―We’ll send him to my brother,Peter,‖Johnny’s father said,‖He lives a long way away.‖Johnny will be safe with him.
He telephoned Johnny’s uncle Peter and asked him if he would let Johnny live with him. ―He’sa good boy,‖he said,‖won’t put you in hot water.‖
―All right,‖Johnny’s Uncle Peter said,‖but I’mnot used to children.I live a very quiet and peaceful life.‖
―You won’t know Johnny’s in the house,‖his father told him. So Johnny,who was five,went to live with his uncle.
Two days later,his mother and father received a telegram(电报）from Peter saying ―______‖After Johnny’s parents knew it,they felt sorry for it.
( )1.The underlined word ―Put you in hot water‖ in the passage most probably means________
A.give you any trouble B keep you in danger C boil some hot water for you ( )2 Johnny and his parents lived_______
A in a big town B near the sea C in the mountains
( )3 Uncle Peter worried about Johnny coming to live with him because______ A he was not used to children B He was an old man
C his house was far from Johnny’s ( )4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A Johnny’s parents sent him away because his uncle wanted to see him
B Johnny’s parents received a telephone after Johnny was sent to his uncle’s home two days later.
C Uncle Peter didn’t like noisy life.
( )5.‖_______‖can be the missing sentence in the passage.
A I enjoy the days with Johnny because we have no arguments with each other. B I’m returning the child.Please send an earthquake. C Your lovely son likes living with me very much. （C）
Henry has been interested in magic tricks since he was young. When he was nine years old, he began to learn magic from a magician in his free time. Henry was so clever that he could do magic tricks very well after one and a half years’ study. At the age of 18, when he left high school, he didn’t go to university. Instead, he found a job as a magician and do magic tricks on the ship. Each week he showed the same tricks over and over again, because the passengers on the ship were different. There was also a parrot on the ship. It say the shows many times that it understood everything. Then it started shouting during the show, ―Hey, he has put the flowers under the table!‖ ―All the cards are the same.‖ ―Look carefully. It’s a different hat!‖ Henry was very angry but could do nothing.
One day the ship had an accident because of heavy rain and strong wind. It broke into pieces. Henry fell into the water. When he climbed up onto a piece of wood, he found the parrot there. He looked at the parrot angrily and did not say a word, this went on for one day, ten another and another. In the end, the parrot said, ― Oh, how I wish I hadn’t say anything during the shows. Please tell me where you’ve put the ship and I won’t open my mouth again!‖ ( )1. Henry could do magic tricks well ager eighteen months’ study.
( )2. When Henry left middle school, he did magic tricks for the passengers on the ship. ( )3. The parrot o the ship knew the secrets of Henry’s magic trick well. ( )4. The ship had an accident due to bad weather.
( )5. From the passage, we know that Henry didn’t wnt to tell the parrot where the ship was snow （D）
There have been many6 great inventions that have change the way we live. The first great invention was one that is still very important today-----the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distance. For hundred of years after that, there were few inventions that had as much effect as the wheel did.
In the second half of the 19th century,many great inventions were made .among them were the camera, the light and the radio.these are all a big part of our lives today.In the first half of the 20th century,we saw more great inventions.For example,the helicopter in 1909,movies with sound in 1926,the computer in 1928,and jet planes in1930.This was also atime when a news material was first made.Nylon was made in 1935.It changed the kinds of clothes people wore.
By this time,most people had a very good life.Peopleknew a lot about the earth,but they didn’t
Know much about the uniwerse.They began looking for ways to go into space.Russia made the first step.Then the United States took thesecond step.Since then other countries,including China and Japan have done so too.
In1969,man took his biggest step from the earth .Two Americans walked onthemoon.This is certainly just the beginning,too.New inveniions will some day allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of. 根据短文内容选择最佳答案
46.( )The underlined word―universe‖in the passage means―-------‖in Chinese. A全人类 B星球 C宇宙 47（ ）The wheel_______. A .isn’t very important today
B.made it easier to carry heavy things
C.Nylon changed the kinds of clothes people wore.
