先阅读A、B两篇短文,然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列四项任务。

A

  Regent's Park is the largest grass area for sports in London.It's also the second largest park in the city.It opens at 5∶00 a.m.all the year around, but the closing time   1  , depending on the season.Regent's Park has a lake, several public gardens, some sports grounds and three   1   playgrounds.Queen Mary's Garden inside it is famous for   3   of beautiful roses.In the north of Regent's Park is the London Zoo.It's   4   than any other zoo in the world.People can play many sports in Regent's Park, including tennis and   5  .People can go boating on the main lake and enjoy a picnic in the park, too.There will be sports events of the London Olympic Games in Regent's Park in 2012.

B

  Both the British and Americans speak English.However, there are several differences between American English and British English.For example, the words they use in daily life are not the same.The British call the first floor of a building the ground floor.The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, which Americans call the second floor.Once you go to Britain and America, you may notice other differences.The British usually hide their feelings.They don't often start a talk with strangers.On the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books.But Americans are more active and easier to talk with.

任务1:用方框中所给的适当形式填空,是文章通顺,连贯,合理。(每空一词,每词限用一次)

1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________

任务2:根据英文释义及首字母提示,拼写单词。

6.a________ at or to a higher point

7.h________ to stop somebody or something from being seen.

任务3:同义句转换,每空一词。

However, there are several differences between American English and British English.

However, American English is 8.________ 9.________ British English in several ways.

任务4:根据短文内容简答问题。

What do the British often spend their time reading on the train?

10.________________

先通读下列短文,掌握其大意,然后根据短文内容和所给首字母,在空格内填入一个适当的词,
使短文意思完整。
    Once there was a boy who lived alone with his father. The boy loved American football very much,
but he couldn't take part in the games because he was (1)h            the size of other boys. At all the
games, this hopeful boy sat beside the football field and (2)s            played.
    Though the boy was always beside the football field, his father always stood next to him and never
(3)m            a game. All through high school he was still an audience. His father always (4)e             
him.
    When the boy went to college, the American football coach kept him on the school team because he
always (5)p            hard and provided the other team members with high spirits. (6)H           , he never
got to play in a game.
    It was the (7)e            of his last American football season. His father died that morning and the
coach (8)a            him to take a rest. The following Saturday, the boy came back and wanted to play in
the game. The coach, the players and the audience could not (9)b            their eyes. He ran and passed
(10)l            a star. In the closing seconds of the game, he ran all the way for the winning touchdown
(触地得分).
    He told the coach with tears in his eyes, "Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know that my dad
was blind? Dad came to (11)a            our games in the past, but today was the first time I could play,
and I wanted to show him I could do it!"
    It is the father's love for his son that helps the son (12)s           .

A/Hl Nl Flu Continues to Spread Worldwide

BEUING,May l0(Xinhua)一The A/H1 N1 continues to spread(传播)around the world as the disease has been confirmed(证实) in more than 4.150 people in 45 countries.

    Canada and Costa Rica confirmed their first death case on Saturday,so there are altogether 4 countries which have reported confirmed human death cases.

    In Costa Rica, a 53-year-old man became the first death case of the A/Hl N1 flu.In the Canadian province of Alberta.local health government said the A/Hl N1 caused the death of a woman in her 30s who died late April.

    But health officials said that both patients and the two deaths in the U.S.were having other health problems when they infected(感染)the disease.

    In Tokyo,a high school teacher and two teenage students tested positive for the disease at the airport after returning from a school trip to Canada.

    Australia’s local health government said Saturday that an Australian woman arriving in Sydney from Los Angeles tested “weak positive”.becoming the country’s first case.

    Also on Saturday New Zealand.the first country in the Asia—Pacific area to confirm A/Hl N1 flu cases.reported two more on Saturday.

    Mexico on Saturday raised the confirmed death to 48.75Schools in the capital Mexico City will start classes again on Monday, while two states in which new deaths have just appeared will continue the closing of schools for another week

    Are there ways to reduce(减少)the spread of the disease?  “Cover your noses and mouths  when you cough or sneeze.wash your hands often.Avoid(避免)getting in touch with infected people,”New York health officials said.

