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　　From London to New York, from Hong Kong to Moscow, subways are an important way of transportation．Traffic in modern cities is often quite heavy, and it can sometimes take hours to cross a busy city in a car or bus．Subways help solve that problem, since they don't have to stop at traffic lights, and hundreds of people can take a subway train together．

　　In larger subway systems, such as Mexico City's, there are lines that go far beyond the city centre．In this way, people living in the suburbs can take a train to work．This reduces(减少)the traffic entering and leaving a city．It also helps reduce air pollution, a big problem in many cities．Finally, subways are usually cheaper．Basically, in a city with a subway, everybody wins!

根据短文内容，从A，B，C，D，E中选择最恰当的一项补全下列各句。

1．Subways around the world _________

2．Traffic in modern cities _________

3．In larger subway systems people living in the suburbs _________

4．Thousands of cars entering and leaving the city _________

5．Traveling by subway doesn't take a long time _________

A．increase(增加)air pollution(污染)．

B．can take the subway train to work．

C．are an important means of transportation．

D．because subways don't have to stop at traffic lights．

E．is often very heavy and it sometimes takes a long time to cross the city in a car or bus．

　　K．L．Rothey, 71, from the United States, a retired lawyer

　　Rothey has given himself the Chinese name of Luqi or “roadside beggar(乞丐)”．In his eyes, beggars are doing important work collecting rubbish．What they do is not dirty．Littering the street is, he adds．

　　Rothey first visited China in 1984 and soon he became interested in Chinese culture．Married to a Chinese calligrapher(书法家), he lived in Huangshi, Hubei Province．

　　Many people know him because he often shows up in the street collecting rubbish．“Huangshi is my home so I hope it becomes cleaner and more beautiful,” says Rothey．He has also organized volunteers to collect rubbish in other cities, including Wuhan．

　　Rothey says he’ll continue collecting rubbish, as long as he is able to．

　　Jill Robinson, 50, from Britain, founder(创立者)and CEO of Animals Asia Foundation．

　　She has been working for nearly 20 years to stop people from getting the bile(胆汁)from moon bears for use in traditional medicine．

　　She began working for the International Fund for Animal Welfare in Hong Kong in the mid-1980s．A business trip to a bear farm in the mainland in 1993 changed her life．She saw so many moon bears killed by people．That made her cry．She said she would be back to set them free．

　　In 1998, she set up the Animal Foundation．In July 2000, the foundation agreed to free 500 farmed moon bears．In 2002, the Moon Bear Rescue(救援)Center was set up in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan．

　　Now, bear farms have been stopped in the area of two-thirds of China．“As much as we rescue them, they rescue us．These bears rescue us every single day and they teach us to be better people,” Robinson says．

任务：请阅读上面短文，根据短文内容完成下面表格中的有关信息。

阅读下面两篇短文，根据所给语境，按要求完成下列各题。

　　Dear Brad,

　　In about 3 months, I will take a very important test．If I pass the test with good grades, I can get to the 10th grade and choose a good school to study in．Now I am trying my best to achieve this．At the same time, I’m the monitor in my class, which means I should do lots of things for my class．①I am ________ so busy with my school-work and duties as monitor that I don’t have enough time to keep a balance between them．Gradually I become lazy．②The other day, my head teacher told me that she was disappointed in my poor performance as class monitor．Her words really discouraged me．

　　What should I do now, to give up or not to give up as class monitor? I must do my best in school because how well I do will influence where I go after this school year is over and it can affect the rest of my life．Being class monitor is also a valuable learning experience because my teacher trusts me to be a good leader．③I don’t want to go to my parents for suggestions, for they will get worried about me．Can you tell me how to choose?

Yours,

Gates

根据①处内容，完成下面的句子。(每空一词)

1．I am _________ busy with my school-work and duties as monitor _________ have enough time to keep a balance between them．

2．根据②处内容，完成下面的句子。(每空一词)

The other day, my head teacher said to me, “_________　_________ disappointed in your poor performance as class monitor．”

3．将③处翻译成汉语。

阅读短文，完成下题。

　　The Hawaii Volcanoes(火山)National Park is on the island of Hawaii, it has two active volcanoes．One is Mauna Loa, which means “Long Mountain”．Mauna Loa is the world’s most massive volcano．The other is Kilauea．It is next to Mauna Loa and it is the most active volcano in the world．

　　　　1　　 The park is open 24 hours a day year round．There are no plants or trees on the fields and no protection from the sun, so you must bring sunglasses．You can visit it anytime．

