A storm dropped heavy rains on central and southern parts ofChina.

The radio says that a 1      the Xiangjiang River in Hunan，flood  caused by terrible  r  2       in the past weeks killed 25 people and 13 others were missing.

The Chinese government warned some parts in Yunnan and the city of Chongqing of possible heavy rains over the f 3      few days.

In Changsha,water levels rose(水位上升）to 38 metres early Monday morning,about 3 metres a 4      the danger line.

In Guangdong,at 1 5       21 people have been killed,while three  were s  6       hurt  and  seven went missing w 7      heavy floods hit northern parts by Saturday.

The cities of Shaoguan，Meizhou and Heyuan w 8      hardest hit and many people were left homeless (无家可归的）.

About 620 million yuan has been lost in the floods. The local government of Guangdong has sent something h 9      to Meizhou,Heyuan and Shaoguan to help the people who had lost homes build their h 10      again.

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6.          7.          8.      9.       10.         

 Tom Smith was a writer. He wrote detective (侦探）stories for magazines. One evening he could not find an end for a story. He sat with his typewriter(打字机）in front of him,but he had no ideas. So he decided to go to the cinema.

When he came back,he found that he had had a visitor. Someone had broken into his house. The man had had a drink,smoked several of Tom’s cigarettes,and had read his story. The visitor left Tom a note ：

“I have read your story and I don’t think much of it. Please read my suggestions and then you can finish it. By the way,I am a burglar(盗贼）,and I am not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a successful writer,I will return! ”

Tom read the burglar’s suggestions. Then he sat down and wrote the rest of the story. He is still not a successful writer,and he is waiting for his burglar to return. Before he goes out in the evening,he always leaves a half-finished story near his typewriter.

1.选择最佳答案。

(   ) 1) Tom Smith wrote about        .

A. animals     B. policemen

C. children     D. soldiers

(   ) 2) Tom went to the cinema because        .

A. he hoped to get ideas     B. he wanted to meet a  visitor

C. he was feeling lazy     D. he could not finish a  story

(   ) 3) The man broke into Tom’s house        .

A. to steal something     B. to have a drink

C. to see Tom     D. to read Tom’s story

(   ) 4) The man in his house        .

A. drank a cup of     tea  B. left Tom some     advice

C. paid for his cigarettes     D. left Tom some money

(   ) 5) Tom is waiting for the thief to return .    .

A. to meet him     B. to get more ideas from him

C. to have stories stolen     D. to be robbed more often

2.判断正（T)误（F)。

(   ) 1) Tom Smith had nothing  to do，so he went to  the  cinema.

(   ) 2) The visitor in this story  was that burglar.

(   ) 3) The burglar didn’t steal  anything,but he gave  the  writer some  suggestions.

(   ) 4) Tom always leaves a half-finished story near  his  typewriter  in  order  not  to let the burglar return and steal things.

(   ) 5) Before he goes out,he always leaves a half-finished story,because he doesn’t know how to finish it.

 One night,after attending a birthday party,Ann walked home along the quiet road. Suddenly from the shade of a dark building,a tall man with a knife in his right hand ran out at her and then said in a cold voice，“Give me your earrings or you’ll die. ” Hearing this,Ann seemed less worried. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar(衣领） of her overcoat (大衣）while she used the other hand to take off both of her earrings，which she quickly threw on the ground.

“Take them and let me go,” she said. The robber looked at her. He saw the girl didn’t care for earrings at all,only trying to protect(保护）the necklace. He thought the necklace would cost much more. So he said, “Give me your necklace. ” “Oh，sir,it’s not worth much. Please let me keep it. ” “ Stop talking，quickly，” said the robber. With shaky hands,Ann took off her necklace.

As  soon  as  the robber ran away,with a half smile  on her face，she  picked  up her  earrings  and ran as quickly  as she could to one of her friends.

1.选择最佳答案。

(   ) 1) From this story，we can see the robbery happened on a        night.

A. warm     B. hot  C. cool     D. cold

(   ) 2) Faced with the robber,Ann was        .

A. calm(平静的）  B. angry

C. surprised     D. frightened

A. wanted to protect her neck

B. liked it more than the earrings

C. wanted to make the robber think she cared for the  necklace  more than  the earrings

D. didn’t want to have herself robbed  of her necklace

(   ) 4) We can know from the passage that        .

A. the necklace was worth more than the earrings

B. neither the necklace nor the earrings* were worth much

C. the necklace was worth less than the earrings

D. both the necklace and the earrings were valuable 

(   ) 5) The author mainly wanted to tell us        .

A. robbery often happened at night

B. how frightened the girl was

C. an interesting story

D. the value (价值）of the necklace and the earrings

2.根据首字母提示补全单词。

1) Those who work in the company are called white c workers.

