完成表格 阅读下面短文，根据其内容，完成表格中所缺的信息，并将答案填写在答题卡相应题号的位置上。（共10小题，每小题1分；计10分）
‘USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?’ We often hear such discussions. As China opens its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.
It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves in the future. It also can help the students to improve their foreign language skills. But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language. Students must also learn to live by themselves and face all kinds of things they haven’t had to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well. Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden（负担）to the family. For most Chinese parents, they will pay lots of money for their children’s studying abroad. But is it worth it?
We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there, but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, think again.
Title: Studying at home or abroad
The 1._____ of studying abroad | As China opens its door to the world. Chinese students want to learn about the outside world |
Advantages of studying abroad | ◆ It is helpful to the2.____________of Chinese students. ◆ Chinese students’ 3.____________ will be improved. ◆ It enables Chinese students to find jobs4. ___________. |
Disadvantages of studying abroad | ◆It 5.____ Chinese students too much time learn a foreign language. ◆It’s hard for Chinese students to get used to the life 6._________ without parents’ care. And they have to 7.______ many difficulties they face. ◆ Parents may be under pressure because 8._________studying abroad is very high. |
9.__________ the writer’s idea, he tells us studying abroad is not the only way to be successful by10.____________ | |
根据短文内容，从短文后的A-F选项中，选出5个适当的选项补全短文，并将代表句子的字母填写在答题卡相应的题号位置上。（共5小题；计5分）
PEOPLE are saying he's the next Yao Ming. But Yi Jianlian, the latest Chinese player to join the NBA, thinks differently. 1. Back in June he said, "I am not going to be the next any one. I am who I am." He also said it doesn't make any sense. He and Yao "play different positions and we are totally different players."
The 2.12-meter forward (前锋) from Shenzhen played his second game for the Milwaukee Bucks (密尔沃基雄鹿队) last Wednesday. His 12 points helped Milwaukee to a 93-88 win over Utah Jazz. In his first outing for Milwaukee he hadn't played well. This time he did much better. 2.
Both Yi and his team agree that he has to get used to life in the NBA. Yi said he had "a lot of bad habits to overcome". 3. But the support the 19-year-old is getting from Milwaukee fans will encourage the young man. Club manager Larry Harris says he's surprised at the excitement Yi's arrival has caused.
It's all a matter of practice. 4. Bucks coach Larry Krystkowiak says Yi is not the typical NBA beginner: "He's played a lot of basketball. He's mature (成熟的)." 5.
短文填空 从下面方框中选出10个单词，并将其正确形式填写写在答题卡相应题号的位置上，使短文意思正确通顺（每词限用一次）。（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
Watching some children trying to catch butterflies one hot August afternoon, I 1. of one thing in my own childhood．When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, 2. happened to me that I gave up putting any wild animal in a cage forever in my life. We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening ，the mocking birds （知更鸟）would come and rest in the trees and sing. There isn’t a musical instrument made by man that can make a 3. beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird.
I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own 4. musician. I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, in its fight at being caught, the bird fluttered(拍翅膀) about the cage, but at last it kept calm in its new home. I felt very pleased with 5. and looked forward to the beautiful 6. from my little musician.
I had left the cage out on our back yard, and on the second day my new 7. mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. 8. the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.
The following morning when I went to see how the bird was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead.
I was quite 9. ! What had happened! I had taken excellent care of my little bird, or so I thought.
Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist(鸟类学家), happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, and he gave me an explanation of something that had happened. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison（有毒的） berries. She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in cages.”
Never since then have I caught any living creature (生物) and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right(权力) 10. .
It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas.While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband,had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work.On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does.After putting in 10 hours of work, he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike,a black 18-speed Kona, was our only transport.Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get everyday things,saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story.Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help.One stranger even bought a bike,then called my husband to pick it up.Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a stranger would help someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another,but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so.This experience has had a spreading influence in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity(人性的信念) as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we,too,can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can last forever.
1.When their bike was stolen?
A. On Christmas Day.
B. On the way to work.
C. When Trevor was ready to return home after work.
2.Why was the bike so important to the couple?
A. It was a nice Kona 18 speed.
B. They used it for work and daily life.
C. The man’s job was bike racing.
3. Who did the couple write their story to after the bike was stolen?
A. The newspaper.
B. A complete stranger.
C. Several people in their area.
4. We can infer(推断) from the article that ____________.
A. people were busy with their work before Christmas.
B. life was difficult for the young family.
C. the writer worked 60 hours a week.
5.What do we learn from their experience?
A. An act of kindness can mean a lot.
B. One should take care of their bike.
C. News reports make people famous.
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1. If Jimmy wants to visit Old Glasgow, he should start from________.
A. Historic Glasgow
B. George Square
C. Gruesome Glasgow
2. How long does the tour of Gruesome Glasgow last?
A. Half an hour.
B. Only one hour.
C. One hour and a half.
3. Mr. Smith with his wife and two children, one 11 and the other 9, will have a tour of Historic Glasgow. How much will he pay at least?
A. $13. B. $16. C. $17
4. From the ad, visitor can NOT find the ________of Old Glasgow.
A. website address
B. email address
C. phone number
5.If a student wants to have a tour of Ghosts and Ghouls, he________.
A.will have to pay $5
B. can have the tour in May
C. had better go there at 10:00 AM
读下面的短文，根据短文判断句子的正误。正确的涂A，错误的涂B。（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
It is interesting to see how different countries celebrate Christmas.
In Brazil, Father Christmas is called Papai Noel. Many Christmas celebrations are similar to those in the USA or the UK. For those who have enough money, a special Christmas meal will include chicken, turkey, ham, rice, salad, often with beer. Poorer people will just have chicken and rice.
Germans love to make their houses beautiful at Christmas. In the windows many houses will have colored pictures of paper or plastic which look beautiful from the outside at night. Father Christmas brings presents in the late afternoon of Christmas Eve, after people have been to a church meeting. The presents are then found under the Christmas tree.On Christmas Day, fish or goose will be cooked.
In Sweden, the most important day is Christmas Eve. A special Christmas meal is eaten on Christmas Eve.People often eat ham,and brown beans.This is the time when families give presents to each other.Many people go to a church meeting early on Christmas Day.
1.In Brazil, people call Father Christmas Papai Noel.
2.Poorer people eat ham with wine on Christmas Day in Brazil.
3.Germans often put the presents under the bed after people go to a church meeting.
4.In Sweden, people usually have something special on Christmas Eve.
5.The most important day isn’t Christmas Eve but Christmas Day for people in Sweden.
