1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Peter lived in a village. He was always upset and treated others     1     (bad). He enjoyed himself by making other     2     (villager) unhappy. So the whole village avoided     3     (he) as much as they could. On the day when he turned eighty,     4     unusual thing happened. Everyone     5     (hear) the words. “Peter looks happy today. Instead of     6     (say) something bad, he smiles to everyone he meets.” When the whole village got together, Peter     7     (ask) why. He answered, “I’d been running after my happiness     8     eighty years, but it was     9     (use). And then I decided to live without it and just enjoy life. That’s the reason     10     I’m happy now.”

2 . This is the season for holiday travel! As one of the busiest times of the year approaches, many of us are preparing for a vacation with our families and friends.    1    Not to mention, there's often lots of indulging (放纵) between now and New Year's and the last thing any of us wants is to pack on extra weight.    2    

1. Walk everywhere.

Instead of taking buses, try to walk whenever possible. This is one of my favorite things to do when traveling, even if I'm going somewhere familiar.    3    And you're fitting in extra exercise as a bonus. To give yourself an extra boost (促进), always take the stairs instead of the elevator. And don't get on those moving sidewalks in the airport!

2. Find a local hike.

For bonus points:    4    Do a bit of research to find a scenic spot for the whole family to enjoy. Not only will you boost your bum, but a change of scenery is also a great way to bond with your loved ones and experience something new.

3.     5    

Plenty of people just head home for the holidays, but if you're going somewhere new and exciting this year do not overlook running routes as a fun way to see the sights. Nothing spices up (添趣) a run or brisk walk quite like a beautiful view. This is a great way to explore the area on foot while getting your body moving and breaking a sweat.

A．Start running!

B．Don't just walk, hike!

C．Sightsee while on a run.

D．It's a good time to go on a diet.

E．Though this is something to look forward to, it can also be stressful.

F．It's amazing what you can discover by walking around your hometown.

G．Here are some tips for staying fit while you're on the go this holiday season.

3 . You start by running around the school track three times to warm up. This is followed by exercises or long jump for the girls and football or basketball for the boys. That is an average 45 -minute PE class— but do you really enjoy it?

For students at the Second High School Attached to Beijing Normal University, sports classes have experienced a welcome change. Senior 2 students now learn the traditional Chinese martial art of sword-fighting (中国剑术), making PE the most popular lesson on the timetable. “The classes used to be boring as we just did the same things again and again,” said Xiao Tong. “But now PE classes are such fun. Sword-fighting is so cool.” His classmate Wei Jie agrees. “As well as being fun, we learn about traditional Chinese culture,” she said. The usual morning exercises performed to music on the school playground have been replaced by kicking and punching practice (搏击操) to a pop music by Zheng Xiuwen. “We didn't pay much attention when we heard the old music,” Xiao explained, “But when Zheng's music is played, we get excited.” Mao Min, the PE teacher who introduced the changes, is pleased that the students now enjoy sports lessons more. “The classes encourage healthy lifestyles and I am always looking for creative ways to keep the students active,” he said. Schools offer activities according to what sports facilities (设备) they have. For example, students at the Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University can choose to learn swimming, taekwondo (跆拳道) or volleyball. “I take my volleyball very seriously so I keep fit by playing it,” said Senior 2 student Zhang Zheng. “Students only try hard in sports that interest them.”

1. Why was Xiao Tong not interested in PE classes in the past?

A．Because he didn't do well in sports.

B．Because he disliked the same activities.

C．Because he thought the classes too long-

D．Because he was tired of the PE teacher.

2. Which sport is NOT mentioned in the text?

A．Sword-fighting.

B．Volleyball.

C．Skating.

D．Punching practice.

3. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．Sword-fighting appears in PE classes.

B．Students try hard in all sports at school.

C．Schools offer necessary sports facilities.

D．PE classes are welcoming new changes.

4. What is the attitude of the students towards new PE classes?

A．Supportive.

B．Negative.

C．Uncaring.

D．Doubtful.

4 . People remember the first travelers from England___come to live in America.

A．which

B．where

C．who

5 . Now cities are full of cars. Some families even have two or more cars. Parking (停车) is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around the cities. Something will have to be done to change it. What will the cars of tomorrow be like?

