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Kids Love Boston

    There’s simply so much to see and do, sometimes it seems as if Boston was made of kids and families.

Boston’s Family-Friendly ValuePass

    The Family-Friendly ValuePASS offers special discounts （打折）designed for your Boston family holiday including 20 percent off for adults, 30 percent off for kids above 15 and 50 percent off for younger children at going to museums, attractions, stores and restaurants. Visit 0-20 BostonUSA.com to view the offers and print your own Family-Friendly ValuePASS.

BOSTON

Family-Friendly ValuePASS

Dec. 25^th , 2008-Apr. 1^st, 2009

（  ）1. What does a bird’s-eye view mean?

            A．从下往上看          B．鸟瞰              C．从上往下看          D．向外看

（  ）2. Where can you find the mysteries of the sea?

            A．Skywalk Observatory                         B．USS Constitution

C．New England Aquarium                      D．Freedom Trail

（  ）3. If you tour the Freedom Trail, you will find______.

            A．the Science Museum                         B．the History Museum

C．the Space Museum                            D．the Art Museum 

（  ）4. According to the passage, how many places were mentioned?

            A．6                  B．7                          C．8                         D．9

（  ）5. Suppose the ticket is $10, how much should two adults and a nine-year-old child pay with the ValuePass?

            A．$11              B．$13                      C．$ 21                    D．$ 25

Recently hand-foot-mouth disease has spread across China. In the past three months, there have been about 41,846 cases （病例） in 30 provinces and regions. The number is increasing. Eighteen Chinese children have died of the disease so far this year.

    What causes the disease and why is it dangerous?

    Hand-foot-mouth disease is a common childhood illness. It mainly affects children under the age of 10. It gets its name from the rash （疹子） that develops on the hands and feet. It can also cause blisters （水泡） in your mouth.

    A child who has the disease will usually have a fever, a runny nose and sore throat. He or she doesn’t want to eat or drink because of pain in the mouth.

    Hand-foot-mouth disease is mostly not serious. The fever and rash clear within a few days. But in some cases, the virus （病毒） affects the heart, lungs or brain. This puts the child’s life in danger.

    A virus causes hand-foot-mouth disease. The disease spreads easily where a lot of young children are together, such as in a child-care center. Sometimes it can also affect teenagers and adults.

   In order not to pass on the virus, good hygiene （卫生） is important. We should wash our hands as often as possible. Especially we should wash our hands before meals and after going to the toilet.

1. More than __________ people have caught hand-foot-mouth disease this year.

    A．thirty thousand                                         B．forty thousand

C．four million                                               D．fourteen thousand

2. Hand-foot-mouth disease __________.

    A．is a kind of cancer                                    B．isn’t dangerous at all  

C．can cause death                                        D．will disappear soon

3. A patient of hand-foot-mouth may __________.

    A．eat more                                                  B．have blisters in the mouth  

C．have rash on the face                                D．eat less

4. From the passage, we know that the hand-foot-mouth disease __________.

    A．spreads easily among the young children     B．will not affect adults

    C．didn’t happen in China                    D．starts from villages

5. __________ can help us to keep away from the hand-foot-mouth disease.

    A．Passing on the virus                                  B．Taking children to the child-care center

    C．Keeping your hands clean                      D．Not going to public places

When I was twelve years old I wanted nothing more than to be accepted onto a club baseball team. If I made a team like that I would be playing with the best competition for my age in Massachusetts and some teams from all over the country. I have always had a great understanding of the game and played very well but never at that level. I played baseball all summer and it was time for tryouts（选拔赛） in the fall. The team I tried out for was the South Shore Baseball Club or “The Seadogs.” On the field I was very nervous and didn’t play as well as I knew I could. A week later I received a letter saying “Thank you for participating （参加）in our tryout, however we have a limited（有限的） amount of spots on our club and we will not be inviting you to play on the team. Better luck next year.”

After they sent me that letter I stopped playing competitive baseball. I only played for my town baseball team. ①很幸运地是，我遇到了爸爸是教练的Jimmy Perron, 一个很棒的球员。 He thought I was good at baseball. Soon, I got to another tryout. I tried my absolute（完全地） hardest and did well.

About one week later, a letter came to my house.② I couldn’t wait to cut it open and read, “James, you are invited to play for the Mass Pride Baseball organization in the ’09season.” I had reached my goal. But it doesn’t end there. I already have a new goal. I hope to be able to play ball on the college level someday.

任务一：请根据材料内容，回答1，2题。

1. Why was I always crazy about baseball when I was young?

_______________________________________________________________

2. What did I do after being refused to be in the baseball club?

_______________________________________________________________

任务二：请将材料中①处的中文句子翻译成英文。

3. _______________________________________________________________

任务三：请将材料中②处的英文句子翻译成中文。

4. _______________________________________________________________

任务四：请给这篇材料加一个合适的标题。

5. _______________________________________________________________

根据下列句子的意思即所给的汉语提示，写出空缺处单词、固定短语的正确形式。

1. These overseas Chinese believe __________（坚定地） that they can learn more about their homeland.

2. His uncle lives on the _______（二十三） floor of the building.

3. There are many foreign ________（参观者） coming to China every year.

4. Jim has ____________（查阅）these new words in the dictionary. You needn’t do that again.

5. They have been m__________ since they came to this city. Their son now is 5 years old.

将所给句子连成完整、正确的句子。（单词不得重复使用，标点已给出）

1. off, the, have, you, radio, turned

______________________________________________?

2. did, last, sleep, you, night, well

_______________________________________________?

3. bought, show, magazine, you, yesterday, me, that, the

_______________________________________________.

4. I, do, not, am, next, sure, what, to

_______________________________________________.

5. my, made, brother, watch, Japan, has, in, a

_______________________________________________.

假定你收到你的朋友小红的来信，向你请教提高英语写作能力的方法。你给她写封回信，信中提出你的看法和具体建议。

1. 能力的提高要多练. 写作能力的提高要靠多写。写的越多，可能写的越好。

2. 建议写日记。将当日所见所闻用简单的英语写在日记里。用你学过的词语和句子去写。不要用没有把握（be not sure about）的词语和句子。

3. 80字左右。

Dear Xiao Hong,

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

John bought ________ for himself yesterday．

A．two pairs of shoes B．two pair of shoe      C．two pair of shoes     D．two pairs shoes

—Excuse me，I want to buy some milk．Where can I find a supermarket?

—Oh，I know ________ not far from my home．

A．it          B．that          C．one          D．its

—The books are so nice，which one can I take?

—Oh，you can take ________ of them．I’ll keep none．

A．both            B．all            C．neither          D．either

Now the air in our city is ________ than it used to be．Something must be done to stop it．

A．very good         B．much better         C．rather bad         D．even worse