任务型阅读。
     请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格的空格处里填入最恰当的单词。
     注意：每个空格1个单词。                                                           Searching for the Truth
     Collecting and writing news is like researching in history: the best information comes from those who were
there at the time. So if we want to study the history of China in the sixth century AD, we look at the writings of the people who lived then. They are called the primary sources because they tell us what it was like to live then. People at a much later date who write about the same events are called the secondary sources. For example,
when we read the original writings of Jia Sixie on agriculture, we are reading a primary source; when we read
about Jia Sixie in our textbook we are reading a secondary source because the passage was written about him
and his ideas many years after he died.
     When we make news we use primary and secondary sources. We can see this most clearly in TV
programmes. As we watch the news on TV, the person presenting the programme in the studio is the
secondary source ( because he tells us about the news) and the reporter in Iraq or Washington is the primary
source ( because he is telling us about what is actually happening there). Without these reporters acting as
primary sources, you would never find out what really happened in a war, earthquake, sports meeting, concert
or festival. These reporters explain what is happening so we have a clearer idea of what is going on there. They often take photographers with them who act as primary source by giving pictures of events. In a newspaper
the position is different because these two roles are often combined. This means a reporter who investigates a
story may be the same person who writes it. If this happens, the reporter is both the primary and the secondary source. But the photographer who works with him/her is still a primary source.
      One of the reasons that it is important to separate primary and secondary sources is that they help us to
decide what is a fact and what is an opinion. A fact is something that everybody agrees has happened. An
opinion is somebody"s idea of what happened. So facts and opinions are often mixed in any report, whether in
a newspaper or on TV.
     What have you learnt from the above passage?

Primary source	Primary sources are the writings of the people who lived at   1   time and offered an inside view of a particular event.
Secondary source	Secondary sources are the writings of the people who write about the same events at a much later date with explanation and analysis   2   on primary sources.
News on TV	The TV  3  in the studio is the secondary source while the reporter on the   4   is the primary source.
News in a newspaper	A newspaper reporter can be both primary and secondary source if he collects the information and then   5   the news. But the photographer   6   with the reporter is always a primary source.
Fact	A fact is something that everybody agrees has happened. In other   7    , it is something that is   8   .
Opinion	An opinion is somebody"s idea of what   9   on.
Conclusion	Primary and secondary sources are both important for  10  the truth.
1. that/the 2. based 3.  presenter 4. scene 5. writes 6. working 7. words 8. true 9. went 10. discovering
阅读理解。
Did you know that birds could be "property owners", too? In spring, the male robin (知更鸟) looks for a place to build a nest. A tree neara green lawn (草坪) that has many worms (虫子) suits him best. When he finds the right place, he sings loudly. He tells other birds that this place is his property.       At the same time, other birds are choosing places for their nests. A robin does not mind if swallows nest nearby because swallows eat insects. They leave his worms alone. But other robins are different. They would eat the worm supply he needs for his own family.       When another male robin comes near, the robin owner sings to wam him away. The property owner looks cross and fierce (凶猛的). He raises his head feathers and holds his tail high. If the owner cannot frighten away the new robin, he attacks. The two fight until one is the winner. The new bird often gives up and flies away. So the first bird has defended his property. He now has the right to build a nest in the place.
1. The male robin looks for a place to build a nest _____ .
A. near swallows B. near other male robins C. near a lawn with worms D. in the woods
2. The story does not say so, but it makes you think that robins _____.
A. drive away all the other birds B. do not care where they build their nests C. are careful when choosing a place to nest D. are not afraid of other birds
3. On the whole, this story is about _____.
A. what robins eat B. robins finding a nesting place C. robins finding friends D. how robins live with swallows
4. Why does the male robin raise his head feathers and hold his tail high?
A. He wants to drive away another male robin. B. He is getting ready to hunt for worms. C. He is too warm. D. He wants to look more beautiful.
5. In this passage the word "cross" means ______.
A. angry B. worried C. happy D. around
阅读选择填空。
1   - It is also, perhaps, the gentlest, but not always! Elephants are like us in some ways. They live for a long time- fifty or sixty years. They can remember things very well.   2   If a female elephant dies, her daughters and her grand daughters are sad for many months. They stay with the dead body. Then they carry a bit of it away with them. They never forget a dead friend.      Elephants are like us, but they are also different. They live in families of females.   3   But the females will soon send them away. An elephant family keeps only its daughters, mothers and its great grandmothers.      The females stay together for fifty, sixty...,a hundred years. The older animals look after the younger ones.    4            And what happens to male elephants? Well, the young males stay with their mothers for a time. Then they must leave the family. The females just send them away. A male elephant does not often have a friend.    5    Sometimes the females call a male elephant. He can visit them then, and stay for a time. But soon his "wife" and sisters send him away again. The females have a very happy family life. What do the male elephants think about it? We don"t know.
A. They never forget great sadness or great happiness. B. He lives apart away from the family, and often away from other male elephants. C. They like to play with each other and sometimes are injured. D. There will be a few young males-a few "baby boys". E. The mothers teach their daughters and set a good example. F. The elephant is the biggest four-legged animal in the world. G. The male elephants want to stay with female ones, but they are not welcome.
任务型读写。      阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格内填入一个恰当的单词。
The population of the United States is growing older and will continue to do so. According to a report, 39 million Americans will be 65 or older by the year 2010, 51 million by 2020,and 65 million by 2030.       The "graying" of the United States is mainly due to the fact that people in the U.S. are living longer. As a matter of fact, the number of U.S citizens 85 years old and older is growing six times as fast as the rest of the population. It is also largely due to the old- growing of the "baby boomers", the generation born after World War Ⅱ. In 1957,over 4.3 million babies were born. More than 75 million Americans were born between 1946 and 1964,the largest generation in U.S. history. In less than twenty years, millions of them will become elderly people.       The "graying" of the U. S. will greatly affect the nation"s family and workforce. One likely development will be a gradual change in the family unit; it will move away from the nuclear family and towards a multigenerational family. The other likely development will be a change in the proportion (比例) of the nation"s workforce. In 1989 there were 3.5 workers for every person 65 or older; by the year 2030, there will only be 2 workers for every person 65 and older.
Title:    1   . U.S.
阅读理解。
If I"m able to build myself a house there near the sea, I"ll take Mama to live with me. I"ll divide the house in two and keep her there. That would be a good life, living in the country, near the sea with my wife and with everything that I own here; my TV set, the record player and all. And with the rest of my family near me.      Every day I wake up with that hope. I have doubts, too, now and then. Sometimes I have a dream. I see myself leaving New York and going to the country, but when I get there I find myself friendless and alone.
This character is _____ .
A. a family man B. a man who liked travelling C. a man who is wanted by others D. a man how is sure of the future
阅读理解。
Apple trees may grow as tall as 12 metres and they grow best in areas that have cold winters. Although no fruit is yielded during the winter, this cold period is good for the tree.
The underlined word " yielded" most probably means _____.
A. sold B. bought C. improved D. produced