(原创题)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，根据所给首字母提示填空，完成下列各题。

Nelson Mandela, b________ on July 18, 1918, is the first black president of South Africa．He studied l________ after he entered university．In 1944 he f________ the ANC Youth League．Then in 1952 he set up a law o________ to help poor black people．Because of his fight a________ the government and anti-black laws, he was s________ to five years hard labor．Fighters from ANC began to b________ up buildings in 1963 and he was sentenced to life imprisonment on Robben Island．Twenty-seven years later, he was f________ by the white government．In 1993 he was m________ president of South Africa and the government by and for black people was finally set up．Nelson Mandela is a g________ man．

在下列空白处填入合适的词

Mark Kendon is a Canadian student at Senior High school．He never ________　________ enjoy science, but now, he decide to study ________ at Montreal or Ottawa University, which ________ his parents．That is because he ________　________ a new school with good ________ and teachers．He ?becomes ________　________　________ interested in science．Their chemistry teacher takes them to public science lectures about ________　________ a week, and the lecturers are people who have made real discoveries ________ their ________　________ science．

阅读理解

1．Chuck is concerned about the environment, and would like to do some research on ecosystem while he is on holiday．

2．Karen is one of the best surfers in her school, and she plans to get more practice during the holiday．She would like to take some thrilling ridings as well．

3．Kevin is eager to play with dolphins．He is very interested in ocean life．

4．Andrew loves facing challenges．He has taken almost all kinds of adventure tours except whitewater rafting, which he is determined to take this summer．

5．Sophie would like to get thrilled by experiencing the sudden change of the weather．

Summer is just around the corner, and here are a few America’s hottest places to cool off．

A．Glenwood Springs：Visitors to Glenwood Springs can cool down in an exciting rush thanks to a lot of whitewater rapids in the area．Thrill-seekers can join rafting guides on wild rides．Either way, the chilly spray(水花)from the river is the answer to a hot and dry Colorado summer．

B．Santa Cruz：The surfing life made cool by the Beach Boys awaits travelers in the laid-back(悠闲)college town of Santa Cruz, just 75 miles south of San Francisco．Year-round enthusiasts can be seen riding waves．Another Santa Cruz favorite is the beachfront boardwalk．For as little as ＄ 1.50, visitors can also ride the Giant Dipper, one of the last wooden roller coasters．

C．Bay of Dreams Water Park：rain, snow, sleet(雨夹雪)or hail(冰雹)could befall the town of Wisconsin Dells and still fail to spoil the fun at the Bay of Dreams Water Park, the largest indoor water park in the world．During the summer, Bay of Dreams is the place to go for a wet and wild adventure．The jungle-theme amusement park includes rides to delight young and old．

D．Key West：The grandest pearl on the necklace of islands known as the Florida Keys is by far the tropical outpost(偏远居民区)of Key West．By day, residents and tourists alike enjoy Key West’s aquatic(水上的)activities, including fishing and boating．By night, Key West comes alive．Street performers pour onto Mallory Dock to entertain the dozens who gather to watch the sunset．Sidewalk cafes, outdoor bars and open-air night-clubs are also busy．

E．Discovery Cove：Discovery Cove, opened in July, 2000, welcomes anyone aged 6 to 96 to swim, feed, pet, cuddle(搂抱)and play with these Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, and all kinds of fish．Sharks and barracudas add to the mix, though they are safely kept behind a thick wall of glass．

F．Lake Mead National Recreational Area：a desert oasis(绿洲)became reality when the Hoover Dam was completed in 1935, giving birth to Lake Mead－one of the largest man-made lakes in the world．Almost 30 years later the National Park Service declared Lake Mead(and the ecosystems from the adjoining(毗连的)Great Basin, Mojave and Sonoran Deserts)a National Recreation Area．Today Lake Mead NRA hosts more than 10 million visitors each year, all who can take advantage of the area’s activities, which include boating, fishing and swimming．

阅读文章，然后做下面的题

　　Once Einstein gave a lecture in many places in America．His driver always listened to him and knew the lecture so well that he was sure he could give it himself．So Einstein agreed that the driver gave the lecture instead of him．

　　As nobody knew Einstein there, the driver gave the lecture for Einstein that evening．At first he was a bit afraid, but Einstein’s smile made him feel better．He gave a good lecture and the people were quite pleased．

　　Then the driver started to leave and Einstein followed him without a word．When they got to the door, a man asked the driver a difficult question．

