1. —__________. Don’t work today. Just take it easy.
—Thanks a lot.

A．Stay away	B．Come up with
C．Deal with	D．Relax

2. He was so tired that he fell __________ at his desk.

A．asleep	B．sleep
C．sleepy	D．sleeping

3. —How do you improve your listening?
—I improve it by __________ English programmes on TV.

A．watch

B．to watch

C．watching

D．watches

4. This watch is __________ than that one.

A．more cheap	B．a bit cheaper
C．more cheaper	D．much cheap

5. I __________ out of the window and found a boy __________ a kite.

A．saw; fly	B．looked; flying
C．watched; flying	D．noticed; fly

6. He can’t see anything because he’s __________.

A．blind

B．blind man

C．deaf

D．lame

7. I’m sorry that I have kept you ________ me so long.

A．waiting

B．waiting for

C．to wait

D．to wait for

8. There are fifty students in the class and half of the students __________ boys.

A．being

B．is

C．are

D．were

9. I can________ be a nurse．I’m not a very patient person．

A．seldom

B．ever

C．never

D．always

10. Do you have __________ to tell us, Mr Zhang?

A．something important	B．anything important
C．important something	D．important anything

11. Millie is free this weekend. She __________ watch the game show on TV on Sunday.

A．mustn’t

B．need

C．might

D．has to

12. The hotel was so __________ that I couldn’t sleep that evening.

A．noise

B．noisy

C．loud

D．loudly

13. The little girl was __________ when she saw a dog __________ to her.

A．scared; run	B．scared; running
C．scaring; run	D．scaring; running

Bob was at home alone one night while his parents were out for the evening. He had often stayed alone before, so he wasn’t afraid. _______ he waited for his parents to return home, he watched the late movie on television. His eyelids (眼皮) became heavier as the time passed.

_______ Bob opened his eyes. What was that _______ in the next room? Bob listened carefully and heard the window _______ being moved open. For a minute, Bob was so _______ that he could not move, and his body felt like a stone.

He knew that he _______ lost his head and began to think of things he could do. He couldn’t reach the door, _______ could he reach the telephone in the kitchen because any sound he made would betray (暴露) him. He _______ his breath (呼吸) and listened carefully. Again he heard the sound of someone trying to enter his home _______ the window.

Bob’s drums were standing in the corner near the TV. “Wait, maybe there is ________ I can do,” thought Bob.

He grabbed (抓住) the drumsticks and beat on his drums as he had never beaten before. The noise was ________ terrible that Bob astonished (使吃惊) even himself. He also surprised the person in the window, who turned tail and ran for all he was worth. The burglary (盗窃) was nipped in the bud (扼杀在萌芽状态).

Bob had just used his drums in a very ________ way. “Maybe drums aren’t such a bad instrument after all,” thought Bob with a sigh of relief (放松).

14.

A．But

B．As

C．Because

D．Though

15.

A．Suddenly

B．Finally

C．Soon

D．Later

16.

A．man

B．noise

C．head

D．voice

17.

A．quickly

B．white

C．warm

D．slowly

18.

A．quiet

B．shy

C．frightened

D．excited

19.

A．might not

B．couldn’t

C．needn’t

D．mustn’t

20.

A．or

B．only

C．neither

D．either

21.

A．took

B．got

C．held

D．picked

22.

A．from

B．through

C．into

D．across

23.

A．everything

B．anything

C．nothing

D．something

24.

A．very

B．such

C．too

D．so

25.

A．unusual

B．common

C．interesting

D．normal

How do you remember the way to your house? Where do dreams come from? It is your brain(大脑) that does these things. A British scientist showed that “sleep can improve one’s memory.” It’s not a dream for students to study when they sleep. In fact, your brains is working day and night. If you learn words before bed, a certain part of the brain may help you to remember the words while you sleep. What’s more, another scientist in the USA found that there was a “talent button(天才按钮)” in the human brain. It might make a person more talented.

There are more interesting things about the brain. Your brain uses less energy than a fridge light. Just two bananas can give the brain enough energy to work for a whole day. According to some scientists, yawning(打哈欠) keeps our brains “cool”, which makes us think quicker.

Here are some pieces of advice to keep a good brain:

Eat healthy food.
Get a lot of playtime or exercise.
Don’t drink or smoke.
Use your brain a lot.
26. A British scientist found out that ________ could improve our memories.

