短文填词 (满分10分)
Briefly speaking, English is so useful that all of us students should learn it well. It is a good idea to make friends with foreigners. In my o___________,
1.__________
it is the best way to i_________your English. It will be fun and it will expand
2.__________
your view of world. If you make friends with a n______________speaker, you
3.__________
can practice your ______________(口语的)English mor often and you can
4.__________
____________(分享) your ideas with people around the world. You can also
5.__________
Become familiar with the different _________(风俗) and habits. There are some
6.__________
people who are afraid to make friends with foreigners___________they are not
7.__________
Confident in their English. In fact, many foreigners do not__________about
8.__________
grammar. They can get your key__________and then figure out the whole
9.__________
meaning. So it is unneccessary_________be afraid to talk with foreigners, just
10.__________
go ahead.
根据课文，完成句子（满分10分）
1. 他想：“再也没有比这些更好吃的了。”
“__________could be __________,” he thought.
2. 他可不能让雍慧哄骗人们后跑掉。
He couldn’t__________YongHui__________ __________ _________telling people lies.
3. （节日里）整个过度到处是盛开的樱花，看上去就像是覆盖了一层粉红的雪。
The country, _________ _________cherry tree flowers, looks _________ __________ it is covered with pink snow.
4. 在这个重要的节庆日子里，人们会吃制成颅骨形状的食物，和装点有“骨头”的蛋糕。
On this important feast day, people eat food __________ __________ __________ __________ skulls and cakes with “bones” on them.
5. 这样，他们减少了饭菜中脂肪的含量，增加了纤维素。
In this way they _________ __________ the fat and increased the fibre in the meal.
6. 最富有生气而又最重要的节日，就是告别冬天，迎来春天的日子。
The most energetic and important festival are the ones that __________ __________ __________the end of winter and the __________of spring.
单词拼写（共10小题，满分5分）
1. I don’t mind a_____ to others if I make a mistake.
2. We classmates visited our beloved teacher on hearing his a___ in the capital city.
3. We all a________ her for the way she saved the children from the fire.
4. It’s important to keep the b_______ of nature.
5. If you don’t understand the meaning of a word ,you can c________the dictionary.
6. Xiao Wang felt frustrated that a lot of c_____ went to a newly-opened small restaurant.
7. Nowadays lots of young people want financial _____________（独立）。
8. She _________（哭泣;流泪）when she heard the bad news.
9. It is _________（显而易见的）that even if we can save much energy, we can only delay the energy crisis.
10. He’ll never be__________（原谅）for what he has done .
As people were rushing up to get cards for Mother’s Day 2006, the editors of Insparenting. Com had a big question inside their mind, “What is a mother to you?” They feel every person has different opinions about a woman called “mother”.
In one of the designs of Hallmark’s latest Mother’s Day cards, it describs, “mother” is a woman who makes this world a warm and happy place. At the other card, a “mother” is described as a woman who puts her home and family first, and if she is tired, she never lets it out.
What will other people say? To find out that, on this Mother’s Day(May 14th, 2006) , Insparenting. Com launches a new survey “ What Is A Mother to You?”.
According to the editor of Insparenting. Com, Adwina Jackson, Mother’s Day is a special day for everyone! That is why her team uses this day to honor mothers all over the world by launching a survey about “mother”. “This survey is also to express thanks or gratitude and to show appreciation for friends, family who are mothers, as well as other important women who have had a mothering influence,” said Jackson
Using sophisticated database technology（先进的数据库技术）, Insparenting. Com will pubish the answer to “ What Is a Mother to You?” once responses to its survey have been tabulated（制成表格）from around the world. This survey is for everyone, all age, all gender and all status. All paricipates in the survey will be added to a special noticification list altering when survey results are published.
1. Insparenting. Com observes Mother’s Day 2006 by______.
A, sending cards to mothers all over the world
B. launching a theme survey around the world
C. publishing people’s opinions about “mother”
D. designing cards with praising words on both sides
2. Which of the following is not the possible reason for Insparenting. Com to launch a survy about “mother”?
A. To honour mothers all over the world.
B. To express thanks for their friends and family who are mothers.
C. To show appriciation for those who have had mothering influence.
D. To find out how many people love their mothers.
3. What does the underlined word “gratitude” probably mean?
A. honor B. respect C. appriciation D. praise
4.What are the results of the survey?
A. People have different opinions about “mother”.
B. “Mother” is a woman who makes the world warm and happy.
C. “Mother” always puts the interest of her family before her owns.
D. The results haven’t been published so far.
5.What is the suitable title for the passage?
A. Mother’s Day 2006, World Survey
B. How to Celebrate Mother’s Day
C. Making Cards for Mother’s Day
D. What Is a Mother to You
More parents are looking to cellphones to help keep their children safe. But mom and dad should be careful: Kids who talk on a cellphone may be more likely to step into traffic. Children should learn to end phone conversations before they prepare to step into traffic.
