As you are soon on your way to Eastern Europe, here are a few tips on what you should pack. In general, pack lightly, with only the most basic clothes. People dress casually(随便地) in Eastern Europe, so you don’t need to bring along your smartest clothing.
Batteries: If your camera, flash, or other appliances run on batteries, bring enough supply along. Certain types of batteries don’t exist in Eastern Europe, and those that do often don’t last very long.
Cash: We have found it good to have supply of small-unit U.S. bills($1and $5) to use in hard–currency stores, to buy international train tickets, etc. The hard–currency stores never seem to have the right change.
Electric Current Adapter(转换器): If you bring any appliances, remember that the electricity in Eastern Europe uses 220 volts A.C., not the standard 110 volts of North America. A 110 volts appliance will soon burn out when attached to an unchanged 220-volt plug.
Language Tools: One of Europe’s biggest challenges is communicating with the local people since their languages are so different from our own. To help overcome difficulties, you might buy phrasebooks before you go — you won’t find them once you are in Eastern Europe.
Money Belt: A money belt is especially helpful when you have many documents to carry around ( as you always do in Eastern Europe). The best one we find is made by Eagle Greek Travel Gear, 143 Cedros Ave. (P. O. box 651), Solona Beach, CA 92075 (tel. 619/755 – 9399, or toll free 800/874 – 9925) outside California.
Traveler’s Checks: These are necessary. Bring your traveler’s checks in small to medium unit ($10, $20, or $50) to change a little bit at a time, so as not to be left with a lot of local money. To be on the safe side, be sure to copy down the check numbers in two places, just in case something happens to the checks.
【小题1】How many tips are mentioned in the passage?

A．6

B．7

C．8

D．9

【小题2】Which of the following things may be the biggest challenge in Eastern Europe?

A．Appliances.

B．Money.

C．Language.

D．Clothes.

【小题3】Which of the following statements is NOT a fact according to the passage?
A. No shop in Eastern Europe accepts hard currency.
B. Travelers may need to carry many documents in Eastern Europe.
C. The electricity in Eastern Europe uses 220 volts A.C.
D. Eastern European languages can be a problem to foreign travelers.
【小题4】What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this passage?

A．To tell you it’s not easy to stay in Eastern Europe.

B．To give you some advice on what you should pack when you’re in Eastern Europe.

C．To tell you something about the life in Eastern Europe.

D．To show you the life in Eastern Europe is different from that in your country.

【小题5】What do the underlined words “change” and “check” probably mean according to the given dictionary entries(词条)?
change
1. [V] to become different 改变；变化
2. [V] to exchange money into the money of another country 兑换
3. [U] the money that you get back when you have paid for sth giving more money than the amount it costs 找给的零钱；找头
check
1. [V] to examine sth to see if it is correct, safe or acceptable 检查；审查
2. [C] an act of making sure that sth is safe, correct or in good condition by examining it 检查；查看
3. [C] a printed form that you can write on and sign as a way of paying for sth instead of using money 支票

A．1; 3

B．3; 3

C．2; 3

D．2; 2

根据画线部分的读音，选择正确的音标。
【小题1】red    

A．/ i /

B．/i : /

C．/e /

D．/ æ /

【小题2】thirty 

A．/?:/

B．/? /

C．/i/

D．/ei/

【小题3】lunch 

A．/?/

B．/ju:/

C．/u:/

D．/ u /

【小题4】boy   

A．/?: /

B．/?i/

C．/i?/

D．/? /

【小题5】snow  

A．/ u: /

B．/e?/

C．/ ?u/

D．/ ju: /

　缺词填空。（每空一词）（10分）

　1.　Can you give me some __________(建议) about learning math?

　2.　Kate often feels________(紧张不安的) when she talks to me．

  3.　I like history，but I don’t like__________(地理)．

4.　There are many_______(语言)in the world. Most of them aren’t used widely．

　5.　Do you know the________(长)of the Yellow River?

　6.　Do you like your trip? Is it                   (令人愉快的).

　7.　The girl with long hair is the__________(苗条的)of the three．

　8.　Liu Xiang and Yao Ming are both my　h_________．Do you agree with me?

　9.　We don’t know this song very well because it’s　u________.

10.　He is________ (1ike to give money or things to others)to his friends．

 

①A new Long March（长征）
Twenty-one people from Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland began a new Long March on October 15. They will walk about 8，000 kilometres from Ruijin， Jiangxi to Wuqi， Shanxi. They hope to get 20.2 million yuan to build 101 schools and help poor children go back to school. They hope to finish the march by August 16, 2012.
②The football team
The Chinese under-17 football team is No. 1 in Asia. They won the Asian U-17 Championship（亚洲U-17锦标赛）in Japan on Saturday. They beat the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea（朝鲜）by 1:0. After 85 minutes， Wang Weilong got the only goal. They took the cup for the first time in 12 years.
③Liu leaves China
Chinese actor Liu Ye left for the US on Monday to make a film called Meteor（《流星》）. He is going to act with the Hollywood film star Meryl Streep. His former classmate Zhang Ziyi sent Liu a message to encourage him. Liu was worried about his English， and worked hard on it before he left. People know him from films like last year’s “Mei Ren Cao”。
【小题1】From the news，we know that the twenty-one people began a new Long March to ______.

A．travel around China

B．visit some schools

C．teach poor children

D．get some money and help poor children go back to school

【小题2】The second piece of news tells us ______.

A．Korea held this contest

B．the Chinese football team is No. 1 in South-East Asia

C．the Chinese under-17 football team won the world championship

D．the Chinese under-17 football team won the championship for the first time in 12years

【小题3】Which of the paragraphs is about film stars？ ______

A．The 1st

B．The 2nd

C．The 3rd

D．The 3rd and the 1st

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答卷上按题号写出各单词的完全形式（每空限填一词）。

1.Yesterday I a______ with my best friend, so now I want to say sorry to her.

2.He r______ his bike to school yesterday.

3.My mother waters f______ every morning in the garden.

4.We started classes an hour a______.

5.Lu Xun is one of the greatest w______ in China.

6.Would you mind t______ down the music? I want to sleep.

7.Please wait in l______, or others will be annoyed.

8.Horse is a u______ animal for people in the old time.

9.Goldfish are easy to take c______ of.

10.I bought a new bike and it c______ me five hundred yuan.