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What will the house of the future look like? Could it have gardens on its walls, or a pool with fish for dinner? Architects believe that they are all possibilities. The only thing for sure is that the houses will be as green as possible.

The tree house

Many architects in the world would like to build a “tree house.” Like a leaf, the surface of the house collects sunlight during the day. The energy can be used to heat water, produce electricity, and even create fresh air for the home. The “root” (根) of the house is deep under the ground. It uses the soil (土壤) to the home’s temperature.

The Lizard house

Like a lizard (蜥蜴), changing color with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house. When it’s in the bright sun, the cover of the house will turn dark to protect it from strong heat. During dark days, it turns white and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy.

Meals at home

This design is perhaps as much about the future of food production as architecture (建筑风格). It has gardens on the outside wall of the house. People can plant tomatoes, carrots and green tea on them. So every day in the morning, you just need to walk outside and collect your meals.

Learning from the past

Looking to the future isn’t the only way to be green. Sometimes, ancient techniques (古老的技术) can also help cut down energy use. For example, a chimney (烟囱) can be a useful air conditioner because it is easier of hot air to flow out at the chimney.

1.What is the best title (标题) of the passage?

A. Green house of the future.

b. The greener, the better.

C. How to build green houses.

D. Changes of the houses.

2.We can heat water, produce electricity or create fresh air for the home            .

A. with the root of a leaf.

b. with the energy from sunlight.

C. with the soil under the ground

D. with gardens on its walls.

3.What will happen to the cover of the lizard house when it’s in the bright sun?

A. It will take in light.

b. It will produce energy.

C. It will turn dark.

D. It will turn white.

4.The passage seems to tell us that meals at home in the future            .

A. will be more delicious.

b. need more cooks.

C. cost as much as possible.

D. will be greener.

5.A chimney can be a useful air conditioner but it used to cause           .

A. pollution.    b. accident.      C. noise.      D. techniques.

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If you’re into sports, you’ve seen it happen—tennis players jump over the net to shake hands after a hard match; football players exchange jerseys（运动衣）after ninety minutes of knocking each other around; even boxers touch gloves at the beginning of each round. Players in every event, from spelling bees to golf（高尔夫球），act in this way. It’s all part of sportsmanship（体育精神），a great tradition in sports and competition. It means playing and being calm all through the match.

Everyone feels great when they win. In the last few years, you might see some players celebrate a goal（进球）with a long victory dance or talk big about their ability. However, it’s always hard for people to say in public that they made a bad play. Good sportsmanship is what they really need. It’s the golden rule of sports.

Good sportsmanship means that you play by the rules, talk politely to everyone during games and stay cool even when you lose the game. At the school sports meeting, for example, it’s more important for you to know how to work as part of a team and cheer your teammates on. That may help you enjoy more success at your future work. In competition—as in life—you may not always win, but believe me, sportsmanship will help you get through, and there is always the next match.

1.What match do you know will last ninety minutes?

A. Tennis.                         b. Football.

C. Golf.                           D. Spelling.

2.The underlined word “bees” in the passage means            .

A. fly.                             b. competition.

C. guess.                           D. research.

3.Why do you think good sportsmanship is really important?

A. It’s all part of sports.

b. It’s all part of celebration.

C. It’s the golden rule of sports.

D. It’s how to stay cool.

4.Winning the game will make it possible for players to           .

A. celebrate a goal.                 b. exchange jerseys.

C. shake hands.                      D. feel great .

5.The passage mainly tells us that sportsmanship gets you through no matter whether           .

A. you win or lose.                  b. you play or learn.

C. you are happy or not.             D. you feel hard or not.

1阅读短文，然后根据其内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项（有一项为多余选项）。

Shopping is popular with many people around the world. They seem to find new ways to buy things every day. They visit shopping centers, order things through the mail, or buy things on the Internet.  1. 

For young people, one of the most popular ways to shop is to use a vending machine (自动售货机). These machines offer all kinds of things and you can find them everywhere. In the USA, there are vending machines which sell CDs.  2.   The strangest product on sale from a vending machine is in Japan. Just put your coins in the vending machine Tokyo, press the button, and out comes a “kabutomushi”，that is, a black beetle（甲壳虫). You keep it as a pet!

Japan now has “Robosho”—a shop with no shop assistants, only robots. A robot reads your credit card(信用卡)and then gives you what you what.  3.   People are very surprised that the robots can serve them as well as shop assistants do.

Some shops in the UK are like social clubs for teenagers. Many of them have a café inside. The Youth Station has a large nightclub for teenagers under 18, with a DJ playing music in a room that hangs the ceiling. Sports Town has a big screen, where you can see live sports from around the world.  4. 

1阅读短文，然后根据内容回答所提问题。

1.What’s the name of Independent boy’s school?

2.How long did Open Evening last?

3.Who is the Mrs. Norton?

4.On which day was 6th July, 2007?

5.What do you know about T01926 776 400?

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Steven Park and his wife Susan were having financial(财政) problems. One day, they each decided, without telling the other, to buy lotto ticket(彩票). Before buying these tickets, they had never spent money on the lotto. They both used numbers that were their anniversary(周年纪念) date and address. That night, they were watching the news on TV, and the winning numbers were drawn. Soon after hearing the numbers, they started jumping up and down. They were shocked(震惊) to find out that they each held a winning ticket! The ticket won ＄450,000.

1.Why did the parks buy a lotto ticket?

2.What number did the Parks use?

