The crowd stopped their talks as the runners came to the starting line. At this moment, all eyes were on two people, Mark, the favorite for the gold medal, and Jim, a new face to all.

Mark had won a lot of competitions in 3000 meters and was thought to be the finest runner in the country. Until a few months before, Jim was almost unknown outside his hometown. But he had won one competition after another, which was a big surprise. Many people thought Jim would also do very well this time. It was going to be an exciting race.

Bang! The race started. For the first half, Jim ran with Mark in the leading group. At 1700 meters, Jim was about one meter behind Mark. Suddenly, the crowd stopped cheering. Mark fell and lay on the grass. He tried to get up, but he had been injured and was out of the race.

The crowd believed that Jim had tripped( 绊倒) Mark and they began to shout at him. Jim looked back and slowed down. Then ______. But the race was over for Jim, too. He was far behind others now. Jim was very unhappy because of what had happened.

Later, after the judges (裁判) had studied the video of the race, they decided that Jim had done nothing wrong . Jim went to see Mark and said, "I'm sorry for ..." "It's not your fault. I got injured myself in the leg. Such a thing never happens to me. I've got to see the doctor,"

The two went on to become good friends and were often seen training together.

1.Why was the race going to be exciting?

A. Because it was a 3000 meters race.

B. Because there were only two runners in the competition .

C. Because both Mark and Jim were very good runners.

D. Because a large crowd of people came to watch the competition.

2.The crowd stopped cheering suddenly because ______.

A. it began to rain heavily

B. Mark fell and lay in the grass

C. Jim was about one meter behind Mark

D. Jim ran with Mark in the leading group.

3.Which of the following can be put in the blank(空白处) in Paragraph 4?

A. he went on with the race

B. the doctors came to help

C. the judges told him to stop

D. he didn't know what had happened

任务型阅读。阅读下文并回答问题。

Some countries are better than others at looking after the environment. In Europe, Germany and northern European countries work very hard to improve the environment. The people in Germany put their rubbish into different bags-paper. In laws people do not allow to burn too much coal.

In the 1970s ,as people learned more about environmental problems, the “Green” movement（绿色运动组织）began and soon spread all over Europe. The “Green ”movement tries to get governments to protect the environment. It collects information about how industry is damaging（毁坏）the environment and tells newspapers.

1.Which countries in Europe work very hard to improve the environment?

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2.Who put rubbish into different bags?

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3.Can the people in Germany burn too much coal?

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4.When did the “Green ”movement begin?

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1.— What do you think of your English teacher?

— She is a friendly woman. All the students in our class like her.

A. funny B. nice and kind C. pretty

2.— My house is close to the park, and every evening my parents and I go to have a walk there.

— That is really a good habit.

A. far away from B. behind C. near

3.— My father is good at playing the piano. He often teaches me how to play the piano well.

— It must be fun.

A. does well in B. is interested in C. is famous for

4.—Can we play the game together?

— All right. Come with me.

A. every day B. with each other C. at home

5.—Many students would like to take part in the school activities.

—It must be very interesting.

A. look for B. learn about C. join in

6.—We work for such a long time. Let’s have a break.

—OK, I really feel tired.

A. walk B. rest C. talk

7.—How is your new school?

—It is large. There are over 2,000 students in our school.

A. very big B. very beautiful C. very bright

8.—It is wrong to pollute the river and air.

—You are right. It is bad for our environment.

A. make…black B. make …clean C. make…dirty

You ______ do something. You don’t do it often.

A. never B. always C. seldom

—What’s your _____?

— I want to be an artist in the future.

A. hobby B. dream C. subject

To save time, many Americans buy foods which can be quickly made ready for the table. On holidays, families enjoy delicious meals. For example, on Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November, family members get together for a turkey dinner with pumpkin pie(南瓜派).

People can easily find fast food chains(连锁店),such as McDonalds’ and KFC, in most of the big cities in the world.

These years, many people have taken more and more care of their health while eating. They come to know eating too much meat will make them overweight. Many of them are also worried about food addictives(添加剂). Some of them may be harmful to the body.

1.Many Americans buy _______ to save time.

A. ready-made food B. food to cook at home

C. inexpensive food D. foreign food

2.Thanksgiving Day is on _________.

A. November 4th

B. Every the 4th Tuesday in November

C. the fourth Thursday in November

D. Every November the 4th

3.Pizza is a kind of __________ food.

A. take-away B. home-cooking

C. fast D. Chinese

4.What does the underlined word ‘overweight’ mean? It means______________

A. thinner B. fatter

C. worse D. better

5.People are worried about_________. Which is NOT true?

A. overweight B. their health

C. food addictives D. fast food

翻译句子

1.我最喜欢的科目是数学，美术和科学。

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2.我喜欢学校因为老师们都很友善。

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3.午餐是从早上11:50 到下午12:30 。

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4.我喜欢了解世界上不同的地方。

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5.我是一个初中生，我爱上学。

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6.地球是一个美丽的地方，有的地方热有的地方冷。

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7.地球提供给我们空气、水和食物，它是我们的家。

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8.保护地球对于我们来说很重要。

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— ______ does Bob play tennis?

— Twice a week.

A. How long B. How far C. How soon D. How often

The book about countryside makes me ____ of my life when I was young.

A. thought B. thinking C. think D. to think

Look at this tree! It is as ____ as the building.

A. tall B. too tall

C. taller D. tallest