一well , soft, second ,better , may , strongly, afraid, sand , stay up, if, now, house We can ’t stop an earthquake(地震), but we can do things to make sure they don ’t destroy(毁坏毁坏) whole cities. First, it is not a 1 .________ idea to build houses along lines where 2. ________ of the earth ’s plates(板块板块) join together. Second, if you think there 3. ________ be an earthquake, it is better to build houses on rocks , not on 4. ________. Third, Third, you you you must must must make make make the the the houses houses houses as as 5. ________ ________ as as as possible. possible. possible. Weak Weak Weak buildings buildings buildings will will will fall fall fall down down down in in in an an an earthquake, earthquake, earthquake, but but strong ones may 6. ________ . . Scientists are 7. ________ that one day an even bigger earthquake will hit the part around San Francisco(旧金山) . They call it “ The Big One ”. However, people today are still building more 8. ________ . The population in and and around around around San San San Francisco Francisco Francisco is is 9. ________ ten ten times times times more more more than than than it it it was was was in in in 1906. 1906. 1906. This This This means means means that that 10. ________ there is another earthquake, a great many houses and buildings will be destroyed. 二Mr. Brown had an umbrella shop in a small town. People sometimes 1 ________ him broken umbrellas, and then he took them to a big shop in London. They were 2 ________ there. One day Mr. Brown went to London by train. He 3 ________ to take an umbrella with him that day. Sitting in front of him was a man with an umbrella standing 4 _______ the seat. When the train arrived in London, Mr. Brown 5 5 ________ ________ up up the the the umbrella umbrella umbrella as as as he he he often often often did did did during during during his his his journey journey journey by by by train. train. train. Just Just Just as as as he he he was was was getting getting getting off, off, off, he he he was was 6 ________ by the man. He said angrily, “That’s 7________ !” Mr. . Brown’ s face turned red and he gave it back to the man at once. When Mr Brown got to the big shop, the shopkeeper had got his six umbrellas ready. After a good look at 8 ________ of them, he said, “You’ve mended them very well.”In the afternoon he got into the train again. The 9 ________ man was in the same seat. He looked at Mr Brown and his six umbrellas, “You’ve had a 10 ________ day,” he said.三Light travels at a speed(速度速度) which which is is about a million times 1 . ________ than that of sound. 2. ________ one second, light travels about 300,000 kilometers, but sound travels only 340 meters. You can get some idea of this difference by 3. ________ the start of a running match. match. If If If you you you stand stand stand far far far away away away from from from the the the starter(starter(发令员), you can can see see see smoke smoke smoke 4.________ 4.________ 4.________ from from from his his gun gun 5.________ 5.________ 5.________ the the sound reaches your ears. The fast speed of light produces some strange facts. The nearest star is 6. ________ far away that light which you can see from it tonight started to travel to you four years 7. ________ at a speed of nearly two million kilometers every minute. The light from some of tonight ’s started on 8. ________ journey towards you even before you were born. So, if we want to be honest(诚实), we 9. ________ say , “ The stars are shining brightly tonight.” We have to say, “ The stars look nice. They were 10. ________ four years ago but their light has just reached our earth. ”四Y ou may think there is nothing but sand in the desert of the world, but it is not true. In the desert we can 1._______ stones. We can see hills, too. There is a l rain in the 2.________, but it is not 3. ______ for most plants. The animals are 4. _______ to the desert people in many ways. The desert people eat the meat and drink the milk of the animals. They use their skins to 5. ________ shoes, water bags and even tents(帐篷). They use the camels(骆驼) for 6. _______ things. forget, bring ，mend ，beside ，luck ，pick ，same ，differently, I ，every , stop ，each before, discover , fast, in, come, watch , so, fast it, ago , shine, not can other, move, enough, find ,desert, make, use , another, friend , carry , trouble, friend The people of the desert have to keep 7. _______ from places to place. They must always look for grass or dese plants for their animals. They usually live in the tents. When there is mo more food for their animals, they take dow their tents, put them on the camels and move to 8. _______ place. The desert people are very 9. _______. No man in the desert would ever refuse to help the people in 10._______ and give them food and water. 