阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空 (必要时可加情态动词或助动词)。
Jane Scott is fourteen years old and last year she 1.______ (begin) to study in a middle school. She likes 2._________ (dance) and singing and spends a lot of time on them. But she hates math and 3.__________ (not study) hard at it. She thinks it difficult to learn math. Once she failed the math exam, and now she decides to give it up. Her father is angry with her when he knows about it.
It was Sunday. Mr. Scott gave a call to his sister. She teaches math in another school. He hoped she 4.________ (come) and tell his daughter how5._______ (learn) math. The woman came quickly and said, “You’re a clever girl, Jane. I’m sure you’ll soon do well in math if you work hard at it. ”
“I'm afraid I can’t, Aunt,” said Jane. “I am not interested in math at all.”
“I don’t think so.” said the woman. “You 6. ________ (be) good at it if you try your best. You 7. ________ (do) more exercises and practice a math problem again until you make it. Well, here’s a math problem. Think it over and practice it again and again, then you 8.________ (work) it out. ”
“OK,” said the girl, “Let me 9.________ (have) a try.”
About an hour later Jane took the exercise book to her aunt and said, “I 10. _______ (do) the problem ten times by now.”
“Well done!” her aunt said happily, “What answers did you get?!”
“Ten answers.”
下列各句均有一处错误，请指出并加以改正。
1.Kate is my the best friend．__________
2.This book is more cheaper than that one．__________
3.My mother is tireder than I．__________
4.This question is importanter than that one．__________
5.Tom is younger of the two boys．__________
6.Kate writes more careful than Tom．__________
7.Who is older，Kate，Rose or Lily? __________
8.The Changjiang River is the third long river in the world．__________
9.Li Lei is taller than any other girl in his class．__________
10.Tom worked more hardly than Bill．__________
World Expo 2010 will be held in Shanghai. It will last from May 1st to October 31st, 2010. The Expo site covers a total area of 5.28 km2. It spans(横跨) both sides of the Huangpu River, with 3.93 km2 in Pudong and 1.35 km2 in Puxi. There are five functional zones marked A, B, C, D and E. Each of them has different functions.
Zone A will host the national pavilions(国家馆) of Asian countries except southeast Asian ones.
Zone B will be home to the China Pavilion(中国馆) and Oceania (大洋洲的) countries, Pavilions for International Organizations, Theme Pavilions(主题馆), Expo Centre, and Performance Centre etc.
Zone C will host the national pavilions of European, American and African countries. A large public amusement park will be built at the entrance of this zone.
Zone D is home to Corporate Pavilions(企业馆), the land is one of the original places of modern China's national industry. So some of the old industrial buildings will be kept and renovated(修复) into Expo pavilions.
Zone E will host stand-alone(独立的) Corporate Pavilions, Urban Civilization Pavilion (城市文明馆), and Urban Best Practices Area.
1.How long will World Expo 2010 last?
A. About four months.B. About five months.
C. About half a year.D. About a year.
2.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A. The Expo site covers the area of 5.28 km2.
B. The Expo site spans both sides of Huangpu River.
C. There are five functional zones marked A, B, C, D, and E.
D. All of the five zones have the same functions.
3.Which zone will be home to the China Pavilion?
A. Zone A.B. Zone B.C. Zone C.D. Zone D.
4.They will build ________ at the entrance of Zone C.
A. a large museum
B. a large public amusement park
C. a theme pavilions
D. a large garden
5.If you visit Zone D, ________.
A. you can visit Urban Best Practices Area
B. you can know some information of American national industry
C. you can find some Corporate Pavilions
D. you can have the chance to get to know some Oceania countries.
US President Barack Obama visited the Badaling section of the Great Wall in Beijing on Nov. 18th, 2009. The Great Wall was the second sightseeing program for Obama during his visit to China.
Built originally as the biggest defense work in ancient China, the Great Wall today has become one of the must-see places for visiting foreign leaders to the country in the past sixty years.
“ I’m inspired by the majesty(雄伟壮观) of the Great Wall and gratefu1 for the warmth of the Chinese people,” Obama said after his half-hour tour.
“It's magical,” Obama said when walking along the Great Wall, “it reminds you of the sweep of history and our time here on earth is not that long. We better make the best of it.”
“I brought back the admiration(钦佩) for the Chinese civilization(文明), I bring here the greetings of American people.” Obama said when climbing a watchtower to enjoy a distant view at the Badaling section of the Great Wall.
