Don’t  you  want to go to school? You could tell your parents you’re ill. But last Monday, students from Shanghai and Zhejiang had an even better excuse: a typhoon(台风)!

        Typhoon Khanun hit East China on September 11. In Shanghai, all the school were closed the next day, Monday.

        It was the first time that Shanghai had to close schools because of  bad weather.

        But some students still came to school that day. “ I didn’t get the notice that the school was closing,” said Shen Sheng, a Junior 2 student from Shanghai Aiguo School. “ But it was nice that we could play in school rather than study.”

       The school kept Shen and other 20 students safe inside and let them play sports like table tennis.

        But the storm wasn’t all fun games. Typhoon Khanun killed 14 people. In Zhejiang, it damaged about 8,000 houses. More than one million people had to be taken to safer places.

        Every year, typhoons hit different places around the world. Most happen in July, August and September. This year 15 typhoons hit China. Khanun was the strongest. Typhoons bring strong winds and rains. The winds can blow away houses and cars. The rains are bad for farmers’ fields.

       Typhoon also kills people. Earlier this month, Typhoon Talim hit East and Central China. It killed at least 124 people.

1.When was the first time that Shanghai had to close all the schools?

       A. In August    B. In July   C. On Sep.11.    D. On Sep.12.

2.Shanghai had to close all the schools that day because of _____.

       A. bad traffic   B. heavy rain   C. Typhoon Khanun   D. Typhoon Talim

3.What did Shanghai Aiguo School do with Shen Sheng and some other students when they still came to school that day?

 A.  They were kept safe inside and played sports like table tennis.

     B.  They were asked to go back home as quickly as possible.

     C.  They were sent back home by their teachers at once.

     D.  They still had classed in the classroom as usual.

4.What does the word “damage” in Paragraph 6 mean?

      A.建造   　　 B.损毁　　    C.伤害　　    D.装饰

5.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A.  If a typhoon hits, many students shouldn’t go to school or go out.

B.  More than one million people were killed in Zhejiang that day.

C.  Every year, 15 typhoons hit different places around the world.

D.  Typhoons do a lot of harm to farmers’ fields and human beings.

 

用所给词的适当形式完成下列短文
Christmas was coming. A lot of    1  were going to town. They hoped to   2   some vegetables, fruit and meat in the market. And then they were going to buy some   3   for their families. A bus came. They tried to   4  . Robert, a strong young man, rushed in first. He occupied(占)two  5  :　one for his girl friend Mable and the other for himself.
　　The bus started. Robert had a look   6   the bus. He saw a lot of people   7    there. There were some old men among them. He hurried to     8   his eyes. Mable found it and thought he felt  9   and asked, “What's wrong with you, dear?”“  10  ,”answered the kind-hearted (好心肠) young man. “I can't bear (忍心) to see the poor old men!”

【小题1】

A．workers　 B．soldiers C．farmers　　 D．drivers

【小题2】

A．lend　　 B．sell　 C．borrow　　 D．show

【小题3】

A．books B．pens　　 C．newspapers　　 D．presents

【小题4】

A．get on　　 B．get off C．life　　 D．sit down

【小题5】

A．tables B．seats C．boxes　　 D．steps

【小题6】

A．after B．for　　 C．up　　 D．around

【小题7】

A．standing　 B．sitting　　 C．lying　　 D．sleeping

【小题8】

A．touch B．look over　 C．open　　 D．close

【小题9】

A．terrible B．sad　　 C．happy　　 D．dangerous

【小题10】

A．Something B．Anything　 C．Nothing D．Everything

Shenzhou X and three astronauts(宇航员) were sent up from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province, into a clear blue sky on Tuesday, bringing the nation one step closer to building its own space(太空) station in 2020.
　　Two men, mission commander(指挥官) Nie Haisheng and Zhang Xiaoguang, and China’s second female astronaut, Wang Yaping, are expected to stay in space for 15 days.
　　They will teach young people about science and do two space dockings, between Shenzhou X and the unmanned Tiangong-1 space module, a technically difficult procedure that brings two spaceship together in high-speed orbit(轨道).
　　The trip is our country’s fifth manned space mission, 10 years after the country’s first astronaut, Yang Liwei, went into space in 2003.
【小题1】How long will they stay in space?

