10．There used to be         flight from here to Guangzhou，but         flight was called off for some reason．（　�。�

A．

a； a

B．

the； a

C．

a； the

D．

the； the

9．It was a dreadfully cold and cloudy afternoon．I was on the bus with my children，aged four and two，heading home when it started to rain．I realized this would mean a wet walk home（16）fromthe bus stop．（17）Although/Though/Whilemy house was merely two blocks away，it was not a pleasant walk with one small boy asleep in the pram （手推嬰兒車），the other one in a raincoat and no umbrella for myself．A pick-up truck passed us on the road．I tried to thumb a ride but failed．My little boy woke up with a start and began to cry．I（18）was convinced（convince） that thins might become worse and nobody would bother to help on such a terrible day．
A few minutes later（19）another，truck drove by，but to my surprise，I saw it（20）pulling（pull） back and the driver looking directly at us．
A young man put the window down．"Hey，here's an umbrella for you，please take（21）it．"He called out．
I stood there（22）astonished （astonish），barely believing that the man（23）whose existence was unknown to me only moments ago，could be so（24）considerate（consider）．"Come on，give this to your mummy，"he said to my older son．I accepted the offer and expressed my gratitude to him．
This man might have needed the umbrella for himself later during the day but preferred to give it to me．It was a lesson to me（25）thatit's possible to give without expecting anything in return．

8．Spring festival is the most important festival in China．During spring festival，people visit theirrelatives（親戚），sending their best wishes for a new year．（76）relativesChildren are the happiest in spring festival．They will receivered envelopes（77）receivethat contain money _____ New Year presents．They can also play crackers （78）asand fireworks．What'smore，they are given a lot of freedom，which they have（79）moredreamed of．During spring festival，therewill be plenty of foods for people to eat．（80）thereThat'swhymany people put on"holiday weight"after spring festival．（81）whyWhen it comesto food，there are many festival specialties．The famous dumplings （82）comesand spring rolls have even been accepted byforeigners（外國人） as fast foods．（83）foreignersSpring festival usually fallsonthe 1st day of the 1st lunar month．（84）onIt's a festival full of hope and good wishes．It's asymbol（象征） of Chinese culture.85symbol．

7．The Open Door Web Site is a reference source for both students and teachers．The contents of this site are designed for use by students between the ages of 9 and 17．The Open Door Team hopes that you will find the material useful and that it helps you to enjoy your research．
Students are welcome to use any of the information used on this site in their research projects．Use the Study Guide to link with other web sites that may help you with your research．
Biology
Reference resource for all levels．Includes topic chapters，facts and figures，practical work，questions，quizzes and plays．
Chemistry
A resource for practical work and reference．Includes how to work in the laboratory，how to use a Bunsen burner and a catalogue of laboratory apparatus．
Physics
Material to supplement the physical science program for Y10 students．This section includes information sheets and practical work suggestions，ideal for IB，AP and A-level students．
Technology
Project workshops in Electronics and Web Site construction．
CAS Activities
ISounds （formerly IBSounds） Albums，Video Clips and Downloads．
History
Includes topic chapters，events，bibliographies，timelines and questions．
1．Topic Chapters
This link leads to chapters from three EABJM publications：The Shaping of Modern Europe，Two Centuries of Revolutionary Change and Britain：Island State to Empire．
2．Living History Project
This link leads to information covering the End of the Roman Empire，Byzantium，Islam，Charlemagne，the Normans，Medieval times and the Crusades．There is also an explanation of the origins of the Living History Project at the EABJM．
3．Biographies
This link leads to information on a variety of historical characters from the Reformation to the Royal Society．
64．According to the passage，we know thatB
A．the Open Door Web Site is a reference source only for students
B．the contents of The Open Door Web Site are designed for the primary students and
middle school students
C．the Open Door Web Site includes any information that students need
D．the Study Guide to link with other web sites can't help you with your research
65．If you are interested in the African lion's living habit，you can find the information inC．
A．Physics      B．Chemistry       C．Biology      D．History
66．In the part of History，we can findA．
A．a(chǎn)n explanation of the origins of the Living History Project at the EABJM
B．centuries of Revolutionary Change in Europe
C．the historical characters in China
D．the End of the Roman Empire isn't included in this web site
67．Which of the following is the best title for this passage？D
A．The History of the Open Door Web Site
B．Byzantium，Islam，Charlemagne，the Normans and Medieval Times
C．Information is Very Important for Teenagers
D．The Introduction of the Open Door Web Site．

