阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

The police do (71) m________ things for us. They help keep our things and us (72) s______. They help keep cars moving safely. They take care of people who are hurt. Then they see these people get to a doctor.

The police go around town to see that (73) e_______ is all right. They get around town in many (74) w_______. Some of them walk or go by car. In some big cities，some of the police ride on horses. It is strange to see these animals in the street.

As they go around town，the police help people. Sometimes they find (75) l______ children. They take the children home. If the police see a fight，they put an end to it right away. Sometimes people will ask the police (76) h______ to get to a place in town. The police can always tell the people which way to go. They know all the streets and roads well.

Some police stand at crossings. They tell the cars when to go and when to (77) s_____. They make sure that the cars do not go too fast. They help children (78) c______ the street. They also help people who can’t walk too well.

(79) W______ the police，our streets would not be safe. Cars might go too fast and hurt people. Lost people might never be found. The police do a good job. We need them. And we should thank them (80) f_____ a job well done.

阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空 (必要时可加情态动词或助动词)。

Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She (61) _______ (not walk) very quickly and it was difficult for her (62) _______ (climb) stairs. She was soon out of breath (气喘吁吁).

“I suppose I had better (63) _______ (go) to the doctor,” she thought.

She went to the doctor and told him her problem.

“I’m not surprised at all,” he said. “It’s obvious what your problem is.”

He looked her over then (64) _______ (give) her some advice.

“If you (65) _______ (not do) as what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “You (66) _______ (have) a heart attack. It could kill you.”

Ellen Parker was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and it (67) _______ (take) time.

The next day she went (68) _______ (shop). The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop (肉铺).

“I’d like ten pounds of steak (牛排), please,” she said.

“Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale (天平).

“That (69) _______ (be) just under ten pounds,” he said.

“That big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.

The butcher worked out the price.

“$4.99 a pound, that will be $49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”

“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.

“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “Why did you ask me to get it for you?”

“I (70) _______ (tell) that I am over-weight and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”

The Aborigines (澳洲土著) have lived in Australia for about 60,000 years. They painted pictures inside caves, and these are the rock paintings that have given us so much information about Aboriginal life. For example, some of the paintings that are about 10,000 years old show men with boomerangs. From this we know that the Aborigines started using boomerangs for hunting at that time. Other pictures show kangaroos, so we know that there were kangaroos at that time.

The Aborigines believed that spirits made people, animals and plants, and that these spirits still live in the earth. For Aborigines, no one can own the earth—the earth belongs to the spirits.

In 1700, there were many Aboriginal groups with a population of 750,000 all over Australia, and there were probably more than 240 different Aboriginal languages. The groups did not have a leader. Instead, things were decided by the older men in a group. People from different groups often travelled hundreds of miles to meet each other.

Aboriginal life changed when an English boat arrived in Australia in 1770. Many Aborigines were killed in the wars that they had with the English. More Europeans came, and they started taking land from the Aborigines. The Europeans also brought new illnesses that killed the Aborigines. The result is that today there are only about 300,000 Aborigines in Australia.

51. The Aborigines painted pictures 　　　.

　 A. on animals’ fur　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. on the land　　　　

C. on the tree　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. on the rock

52. What do you think the Aborigines used boomerangs to do?

　 A. To paint.　　　　　　 B. To hunt.　　　　　　　　　 C. To fight.　　　　　　　　　 D. To play.

53. The Aborigines thought 　　　 were the most important on the earth.

　 A. people　　　　　　　　 B. animals 　　　　　　　　　 C. spirits　　　　　　　　　　 D. plants

54. In an Aboriginal group 　　　 decided things.

　 A. the older men　　 B. the leader　　　　　 　　　 C. the English　　　　　　　 D. the Europeans

55. The number of the Aborigines is small today 　　　.

　 A. because their living condition was very bad

　 B. because the English killed a lot of them in the wars

　 C. because of the new illnesses the Europeans brought them

　 D. because of the wars and the new illnesses

Most people may not think that there are any problems. With watermelons, but some Japanese sellers do. There is often wasted space when they store watermelons, because round watermelons do not sit nicely on shelves. So some clever farmers have solved the watermelon problem. They make their watermelons grow in square glass boxes so the watermelons become square. The only problem now is the price. The square watermelons cost about 80 dollars each.

