Jody was ten years old when he decided he needed a job. He thought it might be    1    to raise (养) worms. He could sell them to farmers and people who fished. So in    2   , he bought many worms. But that winter the cold weather killed all the worms because he had not 3    them in a warm place.

       The next spring Jody    4    again. He bought more worms, which he took good care of. When winter came, he took them inside    5    they would stay warm. Many people bought his worms.

       One day when Jody was twelve, he got a letter. It was from state (州) of New York. The letter said, “ Everyone who    6    things has to pay taxes (税)!” Jody made only one dollar selling worms. But he still    7    to pay part of that money to the state. He told many people in his town what had    8   . Soon some people from a television station    9    with Jody. Many people saw it and they began to write letters to the state. The letters now said that the law was    10  . Finally the law was changed. Children like Jody can now sell things without paying money to the state.

       We are often asked to make a speech in life. Most of us are afraid of it and don’t do a good job. Here are some simple steps to make your speech a successful one. First of all, find out everything you can about your subject and at the same time find out as much as you can about your audience. Who are they? What do they know about your subject? Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech. Then try to arrange your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible. Never forget your audience. Don’t talk over their heads or talk down to them. When you are giving your speech, speak slowly and clearly, look at your audience and pause for a few seconds from time to time to give your audience chances to think over what you’ve said. Just remember: be prepared, know your subject and your audience say what you have to say and be yourself so that your ideas will bring you and your audience together.

1. “Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech.” means that while preparing your speech, you must ________________.

   A. put your shoes away and put on theirs     B. try on their shoes to see if they fit you

   C. wear the shoes in the same size as theirs   D. He wondered if he was in good health.

2. When he is giving his speech, the speaker should ________________.

   A. let his eyes rest on the subject                  B. follow the audience step by step

   C. face the audience in a natural way             . look up and sown from time to time

3. During the course of a speech, it is not right for a speaker to ____________.

   A. think nothing of the audience                 B. speak in a clear voice

   C. take a short stop at times                   D. give a lot of examples

4. What does the underlined word “pause” mean in the passage?

   A. listen                  B. stop                 C. choose                 D. search

5. Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?

   A. How to Remember the Audience         B. How to Pick out the Topic for a Speech

   C. How to Prepare the Material for a Speech        D. How to I prove Your Speech

       Yesterday the police were joined by more yesterday the police were joined by more than 20 volunteers in the continuing search for the two missing teenagers, Vicky Gray and Tom Hunter, and their guide, Gavin Jones. The police said that they had disappeared during an adventure (冒险) tour of Cape York Peninsula.

       This was the second day of the search and the police were now very worried about the safety of the three missing people.

       The police said that the search had covered a wide area, but the rainforest was thick and their work was made harder by the recent rain. Later on Chief Inspector (警官) Roger Fleet said, “The travelers had a radio with them. If they had been in trouble, they would have called us.”

       The three travelers left Cook town very early on Saturday morning in a Toyota car. They took a small dirt road that runs down to the Daintree River, a dangerous river full of crocodiles (鳄鱼). Chief Inspector Roger Fleet said the tourists wouldn’t have got into trouble if they had stayed on the main road.

       A photo of Vicky and Tom was found by a policeman under the “Be Careful about crocodiles” sign near the river. Why was the photo left behind? This is just one of the unanswered questions. Other questions are: Why was the photo left behind? Why was the Toyota parked and locked at the edge of the rainforest? The police said that the travelers had left a map of the area behind. Why? Why had someone drawn a cross on the point (地点) where the car is? Is this a sign? What does it mean? If anyone can give information or has seen these three young people, contact the local police in Cooktown.

1. This article is probably taken from ___________

   A. a newspaper       B. a magazine         C. a storybook      D. a guidebook

2. Which word best describes the search of the three missing people?

   A. Helpless             B. Hard                 C. Delightful         D. Successful

3. Which of the following things wasn’t found by the police?

   A. A touring map.                           B. A photo of the travelers.

   C. The travelers’ radio.                D. The travelers’ car

4. All the following are unanswered questions except_____________.

   A. why they left a photo behind                B. why they came to this area

   C. why their Toyota was parked in the place        D. why a cross was drawn on the map

5. The article asks people to _____________.

   A. join the police in searching for the missing people

   B. tell the police about the travellers’ ages and their appearance

   C. learn the lesson and stop taking adventure tours

   D. provide information about the missing people

       Where in the world can you take an hour’s train ride, and pass a forest, a London street, a scene from the Wild West, and a burning building that never burns down? There’s only one place, and that’s Hollywood, in California. The scenes you see from the tourist train are film sets（布景） in the Universal Studios, one of the oldest and largest movie companies(公司) in the USA.

       A visit to Universal Studios brings back memories of great days of Hollywood, the films and the stars. But they are only memories. Hollywood isn’t quite the same as it used to be. Costs have gone up and confidence has gone down. Movie-makers are afraid to spend their money on expensive new ideas. Instead, they repeat old ones.

       The film industry is changing fast. Teenagers still go out to the movies. The theatre is a good place to meet friends away from home. But older people mostly stay home to watch series, like Dynasty have become as important to Hollywood as expensive movies. These “soap opera”, as they are called, show rich, powerful families living in beautiful homes and wearing beautiful clothes. But the actors and actresses are nearly all middle-aged, like many of the people who watch them.

