8、China sent up Shenzhou manned spaceships into space successfully, which shows science and technology_____ in China.

A. have developed  B. have been developing     C. is developing    D. develops

7、

―Do you think the weather is good enough for a picnic?

―Yes. You can't hope for _____ day at this time of the year.

A. a nice              B. a nicer          C. the nicer            D. the nicest

6、Chinese Jump Rope is a challenging game played by anyone anywhere. The simple rules test the skill and coordination (協(xié)調(diào)) of all players.

RULES

A jumper jumps until a jumping mistake is made.

? A mistake can be made if a jumper jumps "out" instead of "in".

? A mistake is also made if a jumper touches the rope incorrectly in the game.

? After making a mistake, the jumper trades positions with an ender. The jumper starts from the very beginning of the game on the next turn. Every Chinese Jump Rope game begins with the rope held in basic position.

ENDERS

? Face each other and step inside the rope.

? Place the rope around the ankles.

? Step back until the rope is stretched.

? Two parallel (平行的) jumping lines, about 12 inches (30 cm) apart, are stretched between the enders.

? The jumper stands outside the rope, ready to play.

"IN"

? Jump both feet inside the rope.

“ON"

Jump both feet on top of the rope. The left foot lands on the left rope;, the right foot lands on the

right rope.

"OUT"

?Jump both feet from the middle to the outside of the rope. Feet land together on one side.

"SIDE OUT"

?Jump over both ropes from one side. Both feet land together on the other side of the rope.

"SIDE-TO-SIDE"

Jump quickly side-to-side. Both feet start "out" from one side of the ropes.

?Jump side: The left foot lands outside the left rope. The right foot lands inside the rope.

?Jump side again quickly: The left foot lands inside the rope. The right foot lands outside the right rope.

Jumpers call the steps out loud while jumping. Calling helps the jumpers remember the "pattern" of the jumps!

Practice "jumping steps" with these simple jumping games!

72. If you are an ender, you should __.

A. stand outside of the rope                B. jump over both ropes from one side

C. control the ropes for the jumpers    D. jump from the beginning after making a mistake

73. The underlined word stretched in the passage probably means __.

A. made longer by pulling                   B. made under one's feet

C. taken off over one's head               D. changed in order to get a good preparation

74. Why do the jumpers call the steps out loud while jumping?

A. To teach the jumpers how to jump rope.

B. To make the jumpers jump as quickly as they can.                    

C. To help the jumpers to be ready to play.

D. To remind the jumpers of the "pattern" of the jumps.

75. The main purpose of the passage is to __.

A. make advertisements   B. provide facts   C. give some advice    D. compare opinions

二、選擇題

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5、Shoplifting (入店行竊) is happening in stores or supermarkets throughout the world. However, shoplifting happens more in British stores, according to a recent research, by the UK-based Center for Retail Research.

Napoleon once considered Britain as "a nation of shopkeepers", to which so many people dreamed of traveling. Now it seems it is a nation of shoplifters. According to the research, Britain is the most light-fingered country in Europe, with nearly one in every two cases of shoplifting across the continent taking place in British stores. The report said there were nearly 566,000 reported cases of shoplifting in Britain out of a Europe-wide total of 1.27 million. The next worst countries in Europe, France and Germany, came well below Britain with only 188,000 and 167,000 cases, respectively. Switzerland lived up to its clean-living reputation, with just 10,198 recorded cases of shop theft, and it is the lowest in Europe.

"The only reason I can think of is the higher level of criminality in Britain," report author Joshua Bamfield said. But the blame for Britain's poor showing does not lie wholly at the doorstep of Britons, Bamfield said, but also with some organized foreign groups traveling in cities such as London. "There are traveling groups of thieves, many from places like Poland and Russia, that target large department stores," Bamfield said. "The problem is right across Europe ― the criminals have formed their own European Union."

Bamfield said one factor causing some mistakes on the statistics was also likely to be that retailers in Britain were more likely to record thefts compared to other nations, such as Greece. "It's a social phenomenon that could happen in any countries", said Bamfield, "The most important thing is how to prevent it rather than accusing of it too much."

