翻译语篇，阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。

　　Australia is the greatest island in the world．1．澳大利亚比中国小一点．

　　Australia is big, but there are fewer people there．The population(人口)of Australia is smaller than that of Shanghai, a city of China．

　　2．Australia is in the south of the earth．So when it is hot summer in our country, Australia will be cold winter．The seasons in Australia and in China are just opposite(相反的)．Summer in Australia is from December to February, and winter is from July to August．3．When it's spring in China, it will be autumn in Australia．

　　4．澳大利亚因绵羊和袋鼠而著名．They are both popular in Australia．

　　5．You can see kangaroos(袋鼠) not only in zoos but also outside the cities and towns．There are ten sheep for everyone in the country．So people call Australia “The country on the backs of sheep”．After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep．Sheep, sheep, sheep, sheep are everywhere．

　　Have you seen a kangaroo? It has a “bag” on its body．The mother kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroos in the “bag”．It's very strange, isn't it?

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阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答所提问题。

　　Liu Wei is very famous in China because he can play the piano with his toes(脚趾)．

　　One day when Liu Wei was only 10 years old, he played a game with some friends．He lost both his arms because of electricity(电)．

　　Liu Wei was very sad when both his arms were cut off after the accident．But soon he had to make a choice．

　　“For people like me, there were only two choices．One was to give up all the dreams, which would cause a quick death．The other was to work hard without arms to live an excellent life．” says Liu Wei．

　　Liu's dream was to be a pianist．His excellent life included a show on China's Got Talent(《中国达人秀》)and a wonderful performance(演奏)playing the beautiful Marriage D’amour with his two feet on the piano．

　　Liu Wei learned to play the piano with his feet．And teaching himself to play the piano with his feet was very hard．Many times he wanted to give it up, but his parents went on encouraging(鼓励)him and he wanted to make his parents proud．

　　Maybe you can not believe that Liu Wei is able to play well only with his toes．The audience(观众)were deeply moved and very excited when they watched his performance．

1．Why is Liu Wei very famous in China?

2．How old was Liu Wei when he lost his arms?

3．Was Liu Wei very sad when both his arms were cut off?

4．Who encouraged Liu Wei to play the piano?

5．How did the audience feel when they watched Liu's performance?

仔细阅读下面的短文并按要求完成后面的小题。

　　Men have always wondered about the earth they live on and about the ①________ above them．

　　When early men looked at the night sky, they asked themselves a lot of questions．They looked at the moon, and wondered what this strange bright object in the sky was．They did not understand why it changed its shape from night to night．They looked at the stars and planets．They also wondered why some of them changed their positions, while others did not．

　　②他们也思考地球的形状。 Most early people believed the earth was flat．

　　③In different parts of the world, there were different ideas about the universe．The ancient Greeks were the first people to study the universe more scientifically．In the sixth century BC Pythagoras put forward the idea that the world was round．However, he could not explain why people at the bottom of the world did not fall off．

　　It was not until the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries that scientists found the answers to some important questions．④With the help of Galileo's telescope, people could see the sky more clearly, and find the positions of the stars and planets．Finally in 1665, Isaac Newton explained to the world what gravity(重力)was and people at last understood why they did not fall off the earth．

1．在文中①处填写一个单词，使得句意完整、上下文通顺。________________

2．根据文章内容回答问题。

What questions did early men ask themselves when they looked at the night sky? Write down one of them．

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3．将文中②句翻译成英语。

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4．将文中③句翻译成汉语。

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5．写出文中④句的同义句，每空限填一词。

Galileo's telescope made ________ ________ for people to see the sky more clearly, and to find the positions of the stars and planets．

任务型阅读

　　March 24^th

　　This morning, we had a school trip to the Dashan Collection House, a building of two floors．It is open from 9：00 am to 5：00 pm．We took the school bus and arrived at 9：00．When we entered the collection house, our eyes were caught by a collection of old photos of the town on the walls of the front hall．Those photos told us something about the history of the town．And then in the Art Room, we saw many pictures of the countryside．The colors of the flowers and trees are rich and bright．All at once, I lost myself in the beauty of nature．

　　Then we went upstairs．On the left, there were over one hundred different clocks．The oldest clock was already more than two hundred years old．To my surprise, the clocks all worked well and they could tell the right time．It was then ten o'clock, and some clocks produced different beautiful sounds．It seemed to be a concert．How amazing!

　　On the right there was also a stone collection．The stones were from all over the country．They were in different sizes, colors and shapes．Some looked like different kinds of animals．I really liked one stone that looked like a little monkey．It looked very nice．

　　The collections there were wonderful．So they stayed there until 11∶30 in the morning．I had a great time and really liked the school trip．

1．On which day did the writer have a school trip?

On ________．

2．Where did the writer go for the school trip?

The writer went to ________．

3．What did the writer see in the Art Room?

The writer saw ________．

4．How many kinds of collections are mentioned in the passage?

There are ________ kinds．

5．How long did they stay there?

