first, coming, idea, last, more, stronger, make, couldn’t, asking, could

One day James Watt was sitting at the fire in his grandmother’s home. He was watching the fire and thinking about things. A teapot was over the fire. Soon the lid (盖子) began to move up and down “What makes it move up and down?” the boy asked himself. He looked under the lid, but he ___【1】___see anything. “Grandma, what’s in the teapot?” he asked. “Water, my child, nothing ___【2】___water.” “But I know there is something more. And what makes the lid up and down?”

His grandmother laughed and said “Oh, that’s only steam (蒸汽). You can see it___【3】__ out of teapot”. “Why my dear, it comes out of the hot water. The hot water makes it.” The grandmother began to think that the boy was __【4】___ too many questions. “The steam must be very strong to __【5】___ the heavy lid move up and down” said the bright boy to himself. “Well, if the steam comes from a lot of water it must be much __【6】___. Why can’t we use steam to work for us?” The __【7】___ grew with him as he grew up. He tried out his idea and failed, then tried again, failed again. But each time he learned something new. Some people laughed at him.

“ Don’t be foolish (愚蠢的)”, they said. But he went on trying and at last he reached his goal and gave the world the __【8】___ team engine (蒸汽机).

A. finding out, to park his car

B. finding, to park his car in

C. looking, to park his car at

D. looking for, to park his car

【题目】根据短文内容的理解，选择正确答案。 Sports are important in English life. The people of England are sports lovers. Some of the world's famous sports began here such as football and cricket(板球).
Football is a fast game played in winter and early spring. Lots of people play football in parks or playgrounds just for fun. With hundreds of years' history, it's one of the most popular sports in England. The English love football very much and they turned most of their main players into famous persons. David Beckham and Bobby Charlton became heroes（英雄） for many children. The most interesting part of the English football year is the FA (Football Association) Cup Final each May.
Cricket is a national sport in England. It is a very popular summer sport. It is a game played on grass(草地 )by two teams of eleven players. Players wear white clothes and score points（得分） by hitting（击打） the ball with a bat(棒子). People can sit around the green, enjoying the sun, having drinks and watching the team games.
（1）Bobby Charlton is a hero in children because _________.
A.he is helpful
B.he plays football well
C.he is cool
D.he plays cricket well
（2）What's the meaning of the underlined word "green"?
A.the green room
B.the green house
C.the green grass land
D.the green clothes
（3）What's the best title of the passage?
A.English hero
B.Famous sports in England
C.Football in England
D.Cricket is popular

【题目】书面表达。春节将至，你在美国的朋友Tom来信，想了解一下中国的春节，请你根据以下提示，向他介绍一下春节，并希望他能来中国玩。
提示：1)．春节是中国很重要的一个节日，家人团聚并吃大餐，孩子们晚上喜欢放烟花；
2)．有很多好吃的食物，但还是要健康饮食，多吃水果和蔬菜；
3)．家庭成员都穿新衣服，你想花800元在文峰大世界买新衣服，想买红色羊毛外套，蓝色牛仔裤和一双色彩艳丽的软底运动鞋，很适合节日。
要求：不要逐句翻译，句意连贯，语法正确，要点齐全，书写工整，词数不少于80字。
Dear Tom

Best wishes
Kitty

In a classroom in any countries, the teachers teaches more than art or history or language. He or she teaches something behind---the culture of the country.

In a country such as the United States, people with different history, culture and language join together and the pay much attention to personal ideas. Teachers try to make each student special. Students do not have to remember a lot of information, instead, they work and find answers by themselves. There is often discussion in the classroom..

At an early age students learn to have their own ideas. Their education encourages personal thought。83The importance is placed on how to arrive at an answer and not only to get the correct answer.

In most Asian countries, people have the same language, history and culture. Perhaps for this reason, the education there pays more attention to group goals than personl ideas. Children in China and Japan often work together and help each other on homework. In the classroom, the ways of teaching are often very traditional. The teachers says, and the students listen. There is not much discussion. Instead, the students repeat rules or information that they have been taught in order to keep them in mind.

In many ways these differences come from different educational ideas. In western countries teachers are taught to help students to learn. They make it easier for the students to learn by themselves. 84In some Asian countries, however, teachers often feel that their job is to pass knowledge to students.

A. 根据短文内容简要回答问题。

【1】What does the education in the United States encourage?

_____________________________________________________________________

【2】Which does the education in some Asian countries pay more attention to, group goals or personal ideas?

_____________________________________________________________________

B. 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

【3】_________________________________________________________________

【4】_________________________________________________________________

C. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。

【5】_________________________________________________________________

（1）Cathy usually went to work .
A.on foot
B.by bike
C.by bus
D.by car
（2）Cathy wants to have for breakfast.
A.some rice and milk
B.a glass of milk and an egg
C.some milk and noodles
D.some hamburgers and milk
（3）Does Cathy plan to just have fruit for supper and take a walk every morning?
A.Yes, she does.
B.Sorry, I don't know.
C.She has some vegetables and meat.
D.No, she doesn't.