6．I usually have ________ hamburger while waiting for ________7：00 school bus．（　�。�

A．

a；the

B．

不填；the

C．

the；a

D．

不填；a

5．Towards the end of Middle English，a sudden change in pronunciation started，with vowels （元音） being pronounced shorter and shorter．From the 16th century the British had contact （接觸） with many people from around the world．This meant that lots of new vocabulary entered the language．The invention of printing also meant that there was now a common language in print．Books became cheaper and more people learned to read．Spelling and grammar became fixed，and the dialect of London became the standard．In 1604 the first English dictionary came out．
    Early Modern English and Late Modern English are mostly different in the number of words．Late Modern English has many more words，mainly because of the following two reasons：First，the Industrial Revolution （工業(yè)革命） led to the need for new words．Second，the British Empire covered one quarter of the earth's surface，and the English language took in foreign words from many countries．
    From around 1600，the English colonization （殖民地化） of North America led to American English．Some English pronunciations and words"froze"when they reached America．In some ways，American English is more like the English of Shakespeare than modern British English．Some expressions that are called"American English"are in fact from British expressions．They were kept in the colonies while lost for a time in Britain．Spanish also had an influence （影響） on American English．For example，words like canyon，ranch，stampede and vigilante are from Spanish．They entered English by the people of Spain who settled in the American West．French words and West African words also influenced American English．
    Today，American English has a greater influence，because of the USA's movies，television，popular music，trade and technology．
71．The main difference between Early and Late Modern English lies inA．
A．vocabulary             B．pronunciation     
C．spelling               D．grammar
72．What helped to increase the vocabulary of Late Modern English？D
a．the invention of printing
b．the Industrial Revolution
c．the colonization
d．the contact with other countries
A．a(chǎn)，b，c      B．a(chǎn)，c，d          C．a(chǎn)，b，d         D．b，c，d
73．From the passage，we can learn the word"canyon"is fromC．
A．American dialect   B．African dialect
C．Spanish            D．French
74．The third paragraph mainly talks aboutB．
A．English colonies in North America
B．the development of American English
C．other languages influence on American English
D．the difference between American English and British English
75．The underlined word"froze"can best be replaced byA．
A．remained unchanged        B．disappeared 
C．improved                  D．kept active．

4．People think that writing short stories is easy because they are short．But in fact they are hard to write well．There are only a few writers of good short stories and the American writer O．Henry is one of them．
His real name was William Sydney Porter and he grew up in North Carolina．He was not very successful at school but he loved reading．When he was about twenty years old he left North Carolina and moved to Texas．He thought there would be more opportunities for work there．At first he worked on a newspaper but as this did not provide enough money he changed his job．He decided to work in a bank．All went well until some money went missing．William was believed to have stolen it and was sent to prison．Although this was a horrible experience it helped in one way because he realized that he could write well．William began writing short stories and O．Henry  was born!When he left prison he began writing as a career and published many of his stories．They were mostly about the people that he met or he knew in New York and they had interesting or surprising endings．People enjoyed reading them．His life，however，was not a happy one．He drank too much and died in 1910 in New York but he left behind stories that are still read and enjoyed by millions of people．
66．In which order did O．Henry do the following things？B
a．Lived in New York．b．Worked in a bank．
c．Travelled to Texas．d．Was put in prison．
e．Had a newspaper job．f．Learned to write stories．
A．e，c，f，b，d，a                   B．c，e，b，d，f，a    
C．e，b，d，c，a，f                   D．c，b，e，d，a，f
67．People enjoyed reading O．Henry's stories becauseA．
A．they had surprise endings     
B．they were easy to understand
C．they showed his love for the poor
D．they were about New York City
68．O．Henry went to prison becauseA．
A．people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper
B．he broke the law by using violence
C．he wanted to write stories about prisoners
D．people thought he had taken money that was not his
69．What do we know about O．Henry before he began writing？D
A．He was well-educated．
B．He was not serious about his work．
C．He was devoted to the poor．
D．He loved reading．
70．Where did O．Henry get most material for his short stories？C
A．His life inside the prison．
B．The newspaper articles he wrote．
C．The city and people of New York．
D．His exciting early life as a boy．

