Many people travel to different places in the world by air. Usually it takes a long time, perhaps half a day, for passengers to stay in the plane. So airlines offer passengers food. But it is common that they feel bad about food taste. Do you agree?

To solve this problem , airlines try hard to improve their food. They would like to do so because they don’t want to lose customers.

However, according to scientific research, part of the reason why plane food tastes bad is that at high altitude( 海拔 )we can not taste things as well as we do on the ground. Also scientists have found that our noses become very dry even before a plane takes off. As the plane moves up, the change in air pressure( 氣壓 ) reduces one third of the sensibility(感覺 )of our taste buds( 味蕾 ).So our taste buds become senseless. The sad face, however, is that our noses don’t know it.

All of these help explain why food on the plane tastes so bad. They also help explain why airlines choose to offer passengers salty and spicy( 辛辣 )food. Without doing so, the food would be tasteless.

Now there are many researches on this. According to one of them, some volunteers are asked to lie with their feet higher than their heads for weeks. And scientists write down their feelings about food taste.

Though scientists try their best, it is not as easy as they thought. Because they can’t deal with the special environment successfully, such as the change in air pressure, making food taste good is still hard for them.

1.In Paragraph2,“this problem” means _______.

A. passengers stay long in the plane

B. food on the plane tastes bad

C. passengers have no food to eat

D. food on the plane is expensive

2.Why do scientists feel it hard to made food on the plane taste good?

A. The volunteers don’t know about food taste.

B. The volunteers don’t understand them.

C. They can’t find enough volunteers.

D. They can’t deal with the special environment successfully.

3.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Taste of Airplane Food

B. Airplane Travel

C. Scientific Research on Noses

D. The Change in Air Pressure.

I think it is safe to say that snakes are not popular among most people, It would be hard to find a person who is neutral( 中立的 ),or simply doesn’t care one way or the other, What I wonder is why something even without legs causes such great fear.

Snakes are quite useful, but that doesn’t seem to matter, Snakes help control the population of mice. Without snakes, perhaps we would find mice everywhere, Most of us, however, would rather see a mouse than a snake, The poison argument( 毒性的爭論 )is a strong one, Some snakes are poisonous, and this causes people’s death , However, the poisonous snakes are only a small number. We can’t say all the snakes are bad just because of a few dangerous ones. And what do we do with the people who really like snakes? They like snakes even more strongly than we dislike them. These people learn about them, find them out, and watch them carefully, Why? The only reason I can think of is that these people are open-minded, They are able to put aside differences and welcome the snake as a friend.

Whatever the reason for our like or dislike, snakes do something good in the circle of life.

They would prefer to be left alone, and that is what we should do, If you’re lucky, you might not run across more than a few of them in a lifetime, That would be fine with most of us.

1.How does the writer describe the appearance of snakes?

A. Something even without legs.

B. Something not popular among people.

C. A person who is neutral.

D. A person who cares about nothing.

2.Which of the following shows that most people dislike snakes?

A. They welcome snakes as their best friends.

B. They would rather see a mouse than a snake.

C. They wonder why snakes can cause great fear.

D. They learn about snakes and watch them carefully.

3.Although some snakes are poisonous, _______.

A. they cause many people’s death

B. they control the population of mice

C. they are not dangerous to people

D. they are only a small number

4.The last paragraph seems to tell us that the writer _______.

A. dislikes snakes

B. has the best luck

C. loves snakes

D. prefers to be left alone

完成句子：根據(jù)所給漢語意思，用單詞或短語完成下列英文句子。

1.政府要求我們每年種數(shù)以千計的樹來改善環(huán)境。

The government requires us to plant ________________ trees to improve our environment.

2.我們上周末在城墻上玩游戲玩得很開心。

We ________________ games on the city wall last weekend.

3.太多壓力會讓孩子們不開心，也不舒服的。

________________ will make children unhappy and uncomfortable.

4.多么鼓舞人心的消息��！

________________ news it is!

5.這項新工藝得到了更加廣泛地使用。

The new technology has been ________________ used.

