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      Michael Jordan was bom on February 17 ? 1963 ? in Brooklyn,New York. Jordan is the fourth of the five children in his family. His family moved to North Carolina when he was just a baby. As a young boy,his favourite sport was baseball,but he soon found that he could play basketball as well. At the age of 17 ? he began to show people just how talented he really was. Throughout his

basketball career,Michael Jordan Has won many scoring titles. Many boys and girls look up to Michael Jordan as their hero. Do you know he has a hero,too,when he was growing up? He looks up to his older brother,Larry. Michael Jordan,a basketball superstar,is not just a star on the basketball court. He also works hard to raise money for many children ’ s charities. He encourages children to develop their talents by practice ? practice and practice!

A) Choose the best answer according to the passage.

() 1. Michael Jordan comes from .

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

() 2. At first,he played instead of basketball.

   A. football   B. baseball   C. tennis   D. volleyball

() 3. Who was Michael's hero when he was growing up?

   A. Larry. B. Bill Gates.

   C. Ronald. D. His father.

() 4. Michael Jordan often tried his best to raise money for .

   A. his hometown   B. his school

   C. his coach   D. many children ’ s charities

() 5. Michael says children can develop their talents by lots of .

   A. study   B. practice   C. work   D. play

B) Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the first given letter.

      Michael Jordan is one of the best basketball 1. p in the world. He was born in 2. N in 1963. There are 3. f children in his family. He is the

4. f one. When he was a 5. c ? he was small ? but 6. q . So he played basketball very 7. w .

      When he was a high school student ? he was the 8. s of each game and he could 9. s 40 points in a game. In 1984,he 10. p on the US men ’ s Olympic Basketball Team. And later he played for the Chicago Bulls.

                            J.K,Rcwfmg and Harry Potter

       J. K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter ? which is now one of the best-selling hook series in the world.

       J. K. Rowling was born in Bristol on July 31st,1965. She has one sister who is two years younger than her. Both girls loved listening to their father read them bedtime stories. They especially loved stories about magical words. Rowling wrote her first story,called Rabbit,at the age of six.

        After she graduated from university ? Rowling worked as a translator in London. During this time on a long train trip in the summer of 1990,the idea of a boy who has magic but doesn’t know it came to her. In 1992 Rowling began to teach English. She lived with her baby daughter,Jessica,and spent much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers. It appeared in June,1997. To her surprise,the book was greatly successful. The film came out in November,2001. Now the Harry Potter series is popular with people of all ages and about sixty million books have been sold in 200 countries.

       Why has the series been so successful? There are a few reasons. Many other magical stories take place in faraway lands or in the past or in the future. But Harry lives in modem England. He is also a very normal boy： polite,friendly,brave? and clever. So? when other children read about Harry,they can imagine being like him.

        J. K. Rowling is very happy with the success ? and is now busy finishing the rest of the series of seven books. She is writing full time and is really enjoying life. She says she will go on living a normal life with her daughter and continue writing children ’s books.

Choose the best answer according to the passage.

() 1. From the passage,we know that .

   A. J. K. Rowling met a boy named Harry on a train trip

   B. J. K. Rowling loved listening to stories when she was very young

   C. J. K. Rowling is two years younger than her sister

   D. Harry Potter is J. K. Rowling's first story

() 2. The first Harry Potter book came out in .

   A. July,1965   B. the summer of 1990

   C. June,1997   D. November,2001

() 3. The Harry Potter series is .

   A. first written for young people   B. written in the summer of 1990

   C. only sold in England   D. about a young inspector

() 4. J. K. Rowling has been successful,and she .

   A. likfl to travel all over the world with her daughter

   B. is too busy to enjoy her life

   C. is excited about her success every day

   D. is still writing stories for children

() 5. How is Harry Potter series different from other magical stories?

