Reading comprehension(阅读理解)：

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：

　　Do you have bright ideas?Ideas for inventions that change the world or, at least, make life easier for somebody?P　　1　　 we all do sometimes, but we don’t often make the idea a real thing．Recently, there was a competition in a country, which encouraged young people to make their bright ideas come true．There were t　　2　　 groups in the contest：Group A was for school children under 16; Group B was for those o　　3　　16．And there were eleven prize-winners altogether．

　　Neil Hunt, one of the prize-winners, was c　　4　　“Sunshine Superman”by one newspaper writing about his design．When people study the weather, it’s important to be able to record the sunshine accurately．We need to know how many h　　5　　 of sunshine we have and how strong it is．Most sunshine recorders o　　6　　 record direct(直接的)sunshine．Neil’s is more accurate and this is very important for research into ways of using solar power．Neil plans to keep inventing．

　　The ideas in the competition were so g　　7　　 that we are surprised that the industry(工业界)doesn’t ask more school children for suggestions．

阅读理解。

　　Clara Barton was a great American woman who worked all her life to help others．She started the American Red Cross, a group which still helps millions of people．

　　During the Civil War she nursed the wounded(受伤的)ones．① She was called the angel of the Battlefield(战场)．At first the American government didn't help her, but later they realized how important she was．They realized that the Red Cross could help not only soldiers, but also other people．② Many of our people ③ h ________ ④ b ________ ⑤ h ________ in time of emergency(紧急治疗)by the Red Cross．People need help during a disaster such as a flood．Clara Barton took part in many kinds of charitable work．She wrote books and patriotic(爱国的)works, too．

A)将画线部分翻译成汉语：①___________　②__________

B)根据首字母提示写出单词：③h ________　④b ________　⑤h ________

短文填空

　　Travel is useful to us in at least three ways．

　　First, by t　　1　　 we can enjoy the beautiful scenery(风景)of different place．We can see many which can be read about in books w　　2　　 our eyes and v　　3　　 some famous cities and interesting places．

　　S　　4　　, we will meet people with different interests and see strange and different things when we travel．We can get ideas of the conditions and customs(风俗)of o　　5　　 people, taste different foods and local favors(偏爱)if we like．I　　6　　 this way, we can understand how other different people live．

　　Third, travel will help us gain(获得)k　　7　　 of geography and history , travel will also help us keep h　　8　　 and strong．

　　With all these a　　9　　 of travel, it is no wonder that travel has now become more p　　10　　 than ever in China．