阅读下列短文，根据短文内容回答下列问题。

Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany, in 1879. His father had a factory. 4.His mother enjoyed music and books. Albert didn’t like school when he was a boy. Because the German schools at that time were not pleasant（令人愉快的）. Students could not ask questions freely in class. But later he was interested in physics.
In 1921, Albert Einstein got the Nobel Prize in Physics. Then he taught in Switzerland and Germany. He left Germany when Adolph Hitler came to power（当权）in 1933.  Then he moved to the United States. He worked at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Einstein became a citizen (公民) of the United States in 1940.
5. Einstein was a great man, but you might（可能） not know him by looking at him. His white hair was long and he often wore old clothes. He was seventy-six years old when he died.
根据短文内容回答下列问题
1. In which country was Einstein born, Germany or the USA?
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2. What was Einstein good at?
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3. When did he die?
B． 将文中划线的句子译成汉语。
4. _______________________________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________________________

Most people who work in the office have a boss (老板). So do I (我也是). But my boss is a little unusual. What's unusual about him? It's a big dog. Many men have dogs, but few men bring their dogs to the office every day. My boss's dog. Robinson, is big and brown. My boss brings him to work every day. He takes the dog to meetings and he takes the dog to lunch. When there is telephone call for my boss, I always know if he is in the office. I only look under his desk. If I see something brown and hairy (毛绒绒的) under it, I know my boss is somewhere in the office. If there is no dog , I know my boss is out.
（ ）1. People _________bring dogs to the office.
A. usually   B. often  C. seldom (几乎不)    D. sometimes
（ ）2. My boss is Robinson's ________.
A. boss  B. master C. classmate D. teacher
（ ）3. Robinson goes to meetings _________ my boss.
A. for B. without C. instead of (代替) D. with
（ ）4. Robinson is always under the desk if the boss is _________.
A. in the office B. at meetings C. out of the office D. out of work
（ ）5. The passage tells us the boss _________ the dog very much.
A. looks like         B. hates (恨) C. likes       D. trust(信任)

阅读理解， 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

On Saturday morning I plan to invite my classmates Cindy, Linda and Amy to my home. We’ll do our homework together. Then we will walk to Qingfeng Lake. We’d like to go boating there. After that Linda and I want to go fishing, but Cindy and Amy won’t go with us. They plan to fly a kite. In the afternoon, I will stay at home and help my parents clean the house.
On Sunday morning my parents and I plan to visit my grandparents by bus. In the afternoon, my uncle will drive us to the beach. My mother doesn’t want to go there. She is going to help my grandparents do some housework. I would like to lie on the beach and enjoy the sun, but my cousin would like to swim in the sea. In the evening we’ll go back home.
I am looking forward to my weekend.
1. Who will fly a kite?
  A. Cindy and Amy.                     B. Linda and I
  C. Cindy and I.                           D. Amy and Linda.
2. What do I plan to do on Sunday?
  A. Go boating.                           B. Go fishing.
  C. Do my homework.                  D. Visit my grandparens.
3. How will we go to the beach?
  A. By bike.                          B. By plane.
  C. On foot.                          D. By car.
4. Why does my mother NOT want to go to the beach?
  A. Because she doesn’t like the sea.
  B. Becase she can’t swim.
  C. Becase she plans to do some housework.
  D. Because she will go shopping.
5. What is the passage about?
  A. My plan for sports.                       B. My plan for the weekend.
  C. My plan for my summer holiday.   D. My plan for my lessons.

词语运用
阅读短文，根据文意，用所给的词语填入相应的空白处，使短文意思完整（每个词语只能使用一次）。

Call  too  comfortable   with  way

There are many different ____1__ to travel to Paris from London. One of the quickest and most popular way is by train. From Waterloo Railway Station, you can travel all the way to Paris. The journey takes about three hours. The train, ___2____the Eurostar, is very modern, and the seats are ____3______.You can also travel to France by ferry. First, you go to Dover, on the coast, by bus from London. The bus stops at the Ferry Terminal Seven in Dover. You can buy your ticket there. Passengers traveling by car can drive on to the ferry ,____4__. Another way to travel to Paris is by plane. There are several

airlines ___5____international flights to Paris and other cities in France. You can travel to London airport by bus or subway.

完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项填入文中空白处。
Life is like the four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young it was the __1___ of my life. I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school. I learned many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy and ___2__ days: some days the sun shone, and some days it didn’t.
In my twenties, I had a good ____3_____. I was strong and happy. I married and had a child. I didn’t not have time to think. Every day I was ___4____. I was a parent. I started to get some white hair. The summer of my life passed ___5_____.
Then the days got shorter. ___6____ fell from the trees. My child was a university student, and then a lecture. My home was ____7_____ quieter. I started walking more slowly. I had ____8___ time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change color and give us delicious ____9____.
But the days get shorter and colder. Winter comes. I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many days left, but I will ___10__ them to the end.
1. A. spring     B. summer    C. fall     D. winter
2. A. interesting  B. important  C. boring  D. sad
3. A. wife      B. job        C. home   D. parent
4. A. free      B. busy        C. happy  D. healthy
5. A. slowly    B. slow        C. quickly D. quick
6. A. leaves    B. flowers      C. animals D. crops
7. A. more      B. much       C. many  D. most
8. A. much     B. many       C. much   D. more
9. A. flowers   B. trees       C. fruit     D. grass
10.A. spend    B. take       C. enjoy    D. have

按照要求完成句子
1.Lily told us some good news yesterday(改写成否定句)
Lily _____ ______ us any good news yesterday
2.Mr Green will go to Beijing next week.(根据时间状语改写句子)
Mr Green _____ ____ Beijing last month .
3. He’s running for the train. (对划线部分提问)
_____ _____ he running for?
4.This question is more difficult than that one.(改为同义句)
  That question is ____ _____ this one.
5. Was Ton’s first school in Cambridge? (否定回答)
  _____, it ______.

       is a western holiday.
     A. National Day   B. Lantern Festival  C. Spring Festival  D. Christmas

  It often     in the south, but last year it      a lot.
     A. raining, not rained B. rain, isn’t raining C. rains, doesn’t rain D. rains, didn’t rain

I a test at the moment, then I football after that.
A. have, play B. am having, am playing

C. am having, played D. am having , am going to play

 People in Beijing     the foreigners      during Olympic.
     A. picked, up    B. took, around    C. changed, into  D. left, for