57. 你不在家時，我會照顧孩子們。

While you are not at home,I'll the children.

56. 如果人們遇上麻煩,我們應(yīng)該幫助他們。

If people are,we should help them.

    When a computer works on a group of programs,it can get very hot. Cooling the computer can cost a lot. So some scientists wonder what would happen if the heat from the computer could be used.

Internet companies (公司) such as Google and Microsoft have ^thousands of computers. As these computers deal with information,they produce lots of heat,so they need huge cooling system(系統(tǒng)) Thes systems send the heat into the air

   A company in Holland (荷蘭) thinks paying to make the computers work and then paying again to cool them are a waste of energy. So the company developed a special device — the e-Radiator.

    Boaz Leupe,head of the company,says the e-Radiator works as a heating system and saves money. He explains that the energy is used twice — once to heat the home and once to cool the computer and that the users don't have to pay to cool their computers.

   Five homeowners in Holland are testing the heating system in their homes.

   "We pay for the computer using,so, in that way,homeowners get heating for free,Boaz says.

   Jan Visser is one of the homeowners. ”If you use the computer more,the e-Radiator produces more heat," he says. "It cannot provide enough heat if you don't use your computer often. .' But he is ready to try it. It's a great help for his family.

   The company says e-Radiators produce heat temperatures of up to 55°C. It says the system could save its users about$ 440 a year.

53. The e-Radiator is mainly used .

   A. to drive the computer

   B. to help Microsoft

   C. to heat the computer

   D. to provide heat

54. The Chinese meaning of the word "device" in this passage is probably "".

   A. 節(jié)能   B. 實驗   C. 儀器   D. 開關(guān)

55. The best title of the passage may be""

   A. An Environmental Problem

   B. A New Way to Heat Homes

   C. The Future Computers

   D. The Energy to Be Wasted

   Once a king got two nice falcons (獵鷹) from his son. He had never seen such beautiful falcons before. He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer to train them to fly.

   After several months,the king came to see how the training was going on. He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky,while the other was staying on the branch (樹枝) of a tree quietly,just keeping still.

   The king called all his falconers together and ordered them to try every way they could to make the other falcon fly. But none of them succeeded. One day,while the king was taking a walk in the forest,an idea came to his mind. Maybe someone who knew the natural environment well could solve this problem. He sent for a farmer who lived in the forest into his palace to train it at once.

   The next morning,the king saw the other falcon flying above in the sky freely. " It is unbelievable!” shouted the king. "How could you make it happen?"

   The farmer replied ,” It's very easy. I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested."

   It is always the same to human beings. We all have" two flying wings” in our hearts as well,but we often don't seem to notice them and stay where we are just for safety and comfort. We won’t realize we can fly so high and freely until the "branch"we are resting on breaks.

50. What did the king do after he got two falcons?

   A. He kept them on the branch of a tree.

   B. He sent them to a farmer in the forest.

   C. He made the best falconer train them to fly.

   D. He set them free and let them fly in the sky.

51. Why did the king call all his falconers together?

   A. Because he wanted to get more falcons.

   B. Because he wanted the other falcon to fly.

   C. Because he wanted them to see his falcons.

   D. Because he wanted to know more about falcons.

52. How did the king feel when he saw the other falcon fly freely in the sky?

   A. Excited. B. Moved.

   C. Worried. D. Relaxed.

第二節(jié):閱讀下面B、C、D三篇短文，從各小題所給的 四個選項中選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的一個最 佳答案。(共10小題，計15分)

News Review

   APEC Blue People in Beijing got the saying after the APEC meeting in Beijing. It refers to (指) the clear blue sky during the meeting. To get such a blue sky,many factories in Beijing and nearby cities stopped work,and the number of cars on the road was cut.

  A Warning Ticket A 24 -year-old woman in Nanjing was given a warning ticket for eating food on the subway. Eating is not allowed on the Nanjing subway. Up to now,2,698 people have been punished (§罰) because of their eating,smoking or selling goods on the subway.

   A Teacher-free Exam Recently,students at Ningbo Huamao Foreign Language School in Zhejiang took their midterm exam ——a teacher-free exam. After handing out the exam papers,the teachers left the classrooms,leaving the students to take the exam without being watched. They only came back to collect the papers at the end.

