1. The heavy rain kept him from getting to the airport.

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Poseidon was the god of the sea and of earthquakes (地震). Sailors asked him for help when they were at sea. Poseidon lived on the bottom of the sea in a palace. Poseidon got angry easily. When he was happy, the sea was calm. But when he was unhappy, he made earthquakes by hitting the ground with a big spear (矛). Then the sea became too dangerous for sailors. Poseidon and Athena, the goddess of war, both wanted to have the biggest city in Greece. They had a contest to see who could have it. Poseidon threw his spear in the ground and made a spring (泉水). But the water was salty like the sea! Athena gave the people olive (橄榄) trees. The people liked to eat the olives so they chose Athena. They called their city Athens (雅典). Athens is the capital of Greece. (　　 )21. What was Poseidon in charge of? 　　 A. The wars in the world. 　　　　　　B. The sea and earthquakes.

C. The water supply. 　　　　　　　　D. The city of Athens. (　　 )22. How did Poseidon show his anger? 　 A. He ate all the fish in the sea. 　　　　　　B. He made the sea rough. 　 C. He fought with other gods. 　　　　　　D. He hid himself in his palace. (　　 )23. Why did people choose Athena? 　 A. Because she was beautiful. 　　　　　B. Because she was in charge of war. 　 C. Because she gave them olive trees. 　　D. Because she made them a spring. (　　 )24. What's the main idea of the passage? 　 A. Athena beat Poseidon and won the city of Athens.

B. Poseidon was always in a bad mood. C. Poseidon lived on the bottom of the ocean.

D. People liked olive trees and called the city Athens. (　　 )25. This passage is probably taken from _____. 　 A. a history book 　　B. a geography book　 　　　C. a magazine 　　D. a mythology book

IV. 句子解释(10%)

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Have you ever seen a horse with toes(脚趾)? Millions of years ago, horses had many toes. They had four toes on each front foot. They had three toes on each back foot. The horses were smaller than cats.

　　 These small horses lived in the forest. Their many toes helped the horses run over the soft wet ground.

　　 It was very hot in the forest. But the weather changed. It became cold. Many trees couldn't live in cold weather. The trees died and fell. Open field took the place of(代替) forests. The sun made the ground dry and hard(坚硬).

　　 Horses began to change too. They began to get bigger. This took a long time. On the dry hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running. Their middle toes became hard. After a long time horses had only one hard toe on each foot. We call this hard toe a hoof(马蹄).　

16.(　　 ) Long ago, the horse had four toes on each of its ______.

　　 A. back feet　　　　 　　 B. front feet　　　　　 　　 C. right feet　　　 　D. left feet

17.(　　 )The cats were ______ the horses at that time.

　　 A. much bigger　　　　B. smaller than　　　　C. bigger than　　D. much smaller

18.(　　 ) Which of the three sentences is true?

　　 A. The weather stays the same the whole year all over the world.

　　 B. When the weather changed, animals began to change too.

　　 C. Cats were bigger in the past than they are today.　　

　 D. Cats were as big as horses in the past.　

19.(　　 ) On the dry hard land ______.

　　 A. horses needed a lot of room for running

　　 B. a horse needed more than four toes for running

　　 C. horses needed only their middle toes for running　　

　 D. horses needed a lot of room for sleeping.　　

20.(　　 )Now each horse has ______ on its feet.　　

　A. one toe　　　 　　B. three toes　　　　 　　C. four toes　　　　　 　D.　 no toes

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11.(　　 )There will be 　　　　　　in Grand Movie Theater this week.

A. one Chinese film　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. two Chinese films

C. three American films　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a lot of foreign films

12.(　　 )If a man with his child goes to Grand Movie Theater on Sunday, they will pay 　　　　　

　 for the film.

A. $12　　　 　　　 　 B. $9　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. $6　　　　　　　 　　 D. $5

13.(　　 )If you are free on Friday morning, you can see the film 　　　　in Grand Movie Theater.

　A. KUNGFU HUSTLE　　　 　　　　　 B. A WORLD WTTHOUT THIEVES

C. TROY　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D.HAPPY POTTER(Ⅲ)

14.(　　 )You can see three films 　either on 　　　　　or on　　　　　 .

