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完形填空。

     Most people in the USA speak English. There are over 2000 languages spoken all over the world. You
know that every language has    1   own words.    2   you want to learn a foreign language, you must know
    3   the words mean, and you must say them in the    4   . Words are   5    up of sounds, different languages
have different sounds. There are thousands of language sounds. When you   6    English, you are using only
about fifty of them.
     Some languages are spoken faster than     7   . English is spoken   8    slowly than French. Women speak
    9   than men. In America women speak about 175 words every minute,    10   men speak about only 150.
How many words every minute do you speak?

(     )1. A. itself
(     )2. A. When
(     )3. A. what
(     )4. A. idea
(     )5. A. make
(     )6. A. say
(     )7. A. the other
(     )8. A. much
(     )9. A. faster
(     )10. A. and

B. their
B. What
B. where
B. country
B. makes
B. speak
B. other
B. more
B. slowly
B. or

C. it’s
C. If
C. that
C. right way
C. making
C. to say
C. others
C. most
C. fastest
C. while

D. its
D. Why
D. which
D. street
D. made
D. to speak
D. another
D. best
D. most slowly
D. get

在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给。

     Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.
     First, reading books is f   1   . You can always keep yourself amused if you like reading. This is especially
useful when the weather is bad. It is a relaxing hobby too. You can really become lost in a book.
     Next, you can read a book a  2   : in a car, in a waiting-room, on a plane, in bed - even in the bath. All you
need is a book! Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again.
     A  3   good reason for reading books is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby you will get better and
better at it. This m   4   that you will read faster and will become better at understanding what you read. As
your reading improves, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much e   5   . Many school subjects
depend on good reading and, as you read, you learn more and more.
     Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You have to be able to read to use a computer
and, the better you read, the better your computer skills will be. Reading is n   6   out of date!
     Good readers are most likely to be good writers, too. They are usually good at spelling as well, and have
more things to write about. Reading books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best.W   7   other hobby could
be more useful, or more enjoyable?
1._____ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ 5._____ 6._____ 7._____

完形填空

     Coffee has been a part of people's lives for thousands of years, and it is still one of the world's favorite
   1    . Here is a story of coffee and     2    it was discovered.
     The story    3   us coffee was    4   in Africa long, long ago. One day a farmer was    5   his goats,
and he saw them    6   some berries (咖啡豆) from a plant. The goats became very    7   after they ate
the berries. The man often felt tired,    8   he decided to try the berries, too. To his great     9   , he didn't
feel tired any more. Coffee plants were thus (因此) discovered. The coffee was taken from Africa to other
   10   in Europe and America. After that farmers started to grow coffee plants especially in South America.

(     )1. A. plant
(     )2. A. how
(     )3. A. says
(     )4. A. discovered
(     )5. A. eating
(     )6. A. eat
(     )7. A. tired
(     )8. A. but
(     )9. A. disappointment
(     )10. A. countries

B. fruit
B. why
B. speaks
B. made
B. teaching
B. pick
B. active
B. or
B. joy
B. continents

C. drinks
C. what
C. talks
C. bought
C. watching
C. breathe
C. ill
C. because
C. surprise
C. parts

D. food
D. who
D. tells
D. tasted
D. watering
D. cook
D. sleepy
D. so
D. effort
D. species

判断下列句子是否与短文内容相符，相符的填“T”，不相符的填“F”。

     You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know who wrote this song and for whom
it was written?
     Let me tell you a story. About one hundred years ago, there was a girl in the USA. She loved children very
much and wrote many songs for children. One of them was the song Good Morning To You. The song was
very popular at that time among children, but not all grown-ups (成年人) knew it.
     The girl was very poor. Once her friends invited her to a little child's birthday party. She felt happy but
sad because she had no money to buy a present for him. Finally she decided to sing the song Happy Birthday
in the melody (曲调) of Good Morning to You for the little boy.
     When her friends heard the song at the party, they were very happy. "How wonderfully she is singing!
We have not heard this song before. It's a special present," said someone. And they learned to sing it together.
     Later, the song became very popular throughout the world. People like it because it's simple and friendly.
(    )1. Happy Birthday is an old song. Nobody knows who wrote the song Happy Birthday.
(     )2. The song Happy Birthday is a song from America.
(   )3. The melody of Happy Birthday comes from the melody of Good Morning to You.
(   )4. The girl first sang the song for a little child as a birthday present.
(    )5. The girl knew the song would be popular before she came to the party.

