任务型阅读：根据短文内容，填写下列各题。
John is an American boy. His family is in China now. John likes chocolates(巧克力) very much. But his mother doesn’t give him any. They are not good for him, she thinks. But John has a very nice grandfather. The old man loves him very much, and sometimes he buys John some chocolates. Then his mother lets John eat them. She wants to make the old man happy. On the evening of May 1st John says in his room, “Please, God (上帝). Make them give me a big box of chocolates tomorrow. It’s my eighth birthday.” His mother says，“God can’t hear you, my boy.” “I know, but my grandfather is in the next room. He can hear.”
1. John comes from 【小题1】   .
2. John lives in 【小题2】    now.
3. John likes eating 【小题3】  very much. But his mother thinks they are not   【小题4】  for him.
4. John’s 【小题5】   sometimes buy some chocolates for him
5. May 2nd is John’s eighth  【小题6】   .

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
Whether summer or winter, holiday time can mean travel. A few years ago, some people moved from California to Maryland with their birds. Traveling with birds is a very unusual experience. But everything can go well with a little planning. There are some good tips for you.
★ The first thing you have to decide is what cage your birds will use. You should make sure that the cage is neither too small nor too big, and can be put into the car easily. If you find that you need a travel cage, get it a few weeks before the trip, so you can give your birds time to get used to it.
★ If your car has the airbag, do not put the cage in the front seat. The force of the airbag even in a little accident could easily damage any cage and even injure or kill the bird inside. The cage should be held in the car with seatbelts.
★ If your trip takes several days, you need to make some stops at pet-friendly hotels. When you stop at hotels during the trip, you must put lots of newspapers under the cage to help control the rubbish.
★ If your travel or moving plans bring you to areas with hot weather, remember that the car will become very hot in a short time in the sun. Never leave your birds in the car alone.
Traveling with birds can be stress-free, and a little planning can make it a pleasant experience.
【小题1】What is the first thing you have to decide?
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【小题2】How should the cage be held in the car?
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【小题3】Why must we put lots of newspapers under the cage at hotels?
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【小题4】What is the passage mainly about?
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【小题5】What do you think of traveling with birds? (请自拟一句话作答)
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任务型阅读。

Do you have a QQ number? Many people like to chat online using QQ. QQ has become the most popular way of communication(交流).It even changes the way people communicate with each other. Do you know who invented QQ? Let me tell you. QQ was invented by Ma Huateng.
Ma Huateng was born in 1971.(71) When he was very young, he showed a great interest in astronomy.（天文学） However, he chose to learn computer when he entered Shenzhen University in 1989. (72)In his eyes, computer science was closer to everyday life compared to (与…相比) astronomy. He worked hard and became the best student in his class. He was popular among students and teachers at school.
(73)He worked as a computer programmer in a company in Shenzhen for five years . Then he started his own company in 1988. It was difficult at the beginning and he had to work hard every day.(74)After he invented QQ,  his business got better and better. It is said that now there are at least three hundred million people using QQ. To be honest, the number of QQ users is getting larger and larger. (75) It is a wonder, isn’t it?
【小题1】把划线句子改为同义句。
When he was a _________ _________, he was very _________ _________ astronomy .
【小题2】把划线句子改为同义句。
He_________ that computer science was closer to everyday life _________astronomy.
【小题3】对此句进行划线部分提问。
_________  _________ _________ he _________ as a computer programmer in a company in Shenzhen?
【小题4】把此句翻译成中文 。
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【小题5】把此句改为感叹句。
_________ _________ _________ it _________!

阅读短文， 从方框中所给的四个句子中选出正确选项， 填在短文空缺处，使短文内容完整、连贯。

Do you have a mobile phone? Do you often send text messages（信息）to your friends of family? If you keep sending text messages over and over again, there may be something wrong with your fingers(手指). 【小题1】  If you don’t , you may get hurt one day.
Text messaging or “texting” is becoming popular. But , scientists have found out that texting can give us problems with fingers. Too much texting can make your fingers uncomfortable. When we press small buttons over and over again , we may have a disease(疾病) called RSI. RSI is short for Repetitive Strain Injury(重复性力损伤).
Harriet Wilson is a doctor. She has many patients(病人) with RSI.【小题2】 If we spend more than 10-15 minutes every day, we could have such problems in the future.
Mobile phones and the buttons are getting smaller and smaller.  【小题3】 Texting with a smaller phone is worse than using a large phone with bigger buttons.【小题4】 . It’s easy to type with a large one.
If you use a computer keyboard and play video games for long, you may have the same problem. More and more people can find themselves with RSI.

