阅读下面一篇材料，从所给的A—G七个选项中，选出正确的选项填空，使短文通顺、内容完整。（每小题2分）

People all over the world do shopping in supermarkets. Who decides what you buy in the supermarkets? 56.__________________

   When you go into the supermarket, you see shelves full of things.57.______________You pull a shopping cart and put the things you choose in it.

   If you hear soft and slow music, you may walk slowly. If you hear fast and loud music, you may walk quickly. 58._____________You walk slowly and have more time to choose things.

   Suppose you go to the meat department first. 59._____________The cheaper meat is at the other end of the meat department, away from where the customers enter. You have to walk by all the expensive meat before you find the cheaper one. 60.______________.

   That’s some knowledge of supermarket science. Many supermarkets use such knowledge to make customers stay longer and buy more.

Beijing-Shanghai Railway was completed in 1968. The line runs 1,462 km between China’s two main cities and passes through five provinces and the city of Tianjin.

Since opening, it has been one of the busiest routes in our country. The Beijing-Shanghai route is now served by I0 trains a day, five of which are non-stop. The journey time is just under 12 hours.

Now trains are allowed to travel at 250 kph ( kilometers per hour) and the journey time is only I0 hours.

　 With the sixth railway speedup, China has joined the ranks (行列) of countries with high-speed all services. Trains are able to run at speeds of 200 kph on some 6,003 km of track (轨道), and on some sections, the highest speed can increase to 250 kph. The 6,003 km of track serves both high-speed passenger trains and low-speed cargo (货物) trains.

Railway operators have to deal with the problem of the speed gap (差距) between the two kinds of trains to make sure they both run safely.

（　 ）51.The Beijing-Shanghai Railway line runs 1,462 kilometers, doesn’t it?

A. Yes, it does.　 B. No, it doesn’t.　 C. It’s very far.　 D. We don’t know.

（　 ）52.How many times have the trains been speeded up so far?

　　　　 A. Five.　　　 B. Six.　　　　　 C. Seven.　　　 D. Eight.

（　 ）53.When the Beijing-Shanghai train runs at 250 kph, the passengers spend　 on the train.

　　　　 A. ten hours　　 B. twelve hours　　 C. one day　　 D. two days.

（　 ）54.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

　　　　 A. Only one train is served on the 6,003 km of track.

　　　　 B. Beijing-Shanghai Railway passes through six provinces.

　　　　 C. All of the trains run without any stops on Beijing-Shanghai Railway .

　　　　 D. Since opening, Beijing-Shanghai Railway has been one of the busiest routes in China.

（　 ）55.The passage above is probably from

　　　　 A. a story-book　 B. a dictionary　　 C. a newspaper　 D. an advertisement

Greenland is the largest island in the world. It is in the north of Europe Near Greenland is another island. It is small. It’s named Iceland. Do you think that Greenland is green and warm? Do you think that Iceland is white with ice?

If you do, you are wrong. Not many people live on the big island of Greenland. There are more people in your hometown than in all of Greenland. That is because Greenland is not green. Greenland is white. Most of the island is covered with lots of ice. The ice covering Greenland is higher than the world’s tall building. What about Iceland? Is it colder than Greenland? No, it isn’t. Iceland has ice, but not so much as Greenland. Iceland has a lot of springs. They give out hot water and steam. The climate is not as cold as Greenland. And there are a lot more people who live on Iceland.

（   ）46.Greenland is the ______ island in the world.

A. greenest         B. smallest        C. biggest            D. warmest

（   ）47. From the story we know that ______ people live on Greenland.

A. a lot               B. few              C. a few              D. a little

（   ）48.Most of the Greenland is covered with ______.

A. trees               B. water            C. tall buildings      D. ice

（   ）49.There are a lot of springs ______.

A. on Greenland   B. on Iceland     C. in the city         D. in your hometown

（   ）50.Which is right?

A. Greenland is as large as Iceland.  B. It is warmer on Greenland than on Iceland.

C. There is much more ice on Greenland than on Iceland.

D. Greenland is a green, warm, beautiful island.

We surveyed 300 young people on what they like to do at weekends. One hundred people are from the ages of 11-18, one hundred 19-26 and one hundred 27-35. The following shows their answers:

（　 ）41.How many people enjoy playing computer games in the 11-18 group?

　 　　　 A. 20.　　　　 　　 B. 50.　　　　　　　 C. 60.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. 75.

（　 ）42.The people of 19-26 enjoy ______ most.

