3 . 阅读下面短文，在空格处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s important to know the right and wrong things    1    (do). For example, in some parts of the world, it’s OK to make a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if in a restaurant there isn’t    2    (noise) and lively, you may think there’s something wrong with it. In some other parts of the world, however, restaurants are quiet places. If a table is too loud, other people in the restaurant might    3    (strong) complain to the owner of the restaurant.

How to pay the bill is also different from country    4    country. In some countries one person usually    5    (pay) for everybody. In other countries,    6    friends eat together, they usually share the bill. This    7    (call) “going Dutch”. Also, they usually leave a tip for the waiter. They tip between 15% and 20% of the bill, depending on    8    good the service is.

Different countries have different    9    (custom). When you travel to another country please follow what    10    (it) people do.

4 . One day, a small boy named Johnny was walking to school. Suddenly he heard a _______ in the tall grass along the side of the road. He _______ to see what it was. He pushed the grass apart and there he saw a green frog _______ him. And to his great _______ , the frog began to speak. It asked Johnny for a _______ so that it could turn back into a beautiful princess. After _______ for a while, Johnny put the frog into his pocket and continued to go to his _______ . He thought that he couldn’t do anything with a princess but a talking frog was so _______.

When he arrived at school, he showed his new _______ to his friends. Johnny told them ________ that the frog could talk. But no matter how hard the boys tried, the frog just wouldn’t ________. After all the other boys left, Johnny asked the frog why it had________that way. The frog explained that it________wanted to be turned back into a princess by a kiss. Then Johnny had to kiss the frog, but to his anger,________happened. “I did as you said, but you’re still a frog,” Johnny said. The frog, having made fun of Johnny,________loud, jumped out of his hands and went away.

1.

A．secret

B．sound

C．song

D．speech

2.

A．pretended

B．agreed

C．stopped

D．expected

3.

A．looking at

B．marching to

C．shouting at

D．flying to

4.

A．anxiety

B．disappointment

C．relief

D．surprise

5.

A．hug

B．kiss

C．smile

D．touch

6.

A．sleeping

B．searching

C．hesitating

D．feeding

7.

A．school

B．house

C．friend’s

D．teacher’s

8.

A．boring

B．horrible

C．lucky

D．amazing

9.

A．classmate

B．pet

C．brother

D．insect

10.

A．slowly

B．doubtfully

C．sadly

D．excitedly

11.

A．jump

B．play

C．talk

D．cry

12.

A．thought

B．behaved

C．lied

D．moved

13.

A．just

B．even

C．already

D．almost

14.

A．nothing

B．everything

C．something

D．anything

15.

A．answered

B．shouted

C．coughed

D．laughed

5 . Labor is important and necessary for everyone. I am glad that I learned the_______of work when I was a child.

I grew up on a farm. We had to care for such _______as cows and sheep from morning till evening, seven days a week. _______during school vacations and on weekends we still had_______work to do. I was paid for my work. From the age of 10, my parents_______me $1 an hour. Because of this, I learned how to_______money. When I was only 11, I saved enough to buy a ten-speed bicycle. In high school, I_______a job in a nearby town during the summer to save money_______college. I learned how to manage money at an _______age.

I also learned the satisfaction of work well done. The young animals were my responsibility. Most________often had problems with their young cows getting sick. I was proud that my young cows were usually ________. I loved it when the whole family ________together to get in hay (干草) before a rainstorm. It was exciting when we jumped out of bed in the middle of the night to________the cows in the field after they had escaped through a broken fence. Doing hard work at an early age________me how valuable it can be. And from these________I learned to be confident and self-disciplined (自律的).

1.

A．value

B．difference

C．amount

2.

A．shops

B．animals

C．plants

3.

A．Seldom

B．Never

C．Even

4.

A．farm

B．office

C．research

5.

A．left

B．paid

C．lent

6.

A．give

B．return

C．save

7.

A．got

B．lost

C．refused

8.

A．of

B．in

C．for

9.

A．old

B．early

C．average

10.

A．teachers

B．farmers

C．engineers

11.

A．healthy

B．nervous

C．weak

12.

A．ate

B．studied

C．worked

13.

A．bring up

B．put away

C．look for

14.

A．provided

B．taught

C．introduced

15.

A．experiences

B．discussions

C．directions

6 . Harvest Celebrations

People around the world pick, or harvest food that grows. Then they have a holiday. Let's read about some harvest celebrations!

Every February, the people of Mendoza, Argentina, harvest their grapes. Then they celebrate for a month! There are parades (游行), shows, and fireworks. They always choose a Harvest Queen, too.	Chanthaburi, a town in Thailand, is famous for its tasty fruit. People celebrate the fruit at harvest time in May. The Fruit Fair begins with a parade of floats (游行彩车) made from thousands of fruits and vegetables.
The Argungu Fishing Festival began in 1934 in Nigeria, a country in Africa. It's a four-day festival held at the end of February to celebrate the end of all farming activities. On the last day there's a fishing contest. People have one hour to catch the largest fish. But it's not that easy. They can only use traditional fishing tools. But many use only their hands to catch the fish.	France's famous Menton Lemon Festival starts in February. There are big parades with floats decorated with lemons and oranges. More than 200, 000 people from around the world come to Menton for this festival.

1. Which of the following is celebrated in May?

A．The Harvest Festival in Mendoza.	B．The Harvest Festival in Chanthaburi.
C．The Argungu Fishing Festival.	D．The Menton Lemon Festival.

