Jame’s New Bicycle

James shook his money box again．Nothing! He carefully __36__ the coins that lay on the bed．

＄24．52 was all that he had．The bicycle he wanted was at least ＄90!_37____ on earth was he going to get the ___38___ of the money?

He knew that his friends all had bicycle．It was __39___ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels．He thought about what he could do．There was no ___40__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to _41____．

There was only one way to get money, and that was to __42_ it ．He would have to find a job ．__43____ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr．Clay for advice who usually had__44_ on most things．

 “Well, you can start right here,”said Mr．Clay．“My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing．”

That was the __45__ of  James’s odd-job（零工）business．For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework．He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards and mended books．He lost count of the _46____ of jobs that people found for him to do．He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books．He lost count of the   47 of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __48___ increased and he knew that he would soon have __49____ for the bicycle he longed for．

The day __50_ came when James counted his money and found ＄ 94．32．He _51___ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted．He rode __52__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends．It had been hard _53__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more _54__ he had bought it with his own money．He had _55__ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle．

A．cleaned      B．covered    C．counted    D．checked

A．How          B．Why      C．Who       D．What

A．amount      B．part       C．sum       D．rest

A．brave      B．hard      C．smart     D．unfair

A．point          B．reason      C．result     D．right

A．split           B．spend       C．spare       D．save

A．borrow        B．earn      C．raise      D．collect

A．Or          B．So         C．For       D．But

A．decisions       B．experience       C．opinions   D．knowledge

A．beginning    B．introductionC．requirementD．opening

A．similarity     B．quality      C．suitability D．variety

A．brand       B．number     C．size       D．type

A．effort       B．pressure    C．money      D．trouble

A．all               B．enough     C．much     D．some

A．finally      B．instantly   C．normally   D．regularly

A．gave        B．left        C．took      D．wasted

A．patiently      B．proudly    C．silently     D．tiredly

A．applying      B．asking      C．looking     D．working

A．since        B．if          C．than      D．though

A．deserved      B．benefited  C．achieved   D．learned

A volcanic eruption in Iceland has sent ash across northern Europe. Airlines have stopped or changed the flights across the Atlantic Ocean, leaving hundreds of passengers stuck in airports.

Grirmsvom is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Europe. What makes Grimsvom different is that it lies under a huge glacier（冰川） of ice up to 12 maters thick. The hot volcano heats up the ice above it, which then forms a layer（层）of water between the glacier and the volcano This layer of water puts pressure on the volcano, keeping it stable, As the water flows out from under the glacier, the pressure lifts. The lava（岩浆） from the volcano then comes up to the surface. This is exactly what happened today.  

Now, airlines have to make changes to their flights so as not to fly through the clouds of volcanic ash. According to KLM. one of Europe’s biggest airlines, airplanes cannot go under the cloud or over it. Going through the cloud can result in ash getting stuck in the airplane’s engines, causing damage to the plane.  

The eruption has also caused problems for animals in Iceland. The volcano left ash and sharp. Glass-like rocks all over the countryside. Farmers are keeping their animals inside to stop them from eating ash- covered grass to the sharp object.  

What keeps Grimsvom still? 

A. The slow flow of water       B. The low water temperature 

C. The thick glacier            D. The water pressure 

Which of the following is true? 

A. People stop traveling in Europe   

B. Airlines suffer from the loss of planes 

C. It becomes dangerous for animals to eat outside 

D. Farmers have lost many of their animals 

This text is most probably taken from_______________.

A. a research paper            B. a newspaper report 

C. a class presentation          D. a geography textbook.  

单词正确形式填空（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）

Her Chinese is good: she has a _____词汇 of about two thousand words.

When you learn English, you have to choose which accent to_____ 采用:American or British.

From her accent, it’s______ 显然that she’s from Shanghai.

There are many______ 种类of English in the world.

Some people learn two or three languages when they are children: they can______ 切换from one to another with no problem.

That dictionary______ 属于to me. I lost it last week.

Give all the money to the_______ 会计 and she will add up the figures.

Your hair is much too long--- go to the ______ 理发师and get it cut.

Her father was a _____ 矿工and he always hoped his daughter would be a teacher.

The American players are visiting China in March--- I’ll book their tickets at the travel ______ 旅行tomorrow.

What difficulty will you have _______ people when you stay in a foreign country?

     A. understanding    B. understood    C. to understand     D. understand

Try to use bank cards if possible and avoid ______ too much money with you.

  A. to bring    B. bringing     C. to bringing     D. brought

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Obtaining fresh water from icebergs

The idea of getting fresh water from icebergs that are moved to populated areas or places was once treated as a joke．Recently, scientists have warned that the human race will outgrow its fresh water supply faster than it runs out of food．  

Glaciers are a possible source of fresh water that has been overlooked until recently．   It contains fresh water so much that it could sustain all the rivers of the world for 1,000 years．

Huge glaciers that stretch over the shallow continental shelf give birth to icebergs throughout the year． However, they are formed entirely on land, breaking off when glaciers spread over the sea．As they drift away from the polar region, icebergs sometimes move mysteriously in a direction opposite to the wind．Because they melt more slowly than smaller pieces of ice, icebergs have been known to drift as far north as 35 degrees south of the equator in the Atlantic Ocean．

The difficulty exists such as its rapid melting in warmer climates．

       A．Icebergs are not like sea ice, which is formed when the sea itself freezes．

       B．Now it is being considered quite serious by many nations．

       C．7,659 trillion metric tons of ice are floating on the sea every year．

       D．But the water they could provide would be far cheaper than that produced．

       E．To move them to try parts of the world would not be too difficult．

       F．It is not a dream to get water from Icebergs．

       G．Three-quarters of the Earth’s fresh water supply is still tied up in glacial ice．

—You said we would have a picnic next Friday?

  —_____．But it will depend on the weather．

      A．OK                   B．You’ve got it right      

       C．Good idea            D．All right

There is no       to worry. He is old enough to take care himself.

A, difference     B, need                     C, possibility             D, sense

If the motorbike driver had slowed down when he turned, the accident could have been _____．

       A．avoided             B．prevented           C．escaped        D．annoyed

Frank put the medicine in a top drawer to make sure it would not be _____ to the kids．

       A．accessible            B．relative            C．acceptable    D．sensitive