Traveling by train is usually not easy in China. It can be hard to get a ticket. When you’re traveling to the railway station you look at your watch, afraid you will miss your train.

But there is good news for people traveling between Beijing and Shanghai. Construction (建设) on the express railway (高速铁路) between the two cities started just before the Spring Festival of 2008. When it is finished by 2013, taking a train will be as easy as taking a bus.

“There will be trains every several minutes. Buying a ticket, getting through the checkpoint (检查站) and taking your seat, will take just 10 minutes,” said an engineer.

There may be high-speed trains running at 350 kilometers an hour. The travel time between the two cities will decease from 10 to about 5 hours. The trains will carry twice the present number of passengers.

The new line will be 1,318 kilometers long and go across specially built bridges. It will run along side the present line. There will be 21 stations in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu.

“The cost of traveling by the express railway may be around 800 yuan. That will be more expensive than an ordinary train, but cheaper than by air.” Said Zhang Xiaoling, a Jiangsu government official.

According to Zhang, the higher price is caused by the large cost of the railway project. At about 200 billion yuan, the project may be even more expensive than the Three Gorges Project (三峡工程).

1.The express railway between Beijing and Shanghai will be finished _______.

    A. at the end of this year                  B. before the Spring Festival of 2008

    C. after 2013                           D. in about 5 years

2.Before taking your seat, you should _____ with your ticket.

    A. buy a ticket                         B. get through the checkpoint

    C. pack your things                     D. make some friends

3.The word “decrease” in the passage possibly means ______ in Chinese.

    A. 延长             B. 缩短         D. 提速             D. 限速

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

    A. Traveling by train is usually difficult in China because tickets are too expensive.

    B. The high-speed trains will have 21 stations in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Hunan and Jiangsu.

    C. Tickets for the high-speed trains will be cheaper than those for planes.

    D. The cost of the express railway project is as high as that of the Three Gorges Project.

5.What can be the best title of the passage?

    A. An enormous project.                 B. Train tickets will get more expensive

    C. Specially built bridges              D. Beijing—Shanghai express railway

People know the danger of fires. It’s good for a family to learn how to prepare for a fire. Here are some suggestions:

Put a smoke alarm in the house. Smoke from a fire causes the alarm to go off. The alarm makes a loud sound. The sound tells everyone to leave the house at once.

Make escape (逃脱) plans. They should know all the ways out of the house. If there is a fire, everyone follows the plan to get out. Part of the plan is to check all the windows to make sure they can be opened easily.

Buy fire extinguishers (灭火器) in the house. Everyone in the family should know how to use them.

Practice for a fire. They do fire practice because they teach children about fire safety. Everyone in the family should know the following fire rules:

    ＊Don’t open a hot door! The fire can grow more quickly if you open the door.

＊Stay close to the floor! Smoke can be more dangerous than fire; the best air is near the floor because smoke rises.

＊What will you do if you hair or clothes start to burn? First, stop! Don’t run! The fire burns faster because of more air. Drop! Fall to the floor. They roll! Turning over and over will make the fire go out. Put a blanket (毯子) around you to keep air away from the fire that may still be on you.

There are many possible causes for firs. A wise family is ready all the time. If there is a fire, don’t forget to call 119 for help.

1.What does it mean when a smoke alarm rings at home?

    A. You have to get up.                  B. Water is running to the floor.

    C. Something is burning.                D. Someone breaks your window.

2.The writer advices people to do the following to prepare for a fire except that _______.

    A. they practice for a fire             B. they make escape plans

    C. they buy fire extinguishers              D. they use electrical cookers

3.When a fire happens, _______ if you open the hot door.

    A. the fire will grow more quickly          B. the electricity will be cut off

    C. the door will soon be on fire            D. the house will fall down

4.What are the right steps you should take when your hair or clothes catch fire?

    A. Stop, run, roll.                     B. Stop, drop, roll.

    C. Run, drop, roll.                     D. Roll, drop, stop

5.What is the best title for this passage?

    A. The Dangers of a Fire.               B. The Cause of a Fire.

    C. Learn to Use a Fire Extinguisher.        D. Be Ready for a Fire.

Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The next building only was a few feet away from mine. They was a woman lived there, and I had never met her, yet I could see she sat by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.

After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself. “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window. It really looks terrible.”

One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside.

Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible (看见). Her window was clean!

Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing (批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.

    That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?

Since then, whenever I wanted to judge (评判) someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?” I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.

1.The writer couldn’t see everything clearly through the window because __________.

