Man has invented four kinds of satellites (卫星). The first kind of satellite studies the 31 of the earth. They are used to make maps. They also help countries to see where they may 32 oil or gold.

The second kind of satellite is used to guide ships and planes. A ship or a plane can 33 a message to the satellite, and the satellite can find out 34 the ship or the plane is.

The third kind studies the weather. These satellites 35 clouds and strong winds moving across the earth. They warn countries to make preparations (准备) when very 36 weather is coming. 　37 kind is used for communication. Telephone calls 38 countries can be sent by these satellites. Some can carry hundreds of calls at the same time. The call is sent to the satellite, then the 39 sends it to a station in the country and this country is being phoned. These satellites also carry pictures; they can receive and send about eight 40 at a time.

（　　）31. A. biology　　　　 B. history　　 　 C. physics　　 D. geography

（　　）32. A. study　　　 　 B. find　　　　 C. carry　　　　　 D. choose

（　　）33. A. write　　　　　 B. send　　　　 C. take　　 　 D. bring

（　　）34. A. where　　　　　 B. which　　　 　 C. what　　　　 D. that

（　　）35. A. search　　　　　 B. watch　　　　　 C. notice　　　　　 D. see

（　　）36. A. sunny　　　　　 B. cool　　　　 C. fine　　 　 D. bad

（　　）37. A. The last　　　　 B. Another　　 C. One　　 　 D. Any other

（　　）38. A. during　　　　　 B. along　　　　　 C. between　　 D. of

（　　）39. A. TV　　　　　　　 B. telegraph　　　 C. telephone　　　 D. satellite

（　　）40. A. plays　　　　　 B. programs 　 C. films　　　　　 D. object

Hello, everyone! I am your guide（导游）today. First, I’d like to _36_   you something about London（伦敦）before we arrive. As you know, London is the capital（首都）of  37   .It is a very big 38   .The people are friendly and helpful, especially the policemen. They are always glad（乐意的） __39___ tell visitors about the city.

  London is a busy place. People _40__ in offices, banks, or for companies. They are in a hurry all the time.

  London is also a very beautiful city. It has __41__ of parks and gardens. When you ___42__ in London, you should visit the London Museum. It can tell you a lot of interesting __43__. You may also visit many ___44__ places, such as Big Ben, the River Thames and so on.

  Wish you have a good ___45___!

（　　）36. A. talk          B. say        C. tell         　D. speak

（　　）37. A. England      B. America    C. Australia     　D. Canada（加拿大）

（　　）38. A. village       B. city        C. town        　D. country

（　　）39. A. to           B. for         C. of            D. at

（　　）40. A.works        B.work        C.  working      D. to work

（　　）41. A. a lot         B. a lots       C. lot         　 D.much

（　　）42. A. were        B. was       　C. are           D.going to be

（　　）43. A. story        B. storys       C. stories         D.storyes

（　　）44. A.other        B. others      　C. the others      D. another

（　　）45. A. meal        B. time         C.  sleep       　D. rest

Mr. and Mrs Black live in a small house near London with their children. Usually Mr Black comes back from work very late. At that time, his wife and the children are sleeping. So he opens the front door of his house with his keys and comes into the house quietly.

One night he comes home very late. It is 11:00 p.m. But he can’t find his keys. He rings the bell(门铃). Nothing happens(发生). He rings it again. Again nothing happens. No one can hear it. Mr. Black knocks on the bedroom window. He calls his wife’s name. He shouts but his wife doesn’t wake up. At last he stops and thinks for a few minutes. Then he begins to speak like a small child. “Mother,” he says. “I want to go to WC.” Mrs Black wakes up at once (立刻). Then he speaks to her, and she opens the door for him.

（　　）36.Mr. Black and his wife live in ______.

　　　　 A. a small country　 B. London city C. a house but not big　 D. a small town

（　　）37. Mr. Black usually comes back______.

　　　　 A. not very late　　　　　　　　　　　 B. before his family go to bed

C. after his family go to bed. D. at about 10.p.m.

（　　）38. Why can’t Mr. Black open the door?

A. Because he comes home late.

B. Because he can’t find the key to the door.

C. Because his wife is not at home.

D. Because he doesn’t ring the bell.

（　　）39. Mr Black speaks like a little child because ______.

A.he looks like a child

B.he wants to wake up his children

C.he wants to wake up his wife

D.he wants to go to WC

（　　）40. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Mr Black often can’t come into the house.

B. One night Mr Black comes back early.

C. Mrs Balck often waits for Mr Black at night.

D. At last Mrs Black opens the door.

A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country.

Dean Bluey from Dallas, Texas, was a school boy who has much interest in 36. One day, he was sending an e-mail to a friend on the Internet. Suddenly he 37 a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”. The message was from Finland（芬兰）, 38 of kilometers away from America.

“I didn’t know what I should do,” Dean said to a reporter later. “It was really 39 to tell if the message was real.” So Dean did 40 at first. But the message kept coming.

“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean 41. He replied and discovered that sender was a student called Tarja, who was 42 in a university library. She was ill. What was worse, there was no 43 around her. Her only way of 44 with the world was by e-mail. Dean got in touch with the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance（救护车） rushed to the library. Luckily, she was still alive and was sent to the hospital 45.

“I’m glad she’s OK,” Dean said. “It’s hard to believe, but e-mail saved her life.”

（　）36. A. computer                       B. sport                               C. art

（　）37. A. received                        B. left                                  C. sent

（　）38. A. hundreds                       B. thousands                        C. millions

（　）39. A. difficult                         B. easy                                C. sad

（　）40. A. nothing                          B. everything                       C. something

（　）41. A. explained                       B. answered                         C. asked

（　）42. A. angry                                   B. tired                                C. alone

（　）43. A. phone                            B. computer                         C. television

（　）44. A. communicating                     B. talking                             C. chatting

（　）45. A. slowly                           B. quickly                            C. quietly