1 . 课文填空

Since the 1970s many new     1     have been found for me. I have become very important in communication, finance and trade. I have also been put into robots and used to make     2     phones as well as help with medical operations. Anyhow, my     3     is to provide humans with a life of high quality. I am now truly filled with happiness that I am a     4     friend and helper of the human race!

It shows the     5     of wildlife protection, but I’d like to help as the WWF suggests. The carpet rose again and almost at once they were in a thick rainforest. A monkey watched them as it     6     itself. ―What are you doing? asked Daisy. ―I’m     7     myself from mosquitoes, it replied. …You should pay more attention to the rainforest where I live and     8     how the animals live together. No rainforest, no animals, no drugs.

Sometimes they may play to     9     in the street or subway so that they can earn some     10     money for themselves or to pay for their instruments.

2 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

As a Chinese citizen (中国公民), I’m proud to experience how my motherland took actions to protect her citizens. I never thought Chinese citizenship     1     (save) our lives until I saw the government try everything it could to save overseas Chinese citizens. In 2011, the situation in Libya was tense. When the government learned of this situation, one warship, twenty civil aircraft and four military aircraft were sent there immediately and all 35,860 Chinese citizens     2     (move) out of Libya within a week. These actions have been highly praised around the world. The world isn’t peaceful. It’s just someone     3     carries the burden for you!

3 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

On Februry 14, men around the world take out their wives or girlfriends     1     (have) dinner, buying them flowers and gifts. However, people in Japan do it     2     (different). On that day, a woman usually     3     (give) gifts to the man in her life. This gift comes in the form of chocolate or cookies. One month later, on March 14, they celebrate White Day, when men present gifts to women. Instead of chocolates, they may give handbags, flowers or clothes.     4     if a girl wants to receive more gifts on White Day, she should give gifts generously to her loved ones on Valentine's Day.

4 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

In 2002, Yao Ming was selected the first overall in the NBA Draft(选秀). No athlete is     1     (responsible) than Yao for China’s rise to a global sports superpower. After Yao     2     (join) the Houston Rockets, the NBA became the first professional sports league from the US to visit China. Thanks to Yao’s impact, more professional     3    (team) have a presence in China today. Yao retired in 2011 following a career that included eight NBA All-Star selections. He's truly a superstar who belongs to the world.

5 . 综合填空

At one time, experts were against raising children in a bilingual home. They thought their brains would become confused, which would result in their development delays and poor p     1       in studies. But we now understand that the exact o     2       is true.

Children can easily learn extra languages because of the higher ability of their brain to form new neural(神经的) connections and new brain cells throughout life. W     3       some studies suggest that learning two languages can l     4     to delays, these delays are short-lived. In addition, the brain of the children who learn two languages can benefit unexpectedly early. B     5     using a fun game with a disappearing puppet, researchers found that babies as young as 7 months old who are raised in bilingual homes got cognitive benefits! A study used a memory game and found that bilingual 5-year-olds answered questions faster and were more exact than their partners only learning one language.

According to a report given by the National Education Association, children who study a second language receive a r     6     in general development, do better in tests, are more creative, and have a better sense of achievement in school. Second language studies help kids do better in other areas of study, including i     7     their reading skills and social studies. Research shows that students who are a     8     to speak a second language have better listening skills and sharper memories, and are better at solving difficult problems. From primary school to college, they score higher in tests than those who c     9    . And results from the Scholastic Aptitude Test(SAT) also show that students who have studied another language for four or more years did better in both the spoken and maths problems of the test

In a word, learning more than one language contributes to the brain development in babies and the excellent school performance of students of all ages. Therefore, it is clear that it’s n     10     too early to learn a second language for children.

6 . 根据原文填入正确的单词或短语,答案可能是一词或多词。

Lesson 36: Debbie Hart is going to swim     1     the English Channel tomorrow. She is going to set out from the French coast at five o'clock in the morning. Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to     2     a new world record. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to     3    .

Lesson 37: …     4     the end of next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium. The fantastic modern buildings     5     by Kurt Gunter. Everybody will be watching anxiously     6     the new buildings go up.

Lesson 38: … After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a     7    . He acted

    8     he had never lived in England before. In the end, it was     9     he could bear. … The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought of everything     10     the weather.

7 . 课本原文填空

After two days’ travel, the girls began to realize that Canada is quite empty. At school, they had learned that most Canadians live     1     a few hundred kilometers of the USA border, and    2     Canada’s population is only     3     over thirty million, but now they were     4     to see such an empty country. They went     5     a wheat-growing province and saw farms that     6     thousands of acres. After dinner, they were back in an     7     area, the busy port city of Thunder Bay at the top of the Great Lakes. The girls were surprised at the     8     that ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes. Because of the Great Lakes, they learned, Canada has more    9     water than any other country in the world. In fact, it has one-third of the world’s total fresh water, and much of     10     is in the Great Lakes.

8 . 根据课文内容完成以下空格，每空1到3词。

(1). The amber which    1     had a beautiful yellow-brown color like honey. The design of the room was in the     2     popular in those days. It was also a treasure     3     gold and jewels, which took the country’s best artists about ten years to make.

(2). I have become very important in communication,     4     and trade. I have also been put into robots and used to make mobile phones     5     help with medical operations....Anyhow, my     6     is to provide humans with a life of high quality…

(3). “What are you doing?” asked Daisy. “I’m protecting myself     7     mosquitoes,” it replied. When I find a millipede insect, I rub it over my body. It     8     a powerful drug which     9     mosquitoes. You should pay more attention to the rainforest where I live and     10     how the animals live together. No rainforest, no animals, no drugs.”

9 . 根据短文内容及首字母或单词提示，写出所缺单词或词组，使短文意思完整。

That football is such a simple game to play is perhaps the b    1    of its popularity. It is also a game t    2    is very cheap to play. You don’t need e    3    equipment; even the ball doesn’t have to c    4     much money. All over the world you can see kids p    5     to their hearts’ content with a ball made of plastic bags; just like Pele did when he was a boy.

10 . 阅读下面短文，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词。

Today is January 26th. Our class have a discussion about w     1     to stay at home or go out     2     a trip as the winter holiday is drawing near. Some of us are in favor of staying at home. They think it's     3     convenient and comfortable. What’s more, they can     4       money for other purposes.     5     they will lose the chance of getting to know the outside world. However, o     6     prefer to go out for traveling since it can increase their     7     (知识) and broaden their horizons. But they will spend more money and meet many difficulties while traveling. P     8     I think it would be better to stay at home, for I can do what I like, such     9     reading books, watching TV and h     10     my parents with some housework.