阅读短文，然后根据内容完成下列各项任务。

　　Jackie Chan is the most famous Chinese action star now．However, he was not born rich and famous．In fact, his childhood was not easy at all．Jackie Chan(A)________ April 7th, 1954．At that time, (B)his parents were so poor that they thought about selling him for about ＄1,500．Of course they didn't．In 1961, his parents sent him to a Chinese opera school．(C)At the age of seven, Jackie began to learn Chinese opera dancing, singing, acrobatics(杂技)and Kung Fu．At the opera school, (D)成龙他不得不努力工作, and he learned a lot there．Jackie still uses this training in his films today．

　　Jackie Chan uses a special mix(混合)of action and comedy in his films．He first did it in Drunken Master(醉拳)in 1978．It was his first successful film．People loved his action comedies．Today his fans around the world know that they can trust Jackie to give them great films．

1．在(A)的空白处填入一个适当的词语：________

2．将画线部分(B)译成汉语：__________________

3．将画线部分(C)改写为：________　________　________　________

4．将画线部分(D)译成英语：__________________

5．在短文找出说明该文主题的语句(句子或短语)，并将其填写在下面的横线上：___________________

阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。

　　Oxford is a very interesting and old city with many gardens, bookshops and many other interesting places in England．It is about 80 kilometres from London．No one knows how old it is! It has many good universities(大学)and historical buildings．There are more than 900 historical buildings in Oxford．

　　Oxford University has got 35 colleges(学院)and about 13,500 students．One of the colleges is Christ Church．It is very old, and it is the most beautiful college of all．It is 469 years old．When the tourists visit Oxford University, they would visit it and they can see the“Great Tom．”

　　The“Great Tom”is a very big clock and weighs over 6,000 kilogrammes and sings many times every night at 9∶05 p.m．

　　Oxford is really an interesting and beautiful city．

1．How is Oxford?

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2．How far is it from London?

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3．How many historical buildings are there in Oxford?

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4．Why do the tourists would like to visit Christ Church when they are in Oxford University?

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5．What is the“Great Tom”?

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阅读短文，并根据其内容完成下列各题。

A big fire happened to the newly-built restaurant．It was destroyed completely．About 100 people(A)lost their lives and more than three hundred people were injured．Among them were the manager and his wife．The fire started on the night of Christmas(B)当好几百人在大厅里唱歌跳舞的时候．People could not find the way out．They shouted and screamed and most of them were killed by smoke．Ten fire engines arrived at the scene soon after the fire started．But the firemen found there was no(C)________ nearby and there Were no fire hose reels or fire extinguishers．They used ladders and(D)________ many people from the top of the building．(E)Later an evening newspaper reporter said a burning cigarette end caused the fire．

1．将画线部分(A)换成一个词，使该句意思不变：_____________

2．将画线部分(B)译成英语：_______________________________

3．在画线部分(C)处填入一个适当的单词：___________________

4．在画线部分(D)处填入一个适当的单词：___________________

5．将画线部分(E)翻译成汉语：_____________________________

阅读短文，然后根据其内容回答下列问题。

　　Bamboo(竹子)is one of nature's most surprising plants．Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass．

　　Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly．A Japanese scientist reported one bamboo plant which grew 1.5 metres(4 feet)in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe．There are more than 1, 000 kinds of bamboo．

　　Not all bamboo looks the same．Some bamboo plants are very thin．They may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters(1 foot)across．This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green．Bamboo has been used to make many things such as hats and kitchen tools(厨房用具)．Because it is strong, bamboo is also used to build buildings．Many Asian countries have used bamboo for hundreds of years．They often use bamboo for buildings and supporting(支撑)new buildings and bridges while they are being built．

　　In Africa, poor farmers are taught how to find water using bamboo．These African countries need cheap way to find water because they have no money, and their crops often die from no rain and no water．Bamboo pipes(管子)help poor farmers bring water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money．

1．How is bamboo like grass?

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2．Why is bamboo used by African poor farmers?

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3．How many kinds of bamboo are there in the world?

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4．Are all bamboo the same?

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5．How long have many Asian countries used bamboo?

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阅读短文，然后根据其内容回答下列问题。

　　In the capital of Poland, thousands of people are walking in the street．It is the third walkathon(步行马拉松)．These people are walking to raise money to help wild animals and street kids．

　　The largest shoes company of Poland started the first walkathon．Every walker chooses a charity(慈善团体)．They walk one mile and the company gives 1.50 dollars to the charity．The charities use the money to help people or animals．

　　The first walkathon was in 2005 in Poland．There are also walkathons in many other cities around the world like Tokyo, San Francisco, Berlin and Shanghai．

1．What are thousands of people walking on the street for?

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2．Who started the first walkathon?

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3．How much does the company give the charity if a walker walks eight miles?

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4．When did the first walkathon start?

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5．Are there any walkathons in China?

