My grandparents can be good fun．They are retired，so they don’t work any more．My grandfather is 68 and my grandmother is 67，but they are not too old to be active．They exercise by playing golf and they go out for meals and to the theater．Sometimes they take me out too．We have a good time．They also go on great holidays．Last year，they went to China and walked along the Great Wall!

Sometimes，my grandparents like to criticize me．They think that children today have an easy life．Life was very different when they were young and there are many things about my life that they do not understand．They tell me，over and over，how they had to start work at l6．They know that I will go on to university and will not be getting a job until I am about 22 ！They also think that I have too many possessions(财产)，such as mobile phones，computers and PSPs．When they were young，they did not have

anything like that．What they do not realize is that they cannot compare children at present time．They had the same kinds of things as the rest of people of their age—so do I. It would be very strange if I only had the possessions that they have when they were at my age．

1.Grandparents do not work any more because ．

A. they are tired B. they want to play golf

C. they are retired D. they want to enjoy their life

2.My grandparents are old and they lead a(n) life．

A. active B. boring C. sad D. hard

3.My grandparents sometimes criticize me．One reason is that ．

A. I don’t go on great holidays with them

B. I won’t work until 22

C. they had to work at l6

D. children today have an easy life

4.Grandparents when they were young．

A. had the same lire as we have today

B. had the same kinds of things as we have

C. had the same kinds of things as people of their age

D. had many possessions，including mobile phones，computers and PSPs

5.I with my grandparents．

A. agree B. disagree C. quarrel D. fight

There is not enough oil in the world now. As time goes by, it becomes less and less, so what are we going to do when it runs out? Perhaps we will go back to using horses, carriages and bicycles.

In the Second World War, some people didn’t use gas made from petroleum(石油) in their cars. They made gas from wood and plants instead. The car didn’t go fast, but they ran, so this was better than nothing. However, in the future, we can’t cut down all our trees to make gas; we need our trees for other things, too.

Besides different types of gas, we can also use electricity(电) to run our cars, but first we must make the electricity! Some countries have coal(煤) and they make electricity with that, but we might not always have coal, either. Other countries have big, strong rivers, and they can use the power of water to turn turbines(涡轮机) and make electricity more easily and cheaply.

We are also able to get power from the ocean tides. We put turbines into the mouth of the river. Then the tide comes in, the water turns the turbines and then it goes out, it turns them again.

Which of these ways will be used to run our cars in the future?

1.

A. When they are poor.

B. When they run out of oil.

C. When they need more exercise.

D. When there aren’t any big trees in the world.

2.

A. Water. B. Coal.

C. Wood and plants. D. Tides.

3.

A. 2. B. 5. C. 4. D. 3.

4.

A. There is more petroleum than we can use now.

B. Trees are needed for some other things besides making gas.

C. We got electricity from ocean tides in the old days.

D. Gas wasn’t used to run cars in the Second World War.

5.

A. how to run our cars B. what to do when oil runs out

C. different types of gas D. the ways to make electricity

V．用方框中所给词的适当形式补全短文

know，1uck，proud，problem，good，decide，he，work，child，interest

Martin Murray is a school boy and he is fifteen years old．He used to be a problem child．He used to give his mother many1.．However，after his father’s death，Martin’s life became much more difficult．His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her2.education．She had to work，and so she was often not at home．

His mother tried her best to look after him．Unfortunately，Martin still caused trouble．He was not3.in studying and he often got into trouble with the police．4.，his mother was very patient and didn’t give up trying to help him．In the end，she made a difficult5.：to send him to a boy’s boarding school. Martin hated it and caused a lot of trouble．One day， he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school．

The head teacher said it was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother．Martin called his mother，but to his surprise，this conversation changed his life．“It was exactly what I needed，”he said．“I6.how much my mother had given me．She also told me that even though my father was not with us，he was watching me and would always take7.in everything good I do．That’s why I decided to change．"

Now Martin has really changed．He8.hard and gets“As”in all subjects．He is now one of the9.students in his class．His mother helps him to feel good about10.．And as he says，"It’s very important for parents to be there for their children．"

