Name	Personal Information
Norman Bethune	·Born in 1890 in Canada ·A doctor ·Came to China in 1938 ·Died in 1939 in China
Celine Dion	·Born in Montreal, Canada ·A singing star ·In 1997, sang My Heart Will Go On for the film Titanic
Thomas Edison	·Born in 1847, Kentucky, the USA ·Made over 1,000 inventions ·Died in 1931
Bill Gates	·Born in 1955 in the USA ·Wrote Business at the Speed of Thought ·Owned Microsoft Company
Mark Twain	·Born in 1835 in the USA ·A writer ·Died in 1910 ·Wrote Tom Sawyer

 
小题1:根据表格第三行描述,可知席琳迪翁出生在加拿大的蒙特利尔,故选D.
小题2:根据表格最后一行描述,可知马克吐温是个作家,他出生在1835年.故选B.
小题3:根据表格第三行描述,可知我心永恒是首歌曲的名字,故选C.
小题4:根据表格第二行描述,可知白求恩在1938年来到中国,在1939年去世,故他在中国生活了两年.选A.
小题5:根据表格第四行描述,可知爱迪生的发明超过一千多项.故选C.
小题6:_______ is from Canada.

A．Bill Gates

B．Mark Twain

C．Thomas Edison

D．Celine Dion

小题7:The _____ was born in 1835.

A．inventor

B．writer

C．doctor

D．singer

小题8:My Heart Will Go On is the name of a ______.

A．book

B．film

C．song

D．story

小题9:Dr Bethune worked in China for about ______years.

A．2

B．4

C．6

D．8

小题10:Which of the following is true?

A．Mark Twain wrote Business at the Speed of Thought.

B．Bill Gates started working for Microsoft Company in 1995.

C．Thomas Edison made over 1,000 inventions.

D．Celine Dion stopped singing 1997.

Street Ping Pong— Ping!
Do you like table tennis? If you had travelled to cities in the UK like London or Birmingham last summer, you might have seen one of the dozens of free tables that were there as part of a project （项目） called Ping!.
What is Ping!?
Ping！is a three-year table tennis project. It has been running since 2010 and this year, 2012, is the final year. The idea is to put free table tennis tables in eight different towns in the UK for four weeks during the summer. Each table comes with its own bats and balls and is free to play. You can find the tables outdoors.
What does Ping! hope to achieve?
It would be great if Ping！helped find a new Olympic table tennis star but what Ping! really hopes. to achieve is just to get people playing and having fun together."Putting a ping pong table on the street gives people a chance to connect with other people," said Meera Sodha, Ping! Project Manager.
One of the towns that took part in the project was Hull, a city in England. Forty-five tables were put into the city. Jakob Adamski, an ESOL student learning. English, said, "I really enjoyed playing table tennis in the park. It was also a good way for me to practise my English and meet people."
小题1:When did the Ping! project start?

A．Last summer.	B．Last winter.
C．In 2010.	D．In 2012.

小题2:What's the Ping!project?

A．Choosing table tennis stars.

B．Holding table tennis matches.

C．Teaching people how to .play table tennis.

D．Putting free table tennis tables in some towns.

小题3:The purpose of the Ping!project is

A．to help people practise English

B．to invite people to visit the UK cities

C．to get people to play and have fun together.

D．to encourage people to take part in the 2012 0lympics

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
If a snake bites you, take a photo with your mobile phone! It may save your life. This is the surprising    41   of a British cook.
One day Henry Jackson was working in a restaurant kitchen. He picked up a dish from the table, and    42   a snake appeared ... and bit him on the hand.
A few days earlier, the snake came to the    43   from Asia in a box of bananas. It climbed out of the box and    44   under the dish.
“I went to try to pick it up and it bit me again, I threw it    45   the kitchen, and it landed in the fridge. So I closed the door,” Mr. Jackson said.
Anyway, Mr. Jackson stayed    46   and he took a photo of the snake with his mobile phone. Soon his    47   began to ache and he went to hospital. Then his chest began to hurt. Doctors couldn’t say what was wrong    48   they didn’t know what kind of snake it was.
Then Mr. Jackson remembered his mobile phone photo. The doctors    49   it to London Zoo. When they knew the kind of snake, they could give Mr. Jackson the right medicine, and he left hospital the next day.
“So my advice is this: If a snake bites you, pick up your phone. Take    50   photo first and then show the photo to the doctors,” suggests Mr. Jackson. “Oh, and if the snake doesn’t smile for the photo, don’t worry!”

