1、阅读下面A、B、C三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后面每个小题所给的三个选项中选择最佳答案。（每小题1分）AHere are some pieces of news that I read on the News Weekly two years ago. They happened in the same week, but they had influenced the world differently. As teenagers in China, we should pay attention to what happened and what is happening around
2、us in the world, and think hard what to do for it News 1:TWO conjoined twin sisters were separated（分离）at a hospital in Hebei on Saturday. The twin Chinese girls had been joined at the chest and abdomen since they were born in 1974. It took two doctors and eight nurses more than 8 hours to do the ope
3、ration. Doctors still worry about the younger one, who also has heart disease. They say she will have another operation after she fully gets well.News 2:FIRE broke out on the second floor of the busy four-story Zhongbai Shopping Centre in Jilin city, Sunday. As of Tuesday, more than 50 people were k
4、illed and over 70 injured . Officials said the fire started in one of the shopping centers storehouses. Until now the government is carrying out an investigation.News 3:THE Chinese Embassy （大使馆） in Iraqs capital Baghdad reopened Monday. The embassy had been closed since the US-Iraq war began in Marc
5、h 2003. The last Chinese officer left Baghdad just three days before the war broke out.News 4:HOW old can an insect be? 400 million years! Last Friday, scientists found the worlds oldest insect fossil（化石） in Britain. The fossil shows that the body of the insect was as big as a grain of rice and had
6、wings. In the past, people thought the earliest insect was 380 million years old.1. The operation done on the two Chinese girls was _.A. unsuccessful B. difficult and worrying C. easy 2. What does News 3 talk about?A. Chinas back in Iraq B. Shopping center fireC. Thats an old bug 3. The fire in the
7、shopping center started _.A. on the fourth floor B. in a storehouse C. on the third floor 4. The Chinese Embassy in Baghdad reopened _.A. when the US-Iraq war began B. three days before the war broke out C. on a Monday 5. The new find of the insect fossil showed that the earliest insect was _ years
8、older than believed.A. 380 million B. 20 million C. 400 million B Mrand MrsWhite had two sons and three daughtersOne Sunday，Mrs. White said to her husband，“The children dont have any lessons today，and youre free tooTheres a new funfair（游乐场）in the parkLets all go there to play.Her husband said，“1 wan
9、t to finish some work today. “oh, forget itGo there and make our children happyThats the most important work” Mrs. White said. So Mr. and Mrs. White took their children to the funfairMr. White was forty-five years old. but he enjoyed the funfair more than his children. He hurried from one thing to a
10、nother，and ate lost of sweets. One of the children said to her mother，“Dad is just like a small child，isnt he, Mom?” Mrs. White didnt want to follow her husband around any more at that time and answered， “He is even worse than a small child，Mary，because he might spend more money than a small child”.
