________UN report shows ________ number of the poor around the world is becoming bigger.

A. A; the B. An; a C. A , a D. An, the

It’s quite clever you out the problem.

A. for; working B. for; to work

C. of; working D. of; to work

—Have you _________ the invitation of Lily’s birthday party?

—Yes, but I won’t _________ it. I don’t have any time on that day.

A. accepted; receive B. accepted; accept

C. rreceived; receive D. received; accept

—Is your uncle in his _________?

— Yes. His _________ birthday is coming next month.

A. forty; forty-first B. forties; forty-first

C. forties; forty-one D. forty; forty-first

完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

My mother used to say things just to make me . Like most teenagers, I thought I knew . And what I didn’t know, I didn’t want to . For example, if I said I was going to a movie, my mother would roll（转动）her eyes. On my way out, she’d shout: “You need to slow yourself down before something happens! You don’t want to learn that the hard way!” I didn’t know what that . I thought she just wanted me to stay home.

Many years later I had three teenagers my own. They thought they knew everything. I would say the same things to them my mom. That’s when I first saw it. My mother wasn’t trying to make me stay at home. She was trying to help me.

Why do we always have to learn things “the hard way”? Why can’t we just accept our wisdom? It’s a good lesson for anyone. Obviously(显然)，I still haven’t learned it. Yesterday, I stepped out of the shower when I heard my cell phone in the kitchen. Grabbing(抓) a towel, I ran the house. I grabbed the phone and hit my left foot against the table. The X-ray showed that I’d broken two toes.

We all need to slow ourselves down once in a while, before something bad does it for us. My mother was right about a lot of things. I wish I could have told her.

1.A. mad B. happy C. worried D. warm

2.A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything

3.A. tell B. be told C. ask D. be asked

4.A. bad B. good C. well D. badly

5.A. mean B. means C. meant D. meaning

6.A. at B. in C. on D. of

7.A. like B. likes C. liked D. liking

8.A. elder B. elders C. elders’ D. elderly

9.A. ring B. rings C. rang D. ringing

10.A. over B. on C. through D. across

TOKYO, JAPAN – What do you do when you see a cockroach (蟑螂)? Do you hit it with a newspaper? Do you step on it?

When researchers at Tokyo University see a cockroach, they take the remote control and make the cockroach turn around, run left or right, or go forward. These scientists are changing the cockroaches into robots（机器人）. Each cockroach has a very small packet that has in it a microprocessor (微处理器). Then researchers can send signals (信号) from the remote control to the packet. The signals control the movements of the cockroaches.

Why does anyone want to control a cockroach? “Insects can do many things that people can’t,” says Isao Shimoyama, head of robot research at Tokyo University. In a few years, he says, these robot insects will carry very small cameras. They will be able to move through earthquake rubble (瓦砾) to look for people or move under doors to find information about someone.

This may seem strange, but the Japanese government thinks the research is very important. The government is giving the scientists $ 5 million for this research.

First, the research keeps hundreds of cockroaches. They use only the American cockroach because it is bigger and stronger than other cockroaches. Then they choose the best cockroaches and remove their wings and antennae (触须). They put small packets where the antennae were. The packets weigh about three grams, or about two times the weight of the cockroaches themselves. “Cockroaches are very strong,” says Ralph Holzer, who is a researcher at Tokyo University. “They can lift 20 times their own weight.”

With a remote control, the scientists send signals to the packets. When a cockroach gets the signal, it moves. The problem is that the cockroaches don’t always move in the right direction.

1.The scientists are changing the cockroaches into robots because _________.

A. they want cockroaches to do things people can’t in the future

B. they want to control the movements of the cockroaches

C. they want cockroaches to take photos of the earthquakes

D. they want to send signals to the packets on the cockroaches

2.Scientists control cockroaches’ movements _________.

A. by removing their wings

B. by sending signals from the remote control

C. by using very small cameras

D. by removing their antennae

3.What can cockroaches do to help people?

A. They can lift 200 times their own weight.

B. They can help people to carry very small cameras.

C. They can keep hundreds of cockroaches.

D. They can search for those people in rubble after an earthquake.

4.What problem do the cockroaches meet with?

A. The cockroaches sometimes don’t move.

B. The cockroaches are too big to move through earthquake rubble.

C. The cockroaches sometimes move in the wrong direction.

D. The cockroaches can only lift 20 times their own weight.

完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子, 并将答案写在答题卷标有题号的横线上。

1.上初中时，他参加了校足球队的选拔。

While attending junior high, he _________________________the school football team.

2.一些和我同岁的学生都非常勤奋。

Some very hard-working.

3.叙利亚局势很糟糕，人们都在担心自己的生命安全并纷纷逃离家乡。

The situation in Syria is very terrible; people all _____________________________and escape from their hometown.

4.他们将被迫躲藏起来直到战争结束。

They ________________________________until the end of the war.

5.到现在为止,他们还没有想出一个解决这个问题的好方法。

So far, they to solve the problem.

6.对她来说，好好照顾她的孩子们比其他什么都要紧。

Taking good care of her kids ______________________________than anything else.

The Three Gorges Dam can produce _________ for millions of people every year.

A. electricity B. water C. love D. light.

When the first ______ came to the US, they were hungry as they have nothing to eat.

A. students B. pioneers C. heroes D.soldiers

Good evening and welcome to World Views. Earlier in the day, we spoke to three different people about family traditions. Here’s what they said.

① Christmas presents

One of our traditions is to do with Christmas presents. Most people open their presents in the morning, but we open ours in the late afternoon after Christmas lunch. It’s really nice to do so because opening the presents in the morning makes the rest of the day, you know, it’s boring. Well, that’s what we think.

② Birthday cakes

One tradition we have is to do with birthdays, all our birthday cakes have to be carrot cakes. My dad has to make the cake. He even has to make the cake for his own birthday! Perhaps it’s because my mum doesn’t like other tastes cakes. And the funny thing is, we never have carrot cakes at any other time-only birthdays.

③ Special day

We had a tradition in our family for the last day of the summer holidays. The day before we had to go back to school, mum and dad would always take us out for the day. In the morning, we’d get up early and go for a long walk. Next, we’d go for lunch in our favorite restaurant. Then, to the cinema to see a film. Finally, home, where we’d play games. It made going back to school so much better.

1.In the first family, when do they open the Christmas presents?

A. In the morning B. In the afternoon

C. In the evening D. At night

2.In the second family, who makes the carrot cakes for everyone’s birthday?

A. Dad B. Mum C. Kids D. Grandmother

3.Which day is a special day for the third family?

A. Christmas Day

B. Dad’s birthday

C. The last day of the summer holiday

D. The first day of the summer holiday