2. Is Taj Mahal one of the   (wonderful) of the world?

    Fun in Singapore never ends and there are many interesting places to enjoy. Make sure you do your research before arriving in Singapore and find out which are the best places to visit during your stay. Happy travels! 

Fun Places to Visit in Singapore
	Jurong Bird Park		At Jurong Bird Park,you can see more than 5 ,000 birds and even feed some of them by hand!If feeding birds makes you hungry,you can join the park's parrots for lunch.
	Pulau Ubin		Take a small boat into Singapore's past. A 10-minute ride will take you to this island. The life on the island hasn't been changed since the 1960s.
	Malls and Markets		Walk through Orchard Road5s modern malls. Then try an open- air shopping experience at the markets. There you can buy inexpensive clothes,toys and old furniture.

() 6. fun places are mentioned in this passage.

   A. Two   B. Three   C. Four   D. Five

() 7. You can get to know Singapore's past at .

   A. Night Safari        B. Pulau Ubin

   C. Malls and Markets   D. Sentosa Island

() 8. You can see many kinds of at Jurong Bird Park.

   A. birds   B. animals   C. malls   D. islands

() 9. You can go to Night Safari to .

   A. watch animals      B. take a boat trip

   C. buy some clothes   D. feed and eat with birds

() 10. Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

   A. Both Pulau Ubin and Sentosa are famous islands.

   B. In Singapore,there are many places of interest.

   C. You’d better do your research before visiting Singapore.

   D. At Malls and Markets,clothes and toys are expensive.

三、閱讀理解。(20分)

            Sumo wrestling in Japan (日本相撲)

  Sumo wrestling (相撲) is a national sport in Japan. Every year there are six competitions,and millions of Japanese watch them on television. A competition is a series of ( — 系 列) matches.

  Sumo is almost as old as the nation of Japan itself.Stories say that there was sumo wrestling over two thousand years ago. History says that there were sumo competitions in the eighth century.

  In many sports,athletes are thin and can move very quickly. It is beautiful to watch them play. However,sumo wrestlers weigh from 100 to 160 kilos. One famous wrestler weighed 195 kilos. Sumo wrestlers do not look beautiful,and sumo wrestling is a very slow sport.

  Sumo wrestlers start training when they are boys. They exercise to make their bodies strong. They also eat a lot.

  They wrestle in a round ring with a sand floor. A wrestler loses the match if he leaves the ring. He is also a loser if any part of his body except his feet touches the floor. Each wrestler tries to push the other down on the floor or out of the ring. Sometimes one wrestler just steps beside when the other wrestler rushes towards him. Then that wrestler falls down or falls out of the ring.

  Sumo is not very popular in other countries,but the Japanese love it. Even young people find this traditional sport exciting.

() 1. Which of the following about sumo is TRUE?

   A. It is watched on TV by people around the world.

   B. It has six competitions for people all around the world.

   C. It is a national sport in Japan.

   D. It has only one match in a competition.

() 2. Sumo wrestlers are often than other sportsmen.

   A. taller   B. shorter   C. fatter   D. thinner

() 3. When do sumo wrestlers start training?

   A. When they are boys.

   B. When they graduate from middle school.

   C. When they want to eat more.

   D. When they leave middle school.

() 4. Who of the following does not lose the game in a match?

   A. One wrestler's feet touch the floor.

   B. One wrestler leaves the ring.

   C. One wrestler^ hands touch the ground.

   D. One wrestler's back touches the floor.

() 5. This passage mainly tells us .

   A. some popular sports in Japan

   B. the national sport in Japan

   C. the weight of wrestling athletes

   D. the rules of sumo wrestling

二、完形填空。(15分)

  “Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its traditional meaning is used to 1  a temperature that is quite cold. As the world has 2 ,however,the word has had many different meanings.

  “Cool” can be used to express feelings of 3 in almost anything.

   When you see a brand-name car in the street,maybe you can't help 4 ,“It's cool. ” You might think ,“He's so cool”，when you see your 5 footballer.

   We all enlarge the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many 6 such as “new” or “amazing. ” Here's an interesting story we can use to 7 the way the word is used： A teacher asked her students to 8 the waterfall they had visited. On one student's paper 9 just one sentence —“It's so cool. ” Perhaps he thought it was the best way to describe 10 he saw and felt.

   11 the story also proves the shortage of words and expressions. 12 “cool”，some people have no words to express the same meaning. So 13  is important to improve our word strength to keep some belief.

  As a popular word ,“cool” stands 14  a kind of special language that people can accept easily. Except “cool ,” can you think of many words 15 make your life as colorful as the word “cool”？I can And I think they are also very cool.

() 1.  A. take        B. slow       C. express    D. find

() 2.  A. turned      B. become     C. formed     D. changed

() 3.  A. sense       B. interest   C. success    D. happiness

() 4.  A speaking     B. saying     C. telling    D. talking

() 5.  A. favourite   B. famous     C. modern     D. former

() 6.  A. phrases     B. words      C. stories    D. sentences

() 7.  A. give        B. make       C. show       D. explain

() 8.  A. write for   B. copy down  C. say        D. describe

() 9.  A. was         B. were       C. is         D. are

() 10. A. who         B. what       C. which      D. whose

() 11. A. And         B. If         C. So         D. But

() 12. A. With        B. Without    C. Not        D. Never

() 13. A. it          B. that       C. this       D. one

() 14. A. as          B. by         C. for        D. to

() 15. A. what        B. that       C. they       D. these

  () 10. Why not  before 6:00 o’clock so that we have enough time to get there?

   A. wake up him   B. to wake him up

   C. get up        D. to get up

() 9. To finish the task,we’ve tried three times,and after dinner we’ll try  time.

     A. the fourth   B. a fourth

     C. fourth       D. four

() 8. We’d better  carelessly in class.

   A. listen to the teacher       B. to listen to the tape

   C. not listen to the teacher   D. listening to the teacher

() 7. How beautiful the clouds in the sky,and they are in so many different  , horses,sheep,flowers...

   A. sizes   B. shapes  C. colors   D. styles

() 6. —I am leaving for Switzerland next week.

           — ！

   A. That's all right   B. It's a pleasure

   C. Enjoy yourself     D. You’re welcome

() 5. My desk is quite small and the computer  much room.

   A. takes up   B. sets up

   C. picks up   D. takes in