阅读下面短文，按要求完成短文后的各项任务。

Once the colors of the world argued. All thought that they were the best and most important.

Green said: “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of  （1）  and hope. I’m the color of grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would die.”

Yellow laughed: “You are all so serious. I bring  （2）  and warmth into the world. Every time people look at a yellow sunflower, they start to smile （微笑）. Without me there would be no fun.”

Orange shouted: “I am the color of  （3）  and strength. I have the most important vitamins （维生素）. Think of carrots, vegetables and oranges. When I appear in the sky, （4） everyone is shocked at my beauty and nobody gives another thought to any of you.”

（5） Red couldn’t stand it any longer, “I am the color of  （6）  and bravery. I am willing to fight for a cause. I bring fire （火） into the blood.”

Their voices became louder and louder. The thunder got angry and the rain started to pour. When they became calm the rain said, “（7） You foolish colors. Don’t you know that each of you is unique （独一无二）? If you don’t agree, just follow me.” They did as the rain told them and together made the most beautiful rainbow （彩虹）.

任务一：用下列方框中所给词的适当形式完成文中（1）（2）（3）（6）四空，使其语意正确，逻辑合理。（每词限用一次,每空限填一词）

任务二：将（4）处划线句子翻译成汉语。

任务三：将（5）处划线句子进行同义句转化。

5．Red could                stand it.

任务四：将（92）处划线句子变成感叹句。

7．               you colors are!

任务五：

8．Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A．All the colors are foolish.

B．Getting united （团结） is important.

C．Every color is unique.

D．All the colors are excellent.

阅读下面短文,根据所给中文正确拼写单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。(10分)

Before you go to another country, it is a great   66  (帮助)if you know the language and some of the customs of the country. When people  67  (见面)each other for the first time in Britain, they 68 (说)“How do you do.”and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands  69  (在…以后)they haven’t met for a long time. Last year a group of German  70(学生)went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told  71  (他们)that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their 72  (背).The English students had learned that Germans shake hands as often as  73  (可能),so they put their hands in front and got  74  (准备)to shake hands with them. It made both of them  75  (笑).

B. 根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一次。

阅读下列背景文章，并选择最佳答案。

　　2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut(初次亮相) on October 23,2002 and got 6 points(得分) for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he scored 13 points in another game.

　　Yao Ming, 22, has been a star in China for some time, but it is still under question as to whether he can play well in the NBA. Yao Ming said,“When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really difficult.”He said thant joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge.“I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games,” he said.

　　Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don't think there is a language problem.

　　While Yao Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy(活力) to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.

(1)On October 23, 2002, Yao Ming played his ________ game in the NBA.

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(2)Yao Ming scored ________ points in the first two games for the Houston Rockets.

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(3)Yao Ming thinks that ________.

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A．it is boring to play basketball

B．playing in the NBA is not easy

C．it is difficult to watch NBA games on TV

D．he is an NBA star.

(4)From the passage we can learn that ________.

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A．Yao Ming will work hard for his team

B．Yao Ming often watches TV

C．Yao Ming is the best player in the team

D．the Rockets has lost several games

(5)This passage is probably ________.

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A．An advertisement

B．A notice

C．An instruction

D．A news report

请先阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框所给的词中选出最恰当的10个，用其适当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卷的相应位置。每词限用一次。（每小题1分）

A poor farmer had left his small village. After he ? 1.? plenty of money, he decided to spend a ? 2.?? in an excellent hotel in a big town.?????????

When lunch time came on his? 3. day there, he went to the restaurant of the hotel in his new clothes. The head waiter ? 4.? him to the table, took his 5.? and went away. When he turned and looked at the farmer again, he had a surprise! The farmer had tied his table cloth round his? 6.?? .

The head waiter immediately（立即）?? 7.? another waiter to go to the farmer and told him that people mustn't do?? 8. a thing in his restaurant. So the waiter went to the farmer and said in a friendly ? 9.. "Good morning, sir. Would you like a? 10.? ?"