The Malaysian government announced that Malaysian flight MH370 lost the contact

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The Malaysian government announced that Malaysian flight MH370 lost the contact with the Air Traffic Control the morning of March 8^th. The flight at 00:41 a.m. that morning and planned to arrive in Beijing at 6:30 a.m. It carried 239 passengers, 154 Chinese. The passengers come from 14 countries and areas. Nobody knows what happened to the plane. Over twenty countries took part in it. On March 24, Prime Minister of Malaysia said that MH370 crashed in southern Indian Ocean and none of the passengers survived. When we heard the bad news, we were very sad. So far the plane wreckage(飞机残骸) yet. We hope they will find it soon.

小题1:

A．in

B．at

C．on

D．for

小题2:

A．takes off

B．landed

C．was taken off

D．took off

小题3:

A．including

B．except

C．besides

D．inclusion

小题4:

A．searching out

B．searching for

C．looking for

D．looking out

小题5:

A．hasn’t been founded

B．wasn’t found

C．hasn’t been found

D．has been found

答案

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:C

解析

试题分析：马来西亚政府宣布马来西亚航班 MH370在3 月 8 日上午与空中交通控制台失去联络。上午 00:41 那天早上，飞机上有239名乘客，其中包括154名中国人。乘客来自 14 个国家和地区。没有人知道飞机发生了什么事。二十多个国家参加了在 39，它。3 月 24 日，马来西亚总理说 MH370 坠毁在南印度洋和没有乘客幸存下来。当我们听到这个坏消息时，我们都很伤心。到目前为止飞机残骸还尚未找到。我们希望他们很快就会找到它。
小题1:考查介词及语境的理解。A. in在……内；B. at在。后跟具体的时间、地点；C. on在，具体的某一天的上午、下午和晚上；D. for为了。马来西亚政府宣布马来西亚航班 MH370在3 月 8 日上午与空中交通控制台失去联络。在3 月 8 日的上午，用on。所以选C。
小题2:考查动词及语境的理解。A. takes off起飞；B. landed着陆；C. was taken off起飞，被动语态； D. took off是take off的过去式。句意：航班 MH370那天凌晨00:41起飞，并计划在上午6:30抵达北京。在过去发生的事应该用动词的过去式。take off表示起飞的意思时，没有被动语态。所以选D。
小题3:考查介词及语境的理解。A. including包括……；B. except除了；C. besides而且；D. inclusion名词，包含。根据句意（飞机上有239名乘客，其中包括154名中国人。）可知选A。
小题4:考查动词及语境的理解。A. searching out查出；B. searching for搜寻；C. looking for寻找；D. looking out当心。句意应该是：二十多个国家参加了搜寻。所以选B。
小题5:考查动词时态和语态及语境的理解。A. hasn’t been founded 没有被建立；现在完成时，这里found是动词，创立；B. wasn’t found，一般过去时；这里found 是find（发现）的过去分词；C. hasn’t been found没有被发现；现在完成时；D. has been found被发现；现在完成时；根据事实可知，到目前为止飞机残骸还尚未找到。So far常用于现在完成时态中。所以选C。

举一反三

We go to school every day to become a better
person. So how can we become powerful and start
changes in our own life? Perhaps we can get tips from the US
First Lady Michelle Obama. During her "visit to China, from March 20-26, Mrs. Obama shared her views on education and youth empowerment with students.
The first lady encouraged Chinese students to aim high and get a good education* In Chengdu No. 7 High School, she told students that having humble (贫寒的) roots doesn"t matter as long as you have perseverance（毅力）
Mrs. Obama said her family was not rich. Like many Chinese students, her parents had big dreams for her. She felt the weight of her parents" sacrifices（牺牲） on her shoulders and worked hard to make them proud. Persevering was not easy, though. Sometimes she had to wake up at 4:30 am and study late into the night. "But whenever I got tired or discouraged(气馁 WJ)... I would remember something my mother. always told me. She said: "A good education is something that no one cart take away from you.""
Mrs. Obama also encourages Chinese students to study abroad to broaden their horizons（开阔眼界） in her speech at Peking University. "As the Chinese saying goes: It is better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books," she said. It"s not enough to get good grades in school. It"s also important to have real experience with languages, cultures and societies different from your own, she noted.
Studying overseas could also benefit future international relations. It could help young people from different countries work together to deal with shared problems such as climate change, Mrs. Obama said.

小题1:From the first paragraph , what kind of views did Mrs. Obama share with the students ?

A．education and development

B．empowerment and perseverance

C．education and youth empowerment

D．education and youth perseverance

小题2:From the last paragraph, what is the meaning of the word "benefit"?

A．be good at	B．be good with
C．be bad for	D．be good for

小题3:From the passage ,we can learn that

A．Michelle Obama lived a rich life when she was young .

B．Michelle Obama worked hard to make her parents proud..

C．Michelle Obama sometimes had to wake up at 4:30 pm and study late into the night.

D．Michelle Obama would remember something her teachers always told her whenever she got tired or discouraged.

小题4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The first lady encourages Chinese students to aim high and get a good education.

B．The first lady thinks it terrible for students to have humble roots .

C．The first lady thinks that a good education is something that no one can take away from you.

D．Mrs. Obama encouraged Chinese students to study abroad to broaden their horizons.

小题5:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．We can get tips from the US First Lady Michelle Obama during her visit to Beijing No. 7 High School

B．It"s wonderful enough for students to get good grades only in school.