根据文章内容完成下列任务。

◇根据短文内容回答问题。

1.How many capital cities are mentioned(提到)in this passage? And what are they?

    ______________________________________________________________

2.In which four countries are death cases found?

______________________________________________________________

3.Why did a teacher and two students in Tokyo get infected?

    ______________________________________________________________

4.What else should we do to reduce the spread of the disease besides avoiding getting in touch with infected people?

    ______________________________________________________________

◇将文中画线部分译成汉语。

5.______________________________________________________________

阅读以下文章,完成阅读任务。

   Pop music and movie star Jay Chou from Taiwan produced a song for the Beijng Games;It's not an easy thing for him,because he had never tried to write this kind of music before.

   He worked on the song A Long Journey for five months and finished it in Taipei on March 9.Chou told the Shanghai-based Oriental Daily he rushed to complete the song and ended up e-mailing it to Beijing Olympic officials(组委会)at night just before the deadline

   Beijing Olympic officials will reveal(展示)the songs for the Olympics 100 days before the Games start.

   Chou,famous for his roles in the Zhang Yimou-directed Curse of the Golden Flower and Initial D,said the song was a new change for him.

   “I think the feeling of the electric guitars is a little sponger than just using the piano,”Chou said“If listeners from Europe and America hear this kind of music,I hope it can make them jump back a little!”The song blends(混合)Chou's traditional Chinese sounds with rock and electric instrument

   His song says:“A long journey,countless nights,waiting for a clear moon,on the border of dreams,the wind blows ceaselessly,never feeling tired,the East is worthy,who is number one,let us pursue perfection.”

   March 10 was the closing date for the fourth round of Olympic song collection.Over 4,000 songs have been collected over the last four years,________ Light the Passion,Share the Dream,I am a Star,Forever Friends,Wishing Star

1.What does the word “deadline”mean in Chinese?________

2.Why does Chou say“it can make them jump back a little!”

3.Translate the sentence The song blends Chou's traditional Chinese sounds with rock and electric instrument into Chinese

4.从文中找出more than的同义词  ________

5.根据上下文,请在最后一段的横线上填上一个适当的词或短语使文章完整:________

   

Pop music and movie star Jay Chou from Taiwan produced a song for the Beijing Games.It's not an easy thing for him,because he had never tried to write this kind of music before.He worked on the song A Long Journey for five months and finished it in Taipei on March 9.Chou told the Shanghai-based Oriental Daily he rushed to complete the song and ended up e-mailing it to Beijing Olympic officials(组委会)at night just before the deadline.(1)

Beijing Olympic officials will reveal(展示)the songs for the Olympics 100 days before the Games start.

Chou, famous for his roles in the Zhang Yimou -directed Curse of the Golden Flower and initial D, said the song was a new change for him.“I think the feeling of the electric guitars is a little stronger than just using the piano,” Chou said.“If listeners from Europe and America hear this kind of music,I hope it can make them jump back a little!”(2)

The Song blends(混合)Chou's traditional Chinese sounds with rock and electric instrument.(3)

His song says:“A long journey,countless nights,waiting for a clear moon,on the border of dreams.the wind blows ceaselessly,never feeling tired,the East is worthy,who is number one,let us pursue perfection。”

March 10 was the closing date for the fourth round of Olympic song collection.Over 4,000 songs have been collected over the last four years,  5    Light the Passion,Share the Dream, I an a Star, Forever Friends, Wishing Slat and so on.

1.What does the word “deadline” mean in Chinese?

2.Why does Chou say “it can make them jump back a little!”?

3.Translate the sentence “The song blends Chou's traditional Chinese sounds with rock and electric instrument” into Chinese.

4.从文中找出more than的同义词

5.根据上下文,请在最后一段的横线上填上一个适当的词或短语使文章完整。

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