Canberra is the capital of Australia. It is a modern and lively city with a population of over 345，000.

History

Canberra is the eighth largest city in Australia. It is 238 kilometres from Sydney and 507 kilometres from Melbourne. Melbourne was once the capital of Australia. Sydney people also wished to make their city the capital. It was difficult for the government to make the decision. Then in 1911, the government chose a place to build the new capital. It was between Sydney and Melbourne，the two largest cities in Australia. It took more than 14 years to build the city. In 1927, the city was set up. It became the capital and was named Canberra. “Canberra” means “a place for friends to get together”.

Culture

Canberra is a beautiful city with trees and flowers everywhere. There's the Flower Festival in September each year. People can enjoy all kinds of beautiful flowers and welcome the spring to arrive. A manmade lake—Lake Bertey Griffin is in the center of the city. It's about 25 kilometres long. People like to ride bikes, walk or run around the lake. In Canberra, there're many famous universities like the Australian National University and the University of Canberra. The National Library and the National Museum of Australia are also famous places that people like to visit.

1.How far is Canberra from Sydney?

A. 25 kilometres. B. 238 kilometres

C. 345 kilometres. D. 507 kilometres.

2.When was Canberra set up?

A. In 1911. B. In 1927. C. In 1954. D. In 1955.

3.The word “Canberra” means ________.

A. the largest city B. a beautiful manmade lake

C. the old capital city D. a place for friends to get together

4.The Flower Festival is a festival to ________.

A. ride bikes B. visit universities

C. welcome the spring D. walk around the lake

5.How long is Lake Bertey Griffin?

A. About 238 kilometres B. About 507 kilometres.

C. About 25 kilometres. D. About 345 kilometres.

Noise pollution is doing much harm to our health now. Noise，in fact，is unwanted sound and is a kind of invisible (无形的) killer. More and more students enjoy listening to music very much. When they listen to MP3 players, they like to turn up the volume (音量)．Some people love listening to loud music. Furthermore, while watching TV, they keep the volume up. But they haven't realized that the noise is weakening their hearing. In fact, the noise not only influences each member in the family, but also makes a difference to the comfort of neighbors.

Noise pollution is a source of increasing misery (痛苦) to people in our society. If people are often disturbed by it, they may feel uncomfortable or upset. What's worse, the noise can make people mad sometimes. If a worker works in a printing factory for too long, his/her hearing loss is much faster than a common person working in a quieter environment. So everybody must pay more attention to noise pollution. Generally speaking，the following four types of noise should be watched out for：

◆Noise in the street

◆Construction site (建筑工地) noise

◆Noise at work

◆Transportation noise

I think the local department (部门) should take measures to control the noise levels, but it's everybody's duty to keep a quiet environment.

1.Why is noise called a kind of invisible killer?

A. Because we can't see it with our own eyes.

B. Because it's really harmful to our health，but people don't realize it.

C. Because it often causes people to die.

D. Because it has no direct effect on humans.

2.What do the words “makes a difference to” mean?

A. influences B. produces C. refers D. provides

3.Noise pollution may not make people feel________.

A. uncomfortable B. upset C. mad D. pleased

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Listening to loud music may do some harm to your hearing.

B. Noise is a kind of unwanted sound.

C. We needn't watch out for the construction site noise.

D. Everybody has a duty to keep a quiet environment.

5.What's the best title for the passage?

A. Different Kinds of Pollution B. The Harm of Noise Pollution

C. Hearing Loss D. Our Health

五、补全对话（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）

根据对话的内容，从方框内选择恰当的句子将对话补充完整（选项中有两项是多余的）。

Tim: Wei Hua, I plan to see a nice place at the weekend.

Wei Hua: A nice place? Well, 1. It was opened just a few months ago.

Tim: Sounds good. 2.

Wei Hua: There are rooms on space, nature, physics and...

Tim: 3.

Wei Hua: Yes, in some rooms, you can try out ideas.

Tim: Wow！4. I can’t wait to see.

Wei Hua: Yeah. Many children have been there and they love it.

Tim: 5.

Wei Hua: It’s not far from here. The No. 6 bus will take you there.

A. Can we touch the things on show？

B. It must be fun.

C. How long will it take to get there by bus？

D. How about the new Science Museum？

E. How can I get there？

F. What’s in the Nature Room？

G. What can we see there？

A. 根据所给中文写出英文单词，使句意完整 （本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）

1.I _________________ (猜测) the plane can be found finally.

2.The boy is naughty and always _________________ (踢) plastic bottles on the way home.

3.I have two hats but neither fits me _________________ (合适地)．

4.With the _________________ (发展) of science，we human beings can do a lot of things without difficulty.