68. By saying "a nation of shopkeepers". Napoleon probably meant that __.

A. Britain was a nation of shoplifters though it was rich then

B. Britain should have cared more about its agriculture

C. Britain's economy was experiencing a great development

D. Britain should take some measures to reduce the number of shops

69. According to the passage, in which country are we likely to feel safer when shopping?

A. Britain        B. Germany        C. France       D. Switzerland

70. From what Joshua Bamfield said, it can be inferred that __.

A. it's the highest level of criminality that caused Britain's social problem

B. Britain's social problem of shop theft came from varieties of sides

C. Britain's poor showing does not lie wholly at the doorstep of Britons

D. it's traveling groups of thieves that make up the majority of Britain's shoplifters

71. What's the main idea of this passage?

A. Protecting ourselves is important when shopping.

B. Shoplifting is becoming serious, especially in Britain.

C. Shoplifting does great harm to people across Europe.

D. Europe is suffering many traveling groups of thieves.

4、Before a new type of airplane goes into service, every part of it is tested again and again. But there are two tests that are more important than all the others.

The first is called the "tank test". Modem airplane must fly very high in the sky. Air must be pumped into the plane so that the passengers can breathe. The metal structure of the plane has to be very strong for this reason. When the plane is filled with air, the air presses against the skin of the plane inside. The pressure on a small window is like a huge foot that is trying to get out. If a small part of the plane were to fail, the plane would explode in the sky. To test the structure, the plane is lowered into a huge tank or container of water. Then it is filled with air. The pressure inside the plane is greater than it ever will be when it is high up in the air. Finally, there is an explosion. This does not cause so much damage inside the water tank as it would be anywhere else. Engineers can discover which part of the plane has broken. Then that part is made stronger. The most dangerous test happens when the new plane is going through test flights in the air. The test pilot must find out exactly what happens when the engines are all shut off at once. The plane begins to fall like a stone. It is the pilot's job to find out how he can get control of the plane again. These two tests are examples of how planes are made safe before they ever carry passengers.

64. By doing the "tank test", the engineers can find out______.

A. the amount of air in the plane                        B. the strength of the plane structure

C. the pressure inside and outside the plane        D. the power of the airplane engines

65. What will happen to the plane under the "tank test"?

A. It will be broken.                                      B. It will be filled with water.

C. It will be made stronger.                            D. It will be tested by pilot.

66. According to the text, why are test flights most dangerous?

A. The plane may explode in the air.           B. The pilot may lose control of the plane.

C. The engines may be damaged.               D. Too much air may get into the plane.

67. What might be the most suitable title for the text?

A. Two Important Tests on Airplanes        B. The Importance of Flying Safely

C. The Danger of Testing Airplanes          D. How Airplane Are Made and Tested

3、"It hurts me more than you", and "This is for your own good!"―these are the statements my mother used to make to raise my sense of discipline ( 紀(jì)律 ) when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.

That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy for us. They thought that it was all right to be parents who took a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.

Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we've made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Clomps who says to her students ― "so passive” ―and wonders what has happened. Nothing is demanded of them, she believes. "Television," says Clomps, "contributes to children's passivity. We're talking about a generation of kids who've never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying 'go and look it up', you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid."

Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It's time for parents to end their vacation arid come back to work. It's time to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them, but it's for their own good. It's time to start telling them no again.

60. Children are becoming more inactive in study because ___.

A. they watch TV too often                       B. they have done too much homework

C. they have to fulfill too many duties         D. teachers are too strict with them

61. We learn from the passage that the author's mother used to lay stress on ___.

A. learning Latin    B. discipline   C. natural development     D. education at school

62. By "permissive period in education" (L. 1, Para. 2) the author means a time ___.

A. when children are allowed to do what they wish to

B. when everything can be taught at school

C. when every child can be educated

D. when children are permitted to receive education

63. The main idea of the passage is that ___.

A. parents should leave their children alone

B. kids should have more activities at school

C. it's time to be more strict with our kids

D. parents should always set a good example to their kids

2、BEIJING, Fek  13 ― Never has China's economic growth attracted so much global attention. The shock waves from the financial crisis (危機(jī)) that started in the United States have spread across the entire world, sending developed nations, including Japan and those of Europe, into serious recession(衰退). The world is now holding out hope that China, with its massive potential, will serve as the engine to fuel global economic growth.

