Some people remember the things by writing notes to themselves. Then they leave the notes in obvious(明显的) places, such as on the table or on the floor in the middle of the living room. I don’t think I like to write notes to myself. Most of the time I lose them or forget to look at them until it’s too late. I prefer to use an alarm clock to tell me what I should do. I have ten alarm clocks in my house. They could tell me about things. For example, if I have to make a telephone call at a certain time, I’ll set an alarm clock to go off a few minutes early and put the clock by the telephone. Or if I want to watch a certain television program, I’ll set an alarm clock at the right time and put the clock on top of the TV set. I can remember almost anything if I use my clocks. However, sometimes an alarm clock goes off and I don’t know what it means. I always remember setting it, but I do not know why I set it. If the clock is by the telephone, I know I may have set it to tell me to call someone, but I can’t be sure. I might have set it to tell myself that somebody was to call me at a certain time.

1. Some people like to write notes to themselves so that they can _______.

A. leave them in obvious places    

B. remember what to do at a certain time

C. watch a certain program    

D. make a phone call at a certain time

2. I don’t like to write notes to myself because ________.

A. they are easy to lose or forget to look at 

B. I don’t know where to put them

C. my handwriting is poor               

D. it gives me too much trouble

3.I often use _______ to help me remember things.

A. a notebook   B. a computer    

C. telephone calls    D. alarm clocks

4. Sometimes an alarm clock can’t help me because _______.

A. I put the clock in a wrong place          

B. the clock goes wrong

C. when the clock goes off, I forget why I set it   

D. I’m not sure whom I should call

5. In this passage, “go off” means _______.

A. start off    B. get off    C. go away   D. make a sudden noise

词汇运用 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空（每空不限一词）
【小题1】My father made a final __________(decide) after thinking it over.
【小题2】This is _________(sad) ending of the film I have seen
【小题3】You shouldn’t keep your worries to         (you), boys.
【小题4】I hate to be like anyone else and try to do everything            (different)
【小题5】–We’ve missed the last bus! – I’m afraid we have no __________(choose) but to take a taxi.
【小题6】It’s silly of you                 (not forgive) others for their faults.
【小题7】We all think a good      (lead)should be confident and imaginative.
【小题8】You are patient enough to wait without _____________ (get) angry.
【小题9】The Chinese Ping-pong team won all of the four gold medals _____________ (success) in the 30^th Olympic Games in London.
【小题10】You should be confident enough ______________ (take) this job.
【小题11】He is an ____________ (energy) man because he always stays up late but he gets up early.
【小题12】Talk to your friends when________(feel) sad and share your worries with them.
【小题13】My dream is_________(become) a great writer like MoYan.
【小题14】 He __________(prefer) to play computer games at home yesterday evening.
【小题15】I doubt whether it is worth _______(reply) to the letter.

 --- Our school is so beautiful.

--- Yes. So our teachers ______ at school to enjoy its beauty.

A. prefer to stay    B. prefer staying     C. prefer to staying     D. prefer stay

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）
THE KING’S SPEECH---OSCAR    WINNER
A lot of stories are about friendship and courage. They have been told in many different ways. It is just something that people need to be told from time to time that perhaps people would grow bored of it. Well, director Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech,a historical movie about the British royal family, won the Oscar on 27^th, February, 2011. The movie tells about the true story of a King George VI and it also tells the story of a friendship between the king and his doctor. They find something special about the word “courage”.
Just as the name of the movie, the story was simple but moving. Maybe The King’s Speech is just an ordinary story, though it won the Oscar. Throughout the honored movies in Oscar’s these years, it’s not difficult to find out that they seldom follow a traditional Hollywood way. The traditional way of Hollywood means shiny actors, famous director, a lot of money, 3D technology or something else.
With the development of technology, our native movies prefer to follow the traditional Hollywood way. But the results were the decrease of the good comments(评论). What can we learn from that? The standard(标准) for a good movie is not how well- known the actor is, how famous the director is, or how eye-catching the usage of the special skills are, but the connotation(内涵) or the theme the movie includes!
【小题1】Is The King’s Speech about friendship and courage?
【小题2】 When did The King’s Speech win the Oscar?
【小题3】 What does the traditional way of Hollywood mean?
【小题4】Which is more important to a good movie, famous actor or the theme the movie includes?
【小题5】 What is the passage mainly about?

Which of your two hands do you use most? Very few of us can use __1__  of our hands equally well. Most of us are right-handed. Only about five people ___2___ a hundred are left-handed. New-born babies can grasp(抓住)objects with__3____ of their hands, but in about two years they usually prefer to use their ___4___ hands. Scientists don’t know why this __5___.

Monkeys are our  ___6___  relatives(亲戚)in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys prefer to use one of their hands more than the ___7___  ---but it can be either hand. There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed___8___  . Next time you visit the zoo, ___9___  the monkeys carefully. You’ll see that some of most them will prefer to use their right hands when they swing(荡秋千), and others will use their left hands. But most human beings use their right hands better and this makes life ___10___ for those who prefer to use their left hands. In fact we live in a right-handed world.

(    )1. A. either     B. both         C. two       D. all 

(    )2. A. from      B. among       C. from among  D. out of

(    )3. A. either     B. neither       C. two       D. all

(    )4. A. two       B. both         C. right      D. left

(    )5. will happen   B. happens      C. take place  D. will take place

(    )6. A. farthest    B. furthest      C. best       D. closest

(    )7. A. other      B. right        C. left        D. two

(    )8. A. one        B. ones        C. monkey    D. people

(    )9. A. look       B. see         C. watch      D. read

(    )10.A. interesting   B. comfortable  C. easy     D. difficult