Little cars may some day take the place of today’s big cars. If everyone drives little cars in the future (将来) there will be less pollution (污染) in the air. There will also be more space for parking cars in cities, and the streets will be less crowded. Three little cars can fit (适合) in the space now needed for one car of the usual size.

The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer, too. What is more, these little cars can go about 65 kilometers per (每) hour.

Little cars of the future will be fine for getting around a city, but they will not be useful for long trips. If big cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be used for the big, fast cars, and other roads will be needed for the slower small ones.

1.         is the big problem for those people who have cars.

A．Money

B．Parking

C．Driver

D．Waiting

2. Cars in the future mustn’t bring         pollution in the air.

A．more

B．much

C．less

D．no

3. The little car’s size may be         today’s car’s size.

A．one third of

B．two thirds of

C．as big as

D．as small as

4. Little cars are very fine for        .

A．long trips

B．journeys

C．everyday life

D．sport

6 . Help Foreign Guests at Formal Dinner

The Spring Festival is coming. The traditional family banquet (宴会) is also coming. You probably have tried many different Chinese dishes. But do you really know how to behave properly at such an important meal?     1     Don’t worry if you are not sure, and here are some tips.

In the West, everyone has their own plate of food or elder people at the table taste every dish first.     2     It is always polite to let guests or elder people at the table taste every dish first.

Don’t put your chopsticks upright in the rice bowl.     3     The reason for this is that when people die, family members give them a bowl of rice with a pair of chopsticks sticking out. So if you stick your chopsticks in the rice bowl, it looks like you want someone at the table to die.

Make sure the spout (壶嘴) of the teapot is not facing anyone as this is impolite. The spout should always be directed to where nobody is sitting, usually just outward from the table.

    4     Beggars (乞丐) are usually seen tapping (轻敲) on their bowls with chopsticks in the street, so tapping on bowls is not polite，especially when you eat in a friend’s home.

Although, teenagers are not supposed to drink any wine, you can still say “Ganbei” and drink to the health of your grandparents and parents.     5    

A．It is sure to please them.

B．Instead, lay them on your dish.

C．Don’t tap on your bowl with your chopsticks.

D．Helping foreign guests at formal dinner is of great importance.

E．Could you explain Chinese polite table behaviors to a foreign visitor?

F．Therefore, Chinese people use chopsticks rather than knives and forks.

G．However, in China, the dishes are placed on the table and everybody shares.

7 . It was the golden season. I could see the _________ leaves falling with the cool wind. For others, it is a harvest season, while for me, it is a(n) _________ season. I was _________ for the Postgraduate Entrance Examination. But so many unhappy things made me so tired, so I decided to have a walk along the Yanjiang Road in my university.

“Autumn is a lonely season and life is uninteresting. The days in this season always get me _________”, I thought when the sound of a guitar flowed into my ears, like a stream flowing from the mountains. A young girl, sitting on the lawn, was lost in playing her guitar. She was a beautiful girl, _________ when the wind blew her long hair. I had never seen her before. The music was so attractive that I listened quietly.

Lost in the music, I did not _________ that I had been standing for so long. But my existence did not seem to disturb her. Leaves were still falling. Every day when I passed by the lawn, I would see her playing her guitar. She was the only _________ and I was the only audience. During the rest of the days in the season, life became _________ and I could review the courses carefully.

Autumn was _________ over. One day, when I was listening devotedly, the sound suddenly stopped. To my surprise, the girl came over to me.

“You __________ like the music,” she said.

“Yes, you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.

Suddenly, a(n) __________ expression appeared on her face.

“I came here just to have a rest because I __________ in the college entrance examination. I felt very disappointed. And it was your listening every day that __________ me,” she said, “and I have to go tomorrow.”

“In fact, it was your playing that gave me a __________ autumn and helped me believe that I have the ability to pass the Postgraduate Entrance Examination.” I answered, “I think it was God who gave us the __________ to know each other and we should be good friends.”

She smiled and I smiled in that beautiful autumn.

1.

A．yellow

B．green

C．new

D．empty

2.

A．annoyed

B．annoying

C．bored

D．boring

3.

A．going

B．waiting

C．preparing

D．caring

4.

A．across

B．out

C．away

D．down

5.

A．mainly

B．specially

C．mostly

D．especially

6.

