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Linda一家酷爱读书．元旦来临之际，她想给家人每人一本书．请根据下列书店最近推荐的新书帮她给家人挑到爱看的书．

1．Her mother is a teacher．She enjoys knitting and dressing for her family．

2．Her father has been interested in art and has just taken up painting as a hobby．

3．John, her elder brother, is studying languages at the university and will spend nine months in France next year．

4．Sarah, her sixteen-year-old sister loves watching sport programs on TV．She enjoys dressing up and going to discos and parties with her friends．

5．Dan, her younger brother, is twelve．He loves pop music．He also collects stamps and has a large collection．

1．Mother：________

2．Father：________

3．John：________

4．Sarah：________

5．Dan：________

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　　A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple tree he grew．

　　One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it．The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he did not know where to plant it．

　　He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit．If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples．If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit．Finally he planted the tree in his wood．But without sunlight and good soil(土壤),the tree soon died,

　　Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place．"What's the difference?" the farmer said angrily and then told what he had thought．

　　"Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit．Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed a good apple tree!"

1．Was the farmer famous for planting the apple tree?

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2．What gift did the farmer get from his friend one day?

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3．Did the farmer plant the apple tree near his house or in his wood at last?

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4．Why did the apple tree soon die?

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5．Who destroyed the apple tree?

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　　A．Scientists are doing their best to study it．They have made maps that show the “earthquake belts(地震带), ” In areas in these belts, it's possible for earthquakes to happen．In these areas we should build strong houses to fight against earthquakes．

　　B．During an ear thquake, the shakings make rocks rise suddenly and crack(断裂)open, they even cause a tsunami(海啸)．Houses fall, people are killed or hurt, and sometimes the whole villages or cities are destroyed．

　　C．In the future, scientists will be able to tell when and when and where an earthquake will be before they happen．They can also tell people what to do and bow to do it．

　　D．When some plates of the earth move suddenly, an earthquake happens．Many earthquakes begin under the sea．Earthquakes may happen amywhere on the earth．They often happen near the mountains and seas such as Wenchuan, Japan and Indonesia．

　　E．Can we do someghing to keep ourselves safe from earthquakes?

阅读并给以上5个段落正确排序。将每个段落前的标号填入下方表格的相应位置。

1．________

2．________

3．________

4．________

5．________

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　　Do you think of your parents?“Yes, of course,” you may answer, “I buy a present for my mother on Mother's Day．And I give my father a present on Father's Day, 　　1　　．” Then what about the other days of a year? Always remember to think of your parents, not just on some important days．

　　I have a friend who lives alone, because her parents live in another city．One day I went to see her．We had a nice chat．Then she wanted to make a call．She dialed(拨)the number, but then she put the phone down．After about ten seconds, she dialed the number 　　2　　．“Hi, Mum…”

　　Later I asked, “Why did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old．They can't get close to the telephone quickly．I always do so when I call them．③I just want to give them enough time to answer the call．”

　　My friend is a good girl．She is always thinking about her parents．You also want to be a good child, right? So why not learn from her?

1．将①②处填上适当的单词________　________

2．将第③翻译成中文。

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3．回答问题：How many times does the friend dial the number?

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4．在文章中找出同义句：We have a good time chatting．

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5．找出本文的中心句。

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阅读表达。

　　WARNING：Holding a cell phone against your ear or putting it in your pocket may be bad for your health．

　　This sentence is a warning that you'd better not put it close to you when a new phone is bought．Apple company, for example, doesn't want iPhones to come closer to you than 1.5 centimeters; Research In Motion, BlackBerry's producer, recommends 2.5 centimeters．

　　(1)If cell phone use can ________ health problems, the ________ will be very serious．Americans spend 2.26 trillion minutes chatting on cell phones every year, which brings ＄109 billion for the wireless businessmen．

　　Devra Davis, an epidemiologist(皮肤病专家)who has worked for the University of Pittsburgh, has published a book about mobile phone radiation(辐射)"Disconnect．" Davis studies how often brain cancer happens during different age groups．She finds a big increase in brain cancer in the 20－to－29 age group and a drop for the older people．

　　Children are more easily hurt by radiation than grown－ups, Ms．Davis and other scientists point out．But no studies have yet been finished on cell phone radiation and children, she says．

　　Henry Lai, a research professor, began lab radiation studies in 1980 and found that mice exposed to(暴露在)radiofrequency(电波频率)radiation had destroyed DNA in their brains．

　　Ms．Davis recommends using wired earphones(有线耳机)or the phone's speaker．(2)Children should send text messages rather than call, she said, and pregnant women should keep phones away from their bodies．

1．在(1)句空白处填入适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺。

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2．将(2)句翻译成中文。

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3．回答问题：What kind of people with brain cancer are getting more and more?