阅读理解。

     There are more than 3000 languages in the world today, but only about ten are major languages of the
world. Among them English is the most popular.
     More than 350 million people speak English as their first language. Major English-speaking countries
are Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. Another 400 million speak it as a second
language. No one knows how many people speak English as a foreign language. They usually learn English
as a school subject instead of learning it from their parents. Chinese is the only language with more speakers
than English. This is because of the large population of China.
     English is the language for a better understanding between peoples of the world. It is also the language
for business and science. Nearly half of the business deals in Europe are done in English, and more than
half of the science magazines are in English. English is widely used in the world's computer network. And
children should begin with English when they learn how to use computers. Through the English language
peoples of different countries are able to work together and make things even better.

1. English is the most popular language in the world because _____.

[ ]

A. it has the largest number of speakers
B. it is widely used
C. it is an international language
D. it is a language for world use

2. The world's computer network takes English as _____.

[ ]

A. its only language
B. one of the main languages
C. a school subject
D. a foreign language

3. If you wnt to learn how to use computers, you should _____.

[ ]

A. speak English well first
B. work together with foreigners
C. learn English first
D. make things better

4. If you know English, you'll be able to _____.

[ ]

A. do everything better than before
B. understand what people from different countries say
C. read nearly all the science magazines in the world
D. read many science magazines in the world

5. The main difference between first language and second language is _____.

[ ]

A. first language is important
B. first language is learned from parents
C. second language is learned at school
D. Both C and D.

阅读理解。

     On Christmas Eve-the night before Christmas Day-children all over Britain put a stocking at the end of
their beds before they go to sleep. Their parents usually tell them that Father Christmas will come during the
night.
     Father Christmas is very kind and hearted. He gets to the top of each house and climbs down the chimney
into the fireplace. He fills each of the stockings with Christmas presents.
     Of course, Father Christmas isn't real. In Jim and Kate's house, "Father Christmas" is really Mr. Green. Mr.
Green doesn't climb down the chimney. He waits until the children are asleep. Then he quietly goes into their
bedrooms and fills their stockings with small presents. When they were very young, Mr. Green sometimes
wore a red coat. But he doesn't do that now. The children are no longer young, and they know who "Father
Christmas" really is. But they still put their stockings at the end of their beds.

1. Christmas Eve is _____.

[ ]

A. the night of Christmas Day
B. the evening of Christmas Day
C. Christmas Day
D. the night before Christmas Day

2. Father Christmas often puts presents _____.

[ ]

A. into children's hats
B. into children's stockings
C. under children's beds
D. into children's shoes

3. When the children were very young, _____.

[ ]

A. they didn't know who Father Christmas was
B. they knew that Father Christmas wasn't real
C. they thought their father was Father Christmas
D. they knew who put the presents into their stockings

4. When the children are older, they _____.

[ ]

A. know that Father Christmas is real
B. ask their mother to fill their stockings with presents
C. know that Father Christmas is really their father
D. know that Father Christmas is really their friend

5. Father Christmas comes into the house through the _____.

[ ]

A. chimney
B. back door
C. front door
D. window

阅读理解。

                                                               The Real Chinese Food
     In China, there're many different kinds of food. Some of them are very popular. Dumplings are the real
Chinese food. Now let's talk about them, OK? 　
     Everyone in China likes dumplings very much, and there are many different kinds of dumplings. Some
have meat and vegetables in them, others have sugar (糖), eggs and so on. I like dumplings with vegetables
and pork better than any other kind. 　　
     Usually people make dumplings at home. If you have no time to make them, you can buy them in any
supermarkets. Then you take them home and eat them with vinegar. 　　
     The Spring Festival is very important in China. When it comes, we make dumplings, usually we put a
coin (硬币) in a dumpling. If one eats the dumpling with the coin in it, he will be lucky in the year. 　　
     Now tell me, do you like dumplings? 　　
     Welcome to China, we'll ask you to eat the real Chinese food, dumplings.

