阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

　　Chinatown is the name given to an area in the middle of London．It is just between Leicester Square and Shaftsbury Avenue．Gerrard Street is at the center and is the most important street in the area．There is a large Chinese community(社区)with a lot of Chinese restaurants, Chinese supermarkets and shops in this street．

　　In the 1950s, it was a poor area and everything was very cheap．At the same time, the world rice market changed and thousand of farm workers in Hong Kong lost their jobs．They began arriving in London to look for work．They found jobs in the restaurants in this area．Many British people like Chinese food, and the restaurants were popular．

　　These restaurant workers often worked 17 hours a day and had no time to learn English．As more Chinese arrived, more shops and businesses grew up．Wives came and joined their husbands and children came and joined their fathers．The community grew, and Chinatown was born．

　　In the 1970s and 1980s, British-born Chinese started to have a better education and this brought economic(经济的)success to the area．Many families moved out of Chinatown, and there was more space for businesses．Gerrard Street become a street only for visitors and was soon a popular place for tourists．

　　Now everyone knows about London's Chinatown．During the Chinese New Year, the streets are seen with flags and thousands of Chinese go into the streets．For most of the year, though, Londoners and tourists go there mainly for the food in the Chinese restaurants．They best restaurants are the ones where the Chinese eat．

1．Is this Chinatown in the middle of London?

2．Ws the area rich or poor in the 1950s?

3．Why did the restaurant workers have not time to learn English?

4．When did British-born Chinese start to have a better education?

5．What are the main points about Chinatown in this passage?

阅读下面短文，按要求完成短文后的各项任务。

　　Have you ever wondered why birds sing?Maybe you thought that they were just happy．After all, you probably also sing or whistle when you are happy．

　　Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy．However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason．Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory．

　　Do you know what a“territory”is?A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims(宣称)as its own．Only he and his family are welcome there．No other families of the same species(物种)are welcome．Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome．(2)If a stranger should enter your territory and want to hurt you, you might shout．Probably this would be enough to frighten him away．

　　If so, you have actually frightened the stranger away without having to fight him．(4)一只鸟也将会做同样的事．But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting(筑巢)season．So he is screaming(尖叫)all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not．This screaming is what we call a bird's song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away．

　　Birds sing loudest in spring when they are trying to attract a mate(同伴)and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs．

　　You can see that birds have a language of their own．Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories．

任务一：从文中找出一个与establish同义的短语。1．________．

任务二：根据(2)处划线部分的意思来完成下面句子。(每空一词，共2词)

2．You might frighten a stranger away by ________　________ him if he should enter your territory and want to hurt you．

任务三：根据文章，选择最佳选项：

3．What is a bird's“territory”?

A．A place where other families of the same species are welcome．

B．A place where a bird can sing loudly．

C．An area where birds often fight against each other．

D．An area which a bird considers to be its own．

任务四：将(4)处划线句子翻译成英语。4．________．

任务五：用一句话概括本文的中心大意(不超过10个单词)。

5．________．

阅读下面的短文．并根据短文后的要求答题。

　　Since 1850．the temperature of Earth's surface has increased about 0.6℃．Scientists predict it may warm much more by the end of this century．Who's turning up the heat?Well, it seems that we are!Some of this global warming may be natural．However, nearly all scientists now agree that most of it is due to peoples actions．Over the past 150 years, we've added huge amounts of certain gases, especially carbon dioxide(CO₂)to the air．These gases can keep heat near Earth's surface, so more carbon dioxide means more heat is kept near Earth's surface．Global warming may change the weather in ways that lead to more severe storms, floods and droughts．

　　We add carbon dioxide to the air when we burn things, especially fossil fuels．Fossil fuels are energy sources formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago．Coal, oil, and natural gas are all fossil fuels．People in the United States and other countries started bunting large amounts of fossil fuels more than a century ago．The amount d fossil fuels being burned each year has been increasing worldwide．The more we burn, ________．

　　What can we do to help?Nowadays to live a low-carbon life is quite popular in the world．Low-carbon means to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide．Saving energy and reusing are the key words．In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make our lives low-carbon．

1．What problem can global warming cause?(根据短文内容回答问题)

2．What are fossil fuels?(同上)

3．请将第一段中的划线句子翻译成汉语。

4．请根据第二段内容，将最后一个句子补充完整。

The more we bum, ________．

5．请写出日常生活中的一种“低碳”行为(用英语写一个句子)。

阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。

　　Confidence is very important in daily life．It can help you to develop a healthy attitude(态度)．A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier．They can have more chance to make themselves successful．But how to be more confident?Here are some suggestions：

　　●Speak loud　When you are not confident, you can't do well what you want to do．You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you．Try to speak loud enough so that people can hear you clearly．The high voice can help you become more confident．

　　●Play sports　Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed．[3]A strong body helps you be full of confidence．

　　●Encourage yourself　Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well．Did you finish your homework?Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh?Give yourself praise for the good things you've done．

　　●Get rid of(消除)fear　Fear comes along with failure(失败)．But it's easy to overcome(克服)if you know that failure is part of your life．Don't hide your head just because you said something stupid last time．Try to start again and believe you can do better．

　　●Pick up a hobby　If you like singing, sing as much as you can．[4]In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding．And it will make you happy and confident．

A．根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1．How many suggestions can help you to be more confident?

