25、现在的科技日新月异，各种发明以及高科技产品成为了我们生活中不可缺少的东西，如电脑、笔记本电脑 （laptop)、手机 （mobile phone)、MP4、数码相机 （digital camera)、数码摄影机 （DV）等。请以My favorite invention为题描述你最喜欢的一种发明，并说明理由（理由至少有两个方面)。词数在80词左右。

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1．Who will be guests at the party?

    A．The children of Mr. Wilson．                 B．The Marleys．

C．Mr. Wilson and his wife．                    D．Mr. and Mrs. Marley．

2．What will they have the party for?

    A．New Year's Day．                              B．Mr. Wilson's coming．

    C．Christmas Day．                                         D．Richard's birthday．

3．What will people do at the party?

    A．Swim and dance．                                       B．Ask for directions．

    C．Buy a swimsuit．                                 D．Ride a bike．

4．People without a car _________ to the party．

    A．can ask for a ride      B．can't go             C．can write a letter  D．can't ride

5．The invitation does not include _________．

    A．an email address       B．a time and a date  C．directions           D．a telephone number

23、The brain is the boss of the body．Your eyes, ears, nose, and skin tell your brain what is going on around you．Other parts of your body tell your brain what is going on inside of you．Your brain takes in the signals．It tells your body what to do with them．When you touch fire, your skin tells your brain that your finger is too hot．Your brain tells you to move your finger．All these happen very fast．Your brain also controls your breathing, blinking （眨眼), and heartbeat．It controls your feelings and thoughts too．

Humans have the most developed brain of all animals．Yet it is not the largest brain．The human brain weighs three pounds．The brain of an elephant weighs 11 pounds．So the largest brain is not always the best brain．In people, a larger brain does not mean a clever person．

1．What is the main idea of this story?

A．The human brain works very fast．       B．The largest brain is not always the best brain．

C．The brain controls the body．                 D．The best brain is the largest brain．

2．What happens after the brain takes in the signals from the body?

A．The brain grows faster and larger．        B．The brain tells the body what to do．

C．The body becomes more developed．            D．We don't know．

3．What does“the boss of the body”mean?

A．The signals．                                         B．The most developed body part．

C．The main part of the body                    D．The control centre of the body．

4．Which brain is the most developed?

A．The largest brain．B．The human brain．C．The smaller brain．D．Not too big brain．

5．What are the things that the human brain does?

A．Takes in signals．                                   B．Controls breathing．

C．Controls feelings and thoughts．                  D．A, B and C．

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Cell phones （移动电话）are all around us．We use cell phones to call our friends, send text messages, play games, and even take photographs．Now imagine using your cell phone to call your air conditioner （空调器)．If this were possible you could tell your air conditioner to turn on before you got home．Does this sound impossible to you? Well, it could become possible sooner than you think．In the near future, we might use cell phones as remote controls （遥控器）for the electrical devices （电器）in our homes．

 People are already working to develop different ways to communicate wirelessly （无线的）with devices we use every day．For example, it is already possible for cell phones to communicate with laptop computers．Business people using laptops during meetings can use their cell phones as remote controls．They can use their cell phones to send instructions to computers to turn on, change pictures, and turn off．

With the same technology （技术), people can use their cell phones to control other devices．You can call your stereo （立体声音响设备）to play music automatically （自动地)．You can call your lights to turn on when you enter a room．Maybe even by next summer you will be able to call your air conditioner!

1．What is the main idea of this passage?

   A．In the future we will all need air conditioners．

   B．Business people need to use computers．

   C．Some people like to make phone calls to machines．

   D．We will use cell phones as remote controls in the future．

2．Cell phones can be used to turn on and off ________ in the future．

   A．a special computer                          B．different kinds of devices

   C．cell phone companies                      D．remote controls

3．Which probably could NOT be controlled by a cell phone?

   A．An air conditioner or heater．           B．A computer or printer．

   C．A table or a basket．                       D．A CD player or MP3 player．

4．The underlined words “laptop computers” mean ______?

   A．台式计算机            B．大型计算机   C．便携式计算机    D．计算机控制中心

5．Which instructions can be sent to a laptop according to the passage?

