任务型阅读（本题共10分，每空1分）

先阅读（A）、（B ）两篇短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列四项任务。

（A）

Do you often say the magical words “Thank you”? I certainly do in my daily life when I  66  with others. But some people aren’t  67 to saying “ Thank you” after they have got help from others. They think an easy “Thank you” doesn’t really matter. However, it’s very important. You may have many choices to express your grateful feelings. But  68  , you should learn to say “Thank you ” first. No matter how nicely we dress, how beautifully we decorate our homes, how exciting our dinner  69  are, we can’t be popular without good manners(礼貌). I think of them as a kind of hidden beauty secret. Haven’t you noticed that the kindest people keep  70  more beautiful? The habit of saying “Thank you” can make us feel good and become polite to everyone else around us.

(B)

An English dictionary is the most important thing when you learn English. Successful English learners always use their dictionaries in order to learn new words. In this way, they will know how to use a word after reading its English examples. By doing so, they can think in English. A dictionary plays an important part in both your English speaking and your English writing. Recently, e-dictionaries have become more and more popular. There are many advantages in using them. For example, they are easy to carry and quick to use. Also, there are a large number of words with real-voice pronunciation. Whenever you want to know a new word, take an e-dictionary out of your pocket, and then you’ll find a satisfying answer.

任务1：用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、连贯、合理。（每空一词，每词限用一次）

1._______  2. _______3. _______ 4._______ 5._______

任务2：根据英文释义及首字母提示，拼写单词。

6. n _______ a word that shows how many

7. p _______ liked by many people

任务3：同义句转换，每空一词。

Successful English learners always use their dictionaries in order to learn new words.

Successful English learners always use their dictionaries 8. _______9._______ they can learn new words.

任务4：根据短文内容简答问题。

10.What is the most important thing when you learn English?

________________________________________________.

完形填空  阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项（共15分；每空1分，满分15分）

The students in Shanghai No. 3 Girls High School have a flower-arrangement (插花) lesson every week. The course is the first of its kind among middle schools in Shanghai. It helps the students to enjoy the   46   of flowers better. That’s why the course has become very popular   47   the students.

The teachers of the course are all specially trained(专门地培训). They are   48    at this art and work hard at passing on the skill   49   students. So far, many students in the school have   50   a lot of prizes in this field. In order to further   51   the students’ skills, the teachers usually play   52   while students are arranging flowers. Students are   53   with the music, and they   54   more good ideas for flower-arrangement.

Besides, the teachers   55   teach the students other skills at the   56   time. For example, they ask the students to   57   compositions(作文) about flowers. In this way, students not only   58    art education but also improve(提高) their writing skills.

Several months ago, some foreign teachers   59   the school. When they saw common flowers become more lively and meaningful, they were amazed and interested. They made videos and would play them in class for their own   60   after they returned home.

1.A. color          B. beauty       C. smell                D. shape

2. A. between       B. around           C. among            D. about

3.A. well           B. nice             C. great            D. good

4. A. with          B. for          C. to               D. in

5. A. beaten            B. hit          C. won              D. struck

6.A. drop           B. decide       C. develop          D. train

7.A. music          B. games        C. jokes                D. sports

8. A. happy         B. popular      C. careful          D. angry

9.A. think of       B. run out of       C. hold on          D. put off

10.A. always            B. never            C. hardly           D. seldom

11.A. different     B. same         C. another          D. other

12.A. read          B. play             C. write                D. work

13.A. get            B. give            C. make                 D. take

14.A. arrived       B. went             C. got              D. visited

15. A. parents      B. friends      C. students             D. classmates

My grandfather is eighty years old now. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.

?? Families aren’t families they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now not any more. Everyone is busy working. Mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now the family don’t eat home-cooked food any more.

?? And the cars! No one walks any more. More and more people drive. Students used to walk 5 miles to school every day, even in winter. But nowadays students don’t. And in school, children don’t have to think any more.. In math class, for example, they used to add, subtract, multiply and divide(加减乘除)in their heads. Instead, they use calculators.

?? And people today have TV and computers, and they don’t talk to each other any more. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think.

?? Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more.

1.What does my grandfather think of the life now?

A. He thinks the life now is very good.??

B. He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.

C. He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.

D. He thinks the life is the same as it used to be.

2.What does the underlined word “marriage” mean in Chinese?

A. 生活??????? B.工作?????? C.婚姻?????? D.家庭

3.What has happened these years according to the passage?

A. Children don’t have to think any more in school.

B. Students use calculators in math class.

C. Some used to walk to school, but now they don’t.?

D. All of above.

4.What changes have happened to some families?

a. People have TV.??

b. People like to eat home-cooked food.

c. Lots of families have computers.

d. Lots of couples(夫妇)live apart because of unhappy problems.

A. a, b, d????????? B. b, c, d??????? C. a, b, c????? D. a, c, d

5.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Life now is much simpler.?

B. People have too much time to talk with each other now.

C. The writer’s grandfather only complains and pays no attention to better life now.

D. Lots of mothers stay at home and look after their children.

In real life, robots are mainly used in factories. They do many different jobs. Usually these jobs are too   43  , difficult or boring for humans.

Robots also help disabled people and people who cannot look after   44  . For example, scientists are making a robot to help blind people. Now many of them have a dog to help them. The dog is called a guide dog. In the future, guide dogs might be robot dogs.

One robot dog is called Meldog. It has wheels. It usually “walks” in front of its owner. It is very clever. It knows the speed of its owner’s walk. Meldog talks to its owner by   45 . The owner wears a special belt. This belt   46   instructions to the owner from Meldog such as “Stop here”, “Turn left” and “Turn right”.

In the United States, another   47   of robot helps disabled workers. This robot, called Kilroy, helps disabled computer operators. The robot   48   the sound of its owner’s voice. It follows instructions such as “Turn the page” and “Make a cup of coffee”.

Robots are also used in American   49  . They can do simple jobs. For example, they shave (刮脸) patients and brush their teeth and take meals from the kitchen to patients’ rooms. It never gets lost   50   this robot has a map of the hospital in its computer memory.

1.A. interesting           B. strange       C. dangerous       D. safe

2.A. others                B. another       C. them            D. themselves

3.A. television          B. radio        C. loudspeaker       D. mobile telephone

4.A. posts                 B. writes        C. reads           D. sends

5.A. type                  B. size          C. set             D. double

6.A. guesses               B. thinks        C. hears           D. sees

7.A. cinema               B. hospitals     C. museum          D. theatre

8.A. until              B. before          C. because         D. whether