— Could you tell me _____?

— Certainly, and the earlier, the cheaper.

A. how long it will take to get to New Delhi

B. if I can book a direct flight to New Delhi online

C. where I can buy the ticket for the direct flight to New Delhi

D. whether I can buy a ticket to New Delhi without my passport

---Jane got an “A” in the Maths test.

--- ______. She works the hardest in our class.

A. Many hands make light work

B. The grass is always greener than the other side

C. Early birds catch the worm.

D. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

---I’m terribly sorry to have put you to so much trouble.

---______. You didn’t mean to, did you?

A. Forget it B. No trouble C. You’re welcome D. All right

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It happened when I was a little girl. I can remember neither the beginning nor the end, but whenever I ________ it, tears flow down my face. When I was young, my family led a(an) ________  life in the country. As you can imagine, many country roads are difficult to walk on. One evening we were visiting some relatives and the weather was very bad. It began to ________on our way back home. Dad carried me on his_________. Mom gave her overcoat to my brother. We walked together through the rain for more than an hour.

I was fat at that time and Dad must be tired to hold me for such a long time. He almost ________down many times. In hope of ________my father's burden (负担), I tried to carry myself, but I achieved nothing since I was just a little kid.

When we arrived home, the inside of our house was ________with rain water. The rain had come through our leaky (有裂缝的) roof and water was everywhere. Mom put bowls all around the house to try to ________the rain. Then she put me and my elder brother to bed, carefully placing us on the remaining ________place. I fell asleep soon. When I opened my eyes, I found Dad and Mom were sleeping in chairs, both having caught bad colds.

This is my very earliest memory. Though the evening has long passed, and now we live a happy life, I won't forget the rain we went through together. The rain, that evening, and especially my parents' ________, will stay in my mind forever.

1.A. deal with B. think of C. go over D. talk to

2.A. interesting B. unhappy C. hard D. wealthy

3.A. blow B. thunder C. rain D. snow

4.A. arm B. back C. stomach D. leg

5.A. fell B. looked C. turned D. calmed

6.A. taking B. moving C. lifting D. reducing

7.A. provided B. covered C. mixed D. crowded

8.A. catch B. stop C. cancel D. control

9.A. clean B. dirty C. dry D. wet

10.A. wishes B. words C. love D. dream

※GONE WITH THE WIND

Writer: Margaret Mitchell

￥25 (in bookstores) ￥18 (online)

Gone With the Wind is a best-seller, which tells a story that happened in the American Civil War(美国内战). Scarlett O’Hara is a woman in the story who is full of energy. She is strong and saves her family but is very selfish at the same time.

※A LITTLE PRINCESS

Writer: Frances Hodgson Burnett

￥18.3 (online)

Motherless Sara Crewe was sent home from India to school at Miss Minchin’s. Her father was very rich and she lived a rich and comfortable life. Then her father died and Sara lost everything. She had to learn to do with her changed life. Her strong character made her able to fight successfully against her poverty(贫穷) and the scorn(嘲笑) of her buddies. It’s an excellent book with 4 CDs for children.

※PETER PAN

Writer: J.M Barrie

￥15 (in bookstores) ￥12 (online)

It is a children’s story full of imagination and adventures(冒险), which is about Wendy, John, and Michael Darling’s adventures in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. The children are happy and lovely. (with 2 CDs)

※UNCLE TOM’S CABIN

Writer: Harriet Beecher Stowe

￥20 (in bookstores)

The most famous novel in American history, Uncle Tom’s Cabin talked about the struggle between free states and slave(奴隶) states during the American Civil War and is as powerful today as when it first came out 150 years ago.

※THE SECRET GARDEN

Writer: Frances Hodgson Burnett

￥35 (in bookstores) ￥30 (online)

Mary Lennox, a sickly orphan(孤儿), finds herself in her uncle’s dark house. Why are so many rooms locked? Why is one of the gardens locked? And what is that crying she hears at night? Through the power of hope, friendship, and the magic of nature, the brave girl brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life.

1.We can know from the passage that ______.

A. there are only three books with CDs

B. we can buy 5 kinds of the above books in bookstores

C. two of the books are written by Frances Hodgson Burnett

D. THE SECRET GARDEN is ￥5 cheaper in bookstores than online

2.The following books have children as their main characters except ______.

A. PETER PAN B. GONE WITH THE WIND

C. A LITTLE PRINCESS D. THE SECRET GARDEN

3.This text is most probably taken from a ______.

A. newspaper B. science magazine C. storybook D. book guide

Down by the salley gardens

Down by the salley gardens

my love and I did meet;

She passed the salley gardens

with little snow-white feet.

