I have never taken cooking classes．I learned cooking from my mother because she was rally interested in teaching me how to cook．The main reason for this was because when my mother got married, she didn’t know how to cook anything, not even an egg．My grandmother never allowed her to stay in the kitchen when she was cooking．

     My mother did not start to cook until she was 25 years old．In the beginning, it was very hard for her．Therefore, she had to take cooking classes to prepare our meals．After having that experience, she decided to teach me how to cook because she didn’t want me to have the same experience．

     I remember when I was seven years old, and my mother was cooking, I was with her in the kitchen enjoying cooking．I always helped her．Sometimes we prepared meals that my mother already knew how to make, and sometimes we prepared them from recipes．Nowadays, I am really thankful for that experience because I don’t need help to cook a meal．I can cook for me alone or for a group of people; it doesn’t matter．

     I will do the same with my children because I don’t want them to have the same experience as my mother．If one day I am not with them, I want to be sure that they can carry on their lives without me．

1．The writer’s mother learned cooking          ．

A．from the writer’s grandmother

        B．all by herself

        C．by taking cooking class

      D．from cooking books

2． The writer’s mother taught the writer how to cook because          ．

         A．she wanted the writer to be more independent(独立)

         B．the writer was interested in cooking

         C．she thought it a must for a woman to learn

         D．she needed more help when she was cooking

3．The underlined word “recipes” in this passage most probably means          ．

A．instructions on how to prepare food

B．experiences of cooking food

C．some well-known cooks

D．tools for cooking and heating food

4．We can learn from the passage that the writer’s children will          ．

A．hate cooking                                B．learn cooking

C．teach cooking                              D．forget cooking

5．The writer must think cooking is          to learn in life．

A．interesting                                         B．Difficult

C．enjoyable                                               D．important

根据下例句中的汉语或首字母提示，写出所缺单词的正确形式(每空一词)，把答案写在题后的横线上。

1．We don’t have to be afraid of c          SARS．                              1．        

2．W          it is and wherever you are，please believe in yourself and smile at life．

2．        

3．We have met many d         in our study．                                      3．        

4．They are doing e         in the physics lab．                                    4．        

5．The traffic in Being has i         a lot．                                            5．        

6．Beijing will         (主办)the 2008 Olympics．                             6．        

7．Different people have different         (爱好)．                                7．        

8．It’s too          (噪音、喧闹)．Please close the windows．                8．        

9．It’s         (不礼貌)to speak loudly at the table?                                  9．        

10．Today the Tang costume Can be         (设计)as formal or casual clothes．10．       

阅读下面短文，根据其内容简要回答问题。

     Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English．It is also the most important way．

     Some students say they don’t want to read for pleasure．They say they want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new word．They say that pleasure reading is too easy．

     Many experts(专家) say pleasure reading is very important for learning English．Dr. Stephen Krashen, a famous expert on learning languages, says that pleasure reading helps you learn many important things about English．Students learn more grammar and more words when they read for pleasure．They also learn more about good writing．

     Dr. Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in different way．Each student needs to learn something different．Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what he or she needs．

     Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying．When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books, and you don’t have to remember everything．There are no tests on your pleasure reading books．Pleasure reading will help you:

    ●learn how English speakers use English

    ●read faster in English

    ●find examples of good writing in English

    ●learn new words

    ●learn about the cultures(文化) of English speakers

1．Is pleasure reading important for learning English?

2．Which is the easier way to become a better reader, pleasure reading or studying?

3．What do some students think of pleasure reading?

4．How can we become better readers?

5．What’s the greatest advantage(优点)of pleasure reading?

汉译英，使用所给的词或短语翻译句子，把答案写在每小题后的横线上

1．当你在词典里查一个词时，注意这个词的第一个字母。(1ook up)

2．二十世纪六十年代，大多数城墙被拆毁了。(pull down)

3．我们必须记住我们不仅应该吃最喜欢的食物而且也要吃其他健康食品。(not only…but also)

4．我很高兴你乐于助人。(ready)

5．树木能防止水分流失。(keep)

——When _______you _______ back home? 

——Next Saturday afternoon．

A．do…get               B．have…got            C．are…getting           D．did…get

Look，Mary _______a newspaper in the classroom.

A．is reading              B．reads                   C．read                       D．has read

It is a pity that the activity will come to _______soon．

A．end                     B．an end                 C．the end                  D．ends

Jack won’t come _______he _______ free tomorrow．

A．if；won’t be          B．if；is                   C．unless；will be       D．unless；is

——There are few people in the street at midnight，_______?

——Yes，so you’d better go home before 10 o’clock

A．are there              B．aren’t there         C．are they            D．aren’t they

The population of China is ______than ______India．

A．more；x                     B．more；that of     C．1arger；x          D．1arger；that of