B 

      Why do plants grow in some places and not in others? Why does some land have so much growing on it,while other land has almost no plants growing on it at all?

      To grow ,plants need several things. One is warmth. In very cold places almost nothing grows. Plants also need water. In very dry places of Earth only a few unusual plants can grow. That⁵ s why dry deserts (沙漠) everywhere are almost not covered by trees and grass.

      Plants must also have a place in which to put down their roots (根) and grow. They find it difficult to grow on hard land. The town is built on hard land. The plants here have only the soil (土壤) found between the cracks of the stones to grow in.

      Another thing plants must have before they can grow is food.

      What will happen if we try to make things grow on the sandy beach? A few plants,such as beach grass,will grow in sand,but most plants won’t. Even if the weather is warm enough and we water the plants each day,many of them will die because the sand on this beach has almost no food for plants.

() 6. According to the passage,plants need things to grow well.

   A. two   B. three   C. four   D. five

() 7. What does the underlined word “cracks” mean in the text?

   A. 縫隙   B. 表面   C. 夾層   D. 底部

() 8. From the passage,we can know it is for plants to grow in dry places.

   A. easy   B. difficult   C. impossible   D. important

() 9. The reason why most plants can’t grow on the sandy beach is that.

   A. there isn’t enough sunlight   B. there is too much water

   C. it is too crowded there   D. it has little food for plants

() 10. The passage can most probably be found in a book.

   A. science   B. travel   C. math   D. history

6. 必須盡快給那個(gè)小男孩動手術(shù)。

The little boy must.

三、閱讀理解。(20分)

                                   A 

      Do you have a plan about your future as a girl or do you only care about what you will wear tomorrow? Every girl should have a plan about their future. Brave New Girl,by American anthor Jeanette Gadeberg,will help you make a plan. To make a plan,it says you must be a brave new girl. A brave new girl should have qualities — confidence (自信) ，health and happiness. A brave new girl can realize her dream. To be brave,you need to make decision for yourself. The book also says that girls must be more confidence. If you are confident,you’ll succeed in life. A good way to become confident is to realize that you are as clever as boys. You can get good grades as they do. If you are always wear clothes like your favorite TV star,for example,you must stop doing so. Instead become you own star and wear the clothes you like. The book also tells to learn to like their hobbies. If they don't,they will not take good care of their bodies and they wont keep healthy.

      Today’s brave new girls will become tomorrow’s brave new women.

() 1. What qualities should a brave new girl have?

   A. Being confident. B. Being healthy. C. Being happy. D. A.B and   C.

() 2. Brave New Girls is a.

   A. film   B. book   C. story   D. newspaper

() 3. Suppose you are a brave girl,which of the following shouldn’t you do?

   A. make decision for yourself. B. wear clothes like your favorite TV star.

   C. Like your body. D. Realize that you are as clever as boy.

() 4. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “qualities” in Chinese?

   A. 例子   B. 品質(zhì)   C. 分?jǐn)?shù)    D. 道路

() 5. What’s the best title of the passage?

   A. To Be Brave.        B. A Famous Writer.

   C. To Be a Brave Girl. D. Realize Your Dreams.

二、完形填空。(10分)

      I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was 1 ,for my whole world was dark.

      A young boy ran up to me,out of 2 . He stood right before me with his head down and said 3 ,“Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower,and what a poor sight!The flower was dry and dead. I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.

      However,he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his 4 and said in surprise ,“It smells sweet and it’s beautiful,too. That’s 5 I picked it. Here,it’s for you. ” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must 6 it,or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower,and replied, "This is just what I 7 . Just then,for the first time I noticed that the boy could not see 一 he was blind.

      Tears (眼淚) came down my face as I 8 him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome. ” he smiled,and then ran off to play. I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain (痛苦) .

      Through the eyes of a blind child,I could see the problem was not with the world;the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been 9 . I decided to see the beauty in life,and 10 every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.

() 1. A. hopeless   B. colourful   C. simple   D. wonderful

() 2. A. mind   B. trouble   C. breath   D. work

() 3. A. sadly   B. excitement   C. angrily   D. excitedly

() 4. A. head   B. nose   C. ear   D. neck

() 5. A. how   B. when   C. where   D. why

() 6. A. buy   B. sell   C. receive   D. accept

() 7. A. admire   B. dislike   C. want   D. have

() 8. A. forgave   B. thanked   C. paid   D. hated

() 9. A. cheerful   B. useful   C. blind   D. deaf

() 10. A. waste   B. enjoy   C. lose   D. forget

() 20. — What do you think of the traffic accidents?

         —I think many accidentsby careless drivers.

   A. have caused   B. were caused   C. are caused   D. will cause

() 19. It is reported that 97 people in the air accident,the president and his wife.

   A. were died;including   B. were killed;including

   C. died;included         D. killed;including

() 18. What were the students to  at tomorrow s meeting by the teacher?

   A. told;say   B. asked;speak   C. told;talk   D. asked;tell

() 17. The event in the nineteenth century.

   A. was happened   B. took place   C. happening   D. was taken place

() 16. The little girl kept herself ,“I am not afraid at home alone. ”

   A. to tell;to stay   B. telling;of staying   C. to tell;of staying   D. telling;for staying

() 15. We will try our best to do the work with money and people.

   A. few;little   B. a few;a little   C. less;fewer   D. fewer; less