C．It"s not important to have real experience with languages, cultures and societies different from your own.

D．Studying overseas could help young people from different countries work together to deal with shared problems.

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News Review
Head-on Train Crash     On May 18,two trains had a head-on crash （正面相撞） near New York City. Over 250 people were on the trains then. About 60 people were hurt, but no deaths were reported.
Travel Time    Tourists came together to Mount Tai on May 1.Over 180,000 tourists visited the place of great interest during the three-day holiday, from April 29 to May 1.
Brave Volunteer    Liao Zhi, a dance teacher from Chengdu who lost her 1-year-old daughter and her legs in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, arrived in Ya’an 13 hours after the earthquake. The dancer said she had had a terrible time herself and knew what people needed most, so she decided to come and offer help.
Tomato Competition   A tomato competition was held in Huainan, Anhui Province, on April 16.The best tomatoes were chosen according to their shape, color and taste. The competition hoped to encourage the farmers to grow better tomatoes.
小题1:About           people were hurt in the head-on crash.

A．18

B．29

C．60

D．250

小题2:A lot of people visited Mount Tai .

A．13 hours after the earthquake

B．on May 18

C．during the May Day holiday

D．on April 16

小题3: Liao Zhi, the dance teacher from , came to Ya’an to offer help.

A．Huainan	B．Chengdu
C．Taishan	D．New York

小题4:Liao Zhi lost her daughter and her legs .

A．in Wenchuan earthquake	B．in Ya’an earthquake
C．when she took a train	D．when she climbed mountains

小题5:The tomato competition in Anhui Province was held to .

A．help the people in Ya’an	B．save the people on the trains
C．forget the terrible time	D．help grow better tomatoes

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Imagine the following scene: on the grasslands, an elephant stands under an umbrella-like tree.   shadow(影子) grows long and thin. In the distance, you can also see a few zebras running here and there. Such a scene is commonplace in the magical continent of Africa.
Africa is the second largest continent in the world. To its southeast      the Indian Ocean, and toward the west is the Atlantic Ocean. It is also the continent with the world’s second largest population (more than 1 billion) behind Asia.
The continent is       to the world’s tallest animal, giraffes. People can also find crocodiles (鳄鱼) and hippos (河马) in grassland and rainforests.
Africa is great to visit. In east Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro stands 5,895 meters into the sky. It is the highest point in the continent.        it lies in the tropics (热带), it is covered with ice and snow year-round.
The continent       its hundreds of ethnic (种族) groups. The three largest ethnic groups are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. They are all in west Africa.
Although many places in Africa are poor, this is not the whole picture. South Africa is the       country in Africa. Some parts of the country are wealthy. Modern and well-developed roads are common everywhere. You can also spend a day in a large shopping mall or taste delicious seafood in a restaurant.

小题1:

A．It’s

B．Its

C．Their

D．His

小题2:

A．lies

B．faces

C．stands

D．has

小题3:

A．space

B．area

C．home

D．nest

小题4:

A．Since

B．Though

C．While

D．Because

小题5:

A．is proud of

B．is interested in

C．is made of

D．is famous for

小题6:

A．oldest

B．biggest

C．richest

D．poorest

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小题1:According to the key points, what’s the searching area for the missing plane?

A．In the southern India Ocean.

B．In the water area around Australia.

C．In the water area in the southern pacific ocean.

D．In the area 2,500km south-west of Perth, Australia.

小题2:How many passengers are there from China on the missing plane?

A．370

B．239

C．154

D．393

小题3:What does the underlined sentence “We cannot stand this situation.” mean？

A．Some of the families cannot live in this situation.

B．Some of the families cannot stand there for so long.

C．Some of the families cannot bear all the terrible things.

D．Some of the families cannot understand why it has happened.

小题4:According to the report at 15:45, which of the following statements is true?

A．The reports are renewed every 2 minutes.

B．The web page is shown on Saturday.

C．China has found out the debris of the missing plane.

D．The search is focused on a definitely limited area near Perth.

小题5:What’s the web page mainly about?

A．People still keep on searching MH370.

B．There’s a small hope to find out MH370.

C．People are searching MH370 much more widely.

D．What are happening to the missing plane, MH370.

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Read the following four pieces of news and answer the questions:

小题1:The singer of the song “Fa Hai, you don’t know love” is ________.

A．Wang Baoqiang	B．PSY
C．Gong Linna	D．Hunan TV

小题2:Where is PSY from?

A．He is from China.

B．He is from Korea.

C．He is from every corner of the world.

D．He is from the Horse Ride Dance.

小题3:When can you get the ticket of the movie “Lost in Thailand”?

A．On Dec. 15^th.

B．Before Dec. 12^th.

C．Any time you like.

D．Only during Spring Festival.

小题4:What does the underlined sentence “The documentary made our mouth water.” really mean?

A．There is water here and there in the documentary.

B．People had a lot of water in their mouths when they were watching the
documentary.

C．The food showed in the documentary was so delicious.

D．The documentary made people drink a lot of water.

小题5:Which of the following sentence is NOT true?

A．Gong Linna was hot before she sang the song on the New Year’s Eve of Hunnan TV.

B．Everyone in the world likes the Horse Ride Dance.

C．Lost in Thailand was a movie which was not made by Chinese.

D．Many people including those who never watches TV would like to watch the documentary.

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