短文填空 选择恰当的单词填空，每词限用一次。（有两个多余的选项）

answer, alone, oldest, start, until, ask, fortieth, own, teach, first, money, later

In Britain you are allowed to drive a car when you are seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving license before you can ____. When you are learning, someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren’t allowed to drive the car on the road ____. You don’t have to go to a driving school——a friend can  ____ you. The person with you isn’t allowed to take the ___ for the lesson unless he’s got a teacher’s license.

Before you are allowed to have a full license, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your ____ car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then ____ a few questions. If you don’t pass the test, you are allowed to take it again a few weeks ____ if you want to. In 1970 a woman passed her ____ test after 212 driving lessons. When you’ve passed your test, you don’t have to take it again, and you are allowed to go on driving as long as you like. Britain’s ____ driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.

Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license. But they didn’t have to take a test ____1935. On the early days of car driving, before 1878, cars weren’t allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.

 

Travel is   46   to us in at least three ways.

First,   47   We can see many places with our own eyes. We can visit some famous cities and scenic spots(风景区).

Second, we will meet people with different interests and see strange and different things when we travel. We can get ideas of the conditions and customs of other people, taste different foods and local flavours(风味) if we like. In this way, we can understand how differently other people live.

Third, travel will _______ help us to get knowledge of geography and history and other knowledge, _______ help us keep healthy and make us broad-minded(心胸开阔).

With all these advantages of travel, it is no wonder that travel has now become more popular than ever in China.

根据短文内容，按要求完成下列各题。

1. 在文中第一段的横线上填入一个恰当的词。_______

2.选择合适的句子填入第二段，使其语句通顺，符合逻辑。_______

A. by traveling we can see different people.

B. by traveling we can make friends.

C. by traveling we can enjoy the beautiful scenery of different places.

D. by traveling we can enjoy delicious food.

3.在第四段的每条横线上填入两个恰当的连词，使句子完整。

______ ______

4.请把第五段中的“advantage”译成汉语。______

5.Which is the best title of this passage? ______

A. Traveling                               B. Places of Interest

C. Advantages of Traveling  D. Disadvantages of Traveling

 

综合填空 (5分)

从下面方框中选择适当的词，并用其正确形式填空，方框中有两个多余的词。

buy,   ago,   late,   bring,  surprise,   bad,    him

Brian likes jogging (慢跑). He jogs in the park every morning. He always brings five dollars with him. He always buys breakfast for  1  in the shop.

One day he jogged into the park and another jogger knocked into him. A few minutes 2 , he found his five-dollar bill wasn’t in his pocket. “The man might be a thief!” He thought, “It must be him that took my money. I must fight against the crime (犯罪)! ”

The man was only 30 meters ahead. Brian ran after him, hit him on the shoulder, and said “Give me the money!” The man was  3 , but at last he gave Brian a five-dollar bill. Then he ran away as fast as he could!

Brian felt really good and ran to the shop. He had got his money back. He 4  himself a cup of coffee and two hamburgers.

Then he ran back home. His wife was waiting for him. She was shaking her head. “Oh, dear!” she said, “You’ve had a  5  morning, haven’t you ?”

“No! Why? I’ve had a very good morning!” he said. “Really?” she said. “But you left your five-dollar bill on the table!”

1.___________  2.__________  3.__________  4.__________  5._________

 

81-year-old man helped poor students
On December 2, 2009, in No.1 High School, Yaling Town, Yichuan County, Luoyang, an old man with a stick is taking 300 notebooks and 120 ball pens out of a bag. He is giving these things to more than 20 poor students one by one. Where is his money from? He gets the money by picking up and selling waste materials (废品). (1) This is not the only time; the old man keeps this kindness for 14 years.
The old man’s name is Hu Fasheng. Hu joined the Party in 1952. In 1961, he hurt his left leg and became disabled (残疾的). (2)Once he was a village officer until 1995. He felt uncomfortable when he was free. So, from 1995, he began to pick up waste materials in the village and sold them. With the money, he bought school things for children and food for the old people in the village.
Hu can get more than 100 yuan from selling waste materials every month, but he lives a simple life. He usually eats noodles for meals. There are not any expensive things in his home. Hu is old, but he says he can do more good things for society.
1.How does the old man get the money?
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2.When did Hu Fasheng begin to pick up waste materials in the village?
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3.将（1）句译成汉语。
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4.将（2）改为同义句。
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5.根据短文内容，用两个以上的形容词描述一下胡发胜这位老人。
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