三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选题，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。 ks5

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Every student can learn rope jumping.

You can jump alone or with your classmate. You can also help turn a long rope for many others to jump over, one at a time. If you jump alone, you will need a short rope and it will be just enough for your height. Try ropes of different lengths until you find a right one for your size.

A rope should be turned slowly. It must also he turned high enough to let you jump freely and safely. Turning the rope freely and safely needs careful timing. In rope jumping, timing means turning the rope slowly enough for you to jump over at the right time without its striking your feet.

When you jump rope, your heart beats faster and your face has a healthy color. But if you jump too many times at first, you will get fired. You must learn when to stop for a rest before you jump again, If you practice, you can increase the number of limes you jumpers without resting.

56. This passage is about _______.

A. a game       B. a rope               C. rope jumpers            D. careful timing

57. How many people can join in rope jumping?

A. One alone. B. Two.                 C. One or more.            D. Two or more.

58. The word “one” in the last sentence of the first paragraph means _______.

A. man           B. rope                  C. thing                        D. size

59. Before you do rope jumping, you must _______.

A. fined a good player                 B. tries whether the rope will be right for you

C. stops to rest for an hour           D. tries whether the rope will be strong enough

60. Which of the following is true?

A. A rope must be turned as slowly as possible.

B. A rope must be turned as high as possible.

C. People can do rope jumping without resting.

D. Careful timing is needed to turn a rope.

三文填词：

You don’t have to read every text in the same way. The way

you read a text depends on your reason       reading it.  1．          

For         , if you just read for specific information,         2．          

you don’t need to read every word of the text.             3．           

you have to do is g         quickly through each text         4．          

looking for key words. When you find a        word, 5．          

you can read the sentence      is in and you will probably 6．          

find the information you need. If you read for detailed information,

        , you need to read every word of the text, but you        7．          

do this fairly quickly,          （停止）only when you come to        8．           

new information and then underlining it. If you want to be

an         （高效的）reader, you should always think about 9．          

WHY you are reading and then choose the best

reading m         to achiever your purpose.             10．          

三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从34－48各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
If we really want to be happy, why do we complain all the time in our daily life? We can be active in our life by setting goals and going   34   what we want. But if we’re always expressing complaints, we can not really live   35  .
If you don’t believe me,   36   how many times you complain about something or other in one day. Whether it is being stuck in traffic, being bothered by the weather, or whatever it is, there are endless   37   where you can find a reason to complain. But it’s not just outside circumstances   38   we complain about. We also complain about   39  . We complain constantly that we don’t have enough time, that we don’t have enough money and that we’re not   40   enough, cool enough, or just enough.
Most of us have experienced plenty of unpleasantness   41   complaining about things we can’t control, so do I. And I   42   really thought about it much until I found the website about “living in a complaint-free world”, which   43   my attitude towards life.
Imagine how   44   you would be if you simply stopped being a complainer.   45   of what you complain of is outside of your control anyway.   46  , it is no use thinking about something you have no power to change. When you   47   that you’re complaining, stop and ask yourself if you would rather complain, or be happy.
In our daily life, we have many choices. As Dale Carnegie puts it, any fool can criticize and complain but it takes character and   48   for the wise persons to live a complaint-free and happy life.
34.   A. without                B. against              C. after             D. over
35.   A. effectively                B. normally           C. casually             D. honestly
36.   A. scan                         B. evaluate            C. witness              D. count
37.   A. effects                            B. cases                 C. consequences     D. anecdotes
38.   A. that                         B. which               C. where               D. what
39.   A. yourselves                B. themselves         C. oneself              D. ourselves
40.   A. clumsy                     B. attractive           C. neat                  D. awesome
41.   A. due to                      B. in addition to     C. by means of       D. in spite of
42.   A. ever                         B. even                 C. never                D. once
43.   A. reflected                  B. strengthened      C. abandoned         D. changed
44.   A. awkward                  B. confident           C. awful                D. cheerful
45.   A. Few                         B. Little                C. Much                D. Many
46.   A. Therefore                 B. However           C. Otherwise          D. Anyway
47.   A. guarantee                 B. determine      C. realize               D. recommend
48.   A. dignity                     B. self-control        C. judgement         D. affection

三、完形填空（15分）
You may think there is only sand in the desert(沙漠) of the world, but it is not true. In the desert, as we know, there is a little__26__ and it is not__27__ for most plants. Still we can see some plants live in the desert.
There is___28_ in some places in the deserts. We__29__ these places oases(绿洲). In the oases, there are villages and towns. People grow__30__ kinds of vegetables and rice in the fields there. People__31__ live outside the oases. They have camels(骆驼), sheep and other animals. These animals live__32__ the desert plants for their food and do not need any water. The__33__ are useful to the desert people in many ways. They eat the__34__ and drink the milk of the animals. They__35__ the camels for carrying water, food, and_36___.
The people of the desert have to keep__37__ from place to place. They must always look__38__ grass or desert plants for their animals. When there__39___ no more food for their animals, they move to another place. The desert people are__40__. Every one in the desert likes to help the people in trouble and give them food and water.
26. A. rain           B. rains           C. wind           D. winds
27. A. good          B. good enough     C. enough good    D. enough
28. A. earth          B. plants           C. wood          D. water
29.A. say            B. call            C. tell           D. find
30.A. every          B. all              C. a             D. one
31.A. also           B. too              C. either         D. still
32.A. on             B. with            C. of            D. by
33.A. water         B. plants           C. animals        D. food
34.A. meal           B. meat            C. body          D. food
35.A. let            B. make           C. drive          D. use
36.A. other something  B. something other  C. else something  D. something else
37.A. walking         B. carrying        C. moving        D. going
38.A. up             B. for             C. after          D. at
39.A. is              B. are             C. have          D. has
40.A. carefully        B. careful          C. friendly        D. friend

三. 完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，计30分）
Two years 36  , my husband bought me a bike. If you live in a town, it is often faster than a car and you  37  have to worry 38  parking. You can  39   it anywhere. As it has a seat   40   the back and a basket at the  41  .I can take my small daughter to the library, shopping and anywhere in fact.
I use it 42  in summer when the weather is warm and dry. It can also be very dangerous. You must, of course ,be careful  43a bike. Accidents are not the 44   problems, though. One day I went shopping and 45  back to  46   my front wheel was 47 . Though it was a long walk to the bike shop, I have to buy a 48 one.
My husband   49 my bike sometimes for a short journey. He is not a good cyclist（骑自行车的人） but says it is    50  than waiting  51  a bus. He still   52   his car for  53   journey   54  and fresh air, and cycling makes me feel a lot  55   .
36.   A. ago     B. before C. after   D. until
37.   A. doesn’t      B. don’t  C. didn’t D. not
38.   A. with   B. about  C. at       D. over
39.   A. lie      B. laid     C. forget D. leave
40.   A. in       B. at       C. behind       D. down
41.   A. before B. top     C. front   D. end
42.   A. not    B. more   C. best    D. most
43.   A. on      B. over    C. above  D. with
44.   A. one     B. only    C. very    D. right
45.   A. come  B. has come    C. came   D. comes
46.   A. see     B. watch  C. find    D. look
47.   A. missed       B. losing C. missing      D. go
48.   A. another      B. new    C. other D. the other
49.   A. uses    B. takes   C. brings D. fetches
50..  A. good   B. well   C. better        D. more
51.   A. in       B. on      C. from   D. for
52.   A. likes B. prefers      C. loves D. hopes
53.   A. short   B. longer C. long   D. small
54.   A .exercise      B. good   C. practice      D. games
55.   A. old    B. older   C. young D. younger