用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。
A new backpack is on the 1.list for most kids when new term begins．However, for many students in the villages in India,2.one backpack is a thing that’s almost impossible．It’s even3.that the schools have no desks or chairs．This means that the kids spend the whole day on the hard ground4.their books on the floor on their knees．This makes school days5.．
Now Arambh, the organization wants to provide the students with both backpacks and school desks．The designers come up with a good idea — a backpack that can be changed into a school desk in a few6. ．It is made from recycled cardboard and it7.only 10 Indian rupees or 0．20 dollars．
8. the backpack is made from cardboard, it has a limited lifespan(寿命) of six9.to a year．Considering the rain, the designers are trying to fix by developing a low-cost waterproof material that can be covered10.the surface of the cardboard．
Linda, Tony, Harry, David 和Lucy都非常喜欢读书，请仔细阅读第1—5题中的个人情况说明和A—F六本书的介绍，选出符合各自要求的最佳选项。
1.Linda is a 11-year-old girl．She likes nature．In spring, she enjoys going out．In summer, she likes swimming．She also loves to read something about nature, especially books about animals．
2.Tony is 20．His dream is to be a doctor．Besides medicine books, she likes to read some stories about famous people．
3.Harry is 35 years old． He works in a middle school．He does a part-time job as a translator．He likes to translate some English short stories into Chinese．He often reads many English magazines and books．Now he wants to translate an English novel．
4.David is 64 years old． His job is a manager．But he is overweight．With too much work to do, his health is poor．To keep fit, he does more sports every day．What’s more, he wants to read some books about health in the evening．
5.Lucy is young and beautiful．She likes fashion．She always reads fashion books．Besides these, she has a big dream．She wants to be good at handwriting, so she needs a book about handwriting．
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Lake Victoria is the largest lake in AfricA． It is also the second largest lake in the world． It is an important lake because it is one of the sources(源头) for the longest river in the world, the Nile River．Lake Victoria provides a source of water, food, and power for several African countries．Lake Victoria is a big part of African life．
Unfortunately, Lake Victoria has a problem．It is shrinking．There are several power stations at Lake Victoria in Uganda． These are on the Nile River, and besides producing power, they keep the water of the lake at a certain level．For the past forty years, that level has been 11.9 meters．Over the last several years, the water level has dropped by about 2.5 meters．There seem to be several reasons for this drop．
One possible reason is drought(干旱)．Drought has been very bad in the area since 2000．Lake Victoria gets all of its water from rain, so the drought means less water in the lake．
However, some environmentalists believe that the real problem is the power plants(factories) on Lake Victoria． Uganda depends on those power plants for most of its power, and they made the power plants larger in 2000．Many people believe the power plants have been taking too much water off Lake Victoria． As a result, they have been asked to use less water until Lake Victoria goes back to its old level．
Whether the low water level is caused by drought or power plants, the result is the same．This is already a poor area of Africa, where many people live a really hard life．People, animals and plants around Lake Victoria will suffer even more from low water levels on the lake．Many people need Lake Victoria for fishing or growing food． Fish need the water to live, and animals need it for water．Plants around the lake will die without the water, and then more animals and people will suffer．Unless the lake fills soon, many people will suffer and die．
1.Lake Victoria is __________．
A． an important lake in Africa.
B． the largest lake in the world．
C． the source of water, food and power for America．
D． the only source for the Nile River．
2.What does the underlined sentence “It is shrinking” most probably mean?
A． It is becoming larger．
B． It is becoming more beautiful．
C． It is becoming smaller．
D． It is becoming more useful．
3.The water level of Lake Victoria is now __________．
A． 2.5 meters
B． 11.9 meters
C． 14.4 meters
D． 9.4 meters
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A． Rain water is the only source for the lake．
B． There has been little rain in the lake area since 2000．
C． The power plants in Uganda provide water for the lake．
D The power plants in Uganda were made larger in 2000．
5.According to the passage, how can we solve the problems around Lake Victoria?
A． People must build more power plants．
B． More sources of water must be found．
C． Every country should offer some money to Africa．
D． All the people living in the area should move to another place．
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
There are many kinds of heroes．Even animals can be heroes．This passage tells about three amazing animals．Each one is a hero!