   A. There are magical things. B. The stories happened in the modem world.

   C. It has seven books. D. It took much time to finish.

IV.任务型阅读阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容补全表格中所缺失的信息，每空限一词。

      We all need a healthy environment,but we produce waste every day and it does harm to our environment. Though we are young,we can still do something to help. In fact,even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment. Here are some ideas for you to live a green life.

      Remember these three words： reduce,reuse and recycle.

      Reduce means “use less”. Don ’ t waste things. This saves money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new,think if it is really necessary or maybe the old one will be just as good!When we do buy things ? choose local products if possible ? and try not to buy too many things from abroad.

      Reuse means “use again”. Use things for as long as possible. When we buy things,make sure that they last a long time. We should take care of them so that they will last,and we should repair them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones. Don ^, t use a paper cup or a paper bag. It’s better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them again.

      Recycle means “ change things into something else Although it takes energy to change something into something else,it ’ s better than throwing things away or burning them. Find out what can be recycled in your neighborhood and take part in recycling programs. We should also buy products made from recycled materials,such as recycled paper,to help save trees.

Ⅲ.短文填空根据短文内容及所给首字母?填写所缺单词，每空格填一词。

        A thousand years ago,Hong Kong was cl by a thick forest. As more and more people came to live in Hong Kong,these trees were c 2 down and burnt. Now there is no forest left,though there are still some small areas covered with trees. We call these “woods”.

        Elephants,tigers and many o 3 animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong ? the animals began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and r 4 pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed fire to keep t 5 warm in winter,to cook their food and to drive away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly d 6 because there was not enough food for them. So did most of the wolves and tigers.

        You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong e 7 in the zoos,but there are still about 36 different animals living there. One of the most lovely of Hong Kong ’ s animals is the barking deer. There are beautiful little animals w 8 a rich brown coat and a white patch under the tail. They look like deer but they are much smaller. They are less than two feet high. They make a noise rather like a dog barking. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only one r 9 enemy (敌人) 一men. People hunt these little animals though it is illegal (犯法的) .

There are now not many barking deer 1 10 So it is important for people to protect these wild animals.

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6.  7. 8.  9. 10.

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      Mrs Weeks was reading a newspaper story to her class. The story said： Were you ever in a hospital when you were small? How did you feel? The doctors in Children,s Hospital are asking for money for children ’ s toys (玩具) . Some children in the hospital must stay in bed for many weeks. Toys are needed to keep these sick (生病的) children happy and quiet. Money for them can be sent to the hospital.

      After Mrs Weeks read the story,she said,“This story gave me an idea. ”

      “You want us to bring some money for the toys. ” ^uWe could bring some of our own toys for the children in the hospital”’ said the boys and girls one after another.

      “Well,your ideas would be nice ,” Mrs Weeks said,“but mine is different. ”

      “We could make some toys”’ shouted one of them.

       Mrs Weeks smiled. “Do you think you could make toys?” she asked.

       “Yes,yes”，the whole class answered.

       “ Great!Let ’ s begin to make toys tomorrow ,” said Mrs Weeks.

On Saturday afternoon ? Mrs Weeks took the children to the hospital with the toys made by her students. The children in the class felt happy,too.

       A few days later,Mrs Weeks read another newspaper story to the class：

       Some school pupils brought toys to Children’s Hospital last week. The toys were made by the pupils of Grade Three in Green Street School. The doctor said ,“ We have never had so many wonderful toys. Our children are very happy with them. They say, “THANK YOU,GRADE THREE."，

() 1. What was the first newspaper story mainly about?

   A. Sick children in Children’s Hospital.

   B. Doctors in Children ’ s Hospital.

   C. Mrs Weeks and her students.

   D. Toys made by the boys and girls.

() 2. What ‘idea^， did Mrs Weeks have in mind?

   A. Ask the class to give some money to the children in the hospital.

   B. Ask the class to send some of their own toys to the children in the hospital.

   C. Let the class make some toys themselves and give them to the children in the hospital.

   D. Tell the class to go to see the children in the hospital.

() 3. Doctors in Children ’ s Hospital didn't have to keep the children happy and quiet.

