Mike and Dick work in the same office. They don’t like the cold weather. One day they decided to take their holiday in Australia. Their plane arrived in Sydney at nine in the morning. They had a good rest in a hotel. The next morning they rented(租) a car in the city and began their trip. A few hours later the sun was shining in the sky and there were no shade trees beside the road. It was so hot that they could hardly(几乎不) go on driving. They had to stop to look around. Mike found a river was about half a kilometer away from them. They were both very happy and drove the car quickly. Soon they got to the river. Before they jumped into the river, Dick saw a boy playing under a big tree. He asked the boy, “Are there any sharks(鲨鱼)in the river? ” “No,” answered the boy, “There aren’t any. ”

So they began to swim in the river. After a while, Dick felt something hit(敲打) against his leg. He told Mike about it. They were very afraid and stopped swimming. Dick asked the boy loudly, “Is it true that there are not any sharks in the river? ” “Yes, sir. There are a lot of crocodiles(鳄鱼)in the water. The sharks have all swum away.”

1.Mike and Dick went to Australia _____.

A. by car B. by air C. by ship D. we don’t know

2.The two young men went to Australia to _____.

A. swim in the river B. study to drive

C. go on a holiday D. find some work

3.Mike and Dick couldn’t drive any more because _____.

A. the sun was shining in the sky B. there were no shade trees beside the road

C. the weather was very hot D. they were too tired

4.Dick became afraid because _____.

A. he saw a shark in the water

B. he thought it might be a shark that hit his leg

C. he saw the boy laughing at them under the big tree

D. he had been told there were some sharks in the river

5.When the two young men heard（听到） the boy, they began to _____.

A. catch the crocodiles in the water B. look for the crocodiles there

C. run to beat the Australian boy D. come out of the river at once(立刻).

Mark Twain was an American writer. He liked to tell funny stories, and he also liked to play jokes. One day, a friend of his lost his wallet and asked Twain to pay his train ticket for him.

Twain said, "I'm sorry, but it happens that I have very little money with me.I don't have enough money to buy two tickets."

The friend was very sad.

"But," said Twain, "You can get on the train with me and, when the conductor comes through the train to collect (收) the tickets, you can hide under my seat." The friend agreed to this plan. But when the conductor came through the train, Twain gave him two tickets. One is for himself and the other is for his friend under the seat.

Then in a loud voice, so that everyone in the train could hear him easily, Twain explained (解释), "My friend is a very strange man. When he rides on a train, he doesn't like to sit on the seat. He likes to lie on the floor under the seat."

Of course, everybody then looked at the poor man under the seat and laughed at him.

1.Who used to write funny short stories?

A. Lu Xun B. Mark Twain C. Shakespeare D. Luo Guanzhong

2.Mark Twain was _________.

A. a great German writer B. a great American writer

C. a great English writer D. a great American lawyer

3.______ lay on the floor under the seat instead of sitting on the seat.

A. Mark Twain B. The conductor C. A stranger D. A friend of Mark Twain's

4.A friend asked Twain to buy train ticket for him because _________.

A. he lost his wallet

B. he had very little money and could not pay the ticket.

C. Twain owed his money, and then he wanted to get it back.

D. he did not want to pay the ticket himself.

5.Which of the following is right?

A. Twain bought only one ticket for himself.

B. Twain bought two tickets.

C. Twain did not ask his friend to get on the train.

D. Twain asked his friend to take his seat.

Alex Harley was born in the northeast of New York in 1921,but he spent most of his early life with his mother’s family . Their history, she said, began with Toby. He was a slave from Africa and his name was Kinray.

Alex Harley went to school and then to college .In 1939 ,he joined the US coastguard. As he was a Black ,his job was to wait on tables and washed dishes. In his spare time, he learned to write stories. He served in the coastguard for 20 years. . After he retired he put all his time into writing.