   A．Play sound and music．                         B．Start and shut down．

   C．Call again and hang up．                  D．Go faster and go slower．

21、Skin-diving （潜泳）is a new sport today．This sport takes you into a wonderful new world．It is like a visit to the moon! When you are under the water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks, because you are no longer heavy．

Here, under the water, everything is blue and green．During the day, there is enough light．When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands．When you have tanks （罐）of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time．But you must be careful when you dive in deep water．To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport．

Besides, there are more uses for skin-diving．You can clean ships without taking them out of the water．You can get many things from the deep water．Now you see the skin-diving is useful and interesting．

1．Skin-diving is going to take you to _______．

    A．the moon           B．be in danger     C．mountains              D．the deep water

2．You can climb big rocks under water because _______．

    A．you are stronger                                    B．the fish nearby help you

    C．you are lighter than on land             D．there is a lot of light

3．Under the water, a skin-diver _______ in the day time．

    A．can see everything clearly               B．can't see anything clearly

    C．can see nothing                             D．can see only fishes

4．With a tank of air on your back, you can _______．

   A．catch fish very easily                      B．stay under the water for a long time

   C．be in a safe place                            D．have more fun

5．From the passage we can know that skin-diving is _______．

   A．harmful                B．dangerous           C．useful and interesting      D．unuseful

19、根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、正确（每个词只能用一次）。

Liu's world of magic

LIU Qian is a magician（魔术师）from Taiwan．For the CCTV Spring Festival Gala （春晚）he put on two magic shows．They were very   1  ．Now   2   is mad about magic．We   3   want to know how to do a trick!

Liu didn't go to   4   magic school．He learned by   5  ．He worked hard at it．Now he is a great magician．

When Liu was seven, he saw a coin trick   6   a big store．At that moment Liu decided   7   magic．

Liu practiced hard   8   his skills．Then one day he was able to put on a show   9   his class．

"I   10   the surprise on everyone's face．It was cool．"

Liu still practices hard today．He may spend three years working on a new show．

18、从方框内所给句子中选择恰当的句子完成下面对话。

Miss Wu ：Can I help you?

Li Gang：Yes, I'd like to return this book, please．

Miss Wu：  1  ．

Li Gang： No, I couldn't read it．I had a hard time reading a few pages, and then I decided to give up．

Miss Wu：   2   ．

Li Gang：It wasn't the language．It was the words．They are too small for me．

Miss Wu：   3  ．What can I do for you then?

Li Gang：Well, I'd be glad if you could find me another book．

Miss Wu：  4  ．

Li Gang：Yes, but one with bigger words．

Miss Wu：   5  ．

Li Gang：Oh, Oliver Twist．This one is fine．And the words are much bigger．Thank you very much．

Miss Wu：You're welcome．

17、根据图画及上下文提示，在下面对话的空白处填入适当的话语（话语可以是句子、短语或词），使对话完整。

A: Hey, Ginny．What do you call those big, gray things in the water?

B:  1           ．

A: What?

B: Manatees．They’re very gentle and very shy．

A:  2            ?

B: They’re usually about 10 feet long and they weigh about 1,000 pounds．

A: How much do they eat everyday?

B: They need about 100 pounds of aquatic food a day．

A:  3            ?

B: It is underwater plants and vegetation （植被)．

A: That’s what they eat?

B: Yes, it is．

A:  4           ?  

B: Yes, they are endangered．But, we’re trying to save them．

A: Wait a moment．Why are they endangered?

B:  5            ．

A: Where do they live?

B: They live in the swamps（沼泽）．6            ．They are endangered also because there sometimes isn’t enough food for all of them．

A:  7           ．There used to be a lot of manatees, but now there aren’t very many of them left, I think．

B: Yes,  8           ．At this point, there are only about 2, 500 in the U．S．

A:  9            ?

B: Since 1927 laws have been passed to protect them．

A: Thank you for your information．

B:  10           ． 

16、情境交际 从各题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

1．—________

— Not bad．

A．How old are they?                                  B．Judy doesn’t like thrillers at all．

   C．Where do you have breakfast?                D．What do you think of the salad?

2．—________

   —No．What terrible weather!

   —Yeah．Rain again．

   A．Not very nice weather, is it?                       B．How are you today?

   C．What’s the weather like today?               D．Is it terrible weather?

3．—Would you like an ice-cream? Or some bread perhaps?

   — ________, please．

   —Just a minute．

   A．I choose neither        B．Ice cream      C．Thanks                D．Bring me bread

4．—This suitcase is really heavy, and my back is giving me a lot of trouble!

— ________

—That’s very kind of you．

   A．You’re welcome． B．Never mind．  C．Certainly．       D．Shall I carry it?

5．—I’m not sure what to do this evening．Any ideas?

— ________

—Good idea．

   A．How about going to the cinema?         B．I agree．

  C．You never go shopping．                     D．You mustn’t go to the park．