—Which do you enjoy _______ your weekend?

—Staying at home and listening to the music.

A. spending B. to spend C. to spending D. spend

—How many students are there in your school?

—_______ the students in our school _______ more than 2000.

A. The number of; are B. The number of; is

C. A number of; are D. A number of; is

I was just about to leave _______ the telephone rang.

A. when B. while C. because D. since

The _______ hunter has many interesting _______.

A. experience; experiences B. experienced; experience

C. experienced; experiences D. experiences; experienced

Thousands of years ago, humans didn’t live in towns. Sometimes they would live in caves(山洞) or build camps in the forest.

Only about thirty people ___ in each camp. The men would go hunting while the women and children ___ food from the trees around the camp. All the food was ___ by everyone in the group. Every few weeks they moved to another place to find more food. It was a simple life, but people had to be ___. They had to make everything that they needed, and they had to know a lot about plants and animals.

Nowadays most people live in towns and cities, and they work in offices and factories. Life is___ than in the old days. There are fewer ___, but there is less excitement. Some people go ___ for excitement—sailing round the world, climbing mountains, or exploring(探測) caves. Most people look forward to the _____, a time when they can enjoy a change from their normal life. For some this means going camping. But camping today is ___ from camping in the past. Gas cookers, ready-made food and air-beds mean people can camp much more ____than they did in the old times.

1.A. lived B. talked C. came D. danced

2.A. planted B. collected C. watched D. bought

3.A. found B. used C. shared D. sold

4.A. polite B. kind C. careful D. clever

5.A. worse B. faster C. easier D. harder

6.A. dangers B. stories C. people D. animals

7.A. waiting B. looking C. asking D. finding

8.A. dreams B. gifts C. meals D. holidays

9.A. away B. different C. free D. far

10.A. slowly B. terribly C. comfortably D. hopefully

The following are four kinds of medicine at home. We should know how to use them. Never make any mistakes.

1.If a person takes Medicine A, he can’t rest and sleep very well, he should _______.

A. take less dosage B. take more dosage

C. take two pills at bedtime D. take it again without water

2.If a middle-aged person with a cough wants to take Medicine C, he’d better _______.

A. take three pills before sleep B. stop to take some more pills

C. go to see the doctor D. take two pills before sleep

3._______ can’t take the second kind of medicine.

A. Children over 12 years old B. Some adults of 18 years old

C. Some old persons with heart trouble D. Children over 7 years old

4.When an adult has a cold, he had better _______.

A. have 15 pills a day B. have pills twice a day

C. have pills four times a day D. have nine pills a day

5.How many kinds of medicine can be taken by the six-year-old children?

A. Almost not any medicine. B. Three kinds of medicine.

C. Two kinds of medicine. D. All of them.

In the past ten years, many scientists have studied the differences between men and women. And they all got the same answer: The sexes(性別) are different, because their brains(大腦) are different. And this, the scientists say, makes men and women see the world in different ways.

Boys, for example, usually are better than girls at mathematical ideas. Boys also are better than girls at the kind of hand and eye movements necessary for ball sports. Girls, on the other hand, usually start speaking earlier than boys. And they often see better in the dark than boys and are better at learning foreign languages.

What makes men and women better at one thing or another? The answer is the brain. The brain has two sides connected by nerve(神經(jīng)) tracks(軌道). The left side usually is used for mathematics, speech and writing. The right side is used for artistic(藝術) creation and the expression(表達) for emotions(情感). In men and women, different areas in each side of the brain develop differently. In boys, for example, it’s the area used for mathematics. In girls, it is the area used for language skills. Another interesting difference is that the two sides of a man’s brain are connected by smaller nerves than the two sides of a woman’s brain are.

1.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Research(研究) on the Brain

B. Differences Between Men and Women

C. People’s Different Brains

D. Who Are Better, Boys or Girls

2._______ make men and women think differently.

A. Sexes B. The different brains

C. The different experiences D. The influences(影響) of society(社會)

3.We learn from the passage that girls are often better than boys at _______ at school.

A. history B. physics(物理) C. English D. geography

4.Which of the following is true?

A. The left side of brain in boys often develops better than that in girls.

B. The left side of brain in girls usually develops better than that in boys.

C. Men are better than women in all things.

D. The area in girls’ brain for language skills develops better.

5.In men and women the nerves connecting the halves of brain are _______.

