阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题中所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One day, a boy had a fight with one of his classmates. Then he went to his _______ and told him his story angrily. “He is really bad,” the boy said, “and _______ him.”

The grandfather said, “Let me tell you a(n) _______. When I was a boy, I too, sometimes hated others for what they did.”

As the boy _______ carefully, the grandfather went on, “There are always two tigers inside my heart. One is _______ and kind. He gets on well with everything around him. But the other is bad and unfriendly. Even the smallest thing will make him _______. He fights with everyone all the time, and for no reason. He can’t think _______ because he always hates others. It is difficult to live with these two _______ inside my heart. They both try to dominate(控制)me.”

The boy looked into his grandfather’s _______ and asked, “Which tiger always dominates you, Grandfather?”

The old man said slowly and seriously，“The one that I __________. I always feed the good and kind tiger, so I never hate others and seldom get angry now.”

16.

A．mother

B．grandfather

C．teacher

D．father

17.

A．love

B．like

C．know

D．hate

18.

A．chance

B．pity

C．story

D．idea

19.

A．listened

B．felt

C．saw

D．heard

20.

A．bad

B．good

C．lazy

D．rich

21.

A．sad

B．afraid

C．angry

D．happy

22.

A．worriedly

B．luckily

C．busily

D．carefully

23.

A．tigers

B．students

C．friends

D．classmates

24.

A．mouth

B．ears

C．nose

D．eyes

25.

A．sell

B．feed

C．teach

D．tell

Fire has played an important role in human life since the dawn (黎明) of history. It allows us to produce light and heat, to cook food, etc. The discovery of fire, or, more precisely(准确地), the use of fire, was one of mankind’s first great innovations (新发明，改革).

Long long ago, people make fires from lightning (闪电). But they had to keep the fire burning, for they couldn’t start it again if there was no lightning. Later, they found out hitting two pieces of stones together could make a spark (火花). The spark could fire dry leaves. In this way they could make the fire again if it went out. Then people also learned to make a fire by rubbing (摩擦). They made a hole on a piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole. They turned the stick again and again. After a few minutes they got a fire.

As years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire. Sometimes they used the heat from the sun. They held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire.

About two centuries ago, people began to make matches (火柴). Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fires. Today matches are still being used, but people have more new ways to make fires. One of them is to use an electric fire starter. Of course an electric fire starter is much expensive than a box of matches. But it is very useful.

26. What can we learn about the spark from the passage? ________

A．It can fire any leaves.

B．It can burn anything.

C．It can burn dry leaves.

D．It can keep fire burning.

27. How can we make a fire by rubbing?   ________

A．Make a hole on a piece of wood.

B．Put a smaller stick into the hole.

C．Turn the stick for a while.

D．All of the above.

28. Which of the following is the right time order of the ways to make fires? ________
a.with a match
b.from the sun
c.from lightning
d.by rubbing
e.with an electric fire starter

A．a-b-c-d-c

B．b-c-a-e-d

C．c-d-b-a-e

D．d-a-c-b-e

Do you know your phone number well? Your number has 11 digits (数字). You may sometimes find it hard to remember your number. That is because China has the longest mobile phone numbers in the world. Why is that?

       The 11 digits include three parts. Each part has a different meaning. The first three numbers tell you the mobile phone service provider you are using. For example, 135 is for the China Mobile Communication Corporation (中国移动) and 188 is for China Unicom (中国联通). The fourth to the seventh digits tell you where the number is from. And the last four digits are random (随机的).
       The main reason for using 11 digits is that we have the largest population in the world. We once had 10 numbers. But as our population grew, there were not enough numbers for us to use. So we began to use 11 digits from 1999.
       Eleven digits can make tens of billions of mobile phone numbers. That’s enough for each person to have seven or eight phone numbers to use in China. Also, we can use the mobile phone numbers again. Usually, the service provider will use a canceled number again after three to six months. If you call a number that you haven’t called for a long time, you may find its owner has changed.
       Besides China, Britain and Japan also use 11-digit mobile phone numbers. But their numbers always start with 0. So they cannot make as many numbers as we can. Countries like the United States, Australia and India use phone numbers with 10 digits. Canada’s mobile phone numbers are perhaps the world’s shortest: they use seven digits.
29. What can we learn from the mobile phone number 188-4792--8343? ________

A．The service provider is the China Mobile Communication Corporation.