请阅读下面关于宠物的材料，给A—E选择恰当的标题。
A. Many people like animals and take them as their pets. Pet hospitals are very busy. Kind persons who love animals are needed to work in busy animal hospitals. They will teach you the job.
B. Scientists think that pets will probably be much smaller, because people in the future will be living in much smaller spaces. Scientists are already working on making very small farm animals. The same things might be done to make smaller cats and dogs.
C. might have to start turning wild（野生的）animals into pets. This might be the only way to save them from dying out.
D. What about a robot（机器人）for a pet? This may sound silly, but it could become true. Robot dogs have been made to get things, to bark like real dogs. These “pets” might become more and more popular in the future. After all, robots don’t lose hair or eat things the way real pets do.
E. Lots of people miss their pets while they are on holiday. One hotel in Minnesota has solved this problem. They lend cats to their guests. Many experts（专家）believe this idea will become more and more popular. It is very possible that in the future you will be able to have a pet while in a hotel.
【小题1】Pet Hotels.
【小题2】Smaller Pets.
【小题3】Robots for Pets.
【小题4】A Panther for Pet.
【小题5】People Needed in Pet Hospital.

任务型阅读
Do you like chocolate? Maybe most people do. A box of it can be a great gift. Buy one for a friend and give it as a surprise. See how happy that person gets.
Say you’ve just got a box of chocolate. Which piece would you pick first? A man has studied people’s choices(选择). He says they tell something about the person. What if you choose a round piece? You are a person who likes to go to the party. What if you choose an oval(椭圆形的)shape? (1)You are a person who likes to make things. Picking a square shape shows something else: The person is honest and truthful, and you can depend on(依靠)him or her.
(2)What kind of ________do you_______? Maybe you pick milk chocolate. This shows you have warm feelings about the past. Dark chocolate means something else. A person who chooses it looks toward the future. What about white chocolate? Would you choose it? If so, you may find it hard to make up your mind. Some people like chocolate with nuts(果仁). These are people who like to help others.
Different choices may show different characters(性格). Do you believe these ideas? Can candy tell all these things? It doesn’t really matter. There is one sure thing about eaters of chocolate. They eat it because they like it.
【小题1】将(1)句译成中文：_____________________________________________________________
【小题2】在(2)句的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺：_________ _________
【小题3】回答问题：What may you like to think of if you enjoy eating milk chocolate?
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【小题4】在文中找出与You enjoy taking part in parties.意思相近的句子：
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【小题5】在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子：
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There are nearly 400 different types of sharks, but only about 30 types have even been reported as attacking human beings.
The chances of being attacked by a shark are very small compared to other dangers. Many more people drown（溺死）in the ocean every year than are bitten by sharks. The low number of attacks that happen every year proves that sharks do not feed on humans if they have the choice. There are three types of shark attacks. The main one is known as a ‘hit and run’. The shark attacks because it thinks you are a fish, but when it tastes a human it decides not to eat you. The second type is called a ‘bump and bite’. The shark bumps you to find out if you are fit to be eaten and then bites you if it thinks you are. The third type is called a ‘sneak’. When attacking in this way, the shark waits for you to swim by and attacks you suddenly. The latter（后者的）two types of attack are more likely to be deadly for humans.
However, your chances of being attacked by a shark can be reduced if you follow the advice below.
Do not swim in the dark. Sharks can still see you but you cannot see them.
Do not swim if you are cut or if you have a fresh wound. Sharks can smell blood over a long distance.
Do not wear bright clothing or jewellery because sharks are attracted to colours and shiny objects.
Try and stay in groups, as sharks usually avoid large numbers of people.
Don’t be frightened（受惊吓）by sharks as there is 30 times greater chance of being hit by lightning than being attacked by a shark.
【小题1】Are there only 30 types of sharks in the world?
【小题2】Are the chances of being attacked by a shark small or big compared to other dangers?
【小题3】What are the two deadly shark attacks called?
【小题4】Why should you try and stay in groups to avoid the shark attack?
【小题5】What does the writer mainly tell us in the passage?