五The world of the out-of doors is full of secrets. And 1. ________ are so interesting that quite a lot of people are busy studying them. All around us are birds, animals, trees and flowers. The facts about 2.________ they live and grow are as interesting as anything could be. Do you know that one of the great presidents of the United States 3 ________ hours and hours studying birds? A businessman who lives near New York City became so interested in insects(昆虫) that he began to collect them. He now has more than one thousand different kinds 4. ________ kept in the glass boxes. Come then with me, and I will help you find some of Nature ’s secrets. Let us go quietly through the woods and fields. Here we shall find how a rabbit tells the other rabbits that there is danger. We shall follow a mother bear and h young ones as they search for food and get ready for 5. ________ sleep. We shall watch bees 6. ________ in the air to other bees know where they can find food. I will 7.________ you many other interesting things, but the 8. ________thing that I can teach you is to keep your eyes and ears 9.________ when you go out of doors. Nature tells her secr10.________ to people who look and listen carefully. 六Mr Hill arrives at London Airport, at the end of a three-week holiday in 1. ________. Usually he wears a beard(蓄着胡须). Since it has been 2.________ there, he has taken it off (剃掉). But his passport photo shows him with his 3. ________. An officer looks at the 4. ________for a moment, and says ，"Will you excuse me? Please sit down. I shan't keep you long." With this, he walks away, shows the photo to a second 5.________, and says: "I know that face." The second officer looks at the 6. ________ and asks where Mr Hill has come from. When he hears that Mr Hill has arrived back from Paris, the 7.________officer smiles and says: "An Englishman with a beard stole a painting in Paris on Friday, And that man looks just the kind of man..." 8.________ it comes to the first officer who Mr Hill is. He returns to him, and asks: "Did you 9. ________ at the No.2. High School?" When Mr Hill answers, 10. ________, that he did, the first officer smiles an says: "I thought so. I'm Jack Smith. You taught me French. You haven't changed a bit."七how, much, safe, thank, play , be, invent , no, so , interest, must , ask Thomas Thomas Edison Edison Edison was was was a a a great great great American American American 1.________ 1.________ 1.________ . . When When he he he was was was a a a child, child, child, he he he was was was always always 2.________ questions and trying out new ideas. No matter 3.________ hard it was, he never gave up. Young Tom was in school for only three months. His teacher didn ’t understand why he had 4.________ many strange questions. Most of them were not about his lessons. The teacher didn ’t want to teach Tom any 5.________ . He asked Tom ’s mother to take the boy home. Tom ’s mother taught him to read and write, and she found him 6.________ a very good pupil. He learnt very fast and became very 7.________ in science. One day , he saw a little boy 8.________ on the railway tracks at a station. A train was coming near quiclly, and the boy was too frightened to move. Edison rushed out and carried the boy to 9 .________. The boy ’s father was so how, they ,winter, summer spend, care , dance , take, show , open , only, good two, sudden , cold, teach, in surprise , French, hot, beard, photo, office, passport, China 10.________ that he taught Edison to send messages by telegraph. 八as, sleep ,d ream,dream, like, again, about, think, must, wake up,quick, much ,w hy why "Dreams (梦 ) may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream," some scientists say. Dreams take up about one quarter of our 1 .________ time. People have several 2.2. ________ ________each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in colour. Some dreams are 3. ________ old films. They come to us over and over 4. ________. That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer. Some people get new ideas 5. ________ their work from dreams. They may have been 6. ________ about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams. Sometimes we 7. ________ with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can't remember the dream. Dreams can disappear (消失消失) 8. ________ ________ from memory (记忆). Too much dreaming can be harmful (有害的). The 9. ________ we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard a t at work when we dream. That is 10. ________ we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired. 