I don’t think they can find _________.

A. something strange B. nothing strange C. anything strange D. strange something

---- _______have a picnic with us on Saturday?

---- Good idea!

A. What about B. Would you like C. Why not D. Why don’t

Ling ling：I’m going to England as an exchange student.

Mary：Great!

Ling ling：But I don’t know much of the customs and manners in England.1..

Mary：Sure.

Ling ling：2..

Mary：Well, they think it’s important to be on time when you’re invited to dinner .3. .As it is usually planned to have the meal at the exact hour given in the invitation.

Ling ling：Then how long may I stay there?

Mary:4.,let you seem to have come only for the meal. An evening dinner invitation usually implies that5..The hostess often plans some after-dinner entertainment.

A. you stay for the whole evening.

B. Could you help me?

C. After the meal is over, it’s not polite to leave in half an hour.

D. It’s impolite to arrive late.

E. What rules do they have in England?

F. What’s the weather like there?

Last week, students at Rosie Bridge School worked hard to make their English Week very successful.

There____a lot of activities including an English book fair in the library and a treasure hunt.____students put on an English play. Other students_____an English singing competition.

A speaking competition was also_____The students had to speak on a topic in English_____two minutes.

Henry was the winner and we spoke to him. “I’ m so happy that I____,” he said. “I advise people to speak slowly____they want to be good public speakers, they’d better speak clearly and____”

We also spoke to several other students about English Week. One of____was Amy.

“I really enjoyed English Week. It gave me a chance to learn new_____In my opinion, every school should have an English Week. It’s well____doing,” she said.

On the last day of English Week, the head teacher gave a____to the whole school. He gave students some suggestions on____to improve their English. “You should communicate in English with your friends whenever you_____You should read English books and magazines, and watch English television____Above all, you should enjoy English!” he said.

1.A. are B. were C. is D. was

2.A. Some B. No C. All D. Few

3.A. took in B. took place C. took part in D. took care of

4.A. playing B. played C. holding D. held

5.A. on B. at C. for D. by

6.A. did B. won C. lost D. had

7.A. Although B. Since C. Until D. If

8.A. confidently B. quietly C. quickly D. patiently

9.A. us B. you C. them D. others

10.A. abilities B. words C. friends D. books

11.A. enough B. known C. dressed D. worth

12.A. speech B. decision C. task D. help

13.A. where B. how C. whether D. when

14.A. must B. need C. should D. can

15.A. programmes B. parts C. stars D. stations

Now satellites are helping to forecast（预报）the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere（大气）, because this is where the weather forms（形成）. They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists（气象学家）can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.　　 Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare（比较）them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.

　 So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead（提前）.

1.Satellites travel _____________.

A. in space B. in the atmosphere C. above the ground D. above space

2.Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because __________.

A. the weather satellites can do it easily

B. clouds form there

C. the weather forms there

D. the pictures can forecast the weather

3.Meteorologists forecast the weather __________.

A. when they have received satellite pictures

B. after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones

C. before they received satellite pictures

D. during they study satellite pictures

4.Maybe we’ll soon be able to forecast the weather for ________.

A. one day B. two days C. five days D. seven days or even longer

5.The main（主要的）idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in _________.

A. taking pictures of the atmosphere

B. receiving pictures of the atmosphere

C. doing other work in many ways

D. weather forecasting

I love it at night. It’s peaceful. And when it cools down I sometimes do some ironing(烫衣服). I don’t really care for it. I work full-time and I am too busy for most housework. I remember the old woman who taught me to iron. I was about 15 and I had to get a job taking care of a woman to make a living. She had been an able-bodied, healthy woman until the accident that caused her to be paralyzed.

The woman sat in an electric wheelchair all day. She could only move her head and arms. She would tell me how to do things. She would teach me in great detail on the correct ways to do things. Her home was perfect and beautiful. She would follow me around in her wheelchair to make sure I did everything exactly right . I’m sure she had been a perfect homemaker. She would have me fold everything, including socks. I would complain silently and wish terrible things on her. She taught me the right way to make the bed. I know sometimes she’d get frustrated(沮丧的)and impatient with me. I knew she wanted to do it herself. But she never shouted or scolded(责骂). She only insisted I do it right. I didn’t like it much, but I did it.