A．About a week

B．About two weeks

C．About a month

D．About two months

【小题2】What will they do in space?  They will __________.

A．teach young people about science	B．take some photos
C．do two space dockings	D．Both A and C

【小题3】What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase ‘space dockings’?

A．太空实验

B．太空对接

C．太空垃圾

D．太空站

【小题4】Who is the first astronaut to enter space in China?

A．Nie Haisheng

B．Zhang Xiaoguang

C．Wang Yaping

D．Yang Liwei

"Spending as little as $5 a day on someone else can make you happier," the researchers from a team at the University（大学）of British Columbia and Harvard Business School reported.

    Their experiments on 600 volunteers in the US showed people were feeling happier when they spent money on others.

    The team asked their 600 volunteers about their income（收入），their daily costs, gifts for others and donations to charity. "No matter how much money each person made, those who spent money on others could get greater happiness than those who spent money only on themselves," Dunn said.

     Dunn's team also surveyed 16 workers at a company in Boston after they received an award of between $3,000 and $8,000. "Of course they felt happy after receiving the awards," they wrote in their report. "But when they gave the people in need $5, they were happier."

     "The findings showed that as little as $5 could be enough to produce happiness on a whole day," Dunn said.

1. There were ______ people in all who took part in the experiments.

2.The underlined word "experiments" means ______ in Chinese.

    A. 会议　　　　　　B. 表演             C. 实验             D. 化验

3.What does the passage mainly tell us?

    A. Money is not important for people.

    B. Money really can "buy" happiness if you spend it on others.

    C. We should try our best to give our money to more people in need.

    D. Spend all the money on others and you'll feel happier.

 

完型填空：阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to music, and we  1 the national flag go up.

　 Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was   2 and excited! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too.

　 Can I really do it?

　 Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher   3 me, “I know you want to have a try. Next Monday morning, I want you to give the talk. Go and write something down.  4 for it, I’m sure you’ll do well.”

“Thank you.” I answered. It was such a great  5 for me! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents  6 . I wanted to make my teacher happy.

Finally Monday morning came. I began to feel  7 .

When did I last give a talk to   8 many people? Never! This was my first time. Could I really  9 it? Maybe I couldn’t finish the talk.

When I got to school, we all went out to the playground. I  10 in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn’t say anything.

“Take it easy,” I said to  11 . “Don’t be nervous. You can do it.”

Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me ! I couldn’t  12  stand up.

I took a look at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes seemed to say, “You can do it! Come on!   13 afraid, just talk!”

I took a big breath. Then I began to talk. It wasn’t hard. It was easy.

I don’t know  14 I finished my talk, but I tried my best to do it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself  15 everyone what I can do.

1.                A．watch          B．see            C．notice    D．look at

 

2.                A．surprised       B．proud          C．bored    D．careful

 

3.                A．spoke          B．asked for        C．said to    D．showed

 

4.                A．Look out        B．Come on        C．Take care D．Get ready

 

5.                A．chance         B．news           C．time D．message

 

6.                A．to do          B．to listen         C．to see    D．to play

 

7.                A．excited         B．happy          C．nervous  D．surprised

 

8.                A．after           B．such           C．before   D．so

 

9.                A．do            B．speak          C．talk  D．take

 

10.               A．sat            B．stood          C．jumped   D．ran

 

11.               A．me            B．myself         C．my class   D．my parents

 

12.               A．be able to       B．hardly          C．never D．even

 

13.               A．Not be         B．Don’t         C．Don’t be D．Not

 

14.               A．where         B．how           C．why  D．whether

 

15.               A．with           B．at             C．to    D．for