Snake dishes have become popular in recent years. Snake meat is often seen in restaurants. It seems that eating snakes is now in fashion, and if you ( A ) ___________ (not eat) any snakes yet, you’re considered out-of-date. But I wonder whether it is worth following.
Some people think that eating snake meat is good for their health. But these people don’t know that snakes usually eat mice and worms. Therefore, there are many parasites（寄生虫）found inside snakes’ bodies. ( B ) 它们可能对我们的健康有害。 Apart from this, we’re sorry to see that more snakes are being killed by a butcher’s knife. According to the newspaper, Shanghai Star, about 1,000 tons of snakes are eaten by people every year in China. In Shenzhen of Guangdong Province, sometimes as many as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in a single day. ( C ) If we still turn a blind eye to this, a vicious circle（恶性循环）will be created — if more snakes are eaten by people, the number of snakes will drop, and the number of mice will increase, which will result in a decrease in crop output. This will make more people hungry. Who wants to see such a tragedy?
( D ) Therefore, let’s not eat snakes any more! To protect the snakes is to protect ourselves.
1.用 ( A ) 处所给词的正确形式填空。 ________________________
2.将 ( B ) 处的句子翻译成英语。
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3.将 ( C ) 处翻译成汉语。
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4.改写 ( D ) 处的句子，句意不变。
Therefore, let’s ___________ ____________ eating snakes!
5.根据短文内容回答问题：
What will happen if people eat more snakes? ____________________________________________________
完成句子 根据汉语完成句子。（10分）
1.早上8点之前，这项工作一定要完成（must be）。
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2.岛上玩得多么开心啊（What）！
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3.作为一个新妈妈，她不知道怎样照顾孩子（take care of）。
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4.我的表哥一回来，就会去青岛度假（as soon as）。
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5.和同学友好相处是很重要的（get along with）。
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句型转换 按括号中的要求完成句子，每个空格填一个单词。（5分）
1.Tom can speak Chinese well. （改为否定句）
Tom _______ ________ speak Chinese well.
2.Ellen often flies kites in the park.（对划线部分提问）
________ __________ Ellen often fly kites?
3.“What do you often do on weekend?” The girl asked the boy.（改写句子，句意不变）
The girl asked the boy _______ _______often ________ on weekend.
4.We use computers more often now, because we can send and receive information conveniently.（改写句子，句意不变）
Computers _______ ________ more often now, because information can be _______ and received conveniently.
阅读短文，用括号内单词的适当形式填空。
Last Sunday the elephant keeper at London Zoo, Jim Robson, 1. (kill) by one of the elephants he loved. This was terrible, and it could be a big problem for the future of London Zoo—and maybe for all of Britain’s city zoos.
London Zoo said that it 2. (move) its three elephants to a wild animal park outside London. Its director-general（总经理）, Michael Dixon, said, “We are sorry that the elephants 3. (leave); there 4. (be) elephants at London Zoo since 1831.”
One British newspaper said that though many small animals were very interesting, most people wanted to see big animals—and most of all elephants.
London Zoo is not only losing its elephants. The tigers will also leave soon and most of the bears have already gone. Outside the elephant house at London Zoo, a woman 5. (call) Mary said she wished the zoo 6. (keep) big animals. “This is the only way the young people can see animals without 7. (travel) to other countries,” she said.
Zoos are not very good places for animals, but they can help to well keep them. Children can also learn a lot about the animals when they visit zoos.
Another visitor, a man called Alan, was very angry. “If the elephants 8. (send) back to the wild, they will die. If you take away big animals, people will stop 9. (visit) London Zoo. It can survive （继续生存）at the moment, but it 10. (not survive) in the future. "
However, Mary Rosevear, director of the Federation of Zoos, believes that city zoos can survive without keeping large animals.
“Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao?” says Wang Lin, 28, a writer in Beijing.
Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site, has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.
A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young people. More women shop online than men. Clothing and home-use products are the most popular online.
Taobao means “looking for treasure” in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, from candies to DVD players.
You may question the security of online shopping, Wang Lin said, “It’s very safe and convenient. Unless you get the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get your money back if you want to return the products.”
1.____________________ are the most popular online.
A. Candies and DVD players.B. Treasure products
C. Clothing and home-use products.D. Clothes and books.
2.In the last paragraph, the underlined word “them” refers to “_____________”.
A. the shop owners B. products C. sellers D. online shops
3.Which is the best title of the passage?
A. Wang Lin’s life B. Online shopping in China
C. China’s online shoppers D. Shopping online is not safe
Mr. King works in a shop and drives a car for the manager. He drives carefully and can keep calm in time of danger. And he escaped from several accidents. The manager pays him more and the traffic policemen often speak highly of him.
Mr. Baker, one of his friends, works in a factory outside the city. It is far from his house and he has to go to work by bus. As the traffic is crowded in the morning, sometimes he is late for the work. His manager warns the young man will be sent away unless he gets to his office on time. He hopes to buy a car, but he hasn’t enough money. He decides to buy an old one. He went to the flea market and at last he chose a beautiful but cheap car. He said he wanted to have a trial（实验）drive, the seller agreed. He called Mr. King and asked him to help him.
Mr. King examined the car at first and then drove it away. It was five in the morning and there were few cars in the street. At first he drove slowly and it worked well. Then he drove fast. And when he reached a crossing, the light turned red. He tried to stop it, but he failed and nearly hit an old woman who was crossing the street. A policeman told him to stop, but the car went on until it hit a big tree by the road.
“Didn’t you hear me?” the police man asked angrily.
“Yes, I did, sir,” said Mr. King, “Since it doesn’t listen to me, can it obey you?”
1.Mr. King is paid more because he ____________________.
A. always drives very slowly B. is not afraid of danger
C. has driven for years D. drives very well
2.Mr. Baker went to the flea market to ____________________.
A. buy a second-hand car B. have a trial drive
C. choose a new car D. sell his old car
3.Mr. King tried to stop the car when _____________________.
A. he saw an old woman crossing the street
B. he saw a big tree
C. the traffic lights turned red
D. the policeman shouted angrily at him
4. According to the story, which of the following sentences is true?
A. Mr. King will be sent away if he keeps being late.
B. Mr. Baker can’t afford to buy an old car.
C. Mr. King didn’t hear the policeman.
D. Something was wrong with the car.
