People live in different houses. You may know a wooden house or a paper house. But do you know a(n) 1 house?
In 2008, the first ice house in North America opens its 2 to welcome some visitors. The floors, windows and walls are all made of ice. It has ten bedrooms 3 twenty people can stay there each night. Visitors to the house 4 in ice beds, sit on ice chairs and eat from ice plates. Well, the toilets are not made of ice, of course.
It’s usually below zero so it is very 5 inside the house. However, do the visitors just sit there to 6 warm? No, visitors have to 7 special clothes. These can make 8 feel warm until morning.
Workers 9 about four weeks designing the ice house. Visitors can only stay in this ice house in winter. It isn’t 10 in hot summer. Because this house is so special, it is becoming popular with young people.
A．toy B．water C．ice D．candle
A．window B．door C．shop D．book
A．but B．because C．if D．and
A．cook B．lie C．stand D．change
A．cold B．hot C．bright D．dark
A．say B．shine C．keep D．call
A．make B．wear C．dress D．hope
A．them B．you C．it D．us
A．need B．cost C．pay D．spend
A．early B．clean C．closed D．open
Joe and Tony studied in a medical college. They were twenty years old. June, after a school year was over, they decided around the country. They went to several towns and villages, visited some places of interest and saw and heard a lot of interesting things. They enjoyed .
One afternoon, they felt too to go any . How they wished they could find a river and in the cool water! They drove the car slowly while they were looking around. Suddenly, Joe saw a lake not far away. They the car beside the lake, looked around, and found a man who was sitting on a stone fishing there. They their clothes and were going to jump into the water. Just at that time, the man came up to them and said, “Sorry，swimming isn’t allowed in the lake!”
“Why didn’t you tell us about it before we took off our clothes?” Tony said angrily.
“ But it isn’t forbidden(禁止) to take off clothes the lake, ” said the man.
A．either B．both C．all D．none
A．On B．At C．To D．In
A．to travel B．travel C．travelling D．travelled
A．them B．their C．they D．themselves
A．hotter B．hot C．hottest D．the hottest
A．far B．farer C．farther D．farthest
A．swimming B．swim C．swims D．swam
A．stopped B．stops C．stopping D．stop
A．took away B．took back C．took off D．took down
A．on B．by C．in D．into
完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“Where is the university（大学）?”This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge(剑桥大学) ask. But no one can give them a answer, for no one can find any walls the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings, , museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and of the thirty-one colleges.
Cambridge was a common town before the first students and teachers 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Cranta, and the river was once the Cam. A was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name “Cambridge”.
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew muc in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now there are over 100,000 people in it. Many young students in other countries 44 to study at Cambridge. It has become a well-known place all around the world.
A．true B．clear C．right D．real
A．on B．around C．near D．by
A．libraries B．parks C．zoos D．markets
A．parents B．farmers C．workers D．teachers
A．yet B．already C．very D．also
A．reached B．got C．arrived D．arrived in
A．said B．called C．spoken D．talked
A．bridge B．building C．station D．house
A．smaller B．slower C．faster D．cleaner
A．stop B．hate C．dream D．need
It can take you a day out to Singapore(新加坡) because of the plane. Singapore is one of the most beautiful countries in Asia(亚洲). There are lots of visitors to the country every year. But were you there years ago? Great changes have taken place in the country. For many Chinese tourists(游客), this small island country in Asia is a wonderful place to take a . On one hand, more than three of people are Chinese. you can simply(简直) speak Chinese with most of the local people. On the other hand, Singapore is an English-speaking country, so it is also a good place to your English.
Did you ever try Chinese food outside China? Maybe you are afraid that won’t be able to find anything to eat in a foreign country. In Singapore however, you’ll find a lot of from China； you won’t have any problem rice, noodles, or dumplings. However, if you’re feeling brave, Singapore is an excellent place to try new food. Whatever you like Indian(印度的) food, Western food, or Japanese food, you’ll find it all in Singapore.
One great thing about Singapore is that the temperature is almost the same all year . You needn’t wear clothes because it is warm in all the seasons.
A．visiting B．traveling C．living D．reaching
A．Northeast B．Northwest C．Southeast D．Southwest
A．bus B．photo C．holiday D．look
A．members B．quarters C．halves D．thousands
A．So B．Because C．Although D．But
A．practice B．protect C．listen D．provide
A．drinks B．meat C．food D．fruit
A．find B．finding C．to find D．found
A．most B．fast C．long D．round
A．thick B．thin C．cool D．cold
完形填空（10）
Electric bicycles run on battery-operated(用电池发动的) motors. More and more people like this type of bikes their speed and quality.
They were made in 1980s in China, but the selling was not very good. Today, thanks to(多亏了) improvement(改进) on the quality of the batteries, the electric bikes sell . There are more than 100 electric bicycle producers in China and of such bicycles have been produced. Japan is large producer of such bicycles in the world.
Now China is one of the producers of electric bicycles in the world, and lots of people have this kind of bicycles.
Such bikes are quick, safe and to operate, their batteries still have shortcomings(缺点). They weigh more than 10 kilograms. Their service life is less than two years and they 500 yuan each.
A．because B．because of C．for D．as
A．at first B．first C．the first D．at firstly
A．good B．bad C．well D．badly
A．thousand B．two thousand C．two thousands D．thousands
A．another B．other C．others D．the other
A．largest B．smallest C．bigger D．fewest
A．bought B．brought C．broken D．bright
A．hard B．interesting C．easy D．boring
A．but B．/ C．so D．and
A．pay B．cost C．spend D．worth
When I was a little boy, my mother sold flowers in London. She couldn’t me at home, so I had to go with her. As I grew older, I began to help her and I really enjoyed it.
Things changed I was 14. My grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was making candles. I loved it so much that I spent all my free time making of all shapes and sizes. I made hundreds of them.
One day, my mother was ill so I had to go to the market by . I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them. To my , they were sold out in 20 minutes! The next week, my mum gave me some to buy some wax (蜡) to make more candles. They were sold out quickly, too. Nine months later, we decided to stop flowers. My mum and I couldn’t make enough candles during the week, so some of my school friends started to help us. I them one pound for every candle, and we sold them for much more money. It was very and my friends worked with me happily.
When I was 22, my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first candle shop.
A．leave B．stop C．give D．take
A．if B．when C．because D．since
A．for B．with C．about D．at
A．boxes B．candles C．kites D．matches
A．himself B．herself C．myself D．ourselves
A．surprise B．interest C．sadness D．joy
A．bread B．paper C．money D．drink
A．buying B．borrowing C．selling D．making
A．took B．paid C．cost D．spent
A．interesting B．boring C．terrible D．normal
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