阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳的答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
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As a parrot. Blu was special for two reasons. First , he had bright blue feathers（羽毛）. He was a rare species（稀有物种）of bird . Second, Blu couldn’t fly. He stayed inside every day and never learned to fly. This bird lived a comfortable life with his owner, Linda, in a small town in Minnesota, US.
Both Blu and Linda thought he was the last one of this kind of bird until one day they got the news – there was another bird of the same kind in Rio de Janeiro（里约热内卢）, a Brazilian city ! It was a girl bird named Jewel.
Blu decided to go to the faraway land to find Jewel. When he arrived there, he fell in love with the beautiful Jewel at first sight.
But soon a group of bad people kidnapped（绑架）the pair , trying to sell them for money . Luckily, with the help of Jewel and some city birds, Blu and Jewel ran away.
Now in a strange country, Blu still had a lot of problems. He had to face his fears and learned to fly to win Jewel’s heart. The bad people were still trying to catch them. How could Blu and Jewel stay safe? And how would he find his way back to Linda? Would Blu be able to get over all these problems?
Let’s find the answers in the movie “ Rio ” on the coming Saturday.
1.Who was Blu?
A. A parrot. B. A rare species of bird.
C. Linda’s pet. D. A , B and C.
2.Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Blu came from the US.
B. Blu was the last one of this kind of bird.
C. Jewel was a parrot, too.
D. Blu had to face his fears and learned to fly to win Jewel’s heart in the strange country.
3.What’s the purpose（目的）of the passage ?
A. To tell people a special bird, Blu
B. To tell people how brave Blu was.
C. To ask people to watch the movie.
D. To ask people to buy a bird like Blu.
完形填空。（每小题1.5分，共15分）
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
I was flying to New York at night. Suddenly, a storm broke and the plane began to be tossed(颠簸)around.
When I looked the plane, I could see that nearly all the passengers were worried and . The future seemed terrible and many were wondering if they would make it through the storm.
Then I saw a little girl. It seemed that the storm meant to her. She sat on her seat reading a book. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would read again, with no or fear in her eyes. When the other passengers were scared half to death, that child was completely . I could not believe my eyes.
When the plane finally reached New York, I was not surprised to that all the passengers were hurrying to come out. I stopped and spoke to the girl for long time. I asked she had not been afraid.
The child replied,” My daddy is the , and he is taking me home.
1.A. at B. around C. up D. into
2.A. afraid B. shy C. happy D. friendly
3.A. probably B. luckily C. suddenly D. certainly
4.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
5.A. pride B. worry C. anger D. regret
6.A. calm B. nervous C. active D. tired
7.A. say B. hear C. find D. think
8.A. so B. such a C. such D. So a
9.A. whether B. how C. when D. why
10.A. guard B. driver C. pilot D. traveler
--- I have worked harder than before, but I still didn't get good grades in math.
--- Don't worry. .
A. No problem B. It takes time
C. Pardon me D. Never mind
I used to in the river. But now I am used to in the swimming pool.
A. swim; swimming B. swim; swim
C. swimming; swimming D. swimming; swim
We many English words in the last few years.
A. learn B. have learned
C. will learn D. learned
As an excellent student, the boy makes mistakes in his exams.
A. always B. usually C. seldom D. sometimes
