My grandma is a great woman named Mary. She was born in 1919 and died in 2009. ___ she didn't live to be 100 years old, she had a good, long life. She worked as a ____ for 70 years. She taught in Africa for many years. Then she ____ Africa and moved to Malaysia. At that time, people didn't travel by plane, so she traveled by ____. It _____her three months to go by ship from England to Malaysia in those days. In 1947, she traveled by plane for the first time. This new transportation made traveling from England to Malaysia much ___ than before. She didn't stop teaching ____ she was seventy-five years old.

Mary really loved teaching and she was also good at ____ stories. I always hear her talk about her stories. They were very_____ , and I would like to listen to her when I was free. She could remember everything though she was old, I think it was because she ____stopped working and thinking. My grandmother was really a great woman.

1.A. Although B. So C. Or D. As

2.A. teacher B. doctor C. nurse D. singer

3.A. visited B. left C. stayed in D. got to

4.A. car B. ship C. train D. bus

5.A. spent B. paid C. cost D. took

6.A. quicker B. harder C. worse D. safer

7.A. however B. until C. while D. as soon as

8.A. writing B. acting C. hearing D. telling

9.A. boring B. interesting C. old D. friendly

10.A. always B. usually C. sometimes D. never

1.If you wanted to be an air hostess, you can call _____.

A. 0551-65611382 B. 0411-4313861

C. 010-88488970 D. 010-88488870

2.John aged 26, can drive and work for long hours. Which job can be given to him?

A. Driving for Hopes Taxi, Hefei B. Working for China Airline

C. Teaching at instant language Ltd D. None of the above

3.What prevent (阻止) Mary, a beautiful girl, working for China airlines, Beijing?

A. Being able to speak two foreign languages.

B. Being 26 years old

C. Breaking traffic rules

D. Not having college education (教育)

Earthquake usually come without warnings. What should you do if this happens to you? An earthquake is dangerous, but there are still things you can do to protect yourself.

Stay calm as the earth begins to shake. Your chances of survival in an earthquake go up if you can keep calm.

If you are inside when the earthquake starts, get under a table or a bed. You need to have something strong around you to protect you from falling objects (物体). Do not stand near walls or windows and stay out of the kitchen. The kitchen is dangerous because of many glass objects.

If you are outside, get to open area as fast as you can. Stay away from buildings and trees. If you are in a car, pull over to a place where there are no trees or tall buildings and stay in the car.

When the earthquake is over, there is still plenty of danger. For example, gas fire often comes with an earthquake. If you see a fire, quickly move outdoors to an open area.

Remember: Hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

1.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. The way to keep safe after the earthquake.

B. The way to stay away from danger in our life.

C. Staying calm can save our life.

D. The way to protect yourself when an earthquake happens.

2.If you are inside when the earthquake starts, you must NOT .

A. stand near walls or windows B. stay out of the kitchen

C. be careful of the glass object D. protect you from falling objects.

3.Which of the following statement is True?

A. It is always dangerous to stay in the car when the earthquake happens.

B. When the earthquake is over, there is still a lot of danger.

C. If you are outside when the earthquake happens, go back home as fast as you can.

D. Earthquakes usually happen with warnings.

4.What is the Chinse meaning of the underlined word ”survival”?

A. 疾病 B. 危险 C. 幸存 D. 饥渴

Long long ago, there were only a few thousand people in the world. These people moved from one place to another place over the land, hunting (打猎) animals for food.

No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives first changed. They did not have to look for food any more. They could stay in one place and grow it.

People began to live near one another. And so the first village grew. Many people came to work in the villages. These villages grew very big. When machines appeared, life in the villages changed again. Factories were built. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities grew very big.

Today some people are moving back to small towns. Can you tell why?

1.How many people were there in the world long long ago?（不超过5个单词）

________________________________________________________.

2.When did people’s lives first change? （不超过10个单词）

________________________________________________________.

3.Did the cities grow very big? （不超过5个单词）

________________________________________________________.

根据对话内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。

A: Hi, Jane. 1.

B: Hi, Mary. I’m much better now. Thank you for coming to see me.

A: 2.

B: While I was riding along the street, suddenly a car hit me. 3.

A: Terrible! What happen then?

B: Thanks for two walkers. One of them called the First Aid Centre. 4.. The ambulance（救护车）came five minutes later.

A: How kind they are!

B: Yes. I don’t know what their names are.

A: I hope that you are getting better and better soon.

B: Thank you.

A: 5..

A．How did the accident happen？

B．Where were you going at that moment？

C．The other person covered me with his coat．

D．How are you feeling today？

E．You're welcome．

F．Sounds great!

G．Then I fell off my bike and hurt my leg．

XI．按要求完成下列句子。

1.This boy is so young that he can’t go to school.(改为同义句)

This boy is _____ young _____ go to school.

2.Why did the man do that?(改为同义句)

_______did the man do that _______?

3.I was watching TV at half past nine yesterday evening.(对划线部分提问)

What_____ you______ at half past nine yesterday evening?

4.这家工厂于5年前关停了。

____________________________________________________

5.than, nothing, enjoyable, playing tennis, more, is (连词成句)

____________________________________________________

假如你是李华，你的美国笔友 Jack 要来你的家乡游玩，请根据以下提示写一封 email。 要点提示：

1. 家乡合肥：位于安徽东南部，人口约 800 万；

2. 天气状况：夏热冬冷，游玩的最好季节是春天；

3. 著名景点：巢湖，紫蓬山

提示词：巢湖：Chaohu Lake ; 紫蓬山： Zipeng Mountain Dear Jack,

How is everything going?

Mickey is one of _________ in the world.

A. A.famousest cartoon character B. the most famous cartoon characters

C. famousest cartoon characters D. the most famous cartoon character

I don’t mind _____ the window. .It’s too cold.

A. close B. closing C. to close D. closes

—What did your uncle say just now?

—He promised ________ me a new bike.

A. buy B. bought C. buying D. to buy