Complete the sentences with the given words in their suitable forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词）

1.2012 is a leap year. That's why there are _____ days in February. (twenty-ninth)

2.It is clear that your schoolbag is much heavier than _______. (I)

3.Thousands of_______were lost in the terrible earthquake happened in Japan. (life) 

4.We are very ______to our teachers for their great help. (thank)

5.Your smile is the best way to show people your_______. (kind)

6.Wu Liangyong is one of the_____to get China's Top Science Award this year. (win)

7.He needs a secretary who can also_________his life for him. (organization)

8.With the development of China, Chinese has become an international language and is______used all over the world. (wide).

 

 

	The 16th Asian Games was held from November 12th to 27th in 2010 in Guangzhou, China. There were 41 events in the Games. China got 199 gold medals and reached the total medals of 416. Guangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Asian Games. In 1990 Beijing held the 11th Asian Games.
	Premier Wen Jiabao went to Shanxi province on April 2nd , 2011. He made a three-day visit to impoverished(穷困的) Luliang. During his visit, he said that farmers’ right（权利）must be protected and he warned(警告) that no land should ever be taken against a farmer’s will(意愿).
	The Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway will be put into operation at the end of June, 2011. The journey takes about five hours. The train can reach speeds of up to 380 kilometers an hour. The passenger volume (容量) is expected to reach 160 million a year, marking(标志) a great step in China’s Railway development.

请根据以上信息，选择正确答案，将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。（每小题2分，共10分）

1.The 16th Asian Games was held in __________.

A. Guangzhou            B. Shanghai     C. Beijing      D. Tokyo

2.How many gold medals did China get in the 16th Asian Games ?  

A. 11.              B. 41.          C. 199.         D. 416.

3. ________ went to Shanxi province on April 2^nd , 2011. 

A. A farmer         B. Our premier  C. A worker     D. A passenger

4.Premier Wen Jiabao said that_________ right must be protected. 

A. officials’           B. women’s      C. students’    D. farmers’

5.The Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway will be put into operation at the end of _______, 2011.

A. June             B. July         C. August       D. September

 

         Who hasn’t enjoyed eating peanuts? Did you know that although peanuts look like nuts and taste like nuts, they aren’t nuts at all? They belong to the pea family, so they are called peanuts. The peanut grows flowers above ground, but its “fruit” grows underground. It grows in more countries than most other “nuts”.
The peanut is a native South American plant. Scientists believe that it grew wild in Brazil long ago. They think that for several thousand years the early peoples of South America made it a part of their diet. These peoples were nomads who moved on when a natural food could no longer be found in one area. Along the way they probably let fall some peanuts, which got into the ground and grew. This is believed to be the way the plant reached the place where the Incas（印加人）lived. The Incas, from about 1100 to 1532, thought highly of peanuts. The peanuts were eaten in several forms and used as sacrificial offerings（祭品）to the Incan Sun God. Later in the 16^th century, European soldiers had brought peanuts to other parts of the world, including North America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Pacific Islands.
Although peanuts were found native in South America, they are now grown in almost every country that has warm weather. India produces the most peanuts. China’s production is next, followed by the United States.
The peanut is special in more ways than one. It can be eaten raw, boiled, roasted, or fried. Hundreds of widely different products have been made from it. Carver, an American scientist, set himself the task of discovering new uses for eating and for many other products.
Peanuts are very highly nutritious and are also high in protein （蛋白质）. Americans use about seven-tenths of their protein in the form of meat. In India, where the poor can’t pay for meat or milk, peanut meal and peanut milk have been produced. These have been a great help to the poor.
New products are continually being made from peanuts, among them peanut cheese and a powder that becomes peanut butter when water is added. The fact is that peanuts are so healthy that they were used by astronauts. The unusual nut that isn’t a nut is one of nature’s most amazing gifts.
【小题1】 Although we like eating peanuts, many of us don’t know peanuts belong to _______ family.

A．the pea

B．the nut

C．both the pea and the nut

D．neither the pea nor the nut

【小题2】 Which paragraph（段落）mainly talks about the history of the peanut?

A．Paragraph Four	B．Paragraph Three
C．Paragraph Two	D．Paragraph One

【小题3】What does the underlined word nutritious mean?

