--I saw you come to school by bus this morning．

--Oh，I ________ come to school by bus，but it is raining today．

A．hardly          B．always           C．sometimes             D．usually

On February 3rd，1949，New York Harbor（港） was an exciting place．Many people were there to greet a ship from France．On the ship were 49 French railroad boxcars（火車車箱） filled with gifts from the people of France to the people of America．These boxcars were from the famous Merci Train（Merci：a French word meaning "thank you"）．

After World War II （二戰(zhàn)），a lot of factories，roads and farms in France had been destroyed．Many French people had no jobs or money and had little to wear and little to eat．In the winter of 1947，a train was sent across the United States，stopping in cities and towns along the way．At every stop，people gave whatever they could．Factories gave clothing and medicine．Farmers gave food．Families gave money．Even school children gave away their pocket money（零用錢）．All the things were then taken to France by ship．

By 1949，the French had begun to recover（恢復(fù)） from the war．The Merci Train was their way of saying "thank you" to America．French people had filled the boxcars with gifts．Most of them were personal，like hand-made toys，children's drawings，or postcards．But the boxcars  themselves were perhaps  the most meaningful of the gifts．On each car，the French people had painted the pictures of all their 40 provinces，with an American eagle on the front．The boxcars were taken to each state of America，where they were warmly greeted．

Now many of the states still keep their boxcars．Gifts sent by the French people can still be seen in some museums．The Merci Train came out of the war，but it now reminds the world that countries can also work together in peace（和平）．

1．Many people crowded at New York Harbor on February 3rd，1949 to______

A．welcome the Merci Train                 B．meet their families

C．have a big party                         D．start a trip by ship

2．In 1947，a train stopped in cities across America in order to______

A．give away clothing and food                     B．get more soldiers for the war

C．collect things to help French people                     D．show exhibitions from the museums

3．The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 3 refers to（指）______

A．the American people                     B．the French people   

Co the boxcars                           D．the gifts

4．The French people painted their 40 provinces and an American eagle on each boxcar because______

A．they thought France was stronger than America

B．it could show the friendship between the two countries

C．the boxcars would be more beautiful

D．they were very good at painting pictures

5．The passage is mainly about______

A．the story of the Merci Train

B．American museums where the boxcars are kept

C．gifts that American people liked

D．World War II

在今年的“地球-一小時(shí)（Earth Hour）”活動(dòng)中，中國很多城市的人們都自覺熄燈一小時(shí)，體現(xiàn)了低碳生活的新理念。假定你CCTV9的記者，請你根據(jù)以下采訪信息用英語寫一篇80詞左右的新聞稿。注意：部分內(nèi)容已為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

Thank you for joining CCTV's Around China show! Now it's 8：45 p．m．during " the famous Earth Hour．People in many cities have turned off their lights and are having a very special time．In Shanghai，_____________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Many people share with us their plans．_________________________________________

--Lily，open _______door，please．

--I'm coming．

A．a                 B．an                C．the               D．不填

Many young people dream to study in the world-famous universities．There are many famous universities around the world．The following are four of them．

1．When was Beijing University set up?

A．In 1090．          B．In 1096．           C．In 1636．          D．In 1898，

2．The University of Oxford is in __________

A．France             B．UK                C．USA               D．China

3．Which university has the second largest library in the country?

A．The University of Paris                     B．The University of Oxford

C．Harvard University                        D．Beijing University

On April 9，2010，a solar-powered plane successfully made its first flight．It flew at a speed of 70 km/h at a height of 1，200 meters in the sky above Switzerland for 87 minutes．It is the first solar-powered plane in the world．A group of engineers，led by Bertrand Piccard，a well-known pilot，made this plane．

The solar-powered plane is different from the planes that we usually see．The' plane has a thin body with two very big wings full of solar cells．It uses sunlight as its energy, but it was not easy to make such a plane．First of all，Bertrand Piccard and his group members had to find out how to get energy from the sun．They used 12，000 solar cells to catch the sunlight．Then they had to find a good way to store it．They used special batteries to store the energy．What's more，the plane should be light enough so that it would not use too much power．It should also be strong enough to hold its body to fly in the sky．They used the strongest and lightest materials" to build the plane．It weighed 1，600 kg and only needed the power of a small car．

After this successful flight，Bertrand Piccard said，"The airplane has landed but we have not yet landed．"Their next step is to have a non-stop flight around the world by 2013．Before they can do that，they will have to work out how the plane can store enough energy during the day and keep flying at night．Also，the team will have to watch the weather closely to make sure the plane can fly．

1．How long did the solar-powered plane fly in the sky on April 9，2010?

A．9 minutes．                                            B．70 minutes．

C．87 minutes．                                          D．1，200 minutes．

2．Where is the energy of the solar-powered plane from?

A．The sun．                  B．Air．              C．The moon．      D．Wind．

3．The first solar-powered plane weighed _______

A．1，200 kg                                            B．1，600 kg

C．12，000 kg                                                 D．16，000 kg

4．When can the solar-powered plane take a non-stop flight around the world?