2. The Argungu Fishing Festival started in _____________.

A．Argentina

B．Thailand

C．Nigeria

D．France

3. What can be seen in the Menton Lemon Festival?

A．The big parades.	B．The Fruit Fair.
C．A fishing contest.	D．A Harvest Queen.

4. In which section of a newspaper may readers find this passage?

A．Sport.

B．Business.

C．Science.

D．Culture.

8 . Anger is a natural feeling that everyone experiences in life. Some researchers believe the first sound a baby makes when born could be a sign of anger. Anger may be the first feeling we have and respond to. It’s in many cases a perfectly healthy feeling. Anger can cause people to make very positive changes in their lives. Sometimes we have to be angry at injustice (不公正), at wrong doings, or even at nature, before we can do what needs to be done to correct wrongs or make things better. But of course, that is not how we usually think of anger.

Most people think of anger as a feeling we must keep under control. Children are sometimes sent to their rooms or punished for expressing anger in an uncontrolled way. Parents tell a child to control himself when the child shows anger. We may be angry with friends or at work, but we know it’s not right to show it. Very early in life, we learn that anger is something that must be controlled.

We learn this for a good reason. Uncontrolled anger can lead to fights, car accidents, bad relationships with others, unacceptable social behavior, and many other problems. However, many experts say that if one suppresses his anger, he may suffer serious mental and physical health problems. So what can we do to understand and calm this feeling?

One solution is to talk about it with someone we trust, for example, a good friend. We can also try to walk away from a situation that causes anger, ask a doctor for advice, or just exercise more in our daily life. And of course we may have many other methods. Whatever solution we choose, as long as we are trying to find the solution to the problem, we have already taken the first step in the right direction.

1. According to Paragraph 1, anger can _____.

A．lead to justice	B．keep us healthy
C．help us tell right from wrong	D．help us make things better

2. What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us?

A．We are taught to control anger.

B．Anger appears early in life.

C．We shouldn’t get angry at work.

D．Angry children should be punished.

3. The underlined word “suppresses” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.

A．holds in

B．takes in

C．expresses

D．understands

4. Which of the following can help deal with anger?

A．Excellent physical health.

B．A talk with a close friend.

C．Some exercises given by teachers.

D．A good relationship with others.

5. What does the author think of anger?

A．Anger shown by children is unacceptable.

B．Anger leads to deadly mental and physical illnesses.

C．Anger can be a healthy feeling and need be treated properly.

D．Anger builds up relationships with our friends or workmates.

9 . A new interactive (互动的)map shows which parts of the world have been hit hardest by climate change. The map, called ClimateEX, allows users to see how global warming (全球 变暖)influences temperature and rainfall across the Earth.

The map shows, in the UK, areas of eastern Scotland have been most influenced by climate change. In the US, the west coast has seen a rise in temperature and loss of rainfall. The map also shows that over the next 50 years parts of Wales and northeast England will see big changes to their climate.

Developed by a scientist at the University of Cincinnati, the map uses 50 years of public climate data from 50, 000 international weather stations around the Earth. It shows not only how the climate has changed, But also what will possibly happen by the year 2070.

According to the map, over the next 50 years Central America will be subject to terrible heat and rainfall. Papua New Guinea, southeastern China, the west coast of the US, Greenland and the Arctic are also easily influenced, most importantly for sea level change.

ClimateEX can also help users search for places where climate change may lead to extreme phenomena (现象)in the future. The user simply touches the place where storms are frequent at present on the map and then ClimateEX will show all the places where storms are likely to happen in 50 years.

1. A rise in temperature and loss of rainfall have happened in ____.

A．the US

B．China

C．Papua New Guinea

D．the UK

2. The map tells the climate change in the future by _.

A．setting up weather stations	B．recording rainfall
C．measuring the sea levels	D．using past climate data

3. The underlined phrase be subject to in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ____.

A．cause

B．suffer

C．avoid

D．change

4. According to the last paragraph, the map can _____.

A．reduce the influences of climate change

B．change the climates of different countries

C．show where extreme climates will happen

D．suggest how people deal with climate change

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Increasing Rainfall	B．An Amazing Map
C．A Map of the World	D．Changeable Climate

10 . City life is cool: but is country life cooler? The answer is yes. As cities grow ever bigger, lots of people would like to leave their city and live in the countryside.

    1     Cities like Liverpool and Glasgow have lost about 30% of their population in 30 years. But Britain’s population is still growing.     2     They are moving to the countryside.

The English countryside has a classic image. People imagine that life in the countryside is slow and calm; that people have more space and most houses have gardens; that there are no traffic jams, no pollution, and no crime.     3    

People in Britain want to live in the countryside. It is causing problems in some rural areas. People live in the countryside and work in the city.     4     Of course they don’t use buses (they are too slow) or trains (they-don’t stop in the countryside); they use cars. Little villages now have traffic problems in the morning, just like big cities! What’s more, although many people live in the countryside, they want to use supermarkets and good fast roads. . . . But they do not want to see the crowds to and from such supermarkets or hear the noise of the roads.     5     There is not enough to do. There are not enough activities or excitements.

A．Where are the people going?

B．In some places, this is true; but in others it is not.

C．So they travel long distances each day to go to work.

D．The population of British cities has been falling for years.

E．Besides, lots of young people say that life in the countryside is boring.