阅读理解

　　A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple trees 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(毁掉)a good apple tree!”

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

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2．How many people are there in the story?

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3．Where did the farmer plant the apple tree at last?

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4．Why did the apple tree soon die?

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70．Who destroyed the apple tree?

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阅读短文，按照要求完成短文后的各项任务

　　We call Chinese New Year the Spring Festival．There is a name for each Chinese year．(1)We may call it the year of sheep, the ________ of horse ________ the year of dog．(2)And this year is the year of dragon．

　　Before New Year's Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses．On New Year's Eve, there is a big family dinner．All the families stay up late to welcome the New Year after dinner．On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives．They say “Happy New Year and good luck．” and some other greetings(祝福)to each other．People usually have a good time during Chinese New Year, the Spring Festival．

1．将(1)句的空白处分别填上一个适当的词语, 使句意完整、上下文通顺。

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2．将(2)句译成中文。

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3．回答问题：What do Chinese people do before New Year's Day?

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4．在文中找出与A lot of families don't sleep early because they want to welcome the New Year．的同义句。

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5．在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子。

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阅读表达

　　People have different ways to express love．Once, our teacher asked us to talk about it．There were all kinds of answers．Someone said we could use flowers to express love; someone said we could use languages;(1)someone said we could ________ troubles and happiness ________ each other．A girl told us a true story．

　　A young man and his wife were both biology scientists．They often did some research(研究)on wild plants in the forest．They had a clever girl and they loved each other．

　　One day, they went to the forest as usual．But when they climbed up the hill, they were afraid．A lion was watching them．They didn't bring a gun(枪)with them．It was impossible to run away．Their faces got pale and they stood there without moving．The lion stood there, too．(2)After a few minutes it came up to them slowly, and then it ran faster and faster．It came in front of his wife．Just at that time, the man shouted in a loud voice and began to run away．The lion turned around and began to run after the man．Lions prefer to attack(攻击)the running person．It is the lion's character．After a while, the man was killed by the lion．The woman came back safely．

　　The girl asked us if we knew what the man had said．All the students gave one of these two answers．One was, “Honey, sorry．” And the other was “Hurry, run”．But the girl said we were all wrong．The man shouted to his wife loudly, “Take care of Lily．Live happily．”

　　At last, the girl said, “At the most dangerous moment, my dad ran away alone．He used the special way to show his love．”

1．在(1)句空白处填上恰当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺：________　________

2．将(2)句译成汉语。________．

3．What did the man do when they met the lion on the hill?

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4．在文中找出所给句子的同义句：“Do you know what the man said?” the girl asked us．

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5．找出文中或写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。

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阅读短文回答问题

　　According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention(CDC)(疾病控制中心), if you don't often wash your hands, you can pick up viruses(病毒)from many places and make yourself ill．You're at risk every time you touch your eyes, nose or mouth．In fact, one of the most common ways people catch colds is by rubbing their noses or their eyes when there are cold viruses on their hands．If you don't often wash yours hands, specially when you're sick, you may spread the viruses directly to others．You should wash your hands in the following situations：

　　●After using the bathroom

　　●After blowing your nose or coughing

　　●Before eating, serving or preparing food

　　●After touching pets or other animals

　　●After visiting anyone who is sick

　　●When your hands are dirty

　　There is a right way to wash your hands．Follow these simple steps to keep your hands clean．

　　●Use warm water(not cold or hot)

　　●Wash for 15 seconds

　　●Rinse(冲洗)well under warm water and dry them with a clean towel．

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阅读短文回答问题

　　Here in Siberia(西伯利亚), the winter is always very long and it's very, very cold! It starts to snow in November and the snow won't leave until May．The temperature is usually about－25℃, but it's sometimes much colder．When it's－35℃, children can't go to school, but grown-ups still go to work! We wear a lot of warm clothes：socks and boots, sweaters and fur coats．All the houses have heating, so it's never cold inside．In winter, we close the windows to stop the wind from getting in, and we don't open them again until spring．

　　In spring and summer it rains a lot, and we don't often see the sun．In summer it's often about 25℃, but the weather is very changeable．One day it's 25℃, and the next day it's 10℃．People say that the weather was even colder in the past．

1．How long is Siberia's snowy time?

2．What are used in Siberia to keep the people and houses warm?

3．Do children go to school when it's－35℃ in winter?

4．What's the weather like in spring?

5．How does the weather in Siberia often change in summer?