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4．找出同意句。

Scientists are still carrying on with the studies on cell phone radiation and children

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5．找出或写出该短文的主题句。

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请仔细阅读第1-5题中的个人情况说明，然后从A到F的六个选项中选出最合适每个人的选项。其中有一项多余。

1．Meimei is interested in playing the violin, but she can't play very well because she has no musical teacher．She really wants to get one．

2．Peter's summer holiday begins．He is too tired to go out for any activity．Instead, he would like to stay at home in the evening．

3．Tom's family is poor．He wants to find a part-time job on weekends to make some money for his study．

4．Jane is too fat．That is not good for her health．She knows it and wants to take more exercise after study．

5．Liu Hua is going to get married(结婚)next month．Before that, she is going to take photos with her husband．

A．GUANGZHOU SPORTS GROUND

Open next week from 6：20 pm to 8∶30pm．

Welcome to join us to keep fit．

Tel：23455882

B．HNTV-3

The programs are as follows：

18∶30：Sports

19∶00：World news

19∶30：Introduction of Museum of Modern Art

21∶30：Dance in the Rain

C．DONGFENG PHOTO SHOP

Photos are taken at half of the price for new husbands and wives．

Monday-Friday：8∶30 am-8∶30 pm

Saturday and Sunday：9∶00 am-10∶00pm

D．STAMPS ON SHOW

Time：8∶30am-5：00 pm, Octobert23-24

Add：No．1 Yuejin Road, Guangzhou

E．PART-TIME JOB OFFERED

Do you want to have a chance to communicate with those who do some shopping? If so, you may contact Sunny Bookshop, because we need two shop assistants(助理)．

Tel：23100013

F．HELP FROM MUSIC TEACHER

Give violin lessons at 8∶00 on Monday evening．You should have a violin．

100 yuan per month

Tel：28338381

Mary,Laura, Jim, Jack和Jenny各自丢失了一样东西，请你仔细阅读第1-5题中的他们对各自失物的描述，然后从A到F六个选项中选择相对应的图片(有一项多余)。

Mary：Hi, my name is Mary．My ID card is lost．My card number is zero three eight five six．Thank you

Laura：Hi, I'm Laura．I lost my notebook．Its color is yellow．It's not a very big one．Thanks

Jim：Help, help! I can't find my favorite football．It is white and black．It's a new ball．Please help me．

Jack：I'm Jack Brown．I lost a photo of my family．My father, mother, sister and I are in the photo．

Jenny：My name is Jenny．I am new here．I am not happy because my black watch is lost．My telephone number is 5649-0983．Please call me．

五个年轻人正各自打算选择不同的交通方式出行。请仔细阅读第1-5题中的个人情况说明和A到F六种交通方式的介绍，选出符合各自要求的最佳选项，其中一项为多余选项。

1．The City Library is in the downtown．Li Fei is planning to write a report about the flood(洪水)．He'd like to go to the City Library to look for some information．There is a small bus station near his home．

2．Wang Tao lives in Beijing．He will have three days off next week．He is interested in traveling．So he is going sightseeing in Shanghai．He'd like to get there as soon as possible(尽快)．He is sure he will have fun in Shanghai．

3．Jin Ling likes taking photos, especially photos of rivers and mountains．She is excited that her parents will take her to the Three Gorges(三峡)．She hopes she can take many photos when they are traveling on water．

4．This month Chen Xu will visit her grandparents in her hometown．It is about 1, 000 kilometers away．Chen Xu hopes to get there in ten hours．And she will be able to enjoy the sights along the railway(铁轨)．

5．Zhang Kai is a volunteer in a green group．Tomorrow he is going to listen to a talk in the central park．The park is nearly four kilometers away from his home, and he has decided to choose a way that is good for the environment．(环境)

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　　I have three best friends at school．They are all good students．

　　Jacky is the youngest of them．He was born in 1995．But he is very tall, about 1.70 meter! He is a sporty boy．He likes playing basketball．And he is really good at it．He is the centre(中锋)in our basketball team．Jacky says he wants to be a basketball player when he grows up．

　　Peter is the oldest．He is two years older than Jacky．But he is shorter than Jacky．He doesn't spend much time on sports．He likes music．He is crazy about Jay Chou's songs．And he collects everything about Jay Chou．He says R&B is so cool．Of course, we often share music together．

　　And Mary, a lovely girl．She always wears a smile on her face．She is a top student in our class．She is good at all her lessons．We all admire her very much．If we have any problems with our lessons, we will go to her．It seems(似乎)nothing is difficult to her!

　　I am so lucky to have them as my friends．And we often have a good time together．Would you like to make friends with them?

1．Is Peter as tall as Jacky?

________, he ________．

2．When was Peter born?

He was born in ________．

3．If they have any problems with their English, who will they go to for help?

They will go to ________ for help．

4．What does Jacky want to be when he grows up?

He wants to be ________ when he grows up．

5．请将划线部分句子译成汉语。

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