九see, looked for, hunt , dog ,k ill kill , wolf ,die , tear , remind , , back , h unt hunt , h is, remember his, rememberMore than seven hundred years ago, the Prince of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert. One day the Prince wanted to go 1. ________ with his men. He told his 2. ________ to stay at home and look after his baby son. The baby was in a wooden cradle (摇篮), which was like a small bed. When the Prince came back from hunting, Gelert ran out to meet his master. He wagged his tail and jumped up to put hpaws （前爪）on the Prince's chest. Then the Prince saw the blood on Gelert's jaws and head. "What have you done?" the Prince said. He rushed into his house and 3. ________his baby son. The cradle was lying on its side on the floor. The clothes were torn and there was blood on them. "So you have killed my son?" the Prince said angrily. "You unfaithful dog!" He took out his sword （剑）（剑） and 4. ________ the dog. Just as Gelert was 5. ________ , he managed to bark. Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog. The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt. Near him was a dead 6. ________. Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended （保卫）（保卫） the baby and killed the wolf. The Prince ran 7.________ into the house but he was too late. Gelert was dead. The Prince was very sad indeed. 8. ________ ran down his face when he realized 'he had killed 9. ________faithful friend. The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried him there. After this, the Prince never smiled again. Every morning dawn, he walked up the mountain and stood by the dog's grave for a few minutes. If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried. There is a sign by his grave. It10. ________people of a brave and faithful dog. 十and ,receive , s atellite , weather , change ,help,satellite , weather , change ,help, or , early , for, w hen when , forecast , starSatellites Forecast the Weather Now Now satellites satellites satellites are are are helping helping helping to to to forecast forecast forecast ((预报) ) the the the weather. weather. weather. They They They are are are in in in space, space, space, and and and they they they can can can reach reach any any part part part of of of the the world. The 1.________ take pictures of the atmosphere (大气), because this is where the weather forms (形成). They send these pictures to the 2. ________ station. So the scientists there can see the weather of any part of the world and t how the weather will change. Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries can 3. ________ satellite pictures. 4. ________they receive the new pictures, they compare (比较) them with the earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have 5.________ during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their nex weather 6. ________, they can tell people about it. So the weather satellites are of a great 7. ________ to the scientists at the station. In the past they could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours 8. ________. Now they can make good forecasts for three 9 ________ five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather 10. ________ a week or more ahead. 十一十一have, study , happy ,leave, coffee, message, on , must , next ,arrive, go , she Catherine was a famous writer of children's stories. She lived in a fine old house in a small town near London. Often she worked at home, in her quiet 1.________.Long before her books became popular, she had tried to teach 2 how to use a computer. And now she typed （打字）all her stories on her computer. But sometimes she had to 3 the house to get some books from the library or have a meeting. She didn't like being away because she was worried about burglar （盗贼）.So she was very careful. Just before leaving, she always put a full cup of coffee on the writing desk, and left the radio playing to make a burglar think someone 4 be at home. One day she came back after a day out, and found that there was something different in her house. There was only a little 5. lift in the cup, and the radio was off. But when she looked at her computer, she saw it was 6. , and someone had typed in a new story. She had no idea who had got in, or how, because none of the door or windows was broken. Then she sat down to read the story. To her surprise, it was a very good one. "I'll use it in my book!" she said 8 . The next month she had to go to London. She put a cup of coffee and a plate of sandwiches on the desk. When s returned, the coffee and the sandwiches had 9. .She ran to the computer. This time there was only a 10. on the screen （屏幕）（屏幕）."IT'S NOT YOUR STORY .IT'S MINE!" it said. 十二try, how, what, if, can, wonderful , much, shop, glass , read, down, put Tom lived a way from town. One day he went into town to buy something in the shop, and after he bought 1. ________ he wanted, he went into a restaurant and sat 2 . ________ at the table. When he looked round, he saw some old people 3. ________ eyeglasses on before 4. ________ their books, so after lunch he went to a shop to buy 5. ________, too. He walked along the road, and soon found a 6. ________. The man in the shop made him 7. ________on a lot of glasses, but each time Tom said, “ No, I can ’t read with these. ” The man became 8 . ________ and more puzzled (困惑) . At last he said, “ Excuse me, but 9. ________you read at all?”