In order to study black bears, researchers from New Jersey, USA, catch bears and use drugs to help them go to sleep. Researchers then work out the size and the weight of the bear, take blood to test for diseases(疾病), remove a tooth and take it to the lab to find out its age. From these studies, researchers want to find out how many bears live in New Jersey, how long they live, and how many babies they produce.

But in Minnesota, USA, researchers study bears that are completely awake. The bears know the researchers' voices and they are not afraid of die research team. With the help of a few grapes to keep the bears busy, researchers can touch them to check their hearts, look at their teeth, and do other jobs. Researchers can also walk or sit with bears for hours and make videos to learn about their everyday lives.

In both places, the main purpose is the same—to make sure there is a healthy population of black bears. But the research methods and the kinds of information that researchers, are able to collect arc quite different.

【1】In the first paragraph, we can learn that North American black bears are _______.

A. shy and fearful animals B. not found today

C. well known to scientists D. not afraid of people

【2】The word "remove" in the second paragraph probably means _____ in Chinese.

A. 拔下 B.移植 C. 清洗 D. 修补

【3】 Which of the following may NOT be included in the New Jersey studies on bears?

A. The age. B. The way of their communication.

C. The weight. D. The number of babies they produce.

【4】 In the Minnesota studies, researchers _____.

A. can never get close to the bears

B. study the bears while they are asleep

C. use grapes to make the bears full

D. learn a lot about the bears' everyday lives

【5】What do the two studies have in common?

A. Research places. B. The main purpose.

C. Research methods. D. Collected information.

阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。(必要时可加情态动词或助动词)

One day a rich woman 【1】 ___ (lose) her purse with a lot of money in it. So she made a promise, “If anybody 【2】_____ (find) my purse and returns it to me, I’ll give half the money to him.”

A poor man found the purse near a shop. He sent it back to the woman, but the rich woman changed her mind. “There 【3】____ (be) an expensive ring in my purse besides money.” said the woman, “I 【4】_________ (not give) give you half the money in my purse until you return it to me.” “But I 【5】____ never _______ (see) an expensive ring in your purse.” said the man.They began 【6】 _____ (quarrel). The man became angry and took the woman to a judge (法官). After 【7】 ______ (hear) what had happened to them, the judge said to the woman, “I’m sure that you have lost a purse, and there is an expensive ring in it. But there is only a lot of money in this purse. So I don’t think it’s yours. 【8】_______ (wait) for some time. Maybe somebody will give your purse back after it 【9】_________ (find).”

Then the judge turned to the man and said, “You 【10】________ (take) the purse home. If the owner doesn’t come to get it back in two days, it will be yours.

【题目】完形填空,通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入短文空白处的最佳选项。 Do you like sports? All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports can help people keep healthy, happy and live 1 . What sports do you like? People often play different games in 2 winter and summer. Summer is good 3 swimming. And in winter people often go skating. Some sports are very popular around the world 4 basketball, football and running. Do you often run? Are you good at it? Here is a funny story about running!
Peter and Mike are in the same class. Peter was born 5 a poor family. But Mike's father is a shopkeeper and is 6 . When Peter gets into trouble, Mike always 7 him. Peter likes to have sports. And he is good at running. 8 can catch up with him in his school and he often wins the 400-meter race.
It was Sunday. Mike and Peter went to a forest to have a picnic. Mike took a lot of9 there. They ate and drank and then began to go fishing in the river. The two boys enjoyed themselves there. Suddenly they 10 a great noise. They looked around and found it was 11 behind a big tree. They were both very 12 . Peter put on his shoes 13 and was going to run away. Mike 14 him and said, "It's no use for us. The tiger runs than us. Let's find a way.' "It doesn't matter,' said Peter. " I'm sure I'll run 15 faster than you!"
Don't you think you should learn to run fast?
（1）A.shorter B.longer C.slower D.faster
（2）A.all B.every C.both D.each
（3）A.at B.in C.for D.on
（4）A.for example B.such as C.so on D.for short
（5）A.in B.for C.on D.with
（6）A.hard B.poor C.rich D.unhappy
（7）A.helps B.asks C.wants D.teaches
（8）A.Nobody B.Everyone C.Anybody D.Someone
（9）A.books B.clothes C.food D.movies
（10）A.listened B.listened to C.heard D.watched
（11）A.a lion B.a tiger C.a man D.a runner
（12）A.excited B.bored C.tired D.afraid
（13）A.slowly B.happily C.beautifully D.quickly
（14）A.stopped B.asked C.wondered D.told
（15）A.more slowly B.much faster C.less faster D.much slowly

【题目】完成句子。根据汉语和所给英语单词的提示，用相关动词短语完成下列句子(每空词数不超过4个)。
（1）看！妈妈正在打扮去参加一场晚会。(dress)Look! Mum is for the evening party.
（2）他是一位风趣的老师，喜爱编笑话让学生们放松一下。(make)He is a funny teacher. He enjoys jokes to make the students relax.
（3）刘丽期待老师在课堂上能关心她。(care)Liu Li expects the teacher her more in class.
（4）我喜欢观看新闻，因为我希望弄明白世界各地在发生什么事情。(find)I like to watch the news because I hope what's going on around the world.