Thumper, the Dog
Thumper was a dog that lived with a family which had a three-year-old son named Benjamin．One day Benjamin wandered(闲逛) into a large field． The grass in the field was taller than he was, so he could not find his way out．Hundreds of people began to search for Benjamin．When they found him, they saw Thumper stayed with Benjamin and kept him warm．So Benjamin had stayed safe．
Lulu, the Pig
The Altsmans had a pet pig named Lulu．One summer the couple went camping and took Lulu with them．The husband went fishing one morning．The wife didn’t feel well, so she and Lulu stayed in the camper．Suddenly Mrs．Altsman fell to the floor．Lulu pushed the camper door open and climbed out for help．When a car came by, she lay down in front of it．When the driver got out, Lulu led him back to the camper．The man called for help and Mrs．Altsman was taken to hospital．
Sugar, the Cat
Sugar was a beautiful cat．Three years ago she wandered onto the Woods’ farm in California and Mrs．Woods began feeding her．Mrs．Woods noticed something wrong with the cat’s left leg, but this didn’t make Sugar any less special．Mrs．Woods loved Sugar．Later the couple moved to a new farm in Oklahoma． They gave Sugar to a neighbor who would take good care of her, because they knew she wouldn’t like riding in cars for days．However, Sugar walked across deserts and mountains and traveled more than 1,500 miles to the Woods’ new farm! Mr．and Mrs．Woods could hardly believe their eyes．No one knows how Sugar found her way to Oklahoma．
1.How did Thumper help Benjamin?
A． By searching for him in the field．
B． By finding the way out for him．
C． By staying with him all the time．
D． By cutting the grass around him．
2.Why did Lulu lie down on the road?
A． To get help．
B． To watch the cars．
C． To have a sleep．
D． To ask for a lift．
3.What’s the right order of the following things according to the story?
A． Mrs．Altsman was helped by the driver
B． The Altsmans went camping with Lulu．
C． Lulu pushed the door open and climbed out．
D． Mrs．Altsman and Lulu stayed in the camper．
A． a—b—c—d
B． a—d—c—b
C． b—d—c—a
D． b—d—a—c
4.What did Sugar do in the story?
A． She tried to find help．
B． She protected her owners．
C． She went camping with her owners．
D． She went a long way to find her owners
5.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A． Sugar was left to a neighbor because the Woods knew she didn't like riding in cars for days．
B． Benjamin couldn’t find his way out because the field was too large．
C． Thanks to Benjamin, Thumper could stay safe in the field．
D． Sugar travelled more than 1,500 kilometers to the Wood’s new farm．
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
1.What number can you call if you want to enjoy the sunshine at the seaside?
A． 83549679
B． 83875629
C． 84639818
D． 83986432
2.Sam stayed in Hunter Valley with his wife, his five-year-old daughter．How much did it cost?
A． $25
B． $50
C． $100
D． $125
3.David loves sports．He will take his holiday from July 7 to July 15.What activity will he probably take part in?
A． Hiking in the mountains．
B． Watching plants at night．
C． Fishing in the country．
D． Swimming in the sea．
4.Lucy wants to know something about the life of plants at night．Which trip will she choose?
A． Trip 1
B． Trip 2
C． Trip 3
D． Trip 4
5.Which of the following is NOT mentioned according to the four advertisement?
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Like any other good mother, Karen did whatever she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, get prepared for a new baby when she found out that another baby was on the way． They that the new baby was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael sang to his in Mommy’s tummy．
Finally, Michael’s little sister was born． But she was in condition．The baby was sent to St． Mary’s Hospital．Days went by． The doctor told the parents “There is very hope． Be prepared for the worst．”
Michael kept asking his parents to let see his sister．“I want to sing to her,” he said． Two weeks passed． It looked as if the worst situation would come before the week was over． Michael kept requesting about singing to his sister, but kids were allowed in ICU ．However, Karen made up her mind that she would take Michael to see his sister who was sick．
She him in an oversized scrub* suit and went into ICU． The head nurse shouted, “Get that kid out of here now! No children are allowed．” Karen said “firmly ”“He is not leaving he sings to his sister!” Michael was sent his sister’s bed． He began to sing．In the pure- hearted of a three-year-old, Michael sang: “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine；you make me happy when skies are gray．” ,the baby girl responded． The pulse rate* became calm．
Michael kept on , “You never know, dear, how much I love you．Please don’t take my sunshine away．”The breathing became smooth．
Michael kept on singing, “The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, I dreamed I held you in my ．” Michael’s little sister relaxed．
Michael kept on singing, “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine．Please don’t take my sunshine away．”
The next day—the very next day—the little girl was enough to go home!
The doctors just thought it a miracle．Karen it a miracle of love!
1.A． came out B． got out C． found out D． took out
2.A． brother B． sister C． son D． daughter
3.A． serious B． good C． nice D． fine
4.A． few B． little C． a few D． a little
5.A． us B． me C． her D． him
6.A． sometimes B． never C． often D． always
7.A． watched B． played C． dressed D． worked
8.A． until B． since C． as D． when
9.A． below B． beside C． above D． down
10.A． letter B． noise C． cry D． voice
11.A． Suddenly B． Carefully C． Recently D． Sadly
12.A． playing B． saying C． singing D． asking
13.A． hands B． eyes C． legs D． arms
14.A． well B． bad C． happy D． excited
15.A． noticed B． shouted C． called D． saw
