根据短文内容，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。
English was once spoken only by people in a part of Britain. But during the twentieth century, it 1. (become) a world language. It is used by speakers of many different languages to communicate with each other.
Although it 2. (call) a “world language”, most of the people on the earth do not speak English as either their first or second language. However, hundreds of millions of people use it, and hundreds of millions are learning it. Because so many people learn and use English, it may be hard 3.(imagine) that one day English may not be the world’s leading (最重要的) language.
There were other important languages in the past that 4. (lose) their importance. In Europe, Latin (拉丁语) was used as a common language for many centuries before people stopped 5.(use) it. French was once a language known by all well-educated people, and was more popular than English. But since the nineteenth century, English 6. (take) the place of French and has become more popular.
Today, many people who want to learn a new language 7. (learn) Chinese, Spanish or Arabic (阿拉伯语). It may be that one day another language will be used across the world instead of English.
用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，每空格限填一词。
1.Simon, I’ve left my dictionary at home. May I use ___________________ (you)?
2.We can see many ___________________ (potato) in the supermarket.
3.I live near the station. It’s only about five ___________ (minute) walk.
4.Eating vegetables every day makes us _________________ (healthy) than before.
5.The sun shines _________________ (bright) sometimes these days.
6.If at first you don’t ____________ (success), try, try again.
7.They turned around but could not see anything _________________ (usual).
8.Sometimes it requires courage to tell the _________________ (true).
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答下列问题。
Dear head teacher, teachers, parents and fellow students. I’m very proud that you have chosen me to speak to you today.
I have three roses here: a red one, a yellw one and a white one. These roses are to thank three groups of people for the three most important things that I have learnt. These three things are friendship, effort and trust.
I give the red rose to my friends. When I started school here, my Chinese was not good, and some of my mistakes were very funny. I once tried to say “xiexie”, but I said “xiaxia” instead. Of course some people laughed, and I felt quite silly. But they were not laughing at me. They not only taught me to say many things in Chinese but also told me many interesting customs in China. Today, thanks to their kindness, my Chinese is much better, and I have been used to the life in China. So, let me say “xiexie” again to all of you for your help.
I give the white rose to my teachers. When I started running in the 800 metres, I always finished last and I just wanted to give up. But the PE teacher, Ms Huang, helped me. She ran along with me, and she said, “You only really lose if you give up! ” I still can’t run fast enogh, but I’ve learnt to try my best not only with running but with whatever else I do.
I give the yellow rose to my parents for teaching me that love is about trust. When I wanted to learn the violin, my father told me that I should work harder at maths. I was disappointed. Then, on the morning of my birthday, I woke up to find a beautiful violin at my bedside. There was a note from my father: “I’m sure you will be good at music. I know that you will be better at maths. ”
I’m sure that you all have your own memories about the happiness of the last three years, and the people whom you want to thank for it, so let’s all stand up and say: “Thank you, friends, teachers and parents! We love you! ”
1.What are the three things that the speaker has learnt?
2.Who does the speaker want to thank?
3.Is the speaker a Chinese?
4.What has the speaker learnt from her PE teacher?
5.What do you think the speaker would write to reply (回复) her father’s note?
阅读短文，完成各题。
My parents were away for a whole week. They were visiting my grandparents in a city almost 200 kilometers away. 1.How wonderful! I could do everything by myself. I could cook and use the washing machine. I told my parents I would remember to lock the door when I went out. 2.But something wrong did happen! I was watching television one night when the screen suddenly went black. When I checked, I found that the lights would not work either. 3. There was no electricity!
It was too late at night to do anything, so I went to bed and waited till the morning. 4.My mum told me to take the electricity card to the bank and buy some electricity. I did as my mum told me. When I got back home, I put the card into the electricity meter (电表) and the electricity started working again.
Although I was a bit worried during the night, especially because there were no lights, I was happy that I could solve the problem in the end. 5.They all said, “Well done!”
根据短文内容，从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整正确。
A. Nothing worked. B. Then I rang my parents and asked them what to do. C. If I had any problem, my classmates could come to help me. D. I told my classmates what happened. E. Nothing would go wrong. F. I was really excited at the thought of being at home alone. |
阅读短文，完成各题。
A primary school bus driver stopped the bus in a gas station in Ohio (俄亥俄州) because he had to use the bathroom. Instead of turning off the engine (引擎) and taking the key with him, the driver left the bus running. And he forgot to set the brake (制动器) because he was in a hurry. “It was cold outside, and I didn’t want the kids to get cold while I was using the bathroom,” he told a police officer.
The bus slowly started moving away from the gas station. As the bus picked up speed, the kids began shouting and crying. Ten-year-old Jake ran forward to the driver’s seat and held the steering wheel (方向盘). He pressed hard on the brake pedal (踏板) and managed to stop the bus as it came nearer to a river bed. Jake turned off the engine at last. After the police arrived at the scene, they praised Jake for his great effort.
“That is one cool kid,” said the police officer. “I told him he would make a great police officer when he grew up.”
Jake wasn’t very excited with what he had done. He said that stopping the bus was easy just like playing Grand Theft Auto III, which was his favorite action video game. The bus driver was taken to the police station. He was at first charged (指控) with “leaving a child alone while motor is running.” The police officer said he hoped to upgrade the charge because of the number of children (twenty) on the bus.
“Whatever he is charged with,” the police officer said, “I will see that he never drives a bus again.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1.The driver didn’t turn off the engine when he went to the bathroom because _________.
A. he was in a hurry
B. he forgot to do it
C. he didn’t want the kids to get cold
D. he thought he would be back in a minute
2.What is the correct order of the accident?
a. The bus started moving.
b. Jake turned off the engine.
c. Jake held the steering wheel.
d. The kids began shouting and crying.
e. Jake ran forward to the driver’s seat.
f. Jake pressed hard on the brake pedal.
A. a-b-c-d-e-f B. a-d-e-c-f-b
C. d-a-c-e-f-b D. d-e-a-b-c-f
3.What do we know about Jake?
A. He could drive.
B. He was 11 years old.
C. He wanted to be a police officer.
D. He liked playing Grand Theft Auto III.
4.What does the underlined word “upgrade” mean in the fourth paragraph?
A. 改变 B. 取消
C. 加重 D. 减轻
5.The bus driver will most probably ___________.
A. not be charged
B. face the most serious charge
C. not be allowed to drive a bus again
D. only be charged with “leaving a child alone while motor is running”
阅读短文，完成各题。
Scientists think that there has been life on the earth for hundreds of millions of years. However, we have not found life on any other planets yet.
The earth is a planet and it goes around the sun, which is a star. Seven other planets also go around the sun. None of them has an environment like that of the earth, so scientists do not think they will find people and things on them. The sun and its planets are called the solar system (太阳系). The solar system is a small part of our galaxy (星系). There are billions of stars in the Galaxy, and our sun is only one of them.
Scientists have also discovered many other galaxies in the universe (宇宙). They are very far away and their light has to travel for many years to reach us. So how large is the universe? It is impossible to imagine.
Scientists have sent spaceships to the planet Mars (火星) to take photos. They have even sent spaceships to travel outside the solar system. However, no spaceship has travelled far enough to reach other stars in our Galaxy.
Scientists have always asked questions: with so many stars in the universe, are we alone, or is there life out there in space? Have there been visitors to the earth from other planets? Why has no one communicated with us? We do not know the answers… yet.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。
1.There are eight planets in the solar system.
2.There is more than one galaxy in the solar system.
3.The light from the stars in other galaxies has to travel for a long time to reach the earth.
4.Spaceships have visited most of the universe.
5. Scientists have received many messages from space.
