仔细阅读下面的短文并按要求完成后面的小题。

　　The giant panda is one of the most popular animals in the world．A giant panda can grow up to 1.5 meters long and weigh up to 160kg．People think the giant panda is very lovely．①So it is not surprising that the World Wide Fund for Nature chose the giant panda as its symbol．The WWF tells people about animals that they are in danger and raises money to save them．

　　The giant panda only lives in the wild in China．In the early 1980s, were only 1,000 left in the wild．The main reason why pandas are endangered is that the area where pandas can live has become smaller．

　　The WWF works to help giant pandas in the wild in many ways．One of the ways that helps them is to increase the size of panda reserves(自然保护区)．Some reserves need to be joined together by planting bamboo between them to make“corridors”．These are paths that lead from one reserve to another．No one may harm the pandas in these areas．The corridors let pandas move from one habitat(栖息地)to another to look for food．②People are working very hard to make sure the giant panda does not die out．

1．How long and heavy can a giant panda grow to be?

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2．将文中划线的句子①改为被动句。

So it is not surprising that ________ by the World Wide Fund for Nature．

3．Why are the giant pandas endangered?

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4．Give a way to help the giant pandas in the wild, please．

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5．将文中划线的句子②翻译成中文。

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根据短文内容回答下列问题：

　　The world has a big headache and it's caused by money．It began in America two years ago and it's traveled around the world by the speed of the Internet．

　　In just a few short months, billions and billions of dollars have disappeared．They just vanished into thin air．How can this be? Well, to understand that, you have to understand the idea of“value”．The“value”of something is what someone is willing to pay for it．That's easy when it comes to buying a bottle of green tea．You wouldn't pay more than a few yuan．But what about something like a house?

　　In America, houses are expensive．People have to get loans(贷款)in order to buy them．To get a loan you have to have a good job so the lender knows you're going to pay the money back．But American banks started making it easier for people to get loans．That meant more people could buy houses．More and more people want houses so their prices went up and people had to get bigger loans to buy them．Of course, many of these people couldn't afford(提供)to pay back the bigger loans, so the banks couldn't get their money back, the prices of houses went down and all that“value”disappeared．

　　Now the banks are out of money and governments around the world have had to step in and save them．

　　What does this all mean? Well, with the banks in trouble there is less money to invest(投资)and less money for people to buy things．That means less business, fewer jobs and more unemployment．It's a big headache for everyone and aspirin can't cure it．

1．What is the headache of the world caused by?

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2．When and where did the headache start?

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3．Billions and billions of dollars have disappeared into thin air, haven't they?

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4．What do Americans do when they want to buy houses?

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5．Why did banks start making it easier for people to get loans?

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6．Why couldn't the banks get their money back now?

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7．What do you think many Americans feel now with the banks in trouble?

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阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成相关任务。

　　Failure is what often happens．It is everywhere in our life．Students may fail in exams, scientists may fail in their research work, and players may fail in competitions．(1)Although failure happens to everyone, different people's attitudes(态度)towards failure are different．

　　Some people don't think their failure is a very important thing at all．So they pay no attention to it．________ a result, they will have the ________ failure later．Some people think themselves are fools and lose their hearts in everything after they get a failure．Then they spend their time and energy on useless things．At last, they may really be fools as they have thought．

　　Other people are quite different from these two kinds of people mentioned above．Instead of being hopeless and lost, they draw a lesson from every failure and become more experienced．After hard work, they will be successful in the end．

　　So we should draw a lesson from every failure and become more experienced．

1．在横线上填入适当的单词________　________(每空一词)

2．How many attitudes are there towards failure according to the passage?

