Some day little cars may take the place of (代替) today’s cars. They are good for our earth. If everyone    26    such a little car in the future, there will be     27    pollution in the air. There will be more parking places in the cities, and the street will be      28    crowded(拥挤). Now the space for one car of the usual size can hole more than one such little car. Driving will be     29   , because these little cars can go only 50 kilometers one     30   . The future cars will be fine for going around the city, but they will not be     31    for going far away. The little car needs only two batteries(电池),     32    battery for the motor, and the other for the horn(喇叭) and the lights. If we still     33     the big cars along with the small ones; we will need to     34     two kinds of roads. Some roads will be used for the big fast cars,     35   other roads will be needed for the smaller and slower ones.

1.                A．sits            B．drives          C．sells D．makes

 

2.                A．more          B．much          C．fewer    D．less

 

3.                A．less            B．much          C．fewer    D．more

 

4.                A．better          B．more dangerous  C．safer D．faster

 

5.                A．day            B．minute         C．month    D．hour

 

6.                A．careful         B．useful          C．bad  D．hard

 

7.                A．one           B．others          C．some D．no

 

8.                A．think           B．park           C．sell  D．like

 

9.                A．build           B．put            C．open D．find

 

10.               A．so             B．as             C．and  D．or

 

 

One day a wise man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking up something and very gently throwing it into the sea. As he got (31) he called out to the young man, “Good morning! What are you doing?”?
The young man (32), looked up and replied, “Throwing starfishes into the sea.”? “Why are you throwing starfishes into the sea?”?
“The sun is up and the (33) is going away. And if I don't throw them in they'll (34)?.”?
“But, young man, don't you (35) that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can't (36) make a difference!”?
The young man (37) politely. Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that (38).”?
There is something very (39) in each and every one of us. We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shape the future. We must each find our own starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the (40) will be better.

【小题1】

A．better B．farther C．closer D．faster?

【小题2】

A．continued B．stopped C．watched D．answered?

【小题3】

A．water B．wind C．boat D．fish?

【小题4】

A．leave B．die C．run D．lose?

【小题5】

A．believe B．realize C．expect D．guess?

【小题6】

A．possibly B．hardly C．especially D．fortunately?

【小题7】

A．replied B．argued C．spoke D．listened?

【小题8】

A．day B．time C．place D．one?

【小题9】

A．special B．brave C．strange D．lucky?

【小题10】

A．family B．village C．country D．world

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  31  in computer．One day，he  32  an email to a friend on the Internet．Suddenly he received a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”．"The message was from Finland，  33  kilometers away from America．

“I didn't know  34  I should do，”Dean said to a reporter afterwards．“It was really difficult to tell if the message was real．”So Dean did nothing at first． 35   the message kept coming．

“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He   36  and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was  37  , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch  38   the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library.   39  , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.

“I'm glad she's OK,” Dean said. “It's hard to believe, but   40   saved her life.”

1.	A．interest B．interested C．interesting D．interests

 

2.	A．sent B．sends C．was sending D．is sending

 

3.	A．thousand B．thousand of C．thousands D．thousands of

 

4.	A．how B．what C．where D．when

 

5.	A．So B．And C．But D．As

 

6.	A．telephoned B．replied C．found D．talked

 

7.	A．better B．worse C．harder D．easier

 

8.	A．with B．on C．to D．at

 

9.	A．Hardly B．Happily C．Luckily D．Carefully

 

10.	A．a boy B．doctors C．the police D．email

 

In learning English，one should first pay attention to listening and speaking．It is the groundwork of reading and writing．You’d better  31  your best to speak while you do much listening．Don’t be  32  of making mistakes．But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your  33 ．While you are doing this，a good  34  is to write-keep a diary，write notes or letters．Then if you can，ask some others to go through  35  you have written and tell you where it is wrong．Many mistakes in your speaking will be  36  found when you write．Through correcting mistakes，you can do better in learning English．

If you are slow in speaking，don’t  37  about it．One of the helpful ways is reading，either aloud or to yourself．The important thing is to choose  38  interesting to read． It mustn’t be too difficult for you．When you are reading  39  this way，don’t stop to  40  the new words if you can guess their meanings when they have nothing to do with the sentences．You can do that some other time．

31．A．have         B．send         C．make          D．try

32．A．sure         B．afraid       C．proud         D．tired

33．A．English      B．Chinese      C．Japanese      D．French

34．A．start        B．idea         C．way           D．manner

35．A．how          B．when         C．why           D．what

36．A．happily      B．easily       C．really        D．slowly

37．A．talk         B．fear         C．worry         D．hurry

38．A．something    B．everything   C．anything      D．nothing

39．A．by           B．on           C．at            D．in

40．A．look at      B．look for     C．look up       D．look over

　 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 31 in computer．One day，he 32 an email to a friend on the Internet．Suddenly he received a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”．"The message was from Finland， 33 kilometers away from America．

“I didn't know 34 I should do，”Dean said to a reporter afterwards．“It was really difficult to tell if the message was real．”So Dean did nothing at first． 35 the message kept coming．

“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He 　36 and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 37 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch 38　 the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library. 　39 , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.

　　　 “I'm glad she's OK,” Dean said. “It's hard to believe, but 　40　 saved her life.”

31．A．interest　 　　　　　 B．interested　 　　　　 C．interesting 　　　　　　 D．interests

32．A．sent　 　　　　　　　　 B．sends　 　　　　　　　 C．was sending 　　　　　 D．is sending

33．A．thousand 　　　　　　 B．thousand of　 　　 C．thousands 　　　　　　 D．thousands of

34．A．how　 　　　　　　　 B．what　 　　　　　　　 C．where 　　　　　　　　　 D．when

35．A．So　 　　　　　　　　 B．And　 　　　　　　　 C．But 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．As

36．A．telephoned　 　　　 B．replied　 　　　　　　 C．found 　　　　　　　　　 D．talked

37．A．better　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．worse　 　　　　　　　 C．harder 　　　　　　　　　 D．easier

38．A．with　 　　　　　　　 B．on　 　　　　　　　　　 C．to 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．at

39．A．Hardly　 　　　　　 B．Happily　 　　　　　 C．Luckily 　　　　　　　　 D．Carefully

40．A．a boy　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．doctors　 　　　　　　 C．the police　 　　　　 D．email