Yao Ming is one of the most famous Chinese basketball players．2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut(初次登台)on October23，2002 and got 6 points(得分)for the Houston Rockets in the game．The next day，he got 13 points in another game．

   Most people think that Yao Ming is a born(天生的)basketball player．But Yao said．“When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy．But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so．”He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge(挑战) when he arrived in America．“I hope that I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games through very hard work．”he said．

   Yao Ming speaks some English．Both he and his teammates can understand each other．They don’t think there is a language problem．And the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy(活力)to the Rockets．

   Yao Ming has always tried his best to play since he was in the NBA．He has proven(证明)his ability(能力)．

1．Yao Ming got 13 points on October___________，2002．

  A．22          B．23          C．24          D．26

2．Yao Ming said that ___________．

  A．playing in the NBA was difficult      B．it was hard to watch NBA games on TV

  C．he was an NBA star                D．it was boring to play basketball

3．The people of Houston hope Yao Ming will ___________．

  A．speak excellent(优秀的)English      B．bring new energy

  C．make NBA games easy             D．make NBA games difficult

4．From the passage we can know that Yao Ming ___________．

  A．will work hard for his team

  B．made the highest score(得分)in his first NBA game

  C．can’t understand his teammates

  D．teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself

5．The passage is probably ___________．

  A．an advertisement(广告)            B．a notice

  C．a news report                    D．an instruction(说明)

20 million people all over America celebrated the first Earth Day(地球节)on April 22，1970．Now people across the world celebrate it．

    Every day we can hear worse news about our Earth．Reports tell us that wildlife and forests are disappearing at a fast speed(速度) and the pollution is more and more serious．There are many kinds of pollution，such as air pollution(污染)，water pollution，noise pollution and soil (土壤)pollution．They are all bad for our health．What can we do to protect our mother Earth?

  In fact，we do not have to feel helpless．We can learn practical(实用的)ways to make our environment(环境)better．For example，saving and recycling newspapers．And still many other small things can help protect the environment．

1．Which country celebrated the first Earth Day?

  A．All countries together    B．China．    C．Japan．    D．America．

2．How many kinds of pollution does the passage mention(提及)?

  A．1        B．2         C．3         D．4

3．What are disappearing fast on Earth?

  A．Animals and forests          B．Wildlife and forests

  C．Soil and wild life．          D．Population and forests

4．What does the writer try to do?

  A．To tell people that our Earth is dying．

  B．To tell people that we are helpless to save our Earth

  C．To ask people to find out more ways to save our Earth．

  D．To ask people to celebrate Earth Day every year．

5．Which one is in the right order for the following festivals?

  1．Children’s Day      2．Earth Day      3．Christmas Day      4．Labor Day

  A．2-4-1-3        B．1-2-3-4         C．4-2-3-1         D．4-3-2-1

Being safe at school and in your everyday life needs knowledge．If you remember the following information, your life will be much safer．

    ·Always notice the environment around you．You shouldn’t walk alone outside．Make sure where the public phones are．If anything dangerous happens，you can find them quickly．

    ·Don’t use earphones(耳机)when running in the schoolyard or on the sweet．You will keep yourself from the outside world and can be surprised．

    ·School bags should be carried towards the front of your body instead of putting them on your back．When buses are crowed，it is easy enough for thieves(小偷们)to steal the things in your bags on your back．

    ·If you are followed by a stranger，cross the street and go in the other direction(方向)，let the stranger know that he or she is there．Next，go and get help from others if it is necessary．Don’t go home directly．You are safer on the street than you are in your home or in a lift．

    ·If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the stop a few minutes before the buses leave．This prevents(阻止)a stranger from studying you．On buses, don’t sit alone, sit behind the driver or with friends．Don’t sleep．

   If an earthquake happens while you are having classes，you should keep cool，listen to the teacher’s instructions，hide under the desks and protect your heads with schoolbags．Stay away from windows，and watch out for glass．

1．You should ___________ when you are outside by yourself．

  A．find your friend                B．remember the things around you

  C．phone your friend              D．get help from others

2．You should put your things ___________ when there are too many passengers on the bus．

  A．in front of you    B．beside you    C．on your back    D．behind the conductor

3．You’ll catch the 8:00 bus to visit your friend．It’s better to reach the bus stop at ___________．

    A．7:00              B．7:30             C．7:55                   D．8:05

4．When you are followed by a stranger on your way home，you should ___________ to protect yourself．

  A．run home quickly

  B．find a lift and go in

  C．turn back and walk towards him or her directly

  D．let him or her know that you know he or she is there

5．What should you do if an earthquake happens while you are having classes?

  A．Jump out of the windows quickly．

  B．Run out of the classroom quickly

  C．Cry loudly．

  D．Hide under the desks and protect your heads with your schoolbags．

Leon’s Show

                                                                       April 18

Hong Kong pop star Leon Lai will give a personal performance(个人演唱会)at 7:30 p.m．from tomorrow to April 21 at Weifang Gymnasium(体育馆)．The show is held for celebrating(庆祝) the opening of the 2008 Weifang International Kites Festival(国际风筝节)．

Tickets：  ￥60，￥90，￥120，￥180

Available(有票)at 66 Xinhua Road

Address：Weifang Gymnasium，185，Yuanfei Road．

Telephone：29189188，29171145，49384952，29197113

1．Leon is ___________ ．

  A．a singer for pop music           B．head of the Weifang Gymnasium

  C．a ticket seller                  D．both B and C

2．Which is the right time to enjoy Leon’s show?

