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Scientists have built an exciting project 270miles into space．Sixteen countries from all around the world worked together to （66）plan and build a permanent（永久的） space station．The 16（67）nations included the United States，Canada and so on．In fact，the International Space Station （ISS） is the （68）largest international scientific project in human （69）history．Project on the ISS （70）began in 1998and was completed in 2002．
Six people from different countries （71）live on the Space Station．It has a permanent laboratory where the scientists conduct research that they cannot do on Earth．These （72）studies will be possible because the space station is almost （73）completely outside Earth's gravity．Some of this important research will help scientists understand more （74）about human learning and memory．The scientists will also be able to study Earth systems such as the oceans，weather，climate，and plant （75）growth．These systems affect the quality of life for all people today，as well as for our future generation．

11．Susannah and Lewis went on a school outing to visit some famous caves（洞穴）．（26）B，they fell into a hole，out of sight．After some time they （27）D in a very big dark cave．All that could be （28）C was a single ray of light coming from the cave roof．Susannah and Lewis shouted for（29）A，but no one came．The next morning they still hadn't been found，and （30）C the small ray of light from above，they wouldn't have been able to see anything at all．They started feeling  （31）A．
It must have been （32）D，because Susannah noticed that the ray of light from the（33）D   was in a straight line，and landing on the floor in front of her．Quickly，she took a piece of（34）B  that had fallen into the cave，and，using her glasses as a magnifying glass（放大鏡），she focused the ray of light onto the wood until it was burnt．Now they had a torch（火把）．It took them some time，and they had to （35）B quite a few torches，but finally they found a way out．

26．A．Impossibly	B．Unfortunately	C．Unhappily	D．Unpleasantly
27．A．fell	B．stayed	C．hid	D．landed
28．A．found	B．known	C．seen	D．learnt
29．A．help	B．light	C．love	D．parents
30．A．a(chǎn)cross	B．through	C．without	D．under
31．A．terrible	B．bored	C．upset	D．blind
32．A．evening	B．morning	C．a(chǎn)fternoon	D．noontime
33．A．sky	B．hill	C．tree	D．hole
34．A．paper	B．wood	C．cloth	D．glass
35．A．make	B．burn	C．produce	D．buy．

10．A seeing-eye dog is a special dog which helps blind people．These dogs generally go to （21）C schools for several years of training．
One day a seeing-eye dog and a blind man got on a bus together．The bus was full of people and there were no （22）A．One man，however，soon got up and left his seat．The dog took the blind man to the seat，but there was very little space．
The dog began to push the people on each side （23）B his nose．He pushed and pushed until the people moved down and finally there was enough space for （24）B people．The blind man then sat down and the dog got up on the seat next to him and soon fell asleep．
Everyone  on  the bus （25）D at the intelligence （智慧） of the dog in making space for the blind man and，at the same time，making a place for himself．

21．A．local	B．general	C．special	D．normal
22．A．seats	B．rooms	C．dogs	D．sides
23．A．by	B．with	C．in	D．on
24．A．one	B．two	C．three	D．four
25．A．laughed	B．a(chǎn)imed	C．threw	D．smiled．

9．選擇下列句子完成下面的對(duì)話．（共5小題，每小題1分）A．What interesting places are you going to visit there？
A．What interesting places are you going to visit there？
B．How are you going there？
C．With my friends
D．What are you going to do？
E．Thank you!
F．For about three weeks．
G．I don't like travelling．

Kate：Hello Alice
Alice：Hello，Kate．
Kate：The summer vacation is coming．D（56）
Alice：I am planning to go on a summer camp to Canada．I want to improve my English．
Kate：That sounds great．A（57）
Alice：I'd like to visit the Niagara Falls，CN Tower and some other places of interest．
Kate：Who will you go with？
Alice：C（58）
Kate：How long will you stay there？
Alice：F（59）We will be back at the end of July．
Kate：Have a good time!
Alice：E（60）

8．
Tony：Good morning，Kevin!You look tired．What's wrong？
Kevin：I couldn'tF（51）asleep last night．
Tony：Why？Did you watch the World Cup last night？
Kevin：No，maybe it'sD （52）the coming final exam．I can't sleep well before exams．
Tony：I think you are tooB（53）about exams．You should try to relax yourself．
Kevin：What should I do？
Tony：You can listen to some softA（54）before you go to bed．Or you can take a walk．
Kevin：Thanks for yourC（55）．I will try it tonight．
Tony：You're welcome．

