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　　Are bald eagles(秃鹰)r 　　1　　 bald ? No! There is s　　2　　 short white hair on their heads．The w　　3　　 “bald ” is “ white ” in old English．

　　Bald eagles live near water, b　　4　　 their favourite food is fish ! An eagle may h　　5　　 to wait for a long time for a big fish．When fish are not enough , bald eagles will eat other birds o　　6　　 animals．And they a　　7　　 eat food from other birds．

　　If someone says you have eagles' e　　8　　, you should be happy．They say that you can see things that o　　9　　 cannot see．Eagles can see things from far away．But an eagle's eyes can not m　　10　　．So when an eagle looks around , it has to move its head．

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5．h________

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阅读下面短文，根据要求完成下列各题。

　　Every year in English－speaking countries, people list the most popular names．Here are some examples．In the United States at the moment, the three most popular names are Emily, Emma, and Madison．For boys, they are Michael, Joshua and Mathew．In Britain parents today might call their little girl Grace, Jessica or Ruby．If they have a little boy, they could call him Jack, Thomas or Oliver．

　　In China names have very clear meanings．If a girl is called Mei, her name means “beautiful”．If a boy is called “Wu”, his name means “ like a soldier”．Names in English－speaking countries are like this too．The girl's name Joy is probably chosen because the parents with their daughter to be joyful and bring joy to others．If a girl is Ruby, it may be because of the beautiful valuable stone．

　　Parents often pick names that can be shortened．They might choose such names because they want to be able to speak to their child in a personal way．

　　For exampale, a popualr name is William．But William can be shortened to Will, Willy, Bill and Billy．The same is true of the favourite old name for a girl, Elizabeth．Elizabeth can be shortened to Beth, Liza and Liz．

　　Another reason children get the names is that parents want their boy or girl after someone who is famous, such as an actor, a pop star or sports star．David is a popular name in Britain, partly because David Beckham is a famous footballer．

根据短文内容填空。

1．At the moment, Michael is one of the three most popular names for boys ________ while Grace for ________ in Britain．

2．Mei means ________ and Ruby means ________ according to the passage．

3．From this passage, we know that both parents in ________ countries and in China would like to choose names for their ________．

4．Parents often pick names that can be ________ so that they can ________ in a personal way．

5．David is a popular name in Britain partly ________ the famous football ________, David Beckham．

信息归纳

　　My name is Hector．My birthday is coming．I'm planning to have a birthday party．I'm inviting my friends Peter and Bill．My parents went shopping and bought a lot of delicious food and some drinks yesterday．

　　My birthday is June 9^th．My grandpa's birthday is September 23 rd．He lives with my uncle in America, so I usually send e-card to him on his birthday．Next Sunday is my cousin Julia's birthday．Julia likes eating strawberries, so I want to buy her some strawberries on her birthday．My grandpa's birthday is in April．It is very warm and nice in April．So on her birthday, we often go traveling．

　　I believe everybody in my family is giving me a nice present on my birthday this year．I hope I can get a new bike．

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

　　A poor young man went to Paris, expecting that his father's friend could help him find a business for living．

　　“Are you(1)g________ at maths?” his father's friend asked him．

　　The young man(2)s________ his head．

　　“How is your history?” “How(3)a________ your law?”

　　The young man lowered(低下)his head sadly．

　　His father's friend asked again and again, but the young man could(4)o________ shake his head．He himself couldn't find out any advantages．

　　“Then write down(5)y________ address first．”

　　The young man wrote his address and turned to leave,(6)b________ he was stopped by his father's friend．“Your name is written very beautifully, which is your advantage．You shouldn't satisfy yourself with finding a(7)j________ for living．”

　　Many(8)y________ later, the young man wrote the classical works that was well-known in the world．He was Alexandra Dumas(大仲马), a(9)f________ French writer of the 18th century．

　　There are many ordinary persons in the world who all have many small advantages, but they can't find(10)t________．In fact, there is a gold mine(矿)in every ordinary life．If you're willing to dig, you will dig out treasures that surprise yourself．

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阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空(必要时可加情态动词或助动词)。

　　One day, when Tom got to the office, a letter(1)________(wait)for him．He opened it．

　　“Dear Tom,” the letter said, “I(2)________(write)to thank you for your help．You(3)________(help)me so much when I came to your office．Here's a ticket for the big football match．”

　　Tom looked at the ticket．He could not believe that he had it．Everyone looked forward to(4)________(watch)the match!

　　“ I must watch the match,” he though．“ I must．I(5)________(expect)the big match for 4 year．”

　　Tom thought and though．He(6)________(not put)his heart into any work．Then at twelve o'clock he knew what(7)________(do)．

　　He went out of the office and called his sister, Jean．

　　At one o'clock Mr Bates came up to him．“I have bad news for you, Tom．Your sister telephoned just now．Your mother(8)________(send)to hospital a moment ago．”

　　“Thank you,” Tom said．“I will go to the hospital．I(9)________(come)back as soon as possible．”

　　In fact, Tom(10)________(leave)the office quickly for the football ground．Tom's ticket was a good one．He could stand near the front．

　　The next morning, when Tom got to the office, Mr Bates came up to him．“You're fired(解雇), Tom．” Then he walked away angrily．

　　“But why?” Tom asked．

　　Then a girl said, “We saw the match on TV here yesterday! You were on TV! Tom, you had such a good ticket!”

