13      Our earth is in trouble. Our drinking water is becoming dirtier, and the air is not as clean as before . People and factories are polluting the air, rivers and lakes and seas. You may think that there is nothing you can do to help. That’s not true. There are many things you can do to help the earth.

Cars burn gasoline. This will produce a lot of CO2 into the air. Some people believe that too much CO2 is making the earth warm than ever. (2) They think CO2 thins the clouds above us. The clouds keep us away from the strongest sunlight. So try to walk, ride a bike or take a bus. And if you drive a car, drive at a steady speed. This can save some gasoline.

The biggest energy use at home is for keeping (1)_________ or______ .So turn the air conditioner off when you don’t need to use it. Use lights that save energy.

Use fewer things that cannot be used again. When you buy something , consider those made from things that can be used again first.

(3)要用大量的水来洗澡沐浴。In one week an American family uses as much water for showers as a person drinks in three years! Buy a waterworks that uses less water, or take shorter showers. This can cut the use of water.

1．在横线上填入适当的单词_____________ _____________

2．将句子(2)译成汉语  ____________________________________

3．将句子(3)译成英语      _______________

4．找出 If there is too much CO2 in the air, the earth will become warmer的同义句  __________________________

5．从文中找出能概括本文大意的句子。________________________

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Throughout history, people had dreamed about joining England and France together. Even Napoleon had plan to dig a tunnel (隧道) and reach England. One of the first people who tried to dig a tunnel under the Channel (英吉利海峡) was a French engineer called Albert Mathieu. His tunnel failed.

In 1881, Colonel Beamont and Captain English from Britain also tried to dig a tunnel. Their tunnel went six kilometers out into the Channel. Queen Victoria stopped them and said (2)和法国相连是很危险的. It was a very good tunnel, and it is still there today.

(3)The new tunnel (ready in 1993) is, in fact, three tunnels-two for trains and a “service tunnel” for fresh air to go in and for men who take care of the tunnels. The tunnels are fifty kilometers long, forty meters under water. Forty kilometers of tunnel are under the sea itself. They are the longest undersea in the world.

Trains (1) __________ the tunnels _________ 160 km/h. People drive their cars onto trains and the trains take them through the tunnel. Each train takes 1,500 people and there are trains every ten minutes.

A special radio station called Channel has started, because it is impossible to receive normal signals (信号) when you are under the sea. The station sends news to keep people up-to date with the ‘world outside’ while they are in the tunnel.

1. 在 (1) 处填入适当的词，使句子通顺完整   _________________    

2. 将 (2) 处的汉语译成英语__________________________________________

3. 将 (3) 处的英语译成汉语_______________________________________

4. 在文中找出与此句的同义句 They are longer than any other one on the earth. __________________________________________

5. 写出或找出本文的主题句   ______________________

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All living things on the earth need other living things to live on. Nothing lives__  . Most animals must live in a group, and even a plant grows close together with others of the same kind. Sometimes one living thing kills another, one eats and the ____    is eaten. Each kind of life eats another kind of life in order to live, and together they form a food chains .Some food chains are simple, while others are not. But all food chains begin with the sun, and all food chains become broken up if one of the links disappears.

所有的生命都需要阳光来生存。But only plants can use sunlight directly. Plants are “factories”. They make food from sunlight, water and things in the soil and air.

Plants feed all other living things. Animals can only use the sun’s energy after it has been changed into food by plants. Some animals feed directly on plants others eat smaller animals. Meat-eating animals are only eating plants indirectly.

What about human beings? We are members of many food chains. We eat wheat, rice, vegetables, fruits and so on. We also eat meat and drink milk. But men often break up the food chains. They kill wild animals and make the rivers, lakes, and seas dirty. When these rivers, lakes and seas are polluted, the fish in them cannot be eaten. If men eat the fish, they will get strange diseases(疾病).

Each form of life is linked to all the others. Breaking the links puts all life in danger.

1、在句的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺__________________________              

2、将句译成英文                                                            

3、将句译成中文。                                                            

4、在文中划出或写出与下列句子意思相近的句子。

Human beings often break the balance of nature.                                       

5、找出文中或写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。                                 

16   Luciano Pavarotti (卢西亚诺•帕瓦罗蒂) is one of all-time Italian tenor(男高音歌手)superstars. (1) He is famous not only in         but also in other parts of the        . Unfortunately for the world, in his home town of Modena (蒙得那),Italy , (2)他因患癌症(cancer)于2007年9月6日去世。The world mourned(哀悼)the loss of the great tenor superstar.

