Canberra is the capital of Australia.It is a modern and lively city with a population of over 345.000.
History

Canberra is the eighth largest city in Australia.It is 238 km from Sydney and 507 km from Melbourne was once the capital of Austualia. Sydney people also wished to make their city the capital .It was difficult for the government to make the decision.Then in 1911,the government chose a place to build the new capital. It was between Sydney and Melbourne，the two largest cities .In 1927，the city was set up. It became the capital and was named Canberra.“Canberra”means“ a place for friends to get together.”
Cuture

Canberra is a beautiful city with trees and flowers everywhere.There’s a Flower Festival in September each year. People can enjoy all kinds of beautiful flowers and welcome the spring to arrive.A man-made like-lake. Bertey Griffin is in the center of the city.It’s about 25 km long. People like to ride bikes 、walk or run around the lake.In Canberra，there’re many famous universities like the Australian  National University and the University of Canberra.The National Library and the National Meseum of
Australia are also famous places that people like to visit.
【小题1】How far is Canberra from Sydney?

A．25km

B．238km

C．345 km

D．507 km

【小题2】The word “Canberra”means__.

A．the largest city

B．a beautiful man—made lake

C．the old capital city

D．a place for friends to get together

【小题3】Canberra Flower Festival is a festival __.

A．ride lakes

B．visit Universities

C．welcome the spring

D．walk around the lake

There are about 80.000.000 mines under the ground in more than 60 countries. It is difficult and dangerous to clear these mines.About 50 people including many children were killed or hurt each day.In 2003，APOPO，a Duch research company that trains the animals,came up with the idea of using rats to search for the mines.
The animal trainers found that a kind of rats from Africa were clever and had a sharp sense of smell.The rats were about 75 cm long and weighted about 1.35 kg.light enough to run across a minefield without setting off the mines.
In January 2004，the  APOPO startec this preject.First ,the trainers let the 4-week-old baby rats get familier with humans. A few weeks later，the rats were no longer afraid of people and the things around them.Then they were trained to connect a click sound with food.After the rats had learned that ,the trainers then taught them to tell the different between the smell of mines and other smells.When the rats could do it，the click was sounded and they were given a bit of bananas.The method was called clicker training.“The training isn’t easy.”said the trainer Adulish Mebomvu.“You have to be patient.Sometimes I get angry,but then again.I tell myself these are animals.”
After nine months’ training,the rats were taken to 4 minefield. They ran across the minefield ,stopped, sat and searched the ground to tell the deminers that they smelt out a mine. Then the mine was cleared.It had taken two deminers a day to clear a 200 m² minefield. But with the help of two rats they could finish it in two hours.
The rats and the deminers saved thousands of lives.“The rats did this job much better than we expected.So far they have helpde to make almost 2.000.000 m² of land safe.They are heroes.”said Bart Woetjcds.the head of the APOPO.
【小题1】The APOPO trained the rats to search for__.

A．children

B．animals

C．minea

D．bananas

【小题2】While training the rats,the trainers have to be __.

A．patient

B．clever

C．brave

D．serious

【小题3】How long did the training last?

A．Two hours

B．One day

C．Four weeks

D．Nine month

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT TRUE acorrding to the passage?

A．Each day about 200 people were killed or hurt by minea

B．The APOPO started to train the rats is January 2004.

C．The trainers gave the rats food after they smelt out a mine .

D．The rats and the deminres saved thousands of livers.

Jack Johnson is one of the most popular singer-song writers in the world.
Jack was born on May 18. 1975 in Hawaii Being the song of a famous surfer. Jack usually has an interest in surfing.Most of his life lessons were learned in the water.At the age of 17, Jack entered the finals of the Pineline Masters—the worlde’s most famous surfing competition.Everyone thought Jack would become a professional surfer like his father.Unluckily .One month later,he had a deadly accident while surfing and was seriously hurt.
Life is like a reaching door.When it closes, it also opens. Jack started to practise playing the guitar and write songs when he was staying in hospital.At first ,his father thought Jack only did it for fun.but soon he was suiprised at the great progress his song had made.
When studying in the university. Jack didn’t stop practising his guitar skills.He played the guitar for school partses.He wrote songs and sang for his teachers and friends.They liked his songs.His first music albam Brushfire Fairytaies came out in 2001.It was a great success.His second album，On and On ，was much like his first.They were filled with sweet，easy-going songs that everybody liked listening to later. Jack had lots of concerts in and out of America.He became popular all over the world.
Jack had five albums by 2010 and more than 15 million copics of them were sold.His music doesn’t fit into any of the popular music styles like pop,rocks R and B or hip-hop.It is more like folk music, played with a guitar and beautiful voice.When listening to his songs,you feel like lying on the beach enjoying the warm sunfine.
Jack is a talent,though he himself says he is only a surfer who loves music. In his songs we can find his secret of success.Whatever happens in our lives,we have to accept it and do the best we can.
【小题1】At the age of 17, Jack__.