5._________________ (近来), he has taken part in all the activities.

B. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空 （本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）

1.These days the _________________ (work) by Lu Xun are still popular.

2.I am sorry ________________(tell) you that I can't finish the work by myself.

3.He ________________(drop) his new pen on the way to school this morning.

4.The traffic lights are controlled by a _________________ (centre) computer.

5.I like the photo which _________________(take) by Jim last summer.

根据所给中文意思完成句子，每空只填一个词。

81-82. 他们手中拿着的剪刀是用来剪羊毛的。

The scissors that they're holding are used to 1. the wool 2. the sheep.

83-84. 该书讲述了年轻人如何成长、人们如何彼此相亲相爱以及坏人如何为他们的行为付出代价。

The book tells how young people grow，how people love each other and how bad people 3. 4.their actions.

85-86. 不久，汤姆和他的两个朋友一起逃走了。

Soon Tom 5. 6. with his two friends.

87-88. 在那个年代，书是靠手工制作的，一次只能制作一本。

In those days，books were only produced one at a time 7. 8..

89-90. 自从2008年，刘翔就饱受脚伤的痛苦但是他没有放弃。

From 2008 on, Liu Xiang 9. a lot 10. his foot problem，but he didn’t give up.

七、任务型阅读（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）

In most parts of the world，many students help their schools make less pollution.They join environment clubs (环境俱乐部)．In an environment club，people work together to make our environment clean.

Here are some things students often do.

No garbage (垃圾) lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch？Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school.

No car day. On a no car day，nobody comes to school in a car—not only the students but also the teachers！Cars give pollution to our air, so remember：

Walk, jump, bike or run.

Use your legs! It's lots of fun.

Turn off the taps! Do you know that some toilets can waste twenty to forty cubic (立方的) meters of water an hour？In a year, that would fill a small river！In environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets.

We should love our environment. Let's work together to make it better.

根据短文内容，完成下列各句，每空一词。

1.Environment clubs ask students not to _________________ away lunch bags.

2.From the passage we know the students usually have lunch at _________________.

3.On a no _______________ day, neither the students nor the teachers will take a car to school.

4.After students mend toilets，they save a lot of ___________________.

5.The writer wrote the passage to ask the students to make ___________________ pollution.

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。

Every day Miss Wang was busy and bored with her new job in a company. But the young girl was lucky to get a housework robot from her parents.

Miss Wang's life became much e1. than before with the help of the robot. When she got up in the morning, breakfast was m2. already. The robot also ironed（熨烫）Miss Wang's dresses to make them smooth, and prepared a lunch box f3. her every day. As a r4., Miss Wang no l5. needed to get up early to do the housework and she could s6. in bed for an extra hour.

While Miss Wang was at work, the robot would clean her flat. It would do the laundry, wash the dishes，sweep the f7. and make the bed. The robot also went shopping at the supermarket.

When Miss Wang returned home from work, her flat would be as clean as a new one. A delicious d8. would be ready for her on the table. After that, Miss Wang could r9. for an hour or two watching her favorite TV programmes, leaving the robot to wash the dishes. Miss Wang was very h10. with her robot.

体育运动是中学生的共同爱好。请你根据下列提示写一篇题为 What We Get from Sports 的短文，短文应包含以下要点:

学生参加体育运动的兴趣不同，理由各异。

多数学生学习疲倦时，通过运动来放松自己。

男孩们参加各项体育活动，希望运动能使自己更强壮。

女孩们也喜欢运动，希望运动能帮助自己减肥和保持苗条。

你对运动的观点。

注意：* 文中不能出现自己的姓名和学校名称。

* 短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。字数：80词左右，不可逐字翻译。

* 参考词语：lose weight，keep slim （保持苗条）

What We Get from Sports

Students in our school have one thing in common --- an interest in sports.___

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

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一、用所给单词的适当形式填空

1.These tigers ____________ (be) from Africa.

2.Let’s ____________ (swim) in the lake (湖).

3.Why ____________ she ____________ (want) to see the dolphins?

4.The boy wants ____________ (play) with my pet

5.The koalas are kind of ____________ (interest).

6.Bill usually ____________ (sleep) 10 hours every day.

7.I think she is ____________ (real) a good student.

8.Which(哪一种) animal ____________ (live) only in China?

9.There are too many ____________ (rule) in my school.

10.After dinner, I have to wash the____________ (dish).

11.Dogs are ____________ (friend) and cute animals.

12.Remember ____________ (bring) the English book!

13.There are three ____________ (tiger) in the zoo.

14.I like____________, but I don`t like ____________ (dance) today.

15.Don’t ____________ (smoke) here.