根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

　　The biggest earthquake in China for more than 30 years hit Wenchuan, Sichuan, on May 12, 2008．Several thousand middle school students and teachers ended up buried．Buildings went down and cities were leveled(夷平)．

　　The earthquake has killed about 80, 000 people across the country．The number is very likely to grow．While people in the affected(受影響的)areas are facing death and disease, they know the whole nation is standing firmly(堅定的)behind them．

　　Only two hours after the quake, Premier Wen Jiabao got on a plane to Chengdu．The 66-year-old had been in the worst-hit areas to lead rescue(救援)work．Once he fell down and hurt his arm in the rubble, but he brushed off offers of help．

　　Soldiers and policemen were not able to get into Wenchuan at first because of bad weather and blocked roads．About one day after the quake, the first army group reached the epicenter(震中)on foot．Since then, soldiers have been digging with their fingers to try to find people alive．Helicopters have been called in to airdrop(空投)food, water and medicine for people in the quake-hit areas．Medical teams have been sent in．People are racing against time to save lives．

　　People outside Sichuan, including overseas Chinese and people in other countries, are offering money, blood and materials to help．

1．What happened in Wenchuan, Sichuan, on May 12, 2008?

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2．When did Premier Wen Jiabao get on a plane to Chengdu?

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3．Why were soldieres and policemen not able to get into Wenchuan at first?

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4．How did the first army group reach the epicenter?

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5．What are people outside of Sichuan doing now?

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閱讀短文，然后按要求完成各題。(Read the passage and do as required．)

　　The young violin player Vanessa-Mae is the first musician to use dance and rock music in classical(古典的)music．Vanessa-Mae loves pop music, and she is also a very good classical violinist, and she brings these kinds of music together．

　　Vanessa-Mae was born in Singapore on October 27, 1978．(A)She moved to London with her family when she was four．A year later, she(B)started to learn the violin．When she was eight, she went to Beijing to(C)study the violin．When she was ten, she played with a very famous group of classical musicians．But Vanessa-Mae doesn't only play the violin．She learnt the piano before she started to play the violin．

　　(D)她喜歡許多不同種類的音樂,from Beethoven to the Beatles, and she wants to play the music she likes．Not only has she played in classical concerts all over the(E)________, but she has also played in pop concerts with pop stars．

　　A lot of people don't like the way she uses modern rhythms(節(jié)奏), noisy drums and guitars in traditional music．But Vanessa-Mae has done one important thing：she has brought many new fans to classical music．For the first(F)________, many young people began to listen to classical music．

1．將畫線部分(A)改寫為：She moved to London with her family ________　________　________ of four．

2．寫出與畫線部分(B)和(C)意思相近的詞語：________；________

3．將畫線部分(D)譯成英語：________

4．在畫線部分(E)和(F)的空白處分別填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~：________；________

5．寫出能說明本文大意的中心句：________

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

　　Samuel Clemens was born in 1835, in the state of Missouri．When he was four, his family moved to the town of Hannibal, Missouri．Hannibal was a port on the Mississippi River, and Clemens loved to watch the big steamboats going up and down the river．He said that all the boys in his school had one ambition in life：to work on a steamboat!

　　His father died when he was just 12 years old, and Clemens then went to work for a printer to help support his family．He travel around, and worked in many different cities．But when he was 22, he achieved his ambition when he got a job working on a steamboat．He sailed up and down the wide Mississippi River until the American Civil War began．

　　He then moved around America, tried several jobs．He was a soldier, and a silver miner．He started working as a writer on a newspaper．It was at this time that he decided to use a pen name for his stories, and he chose the name‘Mark Twain’．

　　The name is interesting．It comes from his days on the steamboats．One man used to throw a piece of rope into the water．There was a heavy weight on the end of the rope, and the rope had some marks on it．The man used the rope to find out how deep the river was．Then he shouted out,‘Mark One’or‘Mark Twain’, meaning‘Mark Two’．Each mark was about two metres, so when he shouted‘Mark Twain’, it means that the river was deep enough for the big boat．

　　In 1865 Clemens wrote a story about a jumping frog．The story and the writer became famous．In 1867 he toured Europe．He married when he returned, and lived for most of the rest of his life in Harfort, Connecticut．He wrote many books, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, which he wrote in 1876．He also gave many lectures, and became a very famous and popular man．

　　Once two of his friends decided to write to him, but they had lost address．So on the envelope they just write‘Mark Twain, God knows Where’．Several weeks later, they received a reply from the writer．It just said，‘He did’!

　　Samuel Clemens died in 1910．He is considered to be one of America's most important writers．

1．What jobs did Mark Twain try after the American Civil War began?

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2．When did Samuel Clemens begin to use his pen-name‘Mark Twain’?

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3．What did‘Mark Twain’mean?

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4．What was his earliest famous story?

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5．How old was Mark Twain when he died?