B．The digits 4792 tell you the area the mobile phone number is from.

C．There are ten digits in the mobile phone number.

D．The digits 8343 tell you the number of service providers in China.

30. Why do we use 11-digit mobile phone numbers in China? ________

A．There are many people in China.

B．People in China can remember numbers well.

C．11 is a lucky number for Chinese people.

D．It helps people to remember more phone numbers.

31. What does the underlined word “canceled” mean in Chinese? ________

A．新型的

B．已撤销的

C．有用的

D．特殊的

32. ________ can make the most mobile phone numbers.

A．10 digits starting with 1

B．11 digits starting with 0

C．11 digits starting with 1

D．10 digits starting with 0

What would life be like if you give up using electronics(电子设备)like your cellphone and computer? Will it become boring?Twenty-eight eighth-graders at St.Matthew School in San Francisco will tell you it can still be rich and colourful.

       These students took part in their schools “tech-free” challenge. They couldn’t use cell phones or computers for two weeks from Nov. 11 to Nov. 22.
       “The idea was to help students understand how technology(科技) has changed their lives,” said Denise Uhl.
       Uhl did a survey on technology using among the eight-graders before thinking of the challenge. She found that 84 percent of the students said they didn’t like it “when everyone was on their electronics”, but they didn’t know what to do about the answer was actually easy---to stop using electronics.
       To help students understand the point, Uhl created the activity. It was warmly welcomed among students.
       “I wanted to sign up for the tech-free challenge because it was just really a good idea to do it,” eighth-grader Joe told local newspaper Catholic San Francisco.“I wanted to get closer to my family. And it really worked. I started to hang out with my family more. We watched more family movies and we played a lot of board games.”
       The activity also helped students develop their interests.
       During the two weeks, Lucas said he spent much more time outside, picking lemons in his garden. Maddie finished a painting and Cassie created a scarf on a loom(织布机).
33. Students who took part in the “tech-free” challenge ________ for nearly two weeks.

A．could use the Internet at school for free

B．couldn’t use their cell phones

C．couldn’t watch TV at home

D．couldn’t take any electronics to school

34. Why did Denise Uhl create the “tech-free” challenge?   ________

A．To help students spend more time on their study.

B．To help students find out the technology is bad for their lives.

C．To make studying easier and interesting for students.

D．To help students understand how technology has changed their lives.

35. Uhl’s survey on technology using showed that   ________.

A．students liked to play games on their cell phones and computers

B．some students felt that they couldn’t live without cell phones

C．many students felt unhappy when others were using their phones

D．some students believed that technology improved their studies

36. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?   ________

A．84 percent of the students at school liked to use their electronics.

B．Many students had their own hobbies after the challenge.

C．Lucas spent more time doing outside activities during the challenge.

D．Joe thought the tech﹣free challenge was really a good idea.

Many animals use some kinds of “language”. They use signals that have certain meanings.     41     It is difficult for a bee to tell the other bees where the food is but it can do a little dancing.     42    

Some animals show how they feel by making sounds. It is not difficult to tell if a dog is angry when it barks. Birds make several different sounds and each has its meaning.     43    We make sounds like “Oh” show how we feel about something or when we drop something on our feet.

We humans also have languages. we have words.     44     We are able to give each other information and to tell other people what we think or feel. By writing down words, we can remember what has happened or send messages to people far away.

Languages, like people, live and die.     45     This language cannot live and grow because no one uses it.

A．Sometimes we humans make sounds in the same way.

B．If a language is not used by people, it is called a dead language.

C．For example, when a bee has found some food, it goes back to its home.

D．These words have the meanings of things action feelings or ideas.

E．This tells the other bees where the food is and how far away it is.