Do you know Roma people? They were called Gypsies（吉普賽人）by Europeans because they thought they came from Egypt(a country in Africa). About a thousand years ago, the Roma people left their homeland. They are known as nomads because for hundreds of years many of them have lived in large groups that travel from place to place. They have no real homeland.

Today, the Roma are now living all over the world. They have kept their language and many customs. For example, it’s important for Roma to marry other Roma. It’s also a custom for parents to choose the person their children will marry. Roma people get married when they are young, sometimes even as young as 14.

Romany is the language of the Roma people, which was written down only recently. Because the Roma are nomadic and have moved all over the world, their language has developed in many different ways. It is sometimes hard for Roma in one part of the world to understand Roma from another part.

Roma music is famous all over the world, because many Roma throughout history have been musicians. Their music has influenced many other kinds of music, like classical and jazz.

Roma don’t usually assimilate（同化） into host countries. Over many centuries, governments have forbidden them to marry each other, travel or wear their traditional bright clothes. They have their gold taken away from them-treasures（財富） from their parents and grandparents. They have been taken as slaves（奴隸）, and have been forced to change their names.

But today, the Roma are finding ways to live in peace with others while keeping the treasures of their culture. “There is a will within us to continue to live as a people,” says George Kaslov, whose family arrived in New York from Russia a hundred years ago. “All the other ethnic（種族） groups who came to America assimilate gradually with time going; they lose their customs and language. But not the Roma, We hold out.”

【1】What does the underlined word “nomads” in the 1st paragraph mean?

A．People who move from place to place.

B．People who come from Roma.

C．People who have their own homeland.

【2】What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．George Kaslov has a strong will to live on.

B．The Roma still keep their customs and language.

C．The Roma are finding ways to keep the gold of their own.

【3】What can we infer（推斷） about the Roma according to the passage?

A．Most of the Roma live in very unusual houses.

B．Most Roma get married either when they are very young or very old.

C．Their culture is very different from other European cultures.

【4】What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To tell readers about an interesting culture.

B．To tell us why the Roma need our help.

C．To show us how all people are similar.

【5】What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Brave Roma Travelers

B．Famous Roma Music.

C．The Roma: Past and Present

【題目】根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容完成下列題目。 Dear Mary,
Can you take these things to my brother, Bill? These things are: his red hat, alarm clock, keys, English book, notebook, watch and ID card. (A) His keys are on the table, too. His English book is in the bookcase, too. (B) His watch is in the dresser. And his ID card is in the dresser.
Thank you.
Jenny
（1）將A處改成單數(shù)句。
（2）將B處合并為一句。
（3）Where is Bill's English book?
（4） writes(寫)this note.
（5）選出文中沒有提到的物品 ________
A.watch
B.alarm
C.notebook
D.baseball

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從每小題所給的A、B、C三個選項中，選出一個最佳選項，并將其字母標號填入題前括號內(nèi)。

I could clearly remember my first day in the 5th grade. I was a new ________ there, having transferred(轉(zhuǎn)學)to a local school for boys. Life was really ________ for my parents because the new school cost much more money. So we had to ________ as much money as we could. My parents worked ________ than before to earn money.

At school, we should wear a white shirt with the school’s ________ on its upper left pocket that could be bought in the school shops. And at the top of this pocket a name tag(簽條) should be worn to show your ________ .This tag was________ at the shops, too. To save money, mom decided to make the tag herself. ________ I was not ready to wear it, because I thought ________ was different and irregular(不合常規(guī)的)．

At school, some boys ________and said, “Your helper surely did a terrible job.”And another said, “How strange it is! At least it caught our________ .” I knew it. At first, I tried to cover it. I tried many ways to do it. ________, put a small cartoon paper on it. At last I realized it should not stop me from doing my best, although it was different ________ others’. But I know mom ________spent much time making it possible to give the best to me. I should be proud of it. And I did. I wore this mom-made tag for the rest of the school years. I thought it was the deep love________my mother showed to me．Whether the tag was new or old, I used to wear it until I finished my schoo1.

