Venice(威尼斯) is the “Queen” of the Adriatic sea. Every year   1  from all over the world  2__ Italy to visit the city. Do you know  3  they like to go there for a visit?

Venice is a very beautiful city. It is quite different   4  other cities in the world. There   _5  roads or streets in the city. So there aren’t any cars and buses.There are   6  canals(運(yùn)河) in the city. There is one big canal and 177 small canals. People move   7  and down the canals   8  to go to work,   9_ or visit their friends.

But Venice is sinking. It is going down and the water is going up. In 2040 Venice

will be   10_ water. The Adriatic Sea will cover the city.

1.A. thousand people        B. thousands people    C. thousands of people

2. A. travel to                      B. travel from               C. traveled to

3. A. where                                B. what                               C. why

4.A. from                                   B. with                                C. of

5. A. are some                            B. aren’t any                        C. aren’t some

6. A. many                                 B. any                                 C. much

7. A. on                              B. up                                  C. off

8.. A. in buses                      B. in cars                      C. in boats

9. A. go to shop                          B. go shopping                     C. go to shopping

10.. A. under                               B. with                                C. on

Three men traveling on a train began a conversition about the world's greatest wonders.

“ In my opinion,” the first man said, “ the Egyptian pyramids are the world’s greatest wonder. Although they were built thousands of years ago, they are still standing. And remember: the people who built them had only simple tools. They didn’t have the kind of machinery that builders and engineers have today.

“ I agree that the Egyptian pyramids are wonderful,” the second man said, “ But I don’t think they’re the greatest wonder. I believe computers are more wonderful than the pyramids. They have taken people to the moon and brought them back safely. They carry out mathematical calculations in seconds that would take a person a hundred years to do.”

He turned to the third man and asked, “ What do you think is the greatest wonder in the world?”

The third man thought for a long time, then he said, “ Well, I agree that the pyramids are wonderful, and I agree that computers are wonderful, too. However, in my opinion, the most wonderful thing in the world is the thermos(保溫瓶).”

And he took a thermos out of his bag and held it up.

The other two men were very surprised. “ A thermos?” they exclaimed(大聲說), “ But that’s a simple thing.”

“ Oh, no, it’s not,” the third man said, “ in the winter you put in a hot drink and it stays hot, in the summer you put in a cold drink and it stays cold. How does the thermos know whether it is winter or summer?”

1.The travelers passed the time on the train by talking about _______.

2.The three men could not agree on what the world’s greatest wonder was because _______.

3. The first man thought the pyramids were the most wonderful things in the world because _______.

4.The third man thought a thermos was the most wonderful thing in the world because _______.

5.The third man was not very clever because _______.

Just how popular was Mini? Very. Every year her classmates voted(推舉) her the favorite student. The friends she had were much more than those of anyone else.

One day Mini was caught yakkety-yakking(大聲說笑) and ordered to stay back as punishment(懲罰). Staying back meant doing something “useful”, like helping in the library after school.

Now Mini’s school had a rule. Once a month, if you had something else to do the day you were punished, you could ask a friend to stand in for you.

Unluckily, her aunt was visiting Mini that day. That afternoon was the only chance Mini had of seeing her for another five years.

Mini needed someone to stand in for her. She asked Betty, her “best” friend. “Oh, no, Mini, I can’t,” Betty said. “I must help my brother do his homework.”

“Tony, will you stay back for me?” Mini asked another friend. “I wish you’d told me earlier. I have to go to a relative’s house with my father,” he said.

Now, Mini was beginning to doubt(懷疑) if even one of her friends would agree to stay. But she tried again. She asked three more friends and each one refused.

So, after school Mini stayed to help the librarian. And, when she found Mini crying after everyone had left, it was she who surprised Mini by allowing her to leave to meet her aunt. “I may have many friends,” Mini said to herself, “but in reality I have none.”

1.What does staying back mean in Mini’s school?

2.How many friends did Mini ask for help? 

3.Who helped Mini in the end?

4.What is the meaning of the underlined phrase “in reality”?

