根据短文内容回答下列问题：

　　I woke up as the plane started to land at Auckland airport．I had not slept for much of the night flight from Singapore because I was so excited．This was my first trip abroad without my parents．It was a school trip for Grade 6 students, all aged 11 years old．

　　After the arrival, we got on a bus which took us to a place called Miranda, where we stayed the night．

　　The next day we got up early, had breakfast, and took the bus to Thames．On the way we stopped at a gold mine(矿)．I searched for pieces of gold but didn't find any．At Thames we visited a cave where we saw a huge spider eating a fly．That was interesting!

　　The third day was very unforgettable．We went to a Maori village．Maoris are the original people who have lived in the New Zealand for thousands of years．I made friends with a Maori boy of my own age called Aaron．Aaron took me to his large house．He had many pets including a dog, a cat, a chicken and···an ostrich(鸵鸟)!The ostrich was much taller than me with a funny head and long legs．It was a little bit frightening!

　　That night for dinner we had a barbecue and finally before going to bed we played a game of football．My team won 3 to 1．

　　The next morning was our last day in New Zealand．We went back to Aaron's village where the Maori men lined up and performed a haka－this is a war dance．We then sang a song for them and then everyone became friends．It was a wonderful experience．

　　After that we went to a place called Rototua where we saw boiling bud pools and geysers(间歇性喷泉)．The geysers shot water into the air 10metres high! It was amazing!

　　That night we took the bus back to the airport and said our goodbye to the beautiful country of New Zealand．I would love to come back to visit again some day．

1．The writer comes from Singapore, doesn't he?

2．Did the writer go to New Zealand with his parents?

3．What interesting thing did they see at Thames?

4．How old was the Maori boy Aaron?

5．Where did the writer see an ostrich?

6．What did the writer think of his trip to New Zealand?

Answer the question(根据短文内容回答下列问题)

　　Just before midnight on July the 31th, 1997, some skiers returning to their hotel in the village of Thredbo heard a sound like the passing of ten trains．The frightened skiers rushed to where the noise had come from and found that part of the hillside about the village had dropped down onto two buildings in which nineteen people had been sleeping．The buildings were now buried(掩埋)under tons of earth and huge rocks．

　　As soon as the day broke, rescue(救援)workers began digging for people alive．They used hand tools because they were worried that machines might hurt anyone trapped(围困)under the rocks．Rain and snow kept falling and there was a danger that more earth and rocks would come down the mountain．

　　For two days , rescue workers never stopped digging．On Thursday evening they found the first body．The next day they found two more．They had almost given up hope of finding anyone alive when, at 5∶37 a.m．on Saturday morning, a special machine they were using found a small movement．

　　Immediately someone shouted to tell the workers to be silent．Everyone stopped talking, no one moved．A fireman lay down over to a hole in a large piece of concrete(混凝土)and shouted down．“Can anyone hear me?” “I can hear you,” came the reply．

　　Worried that their digging could start more rock falling down the mountain, rescue workers began carefully taking away the rocks and dirt on top of the trapped man．By 10 o'clock, a small hole had been made．At 10∶10 a.m．, rescue workers sent two tubes down through the hole, one carrying warm air and the other a warm drink．Then a microphone was passed through the hole so that they could talk to the man．

　　For the next seven hours, two workers talked to the trapped man while others slowly and carefully worked to free him．They found out that his name was Stuart Diver and that he and his wife were sleeping then the disaster happened．His wife was washed away by the mud and water．For more than two days, Stuart had been trapped between two pieces of concretes, with only 30 cm between his head and the concrete above．Every few hours, icy water had rushed over him and he had had to lift his head out of the water to breathe．By the time he was found, he was cold and hungry and had almost given up any hope of being rescued．

　　Finally, at 5∶17 p.m．on Saturday evening, Stuart was pulled out．Rescue workers all over the hillside began shouting with joy．In thousands of homes, people were also cheering as they watched the rescue on their televisions．

1．When did the disaster happen?

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2．Why did the rescue workers use hand tools to dig for the people alive?

Because _________________________

3．How did the rescue workers find Stuart Diver?

4．Was Stuart the only person that was saved in this disaster?

5．How much time did it take the rescue workers to save Stuart from under the rubble?

It ______________________________

6．How was the whole rescue?

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任务型阅读。阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题并翻译一个句子。

　　One day an old man sells(卖)a big elephant．A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly(慢慢地)．The old man goes up to him and says near his ear．“Don't say anything about the elephant before I sell it, then you can get some meat．”“All right．”says the young man．

　　After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man some meat and asks, “How can you see the bad ears of the elephant? ”“I don't see the bad ears，”says the young man．“Then why do you look at the elephant slowly? ”asks the old man．The young man answers, “Because I want to see what an elephant looks like．”

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1．What does the old man sell?

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2．Does the young man want to buy the elephant?

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3．What does the young man get at last(最后)?

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4．Does the elephant have two bad ears?

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5．将文中划线的句子译成汉语。

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阅读下面材料，选出最佳选项。

　　When Lewis Hamilton crossed the finishing line in the last F1 race of 2008, he said to his team over the team radio, "Do I have it? Do I have it? I am too happy! ” He really couldn't believe that he became the youngest F1 World Champion, and the first black man to win it．

　　In 2007, Lewis entered the Fl world．His talent(天赋)for racing and his performances soon amazed everyone．He did a great job in his first fifteen races．But the last two races were nightmares(恶梦)．He lost them, and lost the world champion title in the end by just one point．

　　2008 was a hard year for Lewis．Many Fl fans criticized(责难)him, and most F1 racers didn't talk to him any more．He was lonely．But his wish to win kept him strong．He raced very well, and had a seven-point lead before the last race in Brazil．He won 4 points from this race, just enough to win the world champion title．

　　There's no reason he can't win a lot more．

1．What did Lewis say when he won the F1 race of 2008?

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2．When did Lewis start his F1 world? What did people think of him?

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3．In 2007, he lost the F1 race, didn't he?

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4．How did he do before the last race in Brazil?

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5．请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。

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阅读下面一篇文章，完成下题。

　　Never try to work when you are very hungry．If you want to do your homework right after school, you may want to eat something before getting to work．①Always do your homework before you get too tired．Don't wait until very late in the evening, or your homework will seem much harder than it really is．

　　If you have more than an hour's work，you should give yourself a break after an hour．On the other hand，② you should work at least half an hour a time without stopping．

　　Don't put it off(推迟)until the last minute．If you put off doing your homework，you will have it on your mind，and you won't enjoy your free time so much．If you put it off until the end of the week or until night before a test，you will have too much catching up to do．A little each night, enough to keep up with(跟上)what is happening each day in school，will take the fear out of tests and keep you on top of it．

　　Do your homework at the same time every day．This will help you make it a habit．It will make part of your daily work easier to do，and it will make your free time more enjoyable as well．

1．改写①句使句意不变。

________ you get too tired, you should ________ doing your homework．

2．What will happen if you put off your homework until the last minute?

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3．请将短文中的②句翻译成中文。

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阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

　　March 5 is the 49th anniversary(周年纪念日)of the “Learn from Lei Feng Day”, a day named in honor of the Chinese soldier Lei Feng．He died in 1962．Over the past half century, Lei Feng has become an inspiration for the young people．But with the changing of our society, do we still have to learn from Lei Feng? Still, others argue about it．Let's look at the following things, you will get your answer．

　　Do you still remember the story of the two-year-old Yue Yue? She was driven over twice．And 18 people passed by, but none of them helped her．At last it was a cleaner who gave her a hand．But the little girl died of bad hurt．At that time, many people were shocked by this news．People asked what's wrong with Chinese people．

　　After that, something is changing．Some old people fell down on the street, people go to help．Here is another example．Mr Li is a taxi driver．One day he was driving along Center Street, he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car．They were trying to run away in their car．Mr Li acted at once and drove the Taxi straight at the thieves．Many other people also came to help．The thieves said they didn't think so many people would help．Even the owner of the shop said she couldn't believe she could get her money back．

　　Do you think we still need to learn from Lei Feng? Yes, I think so．Everyone may be in trouble．Sometimes you may be busy．You just need to do some volunteering when you are free．It also helps a lot．Lei Feng's spirit is great．

1．When is “Learn from Lei Feng Day”?

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2．How many people saw the accident about Yue Yue but none of them helped her?

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3．Who helped Yue Yue at last?

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4．How did Mr Li help the owner of the shop?

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5．What can we learn from this passage?

