根据句子意思及首字母提示, 写出空缺处的单词 。
【小题1】An accident     _________   (发生)on the road yesterday.
【小题2】He has two _____________ ( 票)  to the concert.
【小题3】It’s a bad habit to _________ ( 抄袭) others’ homework.
【小题4】I will be much busier next week, there will be _________(更少的) free time.
【小题5】We don’t eat junk food and Lily doesn’t, e_____________.
【小题6】I f_______________my Engilsh test and I was very upset.
【小题7】We go to school every day e______________ Saturday and Sunday .
【小题8】He looked for his dog e________ , but he couldn’t find it .

Text messaging, or simply “texting”, which allows people to send and receive messages on  mobile phones, becomes very popular today.

The advantages of texting are obvious. Texting helps to save money. If you have a few words to greet your families and friends on their birthdays or on some important festivals, sending messages can be cheaper than phone calling. Texting helps to save time. Even if you want to send a message to 100 people, you can do it one second. Texting helps you to “talk” to someone when he is too busy to answer the phone. Texting can also help you to “talk” to someone secretly if you don’t want others to hear what you are talking on the phone. These advantages are so amazing that many people are crazy about it. They hold mobile phones in hands all day long, send dozens of messages each day, and even text while driving or walking.

 However, texting has its disadvantages. Junk messages may come into your mobile phone box now and then. When your phone box gets too full, you can’t receive any more messages. You may therefore miss some important information.

What’s more, if you don’t do texting properly, for example texting while driving or walking, it can be dangerous. It can cause injuries and even death. It was reported that about 6,000 people were killed and half a million were injured for this reason each year. In Fort Lee, a small town in New Jersey, USA, three people died because they walked into traffic while texting in 2011. Two researchers at Stony Brook University, New York found that texters are 60% more probably to have an accident than others. When people are texting, they don’t notice other people or things around them. To reduce traffic accidents, all drivers of the UN are now not allowed to text while driving. About 32 countries have passed laws restricting the use of mobile phones while driving.

Texting is a wonderful way of communication. However, only when we use it properly, can we fully enjoy the fun it brings.

1. How many advantages of texting are mentioned in the passage?

A. Two.       B. Three.        C. Four.      D. Five.

2. What did the researchers at Stony Brook University find?

A. Texting is a good way of communication. 

B. 6,000 people were killed and injured.

C. Texters are easier to have an accident.

D. Many people text to greet families and friends.

3. The underlined word restricting probably means _________.

A. not telling   B. not allowing    C. enjoying   D. making

4. This passage is written to tell us that __________.

A. we should do less texting

B. texting has many advantages

C. texting is better than phone calling

D. we should do texting properly

Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was 12 years old, Jeff had cancer(癌症). Doctors had to cut off most of his right leg.

???? Every day Jeff puts on an artificial leg(假腿). With the plastic artificial leg Jeff can ride a bicycle, swim, and play soccer. He can also run.

??? Jeff made a plan with his friends who had plastic legs, too. They decided to run across America.

??? When he was 22 years old, Jeff Keith ran across the United States from the east to the west. He started running in Boston. Seven months later, he stopped running in Los Angeles. He ran 3,200 miles. Jeff stopped in cities on the way to Los Angeles. In every city people gave Jeff money. The money was not for Jeff, but for the American Cancer Society.

?? Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things. He is studying to be a lawyer(律师). Jeff says, “People can do anything they want to do. I want people to know that. I ran not only for disabled people. I ran for everybody.”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Jeff’s right leg was cut off because he had_______.

A. TB（肺结核）B. an accident? C. cancer?? D. a serious injury

2. From the passage we know that Boston is _______.

A. in the west?????????

B. half between the east and west

C. near Los Angeles???

D. in the east

3.It took Jeff _______ to run from Boston to Los Angeles.

A. about four and a half months???? B. over two hundred days

C. almost twenty-five weeks??????? D. less than half a year

4.The underlined word “disabled” means _______.

A. 优秀的? B. 劳累的??? C. 残疾的??? D. 无能为力的

5.The fifth passage tells us that _______.

A. people should give him more money

B. people can do anything they want to do

C. some disabled men will become lawyers?

D. disabled people also can run

APRIL 5 marks the 100^th anniversary(周年纪念日)of the sinking(下沉)of the Titanic. In 1997, the movie Titanic was a huge hit all around the world. Now, the 3-D version of the movie will come to Chinese theaters on April 10.
As anyone who has seen the movie knows, the Titanic struck an iceberg(冰山) and sank on its first voyage in 1912, killing 1,517 people. A century after the accident, scientists have found something new to blame(负责任) for the sinking: the moon. Donald Olson, a Texas State University physicist, led a team of astronomers(天文学家) to examine the moon’s role, according to Reuters.
Normally, icebergs stay in place and cannot move until they melt enough or a high tide(潮汐) frees them. A single iceberg can become stuck many times on its journey southward. The process can take several years.
According to Olson, a hundred years ago the moon made its closest approach to the Earth in more than 1,400 years. This caused the moon to have a much stronger pull on the Earth’s oceans than usual, which created a super-high tide. The tide pushed icebergs from shallow waters off the coasts of Canada’s provinces, Newfoundland and Labrador, into the Titanic’s way.
“Of course, the final cause of the accident was that the ship struck an iceberg,” Olson told Reuters. “It went full speed into a region with icebergs, but the lunar connection(月亮的联系) may explain how an unusually large number of icebergs got into the path of the Titanic.”
The research team will publish their research in the April issue of Sky & Telescope magazine.
根据短文内容，选最佳择答案,并在答题卡上按要求作答。
【小题1】 How many people lost their lives in this accident?

Welcome to the Amazing kids Website! Here you can read about clever children all over the world.

Gina, who is thirteen years old, got first prize in the “Young Look of the Year” competition and is now writing her own recipe (烹饪) book for kids. "I want it to be fun to read and easy enough for children to use," she says. Gina learned by observing （观察） her father, who's also good at cooking, in the kitchen. She wants to encourage other children to cook because "everyone needs to eat, so it's a skill that will always be useful!

Fourteen-year-old Bren used to love running until he had a serious car accident three years ago. He lost part of one leg and didn't even expect to walk again. Now he's an athlete who has recently completed a marathon. "After my accident I wanted to give up," he says. "But now I'm happy to be alive and able to continue running."

Helga has always been good at science, but she thought it was too difficult to become an inventor. Then she heard about an accident that had happened when a car hit a train in her town. "That gave me an idea," says the clever sixteen-year-old girl. It took her over a year to invent a special machine that tells car drivers when a train is coming. One company is already interested in selling it, so it may be in the shops soon!

1.How is Gina trying to encourage other children to cook?

A. By observing her father.

B. By writing a recipe book for kids.

C. By giving them delicious food to eat.

D. By getting first prize in the competition.

2.Why is it surprising that Bren is an athlete?

A. Because he can' t walk. B. Because he lost part of one leg.

C. Because he gave up running. D. Because he used to love running.

3. Which of the following is true about Helga?

A. She saw a car hit a train in her town.

B. She sold special machines to car drivers.

C. She invented a special machine for car drivers.

D. It is impossible for her to become an inventor.

4.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Amazing Kids, Special Abilities      B. How to Be a Good Student

C Different People, Different Ideas      D. How to Get Living Skills