1. —Excuse me. Where is the museum?
—It is quite far. It will take you half ________ hour to go there by ________ bus.

A．an; /

B．an; a

C．a; /

D．/; /

2. We arrived ______ late that there were no seats left.

A．much

B．too

C．so

D．very

3. —Why is the little boy crying over there?
—He is too short to reach ________ the toy bear ________ the toy car on the shelf?

A．both...and

B．either...or

C．neither...nor

D．not...but

4. ---- Have you bought the best-sell book in the store near our school?
-----Yes, I _____ it three days ago,but I hear that they ________

A．have bought, sell out	B．bought, have been sold out
C．bought, have sold out	D．have had, have been sold out

5. You ______ be serious! You’re actually going to lend him money again？.

A．needn’t

B．can’t

C．shouldn’t

D．mustn’t

6. —How soon will you start your journey?
—I’m not sure. I haven’t decided ________.

A．when shall I ask the boss for leave

B．where I will go to spend the holiday

C．wether I would go by train or by plane

D．who could invite me to go

7. ---- You never have noodles, ____ you ?
---- ______, I only like rice.

A．do , No

B．don’t , Yes

C．have ,No

D．haven’t ,Yes

8. It will be 2 years ______ we see each other again.

A．after

B．before

C．if

D．though

9. –Are you satisfied with the result of the exam? –Not at all. I can’t have ______.

A．a worse one

B．a better one

C．the worse one

D．the best one

10. --- Will you join us to play basketball on Saturday afternoon?
------ _______,but I planned to go swimming with Eric.

A．Never mind

B．Many thanks

C．Take it easy

D．No problem

In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In _______ way, failure may be a way towards success. The “Spider-story” is often _______ Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider _______ a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough _______ in the rock. He tried six times. On the _______ time he made it and went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to _______ the English. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made _______ models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked _______ he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, “Failure? I have _______ failures. Now I know 50,000 ways it won’t ________.

So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused ________? Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change? So things will go ________ next times.

Second, is the goal（目标 ）you’re trying to reach the right one? Try to do some ________ about what your real goals may be. Think about this question. “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?” This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn’t be doing any way.

The third thing to keep in ________ about failure is that it’s a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself” even though you may have ________.

11.

A．other

B．another

C．first

D．second

12.

A．told

B．said

C．talked

D．spoken

13.

A．doing

B．taking

C．making

D．playing

14.

A．room

B．house

C．place

D．soil

15.

A．tenth

B．sixth

C．eighth

D．seventh

16.

A．save

B．help

C．defeat(打败)

D．kill

17.

A．hundred

B．hundreds

C．hundred of

D．hundreds of

18.

A．why

B．when

C．what

D．who

19.

A．not

B．no

C．never

D．nothing

20.

A．do

B．make

C．took

D．work

21.

A．one

B．it

C．that

D．this

22.

A．high

B．large

C．right

D．bright

23.

A．thinking

B．shopping

C．reading

D．cleaning

24.

A．heart

B．eyes

C．ears

D．mind

25.

A．failed

B．succeeded

C．finished

D．passed

What do you think Americans in the early twentieth century (1900--1925) did on weekends? What do they do on weekends now?

Then Once upon a time, people spent lots of time at home on weekends. Then new inventions changed the weekends. People used electric（电动的） streetcars to travel in cities. On weekends, they rode the streetcars to parks. Young people liked roller coasters.（过山车）The first movie lasted only one minute. Soon movies lasted longer. In the 1920s, movie theaters sold millions of tickets each week. In 1927, movies eventually（最终） had sound. Sometimes, people stayed at home instead, and listened to another new invention—radio. People in cities worked indoors during the week, so they wanted to be outdoors on weekends. Bicycling became a popular activity.

Now With more time, money and inventions, people have many more choices. They can visit large parks like Disney World and ride modern roller coaster that go higher and faster than ever before. They can choose from lots of different movies at a multiplex (a building with many movie theaters) or watch a video at home. Many people jog （慢跑）, bicycle, work out at the gym, or play sports. Others turn on their TV and watch sports.

