短文综合填空（本大题满分11分，每空1分）

Most people may not think that there are any problems with watermelons, but some Japanese sellers do. There is often wasted s_______1.when they store watermelons, because round watermelons do not sit nicely on shelves. So some c_______2.farmers have solved the watermelon problem. They make their watermelons grow in square glass boxes so the watermelons become square. The only problem now is the p_______3.. The square watermelons cost about 80 dollars each.

Many people know the s_______4.“Roses are red, violets(紫罗兰) are blue, sugar is sweet and so are you”. Well, today the poem needs to c_______5.“Roses are red” to “Roses are red, roses are blue”! Australian scientists discovered that when they put a chemical from a blue f_______6.into a rose, they can create a nearly 100% blue rose. Some of science’s inventions are beautiful, not just u_______7.!

For many years Chinese scientists have been w_______8.on developing new kinds of stronger rice and now they have produced a new kind, called super rice. Super rice not only can protect i_______9. against insects(昆虫) and diseases(病害), but it also produces more than any other kind of rice. Today farmers can grow almost one and a half times more rice than they could grow in the p_______10..

Doctors might be able to use vegetables to fight cancer now. US scientists have discovered a w_______11.to put a chemical into tomato plants while they are growing. When cancer patients eat the tomatoes, the tomatoes will fight the cancer in their bodies.

Just like any relationship, best friendships depend on trust, promise, respect and interests. When any of these elements(要素) is missing, the friendship will be hard to go on. If the trust is totally broken, you may not be able to forgive him/her. Sometimes a friendship ends because either you or your friend gets tired of putting the heart into it. This can happen when one of you finds a new friend or even a new hobby that takes up much time. Or, perhaps you find the relationship is always going in an unhealthy way and you want some distance. Other times, you simply change and want to leave each other. Sure, it seems sad at the time, but it’s completely normal. Not all friendships are meant to last forever. So, what should you do if something like this happens to you? Read on for some friendly advice.

  Whatever the reason you’re breaking up with your best friend, always remember that he/she was once super important to you. Take the time to sit down privately and tell him/her what’s going on and why. Don’t send him/her an unpleasant e-mail or just start ignoring(不理睬) him/her. In fact, maybe he/she has known there’s a problem and would be willing to have a heart-to-heart chat. If you’re not sure about wanting an end forever, you could suggest you two take a break from each other. If, after a while, you realize why you became the best friends in the beginning, you can try getting back to your former behaviors. Whatever you do, be honest about your feelings while having respect for his/hers. And if you both agree the BFF thing is over, make sure not to be enemies.

1.What is NOT the usual cause of ending a friendship?

A. Getting tired of putting your heart into each other.

B. Finding a new hobby that takes up much time.

C. Realizing the relationship going in an unhealthy way.

D. Living too far away from each other.

2.The underlined letters BFF probably means________.

A. 永远的朋友           B.永久的隔阂

C. 终结的友谊       D. 暂时的误解

3.What can be the best title for this passage?

A. Four basic elements of friendship.

B. Friendly advice on reading.

C. What to do with friendship in trouble?

D. When to be friends or enemies?

4.What should you do when breaking up with your best friends?

1. Remember his or her once being important to you.  

2. Try to have a heart-to-heart chat with him or her.

3. Be honest and respectful to each other.

4. Send an unpleasant e-mail and ignore him or her.

5. Suggest not getting along with each other for a while.

A. 1.2.3.4.             B. 2.3.4.5              C. 1.3.4.5          D. 1.2.3.5

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In April of 2007, a new American film about The Teenage Mutant Ninjia Turtles（《忍者神龟》）came out.

In the new movie, the turtles must face a different enemy—a bad man c___1_____Max Winters. He and his m___2_____want to take over the planet Earth. Splinter knows that only a super turtle team can s____3____Max. But the turtles are not together at the time. Splinter has to find them and make them into a team again.

Can these “heroes in a half shell” become a team again? Can they b____4____ Max Winters and his monsters? We can know these after we s____5____ the movie. But one thing is sure—the IMNT are back and better than ever.

Every scientist has a childhood dream. A scientist in China once had a(n)   36  . He wished to grow a new type of rice which could produce a lot. This person is Yuan Longping   37   was born in 1930. He graduated from the Southwest Agricultural(农业) University in 1953. Yuan Longping came up with an idea for a hybrid rice in the 1960s. Since then, he has devoted himself to the research and development of new varieties(品种).

In 1973, together with other people, he   38   in the development of hybrid rice. This made China be a worldwide leader in rice production. For this, he was called Father of Hybrid Rice. In 1980, the technology for hybrid rice was   39   to the United States.   40   Professor Yuan’s hard work, China now produces enough rice to   41   her people every year.

In his spare time, he loves playing   42   violin and listening to music. Every night, he reads   43   half an hour before he goes to sleep. He likes swimming, too.

It is said that Professor Yuan is one of the   44   people in China. And he cares about   45 

but his research.

Now Professor Yuan is working on developing super hybrid rice. He goes to the fields twice a day.

1.A.dream             B. idea              C. thought           D. meaning

2.A.where             B. whom              C. which                                          D. who

3.A.success           B. succeeded         C. successfully      D. successful

4.A.given             B. grown             C. showed            D. introduced

5.A.Because of        B. Thanks for        C. Instead of        D. According to

6.A. offer            B. feed              C. send              D. provide

7.A.an                B./                  C. a                 D. the

8.A.on                B. in                C. for               D. to

9.A.poorest           B. richest           C. cleverest         D. most careful

10.A.everything B .anything C. nothing  D. something

 
Tired of bad handwriting, Richie decided to perfect his penmanship (书法) last January. Though the year progressed, his writing didn’t. “My penmanship just got worse,” he says. “I get tired of trying to write neatly.”
Like Richie, many teenagers make resolutions in the New Year. More than half of Americans say they make a New Year’s resolution – but only one-third of them keep to it, reports the University of North Carolina, US.
Demanding (追求) perfection  stops people working on their resolutions, says Chicago life coach Alison Miller.
Resolutions sometimes can be unrealistic (不现实).. Going for a goal  that’s too hard to achieve can leave a person feeling sad. “Saying ‘I’m going to look like a super-model’ is going to make you unhappy,” she says.
Sure, it’s a great idea to aim for improvement, but not all resolutions are helpful. The difference between good and bad resolutions is whether you expect too much from yourself, Miller says. For example, it’s OK to say, “I’m going to eat fewer French fries,” but striving (力争)  for a perfect body isn’t reasonable.
Timing can also damage a resolution. Kevin M., 16, says he doesn't set resolutions because 12 months is unrealistic. “It’s too long and you start putting off keeping your resolution during summer,” he says.
He’s considering a career in music, but says school is his main focus. Knowing how hard he has to work, he says he’ll “be lucky to get 30 minutes a day” of practice. But a bit is better than nothing, and making reminders can help you make progress. Miller says teenagers should write down their goals and say to themselves, “What can I do today to make my goal a reality?”
“It’s just small steps along the way. It’s not about doing it all at once,” Miller says.
【小题1】What’s the writer’s purpose by talking Richie in the first paragraph?