FruitImagine a word without fruit. We wouldn’t be very healthy. We get a lot of important vitamins from eating fruit.We think of fruit primarily as something to eat. ____1____. Fruit is part of a flowering plant and it carries the seeds. The purpose of fruit is to protect a plant’s seeds and help them get spread about. Wind and water spread seeds. So do animals when they eat fruit and drop the seeds. ____2____.There are two main types of fruit: fleshy and dry. Fleshy fruits are soft and juicy. Pears, bananas and apples are all fleshy fruits. _____3____. Grains like wheat and rice, or nuts like chestnuts(板栗), are dry fruits.But wait: you’ve eaten oranges and grapes without seeds. How can they be fruits? It’s because people have changed the way they grow fruit. They can now grow seedless fruit. Seedless fruit comes from special plants that are made by combining two varieties of a fruit to form a new variety. These special plants grow and produce seeds.___4___. These plants cannot reproduce themselves. They can make fruit, but the fruit has no seeds.Fruits are a source of substances that keep us alive and healthy. So people make use of fruits for many foods. We make juices from them. We make jams and sweets. _____5____. Beer comes from grains and wine comes from grapes, and some particular wines are made from apples, peaches, or other fruits.A.Dry fruits are thin and hard.B.We even make alcohol from fruit.C.But fruit has a purpose quite apart from our needs.D.So these plants produce fleshy fruits.E.Then the seeds grow into new plants.F.But the plants grown from these seeds are seedless.2、____.

① The New York City Marathon was started by a man named Fred Lebow. It began in 1970 as a small important race. Only 127 people ran and just 55 of them finished. They ran around central park four times, few people watched them run. However, over the years the marathon grew and became more popular.② Today people come from all over the world to run in the marathon. Runners must be at least 18 years of old, but there is no age limit. In fact, the oldest runner was an 89-year-old man. Recently, more than 27,000 people ran in the New York City Marathon. Large crowds cheered the runners and offered them cold drinks and encouragement.③ The course(路线) of the marathon has changed, too. Instead of running around central park, the runners go through the five districts of New York City: Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island. The marathon begins at the base(基座) of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge in Staten island. The runners go across the bridge into Brooklyn. Then they go up through queens and into the Bronx. The marathon finished in central park in Manhattan. The complete course is 26.2 miles, and takes the best runners less than 3 hours.④ Although it has changed since 1970, the New York City Marathon is always exciting. Through the years, many unusual events have happened during the marathon. For example, Pat Tuz and Jone Weibaker got married a few minutes before the race. Then they ran the race with their party members, some people run the whole marathon as a family. Other people run the race backward.⑤ In the fall of 1992, Fred Lebow, the founder of the New York City marathon, slowly ran his last race. He was very ill with cancer, but he did not want to stop running. In October 1994,Fred died. However, the New York City Marathon, and all its excitement, will continue for many years to come.前5道题选项：A.The course of the marathonB.the origin of New York city MarathonC.the history of New York cityD.the popularity of marathonE.an unusual event during MarathonF.the founder of New York city marathon后5道题选项：A.Run around the central park four times.B.Instead of running around central parkC.in 1970 as a small important race.D.a few minutes before the race.E.cold drinks and encouragement.F.because he did not want to stop runningParagraph⑤:____.

Meet famous people in LondonMany people like to see famous people. But famous people don’t ______1______ like to be looked at. At least, they don’t like to be looked at all day every day! However, there is one _______2______ in England where you can look at lots of famous people every day. That is Madame Tussaud’s, the most popular ______3_____ attraction in London.On most days of the year, ______4______ of visitors can be seen outside Madame Tussaud’s. They want to ____5_____in and see some of the most famous people in the world. If you like, you can _____6______ to those film stars, sports stars of politicians in Madame Tussaud’s. but they won’t ______7_____ anything to you., because they can‘t’! Madame Tussaud’s is a waxworks (蜡像馆)， and the “famous people” in the building are made out of wax. But, this doesn’t _____8____ to be a problem. Ordinary people like looking at ____9____ people, even if they are only ____10____. It’s better than nothing!A. rarely B. say C. usuallyD. seem E. give F. placeG. talk H. statues I. touristJ. extraordinary K. lines L get1、____.

