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　　New York is(1)________ for its modernity and lead in fashion．It seems to have nothing to do(2)________ its nickname(绰号)：the“Big Apple”．

　　Do you want to know the(3)________ behind the name?

　　Well, jazz musicians first called New York the Big Apple about 50 years(4)________．At that time, performers earned money by traveling through many cities and towns across America．

　　But they liked New York City(5)________, for this was the place with the best-paid jobs, the most money to earn and the greatest number of(6)________ to appreciate jazz．

　　The early jazz musicians described each town and city in America as an(7)________ on a tree．Naturally they(8)________ New York City the Big Apple．

　　Later a popular dance in New York was(9)________ called“The Big Apple”．

　　But no one except the musicians used this term, until about 20 years ago when the city officials began developing tourism．They used the Big Apple(10)________ a symbol(象征)for New York．

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　　Jackie Chan(成龙)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)成龙不得不很努力地工作, 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)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．在短文中找出能够用well-known替代的词语，并将其填写在下面的横线上：____________________________________________

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　　Hi!I saw your name and address in‘Pen-friends’magazine, and I(1)________ like to be your pen-friend．(2)________, I will tell you some things about(3)________．My name is Sidney Li Pei-chun．I'm fourteen years(4)________．I'm about five feet(5)________．I have short black hair and brown eyes．My favourite(6)________ is playing computer games．1 also enjoy(7)________ chess．

　　I live(8)________ my parents．They came to England about 30 years ago．They came(9)________ Hong Kong．but I have(10)________ been there．Now my parents own a Chinese restaurant in Newcastle．We live(11)________ a small house near our restaurant．I was born in Newcastle(12)________ 1986．I can speak Chinese, but I cannot write it very(13)________．I have a brother(14)________ Edwin．He is 23．He works(15)________ an architect, in London．

　　I'm in Form One at Walker School．It is near my house, and(16)________ I can walk to school．I like my school because the teachers are very(17)________．My school has many sports fields．I am(18)________ on sports．I enjoy playing rugby and badminton in the winter, and tennis in the summer．My best(19)________ at school is physics．My ambition is to be an engineer．

　　I enclose a photo of myself and some school friends．I am in the middle．I(20)________ you will write to me soon, May, and tell me all about yourself．

阅读短文，然后按要求完成下题。

　　Popular music in America is what every student likes．Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class,(A)________ class, and at lunch．Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street．

　　Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work．They also listen to the news about sports, the weather and the life of American people．(B)Most of the radio programmes are music．

　　Pop or popular music singers make much money．They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places．Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes．Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer．(C)No matter where the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her．Now the singer has become a national star．

　　There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans．One is called folk music．It tells stories about the common life of Americans．Another is called western or country music．(D)This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching．Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music．

1．在(A)的空白处填入适当的词语：____________

2．将画线部分(B)改写为：________　________ are music．

3．写出画线部分(C)的同义词或近义词：________

4．文中能替代画线部分(D)的短语是：__________

5．在文中找出最能解释主题的语句：___________

阅读短文，然后按要求完成下题。

　　On October 12, 1989, some Chinese scientists were working at the computers to look for the information they needed, suddenly they saw(A)a lot of bright spots crossing the computers' screens．At the same moment the computers were working much slower．To find out what was happening, they stopped their work to see if there was anything wrong with their computers．(B)使他们吃惊的是, they found out that most of their information was taken away by computer viruses．It was clear that all these computers had been infected by computer viruses．

　　It is said that the computer viruses were made by a group of young men．They were very clever young people．They made the viruses just to show(C)________ clever they were．These viruses can stay in computers for a long time．When the time comes, they will attack the computers in many ways．

　　We now know that these viruses often attack computers on Fridays and then they are travelling to a lot of computers．Last year,(D)England, Australia, America and some other countries were attacked by computer viruses．And till now, how to get rid of the viruses is still a problem．

1．写出画线部分(A)的同义词或近义词：________

2．将画线部分(B)译成英语：__________________

3．在(C)的空白处填入一个适当的词语：________

4．将画线部分(D)改写为：________　________　________ England, Australia, America and some other countries．

5．在文中找出最能解释主题的语句：___________

阅读短文，然后从方框中选出可以填入文中空白处的单词，并将其填入短文后相应题号的横线上。

　　2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut(初次登台)on October 23,2002 and got 6 　　1　　 for the Houston Rockets in the game．The next day, he got 13 points(得分)in 　　2　　 game．

