I’m Very Sorry to Hear It

Mr Smith was old, so it was often difficult for him to remember(记) things.However(可是), he still liked travelling very much, so he and his wife(妻子) went to Spain(西班牙)every year. One summer when they were there, they went to visit their friends, the Tarners.They had two young daughters.

One afternoon Mr Smith was talking to one of the girls in the garden after lunch. “You and your sister were ill when my wife and I were here last year, weren’t you?” he said to her.

“Yes, we were,” answered the girl. “We were very ill.”

The old man said nothing for a moment, because he was thinking.Then at last he said, “Oh, I remember now! One of you died(死了).Which (哪一个)one of you was it, you or your sister?”

The girl answered, “ It was me.”

“Oh?I’m very sorry to hear it,” said the old man.

阅读以上短文,判断正(T)误(F)

1.The old man had a good memory(记忆力)

2.What the old man said was true.

3.The girl was very ill and died.

4.The girl didn’t die last year.

5.The girl and her sister were both very ill last year.

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和首字母提示，在短文空白处填入适当的单词，使短文内容通顺、合理。并将完整的单词填写在答题卡的相应位置上。

Tuesday, 4^th May
Hurray! I’ve just met my all-time hero — Wong Kam-Po. I’ve seen him many t  【小题1】    on television, but it was fantastic to meet him in person because c  【小题2】   is my favourite sport. I’d love to be a professional cyclist (自行车手) one day.
I arrived at Shangri-La Hotel on Sunday to meet my family for lunch, when I found out that Wong Kam-po was giving a talk there. I decided to l  【小题3】   to the talk instead. Wong talked about w  【小题4】    the gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games. He said he felt very p  【小题5】     of himself and his teammates. He explained how he and his team prepared themselves for races.
After the talk, I went up to him and introduced m  【小题6】   . I asked him f  【小题7】   some advice to improve my riding skills. I was a bit nervous s 【小题8】    I couldn’t express myself very well. Wong said that we needed to believe in ourselves and should never give u  【小题9】   .
It was a fantastic e 【小题10】     and I really enjoyed talking to my hero!

缺词填空(先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整.所填单词在答卷横线上必须完整写出)

Nelson Mandela, former South African president, was born in an African royal family on July 18, 1918. His great-grandfather was a king and his f   1.   was a clan chief(部落酋长) . But Mandela chose a life path of revolution(革命) i  2.  of royalty(皇室成员). At that time, South Africa was ruled by racism(种族主义). In 1948, the government passed a law that stopped black people from l  3.  or traveling where they wanted. Black people didn’t have the right(权利) to v   4.    , either. Mandela didn’t think that was r      5.   . He organized many campaigns against it. Because of this, in 1962, he was a  6.  . He spent 27 years in prison. A   7.   he was set free in 1990, he chose to forgive his enemies. He shook hands with the people who wanted him d  8.   . He also encouraged black people to forgive whites. His efforts won himself the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and a year later, for the first time in South Africa’s history, black people stood in line with whites to vote. Mandela, at the age of 75, b   9.   the first black president of South Africa. On Dec 5, Mandela p   10.  away at the age of 95.

 

Mr Smith, Sandra, Rachel, Duane和the Greens正各自安排活动。请仔细阅读题中的个人情况说明和A到F的活动场地介绍，选出符合各自要求的最佳选项，选项中有一项是多余的选项。
【小题1】Mr Smith, an American, is on business in Japan. Tomorrow he would like to visit some famous attractions. He and his assistant both love climbing very much.
【小题2】Sandra is very tired because of weeks of hard work at her lessons. Now she has come up with an idea: Why not try to take a relaxing visit in Britain?
【小题3】Rachel is a hard-working student. She will head for geography in the middle school. This summer she is going to travel across a dessert in a certain country.
【小题4】Duane is an active and energetic student. He has a special interest in the great champions and their achievements. He really hopes to find a wonderful place for the coming weekend.
【小题5】The Greens, who love the sea and enjoy the sunshine, have prepared for travelling abroad. During the trip, they are going to buy some souvenirs for their friends.

A	B	C
Pattaya Beach It is alongside the city centre, close to shopping, hotels and bars. It is one of the most successful beach in the world.	Mount Fuji Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Tokyo. Officially it’s open for climbing during July and August.	Sports Hall of Fame Set up in 1967, it has collected the athletic achievements of the state’s greatest champions who have made their mark in American sports history.
D	E	F
Sahara Dessert It is the largest in the world. The surface of the dessert ranges from large areas of sand dunes to stone plateaus, gravel plains, dry valleys and salt flats.	Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of Queensland in northeast Australia. It is also a very popular place for scuba diving. There you can see colorful fish and smart dolphins.	Big Ben, the UK It has become one of the main signs of London. The sound of the bell, which you can hear at the beginning of many television programs has become well-known all over the nation.