3.Where did the Parks get the news that they won?

4.When did the Parks start jumping up and down?

5.How much did the Parks win?

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The first telephone cards, produced in 1976, were Italian. Five years later the first British card appeared, and now you can buy cards in more than a hundred countries. People usually start collecting cards because they are small and light and you do not need much space for them. It is also a cheap hobby for beginners, although for some people it becomes a serious business. In Paris, for example, there is a market where you can only buy telephone cards, and some cards cost up to ￡4,000.The first Japanese card has a value of about ￡28,000. Most people only see cards with prices like these in their collectors’ magazine.

1.When were the first Italian telephone cards produced?

2.How many countries can produce telephone cards now?

3.Where can we find a market to buy telephone cards?

4.What is the price of the first Japanese telephone card?

5.In which magazine do most people see cards with prices?

1阅读短文，然后从方框中选出可以填入文中空白处的单词。

What’s the most popular school activity among American students? The  1.  is the school dance. Most American high schools have at least two dances  2.  the year, one in winter and the other in spring. Students attend these events  3.  it’s a great opportunity for them to meet  4.  friends.

At the dance, there will be snacks and photo booths (机器拍照亭), as well as strict（严格的） rules to  5.   create a healthy and enjoyable evening for all students. And all the dancers will be given a security check（安检）before they come into the dance  6.  . This is acceptable. But some rules may be a little bit over the top（过分). For example, a school once asked  7.   students to keep a standing position while they were dancing. That  8.  the students couldn’t do anything freely. You’d  9.  not break the rules because you’ll be asked to leave there, or even worse, be placed on a do not invite list.

1阅读短文，然后用短文括号中所给词的适当形式填空。

Believe it or not: the more TV you watch, the  1.  (little) happiness you get. This is the result of a new study. It shows that unhappy people watch more TV than happy people.

Well, you may say that you enjoy  2.  (watch ) TV. In fact, TV gives you happiness for a short time, but unhappiness for a long time.

Why? It is because, if you watch TV, you cannot take part in many other good  3.  (activity). And sometimes, if you are unhappy, you  4.  (usual) prefer being a couch potato(整天坐在沙发上看电视的人)，right? Watching TV is relaxing to you.

Then if you want to be happy, what should you do? You can read newspapers, visit  5.  (you) friends, go to parties, … but don’t watch television all the time. Now turn off the TV, and take a walk outside. It’s the  6.  (one) step to being happy!

1阅读短文，然后根据要求完成小题。

What is it like being an actor? Many people think it must be wonderful because we travel to exciting places, wear beautiful clothes and (A)挣钱多. This is only one aspect(方面) of our lives though. We also work very hard.

I played a country girl in my last (B) movie. I had to live in a small village with the other actors for part of the winter. (C)It was really hard for me as I grew up in a city. To help me play a country girl better, I cooked for myself and the others every day. I even walked a few miles sometimes to get water, as there was none in the houses. I wanted to understand how a real village girl lived. I thought it was fun at first. I felt different after a week or two, though.

I did wear some beautiful traditional clothes, but they were not thick enough. I was very cold but I had to keep smiling all the time! One day, I couldn’t do it any longer and I suddenly (D) started crying, “Great!” said the director. “I like it. She is crying with true feelings!” I called my mum to tell (E) Her about it but my mobile phone (手机) wouldn’t work in the village.

I think it is worth doing all this, though. I like it when people tell me they enjoy my plays and ask me to sign a picture. It is also fun to be someone else for a while. I’m very lucky to be an actor.

1.将文中划线部分（A）译成汉语:             

2.写出文中划线部分（B）和（D）的同义词或近义词:                          

3.将文中划线部分（C）改写为: It was really hard for me         I was a city      

4.文中划线部分（E）指代的是:               

5.从文中找出有关赞美方面的两个形容词:                          

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A young girl sits at her desk, reviewing her homework for the evening. English: Read three chapters and write a report. Math: Complete 30 problems. Science: Do a worksheet, front and back. French: (A) Study new words for tomorrow’s test. It’s going to be a long night.

This happens to students in America. Now it’s time to start a homework revolution(变革).

Do students in the United States receive too much homework? According to the National Education Association, a student should be assigned (布置) no more than 10 minutes per grade level per night. For example, a first grader should only have 10 minutes of homework, a (B)  grader, 20 minutes, and so on. This means that a student in my grade—seventh—should have no more than 70 minutes of work (C) each night. Yet this is often doubled, sometimes even worse!

It’s no good giving students too much homework. According to research, kids are developing more illness at school, such as stomachaches, headaches and sleep problems than before.

Everybody (D)  that teachers are the ones who assign homework, but they are not the only ones to blame (受责备). “Many teachers are under greater pressure (压力) than ever before,” says Kylene Beers, President of the National Council for teachers of English, “Some of  (E) it comes from parents, some from the wish for high scores on tests.” Teachers who are under pressure feel the need to assign more homework.

Some people have different ideas, saying that homework prepares kids for doing better in high school, better in college, and (F) 今后找到更好的工作. But too much homework is sapping students’ strength, curiosity（削弱学生的个性和好奇心), and most importantly, their love of learning, is that really what teachers and parents want?

1.写出文中划线部分（A）和（C）的同义词或近义词:                          

2.在文中（B）和（D）的空白处分别填入适当单词:                          

3.文中划线部分（E）指代的是:               

4.将文中划线部分（F）译成汉语:             

5.从文中找出能说明本文主旨大意的中心词: