任务型阅读 ，读下面短文，根据短文内容完成下列各题。

On June 25, hundreds of people came together outside the Library of Congress in Washington D.C., and they were celebrating (庆祝) public libraries. For more than 100 years, libraries have played an important role in keeping Americans educated. But how are these book-filled buildings changing with the times? You may be surprised to find out.

Benjamin Franklin founded America’s first lending library in Philadelphia in 1731. And the number of public libraries greatly increased in the late 1800s. Andrew Carnegie, a businessman, gave away millions of dollars to help build free public libraries across the country. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie helped build 1,679 new libraries!

Carnegie believed that libraries could offer Americans many opportunities. He knew that the more libraries there were, the more people would have opportunities to read books and news. There are more public libraries in America than McDonald’s restaurants now.

The United States is home to 9,225 public libraries. Today, the number of libraries continues to grow. Seven out of ten public libraries offer free Internet use. This can help many community members who can’t go online at home. It can also help them to have the opportunity to find jobs online.

Benjamin Franklin once said, “The doors of wisdom (智慧) are never shut.” As long as the doors of public libraries are open, his statement is most certainly true!

1. Why did hundreds of people come together outside the Library of Congress on June 25?

         Because they 　　　　　　　　　.

2.      Where is America’s first lending library?

         It is in 　　　　　　　　　.

3. Why did Andrew Carnegie give away lots of money to help build libraries?

         Because he believed 　　　　　　　　　.

4.      Are there more public libraries in America than McDonald’s restaurants?

         　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　.

5.      How many public libraries in which people can go online for free in America?

         About 　　　　　　　　　.

短文填空

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确(每个单词限用一次)。

Last Saturday, I went out to see a film after supper. On my (1)　　　　 to the cinema, I met an Englishman. He looked puzzled (茫然的). So I walked up to him and said (2)　　　　 to him. His first name was Kevin. I (3)　　　　 what I could do for him. He told me he had (4)

　　　　 his way. So I (5)　　　　 up the opportunity to see the film and took Kevin to his hotel. (6)　　　　 going there, I told him about the great changes that had taken place in my hometown in the (7)　　　　 few years and Kevin told me (8)　　　　 interesting about his country, Italy.

Though I couldn’t see the film, I felt very (9)　　　　, for I had not only helped John get out of (10)　　　, but also practiced my spoken English. I also realized that if I had not worked hard at English, I would not have been able to help Kevin.

完成句子，根据汉语意思，用单词或短语完成句子。

1 桌子上的盘子都是银制的

      All the plates on the table 　　     　　　     　 silver.

2 尽管爸爸感到很累, 他还是帮我学习数学。

      　　     　　　     　 my father was very tired, he still helped me with my math. 

3 著名的五羊雕像是广州的象征。

      The famous Five-Goat Statue is a 　　     　　　      　 Guangzhou.

4 接下来你应该将布丁在高温下烤10分钟。

      Next you should bake the pudding 　　     　　　     　                    for ten minutes.

5 无论天气多坏, 孩子们都要去公园踢足球。

      　　     　　　     　 how bad the weather is, the children will play football in the park together.

Michael Williams spent ten years building a model of Tower Bridge out of 1.6 million matches. The model is 6 feet long and has 156 working lights.

Although the model is tiny, it took two years longer to build than the real building, which was started in 1886. After he started making small boats, Mr. Williams became interested in old buildings so he began his big project. With the help of pictures and books, he tried to create the model by hand. When asked why he chose Tower Bridge, he explained, “I want something English and historical. This must be one of the most famous buildings in the world.”

Mr. Williams spent three to four hours a day working on the model until he finally finished it. He said, “I never realized I was artistic until I started this. My teachers said I wasn’t patient but I think they were wrong.” When he was told it took two years shorter to build the real building, he added, “That’s amazing. But I don’t regret (后悔) it—it’s worth the effort. I just wanted to build something different from the buildings made of bricks (砖).”

(   )1. How long did it take Mr. Williams to build the model of Tower Bridge?

         A. 6 years.            B. 8 years.    C. 10 years.   D. 12 years.

(   )2. Tower Bridge, the real building, was finished in the year of 　　　　.

         A. 1893               B. 1894    C. 1896          D. 1898

(   )3. Why did Mr. Williams choose Tower Bridge?

         A. Because it’s world-famous.

         B. Because it’s very tall.

         C. Because it’s an old building.

         D. Because it’s easy to build.

    On the Loess Plateau (黄土高原), a donkey carries boxes of shadow play tools while five players walk with musical instruments on their backs. They travel through mountains and villages. When it becomes dark, they set up the light and paper screen and start their show.

This is a Daoqing shadow play (道情皮影戏). It is an art mixing Daoqing music and shadow play. The player holds the human characters behind the paper screen and plays a series of stories. The characters are usually made of cow skin.

The stage of the Daoqing shadow play is simple. It’s usually a table covered with a large piece of paper. The light was behind the paper screen. As the shadow player moves his fingers, the characters come to life and their looks, dress and movement can be clearly seen from the other side of the screen. The player is also the lead singer. All the characters are played and voiced by him. It’s not an easy job.