　　Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basketball player．But Yao said,“When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy．But when you are playing in the NBA, it is 　　3　　 not so easy．”He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new 　　4　　 and a new challenge．“I hope that through very 　　5　　 work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets 　　6　　 more games,”he said．

　　Yao Ming speaks some English．　　7　　 he and his teammates can understand each other．They don't think there is a language problem．While Yao Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great 　　8　　 in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring 　　9　　 energy(活力)to the Rockets．The team has started 　　10　　 lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese．

1．________　2．________　3．________　4．________　5．________

6．________　7．________　8．________　9．________　10．________

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　　Country music is very old．It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland and Great Britain．It is a mixture of music from all of these places．

　　In the west of America, cowboys had to(A)take care of the cattle(牛)．They had to watch them(B)整日整夜because the cattle were nervous and sometimes ran away．A cowboy's life was lonely and dangerous．When he was alone in the desert with the cattle, he drank strong coffee to keep awake at night．(C)He also sang songs to the cattle to make them quiet．He sang about the stars and the moon, about his family and his friends．The cattle listened to the cowboy and went to sleep．They would not run away if he sang beautiful and peaceful songs．

　　In the south of America, many people came from Ireland, Scotland and England．Other people came from France and Canada．They enjoyed their own kind of music．They used guitars, violins and other musical instruments(乐器),too．They also added instruments from their homes,(D)________ bottles and plates．When they visited their friends and families on holidays, they usually sang and played country music．

1．写出画线部分(A)的同义短语：________

2．将画线部分(B)译成英语：________

3．将画线部分(C)改写为：He also sang songs to the cattle ________　________　________ make them quiet．

4．在画线部分(D)处填入一个适当的词：___________

5．在文中找出两个描写牛仔生活的形容词：________

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　　When Billy was very small, he loved pictures．His mother often drew some for him on old 　　1　　 of paper．She did badly in 　　2　　　, but Billy liked her pictures and always wanted 　　3　　．

　　Then, when he was a little older, Billy's mother 　　4　　 him some pencils and a drawing book．And 　　5　　 began drawing pictures too, but they were not good．

　　When Billy was five years old, his mother gave him a small blackboard, some pieces of chalk and an 　　6　　．He liked them very much．One day he was 　　7　　 to draw a picture of his father on the blackboard．He drew for a long time．But when he looked at his picture, he was 　　8　　．

　　“Well,”he said to his mother at 　　9　　,“I'll put a tail(尾巴)on it and make it a 　　10　　．”

1．________　2．________　3．________　4．________　6．________

6．________　7．________　8．________　9．________　10．________

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　　Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851．The Crystal Palace(A)与……不同all other buildings in the world, for it was made(B)________ iron and glass．A lot of people from many countries came to see it．(C)A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from different parts of the world．The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth's steam hammer．

　　(D)Though traveling was not as easy as it is today, steam boats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe．There were six million visitors in all．Later, the Crystal Palace moved to South London．(E)Unfortunately, it was burnt down in 1936．

1．将画线部分(A)译成英语：________

2．在画线部分(B)处填入一个适当的词：________

3．将画线部分(C)改写为：People ________ a great many goods ________ the ex-hibition from different parts of the world．

4．将画线部分(D)改写为：Traveling was not as easy as it is today, ________ steam boats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe．

5．写出画线部分(E)的同义词：________

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　　The most important day in my life was the 9th of April, 1987．That was the day I 　　1　　 my driving test．

　　I was very worried and drove very 　　2　　 on the way to the test centre．My driving teacher said,“If you drive 　　3　　 this during the test, you will fail．Don't be afraid．”But that just made me more afraid!

　　The tester was very serious．He didn't smile once as we got into the car．I drove quite well during the test and began to feel that I was 　　4　　 to pass．Then, the tester began 　　5　　 me questions about driving．He asked me, “What will you do if a dog runs out in front of your car?”I answered, and he sat there, unhappily, for a 　　6　　 and said,“Yes, maybe that is what you will do…but what will a good driver do?”By then, I thought I had failed the test．We drove 　　7　　 to the test centre and as I got out of the car the tester handed me a piece of paper．It had“PASSED”　　8　　 on it．I was so 　　9　　 I started to laugh but the tester still didn't even smile．I was too happy to care．

　　Now, I have my own car and every Sunday I drive to a friend's house or into the centre of the city．I still get a little afraid, though, when I think of my 　　10　　 test and the tester's face．

1．________　2．________　3．________　4．________　5．________

6．________　7．________　8．________　9．________　10．________