2) When the weather is cold，I put on an o before going out of doors.

3) The r stole things you wouldn’t have expected him to take.

4) The nervous student gave his report in a s voice.

5) A football player wears a helmet to g his head.

Even since man began to use the telephone，there 1     new problems arising from the carrying of messages. At first each message was 2      by a pair of overhead wires. As a result,telephone exchanges were soon 3      by thousands of wires. Then cables took the place of the wires,each 4      many pairs of wires. Each cable is 5      to  carry  many messages.  These  cables, 6      underground,have replaced the overhead wires.

The more telephone services develop,the 7       demand  for these  services increase,

particularly the 8      for long-distance services. InChina, for example,this growth is now over 30% every year. Long-distance telephone exchanges are usually in 9     cities,where it is not easy to lay new cables for more services.

The use of radio to send telephone messages and to connect all telephone exchanges makes it possible to 10      overhead wires and some underground cables.

Now man has invented the microwave system. Telephone services are much better than ever.

(   ) 1. A.  was  B. were     C. are  D. have been

(   ) 2. A. carried     B. carrying  C. to carry     D. to be carried

(   ) 3. A.  surrounding B. filling     C. filled  D. surrounded

(   ) 4. A.  holding  B. held     C.  was holding D. was held

(   ) 5. A.  possible  B. possibly     C. able  D. impossible

(   ) 6. A.  lay  B. laid     C. lain  D. laying

(   ) 7. A.  faster  B. more     C. easier  D. simpler

(   ) 8. A.  develop  B. wires     C. cables  D. demand

(   ) 9. A.  small  B. crowded     C. another  D. crowd

(   ) 10. A. get rid of     B. get the rid of C. cut off     D. drive away

John is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a 1     student when he was young. He was often late for 2      and didn’t like doing his homework. Sometimes,he slept in class while the teacher was teaching. He didn’t understand much 3      he always thought he understood everything. One day the teacher 4     the students a question. “When Jack was ten years old, 5      brother Bob  was twenty. Jack is fifteen now and  6      is  his brother  Bob?”  John said, “That’s easy. Bob  is twice as old as Jack,so he is now  thirty. ”

Another time，the 7      in a science class asked，“  When it  thunders (打雷）， 8      do we always see the light before we 9      the sound?”

“But,Miss,” said John quickly, “don’t you 10      our eyes  are  in  front  of our  ears?”

(   ) 1. A.  good  B. tall     C. rich  D. fat

(   ) 2. A.  sleep  B. lunch     C. class  D. play

(   ) 3. A.  so  B. and     C. or  D. but

(   ) 4. A.  sent  B. asked     C. told  D. found

(   ) 5. A.  your  B. my     C. his  D. her

(   ) 6. A.  how many  B. how old     C. what  D. who

(   ) 7. A.  teacher  B. farmer     C. nurse  D. policeman

(   ) 8. A.  what  B. when     C. where  D. why

(   ) 9. A.  break  B. make     C. hear  D. smell

(   ) 10. A. read     B. hope  C. study     D. know

Lily小时候常害怕黑暗及一个人在家，下面是她的一段经历，请你根据以下提示，用第一人称写出80个词以上的这段经历。文章开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

要点提示：

1. 一天晚上，我在读图画书，妈妈在做家务，爸爸不在家；

2.对门的阿姨请妈妈去辅导她儿子学数学；

3.我害怕一个人在家,所以用听音乐缓解；

4.过了一会儿，妈妈回来了，我打开门看到妈妈的黑影吓了一跳_;

5.虽然我现在好些了，但一个人在家时还总是把所有的灯都打开。

When I was a child,I used to be afraid of the dark and being alone.

Now I have changed a little,but will still have all the lights on when I am alone at home.

 Climbing a mountain is hard work. But one step after another finally brings a person to the t 1      Along the way,he can stop and look a 2      And the h 3      he climbs,the more wonderful his view(视野）is. If he keeps climbing,he will have a new world before him. He will have a new way of s 4      everything.

Now learning a 5       language  is  something like climbing a mountain. This new language can give you a new view of life. And it is more than a look at the surface(表面）of things. It can open the way into people’s minds and hearts,into a culture(文化）very d 6      from the one of your own. This will make you richer,r 7      in things that money can’t buy. Even though you  never  set foot on a ship or a plane,you can be an armchair t 8      through books.

Like the mountain climber who stops now and then to e 9      the scenery around him,everyone who is interested in reading will find p 10      in books as he fights on to learn more and more of that new language.

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6.          7.          8.          9.      10.         

It was late at night. The clock had struck(敲）eleven. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed e 1     me. Under the strong light,I looked sad. Before me those troublesome things were c 2      “books”.

