Paper was first about 2,000 years ago, it has been made silk, cotton, bamboo, and wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. And because there weren’t many books, people learned to read. Then printing was invented in China. The first printed books were made by ink on a wooden block and holding the paper against it. When printing was developed greatly the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and . ___ , more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly, a way that can be compared the of the Internet in the 20th century.
A． create B． created C． creating D． creates
A． in B． of C． from D． by
A． little B． a little C． few D． a few
A． put B． putting C． puts D． puting
A． at B． in C． by D． on
A． cheap B． cheaply C． cheaper D． cheapest
A． Because B． so that C． As a result D． because of
A． on B． in C．by D． at
A． at B． with C． by D． about
A． introduction B． introduce C． introduced D． introducing
根据短文内容和以下提示：1.首字母提示，2.语境提示，3.汉语提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词。所填单词要求意义正确，拼写准确。
What are you going to do if you’re in a burning house? Do you know how to s yourself? Please read the following passage. Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life. It's important to know the right way to escape, such
exits and stairways, but not lifts. From the lower floors of buildings, escaping from the windows is
(可能的). Leaving from windows may get the least chance of being hurt. When you are on the s
floor, it's usually not high from the ground. It's about the height of an adult. It's safer to j
out of the house than to stay in it. It's important to
（保护）yourself when you' re waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. If you don't do that,
may come into the room where you are. It's
（有害的） to you. In that condition, you had better keep your head low to make sure that you can b
fresh air rather than smoke. If you are on high floors, you can go up till the roof. You can try your
to attract people's attention. Don't shout all the time because you need to save energy and wait for rescue(救援).
Do you know? There is one language ____ in every country in the world. People, young or old, short or tall, thin or fat, use it very often. It is everybody’s second ____ . It is very easy to ___, though you can’t hear it. It is a sign language.
When you wave(挥手) to a friend on the street, you are ____sign language. When you ___ up your hand in class, you are saying, “Please ask me, I think I know the answer,” or “I have some questions to ____.” When you smile at someone, you mean to be ____to him. When you put your forefinger(食指) in front of your mouth, you mean, “___ quiet, please.” When a policeman wants to ___cars or buses, he raises his right arm. Sign language is very useful in quiet places or places ___ of noise. It is different from body language.
A．used B．use C．using D．uses
A．sign B．action C．language D．expression
A．write B．say C．express D．understand
A．use B．using C．speak D．speaking
A．look B．make C．put D．Take
A．ask B．say C．answer D．tell
A．friend B．friendly C．kindness D．kindly
A．Take B．Make C．Is D．Be
A．say B．catch C．stop D．prevent
A．full B．none C．made D．some
The word “sharp” can be __ to describe many different things in your home, classroom, and places of work. In this chapter, the writer __sharp pencils, meaning pencils with a very fine __.The writer does not like dull pencils. 。
We can also use “sharp” to describe the blades of knives. Knives also have points. We can use “sharp” to describe a __ kind of point, such as the sharp points of kitchen and steak knives. Scissors have blades, too, and we can describe these blades as sharp or dull. Furthermore, the points of scissors are __ sharp or rounded spending on the kind of scissors. Some tools, such as saws, scrapers, and garden tools, also have blades. We can use the words “sharp” and “dull” to describe the blades of these tools, too. Sharp knives, scissors, and tools are__to use. They cut things easily and quickly, without effort.
“Sharp” can be used to describe the edges of furniture and __some containers. For example, the edge of a table or desk can be __.In addition; we can describe the edge of __ open can as sharp. The top of a can is sometimes sharp__ to cut your hand. A piece of __ from a broken jar or bottle is ordinarily very sharp.
__we sometimes use “sharp” to describe people. A person who appears sharp is very well __.A person who is sharp, on the other hand, is intelligent, smart, and__ learn and understand.
To summarize, “sharp” can be used to describe many kinds of __ that have blades, points, and edges. When we used it to describe people, it can mean nice looking, well dressed, or intelligent. It is an expensive word because it can be used in many different ways.
