完成句子，根据汉语意思，用单词或短语完成句子。

1. 突然，我发现一条鲨鱼跟在我们船后面。 

      　　     　　　     　 I found that a shark was following our boat.

2. 你知道手机是谁发明的吗?

      Do you know who the mobile phone was invented 　　     　　　     　?

3. 球王贝利很受世界各地足球爱好者的钦佩。

      The King of Football Pele is 　　     　　　     　 by football fans around the world.

4. 毫无疑问，海星电影院是我们镇上最好的电影院。

      Starfish Movie Theater is 　　     　　　     　 the best movie theater in our town. 

5. 我在打扫房间时，偶然找到了丢失三个月的钥匙。

      I found the key which had been lost for three months 　　     　　　     　 when I was cleaning the room.

    Kenya, a country in East Africa, is known for its amazing wildlife, especially lions. However, over the last decade (十年) the number of lions has decreased from 10,000 to over 2,000. Most of them were killed by the local people because they had to do so to protect their cows.

As well as the cows, wild animals should be protected. Now because of a creative idea thought of by a young boy, this problem can be solved peacefully.

At the age of 11, Richard Turere was put in charge of the family’s cows. The local people think this job is an honor since cows are considered the family fortune.

The only problem was that their land was next to Nairobi National Park, home to the largest number of lions in the world. As a result, the cows were often eaten by the hungry lions.

Richard noticed that when he walked around the cows with a flashlight, the lions kept away because they were afraid of humans and the flashlight. So he decided to create an automated (自动的) flashlight. Richard tied some bulbs (灯泡) from broken flashlights around the cow stockade (栅栏). Under an automated lighting system, the bulbs flashed one by one, just like someone walking around with a flashlight that could keep lions away. xK b1. Co m

Since Richard’s invention was put to use, none of Richard’s cows has lost. As it only costs $10 to make this simple device, it can be widely used in Kenya in the future.

(   )1. How many lions died during the last decade?

         A. About 2,000.                  B. About 8,000.

         C. About 10,000.                D. About 1,200.

(   )2. Richard wanted to make an automated flashlight because 　　　　.

         A. he wanted to became famous

         B. he had lots of broken flashlights

         C. he found lions were afraid of humans and flashlights

         D. he wanted to make the night as bright as the day

(   )3. How did the automated flashlight drive lions away?

         A. By making loud noise.

         B. By producing strong light that could kill lions.

         C. All the bulbs flashed at the same time.

         D. Its bulbs flashed one by one.

Google and Toyota have worked together to create a new smart car. It can run on the road without a driver. It drives itself. The self-driving car hasn’t been on sale to the public, so we don’t know how much it costs. Another thing most people want to know is whether it will be safe enough to run on the road.

The self-driving car uses electricity as its power, and it can’t drive very quickly—the top speed would be 25 miles per hour. It is actually controlled by a computer system (系统) on the car. The system keeps on collecting information by some video cameras inside the car and a LIDAR sensor (激光雷达传感器) on top of it. A computer processes the information and decides what to do. “The self-driving car has only buttons (按钮) for go and stop, so it’s very easy to use,” an engineer of Google says. “And what’s more, it will make car accidents less and make the world a safer place.” The self-driving car has driven hundreds of thousands of miles in California, and it has only gotten into two accidents by human mistake.

According to CNN, self-driving cars will also help to reduce (减少) the number of cars in big cities. “Self-driving cars would be able to send you to the workplace and then pick up another person instead of stopping in a parking lot.”

( )1. We don’t know the price of the self-driving car because 　　　　.

A. it is on sale only in America

B. it isn’t made for sale

C. people can get it for free

D. it hasn’t been on sale to the public

( )2. The self-driving car can collect information using 　　　　.

①video cameras ②a computer

③a LIDAR sensor ④a computer system

A. ①② B. ①③

C. ①②③ D. ①②③④

( )3. According to CNN, self-driving cars will 　　　　.

A. send us more quickly to the workplace

B. lead to heavier traffic

C. improve traffic condition in big cities

D. carry more people than a normal car

阅读下面三篇短文，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。

(   )1. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the “PlantBottle”?