26. Before the early twentieth century, Americans used to spend their weekends            .

A．at home

B．in the theater

C．outdoors

D．in the park

27. What do you know about the first movie ?

A．It had no sound

B．It got longer

C．It sold well

D．It lasted minutes

28. The best title of the text is .

A．Many More Choices	B．The New Invention
C．The Popular Activities	D．The Changing Weekend

There are many colors in nature. But do you know if a color has weight? I think you’ll say “no”. But I am afraid you are wrong. If you don’t believe, you may do a small experiment.
First, put two objects with the same weight into two boxes. Then cover the box. Third, wrap one box with a red piece of paper, the other with a white piece of paper. OK. Now hold the boxes with your hand one by one. It is certain that you will think the red one is a little heavier.
Why do you think so? A scientist found that different colors have different weight in a man’s mind. So he did many tests and at last he got the result. That is to say, every color has its own weight in our mind and their order is the same. The heaviest color is red, then blue, green, orange, yellow and white.
The scientist told us that colors also have smell. Can you smell the color? Of course not. Then why did the scientist say so? That is because every color stands for a kind of light with a certain wavelength. It reaches our brain through sense organs.
According to this discovery, scientists say that people accept the colors they like, and refuse the colors they hate. So your body and mind will be healthy by using the colors you like. Or you’ll be nervous or even get ill. For example, if you stay in a room with red windows, wallpapers and furniture for two hours, you’ll feel you have been there for four hours. But if the room is blue,   you’ll feel you have been there for only an hour. Another example, if a person walks out of a red room and into a blue room, his temperature will fall. That means our body temperature will change with different colors.
29. The purpose of the second paragraph is to tell us ___________.

A．a red box is heavier than a white one

B．a color has weight in one’s mind

C．white paper is lighter than red paper

D．you can know the weight of a color by holding it

30. Why did the scientist say colors have smell?

A．Because people can sense the light from colors.

B．Because we can smell colors with our nose.

C．Because every color has its own sweet smell.

D．Because every color can give off light of the same length.

31. It can be implied from the text that ___________.

A．colors have orders in weight

B．colors can change the weight of an object

C．people would stay longer in a room with red windows

D．colors can affect our mood and health

32. This passage is probably a ___________.

A．book review

B．fiction novel

C．fairy tale

D．science report

Imagine the situation. You are driving in a village or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car doesn’t work. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS with you. This invention may be able to help you. It is used for finding your position(位置) with the help of satellites (卫星). A GPS can’t start your car, but at least you will know where you are.
GPS, which means Global Positioning System(全球定位系统), is a small radio receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find a GPS in cars, planes, or boats. Some of them have electronic maps, so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you the name of the street.
There are three parts to GPS. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, etc. The second part is a group of satellites going around the Earth. The receiver communicates with at least four of the satellites and calculates its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations all over the world. They control (控制) the satellites and make sure they are working well.
Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile. They are becoming better and cheaper. There are also new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.
33. According to the passage, with the help of the GPS, people __________.

A．can’t be lost in a new city

B．can’t find their way in different countries

C．can learn about the culture of an unknown place

D．can spend the least time getting to another place

34. We can learn from the passage that ____________.

A．there are three parts to the GPS

B．a GPS can’t be put into a watch

C．a GPS can help you start your car

D．the GPS are becoming more and more expensive

35. The underlined word “They ” in paragraph 3 means “____________”.

A．Receivers

B．GPS

C．Satellites

D．Ground stations

36. What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

A．All GPS devices have electronic maps.

B．People in many countries will use the GPS for free.

C．The receiver of the GPS communicates with at least five of the satellites.

D．The GPS will become more and more common in everyday life.