Shi Chenglin is an old shadow player. He says it takes a player ten to twenty years to be good at playing the characters well. He used to have students, but they gave up one by one.

To protect the traditional Chinese folk art, the Museum of Daoqing Shadow Play has been built in Gansu, and many artists are trying to spread it to the stage of China, and of the world.

(   )1. When is Daoqing shadow play usually played?

         A. In the morning.  B. In the afternoon. 

         C. In the evening.    D. At any time.

(   )2. What can we learn about Daoqing shadow play? 

         A. It needs a big screen.

         B. It tells a lot of stories.

         C. It brings food to poor people.

         D. The characters are made of silk.

(   )3. Which of the following is TRUE?

         A. The characters are easy to control.

         B. The characters’ looks can’t be seen from the screen.

         C. A shadow player is also a good Daoqing writer.

         D. Many young men have given up learning Daoqing shadow play.

阅读下面三篇短文，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。

( )1. By scanning the QR code, you can get 　　　　.

A. an e-mail from City Museum

B. more information about the Folk Art Show

C. a ticket to the museum for free

D. a gift from the City Museum

( )2. Tommy is a 9-year-old boy. He wants to visit the City Flower Show with his parents. How much will they pay?

A.￥25. B.￥100. C.￥125. D.￥150.

( )3. If Jane wants to learn to make paper flowers, she should go to 　　　　.

A. Century Road B. New Town Road

C. the Youth Center D. Sunshine Park

( )4. Phillip, 20 years old, is NOT allowed to go to 　　　　.

A. the City Flower Show B. Camp of Folk Art

C. the Folk Art Show D. Pop Music Week

阅读理解 ，阅读下面一篇短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“A”表示，不符合的用“B”表示

After losing her job and home in 1984, Lynn Carr was living with her five-year-old son. “We slept in our car for about a week,” she said, “but then it was sold.

As she moved from one friend’s house to another, Lynn began working toward a high-school-equivalence diploma (高中同等学历证书), listening to self-help tapes and making cakes.

After developing some new ways to make better cakes, she offered her cakes to a restaurant. The restaurant sold out all the cakes in several hours.

The following year, she met a man at a church and before long, they married. Lynn began selling the cakes out of their home. Later she opened a cake company. As business became better and better, Lynn didn’t forget where she came from.

All the women she hires (雇用) are mothers or high-school dropouts (退学者). Her twelve workers make 100 to 150 cakes a week and Lynn owes (归功于) her success to her workers. She says, “We’re going to have a learning center and a day-care center in the company. Part of the workday will be spent studying for high-school-equivalence diplomas.”

Recently, a 33-year-old woman with three children came to Lynn. She hired her at once. “It is a real happy thing,” the woman said. 

(   ) 1. After her car was sold, Lynn Carr moved to her friends’ houses.

(   ) 2. At first, few people bought Lynn’s cakes at the restaurant.

(   ) 3. Lynn met her husband at a restaurant for the first time.

(   ) 4. Lynn is trying to help people who have the similar background as she did.

(   ) 5. Without finishing high school, one cannot even make good cakes.

完形填空

阅读下面短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

An ant is walking by the river. He looks at the river and says to himself, “ 1 nice and cool this water looks! I must drink some of it.” But when he is drinking, he 2 into the river.

“Oh. Help! Help!” the ant cries.

A dove (鸽子) is sitting 3 the tree. She hears him and offers him a leaf, “ 4 up that leaf,” she says, “and you will get to the bank (河岸).”

The ant climbs up onto the leaf, and the wind blows (吹) the leaf to the bank.

“Thank you, Dove. You’re so 5 . You have saved my life, and I wish I could do 6 for you. Goodbye!” the ant says and runs home.

“Goodbye!” says the dove. “Be 7 not to fall into the river again.”

After a few days, the dove is building her nest (巢).
And a man is raising his gun (枪) to shoot 8 .

The ant sees this, and runs 9 to bite (咬) the man’s leg. “Ouch! Ouch!” The man 10 a terrible pain and drops his gun. The dove flies away quickly. So the man picks up his gun and leaves.

The dove comes to the ant and says, “Thank you, my little friend. You have saved my life.” The little ant is so glad, because he can help the dove.

( ) 1. A. Where B. What C. When D. How

( ) 2. A. falls B. drives C. looks D. runs

( ) 3. A. on B. in C. with D. down

( ) 4. A. Get B. Come C. Climb D. Put

( ) 5. A. quick B. kind C. patient D. worried

( ) 6. A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something

( ) 7. A. careful B. happy C. easy D. dangerous

( ) 8. A. it B. her C. him D. them

( ) 9. A. slowly B. off C. fast D. upstairs

( )10. A. feels B. takes C. causes D. gives

— An iPad is really a great thing.

— I agree. However, 　　　　. Using iPads too much has a bad influence on us.

A. every dog has its day

B. the grass is always greener on the other side

C. no pains, no gains

D. every coin has two sides

— Mom, is it OK for me to watch TV for a while?

       — Sorry. Why not watch TV after your homework 　　　　?

       A. completes          B. completed          C. has completed         D. is completed