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根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

　　A forest fire that burned 55 square kilometers was finally brought under control on Wednesday morning．The fire started on Sunday in Black Bear State Park and quickly spread to nearby areas．

　　On Monday, the police evacuated(疏散)the people in the small town of Lawson and ordered them to leave their homes．The fire destroyed 20 houses in the area and caused heavy damage to 40 others．

　　Nobody was hurt．Officials(官員)said the damage of houses and cars was between ＄1 million and ＄2 million．The government declared(宣稱)the town a disaster(災(zāi)難)area．

　　The fire spread quickly in the hot, dry weather．Fire fighting was difficult because of strong winds．Firemen from 55 fire departments in the state joined the National Fire Service to put out the fire．Some kept fighting for 24 hours．Fire engines and helicopters dropped water onto the fire．In order to control the fire, firemen cleared a way around the fire．

　　The police closed King Road to traffic on Tuesday because of heavy smoke．Thousands of tourists had to drive an hour north to Queen Road to pass the fire area．

　　Some people did not follow the police's order．Paul Grayson sent his wife and two children to safety, but he stayed．As the fire came within 50 feet of his house, he started thinking,“Am I foolish? Did I stay here too long, just for a house?”

1．When and where did the forest fire start?

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2．What did the police order people to do?

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3．Why was the fire fighting difficult?

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4．How did the firemen drop water onto the fire?

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5．How long did the tourists have to drive north to Queen Road to pass the fire area?

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閱讀短文，然后按要求完成各題。(Read the passage and do as required．)

　　Once upon a time there was a butterfly(A)who was so sad and lonely that he did not want to live in the world any more．As he stood, very sad, facing the sea and(B)thinking about his life, he heard a clear voice behind him．“Good morning．Who are you?”the voice asked．

　　“I'm a butterfly, but who are you? A speaking stone? I can't believe it!”

　　The voice(C)replied．“I am not a stone．I am a shell! I am a living being just like you．”“Would you like to be my friend?”the butterfly asked,“I have no friends and nobody loves me．I'm very unhappy．”

　　“Don't be so sad,”said the shell．“I am just as lonely as you, and I've never known what it is like to be loved．However, now you are here．(D)________ of us is lonely．I believe that we two will become the best friends in the world．”

　　From then on, the two became good friends and they were no longer lonely．They lived (E)________ together, sharing everything that they had with each other．They often said,“We are the happiest friends on the earth．”It was friendship that helped them(F)擺脫 their loneliness．

　　The whole world is like a big family, and everyone is just a part of it．However, we are not lonely, because there are so many people waiting to love or to be loved．As long as we share our love with others, the world will be full of happiness．

　　Where there is love, there is happiness．

1．將畫線部分(A)改寫為：who was ________ sad and lonely ________ want to live in the world any more．

2．寫出畫線部分(B)和(C)的同義詞或近義詞：________；________

3．在畫線部分(D)和(E)的空白處分別填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~：________；________

4．將畫線部分(F)翻譯成英語：________

5．寫出能說明本文大意的中心句：________

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

　　I started my school life at the age of six．At first the school for me, a boy, meant play, play and more play instead of sitting in the classroom and learning something．However, I changed the way I used to behave(表現(xiàn))at school with the help of my teachers．

　　I tried my best to do well in my schoolwork and follow the school rules．

　　Growing and learning were great fun．Every year we had different kinds of school trips．Not only could we learn many things from them, but also we were given many projects(課題)as homework．It helped us know more．At the same time, we made many good friends．In Grade 8, I won prizes in drawing and English speech competitions．When I was in Grade 9, I realized that I should give all my attention to my studies because I was going to take the exams to get into senior middle school．

　　Whenever I think of my school life, I feel very happy and I think in everybody's school life there are many ups and downs(苦樂，盛衰)that influence his life．School is a place where all of us learn to care and share．“School”is not just a place, but a large building made of rules, knowledge and love．I think in everybody's success, school plays a key role．I can describe my school in“Three Ss”．They are：Small, Sweet and Simple．My school was the best, is the best and will always be the best．

1．When did the writer start to go to school?

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2．Who helped him change the way he used to behave at school?

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3．Does he think the school trips were useful?

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4．Why did he give all his attention to his studies in Grade 9?

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5．He describes his school in“Three Ss”．What are they?

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根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

　　History is the story of us, human beings．Everyone who has lived and everything that happened are part of history．But history is not only what happened in the past．The word also means the study of the past, through old written records and other kinds of facts．

　　Why do we study history? One reason is that we enjoy it．A good story is even better if it is true, and history is full of good stories, though they can be terrible, too．A more serious reason is to understand ourselves and the world we live in．To understand events happening now, we need to know their causes．We can't understand the present if we know nothing about the past．History helps to explain why things are the way they are．

　　Of course, history books cannot tell us everything about the past, not even everything that is recorded．A history of the world has to pick out the people and events that changed the world．

　　Since ancient times, great civilizations(文明)have appeared in different countries and regions．Usually, only three or four existed at the same time．While they lasted, they changed the lives not only of their own people, but of their neighbors too．

1．What is history?