Missing friends who live far away? Or just need a little family comfort after a long day? Sometimes you just need a hug(拥抱). And sometimes there’s just no one around to give you one. So what do you do? How about a virtual (虚拟的) hug?Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have invented a social media vest (社交背心) that allows people to give hugs to their friends, family and loved ones on Facebook.
The vest is called Like-A-Hug, which is connected(连接) with your Facebook page. Whenever Facebook friends “Like” a photo, video or anything you post on the network, a fan will blow air into the vest to give you a hug. Hugs can also be sent back to the sender by pressing the vest to lose air, according to the website of designer Melissa Chow.
She worked with Andy Payne and Phil Seaton at the MIT Media Lab to build the black vest, making the wearer “feel the warmth, encouragement, support, or love that we feel when we receive hugs.” Melissa Chow said, “We came up with the idea over a free talk about long-distance relationships and the disadvantages of video chat interfaces (视频聊天界面) like Skype.”
Chow and her workmates actually finished work on the vest last year, but it’s only just recently drawn the attention of the public.
Chow provided no pricing or ordering information for the Like-A-Hug vest, so don’t expect to see people blowing up all over town just yet.
Although researchers believe that Like-A-Hug will cause a worldwide storm, a lot of people think it can’t take the place of the feeling of a real hug. Body temperature or the taste of hair and so on is far from what a social vest can match.
37. What is the main purpose of the text?

A．To show how to design a magic vest.

B．To suggest a newly-built website.

C．To introduce a virtual social media vest.

D．To explain the weak points of Skype.

38. The vest “Like-A-Hug” would probably be most helpful to ________.

A．those who play computer games

B．those who need comfort or support

C．those who design chat interfaces

D．those who like to give others hugs

39. What can we learn about Melissa Chow?

A．She built the vest all by herself.

B．She expects to sell the vest at a high price.

C．She made the vest public last year.

D．She got the idea for a vest while chatting.

40. We can learn from the text that the Like-A-Hug vest ________.

A．can be ordered on Facebook

B．can take the place of a real hug

C．can not only be used by Facebook users

D．produces a hug when you get a Facebook “Like”

根据短文内容和所给汉语提示，写出短文在空白出的个单词的适当形式。每空限用一词。
Parents, especially those of teenagers, care about their children’s education more than anything     41     （别的）. They would do everything for their children. Many of them spend most of their     42     (多余的 ) time helping their children with studies. If they have no time or can’t do it themselves, they would hire family teachers or     43     （送） their children to after-class schools. It seems as if a better education is all that parents     44     （期待）for children.
How can we explain the present situation? First of all, many parents have     45     （意识到）that future success     46     （取决于） more and more on skills and education. Secondly, in a competitive(竞争的)     47     (社会) there are both losers and     48     （胜利者） . Those who have better skills and more knowledge will enjoy more opportunities.
Certainly, it is     49     （重要的） to learn to succeed, but the first thing to learn is how to survive (生存), how to be a qualified citizen(合格的公民). If this is     50     (包括)in good education, the children will surely have a bright future and be healthy in body and mind.

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每个单词限用一次。

51. My teacher says the writer of the article always______ his love for his motherland in his novels.
52. The old should be spoken to ______.
53. The ____ side of the building gets more than sun than the north.
54. All kinds of   _____ came to my mind when I heard my grandmother passed away.
55. My baby ______ eight pounds when he was born.

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56    Jane is a forty –year-old housewife. She is looking for a job. She can do nothing but clean the house.     57    Xiao Zhao who likes writing very much majors in English at college. Now she is looking for a job during the summer vacation.     58    Lucy’s handbag was lost in the school library yesterday. Now she is very worried.     59    Mike is a seven-year-old boy. He likes animals very much , and he goes to the zoo with his mother every weekend.     60    Nancy who likes children is a nurse. She has a one-week holiday. She wants to stay with children during these days.

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61. 为了向全世界展示绿色中国，学生会倡议每位同学围绕“如何进行低碳生活”写一篇英语文章，介绍自己如何从身边小事做起，尝试进行低碳生活。

“低碳生活”的意义	(1) 可以节约能源
	(2) 有利于减少污染，改善环境
“低碳生活”的措施	(1) 节约资源，关注日常生活，从身边小事做起，外出时及时关掉电脑和电器；关水笼头，循环利用水；不浪费纸，两面写字
	(2)减少白色等污染，用纸袋代替塑料袋，尽量不购买不必要的物品；步行、骑自行车上学
个人观点和希望

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How to Live a Low-Carbon Life(低碳生活)
As we all know, having a low-carbon life is very important to us. First, I think having a low-carbon life can help us save a lot of energy. What’s more, it can help us reduce pollution and improve our environment.