阅读下面短文，然后按要求完成下列各题。

　　Laptop computer(手提电脑)are popular(A)________ the world．People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels．

　　(B)These laptops connect people to their workplace．In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms．

　　Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that(C)allows students to do school work anywhere they want．Within five years, each of the 1,500 students at the college will receive a laptop．The laptops are part of a 10-million-computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college．The students with laptops will also have access(通路)to the Internet．In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to speak with their teachers, their classmates, and their families．However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs．They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees－anywhere at all!

　　(D)因为the many changes in computer technology, laptop used in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable．As laptop become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers．In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources．State higher-education officials are studying(E)how laptops can help students．State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too．

　　At Westlake College, more then 60 percent of the staff use computers．The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons．As one Westlake teacher said,“Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we're giving students a window on the world．They can see everything and do everything．”

1．在(A)的空白处填入一个适当的词：________

2．将画线部分(B)译成汉语：________________

3．将画线部分(C)译成汉语：________________

4．将画线部分(D)译成英语：________________

5．将画线部分(E)改写为：________　________　________ laptops ________ help students．

阅读短文，然后按要求完成各题。

　　Mr．and Mrs．Bell are very forgetful．(A)________, Mr．Bell sometimes goes to his office for work on Sunday morning, for(B)他认为是星期一．And Mrs．Bell sometimes forgets to cook supper for the family．

　　One summer(C)they planned to fly to New York for their holidays．They got to the airport only ten minutes before the plane took off．So time was short．But suddenly Mrs．Bell said she must tell Alice, their daughter, not to forget to lock the front door when she went to school．As Alice was then at school, they couldn't tell her about(D)it by telephone．So they hurried to the post office．Mrs．Bell wrote a short note to Alice while Mr．Bell bought a stamp on the envelope in a hurry and dropped it in the letter box, but suddenly Mrs．Bell began to cry．The short note was still in her hand．She had put the plane tickets in the envelope．

1．在(A)的空白处填入一个适当的词语：____________

2．将画线部分(B)译成英语：______________________

3．将画线部分(C)改写为：they ________ to New York for their holidays ________．

4．在文中能够解释画线部分(D)的最佳词语：________

5．在文中找出最能解释主题的语句：_______________

综合阅读

　　Popular music in America is what every student likes．Students carry small radios with earphones and(A)________ music before class, after class, and at lunch．(B)Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street．

　　Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work．(C)他们也听体育新闻, the weather and the life of American people．Most of the radio programmes are music．

　　Pop or popular music singers make much money．They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places．Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes．Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer．(D)No matter where the singer goes, all the young people want to(E)meet him or her．Now the singer has become a national star．

　　There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans．One is called folk music．(F)It tells stories about the common life of Americans．Another is called western or country music．(G)This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching．Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music．

1．在(A)的空白处填入适当的词语________

2．将(B)句改写为Students ________ cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly

3．将(C)部分译成英语________

4．写出画线部分(D)和(E)的同义词或近义词________　________

5．文中能替代画线部分(F)的短语是________

6．文中能替代画线部分(G)的短语是________

7．在文中找出最能解释主题的语句________

阅读短文，然后按要求完成各题。

　　A bit of rain and wind in summer can be nice．But bad storms are a bit different．

　　Typhoons(台风)are(A)________ of the worst forms of storms．Ever year, about 80 typhoons hit different places around the world．The strongest ones are usually around the Pacific Ocean(太平洋)and the South China Sea．Most happen in July, August and September．

　　Why? When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it goes into the air．This makes the air hotter, too．When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into the sky．Then, cooler air around it rushes in to fill the space that is left．Once the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind．The wind goes in circles, and it keeps moving higher in the sky．(B)The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves．And when the wind moves faster than 30 meters a second, a typhoon begins．

　　(C)台风有两部分．One is called the“eye”．This is in the middle of a typhoon and is calm．The eye of a typhoon can be about 40 kilometers wind．In the eye, the wind does not move so fast,(D)and there are not many clouds in the eye．The other part of a typhoon is the wall of clouds around the eye．This is where the strongest winds and hardest rains are．

　　Typhoons are very dangerous．They blow away houses and cars．And they can also kill people! Typhoons' hard rains are bad for farmers' fields．What to do when a typhoon hits：

　　Cover all windows and stay away from them．If you're told to go to a safer place, do so right away．

　　Try to bring all of your things inside．Strong winds could even blow away your bike!

　　Listen to the radio or TV for important information．

　　Cut away parts of trees that can be broken off by wind to stop them from doing more damage．

1．在(A)的空白处填入一个适当的词语：________

2．将画线部分(B)译成汉语：__________________

3．将画线部分(C)译成英语：__________________

4．将画线部分(D)改写为：and there are ________ clouds in the eye．

5．请在文中找出描写台风侵袭的三个词语：________　________　________