The following is a true story. It happened in a small village in Australia,where some dangerous animals live in the forest.

Lisa,a 33-year-old mother,went to cook lunch in the kitchen. And her 3-year-old son,Barney,was playing by himself in the garden.

Suddenly,a loud cry of Barney came into the mother’s ears. Lisa rushed into the garden in a hurry and found a big snake entwining(缠绕)the little boy with its terrible body and trying to eat the boy. It was a boa(蟒蛇).Lisa was terrified and quite angry. She made up her mind to save her son from the snake’s mouth.

It was great mother’s love that made Lisa forget what she faced,She took up a hoe(铜头)from the ground and beat the boa as hard as she could.

One . . . two . . . with the hoe,Lisa beat the snake repeatedly,but useless. The little boy’s voice and breath were getting weaker and weaker. Lisa’s heart was broken and she got nearly mad.

Suddenly Lisa put away the hoe and threw herself to the boa,opened her mouth and bit into the boa’s back. Lisa was really mad.

The boa was so badly hurt that it let go of Barney and moved into the forest hurriedly. It had never known how a woman had such terrible sharp teeth. On halfway home,the boa died.

It was great mother’s love that saved the little boy.

(   ) 1. When she came into the garden,Lisa found        .

A. her son was in danger of losing his life

B. her son was playing with a big shake

C. a boa was eating her son

D. Barney was fighting with a boa

(   ) 2. In this passage the writer mainly wants to tell us        .

A. a boa was a dangerous animal

B. the boy was too young to fight against the boa

C. how sharp the mother’s teeth were

D. how great mother’s love was

(   ) 3. The word “terrified” means        in  Chinese.

A.激动的  B.平静的

C.惊恐的  D.难过的

(   ) 4. Lisa failed in fighting against the  boa at first just because        .

A. she was worried about her own life

B. the boa was so strong

C. she was too old

D. she was afraid that what     she did  would hurt her son

(   ) 5. Lisa bit the snake because        .

A. she hadn’t got any other  way  to  beat the snake

B. she thought her teeth much sharper than the hoe

C. her son was entwined by the boa

D. she was mad

 Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry. One morning, he got up very 1     because his clock stopped. He 2     to shave(刮胡须） quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed, he got blood(血）all over his 3    . So he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean 4     ironing(要）.While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to collect money for water. After he paid the water 5     and showed the man out, he found the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he 6     he couldn’t go to work by bus. He 7     for a taxi to take him to work. The taxi arrived and Harry got in.

In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman with a knife and was found running away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman 8     to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was 9     till 3 o’clock p. m. 10     the police found out that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about 4 p. m., his boss took a look at him and told him to find another job.

(    )1. A. early    B. late    C. worriedly    D. fast

(    )2.    A.    tried    B.    hoped    C.    wished    D.    wanted

(    )3.    A.    coat    B.    sweater    C.    jacket    D.    shirt

(    )4.    A.    need    B.    needed    C.    needing    D.    to need

(    )5.    A.    money    B.    change    C.    bill    D.    pay

(    )6.    A.    wondered    B.    thought    C.    believed    D.    decided

(    )7.    A.    looked    B.    wished    C.    waited    D.    telephoned

(    )8.    A.    seemed    B.    said    C.    happened    D.    appeared

(    )9.    A.    stopped    B.    caught    C.    left    D.    kept

(    )10.   A. before    B. after    C. since    D. while

Mr Smith lived in the country and he wanted to go to an office in the city one day. He 1    the address on a letter, got 2     his car and drove to the city. He drove straight to the office without any 3     and stopped his car 4     the office. He left his car and 5     the office, but suddenly he remembered that he 6     his keys in the car! He had to telephone his wife，a fiery-tempered(脾气暴躁的）woman，and 7        ，“Excuse me, I’ve locked my keys in my car. Please 8     me your keys. ” Mrs Smith got into their second car. She had to drive twenty miles to 9     her husband. But 10     Mr Smith was waiting for his wife, he walked around his car and tried the other door. It was not locked! Mr Smith locked it quickly before his wife arrived.

(    )1. A. look for    B. found out    C. found    D.    founded

(    )2.  A.    into    B.    on    C.    off    D.    to

(    )3.  A.    problem    B.    difficult    C. question    D. trouble

(    )4. A. in the front of    B.    in front of 

         C. in the middle of    D.    at the foot    of

(    )5. A. went in    B. go into    C. entered    D.    entered into

(    )6.    A.    would lock    B.    has locked    C.    locked    D. had locked

(    )7.    A.    spoke    B.    said    C.    told    D.    talked

(    )8.    A.    borrow    B.    lent    C.    take    D.    bring

(    )9.    A.    see    B.    catch    C.    help    D.    look after

(    )10.    A.    while    B.    because    C.    if    D.    so that

 中央电视台著名播音员(broadcaster)罗京是我国最好的播音员之一,深受全国电视观众的喜爱。对于他的去世，我们感到深深的惋惜。请根据下列提示写一篇80个词以上的短文，向他致以崇高的敬意。

提示内容：

1. 1961年生于北京；

2. 1983年毕业于中国传媒大学(Communication University of China)，同年在中央电视台工作;

3. 1988年结婚，有一个14岁的儿子；

4. 2008 年8 月31 日最后一次出镜(final appearance on air);

5. 2008年9月被确诊为淋巴瘤(be diagnosed with lymphoma)以后住院；

6. 2009年6月5日不幸与世长辞，享年48岁。

 Do you k 1      robots? There are a 1 2      of robots in the world now. Some of the robots can walk,sing and dance. Some can talk w 3      people. Most of them can do heavy work. In a few m 4      years,a robot will be able to d 5      a car,a train,a ship or a p 6     . In a hospital,a restaurant or a shop,we m 7      see a robot at work. By then,we need n 8      do the cooking or go shopping ourselves. We just give orders(命令)to a robot and it will do a 9      the housework. A robot will be our good f 10      .

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6.          7.       8.          9.          10.         

 Chen Lee was a schoolteacher in Henan. Chen had a beautiful white cat,and he loved her very much. But a very sad thing happened one day. A rich man’s car ran over the cat,and that was the end of her. Chen ran out onto the road.

“Oh,you poor dear thing! ”he cried. “What shall I do without you? You were the light of my life. ”

People stopped and cried with Chen. The rich man stopped his car and came back. He put his arms around Chen and said,“I am very,very sorry about this accident. Please let me... ”

“You don’t know! ”Chen cried. “She was a wonderful pupil!”

“A pupil?”the man asked. “This Cat? What do you mean?”

“You couldn’t buy any cat like her!” Chen said. “I taught her every day and she could talk,

sir!”

“Oh,that’s amazing!And I’m so sorry!But anyhow please take this,” the man said. He took a thick pad of notes(纸币)from his pocket. “Here,have this. It is all I have now. I know it’s not enough,but will you forgive(原谅)me?，’

Chen took the money. “Maybe,” he said. “I’ll try to get another cat. And I must do all the work again. ”

The rich man went away in his car. A woman said to Chen: “ Was it true? Could your cat really talk? What could it say?”

“It was true,madam(夫人).”Chen answered. “My cat had many difficult lessons. At last she could say MI AW,the Chinese word for CAT. ”

(   ) 1. What was Chen’s job? He        .

A. taught cats     B. was a teacher

C. bought and sold cats     D. was a doctor

(   ) 2. What was “the end” of Chen’s cat?

A. Her lessons stopped.  B. Chen sold her to a rich man.

C. She began to learn.  D. She died in an accident.

(   ) 3. What could Chen’s cat say? She could say        .

A. Miaw     B. the word cat

C. many Chinese words     D. Chen’s name

(   ) 4. Why did the people stop and cry with Chen? Because        .

A. they didn’t like the rich man  B. they were poor

C.  he cried so hard  D. the cat was a wonderful pupil

(   ) 5. How many lessons did the cat have?  The true answer is        .

A. three hundred     B. one lesson every day

C. many difficult lessons     D. no lessons at all

 There was an old pear tree in a man’s garden. In the past,the tree fruited every year,so the man would get many pears. But now,the tree got old. There were no m 1      pears for the man. So the ungrateful(忘恩负义的)man d 2     to cut the tree down. When he walked toward the tree with an axe(斧子)in his hand,the tree said to him, “Please don’t cut me down. I have borne(结) so many pears for you in the past years. Now I will die soon. I only have a short time to 1 3         .

Please don’t kill a d 4      tree that has done so much for you. ”

“I’m sorry. I have to do so,” the man said, “because I need wood to make a chair. ” Then he began to wave(挥动)his axe. At that moment,a bird in the old tree shouted at him, “Don’t cut it down!Every time you go out and your wife feels 1 5     ,she will come out to the garden and sit under the tree to enjoy its cool shade(树荫).and I sing songs to make her h 6     .  We give much pleasure to your wife when you are a 7       from home. ” The man didn’t listen to the bird and drove it away. Just when he was about to cut the tree,some bees flew out of it and said, “ Listen!If you agree not to kill this tree,we will give you delicious honey(蜜)every day. Would you please 1 8       the tree with us?”

The man got moved(感动).He said, “You are so kind to the tree,a 9       it has become old. Now I see that I should not cut it down. It has done so much for me and my wife. Let the tree stay here,and let the bird continue its songs here. ” With these words,the man left. And the old tree lived there to its 1 10      day.

1.          2.      3.            4.          5.         

6.          7.       8.          9.          10.         

 When Paolo was ten years old,he had a very exciting experience. It was a real adventure.

He and his father rose early to go fishing. They got in the boat and his father started rowing out to the sea. The sun was rising as they left the shore. They were going to an area about 12 miles away where the fishing was very good. When they got there,Paolo helped his father with the big net. As they threw the net into the water,it caught Paolo’s foot,and he was pulled into the water. “Help!” he cried, “I’m caught in the net!” His father was afraid that if he jumped in to save his son,he would get in the net himself,and they would both go down into the water. He quickly saw what he must do. He grasped the sides of the net and pulled Paolo out of the water just like a big fish!

Paolo had been very frightened and swallowed a lot of water,but he was soon laughing with his father about his first real adventure.

