27、Is there a chocolate-powered racing car in the world? Hey! You have read too （A）________ children's books! But wait! Now，there is really such a racing car in the world．A team from a British university made it．

      The chocolate-powered racing car's engine（发动机） uses waste from chocolate factories or vegetable oil as fuel （燃料）．Its body （B）用土豆制成，its steering wheel is made from carrots，its seat is made of soybeans，（C）________its brake pads（刹车片）are made from nuts! Well，can this car run very fast?  （D） Certainly! It can go from zero to 60 miles per hour in 2.5 seconds，and go as fast as 135 miles per hour．When the racing car is running，it cleans itself and lets out oxygen．

“It took us more than nine months to （E） complete the racing car，”said a team member．“The car is really green．You can find many of the car's parts at a farmer's market or even in a litter bin because most of the materials（材料） are waste in most people’s eyes．It’s fun．”

However，（F）this eco-friendly  （环保的） car cannot be driven in the official（正式的）race because of the engine's unusual fue.

1．在文中（A）和（C）的空白处分别填入适当的词 ________ ________

2．将文中划线部分（B）译成英语：________

3．写出文中划线部分（D）和（E）的同义词语或近义词语：________ ________

4．将文中划线部分（F）改写为：the engine's unusual fuel makes it________ to_______this eco-friendly car in the official race

5．从文中找出能说明本文中心大意的短语：________

24、下列素材选自牛津英语教材。请根据右侧图画所给的示例及下图A、B、C、D、E的提示完成句子。

1．If you make the wheels  A  ，they will turn more easily．

2．The plants will die if you don't give them   B  ．

3．If I work hard，I'll    C   good exam results．

4．If I go to Beijing，I'll visit   D ．

5．If Sam buys  E  newspapers a week，he spends￥10．

23、短文填空

    As the World Cup is going on, South Africa's football grandmothers are also working hard．The team 1  made up of 35 women, aged from 50 to 84. It was developed  2  a housewife five years ago to help old women keep fit. The project has been so successful   3  they will take part in the Veterans Cup competition （元老杯足球联赛） in the USA.

    "We are  4  to play in the Veterans Cup, where many grandmothers from all over the world come  5  and play football, "said the team leader.

    Whatever happens,  6 , the grandmothers have no regrets. Most of them often play football in their aprons （围裙） after   7   .

    "I suffered back pain and sore knees （腰酸腿痛） before joining the team three years ago. Now I am fresh. I don't feel  8   pain in my body，and I can run．At home I do all the housework by myself!”said  9 of the grandmothers．

20、At nine o'clock in the evening on 15 September,1961, Mr. and Mrs. Hill were driving along Motorway 3 （3号高速公路） when they saw a spaceship.

    They drove on to Sandfield, the next town. They got there the next morning. Mr. Hill looked at his watch.

    "Why did it take us so long? " he asked．"Three hundred and four kilometres in seven hours?"

     Mrs. Hill went white in the face. "Something is strange, “she said.” But I can't remember anything."

     Later, with the help of, a doctor, they remembered everything. After they saw the spaceship, they got out of their car and then they "lost" several hours.

     They remembered they heard a "bleep, bleep" noise from the spaceship. When they tried to run back to their car, there were three aliens （外星人） between them and their car.

     The aliens took them to their spaceship. They asked them questions about the food and drink on Earth. They were very interested in Mr. Hill's teeth because his teeth could come out!

     Finally, the aliens took them back to their car and the spaceship flew away.

1．What time do you think the Hills arrived at Sandfield?

    A．At4 a.m. on 15 September.                      B．At 4 a.m. on 16 September.

    C．At 6 a.m. on 15 September.                     D．At 6 a.m. on 16 September.

2．What made Mrs. Hill feel strange at first?

    A．Short way but long time.                      B．Short time but long way.

    C．Poor memory during the drive.                 D．Careful driving on Motorway 3.

3．The right order to show what happened to the Hills is

A．they got out of the car                  B．they saw a spaceship

C．they were asked some questions          D．they met three aliens

A．b;a;d;c                   B．a;b;c;d

C．d;a:b:c                   D．c:d:b:a

4．Which of the following pictures can best explain why the aliens were interested in Mr Hill's teeth?

19、James is a good student and he has lots of friends，but he also has a problem．Some older boys are bullying（欺负）him at school．James is very unhappy and he doesn't know what to do about it．Here are some suggestions to him and other teenagers in this situation．

    Don't feel worried．It's not your fault（过错）! Being bullied can make you feel very lonely and angry，but you are not alone．Don't feel that you have to hide the problem．You should find a person you can trust，and tell them．It might be your teacher，your parents，or even your friend's parents．After you tell someone，you will get some support and feel some relief（解脱）．

    Speaking to an adult might make you nervous，but here are other things you can do．Some people express their feelings more easily on paper．Write a letter to someone or keep a diary．Include all the details（细节）about what the bullies do, as well as when and where the bullying happens．You can use it as proof to show what is going on．And it is a wonderful idea to

 show your letter or diary to a teacher or another responsible adult．Then the bullies will feel very afraid if their names appear in a letter!

Also，don't show you are sad and don't try and fight with the bullies. You could get in trouble yourself. Ignore them and just walk away. The bullies will soon stop.

1．What do you think the text is trying to tell us?

    A． What to do about being bullied.

    B．How to be a good student at school.

    C．What to write well in a diary.

    D．How to give suggestions to teenagers.

2．Why does the text advise you not to feel worried if bullied?

    A．Because you are not alone.

    B．Because it is not your fault.

    C．Because someone has known about it.

    D．Because you' re doing something wrong.

3． You'd better go and find a person you can trust and ____.

A．know what happens                B．learn from them

C．ask for help                             D．make them lonely

4．If you remember and follow the suggestions above, ____.

    A．nobody will speak to the bullies

    B．everybody will feel some relief

    C．someone will express their feelings

    D．the bullies will soon stop

5．What does the underlined word "ignore" mean in the text?

    A．take no notice of                         B．take care of

    C．make full use of                   D．get more help from

18、下面的短文由六个段落组成，开头和结尾已给出，其余的四个段落均是随机排列的。请根据段落之间的逻辑关系，用字母A、B、C、D重新排列这四个段落的顺序，使短文通顺。

1．In 1857, he achieved his ambition and got a job working on a steamboat. He sailed up and down the wide Mississippi River until the American Civil War began.

2．His father died when he was just 12 years old and Clemens then went to work for a printer to help support his family. He traveled around, and worked in many different cities.

3．In 1865,Clemens wrote a story about a jumping frog with his pen-name. The story and the writer became famous. After that, he wrote many books, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It was published in 1876. He also gave many lectures, and became a very famous and popular man.

4．Clemens moved around the USA on the steamboat, and tried several jobs. He was a soldier, and a silver miner. And then he started working as a writer for a newspaper. At this time, he decided to use a pen-name for his stories, and he chose the name "Mark Twain". Samuel Clemens died in 1910. He is considered to be one of the greatest writers in American history