阅读短文，在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式。单词的第一个字母已经给出。

    The　worst　traveler　in　the　world　was　Paul　of　San　Francisco.　Once　he　f____1.　from　the　U.S.　to　his　hometown　in　Italy　to　see　someone　at　home.　The　plane　made　a　one-hour　stop　to　get　oil　at　an　airport　in　New　York.　Paul　thought　he　was　in　Rome.　C____2.,　he　got　off　the　plane.

    When　nobody　was　there　to　meet　him,　Paul　thought　maybe　the　heavy　t____3.　made　his　friends　late.　While　looking　for　their　address,　Paul　found　that　the　old　“Rome”had　changed　a　lot.　He　found　many　high　m____4.　buildings　instead　of　old　ones.　He　also　found　that　many　people　spoke　English　but　not　Italian　and　that　many　street　signs　were　w____ 5.　in　English.

    Paul　knew　very　l____6.　English.　So　he　asked　a　policeman　in　Italian　the　way　to　the　bus　station.　He　happened　to　meet　a　policeman　who　was　also　born　in　Italy　and　answered　in　the　same　l____7..

    After　twelve　hours’ traveling　round　on　a　bus,　the　driver　handed　him　over　to　a____8.　policeman.　But　this　time,　this　policeman　could　only　speak　English.　So　paul　asked　the　policeman　why　the　Rome　police　employed（雇佣）so　many　people　who　spoke　English　as　policemen.

    Paul　didn’t　b____9.　he　was　in　New　York　when　he　was　told　so.　To　get　him　on　a　plane　to　Italy,　he　was　s____10.　to　the　airport　in　a　police　car.

 

Olympic torch around the world

　　The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay(火炬接力) traveled the longest distance,covered the greatest area and included the largest number of people.On March 25,Olympic Flame(火种) litted(点燃) in Greece.

　　Route Distance:137,000 km

　　Time:130 days

　　Route:March 31,Torch Relay started in Beijing→...London→Paris→San Francisco...→Hongkong...→Beijing.

　　Torch Length:72cm.

　　Torch Weight:985 grams

　　Design:It was based in the shape of a paper scroll(卷) with lucky clouds on it.It stayed lighted(点燃) in bad weather conditions.

　　阅读上文判断正误，正确写（T），错误（F）

1.The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay traveled a longer distance than before.

2..It took more than five months to trvel around the world.

3.The Torch Relay started in the city of Beijing.

4.The torch is 985 cm Long and 72 grams heavy.

5.The torch looks like a paper scroll.Bad weather couldn't stop the torch from burning.

 

Once　upon　a　time,　a　young　man　was　standing　in　the　middle　of　the　town　announcing　that　he　had　the　most　beautiful　heart　in　the　world.　A　large　crowd　gathered,　and　they　al　praised　his　heart　for　it　was　perfect.
Suddenly,　an　old　man　appeared　and　said,　“Why　,your　heart　is　not　as　beautiful　as　mine.”
The　old　man’s　heart　was　ful　of　scars（伤疤）.　Some　pieces　of　his　heart　were　removed　and　some　pieces　from　other　people　were　put　in,　but　they　didn’t　fit　quite　right.　So　there　were　several　jagged（锯齿状的）edges.　In　fact,　there　were　stil　some　holes　in　his　heart　where　the　pieces　were　missing.
The　 young　 man　 laughed,“Comparing　yours　with　mine,　mine　is　perfect　and　yours　is　a　mess.”
“Yes,”said　the　old　man.　“But,　every　scar　shows　that　I　took　out　a　piece　of　my　heart　and　gave　it　to　a　person,　and　often　he　gave　me　a　piece　of　his　heart　in　return.”
“Why　do　you　have　some　jagged　edges　in　your　heart?”asked　the　young　man.“Because　the　shapes　of　the　pieces　weren’t　the　same.”“Then　the　holes?”“Sometimes　I　gave　pieces　of　my　heart　away,　and　the　other　person　hasn’t　given　back　a　piece　of　his,　so　… but　I　don’t　care.”“How　come?”“They　remind　me　of　the　love　we　shared.”
The　young　man　was　deeply　moved.　He　walked　up　to　the　old　man,　took　a　piece　of　his　heart　out　and　gave　it　to　the　old　man.
The　old　man　placed　it　in　his　heart,　then　took　a　piece　from　his　old　scarred　heart　and　placed　it　in　the　wound（伤口）in　the　young　man’s　heart.　It　fitted,　but　not　perfectly,　as　there　were　some　jagged　edges.
The　young　man　looked　at　his　heart,　not　perfect　any　more　but　more　beautiful　than　ever.
How　sad　it　must　be　to　go　through　 life　 with　 a　 whole　untouched　heart!
【小题1】　The　young　man　stood　in　the　town　to　_____.

