Why don’t birds get lost on their long flights (飛行) from one place to another? Scientists have studied this puzzle for a long time. Now they’re starting to fill in the blanks(空白).

Not long ago, experiments showed that birds use the sun to guide them during daylight hours. How do birds fly at night? Tests with artificial stars, which are made by people, have proved that certain night-flying birds are able to follow the stars in their long-distance flights.

They found a bird that spent its lifetime in a cage and never flew under a natural sky. But it was born with the ability to use the stars to look for the direction. This bird’s cage was placed under the sky filled with artificial stars. Any change in the position of the artificial stars caused a change in the direction of the bird’s flight. From the experiment, they found that the bird tried to fly in the same direction as those artificial stars moving under the natural sky.

But the stars are of course birds’ main ways of navigation (航行), when the stars are hidden by clouds, they can still find their way by such landmarks (路標) as river courses, mountain ranges (山脈), coast lines and so on. Because of this ability, people use the dove (鴿子) to send messages in some fields. For example, the doves were used to send messages in both World War I and World War II. During that time, thousands of doves were used to carry important messages in order to save the lives of many thousands of people. So it is also the symbol of peace.

But when it’s too dark to see these things, the doves are not able to find their way. They only circle helplessly and get lost.

根據短文內容選擇最佳答案.

1.The underlined word “artificial” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.

A. 藝術的 B. 人造的 C. 永恒的

2.According to the experiments, birds can follow ________ in their flight during the sunny days.

A. the stars B. the sun C. the river courses

3.Which picture shows the right direction of the artificial star and birds?

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The reason why birds don’t get lost on long flights has been known to scientists for many years.

B. The stars are of course birds’ only ways of navigation.

C. In the darkness, doves can’t find their way.

5. What is this passage mainly about?

A. Birds can fly a long distance.

B. The dove is the symbol of peace.

C. How the birds find their ways.

It’s easy to find your way over short distances. You can ask a friend or read a map. But what about over long ? How do people find their way?

Looking at the sun and stars is a good way to find a . This method works when the sky is clear, but when it’s , the sun and the stars can’t be . What can people do then?

When the sky is not clear, a compass can be used. A compass shows north, south, east and west. It can be used in any weather. , using a compass is not so easy.

( B )

Amy and her older sister were shopping. They saw this sign： Oranges 5 for $3.00. Buy some and enjoy their delicious flavour! Amy started to laugh.

“What’s funny?” asked her sister.

“They spelled flavor wrong, didn’t they?” said Amy.

“No, they didn’t. They used British English,” said her sister. “Neither of them is wrong.”

“What do you mean?” asked Amy.

“There are many different kinds of English. American and British English are the most popular ones,” said her sister.

“What are the differences?” asked Amy.

“The biggest difference between American and British English is the words. For example, apartments are called flats by the British. Erasers are called rubbers. Also, movies are called films, and pants are called trousers,” said her sister.

任務1：用方框中所給詞的適當形式填空，使文章通順、連貫、合理。（每空一詞，每詞限用一次）

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

任務2：根據英文釋義及首字母提示，拼寫單詞。

6. n _______： not one nor the other of two things or people

7.s _______ ： to say or write the letters of a word in the correct order

任務3：同義句轉換，每空一詞。

Neither of them is wrong. 8. of them 9. right.

任務4：根據短文(B)內容簡答問題。

10.What is the biggest difference between American and British English? ___________________

)從A--J選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項補全對話。（選項中有兩項是多余的）

Salesperson： 1. We’re planning to have a big sale

next week.

Customer： 2.

Salesperson： Meat products will be on sale for 20% off.

Customer： What about vegetables?

Salesperson： 3.

Customer： Sounds great! 4.

Salesperson： Seafood products will be on sale for 30% off.

Customer： 5.

Salesperson： Of course! 6. I’m sure you will be satisfied.

Customer： OK. 7.

Salesperson： About 9：00 o’clock. You’d better come here earlier. There must be lots of people coming here

that day.

Customer： 8.

填入一個適當的詞補全對話，每空一詞。

A： Hi, Li Yan! Have you ever been to the local library before?

B： You mean the one near the Dragon Tower?

A： That’s the one.

B： I go to the English Corner in the library every Saturday. Lots of English lovers practice spoken English

together. Why 1. join us?

A： 2. great! Could you tell me how to get there?

B： The No.7 bus will take you there.

A： How 3. is it?

B： It’s about twenty minutes’ ride.

A： 4. is the nearest bus stop?

B： Go straight one block and turn left. It’s 5. from the post office. You can’t 6. it.

A： Thanks a lot.

B： 7. welcome.

閱讀短文，根據短文內容完成表格。每空一詞。

“Thank you” is one of the first few phrases(短語） that our English teacher taught us when we began to learn English. Each time we receive help from others, we say “Thank you”. We may say it many times a day. It seems that “Thank you” is very popular among us Chinese students. But is it as popular in the UK?

The answer is “no”. According to a recent survey （最近的報告）in the Daily Telegraph newspaper, “Thank you” is only the 20th most popular way of expressing gratitude（感激） in the UK.

The survey shows that British people like “Cheers” most to express their thanks. For example, when friends invite each other for a drink after a game, a smile and a “Cheers” may be the best way to say “thanks”.

You may often hear the word spoken between two good friends. “Great”, “nice one” and “all right” are also popular informal（不正式的） ways of showing gratitude among friends in the UK.

Of course, there are some formal ways to say “thanks” among British people. For example, when a stranger is especially helpful, they may say “brilliant” or “much appreciated” to express their gratitude.

By the way, how do British people usually answer “thank you”? They like to say： “ You’re welcome.”, “No problem” or “Sure”.

Since you have many more ways to show your thanks, next time you want to say “thank you”, why not try one of these new British phrases?

句型轉換

1. The hungry boy ate up all the food on the plate. (變?yōu)楸粍诱Z態(tài)）

All the food on the plate 1._________2.__________ up by the hungry boy.

2. Mary bought a new car two weeks ago. (用完成時態(tài)改寫）

Mary 3._________4.________ a new car for two weeks.

3. Work hard, or you will fall behind your classmates. (改成條件狀語從句)

5.________ you work hard, you will fall behind your classmates.

書面表達

假如你是Jack, 你看到了一個關于介紹英式英語和美式英語區(qū)別的講座(lecture)的海報，請你根據海報的內容，給你的朋友Jim寫封信，指出通過參加此次活動可以更好的了解西方文化，對學習英語非常有幫助。并希望他能和你一起參加這個活動。

親愛的jim，

你好嗎？我是你的好朋友jack,我看到了一個演講的海報，這個講座的主題是介紹英語和美式英語的區(qū)別的，講座的時間是7月12日下午的5點，地點是會議室，老師是MISS Brown.通過講座我們可以更好的了解西方的文化，對學習英語非常有幫助。我希望 你能和我一起去參加這個講座。

希望得到你的回信。

Dear Jim,

How are you? __________________________________________________________

Yours,

—Is this your pencil?

—Yes, it is. It’s __________.

A. yours B. hers C. mine D. theirs

We usually have lunch __________ 12:00 at noon.

A. at B. in C. on D. of

—Do you want to dance at the party?

—Sure. I __________ dance really well.

A. must B. may C. might D. can