Your computer has been playing music for years, one CD at a time．Now hundreds of songs can be stored in your PC if they’re in the MP3 format(格式)．
(1)
How can you get MP3 music?
[ ]
A．
By turning your home PC into a jukebox．
B．
By taking your own music or songs with you．
C．
By copying songs to a PC through the speakers．
D．
By downloading from websites, which have turned music libraries into MP3．
(2)
What is the closest meaning of the underlined word “turn”?
[ ]
A．
Copy．
B．
Play．
C．
Store．
D．
Change．
(3)
Which is NOT true according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Software needed to play and turn MP3 music is often free．
B．
MP3 music can be “burned” onto blank CDs or be swapped with friends by e-mail．
C．
MP3 music can be taken along while traveling．
D．
A growing number of new CDs make it possible to copy songs to a computer．
(4)
How much will you pay for a compact portable MP3 playe?
[ ]
A．
Free．
B．
At least 10 dollars．
C．
About forty dollars．
D．
About a dollar．
(5)
How many disadvantages of MP3 can we see from the passage?
[ ]
A．
2．
B．
3．
C．
4．
D．
5．
阅读理解
House For Sale
Red Rose Garden, Pudong 3-storey home．509 sqm total land area．428.8 sqm built-in．312.9 sqm garden．
Asking for RMB 13 million．
MP：13761973547 Tel：021-58609228
Fax：021-58609728
Job Wanted
Cherry, 24, a shining girl, good at oral English and Putonghua．Now I am working at an international trade company in Guangzhou．I am kind-hearted, hard-working and healthy, and would like part-time weekend work offering Putonghua lessons to foreign friends．If you are interested, please email me at cherrylf @ hotmail．com．
Beijing Snow World Ski Park
Price：18 yuan(Ticket)．50 yuan/hour on weekdays and 70 yuan/hour on weekends．120 yuan/four hours on weekdays and 190 yuan/four hours on weekends．
(1)
If an Australian student wants to learn Chinese, he or she can ________．
[ ]
A．
call 021-58609228
B．
fax 021-58609728
C．
call 010-69191617
D．
email cherrylf @ hotmail．com．
(2)
How many square meters is the garden of the house for sale?
[ ]
A．
509 sqm．
B．
312.9 sqm．
C．
428.8 sqm
D．
80.2 sqm．
(3)
Where is Cherry working now?
[ ]
A．
In Guangzhou．
B．
In Shanghai．
C．
In Beijing．
D．
In Putong．
(4)
If he goes skiing on ________ in Beijing Snow World Ski Park, Nick has to pay more money than on Tuesday．
[ ]
A．
Thursday
B．
Sunday
C．
Wednesday
D．
Monday
(5)
If you want to ski for four hours on weekdays, how much money will you pay at least?
[ ]
A．
200 yuan．
B．
280 yuan．
C．
208 yuan．
D．
138 yuan．
阅读理解
Once upon a time, two young men were spending some time in the country．One day, while taking a walk together, they crossed a large field．
“Look out!” one of the young men shouted, because a bull suddenly appeared and began to chase them．They were very frightened．They ran as fast as they could, but the bull kept chasing them．
Finally, one of the men climbed up a tree．The other one jumped into a hole, but soon he came out of it．Immediately the bull chased him back into the hole．
“Stay there!” his friend shouted, but soon the man came out again, and again the bull chased him right back．This went on five or six more times．
At last, the man in the tree got angry and shouted to his friend in the hole, “You fool! Stay in that hole for a while, otherwise, this bull will keep us here all day!”
