--Is there ________ in today’s newspaper?

--No，________．

A．something special；special nothing               B．special something；special nothing

C．anything special；nothing special                 D．special anything；nothing special

I ________ my homework ________ the telephone rang at 8 last night．

A．was doing；when                                      B．did；when

C．was doing；while                                       D．did；while

Peter lived  1  his mother in a very big house and when she died，the house became too big  2   him，  3  Peter bought a smaller one in the next street．There was a very nice old clock in  4  first house and when the men came to take his things to the new house for him．Peter thought．“I’m not going to let them carry my beautiful old clock in their truck．Maybe they’ll  5  it and then it will be very expensive to repair．So he  6  and began to carry it down the road in his arms．It was so heavy that he stopped two or three  7  to have a rest．

Then suddenly（突然地）a small boy came along the road．He stopped and  8  Peter for a few  9  ．Then he said to Peter，“You are a foolish（愚蠢的）  10  ，aren’t you? Why don’t you buy a watch like everybody else?”

1．A．and                          B．in                           C．to                          D．with

2．A．for                           B．with                       C．of                          D．to

3．A．and                          B．or                           C．but                        D．so

4．A．her                           B．his                          C．its                         D．him

5．A．broken                            B．broke                      C．break                     D．breaking

6．A．picking it up              B．picking them up       C．picks it up              D picked it up

7．A．time                         B．timed                      C．times                     D．timing

8．A．looked at                  B．look for                  C．look after               D．looks at

9．A．second                            B．seconds                  C．minute                   D．minutes

10．A．woman                   B．boy                        C．man                       D．girl

A lawyer，an artist and a musician got lost in the woods．At last they came to a farmer’s house and asked if he could let them stay for the night．

“Sure，”the farmer said．“But I’ve got room for only two of you in the house．The other one will have to sleep in the barn（牲畜棚）with the animals，and the smell is very bad there．”“I’ll sleep in the barn，”the artist said．

Half an hour later，a knock was heard on the farmer’s house door，and there stood the artist，saying，“I can’t take the smell．”“All right，”said the lawyer．“I’ll sleep in the barn．”And he went off．

In a while them was another knock on the door．“I felt terrible with the smell from the animals，”the lawyer said in an angry way．

“You are two sissies（女人气的男人）．”said the musician．“I’ll sleep in the barn．”Thirty minutes later，came another knock．

When they opened the door，there stood all the animals from the barns．

1．The lawyer，the artist and the musician came to a farmer’s house because they ________．

A．couldn’t find their way in the woods            B．wanted to visit the farm

C．were very hungry and thirsty                             D．preferred to stay in the farmer’s house

2．One of them had to sleep in the barn for the reason that ________．

A．the farmer didn’t have enough room for the three of them

B．the farmer wanted one of them to look after the animals

C．one of them liked to sleep in the barn

D．the farmer wanted to make fun of them

3．The artist wanted to sleep in the barn as he ________．

A．liked to be quiet and sleep alone

B．didn’t like to sleep with the other two

C．didn’t think that the smell was so terrible

D．loved animals and wanted to sleep with them

4．From the story we see that the musician was ________．

A．stupid                     B．foolish                    C．clever                    D．selfish

The Sun Bear（Helarctos malayanus）is a type of bear．People mainly find the bear in the rainforests of Southeast Asia．

The Sun Bear stands about 1.2m in length（长度）．It is the smallest member of the bear family．It is often called the dog bear because of its small stature（身高）．It has a 5cm tail．It weighs（重）less than 65kg．The males are a little larger than the females．

Unlike other bears，the Sun Bear’s fur is short and smooth．This adaptation is probably due to the lowland climates．Dark black or brown-black fur covers its body，except the chest（胸部）．People can find similar colored fur around the nose，the mouth and the eves．This distinct marking gives the sun Bear its name．

1．The underlined words“due to”probably mean ________．

A．归因于                   B．放置于                   C．导致                      D．促使

2．The Sun Bear gets its name because of ________．

A．its small stature                                                 B．its nose and eyes

C．the lowland climates                                   D．the special marking

3．Which is NOT right according to the passage?

A．The Sun Bear’s fur is special and long．

B．The Sun Bear is smaller than other bears．

C．The Sun Bear is mainly black and brown．

D．The Sun Bear mainly lives in Asia．

4．What is the best title of the passage?

A．Thee Special Marking                                  B．The Special Climate

C．The Sun Bear’s Fur                                    D．The Sun Bear

Reading is a good habit，but the problem is there’s too much to read these days，and too little time to read every word of it．There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time．Here are two skills（技能）that I think are very good．

Preview一if it’s long and hard．Previewing is very useful for getting a general（概括性的）idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and science reports．

Here’s how to preview．

●Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs（段落）carefully．

●Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs．

Previewing doesn’t give you all the details．It tells you not to spend time on things you don’t really want-or need-to read．

Skim—if it’s short and simple．Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading—like popular magazines or the sports of your daily paper．

Here’s how to skim．

●Get your eyes to move fast．Sweep them across each line．

●Pick up only a few key words in each line．

Everybody skims differently．You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece．but perhaps we’ll get the same idea of what it’s all about．

1．How many skills are talked about in this passage?

