24、When you see the girl for the first time, you may think she is a boy. She is very outgoing（外向）. Who is she? Wang Meng, the Chinese top skater.

On the evening of February 26th, 2010, Wang Meng first got to the finishing line in 1 minute and 29.213 seconds in the women’s 1000 meters short track speed skating final （短道速滑决赛） at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games （温哥华冬奥会）. After she succeeded in the 500-meter and 3000-meter races, she won her third gold medal this time. With this one China won four gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating. That helped China first win the team gold medal in Winter Olympics history.

Just before the final race Wang Meng caught a bad cold and coughed terribly. With the words of “You can, you can do!” she won at last. She said, “I really feel these three gold medals belong to my team, to China. It was with the help of my team that I won the prize.”

Though Wang Meng is only twenty-four, she has been the most successful Chinese skater. Chinese are proud of her and her team. We hope she will be faster in Sochi Olympics in 2014.

1. China won _______ gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating.

A．2                    B．3                   C．4                    D．5

2. It took Wang Meng 1 minutes and 29.213 seconds to finish the ______ short track speed skating final.

A．women’s 1000    B．men’s 1000         C．women’s 500       D．men’s 500

3. In Wang Meng’s opinion, _______ made her win the prize at last.

A．a strong body     B．a bad cold           C．her team’s help     D．much exercise

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

   A．Wang Meng is very outgoing like a boy.

   B．Wang Meng is the most successful Chinese skater.

   C．Chinese people are proud of Wang Meng and her team.

   D．China has got the team gold medal twice in Winter Olympics history.

23、One morning, Wu Liang discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows, but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement （安排）. “Now our class is quieter,” said Wu. “What’s more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. It’s a better way to study.”

Li Yu liked it, too. He said, “Group members first discuss, and then show ourselves in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.” It was part of a reform （改革） at Li’s school. The school made this reform because they wanted to provide students with easier ways to study and more chances to discuss. “Our school hopes it can improve students’ abilities （能力） to study by themselves and work in groups,” said Zhang Ming, an English teacher.

However, the reform has demanded （要求） more from teachers. Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 45 minutes before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively.

The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful,” added Zhang Ming.

1. After the new classroom arrangement it was easier for Wu Liang and her classmates to ______ in class.

A．discuss with each other                     B．sit in the classroom

C．push desks together                        D．teach a lesson

2. The school made the reform in order to provide students with _______ to study.

A．noisier classes      B．easier ways         C．more seats          D．fewer chances

3. The Chinese meaning of the word “effectively” in this passage is _________.

A.简单地                      B．明确地             C．有效地             D．认真地

4. The best title of this passage may be “________”.

A．Students’ Friendship                                  B．Teachers’ Hope

C．Discussion in Class                                   D．New Look in Class

17、根据短文内容和所给中文提示，写出空白处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。 

It is spring now．Almost everything is  1  （绿色的）and there are beautiful flowers everywhere．We all want to  2 （放松）ourselves because we have been working hard these weeks．It’s Saturday tomorrow and it will be  3 （阳光明媚的）．My  4  （同学）and I plan to go to the park to have a picnic．We will  5  （骑）bikes there．Some are going to take delicious food like fish and   6  （牛肉）．I am going to take a big  7  （蛋糕）and some fruit juice．My cousin Jack has decided to go with us，too．He will take his  8  （可爱的）pet dog there．In the  9  （下午），we will fly kites．After that，we are going to  10  （爬）the hill．I am sure we will have a great time．

15、On April 9，2010，a solar-powered plane successfully made its first flight．It flew at a speed of 70 km/h at a height of 1，200 meters in the sky above Switzerland for 87 minutes．It is the first solar-powered plane in the world．A group of engineers，led by Bertrand Piccard，a well-known pilot，made this plane．

The solar-powered plane is different from the planes that we usually see．The' plane has a thin body with two very big wings full of solar cells．It uses sunlight as its energy, but it was not easy to make such a plane．First of all，Bertrand Piccard and his group members had to find out how to get energy from the sun．They used 12，000 solar cells to catch the sunlight．Then they had to find a good way to store it．They used special batteries to store the energy．What's more，the plane should be light enough so that it would not use too much power．It should also be strong enough to hold its body to fly in the sky．They used the strongest and lightest materials" to build the plane．It weighed 1，600 kg and only needed the power of a small car．

After this successful flight，Bertrand Piccard said，"The airplane has landed but we have not yet landed．"Their next step is to have a non-stop flight around the world by 2013．Before they can do that，they will have to work out how the plane can store enough energy during the day and keep flying at night．Also，the team will have to watch the weather closely to make sure the plane can fly．

1．How long did the solar-powered plane fly in the sky on April 9，2010?

A．9 minutes．                                            B．70 minutes．

C．87 minutes．                                          D．1，200 minutes．

2．Where is the energy of the solar-powered plane from?

A．The sun．                  B．Air．              C．The moon．      D．Wind．

3．The first solar-powered plane weighed _______

A．1，200 kg                                            B．1，600 kg

C．12，000 kg                                                 D．16，000 kg

4．When can the solar-powered plane take a non-stop flight around the world?

A．When it is light enough to fly in the sky．

B．When it is strong enough to hold its body to fly in the sky．

C．When it looks different from the planes that we usually see．

D．When it can store enough energy during the day and keep flying at night．