The Sound of Music is one of the most．popular American movies．It is a story about a young woman，living in Austria．Her name was Maria．She went to the Van Trapp family to care for seven children．

Mrs. Von Trapp died，and the family were very sad and tired．The children cried and shouted every day：The father was lonely and often became angry because of the noisy children．

Maria taught the children to sing lively songs and perform short，funny plays to cheer themselves up．The father was almost mad at first，but the smiling faces of his children pleased him and made him happy again．

1．What did Maria go to the Von Trapp family for?

2．Why were the family sad and tired?

3．Where will the movie be on?

4．How much does a ticket cost?

The star of the Harry Potter films has become the youngest person to earn a place on the list of Britain’s richest people．Daniel Radcliffe has owned 14 million pounds，but he is only 17 now．

Thanks to the ongoing Harry Potter films，Daniel Radcliffe would not have to worry about money for a very long time．He is still at school but he will never have to work in future．Money has been pouring into his company.

The youngest woman on the list is the singer Joss Stone．The 19-year-old singer has collected a fortune（财富）of about 6 million pounds．

1．Daniel Radcliffe is ______________．

A．an actor                                                  B．a student   

C．an actor and student                                   D．a boss and student

2．Joss Stone is ______________on the list．

A．the richest person                                    B．the richest singer

C．the youngest singer                                           D．the youngest woman

3．The underlined part “on the list” means ______________in Chinese．

A．在表格上                                              B．在排名榜上 

C．在电影界                                               D．在艺术界

Singapore is a fascinating（迷人的）country in South-east Asia，The country used to make money only from selling fish until a mall called Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles discovered the island in 1819. He encouraged business and financial investment（金融投资）to Singapore． These made it become a very rich country．It is known as the Lion City．In Singapore Harbour you olin see the famous national statue（雕像）”Merlin” that has the head of a lion and the body of a fish．

Singapore is also famous for its lively shopping and restaurant culture．There are many shops and restaurants on Orchard Road in the capital city．There you can buy different kinds of jewellery, fashionable clothes and electronic goods．

Away from the busy city life，there are many opportunities in Singapore to explore（探索）the natural worId．Singapore Zoo has over 290 kinds of animals from all over the world．The zoo is special because its animals are kept in open spaces．

There are some smaller islands around Singapore, including Publau Ubin and St John’s Island which are part of the country of Singapore．The most famous one of these islands is Sentosa Island．It has many sandy beaches where people can enjoy water sports，such as swimming，surfing and diving．

1．Before 1819．Singapore was ____________．

A．a country in South-west Asia

B．a country that made money from selling fish

C．a very rich country

D．a country that encouraged business and financial investment

2．The national statue”Merlin” can be sign __________．

A．on Orchard Road                                       B．in Singapore Zoo

C．in Singapore Itarbour                                  D．on Sentosa Island

3．The writer thinks that the most famous island in Singapore is ________．

A．St John’s Island                                         B．Publau Ubin Island

C．Sentosa Island                                                  D．Lantau Island

4．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Singapore has little wildlife．

B．Singapore has few places where people can buy presents．

C．Singapore is made up of a lot of big islands．

D．Singapore is not only beautiful．but also rich．

Sea otters（海獭）off the coast of California have an unusual method of getting food. They dive to the floor of the sea to find the shellfish（贝）they like，no matter how deep the sea is．

When an otter brings a shellfish to the surface of the sea water，he floats on his back and put the shellfish on his chest．Then the otter manages to dig the meat out of the shell with his sharp teeth．

Sea otters are especially fond of shellfish with a very hard shell．When the otter brings one of these，he also brings a stone．He puts the stone on his chest，holding the shellfish in his paws（爪）．He gives a good beat and breaks the hard shell on the stone．Then he has no trouble getting the meat in the hard shell．

1．From the passage we can see that these otters live _____________.

A．in the sea off the coast of California 

B．on the land near the coast of California

C．on the floor of the sea

D．on the surface of the sea water

2．To catch shellfish, otters must _____________．

A．float on his back   

B．dive to the floor of the sea where they can find them

C．come to the surface of the sea

D．dive to tile floor of the sea where it is very deep

3．The otters use stones to_____________．

A．dig the meat from the inside of the shell

B．dig the shellfish from the sea floor

C．break the hard shelIs so that they can eat the meat

D．break the meat so that they can eat it easily

4．Arrange the correct order about how a sea otter gets food from the inside of a shellfish．

a．It tries to get a shellfish．

b．It manages to break the shell on the stone．

c．It floats on his back putting the stone on his chest．

d．It gets a stone．

e．It digs the meat out of the shell with his teeth．

A．e，a，c，b，d                                       B．c，a，d，e，b   

C．b，a，e．e，d                                          D．a，d，c，b，e

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1．What telephone number can you call at if you want to join the English Summer Camp?

2．Jane is 12．Tom is 16．Mary is 19．Bob is 23．Who can join the English Summer Camp?

3．When can you visit the Ocean Museum?

4．How long is the Ocean Museum open on Saturday?