“That’s easy for you to say．” The other man said as he jumped one more time back into the hole, “But there happened to be a bear in this hole．”
(1)
The story took place in the ________．
[ ]
A．
hole
B．
village
C．
town
D．
large field
(2)
The young man shouted “Look out” because he saw ________．
[ ]
A．
a lion
B．
a bear
C．
a bull
D．
a cow
(3)
One of the men climbed up a tree, the other ________．
[ ]
A．
got into a hole
B．
ran away
C．
kept running
D．
went back home
(4)
The man couldn’t stay in the hole because ________．
[ ]
A．
he was afraid of the bull
B．
the hole was too small
C．
there was a bear in it
D．
he wanted to save his friend
(5)
The man in the tree got angry because his friend ________．
[ ]
A．
met a bear in the hole
B．
was a fool
C．
stayed in the hole
D．
didn’t stay in the hole
阅读理解
Mr Li knows only a little English．Last month, he went to London．He was very happy after he visited many interesting places．And then he felt hungry．He went into a restaurant and wanted some fish and vegetables．He also wanted to have mushrooms(蘑菇)，because he likes them best．But he couldn’t make the waiter understand him．At last, he drew a mushroom on a piece of paper and gave it to the waiter．
Do you know what happened?Twenty minutes later, the waiter brought him an umbrella but not mushroom．
根据短文内容，指出能回答所提问题的最佳答案．
(1)
Where did the story happen?
[ ]
A．
In China．
B．
In England．
C．
In the USA．
D．
In Japan．
(2)
What did Mr Li walk into the restaurant for?
[ ]
A．
He wanted to have some food．
B．
He wanted to by a book．
C．
He wanted to buy an umbrella．
D．
He wanted to buy a fish．
(3)
Why did Mr Li draw a mushroom on a piece of paper?
[ ]
A．
Because there wasn’t any menu in the restaurant．
B．
Because there weren’t any mushrooms in the restaurant．
C．
Because he didn’t know any English．
D．
Because he didn’t the word “mushroom”．
(4)
Is Mr Li good at drawing?
[ ]
A．
Yes, he is．
B．
No, he isn’t．
C．
Yes, he does．
D．
No, he doesn’t．
(5)
What’s the best title for the passage?
[ ]
A．
What Nice Food!
B．
A Visit to Paris．
C．
Mushroom or Umbrella?
D．
Fish!
阅读理解
Pat Hogan was traveling around the country in his car．One evening as he was traveling down a road and looking for a hotel, he saw an old man on the roadside．He stopped his car and said to the old man, “I want to go to the Sun Hotel．Do you know it?” “Yes．I’ll show you the way,” answered the old man．He got into Pat’s car, and they drove about twelve miles．When they came to a small house, the old man said, “Stop here．” Pat stopped and looked at the house．“But this isn’t a hotel, is it?” he said to the old man．“No．It’s my house．Let me show you the way to the Sun Hotel now．Turn around and go back nine miles．Then you’ll see it on your left．”
根据短文内容，指出能完成所给句子的最佳答案．
(1)
Pat wanted to find a hotel because it was ________．
[ ]
A．
raining
B．
getting dark
C．
so cold
D．
too hot
(2)
Pat stopped his car because he wanted to ________．
[ ]
A．
have supper
B．
have a rest
C．
mend it
D．
ask the way
(3)
Pat was ________ miles from the Sun Hotel when he met the old man．
[ ]
A．
three
B．
nine
C．
twelve
D．
twenty-one
(4)
The old man went back home ________ after he met Pat．
[ ]
A．
by bus
B．
by taxi
C．
by car
D．
on foot
(5)
The old man was very ________．
[ ]
A．
foolish
B．
clever
C．
helpful
D．
kind-hearted
阅读理解
People associate colors with different objects, feelings and holidays．Red ,for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life．People say red is an exciting and active color．They associate red with a strong feeling like anger．Red is used for signs of danger, such as STOP signs and fire engines．The holiday which is associated with red is Valentine’s Day．On February 14,Americans send red hearts to people they love．
Orange is the bright ,warm color of leaves in autumn．People say orange is a lively ,energetic color．They associate orange with happiness．The holidays which are associated with orange are Halloween in October and Thanksgiving Day in November．On October 31 many Americans put large orange pumpkins in their windows for Halloween．
Yellow is the color of sunlight．People say it is a cheerful and lively color．They associate yellow ,too, with happiness．Because it is bright ,it is used for signs of caution．
