Miss Evans taught physics in a London school. Last month she was explaining to her class about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her work. She said to them, Now, I have a sister in Washington. If I was calling her on the telephone, and at the same time you were 20 meters away and listened to me from the other side of the street, who could hear what I said earlier, my sister or you? And why?

   The cleverest boy at once answered, “Your sister, Miss Evans, because electricity (电)travels faster than sound waves(波).” That's very good, Miss Evans answered, but then one of the girls put up her hand, and Miss Evans said, Yes, Betty?

    “I don't think so. Betty said, Your sister would hear you earlier because when it's eleven o'clock here, it's only six o'clock in Washington.”

(   )6. Miss Evans was teaching her class __________.

       A. about sound                       B. to hear some strange sound

       C. about electricity                    D. how to say time

(   )7. She wanted to make her students know__________.

       A. whether she could hear her sister in Washington

       B. whether her students could hear her from 20 meters away

       C. which was faster, London or Washington

        D. electricity travels faster than sound waves

(   )8. The cleverest boy thought that___________.

        A. sound waves travel faster than electricity

        B. they would hear her sister in Washington first

        C. Miss Evans's question wasn't right

        D. Miss Evans's sister would hear her earlier

(   ) 9. Miss Evans________.

        A. thought Betty's answer was much better

        B. thought the cleverest boy's answer wasn't so good

        C. was satisfied with what the girl had said

        D. was satisfied with(对...感到满意) what the cleverest boy had said

(   )10. Betty thought the cleverest boy was wrong, because_____________.

       A. clocks in Washington showed a different time from those in London

       B. electricity was slower than sound waves

C. they were only 20 meters away from the telephone

       D. electricity travels as fast as sound waves

What is a library for? Most libraries have books and other things to read. Many of them  have things to listen to. Some libraries even have computers. Very few people would think of a library as a place to live in.

  One library in New York City turned into(变成)a home for 250 people for a few days. These were all people near the library. They slept on the floor. Why did the people move into the library?

  The people moved into the library because the city wanted to close it to save money. These 250 New Yorkers loved their library. They didn't want to lose it. So they moved in. They knew that the library couldn't be closed if they were living inside it. At last the city agreed to keep the library open, and the people all went home.

(   )11. Where did the story happen?_________.

      A. In New York City.                 B. In a school in New York City.

      C. In the streets in New York City.      D. In most libraries in New York City.

(   )12. The library had hundreds of ___________.

      A. workers in it                      B. policemen in it

      C. people living in it                  D. computers in it

(   )13. The people in the story _______________.

      A. were all the workers in the library     B. were all people near the library

      C. didn't read any books               D. wanted to buy some computers

(   )14. Why did 250 people move into the library? Because_____________.

      A. these people wanted to save money

      B. these people needed places to live in

      C. the library was very quiet

      D. they loved the library and they didn't want to lose it

(   )15. From the passage we know that ___________.

       A. the library was kept open at last

       B. the library was closed because no one read in it

       C. the library became a home of these people

       D. the city saved a lot of money

Do you know how to keep fish at home?

The fish need room. They must not be crowded（拥挤）. Fish need oxygen(氧气). Fish get it from water in the tank. There must be enough water for all fish in the tank. So the size of the tank is important..

In the tank many people put small plants(植物). They give oxygen to the water. Plants help in other ways, too. Fish can nibble(轻咬)on the plants. They hide in the plants and sleep, lay eggs there.

Both the plants and fish need light. You can put near a window. It will get light there. But remember: a window may let cold air in. The cold can kill(杀死) your fish. Too hot water can kill your fish, too.

The fish need food and you should feed them every day. Giving them too much food is bad. It will make the water dirty. However, the fish should get just enough food. They should finish the food in 10 minutes. No extra(多余) is left. When this happens, the amount(数量)of food is right.

(   )16. A tank near the window may NOT be good for pet fish because________.

