Long ago，in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers，Harry and Peter．Harry was very hard．working while Peter was  36  ．Every day Harry got up early and came home late，but Peter walked around for fun．

  One summer there was no   37  and the crops(庄稼)were dying．Harry thought，“I must do something to save these crops，or they shall die．”With this  38  in mind，he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal(沟渠)to his field．He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty．After a  39  search，he found a river full of blue water．He was

very happy．He started digging a canal to his field.  40  it was noon his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home  41  lunch．But Harry did not go．He did not want to

leave his work unfinished．He completed his work  42  at night．He Was very satisfied．

He went home。had a good meal and  43  into a sound sleep．

    Peter did the same．But he was not at all determined(有决心的)．He also  44  digging a

 canal to his field but he didn’t have his work completed．His field did not get  45  water

 and all his crops died．

  Harry’s field would be watered when needed．He had a good harvest because of his hard work．

1.A．cruel     B．1azy        C．careless      D．silly

2.A．rain      B．wind        C．cloud        D．river

3.A．feeling    B．dream      C．problem      D．thought

4.A．quick     B．long        C．slow        D．special

5.A．Whether  B．Although    C．When        D．Unless

6.A．for       B．to          C．with         D．at

7.A．early     B．far          C．1ate         D．deep

8.A．fell      B．1ooked      C．turned       D．walked

9.A．stopped  B．1oved        C：forgot       D．started

10.A．clean    B．enough       C．1ittle        D．fresh

At the beginning of 2009,Li Guilin and his wife Lu Jianfen were honored(授予...荣誉)as “People Who Moved China in 2008” in this yearly event. This event was introduced by CCTV in 2002.

Li,42,and Lu,41,were born in Han families and grew up in Ya’an City. In 1990,Li visited Erping Village(二坪村)in Liangshan of Sichuan Province, he was surprised at how backward(落后)it was. People there lived a rather poor life. The children seldom went out of the village. Li decided to teach in that village at once.

The children have to climb five wooden ladders to reach the school of Erping. They spend the week there before returning home for the weekend. “Walking on the wooden ladders is really dangerous. You can just put half of your foot in the narrowest place.Behind the ladders is the deep valley.(山谷)”

A year later, as the number of students increased, Li Guilin began to look for a new teacher. When the summer holiday was over, he couldn’t find one yet. So he advised his wife Lu Jianfen to join him.

Till now ,they have been teaching in the village for more than 18 years.Over the past years, they have taught 149 students,22 of them were from the schools of other areas because of the two kind teachers. “I’m the son of farmers,” says Li, “I know that education is the best way for a poor mountain area to change.”The couple(夫妇)will go on working at this school to help more children walk out of the mountains into happy and bright futures.

1. “People Who Moved China” has been held ________ till 2009.

A. three times.B. eight times C. ten times

2.Li Guilin and Lu Jianfen are ________.

A. doctors B. students C. teachers

3. The children have to climb wooden ladders because ________.

A. walking on the wooden ladders is really dangerous

B. they like doing that

C. it’s the only way to the school of Erping

4. Lu Jianfen has worked in the school of Erping since ________ .

A. 1991 B. 2002 C. 1990

5.Why will Li Guilin and Lu Jianfen go on working at this school?

A. Because both of them are children of farmers

B. Because they hope more children can have happy and bright future

C. Because they were honored as “People Who Moved China in 2008

The Sea Life Centre is a Really Exciting Place

  Good morning, everyone. 36  to the new Sea Life Centre at Plymouth.

  The Sea Life Centre is a really exciting place. There are so many things to 37

here and everything is enjoyable. It costs $3.76 for adults ,  $2 for children and    38  for over sixties and school groups. It’s   39   from 9:00am to 4:30pm every day except 25^th and 26^th of December.

  Special  40  include hourly feeding times for all the different animals and fish, and shows in the sea life theatre.    41    is always there to answer questions about what you’ve seen.    42   you are in a group of six or more people, we   43    give you a special guided tour of the centre. But you   44.  to arrange(安排 ) this at the information desk when you   45  .

  The latest attraction(吸引人的事) is a big   46   tunnel(隧道 )you can walk through. All around you, you will see fish swimming--- sometimes even over your head. You certainly have the   47  view(景色 ) of the undersea world. Children   48  it and it’s really amazing for adults, too.

  When you get  49  , there is a relaxed family dining room serving food.

   That’s all. For    50.   information, phone 091743-564219. Have a good time! Thank you.

1.A. Go           B. Come       C. Walk         D. Welcome

2. A. see          B. do          C. play          D. take

3. A.little         B. few         C. less           D. fewer

4. A. popular      B. busy        C. crowded       D.open

5. A. changes      B. programs   C. attractions     D.performances(表演 )

6. A. someone      B. anyone      C. everyone      D. no one

7. A. when         B. if          C. because       D. until

8. A. can           B. must       C.should        D.have to

9.A.decide         B. like        C. hope         D.need

10.A. return        B. arrive      C. leave         D.travel

11. A. metal ( 金属)  B. wood       C. glass          D.stone( 石头)

12. A.clearest        B.funniest     C. most relaxing  D.most frightening

13. A. want         B. visit        C. love          D.find

14. A.tired          B.bored       C. thirsty        D.hungry

15.A.some          B. more       C. much        D.most

In the 13th century, Marco Polo travelled a long way to China. He was a famous Italian 31 During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he 32 was that the Chinese used paper money. People in 33 coun­tries didn't use paper money until the 17th century. However,people in China began to use paper money in the 10th century. 34     was invented by a Chinese about 2 000 years ago. His name was Cai Lun. He then 35 these pieces of paper together and made them into a 36 .

Now paper mainly comes from trees. We use it every day. 37 we waste a lot of it. If we keep on doing so, people 38 cut down many more trees. Then there will not be any trees left. If there are no 39 , there will be no paper.

So how can we 40 paper? When we mak­ing notes,we can use 41 sides of each piece of paper. We  can  buy  drinks  in bottles instead of 42  in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchiefs ( 棉手帕) and not the paper ones.

43  we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the salesman gives us a paper bag, we can keep it and 44  it later. We can help to protect trees if we think 45 . We should to it now,before it is too late.

9. A. books         B. trees          C, leaves        D. factories

Two friends are having a picnic together.  36  names are Jack and Tim. Tim is very lazy (懒的) .  37  the first evening of their holiday, Jack says to Tim, “Here’s some money. Go and buy some meat.”

“I’m too tired,”  38  Tim, “You go.”

So Jack goes to the market and pays＄10  39  the meat.

40 he comes back,he says to Tim, “Here’s the meat now, please cook it.”

But Tim answers, “No, I’m not good at  41  , you do it,” So Jack cooks it,  42 he says to Tim, “Go and   43  some water.”

“No, I don’t want to get my clothes dirty,” Tim answers.

44  Jack says, “The meal is ready, come and eat it.”

“Yes, I’ll do that,” answers Tim, “I don’t like   45  ‘No’ all the time.”