29、Singapore is a fascinating（迷人的）country，which is in South-east Asia．The country used to only make money from selling fish until a man called Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles discovered the island in 1819．He encouraged business and financial investment（金融投资）to Singapore．This made it become a very rich country．It is known as the Lion City．In Singapore Harbor you can see the famous national statue called “Merlin” that has the head of a lion and the body of a fish．

Singapore is also famous for its lively shopping and restaurant culture，There are many shops and restaurants on Orchard Road in the capital city．There you can buy different kinds of jewellery

，fashionable clothes and electronic goods．

Away from busy city life，there are many chances in Singapore to explore（探索）the natural world．Singapore Zoo has over 290 kinds of animals from all over the world．The zoo is special because its animals are kept in open space．

There are some smaller islands in Singapore，including Publau Ubin and St John's Island．The most famous of these islands is Sentosa Island．It has many sandy beaches．There you can domany water sports，such as swimming，surfing and diving．

1．Before 1819，Singapore was            ．

A．a country in South-west Asia

B．a country that made money from selling fish

C．a very rich country

D．a country that encouraged business and financial investment

2．Tim national statue “Merlin” of the country can be seen                 ．

A．on Orchard Road                                     B．in Singapore Zoo

C．in Singapore Harbor                                   D．on Sentosa Island

3．The writer thinks that the most famous island in Singapore is                ．

A．St John's Island                                              B．Publau Ubin Island

C．Sentosa Island                                                  D．Lantau Island

4．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Singapore has little wildlife．

B．Singapore has few places where people Call buy presents．

C．Singapore has a lot of bigger islands．

D．Singapore is not only beautiful but also rich．

28、One Monday morning，I was waiting at the bus stop in Harvard Square．It was very cold，about -8℃．I had just missed the bus，so I had to stand there on such a cold day，waiting for the next bus to go to the hospital．for my husband would have an operation on his heart．My mind was full of anxiety and negative thoughts（消极的想法）．“Why didn’t I leave two minutes earlier?” “What would go wrong with my husband’s operation?” “Will I get to him before it starts?”

Among the others at the bus stop was a woman who was about 50 years old．She wore a dowdy（过时的）hat，an old pair of boots and a dark coat，but she had no gloves（手套）．Another woman who looked younger came to the older woman and said，“Your hands must be very old．You will get frostbite（生冻疮）in this weather if you don’t wear gloves．”With these words，she dropped her heavy bag to the ground and began searching inside it．After a while, she took out a pair of purple gloves from her bag，took the older woman's hands and gently placed a glove on each hand, covering one finger at a time．It was like watching a play．“Thank you．You’re so kind．”The old woman said again and again．

I was deeply moved（感动）by this act of kindness．A moment ago I was feeling sorry for myself．but now I was able to replace（代替）those feelings with hope，optimism（乐观）and confidence．I thought in this world there were still many people in trouble who were in great need of our help．

Several days later，I went to buy 5 pairs of bright purple gloves in a shop and put them in my bag，just in case（以防）I Fun into someone in need on a cold day．

1．In this passage, the underlined word “anxiety” means             ．

A．焦虑                   B．快乐                    C．恐惧                   D．感激

2．From this passage，we can infer（推断）that               ．

A．the writer's husband was a doctor in a hospital

B．the older woman was watching a play that morning

C．the younger woman was selfish

D．the writer wanted to give her love to other people in need

3．The best title for this passage is “              ”．

A．Harvard Square                                       B．A Cold Winter

C．A Pair of Purple Gloves                              D．My Husband

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?

25、用括号内动词的适当时态和语态填空，每空词数不定，注意写出完整答案。

1．--Look at the twins．

--Oh，they              （make）a model plane happily．

2．--What time does Jimmy go to bed every evening?

--He usually             （go）to bed at 9：30．

3．--                 you                 （visit）Singapore and Thailand next month?

--Yes, I will．

4．--Can these magazines              （take）out of the library?

--Sony，you can only read them here．

5．--Who                （come）to your school yesterday afternoon?

--Twenty exchange students and their teachers from England．

6．--There was a heavy rain yesterday，wasn't there?

