The World Expo（世界博览会）is a world-wide exhibition（展览），and it aimed to show mankind's great success in artwork and traditional craftwork（手工艺术）at first．During its history，it has become the largest international exhibition to show the world's great success in society and culture，as well as science and technology．Moreover，every expo also gets hundreds of thousands of visitors coming to see its different kinds of performances and buildings．Usually，the World Expo is held by the government of a country．And many other countries and international organizations also take part in each expo．It is usually held every five years, and it lasts for six months．

From the first World Expo held in London in 1851, world expos have been held successfully for many years． After the 1933 World Expo when Chicago set up its own theme（主题）, the following expos also had their own special themes．

Shanghai, the largest city in China, has won the chance to hold the Expo in 2010． It's held in a developing country for the first time．It is a good chance for China to show its achievements in many fields． The theme of the Expo is "Better City, Better Life"． We all really hope that our city can become more exciting and that we can enjoy life to the fullest．And Shanghai Expo has its own mascot （吉祥物） Haibao． Its shape is from the Chinese character "人"— people． It shows Chinese culture very well．Haibao has a round blue body and a friendly face．Its big feet support its body and this shows that China is able to host an excellent World Expo．

1． How long is the history of the World Expo?

A．About 100 years．                          B．About 120 years．

    C．About 160 years．                          D．About 200 years．

2． From the passage we know that the World Expo is held ____________．

    A．every six months                           B．once a year

    C．every four years                         D．every five years

3． The World Expo is usually held by  ____________．

    A．a developing country                      B．the largest city in the world

    C．an international organization                    D．the government of a country

4． The World Expo shows the achievements in all of the following except ____________．

A．international relations                        B．society and culture

    C．science and technology                            D．different kinds of buildings

5． What does "Better city, Better life" mean?

    A．Shanghai will become the best city in the world．

    B．Our city will be more exciting and we'll all be happier．

    C．All the Chinese people will live in bigger cities soon．

    D．The city life will be even better than the village life．

Apr． 15, 2010

Dear Ben,

     Earth Day is coming in a week． Are you doing anything for Earth Day this year? I think it's a realty good idea．It shows people how they can help the environment．Last year you planted some trees near Oxford, didn't you?

     This year we are all going to the Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area to do pickup． That means collecting all the rubbish that people drop, like coke cans and sweet wrappers and other things like that．We start at 8 am and then pick up litter until about 1 pm．Then we have a huge picnic．It'll be great．We all take food and there are places to cook burgers and hot dogs and other things．

There will be lots of stalls selling organic, healthy food in the open air, too! Then we'll do pickup again until about 3 pm．We' II have to be very careful to tidy up well after the picnic!

There are lots of events around Los Angeles．My friend Jake is going to do pickup on a big beach near his home with the neighbours．My friend Beth is going on the big march in Los Angeles．I' d rather do something that makes an actual difference that you can see．Well, as we are getting rid of the rubbish, I suppose I should say a difference you can' t see!

Eric

1． When is Earth Day?

A．March 22．          B．April 15．    C．April 22．            D．May 15．

2． People set up Earth Day because

A．they have a lot of things to do

B．they worry about the environment

C．the governments want them to do pickup

D．the earth becomes warmer and warmer

3． The word "stalls" in Paragraph 2 here means _____________．

A．living places                                B．ticket offices

C．clothing shops                           D．outdoor shops

4．The last sentence "Well, as we are getting rid of the rubbish, I suppose I should say a difference you can't see !" shows that the writer hopes ___________．

A．people will do something for the environment every day

B．all of us should do lots of things on Earth Day

C．people shouldn't see any difference about the rubbish

D．everyone should pick up the rubbish on Earth Day

5．Which is the best tide of the passage?