　　　　2　　 The best way go get to the park is to take Highway 11．From the airport at Hilo, Highway 11 will take you southward across the eastern part of the island．

　　　　3　　 The Kilauea Visitor Center is a quarter mile from the park entrance．There, you can learn about the island’s geological, natural, and cultural history．From some areas in the park, you can see volcanic activity．

　　　　4　　 Do not climb on, collect, or alter any rocks or rock structures．Also, do not feed the endangered nene, Hawaii’s state bird．

从A、B、C、D中选择正确的选项作为文章第2～5段的小标题，并填入四个空格中。

1．_________

2．_________

3．_________

4．_________

A．What to obey

B．How to get there

C．What to see

D．When to visit

5．Which is the best title for the passage?_________

A．Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

B．Hawaii State Bird

C．Hawaii Famous Beach

D．Hawaii Huge Rock

阅读以下材料，获取必要的信息，然后匹配有关信息。选项中有一项是多余的。

请阅读以下一些酒店的介绍：

A．Alex Centre Hotel is 300 meters away from the centre square．It has many modern and large rooms．It also has a business centre, meeting rooms, a car park and several restaurants．

B．Youth Hotel provides more than a hundred rooms．The rooms are not big but clean．No noise can be heard from the streets．There is an outdoor barbecue(烧烤)that everyone loves．

C．Holiday Village is built in a beautiful valley．You can have your own house with a small garden．The restaurant in it has delicious food and all kinds of wine, ready for you in the evening, but it may cost much．

D．Fishermen’s Home is built by the sea．You don’t need to spend much staying here．Walking along the beach, you can see many fish．You can go fishing on the boat, too．Of course, you can enjoy seafood with your friends in the restaurant．

E．Holiday Inn is great for its value．It is lying at the foot of the mountain．It provides basic conditions, but the rooms are clean and big enough for a dance．It has a nice swimming pool．

F．Karin’s Hotel is on an island．It is famous for its wonderful natural views(风景), nice rooms and its service．Staying here can make your trip a pleasant one．

请阅读以下个人信息，并将他们的需求和以上的酒店匹配。

1．Mr．& Mrs．Smith live in a noisy street．They are going to the beach for a weekend．They dream of eating seafood by the sea and spending a quiet night．They also hope the hotel rooms are not so expensive．

2．Jack is a businessman．He is looking for a modern hotel with good service in the centre of the city．

3．The Lees are having a three-day holiday．They aren’t rich and they enjoy a simple life．The family all like swimming．

4．Jim and Susan plan a trip after their wedding(婚礼)．They want to choose a hotel with natural environment, comfortable rooms and good service．

5．A group of college students are having their holiday．They want a quiet place where they can have their BBQ．They don’t care about the room size．

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Failure is what often happens．It is everywhere in our life．Students may fail in exams, scientists may fail in their research work, and players may fail in competitions．(A)Although failure happens to everyone, but different people’s attitudes(态度)towards failure are different．

　　Some people don’t think that their failure is an important thing at all．So they pay no attention to it．As a result, they will have the(B)_________ failure later．Some people think they themselves are fools and lose their hearts in everything after they get a failure．Then they(C)their time and energy on useless things．At last, they may really be fools as they have thought．

　　(D)Other people are quite different from these two kinds of people mentioned above．Instead of being hopeless and lost, they draw a lesson from every failure and become more experienced．(E)they, after, will ,hard, in, work, be, the, successful, end．So we should draw a lesson from every failure and become more experienced．

任务一：1．(A)处句中有一处错误，请找出并改正。(可用文字叙述)

____________________

任务二：2．在(B)、(C)处的横线上分别填上一个单词(B)_________(C)_________

任务三：3．将(D)处句子译成汉语：_________。

任务四：4．将(E)处的单词连成句子：__________________

任务五：5．请从下面的选项中给短文选个标题，将答案标号填在此横线上：_________

A．Draw a lesson from every failure

B．The attitudes towards failure

C．Failure is everywhere in our life

D．Failure is very important

任务型阅读。阅读短文，根据其内容，完成下列句子

　　There is no way that you cannot have any embarrassing moments．You can’t control everything that happens, so you’re going to be in an embarrassing situation one day．So how can you solve this problem? The answer is to control your actions and try not to get upset．

　　◆Remember that you'll probably laugh about it in a few days, so try to see the funny side of it right away．

