3. (2014 •山东潍坊中考模拟) 据我爷爷讲，我家对面有一棵古老的大树。

my grandpa,there was a big old tree opposite my house.

2. (2014 •辽宁丹东中考改编) 自从2000年以来他就住在这儿。

He here since 2000.

1. (2014 •湖北鄂州) —Is Mr. Black still single?

—No,he  (结婚) for two months by now.

5. (2014 •江苏无锡) No one in the small town has ever d with such a problem before.

4. (2014 •甘肃白银) I've always been in this city (自从) I was born.

3. (2014 •湖北黄冈) Early in the (二十) century,two famous scientists developed their personal ideas about dreams.

2. Many people like Wang Fei's songs because she has a (甜美的) voice.

1. (2015 •湖北宜昌) When he grew up,he turned into an (诚实的) and helpful person.

阅读表达(每小题2分，共10分) (2015 •湖南郴州) 

   On September 19th,Alibaba went public (上市) on the New York Shock Exchange. It shows that Ma Yun has done his business successfully. A short Chinese man seems to be the tallest man in the world right now. Ma used to be an English teacher. So far,he has become the richest man on the Chinese mainland.

   Ma was born in Hangzhou and grew up as a happy kid. At the age of twelve,he found that English was very interesting. Every morning he got up at 5 am,and then ran to a hotel near the West Lake where he could communicate with foreign tourists in English. He did it for nine years. The experience made him become a fantastic English speaker and also opened his eyes to the wide world. In a 1995 trip to the US,Ma was shown to the Internet for the first time. Seeing the chance,Ma returned to China and set up a website without knowing much about computers. Four years later,Ma set up Alibaba in Hangzhou. People called him “Crazy Jack Ma”. But fifteen years later,Alibaba has developed into the world's largest e-commerce (电子商务) company.

  根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1. What does Ma Yun look like?

2. What did Ma Yun use to be?

3. Where was Ma Yun born?

4. Was Ma Yun shown to the Internet for the first time in 1995?

5. When did Ma Yun set up Alibaba in Hangzhou?

  Most students have biology classes in the classrooms or the labs in China. But several days ago,I had a biology class outside in my American school.

   My biology teacher,Mr. Kwak,divided us into three groups and asked us to play a game about natural selection (选择) and how birds find food.

   He gave the first group one spoon per person,the second group forks and my group knives. I thought we were going hunting,so knives might work better. Surprisingly,he told us to pick up the beans on the grass with our tools.

   When the game started,all of us ran to the grass area. We squatted (蹲) down and looked for beans. It was hard to pick up something that small,especially from the grass.

   When I almost lifted a bean,it dropped back to the ground. When I finally picked up several beans,one of my friends ran into me. I couldn’t keep my balance and fell over. All my beans dropped to the ground!Just at that moment,Mr. Kwak called us back. I had to leave the game and of course I got a bad result. I couldn’t help thinking that if I were a bird living on the Galapagos Islands,I would be dead soon.

   The fun game made me realize that natural selection is really competitive (竞争的) . Everyone is trying his or her best to survive.

6. What did the writer's group use to pick up the beans?

   A. Spoons. B. Forks. C. Knives. D. Hands.

7. How many beans did the writer get at last?

   A. None. B. One. C. Several. D. Many.

8. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. The writer did a good job in the biology class.

   B. The writer had a biology class outside their school.

   C. The writer found that picking up the beans from the grass was hard.

   D. The writer didn't find enough food for the birds on the Galapagos Islands.

9. What's the meaning of the underlined word “survive” in the last paragraph?

   A. Find food. B. Remain alive. C. Be lovely. D. Keep balanced.

10. What was the aim of Mr. Kwak's class?

   A. To play an interesting game. B. To pick up the beans.

   C. To know different kinds of birds. D. To learn natural selection.