A．People's Worry                            B．Collecting Rubbish

C．Earth Day                                 D．A Good Idea

短文填空选择恰当的单词填空，每词限用一次。（有两个多余的选项）

Pick up one of these cubes and you probably won’t be able to put it down．How hard（1）_____ it be to rearrange（重新排列）the nine colored squares on each side of the cube? In fact，there are 43×10³⁰ possibilities! It has been 31 years since the cubes were sold in stores around the world．Its（2） _____，however， began years earlier as a simple classroom example．In 1974，Dr．Erno Rubik（3） _____ the“Magic Cube”as he called it． He did this to help his students understand 3-D concepts．This classroom model was quickly changed into a （4） _____ toy．In 1979，Ideal Toys bought the rights（权利）（5） _____ sold it as“Rubik’s Cube”．The invention（6） _____ became a 1980s cultural icon

As time went（7） _____，the cube’s popularity became less，however，it made a comeback with the Internet．Now（8） _____ can go online and find many videos that show ways to solve the cube．Erik Akkersdijk of the Netherlands holds the present world record．He finished it in just 7．08 seconds l

为了生活的更舒适、便捷，人类在不断开发利用资源，研发高科技产品。与此同时，我们的生存环境也会受到影响。为了建设资源节约型、环境友好型城市，青岛市政府提出了“Creating，beautiful environment，building pleasant home”的理念。请以此为题，根据自己的亲身感受或所见所闻，用英语表达自己的看法．

写作要求：

1．参考图表中所给提示，任选两个方面，谈谈它们的利与弊。 

2．作为中学生，应该怎么做？怎么样带动家人、朋友及社区的人们，为建设我们美好的家园而努力。写出至少2种具体做法。    。

3．词数80～100。（标题和开头句不计入总词数）

Creating Beautiful Environment，Building Pleasant Homes

With the help of high technology，life is getting more and more comfortable and convenient．

When you are in trouble，whom will you tell the problems to and ask for help? Someone has made a survey in a middle school．500 students were asked to choose one answer among friends or classmates，parents，head teacher and teachers．Here is the result．Please read the chart and try to get some information．

1．Most of the students would like to talk about their problems with _________．

A．friends or classmates

B．parents

C．head teacher

D．teachers

2．Less than a quarter of the students chose parents, the most possible reason is __________．

A．parents don't love their children

      B．children don't trust their parents

      C．parents aren't able to give good advice

      D．sometimes parents and children can't understand each other

3．According to the fact that only 13％of the students wanted to communicate with their head teacher or teachers，what is the best suggestion?

A．The students should work harder．

    B．The students should listen to the teachers more carefully．

    C．The teachers should be more strict with the students．

    D．The teachers should pay more attention to the students' feelings．

When we talk about stars, especially women stars，it seems that they are always young，pretty and own charming body shapes．But recently a Britain's Got Talent（英国达人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely．

Simon Cowell，one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyb's voice．”This lady came up，and I'm thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea.’ That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through —it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.

The performance was posted On line and before long，the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world．

Speaking from her home in Scotland．Ms. Boyle said that she hadn't thought of changing her appearance．She said that her friend helped her with make-up．“I mean，that's hardly a makeover．”she added．

Ms. Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents．”I was kind of slow at school, so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence．’’

1．Susan Boyle is __________．

A．a judge                                                   B．a reporter   

C．a beautiful lady                                          D．a Scottish woman

2．Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because _________.

      A．she was confident of her singing

      B．she was satisfied with the judges

      C．she was pretty and in good shape

      D．she sang the song，I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables

3．According to the passage，which is NOT true?

      A．It was the vocal talents that built Susan's confidence．

      B．Susan Boyle was not good at her lessons when at school．

      C．Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance．

      D．Simon Cowell didn't think Susan Boyle a good singer at the time sight．

4．What can we learn from Susan Boyle's success?

A．It's never too old to learn．

    B．It's easier to succeed at the age of 47．

    C．If you have a dream，try to make it come true!

    D．If you are not able to study well，to be a singer instead．