Alex Harley remembered the stories his grandmother had told him. He began to study his family story. After a lot of research, Harley decided that Toby probably was Kinta Kinte for the West African Mandingo people. Kinta Kinte was caught near the Village of Juffure on the Gambia River. He was sold as a slave in Annapolis, Maryland in 1767 . Then Harley made a trip to Gambia and talked with a history expert in Juffure. The African historian made his conclusion stronger.

Alex Harley wanted to tell the experiences of the Black people in 18th-and-19th-century America. He spent 10 years researching and writing his family story for the book “Roots”, It was published in 1979. It won a special Pulizer Prize. A few years later, a film series based on Harley’s book was shown on American television.

1.Choose the right order of the events given in the passage.

a. He made a trip to Gambia.

b. Alex Harley knew the stories about their family

c. Ante lived near the Gambia River.

d. Harley retired from the US coastguard.

e. Toby was sold as a slave

f. He began to study his family history.

A. e,c,b ,f,d,a B. . c,e,b,d,f,a

C. e,b,d,c,a,f D. c,b,d,e,a,f

2.Where did Harley spend most of this childhood?

A. In Gambia B. In the north of the US

C. In Maryland D. In the south of America

3.When did Harley learn to write stories?

A. In 1959 B. After 1921 C. Before 1939 D. In the army

4.Which conclusion did he draw after doing a lot of research?

A. Toby was a history expert.

B. Toby’s hometown was near Gambia River.

C. Toby was an African historian.

D. Toby’s hometown was Annapolis.

5.Which of the following might have happened after watching “Roots” on TV?

A. Every American talking about their family story.

B. None of the Americans talking about their family history.

C. Many Americans became interested in researching their family history.

D. Only the Black people became interested in researching their family history.

D

Yao Ming was born in China in 1980. In his last season with the Shanghai Sharks，he scored 32.4 points per game. Now the big man from China is helping the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is the son of two great basketball players and learnt how to play basketball when he was young. Now，as one of the stars in the NBA，he is working hard to make his dream come true and show the world that Chinese basketball players love this game too!

Pele was a football player that everyone know. He was born in Brazil in 1940. He started playing for Santos when he was only 16 and he didn’t retire (退役) until 1977. He played for Brazil 111 times and he scored 97 international goals. Pele came from a poor family. He started playing football in the street when he was a boy, like many people around the world. He was soon picked to play for Santos and quickly became an international figure (人物)

Steffi Graf was born in Germany in 1969. She won the tennis semi-final (半决赛) at Wimbledon in 1985 when she was only 16, but she lost the final to another great tennis player, Martina Navratilova. People were surprised by the strength and power of her game. She soon became a famous tennis player and she has won most of the main matches several times.

1.In the passage，________ is the youngest player.

A. Pele B. Yao Ming C. Steffi Graf D. Martina Navratilova

2.________ comes from South America.

A. Pele B. Yao Ming C. Steffi Graf D. No one

3.Which of the following is RIGHT?

A. Yao Ming is a table tennis player.

B. Yao Ming is on the Houston Rockets now.

C. Yao Ming's parents are not basketball players.

D. Yao Ming is playing for the Chinese Football Team.

4.Which of the following is WRONG?

A. Pele was born in a poor family.

B. Pele was a great football player.

C. Pele played football in the street all his life.

D. Pele was born in Brazil.

5.When did Pele retire?

A. In 1980. B. In 1977. C. In 1969. D. In 1960

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Learning a language is easy. Even a child can do it.

Most adults who are learning a second language would disagree with the above sentences. For them, learning a language is a very difficult task. 1..

Language learning is different from other kinds of learning. 2. However, some people who are successful language learners find it difficult to succeed in other fields.

3. read as much as you can in the new language; practice speaking the language every day; live with people who speak the language you want to learn; don’t translate ---try to think in the new language ; Learn as a child would learn---play with language and so on.

4.. Language learning research shows that successful language learners are similar in many ways.

