Rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，改写下列句子，1-6题，每空格限填一词。第7题注意大小写)

1. Martin sets out early to catch the first bus every day. (改为一般疑问句)

________Martin ________ out early to catch the first bus every day?

2.The shop is crowded with people because the Spring Festival is coming. (对划线部分提问)

________ ________ the shop crowded with people?

3.Some kids rarely know how to control themselves in front of a computer. (改为反意疑问句)

Some kids rarely know how to control themselves in front of a computer, ________________?

4.This movie was boring enough. He fell asleep halfway. (合并为一句)

This movie was________ boring ________ he fell asleep halfway.

5.“Do you like the famous cartoon series named Pleasant Goat and Big Wolf?” the little girl asked her mother? (同义转换)

The little girl asked her mother _________ she _______ the famous cartoon series named “Pleasant Goat and Big Wolf”.

6.Did they find the pet cat after a day’s search? （改为被动语态）

________ the pet cat _______ after a day’s search?

7. is, nice, puppies, in ,arms, hold, it, to, our （连词成句）

________________________________________________________.

Inventions named after people

Many new things are invented each year. Interestingly, some inventions are named after the people who invented them, making the inventions and inventors easier to be remembered.

The bowler hat is named after London hat-makers Thomas and William Bowler. The brothers received an order from Edward Coke, the younger brother of the 2nd Earl of Leicester. They were asked to design a hat for Coke’s gamekeepers to protect their heads from branches while on horseback. Later, the stylish hat became popular in Europe and the United States.

Another invention that is named after its inventor is Braille, a writing system used by blind people. French educator Louis Braille developed a new system of reading and writing after learning the cryptography of French Captain Charles Barbier during the war. The captain had come up with a code of dots on paper that allowed soldiers to communicate in the dark.

The diesel engine is also named after its inventor----German engineer Rudolf Diesel. After a few dangerous tests, he invented a new and more efficient engine in 1892 and the engine was later called the diesel engine. The engines were widely used in buses, trucks, trains and ships, and Rudolf Diesel became a millionaire.

1.How many inventions are mentioned in the passage?

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

2.Who invented the bowler hat?

A. Edward Coke.

B. Thomas and William Bowler.

C. The 2nd Earl of Leicester.

D. Edward Coke’s gamekeepers.

3.What does the underlined word ‘their’ refer to?

A. Edward Coke’s.

B. The 2nd Earl of Leicester’s.

C. Edward Coke’s gamekeepers’.

D. Thomas and William Bowler’s.

4. How did Louis Braille invent Braille?

A. He studied blind people in the university and invented a writing system for them.

B. He came up with Braille when he communicated with soldiers in the dark.

C. He invented Braille based on the cryptography of a French captain.

D. He was asked to invent a writing system for blind people by Charles Barbier.

5.According to the passage, which of the following statements is FALSE?

A. Rudolf Diesel was a German engineer.

B. Rudolf Diesel carried out some dangerous tests before he invented the diesel engine.

C. The diesel engine was quite efficient.

D. Diesel engines were mainly used on airplanes and rockets.

6.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Several inventions that are named after their inventors.

B. Several inventions that were invented by blind inventors.

C. Several inventions that made their inventors rich.

D. Several inventions that were invented by teen inventors.

Traffic rules around the world

Traffic rules are made to keep order on the road. Some traffic rules in some countries are quite . Travelers should these rules if they are planning to explore these countries by car.

Some interesting traffic rules are related to . One strange traffic law in Massachusetts, U.S.A.(美国马萨诸塞州） says that gorillas are followed to travel in a car. However, they can only ride in the passenger seat. Drivers will a fine if they allow a gorilla（大猩猩） to ride in the backseat.

Many people like to take dogs in their cars. In Italy, drivers who take their cars. In Italy, drivers who take their dogs on a road trip are required to fasten their dog's seat belt. In Germany, dogs and other pets are considered cargo（货物）. there is no safety belt rule, pets must be protected against slipping and falling in the vehicle.

Speeding is usually judged by a speed camera. However, in speed zones of 30km/h or less, traffic police in Austria can use their own judgment to estimate the speed of a car. Depending on the policeman's guess, sometimes drivers may receive a speeding ticket even though they traveling the speed limit.

1.A. unknown B. common C. popular D. unusual

2.A. be used to B. be connected to C. be aware of D.be ready for

3.A.people B. animals C. plants D. environment

4.A. face B. take C. offer D. afford

5.A. Since B. While C. After D. Before

6.A. above B. over C. in D. Under

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)

Animated movies are ones that use drawings instead of real people. Artists must draw thousands of pictures, and each picture must be a l____1._____ different. For example, if the movie maker wants to show a girl running, the artist must draw her feet in different places in each picture. When the pictures are shown very q 2. , one after another, it looks like the girl is running. Walt Disney was not the first or only one person to use animation in movies, but he is the most famous. His first Mickey Mouse cartoon in 1928, was calledPlane Crazy. This was a short, silent movie about the adventures of a little mouse. Today, 70 years later, Mickey Mouse is still a favorite character, and there are hundreds of cartoons and storybooks about him in many l 3. .

