--______ one and a half days enough for the painting to be finished?

--I don’t think it’s enough and only after _________ go on with it．

A．Is; will he recover he can                                   B．Are; he recovers can he

C．Are; he recovers he can                               D．Is; he recovers can he

--What kind of ________ makes 3G cell phones so popular with the young?

--Video communication, I think．

A．mark               B．sign               C．symbol                 D．feature

________ in the fields on a March afternoon, he could feel the warmth of spring．

A．To walk                  B．Walking                  C．Walked                   D．Having walked

--Have you ever heard of an American president called Chester A．Arthur?

--No, and he is not mentioned in my history book at all．He seems ______________．

A．to have been completely forgotten                B．having completely forgotten

C．to have completely forgotten                        D．completely forgetting

He asked , “ Are you a Party member or a League member?”     →He asked me _________．

A．am I a Party member or a League member

B．was I a Party member or a League member

C．if I was a Party member or a League member

D．whether was I a Party member or a League member．

“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?” I   1   asked my father．“I have to work late tonight．I doubt whether I’ll be able to  2   it on time．I am just too busy right now,” he replied．

       My mind could not   3  the idea that he would be too busy working late．He was also too busy to   4  my horse show, football games and the 15^th birthday party．He always used the same   5  ．Why had I even bothered to ask?   6  , there was always a slight hope that tonight would be   7  ．

       As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends   8   me．“Jill, meet my dad．Dad, this is my friend Jill．” I shook the hand of a tall man．Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the   9   as students accepted their awards．My name was finally called,  10   three others．I followed my classmates to the   11  ．When I reached out my hand to shake the   12  , a big smile lit up her face．The blinding flash from my mother’s camera   13   my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there．I walked back to my seat   14  ．

       Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage, I told myself he would not be   15  ．But the strong smell of alcohol hit me as soon as I   16   inside, and I could feel my tears   17  ．

       I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him   18   on the couch．

         19   did father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door．Tears rolled down my face．I wondered if I would ever be more   20   than his whiskey bottle．

1．A．confidently               B．eagerly                    C．proudly                   D．fearfully

2．A．reach                       B．keep                       C．take                        D．make

3．A．create                       B．support                   C．appreciate               D．accept

4．A．watch                      B．avoid                      C．attend                     D．speed

5．A．excuse                            B．reply                       C．promise                  D．trick

6．A．Besides                     B．Thus                      C．Otherwise               D．However

7．A．active                       B．formal                    C．different                 D．serious

8．A．recognised                B．greeted                   C．encouraged             D．showed

9．A．air                            B．audience                 C．school                    D．playground

10．A．apart from                     B．other than               C．except for             D．along with

11．A．stage                      B．position                   C．office                            D．exit

12．A．Jill’s                       B．teacher’s                 C．mother’s                D．father’s

13．A．fixed                      B．touched                  C．hurt                        D．inserted

14．A．successfully            B．disappointedly          C．delightedly              D．hopefully

15．A．drunk                     B．woken                    C．forgiven                  D．hidden

16．A．stepped                   B．noticed                   C．examined                D．glanced

17．A．getting off               B．taking down            C．building up              D．turning around

18．A．leaning                    B．lying                       C．putting                    D．carrying

19．A．How                       B．Where                    C．Why                       D．Whether

20．A．perfect                   B．comfortable             C．fortunate                 D．important

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta （born March 28, 1986）, better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American recording artist．She began playing in clubs in the New York City area while also working at Interscope Records as a songwriter for several established musicians, including Akon．After hearing Gaga sing, he signed her to a joint deal with his own company, Kon Live Distribution．She then started to work on her first studio album．

She began working with a collective（组合） called the “Haus of Gaga” in 2008, and released her first album “The Fame”．The album peaked in countries such as the United Kingdom and Canada, receiving critical acclaim．So far, the album has spawned（产生）the international number one singles “Just Dance”, nominated for Best Dance Recording at the 51st Grammy Awards（格莱美音乐奖）, and “Poker Face”．After writing songs for New Kids On The Block and the Pussycat Dolls, Gaga began her first tour, headlined “The Fame Ball”．

