He preferred           rather than TV．

A．reading；watch                                       B．reading；to watch

C．to read；watching                                     D．to read；watch

The scientist tried his best to make his view          ．

A．to understand       B．understand              C．understood             D．understanding

One night a hotel caught fire，and all the people in the hotel ran out in their    1   clothes．But two men stood outside looking at the fire．“  2   I came out，”said one．“I ran into some of the rooms and found a lot of    3  ．People don’t think of money when they are __4  ．When anyone leaves paper money in a fire, the fire   5   it．So I took all the money I could find．  6   will become poorer because I took them．” “You don’t know me，”said the other， and you   7   my work．” “What’s your work?” “I’m a policeman．” “Oh!”  8   the first man．He thought quickly and said，“And do you know my   9  ? I’m a writer．I’m always telling stories about the things that   10   happened．”

1．A．morning                   B．working                C．night                      D．school

2．A．Before                     B．After                   C．When                    D．As

3．A．dead men               B．books                     C．children                 D．money

4．A．excited                    B．happy                  C．relaxed                   D．afraid

5．A．keeps                      B．burns                   C．makes                    D．forgets

6．A．Someone              B．Anyone                 C．No one                  D．Everyone

7．A．know                    B．don't know            C．knew                     D．doesn't know

8．A．cried                       B．laughed                C．shouted                  D．spoke

9．A．name                      B．work                   C．story                     D．idea

10．A．usually                   B．ever                     C．never                     D．often

“Cool” is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meanings．

“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in all most anything．

When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say “It’s cool．” You may think “He’s so cool，” when you see your favorite footballer．

We all maximize the meaning of “cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall they had visited．On one student's paper was just the one sentence．“It’s so cool．” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt．

But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”? I can．And I think they are also very cool．

1．We know that the word “cool” has          ．

A．only one meaning                                      B．no meanings

C．many different meanings                             D．the same meaning

2．In the passage，the underlined word “express” means “         ”．

A．see                      B．show                   C．know                     D．feel

3．If you are           something，you may say，“It’s cool．”

A．interested in         B．angry about             C．worried about         D．happy with

4．The writer takes an example to show he is           the way the word is used．

A．pleased with         B．strange to             C．worried about         D．unhappy with

5．The underlined word “maximize” in the story means          ．

A．扩大                  B．找出                     C．最大值                D．解释

Eating in space is different from eating on the earth．The food that astronauts carry with them does not look like the food you eat．Some food is carried in closed bags．It is cooked and frozen before the astronauts get it．All the water is removed（分离开）from the food．In the spaceship，the astronaut puts the water back．He “shoots” hot or cold water into the food bag with a special gun．He eats the food that come in bite sizes．The astronauts puts a whole piece in his mouth at once．There can be no crumbs（碎屑）．Crumbs would float around the spaceship and get in the way．Meat and cake often come in bite sized pieces．

Astronauts cannot drink water from open cups．The water would float in drops in the air．The water is put in the special gun．The astronaut shoots the water into his mouth．

1．Astronauts put          that they carry with them in close bag．

A．the clothes           B．some flowers          C．the food                 D．some stones

2．The passage doesn't say this，but from what we have read，we can tall that          ．

A．astronauts cannot eat anything in spaceship

B．astronauts cannot drink water in spaceship

C．astronauts cannot drink water in the usual way in a spaceship

D．astronauts must learn many new and different things

3．In the spaceship，astronauts put the water          ．

A．in a bottle             B．in some bags           C．back                       D．front

4．--How do the astronauts drink the water?

       --          ．

A．They shoot the water into their mouth with a special gun

B．They drink the water with a usual cup

C．They drink the water from an open cup

D．They often drink the water with their hands

5．The main idea of the passage is that          ．

A．astronauts eat less food in space than on the earth

B．astronauts get hungrier and thirstier in space than on the earth

C．eating and drinking in space is different from that on the earth

D．there is no enough food and water for astronauts

Mobile phones have become a problem for middle schools．Some middle schools in Australia have banned（禁止）students from carrying mobile phones during school hours．

Mobile phone used among children has become a problem for middle schools this year．Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them．

Mary Bluett，an official，said mobile phone use is a distraction（分心的事）to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms．Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams．She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones at school．Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't get in touch with their children．

Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school，but if there was a good reason，they could leave their phones at school offices．They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school．they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies．

Many people said that they understood why parents would want their children to have mobile phones，but they thought schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones．

1．Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones______．

A．because they are students                        B．when they are free

C．when they are at school                         D．because they are children

2．We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from ________．

A．the makers and sellers                           B．the passers-by and strangers

C．their parents and friends                        D．some mobile phone users

3．What does the underlined word “cheat” mean in the passage?

A．聊天               B．核对                 C．查询              D．作弊

4．Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't __________ during school hours．

A．use their mobile phones

B．leave their mobile phones at school offices

C．help the teachers with their work

D．get in touch with their children

5．The passage tells us that ________________．

A．students shouldn't have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons．

B．it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phones at school

C．some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't teach their children at school

D parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours

任务型完形填空：用下列所给词或词组的适当形式填空，每个词或词组只能使用一次，将答案填写在题中的横线上。

1．Listen! Our teacher           an English song．

2．When she came into the classroom，she saw a book on the floor and          it         ．

3．The secretary can speak           Japanese           French．

4．We began to work           we got there．

5．Jimmy is           tall           his sister．

6．Trees begin to           in early spring．

7．Danny often           the desk to draw the girl's attention．

8．We need one more player，will you           the number?

9．I’m so sorry to           you standing here for such a long time?

10．Can you           my little dog while I am out?

根据对话内容，从下面方框内所给的选项中选出最佳答案，并将答案填在相应的横线上。

注意：①使对话究整、符合逻辑、句意正确；②有多余选项。

It's weekend evening today．Now the host（H）of CCTV-3 is chatting with Esabel（E）．They are televised live（电视转播）to audience．

H：Welcome to Eight O'clock Weekend Chat tonight．  1   a fourteen-year-old girl．

E：Thank you．

H：   2  

E：Yes，I do．

H：What do you think of Sports World?

E：    3    

H：I don't，either !How about Road to Health?

E：I like it．

H：Really? What do you think of Crazy English?

E：I love it!

H：   4    

E：I like it．

H：   5  

E：Oh，I can't stand it．Cooking is for moms!

H：OK! That was interesting．Thanks for joining us．Our next guest tonight is…

根据交际情景补全对话，使其句意完整、符合逻辑，每空限填一词。

M：   1    me．

W：Yes?

M：I'm looking for a room to live in for a year or so．Can you help me?

W：Sure．We have a room for $150 a month．

M：I'm afraid that's too   2    for me．

W：Well，there is   3    room for only $100 on the fourth floor，the top floor．But it's smaller．I could let you have a    4    first．

M：Oh，well，thank you．   5    it's still too expensive for me．

W：Well，let's have a look at the room first．If you like it，I'll let you have it for $80，OK?

M：OK．