A.
True or False (判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用"T"表示，不符合的用"F"表示)：(7分)
Richard
is an exchange student from the USA. He is teaching his friends at Rose Garden
School how to play Softball. He is explaining the rules.
Richard: First, we need a bat,
a ball and some bases.
Ben: What
are bases?
Richard: They are flat squares
that show you where to run. After you hit the ball, you have to run around the
bases.
If you stand on a base, you are safe. If you are running to a base,
and the other team touches the base with the ball, then you are out.
Jennifer: Oh, I see. How would I
hit the ball?
Richard: Have you seen baseball
on television?
Jennifer: I have.
Richard: Well, Softball is like
baseball, only the ball is bigger and softer too.
Jennifer: Do you like
volleyball? I love it.
Richard: I like to play beach
volleyball. It's different from volleyball.
Ben: How?
Richard: In beach volleyball,
you only have two people on each team and the court is smaller.
Jennifer: Do you play on the
beach?
Richard: Yes. It’s good because
if you dive for the ball, you don’t hurt yourself.
Ben: Do
you play football at your school?
Richard: Which kind of
football?
Jennifer: I don't understand
there more than one kind? I thought everyone play the same kind of football.
Richard: No. In the USA, we
have football and soccer. Soccer is a game that is played around the world.
In other countries, soccer is called football. In the USA, we also
play a different game called football.
In this game, you throw the ball and you have to wear a helmet to
play.
Jennifer: Well, I want to play
softball.
71. The rules for playing softball are
nearly the same as those for playing baseball.
72. In a softball game, if your team is
running to a base and the other team touches the base with the ball, you are
safe.
73. A baseball is smaller and harder than a
softball.
74. Richard is teaching his friends how to
play softball.
75. According to Richard, playing beach
volleyball is much more dangerous than playing volleyball.
76. Jennifer thought that the word
'football' had only one meaning.
77. In the USA, 'soccer' is also called
'football'.
B.
Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)：(7分)
In the 1500s, South American fishermen said that the sea became
warmer every few years. They gave this special event a Spanish name 'El Nino', meaning
'the baby'. It is called 'the baby' because it arrives around Christmas.
El Nino is a huge area of warm water in the middle of cold water in
the Pacific Ocean. It happens every two to seven years. It moves around the
ocean and becomes bigger and smaller at different times. This warm water
affects the weather. It is always raining over El Nino. El Nino contains a lot
of energy. Scientists think this energy is formed when wind comes from the
northern half of the world. The winds blow across warm sea water in the south.
When the strong wind hits the warm water, violent weather happens. Scientists
think that El Nino existed for many thousands of years.
El Nino affects every person in the world because it affects the
entire world's weather. It can bring the rain that farmers need. It can bring
storms that destroy homes. It can mean that fishermen cannot catch fish, and it
can bring floods. There is nothing we can do about El Nino. It is an event of
nature. We can help the world's weather by trying to stop the greenhouse effect
and air pollution. The most important job for scientists is to learn how to
predict when El Nino is going to bring dangerous weather. Then, people can try
to prepare for storms, floods and droughts. New technology like satellite pictures
and temperature measuring equipment can help. Still, it is very hard to say
when or where El Nino will cause damage.
78. El Nino is ______.
A) a storm that hits every two years
B) a huge area of warm water
C) a wind from the south
D)
some cold water in the Pacific Ocean
79. It happens ______.
A) every year
B) every month
C) every seven years
D) every two to seven years
80. El Nino ______.
A) makes the weather better B)
affects the weather
C) gives the weather energy
D) predicts the weather
81. It is always______ over EI Nino.
A) sunny
B) cloudy
C) rainy
D) windy
82. El Nino affects ______.
A) everybody
B) just farmers
C) only fishermen
D) only students
83. We can help the world's weather
by______.
A) finding out more about El Nino
B) being careful during the floods
C) driving cars D)
stopping the greenhouse effect
84. ______helps to predict El Nino.
A) Looking out of the window
B) Checking the weather each day
C) Satellite pictures
D) New boats
C.
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择恰当的单词或词语完成短文)：(14分)
Ben is reading the
following magazine article now. He wants to find out more about a special kind
of theft.
