If you go to England, you may want to visit Big Ben. Big Ben is not the name of a man but a name of the clock in London. It has a long history of about 150 years. It is at the north end of the Palace of Westminster（威斯敏斯特）. The big clock has four faces. So you can read the face of the chock everywhere.The hands of it are about four meters（米）long.When the new year comes, it chimes to welcome the start of the new year. There are also many fireworks over the clock tower.

The big clock makes a very loud sound “Ding dong.Ding dong”-the clock gives the sound every 15 minutes of an hour.

1.Ｗhat is Big Ben?

A. A man B. A tower C. A clock D. A plane

2.How long are the hands of Big Ben?

A. 2 meters B. 4 meters C. 15 meters D. 16 meters

3.Which of the following is True about Big Ben?

A. It has three faces. B.It’s in the UK.

C. It gives the sound every 30 minutes D. It is about 200 years old.

4.What dose the underlined word chimes mean?

A. 微笑 B. 报时 C. 呐喊 D. 跑步

5.What’s the best title（标题）of the passage？

A. The clock tower B. The palace of the westminster

C. Clock hands D. Big Ben

There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know how to be a good father. I couldn’t  16  him ever saying the words “I love you.” It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say “  17 ” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a  18 . Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. Not my dad — he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.
So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and  19  every penny I could and when I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to  20  it off to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, you only need to pay me five dollars.” I offered with a smile.
“I see,” was all he said.
One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a  21  to work. The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house,   22  it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a hot day. As my dad got out of my car, I   23  him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his  24  from the truck (车尾箱) of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were 25  lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My father is a cement finisher(水泥修整工).
Suddenly, it came up with me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete(混凝土) to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out,  26 hot it got. Never, not once, had I heard him   27  about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he ask us to pay for it.
When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to   28  me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s my __29__. Don’t work too hard. I love you.”
His eyes met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he   30  his throat(喉咙) and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”

短文填空。（每空2分，共16分）

   Once an American was  1  France. He could speak  2  French. One day while he was walking in the street, he felt  3  and went into a restaurant. When the waiter came, the American opened his mouth,  4  his fingers into it and took them out again and moved his lips(嘴唇). In this way, he wanted to say , “Bring me   5  

to eat ”but the waiter brought him lots of things to  6  .first tea, then coffee, then milk, but no   7   . The American was angry  because he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry. He was ready(准备) to leave the restaurant when another man came in and put his hands on his stomach .And this sign was clear enough for the waiter .In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat. At last the Englishman had his meal in the  8  way.

1．__________   2．__________   3．__________  4．__________

5．__________   6．__________   7．__________   8．_________

阅读下面两篇短文，根据所给语境，按要求完成下列各题。

When the teacher asks a question in class,Wang Xiaobing never raises his hand.The 15—year—old? Beijinger always waits for other classmates or the teacher to give the answer.（1）‘如果我的回答是错的怎么办？’Wang asks.

Wang is a typical among students who don’t put their hands up to answer teachers’ questions.At middle schools,this situation is very common.

Wang said that in his classof 53 students,only six or seven raise their hands when a question asked.‘I think it’s a problem that might affect our studies ,but I am afraid of making mistakes in front of my classmates,’he said.

This problem has attracted experts(专家)and teachers’ attention.Hu Wei,a Chemistry teacher? from Yibin No.6 Middle School,Sichuan,listed some possible reasons to explain why students don’t raise their hands:they lack confidence;they’re afraid of showing off;or they’re afraid of? losing? face by giving a wrong answer.

Sun Pin ,aged 16,from Fujian,always raises her hand as soon as she comes up with the answer,(2) _______ _______ she isn’t? sure wether she has gotten the right answer or not.

Sun can’t understand why some of her classmates keep silent in class.She enjoys raising her hand a lot. (3) Sun said‘It keeps me enthusiastic(热情的)and confidence to express my ideas and raising my hand has really made me outstanding.’

1. 把（1）出的句子翻译成英文。

_______________________________________________________________________

2.在（2）处填上适当的单词，使句子完整。

_________ ____________

3.把（3）处的句子翻译成中文。

完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Mexican people have a tradition of greeting each other with handshakes and kisses on the cheek（脸颊. But recently, government officials asked people to   15  this. They have also closed schools and museums, and advised people to stay at home.
This is to stop people from  16  an infectious disease (传染病), swine flu (猪流感). The disease has spread over the country. It has killed 159 people and caused 4,000 to become sick  17 .
What is swine flu? Swine flu is a disease that causes respiratory (呼吸的) illness in pigs. It spreads to people in two ways. People catch the virus after being with infected(被感染的)pigs, or they get it from an infected   18  . The disease spreads in the same way   19  human flu, through coughs and sneezes and then touching the nose or mouth. However, it   20  be spread by eating pork.
People who have caught swine flu will have a fever, a cough, a sore throat and body aches. In most cases, the infection makes people unwell but their lives will not be   21 .
A few governments around the world have advised their citizens not to visit   22 . Some countries have begun checking air travelers for the disease and have set up quarantines (隔离) for people who might be infected. Russia, China and other countries have banned (禁止) buying pork from Mexico,  23  the flu cannot be caught by eating the meat.
Health experts advise people to wash their hands frequently(频繁地), to cover coughs and sneezes and to stay at home if they feel   24 .