Obama is the fifth US president to visit the Great Wall. Richard Nixon visited the Great Wall in 1972, Ronald Reagan in 1984 and Bill Clinton in 1998, In 2002, former US President George W. Bush and his wife Laura toured the same sections Obama did.
1.What did Barack Obama do on November 18th, 2009?
A. He visited the Badaling section of the Great Wall.
B. He discussed the program with others.
C. He wrote a letter to Chinese people.
D. He called his friends when he climbed a watchtower.
2.What does the underlined word mean in Chinese？
A. 必需的B. 必看的C. 游客多的D. 著名的
3.Obama said that he was inspired by ________.
A. the warmth of the Chinese people
B. the sweep of history
C. the Chinese civilization
D. the majesty of the Great Wall
4.In the last paragraph, ________ people visited the Badaling section of the Great Wall.
A. fourB. fiveC. sixD. seven
5.What's the best title for the passage？
A. Barack Obama Visited the Great Wall
B. History of the Great Wall
C. US Presidents who once visited the Great Wall
D. Get to Know the Chinese Civilization
On October 31st, 2009, Chinese famous scientist Qian Xuesen, died in Beijing when he was 98 years old. He is famous as “the country’s father of space technology and king of rocketry”.
Qian was born in 1911 in Hangzhou. He left for the United States after winning a scholarship to graduate school in 1936. He studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and later at the California Institute of Technology.
Qian began his career in the US and was regarded as one of the brightest minds in the new field of aeronautics（航空学) before returning to China in 1955.
After he returned, Qian set up the first missile（导弹）and rocket research institute（学院) of China. The institute later helped start Chinese space program. He led the development of China's first nuclear-armed ballistic missile (弹道导弹) and worked on its first satellite.
He retired in the year before Chinese manned space program was launched in 1992. But his research formed the basis（形成基础）for the Long March CZ -2F rocket that carried astronaut Yang Liwei into orbit in 2003.
In August, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Qian and praised him for devoting his life to Chinese defense technologies. Qian told him, “I'm trying to live to be 100 years old”.
1.Qian was regarded as ________ before returning to China.
A. a father of space technology
B. king of rocketry
C. one of the brightest minds in the new field of aeronautics
D. one of the best-known scientists
2.When did Qian Xuesen retire?
A. In 1970.B. In 1991.C. In 1992.D. In 2009.
3.What does the underlined word mean in Chinese?
A. 发奖品B. 批评C. 赞扬D. 鼓励
4.List the following things in correct orders. Which is the correct?
①left for the United States
②won a scholarship to graduate school
③returned to China from the United States
④set up the first missile and rocket research institute of China
⑤studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A. ②①③④⑤B. ②①⑤③④
C. ⑤③④②①D. ⑤②①③④
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Qian was born in 1936 in Hangzhou.
B. Qian began his career in China.
C. The long March CZ-2Frocket carried YangLiwei into orbit in 2009.
D. Wen Jiabao visited QianXuesen in August 2009.
Avatar has become the most successful movie in 2009. It is about a soldier whose mind is set into the body of a giant blue alien. He was sent to a dangerous planet called Pandora. His mission（使命） is to find a rare mineral（矿物质）. The mineral is the key to solve the earth's energy crisis(危机).
According to the latest figures（数字）, Avatar has become the fastest film ever to make more than 1 billion dollars in ticket sales around the world. When it had been shown in cinemas for several days, it became the most popular film ever made.
Avatar knocked the movie Titanic off the international release top spot. But Titanic's director James Cameron probably won't be too upset, because Avatar is directed by him as well! Before Avatar was filmed, the best selling film ever was Titanic.
James Cameron decided to make Avatar in 1999. However, the means（方法）to realize his vision（影像画面） did not exist yet. In 2002, The Lord of the' Rings: The Two Towers made him believe that CGI (电脑影像合成) effects had progressed enough to make this film. After several years of production, the 3D spectacular Avatar successfully showed us a fully immersive experience.
1.The movie Avatar is about ________.
A. a soldierB. an officer
C. a womanD. a rare mineral
2.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Avatar was the most successful movie in 2009.
B. Avatar and Titanic are directed by the same person.
C. Avatar is a 3D movie.
D. The Lord of the' Rings: The Two Towers didn’t bring James Cameron any ideas about how to make Avatar.
3.Avatar became the most popular film ever made when it had been shown in cinemas for ________.
A. four weeksB. several days
C. two monthsD. half a year
4.The decision about making Avatar was in _________.
A. 1999B. 2002C. 2009D. 2010
5.The word “immersive” means ________in Chinese.
A. 索然无味的B. 身临其境的C. 血腥的D. 平静的