【1】A．worker B．doctor C．student

【2】A．difficult B．interesting C．boring

【3】A．spend B．save C．waste

【4】A．harder B．better C．higher

【5】A．1anguage B．shape C．sign

【6】A．paper B．name C．clothes

【7】A．borrowed B．sold C．made

【8】A．But B．And C．So

【9】A．they B．he C．it

【10】A．laughed B．cried C．sat

【11】A．idea B．a(chǎn)ttention C．safety

【12】A．After all B．At once C．For example

【13】A．of B．to C．from

【14】A．ever B．a(chǎn)lways C．seldom

【15】A．that B．where C．what

— , so we should cigarettes and alcohol

A．So they are; shut down

B．So they are; stay away from

C．So is it; put away

【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容理解，選擇正確答案。 Hi, I'm Brian. This is the photo of my family. My grandfather is with glasses. He has little hair. The one standing next to him is my uncle. He is wearing a cap. My grandmother has gray hair. She is a kind woman. She is holding my younger brother. He has short curly hair. The woman standing behind me is my mom. She has straight brown hair. There is a little girl sitting on the table. Her name is Cathy. She is my sister. She is wearing a green T-shirt and a pair of green socks. It's her favorite color. Which one is my father? Well, he is wearing glasses, too. He is in brown shorts and brown shoes. His name is Sam. Now, do you know where he is?
（1）How many people are there in the passage?
A.Five.
B.Six.
C.Seven.
D.Eight.
（2）What is Cathy's favorite color?
A.Green.
B.Black.
C.Yellow.
D.White.
（3）How many children do Brian's parents have?
A.One.
B.Two.
C.Three.
D.Four.
（4）Who is wearing glasses?
A.Brian and his father.
B.Brian.
C.Brian's grandpa and uncle.
D.Brian's grandpa and father.
（5）Which is NOT right?
A.Brian has one uncle in the picture.
B.Brian's younger brother has long curly hair.
C.Brian's grandfather doesn't have much hair.
D.Brian's sister wears a green T-shirt.

【題目】詞句運用：根據(jù)句意和首字母提示，補全各小題單詞，每空限填一詞。
（1）Tom has an a over the shorter players in the basketball games.
（2）He r a letter from his friend last week.
（3）The t number of the students is 800 in our school.
（4）The thief run away in the o direction.
（5）Miss Yang has rich e in teaching English.

As life-saver Christopher Walsh rescued（營救） his brother and then his sister from the water of a canal（運河）, his mother shouted to him:” I’m proud of you.”

His mother Bery1 sat proudly and watched last night as Christopher was given the “Child of Courage award by his favourite TV star.

Christopher was in the car with his mother, father, sister Rosie, 10, and brother Mac, 7, when his father drove into a metal barrier.

The family’s car fell down a hill into the canal, and landed with its wheels up.

Christopher, then 12, swam through a broken window and got out into the fresh air. Then he saw the rest of his family were still in the car－in the water. He took a big breath and swam back to save first Mac, and then Rosie. Christopher, from England, said:“ I didn’t think about it and only knew I had to get them out. I was frightened, but it was all happening so fast, and I didn’t really think about the danger.”

Christopher freed Mac and then swam back to get non-swimmer Rosie, who was under the cold, cloudy water, in the car.

Christopher had to feel for her seatbelt（安全帶） because he could not see anything. He took the seatbelt off her, then went up for air. Finally he went back to pull her out of the car.

Bery1 I said:“ When I got to the side and looked back, I thought Christopher and Rosie had gone. I thought they were dead. Then I saw him come up out of the water like a dolphin, and I could see he had Rosie. I shouted across the canal, ‘I’m so proud of you. ’”

Christopher’s father was badly hurt in the accident and was taken to a nearby hospital.

【1】Was Christopher given the “Child of Courage” award by his favourite TV star?

【2】What happened to Christopher’s family?

【3】Why did Christopher have to feel for the seatbelt of his sister?

