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5．情景交流补全（选择填空题）

M:

（1C）

W:

Idon’tknow.ButIfeelterrible,andIdon’tlikedoinganything.AndI’vegotaheadache.

M:

Letmesee!

Mm...,nevermind,thereisnothingseriouswithyou,butyourtemperatureisalittlehigh.Youshouldhavearest.（2A）

W:

（3F）

M:

Ofcourse,youshouldeatmorefruitsandvegetables.

W:

（4D）

M:

Certainly.Hereisyourprescription（处方）.Pleasetakethismedicineaccordingtotheinstruction.

W:

（5B）Thanksalot.

M:

You’rewelcome.

A.You’dbetterdrinkmorewater.

B.I’lltakeyouradvice.

C.What’swrongwithyou?

D.ShallItakeanymedicine?

E.Thedoctorgivesmesomepills.

F.CanIeatfoodnow,doctor?

6．阅读理解（单选），共5题。

WhenMr.Davidretired,heboughtasmallhouseinvillagenearthesea.Helikeditandhopedtoliveaquietlifeinit.

Buttohisgreatsurprise,manytouristscametoseehishouseinsummerholidays,foritisthemostinterestingbuildinginthevillage.Frommorningtonightthereweretouristsoutsidethehouse.TheykeptlookingintotheroomthroughthewindowandmanyofthemevenwentintoMr.David’sgarden.ThiswastoomuchforMr.David.Hedecidedtodrivethevisitorsaway.Soheputanoticeonthewindow.Thenoticesaid:

“Ifyouwanttosatisfyyourcuriosity（好奇心）,cameinandlookaround.Price:

twentydollars.”Mr.Davidwassurethatthevisitorswouldstopcoming,buthewaswrong.MoreandmorevisitorscameandMr.Davidhadtospendeverydayshowingthemaroundhishouse.“Icameheretoretire,nottoworkasaguide,”hesaidangrily.Intheend,hesoldthehouseandmovedaway.

1.Mr.David’shousewas（B）thatmanytouristscametoseeit.

A.soquietB.sointerestingC.suchinterestingD.sosmall

2.Mr.Davidputanoticeonthewindowinorder（D）.

A.togetsomemoneyoutofthevisitors

B.tosatisfythevisitors’curiosity

C.toletvisitorscomeinandlookround

D.todrivethevisitorsaway

3.Thenoticemadethevisitors（D）.

A.feelhappyaboutthepriceB.loseinterestinhishouse

C.angryattheunfairpriceD.moreinterestedinhishouse

4.AfterMr.Davidputupthenotice,（D）.

A.thevisitorsdidn’tcomeanylonger

B.fewerandfewervisitorscametoseehishouse

C.notouristwouldpaythemoneyforavisit

D.moreandmoretouristscameforavisit

5.Atlasthehadtosellhishouseandmoveawaybecause（D）.

A.hecouldnotworkasaguide

B.hedidnotlikeitatall

C.hemadeenoughmoneyandwantedtobuyanewexpensivehouse

D.hecouldnotliveaquietlifeinit

7．阅读理解（是非题），共5题。

A

BillGateswasbornonOctober28,1955.HegrewupinSeattle,Washington.Hewasaverycleverboy.Hisfavoritesubjectsatschoolwerescienceandmath.Whenpeopleaskedhimwhathewantedtobeinthefuture,healwayssaid,“Ascientist”.Whenhewas13yearsold,Billstartedtoplaywithcomputer.Atthattime,computerswereverylargemachines.Oncehewasinterestedinaveryoldcomputer.Heandsomeofhisfriendsspentlotsoftimedoingunusualthingswithit.Intheend,theyworkedoutasoftwareprogramwiththeoldmachine.Billsolditfor4200dollarswhenhewasonly17.

In1973,BilltoHarvardUniversity.AtHarvard,hedevelopedtheBASIClanguageforthefirstmicrocomputer（微型计算机）.Inhisthirdyear,heleftHarvardtoworkforacompanycalledMicrosoft.Billbeganthiscompanyin1975withhisfriendPaulAllen.Theythoughtthatthecomputerwouldbeaveryimportanttoolineveryofficeandineveryhome,sotheybegandevelopingsoftwareforpersonalcomputer.Theyimprovedthesoftwaretomakeiteasierforpeopletousecomputers.

TodayMicrosoftisoneofthemostsuccessfulbusinessesintheworld.

1.BillGateswasinterestedinmicrocomputerwhenhewasthirteenyearsofage.（F）

2.Computerswereverylargemachinesinthe1960s.（T）

3.Billsoldhissoftwareprogramfor4200dollarsattheageof13.（F）

4.TheBASIClanguagewasdevelopedforthefirstmicrocomputer.（T）

5.Billandhisfriendimprovedsoftwaresothatpeoplecouldusecomputersmoreeasily.（T）

B

Beingsafeatschoolandinyoureverydaylifeneedsknowledge.Ifyourememberthefollowinginformation,yourlifewillbemuchsafer.

Alwaysnoticetheenvironmentaroundyou.Youshouldn’twalkaloneoutside.Makesurewherethepublicphonesare.Ifanythingdangeroushappens,youcanfindthemquickly.

Schoolbagsshouldbecarriedtowardsthefrontofyourbodyinsteadofputtingthemonyourback.Whenbusesarecrowded,itiseasyenoughforthievestostealthetingsinyourbagsonyourback.

Ifyouarefollowedbyastranger,crossthestreetandgointheotherdirection,andletthestrangerknowthatyouknowheorsheisthere.Next,goandgethelpfromothersifitisnecessary.Don’tgohomedirectly.Youaresaferonthestreetthanyouareinyourhomeorinalift.