I was going to have my exam the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I  a 3       myself. I didn’t answer. And I  could not. The clock struck twelve. “Oh，dear!Ten m  4       books to be read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the p 5      ones in the world. Dad doesn’t a 6      with me on this. He did not have to work so hard or s 7      up so late when he was a boy.

The clock struck  one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I  had learned. I  was too  t 8      to

go on. I did the only  thing I could. I prayed(祈祷）,“My God,please let me  p 9       the exam tomorrow. I will work harder next time,Amen. ” I was so s 10      that  I  could  hardly  open  my eyes. A few minutes later,with my head on the desk,I fell asleep.

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6.          7.          8.          9.      10.       

 My secret for staying young is simple. Put all attention to the most important part of you— your brain,and keep it young and growing. Keep your mind awake and you’ll stay young all over. These are exciting times. Take an interest in the world around you,and stick to learning at least one new thing every day.

No matter how old you are,it’s not too late to make your life more interesting. I know a housewife with no knowledge before,who made herself into a well-known industrial engineer. I know a retried(退休的）electrical engineer who has become a highly-paid ceramic(陶器的）artist.

Get over the idea that you are ever too old to go back to school. I know a man who entered medical college at 70. He got his degree with honours and became a famous doctor. Another man went to law school at 71,and now an active lawyer.

Staying young is easy for those,old or young,who live in the future. You can do it if you care enough to try. Keep your mind awake and active. It’s the only elixir(灵丹妙药）.

(   ) 1. The phrase “stick to” in the first paragraph could be best replaced by which of the following?

A. start     B. go  on  C. try     D. remember

(   ) 2. To keep one’s brain young and growing is        .

A. possible     B. a wrong idea

C. funny     D. only necessary  to the old

(   ) 3. The passage tells that the man who entered college at 70 became        .

A. an active lawyer     B. an electric engineer

C. famous for medical     science  D. a highly-paid ceramic artist

(   ) 4. According to the passage,          .

A. one shouldn’t think himself too old to go back to school

B. old men or women should go to school to learn something new

C. staying young is difficult for the old people

D. everyone should be famous when they are old 

(   ) 5. The only youth elixir is        .

A. to go back to school     B. not to consider one’s age

C. to be highly-paid  D. to keep one’s mind awake  and active

One Sunday，Mark decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Dan，but Dan happened to be away. Dan’s brother,John,offered(提出）to go instead though he did not know anything about sailing. Mark agreed and they set out to sea.

Soon they found themselves in a thick fog. Mark was sure they would be hit by a big ship. Fortunately he saw a large buoy(;孚才示）through the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for safety. As he was getting onto the buoy,however,he dropped the wet rope. The boat moved away in the fog carrying John，who did not know how to use the radio，drifted (漂流)about and was seen twelve hours later.

Mark spent the night on the buoy. In the early morning he fell asleep. He was having a bad dream when a shout woke him up. A ship,the Good Hope,came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain. The captain told him that John had been picked up by another ship and the ship’s captain had sent out a message. “Without the message,I would not have found you in the buoy,” he said.

1.选择最佳答案。

(   ) 1) Why didn’t Mark and Dan go sailing together?         .

A. Dan asked his brother to go instead B. Dan was in some other place

C. Mark was in some other place  D. Mark would like to go with John

(   ) 2) Mark tried to tie the boat to the buoy so that         .

A. he could spend the night on it while John was looking for help

B. he and John could go sailing again when the fog cleared

C. it wouldn’t be hit by other ships

D. he might be picked up by a passing ship

(   ) 3) John and Mark became separated because         .

A. there wasn’t room for both John and Mark on the buoy

B. John couldn’t control the boat and drifted away

C.  Mark thought it safe to stay on the  buoy  but John didn’t

D. John had to stay in the boat to radio     for  help

(   ) 4) What made it possible for Mark to be found on the buoy?

A. He waved a red flag.

B. John told the captain that he was there.

C. He shouted when he caught sight of the Good Hope.

D. The captain saw him as the fog cleared.

(   ) 5) The word “he” in the last sentence refers to         .

A. the captain that got the message     B. John

C. the captain that sent the message  D. Mark

2.判断正（T)误（F)。

(   ) 1) Mark decided to go sailing in his boat with John，because John knew a lot about sailing.

(   ) 2) Dan wanted to go with Mark,but his brother John did not agree.

(   ) 3) When Mark and John set out to sea,they found themselves in a thick fog.

(   ) 4) John saw a large buoy through the fog and decided to tie the boat  to  it  for safety.

(   ) 5) At the end of the story,both John and Mark were saved.

3.根据首字母提示补全单词。

1) This was what she s        out  to  discover.

2) People who find hibernating(冬眠）animals a often think that they are dead.

3) He could not d what he could do next.

4) In the morning，the cock can w        me up.

5) I’m s that he is honest.