People use umbrellas when it rains. However, the umbrella was not i【1】 to keep off water when it rained. It was first used to keep off the sun.

N【2】 knows who first invented it, but it was used long, long ago. At that time, in some places, ordinary people were not allowed to use the umbrella. In Europe, the Greeks were the f【3】 to use the umbrella to keep off the sun. But the Romans were the first to use it to keep off rain. During the Middle Ages, people s【4】 using the umbrella. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. By 1680 the umbrella appeared in France and later on in England.

By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used a【5】 rain all over Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in s【6】 during all this time though they have become much lighter in weight.

In the twentieth century, women’s umbrellas began to be made in all k【7】 of colors.

—It doesn’t matter. Just follow the ______.

A. instructions B. messages C. advertisement D. information

【1】It's usually _______ (rain) in the south of China in summer.

【2】The weather here is just right for _______ (take) a walk.

【3】The teacher asks_______ (he) to be quiet in the library.

【4】Look！The dog _______ (sit) on the chair.

【5】Can you speak _______ (Russia)?

【1】Hundreds of people were ________ hurt in the Seven Fifth Xinjiang Violence (新疆7.5暴力事件) in 2009. (serious)

【2】Tony is only five years old, but he can take care of ________. (he)

【3】All the ________ in Shanghai must help to fight pollution. (city)

【4】It’s ________ for you to understand the meaning of “Better City, Better Life.” (need)

【5】WHO is one of the most important ________ in the world. (organize)

【6】They have to pay their college ________ by themselves. (expensive)

【7】We all live on the ________ floor. (twelve)

【8】If you are ________ of confidence, you’ll be happy all the time. (fill)

【1】My cousin Dale is studying in _______ (加拿大)．

【2】I'm having a really_______ (糟的) day.

【3】My grandparents exercise in the_______ (公园) every morning.

【4】They like to walk in the _______ (高山)．

【5】It's _______ (有风的) outside，and we can't go to play pingpong ball.

—________.

A. It's not a good day B. I don't want to go there

C. Have a good time D. Come back early

When I waited in the living room, I saw my dad come up the path with a white envelope in his hand. I had waited all day for this. As soon as he set foot in the house, I reached over him to get it. He threw the envelope on the table and said that it was nothing to get excited about.

I was looking forward to seeing my report for my first year in high school. I opened the report and saw that I came in first in my class. I was feeling so excited. But when I saw my dad’s cold face and heard his cold words, I was really hurt by how he ignored (忽略) my hard work. I didn’t know why but said nothing, and just shut the door with a bang. I got a good mark and I wanted to share my happiness with someone, but I felt alone.

Thinking over what had happened to us, I suddenly realized something. I was so busy studying that I had kept away from my family unconsciously (不知不觉地). We used to watch movies and play tennis together on weekend afternoons. I wondered when that had stopped. Then I realized they had not stopped but I just no longer joined them.

My family is very important to me, so I do not want to destroy that relationship. I wanted to apologize for my rude behavior, because without their support, my achievements meant nothing. As I went over to him, my dad said, “You’ve done well, and your mother and I are proud of you. But we do not want to use your achievements to define (定义) who you are.”

Although my head may be in the clouds with all my ambitions, my family keeps my feet on the ground. Whatever you do, remember family is always important.

71题为用英语表达文中画线单词it所指代的内容；72~73题为简略回答问题；74题为从文中找出并写下本文的主题句；75题为将文中画线句子译成汉语。

【1】_______________________________________________________________________

【2】How did the writer feel when he saw his report?

_______________________________________________________________________

【3】Why had the writer kept away from his family?

_______________________________________________________________________

【4】_______________________________________________________________________

【5】_______________________________________________________________________

“I will think of it.”It is easy to say this; but do you know what great things have come from

______? We can not see our own thoughts, or hear, or taste, or feel them; but we do feel the ______

our thoughts have!

Sir Isaac Newton was seated in his garden ______ a summer’s evening. He was thinking about something else when he saw ______ fall from a tree. He began to think. In trying to understand why the apple fell, he ______ how the earth, the sun, the moon and the stars were kept in their places.

A boy named James Watt sat quietly by the fireplace, watching the lid (盖子) of the tea kettle as it moved up and down. He began to think; he wanted to ______ why the steam in the kettle moved the heavy lid. From that time he went on thinking and thinking; and when he became a man, he

______ the steam engine successfully. From then on it could do the work of many horses ______.

Next time when you see a steam boat or a steam mill, remember that it would ______ have been built without the hard thinking of someone.

Boys, when you have a ______ lesson to learn, don’t feel discouraged, and help yourselves before asking someone to help you. Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.

【1】A. saying B. thinking C. writing D. reading

【2】A. power B. method C. pressure D. reason

【3】A. in B. at C. on D. for

【4】A. a lid B. an orange C. an apple D. a leaf

【5】A. described B. invented C. complained D. discovered

【6】A. look out B. take out C. find out D. turn out

【7】A. increased B. improved C. repaired D. influenced

【8】A. hardly B. busily C. heavily D. easily

【9】A. never B. ever C. still D. yet

【10】A. possible B. difficult C. simple D. useful

At school many things happen to us. We may feel excited when we succeed in a school play. We may feel【1】s__________ if we lose an important game. We want to remember these things in our lives. But how to keep memories? We can remember them by【2】(make) our own yearbook. A yearbook is a kind of book we use to remember wonderful【3】(moment). Last December， we began to make our yearbook. First， we【4】(choose) the students who had done something special， then we interviewed them.【5】F__________ our teacher helped us to put the things together. In this way， we had our yearbook.

请根据以下提示，写一篇短文。

提示：

1. 锻炼对于我们每个人都很重要。

2. 小学时，我不想锻炼。空闲时，我总喜欢呆在家里、教室里。一天，我病了，医生告诉我要多锻炼。

3. 现在，我每天锻炼至少一个小时。在学校我和同学打乒乓、跑步；周末和父母一起散步。我比以前更强壮、更高了，学习也比以前好了。

要求：

1. 用上所给要点，并适当发挥，使短文条理清楚、语句连贯；

2. 词数70左右，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Exercise is very important to us