Many people travel to different places in the world by air. Usually it takes a long time, perhaps half a day, for passengers to stay in the plane. So airlines offer passengers food. But it is common that they feel bad about food taste. Do you agree?

To solve this problem , airlines try hard to improve their food. They would like to do so because they don’t want to lose customers.

However, according to scientific research, part of the reason why plane food tastes bad is that at high altitude( 海拔 )we can not taste things as well as we do on the ground. Also scientists have found that our noses become very dry even before a plane takes off. As the plane moves up, the change in air pressure( 气压 ) reduces one third of the sensibility(感觉 )of our taste buds( 味蕾 ).So our taste buds become senseless. The sad face, however, is that our noses don’t know it.

All of these help explain why food on the plane tastes so bad. They also help explain why airlines choose to offer passengers salty and spicy( 辛辣 )food. Without doing so, the food would be tasteless.

Now there are many researches on this. According to one of them, some volunteers are asked to lie with their feet higher than their heads for weeks. And scientists write down their feelings about food taste.

Though scientists try their best, it is not as easy as they thought. Because they can’t deal with the special environment successfully, such as the change in air pressure, making food taste good is still hard for them.

1.In Paragraph2,“this problem” means _______.

A. passengers stay long in the plane

B. food on the plane tastes bad

C. passengers have no food to eat

D. food on the plane is expensive

2.Why do scientists feel it hard to made food on the plane taste good?

A. The volunteers don’t know about food taste.

B. The volunteers don’t understand them.

C. They can’t find enough volunteers.

D. They can’t deal with the special environment successfully.

3.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Taste of Airplane Food

B. Airplane Travel

C. Scientific Research on Noses

D. The Change in Air Pressure.

I think it is safe to say that snakes are not popular among most people, It would be hard to find a person who is neutral( 中立的 ),or simply doesn’t care one way or the other, What I wonder is why something even without legs causes such great fear.

Snakes are quite useful, but that doesn’t seem to matter, Snakes help control the population of mice. Without snakes, perhaps we would find mice everywhere, Most of us, however, would rather see a mouse than a snake, The poison argument( 毒性的争论 )is a strong one, Some snakes are poisonous, and this causes people’s death , However, the poisonous snakes are only a small number. We can’t say all the snakes are bad just because of a few dangerous ones. And what do we do with the people who really like snakes? They like snakes even more strongly than we dislike them. These people learn about them, find them out, and watch them carefully, Why? The only reason I can think of is that these people are open-minded, They are able to put aside differences and welcome the snake as a friend.

Whatever the reason for our like or dislike, snakes do something good in the circle of life.

They would prefer to be left alone, and that is what we should do, If you’re lucky, you might not run across more than a few of them in a lifetime, That would be fine with most of us.

1.How does the writer describe the appearance of snakes?

A. Something even without legs.

B. Something not popular among people.

C. A person who is neutral.

D. A person who cares about nothing.

2.Which of the following shows that most people dislike snakes?

A. They welcome snakes as their best friends.

B. They would rather see a mouse than a snake.

C. They wonder why snakes can cause great fear.

D. They learn about snakes and watch them carefully.

3.Although some snakes are poisonous, _______.

A. they cause many people’s death

B. they control the population of mice

C. they are not dangerous to people

D. they are only a small number

4.The last paragraph seems to tell us that the writer _______.

A. dislikes snakes

B. has the best luck

C. loves snakes

D. prefers to be left alone

完成句子：根据所给汉语意思，用单词或短语完成下列英文句子。

1.政府要求我们每年种数以千计的树来改善环境。

The government requires us to plant ________________ trees to improve our environment.

2.我们上周末在城墙上玩游戏玩得很开心。

We ________________ games on the city wall last weekend.

3.太多压力会让孩子们不开心，也不舒服的。

________________ will make children unhappy and uncomfortable.

4.多么鼓舞人心的消息啊！

________________ news it is!

5.这项新工艺得到了更加广泛地使用。

The new technology has been ________________ used.

Ⅶ. 任务型阅读.阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

Many Germans, both the young and the old, love celebrating their birthdays. In Germany, like in most countries around the world, cake, presents, family and friends bring fun and happiness to such a special day, In general, birthday customs in Germany are similar to the ones in American birthday celebrations, However, there are some different ones one should pay attention to when in Germany.

First, never wish a German a happy birthday before his or her birthday, It is considered bad luck to do so. There are no well-wishes. cards or presents given before a German’s birthday,

Second, if somebody in Germany invites you out for his or her birthday, the bill will be paid by the birthday person. And don’t try insisting on (坚持) paying for yourself, It won’t work.

Third, the one who has the birthday can enjoy a holiday for half a day, So Germans can usually plan their birthdays well. They like to spend it funnily, with much relaxation. Germans like to prepare a party after the birthday meal to sing and dance happily.

Fourth, if he wants some presents very much, he may ring his friends or relatives to ask for them directly. They don’t think it rude.

Besides. When you are invited, please be on time, Being late is considered to be too impolite.

1.What brings great fun to a birthday in Germany?

________________ and friends bring fun to a birthday.

2.What shouldn’t one do before a German birthday?

Don’t ________________ a happy birthday before his or her birthday.

3.Who will usually pay the birthday meal?

The birthday meal is usually paid by ________________.

4.How do Germans feel about being late?

Germans consider being later to be ________________.

5.How many different birthday customs in Germany are mentioned in this passage?

There are ________________.

根据对话内容，将方框内符合对话情景的句子抄写在对话的空白处，使对话恢复完整。（选项中有两项是多余的。）

I also use it to help others in need.

How long have you learned it?

I’ve already saved my pocket money.

Have you received her invitation?

How are you going to do that?

I think she’ll be happy to get them.

Have you got any good ideas?

I also use it to help others in need.

How long have you learned it?

I’ve already saved my pocket money.

Have you received her invitation?

How are you going to do that?

I think she’ll be happy to get them.

Have you got any good ideas?

A: Hi, Lin Li, Wang Hua’s birthday is coming. 76. 1..

B: Yes. How about you?

A:Me,too. I’m just thinking about the gift.77. 2..

B:Well, she likes writing, Why not get her pens and books?

A: Sounds good, 78. 3..

B:Yeah, By the way, how will you buy the gift? Will you ask your parents for money?

A: Of course not. 79. 4..

B: You are right, I think we should learn to manager pocket money.

A: That’s true.80. 5..

B: What a nice girl! Learning to save and use money is important to us.

书面表达

“文明是一面镜子，折射出一座城市的品质”。西安作为一座古老的城市在创建国际化大都市的过程中，离不开精神文明建设。在你身边有哪些不文明现象？作为中学生，我们应该从哪些方面做起，为文明城市的建设出一份力？请根据提示词，以“Let’s help Xi’an be better”为题，号召全体中学生共创美好西安。

提示词：spit 吐痰； respect; traffic rules; volunteer; collect the trash; plant trees; clean the streets; an environmental project….

要求：1. 不少于70词（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；

2. 文中不得出现真实的姓名和校名；

3. 语言流畅、书写规范、卷面整洁。

Let’s help Xi’an be better

Our city is making its effort to become an international city. But in our daily life, we find_____________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My brother often play ____ basketball after school.

A. a B. / C. the

The accident happened ____ the night of March 12.

A. on B. from C. in

The boy is old enough to dress ____ now.

A. himself B. herself C. myself

Ma Yun is one of ____ persons in the world．

A. rich B. richer C. the richest