Mr. Lewis was a dance teacher. He was a nice man and always had a lot of students. One year he moved to a new town, and was soon teaching many students in the dance school there, but he decided to move again to a big city. He would have more work there.
When one of his students heard that he was going to leave, she said to him, “The new teacher won’t be as good as you are.” Mr. Lewis was happy when he heard this, but he said, “Oh no. I’m sure he’ll be as good as I am ---- or even better.”
The student said, “No. Including you, five teachers have come and gone while I’ve been here, and each new one was worse than the last.”
1. ______ came to learn dancing from Mr. Lewis.
A. A few students B. Few students C. Many students D. No students
2. Mr. Lewis wanted to move a big city because _______
A. he hated the small town
B. he couldn’t make a living in the small town
C. it would be easy for him to have more work in the city
D. it made him spend more money in the town
3. The student thought that _______
A. Mr. Lewis was a good teacher B. Mr. Lewis was the best teacher
C. Mr. Lewis was worse than the last
D. Mr. Lewis would be worse than the last
4. Before Mr. Lewis ______ teachers came to the town to teach dancing
A. three B. four C. five D. six
5. From the story we can conclude（推论） that the student wished _____
A. to have a better teacher B. to have a worse teacher
C. to become a dance teacher D. to see the sixth teacher
| The first Olympic mascot |
20th |
1972 |
Munich(慕尼黑) |
Germany |
 |
23rd |
1984 |
Los Angeles |
America |
 |
26th |
1996 |
Atlanta |
America |
 |
27th |
2000 |
Sydney |
Australia |
 |
29th |
2008 |
Beijing |
China |
 |
? |
2012 |
London |
England |
根据表格内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。From the table(表格), we know the Olympic Games is held every ____ years.
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．6 |
London held the ______ Olympic Games in 2012.
| A．27th | B．29th | C．30th | D．31st |
The mascot for the _______ Olympic Games was the first Olympic mascot in Olympic history.
| A．1996 Atlanta | B．1984 Los Angeles |
| C．2000 Sydney | D．1972 Munich |
The 23rd and 26th Olympic Games were held in the same _____.
| A．town | B．city | C．country | D．gym |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The 1996 Olympic Games was held in America. |
| B．There are six countries in the table. |
| C．Beijing held the 29th Olympic Games. |
| D．The 31st Olympic Games will be held in 2016. |
Do you know Kafue National Park? It is a beautiful national park. It is in Zambia (赞比亚). It is about 22,400 km2. There’s a river in the park. Its name is Kafue River. It is 240 kilometres long. The park is named for the Kafue River.
Kafue National Park is also the largest wild zoo in Zambia. People can see many kinds of animals like zebras, giraffes, lions and elephants. But they must take a bus to see the animals. It is a good place for holidays.
根据短文内容判断正误，正确为“T”，错误为“F”。Kafue National Park is in Zambia.
The park is 22,40 km2.
The Kafue River is 240 kilometres long.
Kafue National Park is the largest wild zoo in Zambia.
People can walk in the park to see the animals.
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Text messaging, or simply “texting（发短信）”, which allows people to send and receive messages on mobile phones, becomes very popular today.
The advantages of texting are obvious(明显的). Texting helps to save money. If you have a few words to greet your families and friends on their birthdays or on some important festivals, sending messages can be cheaper than phone calling. Texting helps to save time. Even if you want to send a message to 100 people, you can do it in one second. Texting helps you to “talk” to someone when he is too busy to answer the phone. Texting can also help you to “talk” to someone secretly if you don’t want others to hear what you are talking on the phone. These advantages are so amazing that many people are crazy about it. They hold mobile phones in hands all day long, send dozens of messages each day, and even text while driving or walking.
However, texting has its disadvantages. Junk messages may come into your mobile phone box now and then. When your phone box gets too full, you can’t receive any more messages. You may therefore miss some important information.
What’s more（而且）, if you don’t do texting properly, for example texting while driving or walking, it can be dangerous. It can cause injuries and even death. It is reported that about 6,000 people are killed and half a million are hurt for this reason each year. In Fort Lee, a small town in New Jersey, USA, three people died because they walked into traffic while texting in 2011. Two researchers at Stony Brook University, New York found that texters are 60% more probably to have an accident than others. When people are texting, they don’t notice other people or things around them. To reduce traffic accidents, all drivers of the USA are now not allowed to text while driving. About 32 countries have passed laws restricting(限制) the use of mobile phones while driving.