　 A. Wednesday; Friday　　　　　　　　 　　 B. Tuesday; Wednesday

C. Thursday; Friday　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Saturday ; Sunday

15.(　　 )From the poster, we know 　　　　　is a director and actor in the film.

　 A. Alfonso Cuaron　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Feng Xiaogang

C. Wolfgang Peterson　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Zhou Xingchi

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A lady has a problem with her daughter 　 My nine-year-old daughter, Maria, is in Year Four. Every evening we get into homework battles (争执). Three afternoons a week, she has activities (net-ball, singing) after school and by the time we get home, homework is the last thing she feels like doing. The other two days, she gets home early and we argue (争论) about whether she should do her homework right after school, or if she should have some time to rest and play first. When Maria at last sits down to do her homework, she seems to want me there helping all the time. I do want to help her, but I'm sure that she is going to need to be able to do it on her own. And in fact, most of the time, I have other things I need to be doing. It seems that children these days have much more homework than we did, and some of it is really beyond (超越) their abilities (能力). As you can see, I'm really worried about homework and I really don’t know what I should do. Any ideas?

6.(　　 ) The woman's daughter is _____ .

　A. four years old 　　B. six years old 　　C. eight years old 　　　D. nine years old

7.(　　 ) Maria doesn't have any activities after school for _____ afternoons.

　A. two 　　　　　B. three 　　　　　C. five　　　　　 　D. seven

8.(　　 ) Maria wants to _____first when she gets home early.

　A. do her homework 　　　　 B. play netball and sing

　C. have supper 　　　　　　 D. have a rest and play.

9.(　　 ) The woman thinks that her daughter should do her homework _____ .

　A. by herself　　 　B. with the mother 　　　C. with the father 　　D. with the classmates

10.(　　 ) Can you guess where this passage is from?

　A. A diary. 　　　　B. A newspaper. 　　 C.A novel (小说). 　　D. A story.

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The giraffe is the tallest modern land animal. It can be over 5.5 metres tall. Its neck alone may be 1.9metres long. Yet the giraffe has only seven bones in its neck, the same number as in the human. Even a small bird has many more bones in its neck than in a tall giraffe. Each bone in a giraffe's neck is very long, while the bones in a human neck are small. That makes the difference. A female giraffe gives birth to one baby at a time. The baby, called a calf, is about 1.9 metres tall at birth. By the age of eight it is full-grown. The giraffe eats mostly leaves. Because it has a long neck, it can reach the leaves high up on the trees.

1.(　　 ) In this passage the underlined word “giraffe” means _______.

A.?鲸鱼　 　　　B.?长颈鹿　　 　　C.?大象　　 　　　D.?恐龙

2.(　　 ) The bones in a bird's neck is ________.

A. as big as in a human's neck　　　　 　B. not so big as in a giraffe's neck

C. many more than in a human's neck　 　D. much smaller in a giraffe's neck

3.(　　 ) Which of the following is true?

A. A giraffe has only seven bones　　　 B. The giraffe is the largest animal on the land

C. It takes eight years for a giraffe to grow up

D. Most of the leaves on the trees are eaten by giraffes

4.(　　 ) When a giraffe is born, it is about ______.

A. 5.5 metres long　 　　B. 5.5 metres tall　 　C. 1.9 metres long 　　　D. 1.9 metres tall

5.(　　 ) We can guess when giraffe see a tiger _______.

A. it will run away as fast as possible　　 B. it will run to eat the tiger

C. it will make the tiger bring it something to eat

D. it will make one of the smallest animals bring the tiger something to eat

20.(　　 ) Electricity comes into our flats _____ thin wires.

　 A. past　　 　　　　　B. through　 　　　　C. across　　 　　　　D. by

19.(　　 ) ---I think your mother must be in the library. She said she would go there.

　 　　　---No, she _____ be there. I have just been there.

　 A. can’t　 　　　　　B. needn’t　 　　　　C. may　　 　　　D. mustn’t

18.(　　 ) He _______ a doctor. But I am not sure.

　 A. maybe　　　 　　B. may be　 　　　　C. can’t be　 　　　　D. must be