Many people know the saying “Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet and so are you.” Well, today the poem needs to change to “Roses are red, roses are blue”! Australian scientists have just recently discovered that when they put a chemical from a blue flower into a rose, they can create a nearly 100% blue rose. Some of science’s inventions are beautiful, not just useful!

Since the mid-1990s, many Chinese farmers have had amazing rice harvests. For many years Chinese scientists have been working on developing new kinds of stronger rice and now they have produced a new kind, called super rice. Super rice not only can protect itself against insects and diseases, but it also produces more than any other kind of rice, Today farmers can grow almost one and a half times more rice than they could grow in the past.

Doctors might be able to use vegetables to fight cancer now. US scientists have discovered a way to put a chemical into tomato plants while they are growing. When cancer patients eat the tomatoes, the tomatoes will fight the cancer in their bodies. These cancer-fighting vegetables are not yet for sale, because scientists have not finished testing them. If study finds no problems with the tomatoes, then patients can begin to use this easy and delicious new treatment.

46. The square watermelons look like _______________.

47. __________ find a way to make blue roses.

A. Chinese scientists　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. English scientists

B. Australian scientists 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. American scientists

48. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “super”?

A. 晚餐　　　　　　　　 B. 超级的　　　　　　　　　 C. 伟大的　 　　　　　　 D. 可爱的

49. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Super rice can keep itself from insects.

B. Blue roses are more beautiful than red ones.

C. The tomatoes can fight many kinds of diseases.

D. The price of the square watermelons is very low.

50. The main idea of this passage is ___________.

A. how scientists discover new plants

B. how science makes plants produce more

C. how science has changed plants and people’s lives

D. how useful the scientists are

Linda Evans was my best friend---like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horse riding.

When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special time---like my wedding and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address Unknown”. I had no idea how to find Linda.

Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share stories of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.

One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked a lot like Linda and whose last name was Wagman---Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but I still wrote to her.

She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wngman is my mother.”

Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled, and there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure; we won’t lose each other again!

41. The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans ____________.

　 A. at the age of 13　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. before she got married

C. after they moved to new homes 　　　　　　　　　　 D. before the writer’s family moved away.

42. They didn’t often write to each other because they __________.

　 A. got married　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. had little time to do so

C. didn’t like writing letters　 　　　　　　　　　 D. could see each other on special time

43. There was an empty place in the writer’s heart because she ___________.

　 A. was in trouble

B. didn’t know Linda’s address

C. received the card that she sent

D. didn’t have a friend like Linda to share her happiness or sadness

44. The writer was happy when she __________.

　 A. read the newspaper

B. heard Linda’s voice on the phone

C. met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda

D. wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman

45. They haven’t kept in touch ___________.

　 A. for about 40 years　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for about 27 years

C. since they got married　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. since the writer’s family moved away

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36. The Beijing Tour will last ______.  

A. four days                 B. five days                  C. a week                           D. eight days
37. If you take the “4-Day Beautiful Guilin Tour”, you will be able to ______.

A. visit the Great Wall                                 B. enjoy the river life

C. relax on the beach                                 D. experience the city life

38. If you take the “______”, you will be able to experience different cultures.

A. 4-Day Beijing Tour                                  B. 8-Day Colorful Yunnan Tour

C. 4-Day Beautiful Guilin Tour                      D. 5-Day Sanya Tour

39. If you want to take a trip to the beach, you should call ______.

A. 800-810-6562                                               B. 800-820-6222

C. 800-820-8188                                               D. 800-810-5222

40. If Mrs Li take her two daughters for the “5-Day Sanya Tour”, she needs to pay ______.

A. $1,695                       B. $1,707                     C. $1,644                     D. $2,007 

 Look at the sign please. _______ means that this way is for a disabled person to go through.

 In our school library there __________ a number of books on science and the number of them __________ growing larger and larger.

A. is; are                 B. are; is                       C. has; is                      D. have; are

 Who do you think you’d like __________ with you, a boy or a girl?

A. to let to go          B. letting to go              C. to let go                   D. let go

 Our monitor takes exercise every day, for he believes ________ he does, _______ he’ll be.

A. the less; the stronger                          B. the more, the thinner

C. the more; the stronger                           D. more; stronger