A．written B．used C．seen D．taken
A．talks about B．takes care of C．doesn't like to mention D．makes up his mind to
A．sharp B．color C．point D．edge
A．some B．any C．only D．certain
A．either B．neither C．too D．very
A．difficult B．easy C．interesting D．clean
A．for B．with C．of D．at
A．seen B．sharp C．smooth D．hard
A．an B．a C．the D．/
A．so as B．in order C．so that D．enough
A．news B．glass C．information D．advice
A．However B．Finally C．Therefore D．In this way
A．prepared B．dressed C．mannered D．served
A．easy to B．is to C．to D．quick to
A．funny things B．knives C．objects D．containers
King Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often asked ___36___ which were strange. His people had to use words in a ___37___ way to answer these questions.
Once Akbar asked a very strange question. He looked at his people. ___38___ he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer. It was at this moment that Bridal entered the palace. Birbal ___39___ the habit of the king. He understood the ___40___ at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can ____41___ for an answer?”
Akbar said, “How many crows(乌鸦) are there in the city?”
___42___ even a moment’s thought, Birbal replied, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord.”
“How can you be so ___43____?” asked Akbar.
Birbal said, “Make your men ___44___, My Lord. If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(亲戚) here. If you find ___45___ crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else.”
Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal’s wise answer.
A．questions B．help C．promises D．advice
A．common B．friendly C．clever D．silent
A．Though B．Because C．If D．As
A．knew B．developed C．hated D．doubted
A．order B．information C．danger D．situation
A．ask B．wait C．try D．reach
A．before B．without C．Through D．In
A．smart B．brave C．funny D．sure
A．catch B．discuss C．count D．visit
A．fewer B．larger C．faster D．older
Music and Behavior
Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear 1 at any of those places? Today most stores and restaurants play music. You might 2 hear music in an office or on a farm.
Scientists believe that music changes the 3 people behave. According to some scientists, the sound of western classical music makes people 4 richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend 5 money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays 6 music, people spend less money. With 7 music, people spend even less.
Scientists also 8 that loud , fast music makes people eat faster. In fact, people 9 their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their 10 hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave more quickly. In this way, restaurants 11 make more money.
Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say 12 music helps students to be more active. It is true that people earn better when they are 13 . And listening to music can help you relax.
The 14 time you hear music somewhere, be 15 . It might change the way you do things.
A．music B．stores C．songs D．sound
A．already B．even C．hardly D．never
A．way B．time C．idea D．place
A．become B．get C．feel D．look
A．much B．more C．little D．less
A．pop B．modern C．light D．country
A．no B．much C．any D．some
A．expect B．hope C．realize D．believe
A．cook B．order C．eat D．make
A．free B．busy C．happy D．sad
A．can B．should C．can’t D．needn’t
A．how B．why C．what D．that
A．excited B．interested C．confident D．relaxed
A．first B．second C．next D．last
A．quiet B．quick C．happy D．careful
The elephant is the biggest four-legged animal in the world. It’s also, perhaps, the gentlest , 1 not always.
Elephants are like us in some ways. They 2 for a long time—fifty or sixty years. They can 3 things very well. They never forget great sadness or happiness. A female elephant 4 , her daughters and her granddaughters are sad for many months. They stay with the dead 5 . Then they carry a bit of it away with them. They never forget a 6 friend.
Elephants are like us, but they’re also 7 .They live in families; families or females. There will be a few young males-a few “baby boy”. But they will soon be 8 away by their mothers or sisters. An elephant family 9 only its daughters, mothers and grandmothers and its great grandmothers.
The females stay together for fifty, sixty or a hundred years.The older animals 10 the young ones. The mothers teach their daughters and set a good example.And 11 happens to male elephant? Well, the young males stay with their mothers for a time. Then they must 12 the family. The females just send them away. A bull elephant does not often have a friend ,He lives 13 ,away from the family, and away from other bulls.
