C
配对阅读 阅读下面左栏的五个信息，然后从右栏中找出与它们相符的选项。 ( )11.Pandas are lovely animals A.They are very friendly to people.They usually live on a that live mainly in China.They always special kind of bamboo in Sichuan. live on the ground in damp, cold B．Some farmers usually get them work for them in the weather. fields.So they can act as a great helper for farmers. ( )12.South China Tigers are C．They don't eat grass or rice.They usually eat some other found in the south of China and some ocean animals. countries nearby. D．Most of the people in western countries regard them as ( )13.Polar bears are animals popular pets.They usually go to have a walk with them which we can see near the North when they are free. Pole.It's cold there and the ground E．They live on some other animals.They are very strong there is mostly ice. and can fly high in the sky. ( )14.Dogs are animals that we F．They live in the forest.They live on some other animals can see almost everywhere in the in the forest.They never kill or eat a man unless they are world. ( )15.Dolphins usually live in the too old to catch the other animals. G．They are furry (毛的) enough to keep out in the cold oceans.They swim by moving their areas.They are all white and only live in the North Pole. tails. (五) A Films Two films will be on this Saturday afternoon at Andersen Cinema.See Life of Pie at 2：30 p．m.The Smurfs will be on at 4：45 p．m.For more information, call 6632-8801. International picnic Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to City Park this Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world.Delicious and not expensive.Noon to 5：00 p．m. Football game Nov.16 this Saturday night (7：00 p．m.to 9：00 p．m.), is your last chance to watch the football game in our city this year.Buy your tickets at the gate of the gym.It might be cold.Don't forget to wear a sweater or a jacket. Concert “The only”， a popular rock band (摇滚乐队) from America, will give their first concert this Saturday night, at 8：00 p．m.at Golden Hall. ( )1.If you want to see the film Life of Pie, you have to arrive at the cinema before ________.
A．2：30 B．4：45 C．5：00 D．7：00 ( )2.At noon people can ________ this Saturday.
A．see a film B．have a picnic C．go to a concert D．watch a football game ( )3.The food for the international picnic is ________.
A．expensive B．not delicious C．only from America D．from the whole world ( )4.We can infer (推断) from the third advertisement that ________ this year. A．the weather will be very hot on November 16 B．no football game will be held after November 16 C．the tickets for the game will be free on November 16 D．another football game will be held after November 16 ( )5.The rock band's first concert will be given at ________.
A．Andersen Cinema B．City Park C．Golden Hall D．the gym
B
“Depend on yourself” is what nature says to every man.Parents can help you.Teachers can help you.Others still can help you.But all these only help you to help yourself.
There have been many great men in history.But many of them were very poor in childhood, and had no uncles, aunts or friends to help them.They couldn't depend on them for education.They saw how it was, and began to work with their efforts.To know something, they worked their own way up to fame (荣誉)．
One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, “I can't make worthy men of you, but I can help you make men of yourselves.”
Some young men have no ambitions (雄心) to do anything, and they are to be pitied (值得同情的)．They can never do things successfully if they don't see their weak points and change their courses (做法)．They are nothing now, and will be nothing as long as they live, unless they accept the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on their own efforts.