“ No, I can ’t! ” Tom said, “10. ________ I can read, do you think I will come here to buy glasses? ” 十三十三well, brother, on , ago , I , for , make , needn ’t , as , because , much, before In my spare time, I paint designs on T-shirts. I got the idea two years 1 for my 2 birthday present. The shop wanted $ 20 for a special design 3 a T-shirt, so I decided to do it 4 . I bought a white cotton T-shirt 5 $6 and some paints, and I painted a lion on the front. My brother loved it! Painting T-shirts is great fun. You 6 be a great artist, you can just paint shapes and lines. The T-shirts are the 7 expensive part of my hobby. Also you have to use special fabric paints and you need to buy good quality brushes. I I love love love my my my hobby hobby 8 I I can can can make make make T-shirts T-shirts that that no-one no-one no-one else else else has. has. has. I I I give give give a a a lot lot lot of of of them them them away away 9 presents to my family and friends. Sometimes, I sell them. Since I started, I ’ve 10 about 60 T-shirts and each one is different. 十四eat, around , be , of , amuse , difficult, different , probable, gift, but, and, other, Have Have you you you ever ever been to to Disneyland? Disneyland? Disneyland? For For For most most most of of of the the the kids kids kids 1 1 the the world, world, world, this this 2 park park is is is a a fantastic fantastic place place place for for for them them them to to to have have have fun. fun. fun. When When When we we 3 young, young, we we we all all all have have have heard heard 4 Mickey Mickey Mouse, Mouse, Sleeping beauty, Snow White and many Disney characters. Some of us 5 have seen them in cartoons. Actually, you can go to see them all in a theme park. Now, there are four 6 Disneyland amusement parks all over the world. Two are in the United States, one is in Tokyo, and the 7 is in France. There are not only some amusement attractions there , 8 also many specials with Disney Disney characters. characters. characters. In In In Disneyland, Disneyland, Disneyland, you you you can can can have have have a a a lot lot lot of of of fun fun fun watching watching watching Disney Disney Disney movies, movies, 9 in in Disney Disney restaurants, and buying Disney 10 . 十五choose, across , never, thirst, need, time, play, on, exercises, photo, through difference Do you want to be healthier? Then go 1 the passage, and you may find it’s easy to keep fit. 1) Eat all kinds of foods, especially fruits and vegetables. You may have a favourite kind of food, but the best 2 is to eat as many kinds as possible. If you eat 3 foods, foods, you you you’’re re more more more likely likely likely to to to get get get the the the nutrients nutrients nutrients your your your body body body needs needs needs . . . Taste Taste new new foods foods foods that that that you you 4 tried tried before. before. before. Some Some Some foods, foods, foods, such such such as as as green green green vegetables, vegetables, vegetables, are are are very very very important. important. important. Have Have Have five five five servings(servings(份) ) of of of fruits fruits fruits and and and three three vegetables. 2) Drink water and milk often. When you are really 5 , cold water is the No. 1 choice. Kids need calcium(钙) to grow strong, and milk is a great source of this mineral (矿物质) . How much do children 6 ? About three glasses of milk every day. 3) Limit screen time. What What’’s screen time? It ’s the 7 for watching TV , DVDs, and videos, 8 computer games, and using the computer. If you spend much time 9 these activities, you may have less time left to take 10 , such as playing basketball, bicycling, and swimming. 十六十六although 、call 、first 、go 、riding 、in 、different 、shapes 、inside 、real 、relax 、town 、watch I've just go back from my holiday !It's the _71_holiday that my family have taken in these two years ,so w were_72_excited.My dad's sister lives in Guilin,so we stayed with her for two days and then we went to Yangshuo for a week.Yangshuo is such an attractive little_73_and there's so much to do! First we hired bicycles and _74_into the countryside to a place_75_Moon Hill.When we got there,we hiked all the way to the top and the views were beautiful .The landscape around Yangshuo is amazing.The mountains stand _76_and reach reach for for for the the the sky.That sky.That sky.That evening evening evening we we we went went went out out out on on on a a a boat boat boat on on on the the the Li Li Li River River River to to to _77_the _77_the _77_the fishermen fishermen fishermen using using using birds birds birds to to to catch catch fish.Those birds are so well trained! The most exciting thing we did in the next few days was to go caving .There was a river in the cave so we co hear the sound of running water _78_we couldn't always see it.Deep _79_the cave it was so dark that I couldn't even se my hand in front of my face!To tell the truth,I felt quite_80_when I was in the open air again! 