完形填空。    Stone is all around us. Stone is usually very hard,  1  it can also be

完形填空。    Stone is all around us. Stone is usually very hard,  1  it can also be soft. Stones
have many uses.
    In some  2 , artists carve (雕刻) beautiful things out of soft stones, because they
can be shaped easily. In ancient times, people carved  3  persons or animals out of soft
stones, which could be carried along with. While in some European countries, statues (雕塑)
are carved  4  hard stones and they do not change easily. In summer, the hot sun  5  on
these statues and in winter the snow falls on them, but they  6  remain beautiful.
    Stone is strong and long-lasting. So, it is  7  enough for building. A house built of
stone does not catch fire as easily as  8  made of wood. Some stones are coloured, so they
make the  9  look wonderful. People can also get a fire with stones. Besides, some kinds
of stones can be used to  10  jewellery (珠宝). We"ve found stones are really amazing.

(     )1. A. and       (     )2. A. countries     (     )3. A. young      (     )4. A. into       (     )5. A. shines     (     )6. A. even       (     )7. A. good       (     )8. A. this       (     )9. A. stones     (     )10. A. find	B. but       B. cities   B. old       B. of       B. drops     B. still     B. big       B. none     B. buildings       B. sell	C. or       C. factories       C. small     C. for       C. puts     C. never     C. long     C. one       C. fire     C. buy	D. so      D. parks   D. big     D. from    D. fits    D. often                    D. old     D. it      D. wood    D. make
1-5 BACDA   6-10 BACBD
阅读理解。
Many textbooks are not written in the kind of English that we speak every day. In fact, sometimes the reading is so difficult that it almost seems like a foreign language. In a way, it is the language of science. You should not expect to be able to read a difficult science passage the same way you read an interesting story; you should not expect to read it easily and all at once. Instead, you may have to read it several times through, catching on the meaning of difficult words, going back over difficult sentences, and finally putting the whole thing together. Do not be discourages if the whole passage don"t make sense to you at first. You need to pick it apart patiently until you can understand it.     These are the steps to follow when you are reading something difficult:      ☆1. Start to read normally until you run into a sentence that doesn"t make sense to           you.      ☆2. When a sentence doesn"t make sense, go back and read it again more slowly.      ☆3. Look for any word you don"t know in the sentence. Try to understand their meanings          using word parts and context clues(上下文线索). If necessary, look them up in the          dictionary.      ☆4. Look at the next few sentences to see if they explain more about the sentence you          are working on. Do not read very much farther ahead until you understand what is          being said.      ☆5. Finally, read the sentence again. Try to put it into simpler words.      ☆6. Read through the passage once. Try to understand all the hard parts well. Then            read the whole passage once more at a usual speed. This helps you to put all            ides together. The stops sound a lot harder than they are. It is really just the            normal way good readers understand anything that is difficult to read. After you            have done the best you can this way, you should always feel free to ask for help            from your teacher, if you have one.
1. The underlined phrase "run into" means ______.
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A. work out B. come across C. look into D. pass by
2. From the passage, we can know ______.
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A. we should look up new words before reading B. it is sometimes difficult to read a science passage C. the six steps are helpful in learning spoken English D. interesting stories help readers to improve their English
3. The massage is mainly about ______.
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A. steps of studying science B. difficulties in reading science C. ways of reading science passages D. researches on science and English
阅读理解。
In the West, some people believe that personality can be predicted according to the time of the year the person was born. From China comes the belief that the year of birth influences one"s personality. In the past century, a new belief has arisen: the idea that personality is related to one"s ABO blood type. People with blood type A, for example, are considered more likely to be serious, hard-working, and quiet, while people with blood type O are likely to be popular and outgoing, yet often unable to finish what they start. Though this belief continues to be strong, some people question whether it is true.     The blood-type personality theory (理论) started in Japan in 1927 when Furukawa Takehji noticed personality similarities and differences among his workers. The idea soon went out of fashion, but was brought back by a Japanese television host named Toshitaka Nomi in the 1970s. The belief is still strong in Japan and is increasingly popular in neighboring countries. Some young Koreans have taken to the theory. A recent study showed 76 percent of Koreans aged between13 and 64 believing in the blood-type personality connection. Though most Asians might believe in the blood-type theory, for many it seems harmless and not something to be taken too seriously.     Is the belief true? The scientists in Asia largely dismiss the belief as a modern-day superstition (迷信). Most studies have failed to find any strong connection between blood and personality. Generally, scientists warn against making predictions or important decisions based on this questionable theory.
