Alan Smith is blind． He teaches blind children in his country． To show the world that the blind can also do something amazing， he walked across the world's largest salt desert， Salar de Uyuni， only with the help of a GPS．
Walking across the desert is not easy for an able﹣bodied person， let alone（更不用说） a blind man． Before setting off， Alan spent three years training for the journey． He studied everything he could find about the place and asked for advice from other travelers． During his journey， he only took water， food and sleeping bags． He walked about 20 kilometers a day． He showed great perseverance（毅力） and finished the 140﹣kilometer journey in just seven days．
The brave teacher thought his week﹣long journey was wonderful． He said， "The journey was quite good． There were snow storms and winds， but luckily I made it．"
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．
（1）Why did Alan cross the desert on foot？
| A． |
To tell children a story． |
| B． |
To have a wonderful journey． |
| C． |
To take a risk for money． |
| D． |
To show the ability of the blind． |
（2）The underlined phrase "setting off" in the second paragraph probably means ．
| A． |
preparing a journey |
| B． |
starting a journey |
| C． |
breaking a journey |
| D． |
finishing a journey |
（3）What did Alan do during the journey？
| A． |
He overcame all of the difficulties． |
| B． |
He asked for advice from other travelers． |
| C． |
He walked with an experienced tour guide． |
| D． |
He studied something useful about the place． |
（4）How long did Alan's journey take？
| A． |
140 days． |
| B． |
One week． |
| C． |
20 months． |
| D． |
3 years． |
（5）Which of the following can best describe Alan's journey？
| A． |
It is a piece of cake． |
| B． |
It is between a rock and a hard place． |
| C． |
Nothing is impossible． |
| D． |
Learning should be a lifelong journey． |
Hi! My name is Hunt.Here is a picture of my class.Joan is short and is wearing a yellow dress.She ia good at（擅长） maths. David is tall and has black hair. He is good at playing basketball. He is on the school team. Mike is big. He has small eyes. He is funny. He can play football. Lily has long hair, she can speak Japanese.
Helen is a black girl. She has short hair. She likes swimming. She is on the swimming team.I like music. Can you find me? I’m the boy with glasses. Becky is new here. She comes from Hong Kong. She has black hair and black eyes. She speaks English well. And she is very good at computer.
| A．blue | B．black | C．red | D．yellow |
| A．Joan | B．Lily | C．Helen | D．Becky |
| A．David is short. |
| B．Mike has long hair. |
| C．Helen is a white girl. |
| D．Becky is good at computer. |
| A．basketball | B．football |
| C．music | D．computer |
| A．music | B．football |
| C．basketball | D．swimming |
任务型阅读，阅读短文，完成文后各句空格。（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
Travel Information
| Place of interest |
Beihu Park |
Dongjiang Lake |
Mount Mang |
| Location（位置） |
Beihu District |
Zixing City |
Yizhang County（县） |
| Phone number |
2886699 |
3329666 |
3726868 |
| Price of Ticket |
Free |
￥150 |
￥120 |
| Description |
An amusement park with a big lake |
A lake with plenty of fresh fish |
A famous forest park |
You can visit a famous forest park in ________________.（填位置）
If you don’t know how to go to Beihu Park, you can call ______________ to get information.
Dongjiang Lake is famous for _______________.
If you and your parents visit Mount Mang, you need to pay______________.
You needn’t spend any money if you visit _______________.
Hemingway was one of the famous writers. He was born in America in 1899. His father was a doctor and loved sports very much, and his mother taught music. Among the six children in the family, Hemingway was the second oldest.
Hemingway had written many books in his life. The Old Man and the Sea is one of the most famous and also my favorite. It came out in 1952. The main character in the book is a fisherman. He is an old man and fishes alone. People think he is a man with bad luck, because he doesn’t get a fish in eighty-four days. Every evening, he comes home with his empty boat. But the old man believes himself. Then on the eighty-fifth day the man gets a big fish. Although he meets a lot of trouble, the old man never gives up.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Hemingway’s father was a fan of _____.
| A．books | B．sports | C．music | D．art |
The Old Man and the Sea was published(出版) in _____.
| A．1852 | B．1899 |
| C．1952 | D．1989 |
The old man doesn’t get a fish until the _____ day.
| A．fifteenth | B．eightieth |
| C．eighty-fourth | D．eighty-fifth |
What does the old man do when he can’t get a fish?
| A．He has to look for food somewhere else. |
| B．He doesn’t give up fishing. |
| C．He doesn’t fish any more. |
| D．He has nothing to do. |
What can we learn from the old man?
| A．When we are in trouble, we should not give up. |
| B．When we want to fish, we can get a big fish. |
| C．We can do everything well because we are young. |
| D．We can live a better life if we like fishing. |
The computer is fast and hardly makes a mistake , while（然而） people are slow and make mistakes sometimes . That’s what people often say when they talk about computers. For many years , scientists have been improving computers . Now a computer can do a lot of everyday jobs wonderfully . It is widely used in factories , hospitals, post offices and airports . A computer can report , decide and control in almost every field . With the help of a person, a computer can draw pictures , write music , talk with people , play chess, translate languages and so on . Many computer scientists are now thinking of making computers “ think ” like a man . Perhaps computers will one day really think and feel . Some people are afraid that one day computers will be too clever to listen to them. But scientists tell us that such things will not happen . People are still cleverer than computer.The computer can work ______ than people .
A. more wonderfully
B. more slowly
C. more oftenComputers can do _______ for people .
A. few jobs B. all jobs C. many jobsWhat will perhaps happen in the future ?
A.Computers can think like men and women .
B.People will no longer use computers .
C.Computers will only be used to talk with people .The author（作者） of the passage mainly tells us something ________ .
A. about the danger of the computer
B. about scientists
C. about the computerWhich of the following is right according to the passage ?
A.People are slow and full of mistakes when using computers .
B.Computers can translate languages without people’s help .
C.Computers will never be cleverer than people .
Mother’s Day is a holiday for mothers. And on this day, mothers don't work. It is on the second Sunday in May. It is celebrated in the United States, England, Sweden（瑞典）, India, Mexico（墨西哥） and some other countries. Little by little, it becomes widely celebrated. On that day, many people send presents of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink（粉红的）or red rose or carnation（康乃馨）, while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one.
The idea of a day for mothers was first given（被提出） by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia（费城）. The celebration of the first American Mother's Day was held（举行）in Philadelphia on May 10th, 1908. Soon the holiday became popular around the country and the world.Mother’s Day is on __________.
| A．the second Saturday in May |
| B．the second Sunday in May |
| C．May the second |
| D．May the twelfth |
When one’s mother is still living, she often wears a ________ rose or carnation.
| A．white | B．pink | C．yellow | D．blue |
The idea of _________ for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis.
| A．a present | B．a week | C．a day | D．a flower |
The first American Mother’s Day was ____________.
| A．on 10th May, 1908 | B．on 2nd May, 1908 |
| C．on 10th May, 1809 | D．on 2nd May, 1980 |
The celebration of the first Mother’s Day was held__________.
A. in New YorkB. in Philadelphia
C. in Washington D. C. D. in Australia