Green is the color of grass in spring．People say it is a refreshing feeling of guilt, fear and envy．Many people wear green on St．Patrick’s Day ,March 17．
Blue is the color of the sky ,water and ice．Police and navy uniforms are blue．When people are sad ,they say, ”I feel blue．” They associate blue with feelings like unhappiness and fear．
Violet ,or purple ,is the deep ,soft color of darkness and shadows．People consider violet a dignified color．They associate it with loneliness．On Easter Sunday people decorate baskets with purple ribbons．
White is the color of snow．People describe white as a pure ,clean color．They associate white with a bright ,clean feeling．Doctors, dentists and nurses frequently wear white uniforms．On the other hand ,black is the color of night．People wear black clothes as serious ceremonies such as funerals and graduations．
(1)
Acording to the passage, if you see red when someone hits you without any reason, it means that ________．
[ ]
A．
you are bleeding
B．
you hit back
C．
you become angry
D．
your eyes are hurt
(2)
If an actor goes to the green room during the interval of a play in the theater ,what possibly could he do in it?
[ ]
A．
he goes to have a rest
B．
he goes to admire the flowers and grass in it
C．
he goes to a party
D．
he is punished
(3)
From the passage we can infer(推断)that people who do not like to be with others often prefer ________．
[ ]
A．
red
B．
blue
C．
black
D．
violet
(4)
If you want to make your living room appear warm ,you will probably paint it ________．
[ ]
A．
orange
B．
blue
C．
green
D．
violet
(5)
If you go to your sister’s graduation, you should wear ________．
[ ]
A．
white
B．
violet
C．
black
D．
green
阅读理解
The Internet is becoming important in our life．How much do you know about it ? What is the Internet?
The Internet is large, worldwide collection of computer net works．A network is a small group of computers put together．The Internet is many different kinds of networks from all the world．These networks are called the Internet．If you have learned to use the Internet ,you can have a lot of interest on the World Wide Web．
What is the World Wide Web? The World Wide Web has been the most popular development of the Internet．The web is like a big book with millions of pages．These pages are called homepages．You can find information about almost anything in the world on these pages．For example ,you can use the Internet instead of a library to find information for your homework．You can also find information about your favourite sports or film stars, talk to your friends or do some shopping on the pages．Most pages have words ,pictures and even sound or music．
What is e-mail ?Electronic mail(e-mail)is a way of sending messages to other people．It’s much quicker and cheaper than sending a letter．If you want to use e-mail ,you must have an e-mail address．This address must have letters and dots, and an @(means ‘at’)．For example：Lily @Yahoo．com．Write a message ,type a person’s e-mail address, then send the message through the Internet．People don’t need to use stamps ,envelopes or go to the post office since the invention of the Internet．Quick, easy, and interesting －that’s the Internet．
(1)
The Internet is ________．
[ ]
A．
a big computer
B．
a small group of computers
C．
a big net
D．
lots of world-wide computer networks
(2)
The World Wide Web is like ________．
[ ]
A．
an electronic book
B．
homepages
C．
an electronic pages
D．
an interesting picture
(3)
The sentence “you can talk to your friends on the pages．”means ________．
[ ]
A．
you can talk to your friends face to face
B．
you can type your words in the computer and then send them to your friends through the internet．
C．
you can talk with your friends through the same computer
D．
you can go to your friends’ houses to talk to them
(4)
People like to use e-mails to send messages to their friends because ________．
[ ]
A．
they don’t have to pay any money
B．
it’s faster and cheaper
C．
they don’t need to have stamps ,envelopes or addresses
D．
sending e-mails is interesting
(5)
The underlined word “envelopes” means ________ in Chinese．
[ ]
A．
邮箱
B．
邮件
C．
邮局
D．
信封
阅读理解
Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again．They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food．They are learning a lot about the deserts．But more and more of the earth is becoming deserts all the time．Scientists may not be able to change the deserts in time．
Why is more and more land becoming deserts? Scientists think that people make deserts．People are doing bad things to the earth．
Some places on the earth don’t get very much rain．But they still don’t become deserts．This is because some green plants are growing there．Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places．Plants don’t let the hot sun make the earth even drier．Plants don’t let the wind blow the dirt away．When a little bit of rain falls, the plants hold the water．Without plants ,the land can become a desert much more easily．
(1)
Deserts ________．
[ ]
A．
get very little rain
B．
never have any plants and animals in them
C．
can all be turned into good land soon．
D．
both A and C
(2)
Small green plants are very important to dry places because ________
[ ]
A．
they don’t let the sun make the earth even drier
B．
they don’t let the wind blow the earth away
C．
they hold water
D．
all of the above
(3)
Land is becoming deserts little by little because ________
[ ]
A．
plants can’t grow there
B．
there is not enough rain
C．
people haven’t done what scientists wish them to do
D．
scientists know little about the deserts
(4)
Which is the main idea of the first paragraph?
[ ]
A．
Scientists know how to change deserts into good land
B．
Land is becoming deserts faster than scientists can change it back into good land
C．
if scientists can bring water to deserts ,people can live and grow food there
D．
More and more places are becoming deserts all the time
(5)
After reading this passage ,we learn that ________．
[ ]
A．
plants can keep dry land from becoming deserts
B．
it is good to get rid of the grass in the deserts
C．
all places without much rain will become deserts
D．
it is better to grow crops on dry land than to grow grass
阅读理解
A little old couple(夫妇)walked slowly into McDonald’s one cold winter evening．They took a table near the back wall, and then the little old man walked to order．After a short while he got the food back and they began to open it．
There was one hamburger, one order of French fries and one drink．The little old man carefully cut the hamburger in half and divided(分)the French fries in two piles．Then he placed the half of the food in front of his wife．
He took a sip(啜)of the drink and his wife took a sip．“What a poor old couple!”The other people there thought．
As the man began to eat his hamburger and his French fries, his wife sat there watching him and took turns to drink．A young man came over to the old couple．He offered to buy another meal for them．But they said no politely and said that they got used to sharing everything．
Then a young lady asked the wife a question,“Madam, why aren’t you eating?You said that you share everything．What are you waiting for then?”
“The teeth(牙齿),”she answered．
(1)
What did they do after they got the food back?
[ ]
A．
They began to eat at once．
B．
They were waiting for a young man．
C．
The old man divided all the food into halves．
D．
The old man ate the hamburger and the old lady ate the French fries．
(2)
The other people thought that the old couple ________．
[ ]
A．
didn’t have enough money to buy two orders of food
B．
often shared everything together
C．
were cold and hungry
D．
couldn’t stay at home on this cold evening
(3)
The young man came over to the couple to ________．
[ ]
A．
send them home
B．
give them some money
C．
order some food for them
D．
know why the old lady didn’t eat
阅读理解
New words：
preliminaries预赛 quarterfinal1/4决赛
semifinal半决赛 10m Platform10米跳台
singles/doubles gold medal match单/双打决赛
(1)
Which of the following can you NOT watch on CCTV on August 21?
[ ]
A．
Volleyball matches．
B．
Tennis matches．
C．
Football matches．
D．
Badminton matches．
(2)
What event can you watch on the afternoon of August 22?
[ ]
A．
Diving：Women’s 10m Platform Final
B．
Tennis：Men’s Singles Gold Medal Match
C．
Basketball：Men’s Preliminaries(Japan vs．Italy)
D．
Table Tennis：Men’s Singles Semifinal
(3)
When can you watch Tennis：Men’s Singles Gold Medal Match on CCTV－5?