For ________．

阅读下面短文，按要求完成相关任务。

　　Ma Hua graduated from Fudan University．He had a good career in IT and a great life in Shanghai, but he felt there was something missing from his life．He wanted to help others to improve their lives, so in March 2003 he gave up his job．Then he moved to south－west China to do voluntary work in a village primary school．

　　He soon became an important member of the local people．In his class, he painted pictures on the walls to help students remember English words．He also spent his money building a playground for the children．

　　Ma Hua quickly got used to his new life．He got great satisfaction from his work and felt very happy, even though life there was hard－he had to melt(融化)ice for water and grow vegetables for food．When he was free, he wrote poems describing the peace and beauty around him．Sometimes he would go walking in the mountains and enjoy the beautiful view．

　　Sadly Ma Hua was killed in a car accident in July 2004 at the age of 31．His death was a great loss to all those who knew him, but it is a comfort to know that he lived happily, doing what he loved and enriching the lives of others．

1．When did Ma Hua give up his job in Shanghai?________

2．What did Ma Hua build for the primary school children?________

3．Did Ma Hua enjoy his life in the village?________

4．What did Ma Hua do in his free time? Give ONE example．________

5．What can we learn from Ma Hua?________

阅读短文，完成下题，

　　How do you get to school every day? By bike, bus or car? In Chongqing, there will be 3,000 new school buses on the street by the end of this year．These school buses look just like tlic American school buses：yellow with a big nose．

　　In February 2010, the Chinese government announced the first standards(标淮)for school bus safety．Since then, more yellow school buses can be seen on the street．

　　In China, besides the bus driver, there should be an adult on the school bus to watch the students．If there are more than 40 students, two adults are needed．The students usually rest or read books on the school bus．

　　In America, yellow school buses are very popular．There are about 480,000 school buses in the country．The older kids sit in the back of the bus．The younger kids sit in the front．They usually listen to music, talk on their phones or just sleep．The only adult on the bus is the driver．

　　The school bus is important in students' everyday lives．It can keep children safe．Usually a child is much safer going to school by school bus than any other way．It can also help the environment．A school bus saves a lot of gas(汽油)because it can carry a lot of people．

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1．What color are the new school buses in Chongqing?

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2．When did the Chinese government announce the first standards for school bus safety?

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3．Mow many adults are needed on a Chinese school bus if 45 kids are on it besides the driver?

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4．What do American kids usually do on their school buses?

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5．Why is the school bus important in students' everyday lives?

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根据短文后所给的任务，完成下题．

Now the idea of “car sharing” has become popular in Europe and the United States．That's to say, people share(分享)one car, not each person has one．(1)As we know, most cars are parked in garages for much time．In fact, we drive our own cars as long as one or two hours a day on average．When we don't use them, We have to pay for parking and other things．(2)We spend too much money on that．If we share a car, we'll only pay when we use it．(3)Because some people want to save money, they come up with the idea of “car sharing”．Now many people are starting to do car sharing．In Switzerland, almost 40,000 people have joined it．Japan is also trying to make “car sharing” popular around the country．(4)car, is, of, new, sharing, transportation, beginning, a, idea, the, in．(5)This is also very easy for us to travel here and there without buying cars．Do you love to share a car with others?

任务1：请将(1)处的句子翻译成汉语．

1．________

任务2：在下面的空白处填上一个适当的单词，使句意与(2)处相同．

2．That ________ us too much money．

任务3：对(3)处的划线部分提问．

3．________?

任务4：请将(4)处的单词组合成一个完整的句子．

4．________

任务5：(5)处有一处错误，请找出错误并改在下面的横线上．(可用文字叙述)

5．________

Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)

　　It's March, 2050．

　　Frank and Mary Smith wake up in their comfortable house in the morning and switch on the bedroom computer to get the latest news．They used to read the Times, but changed to electronic newspapers many years ago．

　　There is the usual news about space：another space flight has returned from Mars and scientists have discovered a new planet．Then they turn to business news：the US dollar has risen greatly in Shanghai, one of the world's leading business centres．Mary tells the computer to buy 5, 000 dollars, and there is a quick response that it has been done．

　　As they watch the screen, Mary orders one of the household robots to make coffee for them．Frank disappears into the study to join a video conference with his partners around the world．He is a computer engineer, working for several companies．This is his third job：he used to be in marketing and then television．

　　Mary has a quick look at the shopping channels－the usual selection of electric cars, household robots and cheap travel offers－before picking up the video phone to talk to her assistant．She also has a job and she is doing medical research．Both she and Frank used to have an office desk in London, but in 2014 they decided to move to the seaside and work from home．

　　Frank and Mary have one daughter, Louise, who also has her own workstation at home．She goes to school only one day a week, mainly to play with other students．Classrooms disappeared in 2030 because there was no longer any need for them：communications systems have made it much easier to learn at home．

　　Louise, now thirteen, is studying Chinese at present, which has become a world language as important as English．Louise has many Chinese friends．They communicate by computer．

　　According to the family doctor, Louise will live to at least 130．Her wish is to work for a few decades(十年)and then spend her time on music and painting．

1．Why do Frank and Mary switch on the bedroom computer in the morning?

Because they ________．

2．Does Mary read space news or business news?

________

3．Who makes coffee for Mary and Frank?

________

4．How does Frank work with others from home?

________

5．What are the two world languages in 2050?

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6．What do you think of Louise's life in 2050?

I think her life in 2050 is ________ because ________