12、The computer system ______ suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet.

A．broke down                B．broke out             C．broke up                 D．broke in

11、--- Where did you get to know her?

--- It was on the farm         we worked.

A．which          B．there           C．that            D．where

10、Don’t be so upset. It won’t be _______ we met again.

A．long before                 B．long ago              C．before long             D．long

9、It’s Saturday morning. Tony’s sitting at the kitchen table,    1    with a piece of bread. He’s not even    2   . Is he ill? No, but he does have a    3   . He has nothing to do because the Internet is down. When he    4    up this morning, Tony was feeling    5   . He jumped out of bed full of plans for the weekend    6   . It would be a weekend like any other --- a great weekend. But that was    7    he turned on his computer and    8    he was unable to go online. Having no Internet changes everything.

Every weekend, Tony    9    goes online to email friends, read the    10    to keep up with what’s happening in the world and    11    a few online chess games with his cousin Helen to finish the weekend off. The perfect weekend --- online!

Just as Tony is    12    how he can possibly have a normal weekend without the Internet, his mum walks into the    13   . “Cheer up, Tony. Don’t    14    the Internet any more, OK?” Tony makes no    15    but sighs (嘆氣).“Go and play chess with Helen!” Tony’s mum  16   .

“Oh, yes! Helen lives just around the    17   . We can meet and play chess face to face for a    18   . Maybe this weekend won’t be so bad,” Tony    19   , as he walks to the phone. There is   20    without the Internet after all.

1．A．cutting                B．playing            C．eating                  D．thinking

2．A．hungry                  B．a(chǎn)ngry                  C．tired                    D．sleepy

3．A．fear                      B．problem               C．business              D．thing

4．A．rose                      B．rang                    C．looked                 D．woke

5．A．great                     B．disappointed         C．unhappy              D．worried

6．A．a(chǎn)lso                      B．a(chǎn)bove                  C．a(chǎn)head                  D．a(chǎn)go

7．A．a(chǎn)fter                     B．before                 C．until                   D．when

8．A．thought                 B．guessed               C．decided               D．found

9．A．usually                  B．nearly                  C．especially            D．a(chǎn)lready

10．A．letters                 B．news                   C．reports                D．contents

11．A．guess                 B．take                    C．play               D．make

12．A．proving               B．wondering           C．realizing              D．remembering

13．A．living-room          B．hall                     C．kitchen                D．study

14．A．talk about         B．care about        C．think about        D．look about

15．A．a(chǎn)nswer                B．progress           C．movement           D．choice

16．A requests                 B．replies                 C．tells                    D．suggests

17．A．edge                   B．distance               C．corner                 D．end

18．A．chat                    B．time                    C．lesson                 D．change

19．A．continues            B．smiles                 C．reads                  D．watches

20．A．change             B．task                 C．weekend            D．life

8、Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing when you are happy.

Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning (警告) to other birds to stay out of their territory.

Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims (聲稱) as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species are welcome. Your house is your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.

If so, you have actually frightened the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting (筑巢) season. So he is screaming (尖叫) all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.

Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.

You can see that birds have a language all their own. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.

1．Some scientists believe that most of the time bird’s singing is actually ________.

       A．a(chǎn)n expression of happiness                   B．a(chǎn) way of warning

       C．a(chǎn)n expression of anger                         D．a(chǎn) way of greeting

2．What is a bird’s “territory”?

       A．A place where families of other species are not accepted.

       B．A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice.

       C．An area for which birds fight against each other.

       D．An area which a bird considers to be its own.

3．Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?

       A．Because they want to invite more friends.

       B．Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away.

       C．Because they want to find outsiders around.

       D．Because their singing helps get rid of their fears.

4．How does the writer explain birds’ singing?

       A．By comparing birds with human beings.

       B．By reporting experiment results.

       C．By describing birds’ daily life.

       D．By telling a bird’s story.

7、       The first reality TV show in the world was called Expedition Robinson and it was shown in Sweden in 1997. Half the population of the country watched the final event and a new kind of TV program was born. Two years later in Holland, the first series of Big Brother was filmed. Again, it was a great success and the final program was watched by 15 million people. Now more than 20 countries around the world have Big Brother or Expedition Robinson on their TV screens. The ordinary people who take part in the programs are known by millions of people in their own countries and reality TV has become big, big business.

       For the TV producers, reality TV is a dream which comes true because many of the programs cost nothing to make. At some point, the television viewers (觀眾) are asked to telephone the program to vote or to apply to take part in the show. It is the cost these telephone calls that pays for the shows. One of the most popular shows is Pop Idol. In the show, a group of attractive young people are made into pop stars. TV viewers vote for their favorite person on the show. The winner makes a record and millions of copies of the record are sold. His or her pictures are published on the covers of magazines or on the front pages of newspapers, and then, they are quickly forgotten.

