阅读下面短文，然后按要求完成下列各题。

　　We(A)had no idea about when men first began to use salt．But we do know that it has been used in many different ways throughout the history．

　　For example, it is recorded in many history books that people who lived over three thousand years ago ate salt fish．Thousands of years ago in Egypt,(B)salt was used to keep the dead well．

　　In some period of history, a person who stole salt was thought to break the law．Take the eighteenth century for example, if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into prison．History also records that only in England about ten thousand people were put into prison during(C)that century for stealing salt!About four hundred and fifty years before, in the year 1553, if a man took more than his share of salt, he would be thought to break the law and would be seriously punished．(D)The law-breaker's ear was cut off．

　　Salt was an important item on the dinner table of a king．It was always placed(E)在……前the king when he sat down to eat．Important guests at the king's table were seated near the salt．Less important guests were given seats farther away from it．

1．写出画线部分(A)的同义短语：________

2．将画线部分(B)改写为：salt was used ________　________ the dead well．

3．文中能代替画线部分(C)的短语是：________

4．将画线部分(D)改为主动语态：____________

5．将画线部分(E)译成英语：________________

短文填空　阅读短文，然后从方框中选出可以填入文中空白处的单词，并将其填入短文后相应题号的横线上。

Last Sunday I took my husband with me to a large department store in London．We both 　　1　　 some new clothes and were hoping to find a television．When we arrived in Oxford street, it was so 　　2　　 that we decided that either of us would go on his or her 　　3　　 way for the moment and meet again at the ground station．So I left my husband and started 　　4　　 around the shops．Unfortunately(不幸地)all the clothes were in very large 　　5　　 and were not fit for me．But I did buy a television at very cheap 　　6　　, so I felt quite 　　7　　 with myself．When I arrived at the station, my husband was not there, so I sat down in a 　　8　　 coffee house to have a cup of tea．I quickly finished my tea when I saw him．I went out to meet him．He looked very 　　9　　．Then I saw he was carrying a large and heavy cardboard box．“Oh, dear!”I thought,“Yes, we had no clothes 　　10　　 we had two TV sets．”

1．________　2．________　3．________　4．________　5．________

6．________　7．________　8．________　9．________　10．________

阅读下面短文，然后按要求完成下列各题。

　　I was born in New York, but I grew up in San Francisco．I began to live in London 25 years ago．(A)If I am asked now where I want to live forever, I would say London．But I will always be American．

　　San Francisco, like London, has many parks．Every day my sisters and I were taken to play in the parks as children．I didn't go to school．I only had three hours of formal education when I was five．I was sent to school in the morning but came home at noon on the first day．I said I didn't enjoy(B)it and hadn't learned anything．My parents thought that school was unsuitable for me．They agreed with me, so I never went back to school．

　　Then my mother taught me and my two sisters at home, in the way of an English lady who had good education．We learned languages and reading more than sciences and maths．Sometimes she taught us(C)________, but we also had other teachers．(D)They asked us to take lessons every day．About once a week we walked to Golden Gate Park．While we were walking, my mother taught me to read music．One day I noticed a little toy train in the window of a shop and I remember now how I'd like to have it．I couldn't say“r”when I was small．My mother said if I could say an “r”well, I would have the toy train．I practiced and practiced．Then one morning(E)我把大家吵醒with my“r”s．I got the toy train．I usually get the things I want in life－but I work hard for them．

1．将画线部分(A)改写为：If somebody ________　________ where I want to live forever, I would say London．

2．文中能代替画线部分(B)的词是：________

3．在画线部分(C)处填入一个适当的词：________

4．将画线部分(D)改写为：________　________　________ to take lessons every day．

5．将画线部分(E)译成英语：________

短文填空　阅读短文，然后从方框中选出可以填入文中空白处的单词，并将其填入短文后相应题号的横线上。

　　Recently, many English teachers from universities all over China came together．They discussed 　　1　　 to use newspapers to teach English．Wu Ping, a university professor, said that her university has 　　2　　 a course on newspaper reading for freshman English majors．They use English newspapers to 　　3　　．It is said that the 　　4　　 enjoy the course．“They say newspapers help them learn English, and also tell them the latest news 　　5　　 the world,”he said．

