Robert lives in a small town. Five years ago, when he was nineteen, he finished middle school. He didn't like any subjects except playing when he was at school. Of course he learned nothing and the bosses wouldn't use a man like him. He has to stay at home, but he doesn't do any housework. He only watches TV or lies in bed. It makes his parents angry. They want him to study something. He always thinks it difficult and doesn't listen to them.

One day Robert was walking near a bookshop while some young men were talking about the writers. He heard the publishing house paid the writers a lot. He became interested in it. As soon as he got home, he began to write. But he couldn't write anything. At last he bought a book and copied a story. Then he posted it to the publishing house. He waited for nearly half a year, but didn't get any answer. He had to ask an editor on the telephone, "Have you read my story yet, sir?" "Yes," said the editor, "I had read it before you were born!"

1.His parents are angry with Robert because .

A. he can't find any work

B. he didn't study hard before

C. he's too lazy to do any housework

D. he isn't polite to them

2.Robert posted the story to the publishing house to .

A. be a famous man B. surprise his friends

C. win a prize D. get much money

3.The editor didn't answer Robert because .

A. they were very busy

B. the story wasn't interesting

C. the story was taken from a book

D. the young man wasn't famous enough

Do you love to eat blueberries(藍(lán)毒)? They grow on bushes(灌木叢). Each blueberry is small and round. Many blueberries can grow on one bush. At first, the blueberries aren't blue. They are green. You can't eat the green berries. They need a lot of sun and rain to help them become fat and sweet. When the berries turn blue, they are ripe(成熟的)and sweet.

Some farmers grow blueberries in big fields. After the blueberries are ripe, people put them into boxes and bring them to stores and supermarkets. People buy the blueberries and take them home to eat. After they wash the blueberries, they eat them one by one. Many people like to cook with blueberries. Some like to make blueberry muffins(松餅). Some like to make blueberry juice. Others like to make blueberry ice cream. It is very cool!

1.What does a blueberry look like?

A. It is like a bush. B. It is big and long.

C. It is small and round. D. It is like a red strawberry.

2.According to the passage, people don't make with blueberries.

A. ice cream B. muffins C. juice D. noodles

3.What's the right order(順序)according to the passage?

a. Farmers grow blueberries.

b. People buy blueberries.

c. People wash blueberries.

d. Blueberries become blue.

e. People eat blueberries one by one.

A. a-b-c-d-a B. c-d-a-e-b C. a-d-b-c-e D. e-b-c-d-a

Life in the 2050s will be different from it is now, because many changes will take place. What will the changes be?

The population is growing fast. There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live longer.

Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer study will be one of the most important subjects at school.

People will work fewer hours, and have more free time for sports, TV and travelling. Travelling will be much cheaper and easier. And many people will go to other countries for holidays.

There will be changes in our food, too. Because more and more people know the importance of healthy diet, maybe no one will eat meat. Instead they will eat more vegetables and fruit. So people will be healthier.

Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots. Because of this, many people won't have enough work to do. This will be a problem.

1.In the 2050s, there will be .

A. more trees B. more people C. fewer countries D. more work to do

2.In the future, people will not have to .

A. travel B. work hard C. work long hours D. eat meat

3.Every family will have at least one in the 2050s according to the passage.

A. computer B. house C. TV D. robot

4.Travelling will be in the 2050s.

A. less interesting B. more difficult

C. more expensive D. much cheaper and easier

句子翻譯

1.米莉的夢(mèng)想之家在山腳下，并且她可以有間屬于她自己的臥室。

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2.這周末你想和我們一起去爬山嗎?

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3.在學(xué)校里，我總和同學(xué)們一起玩得很愉快。

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4.我的書房里裝滿了各種各樣的書。

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5.你的新公寓和我們鎮(zhèn)上的公寓不一樣。

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閱讀表達(dá)

What is a museum? A museum is a good place to keep old and beautiful things. A museum may be a place to learn about science and a place to find out about art or people or animals.

What is inside a museum? Some museums have old cars and airplanes. Many museums have pictures and statues (雕塑). Others have rocks and old bones. One museum even has a real old street inside. It has shops and people’s statues doing business. It looks so real that one might feel that he was back to the old time.

Many cities have museums. Some very small towns have museums, too. Indianapolis has a children’s museum. Children do not have to pay to get in. Children often go to the museum. They like to look at the dinosaur(恐龍) bones. They see a white bear ten feet tall.

On Saturdays, Indianapolis children can hear talks about animals and trees. They see movies. They take hikes. They even learn to make things there.

1.What is a museum?

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2.How tall is the white bear in the children’s museum?

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3.Would you like to go to the museum in your free time? Why or why not?

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書面表達(dá)

每個(gè)人心中都有自己的夢(mèng)想之家，請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下提示寫一篇至少70詞的短文，描述你的夢(mèng)想之家。要求包含所有問(wèn)題所涉要點(diǎn)，適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，語(yǔ)句通順，書寫整潔。

1. Where is your dream home? How many floors are there?

2. What room does each floor have?

3. What's in every room?

4. What do you do in the rooms?

5. Which is your favourite place and why?

6. What do you think of your dream home？

You complain ________. The box isn’t really ______ heavy.

A. too many; those B. too much; that C. much too; that

She looked up and saw a white rabbit _______ a coat _______ .

A. wear; run by B. wear; running by C. with; run by D. with; running by

She’s _______ at the result.

A. surprise B. surprising C. to surprise D. surprised

Alice tried to go_______ the door, but she was too big.

A. through B. across C. into D. above