B

Sun Liping, 6 , lives in a small village in Yunnan. Her biggest wish is to have running water in her home. All 35 families in Sun’s village have a serious problem--- they don’t have enough water. Every day, the villagers have to walk 20 minutes to get water.

Last year, the worst drought since the 1950s hit Yunnan, making more than 2 million people short of drinking water. This year, the drought is even worse.

Not only Yunnan, but many other provinces in China are short of water as well, such as Gansu and Qinghai.

According to a report on February 17, each Chinese person has about 28% of the world’s average（平均的） person’s amount of available(可用的) water. Two thirds of China’s cities are short of water and nearly 300 million people in rural areas don’t have safe water for drinking.

Every drop of water is important. Waste a drop of water a day and you lose a bucket(桶) a year. How can we use water in a smart way? Here are some tips for you to save water in your daily life:

1. Put plastic bottles of water in your toilet to cut down the water waste when you flush (沖洗) your toilet.

2. Don’t keep the water running while you’re brushing your teeth or washing your face and hands.

3. Use low-flow(低流量) shower heads .

4. Use a bucket to collect shower water while you wait for it to warm up.

5. Make your shower time shorter.

6. Set up a rain bucket to collect rainwater for watering plants or flowers.

1. What is the problem in Sun’s village?

2. What does the underlined word drought mean in the second paragraph?

3. According to the report, __________________________________.

A. China has just 28 percent of the world’s available water.

Each Chinese person can use more water than the world’s average person.

There is not enough water in two thirds of China’s cities.

D. There are about 300 million people in China’s cities who don’t have enough water.

4.Which of the following would lead to a waste of water?

C

“Everything happens for the best.” Whenever I faced disappointment, my mother would say this to me.

After I graduated form college in 1932, I decided to find a job in radio as a sports announcer(廣播員). I went to Chicago and knocked at the door of every station. But unluckily, I was refused every time.

At one station, a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn’t hire(雇傭) a person without any experience and suggested that I try my luck at smaller stations. Following her advice, I went back to Dixon, where I had grown up. There were no such jobs in Dixon, and my father said a newly-opened store wanted a local athlete to work for it. I wanted this job, but I was refused again.

“Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.

As I left his office, I felt so frustrated. “How can I become a sports announcer if I can’t get a job in a radio station?” I asked aloud.

While I was waiting for the elevator, I heard someone calling. It was MacArthur. “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to have a try. He was pleased with my performance, and he offered me a chance to work there.

On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words: “If you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if without the failure before.”

1.Why couldn’t the writer find a job at big radio stations?

2.Which of the following is the correct order of events?

a. The writer got a job as a sports announcer at a radio station.

b. The writer was refused when he wanted jobs in Chicago.

c. The writer graduated from college.

d. The writer went back to his hometown to look for a job.

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

4. According to the last paragraph, what did the writer’s mom want to tell him?

D

Do you know what a castle is? A castle is a building special to Europe. Castles were built in the Middle Ages by king and other powerful people who live in. Castles were used by people to protect themselves from their enemies. They are big buildings made form stone and wood.

Today there are still castles all over Europe. Some are in ruins(廢墟). But some built later are still in good repair and used even today. One example is Windsor Castle, which is a home to the British queen. It is in the country or Berkshire, not far from London.

Castles have walls around them. In the old days, soldiers would stand on the walls to guard the people in the castle. If enemies came they would shoot arrows(箭) and throw stones at them. Castles also had moats. A moat is a river around the wall that makes it difficult for enemies to get in. It could be either dry or filled with water.

Other people form younger countries love European castles. In the US there are rich people who have brought broken parts of castles to their country and rebuilt them. And some people build “replica” castles---modern copies of Castle.

You probably know the Disneyland Castle in California , US. But did you know it is based on a famous castle in Germany built by King Ludwig Ⅱof Bavaria?

1. Which of the following is TRUE about the castle?

2. We can tell from the story that a moat is __________.

3.According to the passage we can know that______________.

4. What does the passage mainly talk about?

任務(wù)型閱讀。（每小題2分，共6分）

閱讀下文并回答問題。

People do not usually like floods but some farmers need floods when their fields are too dry.When there is a flood, the water carries mud and sand from the river bed to the field near the river. When the water goes away, the mud and sand become good soil.

People in many countries tell stories about a very big flood. The flood covered the world. Here is just one of those stories.

A long , long time ago there was a man called Noah(諾亞). He lived with his wife, his three sons and his sons’ wives. One day, Noah heard a voice. It said: “Noah, soon there will be a big flood. You must build a boat. You must put two of every animal and bird in the boat. Many, many people will die in the flood but you and your family will be all right.”

Noah and his family built a boat. They put two of every animal and bird in their boat. They put food in the boat, too. Then it started to rain. It rained for 40 days and 40 nights. The water covered the world. The hills and mountains looked like islands. Noah’s boat stopped on the top of the mountain. At last the rain stopped and the flood went away. There was a beautiful rainbow in the sky. And the animals and birds left Noah’s boat. They ran, jumped, walked and flew away to live on the mountains.

According to the story, answer the following questions:

1.Can floods be good for farmers?

______________________________________________

2.What did Noah build to protect his family from the flood?

________________________________________________

3.How long did the rain last?

________________________________________________

完成句子。（每空1分，共8分）

根據(jù)所給提示，完成句子。每空一詞，含縮略詞。

1. We have some money to pay for the piano.(改為否定句)

We _______ have_______ money to pay for the piano.

2.My English teacher is tall with long hair.（對(duì)劃線部分提問）

___________ does your English teacher look__________?

3. I am the tallest boy in our class.（同義句轉(zhuǎn)換）

I am __________ than any ___________ boy in our class.

4.布萊克夫婦已經(jīng)結(jié)婚10了。(完成譯句)

The Blacks have _________ _________ for ten years.

口語應(yīng)用。（每小題1分，共5分）

閱讀下面對(duì)話，從方框中7個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇5個(gè)恰當(dāng)?shù)木渥油瓿纱藢?duì)話。

         73              

I often stay at home and do some reading.

         74                

Yes, but I don’t travel very often.

         75            

The cities like Yunnan, Xinjiang and Beijing.

Which is the most beautiful place that you have ever been?

It must be Xinjiang.

Oh, I went there last year.

          76        

I love it. I hope to go there again next year.

Let’s go there together.

         77     

E. Where have you ever been?

F. Thank you.

G. Do you like reading newspapers at home?

短文填空。（每空2分，共16分）

根據(jù)下列短文內(nèi)容，在短文后的空格處填上一個(gè)恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使短文完整、通順。

Remember to be a good boy or a girl any time. It’s important to have good manners, especially in some public     1     . When you are waiting in line, don’t jump the queue. Be patient. Don’t stand too close to others in the line. Keep 20cm      2      if you can.

Follow the advice of the workers when your are having a visit on a place of interest. Do not climb on exhibitions. Make      3        it’s OK to take pictures before you hold up your camera. When you go to shows,     4      clean clothes. You should get to the show 15 minutes before it starts. During the shows, turn      5        your cell phone. Don’t eat during the show. Restaurants will be quite busy. Do not stay too long    6       you finish eating. Remember to        7     your rubbish away after the meal.

Good manners can make you a gentleman or a lovely lady.     8     you are, others will be pleased with you.

As we know, England is ______ European country and Singapore is ______Asian country.

—Which would you like, tea or coffee?

— Either______ OK， but I prefer coffee ______ milk.

At last the boy was made_____ and began to laugh.