There are many brave and talented people who work in different branches （分科，分支） of science．Extreme （另类的）scientists are people who work in very difficult and dangerous places．They don't work in a（1） all the time like other scientists do．Instead，they search（2） information that can only be gathered through firsthand experiences．These scientists have to explore deep，dark caves，swim with sharks or act as swan（天鹅） mothers．The number of great white sharks in the world（3） smaller now． They are one of（4） animals on Earth．
Scientists need to find out how many sharks（5） now．Sometimes scientists have to get very close to a shark．The easiest and（6） way to do this is from inside a shark cage（笼子）．（7） ，sometimes sharks attack（袭击，攻击） the cage．They shake it，and bend the bars with their sharp（8） ．The trumpeter swan is the largest swan in the world，but it （9） until it nearly became endangered birds． Because of this，parents swans （10） younger swans to migrate before．
Scientists have to teach the younger swans how to do it．They teach the swans to follow a plane which looks like a lead swan． Extreme scientists are always trying to discover something new．
（1）A．hospital |
B．factory |
C．lab |
D．hotel |
（2）A．for |
B．to |
C．of |
D．at |
（3）A．get |
B．is getting |
C．was getting |
D．got |
（4）A．dangerous |
B．more dangerous |
C．most dangerous |
D．the most dangerous |
（5）A．there were |
B．are there |
C．there are |
D．were there |
（6）A．safest |
B．closest |
C．farther |
D．faster |
（7）A．Lovely |
B．Unlovely |
C．Luckily |
D．Unluckily |
（8）A．teeth |
B．tooth |
C．eye |
D．eyes |
（9）A．kills |
B．killed |
C．was killed |
D．is killed |
（10）A．won't teach |
B．have never taught |
C．wouldn't teach |
D．don't teach |
完形填空阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出最佳选项（共15分；每空1分）
Who Is Cleverer, the Son or the Father?
Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often some books from the library. He enjoys to the radio every morning and reading after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His worship (崇拜) him very much. Mike, Mr Clarke’s little son, is only nine. He likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he’s too to understand him and chooses（挑选） the easiest ones . Of course the boy is not happy with it.
One day Mike reads about the electric lights (电灯) and is in it. When his father tells him to do some housework, he is thinking of it. He asks him questions, and his father answers all. Then his father says proudly (自豪地), “Fathers always know more than sons!” The boy thinks a while (一会儿) and says,“ !”
“Oh? Why?”
Mike doesn’t answer asks instead (反而), “Who invents（发明） the electric lights?”
“ ”answers Mr Clarke.
“Why doesn’t his father invent them, then?”
Looking at his son, Mr Clarke doesn’t know to answer!
A．finds B．sells C．buys D．borrows
A．watching B．listening C．going D．coming
A．newspapers B．letters C．stories D．books
A．teachers B．parents C．students D．classmates
A．also B．never C．ever D．only
A．old B．young C．clever D．able
A．answer B．answering C．answered D．to answer
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
A．popular B．interested C．afraid D．worried
A．few B．little C．a few D．a little
A．of B．about C．for D．at
A．I don’t think so B．Me, too C．You aren’t right D．I think so
A．but B．and C．then D．or
A．Thomas Brown B．Allan Smith C．Thomas Edison D．Ron Jenkins
A．when B．what C．where D．why
完形填空（共10分，每小题1分）
Dear Maggie，
Thanks for your e-mail. I would like to tell you something about my .
We don’t have lessons on Saturday or . So we are free then. I usually spend time with my friends and often have a good time. There are many that we can do at weekends. When it is sunny, we go out for and we do some sports. For example, we go to the zoo to animals or go to the park to have a . When it is rainy, we go to the library to read some books or magazines.
Football is my sport. Most of my friends playing football. And some of them are the of the school team. We usually play football in the afternoon. There is a Football Club in our school. Next week, our school will have a sports meeting.
All the best.
Tony
A．day B．weekend C．school D．life
A．Monday B．Tuesday C．Friday D．Sunday
A．we B．she C．our D．us
A．reason B．things C．homework D．age
A．fun B．school C．buildings D．teams
A．see B．learn C．read D．borrow
A．practice B．grade C．picnic D．hope
A．first B．best C．bright D．favorite
A．start B．enjoy C．dislike D．do
A．teachers B．members C．friends D．masters
完型填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
Dear Joan,
How are you? It's very nice of you to write me. From your letter I a lot about you and your school. Now me tell you something about me and my school.
I am thirteen years old, I am in Class Two, Grade One at Changjiang Middle School. My father is a . He teaches English. My mother is a doctor. I early every morning and then English at home.
Our school is very big. It has 3,000 students and 250 teachers. the teachers and the students work hard. After school, I like playing volleyball with my classmates. Please come and have a look our school if（如果）you are free.
Please write to me soon.
Millie
A．from B．of C．to D．at
A．get B．study C．talk D．know
A．let B．say C．speak D．talk
A．teacher B．worker C．student D．doctor
A．our B．they C．us D．their
A．go to bed B．have lessons C．get up D．come here
A．look B．see C．watch D．read
A．Many B．Some C．All D．Every
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．at B．in C．on D．to
完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案填入答题卷上相应的空格内。（本大题10分，每小题1分）
Many people don’t like to stay at home on holidays. ______often want to go out to see something _______ or something exciting. So people from the country（乡村） come to the city and people from the city go to the country for holidays. On holidays, _____, buses and planes are all very busy. Many people take cars or buses for holidays _____ it is hard to buy train tickets（票） and plane tickets.
Last May Day my family went to the country by _______ for our holiday. There was too much traffic（车辆） on the _____, so we moved very slowly. It took ______about an hour to get out of the town. After some time, we came to a hill. It was great and beautiful. This was a(n) _________ place for a picnic（野餐）, so we stopped and took the food, fruit and drinks out of the car. We sat down and began to __ . Soon it started to rain. We had to run _10__ to our car and have our picnic in the car. Then we drove back home. What a bad trip!
A．They B．We C．You D．I
A．busy B．different C．polite D．sad
A．trains B．buses C．mails D．e-mails
A．and B．so C．but D．because
A．car B．bus C．plane D．train
A．playground B．computer C．field D．road
A．them B．you C．us D．him
A．old B．funny C．bad D．good
A．climb B．sleep C．eat D．draw
A．really B．usually C．back D．happily
Life in the 21st century will be different from that in the 20th century, because many changes in the new century, what will the changes be?
First, the population(人口) is growing very fast. There more and more people in the world and most of them will live longer than before.
Computers will be smaller and more useful, and there will be one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the most important subjects in schools.
Second, people will work hours than they did in the 20th century, and they’ll have more free time for sports, TV and traveling. Traveling will be even cheaper and easier. And more people will go to other countries for holidays.
Third, there will be changes in our food, too. People will use more land new towns and houses. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day, instead, they will eat more vegetables and fruit. Maybe people will be .
Last, work in the future will be , too. Robots will do the dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people won’t have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
A．take place B．take the place C．will happen D．took place
A．but B．and C．so D．or
A．will be B．will have C．are D．have
A．very B．quite C．much D．too
A．at most B．at least C．more than D．less than
A．few B．little C．less D．fewer
A．watch B．watching C．see D．seeing
A．build B．builds C．to build D．for build
A．unhealthy B．health C．healthiest D．healthier
A．dangerous B．difficult C．different D．the same