　　◆If it is something so embarrassing that you feel you will never laugh about it, please remember that the _________(1)will be over after some time．

　　◆Ask your friends to give you a break and not to make fun of you．If you’ve done the same for them, they’re more likely to agree to give you a break．

　　Always remember that you are not alone．Everyone has embarrassing moments．While you are sure that everyone is going to remember this moment forever, that fact is that they’ll probably forget it very soon．Most of us remember the moments in which we feel embarrassed, but very few of us remember other people’s embarrassing moments．

　　Most people have short memories．So while you may never forget the moment when your skirt was torn(撕裂)in gym class, most of the other people probably forget it at once．Although a short memory may not be a(n)_________(2)thing when you are trying to remember facts in a history test, it is useful when you are trying to forget life’s most embarrassing moments．

任务一：请根据短文内容，分别写出(1)和(2)两处所缺单词。(每空限填一词)

1．(1)___________________

(2)______________________

任务二：根据短文内容，选择正确答案

2．It can be inferred(推断)from the passage that _________ when you fall down after making a speech．

A．everyone will remember the moment forever

B．you may never forget the moment

C．other people will feel embarrassed

D．you will not remember the moment

任务三：请把上文中画线的句子译成汉语

3．_____________________．

任务四：请根据短文内容，回答下列问题

4．According to the passage, why does the writer say “you are not alone”?

________________________．

5．What’s the main idea of the passage?

It’s mainly about how to _________ when you are embarrassed．

阅读下面短文，按要求补全表格，每空词数不限

　　Almost all of us have unpleasant habits．We all want to get rid of(摆脱)them, but we don't know proper ways．Here’s some advice．

　　●Write down all the reasons why you want to stop some behavior．Look at the reasons very often．

　　●It's clever to do something else when you want to stop your bad habits．If you get angry easily, for example, you can go out for a walk．

　　●Decide what you'll do to reward(奖励)yourself if you really get rid of your bad habits．

　　●If you get too heavy, keep junk food out of your house．

　　●Bad habits develop over years, so you can't get rid of them very soon．So you should be patient．

　　●Don't be afraid to ask others for support．You can talk to your friends, family or other people．When you talk to them, they might be able to provide some advice that you can’t get from yourself．

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

　　Michael Leung, a famous TV host(主持人)in Hong Kong, wrote a letter to his son．It is not only 　　1　　 to children, but also good for all ages．The following are chosen 　　2　　 his letter．

　　1．Life is short．While you are 　　3　　 it today, you’ll realize you are at the end of it tomorrow．So the earlier you start to value your life, the 　　4　　 you can enjoy it．

　　2．You might not be successful 　　5　　 you don’t study hard, although a lot of successful people haven’t 　　6　　 higher education．

　　3．I don’t expect you to support(供养)me for the rest of 　　7　　 life, so I’m not going to do the same for you．You will be living on your own when you grow up．

　　4．You can require yourself to be nice to others, 　　8　　 you shouldn’t expect the same from others．

　　5．I’ve been buying the lottery(彩票)for almost twenty 　　9　　, but I’m still pool．I have never got the 　　10　　 place even once．So you have to work hard to be successful．

　　There is no free lunch in the world．

阅读理解

　　You know you have to read "between the lines" to get the most out of anything．I want to tell you something important during your reading．

　　You shouldn’t mark a book which isn’t yours．　　1　　 If you think it useful to mark books, you will have to buy them．

　　There are two ways in which one can own a book．The first is to get the right by paying for it, just as you pay for clothes and furniture．But full ownership comes only when you have made it a part of yourself．　　2　　

　　There are three kinds of book owners．The first has all the best sellers－unread and untouched．The second has a great many books．　　3　　 The third has a few dog-eared(翻折的)books, which are marked from front to back．

　　Why is marking a book necessary? First, it keeps you awake．In the second place, reading is thinking．　　4　　 The marked book is usually the thought-through book．Finally, writing helps you remember the thoughts you had, or the thoughts the writer expressed．

　　If reading is to learn anything more than passing time, it must be active．The book you read for pleasure can be read in a state of relaxation, and nothing is lost．But for a great book, rich in ideas, reading must be active．　　5　　 You should come up with an understanding of what you have read．

根据材料内容，将A-E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。

A．You can’t let your eyes move across the lines．

B．But most of them are as clean as the day they were bought．

C．And thinking can express itself in words, spoken or written．

D．People who lend you books expect you to keep them clean．

E．The best way to make yourself a part of it is by writing in it．