Friday  January 28.2011
China's world number seven Li Na became the first Chinese tennis player to reach a Grand Slam final at this year's Australian Open. "It was the first match  easy or tough? Nothing between." said Li, who has defeated Zahlavpva Strycova on her way to the Australian Open final.
	Tuesday March 5\2011
Besides China, more than 70 countries have offered Japan help after the earthquake. Two US search and rescue teams, with 144 stuff and 12 dogs, have begun work; The southern Afghan city of Kandahar announced it would donate (捐赠) $50.000 to die "brothers and sisters" of Japan
	Thursday May 19,2011
Canada pop star Justin. Bieber got a hugely disappointing greeting when he arrived in Hong Kon8 on Wednesday. Just seven fans showed up at the city's airport to greet Bieber. Bieber's concert—one of the last shows in his "My World" tour—is on Friday in Hong Kong,
	Monday May 30. 2011
A serious drought aloft] the Yang River has affected over 34 million people, leaving farmers and livestocks (牲畜) without water. Over 4.23 million people are having difficulty finding enough drinking water, |while more than 5 million need help to tight against the drought.

1. Li Na__,

A. is one of the top table tennis players in the world

B. is the first player to reach a Grand Slam final

C. didn't say anything about the match

D. beat Zahlavpva Strycova on her way to the Australian Open final

2. Two search and rescue teams from_______ have begun work in Japan,

A. Australia B. the US C. the UK D. Afghanistan

3.Justin Bieber might feel_______ when he arrived at Hong Kong airport.

A. disappointed B. happy   C. excited D. bored

4.When a drought happens, people are short of________.

A. money B. oil C . food  D. water

5.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the news''

A. An Afghan city of Kandahar will donate $50,000 to Japan.

B. More than 4.23 million people find it difficult to get enough drinking water,

C. All the Chinese were proud of Li Na after she won the match.

D. The concert Bieber will have in Hong Kong is one of his last shows in his "My World'' tour.

 

Zhang Jin was so lucky to have a free trip to Thailand. But he didn't 35 to have a dangerous experience. The next day, when Zhang Jin arrived in Bangkok (曼谷), he was shocked to find himself in a city 36 with street battles (战斗) between two groups. One group was supporting the Thai government while the other was 37 it and had street battles with the 38 . Two people were killed and hundreds injured. Because of it, 240,000 foreign tourists, including over 3,000 Chinese people like Zhang, failed to leave and had to 39 in the country.
"We were 40 on the streets. But we felt at home with other Chinese from HongKong or Taiwan," said Zhang. 41 , the Chinese government sent flights to bring the people back. Now, all the Chinese tourists are safely back home. "The moment the plane left Thailand, we cheered for joy," said Zhang.
Last week the street battles finished. 42, the country's tourism industry(旅游业)needs 43 to return to normal. Tourism is the 44 part of the country's economy (经济)， Thailand is called "Land of Smiles" and has some of Asia's best beaches. It has made $17 billion from 15.5 million tourists this year.

【小题1】

A．like B．believe C．expect D．refuse

【小题2】

A．filled B．begun C．covered D．ended

【小题3】

A．for B．with C．at D．against

【小题4】

A．police B．students C．workers D．teachers

【小题5】

A．leave B．stay C．live D．sleep

【小题6】

A．happy B．sorry C．sad D．nervous

【小题7】

A．Badly B．Luckily C．Mostly D．Suddenly

【小题8】

A．But B．However C．Though D．So

【小题9】

A．time B．people C．money D．rest

【小题10】

A．highest B．smallest C．biggest D．lowest

用所给单词的适当形式填空。每个单词限用一次。

speak    proud  empty  safe    term

【小题1】There are three              in a year in the school in the USA.
【小题2】My            English is a little poor. I want to improve it.
【小题3】Confucius is a great thinker who is the             of all the Chinese.
【小题4】When Chang’e Ⅰlanded ________ on the earth, all Chinese were cheerful.
【小题5】The dustbins in the streets should be        every day.

根据句意和提示写出单词，完成句子。

1.Guilin is a very beautiful city in the s    ▲     of China. How I want to go on a trip there!

2.What’s the p  ▲   of China? It’s about 1.4 billion. China has the most people in the world.

3.Never forget your own country w    ▲     you go in the future.

4. C    ▲    with the past, our life today is much better.

5. —I don’t know what to do w__________ my computer. It doesn’t work well again!

—Why not ask Mr Jiang for help? He is a computer engineer.

6.After a terrible earthquake, food, water and    ▲    (帐篷) are needed most.

7.For thousands of years, the Great Wall has been the    ▲  （骄傲）of all the Chinese people.

8.You don’t like eating snacks and I don’t like eating snacks,    ▲    (也).

9.The special boots can prevent astronauts from     ▲    (漂浮) away into space.

10.On the moon we could    ▲    （容易）jump much higher than on the earth.

11.Tian’anmen Square is the biggest square in the world and is often    ▲  (fill)with tourists.

12.Neil Armstrong got his student     ▲     (pilot) licence at the age of 16.

13. Last year our school held the 12th School Art and Culture Festival and it was a big   ▲   (success)

14. Thomas Edison was one of the greatest    ▲    (invent) in the world.

15.He made up his mind to explore places that were     ▲     (know) to humans today.

 

We can see walls everywhere in the world .But the Great Wall of China is the biggest of all . The Chinese call it “ The Ten—Thousand—Li Great Wall”. It is in fact more than 6,000 kilometers long. It is 4-5 meters wide. In most places, five horses or ten men can walk side by side.
When you visit the Great Wall, you can’t help wondering how the Chinese people were able to build such a great wall thousands of years ago. Without any modern machines(机器), it was really very difficult to build it. They had to do all the work by hand . It took millions of men hundreds of years to build it.
The Great Wall has a history of over two thousand years. The kings began to build the first parts of it around two thousand seven hundred years ago. Then Qinshihuang had all the walls joined up. He thought that could keep the enemy(敌人) out of the country.
Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest. Not only Chinese people but also people from all over the world come to visit it. It is a Chinese saying, “A man who has never been to the Great Wall is not a real man.”
1. The Great Wall is the biggest wall in _______ _________.
2. It is more than six thousand _________ ___________.
3. Without any modern machines, people had to do all the work _______ _______.
4. Qinshihuang thought the Great Wall could keep the enemy _______ ________ his country.
Today _______ ________ Chinese people but also people all over the world come to visit it.