Mr. Robert is ________ our teacher. He is also our friend.

A．no more than                          B．less than

C．more than                             D．no less than

In a close game, every point _________.

A．charges           B．deserves          C．argues            D．counts

Every day, mainland China _______ Hong Kong _______ lots of vegetables, fruits and meat.

A．supplies; to                            B．supplies; with

C．supplies; /                             D．supplies; for

Football is just not my ___________ ---- I like playing volleyball.

A．piece of cake                          B．wet blanket

C．cup of tea                             D．green fingers

It was raining, but _________ it was a nice trip.

A．altogether         B．also              C．therefore         D．moreover

One of Mark Twain’s classic novels is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It is   36  in a small American town in the 19th century. The people in this town are very traditional and   37 a quiet life.The story is about a boy called Tom Sawyer, who lives with his aunt Polly. He is often in  38  with his aunt. Aunt Polly is very kind,   39  Tom thinks she is always trying to control him.

Tom is different from   40  children in the town. He loves adventure. He does a lot of bad things, but he never really   41  anyone. He tries very hard not to go to school, and often jumps   42  his bedroom window at night to meet his friends. He is very clever. One day, Aunt Polly asks him to do some painting, and he   43  to get all the boys in the town to do the work for him by inventing a new   44  game. It is these little stories   45  make readers want to keep reading the novel, but it is the adventures that   46  the most important part of the book.

Tom’s best friend is Huck Finn, a boy who has no home. In one adventure, they spend the night outside, and they see a man kill another man   47 . Later in the book, Tom, Huck and another boy decide to leave the town   48  they think that life there is too boring. They __49__ to an island in the middle of a river. They   50  fires, catch fish and sleep under the stars. They also make a   51  to travel up and down the river.   52  seeing the boys for days, the people in the town think that they have died. One day, when Tom cones back to his aunt’s house to leave a letter   53  that he is not dead, he hears his aunt talking about his funeral（葬礼）.   54  Tom has an idea. On the morning of their funeral, the boys run back into town and   55  their own funeral before telling everyone that they are still alive.

1.                A．made          B．set            C．taken D．written

2.                A．have           B．pass           C．live  D．own

3.                A．trouble         B．silence         C．peace    D．war

4.                A．and            B．but            C．still  D．as

5.                A．another        B．others          C．the others D．the other

6.                A．damages        B．destroys        C．ruins D．hurts

7.                A．out of          B．into            C．onto D．in front of

8.                A．tries           B．fails            C．manages  D．struggles

9.                A．fighting         B．painting         C．touring   D．sailing

10.               A．which          B．that           C．what  D．where

11.               A．is             B．was            C．are   D．were

12.               A．in charge       B．in advance      C．in the long term D．in the dark

13.               A．because        B．while          C．even though    D．if

14.               A．run into        B．run away       C．run across D．run out of

15.               A．catch          B．set            C．make D．put

16.               A．bike           B．boat           C．camel D．cage

17.               A．By            B．Upon          C．At    D．Without

18.               A．writing         B．telling          C．saying D．meaning

19.               A．Then          B．Besides         C．Also  D．Lastly

20.               A．join           B．present        C．participate D．attend

Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again．They want to bring water to the deserts，so people can live and grow food．They are learning a lot about the deserts．But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time．Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time．

Why is more and more land becoming desert？Scientists think that people make deserts．People are doing bad things to the earth．

Some places on the earth don’t get much rain． But they still don’t become deserts． This is because some green plants are growing there． Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places． Plants don’t let the sun make the earth even drier． Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away． When a bit of rain falls， the plants hold the water． Without plants， the land can become desert more easily．

1.Deserts ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A．never have any plants or animals in them

B．can all be turned into good land before long

C．are becoming smaller and smaller

D．get very little rain

2.Small green plants are very important to dry places because ＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A．they don’t let the sun make the earth even drier

B．they don’t let the wind blow the soil away

C．they hold water

D．All of the above．

3.Land is becoming desert little by little because ＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．plants can’t grow there

B．there is not enough rain

C．people haven’t done what scientists wish them to do

D．scientists know little about the deserts

4.Why is more and more land becoming desert according to this passage？

A．Earthquakes make deserts.                B．Wind makes deserts.

C． Lack of water makes deserts.              D．People make deserts．

For thousands of years, man has enjoyed the taste of apples. Apples, which are about 85 percent water, grow almost everywhere in the world but the hottest and coldest areas. Among the leading countries in apple production are China, France and the United States.

There are various kinds of apples, but a very few make up the majority of those grown for sale. The three most common kinds grown in the United States are Delicious, Golden Delicious, and McIntosh..

Apples are different in color, size and taste. The color of the skin may be red, green or yellow. They have various sizes, with Delicious apples being among the largest. The taste may be sweet or tart(酸的). Generally, sweet apples are tasted fresh while tart apples are used to make applesauce(果酱).

