Canberra is the capital of Austrlia. It is a modern and lively city with a pupulation of over 345,000.

1. How far is Canberra from Sydneyt?

A. 25 knL    B. 238 km.           C. 345 km.        .D. 507 km.

2.Tboword “Canbena  means ______.

A. the largest city      B. beautiful man-made lake

C. the old capital city      D. a place for friends to get together

3.  Canberra Flower Festival is a festival to        .

A. ride bikes                B. visit universities

C. welcome the spring           D.  walk around the lake .

There are about 80,000,000 mines*  under the ground in more . than 60 countries. It is difficult and dangerous to clear these rnines, About 50  people including many children were’ killed ‘or htirt each iay.  In 2003,  APOPO,  a Dutch research com pan y that uains the an imals, came up with the-idea of s\ng rats to search for the mines.

The animal trainers ‘found that a kind of rats from Africa were clever and had.a sharp*  sense of smell.  The rats were about 75 cm long and.weighed about l.35 kg, light enough to run across a minefield without setting off the mines.

  In January 2004, the APOPO started this project. First, the trainers let the 4-week-old baby rats get familiar with humans. A few weeks later, the rats were no Ionger afraid of people and ‘the things around them. Then they were trained to connect a click* sound with food. After the rats had leamed that, the trainers then taught them to tell the difference between the smell of mines and other smells. When the rats could do it, the click was sounded and they were given a bit of banana.  The method was called clicker training. “The training isn’t easy, said trainer Abdullah Mchomvu.  “You have to be patient. Sometimes I get angry, but then again, I tell myself these are animals.”

  After nine months’  training, the rats were taken to a minefiel山  They’ran across the minefield, stopped, sat and scratched the ground to tell the deminers*  that they smelt out’a mine.  Then the mine was cleared. It had  taken two ‘deminers  a day to clear a 200㎡ . minefield,  but with the help of two rats ‘they could finish it in two hours.

  The rats and ~he deminers saved thousands of lives,  “The rats did this job much better than we expected. So far they have helped to make almost 2,000,000㎡ of land safe. They are heroes,” said Bart Weeqens, the head of the APOPO.

1. The APOPO trained the rats to search for     .

A. children    B. animals      C. mines     D. bananas

2. While training the rats, the trainers have to be

A. patient     B. clever        C. brave         D. serious

3. How long did the training last?

A. Two hours.    B. One day.    C. Four weeks.    D. Nine months.

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. Each day about 200 people were killed or hurt by mines,

B.The APOPO started to train the rats in January 2004.

C. The trainers gave the rats food after they smelt out a mine.

D.The rats and the deminers saved thousands of lives.

Jack Johnson is one of the most popular singer-song writers in the world.

  Jack was born on May 18, 1975 in Hawaii. Being the son of a famous surfer, Jack naturally has an interest in surfing. Most of his life lesson were learned in the water. At the age of 17, Jack entered the finals of the Pineline Masters – the world’s most famous surfing competition. Everyone thought Jack would become a professional surfing like his father. Unluckily, one month later, he had a deadly accident while surfing and was seriously hurt.

Life is like a revolving door. When it closes, it also opens. Jack started to practice playing the guitar and write songs when he was staying in hospital. At first, his father thought Jack only did it for fun, but soon he was surprised at the great progress his son had made.

When studying in the university, Jack didn’t stop practicing his guitar skills. He played the guitar for school parties. He wrote songs and sang for his teachers and friends. They liked his songs. His first music album Brushfire Fairytales came out in 2001. It was a great success. His second album, On and On, was much like his first. They were filled with sweet, easy-going songs that everybody liked listening to. Later Jack had lots of concerts in and out of America. He became popular all over the world.

Jack had five albums by 2010 and more than 15 million copies of them were sold. His music doesn’t fall into any of the popular music styles like pop, R&B or hip-hop. It is more like folk music, played with a guitar and beautiful voice. When listening to his songs, you feel like lying on the beach enjoying the warm sunshine.

Jack is a talent, though he himself says he is only a surfer who loves music. In his songs we can find his secret of success: Whatever happen in our lives, we have to accept it and do the best we can.

1.At the age of 17, Jack __________.

A. had his first music album   B. took part in a surfing competition

C. had his first concert   D. became popular all over the world

2.Jack started to write songs ___________.

