The Sea Life Centre is a Really Exciting Place

  Good morning, everyone. 36  to the new Sea Life Centre at Plymouth.

  The Sea Life Centre is a really exciting place. There are so many things to 37

here and everything is enjoyable. It costs $3.76 for adults ,  $2 for children and    38  for over sixties and school groups. It’s   39   from 9:00am to 4:30pm every day except 25^th and 26^th of December.

  Special  40  include hourly feeding times for all the different animals and fish, and shows in the sea life theatre.    41    is always there to answer questions about what you’ve seen.    42   you are in a group of six or more people, we   43    give you a special guided tour of the centre. But you   44.  to arrange(安排 ) this at the information desk when you   45  .

  The latest attraction(吸引人的事) is a big   46   tunnel(隧道 )you can walk through. All around you, you will see fish swimming--- sometimes even over your head. You certainly have the   47  view(景色 ) of the undersea world. Children   48  it and it’s really amazing for adults, too.

  When you get  49  , there is a relaxed family dining room serving food.

   That’s all. For    50.   information, phone 091743-564219. Have a good time! Thank you.

1.A. Go           B. Come       C. Walk         D. Welcome

2. A. see          B. do          C. play          D. take

3. A.little         B. few         C. less           D. fewer

4. A. popular      B. busy        C. crowded       D.open

5. A. changes      B. programs   C. attractions     D.performances(表演 )

6. A. someone      B. anyone      C. everyone      D. no one

7. A. when         B. if          C. because       D. until

8. A. can           B. must       C.should        D.have to

9.A.decide         B. like        C. hope         D.need

10.A. return        B. arrive      C. leave         D.travel

11. A. metal ( 金属)  B. wood       C. glass          D.stone( 石头)

12. A.clearest        B.funniest     C. most relaxing  D.most frightening

13. A. want         B. visit        C. love          D.find

14. A.tired          B.bored       C. thirsty        D.hungry

15.A.some          B. more       C. much        D.most

Some years ago, Chinese high school students would show their new schoolbags , new clothes or new pens to their classmates when the new term started . Today, however , all have      . If you still come back to school      only these things , you are falling out-of-date(过时的) . Students in big cities like to bring the latest high-tech things to school, and feel happy and      to show off these things to      . Mobile phones, MP3 players , CD players , electronic dictionaries , the list is endless .

Young people think that , living in the 21^st century , they must keep up with the      . They don't want to fall      . Besides, they think      they need to keep in touch with their classmates , so they need mobile phones . They also like to      the pop music , so they need CD players . They explain that,      like electronic dictionaries , these can be      in their study ,      . They think that their parents should understand      they want these things .

Foreign students will also bring some latest high-tech things when they      to school at the beginning of a new term.      , they often use the money which they made by themselves during the holiday to      these high-tech things that they want .

1.A．changed  B．come  C．joined         D．stopped

2.A．to    B．from C．of       D．with

3.A．right        B．lucky C．nice   D．pleased

4.A．other       B．the other   C．others         D．the others

5.A．times       B．days   C．years           D．date

6.A．down       B．off      C．behind        D．back

7.A．that          B．how   C．if         D．which

8.A．hear        B．listen to      C．read   D．play

9.A．look         B．just     C．feel           D．something

10.A．new       B．modern      C．latest           D．useful

11.A．also       B．too     C．either         D．then

12.A．where   B．which          C．what D．why

13.A．return   B．return back         C．reach          D．arrive

14.A．But        B．However    C．So       D．Still

15.A．borrow          B．buy    C．lend   D．take

With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet tall, the      building in the US.

As he got to the last step, McCarthy      fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he      cheers from many people.

“I just want to show people that      a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong     . He believes having a disability shouldn’t stop anyone     achieving his or her success.

He has been in a special school      he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was moved by his determination(决心) and offered      train him. They      more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “     seems that he never knows how difficult it is.      I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,” said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more      .”

Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I  found when climbing the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the      sportsman I’ve ever trained.”

McCarthy said he was       of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll  point(指着) to the building and      ‘Look at this building I climbed’,”

1.A. largest                 B. highest                   C. earliest                            D. latest

2.A. seldom                         B. hardly                        C. always                         D. almost

3.A. enjoyed                       B. needed                      C. made                           D. kept

4.A. while                            B. after                           C. if                               D. though

5.A. mind                            B. legs                             C. body                                  D. love

6.A. by                        B. for                                    C. in                                      D. from

7.A. as                        B. since                          C. until                             D. before

8.A. help               B. to help                        C. helping                    D. helped

9.A. used                             B. spent                          C. took                             D. wasted

10.A. Here                          B. There                         C. He                                      D. It

11.A. However                    B. Sometimes                      C. Again                          D. Then

12.A. friends                        B. helpers                  C. time                            D. exercise

13.A. strong                        B. stronger                     C. strongest                  D. strongly

14.A. excited                      B. curious                   C. worried                   D. proud

15.A. say                   B. speak                     C. talk                                   D. tell

Electric bicycles which run on battery-operated (电瓶) motors are winning over riders of ordinary bikes   41  their speed, quality and environmental advantage.

   They were first   42  on 1980s in China, but the selling was not very good. Today, thanks  43   improvements on battery quality, the electric bikes sell well. There are now more than 100 electric bicycle producers in China and 26 million such bicycles were produced in 2011. Japan is another large  44   of such bicycles in the world with a total production reaching 381,721in 2010.

      45  China is one of the largest producers of electric bicycles in the world, the   46   of its producers with mass production (大批量生产) is actually small.

Electric bicycles are still   47  in China. Time is needed for people to become familiar with them and accept them. Each bike’s price of between 2,000 yuan (US $318) and 3,000 yuan (US $477) is still   48   for ordinary citizens (民众). Although such bikes are quick, safe and  49  to operate, their batteries still have shortcomings (不足). They weigh more than 10 kilograms; their service life is   50   two years and they   51   400 yuan each.

There were more than 450 million bikes in China in 2006. If just one percent of all these bikes are replaced by electric  52   , the market will be very large. And   53   the battery is further improved and the price is    54    , many of us will not be able to keep back from    55   the latest electric bikes

1.A. because of   B. because   C. towards   D. at

2.A. build   B. built   C. building   D. to build

3.A. for  B. in   C. by   D. to

4.A. producer   B. production   C. produce   D. to produce

5.A. But   B. If    C. Although    D. When

6.A. buyer   B. number   C. price   D. owner     

7.A. old   B. tall   C. new    D. short

8.A. small   B. large   C. expensive   D. high

9.A. easy    B. difficult    C. hard    D. easily

10.A. other than  B. more than    C. over    D. less than

11.A. spend    B. cost    C. take    D. make

12.A. cars    B. bike    C. ones    D. one 

13.A. where     B. unless   C. whether    D. if

14.A. increased    B. raised    C. reduced    D. lifted

15.A. buying     B. brought    C. to buy     D. buy