A. the same B. different C. smaller D. larger

I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare (兔子) and the tortoise (烏龜). At the end I said.“Son, remember: Slow and steady (穩(wěn)固的) wins the race. Don’t you think there’s something to learn from the tortoise?”

Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when I’m participating（參加） in the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy and Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”

I was shocked, “But the tortoise didn’t wish that the hare would fall asleep on the way!”

“He must have wished that,” Sonny said. “Otherwise how could he be so stupid as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”

“He didn’t have such a wish,” I insisted, “He won the race by perseverance（堅持）, by pushing on steadily.”

Sonny thought a while. “That’s a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadn’t happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but he’d never have won the race. That’s for sure.”

I gave up. Today’s children are not like what we used to be. They’re just hopeless.

1.The writer disagreed with his son because _______.

A. They disagreed about whether the tortoise was stupid

B. He liked tortoises while his son liked hares

C. He liked the story of the hare and the tortoise while his son didn’t

D. He tried to teach his son the moral(道德的) lesson of the story but the son rejected(拒絕) it

2.Sonny believed that the tortoise _______.

A. was not given a fair chance in the race

B. in fact couldn’t win the race

C. took a risk by agreeing to race

D. won the race by his own effort

3.The writer thought that his generation (代) _______.

A. had different ideas about life from Sonny’s generation

B. were more clever than Sonny’s generation

C. had the same ideas about life as Sonny’s generation

D. were more hopeful than Sonny’s generation

4.When the writer says“I gave up” at the end, he means _______.

A. he gave up Sonny as a hopeless child

B. he gave up arguing with Sonny

C. he gave up trying to keep up with the new generation

D. he gave up his belief in the moral ideal of the hare and tortoise story

5.According to the passage, who do you think learnt a lesson?

A. Sonny B. The tortoise

C. The hare D. Sonny’s father

Earthquakes can be very scary（嚇人的）. But you need to keep your mind stable (堅定的) in order to make sure you are safe. Be calm and try not to run here and there.

If you manage to come out of your house, go to an open space like a garden or a park where you will be a lot safer. If you live quite some floors above in your building, try to find a place near a bulky object such as a bed. Curl up (蜷縮) and sit on the floor and make sure you are not near a window, fireplace, gas stove and so on. Remember don’t use lifts or escalators.

Some people say you should stand on a doorway. That is not true. If the doorway jambs (側壁) are weak, they might fall on you. Also if people want to pass through that door, you may stop them. Leave all doorways free.

Another important thing to keep in mind is that you mustn’t climb down the stairs during an Earthquake. If the tremors (震動) stop, after a few seconds, just climb down the stairs as quickly as you can and move out of the building, but don’t run.

Earthquakes usually destroy gas pipes and electrical wires. Turn off the main gas. And don’t light candles or lighters and create an even bigger disaster.

If you’re driving and feel a shake, stop your car at the side of the road and get out. Make sure you are not on a bridge. Bridges and overhead roads (高架路) have the biggest danger of falling.

1.The best title for the passage should be .

A. Dos and Don’ts Before an Earthquake. B. What to Do in Case of Earthquake

C. Tips for Earthquake Preventions D. Tips for Children in Earthquake.

2.The underlined word “bulky” in Paragraph 2 probably means___________ .

A. soft B. large C. small D. tall

3.When an earthquake suddenly happens, you should _____________.

a. remain standing near a window

b. turn off the main gas

c. stay in an open space

d. stand on a doorway

e. keep off overhead roads

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

4.Which of the following is NOT true, when an earthquake suddenly happens?

A. We can’t use the lift. B. Curling up may be very dangerous.

C. We must turn off the gas. D. We must get out of the car when the earthquake comes

5.It can be learned from the passage that .

A. keeping calm in time of earthquake is very important.

B. measures should be taken to make buildings stronger.

C. knowledge of first aid must be used in an earthquake.

D. lots of things must be done to survive an earthquake.

六、完成句子 按所給的漢語，用英語完成下列句子。

1.世界杯比賽將要在5頻道實況轉播。

The matches of the World Cup will __________________on Chanel Five.

2.鞏俐被認為是一名出色的演員。

Gong Li ____________________ an excellent actress.

3.當我們到達電影院的時候，電影已經(jīng)開始了十分鐘了。

The film __________________________ for ten minutes when we got to the cinema.

4.他把他所有的精力都投入到了我國的教育事業(yè)中。

He _______________________ our country’s education.

5.不要成天為家務活與你的妻子爭論。

Don’t ______________________________ housework all day.