A．Helpful for staying healthy.	B．Helpful to the poor.
C．Delicious and tasty.	D．Rich in fat and oil.

【小题4】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?

A．Nomads always stayed in the same place.

B．The peanut was first found in South America.

C．Astronauts ate lots of peanuts to keep healthy.

D．China grows fewer peanuts than the US.

【小题5】What is the purpose of the article?

A．To show that peanuts belong to the pea family.

B．To advise us to use more peanut products.

C．To tell us some new uses of peanuts.

D．To let us know more about peanuts.

Mo Yan, a well-known Chinese writer, won the Nobel Prize for literature(文学) in 2012. He was also the first Chinese writer who got this prize in history. When he was interviewed, he said he was only a normal person who could tell stories. He especially thanked his mother. He thought his mother had a strong influence on him.

Mo Yan was born in a poor family in China’s rural area. When he was young, he was a little bit shy because he thought he wasn’t good-looking. His classmates often played jokes on his look. That made him very upset. His mother encouraged him to face the fact bravely. She told him not to look down on himself. She said it didn’t matter if a person didn’t have a good look and it was important to work hard and never give up. She hoped that his son would be a useful person in society.

Mo Yan didn’t let her mother down. He worked hard at writing. He wrote many famous novels, such as Hong Gao Liang(《红高粱》)and Wa(《娃》). His success tells us a truth,“Nobody can beat you unless you beat yourself.”Hold on to your dream and your dream will come true in the end.

1.When did Mo Yan win the Nobel Prize?

A. In 2010.          B. Last year.               C. In 2013.        D. Last month.

2.Mo Yan was the first Chinese _________ in history.

A. to be interviewed about the Nobel Prize for Literature

B. to be a normal person who could tell stores

C. to win the Nobel Prize for literature

D. to be influenced strongly by his mother

3.Why did Mo Yan feel upset when he was a little boy?

A. Because he was poor.

B. Because he couldn’t tell stories.

C. Because his classmates often laughed at his look.

D. Because he didn’t work hard.

4.What is the most important for a person according to the article?

A. Working hard.      B. Money.   C. A good job.        D. A good look.

5.What can we learn from the story?

A. Mo Yan’s classmates were friendly to him.   

B. Mo Yan was born in a rich family.

C. Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for peace.

D. Mo Yan’s mother helped him a lot.

 

On October 31st, 2009, Chinese famous scientist Qian Xuesen, died in Beijing when he was 98 years old. He is famous as “the country’s father of space technology and king of rocketry”.

Qian was born in 1911 in Hangzhou. He left for the United States after winning a schol­arship to graduate school in 1936. He studied at the Massachusetts Institute{学院) of Technology and later at the California Institute of Technology.

Qian began his career in the US and was regarded as one of the brightest minds in the new field of aeronautics{航空学) before returning to China in 1955.

After he returned, Qian set up the first missile (导弹) and rocket research institute of China. The institute later helped start Chinese space program. He led the development of China's first nuclear-armed ballistic missile and worked on its first satellite.

He retired in the year before Chinese manned space program was launched in 1992. But his research formed the basis for the Long March CZ -2F rocket that carried astronaut Yang Liwei into orbit in 2003.

In August, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Qian and praised him for devoting his life to Chinese defense technologies. Qian told him, “I'm trying to live to be 100 years old”

1. Qian was regarded as __________ before returning to China.

    A. A father of space technology        B. king of rocketry

    C. one of the brightest minds in the new field of aeronautics

    D. one of the best-known scientists

2.When did Qian Xuesen retire?

    A. In 1970       B. In 1991      C. In 1992       D. In 2009 

3. What does the under­lined word mean in Chinese?

    A. 发奖品        B. 批评      C. 赞扬          D. 鼓励

4. List the following things in correct orders. Which is the correct?

    ① left for the United States      ② won a scholarship to graduate school

    ③ returned to China from the United States

    ④ set up the first missile and rocket research institute of China

    ⑤ studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    A. ②①③④⑤    B. ②①⑤③④.   C. ⑤③④②①   D. ⑤②①③④

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    A. Qian was born in 1936 in Hangzhou.    

B. Qian began his career in China.

    C. The Lρng March CZ-2Frocket carried YangLiwei into orbit in 2009.

    D. Wen Jiabao visited QianXuesen in August 2009.