—What _____ weather! We can’t go boating today.

—I’m afraid we have to watch TV at home.

A．sunny                                B．nice

C．wonderful                             D．terrible

The Special Satellites

Man has invented four kinds of satellites. The first kind of satellite studies the__1__of the earth. They are used to make maps. They also help countries to see where they may__2___ oil or gold. The second kind of satellite is used to guide ships and planes. A ship or a plane can _3__a message to the satellite, and the satellite can find out __4___ the ship or the plane is.

The third kind studies the weather. These satellites_5__ the cloud and strong winds moving across the earth. They warn countries to make preparations when _6__ weather is coming.

___7__kind is used for communication. Telephone calls__8_countries can be sent by these satellites. Some can carry hundreds of calls at the same time. The call is sent to the satellites, then the __9__sends it to the station in the country and the country is being phoned. These satellites also carry pictures, they can receive and send __10__at a time, which we can watch on TV.

1.                A．physics         B．chemistry       C．biology   D．geography

2.                A．carry          B．find            C．keep D．choose

3.                A．write          B．take           C．send D．bring

4.                A．where         B．what           C．which    D．that

5.                A．have           B．watch          C．notice    D．see

6.                A．sunny          B．cool           C．bad  D．fine

7.                A．The last         B．Other          C．One D．Another

8.                A．among         B．along           C．between  D．of

9.                A．TV             B．telegraph       C．telephone D．satellite

10.               A．plays          B．programs       C．films  D．languages

Look at the sun. It’s a fine day today.

As we know, Meizhou Island is a famous place of interest in Putian. My pen pal from Australia, Sam, would like to visit it very much. He is coming here for a holiday next week. He is planning to stay here for seven days. He has never come to Putian before, so he needs to know something about it. The weather is the most important thing that he would like to know. He wants to know what he should get ready for the trip and what kinds of clothes he has to take with him. Here is the seven-day weather report for Putian.

根据短文及表格内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。（10分）
【小题1】How long will Sam stay in Putian?

　 A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country．

Dean Bluey from Dallas，Texas，was a school boy who has much 31 in computer．One day，he 32 an email to a friend on the Internet．Suddenly he received a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”．"The message was from Finland， 33 kilometers away from America．

“I didn't know 34 I should do，”Dean said to a reporter afterwards．“It was really difficult to tell if the message was real．”So Dean did nothing at first． 35 the message kept coming．

“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He 　36 and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 37 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch 38　 the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library. 　39 , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.

　　　 “I'm glad she's OK,” Dean said. “It's hard to believe, but 　40　 saved her life.”

31．A．interest　 　　　　　 B．interested　 　　　　 C．interesting 　　　　　　 D．interests

32．A．sent　 　　　　　　　　 B．sends　 　　　　　　　 C．was sending 　　　　　 D．is sending

33．A．thousand 　　　　　　 B．thousand of　 　　 C．thousands 　　　　　　 D．thousands of

34．A．how　 　　　　　　　 B．what　 　　　　　　　 C．where 　　　　　　　　　 D．when

35．A．So　 　　　　　　　　 B．And　 　　　　　　　 C．But 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．As

36．A．telephoned　 　　　 B．replied　 　　　　　　 C．found 　　　　　　　　　 D．talked

37．A．better　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．worse　 　　　　　　　 C．harder 　　　　　　　　　 D．easier

38．A．with　 　　　　　　　 B．on　 　　　　　　　　　 C．to 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．at

39．A．Hardly　 　　　　　 B．Happily　 　　　　　 C．Luckily 　　　　　　　　 D．Carefully

40．A．a boy　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．doctors　 　　　　　　 C．the police　 　　　　 D．email