    A. the woman’s window was dirty         B. the writer’s window was dirty

    C. the woman lived nearby               D. the writer was near-sighted

2.The writer was surprised that _________.

    A. the woman was sitting by her window  B. the woman’s window was still terrible

    C. the woman did cleaning in the afternoon  D. the woman’s window was clean

3. “It dawned on me” probably means “_______”.

    A. I began to understand it             B. it cheered me up

    C. I knew it grew light                 D. it began to get dark

4.It’s clear that ________.

    A. the writer had never met the woman before    B. the writer often washed the window

    C. they both worked as cleaners         D. they lived in a small town

5.From the passage, we can learn _______.

    A. one shouldn’t criticize others very often

    B. one should often make his windows clean

    C. one must judge himself before he judges others

    D. one must look at others through his dirty windows.

在B栏中找出A句子的相应答语。

A

1.Why not join the music club?

2.Hello! Can I speak to Alice?

3.I don’t like swimming.

4. Give my best wishes to your parents, please.

5.Excuse me. Which is the way to the nearest post office?

B

A. Neither does my sister.

B. Go along the road and take the first turning on the left. You’ll see it.

C. Thanks, I will.

D. I’m sorry. I can’t sing or dance.

E. Sorry. She isn’t here right now. She has gone to the shop.

根据对话内容排序：1.______2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. ______

A. Anything else?

B. Yes. I would like to have the beef, please.

C. OK. I will get the things ready for you soon.

D. May I take your order, sir?

E. A tomato salad and a bottle of beer.

用所词的适当形式填空。

1. A large number of _____ (foreign) visit Guizhou province these years.

2.Thank goodness! The letter I looking forward to _____ (reach) me at last.

3. Hainan Island is a ______ (wonder) place to spend summer.

4. The dinner room must _____ (clean) three times a day.

5.My cousin is used to _______ (study) with his new friends in Australia.

 选择方框中的词组填空，有一项多余。

1.These days I hardly have time to _____ my friends on the Internet.

2. Thank for your help, more and more pupils can enjoy free lunch at school ______.

3.Li Na has won the tennis champion in France, we ______ her.

4.Tom asked his mother what to _____ when he cooked fish.

5. Don’t eat a lot of sweet food. It will ______ your health.

1.They had an English party last Sunday. (改为否定句)

   They _____ ____ an English party last Sunday.

2.The reporter asked the girl, “Do you like your volunteer work on weekends?” (改为间接引语)

   The reporter asked the girl _____ she _____ her volunteer work on weekends.

3.The girl with a flower in her hand is my sister. (改为含定语从句的复合句)

   The girl ____ ____ a flower in her hand is my sister.

4.Should I arrive on time or a little later if someone invites me to dinner? (改为同义句)

   Am I ____ ____ arrive on time or a little later if someone invites me to dinner?

5.The students will learn the group dance on the school playground. (对画线部分提问)

______ _____ the students learn the group dance?

 根据汉语提示完成对话。

A: Mr. Wilson, 1. ___________? (你来安顺多久了？)

B: Three days.

A: 2.___________? (你游览过哪些风景区？)

B: Huangguoshu Waterfall and Dragon Palace.

A: 3.______________? (你觉得我们这座城市怎么样？)

B: It’s beautiful and quiet. It has changes a lot during the past two years.

A: Oh? 4.________. (好像你很了解我们这座城市。) Have you ever been here before?

B: Yes. I came here to give a report on food safety two years ago.

A: Then this time you are here for …?

B: Just for a holiday.

A: I’m very glad you like our city. 5. _____. (希望你玩得高兴)

B: Thank you.

 We are in a world full of competition. Our parents compete (竞争) with others in their offices, our brothers and sisters compete with others in their colleges, and we compete with our classmates in school. Many of us give up in the face of competition and will never be successful. ①can’t, others, why, we, do, better, than One important reason is that we have no self-confidence (自信).

In fact, everyone is born equal. You can do what others do. Although your classmates may be better than you in some ways, you may be better than them in other subjects. So everyone has his or her own advantages. Don’t look at things from a single (单个的) point of view. Try to discover your own advantages, and believe that you can do better than others in those ways.

Competition is not so terrible. Don’t be afraid of it. And don’t be afraid of those classmates who are better than you. ②Remember that self-confidence is the first step to success. Believe in yourselves, and you will be successful one day.

任务一: 1. Are we living in a world full of competition?

任务二: 2. How can you improve your self-confidence according to the passage?

任务三: 3. 将①处画线部分单词连成一个完整的特殊疑问句。

任务四: 4. 将②处画线部分译成中文。

任务五: 5. What’s the main idea of this passage?