3．Mr．Backer is a kind-hearted man．Once he gave some food to a poor woman．Mr White，the boss of the restaurant，found it and became angry．He often gave the leftovers（剩飯菜） to  some poor workers．Mr．Backers lost his work for it．It was difficult for him to find work in the small country though he was an able cook．The war made all stop．Children couldn't go  to school，most shops were closed，even some farmers were  hungry．Some people were made to leave their houses and they had to find the safe places．It was an autumn night．Mr Backer  hadn't any food to eat and went to bed，but he couldn't fall asleep，because he was very hungry．suddenly he heard a noise in  his room．He saw a man looking for something useful there．He said nothing and watched it carefully．At last the man took a few old clothes out of a broken paper box and took them away．He got up from his bed quickly and followed him gently（文雅地），with his quilt on his back．The man didn't find him and went into a small and wet house．Mr．Backer also went in and saw there was nothing in the room．The thief（賊） saw him and was surprised．He asked，"What did you come here for？""You have carried my things here，"said Mr．Backer．"I have to move here，too!"
61．Mr White sent Mr．Backer away becauseD．
A．he couldn't cook       
B．he didn't work hard
C．he didn't like him at all 
D．he gave some leftovers to the poor woman
62．A，so the people in the small country got into trouble．
A．The war broke out（爆發(fā)）    
B．It didn't rain
C．Children couldn't go to school  
D．Shops and factories were closed
63．Mr．Backer couldn't go to sleep becauseC．
A．the weather was cold       
B．the weather was hot
C．he was hungry                 
D．he was ill
64．Mr．Backer said nothing when the thief went into his room becauseB．
A．he wanted to send him to the police station
B．there was nothing expensive there
C．he was afraid the man could hurt him  
D．he hoped the man could help him
65．The underlined word"quilt"in this story meansC．
A．珠寶   B．錢箱     C．被子     D．鞋帶．

2．New research shows sheep are clever
    People often make jokes about how dull sheep are，but new research shows they may be cleverer than we think．Researchers at the University of Cambridge discovered that Welsh mountain sheep have brainpower that equals rodents （嚙齒動物）．Tests found that the sheep can map the area they live in，and some may even be able to plan ahead．
Young fish prefer noisy neighbors
    A new study has shown that young fish like to live on reefs with noisy neighbors!Researchers from the universities of Auckland and Bristol found that young fish looking for a home choose areas where other noisy fish live．The scientists produced all kinds of sounds which had been recorded in different natural environments．The young fish seemed to prefer the sounds of natural reefs，complete with noisy animals!The scientists compared the choice to a music fan wandering around at a music festival，choosing to set up a tent closest to the music they like best!
Butterflies are disappearing
    A new study has shown that 17 species （物種） of butterfly found in Europe have dropped by 70% in the last 20 years．The information collected from 3，000 sites across 15 countries shows it may be caused by the loss （減少） of grasslands covered with flowers．You can encourage butterflies to come into your garden by planting flowers．
56．What is the passage mainly about？A
A．Some new studies about animals．
B．People's wrong ideas about animals．
C．Why the number of animals has dropped．
D．The importance of protecting animals．
57．According to the first paragraph，we may infer that sheepB．
A．a(chǎn)re less clever than rodents
B．can find their home
C．can read maps       
D．a(chǎn)re good planners
58．When young fish are looking for a home，they like toA．
A．live in a noisy environment
B．live in areas close to their parents
C．choose the reefs which are quiet
D．choose other kinds of fish as neighbors
59．Which seems to have to do with the number of butterflies？C
A．The species of grass in grasslands．
B．The species of trees in grasslands．
C．The number of flowers in grasslands．
D．The number of animals in grasslands．
60．In which part of a newspaper can we most probably read the passage？D
A．Geography．B．Culture．C．Travel．D．Nature．

1．However，even on TV and the radio you will hear differences in the way ______ people speak．（　　）

	A．	that		B．	in which
	C．	/		D．	all of the above