A．understand

B．remember

C．realize

D．consider

7.

A．performer

B．artist

C．reporter

D．volunteer

8.

A．boring

B．interesting

C．sad

D．dull

9.

A．nearly

B．hardly

C．already

D．just

10.

A．may

B．would

C．can

D．must

11.

A．excited

B．angry

C．sad

D．worried

12.

A．failed

B．sent

C．broke

D．took

13.

A．moved

B．encouraged

C．wondered

D．saved

14.

A．short

B．meaningful

C．relaxing

D．successful

15.

A．space

B．gift

C．chance

D．luck

8 . Once there was a small boy named Bob. He came from a ____ family, struggling with life every day. One day, he was crossing the forest carrying some _____. He saw an old man who was very ______. Bob wanted to give the old man some food, but he did not have any. So he ____ walking. A few minutes later, he saw a deer who was very thirsty. He was eager to ____ him, but he did not have water. So he went on his way ahead.

Then he saw a man who wanted to make a ____ to keep warm, but he did not have wood. Bob ____ some wood to him. In return, he gave Bob some food and water. Then Bob went back to help the old man and the deer, who were very ____ .

One day Bob fell down from the ____ . He couldn’t move because he was ____, but no one was there to help him. ____ , the old man whom he had helped before saw him. He quickly came and pulled him up the hill. Bob had many ____ on his legs. The deer whom Bob had helped saw them and ____ to the forest and brought some herbs(草药). Soon Bob _____. All of them were very ____ that they could help each other.

1.

A．cheerful

B．traditional

C．poor

D．single

2.

A．wood

B．food

C．water

D．medicine

3.

A．thirsty

B．hungry

C．sad

D．angry

4.

A．preferred

B．stopped

C．began

D．kept

5.

A．help

B．leave

C．cure

D．hug

6.

A．cage

B．box

C．fire

D．flat

7.

A．threw

B．sold

C．lent

D．offered

8.

A．helpful

B．kind

C．brave

D．thankful

9.

A．hill

B．roof

C．bed

D．rope

10.

A．annoyed

B．injured

C．tired

D．frightened

11.

A．Obviously

B．Gradually

C．Strangely

D．Fortunately

12.

A．insects

B．leaves

C．wounds

D．hairs

13.

A．climbed

B．dropped

C．flew

D．hurried

14.

A．recovered

B．cried

C．slept

D．regretted

15.

A．doubtful

B．happy

C．anxious

D．curious

9 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

My motherland, China,     1     capital is Beijing, is a great country with a long history and rich culture. It     2    (locate) in the east of Asia, with an area of 9,600,000 square kilometers and     3     population of 1.4 billion. Our country     4    (consist) of 56 nationalities, among which the Han Ethnic Group is the largest,     5    (make) up 94% of the people. There are many beautiful mountains and rivers as well as rich natural     6    (resource) in China. As we all know, the Yangtze River is the third     7    (long) river in the world,     8     the Great Wall is one of the seven wonders in the world. Kung Fu is the crystallization of Chinese     9    (wise) and the embodiment of Chinese traditional culture. The Chinese people are hard-working and brave. Great changes     10    (take) place in China in the past 20 years.

10 . Venice
   

Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It was built on small islands in saltwater lakes more than 1,500 years ago. It is a city with no cars and people travel by boat. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can guide you to any place you want to go.

Los Angeles
   

It was founded in 1781. It is now the second largest city in the United States. It is famous for Hollywood, which is the oldest film industry of the world. It is also the home of Disneyland.

Budapest
   

The population of Budapest is about 1.7 million and the city is a very popular place for tourists. Visitors like to take boat rides along the Danube (多瑙河). Budapest is known for its exciting nightlife. The best time to visit Budapest is summer.

Singapore City
   

It is the capital of Singapore. For many tourists, the city is a wonderful place in Southeast Asia. It has a night zoo called “Night Safari”. People can watch lions, tigers and foxes there.

1. How do people travel around in Venice?

A．By boat.

B．By car.

C．By train.

D．By bus.

2. What is the best time to visit Budapest?

A．Spring.

B．Summer.

C．Autumn.

D．Winter.

3. Where can we probably find the text?

A．A storybook.	B．A dictionary.
C．A travel guidebook.	D．A book review.