   A Tomato Fight Do you want a tomato shower? Come to the " tomato fight" in Spain!Once every year,people in the town of Bunol throw tomatoes at each other. Don’t worry. It's not a real fight. People do this only for fun.

46. APEC Blue refers to in Beijing during the APEC meeting. '

   A. the factories   B. the clear blue sky

   C. the people   D. the cars on the road 

47. A 24-year-old woman in Nanjing was given a warning tfcfet for on the subway.

   A. drinking   B. smoking

   C. eating food   D. selling goods

48. In a teacher-free exam,students take their exam.

   A. at the end of the term   B. outside the classroom

   C. without giving answers   D. without being watched

49. In the town of Bunol,Spain,people throw tomatoes at each other .

   A. to have fun   B. to enjoy dinner

   C. to take a shower   D. to start a fight

V.閱讀理解(共15小題，計20分)

第一節(jié):閱讀下面一篇短文，判斷下列句子是否符合短文 內(nèi)容，符合的用”A”表示，不符合的用"B”表示。(共5小題，計 5分)

    Long ago,there was a queen who lived in a palace. She felt bored and said to her advisor (顧問) ，"All the things around me are too boring. I need a different kind of beauty. Ixt everyone know that I will hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world. And the prize will be this crown (王冠) . n Several days later,lots of people came to the competition and showed their things. The queen was not satisfied with what she saw. The advisor suggested,M What you are looking for cannot be brought to you. You must look for it by yourself. What about a journey?"

   The queen was interested in the idea,so she started immediately. As she was on top of the hill near her palace,she looked down and suddenly something cried in her heart. " Why have I never found my palace so beautiful ?" The queen spent one year travelling. She saw beauty on the farm,in the forest and even in the stars twinkling (閃爍) at night on her journey. But what was the most beautiful thing? She thought it over. Suddenly,she understood beauty was everywhere. She should learn to enjoy the world. She left the pieces of her crown at different places that she had seen. As time went by,the queen's crown got smaller and smaller until nothing was left.

   She found the most beautiful thing at last. It was the world!

41. The queen wanted to hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world.

42. Lots of people came to the competition and brought the things that made the queen satisfied.

43. On top of the hill near her palace,the queen suddenly found her palace so beautiful.

44. The queen saw beauty on the farm,in the river and even in the night sky on her journey.

45. The passage tells us that beauty is everywhere if we learn to enjoy the world.

IV.完形填空(共10小題，計10分)

閱讀下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后從各小題的四個選項 中選出一個最佳答案，使短文連貫完整。

    I will never forget a story in the rest of my life. One day about two years ago,I was driving home with my husband. It was freezing cold outside,so I didn't want to get out of the car and just stayed at the wheel when we passed a cafe. Suddenly I 31 a short old man,covered with some bits of cloth,32 with the cold. He was waiting for anyone who would leave him a coin or a cup of 33 coffee. I asked my husband to 34 and hand this old man something. He looked at my husband's face,smiled and said, "Thank you. " I felt so happy 35 I wished the old man could live through the cold night.

    I was sure to meet him again and find out 36 he was the next day,as I had to pass this way the following day. I did so the next evening,and he 37 the car and came up to my window and smiled at me. This time I 38 him a bag of food. He reached out for the bag and I gave him my hand. He held the food,smiled and said,M May God bless you!" I looked at the old man and he made me think of my father.

I do hope all of us will remember that 39 one day,it could happen to one of us,so please do not pass by a poor person 40 offering at least a word of love and a kind smile.

31. A. looked   B. realized   C. noticed   D. heard

32. A. shaking   B. crying   C. standing   D. holding

33. A. black   B. sweet   C. cold   D. hot

34. A. step by   B. go over   C. come up   D. move to

35. A. and   B. so   C. but   D. yet

36. A. why   B. where   C. when   D. how

37. A. believed   B. remembered

   C. caught   D. got

38. A. returned   B. received   C. offered   D. threw

39. A. anyway   B. maybe   C. suddenly   D. almost

40. A. without   B. with   C. by   D. during

30. Please your exam papers once again before handing them in.

   A. going over   B. went over

   C. go over   D. to go over 

29. important it is for kids to imagine freely!

   A. What   B. What a   C. What an   D. How

28. —Mum, I visit the Movie Museum tomorrow?

—I'm afraid you can't. It is closed on Monday.

   A. must   B. may   C. should   D. need