— May I put my car here?

— Sorry, you mustn’t．Look at the sign, it says “_____”．

A．NO PHOTOS                                      B．NO PARKING

C．DANGEROUS                                     D．NO RIGHT TURN

从方框内所给句子中选择恰当的句子完成下面对话。

Miss Wu ：Can I help you?

Li Gang：Yes, I'd like to return this book, please．

Miss Wu：  1  ．

Li Gang： No, I couldn't read it．I had a hard time reading a few pages, and then I decided to give up．

Miss Wu：   2   ．

Li Gang：It wasn't the language．It was the words．They are too small for me．

Miss Wu：   3  ．What can I do for you then?

Li Gang：Well, I'd be glad if you could find me another book．

Miss Wu：  4  ．

Li Gang：Yes, but one with bigger words．

Miss Wu：   5  ．

Li Gang：Oh, Oliver Twist．This one is fine．And the words are much bigger．Thank you very much．

Miss Wu：You're welcome．

根据图画及上下文提示，在下面对话的空白处填入适当的话语（话语可以是句子、短语或词），使对话完整。

A: Hey, Ginny．What do you call those big, gray things in the water?

B:  1           ．

A: What?

B: Manatees．They’re very gentle and very shy．

A:  2            ?

B: They’re usually about 10 feet long and they weigh about 1,000 pounds．

A: How much do they eat everyday?

B: They need about 100 pounds of aquatic food a day．

A:  3            ?

B: It is underwater plants and vegetation （植被)．

A: That’s what they eat?

B: Yes, it is．

A:  4           ?  

B: Yes, they are endangered．But, we’re trying to save them．

A: Wait a moment．Why are they endangered?

B:  5            ．

A: Where do they live?

B: They live in the swamps（沼泽）．6            ．They are endangered also because there sometimes isn’t enough food for all of them．

A:  7           ．There used to be a lot of manatees, but now there aren’t very many of them left, I think．

B: Yes,  8           ．At this point, there are only about 2, 500 in the U．S．

A:  9            ?

B: Since 1927 laws have been passed to protect them．

A: Thank you for your information．

B:  10           ． 

Most teachers agree that the first lesson of a teacher is often unforgettable．I remember getting into the class with the   1   of a beginner teacher: nervous, careful, excited…etc．The school I   2   my first lesson in was well-known to hold the most troublesome （顽皮的）students in the city．With this in   3  , I was more nervous than I should be．But I tried my best not to   4   it out and went into the class．The first thing I did was taking a look at the whole class．My eyes   5   on a big black student．He was sitting in the back   6   of the class with no one in front of him．His body was much   7   than mine．I thought it would be better to   8   that boy untouchable．As soon as I started my lesson writing on the blackboard, I heard some noise from the back．I   9  the students to find out who did it, but the class looked very   10  ．I went on writing and the noise went on．Then I stopped my lesson to   11    this problem because I believed that if I lost control of the class from the   12   I wouldn’t be able to get it back．I thought the big boy made the noise．To my   13  , a small boy was the source （根源）of trouble．Days went   14   and I discovered that the big boy was good and quiet and the great source of trouble came from a group of   15   students who became under control after some weeks．From then on, I realized that judging （判断）by appearance can often be wrong, not only with students!

1．A．ideas                        B．feelings                   C．thoughts                 D．ways

2．A．started                      B．found                     C．opened                   D．finished

3．A．head                         B．mind                       C．school                    D．hand

4．A．make                        B．bring                      C．work                      D．show

5．A．stopped                    B．noticed                   C．pointed                   D．warned

6．A．line                          B．row                        C．room                      D．part

7．A．higher                      B．lighter                     C．larger                            D．thicker

8．A．let                            B．relax                    C．increase                  D．leave

9．A．faced                       B．wondered                C．discussed                D．described

10．A．common                 B．confident                C．quiet                       D．crowded

11．A．decide                     B．solve                      C．improve                  D．produce

12．A．beginning                B．example                  C．matter                    D．end

13．A．competition             B．congratulation          C．surprise                  D．difference

14．A．out                         B．down                      C．away                      D．on

15．A．small-sized                                                 B．comfortable

C．frustrated                                                   D．ordinary-looking

根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、正确（每个词只能用一次）。

Liu's world of magic

LIU Qian is a magician（魔术师）from Taiwan．For the CCTV Spring Festival Gala （春晚）he put on two magic shows．They were very   1  ．Now   2   is mad about magic．We   3   want to know how to do a trick!

Liu didn't go to   4   magic school．He learned by   5  ．He worked hard at it．Now he is a great magician．

When Liu was seven, he saw a coin trick   6   a big store．At that moment Liu decided   7   magic．

Liu practiced hard   8   his skills．Then one day he was able to put on a show   9   his class．

"I   10   the surprise on everyone's face．It was cool．"

Liu still practices hard today．He may spend three years working on a new show．

1．Who will be guests at the party?

    A．The children of Mr. Wilson．                 B．The Marleys．

C．Mr. Wilson and his wife．                    D．Mr. and Mrs. Marley．

2．What will they have the party for?

    A．New Year's Day．                              B．Mr. Wilson's coming．

    C．Christmas Day．                                         D．Richard's birthday．

3．What will people do at the party?

