9．In Britain，people often invite friends for a meal，a party or just coffee．People who know each other very well-close friends，family or neighbors-visit each other's houses without an invitation（邀請），but usually an invitation is needed．When people invite someone to their homes，they often say，"Would you like to come for dinner on Saturday？"Answers are："Thanks．We'd love to．What time？"or"I'm sorry．We'd love to but we have tickets for the concert．"However，it is not polite to say"No，we wouldn't!"
Sometimes，the British use expressions（表達(dá)） that sound like invitations but which are not invitations．For example，"You must come over for a drink sometime．"or"Let's go out for a meal one of these days．"These are usually just polite ways of ending a talk．They are not real invitations because they don't mention（提及）a certain time or day．They just show that the person is trying to be friendly and the answers are，"Yes，that would be nice．"or"OK，yes，thanks．"
So next time you hear what sounds like an invitation，listen carefully．Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly？

72．It is not polite to answer the real invitation by saying"D"
A．Sorry，we'd love to but we have tickets for the concert．
B．Thanks．We'd love to．What time？
C．Sure．We'd like to，thanks a lot．
D．No，we wouldn't!
73．If the British just want to end a talk politely，they may say，"B"
A．Would you like to come for dinner on Saturday？
B．Let's go out for a meal one of these days．
C．Let's go out for a meal on Saturday．
D．Shall we go for a drink this afternoon？
74．The British often use"C"to answer the invitations that are not real．
A．Yes，what time？
B．No，that's not a real invitation．
C．OK，yes，thanks．
D．No，you just want to be friendly．
75．Which is the best title （標(biāo)題） for the passage？B
A．Britain                   
B．Invitation                    
C．A talk with friends                    
D．A letter to friends．

8．What's the life in the desert like？You may think there is only sand in the desert of the world，but it is not true．In the desert，there is a little rain，but it is not enough for most plants．Still we can see some plants live in the desert．
  There is water in some places in the desert．We call these places oases．In the oases，there are villages and towns．People grow all kinds of crops in the fields there．People also live outside the oases．They have camels，sleep and other animals．These animals depend on the desert plants for their food and do not need much water．
  The animals are useful to the desert people in many ways．They eat the meat and drink the milk of the animals．They use the camels for carrying water，food，tents and something else．
  The desert people have to keep moving from place to place．They must always look for grass or desert plants for the animals．When there is no more food for their animals，they move to another place．The desert people are friendly．No man in the desert would ever refuse to help the people in trouble and give them food and water．

51．What's in the desert？D
A．There is only sand                  
B．There is much water 
C．There is much rain and many plants  
D．There is a little rain and some plants
52．Where do the desert people live？C
A．They only live in the oases        
B．Theey have to only live on the sand
C．They live in and outside the oases 
D．They live on the camels'back
53．What animals do the desert people use for carrying？A
A．Camels     
B．Sheep    
C．Pandas     
D．Tigers
54．The people have to keep moving from place to place becauseC
A．they enjoy moving                        
B．they have to live in the desert
C．they must look for food for their animals
D．the other desert people aren't frinedly．

7．閱讀短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容，完成下列任務(wù)．（每小題2分，滿分10分） 
We sometimes say the lion is"the king of the jungle"because it is stronger and more dangerous than the other animals．It can run faster than most other animals and it can hunt better．The lion is the highest animal in the  ①food chain．In the sea，the shark is at the top of the food chain．It can swim faster than most other sea animals．It can also use its big teeth to catch other 
sea animals and eat them．
What is at the top of the world's food chain？Humans are!We are not the biggest or fastest，but we are the cleverest．We could not run faster than most animals，so we invented cars and now we can move fastest．We could not fight better than a lion，so we invented guns．Now we can hunt the best．
People's inventions are clever，but they can be dangerous，too．For example，many years ago in Inner Mongonia，people used guns to  ②a lot of wild wolves．The wild wolves usually eat wild rabbits．But in recent years，the number of wild rabbits is becoming bigger and bigger because the number of wild wolves is getting smaller and smaller．The wild rabbits competed for the grass with the sheep and cows．Much of the grassland became desert because it was seriously destroyed by the rabbits．
Remember that we are a part of the food chain，so we are in danger，too!If we protect animals，we are protecting ourselves．