A. while he was staying in hospital   B. when he had concerts out of America

C. after his second album came out   D. after he played the guitar at the school party

3.What is the secret of Jack’s success?

A.     He was born in Hawaii.

B.     His father was very famous

C.     He wrote many songs for his teachers and friends.

D.     He always faced difficulties bravely and tried his best.

4. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. A Famous Writer   B. Surfing in the Sea

C. A Guitar Player   D. Surfing in the Music

DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV proprammes show people how to DIY.

English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK – “An Englishman’s home is his castle”. Huge numbers of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful “castles”. If there is anything that needs fixing around their houses, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experiences with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. With the economic downturn at present, many people can not afford to buy a bigger house. They are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.

  DIY can be difficult. There is a huge market for DIY furniture which people need to put together themselves with a few basic tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture itself is difficult to build. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started with the best intentions, many of them may not get finished. DIY can also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warning and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.

  Therefore, DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY.

1.How do many English people spend their holidays according to the passage?

A.     Making their homes beautiful.   B. Visiting their friends.

B.     Travelling all over the world.   D. Making a lot of money.

2. Why do English people like DIY?

A.     Many stores sell DIY things.   B. DIY can bring them fun.

C. TV programmes teach them to DIY   D. All DIY projects are easy.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.     DIY is a waste of money.   B. It is always difficult to DIY.

B.     We should be careful while doing DIY.   D. It’s very safe for us to DIY

4.In the passage, “we bite off more than we can chew” probably means ___________.

A. we can eat everything we like   B. we should do something difficult

C. we do something that is too difficult   D. we eat too much food that is not safe

用方框中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。每詞限用一次。

1. My parents are very _______ every day except weekends.

2.If you don’t sleep well, you can drink some ________ before you go to bed.

3.She often ________ a white dress. White is her favorite.

4.Susan cooked dinner for ________ when she studied in Canada.

5.I have learned English for ________ 10 years and I’m very good at it.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和所給中享提示，寫出空白處各單詞的正確形式。每空跟填一詞。

  Mr. Hall takes his students to the _____1.____(動物園) every year. Last week, on ____2.___(七月) 2^nd, they went there by ___3.___(公共汽車). It was very ___4.____(熱的), but they all had a pleasant day out. May students fell into love with the ___5.____(六) baby pandas when they saw them. Some students loved the monkeys. The monkeys ___6.___(跳) up and down the trees. How funny they were! Some boys liked the lions. The lions were very ____7.___(強(qiáng)壯的) and smart. The trip was also for study. It was one of the __8.____(美術(shù)) lessons. “It’s good for the students to get out of the ____9.____(教室) to learn drawing,” Mr Hall said, “They feel ___10.____(興奮的) to see all kinds of animals. Many of them do their best work on the trip.”

五位中國學(xué)生要去英國留學(xué)，他們想要找住家。請仔細(xì)閱讀第56-60題中的學(xué)生個人情況說明，并A至F六個選項(xiàng)中，幫助他們選擇最合適的住家（其中一項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)）。

______ 1. Zhang Chao likes Chinese food. He hopes his host family speak a little Chinese.

______ 2. Li Wei likes doing sports. He wants to live near a park.

______ 3. Liu Yong hopes to live near his school –Reading School. He prefers a bedroom with a bathroom.

______ 4. Chen Yao wants to live in a big bedroom cheaper than ￡350 a month. She can’t stand pets.

______ 5.Hu Mei loves pets. She would like a bedroom cheaper than ￡220 a month.

 假如你是劉宏，你學(xué)校每年都在世界水日（World Water Day）開展豐富多彩的活動，宣傳節(jié)約用水。你美國筆友Jim所在的學(xué)校也要開展類似活動，請你寫信向他介紹你們的活動情況（活動內(nèi)容見下表）。

要求：短文應(yīng)包括表中所有要點(diǎn)，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；

   文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的人名，校名等相關(guān)信息；

   文章長度：約100 詞（不包括已給的詞數(shù)）

參考詞匯：take part in, put on short plays, speech competition, make posters, helpful, save, waste.

Dear Jim,

  Nice hearing from you. Let me tell you what we often do in World Water Day in our school.

                                                         Yours,

                                                        Liu Hong

Fred plays _____ piano after _____ supper every day.

     A. the; the                   B. /; the                       C. the; /

– How do you study for a test?

       -- _____ working with friends.

     A. By                          B. With                        C. On