One day a wise man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking up something and very gently throwing it into the sea. As he got (31) he called out to the young man, “Good morning! What are you doing?”?
The young man (32), looked up and replied, “Throwing starfishes into the sea.”? “Why are you throwing starfishes into the sea?”?
“The sun is up and the (33) is going away. And if I don't throw them in they'll (34)?.”?
“But, young man, don't you (35) that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can't (36) make a difference!”?
The young man (37) politely. Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that (38).”?
There is something very (39) in each and every one of us. We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shape the future. We must each find our own starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the (40) will be better.

【小题1】

A．better B．farther C．closer D．faster?

【小题2】

A．continued B．stopped C．watched D．answered?

【小题3】

A．water B．wind C．boat D．fish?

【小题4】

A．leave B．die C．run D．lose?

【小题5】

A．believe B．realize C．expect D．guess?

【小题6】

A．possibly B．hardly C．especially D．fortunately?

【小题7】

A．replied B．argued C．spoke D．listened?

【小题8】

A．day B．time C．place D．one?

【小题9】

A．special B．brave C．strange D．lucky?

【小题10】

A．family B．village C．country D．world

How much do you know about Top Combine (至上励合 TC), the popular boy band? After two months of training in South Korea, the five boys are back with their latest album Grandness Equal to Heaven (《齐天大盛》). They showed up in Beijing to promote their new record. Hundreds of teenagers screamed in excitement when they saw their idols.
“I was blown away (被……征服) by this album. I knew TC would improve after going to South Korea, but I couldn't have imagined it would be so nice,” said a fan after she listened to the album.
Each of the boys has put something of themselves into the new album, from Zhang Yuan's soft voice to Ma Xueyang's talents composing and writing lyrics. Their hit song Grandness Equal to Heaven is a creative mix of moving rhythms and traditional musical instruments, including flute (笛子). A teenage fan says that Top Combine's new album helps him get through all his tests.
Although they tried to be China's No 1 Motivational (励志的) boy band, Top Combine's debut in October, 2008 was not a big success. The band's first EP Arrival was not immediately popular. People accused the band of being unoriginal. They said TC was just like a South Korean boy band, because their fashion sense and music style were similar to those bands.
But they didn't give up. Now with their new album, their hard work looks like it's paying off.
根据短文内容回答下面的问题。
【小题1】What does the passage talk about?

A．A latest album.	B．An EP.
C．A girls’ rock band.	D．A popular boy band.

【小题2】 Which is true about the band?

A．They have just come back from China.

B．They are Korean band.

C．They tried to be China's No 1 Motivational boy band.

D．They made a big success in 2008.

【小题3】Which is their first EP?

A．Top Combine.	B．Grandness Equal to Heaven.
C．Arrival.	D．Motivational Boy.

【小题4】What’s the meaning of “pay off” in this passage？

A．付款

B．回报

C．成功

D．离开

【小题5】What can you find out in the passage?

A．The five members of this team come from China.

B．Some teenagers were moved by the band’s new album.

C．This band has been to South Korean for training for about two years.

D．People accepted this band in 2008 because TC was just like a South Korean boy band.

先阅读短文,然后根据要求答题。?
The Dragon Boat Festival(端午节) is the day to remember a Chinese national hero, Qu Yuan, who threw himself into the river and died over 2,000 years ago. Old story has it that people, in order to save Qu Yuan, beat drums to drive fish away, and threw rice dumplings (zong zi) into the river to keep the fish from eating his body.?
For thousands of years, people have spent the festival by eating zong zi and holding dragon boat races on the fifth day of the fifth lunar(阴历的) month, especially in the /'s???n/ provinces where there are many rivers and lakes.?
The dragon boat races /???/ that many people want to save Qu?s body. Those races are the most exciting part of the festival, with very large crowds of people watching them. The special boats, more than 10 meters long, have colorful “dragon” heads and tails(尾巴), and /i?t?/ boat carries a team of 20 or 22 players. Every year dragon boat races take place in southeast Asian countries and some western countries, including America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
A) 根据短文内容完成下列语音题:?
【小题1】Write out the word /'s???n/.?
【小题2】Write out the word /???/.?
【小题3】Write out the word /i?t?/.?
【小题4】In the underlined sentence find two words that can be read together(连读).?
【小题5】 In the underlined sentence find a word whose last sound can have incomplete plosion(失去爆破).
B) 根据短文内容填入一个适当的词:?
【小题6】 The Dragon Boat Festival is the day for people to keep Qu Yuan in their (71).
【小题7】The Dragon Boat Festival has a history of more than two (72) years.?
【小题8】Since the Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, can we call it “The Double (73) Festival”??
【小题9】 Dragon boat races are mostly held in South China because there are more (74) areas there.?
【小题10】 Dragon boat races are becoming more and more (75) in the world.

Over 30,000 years ago, people from northern Asia went to America. Today we can tell these people Indians.
The Indians went to America because the weather began to change. Northern Asia became very cold. Everything froze. They had to move or they would die. How did the first Indians go to America? They walked!
Later Columbus found the New World in 1492. At first, only a few Europeans followed. They traveled to America in boats. For the next 300 years, about 500,000 people went there. Then the number grew very quickly. From 1815 to 1915, over 32,000,000 Europeans left their countries for the United States. The biggest groups went from Germany and Italy. These Europeans spoke many different languages. Most of them took almost no money. They went to America so they could find a better life.
【小题1】________ went to America first.

A．People from northern Asia

B．People from Italy

C．People from Germany

D．Columbus

【小题2】Why did the Indians go to America? Because ____________ .

A． northern Asia became very hot

B． northern Asia became very cold

C．they were interested in America

D．they liked traveling

【小题3】The “New World” was _________.

A．Italy

B．northern Asia

C．Germany

D．America

【小题4】These Europeans ___________.

A．didn’t speak the same language

B．spoke English

C．spoke German only

D．spoke both English and German

【小题5】The Europeans went to America in order to _________ .

A．find the New world

B．find a better life

C．build more boats

D．learn English