小题1:	A．chance B．advice C．excuse D．business

小题2:	A．suddenly B．nearly C．especially D．fortunately

小题3:	A．garden B．hospital C．restaurant D．school

小题4:	A．hung B．hid C．jumped D．ran

小题5:	A．under B．into C．towards D．across

小题6:	A．cool B．noisy C．pleased D．afraid

小题7:	A．foot B．leg C．hand D．mouth

小题8:	A．but B．though C．so D．because

小题9:	A．wrote B．sent C．sold D．taught

小题10:

A．his B．her C．its D．their

B
 
小题1:The theme park in Beijing was made of ___________.

A．wood

B．stone

C．plastic

D．chocolate

小题2:People could ________ in the chocolate theme park.

A．see the walking robot maid	B．visit a replica of the Great Wall
C．watch a football match	D．buy Nike sports clothes

小题3:Which is true about the walking robot maid?

A．The walking robot maid was made in Beijing.

B．They spent three years developing it.

C．She can heat food in a microwave oven.

D．She can’t be used in different or dangerous situations for humans.

It is 40 meters long and 6 meters wide. This must be the biggest bus you have ever seen. It can carry 1,200 to 1,400 people.
It is China’s new Super Bus. It went for a test run in Beijing. Some other cities are also interested in running the Super Bus. They hope it can solve traffic problems.
The Super Bus runs along *fixed tracks. The bus sits on top of two2.2-meter-tall legs. The legs have wheels at one end. Small cars can drive under the bus, so the Super Bus does not take up road space.
The bus runs on *electricity and *solar power. It can travel up to 60 km every hour. Its creator, Song Youzhou, says it can reduce a lot of traffic *jams.
The Super Bus can do the work of 40 buses. In that way,  it can save 860 tons of *fuel every year, according to Song.
‘ Building a Super Bus and its track costs less than building subways. Subways are nearly ten times more expensive to build. ’ Song says.
Some people worry that the Super Bus may not be safe. However, Song says there’s no need to worry about that. The Super Bus has *laser *scanners between its legs. The scanners make sure the cars keep a safe distance.
小题1:The Super Bus can carry ___________people.

A． 1,300	B． 1,500
C． 1,700	D． 1,900

小题2:Some other cities are also interested in running the Super Bus because they hope it can _____________________________

A．Take the place of small cars

B．Solve traffic problems

C．Increase the speed

D．Reduce car accidents

小题3:All the following are the advantages of the Super Bus EXCEPT that ________.

A．The bus doesn’t take up road space

B．The bus can do the work of 40 buses

C．The bus is very easy to build and drive

D．The bus can save a lot of energy every year

小题4:According to Song, it’s safe for small cars to drive under the Super Bus because _____.

A．the bus is tall enough

B．the road is wide enough

C．the bus travels up to 60 km per hour

D．there are laser scanners between its legs

Every four years, the greatest athletes from all over the world get together in one city to take part in the world sports meeting—the Olympic Games. The holy flame (圣火) is carried from one place to the next. In 2008, the holy flame was carried to Beijing, the capital of China.
When Beijing was chosen as the host city to hold the Olympic Games in 2008, all the Chinese people were very happy, excited and proud. They showed their excitement in different ways when they heard the news. Some people cheered, jumped and shouted.
In Beijing we built a new Olympic village with hotels for athletes and stadiums for matches.
“One World, One Dream” is our slogan for the 29th Olympics. It expresses the wishes of 1.3 billion Chinese people for a peaceful and better world tomorrow.
小题1:The Olympic Games is held every _____ years.
A. five         B. four        C .three
小题2:Beijing hosted the 29th Olympics in _____.
A. 2008         B.2010        C.2012
小题3:_____ was built for the 29th Olympics in Beijing.
A. Stadiums      B. Olympic village     C. Hotels
小题4:When Chinese people heard the news that Beijing would hold the 29th Olympics, they _____.
A. cheered  B. excited and. shouted     C. Both A&B
小题5:The slogan for the 29th Olympics is _____.
A. “Good, better, best”    B. “Faster, higher, stronger”    C. “One World, One Dream”

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）
小题1:The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay traveled a longer distance than before.
小题2:.It took more than five months to trvel around the world.
小题3:The Torch Relay started in the city of Beijing.
小题4:The torch is 985 cm Long and 72 grams heavy.
小题5:The torch looks like a paper scroll.Bad weather couldn't stop the torch from burning.