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2．How do we study history?

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3．Why do we study history? Please give two reasons．

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4．What have appeared in different countries and regions since ancient times?

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5．What title can you give to the passage?

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閱讀短文，然后按要求完成各題。(Read the passage and do as required．)

　　Mrs Chen was a teacher in Nanjing．One summer she was offered a job as the headmistress of an international school．Unfortunately, the school was not in Nanjing．It was in Shanghai．After thinking about it for a long time and discussing the offer with her husband, Mrs Chen decided that(A)最好是接受這份工作并移居上海．

　　One evening, after dinner, Mr and Mrs Chen asked their son, Huaming, to come and talk to them．Mrs Chen told Huaming about the decision to move to Shanghai．Huaming was shocked and(B)upset．He did not want to(C)________ his friends and said that he would prefer to live with his classmate, Guo Sheng．His parents hoped that Huaming would later change his mind and be excited about moving to a new city when August came．Soon, it was August．Mr and Mrs Chen were busy packing．However, Huaming insisted to stay in Nanjing and refused to(D)________ his belongings．

　　When the day came for them to move to Shanghai,(E)Mr and Mrs Chen could not find Huaming anywhere．They(F)phoned Guo Sheng but he did not know where Huaming was, either．Then they tried calling other friends of Huaming, but no one knew where he went．What they did not know was that as Huaming was walking to his friend's house, something happened．He walked past he park where he and his father often played football．He walked past the supermarket that he usually went to with his mother．He realized that these things would not be special without his family, and that being with his parents was more important than staying in Nanjing．Huaming quickly ran home to(G)apologize to his parents．He told them he was looking forward to living in Shanghai and making new friends there．

1．將畫線部分(A)翻譯成英語：________

2．寫出畫線部分(B)和(F)的同義詞：________　________

3．在(C)(D)處填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~：________　________

4．將畫線部分(E)處同義句改寫：Mr and Mrs Chen ________ find Huaming ________．

5．將畫線部分(G)處同義句改寫：Huaming quickly ran home to ________　________ to his parents．

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

　　Have you ever thought about your body changes? Up to about the age of eight or nine, girls and boys look quite alike．They have similar shaped bodies and their voices sound almost the same．As they grow, all their organs grow, too．

　　At the same time after the age of ten, often at eleven or twelve, boys' and girls' bodies start changing．This time of change is called puberty．The changes mean their bodies are getting ready so that they'll be able to have children when they're older．

　　The changes don't happen to everyone at the same time．Each person has his or her own body－changing timetable．By the time they're eighteen, they should be complete．Girls start changing some years sooner than boys．Until they're fifteen or so, they grow faster than boys of the same age．As years go by, boys can catch up and grow taller and stronger．Girls grow taller and heavier as well, their faces and breasts become fuller．As well as all the changes you can see happening, other important changes－ones you can't see－are happening inside your body at the same time．

1．What's the meaning of the word“puberty”in Chinese?

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2．Do boys and girls look quite different up to about the age of eight or nine?

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3．According to the text, how old do the changes in puberty start?

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4．When do the changes of boys' and girls' bodies happen?

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5．What can we learn from this text?

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根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

　　Mr Wang is a youth worker from the city's youth centre．He gives a speech to the students at No．1 Middle School．Below is what he says．

　　I remember when I was young, my parents used to disagree nearly on everything I did．I liked wearing bright red clothes but they said the color was too sharp．I loved listening to rock and roll but they said it was too noisy．I hated eating vegetables but they said they were good for my health．

　　As for my study, my parents were very strict with me in every subject I was learning．They always asked me to study hard．Every night before I fell asleep, I asked myself,“What's wrong with me? Everything I do is always not right．I had to give up many things I liked doing．I could not develop my hobbies．My life was not as colorful as my friends' lives．”I felt stressed．

　　When I was at college, I studied the science of human activities．I got very good marks but I still did not understand why my parents were so strict．

　　Then I got married and had my own child．I heard myself telling him,“Don't talk on the phone so much! You should focus(集中)on your school work most of your time．Use your free time to read．Playing computers is not good．That T-shirt is not for your age．Put on a jacket!”It was at that time that I learned a valuable lesson in my life．I began to understand my parents．They told me what to do because they cared, just like I told my son what to do because I cared．Young people, behind all the advice your parents give you, what they are really saying is,“We care about you and we love you．”

1．What does Mr Wang go to No．1 Middle School for?

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2．Did Mr Wang's parents agree or disagree when the boy loved listening to some noisy music?

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3．Why did Mr Wang usually feel stressed during his school years?

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4．How many pieces of advice are there in the above article?

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5．What can you learn from this story?

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