China is a large country of agriculture（农业）. We all know that there are more than 800 million  1 China. China starts to  2  the science of agriculture much earlier  3 other countries in the world . 4  people in Europe and America were trying to shoot wild animals and birds for food, farmers in China were 5  the science of agricukture.For example, Jia Sixie, who lived in the Northern Wei period （386—534AD）, 6  one of the farming pioneers. After he finished his work in government, he 7  home and spent his time on research into agriculture. He 8  information did experiments and learnt from the experience of farmers. He wrote a book called Qi Min Yao Shu. The book  9  has 110000 words is about both farming and gardening. This book is 10   to be an important summary（ 概要 ） of the knowledge of farming.

1．A．workers           B．farmers          C．pioneers         D．scientists

2．A．develop            B．grow            C．choose         D．interest

3．A．to             B．till               C．then            D．than

4．A．Where             B．For              C．While           D．Because

5．A．trying          B．working         C．studying         D．growing

6．A．were            B．was             C．came           D．be

7．A．left            B．built     C．returned                D．destroyed

8．A．advised         B．improved         C．collected        D．planted

9．A．who             B．whom           C．it               D．which

10．A．made            B．considered       C．kept             D．studied

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line（排队）, others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.

He walked into the station cafe（咖啡馆）. he looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror（镜子） on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.

“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.

“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.

“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.

They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh!

It’s going backward（倒走）!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”

“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad（难过）. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.

根据以上短文内容，从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。

1．Tom went into the station cafe because           .

A．Mike asked him to have a cup of tea

B．it was quite early and he could find a seat there

C．he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls

D．he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there

2．What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror?

A．Half past twelve                              B．Twenty to twelve

C．Half past eleven                               D．Half past one

3．From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find        

.      A．the time is right                           B．it’s going slower

C．it’s going backward                        D．it’s going faster

4．Which of the following is true?

A．Tom arrived in Paris on time

B．The next bus would leave in half an hour

C．After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer

D．Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once

5．Which of the following is the title（题目）of the story?

A．The Mirror of the Station                    B．Not A Careful Man

C．Missing A Bus                               D．The Clock In The Mirror

In the world, soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup.  The World Cup is held every four years.

To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup ,children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called “Dream（梦幻） World  Cups” in Japan .The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags（旗帜）of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama .Some football teams will  have games there.

Are you a football fan（迷）？The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football Teenagers（青少年）like playing and training football .Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favorite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan.

1．If a country wants to take part in the World Cup, she must have_____

A．Many football fans　　                              B．a very good team

C．many football  player　　                           D．a big playground

2．The next World Cup will be held in_______.

A．2006                      B．2007                       C．2005　                   D．2004

3．From the passage ,in the picture children drew many things except_________.

A．people playing football                                  B．pictures of some football stars

C．a sunny sky                                       D．flowers

4．In “Dream World Cup”, the children drew the flags of some countries______.

A．to show their love for their own country

B．to tell the people their stories

C．to show their good wishes for the football teams

D．to show their new ideas about football

5．Many teenagers own the pictures of some football stars because______.

A．they are interested in football　               B．they are football fans

C．they think their favorite players are great　         D．all of A,B an

Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van（住房汽车） A small car can hold（容纳）four persons and a large car can hold six  persons but it is very crowded（拥挤）.A van hold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They could all travel together.

    Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van. Their children sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases（衣箱）when they travel.

 Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for

holidays. When a family is traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks.  All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.

1．From the passage, a van is also called ____________.

A．a motor car　                                     B．a motor home

C．a motorbike　　                                 D．a big truck

2．Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they__________.

A．sold their old house                            B．moved to their grandparents’ house

C．built a new place for a van                   D．sold their second car

3．A motor home is usually owned by a family with__________.

A．a baby　　　                                     B．much money

C．more than two children　                    D．interest in vans

4．Americans usually use motor homer____________.

A．to travel with all the family members of holiday

B．to do some shopping with all the family members

C．to visit their grandparents at weekends

D．to drive their children to school every day

5．Motor homes have become popular because___________.