根据短文内容回答问题。
Red Ribbon Week is held every year, usually during the last week of October. It started with a police officer named “Kiki” Camarena. He was sent to Mexico in order to investigate(调查) a Mexican drug company and stayed there for four and a half years. His efforts helped put a stop to several major drug making companies. So the bosses wanted to murder the men who brought them down. When Camarena left his office for a lunch date with his wife on February 7, 1985, a car drove up and kidnapped(绑架) him, and a month later he was killed. At that time he was only 37 years old.
Shortly after his death, people in Camarena’s town began wearing red ribbons in his honor. Then Camarena’s high school friend, Henry Lozano, started Camarena Club. Hundreds of people joined the club and promised to be drug-free in order to honor the death of Camarena. And then schools in several states began to join in. Now, at the end of every October, millions of Americans wear red ribbons in memory of “Kiki” Camarena. So, in 1988, the first national Red Ribbon Week was founded in America.
Red Ribbon Week has become the largest drug education and prevention organization in the United States. It encourages communities to stand up against drugs and it encourages children to make a promise not to take drugs in their life.

【小题1】Is Red Ribbon Week held at the end of October in America?
【小题2】How long did “Kiki” Camarena stay in Mexico?
【小题3】What did “Kiki” Camarena do there?
【小题4】Why do people wear red ribbon during Red Ribbon Week?
【小题5】What’s the passage mainly about?

阅读短文，按照要求完成短文后的各项任务
We call Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. ( 1 )We may call it the year of sheep, the       of horse       the year of dog. ( 2 ) And this year is the year of dragon.
Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. All the families stay up late to welcome the New Year after dinner. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives. They say “Happy New Year and good luck.” and some other greetings（祝福）to each other. People usually have a good time during Chinese New Year, the Spring Festival.
【小题1】将（1）句的空白处分别填上一个适当的词语, 使句意完整、上下文通顺。
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【小题2】将（2）句译成中文。
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【小题3】回答问题：What do Chinese people do before New Year’s Day?
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【小题4】在文中找出与A lot of families don’t sleep early because they want to welcome the New Year.的同义句。
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【小题5】在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子。
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People have different ways to express love. Once, our teacher asked us to talk about it. There were all kinds of answers. Someone said we could use flowers to express love; someone said we could use languages;（1）someone said we could _____ troubles and happiness _____ each other. A girl told us a true story.
A young man and his wife were both biology scientists. They often did some research（研究） on wild plants in the forest. They had a clever girl and they loved each other.
One day, they went to the forest as usual. But when they climbed up the hill, they were afraid. A lion was watching them. They didn’t bring a gun（枪）with them. It was impossible to run away. Their faces got pale and they stood there without moving. The lion stood there, too. （2） After a few minutes it came up to them slowly, and then it ran faster and faster. It came in front of his wife. Just at that time, the man shouted in a loud voice and began to run away. The lion turned around and began to run after the man. Lions prefer to attack（攻击）the running person. It is the lion’s character. After a while, the man was killed by the lion. The woman came back safely.
The girl asked us if we knew what the man had said. All the students gave one of these two answers. One was, “Honey, sorry.” And the other was “Hurry, run”. But the girl said we were all wrong. The man shouted to his wife loudly, “Take care of Lily. Live happily.”
At last, the girl said, “At the most dangerous moment, my dad ran away alone. He used the special way to show his love.”
【小题1】在（1）句空白处填上恰当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺:
___________  ___________
【小题2】将（2）句译成汉语。
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【小题3】What did the man do when they met the lion on the hill?
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【小题4】在文中找出所给句子的同义句: “Do you know what the man said?” the girl asked us.
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【小题5】找出文中或写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。
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