A．meet　the　old　man	B．compare　his　heart　with　others’
C．show　his　beautiful　heart	D．give　pieces　of　his　heart　to　others

【小题2】　It’s　clear　that　the　old　man　was　_____.

A．a　sily　man	B．a　humorous　man
C．a　wel-known　man	D．a　kind-hearted　man

【小题3】　We　learn　from　the　story　that　in　the　end　the　young　man　was　_____.

A．lost

B．moved

C．hurt

D．untouched

【小题4】　The　old　man　said“… but　I　don’t　care”means　_____.

A．he　didn’t　expect　others’return

B．he　didn’t　feel　pain

C．he　didn’t　think　it　serious

D．he　cared　nothing

【小题5】We　can　get　more　beautiful　hearts　by　sharing　_____

A．ideas

B．scars

C．love

D．beauty

 

TV　 PROGRAMMES
Channel 1	Channel 2
18:00　 Around China 　　18:30　 Children’s programme 　　19:00　 News 　　19:30　 Weather report 　　19:40　 Around the world 　　20:10　 TV play: Sisters 　　21:00　 English for today 　　21:15　 Popular music 　　21:55　 Talk show	17:45　 Computers today 　　18:10　 Foreign arts 　　18:30 　“Modern English” 　　19:00　 Animal world 　　19:25　 In Asia 　　20:20　 Sports 　　21:00　 Sports player: Yao Ming 　　21:45　 English news 　　22:05　 On TV next week

1. If you want to watch a football game, the best programme for you would be ______.

A．TV play

B．Sports

C．TV play: Yao Ming

D．Talk show

2. The programme of ___ will let you know much about western countries.

A．Sisters	B．Around China
C．Around the world	D．In Asia

3. If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best programme for you is

A．at 19:40 on Channel 1	B．at 19:00 on Channel 2
C．at 18:30 on Channel 2	D．at 21:15 on Channel 1

4. “Modern English”is a programme that ____.

A．lets you know something about classroom

B．tells you something about students

C．lets you know something about school life

D．teacher you English

5. The programme at the end of Channel 2 means ____ on TV next week.

A．news

B．programmes

C．people

D．places

 

Music is different from songs. Songs express feelings with lyrics(歌词）, but music with tones (音调).Unlike songs, music tones in themselves have no specific meanings. Different people may get different things from the same musical performance. Though some music works are difficult to understand, people need music in their daily life because it brings fun to them. Different people like different music: some love classical music, and others take an interest in pop music. Most young people like pop music.

  Pop music began in the USA and became popular around the world during the 1950s and 1960s.The best-known early kind of pop music was “rock and roll”. Pop music has taken the place of （取代）native music in many parts of the world. It has caused the number of people for “jazz” music to become much smaller than in the 1950s and earlier and it has now begun to become the most popular. Much pop music is without artistic value (艺术价值), but the works of some pop singers such as the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Pink Floyd and Crosby are excellent. And there is still great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world.　

1.The biggest difference between music and songs is ________.

A.feelings  B.lyrics and tones   C.languages and countries  D.meanings

2.Which of the following has now become the most popular according to the passage?

A.Native music.    B.Jazz.              C.Pop music.            D.Classical music.

3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to this passage?

A.People can get different things from the same piece of music. 

B.Pop music began to be popular in the mid­twentieth century.

C.The best-known early form of pop music was “rock and roll”.

D.Much pop music is of great artistic value, so it interests young people greatly.