1 . A mouse, because of an     1    (luck) chance, made close friends with an evil frog. One day,     2    frog played a trick on the mouse by     3    (tie) a foot of the mouse to his own. At first, both of them joined together and the frog    4     (lead) his friend toward the pool in which he lived, and didn’t stop    5    he reached the side of the water. Then the frog suddenly jumped into the water and the mouse was pulled in with    6    (he). The frog enjoyed the water and swam in it around, happily crying    7    if he had done a great deed. The unhappy mouse died soon in the water, and his dead body floated around on the surface,    8    (fasten) to the foot of the frog. A hawk saw the dead mouse, suddenly flew down towards it, caught it and flew away. The frog, still tied to the leg of the mouse, was also carried off as a    9    (prison), and it    10    (eat) by the hawk. Harm hatch, harm catch.

2 . When Columbus ‘sailed the ocean blue in 1492’ he wasn't looking for America, he was searching for a route from Spain to China; America just got in the way.

The Spanish were after the riches of Asia: silk, dates, spices. Until later adventurers discovered how to sail to the Far East, trade with China depended on the Silk Road. The trade between China and Europe brought huge wealth, so the Spanish had a strong desire to find a new way to the East. Eventually a way appeared; as sea traffic developed from the 17th Century onwards, the overland route diminished.

Now China is seeking to revive(复兴)the Silk Road and is preparing to invest 4 trillion pounds in new roads, rail links, oil pipelines and other basic facilities. It is hoped that goods can be shipped westwards by land far more quickly and economically than by sea.

But the plan is also to attract more tourists. Actually, China does pretty well for tourists already; it's the world's   fourth most visited country. Two cities — Beijing and Shanghai—possess the tourism business, with significant interest in   destinations such as Xi'an and Chengdu. While Beijing is modern, cities such as Lanzhou and Dunhuang have one foot planted firmly in old China.

Other places featured include Xi'an, the former capital of China, where you can come face to face with the Terracotta Army built to protect China's first emperor in the afterlife. From Lanzhou tour members take the train to Jiayuguan, China's western gateway and a key location   on the Silk Road.

There is also a four­day coach journey along the original Silk Route through the Xinjiang region to Kashgar. Along the way, at Kurla, you can visit the ruins of the Iron Fortress.

1. What does the underlined word “diminished” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Discovered.	B．Disappeared.
C．Disturbed.	D．Displayed.

2. What is the purpose of reviving the Silk Road?

A．To rebuild the ruins of the Iron Fortress.

B．To construct new roads and other basic structures.

C．To make transportation westwards faster and cheaper.

D．To draw more inland tourists' attention to the western gateway.

3. What can we learn about the Silk Road?

A．It is nothing but a trade route.

B．It may destroy some cities' ancient style.

C．It attracts foreign investment of ￡4 trillion.

D．It promotes the tourism industry of China.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．The charming of the Silk Road

B．The function of the Silk Road

C．The origin of the Silk Road

D．The future of the Silk Road

3 . It was an unforgettable experience. We sat in a boat waiting for Ofai. He was swimming under water. There were many beautiful shells at the bottom. If he could ever find some and bring them _____________, he would make a lot of money. It was a good and fast way to become rich. My uncle Harry was with us to take care of us. Suddenly I saw Ofai _____________ his arms. Then I could see a large shark fish _________ under the water. All at once I was ___________ and held my breath.

“A shark!” cried my uncle. An anxious expression suddenly _____________ on his face. He was thinking of how to save Ofai. We _________ at my uncle and waited for him to take_________.

The fish came near. Now we could see him better. He was of a yellow-brown color and as big as our boat. What could we do to help Ofai? He had been under water for more than an hour. So by now he must be very ___________ and it was difficult for him to swim fast enough to ___________ the trouble. Thinking that Ofai’s life was at great risk, my uncle could ____________ it no longer. Without ____________ he took his knife and jumped into the water. Down he went after the man-eating fish. The shark was ____________ straight for Ofai. Then, suddenly, the fish turned. My uncle’s strong arm had __________ the knife deep into the side of the great fish. The water turned red as blood ran from the shark.

Now Ofai had time to reach the top. At last he was safe in the boat. But the fish was __________. He turned to __________ the man who had hurt him. As he swam to my uncle, he opened his great mouth. Again the knife went forward. This time it cut deep into the shark’s nose.

For a minute the shark lay __________. Now Uncle was able to swim to the top. Ofai quickly pulled him into the boat. It wasn’t long before the shark came to __________. He hit the boat with such a hard __________ that the sides were almost pushed in. We rowed as hard as possible and finally we were safe on the seashore.

It was my uncle’s __________ and ability that saved Ofai and all of us. We learned a lesson from this experience that courage __________ everything in time of great danger. We will always keep this experience in mind.

1.

