阅读下面短文，根据所给语境，按要求完成下列各题。

　　Many people like animals and take them as their pets．Nowadays pet hospitals are very busy．We need kind persons who love animals to work in busy animal hospitals．

　　Scientists think that pets will probably be much smaller because people in the future will be living in much smaller spaces．Scientists are already working on making very small farm animals．(1)The same things might be done to make smaller cats and dogs．

　　It’s said that some day you might own a panther as a pet．Scientists might have to start turning wild animals into pets．(2)This might be the only way to save them from dying out．

　　What about a robot for a pet? This may sound silly, but it could become true．Robot dogs have been made to bark like real dogs．These “pets” might become more and more popular in the future．After all, robots don’t lose hair or chew on things the way real pets do．

　　Lots of people miss their pets while they are on holiday．One hotel in Minnesota has solved this problem．They lend cats to their guests．Many experts believe this idea will become more and more popular．(3)It is very possible that in the future you will be able to order a pet, as well as room service, at a hotel．

1．将(1)处改为同义句。

We ________　________ the same thing to make smaller cats and dogs．

2．将(2)处翻译成汉语。

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3．根据(3)处完成下面的句子。

It’s possible ________ you ________ be able to order a pet and room service at hotel in the future．

补全对话

A：Hi．Zhang Lan．You look so nice in the red skirt．

B：Thank you very much．

A：　　1　　

B：In Qingdao．

A：Qingdao?　　2　　

B：Last week．I went there with my family．

A：How long did you stay there?

B：　　3　　 We went sightseeing in many places．

A：We all know the beaches of Qingdao are very beautiful．　　4　　

B：Yes．When I was lying on the beach．I felt so cool and relaxed．

A：　　5　　

B：I’m sure you’ll love to．

　　A farm is always a busy place．One of the busiest things is when the farmer is getting land ready to grow plants．

　　If the farmer is going to grow wheat, he has to turn the ground over first．The farmer drive　　s up and down the paddock(草地)on tractor(拖拉机)．When the ground is ready, the farmer sows the seeds．He does this with a machine that the tractor pulls along．Now, one farm and one machine can do as much a day as twenty men used to do without a machine．After the wheat has been sown, the farmer keeps a lookout(守望)for rain．Wheat needs rain and warm sunny days to make it grow．When the wheat has grown, it turns to a lovely golden colour．

　　When the wheat is fully grown, you can see the seeds on the wheat plants．These have to be out off and put in bags or big trucks to be taken to a factory where they are made into flour(面粉)．

　　It’s a very busy time on farm when the wheat is being cut．Everyone helps so that all the wheat can be taken from the paddocks before the rain comes．If heavy rain falls, the farm must wait for the ground dry out before the machine can cut the wheat．Farmers always have a lot to do through the year．

1．What is the busiest thing?________

2．What does the farmer have to do when he is going to grow wheat?________

3．Why was much more time spent on sowing in the past?________

4．What does farmer not need when they cut wheat?________

5．Does everyone help to cut the wheat?________

阅读理解

1．(A)用一个适当的英语单词替代文中②处划线部分No matter what：________．

1．猜猜文中④处划线部分distance的汉语意思：________．

2．将文中⑤处的划线部分翻译成汉语：________．

3．根据文中⑥处的汉语提示，用英语将句子补充完整：________．

4．将文中①处划线部分合并成一句：Please tell me ________．

5．写出文中③处划线部分的同义句：________．

先阅读A、B两篇短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列四项任务。

A

　　Regent's Park is the largest grass area for sports in London．It's also the second largest park in the city．It opens at 5∶00 a.m.all the year around, but the closing time 　　1　　, depending on the season．Regent's Park has a lake, several public gardens, some sports grounds and three 　　1　　 playgrounds．Queen Mary's Garden inside it is famous for 　　3　　 of beautiful roses．In the north of Regent's Park is the London Zoo．It's 　　4　　 than any other zoo in the world．People can play many sports in Regent's Park, including tennis and 　　5　　．People can go boating on the main lake and enjoy a picnic in the park, too．There will be sports events of the London Olympic Games in Regent's Park in 2012．

B

　　Both the British and Americans speak English．However, there are several differences between American English and British English．For example, the words they use in daily life are not the same．The British call the first floor of a building the ground floor．The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, which Americans call the second floor．Once you go to Britain and America, you may notice other differences．The British usually hide their feelings．They don't often start a talk with strangers．On the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books．But Americans are more active and easier to talk with．

任务1：用方框中所给的适当形式填空，是文章通顺，连贯，合理。(每空一词，每词限用一次)

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

任务2：根据英文释义及首字母提示，拼写单词。

6．a________ at or to a higher point

7．h________ to stop somebody or something from being seen．

任务3：同义句转换，每空一词。

However, there are several differences between American English and British English．

However, American English is 8．________ 9．________ British English in several ways．

任务4：根据短文内容简答问题。

What do the British often spend their time reading on the train?

10．________________．

　　Shanghai-born novelist Lu Shi'e wrote a fantasy novel called New China in 1910．In the book he described a dream where trains were running underground, an iron bridge crossed the Huangpu River and Shanghai hosted a successful World Exposition in the underdeveloped Pudong area at that time．The blueprint(蓝图)described in the novel became real exactly after 100 years．

　　On May 1, 2010, the World Exposition, with 158 years of history, drew back its curtain from Shanghai．According to a source at the Organizing Committee(组织委员会)of the World Exposition 2010 Shanghai, it is expected to attract more than 70 million visitors, making it the most popular exposition in history．It is also the first time the World Exposition is held in a developing country．

　　About 600 years ago, Shanghai was just a small fishing village in China's eastern coastal area．It grew into a commercial(商业的)city thanks to its prosperous(繁荣的)port and, over the course of 100 years, Shanghai became among the first Chinese cities to open its doors to the world．Along the way, it became the economic and commercial hub of China．

　　Today, Shanghai is developing into an international metropolis(大都会)．

Answer the following questions according to the passage．

1．Was the novelist Lu Shi'e born in Shanghai?

2．When did the blueprint become real?

3．How many visitors will Shanghai Exposition attract according to the source?

4．What was Shanghai like about 600 years ago?

5．What's the passage mainly about?

任务型阅读

　　(1)Da Shan, a Canadian, is perhaps China's most famous foreigner．He speaks Chinese well．He was born in 1965．He(2)started to learn Chinese when he studied at Toronto University．In order to remember more Chinese words,(3)wrote ,he, them ,often, on, cards, down, small．But he would only memorize words he met with while reading, listening or talking in the following two weeks．“There's no use learning words that don't appear often,”he said．“And the best way to learn a foreign language is to keep using it and understand the culture behind it, Or you'll forget everything quickly．”

　　Da Shan says it is important to get into the language environment．(4)与中国朋友交谈has helped him learn not only the words, but also the country and its people．

任务1：请将(1)处的句子翻译成汉语。

1．________________

任务2：请用适当的词替换(2)处的单词。

2．________________

任务3：将(3)的单词组合成一个完整的句子。

3．________________

任务4：将(4)处的短语译成英语。

4．________________

任务5：请回答下面的问题。

5．What does Da Shan think is the best way to learn a foreign language?

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阅读下列短文，根据内容回答问题并翻译一个句子。

　　Betty,

　　I hope you're well．I'm on holiday in London with my friend Jenny．We arrived by plane on Monday and took a taxi to our hotel．I went for a walk in Hyde Park but Jenny didn't come with me because she was tired．

　　Then on Tuesday we saw the clock, Big Ben, and Buckingham Palace．Queen Elizabeth lives in the Palace, but we didn't see her!I bought some presents but Jenny didn't buy anything!

　　The next day we visited the British Museum and had dinner in a Chinese restaurant!

　　On Thursday morning we relaxed．Then we went to Tower Bridge on the River Thames and looked at the city．It's very big!

　　Finally today I did some shopping and Jenny listened to a concert in the park．I came back to the hotel and read the newspaper．Then I wrote some postcards and sent some emails．I took lots of photos and I'm sending them with this email to you!

　　Tomorrow we're going to fly home．It was a short holiday, but it was great!Say hello to your mum and dad．

　　Love,

　　Gran

1．How did Gran and Jenny go to London for a holiday?

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2．Why didn't Jenny go for a walk in Hyde Park?

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3．Did Jenny buy anything on Tuesday?

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4．When will Gran and Jenny go back home?

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5．请将划线句子翻译成汉语。

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阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，简要回答下面的问题。

　　The football player Ronaldinho from Brazil is a magician(魔术师)on the field．He looks one way while passing another．

　　"God gives gifts(才能，天才)to everyone," Ronaldinho, 26, once said．"Some can write, and some dance．He gave me football skill．" The Barcelona star became FIFA's World Player of the Year．

　　At times Ronaldinho seems to re-invent football．"I've got charm(魔力)," he jokes, "My game is all about improvisation(即兴发挥)．I'm always trying new dribbles(盘球)．And I often try new tricks．"

　　His coach has fun watching Ronaldinho train．"When you're lucky enough to have a player like that you give him freedom to do what he wants," he said．"It's up to him whether he wants to go left, right or middle．He just amazes me game after game．"

　　Growing up with his mother after his father died, Ronaldinho was the youngest of three children born into a working family．

　　"I grew up in a happy, musical house．Music and football were my life," he said, "If I hadn't been a footballer, I would have been a musician．"

　　Ronaldinho began to learn his skills when he was very young．"I always loved dribbling in the living room, around the furniture(家具)or in the garden with my dog," he once said．(229)

1．Who is this passage about?

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2．Is Ronaldinho a footballer or a musician?

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3．Ronaldinho plays football like a magician, doesn't he?

________________________

4．What does Ronaldinho always try to do when he plays football?

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5．Why and how does Ronaldinho become a football star?

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