　　Outside the classroom, English newspapers are thought by many people to be 　　6　　 of the most important and effective ways to learn English．One of the professors believes that newspapers are better 　　7　　 other teaching materials in four ways．First, the stories are 　　8　　 and can get the students to read on．　　9　　, the language is modern and up-to-date．Newspapers cover lots of topics like sports, culture, 　　10　　 and so on．And last but not least, the language is very practical, and can be used in our daily life．

1．________　2．________　3．________　4．________　5．________

6．________　7．________　8．________　9．________　10．________

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　　The Year of the Dog has gone and this year we have pigs．What words can we think of for pigs? Some(A)________ words maybe, like silly, dirty, greedy(贪婪)…But, are these true?

　　When we see pigs, they are usually in dirty water or behind dirty fences．But pigs also want to be clean if they can．Pigs have no sweat glands(汗腺), so they have to get cool in water when they feel hot．

　　If people are greedy, we say they“pig out”．Yes, pigs love eating a lot．But they are useful to people．People not only eat their meat, but also use other parts of pigs．Pig skin is used for glue and shoes．(B)The hair can be used to make brushes．Sometimes, pigs are even used to make medicine．

　　“(C)他像猪一样傻!”This expression is wrong．Pigs are very smart animals．Among all animals, they are the third cleverest－monkeys, dolphins and pigs．Scientists think the training of pigs is easier than the training of dogs and cats．Pigs have a very good sense of smell(嗅觉)．They can find things nearby or faraway．They can also help the police to(D)sniff out drugs(毒品)at an airport or at a train station!

1．在画线部分(A)处填入一个适当的词：________

2．将画线部分(B)改写为：The hair can be used ________　________ brushes．

3．将画线部分(C)译成英语：________________

4．将画线部分(D)译成汉语：________________

5．在文中找出三个描写猪的形容词：________

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　　Jiang Zemin was born in Yangzhou in 1926．When he was young, his uncle died for the Party 　　1　　 Japan．In the eyes of the Chinese, it was believed to be a terrible 　　2　　 to die without a son, so Jiang Zemin's father allowed him to live in the 　　3　　 family．

　　Jiang Zemin went to college at Shanghai Jiaotong University, 　　4　　 he joined the Party in 1946 and the following year finished his studies at college．

　　In 1989 Jiang Zemin became 　　5　　 of China．He works hard and 　　6　　 English and Russian very well．He often makes 　　7　　 decisions and is regarded as one of the 　　8　　 men in China．We are 　　9　　 of him because he has made China develop 　　10　　 faster．

1．________　2．________　3．________　4．________　5．________

6．________　7．________　8．________　9．________　10．________

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　　Marie Curie(whose birth name was Manya Sldodowska)was born in Poland(A)________ November 7, 1867．(B)Her father was a high school physics teacher and encouraged her interest in science．In 1891 she went to study in Paris and changed her name to the French, Marie．Two years(C)________ she passed the examination for a degree in physics with the highest grades in her class．She later married the French physicist Pierre Curie．

　　Marie Curie(D)对……产生兴趣the work of Conrad Roentgen who discovered X-rays in 1895．She knew the element uranium gave off rays similar to X-rays and she wanted to find new uses for these rays．Pierre Curie stopped his own work and joined his wife．In 1898 they announced the discovery of two new elements：radium and polonium, both of which gave off even more rays than uranium．In 1903 she and her husband won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in isolating pure radium．In 1911 Marie Curie won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry, too．Later in life, she became(E)ill from the effects of working with radium, and died in 1934．

