For many years scientists have said that the earth is getting warmer. Now they have found something new-hot cities! In the southern US, they have found that cities become very hot in summer. For example, the city of Atlanta in Georgia has roof(屋顶) temperature of up to 50^oC while it is 27℃ in the streets! At night, the outside of buildings stays so hot that the heat of the city causes storms over the city!

       China also has the same kind of problems. Every year more farmland is used for factories or offices. More housing is needed, too. As people become richer, they buy more cars. New roads are needed and new car parks are built in the city centers. This all makes cities hotter.

       It isn’t easy to change the situation. City planners say that we should plant more trees in the middle of cities. Every new street should have trees on both sides, they say. Trees make the temperature lower, so we should have more trees in our parks and squares. We should also paint our roofs white. If we do this, they do not become so hot. Every roof in a hot and sunny country should have solar(太阳的) roof panels. The electricity from these can be used to run the air conditioners (空调)in the buildings.

       People continue to cut down forests around the cities.This makes the problem worse. Cities are growing faster and faster. By the year 2025, four fifths(五分之四) of the population will be living in cities. If we go on like this, there will not be enough farmland to feed everyone in the world

(  ) 1. The scientists have found        .

A. cities become very hot in summer

B. Atlanta is the hottest city in America

C. there are not as many storms as before

D. it is not as hot on the roof as in the street

(  ) 2. The way to make the city cooler is to       .

       A. plant more trees                             B. try to use air conditioners more

       C. build more parks and squares          D. paint the roofs of all the white buildings

(  ) 3. What will probably happen in the future according to the fourth paragraph(段落)?

A. Cities won’t grow very fast

B. We will not have enough food

C. Most people will move to the countryside

D. People will plant more trees outside the cities

(  ) 4. What is the best title(题目)for the passage?

       A. More Farmland Is Needed               B. Trees Make Cities Cooler

       C. Cities Are Getting Hotter                 D. Scientists Are Worried About Storms

       The marathon(马拉松) in my town usually takes place in hot weather. My job was to follow the runners to help those who needed medical help. “We should stay behind the last runner, so take it slowly,” I said to the driver, Doug.

       As it began, the front runners started to disappear(消失). Then I noticed a woman in blue running shorts and a white T-shirt. “ Doug, look!” We knew we were watching our “last runnner”. Her feet turned in , yet her left knee turned out. Her legs were so crippled(畸形的) that it seemed impossible for her to be able to walk. How could she run a marathon？

       We watched in silence as she slowly moved forward. We would move forward a little bit, then stop and wait for her. Then we would slowly move forward a little bit more. As I watched her try to put one foot in front of the other, I found myself breathing for her. I wanted her to stop, and at the same time, I hoped that she wouldn’t. Finally, she was the only runner left in sight. When the finishing line came into sight, we found the cheering people had all gone home. She slowly crossed through the line and lifted her hands, full of happiness.

       I do not know the woman’s name, but since that day she has become a part of my life. For her, it was about finishing what she had set out to do, no matter what. When I think things are too difficult and want to say “I just can’t do it”, I think of the last runner. Then I realize how easy the task before me really is.

(  )1. When does the marathon usually take place in the writer’s town？

       A. In spring.                B. In summer.               C. In autumn.               D. In winter.

(  )2. The last runner had problems with her       .

       A. head                        B. back                        C. legs                         D. arms

(  )3. Why did the woman take part in the marathon?

       A. To win a good prize

       B. To beat the other runners

       C. To make friends with others

       D. To finish what she had decided to do

阅读理解，阅读下面的三篇材料，根据其内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项，将其字母代号写在题前括号内。

( )1. Where can you go to dance?

A. Hudson Theatre. B. City Football

C. Mason Park Stadium D. Medusa Disco

( )2. When can you watch sports?

A. On Tuesday and Sunday B. On Thursday and Friday

C. On Friday and Saturday D. On Saturday and Sunday

( )3. Which of the following is the most expensive?

A. The concert B. The disco C. The football D. The play

完形填空

       通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，将其字母代号写在题前括号内

       When Susan told me that she was terribly ill and probably would die. I cried. I didn’t understand why this happened to my best friend. Then Susan   1  me a red ribbon(丝带) without saying anything.

       A month later, Susan was at a hospital about two hours away from where we lived. I asked my dad to take me to see her. I wanted to give my best friend a   2 . So I took out the ribbon and cut it into two pieces with scissors(剪刀). I put one in my pocket and the other in an envelope(信封), along with a letter explaining it to her. I told her to keep her   3   beside her bed, and I would keep mine near me, too. Then I went to the hospital one Friday afternoon, wondering (想知道) if the ribbon would   4   anything to her. I walked into the room and ran over to give her a big hug. Then I gave her a teddy bear and the envelope. We talked for a while and then she started looking   5 , so I asked her to get some rest and left the hospital. All the way home I   6 the ribbon close to me.

       For the next four months, the ribbon was with me  7  I went: school, home, shopping, and at friends’ houses. Where I went, it went. It was something to remind(提醒)me that I had a friend who would   8   home very soon. Susan said that she wore her ribbon   9   her arm all the time and she always had it close to her when she was being tested and treated.

       Finally, Susan came home! I was so happy. That night, I looked at the ribbon which was still with me. I had a feeling it would never   10 , that I would remember what had happened during the time she had been ill.

(  )1. A. brought                 B. left                    C. showed             D. handed

(  )2. A. book                         B. gift                   C. flower               D. photo

(  )3. A. friend                    B. hope                 C. paper                D. half

(  )4. A. share                         B. reach                C. mean                D. send[www.xkb1.com]

(  )5. A. tired                   B. nervous             C. hungry              D. worried

(  )6. A. saved                    B. held                  C. caught                     D. found

(  )7. A. somewhere            B. anywhere          C. everywhere              D. nowhere

(  )8. A. be                         B. see                    C. find                  D. lose

(  )9. A. in                          B. at                      C. beside               D. around

(  )10. A. change                B. pass                  C. leave                 D. finish

I didn’t know at first, but later we became good friends.

A. who is the boy B. who the boy is

C. who was the boy D. who the boy was

I        English since I was five years old.

       A. learn                 B. learned              C. will learn           D. have learned

If you        him the truth, you’ll prove how honest you are.

       A. tell                    B. will tell              C. told                   D. have told

John       to London to watch the Olympic Games next week.

       A. flies                  B. flew                  C. will fly              D. has flown

The boy was doing homework while his mother       dinner.

       A. cooks               B. cooked              C. was cooking      D. will cook

—What did you do yesterday?

       —I          TV with my mother

       A. watch               B. watched            C. have watched    D. will watch