Renting a color television makes more sense than buying. Here’s why:

1. The longer you rent (租), the less you pay. Each year the monthly rate is reduced. You can reach a low rate of not much more than $12 a week.

2. Service is fast and free. We can have your set installed (安装) in two days. If anything goes wrong, we’ll have it fixed the same day or lend you another set while we’re mending it. And don’t forget: service and spare parts are free!

3. If you don’t have an aerial (天线), we’ll install one for you, and that will be free, too. All you have to pay is the installation charge (安装费)!

4. You can choose from all kinds of models, and what’s more, if after a certain period of time, and you would like a new model, you can change. How’s that for service?

5. No deposit (押金) is needed. You pay only the monthly rental fee. But if you pay in advance, you can save money. Pay twelve months’ fees when you begin to hire, and we’ll give you a month’s hire without charge.

6. If you decide that you want to stop renting and buy the set you have on hire, this can be arranged—with a generous allowance (折扣) for the fees already paid.

【小题1】From the passage we know _______________________.

A．the more you rent, the less you pay

B．the lowest weekly rental fee is much more than $12

C．the longer you rent, the less you pay

D．if you rent a TV set for a long time, service and spare parts will be free

【小题2】What is the good of paying twelve months’ fees when you begin to hire?

A．One and a half months’ hire free of charge.

B．One month’s hire free of charge.

C．Half a month’s hire free of charge.

D．One-fourth of a month’s hire free of charge.

【小题3】If you want to rent a color television, ____________________.

A．leasing company (租赁公司) can have your set installed the same day

B．you can have a choice of sets to rent

C．leasing company will install an aerial for you free of charge

D．you must have an aerial

【小题4】This passage is a (an) _______________________.

A．book

B．report

C．advertisement

D．picture

   We have known for a long time that flowers of different plants open and close at different time of day. This is so familiar that there seems to be no need to ask the reason for it. Yet no one really understands why flowers open and close like this at particular times. The process (过程) is not as simple as we might think, as recent experiments have shown. In one study, flowers were kept in constant (连续的) darkness. We might expect that the flowers, without any information about the time of day, did not open as they normally do. In fact, they continued to open at their usual time. This suggests that they have some mysterious (神秘的) way of knowing the time. Their sense of time does not depend on information from the outside world; it is, so to speak, inside them, a kind of “inner clock”.

This discovery (发现) may not seem to be very important. However, it was later found that not just plants but also animals —including man —have this “inner clock” which controls the working of their bodies and influences (影响) their activities. Men, then, are also influenced by this mysterious power. Whether we wish it or not, it affects such things in our life as our need for sleep, our need for food.

In the past, this did not matter very much because people lived in natural condition. In the modern world, things are different; now there are spacemen, airplane pilots and, in ordinary life, a lot of people who have to work at night. It would be very useful, then, to know more about the “inner clock”. Such ordinary things as flowers might help us understand more about ourselves.

【小题1】A recent experiment showed that ________________.

A．different flowers open and close at different times of day

B．for their opening and closing, flowers do not need information from the outside world

C．flowers are influenced by weak light even when they are in a dark room

D．flowers can be used for telling the time

【小题2】The “inner clock” _________________________.

A．is an unimportant discovery	B．is only found in animals
C．has not been understood by far	D．has an effect on human life

【小题3】Further study of the “inner clock” will be useful because ________________.

A．it might help us in some way

B．we do not yet understand plants and animals well enough

C．the number of spacemen and airplane pilots is fast increasing

D．we should try to live more naturally than we do now

【小题4】Kept in constant darkness, flowers ________________________.

A．will not open or close as usual	B．will not open any longer
C．will open as they do in natural conditions	D．will always remain in full blossom (开花)

【小题5】________________ have a mysterious power of knowing time without information from the outside world.

A．Animals including man as well as plants	B．All living things except man
C．Flowers are the only things in the world that	D．Neither animals nor plants

   Tom walked into a shop . It bad a sign outside : "Second-hand clothes bought and sold . "He was carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop, "How much will you give me for these?" The man looked at them and then said: "Two dollars."

"What !" said Tom. "I had guessed they were worth at least five dollars."

"No," said the man, "they aren't worth a cent more than two dollars."

"Well," said Tom, taking two dollars out of his pocket. "Here's your money. These trousers were hanging outside your shop. The list price of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth."

Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before the shop owner could think of anything to say .

【小题1】At first the owner of the shop thought that Tom __________ .

A．wanted to steal the trousers	B．wanted to sell the trousers
C．wanted to fool him	D．wanted to buy the trousers

【小题2】The shop owner insisted that the trousers were worth only two dollars because ____ .

A．he wanted to sell them cheaply	B．he wanted to buy them cheaply
C．he didn't like the trousers	D．they were old and dirty

【小题3】In fact, the trousers _________.

A．were hanging inside the shop	B．were stolen by Tom from the shop
C．had been the shop owner's	D．had been Tom's

【小题4】From the story we know that _________ cheaper than the list price.