Sometimes the females call a bull. He can 14 _them then, and they stay for a time. But soon his “wives” and “sisters” send him away again. The females have a very 15
family life. What do the bulls think about it? We don’t know.
A．and B．but C．so D．yet
A．play B．work C．live D．sleep
A．remember B．practice C．talk D．change
A．is hurt B．is caught C．loses D．dies
A．head B．legs C．body D．feet
A．terrible B．dad C．young D．dear
A．different B．same C．special D．popular
A．thrown B．sent C．kicked D．posted
A．hopes B．keeps C．Allows D．frightens
A．look at B．carry out C．look after D．take away
A．how B．who C．which D．what
A．leave B．stay C．hear D．walk
A．sadly B．hard C．alone D．noisily
A．visit B．beat C．hide D．receive
A．dangerous B．happy C．beautiful D．clever
阅读理解
Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important in your life?” maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”
The first computer was made in 1946. it was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today.”
The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, writer letters, do shopping, play computer games or make friends.
Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex. They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their hearts into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that.
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet. The Internet can not be used for______.
| A．studying | B．shopping | C．thinking | D．playing |
When the computer was invented, it was______.
| A．large and worked quickly | B．small and worked slowly |
| C．large but worked slowly | D．small but worked quickly |
The Internet was born in about________.
| A．1960 | B．1970 | C．1980 | D．1985 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Few students like going into the Internet. |
| B．Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends.” |
| C．These “Unreal friends” often meet each other |
| D．Students know the friends on the Internet very well |
What does the writer think of the Internet?
| A．It is wonderful |
| B．It can make students study harder |
| C．It is not good for students |
| D．It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it. |
Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then how? Here is an example.
There was a farmer who 36 corn（玉米）all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the 37 and won the first prize.
One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something surprising about how he grew it. The farmer 38 his seed（做种子的) corn to his neighbors.
"How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?" the reporter asked. "You know they are taking part in the 39 with you each year."
"Why, sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The 40 picks up pollen (花粉) from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If my neighbors grow 41 corn, cross-pollination (异花传粉) will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors to grow good corn. "
The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve unless his neighbor's corn improves.
As a great man says, "We make a living by what we grow; we make a life by what we give." We can't 42 without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get, 43 by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us 44 from other animals.
So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find 45 in their life.
A．grew B．bought C．sold D．collected
A．cheapest B．prettiest C．best D．shortest
A．lent B．showed C．offered D．recommended
A．game B．fight C．experiment D．competition
A．wind B．water C．farmer D．neighbor
A．tasty B．bad C．tall D．unusual
A．cheer B．move C．work D．live
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．different B．free C．safe D．far
A．hope B．success C．friendship D．happiness
阅读理解
Why do we need to throw less away? There are two reasons. One is that some resources （资源） are nonrenewable （不可再生的） That means there is only a certain amount of that resource in the world . One example of this is oil. When we use up all the oil in the world, there will be no more.
There is another reason for throwing less away. All of our trash has to be put somewhere. Often , it is put into garbage dumps （垃圾场）. Much of that trash will be there for hundreds of years. The dumps will be filled up with all this trash.
There are three ways to cut down on trash.
One way is to recycle. When you recycle something, it means it is made into another shape and used again. Old newspaper may become paper bags. A glass jar can be melted（熔化）and made into a bottle .
Another way to cut down on trash is to reuse things. You can wash and use again a bottle that can hold mustard （芥末酱）or something else .
The third way to cut down on trash is to reduce the amount of trash you make, stop buying thing that you don’t need in the first place. That reduce the amount of the earth’s resources that you use.How many reasons do we need to throw less away?
A. Three B. five C. two When you reuse something, it means .
A. it is made into another shape and used again
B. it is used again
C. it isn’t used any moreAll the ways of cutting down on trash in the passage are to .
A. recycle and reuse things
B. recycles and reduce the amount of trash you make
C. reuse things recycle and reduce the amount of trash you makeIf a broken plastic box is changed into a plastic ruler , the way is to .
