- Could I borrow two books ______?

- Sorry. You can borrow only one.

A.at a time B.at the time C.for a time D.from time to time

- I won the first place in the competition.

- ______. We are proud of you!

A.That’s all right B.Sorry to hear that C.I’d love to D.Congratulations

Wood- block (木版) printing was invented sometime between the 4th and the 7th century in China. The earliest book that we have was _______ in 868 and was discovered in a Dunhuang cave. Wood-block printing took a long time because a new block was needed for every _______ in a book. By the 11th century printed books appeared all over China. They _______ books of Confucius’ thoughts, dictionaries, and books on maths. In 1340, books could be printed using two _______, black and red.

Although the Chinese learnt about printing so _______, printing was not introduced into other parts of the world for hundreds of years. It is thought that when the great Italian traveler Marco Polo _______ China in the 13th century, he saw printed books. It is possible that Marco Polo brought that _______ to Europe. But printed books did not come to Europe _______ 1450 when a German called Johann Gutenberg invented a printing machine. Twenty-four years _______, in 1474, an Englishman called William Caxton printed the ________ printed book in English. His second book was about the game of chess. Caxton printed about a hundred books, and some can still be seen today in museums.

1.A.bought B.printed C.called D.return

2.A.page B.letter C.paper D.band

3.A.marked B.added C.included D.placed

4.A.types B.factories C.tastes D.colours

5.A.new B.early C.young D.slow

6.A.stored B.controlled C.visited D.wrote

7.A.tool B.machine C.book D.technology

8.A.until B.while C.after D.since

9.A.forward B.later C.back D.ago

10.A.same B.exciting C.first D.last

My favorite sport is baseball. It is fun to play, and it is fun to watch.

I went to my first baseball game with my grandparents when I was 6. It was really wonderful. We had a good time. I was happy to be with my grandparents. My grandfather made me love the game.

My dad knew I loved baseball, so he gave me a baseball on my eighth birthday. When I was 12, my friend came to me and asked me to join his team and play baseball. I agreed. From then on, I got to learn more about baseball. I practised a lot and learned how to play better.

My favorite baseball player is Derrek Lee. Derrek Lee joined the Chicago Cubs in 2004. That year was a good year for him, but 2005 was his best year. One of my favorite things about Derrek Lee is that he is a very nice person. He never shouts at others. He always has a big smile on his face. He seems happy all the time.

1.The writer went to his first baseball game with ______.

A.his grandparents B.his father C.his friend D.his mother

2.When he was ______ years old, the writer began to play baseball.

A.six B.eight C.twelve D.fourteen

3.The writer ______ after he joined his friend’s team.

A.played baseball very often B.lost interest in baseball

C.didn’t improve his playing skills D.often played baseball with derrek lee

4.Which of the following is NOT true about Derrek Lee?

A.He is very nice. B.He is not friendly.

C.He always smiles. D.He always looks happy.

5.What is the best title (题目) of the passage?

A.Who made me love baseball? B.What birthday present did I get?

C.2005-best year for Derrek Lee D.Baseball – my favorite sport

In the modern age, human society runs on energy. Most machines need electricity to operate. Humans cannot live without electricity even a single day in their daily life and work. They have many different ways to create electricity. But some ways are harmful to the environment.

For example, fossil fuels (化石燃料) are the most common kind of energy.They include coal, oil, and natural gas. First, people have to dig them from the ground. This can sometimes harm the environment. However, scientists are creating cleaner and better ways to do that these days. So the environment is not harmed as much as before. But when people burn these fossil fuels, they can give off a lot of harmful gases, which is considered to be one of the greatest causes of global warning. This might harm the environment.

Tidal (潮汐) energy is another way to make electricity. This uses the ocean tides to make electricity. But some kinds of tidal energy can kill many fish and other sea animals. Also dams (大坝) can create lots of clean energy. But dams create lakes and change the way that rivers run. So they can do great harm to the balance of nature around the lakes and along the rivers.