       Though it is soap opears that are keeping the film-makers of Hollywood in Business, big films are still being made in America. But more and more of them are made outside Hollywood. New York is the most important new center, but there are many others as well. Movie-makers have realized that they don’t need Hollywood any more. Modern cameras and real houses instead of expensively made copies in a studio. Other states, especially Florida and Texas, are working hard to take the film business away from California. They are offering better working conditions and lower cost.

       But Hollywood is fighting back. The state of California is trying hard to keep its best-known industry.

1. From the passage, we know Universao Studios is ___________.

   A. a very large park                            B. a busy London street

   C. a famous movie company                       D. an old Hollywood movie

2. The movie industry in California isn’t as successful as before because _____________.

   A. young people don’t go to movie theatres any more

   B. there is strong competition from other states

   C. its movie companies are in need of young stars

   D. the state hasn’t put a development plan into action

3. Which of the following seems to be a threat（威胁）to Hollywood？

   A. The use of modern cameras and other equipment

   B. The interest of middle-aged film stars

   C. The making of TV series like Dynasty         

   D. The expensively made copies of scenes

4. What can we learn about “soap operas” from the passage?

   A. They are teenagers’ favorites.         B. They are much more expensive.

   C. They are less attractive.                 D. They are cheaper and easier to make.

5. The passage mainly tells us ______________.

   A. something about the film industry in the USA

   B. the importance of soap operas in Hollywood

   C. the good old days of Hollywood

   D. the film business in California

根据句意,用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

1. Many Chinese have trouble using a knife and fork ______________ (correct).

2. They will lose ____________ (they) if they go down that path.

3. Are you satisfied with these ____________ (dancer) performances in the opera?

4. When you feel tired, you’d better wear ___________ (energy) colors, such as green.

5. Don’t get ____________ (patient) about your personal trouble.

根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。

1. Like many famous scientists, Li Siguang _________ (致力于) himself to the study of science.

2. _________ (医疗的) workers are badly needed in those earthquake-hit areas.

3. I don’t think the watch gives you good ________ (价值) for your money.

4. The tourists had no __________ （选择）but to wait for the next train.

5. How are you going to ___ (证明) that it is very difficult for giant pandas to survive in the wild?

用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。

1. I’ll tell our monitor the good news as soon as he ________ (come) back to school.

2. It was a pity that you _________ (not attend) the meeting last Friday afternoon.

3. We should think about what we can do ________ (keep) animals and plants from becoming endangered.

4. On May 12, 2008, sichuan __________ (hit) by a strong earthquake which killed many people and destroyed many buildings.

5. Playing computer games is delightful, but _______ (spend) too much time on it may do harm.

6. Today, to hold the Olympic Games __________ (consider) as a rich prize for a country.

7. Many changes ________ (take) place in our daily life since the invention of the computer.

8. The policeman said that he __________ (see) a Young Pioneer help an old woman cross the road the day before.

9. Our Maths teacher __________ (prepare) the new lesson with other teachers in the office from 2 to 4 yesterday afternoon.

10. The first step towards ________ (protect) the environment is to try to throw away less rubbish.

1. 孩子们被告诫不要用太多的时间玩电脑游戏。

    The children were told ________________________ in playing computer games.

2. 他认为这部小说值得再读一遍。

    He thinks this novel _____________________________.

3. 你知道火星离地球有多远吗？

   Do you know _____________________________ Earth?

4. 许多对我们有危险的工作将来都能由机器人来做。

   A lot of work which is dangerous to us can ___________________________.

5. 这个男孩还没有到独立处理这样的难题的年龄。

   The boy isn’t _________________________ such a difficult problem by himself.

6. 到目前为止，已有很多人在网上对她的言论作出了反应。

   So far, a large number of people ______________________ on the Internet.

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，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。所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出。

       In some countries in Western Europe, such as France, Belium and Britain, the countryside is c           (1).

       Life has become difficult for many villages and some d         (2). There are a number of reasons for this. Firstly, young people from villages usually want to live s         (3) livelier and they often move to the towns and do not r             (4). Secondly, people move to the cities to find work, a_________ (5) there are often very few jobs in the countryside. Sometimes villages remain （留下）because people from the cities have b___________ (6) a “second home” in the village, where they come and s__________ (7) at weekends. The prices of houses go up and people from the area cannot a___________ (8) to buy a house there. Another p__________ (9) is that it is becoming more and more difficult for farmers to make money from the farms. So they sell their l__________ (10) and find another job.

       All these things mean that many villages in Western Europe are f__________ (11) to survive. We can only hope that they will remain. The countryside would be a sadder and u_________ (12) place without them.

9. ___________    10. ___________   11. ____________  12. ___________

    假设格林(Green) 先生是你班的一位外籍教师，在他回国前夕，学校将为他举行欢送会。请用英文写一篇欢送辞，内容要点如下：

1. 格林先生是澳大利亚人，三年前来到我校教英语；

2. 他与我们相处融洽，但对我们要求严格；

3. 这些年来，…… 我们深表感激；

4. 下星期他将离校回国，祝他一路顺风。

注意：

1. 第3 要点的内容须用3、4句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；

2. 欢送辞须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；

3. 词数80个左右，欢送辞开头已给出，不计入总词数。

4. 参考词汇：感激的 grateful      旅程 journey

Ladies and Gentlemen:,

       First of all, allow me to thank you for giving me a chance to speak here.