写作技能。阅读简答，阅读短文，然后根据短文内容简要回答下列问题。

Class 9 had a great time on the school trip．They went to Blue Water Aquarium(水族馆)for the day．First they visited the Visitors’ Center and watched a movie about sharks．Then they watched a dolphin show．After that, they went to the Outdoor Pool and saw a big octopus(章鱼)．After lunch, they went to the Gift Shop and bought lots of gifts．Finally, tired but happy, they took the bus back to school．At the end of the day, the science teacher was very happy because the class monitor cleaned the bus after the trip．

1．Did the students have a great time on the school trip?

2．Where did they see an octopus?

3．How did they get back to school?

4．When did they go to the Gift Shop and buy lots of gifts?

5．Who cleaned the bus after the trip?

回答问题，阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。

　　M r．Dawson was an old man with a bad temper(脾气)．And everyone in town knew it．Kids were afraid to go into his yard to pick apples．

　　One Friday, 12-year-old Janet and her friend Amy had to walk past M r．Dawson ' s house．When Janet saw him, she suggested crossing the street to the other side．But Amy said they needn' t．

　　When M r．Dawson saw Amy, he smiled and said, “ hello, Amy! I see you have a new friend with you today．” Amy smiled back and told him that Janet would stay with her that night．M r．Dawson looked friendly and gave them each a fresh apple．The girls were glad to get them．

　　Later Janet asked Amy, “ everyone says he is the most unwelcome person in town．Why was he so kind to us? ” Amy explained that when she first walked past his house, she was also afraid of him．But she pretended there was an invisible(看不见的)smile on his face and then started talking to her．Just a “ hello ” at first, and then more．

　　“An invisible smile? ”Janet was puzzled, “Yes, ” answered Amy, “ My grandma told me to think so．She says smiles can run around．If we keep smiling at someone, sooner or later he will really smile back．”

　　Remember what Amy ' s grandma said, and we will find that most people can ' t refuse our smile．

1．What did people feel about M r．Dawson?

2．What did Janet think of M r．Dawson after getting an apple from him?

3．What did Amy do when she first walked past M r．Dawson ' s house?

4．Who did Amy learn “ an invisible smile ” from?

5．What does the writer advise us to do?

任务型阅读，阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下面各题。

　　The U．S．Master Golf Tournament(美国高尔夫大师赛)is one of the big four games in professional golf．This year, Guan Tianlang, a fourteen-year-old Chinese, has become a well-known as the youngest player in the 77-year history of the game．And he won the best-performing amateur(业余选手)．He had a hard time in the game, but he said it was a wonderful experience for him．

　　At the age of 4, he started learning golf from his father．Many people think he is a smart golfer．Even Ben Crenshaw, a two-time Masters winner, praised Guan's performance after playing with the boy．“He's very confident(自信)and patient．He never played in a hurry, ” he said to the USA Today．

　　Guan makes the world know him not only with his game, but with his English as well．He answered the reporters’ questions with his perfect English．In fact, English is just one of favorite subjects．He also likes maths and history very much．At school, Guan is just like any other boy of his age．He goes to regular classes．He enjoys basketball and Kobe Bryrant is his favorite basketball player．He is always trying to get food grades and find time to practice golfing．He wants to win a major one day, but he said, “There’re still a lot of things to learn to improve．So nothing to rush．”

1．Who is Guan Tianlang?

He is a 14-year-old ________ player from China．

2．What does Crenshaw think of Guan?

He thinks Guan is a ________ boy．

3．How long is the history of the U．S．Master Golf Tournament?

It is ________．

4．How did Guan feel about the time he had in the game this year?

Though hard, he felt it a ________ for him．

5．What can we learn about Guan from the last paragraph?

He thinks it's ________ to keep studying hard, although he is successful in some way．

任务型阅读，阅读短文，然后根据其内容回答下列问题

　　To be a good teacher, you need some of the abilities of a good actor．You must be able to hold the attention and interest of your audience; you must be a clear speaker with a good, strong, pleasing voice which is fully(完全地)under your control; and you must be able to act what you are teaching in order to make your meaning clear．

　　Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he does not just sit before his class．He stands the whole time while teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers(手指)to help him in his explanations, and his face to express(表达)feelings．Listen to him, and you will hear the loudness(大声)and the musical(悦耳的)note(调子)of his voice always changing according to(根据)what he is talking about．

　　The fact that a good teacher has some of the abilities of a good actor doesn't mean that he will really be able to act well on the stage, for there are very important differences between the teacher's work and the actor's．The actor has to speak words that he has learnt by heart(心); he has to repeat exactly(准确地)the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed(确定)before．What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage．

　　A good teacher works in quite a different way．His audiences take an active part in his play．They ask and answer questions, they obey(遵守)orders(秩序), and if they don't understand something, they say so．The teacher therefore(因此)has to act according to the needs of his audiences-his class．He cannot learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along．

　　I have known many teachers who were fine actors in class but were unable to take part in a stage play because they could not keep strictly to what others had written．