She bid me take love easy,

as the leaves grow on the tree;

But I, being young and foolish,

with her would not agree.

In a field by the river

my love and I did stand,

And on my leaning shoulder

she laid her snow-white _____.

She bid me take life easy,

as the grass grows on the weirs;

But I was young and foolish,

and now am full of tears.

1.This is a short ______written by Yeats, a famous writer from Ireland.

A. story B. poem C. notice D. letter

2.The best word to fill in the blank of Line 12 should be ______.

A. head B. face C. hand D. arm

3.The writer wants to tell us that ______.

A. he should take everything easy B. he is as foolish as he used to be

C. he passed the garden with love D. he is sorry with tears now

The Smallest Life Around Us

Tiny plants and animals live all around us．We cannot see them because they are so small，but they are everywhere. They live in the soil，in the air，and in rivers and oceans．They grow on mountains and in caves．Some live in the ice at the north and south poles; some live where it is very hot．They are found throughout cities and in the country. They grow on other plants and animals．Some are even living on you，on your skin，hair，and inside your body，in your mouth，nose，and all through your body．

These tiny plants and animals are called microbes．The word microbe is made from two other words：micro，meaning small，and bios，meaning life．So，microbe means small life．

Microbes have been on earth for a very long time．They may have been the first forms of life to be alive．Today there are more microbes in the world than all other living things．

People did not know microbes had existed（存在） long．They were too small for them to see．But people did see many changes in their world﹣important changes．And they did not know what caused them．They saw food that they kept too long change color and begin to smell bad．They saw cuts and wounds grow red and painful and become worse. They saw old plants and leaves and trees crumble apart on the forest floor and disappear into the soil．Such changes were a natural part of the world，but people did not understand them．They did not know these changes were evidence(证据) of tiny plants and animals growing all around them.

1.Why couldn't people see microbes？

A. Because they are too small．

B. Because they live inside our body．

C. Because they live far from humans．

D. Because they may have been the first forms of life to be alive．

2.The underlined phrase" crumble apart" in the last paragraph means"　 　"．

A. grow taller B. change into soil

C. break into tiny pieces D. become colorful and energetic

3.Choose the answer that completes the web below．

A. Microbes are very small B. Microbes are all around us

C. People can't see microbes D. Food begins to smell bad

Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place. Around 1870, it was experiencing an economic boom(经济繁荣), and the capital, Buenos Aires, attracted many people. Farmers, as well as many foreigners from Spain and Italy, came to Buenos Aires looking for jobs. These jobs didn’t pay well, and the people felt lonely with their new life in the city. As the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city, the dance known as the tango came into being.

At the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes(阶级). It was danced in the bars and streets. At that time women were fewer than men, so if a man didn’t want to be left out, his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the women. Gradually, the dance spread into the upper classes of Argentinean society and became more respectable.

In Europe at this time, strong interest in dance from around the world was beginning. The interest in international dance was especially strong in Paris. Every kind of dance from ballet to belly dancing could be found in Paris theaters. After tango dances from Argentina arrive in Europe, they began to draw the interest of the public as they performed their exciting dance in cafes, though not everyone liked the new dance, the dance did find enough supporters to make it popular.

The popularity of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of the world. Soldiers(士兵) who returned to the United States from World War I brought the tango to North America, It reached Japan in 1926, and in 2003 a tango dancer of South Korea was hired to act as a kind of dance ambassador(大使) and push for tango dancing throughout South Korea.

1.According to the article, the tango dances came from ______ in the beginning.

A. belly dancers B. American soldiers

C. a Spanish city D. the capital of Argentina

2.If a man didn’t want to be left out in the tango dancing, he had to ______.

A. dance in the bars or streets B. dance with another man

C. look for jobs in Argentina D. perform dances in cafes

3.What do we know from paragraph 3?

A. People in Europe didn’t have much interest in dancing.

B. Both ballet and tango can be found in Paris theatres.

C. Ballet dancing was very popular in Paris at that time.

D. Everyone liked tango dancing when it came to Europe.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. How to Dance the Tango B. The History of the Tango

C. How to improve Tango skills D. The Modern Tango Boom

(A) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。

1.They offer a ______ (个人的) service to their customers.

2.The problem weighed ______ (沉重地) on my mind the whole day.

3.Gao Xiaosong was arrested for drunk driving because it was ______ (违反) the law.

4.Mike ______ (后悔) having made the decision, but it was too late.

(B) 根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。

1.Papi Jiang has been the ______ (hot) Internet star since last October.

2.The lady must be in her ______ (thirty) by now, but she still looks young

3.It’s not easy to find out the ______ (true) of the event in such a short time.

4.If you drink too much water all at once, it will ______ (simple) pass through you, with little or no good for your body.