1 . A long time ago, in a small house in Scotland, two friends lived together. Their names were John and Bobby. They were not rich but ________. They had a warm fire when it was cold outside. They had good food to eat when they were hungry. They were never lonely because they had each other. 

John and Bobby liked to take long walks together. After their walk, John usually cooked dinner. John and Bobby ate dinner and then sat ________ the fire. They had a simple but good life. 

Then, in the spring of 1858, John got sick and died. He was buried (埋葬) in a cemetery (公墓) in Edinburgh, Scotland. After John was buried, Bobby stood at John’s grave (墓穴) and cried. “Come on, Bobby,” friends said. “It’s time to go home.” Bobby went home, but later he ________ the cemetery. He sat down near John’s grave. He stayed there all night. 

Bobby stayed at the cemetery the next day, and the next day, and the next. For the next 14 years, Bobby ________ left the cemetery. When the weather was cold or rainy, he slept on the ground near John’s grave. 

Finally, in 1872, Bobby died, too. Friends buried him in a ________ grave near John. Why was Bobby’s grave little? Bobby, John’s best friend, was a dog. From this true story, we know that a dog is a man’s best friend.

1.

A．sad

B．happy

C．patient

D．brave

2.

A．in front of

B．far from

C．under

D．over

3.

A．jumped into

B．returned to

C．run away from

D．gave up

4.

A．sometimes

B．often

C．always

D．never

5.

A．big

B．little

C．long

D．deep

2 . California is located in the far west of the USA and has a long Pacific Ocean coastline. With almost 34 million people, it has the largest population of any of the states of the USA. It is the third largest in ________, with just over 400,000 square kilometers. It has an excellent climate although there are very dry areas which do not get enough rain.

Only one of the states of the USA, California is in itself the world’s fifth largest economy (经济). It is especially ________ wine, fruits and vegetables of many kinds agriculturally. It is the home of Silicon Valley (硅谷), the centre of the world’s computer industry. Los Angeles, its largest city—but not its capital city, which is Sacramento—has the world’s largest film and television industry and is best known for the district called Hollywood. California is also ________ in such natural resources as oil, natural gas and wood.

California has a huge ________ industry. This is partly because of the many natural beauties in the state, but also because of attractions such as Disneyland, Sea World and other theme parks.

________, California will suffer a serious earthquake. Parts of California also have water shortages, and ________ the countryside can be very dry, forest fires are a major problem.

California has many claims to fame, but one of the most interesting is its recent laws which require motor vehicles to have zero carbon dioxide emissions (排放). Because of this, and the fact that a quarter of all motor vehicles made in the USA are sold in California, the motor industry is trying hard to develop vehicles powered by hydrogen.

1.

A．shape

B．number

C．height

D．area

2.

A．famous for

B．connected with

C．full of

D．different from

3.

A．special

B．popular

C．rich

D．generous

4.

A．film

B．tourist

C．fashion

D．information

5.

A．Suddenly

B．Immediately

C．Unfortunately

D．Usually

6.

A．because

B．if

C．although

D．why

3 . British teenagers can leave school at sixteen after taking their GCSE exams. They study for exams in as many as ten subjects, so they have to work pretty hard! Today’s teens spend more time doing their homework than any teenagers in the past, studying for 2.5-3 ________ every evening.

Free time

It’s not all work, of course. What do British teenagers do to have ________? They love watching TV, going out, meeting friends in Internet cafes and listening to music.

Communications

In addition to the Internet, teenagers in Britain use their computers to play games and do their homework. They ________ love their mobile phones, and spend hours texting (发短信) their friends and chatting. Today, phones are getting smaller and lighter and you can do a lot more with them than just talk. Text messaging has become the ________ and most popular way to communicate. More than 90% of 12 to 16 years old teenagers have a mobile, and experts say that this stops teenagers from ________ their money on sweets and cigarettes.

Fashion

At school, almost all British teenagers have to wear a school uniform. ________, in their free time they can wear whatever they like, and what they like are designer names such as Nike, Diesel and Paul Smith. In fact, 40% of British teens say that they think it is important to have the latest fashion. Looking good doesn’t come ________, but many teenagers think it usual or easy to spend more than $100 on one item of clothing

1.

A．minutes

B．hours

C．seconds

D．times

2.

A．lessons

B．sports

C．advice

D．fun

3.

A．never

B．already

C．also

D．hardly

4.

A．coolest

B．laziest

C．slowest

D．funniest

5.

A．paying

B．spending

C．costing

D．taking

6.

A．Therefore

B．Although

C．However

D．So

7.

A．cheap

B．expensive

C．special

D．difficult

4 . The boy couldn’t get up early ________ Monday morning because he went to bed late ________ night.

A．in; at

B．at; in

C．in; on

D．on; at

5 . Tell me the main idea of the last paragraph, ________?

A．do you

B．will you

C．don’t you

D．shall you

6 . Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?

A．When the wind blows gently, children like flying kites.

B．As we all know, strength is not always important,

C．Don’t throw rubbish.

D．Swimming is not allowed.

9 . Most parents want their children to be famous one day. But do children have the same dreams? A new play called, “Hi, Ke’ai” is on at Beijing Children’s Art Theatre. It tells the story of a boy called Ke’ai. His parents would like him to become a painter or musician or scientist one day. They teach him to draw and to play the piano, but Ke’ai doesn’t enjoy these activities.

Then one day Ke’ai’s parents see Liu Xiang win a gold medal at the Olympic Games, and they want him to be a sportsman. “Why do they want me to be somebody else?” Ke’ai asks and says, “I only want to be myself. ”

The writer of the play is 52-year-old Zou Jingzhi, a well-known poet and writer for TV, opera and drama. He bought many videos of popular cartoons to help write the story. He finish writing it in a month. The play shows us that it is good for parents to learn to understand their children. It helps parents to think about what kids want to do. Young audiences (观众) enjoy the story, and also the music in the play. There are two songs in the play. One of them, “Ke’ai’s Song” is very easy to learn, so the audiences can sing the song on their way home after the play.

1. Do all parents want their children to be famous one day?
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2. Where can you watch the new play “Hi,Ke’ai”?
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3. Ke’ai doesn’t like painting and playing the piano, does he?
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4. Who does ke’ai want to be?
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5. What do young audiences enjoy in the play?
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6. What do you think of the new play?
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