Page6Page6一、單項填空1.—ShallwemakeacakeforTaraasabirthdaygift?—.Itwillgiveherabigsurprise.

A.You'rewelcome B.It'sapityC.Goodidea D.Nevermind2.—Whydon'tyoubuythewatch?—It'stoo,andIdon'thaveenoughmoneytobuyit.

A.nice B.expensive C.popular D.noisy3.Ihavetheofrunningbeforegoingtowork.Ithasbeenpartofmylife.

A.spirit B.chance C.courage D.habit4.saythatsomethingistoodifficultforyoutolearn,becauseitisnottrue.Infact,youcanlearnanythingwellwitheffort.

A.Never B.SometimesC.Seldom D.Always5.—IsthatAndyoverthere?—Itbehim.HeisontheplanetoHefeinow.

A.mightnot B.can'tC.must D.could6.—Hi,Sara.HaveyouseenmyEnglishbook?—Oh,Isawoneonthedeskjustnow.Maybeitis.

A.mine B.yours C.his D.hers7.—Isawmanyboxesofbooksandtoysontheplaygroundinourschooljustnow.—Theytochildreninpoorareas.

A.willbesent B.aresentC.weresent D.sent8.—Tomisn'tfeelingverywell.—Heseemstohaveacoldtheweatherchangessuddenly.

A.before B.because C.so D.though9.—CouldyoupleasetellmetheJingtingMountaininXuancheng?

—ThedayaftertomorrowIthink.A.whenwewillvisit B.whenwillwevisitC.wherewewillvisit D.wherewillwevisit10.—Whataretheadvantagesofthenewtypeofenergy?—Itcostsverylittleandwillnever.

A.stayout B.comeoutC.runout D.bringout二、完形填空It'sbeenaroundforover5,000years.ItwasanimportantfoodtotheAztecIndiansandit1helpedwiththeinventionofthefirstmicrowaveoven(微波爐).Canyouguesswhatitis?That'sright.It'spopcorn.

Theoldestpopcorneverdiscovered,wasfoundinacave(洞窟)inNewMexico,whichisthoughttobeabout5,600yearsold.Its2arefromsmallerthanacointoabout10cmlong.

Popcornwas3toAztecIndians.Theyuseditnotonlyasakindoffood,butalsointheirceremonies(儀式).Butthewayofpoppingcornhaschangedgreatly4theyears.Today,wehavemicrowaveovensthatdoallthepoppingforus.5,itwaspopcornthathelpedinventthefirstmicrowaveoven.

In1946anengineercalledPercySpencerwasdoinganexperimentwithamagnetron(磁控管).Magnetronsareusedto6thehighenergythatisusedinmicrowaves.Whenhewasworkingwiththemagnetron,he7thechangesofthecandyinhispocket.SoPercySpencerhada(n)8andimmediatelybroughtsomecorn.Thistimehe9thecornnearthemagnetronandsoonhistorywasmade.Thecornpoppedandhewentontocreatethefirstmicrowaveoven.

Whoknewpopcornhadsuchahistory?Fromcavestoceremoniestomicrowaves,thisfun10hasseenitall.Perhapsthat'swhyithasstoodthetestoftimeandstillremainsafavoritetoday.

1.A.still B.even C.only D.just2.A.tastes B.numbers C.forms D.sizes3.A.new B.delicious C.important D.similar4.A.around B.over C.before D.under5.A.Infact B.Atfirst C.Intotal D.Atlast6.A.protect B.weigh C.produce D.prepare7.A.accepted B.counted C.mentioned D.noticed8.A.answer B.idea C.dream D.secret9.A.placed B.grew C.marked D.divided10.A.machine B.history C.change D.food三、閱讀理解ARenewableenergyistheenergythatcanbeusedagainandagain.Thesunandtheeartharesources(來源)ofrenewableenergy.Hereissomeinformationaboutit.KindsFactsSolarEnergy1.Twokinds:activesolarenergyandpassivesolarenergy.2.Togetactivesolarenergy,weusespecialtechnology;togetpassivesolarenergy,wedonotuseequipment.3.Wecan'talwaysgetsunshinesosometimeswecan'tusethiskindofenergyalone.EnergyfromEarth1.Thecenteroftheearthismorethan6,000℃.2.Hotwaterfromtheundergroundisusedtoheathousesandotherbuildings.3.Almost90percentofpeopleinIcelanduseitasenergy.EnergyfromPlants1.Plantscreateenergyfromthesunanditisstoredintheplantsevenaftertheydie.2.Wegetenergyinthiswaybyburningplants.3.Itcanalsobemadeintofuel(燃料).Itcanpowerbuses.Thiskindofenergydoeslessharmtotheenvironmentthangas.WaterEnergy1.Itismadebyrunningwaterinlargedams(水壩),suchastheThreeGorgesDaminChina.2.Itisinexpensive.Wecanalwaysdependonit,becausewateralwayskeepsrunningandthedamdoesnotdependontheweatherandtimeofday.1.Howmanykindsofrenewableenergyarementionedinthepassage?A.4. B.5. C.6. D.7.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"Renewable"meaninParagraph1?A.可再生的 B.可利用的C.可儲存的 D.可依靠的3.Wherecanweprobablyseethispassage?A.Inastorybook. B.Inaguidebook.C.Inasciencebook. D.Inanovel.BHowwouldyouliketobuildatimemachine?Paper,sticks,glueandstringareallyouneed.Putthemtogethertobuildakite.Akiteconnectsyoutothepast.Nooneknowswhoflewthefirstkite.ItwasprobablysomeoneinChinaorperhapsIndonesia.Indonesianfishermenhungfishhooksonkitesandsentthemouttoseatocatchfish.Starting2,000yearsago,ChinesefarmersflewkitestowelcometheNewYearandbringgoodlucktoEarth.InChina,peoplealsousedkitesduringwartime.OneChinesestorytellshowsoldiersputnoisemakersonkitesandflewthematnightovertheenemycamp.Theenemieswerefrightenedbythenoiseandranaway.About1,300yearsago,ChinesetravelerstookkitestoJapan.Soonkitesfilledtheskiesthere.KitesreachedThailandabout700yearsago.Duringfloods,Thaifarmersflewkitesovertheirfields.Theyhopedthekiteswoulddriveawaythecloudsandstoptherain.Overtime,kitesflewtheirwayoutofAsia.Today,kitesareapassion(酷愛)allovertheworld.Kitefansmeetatfestivalsinmanypartsoftheworldandhavegreatfun.Overtheyears,kiteshavealsohelpedpeopleunderstandthenaturalworld.In1749,forexample,thermometersweretiedtokitestomeasuretemperatures.In1906,camerashangingfromkitestookpicturesofSanFrancisco,Californiaafteranearthquake.Thephotoshelpedpeopleplanwhattodo.Kitesalsohelpedinventorsfindouthowtomakeairplanes.TheWrightBrothersstudiedhowkitesflew,whichhelpedthemmakethefirstsuccessfulairplane.SincetheancientChinesefirstsettheirkitesintotheair,peoplehavelovedflyingkites.Kitesgiveuswaystocelebrate,relaxandexplore.Sogoflyakite!Enjoythefeelingofwonderthatkiteflyershavefeltforcenturies.4.Accordingtothepassage,inwhichcountrieswerekitesusedtomakegoodwi