Oil is so important that it is sometimes called “black gold”. Almost half of our energy comes from oil. We use it to run our cars and factories and to heat our homes, offices and schools. Many everyday things are made from oil. Your shirt may have oil in the material. The soap you wash your hands with might also be made from oil. Your favorite plastic toy is made from oil.     

Long long ago, there lived two girls named Emily and Tina. Both of them had long black hair and blue eyes. One day while they were playing in the back yard (庭院), Emily heard a tinkling (叮当) sound. She jumped up. “Listen,” she told her twin. They listened. The noise came again.

This time Tina heard it. She sat up. “It came from over there,” She whispered, looking at the zinnias (鱼尾菊) far away. They came near to find it out. Then something flew out, making the same tinkling sound they had heard before. The children looked at one another. “Was it a bee?” asked Tina. “I don’t think so,” replied Emily. “Do bees make a sound like bells?” “Let’s call it the Tinkle Bee anyway,” said Tina. Emily nodded, listening with a little difficulty. What had made that noise?

    The next day, Emily and Tina brought their cookies outside. Tina took her plate by the zinnias. Suddenly she caught something. “Emily!” she called. “I’ve got the Tinkle Bee!” Emily rushed over. They sat down on the grass. Tina opened her hand very carefully. There was that sound! Something was shining in Tina’s hand. They smiled. Then Emily cried, “It’s a fairy (仙女)!” Tina looked down at it in her hand. It looked like a girl. A tiny girl with wings! Tina dropped it before she noticed that a wing was torn (撕裂). The little fairy could not fly away so she took a piece of grass out of the ground and sat on it.

Emily and Tina were surprised at what they saw. The fairy turned to Emily and said, “Hello, I am Marabella.” Then she said again, “Marabella the Fairy.” Emily smiled. “I’m Emily,” she said. Tina said, “I’m Tina. Are you really a fairy?” “Oh, yes!” replied Marabella. “I’ve always been a fairy.”

1.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “tiny” in this passage?

A. Weak.               B. Nice.         C. Little.                    D. Sick.

2.How did the sound come out?

A. A bee behind the zinnias made the sound.        

B. It came out from the fairy’s flying.

C. It came out when the fairy shouted for help.       

D. The bell by the zinnias rang.

3.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Emily and Tina found a tinkling sound when they were playing in the yard.

B. Emily and Tina were very interested in the tinkling sound.

C. How a fairy by the zinnias was saved by the twins.

D. The process of Emily and Tina’s finding a fairy.

Astronauts, people who fly into space, need special training. First they go to Houston, Texas. That is the home of the Johnson Space Centre. There they are tested to see how strong and smart they are.

One of the first tests is for the heart. The people walk or run, then the space doctors see how fast their hearts are beating.

Another important test is performed. In this test the person must curl（蜷曲）his body up in a ball. When he is in that position, he is put into a round cloth bag. The doctors give him no idea how long he will have to stay in the bag. If a spaceship broke down in space, the astronauts would get into bags like this. Then they would have to wait and curl up in darkness, until help could arrive. You can see that an astronaut must not be afraid of tight space or darkness.

After the tests, only the best people are chosen to start astronaut training in a training centre. The astronauts in training learn many other things. They learn how to jump out of a moving airplane. They learn to how to blow up a lifeboat and get into it while they are in the ocean. The astronauts also have to learn how to get lifted out of the ocean by helicopter（直升机）. That may look fun, but it can be dangerous.

After they finish training, the astronauts continue to work. They stay in good shape by running and doing exercise. They read about their special jobs. In that way they can learn new facts about space travel.

Then the big day comes. The astronaut is told to go to work on a flight into space. The crew members（全体船员）get to know each other first. Then they can learn which job each will do.

1.The astronauts don’t know how long they will stay in the bag in the test because ________________.

A. the doctors need to know how strong they are

B. the astronauts need to show how smart they are

C. good astronauts mustn’t be afraid of darkness or tight space

D. nobody knows when help will come if the spaceship breaks down

2.The astronauts don’t learn how to ________________ in the training centre.

A. walk or run in space                                  B. jump out of the moving plane

C. blow up a lifeboat                             D. get lifted out of water by helicopter

3.Which is the correct order according to the passage?

a. Doctors do tests on the astronauts.

b. The astronauts go to the Space Centre.

c. The astronauts learn new facts about space travel.

d. The best people are chosen for training.

e. The astronauts go to work on a flight into space.