Global WarmingThe study __1__ (show) that in some regions, lakes are warming __2__ (fast) than the air around them. This is important because scientists often use __3__ (measure) of air temperature to study how Earth is warming. By __4__ (use) lake temperatures as well, scientists can get a better picture of global warming. The scientists say data on those __5__ (lake) give scientists a new way to measure the impact of climate change around the world.That’s going to be __6__ (use), since no country is too big or to small to ignore climate change. Scientists aren’t the only ones concerned. Everyone who __7__ (live) on Earth is going to be __8__ (affect) by the rapid warming of the planet. Many world leaders believe we might __9__ (be) able to do something about it, __10__ (especial) by reducing the amount of greenhouse (温室) gases we put into the air.1-10. _________.

Bike to workMost people agree that riding a bike to work is a good idea in theory. ____1_____. However, there are many environmental, economic and health-based reasons why you should try biking to work.Environmentally, biking to work can add up a huge difference to climate change and carbon footprint. _____2______. Not only that, but if you come to enjoy riding to work, you may find yourself starting to make other trips by bike, such as visit local friends._____3______. The oil price is at its high level, so it makes economic sense to riding to work due to fuel costs. But also bear in mind that, although bikes can be expensive to buy, they are very cheap to run and maintain, compared with the costs of the average car.In terms of your personal health, riding to wok is also a great action. Riding is an excellent exercise, so it will improve your fitness. Besides, getting a few miles of riding in the morning is also an wonderful way of improving your concentration and alertness (警觉，机敏) . _____4_______.Most of all, you should try to ride to wok because riding is great fun. ______5______. You should try it because you will enjoy it and wonder why you didn’t try it before.A. On the economic front, riding to work can get more benefits.B. But the convenience of the car is more attractive to a lot of us.C. You could find it gives you a healthy advantage.D. Riding bike to work will do more to improve the environment than driving a car.E. The benefit is that the payments are taken before tax.F. It gives you a lot of fresh air and exercise and will save your money.2. __________.

Testing: Is it the Only Way to Evaluate Students?About ten percent of ___41___ (spend) on primary and secondary education in the United States comes from the federal government. For ten years now, federal law has tied this cost to student ___42___ (perform).States have been required to show progress through ___43___ (year) testing.States say testing tells only part of the story about efforts by schools and students to improve. So the Obama administration has eased the limits on states in ___44___ (measure) performance.The western state of Colorado, for example, has a new 45 (assess) method. The idea is to show ___46___ (academy) growth, not just achievement on tests. It combines test scores, family income levels, school size, the ethnicity of the student and many other factors.Josh Smith is principal of a middle school in a network of public charter schools ___47___ (call) West Denver Prep. Charter schools are publicly funded but not operated the same as ___48___ (tradition) public schools. Mr. Smith says he likes to show his students this graph so they can see their school’s progress. On average, students enter sixth grade at West Denver Prep ___49___ (perform) below grade level.___50___ (strange) enough, most are outperforming other students across the stale three years later.【第44题】根据文章，在对应处填写正确的单词。

Surfing①Surfing is something people often get attracted after trying it a few times. For many surfers it is much more than a hobby-they would probably agree with the American professional surfer Kelly Slater when he said, “Once you’re in, you’re in. there’s no getting out”②“Surfing”, of course refers to riding on ocean waves using a surfboard. Many surfers stand up on their boards, which requires good balance and is therefore difficult for most beginners to learn, but some lie down and “body board”.③The history of surfing probably began with the Polynesian people of the Pacific Islands. One of the first white people to see anyone surfing was the British explorer Captain Cook, when his trip arrived in Hawaii in 1778. He watched many Hawaii riding waves on large pieces of wood, and reported that, “Surfing seems to give them a feeling of great pleasure.”④When surfing started to become popular in the United States in the 1950s and 60s, suffers used large wooden boards(often more than three meters long) that were quite heavy. Boards today are shorter and also much lighter, because they are made of artificial materials instead of wood. For anyone who wants to try surfing, the only essentials are waves and board. There are a few other things, however, that most surfers find feet stick to the board, and a wetsuit to help them keep warm in cold water.⑤Surfing has been a professional sport for many years and the very best surfers are able to make a living from it. Most of the best professional surfers in the last 30 years, both men and women, have been American or Australian, but surfers from Brazil, Peru, and South Africa have also won important competitions.Paragraph 2A: Tools of surfingB: History of surfingC: An attractive sportD: A professional sportE: Advantages of surfingF: Techniques of surfing

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