Ⅶ. 任務(wù)型閱讀.閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下列各題。

Many Germans, both the young and the old, love celebrating their birthdays. In Germany, like in most countries around the world, cake, presents, family and friends bring fun and happiness to such a special day, In general, birthday customs in Germany are similar to the ones in American birthday celebrations, However, there are some different ones one should pay attention to when in Germany.

First, never wish a German a happy birthday before his or her birthday, It is considered bad luck to do so. There are no well-wishes. cards or presents given before a German’s birthday,

Second, if somebody in Germany invites you out for his or her birthday, the bill will be paid by the birthday person. And don’t try insisting on (堅持) paying for yourself, It won’t work.

Third, the one who has the birthday can enjoy a holiday for half a day, So Germans can usually plan their birthdays well. They like to spend it funnily, with much relaxation. Germans like to prepare a party after the birthday meal to sing and dance happily.

Fourth, if he wants some presents very much, he may ring his friends or relatives to ask for them directly. They don’t think it rude.

Besides. When you are invited, please be on time, Being late is considered to be too impolite.

1.What brings great fun to a birthday in Germany?

________________ and friends bring fun to a birthday.

2.What shouldn’t one do before a German birthday?

Don’t ________________ a happy birthday before his or her birthday.

3.Who will usually pay the birthday meal?

The birthday meal is usually paid by ________________.

4.How do Germans feel about being late?

Germans consider being later to be ________________.

5.How many different birthday customs in Germany are mentioned in this passage?

There are ________________.

根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，將方框內(nèi)符合對話情景的句子抄寫在對話的空白處，使對話恢復(fù)完整。（選項中有兩項是多余的。）

I also use it to help others in need.

How long have you learned it?

I’ve already saved my pocket money.

Have you received her invitation?

How are you going to do that?

I think she’ll be happy to get them.

Have you got any good ideas?

I also use it to help others in need.

How long have you learned it?

I’ve already saved my pocket money.

Have you received her invitation?

How are you going to do that?

I think she’ll be happy to get them.

Have you got any good ideas?

A: Hi, Lin Li, Wang Hua’s birthday is coming. 76. 1..

B: Yes. How about you?

A:Me,too. I’m just thinking about the gift.77. 2..

B:Well, she likes writing, Why not get her pens and books?

A: Sounds good, 78. 3..

B:Yeah, By the way, how will you buy the gift? Will you ask your parents for money?

A: Of course not. 79. 4..

B: You are right, I think we should learn to manager pocket money.

A: That’s true.80. 5..

B: What a nice girl! Learning to save and use money is important to us.

書面表達

“文明是一面鏡子，折射出一座城市的品質(zhì)”。西安作為一座古老的城市在創(chuàng)建國際化大都市的過程中，離不開精神文明建設(shè)。在你身邊有哪些不文明現(xiàn)象？作為中學(xué)生，我們應(yīng)該從哪些方面做起，為文明城市的建設(shè)出一份力？請根據(jù)提示詞，以“Let’s help Xi’an be better”為題，號召全體中學(xué)生共創(chuàng)美好西安。

提示詞：spit 吐痰； respect; traffic rules; volunteer; collect the trash; plant trees; clean the streets; an environmental project….

要求：1. 不少于70詞（開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)）；

2. 文中不得出現(xiàn)真實的姓名和校名；

3. 語言流暢、書寫規(guī)范、卷面整潔。

Let’s help Xi’an be better

Our city is making its effort to become an international city. But in our daily life, we find_____________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My brother often play ____ basketball after school.

A. a B. / C. the

The accident happened ____ the night of March 12.

A. on B. from C. in

The boy is old enough to dress ____ now.

A. himself B. herself C. myself

Ma Yun is one of ____ persons in the world．

A. rich B. richer C. the richest