In today’s class, we’ll learn how to send birthday e-cards to friends anywhere in the world without leaving our classroom. I’ll show it to you on 123 Greetings, which is one of the most popular e-card websites.

Step 1: Surf the Internet and go to 123 Greetings. Click (点击) “Happy Birthday”

Step 2: Make your e-card. After clicking the card you want, you’ll see a menu.

Step 3: Add your text in the box.

Step 4: Enter your e-mail address. Then enter your friend’s e-mail address.

Step 5: Click “Send”, and your birthday e-card is on its way.

1.How many steps are there to send birthday e-cards?

A. Two        B. Three       C. Five        D. Six

2.What is 123 Greetings?

A.It’s a post office which posts birthday cards

B.It’s an e-card website which sends birthday e-cards.

C.It’s a workshop which teaches how to make e-cards

D.It’s a company which produces e-cards

3.This passage is most probably from a(n)_______class

A. Art        B. History     C. Science     D. Computer

 

In today’s class, we’ll learn how to send birthday e-cards to friends anywhere in the world without leaving our classroom. I’ll show it to you on 123 Greetings, which is one of the most popular e-card websites.

Step 1: Surf the Internet and go to 123 Greetings. Click (点击) “Happy Birthday”

Step 2: Make your e-card. After clicking the card you want, you’ll see a menu.

Step 3: Add your text in the box.

Step 4: Enter your e-mail address. Then enter your friend’s e-mail address.

Step 5: Click “Send”, and your birthday e-card is on its way.

41. How many steps are there to send birthday e-cards?

A. Two　　　　　 B. Three　　　 C. Five　　　　 D. Six

42. What is 123 Greetings?

A.　 It’s a post office which posts birthday cards

B.　 It’s an e-card website which sends birthday e-cards.

C.　 It’s a workshop which teaches how to make e-cards

D.　 It’s a company which produces e-cards

43. This passage is most probably from a(n)_______class

A. Art　　　　　 B. History　　　　 C. Science　　　 D. Computer

　　　　　　　　 　　

Science has told us so much about the moon that it is quite easy to form an idea of what it would be like to go there. It is certainly not a friendly place. As there is no air or water, there can be no life of any kind. Mile after mile there are only plains(平原) of dust with mountains around them. Above, the sun and stars shine in the black sky. If you step out of the mountains shadows, it will mean moving from terrible cold into great heat. The moon is also a very silent(安静的) world, for sound waves (声波)can only travel through air. But from the moon, you can see a friendly sight(景色). Our earth is shining more brightly than the stars. It looks like a large ball, coloured blue and green and brown.
(   ) 16.What kind of place is the moon?
A. It is a friendly place.             B. It is a lively place.
C. It is a nice place for man to live.    D. It is a lifeless place.
(    ) 17.Temperatures on the moon____.
A. are usually the same everywhere   B. Are always very low
C. can be very different              D. are usually very high
(    ) 18.The moon is a silent world because____.
A. there is no life there              B. there is no air there
C. there is no water there             D. there is not a green tree there
(   ) 19. When we look from the moon, the sky is ____.
A.          blue          B. black         C. green           D. brown
(  ) 20. Mile after mile there are only plains of dust with mountains around them. The word “dust” means “___”.
A. dump (垃圾堆)    B. dry earth (泥土)    C. land       D. field

TOKYO, JAPAN--What do you do when you see a cockroach (蟑螂）？ Do you hit it with a newspaper? Do you step on it?

When researchers at Tokyo University see a cockroach, they take the remote control and make the cockroach turn around, run left or right, or go forward. These scientists are changing the cockroaches into robots. Each cockroach has a very small pack that has in it a microprocessor(微处理器）.Then researchers can send signals from the remote control to the pack. The signals control the movements of the cockroaches.

Why does anyone want to control a cockroach? “Insects can do many things that people can’t,” says Isao Shimoyama, head of robot research at Tokyo University. In a few years, he says, these robot insects will carry very small cameras. They will be able to move through earthquake rubble(瓦砾）to look for people or move under doors to find information about someone.

This may seem strange, but the Japanese government thinks the research is very important. The government is giving the scientists $ 5 million for this research.

First, the researchers breed (培育)hundreds of cockroaches. They use only the American cockroach because it is bigger and stronger than other cockroaches. Then they choose the best cockroaches and remove their wings and antennae(触须）. They put small packs where the antennae were. The packs weigh about three grams, or about two times the weight of the cockroaches themselves. “Cockroaches are very strong,” says Ralph Holzer, who is a researcher at Tokyo University. “They can lift 20 times their own weight. ”

With a remote control, the scientists send signals to the packs. When a cockroach gets the signal, it moves. The problem is that the cockroaches don’t always move in the right direction.

1.The scientists are changing the cockroaches into robots because ______.

A．they want cockroaches to do things people can’t in the future

B．they want to control the movements of the cockroaches

C．they want cockroaches to take photos of the earthquakes

D．they want to send signals to the packs on the cockroaches

2.What can cockroaches do to help people?

A．They can lift 20 times their own weight.

B．They can help people to carry very small cameras.

C．They can breed hundreds of cockroaches.

D．They can search for those people in rubble after an earthquake.

3.Scientists control cockroaches’ movements ______.

A．by removing their wings

B．by sending signals from the remote control

C．by using very small cameras

D．by removing their antennae

4.What problem do the rcscarchcrs meet with?

A．The cockroachcs sometimes clon;t move.

B．The cockroachcs sometimes move in ihc wrong direction.

C．The cockroachcs arc too big to move through earthquake rubble.

D．The cockroachcs can only lift 20 times their own weight.

 

完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

“I can’t  believe what I’m hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate* for president of Student Union. I really thought I should be chosen.

Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered     1   a polite “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my   2   , Jeff came to me and put his plate beside mine.

“I’m, er – I’m just wondering if you would consider coming to work on my team,” he said nervously. “You are really   3   and you would be a great partner.”

“I don't think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.

“Well,   4   you change your mind, you can tell me tomorrow.” he said before moving to another table.

All that night, I thought about the    5   from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election* process would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to    6       Jeff.

    7   of all, I began to create a catchy*advertisement. Within a few days, we     8  a poster with Jeff’s pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway     9    passing Jeff’s smiling face.

My next step was to    10 what new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.

With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster agreed to add    11  we want to our school program.

With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well received at school.

An eighth grader said, “    12   will be exciting to have Jeff as president.”

    13   these words made my heart filled with pride. I had wanted to become president of Student Union to make a difference. Now I achieved that. Jeff became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his     14   . The fact that it has made a    15   in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

1.                A．us             B．him            C．her D．them

 

2.                A．surprise        B．luck            C．fun  D．love

 

3.                A．tired           B．happy          C．smart D．busy

 

4.                A．if             B．because        C．after D．while

 

5.                A．message        B．present         C．dream    D．offer

 

6.                A．refuse         B．leave           C．agree    D．join

 

7.                A．First           B．Second         C．Third D．Last

 

8.                A．sent           B．invented        C．designed  D．bought

 

9.                A．for            B．from           C．with D．without

 

10.               A．take out        B．give out        C．work out  D．find out

 

11.               A．everywhere     B．somewhere     C．everything     D．nothing

 

12.               A．This           B．It             C．He   D．We

 

13.               A．Hearing        B．Seeing         C．Thinking   D．Hoping

 

14.               A．exercise        B．class           C．family D．success

 

15.               A．friend          B．difference      C．mistake   D．living