11、6. There were _ children in the White familyA. two B. three C. five7One Sunday，Mrand Mrs. White wanted to go to _ with their children.Aschool B. work C. a funfair 8MrWhite liked the place so much that he_.Abought lots of sweets B. followed his wife all the timeChurried from one thing to another 9Fro
12、m the story we know MrsWhite_ when Mary asked her the question.Awas still excited to play B. was a little angry with Mr. WhiteClooked for MrWhite everywhere 10Of all he family members,_ enjoyed playing there most that Sunday.AMrWhite BMrsWhite C. Mary CA blind boy sat on the steps of a building with
13、 a box by his feet. He held up a sign which read, “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few coins in the box. The boy felt sad.A man walked by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the box. Then he took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He put the sign back
14、 so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.Soon the box was full. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morn
15、ing? What did you write?”That man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.” What he had written was, “today is a beautiful day and I can not see it.”Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing? Of course both signs told people they we
16、re so lucky that they were not blind.Great men say, “In the journey of life, if you want to travel without fear, you must have the ticket of a good conscience（良心）.”Its a beautiful thing to see a person smiling! And its even more beautiful to know that you are the reason of a persons smiling!11. When
17、 did the man pass by and change the blind boys sign? A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the afternoon. 12. Why did the second sign have a better effect?A. It told the truth in a straight way.B. It told the passing people a lie.C. It told people to buy some tickets for the boy.13. What do the first
18、 three paragraphs tell us?A. No pains, no gains. B. Different ways, different results.C. The early bird catches the worm. 14. How did the blind know he was the man who had changed the sign when the man cameback to see how things were? A. By his voice. B. By his look. C. By his footsteps. 15. Accordi
19、ng to the last paragraph, the most beautiful thing is _. A. to know the reason of a persons smiling B. to see a person smilingC. to be the reason of a persons smiling D阅读短文，按要求完成16-20题。Fast Food or Traditional FoodIts OK to eat fast food occasionally but fast food is high in calories （热量）.16. So, if
20、 you often eat a hamburger and chips, you can become fat. You must eat homemade food because it is healthier.Everybody knows that fast food is cheap and quick. However fast food is not as tasty as homemade food. Young people prefer to eat pizzas, hamburgers and French fries, 17. _ they should eat so
21、up instead. Fast food companies 18. _（花费） lots of money in order to make people believe that fast food is cool. The average American eats three hamburgers with French fries a week.Fatness can lead to other diseases. 19. This is why America is now starting to fight back against the fast food companie
22、s. They are stopping serving fast food in school cafeterias and restaurants serving traditional food are opening now.16. 写出文中（16）处的同义句。So, dont often eat a hamburger and chips, _ you can easily become fat.17. 在文中（17）处填入一个词，使句意通顺。_18. 根据短文中（18）句的汉语提示在横线上写出单词，使句意通顺。19. 将文中（19）处画线句子译成汉语。_20. 在文章中找出deli
23、cious的同义词。_E 阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。（每小题2分）A farmer had some puppies （baby dogs） to sell. When he was putting up an ad on the edge of his yard, he felt a pull on his trousers. He looked down into the eyes of a little boy. “Mister,” the boy said, “I want to buy one of your puppies.” “Well,” said the farmer,
24、“these puppies come from fine parents and cost much money.” The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he took out all his pocket money and gave it to the farmer. “Ive got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?” “Sure,” said the farmer. And with that he cal
25、led, “Here, Dolly!Dolly ran out from the doghouse followed by four little balls of fur （绒毛）. The little boys eyes danced happily. As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared; this one was even smaller. Then i
26、n a somewhat awkward manner （笨拙地） the little pup began running towards the others, trying its best to catch up with them. “I want that one,” the little boy said, pointing to the smallest puppy. The farmer knelt （跪） down at the boys side and said, “Son, you dont want that puppy. He will never be able
27、 to run and play with you like these other dogs would.” With that the little boy walked back from the fence, sat down, and began rolling up （卷起） one leg of his trousers. In doing so he showed a steel brace （金属支架） running down both sides of his leg and a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the fa
28、rmer, he said, “You see, sir, I dont run too well myself , and I think it will need someone who understands.” In fact our world is full of people who need someone who understands. 21. Who came to see the puppies? 22. Did he have enough money to buy a puppy?23. How many puppies did the farmer have?24
29、. Why did the boy want the special dog?25. What is the possible ending of the story?二、单词拼写（共8小题，计8分）根据句意和音标提示以适当形式填写单词。26. When Ben was in trouble, his friend _/ ： / him instead of giving her up.27. He _/ / his class into four groups to practice playing basketball.28. He worked so hard that he witho
30、ut _/dat/ is the winner in the exam. 29. I used to like eat _ / / for breakfast . It was delicious.30. What does Lucy usually do in her _/ / time?31. He was _/ / down by a car yesterday.32. We all passed the final exam _/ /Tom. He was very sad.33. I _/ / a strong sadness and pain after reading this article.三、动词填空（共8小题，计8分）用