Ⅵ．根据首字母或汉语提示完成句子

1.GuoJingming is a w______writer and he has a lot of money．

2.The old man feels l____when he is alone at home．

3.My brother is a________(邮递员)．He is busy every day．

4.A________(微小的)fishing boat was drifting slowly along．

5.The________(角色)of women has changed in the past few years．

下面的四幅图画描述了信息的巨变，请根据图画内容，以changes of

Information为题写一篇语意连贯、内容完整的英语短文。

过去求人写 后来装上电 九十年代携 现在有手机、电

信在街头 话在屋里头 电话到处走 脑，通讯更畅通

词数：80～l00。

参考词汇：read and write，make telephone calls，instead of，mobile phone，short written messages，Internet

1.从前 __________________

2.代替；反而 _______________

3.变成 __________________

4.西方的 __________________

5.欺骗；蒙骗 __________________

6.代替；反而 __________________

7.丈夫 __________________

8.继续做某事 __________________

9.从事；忙于 __________________

10.移走；搬走 __________________

11.be able to do sth. __________________

12.come out __________________

13.once upon a time __________________

14.fall in love(with)__________________

15.get lost __________________

16.a little bit __________________

17.for the first time__________________

18.plan to do sth. __________________

19.walk around __________________

20.put on __________________

1.Sun Wukong has a ______________（有魔力的）stick.

2.Look! Some ______________ (猴子) are in the tree.

3.The rich man likes to help the______________ (虚弱的).

4.The girl often ______________（微笑）when I see her.

5.There are lots of ______________ (物品) in the shop.

6.What a ______________ (愚蠢的) idea it is!

7.The ______________ (地面) is covered with water.

8.Sun Yang got two ______________ (金制的) medals.

9.The boy was so ______________ (勇敢的) that he saved a boy.

10.There are some nuts ______________ (在……里面) the cake.

1.Mr. Green lives on the __________（twelve）floor of the building.

2.Mary used to be afraid of the dark, but she is a little _________ (brave) than before.

3.They were very poor when they got __________ (marry) ten years ago.

4.Sun Wukong cannot turn himself into a person unless he __________ (hide) his tail.

5.I was allowed to continue_____(use)the library.

6.In England, pupils____________ (be) able to watch a new TV program called Monkey.

7.Last year I went to Qingdao and ____________( fall) in love with it.

8.Look! Many____________ (monkey) are playing in the tree.

9.In some ____________ ( west) countries, the song is very popular.

10.When I passed the classroom last night. I heard someone ____________(talk) loudly.

11.We will start the sports meeting as soon as it __________ (rain) tomorrow.

12.The old woman makes a _________ (live) by selling clothes.

13.He is one of the best _________(sing) in China.

14.He _________(lead) me to the train station and left without __________ (say )goodbye.

15.Many children are _________ (interest) in ________ (collect) stamps because they think it`s _________ (interest) to collect them and they can learn a lot from it.

1.没有人想听起来很愚蠢。

_________ wanted to_________ _________.

2.爸爸一到家就把我吵醒了。

_________ _________ _________ my father got home, he _________ _________ _________

3.我们打车去饭店吧，不要开车了。

Let`s take a taxi to the restaurant __________ __________driving a car.

4.朱迪和马里奥将于3月20号结婚。

Judy and Mario will __________ __________ on March 20th.

5.从前，海边住着一位老人。

__________ __________ a time, there was an old man living by the sea.

6.孙悟空能把自己变成不同的动物。

Sun Wukong can _________ himself _________ different animals.

7.我一到香港，就喜欢上它了。

As soon as I arrived in Hong Kong, I__________ __________ __________with it.

8.他们如此开心以致忍不住笑了。

They were__________happy __________they couldn’t stop __________.

9.他大了, 能骑自行车了。

He is old__________ __________ ride a bike.

10.我们听见他正在谈论足球赛。

We__________ him_________ about the soccer game.

11.谁那么大胆吃我的房子？

Who is ___________ ___________ to eat my house?

12.汤姆说他会唱那支流行歌曲。

Tom said that he _____ _____ _____ sing that popular song.

13.除非你尽力，否则你不会成功。

You _____ be successful _____ you try your best.

14.王子见到了她并爱上了她。

The prince saw her and _________ _________ _________ with her.

15.整个国家的人们都兴奋了。

The people in _________ _________ country were excited.

Thomas Edison invented _______ light bulb (灯泡)．He was _______ unusual man.

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