1．在画线部分(A)处填入一个适当的单词：________

2．将画线部分(B)改写为：Her father ________　________　________ a high school．

3．在(C)的空白处填入一个适当的词语__________

4．将画线部分(D)译成英语：__________________

5．写出画线部分(E)的同义词或近义词：________

阅读短文，然后按要求完成下题。

　　A small man with a fat stomach got on the train at the last station before the frontier (边境)．He carried a paper bag．(A)And four feet ducks could be seen under the cover．The man found an empty seat, put the bag in the middle of the floor, took out a newspaper and began to read．Then a policeman came in．Of course he saw the bag with ducks legs at once and said,“Whose bag is that?”Nobody answered．The policeman repeated the question, and said, “I'll have to take it away from the owner．(B)Food mustn't be taken out of the country．”“Well, then,”said the small man with a fat stomach．“Hurry up and take it．We want to go home．”

　　The policeman took the bag and went on to the next carriage．

　　At the next station, when they were safely across the frontier, the small man got up, smiled at the other passengers and said, “I hope they'll enjoy the ducks' feet．The rest of the bag had(C)________ but rubbish in it．”Then he opened his coat and pointed to another bag he was carrying under(D)it．It was tied tightly(紧紧地)over the stomach, which was not really fat．“I have the rest of the two ducks here,” he said．(E)说完这些话, he got off the train．But while he was happily walking to the exit with the bag in his hands, a policeman came up to him, saying,“Hey, man! Foreign food mustn't be brought in．”

1．将画线部分(A)改写为：And we ________　________ four feet ducks under the cover．

2．将画线部分(B)改写为：People ________　________ food out of the country．

3．在画线部分(C)处填入一个适当的词：________

4．文中能代替画线部分(D)的词语是：__________

5．将画线部分(E)译成英语：__________________

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　　Everyone knows that exercise is important．We all need to exercise．Doctors say 　　1　　 is good for us．It makes your heart and body 　　2　　 Children who often exercise are more alert(灵活的)．This means they do better in tests and schoolwork than those who don't exercise．

　　There are many 　　3　　 to exercise．You can walk, run, swim, skate, or play ball games．Make sure you 　　4　　 in the following ways：you have to like what you're doing．Exercise enough－but not too 　　5　　．It's best to exercise 　　6　　 each week．Thirty minutes each time is enough．Try all kinds of things until you find one, two or even three sports that feel 　　7　　 for you．

　　You can exercise at fitness centers(健身中心)．They have 　　8　　 of equipment(设备)there．The equipment will help exercise your arms, legs and other parts of your body to make you 　　9　　．Some people buy equipment for their homes．But it is very expensive．

　　Exercising can be fun．Friends can exercise 　　10　　 at a fitness center, or they can play sports together．How do you exercise?

1．________　2．________　3．________　4．________　5．________

6．________　7．________　8．________　9．________　10．________

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　　Mary Allen was my best friend like the sister I never had．We did everything together, piano lessons, movies, swimming, horse riding．(A)When I was 13, I moved to another city with my family．Mary and I often wrote to each other, and sometimes we saw each other－like my wedding and Mary's．Soon we were busy(B)________ children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often．

　　One day a card that I sent to Mary came back with the words“Address Unknown”．I had no idea to find Mary．

　　Over the years, I thought of Mary often．I wanted to share stories of my children and then grandchildren．And I needed to share my(C)sorrow when my brother and then mother died．

　　There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Mary could fill．One day I was reading the newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman．She looked like Mary and her last name was White－Mary's married name．“There must be thousands of Whites．”I thought, but I wrote to her anyway．

　　(D)她收到我的信就打来电话．“Mrs．Green!”she said excitedly．“Mary Allen White is my mother．”Minutes later I heard a voice that I recognized(E)at once, even after 40 years．We laughed and cried．

　　The empty place in my heart is filled and there's one thing that Mary and I know．We won't lose each other again!

1．将画线部分(A)改写为：________　________　________　________　________, I moved to another city with my family．

2．在画线部分(B)处填入一个适当的词：________

3．将画线部分(C)译成汉语：__________________

4．将画线部分(D)译成英语：__________________

5．写出画线部分(E)的同义短语：______________