Ifyouhavetotakeabustoaplacefaraway,trytogettothestopafewminutesbeforethebusleaves.Onbuses,don’tsitalone;sitbehindthedriverorwithfriends.Don’tbesleep.

Don’tplaywithmatchesorcandles,becauseitmaycausefire.Ifyourhousecatchesfireandyouhavetoescapethroughsmoke,pleaserememberthereiscleaner,coolerairnearthefloorduringthefire.

1.Makesureyoucanfindthepublicphoneswhenyouwalkoutside.（T）

2.You’dbetterputyourschoolbagonyourback.（F）

3.Ifyouarefollowedbyastranger,gohomedirectly.（F）

4.Youshouldn’tsleepalthoughit’salongbustrip.（T）

5.Duringthefire,thecleanerandcoolerairisfarfromthefloor.（F）

C.

Manypeoplebelievethatthehump（驼峰）ofacamelisfullofwater.Theybelievethisisthereasonthatcamelsdonothavetodrinkveryoften,buttheyarequitewrong.Acamel'shumpisnotfullofwater.Itismostlyfat.Thecamel'sbodycanusethefatlaterwhenitishungry,butitdoesnothelpthecamelgoforalongtimewithoutdrinking.Acamelcandothisbecauseitdoesnotsweatverymuch.

Whenpeople-andmostotheranimals-gethot,theysweat.Sweatismostlywaterfromthebody.Therefore,whenpeoplesweat,theylosewaterandsoonhavetodrink.Iftheydonotdrinkwater,theydie.Whenacamelgetshot,itdoesnotsweatverymuch,soitdoesnotlosemuchofthewaterinitsbody.Itdoesnotneedtodrinkveryoften.

Thereisverylittlewaterinthedesert,soanyanimalthatdoesnotneedmuchwaterisveryusefulforcarryingpeopleandthingsacrossthedesert.Camelscantravelalongwaywithoutstoppingforfoodorwater.Thisiswhythecameliscalled“theShipoftheDesert”-itcarriesitsfoodandwaterwithitanditcangoforalongtimebetweentowns.

PeoplestillusecamelsinthedesertsofNorthAfricaandinmanyotherplaces.

1.Thehumpofacamelisfullofwater.（F）

2.Thefatinthehumpofacamelisusedwhenitishungry.（T）

3Whencamelsgothot,theysweatverymuch.（F）

4Camelscantravelalongwaywithoutstoppingforfood.（T）

5.Camelsarenotusedbypeoplenow.（F）

D.

Wehavenoideaaboutwhenmenfirstbegantousesalt,butwedoknowthatithasbeenusedinmanydifferentwaysthroughoutthehistory.

Forexample,itisrecordedinmanyhistorybooksthatpeoplewholivedoverthreethousandyearsagoatesaltedfish.ThousandsofyearsagoinEgypt,saltwasusedtopreservethedead.

Insomeperiodsofhistory,apersonwhostolesaltwasthoughttohavebrokenthelaw.Taketheeighteenthcenturyforexample.Ifapersonwascaughtstealingsalt,hewouldbethoughttohavebrokenthelawandwouldbeseriouslypunished,andhisearwouldbecutoff.

Saltwasanimportantitemonthedinnertableofaking.Itwasalwaysplacedinfrontofthekingwhenhesatdowntoeat.Importantguestsattheking’stablewereseatednearthesalt.Lessimportantguestsweregivenseatsfartherawayfromit.

1.ThousandsofyearsagoinEgyptsaltwasusedtokeepdeadbodiesfromgoingbad.（T）

2.Duringthe18thcenturyabouttenthousandsofpeoplewerethrownintoprisonsinEnglandbecausetheysoldsaltedfish.（F）

3.Inthe16thcentury,ifamantookmorethanashareofsalt,hewouldloseanear.（F）

4.Whenakinghadadinner,saltwasplacedinfrontoftheimportantguests.（F）

5.ThebesttitleofthepassageisTheUseandImportanceofSaltinHistory.（T）

E.

Peoplearesobusythesedaysthatmanypeoplehavenotimetocook.Thisbecomesaproblem,becausemostfamilieslovehomecooking!

Thefoodtastesgoodandwarm,andafamilymealbringseveryonetogether.Insomefamilies,mealsareoftentheonlytimeeveryoneseesoneanotheratthesametime.

Anotherreasonpeopleenjoyhomecookingisthatitisoftenawayofshowinglove.Aparentwhomakessomecookiesisnotjustsatisfyingachild’ssweettooth.Sheorheissendingamessage.Themessagesays,“Icareaboutyouenoughtospendanhourmakingcookiesthatyouwilleatupin15minutesifIletyou.”

Thereisalsosomethingaboutthesmellofhomecooking.Thesmellofhomecookingpleasespeopleofallages.Itmakesmostofusfeelhappy---evenifwearetheonesdoingthecooking!

1.Nowfewerpeoplecookbecausemostofthemdislikehomecooking.（F）

2.Aparentspendsanhourmakingcookiesjusttosatisfyherorhischild’stooth.（F）

3.Mealsoftenbringmanypeopletogetherandthentheycanseeoneanotheratthesametime.（T）

4.Parentsmaygetangryifyoueatupwhattheycookin15minutes.（F）

5.Thispassagemainlytellsusthatfamilymealsareimportant.（T）

8．阅读理解简答（填空），共5题。

--不超过5个单词。

A.

Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisforawoman.Amangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething.Hispurposeissettledanddecidedinadvance.Heknowswhathewantsandhisaimistofinditandbuyit.Thepriceisa