It was reported that a fire broke out in a tall building in Beijing on Thursday afternoon. No one was killed in the fire. The building, which caught fire, is near the three-tower shopping and office complex(综合体) named Xihuan Plaza. One of the three towers was in heavy smoke because of the polyfoam（泡沫塑料）outside. The fire was put out at about 3:34 pm, 16 minutes after the firemen received alarms（报警）.
Witnesses said the fire broke out at about 3:15 pm. The shopping center had people inside evacuated（疏散）shortly after the fire. By 4:50 pm, all the workers from the center returned.
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The fire happened on a ▲, when people were working in the office. |
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When the firemen put out the fire, the fire lasted for ▲minutes. |
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The workers went back to work ▲an hour after the fire was put out. |
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Though the fire frightened people there, it killed ▲. |
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The fire didn’t ▲until it was 3:34. |
Frank was a curious boy. The first time he saw an hourglass(沙漏),he wondered what it was.
His mother said,”An hourglass is made in the s of 8. The sand is put in at one end,and runs through a small hole in the m
. It takes the sand exactly an hour to run through.”
Frank w the little stream of sand. He was i
,because it would not run faster. ‘Let me shake it,mother,” said he,”it is lazy,and will never get through.”
“It will,Son,” said his mother, “The sand moves little by little,but it moves all the time. When you look at the hands of the clock, you think they go very s , but they never stop. While you are at play,the sand is r
, grain by grain. The hands of the clock are moving,second by second. At night,the sand in the hourglass has run through twelve times. The hour hand of the clock has moved a
its great face. That is because they keep working every minute. They do not stop to t
how much they have to do and how long it will take them to do it.”
Now, Frank’s mother wanted him to learn a little poem,but he said,‘Mother,I can never learn i ,” His mother said,”Study all the time.N
stop to ask how long it will take to learn it.”
Frank followed his mother’s advice. He studied line after line,very busily; and in one and a half hours he knew the poem perfectly.
词汇运用（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
根据句子的意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
I t’s the______ time that I have visited the city of Yangzhou. (four)
A friend of my _____bought my son this model plane.（father）
Reaching the top of the moutain,we were all breathing ________. (heavy)
I didn’t hear the bell because it was too ______ in the classroom.(noise)
They have just had a _____about where to spend their holidays(discuss)
Sandy had no difficulty _____up the Great Wall last Sunday. (爬)
In 1969, Armstrong _____ the spacecraft Apollo 11 on the moon.(着陆)
The ____ is taking action to prevent the spread of the disease MERS.(政府)
April showers bring ______flowers; bees and butterflies play among flowers.(五月)
Ice fishing, a popular winter sport,is _____in many ways to regular fishing.(相似的)
根据语境或句意，用所给词的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上指定位置。
In China it’s _______ (polite)to stick your chopsticks into your food when you eat.
My teachers always encourage us _______ (study)hard on different subjects.
Jenny brought two nice ________ (picture)of her family to school yesterday.
The library is between the school and the hospital. You can find it __________ (easy)
While I _______ (wait)for the bus at the bus station,it began to rain.
根据短文内容，在短文空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整通顺。
Cartoon is the most popular TV program that attracts many children at the age 3 to 10. It’s that the word “cartoon” came from Italian. It first referred to the picture before a true drawing on the wall. In the mid-19th century, it came into English.
the 1840s , it has also come to mean any picture that is humorous, satirical(讽刺的) or showing an opinion. It usually comes out in a newspaper and magazine, with or
a short text. Today cartoons are a
of the daily life of most people. Cartoons not only show their life,
also help them relax.
根据句意及首字母提示填空。（本小题5分）The handsome prince(王子) gave the White a k_________,then she came back to life.
They were discussing the problems of Western s____________.
Alice married Tom last year, so Tom is her h_____________.
His personal w____________ is estimated(估计) at around $100 million.
I saw a c______________ of students get out from the school gate.
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