十七十七(cook 、dark 、finish 、high 、lead 、light 、luck 、map 、sign 、sure 、surprise 、worry) It was already late when we started for the next town,which according to the _1_was about fifteen miles away on the other side of the hill.There we felt_2_that we would find a bed for the night.Soon _3_fell after we left the village,bu _4_,we met no one as we drove fast along the narrow road that _5_to the hill.As our car climbed _6_,it became colde and the rain began to fall,making it difficult to see the road. After we had travelled for about twenty miles,there was still no_7_of the town which was marked on the map,we were were beginning beginning beginning to to to get get get _8_.Then,the _8_.Then,the _8_.Then,the car car car suddenly suddenly suddenly stopped .A stopped .A quick quick examination examination examination showed showed showed that that that we we we had had had used used used up up up the the gas.Although we had little food with us,we diceded to spend the night in the car. Our meal was soon _9_, and then I tried to go to sleep at once,but John,who was a poor sleeper,got out of the c after a few minutes and went for a walk up the hill.Soon he found,in the valley bellow,the _10_of the town we we looking for.We at once pushed the car to the top of the hill.In less than a quarter of an hour ,we were in the town. 十八十八(exercise big get when child size inside clear arrive outside what make) Dogs Dogs are are are very very very good good good pets.They pets.They pets.They are are are very very very friendly friendly friendly to to to people people people and and very very beautiful,too.Most beautiful,too.Most beautiful,too.Most dogs dogs dogs get get get on on on well well with_6_and their parents.Others are good watchdogs because they cry loudly when a strange person_7_ When When you you you buy buy buy a a a dog,an dog,an dog,an important important important thing thing thing to to to think think think about about about is is is its_8_--buy its_8_--buy its_8_--buy a a a small small small dog dog dog if if if your your your home home home is is is small small small and and and a a _9_one if your is larger.Many people don't know -10_to feed their dogs.Dogs eat almost anything!They like meat,rice and lots of other things.You can buy lots of food which is _11_for dogs in shops.Don't let your dog eat too much.Alway leave some _12_water for your dog.It can _13_thirsty very quickly,especially in summer. Remember that dogs need _14_.You should take it for a walk every day.Don't keep your dog _15_all day. 十九十九between, how, truth, courage , cry, which, at once , he , that , stay , later , what A A father father father was was was really really really worried worried worried about about about his his his son, son, son, who who who was was was sixteen sixteen sixteen years years years old old old but but but had had had no no no _▲86_ _▲86_ _▲86_ at at at all all all. . . So So So the the the father father decided to call on a monk (修道士)to train ▲87_child.The monk said to the boy's father, "You should leave your son alone here, I'll make him into a _▲88_man within three months. However, you can't come to see him during this period." Th Three months_▲89_, the boy's father came. The monk arranged a box match _▲90__the child and an experienced ree months_▲89_, the boy's father came. The monk arranged a box match _▲90__the child and an experienced boxer. Each time the fighter struck the boy, he fell down, but __▲91_the boy stood up, and each time he was knockedown again, then the boy stood up again. After several times, the monk asked, "What do you think of your child?" "▲92_ a shame (羞愧)!" the boy's father said. "I never thought he would be so easily knocked down. I needn't have him__▲93_here any longer.""I am sorry ▲94_that's all you see. Don't you see that each time he falls down, he stands up again instead of ▲95_ That's the kind of courage you wanted him to have." answer一good 2.two 3. may 4.sand 5.strong 6. stay up 7. afraid 8.houses 9.now 10.if 二brought 2.mended 3. forgot 4. beside 5.picked 6. stopped 7. mine 8.each 9. same 10. lucky 三.faster 2.In 3. watching 4. come 5. before 6. so 7. ago 8. its 9. cannot 10. shining 四find 2.desert 3.enough eful 5.make 6. carrying 7. moving 8. another 9.friendly 10.trouble 五they 2. how 3. spent 4. carefully 5. winter 6. dancing 7. show 8. best 9. open 10. only 六.France 2.hot 3. beard 4. photo 5. office 6. passport 7. second 8. 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