A．When it is light enough to fly in the sky．

B．When it is strong enough to hold its body to fly in the sky．

C．When it looks different from the planes that we usually see．

D．When it can store enough energy during the day and keep flying at night．

I had been a happy girl until one day when I was fifteen months old．One of my eyes was badly hurt in an accident．I lost the sight of the eye，with an ugly scar l * around it．

Children refused to play games with me．It made me very sad．I always walked ，looking at the floor ，so that people would not see the ugly face．My mother encouraged me to be brave．She told me，"Alice ，hold your head up high and face the world．If you do ，it will be OK ，and people will see your beautiful soul *．"Mom's words meant different things to me over the years．

As a little child，I thought Morn meant，"Be careful or you will fall down．"When I grew up，I still wanted to look down to hide my shame．She repeated these words whenever I wanted to hide．Mom's words helped me realize that I should look at people in the eye and let them know me．When I tried，I found people were friendly to me．

In high school，I worked hard at my lessons and succeeded in my studies．Everybody began to like me and I had some friends．However，I still felt sorry about my scar，my ugly face．Sometimes when things got really bad，I would cry to my mom．She was always there for me．She would look at me and said，" Hold your head up high and face the world．Let them see the beauty that is inside．"I became confident" ．

At university，I took part in all kinds of activities．I joined a music club．We held concerts to raise money to help poor children．The club became so famous and I had more friends．Then John，a popular musician，came into my life．He didn't mind the scar．We soon fell in love with each other．Two years later，we got married．

My mother's words have been encouraging me to face my problems bravely and believe in myself．

1．What happened to Alice when she was fifteen months old?

A．She was badly ill．                        B．She hurt one of her eyes badly．

C．Her mom left her．                       D．She had a scar on one of her ears．

2．Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．Children refused to play with Alice．            B．Alice worked hard in high school．

C．Alice never worried about her problem．      D．Alice had lots of friends at university．

3．Why did John fall in love with Alice?

A．Because everyone liked her．                 B．Because he enjoyed her beauty inside． 

C．Because he wanted to help her．              D．Because Alice looked very beautiful．

4．What does the sentence" Hold your head up high" mean to Alice?

A．Walk carefully．                          B．Walk with your head up．

C．Be outgoing．                          D．Believe in yourself．

World Book Day falls on April 23 every year．It was set up by the UNESCO* in 1995 to encourage people，especially teenagers，to discover the pleasure of reading．It is also the day to honor great writers，for example，William Shakespeare，born or dead on that day．

Many countries celebrate World Book Day．Take UK as an example．On that day，millions of schoolchildren can buy books of special price，a much lower price than usual，in any bookstore．It has been done every year since 1998．World Book Day is also celebrated in China．Wen Jiabao，Premier of China，is an avid reader．He does lots of reading every day though he is very busy．On World Book Day 2009，he called on people to do more reading．Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading．"Books can not change the world，but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading，" he said．

Reading can benefit people in many ways．Reading helps us become more knowledge- able and more intelligent．Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology．Reading gives us information about other cultures and places of the world．When we read，we may find many things that are unfamiliar* to us．We would have to use our brain to think about them or do more reading to find out the answers．The more we read，the more we know．The more we know，the smarter we become．Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English．We all know that it is difficult to learn everything in the classroom，for example，the ways English people are speaking and writing today．Reading helps us．

"Reading makes a full man" （Bacon，1597 ）：Books，magazines，newspapers and other" kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world and perfect us．Therefore，it is necessary for us to spend time on reading every day．

1．Why was World Book Day set up?

A．To encourage people to learn English．

B．To encourage people to do more reading． 

C．To encourage people to buy more books． 

D．To encourage people to know more about science．

2．An avid reader is a person who ________

A．loves reading                            B．never reads

C．does little reading                          D．hates reading

3．According to the passage，reading can help people in many ways EXCEPT _______

A．learning English better                      B．knowing more about culture

C．improving your memory                   D．knowing more about the outside world

4．What's the best title for the passage?

A．World Book Day in UK

B．Suggestions on Reading

C．World Book Day in China

D．World Book Day and Benefits of Reading

Tom和Julia在談?wù)撐磥碛?jì)劃，請根據(jù)他們的談話內(nèi)容，記錄要點(diǎn)并填在空白處。

Tom：Hi，Julia．What are you going to be when you grow up?

Julia：I'm going to be a reporter：

Tom：Why do you want to be a reporter?

Julia：Because it's an exciting job．I like talking to different people．

Tom：How are you going to do that?

Julia：Er．．．I'm going to take writing lessons．

Tom：Where are you going to work?

Julia：I'm not sure yet．Maybe in Hangzhou．The West Lake is beautiful．

Tom：When are you going to start for that?

Julia：After I finish college first．

What would the mascot（吉祥物）of the World Expo 2010 Shanghai probably say in the picture on the right？

A．Running can keep you healthy

B．Welcome to Shanghai，China

C．Animals are our good friend

D．Water is very important for all of us