It can be dangerous to travel by sea. Ships sometimes sink(下沉) far away from land. When this happens, the sailors(海员) have to get into small boats. If another ship does not come and help them and they do not have enough food or water, they will die.
Most people believe we must not drink sea water. They believe that if we do, we shall be very ill because of all the salt in the water. A doctor called Alain Bombard did not believe this. He thought that people could stay alive by drinking sea water and eating small fish, animals and plants from the sea. On 19 October 1953, he set out in a small boat to cross the Atlantic Ocean(大西洋). He did not take any food or water with him.
Every day Dr. Bombard drank just a little sea water. He also caught fish and they had water in them. He drank this water. He could not cook the fish, so he ate them as they were. He took small plants from the sea, which gave him more food.
Dr. Bombard became hot, tired and quite ill, but after 65days at sea he was still alive. He traveled 2,750 miles from one side of the Atlantic Ocean to the other, and on 24th,December 1953, he reached Barbados.
He lost 20 kilos, but he showed that people could live on sea water, the animals and plants in the sea.
【小题1】Alain Bombard was ______.

A．an old sailor

B．a fisherman

C．a cook

D．a doctor

【小题2】He wanted to show that _____.

A．sea water was dangerous	B．sailors often died
C．people could drink sea water and not die	D．fish were good for people

【小题3】He went across ______.

A．a large ocean

B．a town

C．a boat

D．a ship

【小题4】 Dr. Bombard lived on ______.

A．sea water

B．food that he cooked

C．only fish

D．sea water, fish and small plants

【小题5】The story is about _____.

A．drinking sea water

B．a dying sailor

C．a kind doctor

D．eating good food

It is the last lesson before the winter vacation. The students are very happy. Their English teacher is very happy, too. Their teacher plays some nice games with them. She sings some nice songs with them, and then she remembers something and goes to the blackboard and writes “SMILES” on it. “This is the longest word in English,” she says to the class. All the students laugh, and then one girl stands up and asks, “Why is it the longest word in English?”
The teacher says nothing for a few seconds(秒). Then she smiles(微笑) and says, “Because there is a mile between the first letter and the last one.”
根据短文内容选择正确答案。
(     ) 1. Why were the English teacher and the students very happy? Because       .
A. it was the last day before the vacation.
B.It was the last lesson before the vacation.
C. The teacher sang some nice songs with the students.
(     ) 2. How did they spend the last lesson?
A. they played some nice games.        
B. They sang some nice songs.
C. Both A and B.
(     ) 3. What did the teacher write on the blackboard?
A. Smiles             B. Smells          C. Slows
(     ) 4. A girl stood up and asked the teacher,  “             ?”
A. Why is the word so long            
B. Why is it the longest word
C. Why did all the students laugh
(     ) 5. The word “SMILES”is one of the longest words in English because        .
A. there is a “mile”between the first “s” and last one   
B. it has many letters
C. there are two “s” in the word

 It was an exciting moment for Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, a retired married couple from Harbin, China. It was also a great moment for China because it was the country’s first gold medal in the pairs figure(花样) skating competition at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.
Everyone was very quiet while Shen and Zhao were skating onto the ice. They were expecting something wonderful to happen. As Soon as the music started, Shen and Zhao skated around the field quickly with beautiful style; every move was perfect. When the music stopped, all the people cheered. In the end Shen and Zhao won the Olympic gold medal.
In China, winter sports are not as popular as they are in America and Northern European countries. So China sent only 90 athletes to Vancouver to take part in a few, carefully chosen sports. Such a good decision also led to Wang Meng and Zhou Yang winning gold medals in the little known, but exciting sport of short track (轨道) speed skating.
China did not win a lot of medals at these Winter Games. Most of the events are still very new to China and need to be developed. But Chinese athletes learn very quickly. For example, China’s women’s curling team(冰壶队) only began in 2003, but they were No.1 at the 2009 World Women’s Curling Championship.
This means that with hard work and a bit of luck, China’s winter stars could soon shine on the world stage.
【小题1】Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo won the gold medal in the _____ event at the 2010 Vancouver
Olympic.

A．pairs figure skating	B．short track speed skating
C．women’s curling	D．long track speed skating

【小题2】People were _____ when shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo started skating at the Games.

A．noisy

B．quiet

C．cheering

D．excited

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Chinese like winter sports best.

B．The short track speed skating isn’t a well known or exciting sport.