1. In China, _____ are the real Chinese food.

[ ]

A. noodles
B. dumplings
C. moon cakes
D. vegetables

2. The writer likes dumplings with _____ best.

[ ]

A. meat
B. seafood
C. vegetables and pork
D. vegetables

3. You can buy dumplings in a supermarket when _____.

[ ]

A. you have time
B. you are happy
C. you are busy
D. you are hungry

4. The word "vinegar" in the sentence means _____.

[ ]

A. 糖
B. 酱油
C. 辣椒
D. 醋

5. Which of the sentences is wrong? 　

[ ]

A. The Chinese like dumplings very much. 　
B. If one eats the dumpling with the coin in it, he will be lucky in the year. 　
C. The author (作者) doesn't like dumplings with vegetables.
D. Now people are richer and they often eat dumplings.

阅读理解。

                                                             The Statue of Liberty
                                                                  自由女神铜像

     In the water around New York City is a very small island called Liberty Island. On Liberty Island there
is a very special statue called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the most famous sights in the world.
     The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States. The statue
was made by a French sculptor (雕塑家) named Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. 1 The inner support system
was designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same man who made the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris.
     Liberty, of course, means freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States to celebrate
the one-hundredth anniversary (周年纪念日) of U.S. independence (独立) from England. The statue was
built in France, taken apart piece by piece, and then rebuilt in the United States. 2 It was opened for the
public on October 28, 1886.
     As you might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator (电梯) from the ground to the
bottom of the statue. If they want to, they can then walk up the 168 steps to reach the head of the statue
where they can look out and enjoy the beautiful sight (景色) of the city of New York.

Find the words in that are closest in meaning to the words or expressions in Column 1.
Column 1                                                                                           Column 2
(     )1. present                                                                                     A) island
(     )2. the state of being free                                                                 B) gift
(     )3. a piece of land surrounded by water                                            C) freedom
(     )4. be in, and be carried in a bus                                                       D) supoort
(     )5. bear the weight of                                                                       E) ride

阅读理解。

     For most people, the word "fashion" means "clothes". But people ask question, "What clothes are
fashion?" And they use the adjective "fashionable" in the same way: "she was wearing a fashionable
coat." "His shirt was really a fashionable color."
     But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays,
in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs and in languages.
     Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will feel
that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A
fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860. Today fashions change very
quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers,
radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.
     New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.

1. From this passage we know that "fashion" means _____.

[ ]

A. clothes
B. nice things
C. most of the popular things
D. everything

2. Which of the following things is fashionable today?

[ ]

A. Surfing on the Interact.
B. Having a family dinner on New Year' s Day.
C. Learning to sing songs on the radio.
D. Doing rooming exercises at school.

3. Today fashions change very quickly because _____.

[ ]

A. People read newspapers every day
B. Radios send information from one country to another
C. New things that people like are often shown on TV
D. People quickly learn what is happening in the world

4. "There is money in fashion" in the last sentence means _____.

[ ]

A. clothes are expensive
B. fashions can help people make big money
C. fashionable things are all expensive
D. if you are in fashion, you will have money

5. Which one is not right in the following statements?

[ ]

A. As time goes, fashions can be different from what they are now.
B. In the modern world, fashions change very quickly.
C. The word "fashions" doesn' t only means "clothes".
D. Fashions are in many things, but there aren' t fashions in school subjects.

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