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Wereallyenjoyedtheschooltripyesterday,______itrainedintheafternoonandsomeofusgotwet.

A．though B．after C．because   D.so

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综合填空

阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

Whoisyourhero?Whydoyouliketheperson?Coollooks?Money?Alotoftalent(才华)?IthinkHelenKellerisoneofthemostfamous 【1】h________allovertheworld.

HelenisafamouswriterandeducatorinAmerica.WhenHelenwasababy,shegotvery 【2】 s________.Shecouldn'tseeorhear.Astimepassed,thingsgot【3】s________badthatshecouldn'tunderstandanything.Shecouldn’tspeaktoanyone【4】e________.Butshehadagreat【5】w_______.WiththehelpofMissSullivan,she 【6】a  _______  collegewhenHelenwasolder.

HelenKellerspenttherestofherlifeasawriterandhelpedmanyblindanddeafpeople.  Helenwasaveryoldwomanwhenshedied 【7】o______illness.Sheisstill【8】r  ______  todaybecauseshewasbothbraveandwonderful.

Nomatterinwhatenvironment,don’t【9】s______trying.HelenKellersaidso.Formhertruestory,Irealisedwhateverwedoorhowharditis,wewillnevergive【10】u  ______  .

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短文还原

Thisyearisthe40thanniversary(周年纪念)ofthepartnershipbetweenChinaandGermany.

HowmuchdoyouknowaboutGermany?______【1】_______

DidyougrowupwiththefairytalesoftheGrimmbrothers(格林兄弟)?Haveyouevereatenablackforestcake?HaveyoueverlistenedtomusicbyBeethoven?AllthesethingscomefromGermany.Germanyiswellknownforitsgreatworkinmanyotherwalksoflife(行业).

【2】_____Manycars,suchasAudi,BMWandMercedesBenz,comefromGermany.

ManygreatthinkerscomefromGermany,likeGeorgWilhelmFriedrichHegel(黑格尔)andKarlHeinrichMarx._____【3】_____TwogreatmusiciansfromGermanyareJSBachandLudwigvanBeethoven.

Aswellastheirloveformusicandart,Germansarefamousforbeingprecise(严谨的).____【4】______.

Germansarepunctual(准时的)._____【5】____Theyarealsosaidtobehardworking.Theyusuallygetupandstartworkearly.

从方框内选择适当的句子补全短文．使短文意思通顺．结构完整。

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WhenyouwalkintothesmallAustraliantownofCooberPedy,youmaybesurprisedbywhatyoucansee.It’sjustbarren(荒芜的)landthere!

Sowhyevencallitatown?Therearemorethan4,000peopleof48nationalities.However,allofthepeopleliveunderground!

CooberPedywasestablished(建立)in1915,followingthediscoveryofopals(猫眼石).Thetownissometimescalledthe“opalcapitaloftheworld,”becauseitisthelargestopalminingareaintheworld.

Duetoadesertclimate(沙漠气候),peoplecametorealizethatwhileworkingunderthegroundwaseasy,livingaboveitwasnot.Thesolutionwastomoveunderground,bychangingoldminesintohomesandestablishingtheworld’sfirstandmostlikely,onlyundergroundtown.

Asyearshavegoneby,thehomeshavebecomebigger.Therearenowalsosomehotelsfortourists.Theycomefromallovertheworldjusttoseethisunusualtown.CooberPedyisprobablybestknownforitsuniquestyle(独特风格)ofundergroundliving.

Whilethestructures(结构)maybelocatedunderground,theyareinnowayworsethanthosethatlieabove.Notonlydotheirwallshavethecolorofbeautifulred,butalsothestructureshaveallthemodernequipmentlikewalk-inclosets,modernkitchensandtelevisions.Andthetownalsohasgiftshopssellingopaljewelry,acoupleofmuseumsandevenachurch!

Besides,CooberPedyisalsoafavouriteamongfilmmakers.AndithasappearedinaseriesofmoviessuchasPitchBlack,RedPlanetandOpalDream.

【1】 ThispassagetellsusthatCooberPedyisa(an)________.

A.worldfamousperson  B.undergroundtown

C.film-makingcompany  D.preciousstone

【2】 WeknowfromthepassagethatCooberPedy  ________.

A.isasmalltownwith400people

B.wasestablishedbeforetheyear1915

C.isfamousforitsdesertclimate

D.wasestablishedafteropalswerediscovered

【3】 Peoplemovedtoliveundergroundbecause________  .

A.therewerelargeopalminesthere

B.livingabovethegroundwasnoteasy

C.itwastheopalcapitaloftheworld

D.itwastheworld’sfirstundergroundtown

【4】 WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.PeopleinCooberPedychangedoldminesintohomes.

B.Theundergroundhomeshaveallthemodernequipment.

C.TouristscometoCooberPedyjusttobuyopaljewelry.

D.Theundergroundhomesareasgoodasthosethatlieabove.

【5】 Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe  ________   .

A.OpalMininginAustralia 

B.TheDesertClimateinCooberPedy

C.GiftshopsinCooberPedy

D.World’sFirstUndergroundTown

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阅读表达

  DIYisverypopularinChinanow.Doyouknowwhatitis?

YangChenworksforacomputerbusinessinBeijing.Thoughheenjoyshiswork,itishardforhimforrelaxafterwork."Foralongtime,Ihadnochoiceexceptgoingtoabarforadrinkandkaraoketorelaxmyself,"hesaid.Onedaywhenhesawmanytoysinatoyshop,hehadanidea."Whynotmakesomekindsofthingsandrelaxmyself?"Thenhebegantomakemodelplanes,modelshipsandsomethingelse.Thethinghehasmadebyhimselfdoesn'tlookasprofessionallymadeasthoseintheshop,buthelikesdoingit."Itisnotasmuchfuntoplaywiththingswhichareboughtexpensivelyfromtheshops."hesaid.Nowhisbookshelvesarefullofmanykindsofthingshehasmade.Theyareverybeautifulandfriendslikethemverymuch.

MoreandmorepeoplearelikeYang,makingorcreatingthingsontheirown.Theyliketodoitthemselves.Thoughmakingthingswithourownhandsmaytakemuchtime,somepeople,knownasDIYers,enjoydoingitverymuch.Theycanmakeallkindsofthingstheylike.

（1）在中国DIY正变得越来越流行.Itmaybetotheyoung,yetmanypeoplerememberwhenitwasonceawayoflife.

During1960sand1970s,whentherewerenotenoughlivingthingsforpeopletoliveon,theyhadtousetheirownhandstodomanythings.(B)Whitewashing__the__wall__or__making__clothes__was__a__part__of__life__because__there__was__no__other__choice.Ifyouwantsomethingdone,youhadtodoityourself,andifyouneededsomethingyoumadeityourself.ButtimeshavechangedandDIYhasdifferentmeanings.

【1】判断正误（“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误）

MoreandmorepeoplearebecomingDIYers.( )

【2】将句（A）翻译成英语

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【3】将句（B）翻译成汉语

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【4】在文中找出并写下与下句意义相近的句子。

Whydon'tImakesomekindsofthingsandrelaxmyself?

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【5】What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

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