1. The writer uses blood type A and O as an example to explain ______.
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A. the difference between two blood types B. the relationship between the two blood types C. the influence of blood type on one"s behavior D. the connection between personality and blood type
2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
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A. It was lightly believed. B. It was brought to them. C. They liked and accepted it. D. They stole the idea from others.
3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
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A. Most scientists in Asia don"t believe in the theory. B. The blood-type theory began in Japan in the 1970s. C. The blood-type personality theory is about blood type. D. People don"t change their personality to match the theory.
4. What is the best title for the passage?
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A. Is the blood-type theory poplar? B. Is the personality changeable? C. Is it in your blood? D. Is it in you mind?
阅读理解。
1. The number of the students who took part in English competitions in ______ grew faster    from 2008 to 2009.
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A. School A B. School B C. neither school
2. In the English competition in ______, School B had 100 more students than School A.
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A. 2007 B. 2008 C. 2009
3. According to the information above,these two schools had the sanle percentage of the    students who won prizes in ______.
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A. 1istening B. speaking C. reading
4. ______ students in School A were given prizes for their speaking skill in 2009.
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A. 100 B. 200 C. 300
5. Which of the following is TRUE from the information above?
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A. The students from School A and School B won prizes in five skills. B. The students from School B did wont in listening of all skills. C. The students from School A need to improve their writing skills.
根据短文内容和首字母提示，填入所缺单词的正确形式，使短文意思连贯、 语句通顺、结构完整。
Planes will be very large so flying will be very cheap. Fuel will be e______ (1). Everyone will have a small car. It will be hot all year so the winter will be very short.      It will get warn at the North Pole so the sea will be very r______ (2). The weather will be b______ (3) in spring and autumn. There will be heavy rain and strong w______ (4). In the f______ (5), our homes will be very comfortable because we will use the sun to h______ (6) our homes. No one will be cold and there will be lots of hot water.     We will have robots in our homes to do many d______ (7) jobs. Robots will clean the house, cook food, care f______ (8) children and help old people. Machine will do many jobs on farms and in factories and offices, so no one will do h______ (9) work. People will work three days a w______ (10). So, they will have long holidays and lots of free time.
阅读理解。
There are lots of animals on the earth. What is the biggest animal of all? The whale is. A blue whale weighs more than a hundred tons.     Whales live in the sea, but they are not fish. They are mammals and must have air to breathe. The babies drink milk from the mother"s body. Every spring, groups of whales swim hundreds of kilometers to warm places.     Each group goes to the same place every year. The mothers take very good care of their babies. Whales are a gentle kind of giant. They always live together and help each other. They "talk" to each other in the water with a high noise that sounds like singing.     Yet people kill over a hundred whales a day. They kill them to make many things. The whale dies very slowly and in great pain. Some ships kill every whale they can find, even mother whales and babies. If things go on like this, there will be no young whales to grow up and no mother whales to have more young.
1. _____ are the biggest animals on the earth.
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A. Elephants B. Lions C. Whales D. I don"t know
2. Whales are _____ and must have air to breathe.
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A. mammals B. fish C. mothers D. babies
3. Whales can live _____.
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A. in the sea B. on the land C. in the river D. A or B
4. When whales talk, it sounds like _____.
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A. singing B. crying C. dancing D. calling
5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
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A. Some ships kill every whale they can find. B. If things go on like this, there will be no young whales to grow up. C. If things go on like this, there will be no mother whales to have more young. D. The whale dies very slowly and in no pain.