A. recycle B. reuse C. reduce The word “reduce” in the passage means .
A. 还原 B. 减少 C. 增加
Do you know how to study better and make your study more effective(有效)? We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for a long 35. This is very good, but it doesn't 36 a lot. An effective student must have enough sleep, enough food, enough rest and exercise. You need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It's good for your study.
When you return 37 your studies, your mind will be refreshed(清醒的) and you'll learn more 38 study better. Psychologists（心理学家）39 that learning takes place in this way. Here take English learning 40 an example. In the first few months you can make progress and you feel happy. Then your language study seems 41 on the same level. So you will think you're learning 42 and you may give up. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you needn't give up. At some point your language study will take another big 43 again. You'll see that you really have been learning all along. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and interesting. Don't 44 along the way. Learn slowly and you're sure to get a good result.
A．day B．time C．hour D．week
A．help B．give C．make D．take
A．after B．for C．at D．to
A．yet B．and C．or D．but
A．find B．teach C．tell D．remember
A．with B．for C．as D．to
A．to have B．to make C．to take D．to stay
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．work B．jump C．walk D．result
A．get up B．set up C．give up D．wake up
Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food 26 they can eat and others often forget 27 the light when they leave the classroom.
Waste can 28 a lot of problems. Although China is rich 29 some resources(资源), we are short for others, for example, fresh water. It is said that we will have 30 coal or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on 31 our resources, what can we use in the future? Think about it.
In our daily life, we can do 32 things to stop waste, for example, turn off the water taps when we finish 33 it, try not to throw so much rubbish, and so on. Little by little, 34 will be changed. Waste can stopped one day if we do 35 best. I hope we can.
A．than B．as C．like D．and
A．to turn off B．turning off C．to turn on D．turning off
A．binging B．brought C．bring D．brings
A．in B．for C．of D．about
A．not B．many C．no D．much
A．wasted B．wastes C．waste D．wasting
A．much B．many C．few D．little
A．used B．to use C．using D．use
A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
A．us B．ours C．our D．ourselves
No air means death. There is air around us 36 we can’t see it. Air is everywhere and it gives 37 to every living thing. We can’t live 38 it. Bad air makes people ill. We must have fresh air to keep us 39 .
In the city there are a lot of people and there are too many 40 running on the road. The gas which the car sends out is made up of(组成) bad gases. Every day we 41 it in and out. This makes us feel sick. There are many 42 , too. From the chimneys(烟囱) of these factories, we 43 get the smoke in black color. This kind of smoke is 44 to our health. So in order to keep us healthy, we have to go out to the 45 to breathe more fresh air. Or we can go up hills to get more fresh air. A. because B. though C. so
A. life B. name C. pleasure
A. with B. without C. below
A. quiet B. tall C. healthy
A. dogs B. trains C. cars
A. breathe B. draw C. bring
A. animals B. people C. factories
A. usually B. never C. seldom
A. helpful B. dangerous C. necessary
A. office B. city C. Countryside
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
Air is all round us．It is around us___31____we walk and play．From the time we are born，air is around us on every side．When we sit down，it is around us．When we go to bed．air is 32 around us．We live 33 air．
All living things 34 air．Living things cannot live 35 air．We can live without any water for 36 days，but we cannot live for more 37 a few minutes without air．When we are working 38 running，we need more air．When we are asleep，we need less air
We live in air but we cannot see it．We can only feel it．We can feel it when it is 39 ． Moving air 40 wind．
A．if B．because C．when D．what
A．too B．also C．either D．yet
A．with B．by C．in D．around
A．need B．hope C．want D．1ike
A．little B．a Iittle C．few D．a few
A．about B．over C．than D．then
A．or B．and C．so D．but
A．moving B．standing C．stopping D．sleeping
A．is 1ike B．1ikes C．calls D．is called
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