看音标写单词：
1./sɒft/
2./praʊd/
3./praiz/
4./miks/
5./'mɒdl/
6./gru:p /
7./eIk/
8./ðen /
9./lɑ:f/
10./mes/
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). They talked for a long time.
“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?”
“I left it at home.”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
1.Jack was ________ when he finished middle school
A. sixteen B. eighteen
C. twenty D. fifteen
2.The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.
A. he's her grandson B. he's clever
C. he can keep quiet D. he gets home on time
3.From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.
A. classmate B. colleague (同事)
C. aunt D. wife
4.The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.
A. 盖印 B. 跺 C. 贴邮票 D. 承认
5.Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.
A. to wake his grandma up
B. to make his grandma angry
C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time
D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch
Mrs Johnson was born in a rich shopkeeper’s family .Her father married her to a farmer. Her husband bought everything she wanted and a few servants did all the housework for her. She liked all kinds of delicious food but never had sports. She spend most time playing cards and sleeping .She always went to bed late at night and got up in the afternoon .She hardly used her head and her husband arranged（安排） all for her. So she lived a light life.
But the woman began to be worried about her health when she was thirty-five. She got fatter and fatter and her memory got worse and worse. Sometimes she forgot what happened a few minutes ago. She had to go to see a doctor .
“I often forget something and it trouble me, ”Mrs Johnson said.”How long have you been like this? ”oh I have forgotten what you said just now ”,called out the woman.”“I said, you’d pay me for the charge（费用） first ”
1.Mrs Johnson was __________
A. healthy B. strong C. forgetful D. busy
2.The word “servants” mean ____________
A.厨师 B. 花匠 C. 管家 D. 仆人
3.Mrs John did nothing at home because ______________
A. she was born in a rich family
B. her husband arranged all for her
C. something was wrong with her
D. she had no children
4.__________troubled Mrs John ,so she went to see the doctor
A. The fatness B. A bad memory
C. The poor health D. Much worry
5.The doctor was afraid _________
A. Mrs Johnson was poor
B. Mrs John was going to run
B. Mrs Johnson forgot to take money with her
D. Mrs Johnson forgot to pay him for the charge
Mike Robinson is a fifteen-year-old American boy and his sister Clare is fourteen. At the moment, Mike and Clare are in Cairo in Egypt, one of the biggest and busiest cities in Africa.
They moved here with their parents two years ago. Their father, Peter, works for a very
big company. The company has offices in many countries, and it has sent Peter to work in Germany, France and China before. Peter usually stays in a country for about two years. Then the company moves him again. His family always goes with him.
The Robinsons love seeing the world. They have been to many interesting places. For example, in Egypt, they have seen the Pyramids，travelled on a boat on the Nile River, and visited the palaces and towers of ancient kings and queens.
Mike and Clare have also begun to learn the language of the country, Arabic. This language is different from English in many ways, and they find it hard to spell and pronounce the words. However, they still enjoy learning it. So far they have learnt to speak German, French, Chinese and Arabic. Sometimes they mix the languages. “It’s really fun,’’ said Clare. The Robinsons are moving again. The company has asked Peter to work back in the US. Mike and Clare are happy about this. They have friends all over the world, but they also miss their friends in the US. They are counting down the days.
1.How long have the Robinsons been in Egypt ?
A. since two years B. for two years
C. two years ago D. two years before
2.What have they seen or done in Egypt ？
A. have seen the Pyramids
B. have visited the palaces and towers of ancient kings and queens
C. have travelled on a boat on the Nile River
D. all the above
3.What do Mike and Clare find difficult about Arabic ?
A. to spell the words B. to pronounce the words
C. A and B D. A or B
4.Who do they miss in the US ?
A. their teachers B. their friends
C. their parents D. their cousins
5..Are they looking forward to going home ?
A. Yes , they are . B. No, they aren’t .
C. We’re not sure . D. Of course not .
I woke up this morning around 5 am and couldn’t go back to sleep. So, I decided to see the sunrise(日出) at the Jersey Shore.
After _________, I walked down to the beach. I’d never seen anything like it — there wasn’t a footprint on the beach or anyone else around. It was just me , the beach and a few sea birds. It was quite quiet at that moment and even those birds didn’t_________ a single sound.
I walked over to the water, which was surprisingly warm in the morning, and then took a seat on the sand. After half an hour, the show_________. The sun rose from the sea, looking like a large ball of fire, and the sky in the east became red . How beautiful it was! By then, there were lots of people on the beach. All of us enjoyed the beautiful sunrise.
This was the first time I had watched the sun _________on the beach. I’m quite sure that I will do it again. Maybe I’ll try a different_________ next time.
1.A. breakfast B. lunch C. dinner D. supper
2.A. sleep B. visit C. find D. make
3.A. finished B. started C. stopped D. died
4.A. go down B. go up C. close down D. come in
5.A. beach B. road C. game D. Hotel
完形填空
Scientists think that there life on the earth for hundreds of millions of years. However, we have not found life on any other planets .
The earth is a planet and it around the sun. Seven other planets also go around the sun. of them has an environment like that of the earth, so scientists do not think they will find life on them. The sun and its planets are called the solar system, and our solar system is a small part of a much larger group of stars and planets, the Galaxy or the Milky Way.
There are billions of stars in the Galaxy, and our sun is only one of them.
Scientists have also discovered many other galaxies in the universe. They are very far away and their light has to travel for many years to reach us. So is the universe? It is impossible to imagine.
Scientists have sent spaceships to the planet Mars . They have even
sent spaceships to travel outside the solar system. However, no spaceship has travelled to reach other stars in our Galaxy.
Scientists have always asked the questions: with so many stars in the universe, are we , or is there life out there in space? Have there been visitors to the earth from other planets? Why has communicated with us? We do no know the answers... yet.
1.A. have been B. has been C. is D. are
2.A. yet B. already C. just D. ever
3.A. go B. went C. goes D. going
4.A. no one B. neither C. either D. none
5.A. called B. call C. to call D. calls
6.A. what large B. how small C. how large D. how long
7.A. to take photos B. take photos C. taking photos D. takes photos
8.A. enough far B. enough near C. far enough D. near enough
9.A. lonely B. alone C. along D. alonely
10.A. someone B. anyone C. somebody D. no one