Many people in the movie business thought that animation was only useful for short cartoons. They did not think people would want to see long movies made from moving drawings. Disney did not agree with them. He believed he could tell any kind of story using animation. His first l 4. movie was Snow White and Seven Dwarfs. Disney spent all his money making this movie. Fortunately, it was a great success. He next made Dumbo, about a baby elephant, and this was f 5. by many more movies. Many of these are still popular today.

When we think of Disney, however, we don’t think only of movies, we also think of Disneyland. There are Disney lands in Japan, the USA, France and China (Hong Kong). There will be another one in Shanghai soon. They are large parks where people can meet characters from Disney’s movies and visit scenes from his movies. A 6. Walt Disney made many of his most famous movies many years ago, they are as popular now as they were when he made them. Today, we can buy them on video, and from time to time we can see them in theatres. When Walt Disney began making his animated cartoons all those years ago, people drew all the pictures by h 7. .Nowadays, much of this work is done by computers.

Answer the questions (根据短文内容，回答问题)

I, Robot 2: humans vs. robots!

Here is a piece of good news for I, Robot fans: Robot 2 may soon meet the public!

I, Robot, the science fiction action film released in 2004, was such a hot movie that itgrossed（收入总计） $347 million for a worldwide total.

The story is between humans and robots. In 2035, robots serve humans under three laws:

1. A robot may not injure a human being;

2. A robot must obey orders given by human beings.

3. A robot must protect itself as long as such protection does not conflict with the first or second law.

However, with the development of technology, the robots start to have their own thinking. Instead of obeying the orders as they are programmed, they want to protect themselves and rule human beings. A battle between humans and robots is inevitable（不可避免的）.

Do you believe that one day computers may be cleverer than human brains? Are you afraid that robots invented by humans can surpass humans and conquer the world? Let's find the answers in I, Robot 2.

1.What kind of film is I, Robot?

_______________________________.

2.What does the story mainly tell us?

_______________________________.

3.How do robots serve humans?

_______________________________.

4. In what case must robots protect themselves?

_______________________________.

5.What happens to the robots with the development of the technology?

_______________________________.

6.Are you looking forward to seeing the film I,Robot 2? Why?

________________________________.

Writing

Write a short passage about the topic “I’m not...any more” at least 60 words.（以“我不再。。。。。。”为题，写一篇短文，不少于60个字。）(Suggested points: 可以聚焦“是什么事或人促使自己不再。。。。。。”或“作者通过哪些行为，做到不再。。。。。。”）。

（注意：1. 在答题纸上将题目补充完整。

2. 短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。）

阅读下面短文，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

About 10 years ago， I started a job as a trainer . In one of my first classes， the head trainer told a very story that I would like to share with you.

He began by drawing a standing in the middle of a circle. To make it more interesting， he drew things like a house， a car， and a few friends inside the circle.

He asked the question， "Can anyone tell me what this is?" In a long silence， one guy decided to his idea， "the world?" The trainer said， "That's close and this is your Comfort Zone. Inside your circle you have all the things that are to you. Your home， your family， your friends and your job. People feel that inside this circle they are safe from any or conflict. "

"Can anyone tell me what happens when you step this circle?" A strong silence came over the room. The same eager guy announced， "You are afraid. " guy said， "You make mistakes. " The silence continued and the trainer smiled and said， "When you make mistakes， can the result be?" The first guy shouted， "You something. "

"Exactly， you are learning. " The trainer turned to the board and drew an arrow from the man directly to the outside of the circle. He continued to say， "When you leave your Comfort Zone you put out there， in front of the world to be in situations that you are not with. The end result is that you have learned that you did not know and you expand your knowledge to become a better person. " He turned again to the board and drew a circle around the original circle， and added a few new things like more friends， a bigger house， etc.

"The moral of the story is that if you stay inside your Comfort Zone， you will be able to expand your horizons and learn. When you step out of your Comfort Zone you will finally make your circle bigger and your mind grow stronger， and all in all a better person. "

1.A. moving B. educational C. interesting D. surprising

2.A. man B. lamp C. horse D. tree

3.A. take B. argue C. write D. show

4.A. important B. strange C. friendly D. useless

5.A. noise B. disagreement C. danger D. argument

6.A. forward B. back C. out of D. into

7.A. Another B. Other C. Others D. The other

8.A. how B. which C. where D. what

9.A. lose B. learn C. want D. miss

10.A. leaving B. flying C. pointing D. connecting

11.A. yourself B. himself C. themselves D. ourselves

12.A. busy B. strict C. popular D. comfortable

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

14.A. small B. smaller C. big D. bigger

15.A. often B. never C. sometimes D. always

阅读下面四篇材料，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

There was a young man named Bill in England. Before leaving school， he began to look for a job as a clerk. Few companies needed new clerks due to the financial crisis(金融危机)at that time. It became harder and harder to find a job. Luckily， a chance camp up to him. A company wanted to employ one person. He and the other twenty people joined in the first interview. After that， three persons were allowed to enter the final test which would decide one person to be employed in the end. Bill was lucky to be among them.

