1.Many people became _________ (无家可归的)in the earthquake.
2.Look! The students are doing an experiment ________ (好奇地).
3.The dove is a bird and it ________ (代表) peace.
4.Everyone in the world is ______ (独一无二的)， with their own needs, preferences
and talents.
5.The classrooms in our school are modern and bright．They were newly ________ (装备) with computers and projectors.
6.Whenever we meet difficulties , our teachers often tell us to _______ (克服) them and never to give up.
7.Our school is very beautiful and you can see ________ (各种各样的) flowers here and there.
8.________ (意大利) is a European country that is shaped like a boot.
9.There are a variety of theme parks throughout the world．______ (无论在什么地方)there is a theme park, tourism is increasing.
10.We should care for the young and ________ （尊敬）the elderly.
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How to become a better student
Maybe you are an average（普通的；平常的）student with an average intellect．You probably think you will never be a top student．This is not necessarily so．Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to be．The following suggestions may be helpful to you.
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Look around the house for a good study area．Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything, but study materials．No radio or television．When you sit to work, concentrate/focus on the subject.
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This means looking a passage over quickly but thoroughly before you begin to read it more carefully．Scanning a passage lets you preview the material and get a general idea of the content．Scanning will help you double your reading speed and improve your comprehension.
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Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says．Real listening in class means less work later．Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.
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When you get home from school, go over your notes．Review the important points that your teacher mentions and you will remember them longer.
Develop a good attitude about tests．The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject．Tests do more than just provide grades; they let you know what you need to study more, and they help to make your new knowledge permanent(长久的；永久的).
（Xinhu）The Expo 2010 Shanghai China formally opened its door to the highly avid public this morning．
Top Chinese political advisor Jia Qinglin and International Exhibitions Bureau President Jean-Pierre Lafon activated（有活性的） the opening device together at a commencement（开始；开端） ceremony．
The Expo, carrying a theme of "Better City, Better Life", reflects the crystallization （结晶化）of wisdom about urban（城市的）construction and vision of a better future life, Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said while addressing the ceremony．
BIE Secretary Teneral Vicente Gonzalea Loscertales said the Shanghai World Expo would be "the most splendid and unforgettable" and would help the world better understand the present, have a glimpse（一瞥；一看）into the future and strengthen cooperation between countries and organizations．
Visitors, from home and abroad, are thronging（成群；挤满） to the gates of the Expo site, waiting for security checks in long queues．Around 300,000 tickets have been sold or distributed（分发） for the opening day, organizers said．
The Expo is expected to attract 70 million visitors from China and abroad．The Expo site covers an area of 5.28 square kilometers along both sides of the Huangpu River, a tributary（支流）of the Yangtze River．
1.What is the theme of the EXPO 2010 Shanghai China?
A．Better City, Better Future. B．Better City, Better World.
C．Better City, Better Life. D．Better City, Better Future.
2.What does the underlined word “avid”in paragraph 1 probably mean?
A．active． B．brave． C．energetic． D．eager.
3.How many visitors is the Expo expected o attract from home and abroad?
A．7000000． B．70000000． C．70000． D．700000．
4.What is the best title for this passage?
A．Expo site opens to public．
B．Expo site covers an area of 5.28 square kilometers.
C．The Expo is wonderful.
D．The Expo is unforgettable.
5.According to the passage which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．The Expo reflects the crystallization of wisdom about urban construction and vision of a better future life.
B．The Shanghai World Expo would be "the least splendid and unforgettable".
C．Expo site covers an area of 5.28 square kilometers.
D．Visitors, from home and abroad, are thronging to the gates.
Marie Sklodowska was the daughter of a Polish teacher．She was a very intelligent little girl; she could read when she was only four years old．Her father taught science at a school in Warsaw．Marie went to his school when she was fourteen years old．She was very interested in science and mathematics, and liked to help his father in his laboratory．She was a very good student and left school with a gold medal.
Marie wanted to be a scientist like her father．In 1891 her sister Bronya invited her to go to Paris．There she began to learn science and mathematics at the famous university of the Sorbonne．At first Marie could speak only a little French, but he worked hard and soon passed her examination．In Paris Marie met another scientist Pierre Curie, and in 1895 she married him.