任務(wù)一：請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，分別寫出①、②處所缺單詞．（每空限填一詞） 
71．①land          
 ②kill 
任務(wù)二：閱讀短文，從短文中找出恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~補(bǔ)全句子． 
72．（A）Sharks are at thetop of the food chain in the ocean ecosystem．
（B）The course teaches the girls how tofight back if they are hurt．
任務(wù)三：請把上文中劃線的句子翻譯成漢語． 
73．保護(hù)動(dòng)物就是保護(hù)我們自己
任務(wù)四：請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)． 
74．Why are people at the top of the world's food chain？C
A．Because they can use guns．B．Because they are the biggest．
C．Because they are the cleverest．D．Because they can drive cars．
任務(wù)五：請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題． 
75．What is the best title of the passage？Food Chain．

6．Facts about hot and cold places on the earth!
The Sahara Desert
The Sahara Desert in North Africa is one of the largest and hottest deserts in the world．In the summer the temperature during the day often reaches 40?C．The highest temperature ever was 58?C!It seldom rains in the Sahara，but there are storms---sand storms!
The Sahara Desert is a very difficult place for humans to live．Only a few plants are able to grow in the dry climate．But there are many oases．An oasis is a place where plant and trees can grow because there is water．There are about 90large oases in the Sahara，where people have built villages．Some animals are able to live in the desert，too．They can live for many days without water or food．
Antarctica （非洲）
Antarctica is a continent （州） which is under almost 2kilometers of ice．The South Pole is in the Antarctica and is the most southern place on earth．It is always very cold．In the winter the temperature falls to-80!People have never lived there for long because it is too cold．There are scientist，but they only stay a few months．
In Antarctica animals and plants can't live easily on the land，but the sea is full of creatures．Many different kinds of penguins （企鵝） and seals （海豹） live there all year．They spend most of their lives swimming in the freezing Antarctica water．The sea provides lots of food for them because it is full of fish and sea life．The largest seals in the world lives in Antarctica．They're called elephant seals．

Facts about hot and cold places on the earth!
hot	In the Sahara，villages can be built where there are large （81）oases ．
	The highest temperature in the Sahara was （82）58℃．
cold	Antarctica is （83）under/covered with very thick ice all year round．
	The most southern place on earth is called （84）the South Pole ．
	In Antarctica there are many （85）sea creatures such as fish．

5．Why does the sky change colors？
What is the sky？How high is it？What color is it？What birds can live above it？These questions are difficult to answer，aren't they？
In fact，the sky has no color．Then why does the sky look blue？
We know that there is air around the world．When planes fly，they need air to lift their wings．Planes can't fly very high．That is because the air gets thinner when they go higher．The same will happen to us if we go high enough．If we go up about 1，200 kilometers from the earth，we'll find no air there．Some birds can fly into the sky as high as a plane，but they cannot fly or live without air．
Looking up above us，you will see the blue sky with white clouds．It is usually light blue．The color would be bluer when you see on the top of a high mountain．And you will see fewer clouds in the sky between you and the sun．
Sometimes the sky doesn't look blue．When the sun rises and falls，you will see red orange，and other colurs in the sky．Such are the most beartiful moments of the day．
Who can see the colors of the sky high above the earth？The astronauts!They can see those beautiful colors of the sky from the outer space．However，before flying into outer space，they sit in a spaceship high above the earth，and there is no air at all．The sky would be that dark and its color would be black．
Now you may understand that we see colors because the air scatters（使散射）the sunlight．Light travels through the air．Without air，there would be no light or colors．

