Last year，Shanghai-born Charles K．Kao and two North American scientists got the 2009 Nobel Prize（诺贝尔奖）in Physics together．Their work made the Internet come into a new age．

Kao，77，was born in Shanghai in 1933．He is famous for finding out how to transmit（传输） light signals （信号） over long ways through glass fibers （ 玻璃纤维 ） as thin as a human hair．His work makes the Internet information transmit faster around the world．Kao was vice chancellor（副校长） of the Chinese University of Hong Kong from 1987 to 1996．He doesn't work，and lives in Hong Kong now．

The Chinese people were pleased to learn the good news．"The people of Hong Kong and I send our congratulations to Kao on receiving the prize．．．Kao is also a true gentleman．We are greatly proud to have such an excellent person in Hong Kong．"Zeng Yinquan once said．

Willard Boyle，a Canadian American，and George Smith of the United States got the other half of the prize．

1．Charles K．Kao was born in________

A．Shanghai           B．Hong Kong         C．New York

2．How many scientists got the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics together?

A．One．             B．Two．             C．Three．

3．Zeng Yinquan thinks Kao is________

A．an excellent person in Hong Kong   

B．a good student

C．an honest friend

4．Which of the following is not true?

A．Kao's work makes the Internet information transmit faster around the world．

B．Kao is still working in the Chinese University of Hong Kong now．

C．Willard Boyle and George Smith are both scientists．

5．The Chinese people feel ________at the news that Kao got the Nobel Prize．

A．interested           B．surprised           C．happy

"Who needs a shopping mall （购物中心） if you have Taobao?" says Wang Lin，28，a writer in Beijing．

Taobao，China's largest online shopping site （网上购物网站），has become an important part of Wang Lin's life．She spends lots of money on Taobao．

A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shopping．Most online shoppers are students or young workers．More women shop on line than men．Clothing and home-use products（产品） are the most popular on line．

It was reported that more than 250 billion （ 十亿） yuan was spent on online shopping last year，80% through Taobao．

Taobao means "looking for treasure" in Chinese．People can find almost everything they need on Taobao ，from clothes to books，from candies to DVD players．

You may question the security of online shopping，Wang Lin said，" It's very safe and convenient （使得的）．Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them，the shop owner will not get the money．You can also get your money back if you want to return the products．"  

1．What are the most popular on line?

A．Candies and DVD players．

B．Clothes and books．

C．Clothing and home-use products．

2．Taobao is__________

A．a shopping mall      B．an online shopper     C．an online shopping site

3．Most online shoppers are __________

A．young             B．old                C．babies

4．What does the underlined word" security" mean?

A．质量              B．安全              C．信誉

5．Which is the best title（标题） of the passage?

A．Wang Lin's life

B．Online shopping in China

C．Shopping on line is not safe

阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答所提问题。

Some countries are better than others at looking after the environment．In Europe，Germany（德国） and northern European countries~ work very hard to improve the environment．The people in Germany put their rubbish into different bags--paper in one bag，plastic in another bag，etc．The rubbish is then taken away and，if possible，recycled（回收）．There are laws that do not allow people to burn too much coal．

In the 1970s，as people learned more about environmental problems，the "Green" movement（运动） began and soon spread all over Europe．The" Green" movement tries to get governments to protect the environment．It collects information about how industry is damaging （毁坏） the environment and tells newspapers:

1．Which countries in Europe work very hard to improve the environment?

2．Who put rubbish into different bags?

3．Can the people in Germany burn too much coal?

4．When did the" Green" movement begin?

5．What does the" Green" movement try to do?

通读下面的对话，根据上下文补全对话内容。

A：Hi，Sandy，what are you going to do this weekend?

B：I'm going to see a movie．Can you give me some advice? 

A：Sure．    1   ?

B：I like action movies．

A：Have you ever seen the movie Avatar（阿凡达）?

B：    2    ．But I heard it is great．

A：Oh，I saw it yesterday．

B：    3    ?

A：I think it is the best movie I have seen．

B：   4   ?

A：It lasts about two and a half hours．

B：Is the ticket price high?

A：Yes．Watching it in 3D costs 120 yuan．

B：    5   ．

A：You’re welcome．

翻译语篇阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。

Salt is very important to us．1．Without enough salt，we will get ill．Animals need salt，too．They need salt to grow strong．

Most of salt comes from the sea．2．People dig very big pools and let sea water in．When the sun dries up the water，people can get the salt from the ground．

There are a lot of salt wells （井） in our country．People bring the well water up to the ground and then dry it up in big jars（ 罐子） over fire．3．用这种方式，人们得到食盐

We can also get salt from salt mines（矿）．The salt mines are under the ground．4．A few years ago，people found a big salt mine in China．

In the northwest of China ，there are a great number of salt lakes．5．其中有些湖很大。The salt in these lakes will be enough for all the people in our country for as long as hundreds of years．

假设你的笔友（来自美国的Mike）下个月将到你校交流学习，请你把Mike的情况提前介绍给同学们。

要求：1．内容包括（1）Mike的家庭情况。

（2）Mike的性格特点和兴趣爱好。

（3）Mike的父母和同学对他的评价。

（4）Mike来中国的原因。

2．字数：60--80词。

3．短文中不得出现你的真实姓名、学校名和地名。

Lucy often has ______ breakfast at home.

A．a                        B．/                  C．the

--______ does Wang Han do?

--He is a host. He works in Hunan TV Station.

A．What              B．Where              C．Which

Mount Heng is a place of interest with different kinds of______.

A．tree                      B．plants                    C．animal

--Shigu Park is beautiful!

--Yeah, there______ many visitors every year.

A．is                       B．are                      C．has