--Yes．When I came back home，it             （rain）hard．

7．--What does the latest report say?

--It says the number of bloggers（博客）in China               （reach）18 million so far．

8．--Have you read the news about the bank theft in Handan，Hebei Province?

--Yes, one of the criminals，Ren Xiaofeng            （arrest）in Lianyungang on April 9th．

24、

1．Which of the following is NOT an advertisement?

A．London Zoo．                                         B．You Are Wanted．

C．What the U．S．Fears．                                   D．Studying in Italy．

2．From “You Are Wanted”, we can know they want a              ．

A．doctor                 B．news reporter       C．teacher                  D．singer

3．What the U．S．fears most is                 ．

A．bird flu                                                   B．withdrawing its troops from Iraq

C．a war with Iran                                          D．a terrorist attack

4．Why is Italy getting a lot of attention this year in China?

A．China and Italy have recognized each other's educational certificates．

B．Many Chinese people are attracted by Italy's art, culture and fashion．

C．Its universities are all free to international students．

D．Most of the classes are taught in Italian．

23、Good morning，boys and girls．Today I'll talk about going online．

We know that there are too many net bars around us．The Internet can make our lives interesting and enjoyable．Many of us like going online very much because we can learn how to use the computer and can get more information from the Internet．We can learn English．We can read some good newspapers and magazines．It can make us clever in playing computer games．We can send e-mails to our friends quickly．We can chat freely online with our friends．It can help us to get in touch with people from all over the world．

But every coin has two sides．Net bars also bring us a lot of trouble．For example，some students spend too much time in playing compute games and some stay in the net bars all day and all night．Some girls even get to have boyfriends or some boys get to have girlfriends online．They write too many letters to each other．It takes them too much time to chat online，so they do worse and worse in their lessons and they don't study well any more．I think we mustn't get online when it is time for us to study．We can do it in summer or winter holidays or at the weekend．

At the same time，if we have lots of free time，we can do some out-of-class activities at school．We usually have activities from 4：50 to 5：50 in the afternoon．We can play basketball or football on Monday or Thursday afternoon．We can join some interests groups in school，such as drawing or reading on Tuesday afternoon，or singing and dancing on Wednesday afternoon．we can go to the English Corner on Friday afternoon．We hope we can spend more time on our subjects or on such activities．

1．Many of us like going online because it can help us                    ．

A．learn English and send e-mails            B．get more information

C．play computer games                          D．all of the above

2．According to the speaker，in our spare time we should                     ．

A．go online for longer time

B．stay in the classroom doing more exercises

C．go to the English Corner every afternoon

D．do more out-of-class activities at school

3．If you are free on Tuesday afternoon，what out-of-class activities can you have at school?

A．Playing basketball or football．                 B．Singing and dancing．

C．Drawing or reading．                                 D．Going to the English Corner．

21、

       请根据上面的失物招领启事，选择正确答案。

1．If your watch is lost, you should call           to ask．

A．439—6175       B．485—7700           C．485—3216       D．465—0921

2．Linda’s           is lost．

A．duck                 B．eat                 C．blue backpack      D．watch

3．Alan found (发现) a bike          ．

A．in his classroom     B．under a tree          C．near his home     D．in the street

4．If you find a school ID card, it may be          ．

A．Alan’s             B．Jim’s               C．Paul’s           D．Gina’s

5．Gina found a          ．

A．white and black cat                         B．blue backpack

C．black bike                                D．school ID card

20、Tom’s Calendar

1．How many days does Tom have to go to school in a week?

A．Seven．                 B．Five．                   C．Six．                  D．Four．

2．When does Tom go to Susan's party?

A．On Tuesday．        B．On Sunday．         C．On Friday．           D．On Monday．

3．What’s Tom doing on Thursday afternoon?

    A．Visiting Uncle Li．                                   B．Babysitting．

    C．Helping his parents．                                 D．Playing football．

4．Does Tom study for the test on Friday?

A．Yes, he does．                                    B．No, he doesn’t．

    C．Sorry, I don’t know．                           D．That’s all right．

5．What does Tom do over the weekend?

A．Go to school．                                   B．Soccer practice．

C．He can do anything he wants to do．        D．Play the Piano．