- We are going on a trip to Mount Huang next month.

-_______.

A. Congratulations B. Good luck

C. Enjoy yourselves D. Best wishes

The number of the students of Xicheng Secondary School is much_________than_______

school in Taixing City.

A.more;that of other B.bigger;that another

C.smaller;that of any other D.smaller;that of any

My parents had to sell the old house for my further study abroad even though it was

their own wishes.

A. on B.against

C. for D. above

--- What did your father say to you just now?

--- He asked me _______________.

A. if had I finished my work B. that I had finished my work

C. how long had I finished my work D. whether I had finished my work

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Meyer has been crazy about writing since she was young. She got her first lesson in story-telling from grandfather, who gave her words of love. He set off her imagination and influenced her much. Meyer always had stories running her head and as soon as she could write, she put them down on paper.

Meyer remembered the call that changed her life. It was Tuesday, February 18th, when the rang in the kitchen of her Los Angeles home. On the line was Marty Banderas, a literary agent (代理) to whom she had sent a copy of her novel three weeks earlier. She asked Meyer some information, like age and health condition. Meyer felt and asked what that was about. Banderas only replied, "I've just sold your for one and a half million dollars!"

She sat down in shock. She had written over fourteen novels in twenty years, but each one had been by publishers(出版商). Many people would have been discouraged (气馁的), not her. Each time, she just got down to writing another one. Her husband advised her to find something else to do, but she never . Seeing this book published was the most thing that has ever happened to her.

Now she is a of three children, but she has never stopped , turning out novels between kids and dishes. She is writing another novel now, and she expects another success. Yes, her belief (信仰) has brought her , and it has changed her life . Meyer is very confident that she will enjoy a more successful and meaningful life as long as she keeps on with her dream.

1.A. myB. yourC. herD. his

2.A. throughB. withC. alongD. across

3.A. hardlyB. probablyC. clearlyD. usually

4.A. phoneB. bellC. clockD. alarm

5.A. local B. public C. personalD. national

6.A. happyB. afraidC. sadD. strange

7.A. paintingB. novelC. newspaperD. magazine

8.A. accepted B. agreedC. refusedD. enjoyed

9.A. soB. orC. and D. but

10.A. came backB. gave upC. went awayD. got down

11.A. boring B. tiringC. excitingD. interesting

12.A. teacher B. cousinC. nurseD. mother

13.A. writing B. readingC. listeningD. speaking

14.A. freedom B. success C. friendshipD. beauty

15.A. in timeB. in publicC. in returnD. in surprise

1. Which book is the most popular one among the buyers?

A. Ten Little Fingers. B. Bookmarks by Phillips.

C. The Mystery of Breathing. D. The Best of the Song Books.

2. You read this advertisement most probably _______.

A. in a novel B. in a magazine

C. on the Internet D. in a newspaper

3. If you buy four books (one for each), how much can you save?

A. $92.00. B. $26.00.

C. $66.00. D.$110.00.

4.Who is the writer of The Mystery of Breathing?

A.Annie Keble B.Patricia Cornwell

C.Peril Klaus D.Harlan Cohen

5.How much will you save if you buy The Best of the Song Books and Bookmarks by Phillips?

A.＄39 B.＄13

C.＄52 D.＄40

You may have known several kinds of police, traffic police, and street police. But have you ever heard of energy-saving (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. That's one-third of all the usage of the city in the season," said a TV advertisement.

Other Chinese cities, like Wuhan in Hubei Province and Yangzhou in Jiangsu Province, are going to follow Beijing's steps in setting up a similar police team.

From 1986 to 2005, China met 20 warm winters. It means that Chinese cities have to spend billions of yuan solving the environmental problems every year.

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 energy up to 10％ from 7％ by 2010.

To introduce a green life to the public, Beijing also held a show on energy-saving technology and productions last week. It attracted lots of attention.

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

1.The job of the energy-saving policemen is ___________.

A. to set the air conditioning cooler

B. to check the use of energy in public places

C. to stop people using air conditioning

D. to make sure that more energy will be produced

2. Beijing will use ___________ million kilowatt-hours electricity in one summer.

A. 1200 B. 800

C. 400 D. 133

3. Which of the following years' winters were all warm in China?

A. 1984-1988.B. 1999-2003.

C. 2002-2006. D. 2005-2009.

4.According to Liu Qianguang, ___________.

A. there are few ways to protect the environment

B. it's difficult to find good ways to save energy

C. it's easy for one to do something good for the environment

D. it's not easy for one to do something good for the environment

5.In the year 2010 China’s energy usage is going to be cut by________.

A.20% B.10%

C.7% D.17%

We humans live in different parts of the world, but we have the same “mother”. She gives us everything we need in our daily life. She is our Mother Earth.

April 22 is Earth Day. The theme of this year is “Green Cities”.

A green city is a healthy and pleasant place for people to live, according to the United Nations. A green city can get its energy from regenerative sources like solar (太阳能的) and wind power. Also, it is connected by clean public transportation. Moreover, a green city is made up of facilities (设施) that can save energy and reduce waste.

Around the world, many cities and countries have done well to build themselves in a green way. Chicago is well known for its green roof (屋顶) program. These roofs are covered with plants. The plants get a great amount of rainwater. Later, the water evaporates (蒸发) to help make the air cool and clean. So far, there are about 360 green roofs in Chicago, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency.

Curitiba, Brazil, has great transportation(运输). It opened the world’s first bus rapid transit (BRT) system in 1974. BRT runs on special lanes. This makes sure that buses are on time even in traffic jams. With the help of BRT, the city has the lowest level of air pollution in Brazil. Today, many other countries have copied BRT, including China and Mexico.