Nuclear (核) energy is a very powerful form of energy. It is cheap. It is also very clean. But many people are afraid of it because it uses radioactive materials. Also, there have been some very serious accidents in the past which caused great harm to human and nature. But the technology is much better these days. so many countries are starting to use nuclear energy more.

1.In Paragraph I the underlined part “human society runs on energy” means “______”.

A.humans in the society waste much energy B.people use energy to make the world work

C.our society is full of varied kinds of energy D.humans cannot run fast without energy

2.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about fossil fuels?

A.They are dug from the ground. B.They are considered expensive.

C.They hardly harm the environment. D.They are not widely used in the world

3.From the passage, we know that tidal energy can ______.

A.cause serious accidents B.change the way that rivers run

C.give off a lot of harmful gases D.kill many living things in the ocean

4.Many countries start to use nuclear energy more because ______.

A.it’s a common kind of energy B.people are not afraid of it now

C.it’s cheap, clean and safer than before D.people can’t live without it

5.The passage is probably in the part of ______ in a newspaper.

A.health B.science C.culture D.sports

New Zealand is in the Pacific Ocean and it is made up of islands. The largest island is the South Island and the North Island is the second largest.

Most people live on North Island. 85% of New Zealanders are “pakeha” (“white people”), which means their “great grandfathers” came from Europe. The “pakeha” started to arrive in New Zealand from Europe about 200 years ago as farmers and businessmen. 10% are Maoris. The Maoris came to New Zealand from the Polynesian Islands probably around the tenth century.

When the Maoris first arrived in New Zealand, they lived in villages and were excellent fishermen, hunters and farmers. Now many Maoris live and work in the large cities and take jobs in govemment, industries, medicine and education. They are proud of their culture and keep up many of the traditions which are part of their way of life.

New Zealand has three official languages: English, Maori and New Zealand Sign Language. Many places in New Zealand have Maori names.

In 1865, Wellington took Aucklands place and became the capital of New Zealand, but the largest city is Auckland. The two cities are on the North Island.

New Zealand has high mountains, active volcanoes, lakes, rainforests and beautiful sandy beaches, which made it a location for the movie The Lord of the Rings.

New Zealand has mild (温和的) temperatures and lots of sunshine. January and February are the warmest months of the year, while July is the coldest.

New Zealand has many special birds. the best known is the kiwi. The kiwi, about the size of a large chicken, cannot fly. It is the symbol of the country and you can find pictures of kiwis on New Zealand stamps and coins. The kiwi is named after its calls-kewe, kewe. New Zealanders are also called Kiwis, but very few New Zealanders have ever seen a kiwi bird in the wild!

1.When did the Maoris arrive in New Zealand?

A.About 10 years ago. B.About 85 years ago.

C.About 200 years ago. D.About 1,000 years ago.

2.Why do the Maoris keep up many of their traditions now?

A.Because their “great grandfathers” came from Europe.

B.Because they were excellent fishermen, hunters and farmers.

C.Because they are proud of their culture and way of life.

D.Because they all live and work in the large cities now.

3.Which of the following is NOT the official language of New Zealand?

A.French. B.English. C.Maori. D.New Zealand Sign Language.

4.What do we know about the capital of New Zealand?

A.The capital is on the South Island of New Zealand.

B.At first Wellington was the capital but now Auckland is.

C.Wellington was not the capital ofNew Zealand until 1865.

D.The capital of New Zealand is the largest city in the country.

5.What can we infer (推断) from the sentence “very few New Zealanders have ever seen a kiwi bird in the wild”?

A.Many New Zealanders like the kiwi bird B.The kiwi bird is actually a kind of animal in danger

C.The local people can see kiwi birds in the zoo. D.The kiwi bird doesn’t live in the wild any more.

补全对话

根据对话的内容，从方框中选择恰当的句子，将对话补充完整。（选项中有两项是多余的）

A. What time does it start?

B. Do you want to watch it?

C. Nice idea.

D. Between which teams?

E. I’m excited about the game.

F. It doesn’t matter.

G. See you then.

A: Hello, Robert. Are you free on Saturday morning?