Today I can iron pretty well. I know where to start on a shirt and the right way to do the trousers. Now when I think about it, I don’t think she is an old lady. I think she might have been about my age now. Anyway, when I iron, I think of her and silently thank her for all the things I learned.

1.The writer used to take care of the lady because______________.

A. she wanted to learn to do housework.

B. she was a friend of the lady’s.

C. she had to earn some money.

D. she couldn’t find a room to live in.

2.The underlined word “paralyzed” in the first paragraph may mean “___________”

A. destroyed B. deaf C. seriously ill D. unable to walk

3.Why did the woman follow the writer around in her electric wheelchair?

A. Because she felt lonely.

B. Because she wanted to help the writer with some housework.

C. Because she was worried if the writer could do things well.

D. Because she wanted the writer to be a perfect homemaker.

4.The little girl was _________ when the lady taught her how to do housework.

A. encouraged to learn B. unwilling to learn

C. delighted to learn D. recommended （推荐）to learn

5.What do we learn from the passage?

A. The writer is still afraid of the lady. B. The writer hates the strict lady.

C. The writer admires the disabled lady. D. The writer is very grateful for the lady.

I think the most terrible thing in life for my little brother is getting up in the morning. He is almost sick when my mother calls, "Herbert! It's seven o'clock! Get up!" Herbert answers, "I'm coming!" and goes right back to sleep. I'm not at all like my brother. I don't like to go to bed at night but I don't mind getting up in the morning. I usually wake up before my mother calls me. I jump out of bed and go into the bathroom to take a shower. I get dressed, brush my teeth, comb my hair, and get ready to go downstairs for breakfast as soon as my mother calls. But not Herbert. He just sleeps. A military band (军乐队) in our bedroom could not wake him up. I call him and say, "Get up! Mum will be up here to pull you out of bed if you don't get up immediately!" But he just sleeps. After calling a few more times my mother has to come upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed. It's that way every day with my little brother. Perhaps some day he'll learn to get up on time, but I really don't think so.

1.The most terrible thing in life for my little brother is going to school.

2.I'm not like my brother because I like to go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning.

3.I usually jump out of bed and go into the bathroom for a shower before my mother calls.

4.When mother calls, Herbert doesn't answer and remains in bed.

5.My mother often has to go upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed as he refuses to get up.

86Ann is a middle school student. As she is poor in English reading, she hopes to improve her reading ability through training classes. But she is free on Mondays and Wednesdays .

87Listening understanding is the biggest problem for Kevin. He often gets low scores for listening tests. Now he would like to take a course to develop his listening skills on Fridays.

88Tom is planning to go to a British university. But he has difficulty in communicating with others in English. He wants to improve his spoken English under the guidance of a British teacher.

89May likes reading English short stories. She wants to translate these stories into Chinese and tell them to her classmates. So she hopes to learn translating skills by going to a night class.

90English is Sarah's favorite subject. She does well in listening, speaking, and reading, but she is weak at writing. She wants to take some lessons so as to write better.

A.This course can help you improve your listening skills. You can take Mr. Lin's course at Room 407 at night from Monday to Friday. It will surely help you a lot.

B.Reading is a must in English learning. On Mondays and Wednesdays, Mr. Yang will give you his suggestions about how to read more quickly at Room 405.

C.Writing is the most difficult skill for many students. In Miss Li's writing course, you will learn how to write in a proper way. The lessons will be given at Room 207 on Saturdays.

D.If you are poor in spoken English, why don't you come to the English speaking class given by Mr. Smith from Britain? He will be waiting for you at Room 202 on Wednesday and Friday nights.

E.Do you find it difficult to translate English into Chinese? We can help you. Come to Mr. Gu's translating class at Room 406 on Friday nights.

1.__________

2.__________

3.__________

4.__________

5.__________

On September 19, 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 a.m., 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，回答下列内容。（10分）

1.What did Ma Yun use to be?

2.Where was Ma Yun born?

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

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

5.What do you think of Ma Yun?

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