In the past month，we’ve been holding our breath for news about a Boeing 777 plane,MH 370．
It took off from Kuala Lumpur(吉隆坡)，Malaysia．On March 8．It was heading to Beijing．But about two hours into the flight, the plane went missing．
There were 239 people on the flight，including 154 Chinese．
A total of 12 countries including China and the US have joined the search for the plane．
Did it crash? We know that the weather was clear that day．The pilots didn’t make any distress calls(求救信號)．And as of March l3，experts have not found any broken parts of the plane。
Was it hijacked(劫機(jī))? Two Iranians(伊朗人)used stolen passports to get into the flight．But now they do not appear to be linked to any possible hijacking of the plane，international police agency Interpol(國際刑警組織)official said on March 11．
The search is still going on．It could take months or even years to find out what happened
to the flight．
【小題1】When did MH370 go missing?

A．March 8

B．March 9

C．March ll

D．April 8

【小題2】How many Chinese are there on the flight?

A．239

B．1 54

C．1 45

D．85

【小題3】What was the weather like that day? 

A．cloudy

B．rainy

C．fine

D．windy

【小題4】Did the pilots make any distress calls before the plane went missing?

A．Yes，they did．

B．No，they didn’t．

C．We don’t know．

D．Maybe

【小題5】How long could it take to find out what happened to the flight?

A．several months

B．several years

C．months or years

D．3 months

完形填空

　　Many people know weather report is very useful. Lots of them think they can 1 what the weather is going 2 . But they don't 3 in the same way. one man may say, “Do you see 4 cloudy it is in the east? It's going to 5 tomorrow.” 6 man will say, “Yes, we shall have rainy weather tomorrow.”

　　People look for the weather they want. When a farmer 7 water, he looks for something to tell him it will rain. When boys want to play football, they want it to be 8 . When they would like to skate, they want it to get 9 . But weather won't be so friendly to 10 .

(1) A．tell	B．say	C．talk	D．speak
(2) A．to like	B．to have	C．to be like	D．to show
(3) A．know	B．think	C．want	D．have
(4) A．why	B．what	C．how	D．that
(5) A．get warmer	B．snow	C．wind	D．rain
(6) A．Others	B．The other	C．Other	D．Another
(7) A．has	B．likes	C．needs	D．gets
(8) A．fine	B．rainy	C．windy	D．snowy
(9) A．warmer	B．colder and colder	C．cold and cold	D．enough warm
(10) A．us	B．them	C．you	D．everyone

I am on vacation in Wenzhou with my friend Betty. Wenzhou is a beautiful city   1   many interesting places. During the day we visit some beautiful places, and   2   we listen to music in the hotel . We are having a good time here.

The weather here is pretty good. It’s usually   3  , so people can enjoy the sunshine in Wenzhou.  4   today it’s raining and a little cold. I’m  5  I can’t go to the beach . I really want to play beach volleyball. Now, it’s 5:30 in the afternoon. We’re in  6  hotel room. It’s raining hard.  7  the people in the street! Some are walking fast or  8  ,  9  are waiting for taxis. Where are they going? Oh, they’re going home after work. I hope the weather is fine soon. I want to  10  more places in Wenzhou.

1.                A．with           B．a(chǎn)nd            C．for  D．to

 

2.                A．in the morning   B．in the afternoon  C．during the day D．a(chǎn)t night

 

3.                A．rainy           B．cloudy          C．windy    D．sunny

 

4.                A．So             B．Or             C．But  D．Because

 

5.                A．shy            B．sad            C．happy    D．excited

 

6.                A．your           B．his             C．our  D．its

 

7.                A．Look for        B．Listen to        C．Look at   D．See

 

8.                A．running        B．reading         C．writing   D．swimming

 

9.                A．some          B．other          C．a(chǎn)ny  D．others

 

10.               A．go            B．walk           C．play  D．Visit

 

 

閱讀理解

　　In England everyone talks about the weather. It's the most common (普通的) subject. They start talking like this,“Do you think it will rain?”“Isn't it a fine day?”

　　Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But they never agree with each other. One may say,“Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It's going to rain tomorrow.”the other may say,“It's going to clear up.”

　　People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it is going to rain, and he won't believe anything else. When friends have a picnic, they are so sure the sky is going to become clear very quickly that they won't sit eating their lunch while it rains.

　　Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn't tell them what they want. He will come closer to being correct (正確的) than anyone else.

1．English people usually start their talking by ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)sking their names

B．saying something about the weather

C．saying“sorry”to each other

D．talking about their address

2．When some one asks“Isn't it a fine day?”he means ________.

[　　]

A．he doesn't know it is a fine day

B．he doesn't think it is a fine day

C．he thinks it is a fine day

D．he knows it isn't a fine day

3．Then people want to have a picnic , they will ________.

[　　]

A．wait until it is fine

B．enjoy their picnic

C．hope to hear it is going to be rainy

D．believe it is going to rain

4．When a farmer needs water, he hopes to hear ________.

[　　]

A．it will be a fine day

B．it will be a windy day

C．it will be a cold day

D．it will be a rainy day

5．The weatherman ________.

[　　]

A．only tells people the fine day

B．tells people what they want

C．is closer to being right than anyone else

D．often makes mistake

A little girl walked to and from school every day. Though it was not fine and clouds appeared in the sky that morning, the little girl made her daily trip to school as usual. When school was over, winds became stronger and it began to rain.

The mother of the little girl felt worried that her daughter would be afraid when she walked home from school and that lightning might frighten her child. Following the bright light of lightning, the mother quickly got into her car and drove to her child’s school.

As the mother drove along the road, she saw her little girl walking alone in the rain. To her great surprise, she found that when a lightning came, her daughter stopped, looked up and smiled. Another lightning came and then another followed. With each lightning, the little girl stopped, looked up and smiled.

Inside the car, the mother asked her daughter, “What were you doing? Why did you look up and smile when the lightning came?” The little girl answered with a smile, “Mum, you know, God was looking at me. Each time I felt a little afraid walking in the rain, God would take a picture of me. I knew he was playing a game with me.”

1.How did the little girl go to school every day?

A．By car.                                B．On foot.

C．By bus.                               D．By bike.

2.What was the weather like that day?

A．It was rainy.                            B．It was fine.

C．It was just windy.                        D．It was only cloudy.

3.At first, the mother felt worried because          .

A．she couldn’t help her daughter

B．her daughter hadn’t taken her umbrella

C．she had something more important to do

D．her daughter might be afraid of the lightning

4.According to the article, we can know that the little girl was          .

A．proud            B．shy              C．brave            D．nervous

5.This passage is possibly from          .

A．a(chǎn) menu           B．a(chǎn) magazine         C．a(chǎn) dictionary        D．a(chǎn) report