       A. The bottle is completely made of plants.

       B. It was a product of the Coca Cola Company.

       C. It costs much money.

       D. People can’t recycle it.

(   )2. The new light bulb 　　　　.

       A. is brighter than the old ones

         B. isn’t good for the environment

       C. can last at least 25 years

         D. can last less than 25 years

(   )3. The Water Talky was invented by 　　　　.

       A. German scientists             B. a young child   

         C. a UK company                D. some swimmers

(   )4. What will happen if you sit in the chair for too long?

       A. Your head will hurt.

         B. You will be very nervous.

       C. The chair will move.

         D. The chair will warn you to move.

阅读理解，阅读下面一篇短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“A”表示，不符合的用“B”表示。

Think about your favourite tween (8-12岁青少年) TV shows. Is there a girl on them who isn’t pretty, or who doesn’t worry about what she looks like?

According to a recent study, tween TV shows send the message that girls should be beautiful, no matter what other abilities or talents they have.

The American researchers studied 40 different popular tween TV shows from 2011. They found that most of the man or boy characters in the shows looked normal, but more than half of the female (女性的) characters in the show were described as “very beautiful”. The girls on the shows also worried more about what they looked like.

The researchers say this difference suggests (暗示) that “boys with common looks can still be a part of the story, but if you are a girl, you must be beautiful.”

Some of the female characters on these shows were talented or acted bravely. But even if girls can do everything boys can do, they still have to look pretty.

Tweens are at an age when they are forming ideas about who they are and how they should look and act. It means these shows are likely to make them develop a very narrow (狭隘的) idea.

The researchers suggested that parents should help reduce the negative (负面的) influence of these shows by watching TV with their children and talking to them about what they see.

(   ) 1. The passage is about a study that was on boy characters.                        

(   ) 2. The American researchers studied 40 different popular characters.

(   ) 3. From the study we learn that in tween TV shows there are a lot of women or girls looking pretty.

(   ) 4. The tween TV shows may tell us that girls should be more talented.

(   ) 5. The main idea of the passage is that tween TV shows may have a bad influence on girls.

完形填空

阅读下面短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

When Amy was in middle school, she did everything 1 , because nobody wanted to make friends with her. Her classmates always 2 her big glasses, ugly teeth and old clothes. When she heard other students talking and laughing, she felt 3 . One day after school, when Amy was leaving the classroom, a girl walked up to her and 4 her to the skating party. The girl was Linda. She was a new student. Amy 5 , though she couldn’t skate at all. At the party, Linda taught Amy to skate and 6 most of the time with her. From then on, Linda and Amy became good friends. With the help of Linda, Amy was no longer 7 and she became confident.

Amy doesn’t see Linda 8 the school year. Sometimes she feels guilty (内疚的) 9 she never says thanks to Linda. Amy has put some information about Linda on her microblog (微博). She 10 to find Linda with others’ help. She really wants to thank the outgoing girl for inviting her to the party and helping her have a better school life.

( ) 1. A. actually B. together C. alone D. lonely

( ) 2. A. took pride in B. argued with C. laughed at D. cared about

( ) 3. A. happy B. sad C. excited D. comfortable

( ) 4. A. invited B. took C. noticed D. suggested

( ) 5. A. answered B. offered C. refused D. agreed

( ) 6. A. took B. spent C. paid D. cost

( ) 7. A. energetic B. noisy C. lonely D. ugly

( ) 8. A. as B. till C. after D. before

( ) 9. A. because B. so C. but D. and

( )10. A. dreams B. interests C. enjoys D. expects

— Many thanks for what you’ve done for us.

       — 　　　　.

      A. Don’t mention it B. Never mind

         C. That’s right

         D. You seem to have a point

— Do you know 　　　　 in ancient China?

       — I have no idea. But I know people once used tree leaves to make paper.

      A. how paper was made          B. how was paper made 

      C. what paper was made        D. what was paper made

— Was table tennis invented by the Chinese?

— No. It 　　　　 in China until the start of the 20th century.

A. played B. was played

C. didn’t play D. wasn’t played

— Michael Jackson was called the king of pop, wasn’t he?

            — Of course. He 　　　　 by people all over the world.

         A. was looked up                B. was looked up to

         C. looked up                     D. looked up to