Identity(身份) theft
The modern world is very convenient. It's 85 to buy or rent things. We can do a lot of
our shopping and banking on the Internet. However, we also face a growing
problem: identity theft.
We often give our personal information to stores. That 86 our birth date, personal ID number, and
home address. When we apply for a store membership, we give our information to
a stranger. When buying something online, we do the same thing.
87 work hard to get that information. They- steal receipts(收据) and 88 computers. They also try to steal our
passwords. They can use that information to become" another person. That's
identity theft.
One common crime is to apply for a credit card using 89 else's name. The thief buys expensive
things but doesn't pay the bill. That can hurt a victims credit. With bad
credit, it's harder to get bank or car loans.
90 can you prevent identity theft? First, be careful about giving away
personal information. 91 give someone your birth date and personal
ID number when necessary. Second, tear up old credit card receipts and bank
statements if you don't want them. Finally, some experts recommend paying in
cash as much as possible.
85.
A) hard
B) interesting
C) easy D)
exciting
86.
A) includes
B) collects
C) consists
D) means
87.
A) People
B) Thieves
C) Engineers
D) Bank clerks
88.
A) break into
B) break out
C) work for
D) keep off
89.
A) someone
B) no one
C) anyone
D) everyone
90.
A) When
B) Where
C) How
D) Why
91.
A) Never
B) Ever
C) Only
D) Even
D.
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格呢填入合适的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给出)：(14分)
One Sunday morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park. They love
to chat there. As usual, they sat under the big tree. Suddenly, they heard a
whisper from the bushes behind the tree. They turned a 92 but could not see anything. They were
frightened.
'Is anybody there?" Millie asked. N 93 answered. They listened very carefully
and heard the strange noise again. The two girls were very afraid. They ran
away quickly. On their w
94 they met Andy.
'What happened?* Andy asked.
'There's a ghost in the park. Please help us.' Millie said.
'R
95 ? Tell me
more,' Andy said.
Millie told Andy everything. Andy went to the park, stood beside the
tree and listened
carefully. Then he heard the whisper! He
looked behind the tree and heard another whisper. He was not sure the sound
came from the bushes. He s
96 carefully.
'Oh! Here it is," Andy said to himself. He found a little cat
in the bushes. It was very weak. When it miaowed, it made a sound like a
whisper.
Andy put the little cat into a box and went to find Millie and Amy.
They were s 97 frightened. Andy opened the box and
showed them the ‘ghost’.
'This is the ghost in the park," Andy said, Millie and Amy were
surprised-it was a little cat- L
98 that day, they took the little cat to the
animal centre. People in the animal centre would take care of it.
E.
Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)(14分)
Tony
is reading an advertisement in a magazine. It is about different evening
classes or weekend classes.
The
Learning Centre, Garden City
We
have evening and weekend workshops on ...
test preparation friends and meeting people
jobs and making money travel and language learning
Some
of this month's workshops:
1.
Get good grades!
Do you forget information and do poorly on
tests?
In this workshop, learn to...
Ø
remember more (95 percent of
what you read)
Ø
think quickly and read fast (400
words per minute!).
Ø
do well on tests and get high
scores.
2. Find true love ... today!
Are you single and shy (害羞的) ? Is it hard for you to talk to
people?
In this workshop, learn to...
Ø
talk to people: start a
conversation with a man or woman.
Ø
be more friendly and outgoing.
Ø
understand a person's 'body
language.
3.
You are on TV!
Many actors get their start in television.
You can too! In this workshop, learn to...
Ø
act in TV ads.
Ø
use your voice on the radio.
Ø
get TV and radio jobs.
4. See the world ... for free!
Travelling is expensive. But you can see
the world for very little money! In this workshop, learn how to...
Ø
get discount (50%-80%) on plane
tickets.
Ø
travel with your friends for
free.
Ø
see the world by cruise ship
... for $1 per day! This course is also online at www.ASRLC.org
99. What's the advertisement about?
100. We learn to remember more in Workshop 1,
don't we?
101. How fast will we read after taking
Workshop 1?
102. After you take Workshop 2, will you be
able to talk to people more easily or more difficultly?
103. Where do many actors get their start?
104. At the end of Workshop 4, what will
you be able to do?
105. Which workshop allows you to take the
course online?