A．down

B．up

C．in

D．forward

2.

A．wave

B．rise

C．hold

D．extend

3.

A．lying

B．crawling

C．moving

D．jumping

4.

A．annoyed

B．excited

C．astonished

D．frightened

5.

A．appeared

B．existed

C．reflected

D．flashed

6.

A．called

B．stared

C．laughed

D．shouted

7.

A．measure

B．step

C．action

D．advice

8.

A．tired

B．excited

C．disappointed

D．satisfied

9.

A．put up with

B．break away from

C．get along with

D．get out of

10.

A．make

B．stand

C．hold

D．accept

11.

A．difficulty

B．permission

C．delay

D．preparation

12.

A．waiting

B．heading

C．fighting

D．looking

13.

A．turned

B．passed

C．took

D．sent

14.

A．sad

B．calm

C．brave

D．angry

15.

A．see

B．help

C．attack

D．protect

16.

A．quiet

B．frightened

C．still

D．discouraged

17.

A．life

B．notice

C．mind

D．an end

18.

A．movement

B．weight

C．crash

D．blow

19.

A．courage

B．kindness

C．cleverness

D．enthusiasm

20.

A．matters

B．means

C．suggests

D．predicts

4 . Have you ever wondered when dogs first became “man’s best friend” and the world’s favourite pet? If you have then you’re not alone. When and where dogs first began living side-by-side with humans are questions that have stirred hot debate among scientists. There are a few hard facts that all agree on. These include that dogs were once wolves and they were the first animal to be domesticated (驯养) by humans. They came to life some 15, 000 years ago, before the dawn of agriculture.

Beyond that, there is little agreement. The earliest bones found that are unquestionable dogs and not wolves date from 14,000 years ago. However, 30,000-year-old skulls (头骨) have been discovered in France and Belgium that are not pure wolves and that some scientists think could be dogs.

With such puzzling evidence, many scientists are now turning to DNA to find out when and where dogs were first domesticated. In one research project, tens of thousands of blood samples have been taken from street dogs around the world. The plan is to compare them with those of wolves. It’s even possible to analyse DNA from ancient bones. Tiny pieces of the 30,000-year-old skulls mentioned earlier are currently being studied, and another DNA study has already shown that ancient dogs preserved in the Alaskan ice fields evolved (进化) from Asian wolves, not American ones.

Indeed, the ancient DNA may turn out to be more informative than the DNA of living dogs. Because dogs have accompanied humans around the world for thousands of years, their current distribution may tell us very little of their origins. This is why different groups of scientists believe that dogs variously originated in eastern Asia, Mongolia, Siberia, Europe or Africa.

But why were the animals domesticated in the first place? The most recent theory is that dogs domesticated themselves, originally living in and around our ancient villages to eat any food thrown out. Today, this is a way of life still shared by three quarters of a billion unowned dogs worldwide.

1. Which of the following is the statement generally agreed on by scientists studying dogs?

A．They originally were used as farm animals.

B．They evolved from wolves found in Europe.

C．They helped the development of agriculture.

D．They were the first animal to be trained by humans.

2. Why does the writer first mention the 30,000-year-old animals’ skulls?

A．To show that dogs were much larger in the past.

B．To prove that dogs developed from Asian wolves.

C．To suggest that dogs may have evolved much earlier.

D．To argue that dogs were first kept in France and Belgium.

3. How did scientists determine the origins of the ancient dogs found in Alaska?

A．By examining the animals, DNA.

B．By analyzing the age of their bones.

C．By studying the shape of their skulls.

D．By comparing them with modern clogs.

4. Why did dogs start living with humans?

A．Because they were attracted by food.

B．Because they were trapped by humans.

C．Because they couldn’t survive in the wild.

D．Because they were trained to protect the villages.

5 . 假设你是星光中学的李华，将参加主题为“Let’s Ride Bicycles”的英语演讲比赛。请撰写一份演讲稿，主要内容包括：
1.目前汽车带来的空气污染和交通堵塞等问题；
2. 骑自行车的益处，如能环保有利健康等。
注意：1.词数：120词左右；演讲稿开头已给出，但不计入总词数。
2.参考词汇：低碳生活（low-carbon life）   节能 (energy saving)
Good morning, everyone,
I am Li Hua from Xingguang Middle School. The topic of my speech is “Let’s Ride Bicycles”.
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6 . Passage 1
The Information Highway is the road that links computer users to a large number of on-line services: the Web, e-mail, and software, to mention just a few. Not long ago, the information Highway was a new road, with not many users. Now, everyone seems to want to take a drive, with over 30 million families connected worldwide. Not surprisingly, this well-traveled highway is starting to look like a well-traveled highway. Traffic jams can cause many serious problems, forcing the system to close down for repair. Naturally, accidents will happen on such a crowded road, and usually victims are some files, gone forever. Then, of course, there’s Mr. Cool, with his new broad-band connection, who speeds down the highway faster than most of us can go. But don’t trick yourself; he pays for that speeding.
Passage 2
Want to know more about global warming and how you can help prevent it? Doctor Herman Friedman, who is considered a leading expert on the subject, will speak at Grayson Hall next Friday. Friedman studied environmental science at three well-known universities around the world before becoming a professor in the subject. He has also traveled around the world observing environmental concerns. The gradual bleaching (变白) of the Grate Barrier Reef, which came into the public eye in 2002, is his latest interest. Signed copies of his colorful book, which was published just last month, will be on sale after his talk.
1. The Information Highway _________.