根据上面短文内容填空。

1．If you want to be a good teacher, you need some of the abilities of ________．

2．While teaching, a teacher uses his ________ to help him in his explanation, and his face to express ________．

3．Teachers’ work is quite ________ actors’．

4．An actor has to speak words that he has learned ________．

5．A teacher has to act according to ________．

任务型阅读，阅读短文，然后根据其内容回答下列问题

When this story happened, they were working around a very large house．Their job was to do the cleaning．It was not a difficult job, but sometimes it was a little dangerous, because they had to walk below where workmen were working．Often these workmen dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground．One morning Joe was working near the house with a cigarette behind one of his ears．Suddenly somebody on the top shouted, "Look out! " But Joe did not "look out"．He looked up．And as he did so, a long knife missed Joe's head, but it cut off one of his ears．At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out, "I've lost an ear．Help! Help! " Jeff ran up to help his friend．"Look for my ear, " Joe told him．"It must be on the ground somewhere．" Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear．At last he found an ear on the ground．He picked it up and carried it to Joe．"Here you are, " he said, "I've found it．" Joe looked at it．"No, that's not my ear．" he said, "Mine had a cigarette behind it．"

1．What were Joe and Jeff?

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2．How did Joe lose his ear?

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3．At the end of the story, what did Jeff find?

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4．What do you think of Joe?

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5．What is the title for this passage?

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缺词填空，根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺。

　　Do you want to live a happier, less stressful life? Try l　　1　　 for no reason at all．That's how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world-and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to k　　2　　 healthy．The first Laughter Club was s　　3　　 in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr Madan Kataria．There are now o　　4　　 500 Laughter Clubs in India and more than 1, 300 worldwide．Many doctors are also i　　5　　 in the effects of laughter on our health．

　　According to a 5-year study in the body, laughter improves our health against illness by about 40％．So, w　　6　　 happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club to find out．I was quite n　　7　　 at the beginning of the class, to be honest, I was worried about looking foolish．Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say "ho ho ho, ha ha ha, " while looking at each other．However, our bodies can't tell the difference between fake laughter and real laughter．S　　8　　 they still produce the same healthy effects．

　　Surprisingly, it works! After ten minutes, e　　9　　 in the room was laughing for real-and some people just couldn't stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt．So if you're u　　10　　 stress, then start laughing．You might be very pleased with the results!

阅读下面短文，根据要求完成下列各题。

　　Do you know what school life is like in Singapore? In Singapore, a class only lasts half an hour, but there are no breaks between classes．The students only have a 30－minute tea break after 3 or 4 classes．

　　They do not do eye exercises．Yao Suyu said our eye exercises were unfamiliar(不熟悉)to her．“I'd like to introduce them to our school,” she said．“They're very useful!”

　　In Singapore school ends at 1∶50 p．m．But students joined other classes after school such as dance clubs and choir(合唱团)．Yao says she joins dance club twice a week and it lasts from 1∶30 to 5∶30 p．m．

　　Singapore's population(人口)includes Chinese, Indians(印度人), Malays(马来人 )and Westerners．But there is no special school for any one of the groups．The students in Yao's school are mainly Chinese, Indians and Malays．“The Indian students take Indian language classes when we study Chinese,” said Yao．“But if an Indian student is interested in Chinese, he or she can study it, too．”

　　In Singaporean schools, teachers teach in English．It's the official(官方的)language in Singapore．Singaporean students have to take different courses after school．Like most Singaporean students, Yao took other courses in Chinese, math and English．

根据上面短文的内容回答问题。

1．How long does a class last in Singapore?

2．Do the students do eye exercises in Singapore?

3．When does school end in Singapore?

4．What does Singapore's population include?

5．In which language do teachers teach in Singaporean schools?

信息归纳

　　Allan：Hello! May I speak to Bob?

　　Mary：Sorry! He isn't in at the moment．Tomorrow is Teachers’ Day, and he has gone to buy some presents for the teachers．Could I take a message?

　　Allan：Yes, please．My name is Allan．I'm taking the subway to Shanghai for vacation tonight．It is two o’clock now．I am afraid I have no time to see him before I leave．Tell him I'll leave in three hours．My phone number is three o one double five double seven．

　　Mary：OK! I'll tell him as soon as he comes back．

　　Allan：Thank you very much! Goodbye!

　　Mary：Bye!

信息归纳

Hello, everyone．Here is something important for everyone going to London next month．As you know, you are going to stay with a family for two weeks．Now, the most important thing is money．You should take about ＄530 with you．I think it will be enough for everyone．Then, when you arrive, your new family will meet you．You must remember to wear a red shirt, so the family will find you easily．They’ve been told you all wear red shirts．You'll also need to take with you 4 photos of yourself and, of course, it's very important that you take the school letter．While you’re there, if you have any problems, you can call Leech School Office．I'll give you the office phone number now： it's 580-4436 and the person to ask for is Mrs．Belcher…She's in the office from nine o’clock in the morning until five in the afternoon every day．OK．That's everything．Have a good journey!