Look at the diagram below．It shows a cross-secrio （横截面）of a mountain and the land on each side of it．The sea is on the west side of the mountain．

In January，February and March，warm wet winds blow strongly across the sea towards the mountain．The winds pick up moisture（湿气）as they blow across the sea．When clouds reach the mountain，they rose and become cooler．The higher they have to go，the cooler they become．The moisture in the clouds turns to rain．As a result，the clouds drop rain on the west side of the mountain，which sometimes has problems of flooding．Some of the clouds pass over the mountain but there is little rain in them．

In July and August，winds blow from east towards the mountain．They pass over the wide land．where it is usually very dry．The winds become hot and dry．They rise when they meet the mountain．They do not form（形成）clouds because there is little moisture in the hot dry air．

The diagram shows why（in many countries）there are better farms on one side of a mountain but there is a desert on the other side．

1．Suppose it is in the northern part of the earth，which season is dry?

A．Spring．              B．Summer               C．Autumn．               D．Winter．

2．Which Part in the diagram is good for farming?

A．From Point A to B．                                B．From Point C to D．

C．From Point D to E．                                   D．From Paint E to F．

3．What is the most important cause of the rain?

A．The sea．            B．The winds．        C．The mountain．      D．The desert．

4．Why don't the winds from Point G form clouds?

A．Because the winds are not strong enough．

B．Because the winds don't pass over the desert．

C．Because there is little moisture in the air．

D．Because the winds don't reach the mountain．

People celebrate birthdays in almost every country on the earth，and celebrate them in many different ways．

In China and in Japan，for example，the arrival of the New Year is more（A）________ than a person's birthday．So everyone adds a year to their ages on New Year's Day，instead of on their birthdays．

In Brazil，the special birthday（B）________ isn't a birthday cake，bet special candies．In China，it's long noodles（C）为了长寿．In Iceland，people have pancakes with candies rolled inside on birthdays．

In Britain，a birthday is an all-day celebration．At school，the birthday child is lifted up by his classmates．In Israel，the same custom is followed．（D）but the birthday person is lifted and lowered while sitting in a chair．

In Holland，children not only get presents，but give things out，too．They give cakes，cookies and candies to their classmates and teachers on their birthdays．

In Mexico，it's good luck to give birthday greetings as early on the day as possible．So it's usual for the birthday child to be woken up at midnight by friends singing birthday songs．

In India，birthday celebrations also begin（E）quite early．Prayers and blessings must be said before morning（F）comes．

In Thailand，two tall candles are lighted at night before a birthday．One is as tall as the birthday person．If（G）it goes out early，it's bad luck．Another custom of Thailand is that they buy living fish and birds for the birthday person and then the birthday person flees them，and it brings good luck．

In Nigeria，persons in a certain age group celebrate their birthdays together on a certain day．

In many countries，birthday customs are changing．But one thing never changes--birthdays are special days for every birthday person!

1．在文中A和B的空白处填入一个适当的单词：__________；__________

2．将文中划线部分C译成英语：________________________________________

3．将划线部分D改写为：but people __________ and __________ the birthday person while the person is sluing in a chair．

4．写出文中划线词E和F的同义词或近义词：__________；__________

5．划线部分G在文中指代的是：________________________________________

请根据下面的信息，简单地介绍一下Lu Yuan的个人情况。（30词左右）

Dear Mike,

Thanks for your family photo．This is a photo of my family．I have a happy family．There are five people in my family．They are my grandmother, my parents, my sister and I．The old（年老的） woman is my grandmother．The man is my father．His name is David．He is a teacher．And what about the woman? She is my mother．Her name is Linda．She is very nice．Look at the girl．That’s my sister．She is in a middle school（中学）．Her name is Lucy．

 Do you know the boy? It’s me．

Yours,                                                Tony

（   ） 1．There are ______ people in this family．

A．four                    B．five                     C．six   

（   ） 2．Who is Linda?

A．She is the boy’s aunt．

B．She is the boy’s sister．

C．She is the boy’s mother．

（   ） 3．Is David the old woman’s son?

A．Yes, he is．     B．No, he isn’t．    C．Yes, she is．

（   ） 4．What’s the name of the boy?

A．Tony．           B．Mike．              C．David．

（   ） 5．Which is true（正确的） according to（根据） the letter?

A．The parents have two sons．

B．Lucy is a student．

C．Lucy’s mother is a teacher．

Maria:

I like broccoli and bananas．I don’t like hamburgers or French fries．I have two eggs and a banana for breakfast．

Bill:

I like salad and chicken．I don’t like ice cream．I have chicken and tomatoes for dinner．

Bob:

I like hamburgers and ice cream．I don’t like tomatoes．I eat lunch at school，I have hamburgers and oranges for lunch．．

（    ） 1．Does Maria like broccoli?

          A．Yes, she does                B．No, she doesn’t．    C．I don’t know．

（    ） 2．What does Bill have for dinner?

            A．Salad and chicken         B．Ice cream           C．Tomatoes and chicken

（    ） 3．______ doesn’t like tomatoes．

          A．Maria                            B．Bill                   C．Bob

（    ） 4．_____likes ice cream, but ______doesn’t like it．

          A．Bob, Maria                   B．Bill, Bob             C．Bob, Bill

（    ） 5．Does Bill have eggs or bananas for breakfast?

          A．Yes, he does．                B．No, he doesn’t．   C．We don’t know．