27、We are in a world full of competition．Our parents compete（竞争）with others in their offices，our brothers and sisters compete with others in their colleges，and we compete with our classmates in school．Many of us give up in the face of competition and will never be successful．①can't，others，why，we，do，better，than One important reason is that we have no self-confidence（自信）．

In fact，everyone is born equal．You can do what others do．Although your classmates may be better than you in some ways，you may be better than them in other subjects．So everyone has his or her own advantages．Don't look at things from a single（单个的）point of view．Try to discover your own advantages，and believe that you can do better than others in those ways．

Competition is not so terrible．Don't be afraid of it．And don't be afraid of those classmates who are better than you．②Remember that self-confidence is the first step to success．Believe in yourselves，and you will be successful one day．

1．Are we living in a world full of competition?

2．How can you improve your serf-confidence according to the passage?

3．将①处划线部分单词连成一个完整的特殊疑问句。

4．将②处划线部分译成中文。

5．What's the main idea of this passage?

24、Penguins are lovely animals．Most people like them．But now as many as 10 of the 17 kinds of penguins are in danger of disappearing．The number of penguins has decreased by（减少了）30% since 1987．

Penguins are black and white birds that live in the southern part of the world．They are common in the Antarctic Continent（南极大陆）, New Zealand, Australia and South America．Many live near cold waters（水域）．But some live near warm waters in Galapagos Islands．Penguins cannot fly, but they are fine swimmers．The shape of their body helps them to survive．Penguins eat fish and krill（磷虾）．They have short wings that help them to dive up to 900 feet to catch larger fish．They can swim 10-15 kilometers an hour which lets them protect themselves．They also have lots of body oil that helps in keeping them dry in the water．

The warming of the earth is the reason for the decrease in the number of penguins．The hotter and hotter air has caused ocean waters to become warmer．Higher water temperature hasde creased the fish and krill．Some years later these birds are completely unable to reproduce．And many adult penguins die of hunger.

Too much fishing, exploration for oil and oil leaks（泄漏）also make penguins be in danger．

Poisonous things in ocean waters are another danger．Penguins also have their enemies, including sharks, seals and sea lions．

1．Penguins can do the following except             ．

A．diving                  B．flying              C．swimming        D．catching fish

2．Which of the following is NOT the reason for the decrease in the number of penguins?

A．The warming of the earth．               B．Too much fishing．

C．Natural disasters．                                D．Poisonous things in ocean waters．

3．What does the underlined word "reproduce" mean?

A．繁殖              B．灭绝                C．迁徙              D．觅食

4．What's the passage mainly about?

A．Fish and krill have decreased．

B．Ocean waters are polluted．

C．Sharks and seals are the enemies of penguins．

D．The decrease in the number of penguins．

23、

根据以上信息填空，每空填一词。

The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay will travel a   1   distance than before．It will take more than   2   months to travel around the world．The Torch Relay will start in the city of   3  ．The torch is   4   cm long and 985 grams heavy．It looks like a paper scroll．Bad weather can't   5   the torch from burning．

22、Here are reports of three attacks．The three swimmers were attacked by sharks because they didn't obey（遵守）the safety rules for swimmers．

Which rule didn't each of the following swimmers obey?

1．Report 1: Colin was swimming with two friends very late at night．He was attacked by a shark and died．

2． Report 2: Ann was a very good swimmer．She bought a new, bright red swimming suit．She was swimming with some friends when a shark attacked her．

3．Report 3: Jack was on holiday in Australia．He cut his foot on the beach．He went swimming the same day and got attacked．

21、Who are the top students in the world, do you know? Last week the Organization for Economic Cooperation Development（经济合作与发展组织）picked the best students in the world．They are Finnish（芬兰的）．The OECD gave a test to 280,000 15-year-old students from more than 40 countries and regions（地区）last year．The OECD wanted to know how well students were doing at school．

Finnish students were No.1 in the reading test and second in maths after Hong Kong students．Those from Japan and Finland were top in science．In the problem solving, Finnish students came second to those from South Korea．The test also showed Finland had more top students than the other countries．

Finns（芬兰人）of your age have done a really good job but don't have a sense of envy．You can learn from them．Most Finnish students make good use of the Internet．Of course not for computer games, but for doing more exercises and finding out more information．

Libraries are also important．Finland spends a lot of money on them．Many students have a free card．They read for at least one or two hours a day．

What do you usually do on the Internet? How often do you go to libraries?

1．Students from which country or region did best in the reading test?

A．South Korea．        B．Hong Kong．        C．Finland．          D．Japan．

2．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Hong Kong students were No.1 in maths．

B．Finnish students were the first of all the tests．

C．Finnish students did well in the problem solving．

D．Japanese students were top in science．

3．From this passage we know that             ．

A．the test can make the students lose their interest in learning

B．the test is designed to find out good ways to use the Internet

C．it's hard to tell who the best students in the world are

D．Finnish students make better use of the Internet and libraries

20、Dear all,

Time passes without knowing．I have finally found my partner in Paris．She gives me the true meaning of love, happiness and 'also as a true friend．

Here, I want to announce that we, Paul Brown and Lisa Yang have decided to marry on 26th September,2007．The wedding will consist of a wedding promise in a church and a dinner party that will be held in Blue Sky Hotel．

As you are our friends and our relatives, all of you and also your loved ones are invited to this special day of ours．you, looking, we, all, to, forward, of, are．Thank you for your time here．

Love,

Paul & Lisa

根据上面的邀请信，完成81—85小题。

1．Paul is going to marry                                              

2．The young couple got to know each other in                                          

3．Date of their marriage：                                                                       

4．Place of their dinner party：                                                                  

5．Put the underlined words in right order：                                               

18、On the shelf there is              fancy teddy bear．

A．the                   B．a                     C．an                     D．/