A. a, b, c, d, e              B. d, a, e, b, c              C. b, a, d, c, e              D. c, d, e, b, a

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. After the tests, only the best people are chosen to start astronaut training in a training centre.

B. The crew members get to know each other after the tests.

C. One of the first tests is for the heart.

D. An astronaut must not be afraid of tight space or darkness.

根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。

1.Heart trouble is one of the most serious causes of _________（死）among old people.

2.Hundreds of students pushed to get into a room _________（拥挤的）with photographers and TV cameramen.       

3.The exercise was too difficult. It was _________（超过）the abilities of most of the class.

4.The earth is only a baby _________（比较）with many other celestial bodies（天体）. 

根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。

1.Many of my friends were invited to the party last Sunday because of my _________ ( twenty ) birthday. 

2.Boys, don’t touch the machines, or you may hurt _________ ( you ). 

3.The International Union Against Cancer says about seven hundred million children _________ ( breath ) smoke-filled air. 

4.I can’t understand his             (silent) on such an important matter.

动词填空用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）

1.Jane is such a kind girl that she always             (reply) to anyone with a smile on her face.

2.By the end of the 20th century, the weather             (affect) people’s life a lot.

3.I’m surprised to find that the price of bread             (rise) by 15% recently.

4.Have you ever thought about devoting all your life to             (support) different charities?

5.It’s said that women in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia            (not allow) to drive all the time.

6.Though there’s enough time, I prefer          (complete) the task quickly first to spend more time on my hobbies.

7.— Mary, could you help me?

— Wait a moment. I        (argue) about what colour to wear at tonight’s party with my elder sister.

8.The notice says that anyone who breaks the school rules             (punish) by our principal.

短文填空  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单词，使短文意思完整。所填单词必须在答题卷上完整写出。（本大题共10空，每空0.5分，共5分）

DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in the UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programs show people how to DIY.

English people like DIY. If there is anything that needs fixing around their homes, such as p  1.the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY e  2.with their friends. More and more people are fond of DIY and have d  3.the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. At present, many people can’t a  4.a big house. They are looking at how they can make their houses better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.

DIY can be difficult. There is a large market for DIY furniture (家具) which needs to be got together by people themselves w  5.a few tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions (指令). Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture

i  6.is difficult to build. DIY can also be dangerous if you are not careful enough. It is r  7.that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in the UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.

DIY can bring us a lot of f  8.and can help us save some money, but it is not always as easy as it is t  9.to be if we do something that is too hard. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and s  10.for us to DIY.

按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。（本大题共6小题，每小题1.5分，共9分）

1.这部科幻电影展示给我们未来世界的样子。

This science fiction film shows us _________________________ in the future.

2.那天早上，弥漫在整个城市的大雾使得飞机无法准时起飞。

That morning, a thick fog which covered the whole city round kept the plane _________________________.

3.这篇文章是以日记的形式写成的。

The article was _________________________ a diary.

4.妈妈想知道他在学业上是否已经取得了进步。

Mother wondered _________________________ in his studies or not.

5.汤姆已经有了如此大的压力，他不应该坚持再加压。

Tom has had so much stress _________________________ adding more.

6.在美国内布拉斯加州的奥马哈市，在某个教堂里打喷嚏是违法的。

It’s _________________________ sneeze in a certain church in Omaha, Nebraska.

假设TV Guide外文版将刊登文章介绍湖南电视台热播的电视节目“爸爸去哪儿”(Dad, Where Are We Going?)，上周五你看过一期。请据此写一篇80词左右的英文观后感。内容提示如下：

1. 节目由5个明星爸爸和他们的孩子主演，深受各年龄段的人喜爱；

2. 目的是鼓励亲子双方重视交流，对于人们有良好的影响；

3. 爸爸们以前没有时间陪孩子，现在已学会如何悉心照顾孩子；

4. 观后感想。

注意：

1. 观后感须包括所给内容要点，要点语句通顺、意思连贯；

2. 第4要点的内容须用2-3句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；

3. 观后感的开头已在答题卷上给出，不计入总词数。

The program Dad, Where Are We Going? is one of this year’s hottest TV programs. I saw it last Friday.

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The math problem is _____ difficult that only _____ students can work it out.

A. too; a few              B. so; a few              C. so; a little            D. enough; little