B: Yes. Why?

A: There is a basketball match at the Sports Center. 1.

B: Sure. 2.

A: Our school and No. 1 Middle School.

B: Great! Let’s go to cheer for our team.

A: Yeah. No. 1 Middle School Team is not easy to beat.

B: So the match will be exciting. 3.

A: At 8: 30. Do you think you can arrive on time?

B: Of course. 4.

A: OK. There will be three school buses waiting for us in front of the library. Let’s meet there at 7:45.

B: All right. 5.

完成句子

根据所给中文意思完成句子，每空限填一词。

1.这些玻璃酒杯是手工制作的。

These wine glasses were made __________ __________.

2.我正在遭受牙痛之苦。

I’m __________ __________ toothache

3.她最终为自己的错误付出了代价。

Finally she __________ __________ her mistake.

4.如今，差不多每家都至少有一台电视机。

Almost all homes have __________ __________ one TV set today.

5.他的一根手指在事故中被切掉了。

One of his fingers was __________ __________ in the accident.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成句子。

Mark Twain tells a boy’s story in The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. Huck is a poor child without a mother or home. His father drinks too much wine and always beats him.

Huck’s situation has freed him from the restriction (约束) of society. He explores in the woods and goes fishing. He stays out all night and does not go to school. He smokes. Huck runs away from home. He meets Jim, a black man who has escaped from slavery (奴隶制). They travel together on a raft (木筏) made of wood down the Mississippi River.

Mark Twain started writing “Huckleberry Finn” as a children’s story. But it soon became serious. The story tells about the social evil (罪恶) of slavery, which is seen through the eyes of a child. Huck’s ideas about people were formed by the white society in which he lived. So, at first, he does not question slavery. Huck knows that important people believe slavery is natural, the law of God. So, he thinks it is his duty to tell Jim’s owerns where to find him.

Later, Huck comes to understand that Jim is a good man. He finds he cannot carry out his plan to tell Jim’s owners of his whereabouts (下落). Instead, he decides to help Jim run away. He decides to do this, even if God punished him.

1.Huckleberry Finn is always beaten by ____________________.

2.Jim is a ____________________ who has escaped from slavery.

3.Huckleberry Finn and Jim travel together down ____________________.

4.The story was first written by Mark Twain as ____________________.

5.Huckleberry Finn decides to help Jim ____________________ at last.

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。

It’s unusual to see a person inspire (激发) a new word. But that’s what Chinese volleyball superstar Zhu Ting has got. “Stay awesome and ZHUperb!” Volleywood, a US-based blog website for volleyball fans, r1. created the word “ZHUperb”, which puts “Zhu” and “superb” together, to describe the 25-year-old volleyball player.

Zhu Ting is also considered to be a national h2.in China. She helped the national volleyball team win gold medals at the 2015 FIVB World Cup, 2015 Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship, and 2016 Rio Olympic Games. In September this year she a3. helped the team win gold medals at the 2019 FIVB World Cup.

At a young age Zhu is captain of china women’s national volleyball team. But it hasn’t been e4. for Zhu to get to where she is today.

Born in a farming family in Henan Province, Zhu got a hard-won chance to a5. a local sports school at the age of 13. She got homesick during the first few months of training. But later she got over it, and made p6.week on week. She quickly moved from the provincial youth team to the national youth team.

In 2013 she became famous by helping the Chinese U20 team to win the title at the 2013 FIVB U20 World Championship. Then Zhu was c7. into the national team and met the famous coach Lang Ping.

At the beginning because of her 1.98-meter h8., Zhu found it difficult to move fast and hold her weight on her feet. But Lang e9. her to take advantage of that; she trained her to jump high to smash the ball. After this she became an ace spiker (主攻手).

Zhu still works hard during training. “Hard work and talent (天赋) are b10. important I’ll move forward step by step,” she told People’s Daily.