5. Which of the following can describe Mini’s feeling?

A big, mighty(高大的) tree stood in a forest. Its branches(樹枝) spread out and its roots (根) went deep in the earth. A lot of people came here to have a rest under it. And a lot of birds stood on its branches to sing and dance. The big tree was very proud all the time.

At the foot of the tree, there was a little plant. The plant was thin, and seemed to be blown down by any of a little wind.

One day, the two neighbors were having a little chat.

“Well, little one,” said the tree to the plant, “why not put your feet deeply in the earth, and raise your head high in the air as I do?”

“I see there is no need to do so,” said the plant with a smile. “In fact, I think I may be safer in this way.”

“Safer?” said the tree. “Are you safer than I am? Do you know how deep my roots are in the earth and how strong my branches are? Who can possibly pull me out by the roots or bow my head to the ground?” And the tree didn’t want to say anything to the weak plant.

But the tree was to regret its words very soon. One evening, a great hurricane(颶風(fēng)) came. It blew the trees off their roots and almost destroyed the forest completely. It uprooted（將……連根拔起）the mighty tree and blew it away with great force.

When the storm had gone, the villagers living nearby came to check the damage. The mighty tree lay on the ground, but the little plant still stood there.

1.Who was the big tree’s neighbor?

2.Why was the big tree proud before its neighbor?

3.Why didn’t the big tree want to say anything to the little plant?

4.What did the villagers living nearby see after the hurricane had gone?

5. What’s probably the best title of the passage?

閱讀下面5段語言材料，從A到F選項(xiàng)中，找出與它們相對(duì)應(yīng)的標(biāo)題。

1.Dear Mrs. Web provides free personal advice and opinions for you. She receives and answers worldwide email questions. She will offer you some new suggestions on your problems, like study stress, disinterested friend.

2.Every year thousands of old people are in need of our help. The Help Line provides a heartwarming, helpful, kind support and information service for the English–speaking aged people.

3.. Earth club is for any student in Green School. Earth Club’s goal is to help keep the school, neighborhood, and city cleaner by encouraging recycling, highway clean up, and river, lake and school campus clean up. We hope to improve the environment and encourage others to do the same.

4. My great, great grandfather invented the carpet sweeper 125 years ago. This King Sweeper is the best by far. I invite you to try it in your home. You’ll fine it used daily in hospital, restaurants, offices and homes throughout the world. This is just the thing to keep your carpet soft, clean and fresh. Only for $29.99!

5. They can protect your eyes when driving, gardening or reading in sun. It can make your life easier and happier, and make you look smarter! $10.99 each or 2 for $19.99!

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根據(jù)所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，使短文內(nèi)容通順、合理。并將答案完整的填在答題卷上。

In England, people often talk about the weather. Maybe they can experience (經(jīng)歷) four s___1___ in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour l___2___ black clouds come and then it rains h___3___. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be s___4___, the sun will begin to s___5__, and it will be summer at this time of a day.

In England, people can a__6___ have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can s___7___ in the sea sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.

When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat w___8_ them in the sunny morning, but you should not l___9___ at them. If you d___10___ take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.

1.許多動(dòng)物都處于滅絕的邊緣。

Many animals are ___________________ extinction(滅絕).

2.學(xué)生把英語用來作為第一外語來學(xué)習(xí)。

English ___________ by the students as the first foreign language.

3.眾所周知，政府鼓勵(lì)人們用布袋去購物。

It is well-known that the government ___________________ go shopping with the cloth bags.

4.在過去，人們的衣服都是用手工做的，一次只能做一件。

In the past people’s clothes were made one at a time ____________.

5.據(jù)我所知，他們將在下個(gè)月回來。

___________________, they will come back next month.

上周你的學(xué)校開展了第一屆英語節(jié)，并舉行了豐富多彩的英語活動(dòng)。根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容提示，寫一封email 給你的筆友（e-pal）大衛(wèi)講述這個(gè)英語節(jié)。詞數(shù)在90個(gè)左右。開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總字?jǐn)?shù)。

詞匯提示：講座：lecture  講故事比賽：English story telling competition

Dear David,

How are you? I’m writing to you to tell you about the first English Festival at my school. ______________________________________________________________

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