( )6.“Depend on yourself” in this passage means ________. A．depend on your own efforts B．depend on nature C．wait for others to help D．depend on your parents
( )7.Many of the great men in history succeeded because ________. A．they were very poor in childhood
B．they could not depend on schools for an education C．they made great efforts to learn and work D．they wanted very much to become famous
( )8.According to the famous teacher in England, a teacher can ________. A．make his pupils worthy men
B．teach his pupils everything he knows
C．help his pupils make themselves useful men D．make his pupils men of strength and courage
( )9.If young people depend on their own efforts, ________. A．they are to be pitied B．they can never be successful
C．they are nothing now and will be nothing in the future D．they can be successful in their work
( )10.The main idea of the passage is that ________. A．we should depend on our parents and teachers B．we can depend on our friends and relatives
C．all great men in history were poor when they were young
D．we can't depend on our parents or teachers, but we can get advice from them
C
配对阅读 阅读下面左栏五个人的信息，然后从右栏中找出适合他们的选项。 A.SALE A nice house with a small garden is on sale in New York. Call Mr.Green at 8883-3220. ( )11.Jenny lost her B．WANTED handbag on her way to work. A 4-bedroom apartment (公寓) near Hyde Park. ( )12.Mrs.Smith's Rent fee (租金) below $600 each month. birthday is coming.Her Call Jack at 8344-7464. husband wants to ask her to C．JOB enjoy dinner in a nice place. Do you want to work in China Daily？China Daily needs 3 new ( )13.The Browns moved reporters in Guangdong. to London and needed to Call Helen at 8838-6688. have a place to live in. ( )14.Tom is interested in D．FOUND talking with different people A black handbag with some money inside. 6668. and he is good at writing.He Call Mr.Lee at 8854-E．SINGLES' CLUB (单身俱乐部) hopes to be a reporter. A club for singles who are looking for new friends. ( )15.Ann is an active girl.She likes sports, singing F．GREEN LAKE RESTAURANT The restaurant is pretty good, but the food is a little expensive. and dancing.She wants to Call 8566-8899. find a nice man as her boyfriend. G．HOSPITAL Dr.Grey is one of the top doctors in the field of heart diseases.She used to work in America for three years and is good at doing heart operations.
(六) A
There are all kinds of trains in the world.There are trains to carry people, trains to carry animals or carry things.There are fast trains and slow ones.Some trains go through hills.
In big cities, the streets are usually very busy.So you can find trains under the ground and trains on a rail (铁轨) above the streets.They carry people quickly in and out of the city.
Can a train run over water？Yes, it can.There are many bridges over the rivers.The trains can easily run over the water.But it is not easy to build the bridges over the rivers.The trains have dining-rooms for people.You may eat something in them on the way if you are hungry.Trains are useful to men, women and children.Many children have model trains.With the model trains they can build their own rails and enjoy the wonderful world of trains.
( )1.The text is about ________. A．travel B．the bridges C．the trains D．the cities
( )2.Trains can carry people in and out of the city ________. A．quickly B．heavily C．slowly D．safely
( )3.Trains can run underground, on the streets, but they have to run ________. A．in the city B．on rails
C．at the station D．along the streets
( )4.A model train is something for children ________. A．to ride on B．to have dinner in C．to travel on D．to play with
( )5.From the text we know ________.
A．even animals like to take trains B．trains can climb up hills
C．it is difficult to build bridges over the water D．children can make model trains
B
Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all.A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid.
About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there.The city was very dirty and many people were poor.There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible.
In 1750, Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves.They were like policemen and were called “Bow Street Runners” because they worked near Bow Street.
Fifty years later, there were 120 “Bow Street Runners”， but London had become very big and needed more policemen.So in 1829, the first Metropolitan (or London) Police Force was started with 3,000 officers.Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses.Until 1920 all the police in London were men.
Today, London police are quite well paid and for a few police officers who still ride horses, the pay is even better than for the others.
( )6.In 1700, the men who protected the streets were paid ________. A．a few B．nothing C．a little D．a lot
( )7.About 300 years ago, many people ________.
A．wanted to leave London B．had big houses in London C．became policemen D．came to live in London
( )8.People didn't leave their houses because ________. A．they had no money B．they were afraid of losing money C．the city was not clean D．they liked homes ( )9.The “Bow Street Runners” ________. A．stopped people stealing B．stole money
C．paid people to steal D．stopped people riding horses
( )10.Today, police officers who ride horses are paid ________. A．the same as their workmates B．more than their workmates
C．half as much as their workmates D．less than their workmates
C
配对阅读 左栏是人们在某些节日的五个活动，右栏是七个节日，请将活动与节日配对。 A.The festival falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month.The Chinese always eat sweet dumplings on that day and there are always big lantern shows in the park. ( )11.The foreigners in our company B．The festival is celebrated in memory of the love Chinese traditional holidays very much.They like watching the dragon boat ancestors.People visit graves and give flowers and food to the dead. race every year. C．The festival is also known as the Old Men ( )12.The workers' club calls on the festival.People climb mountains, and enjoyed the workers to climb the Dinghu Mount to chrysanthemum (菊花) on that day. celebrate this holiday. ( )13.Last night, Meimei and her D．People all over the world will show their love to grandparents went to the park which is mothers on that day.They give their mothers presents always full of people in the Lantern like flowers. Festival. E．The festival is celebrated to honor our Qu ( )14.Lingling took a taxi to the center Yuan.People make and eat zongzi, and have exciting of the city.She went to several shops and dragon boat races on that day. bought a nice present for her mother. F．The Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for family ( )15.We had a three-day holiday.My members to get together.People have mooncakes and family went back to my hometown.We enjoy the bright moon in the sky. cleaned the graves of our ancestors. G．The festival is a western one.It falls on December.Children usually get some presents on the eve of the festival.They also like the Santa Claus very much. (七) A
People living in different countries made different kinds of words.Today there are about fifteen hundred languages in the world.Each contains many thousands of words.A very large dictionary, for example, contains four or five hundred thousand words.But we do not need all these.To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words.Before you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or more.
