can live for 30 more years.
Like the eagle, we human beings sometimes need to make some change to get out of our difficulty. In miserable condition, we have to change our ways of life. The changing may be very painful. But sometimes we have to throw off our old habits, memories and traditions. We can’t go on with all our past burdens（重负）.
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. When an eagle reaches near 40, its short sharp beak is still straight.
B. For a new life, the eagle knocks its talons against a rock.
C. If the eagle doesn’t change itself, it will have a new life.
D. The writer’s idea is that we can’t go on with all our past burdens.
2. The underlined word“miserable” here probably means“ ”.
A.terrible B.good C.lonely D.lucky
3.The best title for the passage can be“ ”.
A.The death of the eagle
B. The living period of the eagle
C. A good and easy decision
D. Rebirth of the eagle
A story happened when the telegraph（电报）was the fastest method of long-distance communication. One day, a young man went to an interview for a job as a Morse code operator（莫尔斯电码报务员）.
Answering the ad in the newspaper, he went to the office address. When he arrived, he walked into a large, busy office filled with noise, including the sound of the telegraph. An office worker asked him to wait until he was called to go into the inner office. Seven other people were already in the waiting area for the interview. The young man sat down and waited with them. After a few minutes, the young man stood up, crossed the room to the door of the inner office, and walked right in. Naturally the other people wondered what was going on. They were sure that the young man made a mistake and would be refused.
A few minutes later, however, the boss came out of the inner office with the young man and said to the other people,“Gentlemen,thank you very much for coming, but the young man has got the job.”
The other people were surprised, and one of them said, “Wait a minute. I don’t understand. He was the last to come in, and we never even got a chance to be interviewed. Yet he got the job. That’s not fair!”
The boss said, “I’m sorry, but all the time you’ve been sitting here, the telegraph has been sending out the following message in Mores code: ‘If you understand this message, then come right in. The job is yours.’ None of you heard it or understood it. This young man did. The job is this.”
1.The young man got the information about the job from .
A. the telegraph B. the newspaper
C. an office worker D. a friend
2.What was the office like?
A. Large, busy and noisy B. Busy, noisy and crowded
C. Large, crowded but quiet D. Busy, crowded but quiet
3.How many people went fot the job interview that day?
A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10
4.The young man was offered the job because .
A. he was young
B. he knew the boss
C. he heard the telegraph message and understood it
D. he was the last one to walk into the inner office
As traditional Chinese art, paper cutting has a long history. The first and earliest paper cutting was found in China 1,500 years ago. But this traditional art is at risk of disappearing now. Luckily, Voyo Woo, a Chinese immigrant（移民）in America, is trying to bring this art back to life.
One Saturday in 2014, Ms Woo held a paper cutting show at a shopping center near Washington. She got much fun and peace doing it. She hoped more people would enjoy it.
Ms Woo began to study the art of paper cutting as a 14-year-old girl in her hometown in China. She said all the students at school had to learn paper cutting. But she had a deep love for it. So her teacher spent more time teaching her after class. Later, she won the second prize in a national painting and art competition. Ms Woo went to America after she finished collage in 2008. Soon after that, she took part in an activity to promote（宣传）Chinese paper cutting. And then she was invited to show the art in many important activities.“It is important to promote this art to Americans or anyone who is interested in it.Maybe it will make this art more popular.”Woo said.
From the art of paper cutting, people can know about Chinese cultural values, history and stories of people’s life. Ms Woo uses the art as a tool to show Chinese culture to people who know little about it. Chinese art is not only for Chinese, but also for people all over the world.
1.What did Ms Woo do in 2014?
A. She won the second prize in a national painting and art competition.
B. She was invited to many activities to show paper cutting.
C. She held a paper cutting show at a shopping center near Washington.
D. She took part in an activity to promote Chinese paper cutting.
2.Ms Woo began to study the art of paper cutting .
A. when she was fourteen
B. after she got to America
C. when she was in college
D. after she finished college
3.In the passage, the writer thinks the art of paper cutting is now.
A. very popular in America B. very popular in China
C. for people who know about it D. in danger of disappearing