　　The driver said that the question was very easy, and told the man to ask his driver behind to answer it．

根据短文内容填空，每空限填一词

　　Einstein gave the(1)________ lecture again and again．His driver(2)________ to his lecture so many times(3)________ he wanted to give it(4)________．When Einstein knew it, he let the driver(5)________ the lecture for him that night．The driver gave a(6)________ lecture and the great scientist was quite pleased．

　　When they were(7)________ the lecture room, a man asked the driver a question．To show(8)________ easy the question was, the driver asked Einstein who followed him(9)________ to answer it(10)________ of him．

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It’s snowing．It’s already December now．The weather is getting ________ and ________(cold)．My daughter loves snows．She looks forward to the snow’s coming for a long time．This morning, when my daughter got up and looked out of the window．She suddenly found it was snowing．She rushed out, singing and jumping．She has never seen a ________(beautiful)scene than this．________(heavily)it snowed, ________(many)children gathered．Many children made snowmen outside, but my daughter thought she got ________(cool)snowman．The snowman she made was about twice ________(large)than the others．

根据所学内容和下列文章的语境，填入合适的词语

Below is a description of a simple scientific experiment．It shows us how iron reacts with air and with water．

Aim：To find out if iron rusts in water that has no air in it(air-free water)．

Apparatus：3 clean iron nails; test tubes; test tube holder; cotton wool; oil; Bunsen burner

1)Iron in air-free water

Method

1．________ a test tube with water．

2．________ the water for three minutes．(This makes sure there is no air in the water．)

3．________ two or three clean nails in the water．

4．________ some oil to the water．This will keep air out of the water．

5．________ the tube for one week．

Result 6．________

Conclusion 7．________

2)Iron in ordinary water

1．________ a test tube with water and add two or three clean nails．

2．________ the tube for one week．

Result 3．________

Conclusion 4．________

根据下列所给的图片和文章语境，填入适当的单词

Welcome to the chemical lab, everyone．First, let me introduce the lab to you．The kinds of(1)________ you may usually use includes：(2)________, Bunsen(3)________, (4)________, (5)________ and(6)________．Remember to be careful with them and the(7)________ when you are doing(8)________．Don’t take the chemical(9)________ out of the lab．Some of them are poisonous or(10)________ very easily with water or air, which is quite dangerous．

用括号中动词的正确形式填空

Captain Smith has bought an unusual taxi and 1．________(begin)a new service．The “taxi” is a small Swiss plane called a Porter．This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers．Captain Smith’s first passenger 2．________(be)a doctor who 3．________(fly)from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains．Since then, Captain Smith 4．________(fly)passengers to many unusual places．Once he 5．________(land)on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he 6．________(land)in a deserted car park．Captain Smith 7．________(just refuse)a strange request from a businessman．The man 8．________(want)to fly to Rockall, but Captain Smith 9．________(not take)him because the trip 10．________(be)too dangerous．

在下列空格处填入一个恰当的词，使短文意思完整、通顺

San Francisco is a beautiful city．Many people think it is the most beautiful city in the U．S．A．It 　　1　　 between Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay．It is one of the best harbors in the world．Here is the largest port on the 　　2　　 coast of the U．S．A．It has less 　　3　　 one million people．They 　　4　　 from all over the world．Its Chinatown is the biggest in America．Most of the Chinese 　　5　　 lived in the city 　　6　　 three or four generations．Besides being a great port, it is famous as a business center on the west coast, a cultural and educational center．The 　　7　　 famous universities are the University of California and Berkely and Standford University．It’s also a hilly city．Most of the streets are very steep hills．They are 　　8　　 steep for buses to use．So there are cable cars to take people up and 　　9　　．This kind of bus is 　　10　　 by a cable under the street．

用适当的介词填空

　　Zhang Hua and Lin Xiaoyun are ________ Senior High school．They both wrote a description ________ their home ________ which they live．Now read and say which one is more similar ________ yours?

　　Zhang Hua lives ________ the south of China, the city Guangzhou．He lives ________ his parents ________ a suburb ________ the northeast ________ the city．They have a small apartment ________ the third floor ________ a five-storey apartment block．

　　Lin Xiaoyun lives ________ the countryside ________ southern Liaoning, about fifty miles away ________ the city of Dalian．Her parents have recently built a house ________ their land their new home．The house is two storeys high and is made ________ local stone．