34、Coal miner(矿工) work under the earth to collect coal(煤炭). They have dangerous jobs because occasionally the earth sinks or falls apart. When this happens, miners are trapped underground. They are buried. If they don’t have air to breathe, food to eat, and water to drink, they will die. They can’t go without any of these things for long, but the first is the most important. It is difficult to figure out(计算出，推断) where miners are and reach them. Trapped miners dream of being saved and don’t give up.
In July 2002, nine miners went to work in Pennsylvania. All of a sudden, there was a terrible accident. A wall broke apart and water flooded the area where the miners were working. It came up to their collars(衣领). At first, the miners shouted, but no one could hear them. Luckily, people on the surface figured out where the miners were and dug a breathing hole. Later, they gave them messages from their families. Many people took part in helping to save them. After a period of several days, they brought the trapped miners to the surface alive.
1. The best title for this story is ___________.
A. A Miner’s Accident B. Dreams Came Ture
C. A Dangerous Job D. A Cruel Message
2. Where was the accident?
A. Underground B. On the surface C. Underwater D. Beside a wall.
3. What is most important to trapped miners?
A. Water. B. Air. C. Work. D. Food.
4. When people figured out where the miners were, they first gave them ___________.
A. drinking water B. family messages C. a loud shout D. fresh air
5. The lesson of this story is ____________.
A. don’t do dangerous work B. eat a good lunch at work
C. never give up hope D. learn to swim
33、In the mid 1990’s, people started doing business on the internet. At that time, there were two kinds of companies. First, there were traditional companies. They sold things in stores. Then, there were internet companies. They didn’t have a store, and they only sold things on the net.
Traditional companies didn’t want to lose any business. Quickly, they made their own websites and began selling things on the net. These are the so-called “brick and click” companies. Many stores are made of brick, and you click on your mouse to buy things with your computer. That’s where the name “brick and click” comes from.
By the late 1990’s, e-businesses like Amazon.com, Buy.com, and eToys.com were in trouble. Their profits were not very high. Competition was fierce(激烈的) and many of these businesses were losing a lot of money. In 2000, many e-businesses went out of business.
Why are brick and click companies, like Barnes and Noble, Toys R Us, and Walmart so successful? Frist, many customers know and trust their names. Their websites, like walmart.com, are easy to remember. These companies also have a lot of experience. They know how to run a successful business.
In the world of e-commerce(电子商业), companies are fighting for every dollar and every customer. Will brick and click companies win the war? Only time will tell.
1. What did many traditional companies do in the mid 1990’s?
A. They went out of business. B. They made websites.
C. They bought internet companies. D. They sold their computers.
2. Which would be a brick and click company?
A. A clothing company with no website.
B. A bookseller with five stores and an internet site.
C. A video seller with a big website but no stores.
D. A restaurant.
3. What gave internet companies a lot of trouble in the late 1990’s?
A. There was a lot of competition. B. Their websites were bad.
C. They didn’t know what to sell. D. Their profits were high.
4. People like buying from brick and click companies because____________.
A. their names are hard to remember B. they have nice websites
C. they are cheap D. people trust them
5. What does “win the war” mean?
A. Quit doing business and become a soldier. B. Lose the most customers.
C. Be the most successful. D. Win a game.
32、Many of you love pop music, but what about classical music composed by people like Mozart and Tchaikovsky? You may have heard those two names before. They were great musicians from Austria and Russia.
The Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra(上海爱乐乐团) wants to help young people find out more about classical music. They are going to hold one concert every month.
“If kids make friends with classical music they will get a lot out of it,” said Chen Zuohuang, from the Shanghai Philharmonic.
Many teens listened to the music and said they liked it. Wu Yi is in Junior 1. For the first time, he went to hear an orchestra play.
“I used to think only rich people could enjoy it, ” he said.
Sunday’s concert was the first lesson in classical music. Kids learned about its history and all kinds of musical instruments(乐器).
Luo Huili, 15, is from Shanghai Weiyu Middle School. She said it’s a fun way of learning.
“They say something, and then play a piece of music, ” she said.
Luo found it is not like pop music. “I just feel very relaxed when I listen to pop songs. They are just for fun, ” she said. “ But as for classical music, I will try to put all my heart into it. Then I can really enjoy it. ”
1. Where was Tchaikovsky, the great musician, from?
A. Austria. B. Australia. C. Russia. D. Austria and Russia.
2. How often will concerts be held to help young people learn about classical music?
A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Once a month. D. Twice a year.
3. What did kids learn from Sunday’s concert?
A. Pop music. B. Some history of classical music.
C. All kinds of musical instruments. D. Both B and C
4. Which of the following is true?
A. Wu Yi, a Junior 1 student, thought only rich people could enjoy classical music.
B. Wu Yi said listening to concerts was a fun way of learning.
C. Nothing but music can be heard during Saturday concerts.
D. When Luo Huili listened to pop songs, she would put all her heart into it.
5. Where do you think the Sunday concerts are held?
A. Vienna, Austria. B. Moscow, Russia C. Beijing, China D. Shanghai, China.
30、After class, I like playing computer games and chatting _________ my friends ________ the internet.
A. to; by B. with; on C. for; in D. about; through
29、“5·12”汶川大地震后，某校将开展“人人为灾区孩子献爱心”的主题班会活动，现请你以学生会的名义写一份倡议书，内容要点如下：
1．许多孩子地震后不能上学；
2．没有足够的学习用品和衣物；
3．每个孩子都应该有上学的权利；
4．我们应该做一些力所能及的事去帮助他们，比如……
5．希望他们尽快重返校园……
注意：1．可根据要点，适当发挥。
（参考词汇：school things，have the right to do something，as possible as one can）
2．文章开头、结尾已给出，但不计入总词数；
3．词数：70左右。
Dear students：
After the terrible earthquake，
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My biggest problem is that I'm too busy．When I was young，I used to have so much time，but these days I get up e 1 and stay in school all day．Then I go right home and eat d 2 ．Before I started high school，I used to spend a lot of time p 3 games with my friends，but I just don't have the time anymore．In the evening，I used to watch TV or chat w 4_ my grandmother，but now I have to study．I love music，and my father used to take me to concerts．These days，I hardly ever have time for concerts．I do my homework and go to bed．I really m 5 the old days．
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26、In Xinjiang，most people knew the stories of Avantis（阿凡提）．Avantis was a very clever man．People liked him because he not only spoke for the poor but also was always ready to help them．
One day Avantis saw two men arguing with each other．A lot of people stood around them．One of the two men was the owner of the eating house in the town and the other was a young man．The young man just passed by the eating house．The owner of the eating house told the young man to pay him money．The young man explained（解释）that he hadn't taken anything from the eating house．But the owner said that the young man had taken the smell of the nice food from the eating house，and he must pay for it．So Avantis went up to the owner anti said，“I'll pay you the money．” Avantis took out some coins from his pocket and put them into his own bag．He shook（摇动）his bag，and people heard the sound of the coins．Then Avantis said to the owner，“I have paid you the money．”
1．People liked Avantis because ．
A．he was clever and disliked helping the poor
B．he was rich and liked helping the poor
C．he was clever and liked to help the poor
2．One day Avantis saw two men ．
A．arguing about the eating house
B．arguing about the payment
C．laughing at the people around them
3．The owner of the eating house told the young man ．
A．to pay the enough money for his food
B．to pay the money for broken bowls
C．to pay for the smell of the food
4．Avantis wanted to help the young man，so ．
A．he helped the young man out of the trouble
B．he would pay the money instead of the young man
C．he asked the young man to make friends with the owner
5．Avantis paid the owner of the eating house ．
A．enough money B．some coins
C．the sound of the coins