40. Alice and her family live on the south (海岸) of England.

39. Austria is a (歐洲的) country which is famous for music.

38. Nancy has just (收到) an invitation letter from the international company.

37. Australian seasons are the (相反的) of ours. 

36. 1 plan to visit several (島嶼) countries in the Pacific Ocean this summer.

   Online shopping has become something very common for young people. However,it's not easy for old people. Therefore,buy-for-you shops,are becoming popular among the old.

   Mr. Li,a 65-year-old man,is crazy about this way of shopping. He says,4tI can^ use the Internet. After I happened to find a buy-for-you shop,I decided to try. Finally I got what I wanted. I was so happy."

   The shopkeeper Mu Lan says she started the business of offline buy-for-you in order to help people like Mr. Li. In only about ten days since the start of the business,she has received more than 20 orders from customers (顧客) . Mu Lan is not the only one who finds the large need of offline buy-for-you business in the market. In her city,over 300 such shops opened their doors only in April.

   In order to attract more customers,they have opened their shops in communities. And they charge a suitable service fee （服務(wù)費(fèi)）.For example,when buying things that cost less than 200 yuan for customers,they usually get 5 yuan as service fee.

   What if there is any problem with the ordered thing,let9s say,like a quality (質(zhì)量) problem? The shopkeepers say they will deal with (處理) any quality problems if people use their buy-for-you service.

() 31. What does a buy-for-you shop do?

   A. It sells things you need. B. It sells things to the old people.

   C. It buys things in shopping malls for you. D. It buys things online for you.

() 32. Why do some people go to a buy-for-you shop?

   A. Because they don't like shopping. B. Because they’re good at shopping online.

   C. Because they don't like online shopping. D. Because they can't use the Internet.

() 33. What's the meaning of the word “charge” in the fourth paragraph?

   A. ask some money   B. spend some money

   C. lend some money   D. borrow some money

() 34. Which of the following is NOT true about buy-for-you shops?

   A. They are usually in the neighbourhood. B. They get at least 5 yuan as service fee.

    C. They don't care about the quality. D. They are popular among old people.

() 35. We can know from the article that .

   A. Mr. Li is crazy about online shopping   B. buy-for-you business is in great need

   C. Mu Lan is the first to start the business   D. there9re 300 buy-for-you shops in the city

任務(wù)型閱讀(共10分，每小題1分)

  閱讀下面的短文，根據(jù)文中信息完成文后表格。(每空一詞) 

   My favourite computer game is called ”O(jiān)nline Traveller,. Nancy Jackson is the designer of the game. It came out in America in 2008 and has become very popular among children. 

   The main character in the game is a girl called Susan Ross. She is eight years old. One day she gets a treasure box. She has to travel around eight countries to get a key to open the box. She starts the trip by choosing a country and answering a question about its history. If she gives a correct answer,she can enter the next country. If she fails,she has to choose another country and start again.

   The game can help you learn more about history of different countries and give you lots of fun at the same time.

  Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike. More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However,things are different in Malawi (馬拉維) .Bikes are the most popular in this African country.

   Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people,especially tourists. These years,taking a “bicycle taxi” to travel around Malawi has become quite popular among tourists from all over the world.

   If you go to Malawi,you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the sides of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for people to sit on. You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very low cost.

   Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys the special bike riding a lot. “I really like the bike taxi”’ she says. “It's easy and cheap." Alice usually pays just $1 for going shopping in town.

   28-year-old Panjira Khombe began to ride a bike taxi two years ago. The young man enjoys this job. 66I used to make boats for a living,but that's a hard job. Being a bike taxi rider is easy for me and I don't mind carrying heavy people,” he says.

() 26. In Malawi, are the most popular form of transport.

   A. cars   B. bikes   C. boats   D. buses

() 27. What is a bicycle taxi?

   A. A bicycle that looks like a taxi.

   B. A taxi that looks like a bicycle.

   C. A bicycle that you pay to take you somewhere.

   D. A taxi for carrying people and their bicycles.

() 28. The article tells us that Alice enjoys the bike taxi because it's .

   A. on the sides of the roads   B. popular and heavy

   C. all over the country   D. cheap and easy

() 29. Panjira Khombe thinks that .

   A. going shopping is easy   B. making boats is difficult

   C. riding a bike taxi is cheap   D. carrying heavy people is interesting

() 30. The best title for the article may be “”.

   A. Bike riders   B. A special country   C. Bike taxis   D. A cheap journey

完形填空(共10分，每小題1分) 

   Nowadays,online learning has become very popular among people. Online learning is also called distance education (遠(yuǎn)程教育) .Those who want to learn something,whether they are 16 or old,all can have their lessons on different 17 . Some can even get a license or certificate (證書) after 18 the courses.Therefore,the number of people receiving this kind of education is on the 19 . Why is it so popular at present?

   The 20 are as follows. For one thing,the quick development (發(fā)展) of the 21 has provided many people a chance to take part in classes given by famous schools and 22 . For another,compared with (與…比較) having classes 23 . online education saves our time,energy and money,especially to those who are too 24 to study full time. The most important reason is that the schedule or timetable is 25 flexible (靈活的) that we can have more choices.

() 16. A. tall   B. short   C. old   D. young

() 17. A. classes   B. grades   C. schools   D. subjects

() 18. A. finish   B. finishing   C. start   D. starting

() 19. A. rise   B. fall   C. jump   D. way

() 20. A. results   B. messages   C. reasons   D. websites

() 21. A. Internet   B. unit   C. screen   D. mouse

() 22. A. students   B. rulers   C. teachers   D. guides

() 23. A. at home   B. at school   C. on the Internet   D. on the road

() 24. A. poor   B. energetic   C. busy   D. strong

() 25. A. very   B. too   C. such   D. so

() 15. —I'll go to France for a holiday next month. —Great! !

   A. Have a good time   B. Best wishes   C. Glad to see you again   D. Good luck