Concorde’s Birthday
CONCORDE, the world’s fastest passenger plane, will soon be over 33 years old. It first __1__ on 2 March 1969 in France. Concorde was developed by both France and Britain. From 1956 these two countries had a _2__ of a supersonic passenger plane. In 1962 they started to __3__ together on the project. The plane __4_ over 1.5 billion pounds to develop. It is the most tested plane in the history. It was given over 5000 hours of testing. Concorde flies at twice the speed of _5__. This means that it _6_ only 3 hours 25 minutes to fly between London and New York, compare with 7—8 hours in other passenger jets. Because of the five-hour time difference between the USA and Britain, it is _7__ to travel west on Concorde and arrive in New York before you leave London! You can catch the 10:30a.m. _8__ from London, Heathrow and start work in New York an hour _9_! Concorde is much used by business people and film stars. Each Concorde is built at a cost of 55 million pounds. Twenty have been built so far. Air France and British Airway _10_ the most. They each have seven planes.
A．invented B．produced C．flew D．took off
A．talk B．dream C．meeting D．fight
A．work B．do C．carry D．finish
A．paid B．wanted C．needed D．cost
A．voice B．sound C．noise D．shout
A．spends B．takes C．covers D．travels
A．possible B．impossible C．real D．unreal
A．plane B．passenger C．flight D．airline
A．later B．late C．earlier D．early
A．build B．make C．sell D．own
完型填空。(15分)
As I held my father’s hands one night, I couldn’t help but notice their calluses(老茧）and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a ________ ,including all his struggles.
One summer, I remember, a drought (旱灾）hit Ontario,turning it into a ________ desert.On one og those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last________ from the grocery store.Fifty dozen was all we needed, which normally took twenty minutes.That morning,however,the process didn’t ________quickly.After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field,we still needed twenty dozen.I was completely frustrated and ________.Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen,they can pick it themselves1”Dad ________ .“Just think,my little girl,only ten dozen left for each of us and then we’re ________.” Such is Dad----whatever problem he________ ,he never gives up.
Unfortuantely the bad effects of the drought were felt all over our county.It was a challenging time for everyone,________Dad remained optimistic.He________ to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plated.Only then did I truly begin to appreciate dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real ________ .From dawn to dusk,he warks countless hours to________ our family.He always puts our happiness________ his own,and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games even though he was ________ after long days. His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and friendly, putting others first.
Dad，the life ________I have learned from you will stay with me forever.You are my father,teacher,friend and,most importantly,my hero.
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完形填空。
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。
Hiking is an activity of going out ________ a long walk for pleasure.
People often go hiking in mountains. The activity is so popular that there are a large number of hikers throughout the world. Some hikers enjoy ________something from nature; some like to see different________ of trees, rocks and animals; ________ love this activity because it helps people release pressure (减压) and stay________.
People like hiking because________two reasons. Hiking ________ people ________ money. A good pair of hiking boot (靴) and some________clothes are enough. What’s more, hiking suits people in any season and almost in any weather. Since we have known hiking is so helpful, let’s ________ hiking this Sunday!
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完形填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Long long ago, there was a swan (天鹅) with golden feathers. She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small house the lake with her two daughters. They were very poor. They worked hard all year round, _____ still, they lived a hard life and sometimes they even didn’t have enough ______ to buy food.
The swan was ____ to see that. She said to herself, “I’ll give one of my_ ___to them each day, then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers.” That evening, she ____ to the poor woman’s house and left a golden feather on the table without saying______. From then on, the swan came every day and gave them a feather. The woman was very happy because their life was much______than before.
But day after day, the woman became greedy（贪婪）.She said to her _ _. “The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all_______feathers if she comes next time.”
“Oh, no, Mom!” cried the daughters, “This will ______the swan. She helps us a lot!” But the mother wouldn’t listen. When the _______ came as usual, the mother caught her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers _______chicken feathers.
Then, the Golden Swan said, “Poor Mother, I came to ______ you, but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving and will _ ____come back. Never be greedy!” With these words, the swan left.
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Most children like TV. It’s very interesting. By TV they can a lot, learn a lot and know many about their countries and the world. Of course they can also learn the radio. But they can learn better and more easily TV. Because they can hear and watch at the same time. But they can’t see over the radio. TV helps children’s eyes. TV helps to open their minds(智力）,too. They learn newer and better ways of things. Many children watch TV Saturday and Sunday. But some students watch TV every night. They usually go to bed very late. They can’t have a good rest.
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完形填空
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I had a trip to Australia on my vacation. We the Holiday Hotel in Australia at about 1:30 am. We were pretty happy it was our first trip to Australia. The flight (飞行) was fine and the bus ride from the because was great. We stayed at the Holiday Hotel. We saw the rooms one by one because we wanted to have a room to the sea (海洋). I would say that the beach was crowded, but the weather was awful every day. the Holiday Hotel, it was okay with us. The room was clean, the waiters were friendly and the food was good. I dislikedthe food of the hotel restaurant. One night we had at the Moomba Restaurant. It is on the third floor. The food there was really good. The Moomba was a good place to play. I hoped to go there again.
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