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阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答下面的问题。

　　For us students who are studying at school, the time of exams is very stressful and difficult．Some people find exam times so bad that they become ill, because they are afraid of failing; they are afraid of letting their parents and family down．If exams are really making you ill or worried, don't hide your feelings．Talk to someone about it．Maybe you can speak to a friend, or someone in your family, or teachers at your place of study．If one person doesn't help you, ask someone else．

　　How to get through exams? Here are some①________(建议)：

　　Ask a teacher or tutor about how to review your lessons, and exam skills-how to work when you are in an exam．

　　Take short rests during your time of work．If your mind is tired, it will not remember well．

　　Plan your work：study at times when you know you will work at your best．

　　Get enough sleep, and eat ②________(健康)food．

　　You need exercise to work well．Walk, run, play sports-whatever you enjoy．

　　Stop thinking about the future and failing．

　　If you feel ill, talk to someone about your worries．But don't be too relaxed!③Some stress over exams makes you work hard for them．

　　If it upsets you to talk to your friends about an exam when it is finished, don't do it! In fact, don't even think about the exam you have finished．What is done is done．④ 你不能改变你已经写的东西！

　　To this advice, we could add：

　　If you are studying in the evening, don't go straight to bed．Your mind will still be“going round and round”-thinking too much．Do something else, maybe walk or get exercise．Choose something that will relax you, and make you think of other things．

任务一：根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1．Why do some students hate exams?

任务二：在①处和②处填上恰当的单词(每1分)。

2．①________

②________

任务三：将文中划线的句子③译成汉语。

3．________________________

任务四：将短文中划线的句子④译成英语。(每空0．5分，共2分)

4．You ________　________ what you ________　________．

任务五：请给短文拟一个适当的标题。(2分)

5．_________________________

任务型阅读。

以下是五位网友的自述，请把相关人物与他们所浏览的网页配对。

　　A：I talk with some old friends from school．I can find them on the Internet．There's a cool new website where I can find people．So I put in a friend's name, and there he is!

　　B：I often check out some book sites．I like to buy some books on line, because some of the books can't be found in bookstores．It's great!

　　C：Every morning I read the news on line and catch up on all the sports results．I don't have to take newspapers to my office．

　　D：I always check out the record of my phone call．I like to pay on line because I don't like to wait．

　　E：I often go travelling by train．To order train tickets on line is much easier and faster．And I can get tickets in my office or at home．

1．http：//www.train.cei.got.cn

2．http：//www.dailynews.com

3．http：//www.bookfm385.com/free

4．http：//www.cnctelecommunication.com

5．http：//www.friendnetfind.Info

短文填空

　　Henry works in a factory．He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years．He has to do the hard work, but he is paid l　　1　　．He likes to watch football matches very much and s　　2　　 much time on them．

　　One afternoon there was a big football match on the playground．He borrowed some money from his friend and h　　3　　 there．There were a lot of people there．And all the tickets were sold out．He was sorry for it．He saw a pole(杆子)outside the playground and climbed it quickly．A policeman came and said, “It is d　　4　　 to stay on it! Come down! ”

　　“Wait a m　　5　　 , please! ” Henry said and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers on the playground and asked in a hurry, “Which team has kicked a goal? ” “Ours! ” “W　　6　　 ! You can stay there．But take care! ” The policeman said h　　7　　 and left．When the match would be soon over, he came back again and asked, “Who has won? ” “Theirs, 3∶2．” “Come down, ” the policeman said a　　8　　．“Such a match is not worth w　　9　　 ! ”

　　Henry had to come down．But soon they heard cheers again．The policeman said in a hurry, “ C　　10　　 up and see who has kicked a goal．”

阅读短文，按要求完成短文后的各项任务。

　　Victor used to be such a good runner that he had won nine awards at the age of 18．

　　Then one day while he was running along the roadside, an accident suddenly happened to him．Unluckily, both of his legs were injured(受伤)seriously by a car out of control．Since then, he hasn't been able to walk any more．

　　After a long time, however, he knew life wouldn't stop for him．He tried to do what he could do instead of what he lost．He realized that there were many possibilities for the disabled．1)One of the things he became interested in was ________ ________．

　　Every day he listened to tapes and read books．After several years he became fluent(流利的)in three languages．Then he tried his best to work as a translator in a company．To everybody' s surprise, he became the best one in the city．

　　Though Victor wishes he could walk, he is always looking forward to living a wonderful life in the future．Sometimes he misses being able to walk or run．2)But now at least he can live on his own and make himself enjoy what he likes．He thinks there' s much to be thankful for．Where there is a will, there is a way．

1．在1)句的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺：________________．

2．将2)句译成中文：________________．

3．How old was Victor when he won the ninth award?

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4．找出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子：

He made his effort to do anything he could in order to make up for the loss．

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5．找出文中最能表达该短文主题的句子：________________．