My 　　　are made of 　　　.

A. glass;glass B. glass;glasses C. glasses;glass D. glasses;glasses

—Do you know Bing Xin?

—Of course.She 　　　children’s works.

A. is different from B. is proud of C. is famous for D. catches up with

The umbrella is a very common object. It keeps the _____ and the sun off the people. Most umbrellas can be folded up（折叠）so it is _____ to carry them.

However, the umbrella has not always been as _____ as it is now. In the past, it was a symbol of importance. Some African countries still use umbrella in this _____. Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important person.

Umbrellas are very old. People in different parts of the world began to_____umbrellas at different times. The Chinese had the more than 3000 years ago. From there, umbrellas_____ to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, _____wouldn’t use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women.

England was_____, the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain. The weather is very _____and umbrellas are very useful.

Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you _____one, thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them , you’ll feel you are important people, too.

1.A. rain B. cloud C. air D. water

2.A. lovely B. cheap C. hard D. easy

3.A. light B. heavy C. common D. special

4.A. way B. size C. reason D. place

5.A. discover B. use C. examine D. discuss

6.A. walked B. traveled C. rode D. flew

7.A. children B. parents C. men D. women

8.A. probably B. already C. suddenly D. immediately

9.A. sunny B. rainy C. A. snowy D. windy

10.A. sell B. return C. borrow D. carry

Dolls (玩偶) come in all shapes and sizes. Many people like to collect them. The reason is probably that dolls make people feel like they just gave birth to their own children.

One famous doll company (公司) is Madame Alexander. The dolls it produces are usually bought by mothers for their daughters to play with. Two of the most expensive dolls they have are Kathleen Toddler whose market price today is from $125 to $300 and Binnie, which costs about $175 to $475.

Cabbage Patch Kids are another kind of dolls. That company’s marketing policy(政策) is different because you don’t buy a doll but rather adopt (收养) one. You just have to pay a small, regular fee (定额费用).They were very successful in the 1980s.

Lee Middleton also produces (生产) baby dolls, including different collections. As they are very lively, these dolls are still very popular among collectors.

Another company that makes dolls is Tiny Miracles. They have a collection called the Ashton Drake Galleries that consists of (由……组成) 10-inch long babies. They are not sold in stores, so if you want one, you have to order it straight from Tiny Miracles.

These are just a few of the baby dolls on the market. The best place to sell dolls is online because almost everyone has a computer and the company can make money here much more easily than by putting an ad in the newspaper. The companies don’t even have to create their own websites because they can use auction (拍卖) sites easily, meaning they just have to open an account (开户).

1.Who usually buy dolls produced in Madame Alexander?

A. Mothers. B. Daughters. C. Grandparents. D. Fathers.

2.If you want to adopt a baby doll,you should choose 　　　.

A. Lee Middleton B. Tiny Miracles

C. Cabbage Patch Kids D. Madame Alexander

3.Which of the following is an advantage (优点) for companies that sell dolls online?

A. The companies need to make their own websites.

B. The companies have to open an account.

C. The online companies have to advertise (登广告) their goods.

D. Auction sites allow them to do business easily.

4.What can we infer (推测) from the passage?

A. Mothers like to buy expensive dolls for their daughters.

B. Kathleen Toddler is the most expensive doll in the world.

C. The policy of adopting a doll was popular in the 1980s.

D. Dolls make people feel that they are children.

5.The writer’s purpose (目的) of writing the passage is to 　　　.

A. introduce ways to make baby dolls B. introduce different kinds of baby dolls

C. tell us how to choose a beautiful baby doll D. show different baby doll collections

The Chinese first made paper about 2,000 years ago. China still has pieces of paper which were made as long ago as that. But Chinese paper was not made from the wood of trees. It was made from the hair-like parts of certain plants.

Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100.Scandinavia(斯堪的纳维亚半岛),which now makes a great deal of the world’s paper, did not begin to make it until 1500.It was a German named Schaeffer who found out that one could make the best paper from trees. After that, the forest countries of Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the United States became the largest paper producers. Today in Finland, which makes the best paper in the world, the paper industry is the biggest in the land. New paper-making machines are very big ,and they make paper very fast. The biggest machines can make a piece of paper 300 meters long and 6 meters wide in one minute.