A．drink

B．dreams

C．sleep

D．bananas

27. According to the passage, if we want to have a good brain, we should ________.

A．use our brains more	B．sleep fewer hours
C．work longer hours	D．remember fewer things

28. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Our brains only work in the daytime.

B．Our brains need much energy every day.

C．Smoking can keep our brains healthy.

D．Getting exercise is good for our brains.

Jane Goodall is a famous scientist. For more than 40 years, Goodall lived mostly in Tanzania in East Africa, studying chimpanzees.

As a young child, Jane Goodall was interested in animals. She grew up in the English countryside and was always climbing trees or riding horses.

When Jane was 23, she got a chance to go to Africa. Even though she had never been to college, she got a job with a famous scientist named Louis Leakey.

One day Louis Leakey said he needed a volunteer. He needed someone to go to a lake in Tanzania to study a kind of chimpanzees. Jane was excited.

On July 16, 1960, she began her exploration (探索). At first, the chimpanzees ran away from Jane. But with time passing, they got used to her being around.

Every day, Jane would follow the chimpanzees, taking notes on their behavior. She learned many new things about chimpanzees. She watched how a chimpanzee made a tool. She learned how some chimpanzees became good leaders. She watched how mother chimpanzees raised their children. She watched animals get angry and get upset. She wrote everything down so others would understand animals as she did. She learned that if you pay really close attention to animals, you will understand what they are “saying”.

29. What is the correct order of the following according to the passage?
a. Jane went to Africa.
b. Jane started her exploration.
c. Jane worked with Louis Leakey.
d. Jane was born in the countryside.
e. Jane followed chimpanzees.

A．d-a-e-b-c	B．b-a-c-d-e
C．a-d-c-b-e	D．d-a-c-b-e

30. Louis Leakey chose Jane Goodall as a volunteer to __________.

A．plant trees	B．raise horses
C．study chimpanzees	D．do experiments

31. From the passage we can infer (推断) that __________.

A．mother chimpanzees raise their children

B．people can communicate with animals

C．animals don’t get excited

D．chimpanzees make tools

Should we be afraid of sharks? Maybe not. New research into the reasons for shark attacks (攻击) suggests that sharks don’t like the way humans taste! In fact, most people who are attacked by the shark are still alive after receiving only one bite (咬). Why is this?
There are many opinions to explain why sharks sometimes attack people. One opinion is that sharks are just curious (好奇的). We know that sharks are the strongest animals in their environment, so they are not afraid of anything. Naturally, that means they are curious when they meet something unusual. Because they don’t have hands or feet, the only way they can find out an object is to bite it! It is thought that sharks sometimes bite humans for this reason, and then swim away.
Scientists also say that sharks would not waste energy trying to eat a human, as we have a lot of bones (骨头). It is hard for a shark to eat us because sharks don’t have hands, and they can’t pull the meat off our bones. Maybe that’s why they only bite us once. Unluckily, one bite from a large shark is serious enough to hurt people greatly!
Another opinion is that sharks attack humans by mistake. Some sharks may sometimes mistake humans for a seal. An example of this is when a shark attacks a surfer. A surfer lying on a surfboard looks like a seal when seen from below. Sharks like seals because they have thick fat.
Whatever the reason for shark attacks on humans, sharks should be afraid of us. Sadly, we kill almost 40 million of them each year.
32. What happens to people attacked by sharks?

A．Most of them become blind.

B．Most of them become deaf.

C．Most of them died.

D．Most of them are still alive.

33. How do sharks find out about an unusual object according to the passage?

A．By biting.

B．By smelling.

C．By touching.

D．By killing.

34. Which sentence about sharks is true?

A．Sharks pull meat off bones when they eat.

B．Sharks might mistake humans for seals.

C．Sharks like to attack surfers because of their thick fat.

D．One bite from a shark is nothing serious.

35. What would the author（作者） write the passage mainly for?

A．To tell surfers to stay away from sharks.

B．To ask people to kill sharks.

C．To tell us why sharks attack people.

D．To show that humans are much stronger than sharks.

40. 还记得发生在你身上最难忘的一次经历吗？请以“An unforgettable experience”为题写一篇短文，描述一次难忘的经历，并谈谈你的感想。

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