A．appeals to a large number of users

B．is crowded with car drivers

C．offers just a few on-line services

D．is free from traffic accidents

2. How does Mr. Cool manage to travel the Information Highway so fast?

A．By storing fewer files.

B．By repairing the system.

C．By buying a better computer.

D．By using a broad-band connection.

3. What can be learned from Passage 2?

A．There will be a book show at Grayson Hall.

B．Friedman is now studying the Great Barrier Reef.

C．There will be a talk on global warming this week.

D．Friedman is a leading expert on computer science.

4. Passage 2 is most probably     .

A．a poster about a lecture

B．an ad for a new book

C．a note to a doctor in a university

D．an introduction to a professor

7 . Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air,water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us. If you look carefully at the plants around you， you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed， some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores（胚芽）。 Spores are very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and shady places， they usually grow into new plants.
1. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ______.

A．plants are important for life

B．plants cannot grow without air

C．there are many plants in the world

D．we can not live without water

2. Plants can make food from______.

A．flower,water and air	B．water,sunlight and air
C．air,water and soil	D．air,sun and light

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

A．Of all living things animals are most important

B．Without plants,man will die out

C．All fruits of flowering plants have seeds

D．Spores are seeds

4. This passage may be taken from______.

A．a medicine book	B．a science magazine
C．a novel	D．an experiment report

8 . In Canada you can find dogs，cats，horses，etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses，they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections（注射）so that they won’t carry disease. They have special animal food stores， though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people’s houses，they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal，you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car，people would be very sad about it.
People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be：Their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up，they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.
1. The passage mainly talks about ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ .

A．how to keep disease from pets

B．pets in Canada

C．how to take good care of pets

D．life of the old in Canada

2. In Canada，children leave their parents when they grow up because ＿＿＿.

A．they don’t love their parents any more

B．they can only find jobs far from their parents

C．their parents’ houses are too small

D．they wouldn’t depend on their parents any more

3. Which of the following is TRUE？

A．Peoplebuyanimal foodonlyattheanimalfood stores.

B．Pets eat better than people.

C．Almost every family has a birdcage in his house.

D．Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat.

9 . Tom goes everywhere with Catherine Green, a 54-year-old secretary. He moves around her office at work and goes shopping with her. "Most people don't seem to mind Tom," says Catherine, who thinks he is wonderful. "He's my fourth child," she says. She may think of him and treat him that way as her son, buying his food, paying his health bills and his taxes, but in fact Tom is a dog.

Catherine and Tom live in Sweden, a country where everyone is expected to lead an orderly life according to rules laid down by the government, which also provides a high level of care for its people. This level of care costs money.

People in Sweden pay taxes on everything, so aren't surprised to find that owning a dog means yet more taxes. Some people are paying as much as 500 Swedish kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dog, money that is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill. However, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to offer health and even life premium for their dog.

In Sweden dog owners must pay for any damage their dog does. A Swedish Kennel Club official explains what this means: if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car you, as the owner, have to pay for any damage done to the car, even if your dog has been killed in the accident.

1. The money paid as dog taxes is used to            .

A．provide medical care for dogs

B．pay for damage done by dogs

C．keep a high level of care for the people

D．buy insurance for dog owners

2. The underlined world "premium" possibly means            .

A．entertainment expense	B．medical check
C．payment for risks	D．protection fee

3. If a dog causes a car accident and gets killed, who should pay for the damage done to the car?

A．The government.

B．The owner of the car.

C．The insurance company.

D．The owner of the dog.

4. From the text it can be inferred that in Sweden            .

A．people care much about dogs

B．keeping dogs means asking for trouble

C．many car accidents are caused by dogs

D．dogs are welcome in public places

10 . Do you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth.     1    The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution.     2     You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.

Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers’ exhibition. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time.     3     In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers’ exhibition.

After visiting Perth, we spent the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill.      4     Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.       5     After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.

A．The people of Australia are very hard-working.

B．Australia is the sixth largest country in the world.

C．Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos.

D．Australia is big, but its population is not large.

E．Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers.

F．The sky is blue and the water is clean.

G．It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves.