People never ask for ______second bowl of soup at a dinner party in western countries.

A. the    B. a    C. another    D. the other

The teacher said that Columbus _______America in 1492.

A．discovered     B．found    C．had discovered   D．had found

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Jay Chou（周杰伦）is a well-known name both in Taiwan and mainland. He is now one of Asia’s hottest pop stars. His catchy tunes have main-streamed（主流）rap and R&B in the Mando-pop world. In the past his teacher thought he was dumb（木讷）. Talent spotters（观察者）thought he was ugly. But his success proves that the music still matters more than looks and image. His musical talent（才能）is recognized by fans, fellow-singers and producers. Now, a singing contest was held in Taiwan

Chou appeared at the contest with band “Nan Quan Mama”, which was discovered by Chou.  Their first album the Summer of Nan Quan Mama, composed and produced by Chou was a great success.

Chou started his career at a singing contest, attracting the attention of record producers.  But the successful singer does not believe in luck. He says it’s his passion for music and hard work that are keys to his success. He said, “I didn’t know how to sing at the beginning, so I lost the first time. But I was so determined that I never stopped trying. My advice to these young singers is never to give up, and always believe in yourself. ”

Chou’s confidence has strengthened his music. He is a great source of inspiration to youngsters who share his determination to become a superstar.

The best title for this passage can be ____________.

A. From an ugly dumb to a superstar

B. Jay Chou’s way to success

C. Jay Chou and his band         

D. Jay Chou’s life

The underlined part “matters more” most probably means ____________.

A. better                           B. more different

C. more difficult                   D. more important

Which of the following is NOT true about Jay Chou?

A. Jay Chou is confident towards music.

B. He is a determined man.

C. He succeeded the first time he appeared on the stage.

D. Though not good-looking, he has a gift for music.

____________ make Jay Chou a success according to the passage.

A. His luck and talent for music

B. His talent for music and look

C. His looks and luck

D. His passion for music and hard work

Jay Chou’s musical talent is recognized by the following except ____________.

A. his teachers                 B. fellow-singers

C. producers                    D. fans

BUKHANNON, West Virginia~~Two rescue teams slowly moved along a two—mile path on Monday night to the site of a coal mine explosion that trapped 13 miners, who had not been heard from since the early morning accident.

Meanwhile, at a nearby church, more than 250 family members and friends gathered, waiting for updates on the rescuers' progress.

The miners were trapped at about .6:30 and many families weren't informed of the accident until about 10 a.m.~~more than three hours after it happened. "It's very upsetting, but you've got to be patient, I guess," said John Helms, whose brother, Terry, was trapped in the mine.

The trapped miners were about 260 fee underground and about 10,000 feet from the Sago Mine's entrance, said Roger Nicholson, a lawyer from International Coal Group.

At a late night news conference, Nicholson said one team had advanced about 4, 800 feet in the four hours since entering the mine just before 6 p.m. Another team entered the mine about 30 minutes later.

He said the crew was very experienced, with some members having worked underground for 30 to 35 years. The miners were equipped with al>out one hour of breathable oxygen each. The company has not released the names of the miners.

The teams test the air about every 500 feet, and have to disconnect the power to the phones they use to communicate with the surface before doing that. "We don't want to be electrifying anything if it's in an atmospfiere with hurnahle gases," Kips said.

The cause of the explosion was not immediately known. High levels of carbon monoxide ( 一氧化物) were discovered shortly after the explosion, which delayed rescue efforts, but those levels have weakened since then, authorities said.

According to the passage, we ran infer that    .

communication with the trapped miners was cut off

the rescue started as soon as the accident happened

the two rescue teams entered the mine at the same time

all the miners who were trapped underground were still alive

If the first team advanced at an average speed, they could dig about______per hour.

A. 1,000 feet   B. 1,200 feet   C. 2,400 feet   D. 4,800 feet

Where ran the passage he seen?

A. Iii a magazine.  B. In a science hook. C. On an advertisement. D. In a newspaper.

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假设你是林华，福建某中学高三（8）的学生。本月是你们学校的英语月，全校开展了丰富多彩的活动。上周五你们有幸邀请厦门大学外籍教师Hudson教授给你们班开了一个题为“How to Improve English ”的英语讲座，请你根据提示和下面表格的内容，用英语为校报写一篇120词左右的报道。

Thousands of rockets ______ with chemicals were fired into the sky to create the beautiful scenes in the Asian Games .

A. load             B. loaded               C. loading      D. to load

I walked in our garden, ________Tom and Jim were tying a big sign onto one of the trees.

A. which             B. when            C. where                    D. that

  — Why was Fred forced to leave school?

— Because he was _____ of cheating in the English exam.

A. blamed      B. accused        C. charged           D. caught

It is getting late. I am afraid I must be going now!

OK,________________

A. Take it easy    B. Take time out   C. So long   D. Stay longer

There is much more to growing up in a bilingual(双语的) family than learning two languages, and the cultural influences from both cultures are just as important.

In July we had a curious incident that shows the slight differences between cultures. My son has already changed a few of his baby teeth and since we lived in Italy we decided to go with the Italian version(版本) of the Tooth Fairy, which is not a fairy(仙女) but a little mouse. So last year when he lost his first tooth we had a visit from the little mouse who took the tooth away and left a rather good amount of coins --- when he lost the second tooth a few days later, however, the amount was significantly less! That in itself caused quite a few questions, but the real questions started when in July during a visit to the UK another tooth left my son’s mouth in Tooth Fairy land! The grandparents made a real problem out of it --- it was their first grandson’s tooth they got to say Goodbye to, so it was Tooth Fairy and rather generous, too!

The Qs & As

Son: Mum, how is the little mouse going to smell my tooth all this way? (as the story goes the little mouse smells a milk tooth and comes to collect it)

Me: No dear, it won’t! We are in England now so the Tooth Fairy will come.

Son: Oh, is she stronger than the little mouse? (I knew where this was going)

Me: She is very strong, and she is magic.

Son: What does the Tooth Fairy bring? (straight to the point)

Me: I am not sure. We’ll find out maybe a nice message.

Son: So is the little mouse coming too?

Me: No, it won’t make it all the way from Italy.

Son: But why don’t they have little mice in England?

Me: Because here the Tooth Fairy collects all baby teeth and she’s too fast, so the little mouse would always get there late.

Son: Oh!?

Italian kids are supposed to believe ________ will come and collect the milk teeth.

A. a little mouse

B. Tooth Fairy

C. their parents

D. the grandparents

The author thought Tooth Fairy would be rather generous because ________.

A. Italian parents often give much money for their kids’ lost baby teeth[

B. she knew Tooth Fairy was more generous than the little mouse 

C. she knew the grandparents would give her son a big gift

D. English people are usually more generous than Italians

Hearing “Oh, is she stronger than the little mouse?”, the author knew her son was actually worried about ________.

A. the tooth fairy’s health    

B. the little mouse’s coming

C. the amount of coins he could get

D. the story his grandparents know

By telling this story, the author intends to say it’s important to _________ in a bilingual family.

A. make kids know the folk stories

B. help kids choose one of the cultures

C. teach kids two languages

D. keep the balance of both cultures