Singapore is home to the first zero-energy building in Southeast Asia. Zero energy means a building is able to create more energy than it uses. Zero-energy buildings work with solar panels (板) mainly on roofs. These panels can make electricity which powers the buildings. By 2030, Singapore plans to build 80 percent of its buildings like this.

1.What is a green city according to the United Nations?

A.A city with many green trees and flowers.

B.A green place for people to live.

C.A healthy and pleasant place for people to live.

D.A place is green for people to live.

2.The theme of Earth Day this year is “ ”.

A. Green Roofs B. Green Cities

C. Reducing and Recycling D. Environmental Protection

3.The underlined word “regenerative” in Paragraph 3 means “ ”.

A. getting terrible things and smells

B. giving new life and freshness

C. reducing waste things

D. producing old materials again

4.From the passage, we learn that in the three cities .

A. people are encouraged to grow plants on their roofs

B. special lanes (车道) are designed to solve traffic jams

C. people make good use of solar and wind energy

D. people are provided with a pleasant place to live

5.The passage is mainly developed by .

A. giving examples B. explaining reasons

C. listing suggestions D. showing different opinions

After my husband died, my world crashed around me. My six children were 10, nine, eight, six, three and 18 months, and I was overwhelmed(压垮) with the responsibilities(责任) of earning a living, caring for the children and simply keeping my head above water.

I was lucky to find a wonderful housekeeper to care for the children during the week, but from Friday nights to Monday mornings, the children and I were alone, and frankly(坦诚地) I was uneasy. Every unusual noise or any late-night phone call filled me with fear. I felt really lonely.

One Friday evening I came home from work to find a big beautiful German shepherd(牧羊犬) on our doorstep. It was obvious he wanted to make the house his home. The children took an instant（紧迫的） liking to "German" and begged me to let him in. I agreed to let him sleep in the basement(地下室) until the next day. That night I slept peacefully for the first time in many weeks. The following morning we made phone calls and checked lost-and-found ads for German’s owner, but with no results. Saturday night he was still with us.

On Sunday I had planned to take the children on a picnic. Since I thought it best to leave German behind in case his owner came by, we drove off without him. When we stopped to get gas at a local station, we were amazed to see German racing to the gas station after us. He stayed again Sunday night.

Monday morning I let him out for a run while the children got ready for school. He didn’t come back. We thought we’d never see him again. On Friday evening, German was back again. We took him in, and again he stayed until Monday morning, when our housekeeper arrived. It went like this for almost 10 months. We looked forward to his coming each Monday morning he left home.

Each week, between German's visits, I grew a little braver, but every weekend I enjoyed his company. Then one Monday morning we patted his head and let him out for what turned out to be the last time. He never came back.

1.How long did the German shepherd stay with the family every week?

A.One day. B.Two days.

C.Three days. D.Four days.

2.What does the underlined part in the first paragraph mean?

A. trying to keep calm in public

B. trying to get attention from other men

C. showing her high spirit in the face of trouble

D. managing to continue to live

3.When the author’s husband died, ______.

A. she couldn’t raise the six children on her own

B. she couldn’t relax on the weekends

C. The housekeeper only came on weekends

D. she was too busy to feel lonely

4.Which of the following is Wrong according to the article?

A. German was fond of living with the family.

B. The writer felt safe and protected with German around.

C. The dog stayed until the writer was strong enough to go on alone.

D. The writer was too busy that weekend to go find the dog’s owner.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. A homeless dog B. A friend’s strength

C. How to keep a dog D. Keep up when in trouble

Text messaging, or simply “texting”, which allows people to send and receive messages on mobile phones, becomes very popular today.

The advantages of texting are obvious. Texting helps to save money. If you have a few (1)________ to greet your families and friends on their birthdays or on some important festivals, sending messages can be cheaper than phone calling. Texting helps to save (1) . Even if you want to send a message to 100 people, you can do it in one second. Texting helps you to “talk” to someone when he is too busy to answer the phone. Texting can also help you to “talk” to someone secretly if you don’t want others to hear what you are talking on the phone. These advantages are so amazing that many people are crazy about it. They hold mobile phones in hands all day long, send lots of messages each day, and even text while driving or walking.

However, texting has its disadvantages. Junk(垃圾) messages may come into your mobile phone box now and then. When your phone box gets too full, you can’t receive any more messages. You may therefore miss some important information.

What’s more, if you don’t do texting properly, for example texting while driving or walking, it can be dangerous. It can cause injuries and even death. (2)It is reported that about 6,000 people are killed and half a million are injured for this reason each year. In Fort Lee, a small town in New Jersey, USA, three people died because they walked into traffic while texting in 2011. Two researchers at Stony Brook University, New York found that texters are 60% more probably to have an accident than others. When people are texting, they don’t notice other people or things around them. To reduce traffic accidents, all drivers of the USA are now not allowed to text while driving. About 32 countries have passed laws restricting(限制) the use of mobile phones while driving.

Texting is a wonderful way of communication. However, only when we use it properly can we fully enjoy the fun it brings.

1.在1) 的空白处填入适当的内容使句意完整、上下文通顺：___________ __________.

2.将2) 句译成中文：__________________________________________________________

3.根据短文内容回答问题。

What will happen if our phone boxes get too full?

__________________________________________________________________________

4.在文中找出与下面句子意思相近的句子：

Many people love texting messages because of these advantages.

__________________________________________________________________________

5.找出文中或写出最能表达该短文主题的句子：

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