A．they can take people to another city when people are free

B．they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays

C．some people think motor homes are cheap

D．big families can put more things in motor homes

Sigmund Freud was a world-famous doctor of Vienna（维也纳）. He was also a man full of humour（幽默）. Once, at his 70th birthday party, a friend asked Freud if he could put his work into several words. “Well,” said Freud, “we take the sick out of their trouble and return them to the common suffering.”

As a devoted（忠实的）son, Freud often visited his old mother. His mother usually spent her summers in a small mountain town in Austria（奥地利）. The King Josef usually spent his summers there, too. One day in the summer, a band（乐队）was playing a lively tune（曲子）when Freud’s mother was sitting at the window and watching the people singing and dancing on Main Street. The old woman had a poor memory. She heard the band playing, but forgot it was the King’s birthday. Freud was visiting his mother on her 95th birthday. He told his mother, “Mama, the band is playing for your birthday.” She believed him and had a wonderful day.

根据短文内容，从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确.

1．Freud was a famous          of           

A．doctor, Austria                                B．general, Vienna

C．King, Austria                                       D．doctor, Australia

2．From what Freud said at his 70th birthday party, we can see that he was          

A．a brave man                                    B．a sick man

C．a devoted man                              D．a man full of humour

3．One day Freud came to the small mountain town for        

A．his 70th birthday                                   B．the King Josef’s birthday

C．his mother’s birthday                              D．for his holiday

4．Which of the four sentences is wrong?

A．Freud’s mother and the King Josef usually spent their summers in the same place.

B．Freud’ mother’s birthday and the King’s birthday were on the same day.

C．Freud’s mother was so old that her memory was very bad.

D．She knew that the band was playing for the King.

5．Freud’s mother felt very happy on her 95^th birthday, because            

A．the King Josef himself came to celebrate（庆贺）her birthday

B．the people of the town came out to celebrate her birthday

C．she believed that the band was playing for her birthday

D．she heard the band playing a lively tune so wonderfully

根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。

1．My family is very poor, so I can’t a____the price of 100,000 yuan for a piano.

2．We are d______how often we do different activities.

3．He p______speaking English every day.

4．His grandfather r________when he was 60.

5．Last week’s talent show was great s_______.

Have you ever p  1  a few trees on Tree Planting Day? Each year, millions of people , both old and young, men and women, plant a lot of trees. But this may not be the best way to make your home a g   2   place.

    Last week, we visited a park in Hebei. We were s    3   to find most of the trees had been b  4   . The workers told us that the trees d   5    soon after they were planted, because they weren’t watered well enough. So workers burned them and cleaned the place for n  6   trees to be planted this year. On a card f   7    in one of the dead trees, a student w   8     ,“I hope this tree will grow up with me to b  9     the backbone（栋梁）of our country.”The workers said that the survival （存活）of the trees was really more important than how many trees were planted.

    Some people in Beijing now have a new idea that they can d    10    some money and let professionals（专业人士）plant and take care of the trees.

You will find traffic noise disappearing as soon as you arrive in Venice. So as you walk down the narrow streets , you only have to avoid （避免）crowds of people.3  About 19 million travellers visit Venice for the enjoyable environment, art and food each year.

Seeing Venice on foot is the best. You can walk through the city in about an hour. Look around St.Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace. 4 But you should know walking along the streets isn’t as easy as traveling on the city’s canals. The canals are Venice’s “streets”. And you can enjoy the Grand Canal, the Rialto Bridge and many wooden buildings.

Venice is fantastic. You shouldn’t miss it in your life. No matter how long you’re in Venice, it will leave a pleasant feeling on you.

根据短文内容简要回答问题.

1．Why will you find noise disappearing as soon as you arrive in Venice?

2．What can you enjoy in Venice when traveling on the city’s canals?

将短文中划线的两个句子译成汉语

3．                                                              

4．                                                           

请给短文拟一个适当的标题.

5．                                                      

网上购物（shopping online）的利与弊是我们十分关注的，请根据下列信息对此做个英语发言。

好处：方便，24小时营业，不用排队等等。

不足：看不见物品，不能享受和朋友一起购物的乐趣等等。

要求：

1．语言流畅，规范。

2．包含提示内容，并作适当发挥。

3．词数80以上。

My pen pal comes from Australia , but he can speak ________ Chinese．

A． many             B． a lot             C． little            D． a little