Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn’t smoke and never . She didn’t eat chocolate. She didn’t eat sweet and fatty food, . She weighted herself every day.
One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a sitting in a rocking chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking, he looked very happy.
He smiled at her and said, “Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”
He had a wide smile his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.
“Good morning!” replied Alicia. “Yes, it is a lovely day.”
Alicia thought he very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the of a happy old age.
“I hope you don’t me asking,” she said, “but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do I am your age.”
The man in the rocking chair said, “My secret for ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit at home every day.”
Alicia was . She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that. She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did wrong. She thought he should be and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life eating well or doing lots of exercise.
“How old are you?” she asked.
“It’s my birthday today,” said the man. “I’m forty-seven!”
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完形填空。（每小题1分，共10分）
Gina is my classmate. She has a big 1 in China. Her father is a Chinese, but her mother is from England. Her father is a 2 in a hospital. Her mother is3 office worker. Her aunt and uncle are teachers in a junior high school. Her grandparents don’t work now. Gina 4 a lot about China. She can 5 Chinese and English.
Gina likes 6 food very much, such as jiaozi, baozi and mantou. She usually 7 some milk and eggs for breakfast. For 8 , she likes jiaozi a lot at school. She usually has supper at home 9 her family.
Gina is glad to 10 in China. She likes her school life (生活) very much.A. farm B. school C. family
A. doctor B. farmer C. teacher
A. the B. a C. an
A. wants B. knows C. helps
A. speak B. say C. tell
A. English B. Chinese C. England
A. meets B. studies C. has
A. afternoon B. lunch C. order
A. and B. of C. with
A. teach B. work C. be
完形填空（本题有10小题， 每小题1分，共10分）
Problems in the neighborhood
Good morning，ladies and gentlemen，
Today，I am very happy to have a meeting with you．At the meeting we will talk about the __1__ we have these days．We all know the problems of __2__ and the objects failing from windows are getting worse．We have received lots of letters about such problems．So __3__ is time for possible ways to work out these problems．
Some dog—owners don’t take care of their dogs well enough，and they let their dogs make mess on the roads and in gardens、This makes the environment __4__．I would like to tell the dog—owners __5__ their behavior is too bad，and at the same time they are making people feel unhappy．We should keep the environment __6__．
It is reported that some people __7__ rubbish out of the windows．It is dangerous because falling objects __8__ hurt others．It is against the law．We should put up a notice to teach people not to do so．If it is found，we will record the names and address of those people who throw objects．Then，a warning will be given and __9__ will be punished by law．
A safe and comfortable living environment is important to us．__10__ we try our best to carefor our community，it will be a good place to live in．Thank you for your coming．
A．lessons B．problems C．classes D．films
A．dogs B．birds C．cats D．snakes
A．that B．it C．this D．here
A．noisy B．quiet C．tidy D．dirty
A．what B．that C．where D．when
A．pleasant B．important C．useful D．famous
A．pull B．put C．throw D．take
A．may B．need C．have to D．should
A．we B．you C．they D．he
A．If B．Because． C．Before D．Unless
Do you know about Liu Xiang? He is one of the most popular 1stars in China.
Liu Xiang was born on July 13, 1983 in Shanghai. Like many other Olympic sports stars, he started training when he was very 2. In Grade Four, he went to the Junior Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai. 3, he was trained as a high jumper. Then, in 1998, his coach noticed his skill in hurdling(跨栏).
Liu Xiang put his whole heart into his training. 4the age of 18, Liu Xiang set a record. In 2002 he won his first international 5hurdles in Switzerland, and in the same year, he 6 a gold medal at the Asian Games in Korea. In 2004, Liu Xiang won the 7Olympic gold medal in Athens, Greece. In 2006, he set a new world record with a time of 12.88 seconds in the men’s 110m hurdles in Lausanne.
8a sporting hero, Liu Xiang is invited to competitions around the world. And he also appears(出现) in advertisements and films. So what’s next for Liu Xiang? Will he 9more time away from sports? No, Liu Xiang will go for more medals for China 10 he’s a symbol of China’s international sporting success.A. movie B. sports C. music
A. old B. short C. young
A. At first B. At last C. Next
A. On B. In C. At
A. 100m B. 110m C. 120m
A. won B. made C. kept
A. third B. first C. second
A. Like B. For C. As
A. pay B. spend C. need
A. because B. but C. although
完形填空 分别通读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（共20小题，每小题1分；计20分）
The word “sandwich” is an English word. Sandwich was an English 1. He lived in England about two hundred years ago. Sandwich had a lot of 2. He was very rich(富有的). But he liked 3cards for money. He often played 4day and night. 5day he played for twenty-four hours without stopping. He did not 6the card table to eat. He asked his man to 7him some meat and 8. So he put some meat between two pieces of bread. He did not want to stop 9 playing cards. From the name of this man, Sandwich, we have the word “sandwich” 10.A．woman B．man C．book
A．money B．food C．cards
A．making B．keeping C．playing
A．every B．only C．all
A．OneB．Next C．This
A．hold B．leave C．show
A．use B．take C．bring
A．milk B．fruit C．bread
A．before B．when C．after
A．in shops B．this year C．today
完型填空：（共10分）
John is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a ____1____ student when he was young. He was often late for ___2_____ and didn’t like doing his homework. Sometimes, he slept in class. He didn’t understand(理解) much ,____3____ he always thought he understood everything and made some jokes.
One day the teacher ____4____ the students a question, “When Jack was ten years old, ____5____ brother Bob was twenty. Now Jack is fifteen and ___6___ is his brother Bob?” John said, “That’s easy. Bob is twice as old as Jack, so he is now thirty.”
Another time, the _7____ in a science class asked, “When it thunders(打雷), ____8____ do we always see light before we ____9____ sound?
“But, Miss,” said John quickly, “don’t you ___10____ our eyes are in front of our ears?
A．good B．tall C．cool D．short
A．dinner B．lunch C．class D．play
A．so B．and C．or D．but
A．sent B．asked C．told D．found
A．your B．my C．his D．her
A．how many B．how old C．how much D．how long
A．teacher B．farmer C．nurse D．pilot
A．what B．when C．where D．why
A．see B．listen C．hear D．feel
A．read B．learn C．study D．know