阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Malls are popular for Americans to go to．Some people spend_________much time at malls that they are called “mall rats”．Mall rats shop until they visit hundreds of stores.

People like malls for many________．They feel safe because malls have police stations．Parking is usually_________, and the temperature inside is always fine．The newest malls have beautiful rest areas with waterfalls and large green trees.

The_________mall in the United States is the mall of America in Minnesota．It covers 4.2 million square feet．It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750_________．About 750,000 people shop there every week.

The first mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota．People love doing all their shopping in_________place(s)．More malls are built around the country．Now malls are like town centers where people come to_________many things, they shop, of course, they also eat in food courts that have food from all over the world．They see movies at theaters．Some people even get their daily_________by doing the new sport of “ mall walking.” _________go to malls to meet friends.

In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even go to the church．In other words, people can do just about_________in malls．Now people can actually live in their favorite shopping center.

1.A．too B．very C．quite D．so

2.A．reasons B．places C．products D．kinds

3.A．expensive B．difficult C．free D．quick

4.A．newest B．largest C．tallest D．biggest

5.A．bikes B．cars C．ships D．buses

6.A．one B．two C．three D．four

7.A．see B．watch C．do D．buy

8.A．activity B．study C．project D．exercise

9.A．The other B．The others C．Others D．nothing

10.A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing

信息匹配（共1小题）

配对阅读，左栏是5个人的需求，右栏是7条广告信息。

Boys and girls , a new term is full of chances and challenges, you will face many difficulties. But if you have___ confidence in yourself, you will make it. Good luck!

A．the

B．a

C．/

—Could you tell me ________?

—By reading as many English stories as possible or keeping a diary in English.

A．how can I improve my English writing skill

B．how I could improve my English writing skill

C．how I can improve my English writing skill

— Why do you look so upset ?What are you worrying about ?

— ___________I got a bad grade again though I kept working hard all the time?

— Don’t worry . We can give a you a helpful hand .

A．What if

B．How come

C．Why

In China, when people receive an invitation, they usually refuse it directly. However, in western countries , they usually choose some polite ways to refuse instead of the direct ways. Therefore, which situation fits the local custom?

A．On the phone in ChinaLingling: Would you like to go shopping with me this afternoon, Meimei?Meimei: Oh, I don’t think I can. I have to do my homework.

B．In an American classroomTina: Tomorrow is my birthday. Can you come to my party?Sam: No, I’ll be busy tomorrow.

C．On an Australian streetLily: Would you like to join us to go hiking this weekend?John: Sorry, I don’t like hiking.

完形填空（共1小题）

“Low carbon”（低碳）becomes the most popular words these days because more and more people pay attention to our environment. Not only China but all other countries_______the topic of “low carbon”. Low carbon life _______a kind of lifestyle in which people do their best to use less energy. The purpose of the lifestyle is to push us to ________the environment.

______ the fast increase of population and human desire(欲望), the human living environment, health and safety are becoming ______. So we can say, the lifestyle is becoming the killer of the earth and human beings. Therefore, low carbon life is needed _______ man’s own health. So we should develop good habits in our daily life. For example, when we go shopping, we’d better use fewer plastic bags. We should eat more vegetables and less meat. As for clothing, we’d better buy the necessary clothes and _______ clothes with animal leather（皮革）. As for housing, when building a house , we must use green material, buy the lights that need less energy and remember to ________the lights when needed; put rubbish into different kinds and recycle the useful things, like bottles and paper. As for transportation, we can walk if you go to the places near your house. For short trips, we can ride a bike instead of driving a car. Try to use public transportation. As for working, companies should _____ clerks to use e-mail, MSN and other ways instead of using paper. We use paper only when necessary. For using computer : If you don’t use computer in a short time, you can change the computer into its “sleep”. Besides, everyone should try ______ best to tell the people around us the importance of the low carbon lifestyle. In all, it weighs greatly for all of us to put the low carbon lifestyle into practice.

