At the Sydney Olympics, ______ Chinese people hoped she would win China’s first gold medal.

A. three millions B. million of

C. millions of D. three millions of

The dog rushed to the nearest village ______ it could get someone to help his dying owner there.

A. where B. which C. that D. so that

He’s still not understood by his close friend although he has said sorry to him, ______?

A. hasn’t he B. has he C. isn’t he D. is he

There are six other cities that will host events for the 2008 Olympics ______ Beijing.

A. beside B. besides C. also D. even

閱讀下列短文，然后從每小題A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的最佳答案。

It was over two months before Christmas when 9-year-old Mary told her father and me that she wanted a new bike. Her old Barbi bike was too old and it often needed repairing. As Christmas came nearer, her dream for a bike seemed to disappear, for she didn’t mention it again.

Then much to our surprise, on December 24th, she said that she really wanted a bike as the Christmas present more than anything else. We didn’t know what to do. It was too late. We were busy with Christmas dinner and packing presents for our children, parents and also friends till midnight. So there was no time to buy the “right bike” for our little girl. Thinking that we might in this way make our child unhappy on Christmas, we felt guilty and sad.

Suddenly my husband came up with an idea. “What if I make a little bike out of the clay (泥土) and write a note that she could trade in (交換) the model bike for a real one after Christmas?” So he spent the next 5 hours working on a small clay bike. On Christmas morning, we were very excited and waited for Mary to open the little box with the beautiful red and white bike and the note. She opened the box and read the note loudly. She looked at me and said, “So, does this mean I can trade in this bike for a real one?” Smiling, I said, “yes.”

Mary had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I would never trade in this beautiful bike that Daddy made for me. I prefer to keep it rather than get a real one.” At that moment, we thought we would have moved the god to buy her every bike on earth.

1.What did Mary want as her Christmas present?

A. A clay model bike. B. An old Barbi bike.

C. A new bike. D. Every bike.

2.Mary’s parents didn’t buy her a bike because she ______.

A. only asked for it again on December 24th

B. didn’t want it any more

C. changed her mind for something else

D. didn’t mention it in the past two months

3.The underlined word “guilty” in the 2nd paragraph means ______.

A. unhappy B. worried C. pleased D. sorry

4.Mary’s father got the idea to ______.

A. spend 5 hours working on the clay

B. make a small bike out of clay

C. paint her old bike red and white

D. put the present into box

5. From Mary’s words in the last paragraph, we know that she ______.

A. still wanted to get a real bike

B. didn’t know the meaning of the note

C. preferred a real bike to the model one

D. was greatly moved by what her father had done for her

I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache. But English is very easy for me. I’m good at it. I’m very glad to tell you something about how I study English.

First, I think an interest in English is very important. When I learned English first, it was fresh for me. I was interested in it, so I worked hard at it. Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark. How happy I was! After that, I learned English harder and harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs, and the songs sound nice. I often think how interesting English is!

Second, I think English is a foreign language. I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary. Then practice again and again, never be tired. And I also have a good habit: Asking whenever (不論何時(shí)) I have a question. I must make it clear by asking our English teacher. How happy I am when I understand!

Besides this, I often read English stories, jokes and easy novels. They help me understand a lot of things. So to do more reading is an important way to learn English well. And I also write English diaries. English has become a close friend of mine.

1.Why do some students often “have a headache”？

A．Because they are easy to catch a cold.

B．Because it’s often very cold

C．Because they think English is easy.

D．Because they don’t think English is easy.

2.The writer tells us that we should be ___ in English if we want to learn it well.

A．kind B．interested C．a(chǎn)ngry D．strict

3.The sentence “I got a very good mark” means ________.

A．I got a good way

B．I had a good idea

C．I did badly in the exam

D．I did well in the exam

4.The writer thinks English is interesting because ________.

A．English is full of stories

B．English is full of jokes

C．his teacher often teaches them nice English songs

D．of nothing

5.Which of the following is not the way the writer studies by?

A．Speaking bravely.

B．Writing to foreign friends.

C．Reading aloud.

D．Writing English diaries

Edith Cavell was born in a little English village. She was a clever, hard-working girl and did well at school, especially in music and French. After she left school, her first job was to take care of the children of a rich family in Belgium（比利時(shí)）. The language they spoke was French, so she found that her school studies were useful. She could understand them easily, at the same time she taught the children to speak English and play the piano.