48.According to the time that things were invented,______shows the right order.
a c b A.a—b---c B.b—a—c C.a---c---b 49.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A.The helicopter was invented in the 19th century.
B .Four countries that have taken steps in space research are mentioned in the passage. C.Nylon changed the kinds of clothes people wore. 50.The best title for this passage would be_______. A.GO INTO THE SPACE B.GREAT INVENTIONS C.GREAT INVENTORS
四、交际运用
A: Hey, Susan. Let me show you a magic trick. Watch this! B: OK. __1___ like to see it.
A: Do you see this coin? Now watch __2___. Ta dah!
B: It’s gone! That’s amazing! Can you teach me __3___ you did that, Tim? A: Certainly. I’ll show you if you don’t tell anyone __4___ B. I promise.
A: it’s just a simple trick. To __5___ with, make sure you have a long sleeve. B: And?
A: Then put the coin __6___ your sleeve quickly. It’s quite easy. But you have to do it quickly. B: Great! I __7___ better practice.
1_______2_______3_______4_______5_______6_______7_______ A: Hi, Amy. Watch this! I will show you a magic trick. B: OK. __1___
A: Please watch carefully. __2___ I tap it with my finger. B: what’s next? A: ___3__
B: I am sure that something amazing will happen. A: You’re right. Look! __4___ B: Wow! That was amazing __5___ A: I learned it on TV. B: ___6__
A: Certainly. __7___ But you need to practice. B: No problem. ___8__ A: Great
1_______2_______3_______4_______5_______6_______7_______8_______ .
五、任务型阅读
先阅读（A）、（B）、（C）三篇短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列任务 （A）
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Let me tell you how became ______in magic.When I was seven years old,I saw a magic trick for the first time.One______day, my uncle came to visit our home.It was too rainy to go out and play.So my uncle showed my family something_____He took out a coin from his pocket and made it disappear!At that moment, the room was______with laughter.I wanted to learn how he did it!Later on,he told us how he did his trick.It was really kind of him to do this,since______don’t like to tell their secrets. (B )
Soon,I learned many new tricks.The truth is that magic are not really‖magic‖Most magic is a type of trick on yours eyes.Magicians make people pay attention to something else. Some magic tricks just use simple science.Let me give you an example.It’ll be our little secret,okay? This one is called the toothpick trick.You’ll need a dish of water and some toothpicks.First,put some soap on the tip of a toothpick.Let the soap dry.This will be your ―magic toothpick‖Then make a triangle using three other toothpicks on the surface of the water.Now you are ready to show your trick.
任务1：用方框里所给单词的适当形式填空，使文章通顺，连贯，合理（每词限用一次，每 空一词—） 1_______ 2_________3_________4___________5___________ 任务2根据英文释义及单词首字母提示，拼写单词
6s________：easy to understand or do;not difficult or complex 7s_________:the outer side or top of something 任务3：同义句转换，每空一词
Magician make people pay attention to something else.
People are 8________9__________pay attention to something else by magicians. 任务4：根据短文内容简答问题
10what will you need to show the toothpick trick? 任务5：阅读短文C，根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。
11_______12________13________14________15_________ 六、书面表达
假如你是张强，你远在美国的笔友Tracy一直想参加一场国际魔术比赛，今天你得知了比赛的具体情况。请你给她写一封邮件，把比赛的具体情况告诉她，并提示她参加比赛时的注意事项。 写作要点：
（1）欢迎你的朋友Tracy来中国参加比赛
（2）比赛的时间和地点（七月十一日，上午九到十一点，哈尔滨少年宫（Harbin Youth Palace） (3) 比赛的奖品（全省五日游） (4)至少提出两点参加比赛的注意事项 Dear Tracy,
You’ve been looking forward to taking part in an international magic trick
contest.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I’m looking forward to meeting you in China soon. Good luck to you. Yours, Zhang Qiang 答案：
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三、ACACB ABAAB CBBAB
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