The Princess and the frog* is a warm and enjoyable cartoon by Disney. It tells the story about a girl, Tiana. She makes her dreams come true through hard work.
Tiana is a waitress . She has a dream of owning* a restaurant. She wants to achieve* the dream, she works hard. She knows that it is useless to wish on a star. She never sits in a Castle* waiting for a prince* to come and help her. Tiana’s plan for success changes when she meets a talking frog. The frog happens to be a prince named Naveen. Hoping to become human* again, Naveen thinks Tiana is a princess. He tells her to kiss him. Then something more special happens. Tiana becomes a frog, too. Together they look for a way to become human again.
The story is easy for kids to understand, and it shows us with beautiful pictures, songs, and music. Besides, there’s a great lesson here: you should look for a way to make your dream come true. If there is any problem with the cartoon, it’s only that it doesn’t feel as excellent as some of Disney’s other films.
小题1:Tiana            to make her dream come true.

A．makes cartoons

B．works hard

C．wishes on a star

D．looks for a prince

小题2:What happen after Tiana kisses Naveen?

A．Her dream comes true	B．Naveen becomes human.
C．Tiana becomes a frog	D．Naveen disappeared.

小题3:Which of the following is TURE?

A．The Princess and the frog is the most excellent film by Disney.

B．We can learn from the story that we should look for a way to achieve our dreams.

C．The Princess and the frog is a cartoon without* music.

D．The Princess and the frog is a scary cartoon.

What was the highlight *of the May Day? It was Hangzhou Bay Bridge*, which opened on that day.       
It is 36 kilometers long and the world’s longest cross- sea bridge. It begins at Jiaxing, crosses the East China Sea, and end at Cixi, about 70 kilometers from Ningbo. It will reduce* the driving time between Shanghai and Ningbo by about two hours.
A great number of the workers started to build it on November 2003, and ended in June 2007. Now the bridge has become famous. About 40,000 vehicles *can cross the bridge each day at first. This will be added to 100,000 vehicles a day in 2026. During the May Day holiday, many car owners came to the bridge as well as tourists on coaches*. So many people wanted to see the bridge with their own eyes.
As a shortcut *between Zhejiang and Shanghai, the bridge will not only improve traffic but also help economic *development in the Changjiang River Delta.
“People enjoy working in small cities like Cixi but living in big cities like Shanghai,” said a man. “With the help of the bridge, they can leave Shanghai for Cixi in the morning and go back in the afternoon. They only need to drive for about one and a half hours.”
小题1:Hangzhou Bay Bridge opened________.

A．in November, 2003

B．in July, 2007

C．on May 1, 2008

D．on March 1, 2008

小题2:It took about ___________ to finish building the bridge.

A．three years and a half

B．two years and a half

C．three years

D．four years and a half

小题3:Which city is not mentioned in the passage?  ___________.

A．Cixi

B．Ningbo

C．Hangzhou

D．Shanghai

小题4:The passage can most probably be found in _____________.

A．a text book

B．a magazine

C．a newspaper

D．a movie poster

The following is the information about an accident.

Time	January 21, 2012
Place	Mount Hua, Shanxi
People	A team of seven mountain climbers
Weather	Heavy snow
Event	Two climbers fell into the valley (山谷)
What happened	Mr. Zhang hurt his left leg. Miss Wang was hurt in the head
Time of call for help	2:30 p. m.
Name of the caller	Mr. Chen, a member of the team
Action	Firemen arrived there at 3:00 p. m. and took the wound (伤者) to the nearest hospital at 3:15 p. m.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
小题1:Maybe it was _______ when they were climbing the mountain.

A．rainy

B．snowy

C．sunny

D．windy

小题2:_______ took the wound to the hospital.

A．Policemen

B．Visitors

C．Partners

D．firemen

小题3: The accident happened in the _______.

A．morning

B．afternoon

C．evening

D．night

小题4: _______ people were hurt in the accident.

A．Two

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

小题5: Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．When they were climbing the mountain, two of them fell into the valley.

B．The firemen arrived half an hour later.

C．Mr. Zhang hurt his head.

D．The accident happened on Mount Hua, Shanxi.