A group of swans (天鹅) flew down to a beach where a crow (乌鸦) was jumping around . The crow watched them with disdain (鄙视).

“You have no flying skills at all ! ” he said to the swans. “ All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air ? No , that’s beyond you. Let’s have a flying compitition. I’ll show you what real flying is ! ”

　 One of the swans , a strong young male , took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.

Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up , and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him , making all kinds of comments (评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.

The swan pretended ( 假装) not to notice , and said, “ Why do you keep touching the water , brother ? Is that another trick ?”　　　 “ No ,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “ I’m in trouble because of my pride ! If you don’t help me , I’ll lose my life… “

The swan took pity on him , and took him on his shoulders (肩膀) and flew back to the beach.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

(　 ) 62. What’s the correct order of the following events ?

a. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.

　 b.The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.

　 c. The crow had to ask the swan for help.

　 d.The swan accepted a challenge of performing flying tricks.

A. a , d , b , c　　 B. a , b , d , c ,　 C. d , a , c , b ,　 D. d , c , a , b

(　 ) 63.Who has better skills according to the crow ?

　 A. The swan.　　 B. The crow.　　 C. Both the swan and the crow.　　 D. He didn’t know.

(　 ) 64.What does the underlined word “exhausted “ in Paragraph 4 mean ?

　 A. Bored. 　　 B. nervous.　　 C. Tired .　　　 D. Frightened.

(　 )65. Which of the following is right according to the text ?

　 A. A group of crows met a swan on a beach.　 B. The crow could fly as well as the swan.

　 C.The swan wasn’t afraid of the challenge.　 D. The swan flew away and the crow died.

(　 ) 66.What can we learn from the passage ?

A. No pains , no gains. B. Pride goes before a fall. C. The early bird catches the worm.　 D. Practice makes perfect.

Martin Lynch, an American businessman, had been going on vacation to a small Mexican fishing village for a number of years. One morning while going for a walk along the beach, he saw his friend Pablo Perez, a local fisherman. Martin watched Pablo unload his boat and pack the fish in a box.

Martin noticed Pablo was smiling and looked very happy. He could also see several large fish in the boat. Martin greeted Pablo and asked how long it took to catch the fish. “Just a few hours,” replied Pablo. Martin asked, “why didn’t you stay longer and catch more fish?” “I have enough for my family,” Pablo said, “ And what do you do with the rest of your day?” asked Martin. “I take a nap, play with my children, spend time with my wife, and go into the village to see my friends and play cards. I have a full and busy life.” Martin explained that if Pablo worked longer hours and caught more fish, he could make more money. With the extra money, Pablo could buy more boats and catch many more fish. By selling the fish, Pablo could open his own factory and sell direct to supermarkets.

“Then what?” asked Pablo. “Well you would probably have to move to Mexico City to run the business. Finally, you would be about to sell your business and make millions of dollars,” replied Martin, “ How long will that take?” asked Pablo.

Martin thought for a while and said it would probably take at least 15 years.

“and then what?” asked Pablo.

“well, that’s the best part,” Martin said. “you will be able to retire, buy a house near the ocean, sleep longer, play with your children, spend more time with your wife, see your friends, and play cards.”

66: What is the story mainly about?

A businessman and a fisherman have become friends.

A business learns how to fish from a fisherman.

A fisherman wants to become a business.

A business gives advice to a fisherman.

67: How can the fisherman make more money in the business’s view?

many friends to visit him

a full and busy life

more boats and more fish

the house near the ocean

68: How can the fisherman make more money in the business’s view?

By buying a supermarket.

To move to Mexico City.

By selling his won business.

To work longer and catch more fish.

69: The underlined word “ unload” in the passage means__________.

A. put…into　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. take…away from

C. break down D. set off

70: We can infer from the passage that__________.

the fisherman will stay the same with his life

the fisherman will leave the village for Mexico City

the business man will buy the fisherman’s boat

it takes all day for the fisherman to catch large fish

根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的单词，使对话的意义连贯、完整。

A：What’ s that on the wall, mom？

B：Rules.

A：What rules?

B：Of course the rules  　66      you, son.

A：Oh, mom. You don’t allow me to eat KFC, why?

B：Because it’s not  　67     for you.

A：And also I am not 　68     to go to bed later than 10:30 pm, right?

B：Yes, so you can get up 　69      .

A：And you don’t allow me to play computer games?

B：From now on, your computer is only for studying.

A：Mom, it’s 　70       . Please don’t do this to me.

B：Dear, you need to do what I told you.

At the wekend, many boy students play football on the playground. They are in our school football club. They are going to take part in the Middle School Students football macth.

In China, many young people like playing soccer. It’s very popular. But the Chinese don’t call it soccer. They call it football. Are they different?

In fact, there are two kinds of football games. One is American football, and the other is soccer. There are 11 players in a soccer team. And the soccer is round. Only the goal-keeper can play the ball with hands. The others can’t play the ball with hands, and they can only play with their feet.

In the U.S.A., soccer is not very popular. They prefer playing American football to soccer. There are also 11 players in an American football team. The ball is not round. It’s oval. All the players can play the ball with hands and feet. And the goal is bigger than the one of soccer games. American football is quite different from soccer.

66. What is very popular with many young people in China?

　 _________________________________________????????????????________　　　　

67. How many players in an American football team?

　 _________________________________________　　　　 　　　　

68. What’s the shape of American football?

　 _________________________________________　　　　　　　　　　

69. How many players in a team can play football with hands in a soccer game?

　 _________________________________________　　　　　　 　

70. Which do you prefer, soccer or American football?

　 _________________________　　　　　　　　　　　　　

根据句意完成句中已给出首字母的单词。将每个完整的单词写在各小题右边的横线上。

66. He didn’t know what was h_______ outside.          　　　            66.              

67. L____, they escaped from the burning building with the help of the firemen.  67.              

68. If you don’t go on a diet, it is i_______ for you to lose weight.             68.              

69. I got up late this morning, so I left home w____ having breakfast.            69.              

70. Lucy usually enjoys h_____ in front of the mirror before leaving home.     70.