7．Some inventions are very important．For example，the telephone allows people to communicate all over the world．The（16）D lets people travel long distances in a short time．Life is much easier with these （17）A inventions．
Some inventions are just fun．A company in Japan has invented （18）C flowers．You can listen to music that comes through real flowers．Customers in restaurants can smell the beautiful roses （19）D listen to pleasant music while eating．People in the dentist's office can look at pretty lilies and listen to Mozart while having their（20）C examined!
There is now a vehicle that gets you around with almost no effort （21）B．In fact，you drive this invention while standing on it!This vehicle runs by electricity．It（22）C quite easily．When you lean forward，it moves forward，and when you lean （23）B，it moves backward!
A new kind of bubble liquid has been invented．If you blow bubbles（24）C this liquid，they can last for several minutes!（25）A are very strong．You can even pick them up and throw them around!
Do you have your own ideas about inventions now？

16．A．bike	B．bus	C．ship	D．plane
17．A．important	B．useless	C．boring	D．strange
18．A．dancing	B．talking	C．singing	D．walking
19．A．but	B．so	C．nor	D．a(chǎn)nd
20．A．ears	B．eyes	C．teeth	D．nose
21．A．in all	B．a(chǎn)t all	C．a(chǎn)fter all	D．for all
22．A．carries	B．makes	C．works	D．plays
23．A．forward	B．backward	C．towards	D．a(chǎn)fterwards
24．A．a(chǎn)bout	B．a(chǎn)t	C．with	D．for
25．A．They	B．We	C．You	D．None

6．Obama was （71）born in 1961，in a small town in the US．When he was（72）young，
he was a quiet boy．With the help of his friends and his hard work，he （73）becamea star at college．Many years （74）laterhe made history．In 2008，Obama became the（75）firstblack president（總統(tǒng)）in the US history．

5．根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容將下面方框中的選項(xiàng)填入對(duì)話中，使對(duì)話內(nèi)容完整．請(qǐng)將正確選項(xiàng)的字母編號(hào)填在題后的橫線上．
-Hi，Tom．How was your vacation？
（56）A．
Where did you go？
（57）G．
Really？What did you do there？
Well，We went to a lot of museums．
（58）C．
They were really interesting but crowded．
（59）D．
Yes，we did．But the stores were very expensive．
（60）F．
-It was delicious．

A．It was great． B．It was terrible． C．Oh，how were they？ D．Did you go shopping？ E．We went to the beach． F．How was the sea food there？ G．I went to Hong Kong with my family．

4．Once there were several scientists in a forest．They were trying to （17）B the rarest animal in the world．No one had seen it，so everyone was （18）Cand wanted to be the first one to photograph and study it．
The animal only came out at night，（19）Dthe scientists did some other studies in the day．（20）Athem，there was a famous scientist named Walter．Every day，he would spend an hour sitting at the desk and putting all his equipment（設(shè)備）in the （21）B   place．He did this carefully．But other scientists laughed at him because they thought Walter was just wasting （22）D．
One night，the animal appeared （23）C．The scient ists heard its call．But the call didn't last long．The animal was frightened by the （24）Bmade by the scientists while they were scrabbling（忙亂地找）for their cameras and notebooks．
On the next morning，the scientist （25）Atheir fingings．Some had tried to record its call，others had noted down how it moved，and the luckiest one had even photographed parts of its tail and legs．They all congratulated each other on what they had found．However，when they saw what Walter had，they were very surprised．
（26）C had taken several complete（完整的）photos，the record of the animal's cry and notes about the animal．
They ran to congratulate Walter．They now understood the importance of keeping things in order．Because of that，Walter could find everything quickly in the dark．

17．A．feed	B．study	C．catch	D．kill
18．A．relaxed	B．tired	C．excited	D．surprised
19．A．but	B．or	C．a(chǎn)nd	D．so
20．A．Among	B．Beside	C．Against	D．Except
21．A．clean	B．right	C．safe	D．public
22．A．space	B．money	C．food	D．time
23．A．a(chǎn)ngrily	B．immediately	C．suddenly	D．quickly
24．A．plans	B．noises	C．records	D．mistakes
25．A．compared	B．counted	C．sorted	D．kept
26．A．They	B．It	C．He	D．You．

3．There was once a rich man who loved his little boy very
much．He wanted to try his best to please （使…高興） him．
So he gave him a horse to ride，beautiful rooms to live in，
pictures，books，toys and everything that money （59）couldbuy．
  But for all this，the little boy was stil（60）unhappy/sad．He wore a frown （ 皺眉 ） wherever he went，and always wished for something he did not have．The man didn't know how to make his son happy．
  One day，a magician （魔術(shù)師） came to the man and said to him，"I can make your son happy and turn his frowns into smiles，but you must pay me a great price for  （61）tellinghim the secret．"
"All right，"said the man，"No matter what you ask for，I'll give you．"The magician took the boy into a secret room．He wrote something on a piece of paper，and then gave it to the（62）boyThere on the paper came the words，"Do one kind thing for someone every day．"The boy（63）followed/accepted/tookthe advice and became one of the happiest boys．
  Only those who stop thinking about their own happiness can be truly happy．