   A. enough time   B. enough boys and girls

   C. enough money for toys   D. enough doctors

() 4. At first,the doctors in Children ’ s Hospital wanted to the sick children.

   A. give some money to   B. make some toys for

   C. get money to buy toys for   D. borrow some toys for

() 5. What Mrs Weeks really wanted to do is to .

   A. let everyone know her class

   B. save some money for toys

   C. make herself famous

   D. teach the pupils to do things themselves and be helpful to others

                                             C

        Once upon a time,there was a spider with the name Anansi. He knew that he was very clever but he also knew he wasn’t wise (英明的) . He didn ’ t like this,but he did not know what to do. One day he had an idea. He went around the village with a basket and asked each person to give him some of their wisdom (智慧) .The people laughed at Anansi because they knew that he needed wisdom the most. So each person put a bit in his basket and wished him good luck.

        Soon his basket was full,but Anansi was worried that his neighbours might be jealous (嫉妒的) of his wisdom and take it from him. He decided to hide 4 at the top of a tall tree. When he had tied the basket to the front part of his body ? he tried to climb the tree ? but it was too difficult. He tried again and again without success.

        Then his youngest son walked by. “What are you doing,Father?” he asked and Anansi told him. “Why don ’ t you carry the basket on your back instead?” his son said.

        Anansi put the basket on his back and climbed the tree easily,but he wasn ’t happy. “I walked all over the village and collected so much wisdom that I am the wisest person ever,but my baby son is still wiser than me. Take back your wisdom! ” he said. And he threw the basket of wisdom into the air and went home. And that ’ s how wisdom went all over the world.

() 1. Anansi went around the village because .

   A. he knew he was very clever   B. he wanted to show his good luck

   C. he hoped to meet his son   D. he thought he wasn ^, t wise enough 1

() 2. Anansi wanted to get his wisdom from .

   A. his son   B. his father   C. the villagers   D. the neighbours

() 3. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to (指的是) “ ”.

   A. the tree   B. the basket   C. the luck   D. the wisdom

() 4. The passage is .

   A. a report   B. a story

   C. an advertisement   D. a diary

() 5. The best title for the passage would be

   A. Anansi ’ s wisdom   B. The wisdom of Anansi ’ s son

   C. Anansi and his son   D. Anansi and the villagers

II.阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

                                                   A      

       Forests are large pieces of land covered with big trees. They are found all over the world,especially in places where there is enough sunshine and much rainfall. Many kinds of materials come from forests. To build a house,we need wood for doors and windows. Beautiful chairs and tables are made of wood. 

       Teak wood (柚木) is very useful for ship-building. It is used for all parts of a ship where wood and metal come in contact (接触) ，for it has a kind of oil to keep metal away from rust (铁 诱) . It can also stop the attack of white ants and other insects. For this,teak wood is an important railway building material.

       Forests are no less important than useful. They are the home of wild animals. Without them,those animals would run among the places where we live and work. There would be no peace for them and us.

        Forests are helpful to weather,too. When it is very hot? they can be a good place for people to stay away from the sun. In winter,they can keep us from the cold. Forests can also stop the heavy rain from washing away the land because the trees can hold the land together. So it would be foolish to cut down trees freely.

() 1. From the first paragraph,we know it is NOT true that .

   A. forests are everywhere in the world   B. there are big trees in a forest

   C. wood is useful in building houses   D. forests need sunshine and rainfall

() 2. Teak wood is very useful for ship-building because .

   A. most ships are made of wood   B. it can come in contact with metal

   C. it can stop white ants ’ or other insects ’ attack

   D. a kind of oil in it can protect metal from rust

() 3. The underlined part in Paragraph 3 means

   A. more important than useful   B. not so important as useful

   C. as important as useful   D. not as useful as important

() 4. If we cut down trees freely,it is bad for .

   A. only weather   B. only land

   C. only animals   D. all of the above

() 5. The text mainly tells us that .