A. no air can get in through the window   B. pet fish will jump out of the window

C. plants in the tank will grow too big     D. cold air may make the water too cold

(   )17.________is very important to pet fish.

A.  Water    B.  Sunlight   C. The size of the tank      D. All the above

(   )18. Which of the following may cause（导致） pet fish to die?

A. Too little room for fish.             B. The plants in the tank.

C. The light through the window.        D. A lot of water in the tank.

(   )19. The word "this" in the last paragraph refers to(指的是)________.

A. giving pet fish too much food            B. giving pet fish too little food

C. giving pet fish the right amount of food    D. giving pet fish enough water

(   )20. This passage mainly talks about______________.

A.why fish must be put in a glass tank   

B. how people should keep their pet fish

C. what kind of plants is good for pet fish

D. how much food should we give to pet fish

用所给词的适当形式填空（10分）

1. This dog is very ______________(love) and I like it very much.

2. Who does ___________(good) in English, John or Mike?

3.I hope to spend two hours _______ (play) softball with him.

4.Students can have _________________ (drive) lessons in American schools .

5. At the ____________ (begin) of the trip, most of us felt bored.

6. My mother always cooks ___________  (taste) meals on Sunday.

7.It rained heavily yesterday, so my father          (drive) me to school.

8. The girls finished their work all by______________(them).

9.Yesterday we had a good time _______(chat)with each other.

10. I plan         ( go ) to Beijing for summer holiday next year .

阅读表达（10分）

I have three best friends at school. They are all good students.

Jacky is the youngest of them. He was born in 1995. But he is very tall, about 1.70 meter! He is a sporty boy. He likes playing basketball. And he is really good at it. He is the centre(中锋) in our basketball team. Jacky says he wants to be a basketball player when he grows up.

Peter is the oldest. He is two years older than Jacky. But he is shorter than Jacky. He doesn’t spend much time on sports. He likes music. He is crazy about Jay Chou’s songs. And he collects everything about Jay Chou. He says R&B is so cool. Of course, we often share music together.

And Mary, a lovely girl. She always wears a smile on her face. She is a top student in our class. She is good at all her lessons. We all admire her very much. If we have any problems with our lessons, we will go to her. It seems(似乎) nothing is difficult to her!

I am so lucky to have them as my friends. And we often have a good time together. Would you like to make friends with them?

1. Is Peter as tall as Jacky?        ___________, he ______________.

2. When was Peter born?         He was born in ________________.

3. If they have any problems with their English, who will they go to for help?

They will go to ____________for help.

4. What does Jacky want to be when he grows up?

He wants to be ___________________when he grows up.

5.请将划线部分句子译成汉语。

__________________________________________。

根据短文内容及所给首字母，填写所缺单词，每空一词（10分）

Would you like to visit Beijing?

Beijing is the c___1_____ of China.  It is an old c___2___ and there are lots of places of i___3___ in Beijing. You know the emperors of Qing Dynasty lived in the Palace M__4___.  You can walk s___5____ around the big lake and feel the b___6___ of the old park in the Summer Palace. You can also drink s___7____ Beijing tea in Laoshe Tea House. It is also a m___8____ city, you can visit the big s____9____ in Wangfujing Street and you can travel to the World Park by u___10____.

你想邀请你的笔友Tim 来你的学校参观并介绍你的一个好朋友给他认识。请给他写一封邀请信，内容包括：

1、  介绍你的学校：花草丛生，一间大图书馆，一个游泳池。

2、  介绍一名你的好朋友给Tim，并描述你朋友的性格特征。

3、  来学校的交通方式，见面的时间、地点，计划哪些活动。

注意：1、要点全面，80字左右。

2、信的开头和结尾已经给出。

Dear Tim,

I am writing to invite you to visit my school. I hope to introduce__________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I’ll make it a really fun day for you. If you want to come, please let me know as soon as possible. I really hope you can come to visit my school.

Yours,

Sam

The young man looks dishonest        ?

The poor       woman lived        in a small house .

When did your father       your mother?