Three men traveling on a train began a conversition about the world's greatest wonders.

“ In my opinion,” the first man said, “ the Egyptian pyramids are the world’s greatest wonder. Although they were built thousands of years ago, they are still standing. And remember: the people who built them had only simple tools. They didn’t have the kind of machinery that builders and engineers have today.

“ I agree that the Egyptian pyramids are wonderful,” the second man said, “ But I don’t think they’re the greatest wonder. I believe computers are more wonderful than the pyramids. They have taken people to the moon and brought them back safely. They carry out mathematical calculations in seconds that would take a person a hundred years to do.”

He turned to the third man and asked, “ What do you think is the greatest wonder in the world?”

The third man thought for a long time, then he said, “ Well, I agree that the pyramids are wonderful, and I agree that computers are wonderful, too. However, in my opinion, the most wonderful thing in the world is the thermos(保温瓶).”

And he took a thermos out of his bag and held it up.

The other two men were very surprised. “ A thermos?” they exclaimed(大声说), “ But that’s a simple thing.”

“ Oh, no, it’s not,” the third man said, “ in the winter you put in a hot drink and it stays hot, in the summer you put in a cold drink and it stays cold. How does the thermos know whether it is winter or summer?”

1.The travelers passed the time on the train by talking about _______.

2.The three men could not agree on what the world’s greatest wonder was because _______.

3. The first man thought the pyramids were the most wonderful things in the world because _______.

4.The third man thought a thermos was the most wonderful thing in the world because _______.

5.The third man was not very clever because _______.

完形填空。(每小题 2分，共 20分)

根据短文内容，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案 标号涂黑。

Do you often communicate with your parents? Some parents are always comparing their 41 with themselves when they were young or with other people when they were children.

"When I was your age," a father said to his sixteen-year-old son one day, "I was at the top of my class every year. And I  42  what I wanted to do when I left school. I had goals (目标). You are always at the bottom (最后) of your class  43  you have no goals."

The man's son said nothing. He had already heard this from his father many times. "And when your mother was your age, " the young man's father  44  , " she had a good job and she  45  lots of money. You don't even have a part-time job .You earn nothing. " The man's son still said nothing. He had heard this before, too. "

And when your  46  brother was your age, "the young man's father said, "he studied hard. But you just waste your time."

And the man's son still said nothing.

Finally, the young man's father said, "And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, he worked all day and studied at night."

This time the son  47  stay silent. "

And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, father," he said, "He was the President of  48  United States.  49  are you?"

His father had no answer  50  this.

Are your parents always comparing you with others? And what's your reply? Do you have a better way to communicate with each other?

1. A. children              B. students         C. teachers         D. friends

2. A. know              B. knew                 C. will know            D. have known

3. A. although          B. or               C. and              D. but

4. A. went away             B. went over            C. went up          D. went on

5. A. won               B. made                 C. received             D. gave

6. A. old               B. young            C. older                D. elder

7. A. can               B. can't                C. could                D. couldn't

8.A. a                  B. an               C. the              D./

9. A. What              B. How              C. Where            D. Who

10. A. to                   B. with                 C. of               D. on

完形填空（共15小题，计15分）

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出一个最佳选项。

Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary   1  of the learning process. But too often as parents and teachers we deny this same right to our children. We convey(传达)  2   by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed of, that nothing but   3  performance pleases us.

  4 I see a child under this kind of pressure ,I think of Jack. He is a shy, nervous perfectionist. He   5 answered questions—he might be   6  .

I try my best to    7 his self-confidence. And I repeatedly  8  God for direction. But   9  changed until midterm, when Mary, a student teacher, came to our classroom.

One day we were working with math problems. Jack had copied the problems with care. 10  with his progress, I left the children with Mary .When I returned, Jack was in tears. He’d missed the third problem.

At that time, Mary got a box  11  with pencils from the desk we shared. “Look, Jack ! I’ve got something to show you.” she said.“ See these pencils, they belong to Mrs. Green and me. See how the erasers are   12  ? That’s because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try   13  . That’s what you must learn to do, too.” Jack looked up with  14  in his eyes---the first time I’d see on his face that year.

Jack gradually believe him that it’s all  15 to make mistakes – as long as you erase them and try again.

1.                A．life            B．part            C．game     D．show

2.                A．neither         B．nor            C．either    D．or

3.                A．high           B．bad            C．top  D．big

4.                A．When          B．While          C．As   D．Although

5.                A．always         B．sometimes      C．ever D．seldom

6.                A．right           B．wrong          C．mistake   D．fail

7.                A．start           B．set            C．establish  D．build

8.                A．told           B．asked          C．said D．spoke

9.                A．something      B．nothing         C．anything D．everything

10.               A．Kind           B．Nice           C．Great D．Pleased

11.               A．filled           B．full            C．deal  D．do

12.               A．broke          B．new           C．good D．worn

13.               A．once          B．again          C．too   D．either

14.               A．disappointment B．sadness        C．fear  D．love

15.               A．right           B．OK            C．well  D．good

The Most Popular Pets in the world

  What are the most popular pets in the world? Cats and dogs!

1.___.This is around half of the country’s population(人口).About 60% of American families celebrate（庆祝） their pets’ birthday.

  Cats and dogs are also good topics for small talks---“ What a lovely dog! What's his name?”  2.__

People think dogs are loyal（忠诚的） animals. They help do lots of jobs like hunting(打猎 ) and guarding(守卫 ).  3._______. In 1957, Russia put a dog called Laika into space.

  Cats catch mice. They are not as loyal as dogs, but they can make people happy.

  Today, cats and dogs are both people’s good friends.   4.___. The most famous ones are Garfield and Snoopy. Garfield is a lazy fat cat. He likes eating and sleeping all the time. He is smart, too. He can write some letters and tell time sometimes, although he often repeats that he can’t. He is often mad at his master who can understand him well. Snoopy is a kind small dog.  5.______ . He likes to write stories and make his friends feel better.

阅读下面的文章，根据所给的中文正确拼写单词，使文章意思完整。一空一词

I have been in Australia for two weeks. I’m   1  (过) a good time here, although I have to be   2  (诚实) and say that I   3  (更喜欢) China. I’m lucky to be here for my one- year English   4  (课程). It’s a great challenge for me. I will try my best to   5  (处理) with each of them. I used to spend too much time   6  (闲谈) with others on the Internet. Now I have   7  (意识到) I must take the chance. And I mustn’t   8  (浪费) time or money. Australia is the   9  (六) largest country in the world and Sydney is a beautiful city, but I have no interest to go sightseeing. I’m   10  (自信) of myself I can catch up with others. I will memorize the experience in Australia.