It was the last day of final exams in a university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students were discussing the exam. On their faces was confidence . This was their last exam and then they would graduate. With all these four years of college behind them, they felt ready to go into the world.
The professor had said they could bring any book or note they wanted, but they could not talk to each other. They went into the classroom happily. The professor gave them the papers. They smiled when they found that there were only five questions.
Three hours passed and the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked so confident . The professor faced the class. No one spoke. They just held papers in their hands.
The professor then asked, "How many of you finished all five questions?"
Not a hand was raised.
"How many answered four?"
Still no hand.
"Three? Two?"
The students looked worried in their seats.
"One, then?" Certainly somebody finished one.
However, nobody replied. The professor put down the papers. "That is just what I thought," he said. "I just want to tell you that, even though you have finished four years of engineering, there are still many things about the subject you don't know. These questions you could not answer are quite common in everyday practice." Then he added with a smile, “You will all pass this course, but remember——even though you are now college graduates, your education has just begun."
【小题1】When did the story happen?

My sister and I are very different. When people meet us both, they are always surprised to learn that we are sisters. This is because we don’t look like each other, and we have different personalities(性格).

Are you similar to your brother or sister? My sister and I aren’t? similar to each other at all. I am tall, but she is very short. I have short dark brown hair and green eyes. She has long blond hair and blue eyes. I am strong, but she is not. I have big hands and feet; her feet and hands are very small. When we are kids, she was thin, but I was heavy. Now we’re both heavy.

We also have opposite personalities. She is always shy. I am more outgoing. She is very worried about what other people think and say about her, but I really don’t care. When she has a problem, she just worries about it, but when I have a problem, I try to fix it. She easily gets angry, especially with our mother. But I am more patient.?

1.When people meet the writer and her sister, they are always surprised to learn??????????

2.The writer and her sister are different in ??????????????????? ways.

3.The writer’s sister has?????????????????????? hair.

4.The writer’s sister is very worried about???????????? about her.

5.Do the write and her sister have the same personalities? ????????????

6.Find the topic sentence of the passage and copy it down. （找出文章的主题句并抄写下来）

7.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. （将划线的句子翻译成中文）

8.The underlined word “heavy” in the passage means “???????????????? ”in English.

It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework,   41  newspapers, watch TV and search on the Internet to learn something new. I often see   42  do taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful   43  she is over seventy. Last week a reporter from a magazine interviewed her and asked   44  she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile:
I have a secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite   45  . Keep your mind active, take an interest in the world   46  you, and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as   47  you can. Don’t think you are too old to go back to   48  . I know a man who entered a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. Another man went to a tennis school at the age of 71 and now he is good at   49  tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact, no matter how old you are, you can make it.
Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to   50  the lady’s example. I hope all people will stay young and healthy.

When you read an article you will understand and remember it better if you can work out how the writer has put the ideas together．Sometimes a writer puts ideas together by asking questions and then answering them．For example，if the article is about groundhogs（土拨鼠），the set of questions in the writer’s head might be：
What does a groundhog look like？
Where do groundhogs live？
What do they eat？…
In the article，the author might answer those questions．
Sometimes an author writes out her questions in the article．These questions give you signals．They tell you what the author is going to write next．Often an author has a question in her head but she doesn’t write it out for you．You have to work out her question for yourself．Here’s a sample reading for you to practice this method.
Earthworms
Do you know how many kinds of earthworms there are？There are about 1800 kinds in the world！ They can be brown，purple，green．They can be as small as 3 cm long and as large as 3 m long．
The best time to see earthworms is at night，especially a cool，damp night．That’s when they come up from their burrows（地洞）to hunt for food．Earthworms don’t like to be in the sun．That’s because they breathe through their skin，and they can’t breathe if their skin gets too dry．Earthworms must come out of the earth if it rains a lot，because they can't breathe in their flooded burrows．What a dangerous life！
Earthworms don't have eyes，so how can they tell when it's dark？ They have special places on their skin that are sensitive to light．These spots tell whether it’s light or dark．If you shine a flashlight on an earthworm at night，it will quickly disappear into the ground．
Earthworms don't have ears either，but they can hear by feeling movements in the earth．If you want to hear like an earthworm，lie on the ground with your fingers in your ears．Then have a friend stamp his or her feet near you．This is how earthworms feel birds and people walking，and moles digging，near them．
Earthworms are useful．Farmers and gardeners like having lots of earthworms in their land because the worms help to make better soil when they dig．That digging keeps the soil loose and airy（通风的）．In one year earthworms can pile up as much as 23,000 kg of castings in an area about the size of a football field．
【小题1】What’s the purpose of reading Earthworms?

根据句意用括号中所给中文提示或英语单词的适当形式填空，使句意完整。(10分)
【小题1】It was a pleasant surprise to learn of her__________(结婚)
【小题2】There are many new __________ (发展) here.
【小题3】Can you  ______  (描述) what your father looks like.
【小题4】He loves different kinds of ball games.，______  (尤其)basketball and football.
【小题5】How long have you _________________（借）the book?
【小题6】Listening to a talk is __________ (pleasant). We all feel bored.
【小题7】He comes from the         (south) part of China.
【小题8】There           (be) many changes in China since 1987.round the world.
【小题9】The water in the river is_______(harm). You can drink it without cooking.
【小题10】What is the            (mean) of the word?