短文填空  先通读下面的短文，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单词，使短文意思完整。所填单词必须在答题卡标有题号的横线上完整写出。（本大题共10空，每空0.5分，共5分）

　In many countries, people t__________ 1. by car or by bike. They also get from place to place using p__________2.transport such as buses and trains. However, some people live in parts of the world where it is i__________3. to build roads. In these places, animals or other forms of transport have to be used.

　　It is difficult to w__________ 4. in snow but easy to ski over it. So in places like Alaska, people use skis. If they want to go faster, they get dogs to p__________ 5.them on sleds(雪橇). Riding a snowmobile(雪地摩托) is a more m__________6., but expensive way of getting around on snow.

　　In desert(沙漠) like the Sahara in North Africa, people s__________ 7.get around on camels. Camels survive w_________8. in the desert, not because they can s_________9.water in their bodies though! They can survive without water for two weeks and without f__________10.for up to a month. He can only go without water for about three to five days.

"We're going to move," Jimmy said to Mr. James，her teacher, with tears(眼泪) in her eyes. "Dad lost his job and now we don't have enough money to live in our house." Pam was walking by and just heard Jimmy's talk with Mr.James.

　　In the lunchroom Pam met Carol and said, "I've got something to tell you about Jimmy." As she started to tell Carol about Jimmy's dad, several other classmates stopped to listen. Pam felt bad telling what she had heard but she went on anyway.

　　After school, Pam saw some of her classmates talking to Jimmy. "Where does your dad work?" one of the boys asked. Jimmy's face turned red. She left without answering. Pam felt terrible, because she didn't mean to hurt Jimmy. And she hadn't thought that some of the classmates would make jokes and laugh at Jimmy about her father's losing the job. Pam didn't know what she could do to help Jimmy.

1.The story wants to tell us ____.

A.It's difficult to move away     

B. girls don't like to talk to boys

C.student's report to the teacher　　

D.secrets are hard to keep

2.Jimmy’s family had to move because ____.

A.her father lost his job　　　　　　　

B.they had a better place to live in

C.her classmates were not kind enough　

D.her father changed his job

3.Jimmy's face turning red show that she didn't ____.

A.feel well enough                  B.know the answer　

C.want to talk about her father         D.want to leave others

4.Pam felt very sorry ____.

A.and wanted to do something for Jimmy　　

B.but went to laugh at Jimmy

C.so she stopped to listen to others　　   

D.and left without answering

5.The whole story happened ____.

A.in class 　B.during and after school　C. at Mr.James's office 　D.in the lunchroom

In almost every big university in the United States, football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer.

Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw (扔) the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field; they have four chances to move the ball ten yards (码). They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field, they can receive six points. This is called a touch-down (持球触地).

It’s difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.

Thousands of people come to watch it when there is a football game. They all yell for their favorite team. They dance and jump while they are yelling. Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The football season usually begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January lst. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.

1.In America, football players can _______.

A. only kick the ball????????????? B. only throw the ball

C. only carry the ball????????????? D. kick, throw and carry the ball

2.There are _______ on each team.

A. ten players????????????? B. eleven players????????????? C. twelve players????????????? D. thirteen players

3.If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team has to _______.

A. go home　B. carry the ball ten yards

C. run with it　D. kick the ball to the other team

4.The best teams play again _______.

A. on Christmas????????????? B. after the season ends　C. on New Year’s Day　D. on Sunday

5.The underlined word “yell” in the passage means “_______”.

A. shout (喊) loudly????????????? B. jump????????????? C. talk loudly????????????? ????????????? D. sing