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3．将(1)处译成汉语：

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4．写出下列句子的同义句：

At last, they will have success after they work hard．

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5．找出文中的中心句

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　　There are many things you can do to improve your memory．Among them are different memorizing methods as well as taking special care of your health．

　　It is important that you regularly stimulate(刺激)your brain to make your memory more efficient．You can do this by doing activities that you don't normally do and by changing your daily habits．Learning a new skill helps your brain to develop．When trying to memorize something, you should not allow other thoughts to entre your mind because this will reduce your chances of making right memories．

　　An excellent way to help memory is to connect information with pictures．It is called memonics(记忆术)．Try to see the pictures in your mind．Taking notes, being organized and keeping a diary will also be useful ways．

　　Healthy food and plenty of vitamins are good for your memory to work properly．Drinking a lot of water also helps to keep your memory．You must allow your brain to have enough sleep and a good rest．When you are asleep, your brain stores memory．Not enough sleep can cause problems with the storing information and being tired will stop you from being able to concentrate(集中)well．Caffeine in tea and coffee is very good at preventing sleepiness and helping concentrate well, but they can also cause problems with memory．

　　In order to concentrate well, you must be relaxed．Generally keeping fit and regular health checks are both important as well－not just for improving your memory．

根据上面短文内容填空。

1．Different memorizing methods and ________ can improve your memory．

2．To make your memory more efficient, you ________．

3．You should not allow other thoughts to entre your mind because you will ________ to memorize things correctly．

4．________, plenty vitamins, drinking a lot of water, ________ and a good rest are good for your memory to work properly, too

5．The good thing about caffeine in tea and coffee is that caffeine can ________．

阅读下面短文，根据要求完成下列问题。

　　Animals traveling from one country to another have to follow laws, just as people do．They don't have passports, but they have to obey other rulers．Most countries have laws about animals coming into their country．The laws were made to stop the spread of illnesses that animals carry．

　　Traveling animals include cats and dogs going with their owners on trips．Others are rare animals going to zoos．Some are birds and fish on their way to pet shops．

　　Some animals can't go into a country if their owners can't prove that they have been vaccinated(接种疫苗)against certain illnesses．Others must be studied by animal doctors．

　　Sometimes animals must spend a month or more in a special place before they can enter a country．There, they are kept away from other animals before it is certain that they do not have illnesses．Only the people who can look after the animals can go near．

　　There are many different laws in each country．Anyone who wants to take a pet to another country should check with the government first．Laws are good for both people and animals．

根据上面短文内容，回答下列问题。

1．What must follow most countries' laws?

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2．Why did these countries make these laws?

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3．Is the dog at my home called the traveling animal?

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4．What can these animals do if their owners can prove that they are healthy?

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5．How long must animals stay in a special place before they can entre a country?

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　　Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English．It is also the most important way．Some students say they don't want to read for pleasure．

　　They say they want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new words．They say that pleasure reading is too easy．

　　Many experts say pleasure reading is very important for learning English．Dr．Stephn Krashen, a famous expert on learning languages, says that pleasure reading helps you learn many importat things about English．Students learn more grammar and more words when they read for pleasure．They also learn more about good writing．Dr．

　　Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a different way．Each student needs to learn something different．Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what he or she needs．

　　Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying．When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books, and you don't have to remember everything．There are no tests on your pleasure reading books．Pleasure reading will help you：

　　●learn how English speakers use English

　　●read faster in English

　　●find examples of good writing in English

　　●learn new words

　　●learn about the cultures of English speakers

1．Is pleasure reading important for learning English?

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2．Which is the easier way to become a better reader, pleasure reading or studying?

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3．What do some students think of pleasure reading?

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4．How can we become better readers?

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5．What's the greatest advantage of pleasure reading?

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阅读理解

Quick Work

　　Ted Robinson has been worried all the week．Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police．In the letter he was asked to call at the station．Ted wanted to know why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday and he is not worried any more．

　　At the station, he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found．Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away．It is now being sent to his home by train．

　　Ted was the most surprised when he heard the news．He was amused(感到有趣), too, because he never expected(指望)the bicycle to be found．It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen．

根据短文内容回答下列问题：

1．What happened last Tuesday?

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2．What was he told at the station?

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3．What are the police doing with the bicycle?

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4．Why was he surprised and amused?