　　　　 A. watching TV B. going to the movies

C. playing computer games　　　 D. taking a walk

（　 ）43.According to the survey, which two activities do most people enjoy doing?

A. Playing computer games and watching TV.

B. Playing computer games and taking a walk.

C. Watching TV and going to the movies.

D. Going to the movies and taking a walk.

（　 ）44.From the chart above, we can see the older people are, the more they like ______.

　　　　 A. watching TV B. taking a walk

C. going to the movies 　　　　 D. playing computer games

（　 ）45. Which of the following is TRUE according to the chart?

　　　　 A. Fewest people like taking a walk.　

B. The people of 11-18 like taking a walk most.

　　　　 C. 90 people like going to the movies in the 19-26 group.

D. The people of 27-35 like playing computer games most.

先阅读短文，掌握其大意。然后从方框中所给的词中选出恰当的10个，并用其适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。（每小题1分）

Mr. Hodge was a   31  farmer . He had hundreds of chickens , and sold eggs and the meat and got a lot of   32  from them , but he lived in a very  33  part of the country , and he found  34  his hens  laid hardly  35 eggs in the summer . So he decided to put air-conditionings into his chicken-house 36  they would lay well all through the year and he could get more eggs and in that way earn more money . The owner of the company which 37the air-conditioning came to see him , and when he saw Mr . Hodge’s house , he thought that he might be able to persuade him to buy some air-conditionings for  38 ,too.

“Your wife would be much happier and more comfortable then,” he said to Mr. Hodge . But Mr . Hodge was not  39 at all.“My wife    40  eggs.” he said .

When you write a letter or make a telephone call, your words 16 a message. People communicate with words. Do you think you can communicate 　　17 words? A smile 18 your face shows you are happy and friendly. Tears in your eyes tell 19 　 that you are sad. When you 　20 your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something 　21 ask questions. You shake your head, and people know you are saying no. You nod and people know you are saying 　22 .

Other things can also give some information. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus 23　 .A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs on doors tell you 24 to go in or out. 25 you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages 　26 them all the time? People can communicate 　27 many other ways. 28 artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books 29 to tell you about all wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books, magazines, TV and radio and films all help us to communicate with other people. They all help us to know 30 is going on in the world.

（ ）16.A. take　　 　　 B. bring　　 　　　 C. carry　　　 　　　 D. gives

（ ）17.A. by　　　 　　 B. with　　　 　　 C. use　　　　 　　　 D. without

（ ）18. A. in　　　 　　 B. on　　　 　　　 C. at　　　 　　　　　　 　　　 D. over

（ ）19.A. others　 　　 B. the others　　　　 C. other　　　 　 　　　 D. the other

（ ）20. A. put on　 　　 B. put out　　　　　　 　 C. put up　　　 　　　 D. put down

（ ）21. A. when　 　　 B. or　　　 　　　 C. but　　　　 　　　 D. if

（ ）22. A. no　　　 　　 B. hello　　 　　　　 C. yes　　　 　　　 　　　 D. nothing

（ ）23. A. to get　　 　 B. to choose 　　　　 C. to have　　　 　　　 D. to take

（ ）24. A. which　 　　 B. where　　 　　 C. how　　　　 　　　 　　　 D. what

（ ）25. A. Do　　 　　 B. Did　　　 　　　 C. Had　　　　 　　　 D. Have

（ ）26.A. from　　 　　 B. of　　　 　　　 C. about　　　 　 　　　 D. for

（ ）27. A. with　　 　　 B. by　　　 　　　 C. without　　 　 　　　 D. in

（ ）28. A. The　　 　 B. An　　　 　　　 C. A　　　　 　　 　　　 D. Some

（ ）29. A. write　　 　 B. wrote　　　　　　　 C. is written　　 　　　 D. are written

（ ）30.A. what　 　　　　 B. which　　 　　　 C. that　　　　 　　　 D. who

—Thank you very much for your nice present.

—___________.

A. I’m very glad you like it. 　　　　　　　　B. No , thanks.　

C. Oh, it’s nothing. 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. No, it’s very cheap

The children could hardly swim,_______?

A. could the children   B. couldn′t the children  C. couldn′t they    D. could they

You should try your best to catch up with your classmates. Don′t ___ your parents______.

A .let; up            B. let: high             C. let; down       D. let; low

By the end of last term, we _______more than one thousand new words.

A. learned            B. had learned          C. have learned    D. wiil learned