While research shows that older kids and more experienced users also don’t navigate(穿行于) streets as well while on a cellphone, younger children tends to find the small tools more distracting(令人分心的).
“Kids of this age are just learning to cross the street on their own, ”says David-Schwebel, a co-author of the study. “They’re beginners. ”
Kids don’t need to be stopped from chatting on the phone when outside,
however. Instead, parents simply should instruct them to finish their conversations before crossing the street.
“I don’t think this means parents should take phones away from their kids, ”says Schwebel. “I encourage families to get cellphones for their children. They’re more helpful than harmful, if they’re used in a safe way. ”
Other distractions, such as conversations with friends, listening to music, and text messaging, may also cause problems for children in this age group. The researchers expect to study the effect of those types of distractions in the future.
Experts in child safety approved the cellphone study. “If you’re talking on a cellphone, you’re not paying much attention to the environment around you, ” says Susan Baker, a professor.
Brooke Carlson, a 44-year-old mom, has noticed how riveted her 9-year-old son is when he’s talking on the cellphone. Although she’d never thought of the dangers of crossing traffic while on the phone, Carlson says, “Now that I know about it, it makes total sense. ”She plans to have a chat with her child about cellphones and street safety.
For younger kids, parents might consider purchasing a phone with a plan that only allows the child to call up his or her parents. That way the cellphone can be used for emergencies, but not for chatting with friends for hours.
1.In Schwebel’s opinion, _____ .
A. kids are still too young to walk on the street alone
B. kids don’t know how to use cellphones appropriately
C. kids have little experience in crossing the street alone
D. kids are not experienced cellphone users
2. Which of the following is Schwebel in favor of?
A. Children shouldn’t be allowed to have a cellphone.
B. Children should be forbidden to chat on the phone when outside.
C. Cellphones do more harm to children than other distractions.
D. Parents should teach kids about cellphones and street safety.
3. The underlined word “riveted” may mean“_____”.
A. confused B. absorbed
C. dangerous D. excited
4. According to the passage, what does Mrs Carlson know?
A. There are dangers of crossing streets while on the phone.
B. Her 9-year-old son is not interested in talking on the phone.
C. Cellphones are more helpful than harmful to children.
D. Kids don’t pay attention to the environment when talking on the phone.
5. The purpose of writing this passage is to _____.
A. advise parents not to buy cellphones for children
B. introduce a phone that only allows kids to call up parents
C. expect kids not to talk on cellphones while on the street
D. expect people to use cellphones less in daily life
It is natural that children are curious (好奇的) about the world around them. For example, they want to know how their hearts beat. They want to know why the ocean water tastes salty.
As children grow up, they become curious about different kinds of things. When they are babies, they are interested in the parts of their bodies and in the smiles of their mothers. They become interested in the physical world around them: the plants, the animals, the sky. Later, they become interested in the things that people have made: wheels, bicycles, cars. And when they are adults, their curiosity continues. Sometimes this curiosity leads to a career (生涯、职业) in science.
Scientists spend their lives trying to find out about the world. Those who work with the earth sciences study the earth, the oceans, and the skies. Other scientists who study living things work with the biological sciences. A third group of scientists study the physical sciences, e. g. physics, chemistry .
These scientists have already discovered a lot about our world. For example, they tell us why your heart beats fast when you run. They say that when you are quiet, your heart normally beats sixty-five or seventy-five times a minute. Your heart is a pump (泵) that pumps blood to all parts of the body. The blood carries oxygen and nutrition. When you run, your muscles work very hard and use the nutrition that the blood carries to them. The muscles need oxygen, too . So your brain sends a signal to the heart. The signal means that the muscles need more nutrition and oxygen. Then the heart beats fast and sends blood quickly to the muscles. It may beat 90 to 140 times a minute.
Of course, scientists cannot answer all of our questions. If we ask, “Why does the ocean water taste salty” scientists will say that the salt comes from rocks. When a rock gets very hot or very cold, it cracks. Rain falls into cracks. The rain then carries the salt into the earth and into the rivers. The rivers carry the salt into the ocean. But then we ask , “What happens to the salt in the ocean? The ocean does not get saltier every year.” Scientists are not sure about the answer to this question.
We know a lot about our world, but there are still many answers that we do not have, and we are curious.
1.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A．People are curious in the same way.
B．People in different countries are interested in different things.
C．Men and women are curious about different things.
D．People of different ages are interested in different things
2.Scientists who work with the biological sciences study____.
A．the earth , the oceans and the sky B．man-made things
C．plants and animals D．ocean water
3.When you run, your muscles need ____.
A．more nutrition and oxygen B．more signals
C．more salt D．water
4.A rock cracks _____.
A．in wet regions B．in dry regions
C．at very high or very low temperatures D．when salty water falls in
5.People are always curious because ____.
A．they cannot explain many things B．they know nothing about the world
C．they know little about the world D．they want to be scientists
