Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by plane. With a modern plane you can travel to lots of places in one day.
Traveling by train is slower than by plane. But you can see beautiful countryside when you are traveling by train. Modern trains give comfortable seats and dining cars. They make the journey(旅途) interesting.
Some people like to travel by sea. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different parts of your country on them. Ships are not so fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very nice way to spend a holiday.
Many people like to travel by car. You can make your plan. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop whenever you wish to see something interesting. If you find a good place to have meals you can stop, too. That is why traveling by car is popular, while people usually take a train or a plane when they travel on business.The fastest way of traveling is ________from this passage.
| A．by train | B．by sea | C．by plane | D．by car |
The advantage(优点) of traveling by train is that _________.
| A．you can see the countryside | B．it is faster than traveling by ship |
| C．you can get to a place which it took years to get to before | D．it is cheap |
The underlined word “They” in the passage means _________.
| A．modern trains in the country | B．comfortable seats and dining cars |
| C．people who travel by train | D．the slower ways of traveling |
People would like to go picnic with their family by _________.
| A．car | B．plane | C．train | D．ship |
The best way for business should be _________in the passage.
| A．planes | B．cars | C．trains and planes | D．ships |
Homesick is a compound (复合的) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning they are used together? The definition (定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home.
Now think for a minute SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition to the word SEA, would the definition SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are , the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, you want to be is at sea.
Have you ever a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart. People are heartsick when they are deep inside as if (好像) their hearts are broken. And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know something like this in your English study.
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请根据材料内容，完成各题。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
Co-operation(合作)is always needed when you make a project that your teacher gives you. First, talk ①_______ your classmates ②________ all you would like to do. ③Choose one of the members to write down what you are talking about. Then ,with the ideas you get, list all you want. Everyone share the duty for the project. You can collect information from books as well as on the Internet. Making a survey(调查) and doing a research (研究)are also good ways. After that, all the members put what has been found together. Try to make the project more-organized. In the end, you can give a report in front of the class to show the result of your hard work.在①和②空白处填上适当的介词，使句意完整。
①___________②____________将画线句子③翻译成中文。
__________________________________________________________________在文中找出与“Information can be found from books and on the Internet ”意思相近的一句。
_____________________________________________________________________Has everyone got the dirty for the project?
__________________________________________________________________找出文章的主题句，并写在横线上。
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Some parents are worrying that their children wouldn’t like meals. In fact, most children are usually ready to eat almost anything that is offered to them. A child often likes food unless it is badly cooked. Never ask a child whether he likes or dislikes a food, never discuss likes and dislikes in front of him or allow anybody else to do so . If the father says that he hates fat meat or the mother refuses some vegetables in the child’s hearing, he may copy this action. Parents should agree to the fact that he likes everything and he probably will . At meal times, it is a good idea to give a child a small part at one time rather than give him as much as he may eat all together. Do not talk too much to the child during meal times, but let him get on with his food. And do not allow him to leave the table at once after a meal , or he will soon learn to eat his food hurriedly so he can hurry back to the toys in his room . Never coax（哄骗）or make a child eat, or he will think he eats for you. Don’t you think it is the same with study ?A child will probably eat ________ if it is not badly cooked.
| A．only a little of the food | B．almost all of the food |
| C．some of the food | D．all of the food |
can make a child like eating more.
| A．Offering as much as possible |
| B．The way parents eat |
| C．Playing with toys |
| D．The way a meal is well cooked and served |
Which of the following is a good action before a child during meal times?
| A．To discuss the food a parent dislikes. |
| B．To talk a lot to the child. |
| C．To ask a child what food he likes or dislikes. |
| D．Never discuss likes or dislikes of food. |
If a child is allowed to leave the table at once after a meal ,he will _______ .
| A．eat more | B．stop eating | C．learn to eat hurriedly | D．dislike the meal |
From the passage, parents should learn that it’s better ________________.
| A．to coax the child to do his homework |
| B．to make the child study |
| C．not to make the child work on his lessons |
| D．not to help the child with his study |
The snow went on falling, and they could see only a few meters in front of them．
"We should go back," said Judy．She was afraid．
"But where is the path （道路）？"
Everything was covered with snow．The sky was grey．"What's the time?" asked Paul．Judy looked at her watch．"Nearly 5 o'clock．It gets dark in an hour．"
"We must start walking, and hope we find the path．I think the snow's stopping．"said Paul．But it wasn't stopping．The wind was strong．It blew around them, cold and wet．
"Just keep going downhill．"said Judy．"We can't go wrong．"
Then Paul fell on some rocks．He shouted．"Judy! I've hurt my leg!" He couldn't stand up．His leg hurt too much．
"I'll have to phone for help．"said Judy."I hope the mobile phone works up here!"
Luckily it did．They phoned the mountain service（服务站）．"Don't move! shouted the man on the phone．Stay where you are, we're sending a team there．"
They were not far from the path, so the team found them easily．They were lucky! People often get into trouble when they climb the mountains．You must always tell someone where you are going and take a mobile phone with you．Mountain is a dangerous place to be if things go wrong! What was the weather like?
| A．Sunny and warm． | B．Snowy and windy． |
| C．Rainy and windy． | D．Windy but warm． |
What were Judy and Paul doing?
| A．Falling． | B．Stopping． | C．Climbing． | D．Phoning． |
Who fell down and got hurt?
| A．Paul． | B．Judy． | C．The man in the service． | D．A team． |
Where was the path?
| A．By a river． | B．Downhill． |
| C．At the foot of the hill． | D．Near the climbers． |
Which is the most useful when you are in mountains?
| A．Stopping now and them． |
| B．Getting in touch with the outside world． |
| C．Using a walking stick． |
| D．Gong back when there is no path． |
Jack is an Englishman. He likes travelling around the world. He has visited many countries. He knows few foreign languages, but he can always find someone who knows enough English to understand what he says. Last summer he went to China. He enjoyed himself in China and liked Chinese food very much.
One day he went into a restaurant in a small village. He knew the Chinese word ‘rice’, so he ordered some rice. The village was famous for its mushrooms, and Jack thought they must be very fresh and delicious. He asked the waiter in English, but he could do nothing for Jack. Jack thought hard. When he saw a piece of paper on the table, he had a good idea. He took out a pencil and drew a picture of a mushroom carefully. The waiter looked at the picture for a long time, then he smiled and left. A few minutes later, he came back with a black umbrella in his hand.What does ‘mushrooms’ mean?
| A．洋葱 | B．花菜 | C．洋伞 | D．蘑菇 |
The waiter didn’t help Jack because _____________.
| A．he had no mushrooms in the kitchen |
| B．he thought the mushrooms were poisonous |
| C．he didn’t know English well |
| D．he disliked the mushrooms |
Jack asked the waiter for ___________.
| A．a pencil | B．a picture | C．an umbrella | D．some mushrooms |
The waiter smiled because __________.
| A．the picture was beautiful | B．he was very happy |
| C．Jack gave a gift to him | D．he thought he understood Jack |
At last the waiter came back with an umbrella, because _______.
| A．it is raining outside |
| B．it is going to rain |
| C．the mushroom Jack drew looked like an umbrella |
| D．Jack was good at drawing |