Not long ago, there was a story in Russia about ZHUOYA and SHULA. They were sister and brother. They were in 1 same class of a middle school. They studied hard. They were　 2　 strict 　3 themselves. Their homework was given the day before. SHULA was clever. He had done his homework earlier. But ZHUOYA hadn’t yet. The next afternoon she went on doing hers.

SHULA thought his sister maybe couldn’t finish some of the exercises. So he put his exercise-book with answers on his sister’s desk before ZHUOYA came in the classroom, and went out quietly to play. A few minutes later, ZHUOYA came in and saw her brother’s exercise-book on her desk. But she had never looked at it all. She sat on her seat, thinking and thinking. Five minutes, ten minutes, half an hour had 4 . An hour and a half 5 , she worked out all problems at last and handed it in on time that afternoon. How happy she was!

“Why not copy my key down in 6 , sister?” asked SHULA with a smile. “No, I didn’t. I must use my head and try my 　7 to 　8 all by myself. I’m sure, I can 9 a way. I don’t like to be lazy in 10 homework,” answered ZHUOYA.

(　 ) 1. A. a　　　　　　 B. an　　　　　 　C. the　　　　　　 D. /

(　 ) 2. A. both　　　　　 B. either　　　　　 C. neither　　　　 D. all

(　 ) 3. A. on　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　 D. at

(　 ) 4. A. past　　　　　 B. pass　　　　　 C. passed　　　　 D. pasted

(　 ) 5. A. later　　　　　 B. late　　　　　 C. latterly　　　　 D. lately

(　 ) 6. A. you　　　　　 B. yours　　　　 C. your　　　　　 D. mine

(　 ) 7. A. good　　　　　 B. better　　　　 C. best　　　　　 D. well

(　 ) 8. A. work them out　 B. work out them　 C. work them off　 D. work off them

(　 ) 9. A. look for　　　 B. find　　　　　 C. found　　　　 D. looked for

(　 ) 10. A. doing　　　　 B. to do　　　　　 C. done　　　　　 D. do

Two thousand years ago，beside the beautiful and rich Loulan Lake，there lay Loulan ancient city of the Silk Road．Businessmen from every country gathered here and there were lots of dancing parties． 61

However，two thousand years later，this rich land suddenly disappeared from the map of China． 62 

Loulan was first “discovered” by a Swedish man，Sven Hedin，in 1900．People from other countries all began to come here．  63  He visited and studied this area and found many relics (遗迹)that were beautifully and carefully made．

It is recorded that the ancient city of Loulan was the capital of Loulan Kingdom during the Han and Jin Dynasties (朝代)，and covered an area of about 100,000m²．  64  Outside the city，there are some dried rivers and much farmland．In the past century，many coins，mirrors and other things from Greek and Roman have been dug out there． 65

The Loulan Kingdom is now a lifeless area with endless “forests” of mounds (小丘）which aren’t easily seen in other parts of the world．So people from many countries have been interested in this place．

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通 顺、内容完整，并将其标号填涂在答题卡相应位置。

A．All these things show that business between East and West once took place there．

B．People in Loulan lived a rich life then．

C．Inside the city there are government offices and other old buildings．

D．Then it became an area covered with sand and dead trees．

E．Then a Chinese named Huang Wenbi came to Loulan．

阅读理解

　　Fred began to go to school two years ago. But he's still in Grade One. He's the tallest and strongest boy in his class. He doesn't listen to the teachers in class and often fights(打架) with the children. His teachers and classmates don't like him. His parents know him well, but they don't know what to do.

　　It was a quarter past seven. The supper was ready but Fred didn't come back. His mother stood at the gate and looked. And ten minutes later she saw her son, all in black and blue(浑身青一块，紫一块).

　　“Were you in another fight?” asked the woman.

　　“No, mommy,” answered the boy. “I was just keeping a bigger boy from beating up(阻止一个大一些的男孩殴打) a smaller one!”

　　“How brave(勇敢的) you are!” the woman was happy and said. “Who was the smaller boy?”

　　“Me, mommy.”

1．Fred is still in Grade One because ________.

A．he's too small

B．he likes to play at home

C．he doesn't study hard

D．he's often late for school

2．Fred likes ________, so his class don't like him.

[　　]

A．talking in class

B．fighting with the children

C．asking some questions

D．eating something in class

3．Fred fought with a boy ________.

[　　]

4．Fred got home at ________.

[　　]

5．Which of the following is right?

[　　]

A．Fred fought with a bigger boy after school.

B．Fred is a brave boy.

C．Fred helped a smaller boy.