“When I was a boy, my father, a baker, introduced me to the wonders of songs,” Pavarotti remembered. “He encouraged me to work hard to develop my voice, Arrigo Pola ,an experienced tenor in my home town ,took me as a pupil (学生). I also entered a teacher college .On graduating（毕业）, I asked my father, what shall I be, a teacher or a singer?”

“Luciano” my father replied, “If you try to sit on two chairs, you will fall between them .For life, you must choose one chair.”

“I choose one. It took seven years of study and hard work before I made my first appearance on the stage. It took another seven years to reach the Metropolitan Opera. I think whether it’s laying (砌) bricks, writing a book ——(3) No matter (无论)what we choose, we should devote ourselves to it.”

 Pavarotti’s successful career shows that we should put all of our effort into the chosen post (岗位),then we’ll succeed surely.

1.在（1）句的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整，上下文通顺：          ，        

2.将（2）句译成英文：__________________________________________________                                                  

3.将（3）句译成中文：__________________________________________________                                                 

4.找出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子：

After I studied and worked hard for 7 years, I appeared on the stage for the first time.     _______________

5.写出文中最能表达该短文主题的句子： ______________ 

17     Shyness means feeling frightened when you’re around other people. Some children are born ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­shy. Some become very shy later because of their life experience. In fact , everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just how much they feel shy.

Most people have red faces and talk in broken sentences when they are shy. But some become so shy that they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to order and pay for their food. Some are afraid of meeting new people, so they seldom go outside. This kind of shyness can be bad for a person.

如果害羞并没有让你不能去做你想做的事, being shy isn’t a big  problem. Some experts say shy people are good at working because they think ____ and ____ less. But remember not to let good opportunities (机会) pass you by just because of it. If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or give some performances in front of others, just do it. There’s nothing for you to be afraid of.

1、将句翻译成中文。 _________________________ _

2、将句翻译成英文。                     

3、在空格处填上适当的词。 __________　__________

4、写出下面句子的同义句

You have nothing to be frightened.________________________ 

5 Find out the main idea of the message.                    

 18       Now you’ve finished three years of English study. There’s one way to demonstrate(展示) what you’ve learned－take a test!

Do you have any special methods(方法) you use to help you do better on a test? How well you do is often a matter of how well prepared you are. Here are some ways to make sure you’re at your best on test days.

Go to bed early. The night before a test is not the time to stay up watching TV. You want to be rested and wide-awake for test day.

Have a good breakfast. Test day isn’t a morning for donuts(面包圈). Nor is it a time to starve yourself. Eat plenty of low-sugar, high-enegy food to keep your brain and body working their best.

Be prepared. Make sure you have two pencils and anything else you were asked to bring.

Watch the numbers. Make sure that the number of the items(项目) on your answer sheet matches the number of the question.

Look over all the answer choices(选择). Don’t assume(假定) that choice A is correct until you’ve checked the others. You may find a better one. And it is wrong to eliminate any choice that you can see at once. You’ll have a better chance of finding the right answer.

Check the clock. Make sure you allow yourself enough time to answer every question and go back and check your answers. Don’t spend too much time on any difficult question. Skip(跳读) it and come back to it later.

Keep up with your schoolwork all year long. That’s how you get the skills you need for taking tests.

1. How many ways are mentioned in this passage?

2. The passage is mainly about ________________________________________.

3. In Chinese, the underlined sentence in the second paragraph means：

4. What does the underlined word “ it” refer to?

5. In Chinese, the word “eliminate” means ________________________.

   

  19     Body language is the quiet，secret and most powerful language of all! It is said that our body movements communicate(表达)about 50％of what we really mean while words themselves only do 7％.So while your mouth is closed，just what is your body saying……

    Arms• How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive(接受的)you are to people you meet．If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your back，this suggests you are not afraid of‘ asking on whatever comes your way．Outgoing people usually use their arms with big movements while quieter people keep them close to their bodies．If someone makes you angry, just cross your arms to show you’re unhappy!