阅读下面对话，从方框中选择五个最适当的句子完成对话(其中有2个选项是多余的)。

Li Yang：Good morning, Mathew．

Mathew：Good morning, Li Yang．(1)________

Li Yang：There's still smog(雾霾)today．We'll have to go to school with face masks(口罩)．

Mathew：(2)________ According to the news, PM2．5 pollution is the main problem　with air pollution．

LiYang：Yes, and air pollution has done harm to people's health．

Mathew：So the Chinese government and Chinese people must take action to fight it．

Ji Yang：(3)________

Mathew：Since PM2．5 is mainly caused by vehicles(机动车)and factories, cars with large emissions(排放)should not be allowed and factories should be closely watched．

LiYang：(4)________ We hope that more and more people will join us in making

the blue skies return for good．

Mathew：(5)________

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容用方框内所给词汇或短语的适当形式填空，使短文语义完整。(温馨提示：一定要注意词语的形式变化！)

　　One day, when Bill was 　　1　　 home from school, he heard a noise coming from the bushes(灌木)．He went over to see 　　2　　 it was．Behind a bush, he found a black dog．Bill went back home as soon as he 　　3　　 with the dog and showed her to his parents．Bill's dad found that the dog had a broken leg, 　　4　　 they brought the dog to a doctor for animals by car．On the 　　5　　 Bill's parents decided that Bill could keep the dog if they couldn't find the owner．

　　When they arrived,the doctor checked the dog．He told Bill that she 　　6　　 going to have babies! The next day, Bill 　　7　　 signs(牌子)like “FOUND DOG BLACK” around his neighborhood．He 　　8　　 wrote his family's phone number on the signs．

　　Two days later, Bill got a call 　　9　　 the owner of the dog．The owner thanked Bill．When he came to pick up his dog, he said Bill could have 　　10　　 of the babies．Bill was very happy! Finally Bill got a baby dog from the owner．He named him Rosco and liked him very much．

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阅读下面短文，从所给单词中选出适当的词，使语意通顺、完整。(每空一词且每个单词只能用一次)

　　If your birthday is coming, what presents will your parents buy for you? It's not 1．　　 For Chinese parents to choose a birthday present for their children．Many American parents also have the same problem．But 2．　　 they have got American girl —— an American company．It is famous for its beautiful dolls．Though there are many famous dolls in the world．American girl dolls are becoming one of the most popular birthday 3．　　 for girls．

　　What makes American girl dolls so popular among girls ? The 4．　　 is in her matching(相配的)hair , skin , eye colour , clothing and so on．That is to say , there are 5．　　 kinds of dolls for buyers to choose and the dolls look 6．　　 their owners．The company hopes their dolls can make girls 7．　　 that it is OK to be different from others．

　　The company gives each American girl doll her own name and special background．They also invite writers to 8．　　 books about her．the stories in the books are mainly about different periods of American history．So 9．　　 the girls are playing with their dolls ,they can get a lot of fun and they can learn 10．　　 about history , too．

任务型阅读

　　At the Post Office you can send letters and parcels(包裹) in different ways．First-class post takes one to two working days．Second-class post takes two or three working days．And Special Delivery is for important things．

　　When you send something by Special Delivery, 1________ first you write the person's address on the front of the parcel and you address on the back．2________ Then you take it to the Post Office．Tell the assistant that you want to use Special Delivery．3________ Next show her the address, 4________ and then put the parcel on the scales(称) so she can weigh it．5________ Then give the parcel to the assistant, and say how much it is worth．She will check you have put your address on the parcel．Then she will give you a receipt for your parcel．Special Delivery gets there before lunch the next working day．

阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

　　Are you the kind of person who likes to move with music? It's a natural thing to do．Even little children start jumping up and down when they hear music．

　　Scientists say that animals dance, too 　　1　　．The "dances" of animals send

　　messages to other animals．But when people dance, they express feelings about life and love, or about these very human experiences．

　　Dances are good for you in many ways．For one thing, dancing is good for you physically．It makes your heart work and makes you breathe fast．　　2　　．If you go dancing often, you can keep physically fit．You may feel very tired after dancing, but you'll probably also feel relaxed and happy．This is another important point about dancing．It gives you a chance to express your feelings and feel better about yourself 　　3　　 , dancing helps those feelings go away．

　　　　4　　 Some dances are for couples and some are for groups．But all kinds of dances give you a chance to meet new people or to do something enjoyable with friends．

A．But their dancing is different

B．And finally, it's a social activity

C．If people like dancing very much

D．If you are angry or upset about something

E．It also makes you use your arms and your legs