But China's real economic growth slowed sharply to 6.8 percent in the October-December quarter. For China, this rate of economic expansion must be as disappointing as negative growth is for Japan. Beijing has set an official goal of achieving a minimum annual growth rate of 8 percent -- a pace it regards as important to ensuring job security.

The Chinese government is apparently confident the nation will achieve the minimum growth target of 8 percent in 2009. At the World Economic Forum's annual meeting of political and business leaders in Davos, Switzerland, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao stressed the Chinese economy began to show signs of recovery late last year.

Last week, however, the International Monetary Fund predicted that China's economic growth in 2009 will be 6.7 percent. China's economic outlook is likely to keep both hope and anxiety for the time being.

           China's impressive economic growth has been fueled by swelling exports and massive investment (投資)in equipment to produce goods for overseas. But the US, Japanese and European economies, which have absorbed the bulk(數(shù)量) of China's exports, are expected to shrink simultaneous（同時）in 2009, for the first time since the end of World War II. For the first time since it started serious efforts to turn itself into a market economy in the 1990s, China is facing the challenge of maintaining healthy economic growth without depending on external demand.

           Expansion of domestic (國內(nèi)的) demand holds a key to China's success in tackling this challenge. Consumer spending accounts for only 35 percent of China's gross (總的)) domestic product. The ratio(比率) is considerably lower than the 70 percent for the United States and the nearly 60 percent for Japan. That is because the middle class - the group that should lead consumer spending - is still relatively small in China, where the benefits of the nation's strong economic growth in recent years have mostly eluded rural villages and low-income earners.

56. According to the report, in the last quarter of 2008, China's real economic growth was at least ______less than planned annual growth rate.

A. 6.7%       .     B.6.8%         C.1.3%           D. 1.2%

57. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The financial crisis has had bad effects on many countries including China.

B. China's economic growth has been depending on exports.

C. If China intends to keep the same economic growth, it must increase goods for overseas.

D. Consumer spending in China is much lower than that of the US.

58. The underlined word in the last paragraph probably means____.

A. benefited           B. avoided       C. influenced        D. missed

59. What's the best title of the passage?

A. Economic change, the only hope for china.

B. China has attracted much global attention.

C. China, the engine to fuel global economic growth.

D. The financial crisis has influenced China's economy.

1、       It was Friday―the most tiring day of a teacher's week. As I was going to dismiss the class, Jan, who sat behind Bill suddenly shouted, “Teacher, Bill took my dime ( = 10 cents ). It was 36 here by my ink bottle when I went to sharpen my pencil and now it is 37 .”

        Bill only dropped his head  38.

       The dime had  39  been there. I had seen it. And Bill was the only one who had been    40 Jan's desk.

      By now the children were quiet, obviously waiting for me to  41  action. Perhaps I hadn't slept well the night before; or perhaps it was the expectation in the children's eye. 42 , I lost my control. I scolded Bill for being  43  .

      "Give Jan her dime," I ordered. Bill didn't say a word in  44  .

      "Stand up!" he stood beside his seat. "Now turn all your 45 inside out and take off your shoes!" He did so, 46 to cover one foot with the other to 47  the holes in his socks. But there was no dime.

     “ 48  your desk! " I ordered. Patiently he did so. The dime wasn't there either. He returned the books and papers to his desk without a word. Then he 49  his face in his arms. Immediately I   50  my mistakes. I, the person who could defend him, had failed him.

       It was very late that afternoon    51  one of the boys went to the front of the room to sharpen his pencil. "Hey! " he cried, "Here's Jan's dime on the board ledge. She must have put it here when she sharpened her pencil."

I felt heartsick. I went to Bill, and  52  him into my arms. "I'm so sorry. Bill. I had no 53 to scold you. Will you pardon me?"

        Slowly he raised his eyes to  54 . There were no tears but the 55 in his eyes branded (印在) my heart forever.

24、----What time do you start work?

---- _____________.

  A. It’s none of your business.        B. It varies.

  C. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.                 D. It doesn’t make any difference

23、Jack’s room always has the dusty smell of an apartment whose windows are　opened.

A．rarely                   B．generally             C．a(chǎn)pparently           D．frequently