Gaga has been influenced by fashion and has been appreciated for her provocative（刺激的） sense of style and her influence on other celebrities（名流）．Musically, she is inspired by David Bowie and Queen, as well as pop singers such as Michael Jackson and Madonna．

1．In which order did the following things happen to Lady Gaga?

a．Gaga released her first album “The Fame”．

b．Gaga began playing in clubs in New York city．

c．Gaga began her first headlined tour．

d．Akon signed Gaga to join his own company．

e．Her single “Just Dance” was nominated at the 51^st Grammy Awards．

A．b a d c e                 B．b d a e c                 C．d b e c a                 D．d c e a b

2．The underlined word “acclaim” means _______．

       A．gift                         B．praise                     C．complaint                D．income

3．According to the passage, who influenced Gaga musically EXCEPT ________．

       A．Michael                  B．Madonna                 C．David Bowie           D．Avril Lavigne

4．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Lady Gaga began playing in clubs in New York city area after she worked at Interscope Records as a songwriter．

B．Gaga’s first album spawned only one international NO．1 single --“Just Dance”．

C．Akon signed Gaga to work for his own company after hearing her singing．

D．“The Fame Ball”is the second single of Lady Gaga．

A powerful earthquake measuring 7．0 on the Richter scale shook Haiti on Tuesday, causing several buildings to collapse in the Western hemisphere's poorest nation and leading to an unknown number of fatalities（死亡）, officials and witnesses said．

The earthquake was centered just 10 miles southwest of the crowded and impoverished（贫困的）capital of Port-au-Prince（太子港）．Making matters worse, the earthquake was relatively shallow, at a depth of five miles, the U．S．Geological Survey said Shallow earthquakes can cause more damage．

“I think it's really a huge catastrophe,” Haiti's ambassador to the U．S．, Raymond Alcide Joseph, told Cable News Network．

An Associated Press（美联社）videographer saw the ruins of a hospital in Petionville, near Port-au-Prince．Reuters（路透社）news agency said several buildings had crumbled in the capital and that there were dead and injured trapped in the rubble．

At least 1．8 million people live within the area where the earthquake had its highest intensity, John Bellini, a geophysicist at the USGS, told The Wall Street Journal．“With a strong and shallow earthquake like this in such a populated area, it could really cause substantial damage．” he said．

“The quake was the most powerful to hit Haiti since at least 1770．This isn't normally an earthquake-prone（地震频发）area．” Mr．Bellini added．

Within minutes of the original quake, two aftershocks rolled through the area, measuring 5．9 and 5．5 on the Richter scale．

1．The main purpose of this passage is to ________．

       A．tell people some disasters are very dangerous．

       B．introduce some common sense of natural disasters．

       C．appeal to readers for help, love and support．

       D．present some information of Haiti’s earthquake this year．

2．What can we learn from John Bellini’s words?

A．The earthquake which took place in Port-au-Prince was strong and shallow．

B．Thanks to the shallow earthquake, it did little damage to Port-au-Prince．

C．Earthquakes occur frequently in the area of Port-au-Prince,capital of Haiti．

D．At least 1770 people lost their lives in the earthquake．

3．The underlined word catastrophe is closest in meaning to __________．

       A．problem                  B．disaster                   C．phenomenon           D．news

4．How many earthquakes of Haiti are mentioned in this article?

