Only about ten percent of people struck by lightning will actually die, but the others are actually very badly injured, with burns, broken bones, blindness, deafness, paralysis, or memory loss. However, when the electricity passes through their brain, it can occasionally have unusual and even positive effects. Some blind people have got their sight back after being struck by lightning. One woman said a psychological(心理的)test showed her intelligence (智力)had greatly improved, and one man said he could no longer feel cold at all and could go out in temperature below freezing in just a T-shirt!

So what should you do to stay safe in a thunderstorm? The most important rule is to stay inside, but do not go near phones, electrical appliances, plumbing, or water. If you are stuck(困住)outside, do not take shelter under a tree. Instead, roll yourself up into a ball on the ground as small as possible. And do mot think it has to be raining in order for lightning to strike.

Strangely, lightning seems to prefer some people to others. If you are a man, you are six times more likely to be struck by lightning than a woman!

【1】What does the phrase " positive effects”in Paragraph Two possibly mean?

A.something goodB.something bad

C.something strangeD.something useless

【2】In order to stay safe in a thunderstorm, you should not .

A.stay insideB.roll up into a ball

C.take shelter under a treeD.stay away from water

【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?

A.Lightning is a beautiful but dangerous phenomenon.

B.Most people struck by lightning will actually die.

C.Lightning can travel at 10,000 kilometers per hour.

D.A woman is more likely to be struck by lightning than a man.

【4】The writer uses the examples of a man and a woman in Paragraph Two to .

A.show lightning is very dangerous to human beings

B.make the readers want to know more about lightning

C.help people know lightning will surely improve their intelligence

D.prove something interesting may happen because of lightning

【5】You may read this passage in .

A.a story bookB.a science magazine

C.a tour guide bookD.an advertisement

【1】Where does Li Lei live ?

A.In a big house.B.In a small house.C.In a garden.

【2】What does Li Lei’s mother grow in the garden ?

A.Vegetables and flowers.B.Rice and wheat.C.Apples and peas

【3】Where is the park ?

A.Near Li Lei’s house.B.Near the center of the town.C.Near the bus stop.

【4】How does Li Lei go to town ?

A.By carB.By bikeC.By taxi

【5】What does Li Lei like doing in summer ?

A.Going shoppingB.Going fishingC.Going swimming

【题目】根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。News Review
Head-on Train Crash
On May 18,two trains had a head-on crash （正面相撞） near New York City. Over 250 people were on the trains then. About 60 people were hurt, but no deaths were reported.
Travel Time
Tourists came together to Mount Tai on May 1.Over 180,000 tourists visited the place of great interest during the three-day holiday, from April 29 to May 1.
Brave Volunteer
Liao Zhi, a dance teacher from Chengdu who lost her 1-year-old daughter and her legs in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, arrived in Ya'an 13 hours after the earthquake. The dancer said she had had a terrible time herself and knew what people needed most, so she decided to come and offer help.
Tomato Competition
A tomato competition was held in Huainan, Anhui Province, on April 16.The best tomatoes were chosen according to their shape, color and taste. The competition hoped to encourage the farmers to grow better tomatoes.
（1）About people were hurt in the head-on crash.
A.18
B.29
C.60
D.250
（2）A lot of people visited Mount Tai .
A.13 hours after the earthquake
B.on May 18
C.during the May Day holiday
D.on April 16
（3）Zhi, the dance teacher from , came to Ya'an to offer help.
A.Huainan
B.Chengdu
C.Taishan
D.New York
（4）Liao Zhi lost her daughter and her legs .
A.in Wenchuan earthquake
B.in Ya'an earthquake
C.when she took a train
D.when she climbed mountains
（5）The tomato competition in Anhui Province was held to .
A.help the people in Ya'an
B.save the people on the trains
C.forget the terrible time
D.help grow better tomatoes

【1】The word “accept” is a verb.

【2】“Dormitory” means “a big building at a university where students live” in British English.

【3】A teaching assistant is a person who teaches you most of the knowledge about a subject.

【4】The opposite of “upwards” is “downwards”.

【5】We can get the word spelling, parts of speech, pronunciation, meaning and some sentences in the dictionary.