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阅读短文，然后按要求完成各题。

(A)Words can't explain why we love Li Yuchun．If you hear her sing, you'll want to dance in your seat and rocking along．How does Li get her stage charm(魅力)?(B)“I've always wanted to show my best side to everyone,”Li said．“That's it．”How about her boyish style? As a child, Li said she overheard(听到)mother say that she would rather have had a son．(C)那只是一个玩笑, but Li took it seriously! She threw away all her skirts and began to(D)像男孩那样穿戴．That became her style．Li sang her first solo concert(个人演唱会)and had her own fans(E)________ she was in middle school! Life in the Sichuan Conservatory of Music(四川音乐学院)gives Li more freedom to study music．“I meet a lot of friends who enjoy singing too,”said Li．But music school is tough! Her homework sometimes includes practicing 20 songs on the piano．

1．将画线部分(A)译成汉语：__________________

2．将画线部分(B)译成汉语：__________________

3．将画线部分(C)译成英语：__________________

4．将画线部分(D)译成英语：__________________

5．在(E)的空白处填上一个适当的词语：________

阅读短文，然后按要求完成各题。

　　A bit of rain and wind in summer can be nice．But bad storms are a bit different．

　　Typhoons(台风)are(A)________ of the worst forms of storms．Ever year, about 80 typhoons hit different places around the world．The strongest ones are usually around the Pacific Ocean(太平洋)and the South China Sea．Most happen in July, August and September．

　　Why? When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it goes into the air．This makes the air hotter, too．When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into the sky．Then, cooler air around it rushes in to fill the space that is left．Once the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind．The wind goes in circles, and it keeps moving higher in the sky．(B)The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves．And when the wind moves faster than 30 meters a second, a typhoon begins．

　　(C)台风有两部分．One is called the“eye”．This is in the middle of a typhoon and is calm．The eye of a typhoon can be about 40 kilometers wind．In the eye, the wind does not move so fast,(D)and there are not many clouds in the eye．The other part of a typhoon is the wall of clouds around the eye．This is where the strongest winds and hardest rains are．

　　Typhoons are very dangerous．They blow away houses and cars．And they can also kill people! Typhoons' hard rains are bad for farmers' fields．What to do when a typhoon hits：

　　Cover all windows and stay away from them．If you're told to go to a safer place, do so right away．

　　Try to bring all of your things inside．Strong winds could even blow away your bike!

　　Listen to the radio or TV for important information．

　　Cut away parts of trees that can be broken off by wind to stop them from doing more damage．

1．在(A)的空白处填入一个适当的词语：________

2．将画线部分(B)译成汉语：__________________

3．将画线部分(C)译成英语：__________________

4．将画线部分(D)改写为：and there are ________ clouds in the eye．

5．请在文中找出描写台风侵袭的三个词语：________　________　________

根据短文内容回答问题。

　　Wang Xiaojun is 12 years old．He lives in the country in Hubei Province．Today is his birthday．His parents prepare a nice dinner for him, but the boy says,“I won't have the dinner because after the dinner, today is over, and parents are leaving for Shenzhen tomorrow．I don't want to let them go．”

　　It is the first birthday that Wang Xiaojur is spending with his parents in three years．In the past three years, his parents stayed in Shenzhen and worked to make money．They haven't seen their son for three years．Tomorrow they have to leave home to go to Shenzhen．

　　Wang is not only stay-at-home child．In the country of China, there are more than 20 million children staying at home without their parents．Stay-at-home children face a lot of problems．They feel lonely．Some of them didn't study well because their parents can't help them with their study．

　　The Chinese government now cares about the children very much and is trying to solve their problems．

1．It is Wang Xiaojun's first birthday, isn't it?

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2．Why won't Wang Xiaojun have the birthday dinner?

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3．Are there many stay-at-home children in the country of China?

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4．What is Chinese government doing with the problems of the stay-at-home children?

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5．If you were Xiaojun, what would you do?

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根据短文内容回答问题。

　　It is said that more than four million people die each year from smoking．That number is increasing．Seven in ten of those deaths are in developing countries．These numbers are frightening．

　　Yet people around the world continue to smoke．In the United States, about forty-seven-million adults(成人)smoke．This year, more than four-hundred-thirty-thousand Americans will die of diseases, which have something to do with smoking．The Great American Smokeout has been founded for twenty-five years to show the dangers of smoking and provide help for people who decide to stop smoking．The American Cancer Society says smoking harms the body greatly．It warns that smoking even a small number of cigarettes(香烟)is dangerous．

　　It is not easy to give up smoking．However, doctors say they probably will live longer if they do stop smoking．They will feel better and look better．They also will protect the health of family members who breathe their smoke．

　　The American Cancer Society says there is not just one right way to stop smoking．They say any way to stop smoking that is useful is worth trying．They may take long walks or spend time in places where smoking is not allowed．Also, they could eat a small piece of fruit or vegetable instead of having a cigarette．The American Cancer Society says the sooner smokers stop smoking, the more they can reduce(减少)their chances of getting cancer and other diseases．

　　Stop smoking before smoking stops you!(From VOA)．

1．How many people die from smoking in developing countries each year?

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2．What does the Great American Smokeout do?

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3．What may happen to people if they stop smoking?

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4．Smoking does no harm to the body, does it?

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5．How do smokers stop smoking?

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阅读短文，然后按要求完成各题。

　　When America was young, the city of Washington was built．It was built in a forest．(A)它建于两条美丽的河附近。

　　Trees were(B)________ and the great Capitol(美国国会大厦)building was built．

　　A house was built, too．The President of the United States would live in the house．(C)现在它被称作白宫。

　　At that time there was a park near the President's house．And people let their horses, cows, sheep and pigs eat grass in the park．Today in the same park there're no horses or cows, sheep or pigs．It's a beautiful park for all people to see．

　　This is a city with many monuments(纪念碑)．The highest of all is the George Washington Monument．(D)It helps all of us remember George Washington, the first President of the United States．

　　In this monument there is a lift．(E)People from all over the country ride in the lift to the top．

　　In this monument there're many steps．People may climb to the top．

　　When they get to the top, they see the United States Capitol building．They also see many monuments．They look over this beautiful and great city, Washington－the capital of the United States．

1．将画线部分(A)译成英语：__________________

2．在(B)的空白处填入一个适当的词语：________

3．将画线部分(C)译成英语：__________________

4．将画线部分(D)译成汉语：__________________

5．将画线部分(E)改写成：People ________ the country ________ the lift to the top．