  A．6:00 P.m. April 19              B．7:30 P.m. April 22

  C．8:00 a.m. April 20              D．7:30 P.m. April 21

3．Leon will give ___________ days’ performances this time at Weifang Gymnasiun altogether(总共)．

  A．eighteen    B．twenty-one      C．four               D．three

4．The cheapest ticket for the show costs ___________．

  A．60 yuan    B．90 yuan         C．120 yuan         D．180 yuan

5．If you want to get tickets you can ___________．

  A．go to No.185，Yuanfei Road      B．go to No.66，Xinhua Road

  C．telephone to 29189100           D．telephone to 29171154

In 1949 my father came back from the war(战争)，like many other soldiers．

    Soon after he came back，my grandmother became very ill．The doctors said that she needed a blood transfusion(输血)at once，or she would not live through(活过)the night．The problem was that Grandmother’s blood type(血型)was AB-，a very strange type．Even today, (1)it was hard to get some because there were no blood banks or flights to transport(运输)blood．None of the family members were that type．My grandmother was dying．

    (2)My father left the hospital in tears to gather(聚集)all the family members so that everyone could say good-bye to her．As my father was driving down the road，he saw a soldier in uniform(制服)trying to hitch-hike(免费搭便车)home．My father stopped and let the soldier get into his car．(3)He was so sad that he didn’t ask the soldier’s name．

    The soldier saw my father’s tears and asked why he(4) ___________ (cry)．Then the soldier told my father to turn the car around and take him to the hospital．He was just my grandmother’s blood type．

    My grandmother lived until 1996，and to this day．(5)No one in our family knew the soldier’s name, but my father often wanted to know：was he a soldier，or an angel in uniform?

任务一：根据短文回答问题：

1．When the writer’s father came back from the war，how was his grandmother?

2．What was his grandmother’ blood type?

3．When did his grandmother die?

任务二：根据要求完成下列任务：

4．请写出(1)句中的真正主语。

5．请将(2)句翻译成汉语。

6．请将(3)句改成同意句。

7．请用(4)处的动词的正确形式填空。

8．请写出(5)句的反意疑问句。

  No one in our family knew the soldier’s name，______________________

词汇考查，根据首字母或汉语提示写单词。

1．Lucy likes collecting stamps and she has a large c___________ of them．

2．what a s___________ that I failed in the exam．

3．Good marks d___________ on your hard work．

4．My father is strict in his work and he’s always trying to be p___________ in everything he does．

5．The telephone was r___________ when I came into the room．

6．Pu Cunxin___________(扮演)the part of Lin Zexu very well．

7．People all over the world ___________ (庆祝)the new year．

8．The ___________ (结局)of the film made all of us feel sad．

9．The doctor performed an ___________ (手术)for 50 hours without stopping to have a rest．

10．The boy’s dream is to go to Sichuan to become a___________ (勇敢的)volunteer．

用所给动词的适当形式填空。

    Many years ago，people  1  (think)the sun went round the earth，and the earth went around the moon．In some countries people even said the sun was a god(上帝)．They thought that he  2   (drive)across the sky everyday on a golden(金色的)horse．Now we know the earth   3   (go)round the sun．Scientists tell us that the earth travels over a thousand miles a minute on its way round the sun．

    Some people   4  (be) to the moon since last century(世纪)．Our country   5  (send) the first moon explorer，Chang’e I (月球探测仪——嫦娥一号)into the space on Oct 24th，2007．And it   6  (take)the first photo of the moon．All of our Chinese are proud of it．From now on，we must   7  (work)hard to make a contribution to developing the newest moon explorer，we are looking forward to   8  (see)it land on the moon with people some day．

    Of course the sun is too hot for people   9  (reach)now．Maybe in the future people   10  (land)on the sun．

根据提示，汉译英下列句子。

1．我确信你能收拾好你的房间。(tidy up)

2．快点儿，否则我们会赶不上早班车的。(miss)

3．没有人能一辈子都靠父母。(depend on)

4．王老师很和蔼，我们都喜欢他。(so…that)

5．你愿意和我一起去购物吗?(would like)

6．请写下你为下学期下的决心吧。(write down)

7．昨天晚上直到十点，我才完成作业。(not…until)

8．如果明天下雨就呆在家里。(if)

9．王涛昨天带我们参观了他的工厂。(show sb around)

10．顺便问一下，明天你打算做什么?(by the way)

请以“我的英语老师”为题，写一篇80词左右的短文。短文须包括以下内容。但不要逐句翻译，可以加上其他你喜欢的内容。

1．我英语老师的名字叫张然，他今年30岁，身高是1.75米，在我们学校教英语10年了。

2．他最喜爱的运动是篮球，最喜爱的电影是Pirates of the Caribbean，最喜欢的色彩是白色。

3．他还告诉过我们他喜欢阅读。

4．无论何时见到我们他总是向我们问好(say hello to somebody……向某人问好)。

5．他总是设想(imagine)他将会带着他的学生周游(travel around)世界。

My English teacher is ___________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

—How does your mother go to work every day?

—____________．

A．By a bus        B．By buses         C．By a bike        D．By bike