A．One．                    B．Two．                    C．Three                            D．Four．

2．What does the underlined word“preview”mean in Chinese?

A．精读                      B．默读                       C．朗读                      D．略读

3．What should we NOT do when we read the news about sports events in a daily Paper according to the passage?

A．Get our eyes to move fast．

B．Read the last two paragraphs carefully．

C．Sweep our eyes across each line．

D．Pickup only a few key words in each line．

4．what is the best title（标题）for this passage?

A．Why we should read                                          B．What to read

C．When to read                                             D．How to read faster

The Chinese New Year is called the Spring Festival，which is the biggest festival in China．

It usually comes it]January or February．Where there are Chinese，there is the Spring Festival．Each Chinese year has a name．We may call it the Year of the Pig or the Year of the Snake．And the year of 2009 is called the year of the Ox．And the year of 2010 is the year of the Tiger．

People always spend a month before the festival in preparing for it．People are busy shopping and cleaning their houses．On the eve there is a big family dinner．All the family stay up late to welcome the New Year，watching the CCTV programs or playing cards．On the first day of the Chinese New Year，people put on their new clothes and go to visit their relatives and friends，saying“Happy New Year”，“Good luck”and some other greetings to each other．It often lasts to the Lantern Festival，Which is also an important Chinese festival and people usually have sweet dumplings（yuanxiao）．People always have a very good time，especially children．Children can usually get some money for the new year from their parents and the elder relatives．

1．The most important festival in China is ________．

A．the Lantern Festival                                     B．the Spring Festival

C．the New Year                                             D．the October lst

2．“All the family stay up late to welcome the New Year．”Here“stay up”means ________．

A．to go to sleep                                             B．not to go to bed

C．to stand up                                                 D．to have a good rest

3．Which sentence is Right?

A．The Spring Festival is celebrated only by Chinese people in China．

B．People celebrate the Spring Festival all over the world．

C．The Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival，even when they are in foreign countries．

D．People who can speak Chinese celebrate the Spring Festival in the world．

As young students，you may have many dreams．These dreams can be very big，such as winning the Nobel Prize；they can also be small，such as becoming one of the best students in your class．

Once you find a dream，what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?

Andrew Matthews，an Australian writer，tells us that making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge（挑战）．You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects，or that（1） to become a writer is difficult for you．Those kinds of ideas stop you from （A） ________ （realize）（实现）your dream．

In fact，everyone can realize his dream．The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is．Don’t let it leave your heart．（2）Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster．You should know that a big dream is，in fact，made up of many small dreams．

You must also never give up your dream．There will be difficulties（困难）on the road to your dreams．But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself．You need to decide what is the most important．You shouldn’t watch TV．You’d better（B）______（study）instead．It will help you to get better exam results（结果）．

根据短文内容完成下列任务：

任务一：1．写出（1）处划线句子的同义句

________ difficult ________ you ________    ________ a writer．

任务二：2．将（2）处划线句子翻译成汉语

任务三：3．用动词的正确形式填空

（A） ________                                             （B） ________

任务四：Answer the following two questions

4．What’s the biggest challenge in one’s life?

5．How can one realize his dream?（At least two reasons）

词汇考查：根据句意和首字母提示写单词.

1．I’m always n________ when I have to make a speech in class．

2．Go straight ahead，the Forbidden City is o________ Tian’anmen Square．

3．As you go a________ the river，the London Eye is on your right．

4．It’s a good idea to bring your c________ because you may want to take photos of the autumn leaves．

5．We Chinese always have meals with c________．

6．The panda is the s________ for the World Wide Fund for nature．

7．In buses or trains，we shouldn’t talk too l________．

8．The play shows the a________ life in China between 1898 and 1945．

9．When someone s________ hands with you，what do you say?

10．All living things d________ on the sun for their growth（生长） ．

词汇应用：用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空.

1．We should protect the animals in ________ （dangerous） ．

2．My daughter’s main ________ （interesting）is music，and she sings well．

3．These women are ________ （German），they come from Germany．

4．The boys are ________ （surprising）to see the exciting film．

5．Lao She was one of the greatest Chinese writers of the ________ （twenty）century．

6．When did your sister get ________ （marry）to the young man?

7．Will it be ________ （snow）tomorrow?

8．Jinbao Park is a good place ________（visit） in May．

9．The teacher asked us ________（hand）in our homework on time．

10．There are about 1,000 pandas ________ （live）in nature reserves today．