About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way．Women are luckier．Only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter．So some people say it is safer to be driven by women．

There are different forms of color blindness．]n some cases a man may not be able to see deep red．He may think that red，orange and yellow arc all shades（色调）of green．Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green．In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green--a strange world indeed．

Color blindness in humans is a strange thing to explain．In our eyes there are millions of very small things called “cones”．These help us to see in a bright light and to tell differences between colors．There are also millions of “rods”，but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark．They show us shapes but no color．

Some insects have favorite colors．Mosquitoes（蚊子）like blue but do not like yellow．A red light will not attract insects，but a blue lamp will．In a similar way humans also have favorite colors．Yet we are lucky．With the aid of the cones in our eyes We can see many beautiful colors by day，and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night．One day we may even learn more about the invisible（看不见的）colors around us．

1．With the help of the cones，we can _________．

A．see in a weak light                                   B．tell different shapes

C．kill mosquitoes                                           D．tell orange from yellow

2．Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?

A．Women are more careful．

B．There are fewer color blind women．

C．All of them see everything in shades of green．

D．None of them has trouble in recognizing（识别）colors．

3．This passage is mainly about _________．

A．color and its surprising effects                         B．danger caused by color blindness

C．color blindness                                          D．the invisible colors around us

Do you think there is too much noise in our city? If you live near an airport，you will be unhappy because of a plane often make a loud noise．The sound of planes or heavy vehicles is likely to cause deafness if heard continuously（不断地）．

However, most people in our city do not seem to mind noise. They like to enjoy music when they are doing uninteresting jobs．It is a new danger because pop music，when played through powerful amplifiers（放大器），can reach 120 decibels（120分贝的）at a distance of five feet．A continuous noise of over 85 decibels can cause deafness．It was discovered that many young people in America could hear no better than 65-year-old people．

In the past we used to think that only workers in every noisy places would become deaf．For example，when newspapers and books are being printed，the noise level is over 85 decibels，and some of the workers become deaf．Today，however，scientists believe that 10 percent of the workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise．

Sometimes noise of less than 85 decibels can make some people tired and stressed．We all know that too much noise makes life difficult and unpleasant．It can do great harm to people's health and prevent people from working well．Workers in noisy offices are not as efficient（效率高的）as those in quiet offices．Noise makes people less efficient．Can anything be done to reduce or control noise?

In Britain the government has made several laws to reduce noise．Though the government has spent a lot of money in making airports and main roads quieter，many people think that there are still not enough laws．For example，there are no laws to control the noise of machines．In Japan，America and Norway there are such laws．As a result，workers can be given compensation（赔偿）if they become deaf．

1．Some workers become deaf because of ________．

A．hard work                               B．a continuous noise of over 85 decibels

C．powerful amplifiers                       D．uninteresting jobs

2．Noise below the level of 85 decibels ________．

A．can affect some people's moods                     B．cannot do any harm

C．can cause sudden deafness                 D．can make office workers efficient

3．In Britain there are laws to ________．

A．stop workers from becoming deaf                   B．control the noise of machines

C．keep down noise                        D．help deaf workers in need

4．Who can be given compensation if they become deaf?

A．American workers．

B．British workers．

C．Both American workers and British workers．

D．None of the above answers．

Mary picked up a pencil and a piece of paper，saying，“Now，you want to earn money for the autumn camping trip，right?” Tom，her brother，nodded．He wasn’t able to go last year because he hadn’t earned enough money during the summer．This year he came up with a plan．

He made a necklace for his mother that everyone admired．They were surprised to learn that Tom had made it for her．Why not make more necklaces and sell them?

“OK，” said Mary，“The first thing you need to do is to figure out（计算）how much you have now．’’

“I have $20.00 in the bank，and $7.25 in my room，” explained Tom．

“That gives you a total of $27.25，” said Mary，“That is called your capital．The next thing you need to know is how much it will cost you to make each necklace．”

“Well，the pet shop wilt give me all the feathers the birds lose．I'll have to buy the beads（小珠子）and string，” said Tom．

Mary wrote on the piece of paper：

“How much do you think you can sell such a necklace for?” asked Mary．

“Hmm，” Tom looked thoughtful and said，“There's a shop in town that sells almost the same kind of necklace for $ 7.50．If I charge（要价）$ 6.00，people will think that's a bargain．”

“OK．If you sell each necklace for $ 6.00，you'll make a good profit（利润）on each then，” said Mary．

“Hurray!” Tom cried，“If I sell 2.0 necklaces，I'll have enough from the profit for the camping trip and $10.00 left over．”

1．Which word best describes Mary?