A．the owner sold the trousers two dollars

B．Tom sold the trousers one dollar and a half

C．the owner bought the trousers three dollars

D．Tom bought the trousers four dollars and a half

Why do you remember Hello Kitty, Snoopy and all the other playful animals? What makes you love them? Well, maybe because they’re like the people around you. Think about it! You may just find a friend or classmate who is like them. Is he or she:

As sweet as Hello Kitty: She likes to eat cakes. She loves to make new friends. She asks friends to her tea parties. She is warm and sunny and will always help you.

As clever as Snoopy: He went to school when he was nine. He learned to use a typewriter in two years! He thinks a lot. He is so clever that you like to be with him.

As sarcastic （讽刺的）as Garfield: He sits happily in the seat and says sharp words to you. Sometimes he is not nice. He doesn’t really like you? He thinks you’re a fool? No, in his heart, he loves you. He is a friend with hard words but a warm heart.

As naughty as Mashimaro: He doesn’t look like a good boy. He has sleepy eyes and looks naughty. He always plays tricks on people. So you get angry with him and don’t like him very much. His mind is active and full of ideas. He tries to be big and catch your eye. But, he’s still a child.

【小题1】Tom’s friend is always warm-hearted with sharp words. He is just like _______.

A．Hello Kitty

B．Mashimaro

C．Snoopy

D．Garfield

【小题2】The underlined words “plays tricks on” probably mean _______.

A．plays games with	B．makes mistakes
C．makes fun of	D．makes friends with

【小题3】Cathy is a kind-hearted girl. She is always ready to help others. Her favourite food is cake. Her friends all call her_________.

A．Hello Kitty

B．Snooy

C．Mashimaro

D．Garfield

【小题4】. According to the passage, people love cartoon animals because __.

A．they are the animals that often make people laugh

B．their personalities are like the people around them

C．the cartoon animals are sunny, warm and full of ideas

D．they always help people, think a lot and try to be big

   Ann dreams of being a dancer .She has taken dance lessons ,and all her teachers think she is a good student.

One day she heard a famous dance group would perform in her hometown. The leader of the group was very famous. She decided to show the leader her skills.

The leader looked at her carefully as she told him her dream. “OK, you dance and I will give you my advice.” But halfway through the dance he stopped her and said , “I’m sorry. You are not good enough!” Hearing this, Ann was sad. She wanted to give up her dream, but she really loved dancing. She cried the whole night. The next day she asked her teachers for more exercise and took more dance lessons to improve her skills.

Two years later, the same dance group performed in her hometown again. She decided to meet the leader again. After watching her performance, the leader told Ann the she was a talented dancer. “Two years ago you told me I wasn’t good enough ,but my teachers didn’t think so. Why?” Ann asked. “ Oh, I tell this to every student. But you are one of the few students who keep the dream after hearing my words. I’m glad to invite you to join my group.” Ann smiled with tears in her eyes. “You are really brave. Dreams are only for the brave persons.” the leader said.

【小题1】What does Ann want to be in the future?（不超过6个单词）
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【小题2】When did the same dance group perform in her hometown again?（不超过5个单词）
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【小题3】According to the passage, whom do the dreams belong to ?（不超过8个单词）
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根据对话，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A: Good afternoon! Can I help you?
B: Yes, please. 【小题1】
A: We have many popular kinds, like Motorola, Nokia and so on.
B: I prefer the things made in China.【小题2】
A: Yes, TCL is also popular. What about this one? 【小题3】
B: Well, I don’t want the newest. I’d like a practical(实用的) one.
A: This one looks nice and works well.
B: 【小题4】
A: 1250 yuan.
B: 【小题5】 But I’ll take it.
A: OK,here you are.
B: Thank you.
A: That’s a bit expensive.
B: It’s the newest.
C: I’m looking for a mobile phone.
D: Do you have a mobile phone of TCL?
E: Sorry, we don’t have any.
F: How much is it?
G: I want a mobile phone of Nokia.

Could you tell me_______ it_______ to fly to Huangshan?

A．how long, takes	B．how much, spends
C．how many, pays	D．how much, cost

---I saw Ann _____a green dress at the meeting.
---I think she looks better_____ red.

A．dressed; in

B．put on; wear

C．wearing; in

D．wear; put on

We are not allowed _______ mobile phones in school.

A．using

B．to use

C．use

D．uses

The piano is too expensive for me to ________.

A．offer

B．afford

C．provide

D．watch

I heard Mother ______with Father in the next room at ten last night.

A．talk

B．talking

C．to talk

D．is talking

在和谐社会里，人与人之间的互帮互助已构成我们生活中的重要组成部分。下周英国友好学校将来你校访问。你校英语俱乐部将举行一次以"Helping Each Other Makes the World Wonderful"为主题的英语演讲比赛。假如李智要参加比赛，请你以李智的名义用英语写一篇演讲稿。
内容要点提示：
1、帮助同学——友谊；
2、帮助老人——幸福；
3、帮助病人——快乐；
4、帮助别人体会
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2、文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。

Helping Each Other Makes the World Wonderful

Hello, everyone. I'm Li Zhi. It's nice to speak about help here.
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