2.當(dāng)我心情不好或疲憊時，我更愛看那些能使我高興起來的電影。

When I'm       or tired,I prefer movies        can cheer                .

1.漫長的一周工作之后，我喜歡聽能夠幫我放松的平緩的音樂。

I like        music                me relax after a long week at work.

How quickly can you count from one to ten? Do you use ten different words to do it? Can you do it in English,or do you have to use your first language? Do you count on your fingers? Many people think that numbers and math are the same all over the world. But scientists have discovered that it is not true.

People in different parts of the world use different ways to count on their fingers. In the United States, people begin counting with their first finger，which they extend or stick out. They then extend the rest of their fingers and finally the thumb(姆指) to count to five. Then they repeat this with the other hand to get to ten. In China,people count by using different finger positions. In this way,a Chinese person can easily count to ten on only one hand.

Besides ways of finger counting, scientists have found that cultures and languages are also different when it comes to numbers. Some languages have only a few words for numbers,and others have no words for numbers. A group of scientists studied aboriginal(土著的) people in Australia. These people don't have hand movements to stand for numbers. They don't even have words for numbers. However,they are still able to understand different ideas about numbers.

In a similar study,researchers from the Massa?chusetts Institute of Technology discovered that people of the Pi r a ha tribe(部落) in northwestern Brazil don't have words for numbers such as ** one" or " three". They are not able to say "five trees" or "ten trees" but can say "some trees", "more trees"? or "many trees". Professor Edward Gibson said that most people believe that everyone knows how to count, " but here is a group that does not count. They could learn,but it's not useful in their culture, so they've never picked it up.”Although all humans are able to understand quan- tities(數(shù)量) ，not all languages have numbers and not all people use counting. Number words in a certain lan- guage are a result of people needing numbers in their daily lives. Now we know that people have different ideas about numbers and math,too. 

(   ) 1. The writer begins with the four questions in order to    

   A. make a survey   B. interest readers   C. tell a story   D. solve math problems

(   ) 2. What do we learn from the difference in fin?ger counting between the U. S. and China?

   A.People from China count much faster than people from the U. S.

   B.People from China need two hands to count from one to ten.

   C.People of different cultures may use dif?ferent ways of finger counting.

   D.People of different cultures use the same way of finger counting.

(   ) 3. Which of the following is TRUE about abo?riginal Australians?

   A.They have only a few words for numbers.

   B.They have hand movements to stand for numbers.

   C.They can only count to five on their fingers.

   D.They can understand different ideas about numbers.

(   ) 4. The study of the Piraha tribe shows that

   A.people all over the world know how to count

   B.people of the tribe have words for numbers

   C.some groups of people are not smart enough to count

   D.counting is not useful in the culture of the tribe

(   ) 5. What is the main idea of the passage?

   A.People from different cultures have dif?ferent ideas about numbers and math.

   B.Chinese people can count more easily on their fingers than Americans.

   C.In some aboriginal cultures,people don't even know how to count.

   D.Some languages don't have number words because people don't need numbers.

                             The Other Side of the Wall

There was a young woman who took great pride in her flower garden. She was raised by her grandmother who taught her to love and 1       for flowers. So her flower garden was the best.

One day* while she was looking through a flower list she often 2       from,a picture of a plant caught her eyes. She had never 3       blooms(花) on a flower like that before. "I have to have it," she said to her?self,and she 4       ordered it.

When it arrived,she already had a 5       prepared to plant it. She planted it at the back of her yard. It grew very well,with beautiful green leaves all over it, 6       there were no blooms. Day after day she con?tinued to water it,feed it,and she even talked to it trying to make it bloom. However,it was 7       .

One morning weeks later,when standing before the vine,she felt very 8       that her plant had not bloomed. She was giving thought to 9       it down and planting something else in its place.

It Was at this moment that her neighbor,whose 10       joined hers,called over to her. "Thank you so much!You can't imagine how much 1 have 11       the blooms of that vine you planted.”The young woman walked 12       the gate into her neighbor's yard, and sure enough,she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was 13       with blooms.

There were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had 14       seen. The vine had grown through the crevices(縫隙) and it had not flowered on 15       side of the wall,but it had flowered on the other side.

Sometimes one may not see the good result of his effort, but that doesn't mean it isn't successful. 

(   ) 1.A. look   B. care   C. search   D. pay 

(   ) 2.A. learned   B. heard

   C.  ordered   D. borrowed

(   ) 3.A. seen   B. smelt

   C.  sold   D. picked

(   ) 4.A. finally   B. carefully

   C.  suddenly D， immediately

(   ) 5. 'A. place   B. box   C. cup   D. room 

(   ) 6.A. and   B. so   C. or   D. but

(   ) 7.A. endless   B. useless

   C.  successful   D. hopeful

(   ) 8.A. excited   B. nervous

   C.  sad   D. frightened

(   ) 9.A. putting   B. cutting

   C.  turning   D. taking

(   ) 10.A. balcony   B. kitchen

   C.  bedroom   D. yard

(   ) 11.A. enjoyed   B. dreamed

   C.  expected   D. hated

(  ) 12.A. through   B. across

   C.  above   D. below

(   ) 13.A. satisfied   B. connected

   C.  filled   D. pleased

(   ) 14.A. never   B. ever

   C.  seldom   D. usually

(   ) 15.A. its   B. his   C. her   D. their

(   ) 5. Diaoyu Islands      China ever since ancient times.

   A. belong to   B. belong in

   C.  belong under   D. belong with

(   ) 4. We        use mobile phones when the plane takes off.

   A. may not   B. shouldn't

   C.  needn't   D. mustn't

(   ) 3. Children        sit in the front seat of a car. It's too dangerous.

   A. need   B. needn't   C. must   D. mustn't

(   ) 2. —Who's the man over there? Is it Mr. Black?

―It       be him. He's much taller.

   A. may not   B. can't

   C.  will not   D. mustn't

(   ) 1. As the saying goes,the moon       always be full.

   A. can't   B. shouldn't

   C.  mustn't   D. couldn't

5.These books belong to        (they) ，not us.