On Nov.18th, 1908, three men went up in a balloon. They started early in London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.
Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope, and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to use the box to change the weight of the balloon. The three people were also carrying some bags of sand.
After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metres, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men’s basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.
　　At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were very cold and  they decided to land. They came down in Poland　heavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797 kilometres from London!
【小题1】Where did they start their travel on Nov.18th, 1908?
                                                                            
【小题2】What was the metal box used for?
                                                                            
【小题3】 Why did they have to drop some whole bags of sand during the travel?
                                                                            
【小题4】 How long did they travel in the end?
                                                                            
【小题5】
What do you think of the three people and their travel? (请自拟一句话作答)
                                                                            

用括号中所给词的正确形式填空。(10分)
【小题1】There are some ________（tomato）in the basket.
【小题2】Do you like French ________（fry）?
【小题3】She ________（have）ice cream for dessert.
【小题4】________（health）food is important.
【小题5】She ________（do not）play sports.
【小题6】________ your mother ________（watch）TV every day?
【小题7】The little girl likes ________（strawberry）a lot.
【小题8】Lots of children(孩子) like ________（play）football.
【小题9】Chicken ________（be）very delicious.
【小题10】My daughter ________（run）evening morning.

 Yesterday I was shopping for a few items(物品).With nothing to do at home, my son, who just left university, was ready to go together with me.
As I pushed the basket towards the register(收银机),I checked my items to see how many I had, thinking I might go to the Express Line(快速通道)where the sign said“Ten items or less”.
I started to go to that line and my son said,“Mon, you have twelve items!”I said,“You know, but they’re close.” He said,“Why are you in such a hurry to get home? You should go to the Regular Line because you have over ten items.”
Knowing he was right. I agreed and then pushed the basket to the next line. So I was waiting for my turn there and I was just removing my items from the basket to pay for them when a young man came up behind me in line with two items.
I just left the Express Line because I had too many and now I really wanted to get finished. Again, my son came up.“Mom, he has only two items and the Express Line is very long now. Won’t you just let him go first?”I agreed, and the young man smiled widely and thanked me several times.
It felt good to be with my son and have him remind me not to live a hurried life. Do what’s right and also be kind. I really take pride in him.
【小题1】 The writer ________ when she was pushing the basket towards the register.

根据汉语提示完成下列各句英译

1.那个小女孩注视着篮子里的苹果。

The little girl _____ ____ the apples in the basket.

2. 圣诞节到的时候，西方国家的人们互送礼物。

When Christmas Day comes, people in the western countries ______ ______.

3. 不要捉弄那条狗。它很小。

Don’t _____ ____ _____ that small dog. it’s too young.

4.老汤姆卧病在床。

Old Tom was _____ _____ _____.

5. “我要到广州去度假。”“祝你旅途愉快！”

---I’m going to Guangzhou for my holiday.

 ---_____ _____ _____ your trip.

The hungry monkeys tried to find some food in the basket, but they found       .

A .anything       B. nothing      C. none         D. something