1.选择最佳答案。

(   ) 1) It was a real adventure for Paolo because        .

A. it happened that they rowed out to the sea in a small boat

B. they threw their net as soon as they left the shore

C. he fell into the sea when he helped his father with the big net

D. going fishing is full of danger in the place about 12 miles away 

(   ) 2) It was because        that  Paolo fell into the water.

A. his foot was caught by the big net     B. the fishing net was too  big

C. the fishing net was too heavy to pull  up  D. they  threw the net into  the sea

(   ) 3) At first the father was afraid to jump in to save his son because        .

A. he was too old at his age

B. he thought it was dangerous to save  a  boy  who was  caught in the net

C. he was bad at saving a boy out of water

D. he saw his son drowning

(   ) 4) He found no better way to save his son but        .

A. cut his net

B. let his net go away with the running water

C. jump into the water

D. help his son out by pulling the sides of the net

(   ) 5) The sentence . but he was soon laughing with his father about his first real

adventure” means Paolo was a        .

A. happy boy—his father loved him

B. naughty boy—he used to play at sea

C. brave boy—he enjoyed his first adventure very much

D. frightened boy—he had swallowed a lot of water

2.判断正(T)误(F)。

(   ) 1) Because Paolo’s father couldn’t find anyone to help  him,he saved  his son himself.

(   ) 2) Paolo was too frightened to say anything to his father.

(   ) 3) Paolo was so naughty that he fell into the water.

(   ) 4) Paolo and his father were going to an area about  12  miles  away  because  fishing there was very good.

(   ) 5) Although it was an adventure,it was an exciting experience for Paolo.

 A young father was visiting an old man. They were standing in the old man’s garden and 1      children. The young man said, “How strict should parents be with 2      children?” The old man pointed to a line 3       a big,old tree and a small,4       one. “Please untie(解开)the line”’ he said. The young man  untied it  and the young tree bent(弯曲)over to  5      side.

“Now tie it again,” said the old man. “But first pull the line tight(紧)so that the young tree is 6      again. ” The young man 7      this. Then the old man said, “It is the same with children. You must be strict with them,but sometimes you must untie the line 8      how they are getting on (生长). If they are not yet able to stand alone,you must tie the line tight  9     ,but  when you find that they are ready to stand alone,you can  take the 10      away. ”

(   ) 1. A. talked     B. talked with  C. talking to     D. talking about

(   ) 2. A.  their  B. his     C. her  D. one’s

(   ) 3. A.  among  B. between     C. of  D. both

(   ) 4. A.  tall  B. short     C. young  D. old

(   ) 5. A.  one  B. other     C. another  D. the other

(   ) 6. A.  strong  B. straight     C. tall  D. young

(   ) 7. A.  pulled  B. tied     C. made  D. did

(   ) 8. A.  see  B. seeing     C. to see  D. and     to see

(   ) 9. A.  again  B. already     C. also  D. too

(   ) 10. A. line   B. big tree   C. old man  D.young tree

Octopuses can change the colour of their skins. Because  of this,it  can  be  1      to  see  them.

They look exactly the same as the place they are sitting in. Sometimes they change 2      because of the way they feel. When an octopus is enjoying a lovely dinner,it turns red. When it is frightened,it 3      white. If you give an octopus a really bad fright，  4     skin will change to all kinds of different  colours，because  it is  so frightened  that it 5      decide which colour to change into.

But if you meet an octopus,do not tease(惹恼)it.  It is not a foolish 6      ，it can remember the  people who are not 7      to it.  8      you make  it  angry,it can revenge(报复).

Once some scientists kept a small  octopus in a  9     tank.  One day they took it out and put it in a  small tank. They wanted to have  a good look at  it.  10     of the scientists tried to make the octopus change color. He kept 11      the octopus. The octopus did not like that,and it did not change color. It just 12      the man who was hitting it.

For a long time，the octopus would not change colour. The scientists had no interest in it any more. They picked it out of the small tank and put it 13      into the big one. Then the octopus attacked. It blew some black brown water. The 14      water went all over the man who had hit it. It went all over his nice clean shirt. The octopus 15     .

(   ) 1. A.  hard  B. easy     C. good  D. important

(   ) 2. A.  skin  B. colour     C. place  D. temperature

(   ) 3. A.  wants  B. likes     C. turns  D. stops

(   ) 4. A.  it’s  B. its     C. his  D. their

(   ) 5. A.  mustn’t  B. must     C. can  D. can’t

(   ) 6. A.  fish  B. bird     C. animal  D. seagull

(   ) 7. A.  friendly  B. bad     C. useful  D. helpful

(   ) 8. A.  Whether  B. As     C. Before  D. If

(   ) 9. A.  small  B. light     C. big  D. heavy

(   ) 10. A.  Some  B. All     C. None  D. One

(   ) 11. A.  hitting  B. pulling     C. picking  D. killing

(   ) 12. A.  stopped  B. saw     C. watched  D. left

(   ) 13. A.  out  B. away     C. off  D. back

(   ) 14. A.  clean  B. dirty     C. white  D. nice

(   ) 15. A.  remembered B. forgot     C. thought  D. died