Recently，a solar powered（太阳能动力的）plane took to the sky for the first time. It had passed an important test on the way to travel around the world.

The plane took off from an airport in Switzerland（瑞士）at 45km an hour. It slowly rose above the fields and into the sky.

“There has never been an airplane of that kind that could fly — never an airplane so big, so light, using so little energy,” said Bertrand Piccard, a leader of the project.

    During the 90-minute flight, the plane did several turns. It climbed nearly 1.6km above the countryside.

    Engineers plan to test a night flight before July. Then they will use the results of the tests to build a second plane. They plan to travel around the world in that plane in 2012.

The plane flies at 70 km an hour. That is faster than a bike and slower than a car. Piccard and pilot Andre Borschberg will take the plane around the world. The pilots will keep the plane in the air for up to five days at a time.

    “We want to fly it day and night with no fuel (燃料),” Piccard said

1.How long did the first flight of the solar powered plane last？

A. 45 minutes         B. 60 minutes         C. 70 minutes         D. 90 minutes

2.What’s the most special about the plane？

 A. It uses no fuel         B. It’s the fastest plane  

C. It can fly highest       D. It’s the heaviest plane

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage ?

A The plane goes much faster than a car

B The plane took off at a speed of 45km an hour

C Engineers plan to test a night flight before July

D The plane will fly in the air or up to five days at a time

4.Which column（栏目）of a newspaper may the passage come from？

A. Food and Health               B. Scientist and Technology  

C. Culture and Communication     D. Sports and Entertainment

Different countries have different customs. When you travel to another countries，please follow their customs，just as the saying goes，“             .”

  Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip（付小费）.It is usual to tip porters who help carry your bags，taxi drivers and waiters. Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal. Taxi drivers expect about the same amount.

  In England，make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of you. It’s important to respect lines there. It’s a good idea to talk about the weather. It’s a favorite subject of conversation with the British.

  In Spain，it’s a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner. People have dinner very late，and restaurants do not generally open until after 9 pm.

  In Arab countries，men kiss one another on the cheek（脸颊）. Your host may welcome you with a kiss on both cheeks. It is polite for you to do the same.

  In Japan，people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first time. When a person gives you a card，don’t put it into your pocket right away. The person expects you to read it.

  Don’t forget to be careful of your body language to express something In conversation. A kind of body language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another.

1.When you travel to the USA，you don’t need to tip           .

  A. porters        B. waiters        C. 70 minutes       D. 90 minutes    

2.The missing sentence in the first paragraph should be“         .”

 A. Love me，love my dog

 B. He who laughs last laughs best

 C. When in Rome，do as the Romans do

D. Where there is a will，there is a way

3.The underline word “porters” in the passage means                 .

 A. 搬运工          B.清洁工            C.接线员              D. 售票员

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?

 A. In Spain，People usually have dinner very early

 B. In England，It’s a not polite to talk about the weather

 C. In Arab countries，men kiss one another on the cheek

D. In Japan you should not read the business card as soon as you get it.

5.What，s the best title of the passage ？

A. How to Tip           B Body Language

C When to Have Dinner   D Advice to International Travelers

词汇运用（本题有15小题；每小题1分，共15分）

A．根据短文内容和所给汉语提示，写出短文空白处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

Chen Huan：Glad to meet you，Mr Zhu. Welcome to Yiwu TV Station to tell your  1. 

            （故事）of doing  business.

Mr Zhu： Thank you. I’d like to say something that happened thirty years ago.

Chen Huan：At that time，you didn’t have    2.    （足够的）ood to eat.

Mr Zhu：Right. So I   3.    （去）out to do business to make money by exchange

          sweets for chicken feathers，old shoes and so on.I had to get up very  4.     

          （早）every morning and travel a long way on    5.   （脚）.

Chen Huan：It must be a special experience for you.

Mr Zhu：Yes. During that time，I was’ often tired and hungry    6.  （没有）anything

         to eat.，especially on those  7.  （寒冷的）winter nights…dut now

         everything is better. I own a big factory with hundreds of    8. （工人）.

And I can 9. （卖）my products to the world in a modern market. I’m sure my

 business will be better and better in the future.

Chen Huan：How moving! Hard work makes a successful businessman. You’re really a great  

           example for the  10. （年轻的）people in Yiwu.

用方框中所给的单词的适当形式填空，每个单词限用一次。

1.Father’s day is on the __________Sunday in June.

2.The traffic during the rush hour is much __________than usual

3.We must learn to look after __________ when we are alone at home.

4._________is good or our health.

5.When I got to the op of the high mountain，I could__________ walk any more.

任务型阅读（本题有5小题；每小题1分，共5分）

   中学生上网一直是备受关注的热点话题。某班就这一话题组织了一次主题班会。以下是几位同学的观点，请仔细阅读下面内容，完成信息记录卡。

   Li Hua：Surfing the Internet is very exciting. We can do lots of things，such as playing games，listening

           to music，chatting with our friends and so on. I really enjoy it.

Wang Gang：I like surfing the Internet，too. Because I can learn a lot from it. I can get the latest news

         all over the world. I also can find the information I need so that I can spend less time on my

           homework

Zhang Jie：It’s hard to say. I agree that the Internet is helpful to our study. But it’s not right to spend too

         much time on the games. And some information on the Internet is bad for our mind. What’s

         more，surfing too much does harm to our eyes. In a word，we should use the Internet in a 

         right way.

你即将告别朝夕相处的初中老师，请选择5门学科，给这些老师分别写一句最想对她/他说的话。下面所列学科供参考。

注意：范例可以适当参考，但不得抄袭；句中不得出现真实的人名和校名.

e.g. My dear English teacher，your class is really interesting.

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请你选择最喜欢的一门学科，以My favorite Subject 为题，写一篇短文，说说喜欢这门学科的理由，以及平时是怎样学习的。

要求：1.词数80左右

2.叙事清楚，语句通顺，语意连贯。

3.文中不得出现真实的人名与校名。

good morning, Bob.

— ________.

A. OK                B．Good morning   C．Hello, Bob       D．Yes，Kate

It is ________ eraser.

A. a           B. /                 C. an                D. two

Please call me ________ 9543526.

A. at                B. of              C. in                 D. on