23、What does blood do for us? It brings food to all parts of our bodies and takes waste away from them. All parts of our bodies are made of cells(细胞). These cells are very small. They all need food all the time. No one had seen cells before the invention of microscope. No one could make pictures of cells because no one could see them.

What makes the blood move round the body? The heart does. The heart is a pump. It pumps the blood and sends it round the body. The heart has rooms with doors between them. It pumps blood in and out through these doors by changing the size of the rooms so that the doors are opened and shut. The heart keeps a stream of blood going all around the body and back again to itself. The heart is a very important part of one’s body. When it stops beating, one will die.

1．Blood is important to our body because it can           .

       A．provide pictures of cells                       B．bring food and take waste

       C．form a stream                                     D．move around the heart

2．What does the underlined word “microscope” mean in Chinese?

       A．显微镜               B．探测仪                C．放大镜               D．摄像机

3．According to the passage, a pump is used to        .

       A．open or shut doors                               B．send something up

       C．change the size of rooms                      D．make something in or out

22、People often said Thomas Edison was the greatest genius of his age. There are only a few men in all of history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be pleased only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He thought what people called genius was mostly hard work.

But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. He tried to understand them, and then he tried to learn what he could usefully do with them.

Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people would do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking could give men enjoyment and pleasure.

Edison could not understand how anyone could not be interested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what idea he had about life. “Work,” he answered, “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.

1．According to Thomas Edison, what’s genius?

       A．Hard thinking.                                     B．Hard work.

       C．Useful dreams.                                    D．Useful inventions.

2．After exploring the secrets of nature, Edison always tried to         .

       A．write down what he had learnt              B．carry out a new experiment

       C．make them useful in life                        D．share them with others

3．Edison could not understand         .

      A．how anybody enjoyed life                     B．how anybody loved working

       C．why anybody loved thinking                 D．why anybody was tired of life

4．The last sentence in the passage means that           .

       A．Edison was born to be a great inventor

       B．Edison was able to live another 100 years

       C．Edison was ready to make his 100th invention

       D．life was too short for Edison to work for human beings

21、Tibet is among the most popular places for Chinese tourists. The number of travelers of  Tibet has grown by 10% every year for a few years. Since July 1,2006, when the first train ran 1956 kilometers from Xining to Lhasa, more and more people have been going to Tibet.

The train stops at several famous places along the way, such as Qinghai Lake, Kunlun Mountain, and the Potala Palace. Passengers can also enjoy many activities during the journey, like Tibetan dancing and Karaoke.

On the train, passengers can have tea, eggs and noodles for breakfast, and fried chicken and green vegetables for lunch and dinner. Unlike most Chinese trains which have open – hole toilets, this one has special toilets which can collect the waste. There is also a special rubbish system (系统) in the train that keeps the environment clean. All the windows on the train can protect people from the bright sunlight. TV and electrical sockets (插座) for computers and mobile phones can be fond on the train.

Because there isn’t much oxygen there, trains will have oxygen masks (氧气罩) for those who need them. It makes passengers feel more comfortable when they have enough oxygen on the famous “roof of the world”. There are also doctors on the train to make sure that all of the travelers are safe.

1．Which of the following is not among the places of interest?

       A．Qinghai Lake                                       B．Karaoke.

       C．Kunlun Mountain. D．The Potala Palace.

2．The train is unlike most Chinese trains except its            .

      A．windows             B．toilets                  C．sockets               D．rubbish

3．The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to          .

       A．oxygen masks      B．doctors               C．oxygen                D．passengers

4．We can learn from the passage that         .

       A．flying to Tibet is impossible

       B．train to Lhasa is too clean to take

       C．train trip to Tibet is popular with travelers

       D．taking train to Lhasa causes a lot of trouble

5．What’s the best title of the passage?

       A．Tibet – roof of the world                      B．Magic train to magic Tibet

       C．Beautiful views in Tibet                        D．A comfortable trip to Tibet

20、In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Money does have its most useful effect on the poor. But even if a person has already got plenty of money,           .

If money were everything, all millionaires would have real love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always correct.

Since the beginning of time no three words have ever invited more pleasure than “I love you”. But can love be bought? I’m afraid not. Love means to give, not to take. To every person, health and a long life are probably the best things. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is “No”.

Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can’t be bought, either. In a word, where money is dreamed too much, it can cause brothers to quarrel, marriage to end, lovers to hate, and strangers to fight. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make a happy person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for.

1．从文中找出与下句意义相近的句子。

   It seems that a lot of people want money very much now.

2．根据短文内容回答问题。

   What are probably the most important things to everyone?

3．根据短文内容，将第一段最后一句补充完整。

But even if a person has already got plenty of money,                                

4．将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。

5．根据短文内容，写出文章的标题。（10词以内）

18、Luckily, the boy didn’t hurt his         in the accident, so he can walk as usual.

A．arms                          B．legs                     C．eyes                    D．hands

17、--- It’s         nice day, isn’t it?

--- Yes, what         fine weather!

A．a; a   B．the; the     C．a; /    D．the; /

16、Mrs. Bond is an old friend of          .

A．Jack mother     B．Jack mother’s C．Jack’s mother  D．Jack’s mother’s

15、The machines made in China are cheaper than        made in Japan.

 A．ones                         B．that                     C．those                  D．it

14、--- Listen! Is Professor Bloom giving a speech in class?

--- No, it       be him. He has gone to France.

A．may not                     B．mustn’t               C．needn’t     D．can’t