1.A. belong to B. pay attention to C. depend on

2.A. helps B. means C. lives

3.A. keep B. pollute C. protect

4.A. Instead of B. Because of C. Because

5.A. better and better B. worse and worse C. good

6.A. by B. to C. in

7.A. not to buy B. to buy C. not buy

8.A. turn off B. turn on C. put off

9.A. make B. let C. encourage

10.A. ours B. we C. our

A sandstorm is a kind of strong wind that blows over the desert. It raises sand and dust into the air and makes it difficult to see the sun and it reduces visibility of most to zero. It is also known as a dust storm. Some storms are usually the result of convection currents（对流气流）caused by the strong heating of the ground. Then wind is usually strong enough to move a small hill of sand. It can make travel very difficult and can even destroy roads in flat dry areas such as those in the United States.

The Simoom is the strong hot wind that comes across the Sahara and Arabian desert. This wind is the reason for much of the dust in the air over Europe. Evidence（证据）of the dust from Simoom wind has also been found at the bottom of the sea at a long distance from the shore.

Alasksi is the strongest sandstorm. It can destroy all the things in his way. It is very dangerous. It has killed more than one hundred people in the area. The Haboob is a sandstorm that often happens in the area of Sudan around Khartoum. Sandstorms, the height as 5,000 ft (1,525m), also happened, although not often in the United States. It is stronger than the Simoom. One that appeared near Tucson, Arizona, on July 16, 1971, was widely proved by meteorologists.（天文学家）。

1.Which of the following is not a name of sandstorm?

A. Simoom

B. Haboob

C. Khartoum

2.The underlined word "visibility" may mean_______ in Chinese.

A. 模糊度

B. 能见度

C. 对流度

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Sandstorms carry lots of sand and dust.

B. Sandstorms are also known as rainstorms

C. Sandstorms are usually the result of wind.

4._____shows the right picture of the three sandstorms in the correct way.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. When sandstorms happen

B. Where sandstorms happen

C. What sandstorms are

（A）

One October during the Cold War, two gray whales were swimming near Alaska. It was time for them to 1. to Mexico for the winter. But these two whales didn’t leave in time, and they were 2. under the ice. The Inuits, the native people of Alaska tried to help. They cut large holes in the ice so the whales could 3. . But the ice stretched for kilometers around them. It 4. too late. Now it was impossible for the whales to escape and move south. The Inuits knew that they needed an icebreaker. An icebreaker is a 5. boat that can cut through ice.

（B）

Are quick decisions always wrong?

People should never make quick decisions without fully considering the factors that are affecting their decisions and the consequences of different decisions.

When people make quick decisions, they seldom care anything about the situation. Situation is a very important factor in making a right decision. Different decisions cause different results, so it is very important to make a decision carefully. People who make quick decisions do not have time to look around.

Secondly, there is a popular belief that people should decide quickly in order to catch chances. Unfortunately, that is completely wrong. "Chance favors the prepared mind," as a famous saying goes. Only when you have fully prepared, can you really grab a good chance when time come.

Life is not a lottery. Only when you make careful decisions based on the facts that are provided for you, can you win. If you make quick decisions, you may lose everything down to your underwear.

（C）

The South China Sea Islands which are about 164.74 k㎡, are made up of the East Sand Islands, the West Sand Islands, the Middle Sand Islands, the South Sand Islands and the Yellow Rock Island.

The South China Sea Islands lie in the place where the shipping ways meet between the Pacific and the Indian oceans. And they are very important to not only for transportation but also for national defense(国防). Long ago, their first islanders, the ancestors (祖先) of the Chinese people began to live there and started building buildings so China has always had full sovereignty (主权) over the area. The PLA told the world that the islands are part of province of Hainan Island.

The South China Sea Islands have rich natural resources and sea products on the islands and under their nearby seafloor, such as oil, gas, fish, animals and sea plants as food.

任务1：用方框中所给词的适当形式填空 (每空一词，每词限用一次)

任务2：根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。

6.s a condition or position in which you find yourself

7.c to think about

任务3：同义句转换，每空一词。

Different decisions cause different results.

Different results 8. 9. by different decisions.

任务4：根据短文(B)内容简答问题。

10.When people make quick decisions, what do they seldom care ?_______________________

任务5：根据短文(C)内容完成表格，每空一词。

11._________

12._________

13._________

14._________

15._________

—Do you know ______ man on TV?

— Yes, he is _______ honest person．Now he is planning ____ one-day trip.

A．a, an, anB．an, the, a

C．the, a, anD．the, an, a