    A．Swim and dance．                                       B．Ask for directions．

    C．Buy a swimsuit．                                 D．Ride a bike．

4．People without a car _________ to the party．

    A．can ask for a ride      B．can't go             C．can write a letter  D．can't ride

5．The invitation does not include _________．

    A．an email address       B．a time and a date  C．directions           D．a telephone number

The brain is the boss of the body．Your eyes, ears, nose, and skin tell your brain what is going on around you．Other parts of your body tell your brain what is going on inside of you．Your brain takes in the signals．It tells your body what to do with them．When you touch fire, your skin tells your brain that your finger is too hot．Your brain tells you to move your finger．All these happen very fast．Your brain also controls your breathing, blinking （眨眼), and heartbeat．It controls your feelings and thoughts too．

Humans have the most developed brain of all animals．Yet it is not the largest brain．The human brain weighs three pounds．The brain of an elephant weighs 11 pounds．So the largest brain is not always the best brain．In people, a larger brain does not mean a clever person．

1．What is the main idea of this story?

A．The human brain works very fast．       B．The largest brain is not always the best brain．

C．The brain controls the body．                 D．The best brain is the largest brain．

2．What happens after the brain takes in the signals from the body?

A．The brain grows faster and larger．        B．The brain tells the body what to do．

C．The body becomes more developed．            D．We don't know．

3．What does“the boss of the body”mean?

A．The signals．                                         B．The most developed body part．

C．The main part of the body                    D．The control centre of the body．

4．Which brain is the most developed?

A．The largest brain．B．The human brain．C．The smaller brain．D．Not too big brain．

5．What are the things that the human brain does?

A．Takes in signals．                                   B．Controls breathing．

C．Controls feelings and thoughts．                  D．A, B and C．

Cell phones （移动电话）are all around us．We use cell phones to call our friends, send text messages, play games, and even take photographs．Now imagine using your cell phone to call your air conditioner （空调器)．If this were possible you could tell your air conditioner to turn on before you got home．Does this sound impossible to you? Well, it could become possible sooner than you think．In the near future, we might use cell phones as remote controls （遥控器）for the electrical devices （电器）in our homes．

 People are already working to develop different ways to communicate wirelessly （无线的）with devices we use every day．For example, it is already possible for cell phones to communicate with laptop computers．Business people using laptops during meetings can use their cell phones as remote controls．They can use their cell phones to send instructions to computers to turn on, change pictures, and turn off．

With the same technology （技术), people can use their cell phones to control other devices．You can call your stereo （立体声音响设备）to play music automatically （自动地)．You can call your lights to turn on when you enter a room．Maybe even by next summer you will be able to call your air conditioner!

1．What is the main idea of this passage?

   A．In the future we will all need air conditioners．

   B．Business people need to use computers．

   C．Some people like to make phone calls to machines．

   D．We will use cell phones as remote controls in the future．

2．Cell phones can be used to turn on and off ________ in the future．

   A．a special computer                          B．different kinds of devices

   C．cell phone companies                      D．remote controls

3．Which probably could NOT be controlled by a cell phone?

   A．An air conditioner or heater．           B．A computer or printer．

   C．A table or a basket．                       D．A CD player or MP3 player．

4．The underlined words “laptop computers” mean ______?

   A．台式计算机            B．大型计算机   C．便携式计算机    D．计算机控制中心

5．Which instructions can be sent to a laptop according to the passage?

   A．Play sound and music．                         B．Start and shut down．

   C．Call again and hang up．                  D．Go faster and go slower．

Skin-diving （潜泳）is a new sport today．This sport takes you into a wonderful new world．It is like a visit to the moon! When you are under the water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks, because you are no longer heavy．

Here, under the water, everything is blue and green．During the day, there is enough light．When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands．When you have tanks （罐）of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time．But you must be careful when you dive in deep water．To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport．

Besides, there are more uses for skin-diving．You can clean ships without taking them out of the water．You can get many things from the deep water．Now you see the skin-diving is useful and interesting．

1．Skin-diving is going to take you to _______．

    A．the moon           B．be in danger     C．mountains              D．the deep water

2．You can climb big rocks under water because _______．

    A．you are stronger                                    B．the fish nearby help you

    C．you are lighter than on land             D．there is a lot of light

3．Under the water, a skin-diver _______ in the day time．

    A．can see everything clearly               B．can't see anything clearly

    C．can see nothing                             D．can see only fishes

4．With a tank of air on your back, you can _______．

   A．catch fish very easily                      B．stay under the water for a long time

   C．be in a safe place                            D．have more fun

5．From the passage we can know that skin-diving is _______．

   A．harmful                B．dangerous           C．useful and interesting      D．unuseful

根据短文内容完成文后的图表。

How to drink tea

    All around the world, people drink tea．But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone．

In China, for example, tea is always served （招待）when people get together．The Chinese drink it at any time of day at homes or in teahouse．They prefer their tea plain, with nothing else in it．

Tea is also important in Japan．The Japanese have a special （特别的）way of serving tea called a tea ceremony （仪式)．It is very old and full of meaning．Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony．There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes．

Another tea-drinking country is England．In England, the late afternoon is “teatime”．Almost everyone has a cup of tea then．The English usually make tea in teaport and drink it with cream and sugar．They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwishes at teatime．

Different people have different ways of drinking tea．