【4】Who was badly hurt in the accident?

【5】What do you think of Christopher? Why?

Born in Guangdong Province in 1942, Liang moved with her family to Taiwan at the age of seven. Liang taught at a primary school for seven years until her boyfriend went to America in 1969, one year after they got married.

“We didn’t have much money,” she says, “ so I started babysitting for other Chinese families and taking care of my own daughter at the same time.” She also taught children Chinese at Chinese schools. What’s more, she would help newly arrived Chinese families find apartments and work, and sometimes lend them money.

“I remember those students from China who first came in 1986. They didn’t have much money, and idea of what to do,” Liang told us. “ I then asked people in my neighborhood and my Chinese friends for donations(捐贈)－not only some money but also small electronic appliances needed for daily living.”

One of her experiences in Dayton, Ohio made her want to make volunteering a vocation(職業(yè)). She remembers how she once collected(接走) two Chinese professors who had missed their flight and had no one there to pick them up. A friend told Liang about it, and she went to meet them herself around midnight. She found the men feeling lost in that strange country, where no one spoke their language. They didn’t want to go to an American hotel, and didn’t know how they would get to Columbus the next day. “ So I talk to them and took them home with me,” she says, “ and today, I am still in touch with those two professors. We are good friends.”

【1】Liang helped poor students in western China by______.

A. holding a basketball match

B. working with an American organization

C. asking her Chinese friends for donations

D. taking the poor students to her home

【2】Liang moved with her family to Taiwan when she was_____ years old.

A. six

B. seven

C. eight

D. nine

【3】Her experience of_______ made her decided to make volunteering her vocation.

A. moving from place to place

B. helping students in 1986

C. being a primary school teacher

D. helping the two professors in Dayton

【4】What can we learn about Liang from the passage? ______

A. She didn’t have to worry about money．

B. She likes helping others when they are in trouble.

C. Many Chinese families lent her money.

D. She asked people to take care of her daughter.

The famous actor and writer, Michael Palin, made the comments days after a study showed that pupils in the UK were less likely to take part in science field trips than in most other developed countries.

The study found that 13% of schools in the UK failed to take children out of the classroom regularly.

Mr. Palin said that field trips were an important part of geography and that he was interested in geography because he had a good geography teacher and he had many opportunities to “get out of the school building”.

In an interview, Mr. Palin said, “It was important for children to see things for themselves and learn about the rest of the world. You have to show them a mountain, show them a factory, show them a power station.”

Mr. Palin had been to the North and South Poles, the Himalayas（喜馬拉雅山脈）, the Sahara and Eastern Europe.

“Geography is about the study of the earth. It is awide-rangingsubject,” he said. “It’s related to everything we do: what we eat, what transport we take to work, where we live, what houses are made of, and so on.”

He said children needed to get basic geography knowledge first and that once they had the basic knowledge they could move on to deeper problems, such as population and pollution. “Today’s children will need to deal with a lot of problems when they grow up. They have to learn geography today,” he said.

【1】The study showed that __________

A. about 10% of British schools didn’t organize field trips regularly

B. many British students were not interested in geography

C. some geography teachers didn’t do a good job

D. students who studied geography seldom went out of the school building

【2】The underlined expression“wide-ranging” means ________ in Chinese.

A. 理論性很強的

B. 有發(fā)展前途的

C. 覆蓋面廣的

D. 跟旅游有關(guān)的

【3】Mr．Palin _____________.

A. thinks that population and pollution are small problems

B. wanted to be a teacher when he was in middle school

C. has organized some field trips for school children

D. thinks that children should take part in geography field trips

【4】From the passage, we can learn that Mr．Palin likes ___________

A. staying at home

B. travelling

C. using computers

D. shopping

【題目】用方框中所給單詞的適當形式完成下列句子
draw, dollar, sell, common, safe
（1）They spent over one million on the campaign.
（2）These visitors arrived at the city last night.
（3）My friend his bike to me for $40.
（4）Smith is a very last name in England.
（5）People say that there are two big in the box.