A．None．                  B．One                        C．Two．                   D．At least three．

Two farmers in northeast China Heilongjiang Province have been sentenced to nine and five years in jail because of eating a tiger, the local court said on Tuesday．

       Zhang Licheng and Gong Weisheng, both farmers in Dongning County, were put into prison for the crime of illegally hunting and killing endangered wild animal species, according to the People’s Court of Dongning County．

       The Siberian tiger, mistakenly trapped but intentionally（故意的）eaten by the farmers, was an endangered animal which is under the first-class state protection in the country．The farmers, living in a village very close to forests, used to trap wild animals like roe deer and hares when the dying tiger unfortunately caught in their trap in February 2003．

       Knowing that tiger trade was illegal, Zhang and Gong, however, thought eating a dead tiger’s meat was not breaking the law．They decided to cover it up and therefore did not report to the relevant authorities, the court said．

       Six days later they secrectly carried home the tiger that had died of hunger as they had expected．The two farmers burnt the tiger’s skin, ate its meat and hid away the bones, according to the court．The crime was uncovered and reported to the police about a year later and the transgressors（违反者）were arrested on Jan．16, 2004．

1．When the two farmers found the tiger trapped, they ______________．

A．wanted to kill it for its skin

B．were pleased to have the chance to eat its meat

C．hoped to sell it at good price

D．reported the case to some departments of the government

2．After reading the passage, we know that ___________．

A．roe deer are being well protected

B．the Siberian tigers do no harm to people

C．China values the protection of endangered animals

D．farmers in Dongning County won’t like endangered wild animal species any longer

3．What is the best title for the passage?

A．Tigers Are Endangering

B．Two Unlucky Farmers

C．Tigers Are Well Protected in China

D．Two Farmers Jailed for Eating Tiger

4．The right statement of the following about the tiger is ____________．

A．It died of hunger．

B．It was eaten by the farmers unintentionally．

C．Before dying, it had eaten roe deer and hares．

D．It was skinned and its bones and meat were sold．

Children start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them．Helping them enjoy science can be easy; there’s no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment．You only have to share your children’s curiosity．Firstly, listen to their questions．I once visited a classroom of seven-year-olds to talk about science as a job．The children asked me “textbook questions” about schooling, salary and whether I liked my job．When I finished answering, we sat facing one another in silence．Finally I said, “Now that we’ve finished with your lists, do you have questions of your own about science?”

       After a long pause, a boy raised his hand, “Have you ever seen what a grassshopper（蚱蜢）eats? When I try eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache．Why?”

       This began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours．

       Secondly, give them time to think．Studies over the past 30 years have shown that, after asking a question, adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for a child to think．When adults increase their “wait time” to three seconds or more, children give more logical, complete and creative answers．

       Thirdly, watch your language．Once you have a child involved in a science discussion, don’t jump in with “That’s right” or “Very good．” These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior．But in talking about science, quick going by saying “That’s interesting” or “I’d never thought of it that way before,” or coming up with more questions or ideas．

       Never push a child to “think”．It doesn’t make sense, children are always thinking, without your telling him what to do．What’s more, this can turn a conversation into a performance．The child will try to find the answer you want, in as few words as possible, so that he will be a smaller target for your disagreement．

       Lastly, show, don’t tell．Real-life impressions of nature are far more impressive than any lessons children can learn from a book or a television program．Let children look at their fingertips through a magnifying glass（放大镜）, and they’ll understand why you want them to wash before dinner．Rather than saying that water evaporates（蒸发）, set a pot of water to boil and let them watch the water level drop．

1．According to the passage, children are natural scientists, and to raise their interest, the most important thing for adults to do is ___________．

A．to let them see the world around

B．to share the children’s curiosity

C．to explain difficult phrases about science

D．to supply the children with lab equipment

2．Children can answer questions in a more logical, complete and creative way if adults _______．

A．ask them to answer quickly

B．wait for one or two seconds after a question

C．tell them to answer the next day

D．wait at least three seconds after a question

3．The author mentioned all of the following techniques for adults to share with their children’s curiosity EXCEPT that adults should _______________．

A．tell their children stories instead of reciting facts

B．offer their children chances to see things for themselves

C．be patient enough when their children answer questions

D．encourage their children to ask questions of their own