23、根据相关的文化背景知识，选择正确答案。

1. The book What Would You Do If…? Was written by        .

  A. Stephen  Hawking              B. Yao Ming           C. Mark  Twin      D. Martin Robinson

2. What would you do if you burned yourself by accident?

A. See a doctor at once                               B. Put the burned area under cold water.

   C. Put the burned area under running water. D. Call 120 quickly

3. Which of the following sentences is not mentioned in the passage “How do we deal with our problems?

  A. By learning to forget                                      B. By thinking of something worse

C. By regarding problems as challenges                D. By talking to your friends.

4. Li Yundi is a well-known Chinese        .

A. writer                         B. pianist              C. player                   D. poet

5. In North America, most students go to school       .

  A. by bike                B. on foot            C. on the school bus      D. by  train

6. People are supposed to      in Korea when they meet for the first time.

  A. bow                    B. shake hands     C. kiss                        D. hug

22、　　　Body language is the quite, secret and most powerful language of all! It is said that out body movements communicate(表达)about 50% of what we really mean while words themselves only do 7%. So while your mouth is closed, just what is your body saying…

     Arms. How you hold your arms show how open and receptive(接受) you are to people your meet. If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your back, this suggests you are not afraid of taking on whatever comes your way. Outgoing people usually use their arms with big movements, while quieter people keep them close to their bodies. If someone makes you angry, just cross your arms to show you’re unhappy!

      Head. When you want to show your confidence, keep your head level (平直).If you are monitor in class, you can also take on this position(姿势)when you want your words to be taken seriously. However, to be friendly in listening or speaking, you must move your head a little to one side.

      Legs. Your will move around a lot more than normal when you are nervous or telling lies. If you are at interviews, try to keep them still.

      Mouth. When you are thinking, you often purse your lips(撅起嘴).You might also use this position to hold back angry words you don’t wish to say. However, it will probably still be noticed, and people will know you’re not pleased.

1. According to the passage,       play(s) an important part in communication.

A. words               B. body language          C. arms and legs           D. head and mouth

2. We usually use our       to show whether we like a person or not.

A. arms                B. mouths                C. legs                     D. heads

3. Usually crossing your arms shows the same feeling as     

A. keeping your head level              B. keeping your arms behind your back

C. pursing your mouth               D. moving your legs around a lot

21、      The word“day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using“day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using“day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A  place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning (旋转)of the earth. At the equator(赤道) day and night are sometimes of the same length(长度). They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 0’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted(倾斜) toward Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.

1. When the Western Hemisphere is having day, the Eastern Hemisphere is having       

A. both day and night              B. day            C. neither day nor night         D. night

2. A place is moved from day into night and form night into day over and over by   of the earth.

A. the pushing                 B. the pulling   C. the spinning                     D. the passing

3. At the equator day as long as night        

A. sometimes                          B. never         C. usually                           D. always

4. When it is winter in China,        .

  A. the USA is tilted toward the sun               B. the South Pole is tilted away from the sun

C. the North Pole is tilted toward the sun  D. the North Pole is tilted away from the sun

20、　　　　Liu Chengbi can’t wait to celebrate the Spring Festival. The 14-year-old boy in Beijing wants to see his grandmother in Sichuan. “I am busy with study. I  don’t have time to visit her.” He said.“But during Spring Festival, we should be together.

①Liu is not alone. Millions of Chinese people work or study away from their hometowns. Most of them are college students and migrant workers(民工).Spring Festival is the most important time for them to see their families. At the end of each year, they get ready to go home.

During the 2007 Spring Festival, people will make 2.7 billion trips. Are there enough trains or ships?②Last Spring Festival. 4.500 more trains were added. But it was still not enough. Usually, a train can hold about 2,000 people. But some trains held almost 5,000!

This year, the Government says they will add more trains, buses, ships and planes.③Thev want to make sure people can go home safely. College students and migrant workers will have their own special trains.

1．将①处译成汉语。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

2．将②处用although改为复合句。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

3．将③处改为简单句。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

19、Do you know that a fast reader can get the ideas better than a slow reader can? Of course, you save time by reading fast, but it is not the main reason for fast reading. The main reason is that you understand better what you are reading when you read fast.

As your eyes move along the line of a book, they make fixations (注视).It is important that you see several words at a fixation. It is also important that your eyes leave a group of words quickly and move on to another group. The number of letters or words that you see at a fixation are called your eye span(视福).With practice you can learn to read faster than you usually read.

The way in which you read always has something to do with what you are reading and why you are reading. You should know the different ways of reading so that you can use the right and necessary way. Here are four ways of reading. but not  all; they may help you read faster.

1.Skimming (浏览)is an important kind of reading. It  can be used when you wish to go over something that you have forgotten. You may skim to find a lost place of a sentence that you have read and can’t remember. You may skim to get an idea of a story.

2. Fast first reading and then rereading certain parts carefully is important .You may use this kind of reading to study a science lesson or a history lesson.

3. You need to do careful reading and rereading some times. This kind of reading is necessary for making a careful study of the main school subjects, working out math problems, studying rules for playing a game, or reading directions.

4. Fast reading is used when you read stories for pleasure. You may also do fast reading when going over the lessons you have already known well.

根据短文内容填写下列表格。

17、根据语境，用恰当的语言完成对话。

A: Hello, Lin Feng! 1.          

B: Yes. I am. My ancestors have been living in Tibet for a long time.

A: 2.                 

B: They’re supposed to put one hand on the chest(胸部) and bow.

A: Really? That’s interesting. But I hear many animals there are being killed, is that so?

B: Yes. Especially the endangered animals.

A: 3                           

B: It makes me angry. Because killing animals can destroy the balance of the nature.

A: 4.                  

B: Of course. The government has passed can destroy the balance of the nature.

A: 5.                        

B: Of course. The government has passed laws to protect them.

A: Great. In fact, 6.            

B: That’s true!

16、从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出与所给句子划线部分意义相同或相近的并能代替的那一项。

1. John’s back and head were hurt in an accident.

  A. hit                     B. injured                    C. cut               D. caught

2. Lucy let her parents down in her math test.

  A. make…happy                     B. make …excited   

B. made…disappointed               D. made…interested

3. You’d better learn the new rules by heart.

   A. study…hard       B. keep…in mind          C. following                 D. agree with

4. In the end the children came to a beautiful place with green grass.

  A. By the end          B. Then                       C. At the same time            D. At last

5.－I like to eat fish in the open air. What about you?

－Me too.

A. So do I              B. So am I                  C. Either is ok               D. You decide

15、I go to sleep with my bedroom light      .

A. up                B. in                        C. on                       D. away

14、Can you tell me      ?

A. where does he live                       B. where he lives    

C. where he does live                      D. where lives he