Texting is a wonderful way of communication. However, only when we use it properly can we fully enjoy the fun it brings.
A. 根据短文内容简要回答问题。What’re the advantages? (列出其中两项即可得2分)
__________________________________________________________________________What will happen if our phone boxes get too full?
__________________________________________________________________________
B．将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。_________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
C．请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。__________________________________________________________________________
Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) is considered to be of great importance in the world film industry (行业). She made over sixty films during her long career (事业) in Hollywood. She got so many special names, such as “the Legendary film star in Hollywood”, “the evergreen tree in Hollywood”, “forever blooming flower in Hollywood” and “the No. 1 beauty in the world”. She was much known for her beautiful purple eyes. She was also known for her private life and eight marriages (婚姻).
She was the first person who got over one million dollars for her playing the queen of Egypt in the 1963 movie Cleopatra. She won the Oscar Award twice. In 1999, she was chosen the seventh actress in a hundred years by Motion Picture Association of America.
She volunteered to help the patients of AIDs. In 1985, she helped create AMFAR, the American Foundation for AIDS Research. In 1991 she started the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. The organization helps people around the world who are living with AIDS.
She was very kind and honest. Many old actors and actresses, including Taylor, were invited to celebrate the sixtieth year of Oscar in 1988. But the USA attacked Iran that year. She gave an anti-war (反战的) speech. She hated wars and called for stopping the war.
Elizabeth Taylor died of heart failure at the age of 79. It’s said that the actress was always known not only for her beauty, success and treasure, but for her extreme intelligence, independence, courage and voluntary care for others.There are __________Elizabeth Taylor’s special names mentioned in the passage.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5Elizabeth Taylor was the first person who __________.
A. won the Oscar Award
B. gave an anti-war speech in public
C. earned over one million dollars for her acting in CleopatraElizabeth Taylor gave a speech calling for_________in 1988.
A. stopping the war
B. fighting with Iran
C. caring for othersAccording to Paragraph 3, Elizabeth Taylor was__________.
A. popular B. charitable C. hard-workingElizabeth Taylor was known for her__________.
a. beautiful purple eyes
b. film achievements
c. good speech skills
d. independence and courage
A. a, b, c B. a, b, d C. a, c, d
A little boy selling magazines for school walked up to a house that people seldom visited. The house was very old and the owner hardly ever came out. They boy’s parents told him to stay away from the house, a lot of other neighborhoods children were told the same from their parents.
As he was ready to walk away, the door slowly opened. “What do you want?” the old man said. “Uh, sir, I am selling these magazines and I was wondering if you would like to buy one.” The old man stared at the boy. The boy could see inside the old man’s house and saw that he had dog figurines（小雕像）on the fireplace mantle. “Do you collect dogs?” the little boy asked. “Yes, I have many collectibles（收藏品） in my house. They are my family here. They are all I have.” The boy then felt sorry for the man, as it seemed that he was a very lonely soul（鬼魂）. Then the old man was ready to close the door and said, “No, boy, I don’t need any magazine of any kind, now goodbye.”
The little boy was sad that he was not going to make his quota（配额）with the sale. He was also sad for the old man being so alone in the big house. The boy went home and then had an idea. He knocked on the door again and this time the old man came right to the door. “Boy, I thought I told you no magazines.” “No, sir. But I want to give you a gift. The boy handed him the figurine and the man’s face lit up. “It’s a Golden Retriever, and I have one at home, this is for you. The old man was simply stunned（受惊的）; no one had ever given him such a gift and shown him so much kindness.
From that day on, the old man started coming out of the house and acknowledging people. He and the boy became friends; the boy even brought his dog to see the man weekly.Which of the following words can’t describe the old man?
| A．Serious. | B．Lonely. |
| C．Outgoing. | D．Persistent. |
What can we see in the old man’s house？
| A．Some magazines. | B．Some dogs. |
| C．Some dog figurines. | D．His family members. |
Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the text?
| A．The boy felt sorry only because he was not going to make his quota with the sale. |
| B．The old man regarded all the collectibles as his family. |
| C．Few people went to the old man’s house. |
| D．The boy went to the old man’s house twice. |
The underlined word “acknowledging” means _______.
| A．glaring at | B．keeping away from |
| C．saying hello to | D．refusing |
What made the old man start coming out of the house?
| A．Golden Retriever. |
| B．All of his dog figurines. |
| C．The magazine. |
| D．The little boy’s kindness. |