Recently，a solar powered（太陽能動(dòng)力的）plane took to the sky for the first time. It had passed an important test on the way to travel around the world.

The plane took off from an airport in Switzerland（瑞士）at 45km an hour. It slowly rose above the fields and into the sky.

“There has never been an airplane of that kind that could fly — never an airplane so big, so light, using so little energy,” said Bertrand Piccard, a leader of the project.

    During the 90-minute flight, the plane did several turns. It climbed nearly 1.6km above the countryside.

    Engineers plan to test a night flight before July. Then they will use the results of the tests to build a second plane. They plan to travel around the world in that plane in 2012.

The plane flies at 70 km an hour. That is faster than a bike and slower than a car. Piccard and pilot Andre Borschberg will take the plane around the world. The pilots will keep the plane in the air for up to five days at a time.

    “We want to fly it day and night with no fuel (燃料),” Piccard said

1.How long did the first flight of the solar powered plane last？

A. 45 minutes         B. 60 minutes         C. 70 minutes         D. 90 minutes

2.What’s the most special about the plane？

 A. It uses no fuel         B. It’s the fastest plane  

C. It can fly highest       D. It’s the heaviest plane

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage ?

A The plane goes much faster than a car

B The plane took off at a speed of 45km an hour

C Engineers plan to test a night flight before July

D The plane will fly in the air or up to five days at a time

4.Which column（欄目）of a newspaper may the passage come from？

A. Food and Health               B. Scientist and Technology  

C. Culture and Communication     D. Sports and Entertainment

Different countries have different customs. When you travel to another countries，please follow their customs，just as the saying goes，“             .”

  Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip（付小費(fèi)）.It is usual to tip porters who help carry your bags，taxi drivers and waiters. Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal. Taxi drivers expect about the same amount.

  In England，make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of you. It’s important to respect lines there. It’s a good idea to talk about the weather. It’s a favorite subject of conversation with the British.

  In Spain，it’s a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner. People have dinner very late，and restaurants do not generally open until after 9 pm.

  In Arab countries，men kiss one another on the cheek（臉頰）. Your host may welcome you with a kiss on both cheeks. It is polite for you to do the same.

  In Japan，people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first time. When a person gives you a card，don’t put it into your pocket right away. The person expects you to read it.

  Don’t forget to be careful of your body language to express something In conversation. A kind of body language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another.

1.When you travel to the USA，you don’t need to tip           .

  A. porters        B. waiters        C. 70 minutes       D. 90 minutes    

2.The missing sentence in the first paragraph should be“         .”

 A. Love me，love my dog

 B. He who laughs last laughs best

 C. When in Rome，do as the Romans do

D. Where there is a will，there is a way

3.The underline word “porters” in the passage means                 .

 A. 搬運(yùn)工          B.清潔工            C.接線員              D. 售票員

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?

 A. In Spain，People usually have dinner very early

 B. In England，It’s a not polite to talk about the weather

 C. In Arab countries，men kiss one another on the cheek

D. In Japan you should not read the business card as soon as you get it.

5.What，s the best title of the passage ？

A. How to Tip           B Body Language

C When to Have Dinner   D Advice to International Travelers

詞匯運(yùn)用（本題有15小題；每小題1分，共15分）

A．根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和所給漢語提示，寫出短文空白處各單詞的正確形式。每空限填一詞。

Chen Huan：Glad to meet you，Mr Zhu. Welcome to Yiwu TV Station to tell your  1. 

            （故事）of doing  business.

Mr Zhu： Thank you. I’d like to say something that happened thirty years ago.

Chen Huan：At that time，you didn’t have    2.    （足夠的）ood to eat.

Mr Zhu：Right. So I   3.    （去）out to do business to make money by exchange

          sweets for chicken feathers，old shoes and so on.I had to get up very  4.     

          （早）every morning and travel a long way on    5.   （腳）.

Chen Huan：It must be a special experience for you.

Mr Zhu：Yes. During that time，I was’ often tired and hungry    6.  （沒有）anything

         to eat.，especially on those  7.  （寒冷的）winter nights…dut now

         everything is better. I own a big factory with hundreds of    8. （工人）.

And I can 9. （賣）my products to the world in a modern market. I’m sure my

 business will be better and better in the future.

Chen Huan：How moving! Hard work makes a successful businessman. You’re really a great  

           example for the  10. （年輕的）people in Yiwu.

用方框中所給的單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，每個(gè)單詞限用一次。

1.Father’s day is on the __________Sunday in June.

2.The traffic during the rush hour is much __________than usual

3.We must learn to look after __________ when we are alone at home.

4._________is good or our health.

5.When I got to the op of the high mountain，I could__________ walk any more.

任務(wù)型閱讀（本題有5小題；每小題1分，共5分）

   中學(xué)生上網(wǎng)一直是備受關(guān)注的熱點(diǎn)話題。某班就這一話題組織了一次主題班會。以下是幾位同學(xué)的觀點(diǎn)，請仔細(xì)閱讀下面內(nèi)容，完成信息記錄卡。

   Li Hua：Surfing the Internet is very exciting. We can do lots of things，such as playing games，listening

           to music，chatting with our friends and so on. I really enjoy it.

Wang Gang：I like surfing the Internet，too. Because I can learn a lot from it. I can get the latest news

         all over the world. I also can find the information I need so that I can spend less time on my

           homework

Zhang Jie：It’s hard to say. I agree that the Internet is helpful to our study. But it’s not right to spend too

         much time on the games. And some information on the Internet is bad for our mind. What’s

         more，surfing too much does harm to our eyes. In a word，we should use the Internet in a 

         right way.

你即將告別朝夕相處的初中老師，請選擇5門學(xué)科，給這些老師分別寫一句最想對她/他說的話。下面所列學(xué)科供參考。

注意：范例可以適當(dāng)參考，但不得抄襲；句中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的人名和校名.

e.g. My dear English teacher，your class is really interesting.

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請你選擇最喜歡的一門學(xué)科，以My favorite Subject 為題，寫一篇短文，說說喜歡這門學(xué)科的理由，以及平時(shí)是怎樣學(xué)習(xí)的。

要求：1.詞數(shù)80左右

2.敘事清楚，語句通順，語意連貫。

3.文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的人名與校名。

good morning, Bob.

— ________.

A. OK                B．Good morning   C．Hello, Bob       D．Yes，Kate

It is ________ eraser.

A. a           B. /                 C. an                D. two

Please call me ________ 9543526.

A. at                B. of              C. in                 D. on