请阅读下面的单词及解释，然后根据要求完成任务。

A．请读下面各句，理解每句中个green 的意义，将适当的释义的序号填入句后的空格内。

1．Tom is still green at the job, because he is a young man just graduating from school．________

2．Green tomatoes are sour．________

3．I own only two of those new green cleaning products, they make no pollution．________

4．The hills are very green in spring．________

B．请在以上释义中任选一项造一个句子。

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根据短文内容完成任务．

　　New York is one of(A)________(excite)cities in the world．

　　You might want to do some shopping in New York．Fifth Avenue is probably New York's most famous shopping street, but if you go, be prepared to “window shop” only．This is shopping for the rich．There are other, less expensive shopping areas(区域)nearby, and you'll soon(B)come across famous stores such as Bloomingdales, Macy's and FAO Schwartz．

　　And if you've brought your rollerblades, then a visit to Central Park is a must．This is a large, open park right in the middle of Manhattan, but if you thought that people came here to relax, sit down for a few minutes and get away from the rush of New York life, then you'd be wrong．Nobody sits in Central Park：they run, jog(慢跑), and most of all they rollerblade．

　　When you leave New York, you might be tired, even poor and overweight, but the one thing you won't be is bored!

任务一：用(A)处所给单词的适当形式填空．(A)________

任务二：根据上下文，猜出(B)处划线短语的汉语意思(B)________

任务三，根据短文内容，回答下列问题．

3．Why would you probably only “window shop” in Fifth Avenue?

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4．What is Bloomingdales?

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5．What don't people do in Central Park?

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阅读短文，然后根据短文内容完成任务．

　　There is a popular club in many US middle schools．It's homework club．More and more students spend(度过)their afternoons at these clubs．

　　The US middle school students need a quiet place to study．But games, computers and TV are all around kids at home．So the homework club is just for them to do their homework．The club is quiet and it's(A)________ for students to study．Some teachers are there, too．They can answer students' questions and help with their work．

　　Finish(完成)their homework and then they play games or watch TV happily．

任务一：从方框中选择适当的词填入文中的A处．

1．________

任务二：将划线句子翻译成汉语：

2．________

任务三：根据短文内容完成句子．

3．There are ________, ________ and TV at kids' homes．

任务四：根据短文内容回答题．

4．What club is a popular one in many US middle schools?

5．What can students do after they finish their homework?

阅读文章，回答问题．

　　The holiday's upon us．After months of study, you have some time to yourself．So, why not read a book? Well, some people will say, “Why trouble with books? We have the Internet and other media(媒体)that offer a lot more colorful programs．Books are history!”

　　But don't be fooled．There's still a lot to be said for reading-and reading as widely as possible．

　　(1)One clear reason is that a well-chosen ________ is a wonderful collection of ________ and expressions, so long as you have a good dictionary, of course．Believe me, it's far easier to get new English words and expressions from a book or article than it is from the TV or the Internet．

　　(2)But an even more important point is that books give you something that modern media simply can not．The webpage(网页)is always full of pictures and the text is often designed to make it as easy to read as possible．

　　Though “easy” may be welcome, unluckily it's of little use for any long-time development of reading skills and the general language level．For that, there's still no substitute(替代品)for a book．

　　But perhaps the best single reason is that simply choosing what you read and doing it by yourself means that it's something you do by and for yourself．You can choose what you want to read．It's hard work, but while you are reading, you'll find that what once seemed like a duty is now a pleasure．Reading can bring us pleasure．

1．在(1)句空白处填入适当的词：________　________

2．把(2)划线句子翻译成中文：

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3．回答问题：How many reasons for reading books does the text mention?

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4．在文中找出与下面句子意思相近的句子：

It's nearly useless．

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5．在文中找出最能表达文章主题的句子：

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根据短文内容回答下列问题。

　　Tony loved basketball．One afternoon on his way to a basketball game, he was walking and dreaming about playing college basketball the next year．Suddenly a car hit him and he was thrown three meters into the air．

　　Tony woke up in a hospital room．When the doctor told him that both his legs were broken, he knew his college basketball dreams were over．Tony did what the doctors told him, but it didn't work．After he left the hospital, Tony was sent to a Rehabilitate Center(康复中心)．

　　A week after he arrived there, he met Sunny Chen．Sunny used to be a coach．His legs were hurt badly in a skating accident．Though he couldn't move his legs, Sunny became a coach of a basketball team called the Suns．It was a on-wheelchair basketball team, because everybody on the team played from a wheelchair．Sunny invited Tony to join the game．Tony played badly, but for the first time since the accident, he stopped feeling sorry for himself．

　　After becoming a part of the Suns, Tony improved quickly．Basketball was like medicine for him．Tony was much better than before．When Tony became sad or angry, Sunny was there to help him．The day before Tony left the center, he had dinner with Sunny．He asked Sunny how he could be so happy, even with his broken legs．

　　Sunny smiled and said, “It's really quite easy．When you keep your face to the sun, the shadows fall behind．”

1．What's Tony's favorite sport?

2．What was wrong with Tony in a car accident?

3．How did the players in the Suns play basketball?

4．What was Tony's feeling after he joining the Suns?

5．What can you learn from the story?