Apple trees may grow as tall as twelve meters. They do best in areas that have very cold winters. Although no fruit is yielded during the winter, this cold period is good for the tree.

1.It can be learned from the text that Delicious apples are_______.

A．grown in France    B．sold everywhere    C．very big           D．quite sweet

2.Cold winter weather is good for________.

A．the growth of apple trees

B．producing large apples

C．improving the taste of apples

D．the increase of water in apples

3.China, France and the United States are considered to_______.

A．be small producers of apples

B．be large producers of applesauce

C．have the longest history in apple production

D．have the coldest winter among apple production

4.The word yielded in the last sentence means________.

A．improved         B．increased         C．produced         D．sold

When Jackie Robinson walked onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York, on April 15, 1947, he changed baseball forever. As the first African American to play in the Major League in modern times, many believe he changed the country forever.

Robinson was born in 1919. He lived in a time when rules controlled what African Americans could do. He was a top athlete, playing football, basketball and baseball. But playing for a major league team was off limits to Robinson because of his race.

Branch Rickey, president and manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, signed(和…签约)Robinson in 1947. He believed that Robinson not only had the skills, but the courage to face the challenge of becoming modern baseball’s first black player.

It wasn’t easy. Robinson sometimes faced boos(嘘声)from fans. But he became a star, anyway. In 1962, he became the first African-American player chosen to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 2005, he was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award can give to an American.

By breaking baseball’s color barrier(肤色障碍), Robinson opened the door for many to follow his footsteps, not only in baseball, but in other areas of life as wall. After he stopped playing the game, Robinson worked as a manager for a coffee company. He wrote a newspaper column(专栏). He also started a bank.

1.According to Branch Rickey, Jackie Robinson was _____________.

A．poor but clever                         B．unlucky but confident

C．proud and strong                       D．brave and skilled

2.We can know that Jackie Robinson’s story _______________.

A．changed many African’s ideas

B．had an effect on many black people’s lives

C．encouraged black people to fight with whites

D．started a hot discussion about the color barrier

3.Which of the following is NOT what he once did?

A．a newspaper column writer               B．a banker

C．a university teacher                     D．a manager in a company

Jungle(丛林) country is not friendly to man，but it is possible to survive there. You must have the right equipment and you must know a few important things about woodcraft(山林野外知识). Then your chances of staying alive are very good.

No one should go into the jungle without the right equipment. You need lightweight clothing, a good knife, and a compass. Fishhooks and a line，a rifle，matches in a waterproof container and a poncho(雨披) are necessary too. So is a mosquito net(蚊帐) to protect the head.

In the jungle you can get hopelessly lost within five minutes after leaving known landmark(地界碑). That is why you should always carry a compass. In open country during the day, you can tell which way to go by studying the sun. At night the stars are sure guides to direction. But in most places the jungle rooftop is so thick that it is impossible to see the sun or the stars. Again and again you must check your position by the compass.

Keep alert(警惕的). Watch the ground in front of you carefully. Stop and listen now and again. Avoid haste(匆忙), and rest often. In a place that is hot and humid(潮湿的), the person who sets a fast pace will soon become tired. A steady and even pace is wisest in the long run.

If you lose your way, don't panic. Try to decide how long it has been since you were sure of your position. Mark the spot where you are with blazes on a tree. Put them on four sides of the tree, so that you will be able to see them from any direction. Then you can begin retracing your steps(going back exactly the way you have come), knowing that you can always find the spot from which you started. Except in an emergency, never try to travel the jungle at night.

Whenever possible, it is wise to follow streams and rivers that are going in your general direction. This may cause you many extra miles of travel. But in the end it will save time and energy. Nothing is more exhausting (extremely tiring) than hacking(cutting) a way through unbroken jungle.

Surviving in the jungle is a science. The jungle people have become perfect in this science, and you can too. Learn as much as you can about what to expect in the jungle. Make sure you have the right equipment. Then no part of the jungle will seem completely or frightening. In fact, you will be able to “live off” it for a long time.

1.To keep alive in the jungle, you should make it clear that the right equipment is _________.

A．more important than a knowledge of woodcraft

B．less important than a knowledge of woodcraft

C．just as important as a knowledge of woodcraft

D．not as important as a knowledge of woodcraft

2.If you lose your way in the jungle, which of the following can NOT be done?

A．Check your position by the compass again and again.

B．Decide how long ago it was that you got lost.

C．Tell which way to go by studying the sun/the stars.

D．Mark blazes on four sides of a tree and be sure to see them from any direction.

3.The author is strongly against traveling at night probably because __________.

A．one tends to move too slowly at night

B．some animals will attack you

C．emergencies occur most frequently at night

D．it is more difficult to check your position

4.“It is wise to follow streams and rivers”, which will ensure you to _________.

A．avoid animals’ attacks

B．save many extra miles of travel

C．avoid hacking a way through unbroken jungle

D．have a rich supply of drinking water