China is a large country of agriculture（农业）.We all know that there are more than 800 million 44  in China. China starts to  45  the science of agriculture much earlier than other countries in the world. While people in Europe and America were trying to shoot wild animals and birds for food, farmers in China were  46  the science of agriculture. For example, Jia Sixie, who lived in the Northern Wei period（386-534 AD）,was one of the farming pioneers. After he finished his work in government, he 47  home and spent his time on research into agriculture. He 48  information, did experiments and learnt from the experience of farmers. He wrote a book called Qi Min Yao Shu. The book 49  has 110000 words is about both farming and gardening. This book is 50  to be an important summary（概要）of the knowledge of farming.

1.A、workers   B、farmers   C、pioneers   D、scientists

2.A、develop   B、grow   C、choose   D、interest

3.A、trying   B、working   C、studying   D、growing

4.A、left    B、built    C、destroyed    D、returned

5.A、advised   B、improved   C、collected   D、planted

6.A、who   B、whom   C、it   D、which

7.A、made   B、considered   C、kept   D、studied

China is a large country of agriculture（农业）. We all know that there are more than 800 million  1 China. China starts to  2  the science of agriculture much earlier  3 other countries in the world . 4  people in Europe and America were trying to shoot wild animals and birds for food, farmers in China were 5  the science of agricukture.For example, Jia Sixie, who lived in the Northern Wei period （386—534AD）, 6  one of the farming pioneers. After he finished his work in government, he 7  home and spent his time on research into agriculture. He 8  information did experiments and learnt from the experience of farmers. He wrote a book called Qi Min Yao Shu. The book  9  has 110000 words is about both farming and gardening. This book is 10   to be an important summary（ 概要 ） of the knowledge of farming.

1．A．workers           B．farmers          C．pioneers         D．scientists

2．A．develop            B．grow            C．choose         D．interest

3．A．to             B．till               C．then            D．than

4．A．Where             B．For              C．While           D．Because

5．A．trying          B．working         C．studying         D．growing

6．A．were            B．was             C．came           D．be

7．A．left            B．built     C．returned                D．destroyed

8．A．advised         B．improved         C．collected        D．planted

9．A．who             B．whom           C．it               D．which

10．A．made            B．considered       C．kept             D．studied

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

  My teenage son Karl became withdrawn(孤僻的) after his father passed away. As a 35   parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him, but the more I tried, 36    he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six failing grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I 37    him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleased for 38 . “ Please God(上帝，求求你), I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you. ”

I was at work when I got a phone call. A man 39    himself as the headmaster. “ I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences. ” Before he could say another word, I choked up(说不出话) and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this 40  . “ I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands. ” For a moment there was 41   on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “ Thank you for your time, ” and hung up.

Karl’s next report card showed a marked 42    in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I 43   that his teachers were astonished(震惊的) at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that 44   from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “ That was me. I thought I’d play a 45   but when I heard what you said, it really hit me 46   I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.” 

35．A．good                   B．single     C．responsible        D．successful

36．A．the best         B．the less     C. the most        D．the more    

37．A．sent         B．forced      C. allowed        D. pushed

38．A．help                   B．method     C．reasons      D．explanation

39．A．regarded        B．considered         C．introduced    D．looked

40．A．student                B．teacher      C．father            D. stranger

41．A．cry                B．silence          C．laugh         D. answer

42．A．achievement     B．failure      C．improvement   D. exchange

43．A．noticed         B．saw        C. knew           D．learnt

44．A．advice          B．report          C．encouragement         D．call

45．A. game            B．match      C．joke                    D．role

46．A. how long       B．how much       C．how often     D．how many

Mr. Klein told the class that a new student, Inez, would join them soon. He ______32______ that Inez was deaf. She “talked” with others by using sign language. Mr. Klein knew sign language, and he decided to teach his students so that they could also “talk” with Inez.
First, they learned to sign the letters. Some letters were hard to ______33_______. Other letters, such as C, were easier because the shape of the hand was the same as the shape of the letter.
The next thing they learned was finger spelling. They signed one letter after another to spell a word. They ____34_______ with two-letter words such as at and on. Then they spelled ___35_______ words.
Finally, Mr. Klein showed that ___36_______ one sign could be used for a whole word. To make the sign for the word fine, a person spreads out the fingers on one hand, ___37___ the thumb to the chest, and moves the hand away from the chest. Signing is not just ___38______with the hands. Expressions on the face are also ___39_____. The students learned to sign a question mark by using expressions on the face.
When Inez first entered the classroom, she looked ____40_______. But the students signed, “Good morning, Inez.” She gave the class a big smile and signed back, “What a wonderful ____41_____!”