Yesterday afternoon, it was very hot. Mr. Green, with his family, decided to go swimming. There was a new and large swimming pool near their house. It was free for the first week. So they wanted to have a try there. When they got the swimming pool, they were told to read the notice first.

After reading the notice, the Greens were all very clear about what they should do and how they could keep themselves safe in the swimming pool. They enjoyed themselves there all the afternoon.

1. The Greens were told to _________ first when they got to the pool.

A. go swimming B. read the notice

C. fill in the form D. buy the tickets

2. According to the rules, Mr. Green should _________ before entering the pool.

A. take a shower B. move to the sun chairs

C. smoke a lot D. send the children back

3.The rules tell the Greens NOT to __________ when they swim in the pool.

A. watch the children all the time

B. wear a swimming suit

C. carry umbrellas with them

D. dive into the pool

4.The number of the kind of persons who can’t enter the pool is ___________.

A. two B. three C. four D. nine

5. From the passage, we know that___________.

A. the swimming pool is open from 7:00 to 20:00

B. people can stay in the deep area if they can’t swim

C. people who have skin diseases can enter the pool

D. the Green’s family spent the whole afternoon in the pool

The Internet, mobile phones and iPads are part of our lives now.Technology is greatly affecting all ways of our lives, from the ways we work to the ways we play.And it even causes a number of social problems such as cloning humans.

We have had lots of technology and it has changed our lives a lot.There is no doubt that humans will continue to use more and more technology.Here are some examples of modern technology that will change our ideas and will affect our lives greatly.

Global Positioning System (GPS) (全球定位系统)

It's a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show exact (精确的) information.It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions.It's made up of three parts: satellites, control equipments (设备) on land and receivers.

Space Technology

Russian and American scientists have worked together for the International Space Station (ISS) for a long time.They hope the ISS will provide a long?lasting lab.Such a lab will bring humans limitless (无限的) advantages.It's even hoped that one day spare technology will take humans to their new houses in space.

Underwater Robot

Hercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipments.It will be used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.

The world is changing so quickly that it's hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to come out every month.It's important for us to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives.So we should be willing to accept modern technology, or we will fall behind the times.

1.________ can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly.

A．Satellites B．Receivers

C．Global Positioning System D．Underwater Robot

2.According to the passage, which is NOT true about the ISS?

A．It has carried people to other planets.

B．It will provide a long?lasting lab for us.

C．Russian and American scientists are working for it.

D．Humans will get a lot of advantages from it.

3.Hercules is used to ________.

A．save lives in the sea

B．take pictures in the sea

C．repair the broken ships

D．look for the ancient ships in the sea

4.From the passage, we know that ________.

A．the use of GPS is affected by the weather conditions

B．it's very important for us to learn about new technology

C．it's easy for us to catch up with all the new inventions

D．technology brings us many advantages such as cloning humans

5.What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To help us study some new technology.

B．To tell us technology is changing the world.

C．To help solve the problems that technology causes.

D．To remind us the advantages of technology are limitless.

Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holiday. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an ad. in a newspaper “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at William Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing…”x k b 1 . c o m

“This sounds like a good idea.”he thought, I’ll spend a month at William Farm. I’ll go horse riding, walking and fishing. It’ll be different from the seaside.” Four days later, he returned home.

“What’s wrong with William Farm?”His friend Jack asked him.“Didn’t you enjoy country life?”

“Country life was fine,”Alan said.“But there was another problem.”

“Oh, what problem ?”

“Well, the first day I was there, a sheep died, and we had roast(烤肉) mutton for dinner.”

“Fresh meat is the best.”

“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”

“Lucky you!”

“You don’t understand,”Alan said,“On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”

“A different roast every day.”Jack said.

“Let me finish.”Alan said,“On the fourth day a farmer died and I didn’t want to stay there for dinner.”

1.Alan saw ________ in a news paper.

A. an ad. B. a letter

C. a story D. a report

2.Alan usually went to ________ on the vacation.

A. the mountains B.the countryside

C. the seaside D.William Farm

3.Alan spent _________ at William Farm.

A. four days B. three months

C. a month D. a few weeks

4.Alan had roast _______ for dinner on the third day.

A. mutton B. pork C. beef D. fish

5.From the passage we know that ________.

A. Alan left the farm because he missed his family

B. Alan left the farm because he had four dinners at the farm

C. Alan left the farm because he couldn’t go fishing at the farm

D. Alan came back home because he was afraid of the fourth dinner

根据句意及首字母提示完成单词。（10分）

1.People usually e___________ their best wishes to families and friends on New Year’s Day.

2.I a____________ a meeting yesterday , so I didn’t finish the report.

3.Nothing can p____________ us from going there.

4.My teacher often helps us with our study in his s____________ time.

5.Please make a d___________ with your partner in English.

6.It has become one of China’s n____________ treasures.

7.His a____________ musical skills made him very popular all over the world.

8.It’s a p___________ that you didn’t have the chance to take part in the competition.

9.My parents always pay attention to my s__________ when I have a school trip.

10.I was often e___________ to be kind when I was a child by my parents.

用括号里词的适当形式填空。(10分)

1.Most people know the ____________ (important) of time ,so they never waster time.

2.The boring speech made us all feel ____________ (sleep)

3.Keeping the pet dog brings us lots of ___________ (happy)

4.The ____________ (popular) of the program is to make children understand each other better.

5.Don’t be afraid of ___________ (lose) face when you are speaking in public.

6.My car broke down so I had it _____________ (fix) in the garage.

7.He is lucky to have a chance ____________ (try) a second time.

8.Tea was __________ (bring) to Korea during the 6th and 7th centuries.

9.We want to see him __________ (achieve) his dreams.

10.A letter is ____________ (receive) from his son every month..

填一填 用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空。（10分）

Most parents hope that their children can be happy and _____1.____.But do you know the __2.___ way to encourage them to be so ? The answer is to allow them to make their ___3.___ decisions . Unfortunately, popular culture has ____4.___ ideas about children’s decision-making. Most parents make their children’s decisions for __5.___,such as what they wear ,what they eat and what movies they watch .In fact , it’s not good for children’s growing.

Children should be _6.__ to make decisions when they are very young. But this doesn’t mean they are allowed to do everything . For example ,you shouldn’t take your children into a convenience store and tell them they can have ___7._____ they want.They should be confused by the __8.____. You can give them a choice among snakes. When children get __9.___, give them the larger number of choices. For example ,allow them to decide the activities they want to take part in or the time _10.____ they go to bed. Then children will have a happy and successful life.

完成句子。（15分）

1.We have ___________ ____________ (没有理由反对)running.

2.Some people think the rocks can ____________ ___________ stop people from becoming ill __________ ___________ （不但……而且）keep them healthy.

3.While some people ___________ ___________ (专注) only kind of movie, I like to watch different kinds ___________ ____________(根据) how I feel that day.

4.Sometimes these hobbies can ________ ________ ________ _________ ________ (阻碍) students’ schoolwork.

书面表达。(15分)

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Everyone is born with the ________[?'biliti]to learn.

A. able B. ablility C. above D. About

There are many ___________[tr?'d???nl] folk stories about this festival.

A. traditional B. tradition

C. trade D. Translate