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）（共10小题，计10分）
dark, finish, high, drive, light, luck, map, care |
It was already late when we started for the next town. On the 1. , it was about fifteen miles away on the other side of the hill. There we were 2. that we would find a bed for the night. Soon 3. fell after we left the village. We 4. fast, but 5. , we met no one along the narrow road. As our car climbed 6. , it became colder and the rain began to fall, making it difficult to see the road.
After we had travelled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the town, although we watched 7. . We began to get 8. . Then the car suddenly stopped. A quick examination showed that we had used up the gas. Although we had little food with us, we decided to spend the night in the car.
Our meal was soon 9. , and then I tried to go to sleep at once, but John, who was a poor sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk up the hill. Soon he found there were the 10. from houses in the valley bellow. We at once pushed the car to the top of the hill. In less than a quarter of an hour, we were in the town.
完成句子。根据所给汉语意思，用单词或短语完成下列英语句子。（共5小题，计10分）
1.在公共场合我们应该有礼貌。
We in public.
2.现在中国富强了，我们为祖国而骄傲。
Now China is rich and strong. We our country.
3.请注意你的发音。
Pay attention to , please.
4.这架飞机模型是由木头制成的。
The model plane .
5.这个笔记本肯定是属于玛丽的，上面有她的名字。
The notebook must because it has her name on it.
Sleep is very important. A person who does not sleep dies faster than a person who does not eat. We spend about a third (1/3) of our lives sleeping. That’s about 121 days a year!
How much sleep do we need? We are all different. A baby needs 16 hours of sleep every day. Children 6 to 12 years old need an average (平均) of 10 to 12 hours of sleep
. Teenagers need 9 to 10 hours of sleep. An adult needs an average of 7 to 8 hours a night. There are some people who need only 3 hours of sleep. Others need 10 hours of sleep. After the age of 50, the average sleep time goes down to 6.5 hours a night. We need less sleep as we get older.
About one in three Americans has a problem with sleep. Many of these people can’t fall asleep. The name of this problem is insomnia. Some people say, “I didn’t sleep all night.” But that’s not really true. They may sleep lightly and wake up several times. In the morning, they only remember the times they were awake (醒着), so they think they were awake all night.
This is not a new problem. Many famous people in history had insomnia. Some of these people had special ideas to make them sleep. Benjamin Franklin had four beds. He moved from one to another to fall asleep. Mark Twain had a different way. He lay on his side (侧卧) across the end of the bed!
1. If you are thirteen years old, you need 
at least ______ hours of sleep.
A. 16 B. 12 C. 9 D. 7
2. What does the underlined word “insomnia” mean in this passage?
A. Being unable to sleep. B. Good sleep.
C. Slow sleep. D. Sleep with many dreams.
3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. We will die soon if we don’t sleep well.
B. The older we get, the less sleep we need.
C. We can’t tell a person’s age from his sleep time.
D. Famous people move from one bed to another to fall asleep.
4.Which would be the best title for this passage?
A. Sleep More! B. Go to Sleep!
C. Sleep Time D. Famous People
Welcome to the Amazing Kids Website! Here you can read about clever children all over the world.
Gina, who is thirteen years old, got the first prize in the “Young Cook of the Ye
ar” competition and is now writing her own recipe (烹饪) book for kids. “I want it to be fun to read and easy enough for children to use,” she says. Gina learned to cook while her father is cooking, who’s a good cook. She wants to encourage other children to cook because “everyone needs to eat, so it’s a skill that will always be useful!”
Fourteen-year-old Bren loved running until he had a serious car accident three years ago. He lost part of one leg and didn’t even expect to walk again. Now he’s an athlete who has recently completed a marathon. “After my accident I wanted to give up,” he says. “But now I’m happy to be alive and able to continue running.”
Helga has always been good at science, but she thought it was too difficult to become an inventor. Then she heard about an accident that had happened when a car hit a train in her town. “That gave me an idea,” says the clever sixteen-year-old girl. It took her over a year to invent a special machine that tells car drivers when a train is coming. One company is already interested in selling it, so it may be in the shops soon!
1.How did Gina learn to cook?
A. She watched her father cooking.
B. She read a recipe book.
C. She ate much nice food.
D. She won the first prize in the competition.
2. Why is it surprising that Bren is an athlete?
A. Because he can’t walk.
B. Because he lost part of one leg.
C. Because he gave up running.
D. Because he loved running.
3. Which of the following is true about Helga?
A. She saw a car hit a train in her town.
B. She sold special machines to car drivers.
C. She invented a special machine for car drivers.
D. It is impossible for her to become an inventor.
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1.After taking the course at www. ASRLCT.org, you will be able to ____.
A. travel for little or no money
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C. keep learning
D. work on the ship
2. If you visit the USA Pavilion in early afternoon, ______.
A. you can visit it for free
B. you can visit it in 35 minutes
C. it will take you less time to enter
D. it will be much easier t
o find Gate No. 8
3. We can go to visit the Body Image Exhibition ______.
A. at 4:30 p.m. B. at night
C. for free D. at 325 Nanjing Road
阅读下面一篇短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“A”
表示，不符合的用“B”表示。（共5小题，计5分）
There are about 5,000 different kinds of ladybugs in the world. They come in many different colors. Their bright colors protect them from being eaten by other animals or insects. Ladybugs taste bad. A bird or a frog that eats a ladybug will remember the bright colors and it will not eat another ladybug with the same color again. When ladybugs are in danger, they will give out a fluid (液体) that tastes terrible.
In many cultures, the ladybug is considered to be a symbol of good luck. Most ladybugs are kind to humans. They eat other insects which destroy crops. One ladybug can eat up to 5,000 insects in its lifetime.
Ladybugs have six short legs. They live in many different places, including green lands, forests, cities, the countryside and along rivers. Different ladybugs have different spots (点) . Some of them don’t have spots at all. The most common kind in North America is the 7-spotted ladybug. The 7-spotted ladybugs are the most active from spring to autumn. When the weather turns cold, they look for a warm place to sleep, such as under stones or in houses.
1.Ladybugs can give out a terrible fluid to protect themselves.
2.In many cultures, ladybugs are believed to bring good luck.
3.Most of the ladybugs are harmful to crops.
4.Ladybugs live in many places except cities.
5.Winter is the best time for 7-spotted ladybugs to go out for food.