After hearing that her father was seriously ill, Edith returned home to look after him. She then decided to become a nurse. Afterwards for five years she worked in an English hospital where she proved to be highly professional（專業(yè)的）at her job. A Belgian doctor was so impressed（印象深的）that he invited her to his country to organize a training school for nurses. The First World War (第一次世界大戰(zhàn)) broke out in 1914 and Edith Cavell’s school of nursing became a hospital. She stayed there to look after the sick and wounded soldiers (傷員). Edith treated them with kindness. Between November 1914 and August 1915 she secretly helped about 200 wounded soldiers and prisoners (囚犯) escape from the Germans. Later the German army found out what Edith had done and they arrested her. Finally, the Germans killed her, but they could not kill her memory. A tall statue（雕塑）has been built in Trafalgar Square, London, in honor（紀(jì)念）of the brave English nurse.

1.Edith Cavell was from __________.

A. France B. England C. Belgium D. Germany

2.Edith Cavell’s first job was to __________.

A. teach French

B. look after the children of a rich family

C. teach English

D. look after the sick and wounded soldiers

3.Why did Edith return home from Belgium?

A. Because she found work in an English hospital.

B. Because she organized a training school for nurses.

C. Because the First World War broke out.

D. Because her father was seriously ill.

4.What’s the Chinese meaning of “kill her memory” in this passage?

A. 殺死她 B. 使她失去記憶 C. 抹去對(duì)她的記憶 D. 摧殘她

5.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Edith was good at music and German at school.

B. Edith was a highly professional doctor.

C. Edith was invited to her country to organize a training school for nurses.

D. People have built a tall statue in honor of Edith.

Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone’s eyes are different. So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.

The eye-recognition (眼睛識(shí)別) program is already being tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain, Spain, Italy and Turkey. Soon this technology will take the place of all other ways of finding out who people are.

However, scientists are working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or from the mark made by your finger.

Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you get older, or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the program can be up to 94% correct, depending on how good the technology is. Some programs may only be 51%. In Britain, it was found that 91% of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.

In the future your computer will recognize you in the eye. So smile!

1.What will the program for remembering eyes be used for?

A. Banks and computers. B. Banks and shops.

C. Schools and computers. D. Schools and shops.

2.How does the eye-recognition program work?

A. You look at the machine and type a number.

B. You need to speak and then look.

C. The machine looks at your face.

D. You look at the machine.

3.Which recognition program is already in use?

A. Remembering eyes and smell. B. Remembering fingers or voices.

C. Remembering faces and voices. D. Remembering hands and faces.

4.What problems could there be with the eye-recognition program?

A. Some eyes are the same. B. Eyes can change.

C. It is not always correct. D. Eyes can get dirty.

5.What’s the advantage of using recognition programs in this passage?

A. You needn’t remember a number.

B. You needn’t take money with you.

C. You don’t need to speak.

D. People think they are interesting.

綜合填空

閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及首字母提示，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)淖帜附M成完整的單詞。

Recently, many English teachers from universities all over China came together. They discussed 【小題】h ____ to use newspapers to teach English. Wu Ping, a university professor, said that her university has 1. b ______ _ a course on newspaper reading for freshman English majors. They use English newspapers to 2.t_____________. It is said that the 3.s ______ enjoy the course. “They say newspapers help them learn English, and also tell them the latest news 4. a ______ the world,” he said.

Outside the classroom, English newspapers are thought by many people to be 5. o __________ of the most important and effective ways to learn English. One of the professors believes that newspapers are better 6.t __________ other teaching materials in four ways. First, the stories are 7. i________ and can get the students to read on. 8. S ______ , the language is modern and up-to-date. Newspapers cover lots of topics like sports, culture, 9. e ______ and so on. And last but not least, the language is very practical, and can be used in our daily life.

書面表達(dá)

在一堂英語課上，老師組織全班同學(xué)開展有關(guān)“個(gè)人愛好”的討論。假如以下是你所在小組的記錄, 請(qǐng)根據(jù)這個(gè)記錄用英語向全班做一個(gè)匯報(bào)。

提示：1. 匯報(bào)內(nèi)容：小組每個(gè)人的愛好及你對(duì)愛好的看法。

2. 不少于60詞。開頭和結(jié)尾已給出, 不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

Dear class,

Good morning! Now let me report the discussion in our group.

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That’s all. Thank you for listening.