A．had his first music album

B．took part in a surfing compentition

C．had his first concert

D．became popular all over the world

【小题2】Jack started to write songs__.

A．while he was staying in hospital

B．when he had concerts out of America

C．after his seccond album came out

D．after he played the guitar at the school party

【小题3】What is the seccet or Jack’s success?

A．He was born in Hawaii

B．His father was very famous

C．He wrote many songs for his teachers and friends

D．He always faced difficulties bravely and tried his best.

【小题4】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．A Famous Writer	B．Surfing in the Sea
C．A Guitar Player	D．Surfing in the Music

DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programmes show people how to DIY.
English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK----“As Englishman’s home is his castle”. Huge number of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful “castles”. If there is anything that needs fixing around their homes, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experience with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. With the economic downturn at present, many people can not afford a big house. They are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.
DIY can be difficult. There is a huge market for DIY furniture which people need to get together themselves with a few basic tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture itself is difficult to build. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started with the best intentions. Many of them may not get finished. DIY can also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warning and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.
Therefore , DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY.
【小题1】How do many English people spend their hoildays to the passage?

A．Making their homes beautiful.

B．Visiting their friends.

C．Travelling all over the world

D．Making a lot of money

【小题2】Why do English people like DIY?

A．Many stores sell DIY things.

B．DIY can bring them fun.

C．TV programmes teach them to DIY

D．All DIY projects are easy.

【小题3】What can we learn from the passage?

A．DIY is a waste of money.

B．it is always difficult to DIY.

C．We should be careful while doing DIY.

D．It is very safe for us to DIY.

【小题4】In the passage, “we bite off more than we can chew” probably means      .

A．We can eat everything we like.

B．We should do something difficult.

C．We do something that is too difficult.

D．We eat too much food that is not safe.

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。

nearly  busy  milk  herself  wear

【小题1】My parents are very      every day except weekends.
【小题2】If you don’t sleep well, you can drink some      before you go to bed.
【小题3】She often      a white dress. White is her favorite.
【小题4】Sussan cooked dinner for      when she studied in Canada.
【小题5】I have learned English for      10 years and I’m very good at it.

根据短文内容和所给中文提示，写出空白处个单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。
Mr. Hall takes his students to the   【小题1】  (动物园) every year. Last week, on   【小题2】  (七月) 2^nd , they went there by  【小题3】   (公共汽车). It was very   【小题4】  (热的),but they all had a pleasant day out. Many students fell in love with the   【小题5】  (六) baby pandas when they saw them. Some students loved the monkeys. The monkeys   【小题6】  (跳) up  and down the trees. How funny they were！Some boys liked the lions. The lions were very   【小题7】  (强壮的) and smart. The trip was also for study. It was one of their   【小题8】  (美术) lessons. “It’s good for the students to get  out of the   【小题9】  (教室) to learn drawing.” Mr. Hall said. “They feel   【小题10】  (兴奋) to see all kinds of animals. Many of them do their best work on the trip.”

五位中国学生要去美国留学，他们想要找住家。请仔细阅读第56-60题中的学生的个人情况说明，并从A至F六个选项中，帮助他们选择最适合的住家（其中一项为多余选项）
   【小题1】Zhang Chao likes Chinese food. He hopes his host family speak a little Chinese.
   【小题2】Li Wei likes doing sports. He wants to live near a park.
   【小题3】Liu Yong hopes to live near his school---Reading School. He prefers a bed room with a bathroom
   【小题4】Chen Yao wants to live in a big bedroom cheaper than ￡350 a month. She can’t stand pets.
   【小题5】Hu Mei loves pets. She would like a bedroom cheaper than ￡220 a month.

假如你叫刘宏，你学校每年都在世界水日（World Water Day）开展丰富多彩的活动，宣传节约用水，你的笔友Jim所在的学校也要开展类似活动，请你写信向他介绍你们的活动情况（活动内容见下表）。

活动时间	3月22日
参加人员	全校师生
活动形式	1. 表演短剧 2. 演讲比赛 3. 制作海报 4. ……
活动目的	告诉人们水的重要性、浪费水的危害、节约用水的方法……
活动感受	……

要求： 1. 短文应包括表中所有的要点，课适当发挥；
2. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息；
3. 文章长度；约100词（不包含已给的词数）。
参考词汇：take part in, put on short plays, speech competition, make poster, helpful, save, waster
Dear Jim,
Nice hearing from you. Let me tell you what we often do on World Water Day.
                       
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                                
Yours,
Liu Hong

The theme park is about __________ ride from the museum. You should start out right now.

A．two hour

B．two hour’s

C．two hours’

D．two hours

— There used to be lots of fish in the lake.
— Yes, but there are very __________ now.

A．few

B．fewer

C．little

D．less