_________Tom ________Alice are interested in this cartoon movie．

A．Not only；but also                                     B．Neither；nor

C．Both；and                                                 D．Either；or

—Oh，you are here．I'm looking for you all the morning．_____________?

—To the reading room．

A．Where have you gone                               B．Where will you go

C．Where are you going                                  D．Where have you been

从A—G中选出可以填入对话空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A：Hello．  1

B：Me．too．

A：But you look worried．  2   

B：I got a “C” in the English exam．

A：  3  You must study harder．

B：Yes．But I think English is too difficult for me．

   I don't understand why we Chinese students have to learn it．

A：You know,  4 

B：You're right．Though it's very useful．it's too hard．

A：It's hard．but it's important． 5   

B：Really? It's very kind of you．I'll try harder．

A．Did you fail in the exam?

B．What's wrong with you?

C．Nice to meet you．

D．Let me help you with your English．

E．I don't think so．

F．Bad luck!

G．English is most widely used in the world．

Anna lived by the river．One summer, there was a very big flood，and a lot of houses were washed away．Anna's house was   1     enough to escape the flood．Her house was still all right when the   2   was gone．

Her house was quite small，her husband was dead，and she had four children，  3   Anna took in one of the families that had lost   4   in the flood．She shared her home with them until it was  5    for them to rebuild their houses．

    Anna’s friends were puzzled when they saw Anna do this．They could not understand why Anna wanted to give herself so much work and    6    when she already had quite a few children to  7    ．

    “Well,”Anna said to her friends, “at the end of the First World Wall a woman in a town found herself very poor, because her husband was   8   in  the war and she had a lot of children, as I have now.

    “The day   9   Christmas, this woman said to her children．’We won't be able to have much for Christmas this year, so I’m going to   10  only one present for all of us．Now I'll go and get it．She   11   with a girl who was even poorer than they were，and   12   had no parents．

    “’Here's our   13  ．she said to her children.”

    “The children were excited and   14  to get such a present．They welcomed the little girl as their   15  ．Such was that present.”

1．A．low                       B．high                     C．small                     D．beautiful

2．A．fire                       B．snow                   C．water                     D．ice

3．A．but                        B．so                       C．for                        D．though

4．A．nothing                  B．everything            C．anything                 D．something

5．A．possible                 B．important             C．fun                        D．difficult

6．A．time                      B．trouble                 C．energy                   D．money

7．A．have                      B．spend                  C．waste                    D． feed

8．A．killed                     B．eaten                   C．fooled                    D．sold

9．A．of                         B．for                      C．before                    D．after

10．A．get                      B．send                    C．open                      D．make

11．A．ran off                 B．went away                  C．came back             D．got up

12．A．who                    B．which                  C．whose                   D．what

13．A．relative                B．friend                  C．present                  D．classmate

14．A．sorry                   B．sad                      C．happy                    D．nervous

15．A．mother                B．aunt                     C．daughter                D．sister

When l was seven years old, my family created an ant farm．First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box．Then we waited for the ants to arrive。

After the ants were in the glass arm，they started to make tunnels．I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do．Each had its own job．

On the fifth day a tragedy（悲剧）happened．I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down．Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die．I was scared as I watched them give up their tunnel-building to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm.

My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness．They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone．

Although much time has passed，I still think of that ant farm．Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world．but it taught me much more．

Over the years，I came to realize the importance of teamwork．Vvorldng together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves．I also learned that they should be admired（赞美）for their hard work．

    But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently：Adversity（逆境）is natural part of life，and mast be accepted．Unlike the ants，we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that tunnel is gone, we must build another．

    Giving up，I say, is not a good choice．

1．What did the writer’s family do for him when he was seven?

A．They built a farm of ants．                       B．They bought a few ants．

    C．They caught a lot of ants.                           D．They found an ant city．

2．Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

    A．The writer broke the glass box because it made his face dirty．

    B．The ants died one by one because the tunnels were destroyed．

    C．Unlike people, teamwork is not so important for the ants．

    D．Giving up is a good way when meet trouble．

3．What did the writer come to realize a few years later?

    A．Working together is useless．                   B．Teamwork is important。

    C．He can't accept adversity．                         D．Working alone is amazing．

4．What is the best title for the passage?

A．Ants Fear Adversity                                 B．My Family and Ants

    C．Giving Up in Adversity                                D．A Good Lesson from Ants

“If I had one million yuan，I would buy you a palace! Do I have one million yuan? No，I don't! So I only can spend ten fen on this short message, sending you my best wishes!”

Today, SMS—Short Message Service is popular and brings people a lot of joy．China Mobile says that every second，there are 410 messages being sent．

  Look around you! People are watching their mobiles，smiling or laughing．Thumbs（拇指）are moving quickly on mobiles，bringing happiness to their friends．Through SMS，we know the weather report，share jokes and news，express love and friendship．

SMS is becoming more and more popular．It is reported that 67％of young people like to send short messages to greet each other．Internet SMS will be helpful to people．I am thankful for the progress because SMS saves me much money．Just on the top end of a thumb，so much joy can be found !

1．How much does one short message cost according to the passage?

2．Which finger plays the most important role when sending short messages on mobiles?

3．Who like SMS better, the young or the old?

4．What is the passage mainly about?

What kind of hair do you have? Is it curly or straight? Some of us are born with straight hair．Some are born with curly hair．Do you know why?

A number of things decide the way our hair is．Here are some of them．

    The first thing is the follicles（毛囊）．A hair has two parts：the shaft（毛干），which is the part you see，and the follicle，which is hidden under the skin．The curly-haired have flat follicles．Those with straight hair have round follicles．

    Second，how our hair looks is connected with the hair bulb（发根）．The hair bulb is the area from which the shaft grows．The way the bulb sits in the follicle can affect the hair, too．

    The way the cells（细胞）of the hair are arranged（组合）in each shaft can also affect the look of the hair．These cells can be arranged in many ways，and result in different looks of hair．

Lots of people try to change the look of their hair．They use curling irons（烫发器）to make the hair curly or chemicals to make it straight．These methods are only effective（有效的）for a short time．As hair grows and time goes on，hair returns to normal．

1．How many parts does a hair have? What are they?

2．Why can't we see the follicle?

3．What kind of follicles do the people with straight hair have?

4．What can always affect the look of the hair?

5．How can people change the look of the hair for a short time?

Do you want to five a happier less stressful（压力的）life? Try laughing for no reason at all．That's how thousands of people spend their day at Laughter Clubs（A）throughout the world．（B）Dr. Madan Kataria started the first Laughter Club in Mumbai, India．in 1995．There are now（C）more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and more than 1,300 worldwide．

Many doctors are also interested in the effects of laughter on our health．According to a 5-year study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California，with laughing there is less stress in the body．Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40％．

So，what（D）__________at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest dub in South London to find out．I was quite nervous at the（E）________of the class，to be honest-（F）我对和陌生人一起笑不感兴趣，and l was worried about looking stupid．Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha．”while looking at each other．However our bodies can't tell the difference between fake laughter and real laughter, so they still produce the same healthy effects．

Surprisingly, it works! After ten minutes everyone in the room was laughing for real-and some people just couldn't stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you're under stress．then start laughing．You might be very pleased with the results!

1．写出可以替换划线部分A和C的同义词或近义词：

2．将划线部分B改写成：The first Laughter Club_________ __________in Mumbai，India, in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria．

3．分别在D和E的空白处填入一个适当的词：

4．将划线部分F译成英语：

5．在短文中找出能够说明本文主旨大意的中心语句：