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5．How old was Ted when his bicycle was stolen?

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Kiss in a Box

　　The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping(包装用的)paper．He was very poor and he became angry when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree．

　　The next morning, the little girl brought the gift to her father and said, "This is for you, Daddy．" He was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction(过强的反应), but his anger suddenly began to burn again when he found the box was empty．He shouted at her, "Don't you know that when you give someone a present, there's supposed to be something inside it?"

　　The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and said, "Oh, Daddy, it is not empty．I blew kisses into the box．All for you, Daddy．" The father was very upset．He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness．

　　The man kept that gold box by his bed for years and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out a full kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there．

　　Each of us as humans have been given a gold container(容器)filled with love and kisses from our children, friends, family．There is no more precious possession(宝贵的财产)anyone could hold．

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

1．Why was the little girl punished by her father?

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2．What was the box filled with?

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3．Did the girl know there was supposed to be anything inside the box?

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4．What was the meaning of the“forgiveness”?

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5．What did the man do with that gold box?

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阅读短文，并按要求完成下列试题。

　　What will the home of the future look like?A team of architects(建筑师)in Hong Kong say that city homes will be tiny, as populations continue to grow and space becomes more expensive．

　　They have designed“spaceflats”that are just 30 square meters in size．These flats have small rooms：a living room, a bathroom and a bedroom, as well as a balcony(阳台), but everything is carefully planned to make good use of the limited(有限的)space．

　　The living room is the main room of the flat．It can be used as an office, a kitchen even a second bedroom．There is a sofa that can be changed into a bed．The dining table can be changed into a computer desk．And, if not needed, both the sofa-bed and the table can be folded away and stored into a small space in the wall．There is a flat-screen TV, which can also serve as a computer monitor．In one of the room, a small cooker, a microwave oven and a miniature(微型)refrigerator are hidden out of sight．

　　The other rooms are small but practical(实用)．The bathroom contains a toilet and a shower．The double bed in the bedroom can also be a sofa, if necessary．The balcony has enough room for two people to sit and enjoy the view from the block of flats．All the rooms have high ceiling to provide as much storage space as possible, while the flat has large windows to let in plenty of sunlight．

　　“Spaceflats”are now being tested in a building in Hong Kong．“It's wonderful,”said one resident(居民)．“The flat is so well designed that you feel that here is plenty of space．”

完成句子、回答问题及英译汉。

1．The city homes ________will be tiny．

2．The architects have designed“spaceflats”that are just ________ in size．

3．How many rooms does a“spaceflat”have?

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4．What do you think are the good points about a“spaceflat”?

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5．Put the underlined sentence(in the last paragraph)into Chinese．

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阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

　　China is one of the few countries in the world to have space technology．It is hard to imagine that China started building this industry 50 or so years ago．Qian Xuesen played a very important role in the development．He is“The Father of China's Missile(导弹)”and“The King of Rockets”．

　　Qian Xuesn was born in Shanghai in 1911．He graduated in 1934 from Shanghai Jiaotong University．The same year, he traveled to the US to study．

　　After he graduated, Qian Xuesen began to work for the US army．He was very smart and rose quickly．By 1945, he had already written reports on the latest military(军事的)developments for the government．

　　However, in 1955, six years after the founding of new China, Qian Xuesen decided to return to China and work for his motherland．His return brought China the hope of developing its space science．At that time, scientists in China knew little about rockets．

　　Qian Xuesen was then in charge of the research and development of China's missile, rockets and spacecraft．He often spent days and even months at the testing grounds．He shared his knowledge with his colleagues(同事)．

　　Qian Xuesen passed away in Beijing on October 31, 2009, at the age of 98．He made great contributions to the country, and people will remember him forever．

1．What is Qian Xuesen called in China?

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2．When and where was Qian Xuesen born?

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3．What did he do after he graduated in America?

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4．Did scientists in China know everything about rockets at that time?

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5．What do you think of Qian Xuesen?

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