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2．How Call you encourage yourself?

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B．将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

3．_____________________

4．_____________________

C．请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

5．_____________________

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容用完整的句子回答问题。

　　At a special ceremony(仪式), a special award was offered to a group of students from Changjian University on February 11, 2010．They were brave enough to help save two boys from Changjiang Rive．All the students were there except three, who lost their lives when they tried to save the boys．

　　On the afternoon of October 24, 2009, some students were taking a trip to Changjiang River．Suddenly two boys fell into the river．Some of them quickly jumped into the water and saved one boy．However, things didn't go so well when they tried to save the other one．More students joined in, and, hand in hand, they formed a human wall．Finally the other boy was saved．

　　However, the human wall broke down and many students were swept away by the rushing water．At that moment several members of a winter swimming team nearby came to help and succeeded in saving many of the students．But the three of them, who were only 19, were nowhere to be found．

1．What did the students receive at the ceremony?

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2．Were all the students who saved the boys at the ceremony?

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3．What was described in the second paragraph?

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4．Why were many students rushed away by the water?

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5．What's your idea after reading this story?

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请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

　　Every Saturday, Grandpa and I walk to the nursing home to visit some of the old and sick people there because they can't take care of themselves．

　　First we visit Mrs．Sokol．I call her“The Cook．”She likes to talk about the time when she was a well-known cook in Russia．People would come from miles, just to taste her chicken soup．

　　Next we visit Mr．Lipman．I call him“The Singer”because he loves to sing for us．Whenever he does, his voice fills the air, clear and full of energy．

　　I also enjoy Mrs．Kagan's stories about her own experiences during the old days．I call her“The Memory Lady．”

　　One day Grandpa got very sick and the doctor said they didn't think he would get better．

　　It was time to visit the nursing home again．I had to go alone．Everyone was surprised when I told them that my grandpa was ill and in hospital．

　　A few days later, Grandpa was not able to sit up, eat or even speak．I went to the corner of the room so Grandpa wouldn't see me cry．Suddenly, I heard someone singing．I looked up．It was the Singer．Behind her were the Cook．and the Memory Lady．The Cook brought her famous homemade chicken soup．The Memory Lady held Grandpa's hand and told us how Grandpa once came to visit her in a snowstorm, just to bring her some roses for her birthday．

　　Before I realized it, visiting hours were up．That evening, Grandpa called the nurse in and said he was hungry．Soon he began to sit up．Finally he was able to get out of bed．It is really a miracle(surprising event), isn't it?

1．Why did the writer and his grandpa go to the nursing home every Saturday?

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2．Who were Grandpa's good friends in the nursing home?

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3．Why did the writer cry?

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4．Why did Grandpa once come to see Mrs．Kagan in a snowstorm?

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5．What do you think of Grandpa?(请自拟一句话作答)

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阅读短文，按要求完成短文后的各项任务。

　　Success comes from good habits．The most important reason that helps you succeed is what you do every single day．Your habits are so important that they will decide whether you are successful or not．If you have strong and healthy positive(积极的)habits, it does not matter whether or not you fail today because you are guaranteed(保证)to succeed in the long run．Having positive habits does not mean that you will succeed every single time．However, in the long term, there is no doubt that you will achieve all your goals and be successful．

　　A single positive action will not change your life, but the same action repeated l,000 times will have an important(1)________　________ your life．For example, if you listen to English only one time, you won't see a big difference in your English studying．However, if you listen to English l,000 times over a five-year period, you will find you've made progress in English．The same principle applies to(适用于)health, relationships, work and school．(2)Simple positive actions repeated every single day will change your life in the long run．

　　Everybody can change．All it takes is courage and persistence(毅力)．Decide right now to improve your life by changing your habits．Take actions right now!Don't be afraid．You will probably make mistakes along the way, but never forget that success is guaranteed for you if you have good habits in your life．And if you refuse to give up, success will be yours．

1．在(1)句的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、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：Why are habits so important?

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4．在文中找出与If you never stop, you'll be successful．意思相近的句子。

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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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阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答所提问题。

　　You may have known several kinds of police, traffic police and street police．But have you ever heard of energysaving(节能)policemen?

　　A group of 22 of these new policemen went to work last week in Beijing．They go around the city to see the use of energy in hotels, office buildings, shopping centers and other public places．One of their aims is to make sure that these places have set their air conditioning(空调)no cooler than 26℃．

　　“If everyone sets their air conditioning at 26℃, Beijing will save 400 million kilowatt-hours of electricity in one summer,”said a TV advertisement．

　　At the beginning of this month, China made its first action plan to fight pollution．It aims to reduce energy usage by 20％ and increase renewable(可再生的)energy up to 10％ from 7％ by 2010．

　　To introduce the public to a green life, last week Beijing held a show on energy-saving technology and products．

　　“We want to tell people that there are certain ways to protect the environment．Each of us can find effective ways to do it in our daily life,”said Liu Qianguang, an environmental engineer in Beijing．

1．What do the energy-saving policemen usually do in Beijing?

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2．How much electricity will be saved in one summer if everyone in Beijing sets their air conditioning at 26℃?

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3．Has China planned to reduce energy usage by 20％ by 2010?

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4．Why did Beijing hold a show on energy-saving technology and products?

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5．Who is Liu Qianguang?

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