Leonardo da Vinci was a great artist．He lived in   1   in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries．He painted some of  2  pictures in the world．Mona Lisa is a good example of his works．He  3  painting Mona Lisa in 1503．

Da Vinci loved science and  4 ．He used darkness and light in a clever way in the painting．And a person can  5  see that there is a lot of geometry(几何学) in Mona Lisa．The face of Mona Lisa is  6  many circles and round shapes like balls．Even her  7  Can be seen as a small part of a large circle．

The woman in the painting is  8  on a balcony(阳台), and mountains can be seen behind her．Da Vinci loved to study rocks and mountains．  9  we can see these in his other paintings．

The woman is sitting with her knees to the side．Her hands are held together  10  her．This way of sitting is now used by many artists when they are painting a picture of a man or a woman．

1．A．China             B．Italy                    C．Japan                     D．Canada

2．A．less famous           B．more famous           C．the least famous      D．the most famous

3．A．forgot            B．began                  C．allowed                  D．remembered

4．A．math              B．music                  C．English                  D．chemistry

5．A．early              B．easily                   C．safely                    D．happily

6．A．used for         B．worked out          C．put away                D．made of

7．A．cry                B．tears                    C．smile                     D．sadness

8．A．1ying             B．walking                C．sitting                    D．reading

9．A．so                  B．but                      C．or                          D．until

10．A．under                  B．behind                 C．next to                   D．in front of

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误，正确的用“T”，错误的用“F”。

Can you imagine keeping an alien dog as a pet?

This is what happens in CJ7—the so-called “first Chinese sci-fi(科幻)movie”．It came out in January, 2008．The movie is about a poor man Ti, his son Dicky and their Mien dog CJ7．

Dicky, a 10-year-old boy, lives a poor life with his father Ti, a worker．One day, his father discovers a ball in the trash(垃圾) and he gives it to Dicky．The ball becomes a cute alien dog．It’s a small dog with big eyes and green hair．It can talk and do magic．Soon the dog comes to love Ti and his son．It goes to school with Dicky．It makes him laugh, but it makes trouble, too．

When Ti falls off a building and dies．CJ7 saves his life．Because the dog loses all its power, it becomes a doll．But Dicky still wears the dog around his neck．He hopes that CJ7 will come back to life one day．

1．The movie CJ7 came out in January, 2008．

2．Dicky’s father is so rich that he buys an alien dog for him．

3．CJ7 is a cute alien dog with small eyes and gray hair．

4．CJ7 can not only make Dicky laugh but also make trouble．

5．At last Ti comes back to life because his son and CJ7 save him．

请将上面五条信息与下面各小题匹配。

1．Mike is fond of music．Sometimes he goes to the concert．

2．Father’s Day is coming．Linda wants to invite her father to dinner．

3．Tom is a sports fan．He often watches ball games with his classmates．

4．Judy will graduate from a college next month．She’s looking for a job．

5．Mr. Chen is a kind-hearted man．He’s always ready to help others．

假设你叫李华，你的英国笔友Linda为了来中国参观奥运会而报名参加了汉语培训班学习汉语。她最近写信向你询问学习外语的建议。请根据下列提示和你学习英语的体会给Linda写一封回信。

注意：1．回信需要包括全部要点；

2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

3．字数60左右。

Dear Linda,

   I’m very glad that you’ll come to China to watch the Olympic Games. I know it isn’t easy to

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Best wishes and looking forward to meeting you in China.

Yours,

Li Hua

1. If someone sees a newly born koala bear, he will be surprised because it’s very ______.

   A. weak                  B. small                 C. short                 D. black

2. A baby koala can’t live without ______.

   A. its father             B. grass                 C. its mother          D. people

3. The kangaroo is the national symbol of ______.

   A. Canada               B. Australia            C. America            D. Britain

4. There are more ______ than people in Australia.

   A. kangaroos           B. koala bears        C. monkeys           D. elephants

5. We can guess that koala bears and kangaroos are ______ animals in Australia.

   A. beautiful              B. playful               C. endangered        D. popular

2008年5月12日14时28分，四川省汶川发生了特大地震。请根据下面的图画，用英语写一篇80-100词的短文，简单描述全国人民抗震救灾的情况，可适当发挥；并谈一谈作为中学生如何帮助地震灾区的人们。

（参考词汇：collapse  v. 倒塌; rescue  v. 营救）

Millie is a foreign student studying in Yancheng. She wants to join a body club in the summer holiday. She has found some information about a body club.

1. What can Millie do in the club?

  A. Playing basketball.      B. Swimming.          C. Playing chess.     D. Hiking.   

2. Which is TRUE according to the passages?

   A. If you join the club, you can get two free T-shirts.

   B. It’s a good way to fight the fat and keep fit if you join the club.

   C. You can contact the club on 83666888 for more information.

   D. The club will offer one week free membership if you join it in two weeks.

3. The two passages are ________.

   A. letters                        B. diaries                      C. news            D. advertisements

The famous scientist and thinker, Charles Darwin, was born on February 12, 1809. As a boy, Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and forests. He enjoyed watching nature, and comparing what he saw with everything he had read in science books. He also liked collecting very much. He collected many things, birds, eggs, stones and leaves.

    At sixteen Darwin was sent to Edinburgh University to become a doctor. But he was interested in the history of nature.

    Then he was sent to study in Cambridge University. There he studied until 1831.

    Some time later he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and wanted a scientist. His teacher advised him to go. So when the Beagle left England in December, 1831, Darwin was on it.

    The trip lasted almost five years. Darwin saw many new plants and animals. He collected all kinds of plants.

    In 1842 Darwin went to live in Kent, and there he continued his studies of change in nature. Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same, and that they really change.

By 1859 Darwin had finished his famous book “The Origin of Species”.

In 1871 Darwin wrote another important book.  

    Darwin continued his studies in science until he died in 1882.

1. Where was Darwin born?

   A. In Germany.          B. In France.             C. In England.           D. In America.

2. What kind of books did Darwin like reading when he was a boy?

   A. Science books.           B. Chemistry books.      C. History books.          D. Medical books.

3. What did Darwin work as on the ship Beagle?

   A. A tourist.                 B. A doctor.               C. A waiter.             D. A scientist.  

4. Which book was written by Darwin in 1871?

   A. The Origin of Species.                                 B. The Theory of Relativity.   

   C. The Theory of Evolution.                             D. The Old Man and the Sea.