First of all, successful language learners are independent (独立的)learners.

Secondly, successful language learning is active learning.

5..

What kind of language learner are you? If you are a successful language learner, you have probably been learning independently, actively, and purposefully.

Do you know Roma people？They were called Gypsies (吉普赛人) by Europeans. Because they thought they came from Egypt (a country in Africa)．About a thousand years ago, the Roma people left their homeland. They are known as nomads because for hundreds of years many of them have lived in large groups that travel from place to place. They have no real homeland.

Today, the Roma are now living all over the world._______________(他们保留了他们的语言和风俗) For example, it’s important for Roma to marry other Roma. It's also a custom for parents to choose the person their children will marry. Roma people get married when they are young, sometimes even as young as 14.

Romany is the HYPERLINK "http://www.21cnjy.com/"language of the Roma people, which was written down only recently. Because the Roma are nomadic and have moved all over the world, their language has developed in many different ways. It is sometimes hard for Roma in one part of the world to understand Roma from another part.

Roma music is famous all over the world, because many Roma throughout history have been musicians. Their music has influenced many other kinds of music, like classical and jazz.

Roma don't usually assimilate (同化) into host countries. Over many centuries, governments have forbidden them to marry each other, travel or wear their traditional bright clothes. They have their gold taken away from them—treasures (财富) from their parents and grandparents. They have been taken as slaves (奴隶),and have been forced to change their names.

But today, the Roma are finding ways to live in peace with others while keeping the treasures of their culture.“There's a will within us to continue to live as a people,”says George Kaslov，whose family arrived in New York from Russia a hundred years ago.“All the other ethnic (种族) groups who came to America assimilate gradually with time going；they lose their customs and language. But not the Roma. We hold out.”

1.Why were Roma people called Gypsies (吉普赛人) by Europeans?

2.把文中括号部分翻译成英语。_______________________________________________.

3.把文中划线部分翻译成汉语.________________________________________________.

4.Do Roma people have no real homeland?________________________

5.选出文章的最佳标题______

A. Brave Roma Travelers

B. Famous Roma Music

C. The Roma：Past and Present

D. Changing Countries，Changing Cultures

Do you know the story of Snow White? Well, she was the prettiest girl in the kingdom!

But the queen wanted to kill（杀） her. The Snow White ran to the forest and home of seven little dwarfs. She (1) k1. on the door, and wanted to go into the room. But nobody (2)a2. . He (3)w3. a moment outside the door .It was quiet inside .So she (4)p4. the door gently(轻轻地). She found that that there were seven clean and tidy beds in the room. At that moment, she was tired and (5) h5.. So she took a piece of cake and soon was (6) a6. in a bed. In the evening, seven little dwarfs came back. At first, they didn’t (7)n7. the girl lying in bed. After the girl woke up(醒来), she wanted to (8)h8. out of the house .But seven little dwarfs saw her, and said ,“You’re welcome to hide（躲藏）here at our house!”

One day, a handsome （英俊的）prince came by .And she and the prince got(9) m 9.the next day. Finally, they (10) r10. to their home in the Kingdom together.From then on,they had a happy and nice life!

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假如你是Lingling, 你的美国朋友Betty要来中国旅游，她需要你的帮助，下面是Betty给你的一封信，请根据信的内容给她回一封电子邮件，80词左右，信的开头已给出，不计入总数.

Dear Lingling,

I’m preparing for a trip to China, and I’m making a list of things for my trip, but I don’t know what I should take? I’m leaving at the end of August. I’m going to stay there for three weeks, what clothes should I take? Which places of interest can I visit? What else should I pay attention to? Can you give me some advice?

Yours

Betty

Dear Betty,

I’m very happy that you can come to China for a trip. _________________________________________________________________

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Lingling

David wants to buy a ______ as his birthday gift, because he likes music very much.

A. piano B. baseball C. car

To be ______ honest student, you are not supposed to tell a lie.

A. a B. an C. the