短文填空       从方框中选择正确选项，完成短文。（方框中有两个选项是多余的）

Yesterday my classmates and l went to visit an old people's home with our parents．It was quite    1    from our school, so we went there by bus．After forty minutes, we  2   there．When the old people saw us, they felt very glad．We did a lot of things that day．First，we cleaned the house．It   3   us the whole morning to do the work．And   4   we cooked and ate lunch with them happily．After that some students sang and danced for them，some students told funny stories to them，and   5   students chatted with them．The old people smiled all the time．Our   6   worked hard，too．They made good examples to us students．Doing things with our parents is    7   and exciting．We like it．We were all very  __8   when we left．But we thought it was a special experience for us．And   9   of us felt that we were members of a big family．How happy we were! It is important for us all to help the people in need and show our    10    to everyone．

将下面各句与上面五条信息匹配，并将代表信息的字母写在相应的横线上。

1．Ben is interested in movies．He might like reading           ．

2．Zhang Ying will go shopping．She could use cloth bags according to           ．

3．Mike wants to know something about the 29th Olympic Games．He can read           ．

4．Maria can get some information about China's satellites，after reading           ．

5．John's hobby is reading．He will be happy if he reads           ．

One day last winter，my dad and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus（马戏表演）．Finally，there was only one family in front of us．There were eight children．All were perhaps under the age of 12．You could tell that they didn't have much money．Their clothes were not expensive but clean．All of them were standing in line，two by two behind their parents．I could feel that the children had never seen the circus before．They were very excited．

The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted．He proudly answered，“Eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets so that I can take my family to the circus．” The ticket lady answered the price．The man's wife looked sad．The father asked again in surprise．“How much did you say?” The ticket lady said the price again．The man didn't have enough money．

How could he tell his eight children that he didn’t have enough money? At that time，my dad put his hand in his pocket，pulled out twenty dollars and dropped（掉）it on the ground（In fact，we were not rich）．

My dad picked up the money and said to the father，“Excuse me，sir．This fell out of your pocket．” The man knew what happened at once．He looked at my dad and took my dad's hands．He was so thankful that he couldn't say a word．

My dad and I went back home．We didn't see the circus，but I would never forget that day．

根据短文内容，判断下列各句正（T）、误（F）。（5分）

1．One day last winter，my dad and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the concert．

2．Only eight children were in front of us．

3．The eight children's father didn't have enough money to buy the tickets．

4．The eight children's father dropped $20 on the ground．

5．My dad and I didn't see the circus at last．

Sleep

Babies sleep about eighteen hours a day．Mrs. Thatcher and Napoleon both said they only needed to do it three or four hours a night．Sleep．No one can live without it．But how much do we really need?

Research（研究）by the National Sleep Foundation in Washington says that we all need eight hours' sleep every night．Scientists have found that people who sleep for less than six and a half hours a night are more often ill than people who sleep for eight hours．Going without sleep also increases（增加）the chance of serious illness．Workaholics（工作狂）who sleep for less than five hours often die young，and do less well at work．

The scientists found that adults（成年人）usually sleep for seven hours a night，with 32% sleeping less than six hours．

It also says that the idea that we need less sleep as we get older is completely untrue．“People have no idea how important sleep is to their lives，” Dr Thomas Roth，director of the Foundation says．“Good health needs good sleep．”

“But not too much of it，”says Professor Jim Horne of Loughborough University．“Sleep is like food and drink，”he believes，“you would always like to have a little bit more，but that doesn’t mean you need it．” Professor Home studied a group of people who could spend as many hours as they wanted in bed，after ten hours they didn't find it any easier to get up in the morning．And people who sleep for more than nine hours a night die younger than people who usually sleep for seven or eight!

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1．How many hours a day do babies sleep?        ．

A．8 hours                B．3 hours                   C．4 hours                  D．18 hours

2．It's                   for your health to work without sleep．

A．good                   B．healthy                    C．bad                        D．useful

3．The word “it” means                in the sentence “But not too much of it”．

A．idea                     B．sleep                       C．work                     D．study

4．Professor Horne found it was not             for people to get up in the morning after ten hours' sleep．

A．easier                  B．happier                   C．more important       D．more difficult

5．The passage（文章）is about                 ．

A．spots                   B．food                       C．sleep                      D．drink

Street Markets around the World

There are many ways of shopping．You can shop by telephone，by post or through your home computer，but for many people，the most exciting way to shop is also the most traditional--at a street market．You can find markets anywhere in the world．Here are four of them：

There are many “floating markets” in Asia；perhaps the most unusual one is in Thailand（泰国），at a place called Damnoen Saduak．It's open from six in the morning to the noon every day．People sell fresh fruit from their boats．

Many Belgians（比利时人）say that the Grand Place is the most beautiful square in the world．It is the home of a colorful flower market．It's open every day except Monday．On Monday，instead of flowers，there's a wonderful bird market!

One of the world's most famous markets is in Mexico City（墨西哥城）--the Sonora Market．You can buy toys，birds, herbs and medicine．There are all kinds of things．It’s open every day from early in the morning till late at night．

In England，every weekend，thousands of young people from all over London travel to the Camden Market--it's the place to go for street fashion，CDs and tapes．Many people also go there for fun．

根据短文内容，在表格中的横线上填写所缺单词。每空一词。

Bill is only fifteen years old，but he's already very rich．Two years ago，Bill began a football website（网站）for young people．“I became interested in computers when I was 8 because my father’s job is with computers．As a little boy，I also loved football and so I decided to make a website，especially for people of my age．”

Bill started the “Football OK!” website two years ago，and now more than 20,000 people visit it every day．

Bill is a schoolboy and a businessman as well．He usually gets up at six o'clock and looks at his e-mails．Then he goes to school from nine to four．In the evenings，he always works for about four hours on his website．

Bill's next plan is a new website：“At the moment I am thinking about a new website on American football，maybe for next year．”

And is Bill the same person that he was three years ago? “No，I am very different now．I have met a lot of interesting people on the website and I have traveled all over the world．” Bill doesn't know about the future．“Maybe I will sell the websites．I really don’t know．I’ll just wait and see．”

When he is 21，Bill will be a millionaire（百万富翁）．He always says，“Anything is possible．”

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1．How old was Bill when he became interested in computers?

2．What's the name of Bill's website?

3．When does he usually get up?

4．Is Bill the same person that he was three years ago?

5．What does Bill always say?

蜡烛、蛋糕、祝福……一定让你想起了那一个个难忘的生日。下一个生日你打算怎么过？请以 “My Dream Birthday” 为题，发挥你的想象力，写一篇短文。

要求：1．简要说明你在下一个生日中要做的具体事情、

2．语句通顺，合乎逻辑。词数60～80。

3．文中请勿使用真实的姓名与学校名称。

My Dream Birthday

More and more foreign students come to China to learn ________ Chinese．

A．a                  B．an                C．the                 D．不填

________May 27th，2008，millions of people watched the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay in Nanjing．

A．On               B．In                 C．At                  D．For

一Lisa，________you speak French?

一Yes，but only a little．

A．need              B．must             C．may         D．can