A．Confident．        B．Generous．        C．Helpful．           D．Outgoing．

2．The underlined word "bargain" in this story means “________”．

A．something sold cheap                                  B．something sold expensive

C．something made at home                             D．something made by children

3．How much would Tom have to spend on the camping trip?

A．$ 47.45．            B．$ 75．               C．$ 85．                     D．$102.25．

4．How did Tom know how much he would have left over after paying for the camping trip?

A，He took the cost of the trip from the profit he would make on 20 necklaces．

B．He added the cost of the trip to the profit he would make on 20 necklaces．

C．He asked Mary for the answer．

D．He took the cost of each necklace from the amount of money he had to begin with．

5．What's the best title for this story?

A．How to Make Necklaces                              B．How to Sell Necklaces

C．How to Make a Plan                                    D．How to Earn Money for a Trip

根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。

1．The three ________（spaceman）of Shenzhou Ⅶ Spaceship were warmly welcomed in Hong Kong．

2．Daniel' mother has devoted ________（she）to the teaching of Home Economics．

3．What an ________（enjoy）journey they had the day before yesterday!

4．The ________（humour）story made all of US laugh．

5．His poor eyesight is a ________（advantage）to him．

根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。

1．Mr. Green received a present from his friend，but he didn’t ________（接受）it．

2．The camera was one of the great ________（发明）in the second half of the 19th century．

3．You have to be ________（耐心的）if you are waiting at the end of a long queue．

4．The noise in the street ________（干扰）my reading just now．

5．The truth of the news is beyond ________（怀疑）．

动词填空（用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。）

1．No country ________（make）such great progress as China in the past thirty years．

2．Usually the thunder ________（hear）after the lightning．

3．You ________（not know）what the pear tastes like if you don't eat it．

4．Shortly after he knew some English，he went on ________（teach）himself French．

5．The little girl will give the flowers to the hero when he ________（appear）．

6．Sometimes clouds are so thick that they do not let much sunshine ________（come）through．

7．In the old days the working people in our country ________（look）down on．

8．The engineer ________（search） for some information on the Internet in the study while his wife was cooking in the kitchen．

9．I don't think Aunt Wu would mind ________（take） care of our children while we're away．

10．The old scientist was awarded a gold medal for what he ________（do）for the development of modern science since the mid-twentieth century．

缺词填空（先通读下面的短文。然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。）

Millions of words have been w________（1）about young people in the USA．There are reasons for this great i________（2）in their ideas，feelings and actions．

Today there are about seven million Americans in colleges and universities（大学）．Young persons u________（3）twenty-five make up nearly half of the American p________（4）．Many of these will soon be in charge of（负责管理）the nation．Naturally their ideas are i________（5）to everyone in the country，and it is necessary for older people to understand what they t________（6）and feel．

College students today have strong o________（7）about right and wrong．They are deeply interested in m________（8）a better life for all people，e________（9）for those who have not been given a f________（10）chance before now．They see much that is wrong in the lives of their parents．It is h________（11）for them to see what is right and good in the older ways．As a result，there is often t________（12）in American families．

完成句子（按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。）

1．你的申请表务必准时上交。

Your application form must ___________．

2．汽车产生的废气对环境有不良影响。

Waste gases which are produced by cars have ___________ the environment．．

3．天气预报有没有报道如此潮湿的天气将持续多久？

Does the weather report say ___________?

4．这位作家很谦虚，从不炫耀他的学问。

This writer is very modest and he ___________．

5．我想知道你是否对测试的结果感到满意。

I wanted to know ___________ the result of the test or not．

6．由于浓雾，昨天上午从无锡到北京的飞机比平常晚了两个小时起飞。

Yesterday morning the plane from Wuxi to Beijing ___________ because of the thick fog．

请用英语为某校广播站写一则听英语讲座的广播通知，内容要点如下：

1．时间：10月1 5日下午3：30

2．地点：学校礼堂

3．讲座内容：美国的社会问题

4．主讲人：刚访美归来的陈军老师

5．出席对象：九年级全体学生

6．其他事项：自拟

注意：1．通知须用一段活包括所给内容要点，但不要逐条译成英语；

2．第6要点的内容须用3、4句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；

3．词数80个左右，通知的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

4．参考词语：听讲座attend a lecture

Boys and girls，

May I have your attention，please?

That's all．Thank you．

—Have you found your lost mobile phone? 

—No, I haven’t found ___________, but I bought ___________ this morning.

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