The words you know are called your vocabulary.You should try to make your vocabulary bigger.Read as many books as you can.There are a lot of books written in easy English for you to read.You will enjoy them.When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary.Your dictionary is your most useful book.
( )1.The number of different languages spoken is about ________. A．150 B．15,000 C．500 D．1,500
( )2.Before you leave your school, you'll learn ________. A．only two thousand words B．five hundred thousand words
C．more than one thousand words D．three or four thousand words ( )3.To make your vocabulary bigger, you must ________.
A．get as many dictionaries as you can B．read as many books as you can C．buy a lot of books D．have a very large English dictionary ( )4.You will enjoy ________.
A．the books written in easy English B．your dictionary C．your new words D．finding new words in a dictionary
( )5.The underlined word “contains” means ________ in the passage. A．包含 B．容忍 C．控制 D．等于
B
Shenzhen's fast development has made it become China's most crowded city! There are about 15 million people living on its 1,991 square kilometers.On each square kilometer averagely live
7,500 people.It is 1,080 more than that in Hong Kong, and nearly 800 more than that in Guangzhou.
Besides, Shenzhen owns 2 million local vehicles, and about 300,000 vehicles from other places also run on the local roads every day.The total length of the city's road is 6,041 kilometers.It means that each resident (公民) only owns 0.58 meters of road! Not only it is crowded in the road, but the exhaust pollution becomes worse and worse.
As a result, the city is facing serious environmental and resource (资源) problems.One of the problems is water shortage.The amount of fresh water for each person in Shenzhen city is only 25% of the country's average.What's more, most of the water drunk by Shenzhen people comes from other areas.
( )6.According to the passage, which of the following makes Shenzhen so crowded? A．Shenzhen doesn't have enough water. B．There are too many people. C．Shenzhen is developing very fast. D．Shenzhen is too small. ( )7.There are ________ people living in Shenzhen now. A．about 1,991 B．about 15,000,000 C．about 150,000 D．about 300, 000
( )8.In Hong Kong, there are ________ people on every square kilometer. A．about 7,500 B．about 1,080 C．about 800 D．about 6,420
( )9.Which problem in Shenzhen city is not mentioned in the passage? A．Traffic accidents. B．Water shortage.
C．Environmental problem. D．Population problem. ( )10.Which is the best title for this passage? A．Largest Population in China B．Biggest Problems in Shenzhen C．Busiest Roads in Shenzhen D．Most Crowded City in China
C
配对阅读 左栏是五则广告，右栏是七个人的个人信息，请为它们选择合适的人。 A.Jane enjoys shopping.She wants to visit a place so that she can shop all the time. B．There is something wrong with my computer ( )11.New Century Computer Centre again.I think I must buy a new one this time. Li Xiaoping Manager C．Mrs.Li's 5-year-old boy doesn't eat anything ( )12.Guangzhou University today.She doesn't know what to do. Zhao Liming Artist D．There is little time left.I have to take a taxi ( )13.Children's Hospital Sun Ling Doctor there. ( )14.Xing Taxi Company E．Lucy is a student in Grade 9 and she wants to Wang Liang Driver improve her English. ( )15.English Weekly F．My cousin hopes to draw beautiful pictures in Yang Li Editor the future. G．My sister likes collecting stamps and other strange things. (八) A
When I was a child, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house.Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences.He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn't have enough time to spend together
because my father was very busy.I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing.It gave me time to
talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.
Once we climbed a very high mountain.It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old.During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds' singing.But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs.I wanted to quit climbing, but my father