On the day of the second interview， Bill and the others arrived at the company on time. To their surprise， the interview was very easy. The interviewer only had a free talk with them， and then asked them to go back home waiting for the result. The next morning， Bill received a letter from the company which said he wasn't accepted. Certainly， he felt disappointed. On the evening of that day， Bill surprisingly received another letter， which said he was employed. But why was he accepted? As a matter of fact， the first letter sent to Bill was also part of the test. Every one of them got a letter which had the same meaning that morning. Only Bill replied with “Thank you” while the others said nothing.

Life isn’t all fun. There is always something making us unhappy. When you feel disappointed， please say “Thank you” to the person who disappoints you. That shows your great generosity(宽容) and politeness to others. If you do so， you’ll have more chances than others.

1.What would Bill most probably have done after he got the first letter? He would have .

A. become angry with the company

B. complained about the test

C. called up the company to show his thanks

D. gone to another company for a job

2.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Few companies needed clerks even if they were skilled.

B. The whole test includes three parts.

C. The last three persons all felt disappointed at last.

D. They replied with “Thank you” after receiving the first letter.

3. In this article， the writer mainly wants to .

A. show how hard it was to find a job during the financial crisis at that time

B. share an unhappy experience with the readers

C. tell about how strict it was to employ one person

D. teach us the importance of great generosity and politeness to others.

阅读下面四篇材料，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

After giving a talk at a high school， I was asked to pay a visit to a special student. An illness had kept the boy home， but he had expressed an interest in meeting me. I was told it would mean a great deal to him， so I agreed.

During the nine-mile drive to his home， I found out something about Matthew. He

had muscular dystrophy (肌肉萎缩症). When he was born， the doctor told his parents that he would not live to five， and then they were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal power lifter， and I knew about overcoming obstacles and going for my dreams.

I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain or ask， “Why me?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams. Obviously， he knew what he was talking about. He didn’t mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was different. He just talked about his hopes for the future， and how one day he wanted to lift weights with me. When we had finished talking， I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I had won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment， then took it off and handed it back to me. He said， “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal， I will show it to you.”

Last summer I received a letter from Matthew’s parents telling me that Matthew had passed away. They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before:

Dear Dick，

My mum said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don’t have long to live any more， but I still smile as much as I can. I told you someday that I would go to the Olympics and win a gold medal， but I know now I will never get to do that. However， I know I’m a champion， and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven， God will give me my medal and when you get there， I will show it to you. Thank you for loving me.

Your friend，

Matthew

1.The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that______.

A. the boy never complained about how unlucky he was to have this disease

B. the boy never complained about not being able to go to school

C. the boy never complained why the author had never come to see him before

D. the boy never complained about not getting a medal

2.From the passage we learn that ________.

A. Matthew was an athlete

B. Matthew was an optimistic and determined boy

C. The author used to have the same disease as Matthew had

D. Matthew became a champion before he died

3.Matthew didn’t accept the author’s medal because .

A. he thought it was too expensive.

B. he was sure that he could win one in the future.

C. he thought it was of no use to him as he would die soon.

D. he would not be pitied by others.

4.What would be the best title for this passage?

A. A sick boy. B. A special friend.

C. A real champion. D. A famous athlete.

阅读下面四篇材料，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

I don’t have too many memories of my father because he was so sick in the last years of his life. But there are some that I am often reminded of and which may have developed my love of science.

When I was small， I was somewhat afraid of lightning and thunder（雷）. My father explained it. The explanation was in words that a child could understand but was basically correct. I gained a better understanding and learnt something from him.

What he said was that there was electricity in the clouds and it traveled to the ground like a spark(火花). When it traveled through the air， it made the air so hot that it burned. Then there was nothing where the air had been and the air all around rushed in to fill the space. Saying this， he clapped his hands together very loudly， pretending to be the air rushing in， and said that makes the thunder. When I hear thunder， I can still hear that clap clearly.

He also explained why a cloudy winter night was warmer than a clear one. When there were clouds， they were like blankets(毛毯) which kept the earth and us warm. He said that if there were no clouds， we had no blankets and were exposed to the universe. Our warmth was going to heat the whole universe. Even today， I still feel on the edge of space on a very clear night.

I am sure there were many other lessons that I took but no longer remember most of them now. What I did learn， in general， was that there were explanations and that the more I understood them， the more comfortable the world was to live in. I was not taught that there were mysteries but that there was understanding if you looked for it. This may be why I have always taken an interest in science.

1. The writer’s father explained that there was thunder because and made it.

A. his hands clapped loudly

B. rushing air filled the space

C. electricity traveled through the air

D. thick clouds knocked into each other

2.The underlined word“exposed”in paragraph 4 means .

A. close B. cold C. covered D. open

3.What did the writer think of his father’s explanation according to the passage?

A. Silly and strange

B. Scientific and difficult

C. Simple but scary

D. Vivid and understandable

4.We can know from the passage that .

A. the writer is smart enough to learn much

B. the writer has a good memory about learning

C. the writer has a good understanding of things in life

D. the writer was taught there were many secret things in the world