   A. forests are large pieces of land covered with big trees

   B. wood is a good material to build ships,railways and some other things

   C. without forests,we have to live together with animals

   D. forests are useful to us in many ways

Ⅰ.完形填空阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

      Have you heard of the term “etiquette (礼仪，规矩) ” and do you know that etiquette is not only a useful word 1 very useful to understand? Etiquette is not the same in every culture 2 in every situation. For example,standing very close to the person you are talking with is quite common in some Asian countries. However,if you do this in Europe,some 3 people might feel 4 . Even in China,we all know that etiquette is not the same in all situations. Perhaps we think that talking loudly in our own homes is fine,but there are other places where talking loudly is 5 . For example,most people would agree that talking loudly in a library,a museum,or a movie theatre is 6 . Even if you are with your friends? it is better to keep your voice 7 in public places. In fact,we should also 8 not to cough or sneeze loudly in public.

       If we see someone 9 the rules of etiquette ? we may politely give them some suggestions. Perhaps one of the most polite ways 10 ask someone ,“ Would you mind doing this?” or “ Would you mind not doing that?” For example,if someone cuts 11 you in a line? you could ask them, ’Sorry,would you mind 12 the line?” If someone is smoking on the bus,you could ask ,“ Excuse me,could you please 13 that cigarette?” People usually don ’ t like 14 ,so we have to be careful how we do this.

Although rules of etiquette can often be different,some rules are the same almost everywhere in the world!For example,15 is almost never allowed. If you see someone you know doing this,you can ask them, “Would you mind picking it up?”

() 1. A. however   B. although   C. nor   D. but also

() 2. A. or   B. but   C. so   D. and

() 3. A. Asian   B. American   C. European   D. African

() 4. A. comfortable   B. uncomfortable   C. happy   D. excited

() 5. A. not allow   B. not asked   C. not allowed   D. allowed

() 6. A. polite   B. rude   C. impossible   D. common

() 7. A. off   B. small   C. loud   D. down

() 8. A. try   B. make it   C. take care of   D. care for

()9. A. following   B. breaking   C. obeying   D. broken

()10. A. are   B. are to   C. is   D. is to

()11. A. in front   B. in front of   C. in the front   D. in the front of

() 12. A. waiting   B. jumping   C. cutting   D. joining

() 13. A. put on   B. put off   C. put out   D. put up

()14. A. be criticized   B. to criticize   C. to be criticized   D. criticized

()15. A. dropping litter   B. chopping trees   C. smoking   D. picking

IV.任务型阅读阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容补全表格中所缺失的信息，每空限一词。

      I once believed that a friend is a friend all the way. Now I have changed my ideas about friendships.

      Friends of convenience (便利) . They can be the people who live next door or the mothers of our children’s closest friends. Friends of convenience are good indeed. They’11 help us when we need it. They ’ 11 look after our cats when we go on holidays. But we don ’t ever get too close or tell too much. Between us ? we ’11 talk about being overweight but not about being sad or disappointed (失望的) .However,people still find it necessary to make friends like this.

      Special-interest friends. These friendships aren ’ t deeply personal or emotional (感情上的) . They lie in some shared interests ? so we may have an office friend ? a tennis friend ? or even a shopping friend.

      Historical friends. We all have a friend who knew us when. . . maybe we were back in the second grade of primary school,when our family lived in that two-room flat downtown. He or she was the first,the only friend we told our secrets to.

      The years have gone by ? and we have gone different ways. But we ’ re still a personal part of each other's past. We know how we looked before our teeth were straightened (矫正) ，and our getting together makes us think of an earlier part of ourselves,which is important and never lost.

      Cross-generational friends. These are friendships that form across generations (代) . I have in my own life a precious (珍贵的) friend,a woman of 65 ,who is clever,who listens well,and who means not only an ideal mother to me but also the person I’d like to be when I grow up.

Best friends,I believe,totally love and help each other.