C．There were 90 Chinese athletes taking part in the Vancouver Games.

D．Wang Meng and Zhou Yang lost the game at the Vancouver Games.

【小题4】China’s women’s curling team won’t be eight years old until _____.

A．2003

B．2009

C．2010

D．2011

【小题5】According to the passage, what made China’s winter athletes get such a success?

A．Luck.	B．A chance.
C．Hard work and a little luck.	D．The country’s support.

It was an exciting moment for Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, a retired married couple from Harbin, China. It was also a great moment for China because it was the country’s first gold medal in the pairs figure（花样）skating competition at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.
Everyone was very quiet when Shen and Zhao were skating onto the ice. They were expecting something wonderful to happen. As soon as the music started, Shen and Zhao skated around the field quickly with beautiful style; every move was perfect. When the music stopped, all the people cheered. In the end Shen and Zhao won the Olympic gold medal.
In China, winter sports are not as popular as they are in America and Northern European countries. So China sent only 90 athletes to Vancouver to take in a few, carefully chosen sports. Such a good decision also led to Wang Meng and Zhao Yang winning gold medals in the little known, but exciting sports of short track (轨道) speed skating.
China did not win a lot of medals at these Winter Games. Most of the events are still very new to China and need to be developed. But Chinese athletes learn very quickly. For example, China’s women’s curling team(冰壶队) only began in 2003, but they were No. 1 at the 2009 World Women’s Curling Championship.
This means that with hard work and a bit of luck, China’s winter stars could soon shine on the world stage.
【小题1】 Shen Xue won the gold medal in the ________event at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

A．pairs of figure skating	B．short track speed skating
C．women’s curling	D．long track speed skating

【小题2】 The people were _____when Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo started skating at the games.

A．noisy

B．quiet

C．cheering

D．excited

【小题3】The underlined（划线）word “couple” means _____in Chinese.

A．对手

B．朋友

C．夫妻

D．同事

【小题4】China’s women’s curling team won’t be eight years old until______.

A．2003

B．2009

C．2010

D．2011

【小题5】 What made China’s winter athletes get such a success? 

A．Luck.	B． A chance.
C．Hard work and a little luck.	D．The country’s support.

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
I really only meant it as a joke.  I wasn't trying to steal anything honestly.
My friend Matthew started bringing his new cell phone to class last week. He was walking around bragging (吹嘘) about it to everyone. He was saying, "My cell phone can download (下载) the newest 41 off the internet."Then he 42everyone by downloading a game and starting to play it. The pictures and sound were really 43 .
44 class, he would use his cell phone to watch TV. The rest of us didn't have a phone like 45 , so we had to crowd around him. I was just trying to see the screen, 46 there were so many other kids that I could not see it clearly. I was getting really jealous (嫉妒).
But then yesterday, he forgot his cell phone at the end of class. He left it right on his desk. 47 noticed it was there except me. I decided to teach him a lesson. I took his phone quietly off the desk, and put it in my own bag. My 48 was to give it back to him the next day. I 49 wanted to see his reaction (反应). Maybe he would stop being such a show-off.
But this morning he rushed into class, screaming and yelling (吼叫). He was very 50 and almost mad. He started accusing (指责) different people of 51 his phone, but I had it in my 52 the whole time. He even started fighting with another classmate 53 Matthew was sure that person had taken it. The teacher sent them to the headmaster's office. They 54 got in a lot of trouble. Now I don't know what to 55 ! If I tell him that I took the cell phone, he'll think I stole it. If I don't tell him, then I really did steal it. How did I get into such a trouble?

【小题1】

A．ads B．songs C．films D．games

【小题2】

A．gave B．showed C．lent D．asked

【小题3】

A．good B．bad C．noisy D．unclear

【小题4】

A．After B．During C．In D．From

【小题5】

A．hers B．ours C．his D．theirs

【小题6】

A．and B．but C．then D．so

【小题7】

A．Everybody B．Somebody C．Anybody D．Nobody

【小题8】

A．plan B．suggestion C．dream D．action

【小题9】

A．always B．hardly C．just D．sometimes

【小题10】

A．happy B．quiet C．sad D．angry

【小题11】

A．losing B．stealing C．playing D．using

【小题12】

A．desk B．hand C．bag D．pocket

【小题13】

A．if B．because C．until D．though

【小题14】

A．both B．all C．neither D．none

【小题15】

A．say B．take C．see D．do