       But not everyone is happy about reality TV. In Portugal, two TV channels got into trouble because they showed too much of the personal lives of the people in the shows. In France, reality TV is called “rubbish TV” and the TV studios of Big Brother were attacked “against human rights.”

1．Those who take part in reality TV shows are usually _______.

       A．common people  

       B．pop TV stars

       C．a(chǎn)ttractive people

       D．famous film stars

2．Who would pay for the cost of reality TV shows according to the passage?

       A．TV producers who make reality TV shows.

       B．TV actors who take part in reality TV shows.

       C．TV viewers who telephone reality TV shows.

       D．TV companies which broadcast reality TV shows.

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

       A．Pop Idol is one of the popular reality TV shows in the world.

       B．Big Brother was one of the first reality TV shows in the world.

       C．Rubbish TV is one of the personal reality TV shows in the world.

       D．Expedition Robinson was the first reality TV show in the world.

4．It can be concluded from the passage that ________.

       A．everyone is happy about reality TV

       B．reality TV will do well in many countries

       C．a(chǎn)ll the people in Europe are in favor of reality TV

       D．reality TV will not be broadcast in any countries

6、       You either have it, or you don’t --- a sense of direction, that is. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street?

       Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t use it, we lose it.

       “Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland, Research Director of the project. “However, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skills.”

       Jim Marland also said that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions:

       · If you are using a map, turn it so it relates (相關) to the way you are facing.

       · If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree. Note landmarks on the route (路線) as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route.

       · Simplify the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out where you are.

1．Scientists believe that ________.

       A．some babies are born with a sense of direction

       B．people learn a sense of direction as they grow older

       C．people never lose their sense of direction

       D．everybody has a sense of direction from birth

2．What is true of seven-year-old children according to the passage?

       A．They never have a sense of direction without maps.

       B．They should never be allowed out alone if they don’t have a sense of direction.

       C．They have a sense of direction and can find their way around.

       D．They can develop a good sense of direction if they are driven around in a car.

3．If you leave your bike in a strange place, you should ______.

       A．tie it to a tree so as to prevent it from being stolen

       B．draw a map of the route to help remember where it is

       C．not take the same route when you come back to it

       D．remember something easily recognizable on the route

4．According to the passage, the best way to find your way around is to ______.

       A．a(chǎn)sk policemen for directions

       B．use walls, streams, and streets to guide yourself

       C．remember your route by looking out for steps and stairs

       D．count the number of landmarks that you see

5、根據(jù)課文內(nèi)容填空。

1．Sometimes I think this house will be    1    down by a    2   plane. I have been    3    a large sum of money to go away, but I am    4    to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are    5    right.

2．Fishing is my   6   sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not    7    me. Some fishermen are unlucky.    8    of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish.

3．She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she    9    a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other    10    now. However, they have decided to use the post office. Letters will cost a little more, but they will   11    travel faster.

4． However, the next King of Prussia, Frederick William I, to whom the amber room    12   , decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. In    13   , the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room became part of Czar’s winter palace in St Petersburg. About four meters long, the room    14    as a small reception hall for important visitors.

5．As a matter of fact, every country wants the    15   . It’s a great responsibility but also a great   16     to be chosen. There’s as much competition among countries to    17    the Olympics as to win Olympic medals.

6．As a    18    , I    19    changed my shape. As I have grown older I have also grown smaller. Over time my memory has    20    so much that, like an elephant, I never forget anything I have been told.

7．Sometimes they may play to passers-by in the street or subway so that they can   21    some extra money for themselves or to pay for their instruments. Later they may give    22    in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid in cash.

4、1．Many times in America, bands are f         by high school students who practice their music in someone’s home.

2．The problem is so difficult that it was impossible to s        .

3．If you want to sell your computer, you should a________ it in the local newspaper.

4．The two brothers used to quarrel with each other, while now they are living in p      .

5．No one is a         to the cinema without a ticket.

6．Whether the clothes will be ready the day after tomorrow will r        on the tailor (裁縫).

7．Neither of us know how to d______ with the matter because we had no experience.

8．I’d a________ it if you would like to teach me how to use the searching engine (引擎).

9．All the villagers set out in s_______ of the lost boy.

10．Dark glasses are sometimes worn to p_______ the eyes from strong sunlight.

3、Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions given in their proper forms: 

1．The exploration ship carrying members of the medical team __________ from Shanghai yesterday.

2．The doctor in charge ______________ performing the operation himself though the others tried to persuade him not to.

3．How much did the man ___________ you for repairing the bike?

4．Her honesty _________ her great respect from all the people around her.

5．The bright words _________________ well against a dark background.

6．The kid pandas need time _________________ the new diet

7．The thief was found out before he could _______________ his plan.