    Head• when you want to show your confidence，keep your head level(平直)．If you are monitor in class, you can also take on this position(姿势)when you want your words to be taken seriously. However, to be friendly in listening or speaking, you must move your head a little to one side．   

   Legs．Your legs will move around a lot more than normal when you are nervous or telling lies．If you are at interviews, try to keep them still.

   Mouth. When you are thinking，you often purse your lips(撅起嘴)．You might also use this

position to hold back angry words you don’t wish to say．However, it will probably still be noticed，and people will know you’re not pleased.

1. According to the passage ,what plays an important part in communication?.

2.When a nervous person speaks in public, what will he or she probably do?

3. Which word means “being sure of oneself”?

4. How many parts of body are mentioned in the passage?

5. Usually crossing your arms shows the same feeling as      

 20     Want to be an astronaut(宇航员)？Then “study hard , stay healthy and have perseverance(毅力)”! This is what Chinese astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng said in Hong Kong. Fei,Nei and leading engineers(工程师)of Shenzhou visited Hong Kong. They talked with primary, secondary and college students. Kids were interested in the astronauts’ space lives. They asked questions like“Did you see the Great Wall from space?” Fei and Nei said they didn’t . But they felt excited when they passed over China .Speaking of their lives above the earth, they said teamwork with each other was most important. “We are like the left and right hands, ” they said. Young people wanted to know how the astronauts developed(发展)their careers（事业）. “How did you decide to be astronauts when China’s space industry(工业)is still at the beginning?” asked a young woman. They said it was because of their love of flight and also the need of the country. They said their love of flight could be seen from their children’s names. Nie’s daughter is called “Nie Tianxiang”, which means “flying up high”. Fei’s son is called Fei Di, which sounds like “Fei Die”, meaning UFO.

 1.Fei and Nei tell us if we want to be astronauts, we must____________ .

 2.We know from the passage the two astronauts and________ had visited_______.

 3. The students from different levels(层次) of school took a great ______ their lives above the earth ,and asked________.

 4. They compared(比喻) their co-operation(合作) to _________________.

 

 5. They both agreed that they developed themselves as astronauts because of __________and the ________.

答案     11    1.  all  over        2．你可以使用因特网为你的家庭作业查找所需资料而不用去图书馆.

3．An e-mail is a way to send messages to others.     4．It's much quicker and cheaper than sending a letter.

5．Quick. easy and interesting--that's the Internet!                                 

 12   1．bar, me      2．I was surprised to see a foreigner coming walking out of the house next door to ours.    

3．酒吧一点也不是我所想象的。 4．While I was wondering what to say, he continued.

5．My new neighbor, a nice foreigner 

 13    1.warm cool     2.他们认为二氧化碳能使我们头顶上的云雾散开。

3．A lot of water is needed for a shower      4.Some people believe that too much CO2 is making the earth warmer than ever.

5.There are many things you can do to help the earth.

14     1．travel through;  at         2.it was dangerous to connect with France

3.   4.They are the longest undersea tunnels in the world.           5.The history of the Channel tunnel

 15     1. alone,   other        2. All the lives need sunlight to survive       3.动物使用太阳的能量是在它被植物转化成食物之后

4、Men often break up the food chains.        5文章第一句话   

 16       1. Italy  world         2. he passed away on September 6th ,2007 because of cancer.

3. 不论我们选择什么（工作），我们都应该全身心投入其中。

4. 近义句为：It took seven years of study and hard work before I made my first appearance on the stage.

5. 主题句为文章最后一句。Pavarotti’s successful career shows that we should put all of our effort into the chosen post (岗位),then we’ll succeed surely.

   17          1、害羞时，大多数人脸发红，说话吞吞吐吐(结巴)

2、If shyness doesn’t  stop you from doing  what you want to do.      keep     the things that you want to do       prevent

3、more, talk         4、There’s nothing for you be afraid of      5、首句

 18     1. Six      2. how you get the skills you need for taking tests/ how to make sure you’re at your best on test days.

3. 你考得好坏取决于你准备得怎么样。  4. any difficult question    5. 排除

 19  1. Body language.  2. His or her legs will move around more than normal.   3. Confident.       4. Four.       5. Pursing your lips.

  20.    1. study hard , stay healthy and have perseverance      2. heading engineers ,    Hong Kong     3.  interest ,    (many )questions

4. the left and right hands     5. their love of fight,   need of the country