34．Planes can't fly as high as possible becauseD．
A．the sky is blue
B．the wings are heavier
C．the sky has no color
D．the air becomes thinner
35．When you stand on the top of a high mountain，you will seeB．
A．more air
B．bluer skies
C．more colors
D．more clouds
36．In Huzhou，we might see many colors in the sky atAduring the day．
A.6：00a．m．
B.9：00a．m．
C.1：00p．m．
D.3：00p．m．
37．The sky changes colors becauseD．
A．it's colorful itself
B．the world is colorful
C．the air has colors
D．the air scatters the sunlight．

4．
there，under．There is a car under the tree．

3．
often，after schoolThey/The boys often play football after school．

2． 
make，relaxThe boy listens to music to make him relax．

1．People in different countries have different hobbies around the world．For example，in America people's favorite hobby is watching TV in their spare time．It is the main entertainment for Americans to watch TV at least one hour each day.96% of Americans take watching TV as their first hobby．The second one is going to the cinema or doing some sports．Next is reading or gardening．Besides these，fishing is also a very popular hobby．In England，it's quite different．People like to go to the flea market（跳蚤市場）．They like to go there to see if there is something new．In addition，Englishmen like drinking tea．Russians like reading very much．Wherever you go，you will see the people reading carefully．Germans like reading as well．According to a survey （調(diào)查），Germans read 11books on average （平均） in 2006．

81．How many kinds of hobbies that Americans have are mentioned in this passage？C
A．Four．
B．Five．
C．Six．
D．Seven．
82．What is the first hobby for Americans？A
A．Watching TV．
B．Going to the cinema．
C．Doing some sports．
D．Reading．
83．Where do Englishmen like to go in their spare time？B
A．Garden．
B．Flea market．
C．Library．
D．Cinema．
84．The people inA like reading．
A．Russia and America   
B．Russia and Germany
C．America and England  
D．England and Germany
85．The people inB like drinking tea．
A．America    
B．England              
C．Russia         
D．Germany．

20．Farmer Ed Rawlings smiles as he looks at his orange trees．The young oranges are growing well in Florida's weather．Warm sunshine and gentle rains，along with Ed Rawlings'expert care，will produce a good crop（收成）of oranges this year．
However，Ed has to guard against Florida's changeable winter weather．In January and February，temperatures can destroy Ed's entire orange crop．Having farmed in Florida for the past 35years，Ed is prepared for the frost（霜）．When temperatures drop below freezing，Ed tries to save his crop by watering his orange trees．The water freezes and forms a thin layer（層） of ice around the trees．Strange as it may sound，this thin layer of ice actually keeps the fruit warm．
What happens is simple．When the trees are watered，the water loses heat and becomes ice．The warmth of the heat it loses is taken in by the fruit and keeps its temperature at a safe level．Ed has effectively used this method to save many orange crops．
But Ed still faces difficulties．The trees must be watered at the exact moment the temperature drops to the freezing point．Also，just the right quantity（數(shù)量）of water must be used．Too much water can form a thicker layer of ice that will break the tree's branches（樹枝）．Another difficulty is that wind blows away the heat，so Ed has to worry about not only when but also how often his trees should be watered，and how much water should be used．
Computer technology may help Ed with some of these worries．With equipment（設(shè)備），air and soil temperatures and wind speed can be measured．The information is fed into a computer which can calculate（計(jì)算） when the temperature will drop below freezing．The computer can correctly decide the quantity of water to be used and how frequently  the trees should be watered．Ed finds looking after his orange trees a lot easier with the help of a computer，and，his customers will have the benefits（利益） of computer-age oranges．

58．The passage is mainly aboutA．
A．a(chǎn) farmer expert cares for his orange trees
B．the different uses of computers
C．growing oranges in Florida's changeable weather
D．different ways of frost protection
59．Ed tries to protect his crop byC
A．using a wind machine to drive away the cold air
B．equipping his orange trees with a computer
C．watering it at the proper time
D．picking his fruit at the first sign of frost
60．According to the passage，the computer technologyD．
A．removes the need for frost protection
B．prevents temperature from dropping
C．tells farmers why outdoor temperatures change
D．helps the farmer get a better harvest．