Traveling is one of the most important activities and people have been interested in it for many years. Modern traffic develops fast, so traveling to different places has become much easier than before.

　　Staying healthy while traveling can make your trip happier.But do you know how to keep healthy during a trip？The following information may be useful for you.

　　　Before traveling：

　　●Wear comfortable shoes，a hat and sunglasses.

　　●Take some necessary medicine with you.They can be used when you get sick or have other problems.

　　●If you do lots of sports like walking or climbing during your trip，you should do some exercise for weeks or months before you leave.

　　　While traveling：

　　●Be sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruit.

　　●Have enough time to take a rest during your trip.

　　●Tap water is not safe，so drink bottled water and always clean the cover on the bottle.

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”。

1.Traveling has become much easier because of the modern traffic development.

2.You should wear less clothes before you leave your home for a trip.

3.You had better not be too tired while you are having a trip.

4.If you walk more and eat more while traveling, your trip will be happier.

5.The passage mainly talks about activities while traveling

I have a good friend in my home. It is a bird. Its name is Polly. It's three. It is yellow and very beautiful (美丽). I play with it after school. My classmates-Ann and Kate often(时常) come to see it.

　　Polly sings (唱歌) every day. I teach (教)it to sing the "ABC". Now it can sing the "ABC". I like it very much.

请根据短文内容，选择最佳答案, 将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。（每小题1分，共5分）

56. Who is my friend?

A. Polly. 　                    B. Ann. 　            C. Mike. 　           D. Kate.

57. Is Polly a bird?

A. No, it is.            B. No, it isn't. 　          C. Yes, it is. 　             D. Yes, it isn't.

58. How old is Polly?

A. One. 　              B. Five. 　                   C. Three. 　                D. Four.

59.  Who teaches (教) Polly to sing the“ABC”?

A. I do. 　              B. You do. 　               C. She does. 　            D. He does.

60. Where’s Polly?

A. It’s a school.                 B. It’s in my home.

C. It’s in the sky (天空).                D. It’s in a tree.

Imagine this: your parents go away on business, but you have to stay at home alone. Would life be as easy as when your parents are around? Would it be a perfect holiday for you?

“I can fill an empty stomach with tomato and egg soup, but that’s all. I think many of my classmates are the same. We wouldn’t know what to do, or how to look after ourselves,” said Zheng Chenyu. “And I’d forget something important. I’d probably watch television and burn the soup. ”

　　“The moment I leave home, I’ll learn to cook. But now parents do almost everything for us. We’re very lazy,” she said.

　　Most teenagers have only time for their homework. (1)They don’t learn any life skills until they go to college.

　　However, Sima Yige doesn’t think so.

“I think I’d be all right. I wouldn’t just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook some sim­ple dishes because my mum showed me,” the 13-year-old boy said. In his opinion, many teen­agers (2) 过分依赖 their parents, and there is much more to learn than cooking, like tidying up your room or even dressing yourself properly.”

For most teenagers it wouldn’t be a holiday at all.

任务一：完成句子。（2分）

1. Zheng Chenyu thinks now teenagers are lazy because ___________________________. 

2. Zheng Chenyu will learn to cook as soon as ___________________________________.

任务二：英汉互译。（2分）

3.将(1)处的划线句子译成汉语：     ____________________________

4. 将(2)处的“过分依赖”译成英文：__________________________

任务三：列举。（3分）

5. Sima Yige thinks that teenagers should learn how__________, __________ besides __________.

任务四：回答问题。（1分）

6.Would life be as easy for teenagers living alone as when their parents are around?

　_______________________________

7. Billy: I’ve been fixing the computer for over three hours, but it still doesn’t work.

  Nana: Why don’t you take a rest and try 　　　?  Maybe you’ll do better then.

  A . early      B .finally      C.  later       D . Once

Martin is an American boy. He is eight years old. His parents   41  _ five years ago and he is now living with his grandmother in New York.
　　One morning,  Jimmy ,  one of his classmates, came to his home with an exercises book in his hand. Jimmy lives in a house not far from Martin's. They often go to school together.
　　"Would you help me with this maths problem?" Jimmy said as soon as he came into the room. "It's too hard for me and I can't work it out."
　　"Let me try, " Martin said. "I   42  it isn't too hard for me. "
　　Martin tried his best but he couldn't work it out,   43   .
　　"If we had a small computer,  all the problems would be  44   for us to do. " Jimmy said.
　　"A small computer . . . , " Martin thought for a minute,  then he said, "I've got an idea. We can   45  one in a shop. "
　　"A computer is very   46   ,  and we don’t have enough money. "
　　"That's OK, " said Martin. "We can ask the new president (总统)   47  some money. He said he would help anyone in trouble. I' m sure he will help us. He is very rich, you know."
　　So they decided to write a letter to the new president. Soon the letter was finished and they hurried to the post office.
　　In front of the post office stood a small box. They   48   the letter into the box carefully and went home happily.
The next morning, they    49   the post office on their way to school. They found   50  ,  the box was not a post box but trash-box (果皮箱).