【1】A.learntB.learnC.learning

【2】A.muchB.manyC.a lot

【3】A.likeB.knowC.understand

【4】A.sayB.tellC.speak

【5】A.ifB.sinceC.although

【6】A.haveB.makeC.produce

【7】A.atB.onC.for

【8】A.goodB.betterC.well

【9】A.unlessB.becauseC.as long as

【10】A.worriedB.unhappyC.afraid

【题目】阅读C篇短文，按要求完成下列各题。C
Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food than they can eat and others often forget to turn off the lights when they leave the classroom. They say they can afford these things. But I don't agree with them.
Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although China is rich in some resources, we are short of others, for example, fresh water. It is reported that we will have no coal or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources, what can we use in the future and where can we move? Think about it. I think we should say no to the students who waste things every day. Everybody should stop wasting as soon as possible.
In our everyday life, we can do many things to prevent waste from happening, for example, turn off the water taps when we finish washing, turn off the lights when we leave the classroom, try not to order more food than we need, and so on. Little by little, everything will be changed. Waste can be stopped one day, if we do our best.
（1）List the wastes mentioned in the first paragraph.
（2）What problems can waste bring?①
②
（3）The Chinese meaning of the word “resource” is .
（4）将文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。
（5）请给本文拟一个恰当的标题。

Cindy: I’m going to Canada as an exchange student. Could you tell me something about Canada?

Harry: Sure. You know my uncle lives there.

Cindy: 【1】?

Harry: Mostly English and French.

Cindy: 【2】?

Harry: The food is not so good. There is always western food. You can go to Chinese restaurants.

Cindy: I see. 【3】 the Great Lakes? Someone told me to go there.

Harry: Yes, I have. It is so beautiful that one can almost forget the time.

Cindy: I can’t wait to go there!

Harry: By the way, 【4】?

Cindy: My plane is on Wednesday afternoon.

Harry: Have a good trip.

Cindy: 【5】.

【1】我想和你说句话。

I ________ ________ ________ have a word with you.

【2】他上学不是乘公共汽车,而是走路去。

He goes to school not by bus,_________ ________ ________.

【3】她有一套靠近她办公室的公寓。

She has a flat ________ ________ her office.

【4】我说不准该做什么。

I can't say for certain ________ ________ ________.

【5】迈克起床早,足以及时到达机场。

Mike got up________ ________ to arrive at the airport in time.

“What’s going on?” asks their mother. “What are you two doing?”

“Nothing, mum” they say, and smile. She doesn't believe them. But what can she do?

One morning, the doorbell rings. It’s Holly. They open the door and go outside. Then they all wait. Falco walks into the sunlight. Jack wants Falco to fly again, but he doesn’t want him to go. Beating his wings, Falco flies up into the air. Nemo watches, too. But he doesn’t jump down.

Facol, the hawk, flies up into the big blue sky. He flies around for a while. Then suddenly he makes that familiar(熟悉的)loud strange cry and flies away over the house.

“It’s a good thing, Jack” says Jim.

“Falco can thank you for his new life,” says Holly.

Jack agrees with them. But he can’t say anything. He stands and looks up at the empty blue sky. Jack is soon free to go out and see his friends again. They sit in the park. They go swimming. They play football. And while they are walking around, Jack sometimes sees Damian and Damian’s group. Damian calls out, and throws something at him, but Jack ignores him. He isn’t interested in Damian. He isn’t important. And all the time Jack is watching and waiting. He is listening for a special sound.

Then one evening, Jack is sitting in his room looking out of the window. Jim is sitting on the bed playing.

It is a cool evening at last. A light wind is blowing. Summer is finally coming to an end. It is a quiet evening, too. Nobody is playing loud music.

Suddenly there is a noise in the back garden. Nemo jumps onto the fence(篱笆)，looks up at the sky, and miaows.

"What is he looking at?" thinks Jack.

And then he hears a cry. A strange cry. A familiar cry.

【1】Facol is .

A.Jack’s friend.B.Jack’s brother.C.A cat.D.A hawk.

【2】According to Jack’s mother, we know that .

A.she knows what the two boys are doing.

B.nobody knows what the two boys are doing.

C.Jack wants to tell his mother what has happened.

D.it is strange for her sons to be always friendly to each other.

【3】The words “ignore” may mean in Chinese.

A.在意B.担心C.忽略D.打败

【4】From the passage, we can learn that .

A.Jack has a loving heart for Facol.

B.Jack doesn’t like to be with his friends.

C.Facol flies back to Jack in the daytime.

D.Damian and Jack are the same kind of person.