When we think of paper, we think of newspapers, books ,letters and envelopes. But there are many other uses. Only half of the paper that is made is used for books and newspapers, etc.

1.Which of the following is the first to make paper?

A. China. B. Scandinavia. C. Germany. D. Finland.

2.Schaeffer found out that 　　　.

A. the best paper was in the forest B. a German made the best paper

C. wood could be made into the best paper D. the oldest paper was made 1,500 years ago

3.What does the underlined word “industry” mean in Chinese?

A. 国防 B. 教育 C. 农业 D. 工业

4.According to the passage, paper is not used for 　　　.

A. newspapers B. envelopes C. letters D. food and drinks

5.The second paragraph mainly talks about paper making 　　　.

A. in the United States B. in Scandinavia C. in Europe D. in all forest countries

When we think of money, we think of coins and paper bills. That is what money is today. But in the past people used many things instead of money. Some countries used cows. Other countries used salt, tobacco or stones. Today there are still some places in the world that do not use paper money. One place is the island of Yap in the Pacific Ocean.

On the island of Yap, people use the heaviest money in the world—Yap stones. These are round, white stones with a hole in the middle. They do not originate(起源)from the island. The Yap men have to go to the islands four hundred miles away to get them. Big stones can be twelve feet high as big as two tall men. Small stones are as big as a dinner plate.

Rich people do not carry the Yap stones. Servants follow the rich. Each servant carries a stone or a long stick over his shoulder. Today the people on the island use paper money for everyday shopping. But for other things they still prefer Yap stones.

1.What is money today?

2.What did people use instead of money in the world in the past?

3.Where do people on the island of Yap get Yap stones?

4.What do Yap stones look like?

5.What do the Yap men buy with Yap stones today?

假设你是李明,你的国外网友Eric在网上看到几幅中国剪纸(Chinese paper cutting),Eric对此很感兴趣,给你发来邮件询问有关中国剪纸的信息,请你根据下表提示给他回复邮件。

要求:1.文中不得出现真实的人名和校名; 2.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数; 3.词数80左右。

Dear Eric,

You want to know about Chinese paper cutting. Here I’m glad to tell you something about it._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes.

Li Ming

根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。

1.凯特六岁时就会弹钢琴了。

Kate _________ _________ _________ play the piano when she was six years old.

2.七月初格林一家将启程去上海。

_________ _________ _________ _________ July, the Greens are leaving for Shanghai.

3.请在这张纸上写下您的名字和电话号码。

Please _________ _________ your name and phone number on the paper.

4.我觉得这件事与杰克有关。

I think this thing _________ _________ _________ _________ Jack.

5.他们打算下个月开始一项新的研究。

They plan to _________ _________ a new study next month.

根据括号内的要求完成下列各题，每空一词。

1.Simon joined the sports club last month. (用next month替换last month改写句子)

Simon ________ ________ ________ ________ the sports club next month.

2.My sister is going to work at the TV station. (改为一般疑问句)

________ your sister ________ ________ ________ at the TV station?

3.Peter is going to be a worker after he finishes high school.(对划线部分提问)

________ ________ Peter going to be a worker?

4.The Millers are going to move to London. (对划线部分提问)

________ ________ the Millers going to ________?

5.Mrs. Black's daughters want to be teachers. (对划线部分提问)

________ ________ Mrs. Black's daughters ________ to be?

根据短文内容，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。

Dear Anita,

I 1.(have) a lovely time here in Egypt (埃及). I 2.(stay) in Cairo (开罗) in a nice hotel with my family. I 3.(see) many wonderful things yesterday. Tomorrow morning I 4.(see) the Pyramids (金字塔). They 5.(be) amazing. Tomorrow afternoon we 6.(visit) Alexandria (亚历山大港). Tomorrow evening we7.(go) to a restaurant and we8.(taste) traditional food. I'm sure I'll like it. Egypt9.(be) an exciting country.

Best wishes,

Jane