Prana was a beautiful dog, whose name means “breath of life”. Although he died several years ago, I can still remember the days we spent together and what he has taught me about love.

I have two apple trees in the garden. Prana loved apples. When he went outside, he’d catch an apple and take it into the house to eat later. The apples had been on the ground and were often dirty so I wasn’t always happy that Prana had brought them into the house.

It was an autumn day in America, but it was very cold. A big snow fell and we had not done anything for its coming. On that special day, Prana went outside and I watched him through the window. I noticed that he was madly digging(挖) holes and bringing the apples to the ground so they could be seen above the snow. I did not know why he was doing this. He seemed to want to do something special.

When I called him back, he had his usual one apple in his mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The garden was completely covered with birds. Prana had dug up all those apples for his bird friends to eat. He knew that they wouldn’t have stored enough food for the coming winter!

1. Prana was                .

    A. the writer   B. a boy    C. a bird   D. a dog

2.I wasn’t always happy because                .

    A. Prana loved apples  

    B. Prana caught an apple and ate it

    C. the apples fell on the ground and were dirty

    D. Prana brought the dirty apples into the house

3. On the snowy day, Prana                .

    A. ate up all the apples

    B. dug holes to put the apples in them

    C. brought the apples under the snow to the ground

    D. left the house and died

4. The birds flew to the garden to                .

    A. look for Prana       B. eat the apples  

    C. make new homes       D. store food for the winter

5.The topic of the story is about                .

    A. apples   B. animals  C. love D. life

What might the future be like? Here are some predictions: things to come, things to go.

The Spring Festival, the most important Chinese holiday when everyone returns home, has caused headaches for millions of Chinese. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making getting travel tickets and the journey difficult. But in 28 years, Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all. China plans to build more than 120,000 kilometers of railway and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020. And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so it will no longer be a problem.

Newspaper will come to an end in 2043. In the future, digital(数字的) newspapers will be sent to personal web tools through Internet. Readers can discuss topics with journalists and editors. Information will move faster.

Oil is running out faster than expected. But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel(燃料). Coal, natural gas, solar power, nuclear power and even water can take the place of oil as sources of energy(能源).

Schools will go electronic(电子化). Computers will be important and popular among the students. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students’ library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers, they will check homework on computers and communicate with the students’ parents through e-mail. And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe.

1.More than 2 billion people have a hard time returning home during                .

    A. Christmas Day        B. National Day

    C. the Spring Festival      D. the Mid-autumn Festival

2.The newspapers will disappear                .

    A. in 28 years      B. by 2020      C. by 2053     D. in 33 years

3. __________ is not mentioned in the passage as sources of energy.

    A. Coal    B. Wind    C. Nuclear power        D. Water

4. From the passage we can know                 in the future.

    A. the Spring Festival travel may still be a problem

    B. 90% of the population will live in the city

    C. robot teachers will check homework

    D. readers can discuss topics with each other through Internet

5. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?                 .

    A. Schools will go electronic      B. Computers will be important

    C. There will be robot teachers    D. School buses will be like spaceships

Boys and girls, do you like making friends? Yes? Then come to Shanghai in 2010. You can m _______(1.)many people from all over the world and make friends w________(2.) them. Why? Because the 2010 World Expo is being h _______( 3.)    in the city of Shanghai.

    Now Chinese people are doing many things in different ways to w_________(4.) the Expo. About 1,000 young college students shape themselves into the logo （标志）of EXPO 2010 Volunteer in Shanghai Jiao Tong University. That’s their way to s ________(5.) their love for the big event.

    The logo looks like the Chinese word “h_________(6.)”. The students hope it can tell the world that Chinese volunteers are g_______(7.)ready to welcome all the people to Shanghai. They may come from d________(8.) countries and speak different languages. B__________(9.)  don’t worry. The Expo can help all the people understand each other b_________(10.) and become good friends.

根据对话内容从方框内所给的选项中选出最佳答案，使对话完整，符合逻辑，句义通顺。注意：有多余选项。

A: You must be really excited about leaving for America tomorrow, Li Ping!

B: Yeah. 1._____

A: Nervous about what?

B: I don’t know many of the customs and manners in the USA. 2._____

A: Sure.

B: 3._____

A: Well, it’s important to be on time when you’re invited for dinner. 4.______ Americans expect their guests to be on time.

B: Then how long may I stay there?

A: 5.______ Or you seem to have come only for the meal. When your friends seem to be getting tired and running out of things, it’s time to leave. The next day, call or write a thank-you note to say how much you enjoyed the evening.

1. At times an ____________(广告) can lead you to buy something that you needn’t..

2. I enjoy _________________ (聊天) with friends on the Internet .

3. Mike                    (记忆) new words more quickly than me.

4.My English teacher is pretty __________(耐心的) with us.

5.So far, we’ve ___________(成功) in saving thousands of people in danger..

1. Many TV programmes are aimed __________(specific) at children.

2.The Party is considering ______(offer) the farmers with more care.

3. He is a little weak in _______(pronounce).

4.There is no _______(discover) in the research for the cause of the earthquake.

5.The scientist is a _________create）man.

用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。

1.I don’t think students should __________(allow) to go out on school nights.

2. No country __________(make) such great progress as China in the past thirty years.

3. I __________(stay) at home all day if there is no class tomorrow.

4. I saw our math teacher talking with John when I __________(pass) his office.

5. Both coats look nice on me. I really don’t know which __________(choose).

句型转换

1.The Shanghai World Expo will last six months.（对划线部分提问）

 ____________ ____________ will the Shanghai World Expo last?

2.We will discuss the problems one by one at the meeting.（改为被动语态）

     The problem will ____________ ____________ one by one at the meeting.

3.Haiti had a horrible earthquake.（改为感叹句）

     ____________ ____________ horrible earthquake Haiti had!

4.Did they have a good journey home? Do you know?（改为含有宾语从句的句子）

     Do you know ____________ they ____________ a good journey home?

5.The case is so heavy that I can’t move it out of the room alone. (保持原句意思)

The case is _________ heavy for me _________ move out of the room alone.

根据所给汉语提示翻译句子。

1.我们仍旧受到孔子思想的影响。

We ________ still __________ by Confucius’ thoughts.

2.我一直盼望着收到你的来信。

I am looking ________to ________ from you.

3.我经常顺路拜访我朋友家。

I often ________ ________ my friends’ homes.

4.他假装没听见我说话，继续听音乐。

He ________ ________ to hear me and went on listening to music.

5.我姐姐宁可看电视也不愿闲逛。

My elder sister prefers watching TV to ________ ________.