In 1898 both the Curies decided to investigate the radioactive elements in pitchblende．The Austrians gave them a lot of pitchblende for their work, and the Curies began to experiment with it slowly and carefully．They worked hard for four years, and at last Marie obtained a very small piece of radioactive element—radium．It weighed only one tenth of a gramme, but it was pure radium and it shone with a wonderful light．The new element was valuable to science, but it was beautiful too.
1.Which of the following statements is true?
A．Marie left a gold medal because she was a good student.
B．Marie left school because she was a good student.
C．Marie received a gold medal because she was a good student
D．Marie left school because she wasn’t a good student.
2.Marie’s father ______ in Warsaw.
A．was an English teacher B．learned science at a school
C．was a science teacher D．taught Polish at a school
3.In 1891 Marie could ______.
A．speak only a little Polish B．not speak French at all
C．speak only a little science D．speak only a little French
4.In Paris Marie met ______.
A．another science B．another scientist
C．another scientific work D．scientific labs
5.The radium ______ one tenth of a gramme.
A．shone B．experimented C．obtained D．weighed
Do you love American country music? If you do, come to Nashville．It’s the home of American country music.
Nashville is the capital of the state Tennessee．Here you don’t have to go to the big auditoriums (音乐厅) to enjoy the country music．In the open air restaurants or on the streets, you can always hear the beautiful and sweet sounding folk music．All the singers are young and they play their guitars while they sang．The songs they sing are so touching that, if you listen attentively, you can feel they are singing with their souls rather than with their voices.
Shops selling music records and tapes can be found everywhere in Nashville．Many records are made by famous singers and they are sent to many countries all over the world.
The folk songs most of the singers sing come from the rural areas in the southern United States．The songs often describe the situations of those days and the feeling of the country people．They often sing in praises of heroism and true love.
1.The passage is mainly about ______．
A．Nashville B．the country music
C．pop singers D．American young people
2.From the passage we know that Nashville is ______.
A．a village B．a small town C．a capital city D．a big city
3.To enjoy the country music, you can go to ______.
A．the big auditoriums B．the open air restaurants
C．the streets D．all of the above
4.What is the meaning of the underlined word “heroism” in the last paragraph?
A．乐观主义 B．英雄主义 C．爱国主义 D．社会主义
5.According to the passage which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．The folk songs can impress you deeply.
B．Not all records are made by famous singers.
C．The folk songs are sung only in praises of true love.
D．Shops that sell music recorders and tapes can be found everywhere in Nashville．
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world．But 1a few of them are very 2．English is one of these．Many, many people use it, not only in England and the USA, but in other parts of the world．About 200 million people speak it as their own language．It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a 3language．Millions of people are trying to do so.
Is 4easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different 5．Have you ever 6the ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines?
“Learning English in six months, or your 7back…”“Easy and funny? Our records and tapes 8you master your English in a month． 9your first day your 10will be excellent．Just send…”Of course, it never 11quite like this.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue．We should 12that we all learned our own language well when we were 13．If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult．Imagine 14a small child does．He listens to what people say．He tries what he hears．When he is using a language, talking in it, and 15it all the time, just imagine how much 16that gets.
So it is 17to say that learning English is easy, because a good command （掌握； 精通）of English 18upon a lot of practice．And practice needs great effort and 19much time．Good teachers, records, tapes, books and dictionaries will work． 20they cannot do the student’s work for him.
1.A．not B．quite C．only D．very
2.A．difficult B．important C．necessary D．easy
3.A．native B．foreign C．useful D．mother
4.A．this B．that C．it D．which
5.A．questions B．problems C．ideas D．answers
6.A．found B．watched C．noticed D．known
7.A．knowledge B．time C．money D．English
8.A．make B．help C．let D．allow
9.A．From B．On C．Since D．After
10.A．spelling B．grammar C．English D．pronunciation
11.A．happened B．knew C．seemed D．felt
12.A．know B．remember C．understand D．think
13.A．students B．children C．babies D．grown-ups
14.A．what B．which C．who D．whose
15.A．using B．thinking C．trying D．practicing
16.A．time B．money C．language D．practice
17.A．hard B．easy C．funny D．silly
18.A．depends B．tries C．has D．takes
19.A．uses B．takes C．gets D．costs
20.A．And B．But C．So D．So
