阅读理解

　　How long can I keep borrowed material?

　　Each time you borrow a book or a video, a date due card will be put in the book or video pocket, telling the day you should return the items to the library. Check this date carefully.

　　Some items－such as Hot Video and Hot Book can be kept for one week with no renewals.

　　You can keep most other items for three weeks, with two renewals allowed only if there are no holds or bookings on them.

　　How can I renew books?

　　You can renew items 3 ways:

1．Call the service line at 21226274444.

2．Renew the items yourself on the Internet. Items can be renewed twice if there are no holds on them.

3．Being the item(s) to any branch and take to the Circulation Desk. Most materials except Hot Book and Hot Video copies may be renewed twice for the same period as the original loan, unless another reader has placed a “hold” on the item. You cannot renew the item if it is overdue.

1．If you borrow a book from the library, you can always find in the book a card that tells you when you should return it to the library.

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2．You can keep any items from the library for three weeks.

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3．If another reader wants the item and has placed a “hold” on it, you have to return it.

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4．Readers can renew every item in the library twice if no one has placed a “hold” on it.

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5．It is easy to renew a book.

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New words:

material 材料　　date due card 借阅日期卡　　renewals 续借

original loan 初次借阅　　Circulation Desk 流通部　　overdue 预期的

阅读理解

阅读下面短文，然后按要求做题．

　　take phrasal verbs

　　take after sb, phr. v [T not in progressive form]to look or behave like (an older relative): Mary really takes after her mother; she has the same eyes, nose and hair.

　　take off phr. v

　　1．[T](take sth, off) to remove (esp. clothes): Take your coat of f. opposite put on.

　　2．[I](of a plane, spacecraft, etc.) to rise into the air at the beginning of a flight.

　　3．[T](take sb. off) informal to copy the speech or manners of (someone), esp. for amusement; mimic: The actor made everyone laugh by taking off the members of the royal family.

　　4．[T](take sth, off) to have a holiday from work on (the stated day) or for (the stated period): I'm taking Thursday off because 1'm moving house./Take a few days off, Michael.

　　5．[I]to begin to become successful, popular, or well-known: It was at this point that her acting career really took off.

　　6．[I]informal to go away, esp. on a journey or to leave in a hurry: She just took off without saying goodbye to anyone.

　　take (sth.) over phr. v

　　[I; T]to gain control over and be responsible for (something): Who do you think will take over now that the governor has Left./I'm feeling too tired to drive any more; will you take over?

　　take to sb./sth. phr. v

　　[T]to feel a liking for, esp. at once: I took to Paul as soon as we met./I'm not sure if he'll take to the idea.

　　take sb./sth, up phr. v [T]

　　1．to begin to spend time doing; interest oneself in：John took up acting while he was at college. [+-ving]Alfred's just taken up playing the guitar.

　　2．(of things or events) to fill or use (space or time) esp. in a way that is unpleasant：The job took up most of Sunday./These boxes of yours are taking up too much space.

　　3．to continue：I'll take up the story where I finished yesterday.

　　注释：amusement n．娱乐活动　　gain vt．获得

　　mimic adj．模拟的　　responsible adj．有责任的

根据短文内容选择最佳

1．Which “take off” in the following sentences has a different meaning?

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A．I took a week off in October and I'm taking off Thanksgiving, too.

B．Everyone takes Christmas off.

C．She used to take off her teacher to make her friends laugh.

D．You need a break. Why not take a fortnight off from work?

2．Melissa ________ her father in being generous.

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3．“Today, we are to ________ Unit 11, Planting trees.” Our teacher said to us at the very beginning of the class.

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4．He will ________ my job while I ________ a week ________ for New York.

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A．take after, take…to

B．take up, take…after

C．take to, take…over

D．take over, take…off

5．I ________ her the moment I met her.

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短文填空

If I had a lot of m　1　,I would buy a big house to l　2　 in.I would buy a big TV,a beautiful desk and some other things to put in the h　3　.I would have a library for all my b　4　,a music room with a big CD player.I would be very happy in my new house.Although I will spend a lot of time in my new house,I would also like to go traveling.I would like to see all the i　5　 animals and birds.It would be very exciting.And I would also help others.I would like to give some of my money to my hometown to make it more beautiful.

 

（A）根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。
【小题1】 Ningbo is a beautiful 　▲　（城市）with a long history.  
【小题2】 Uncle Wang usually goes 　▲　 （游泳）in the river nearby on Sundays.
【小题3】 He can’t see the blackboard clearly, so he needs a pair of 　▲　（眼镜）.
【小题4】 Sorry, I can’t follow you. Would you please speak more 　▲　（缓慢地）?
【小题5】David wanted to buy an iPhone 4, but his father didn’t 　▲　（同意）.
（B）在下列各句的空格内填上一个适当的完整的单词，该词的首字母已给出。
【小题6】 It’s cold outside. Please put on your w　▲　 winter coat.
【小题7】Last year we p　▲　 a lot of trees around our school. And now they grow well.
【小题8】 This backpack is c　▲　, but he still can’t afford it.
【小题9】May is the f　▲　 month of the year.
【小题10】 Don’t worry about me, mom. I can take care of m　▲　.

（C）根据短文内容，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。
Some colors make us feel calm and peaceful. Blue is one of these colors. Wearing blue clothes or sleeping in a blue 　【小题11】　 is good for the mind and body. Blue can 【小题12】　 mean sadness. Someone who is feeling sad may say “I’m feeling blue.” Some colors make us feel happy. Orange is such a happy color. It can bring you happiness and cheer you up when you are sad. If you feel 　【小题13】　 or weak, please wear colors that make you feel energetic. Green can give you energy, because it 　【小题14】　 new life. And you can also wear red. That makes it easier 　【小题15】　 you to take action.

根据首字母和汉语提示完成单词

1.Have you ever entered c　　　(竞赛)?

2.The plane t　　　off just now.

3.I have never v　　　New York.

4.The first　　　(奖品)is the holiday of your dreams in England.

5.Please write about a wonderful       (经验，经历) after the holiday.

6.That musician has w　　　many songs.

7.—Has your father been a　　　?

—Yes,he has been to many countries.

8.Zhang Ziyi is very famous.He Meifeng has always wanted to m　　　her!

9.How many tickets can you buy if they are all s　　　out?

10.Wei Ming’s father is an Air China captain,so he has f　　　 to many different countries.