The Greeks won. After the war, a man was chosen to announce that the Persians had been defeated (打败) in the battle. The man ran from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens. He ran at top speed without stopping to rest. When he reached Athens, he told the news and died.

In 1896, the marathon race was included in the first modern Olympic Games in Athens. The race was to remember the runner. It was 24.85 miles (40 km), the distance that the man had been asked to run to give his news.

All marathons today are a little longer than the one in the first modern Olympic Games. Distance was added at the 1908 O1ympid Games in London, The distance was changed to 26.22 miles to cover the ground from Windsor Castle to White City stadium, with the 2.2 miles added on so the race could finish in front of the Royal Box.

( ) 41. Why did the man run from Marathon to Athens?

A. He was asked to tell the news. B. He was asked to fight with the Greeks. C. He got a new task from the king. D. He took part in a Marathon race. ( ) 42. What happened to the man at last?

A. He won. B. He died. C. He failed. D. He was killed. ( ) 43. Which is TRUE about marathon races?

A. They are 42 km long. B. They always take place in Marathon. C. They are to remember the King of England.

D. They are to remember the man who announced the news. ( ) 44. What can we know from the last paragraph? A. All marathons today start at Windsor Castle. B. The King of England decided where to start the races. C. All marathons today are a little longer than the first one. D. The distance of the marathon race in1908 is the shortest one. ( ) 45. What’s the best title for the passage? A. Why a marathon is an endurance race.

B. The war between the Persian Empire and the Greeks. C. Two important Olympic Games.

D. The history of marathon races.

C Objective (目标): Students will: Explain and show what to do if their clothes catch fire. Materials（材料）: Red, orange, and yellow paper __________, tape A song named Stop, Drop and Roll Class Time: 40 minutes Activity: Note to teachers: Before the activity, you should cut 10 to 15 pretend flames out of the red, orange, and yellow paper. The thought of being near a fire is pretty scaring, right? Does anyone know of any rules that can help keep you safe when there’s a fire in your house? What if your clothes catch fire? Well, if that ever happens, you may run as fast as you can. However, running would actually make the fire get worse because the air would cause the fire to get bigger and spread. Instead, if you find that your clothes or hair has caught fire, you should immediately stop what you’re doing, drop to the ground and roll around on the ground until the fire goes out. Rolling around on the ground smothers(闷灭) the fire and doesn’t allow it to get any air. This causes the fire to go out. Today, we’re going to practise stopping, dropping and rolling. I have some pretend flames here. I’ll tie these pretend flames on your clothes with the tape. Then you’ll have to stop, drop and roll on the ground until all the flames fall off your clothes. Two people can go at a time. Everyone will get a chance to practise. While each child is stopping, dropping and rolling, the rest of us will sing the Stop, Drop and Roll song. ( ) 46. Which can be put back into the blank?

A. Flames. B. Scissors. C. Hamburgers. D. Clothes. ( ) 47. What does the underlined word “pretend” mean? A. Imaginary or not real. B. True and real.

C. Big and colorful. D. Poor or bad. ( ) 48. What should you do if your clothes catch fire?

A. Run as fast as you can. B. Roll around on the ground. C. Stay where you are. D. Call 119 as soon as possible. ( ) 49. What will the rest of the students do when each child is practising? A. They will try to stop him. B. They will get ready for it. C. They will sing a song. D. They will watch and learn. ( ) 50. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. A funny class. B. A fire safety experiment. C. Rules in experiment class. D. How to make a fire.

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Scientists believe there are some things in the sky that we will never see. We won’ t see them with the biggest telescope in the world on the clearest night of the year. That’s because they’ re invisible (看不见的). They’re the dead stars called black holes.

You might find it hard to imagine that stars die. After all, our Sun is a star. Year after year, we see it up in the sky, burning brightly, giving us heat and light. The Sun certainly doesn’t seem to be getting old or weak. But stars do burn out and die after billions of years.

As a star’s gases bum, they give off light and heat. But when the gas runs out, the star stops burning and begins to die.

As the star cools, the outer part of the star is pulled in toward the center. The star turns into a smaller and smaller ball. If the star is very small, the star ends up as a cold, dark ball. If the star is very big, it keeps being pulled inward until it’s packed together tighter than anything in the universe.

What pulls the star in toward its center with such power? It’s the same force that pulls you down when you jump --- the force called gravity (重力). A black hole is so tightly packed that its gravity sucks (吸) in everything --- even light. The light from a black hole can never come back to your eyes. That’s why you see nothing but blackness.

( ) 51. What can we know from the third paragraph? A. Stars can’t die. B. Stars can die. C. The Sun is important. D. The Sun is getting old. ( ) 52. What do the stars use to give off light and heat? A. Gases. B. Sunlight C. Soil. D. Gravity ( ) 53. What happens to the star when it cools?

A. It breaks into small pieces and flies away. B. It is so tight that it is like the Sun. C. It shines more brightly than ever.

D. The outer part of the star is pulled in toward the center.

( ) 54. What will you probably think when you look at the sky at night after you read the passage?

A. There is nothing in the blackness. B. The stars shine brightly. C. There are dead stars in the blackness. D. The stars have no gravity. ( ) 55. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. The Sun. B. Black holes. C. Gravity. D. Light. V. 书面表达（1 5分）

你们学校为了提高大家的健身意识将选行一次写作比赛。作文的题目是 “My favorite sport”, 请按照下列提示写一篇不少于80词的文章。 提示: 1. What is your favorite sport? 2. How often do you play it? 3. Who do you usually play with?

4. What kind of memory do you have about playing this sport?

My favorite sport

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Table tennis is my favorite sport. I play it twice a week. One is on Wednesday evening and the other is on Saturday morning. On Wednesday evening, I go with my teacher, Mr Wang. He teaches me how to play it better. On Saturday morning, I play it with my father.

Playing table tennis is very interesting. I have a lot of happy memories of playing it, especially playing it with my father.

Playing table tennis makes me stronger than before, and I also enjoy the time I spend with my father. 【书面表达写作指导】

此篇书面表达是命题作文加提示，题目为“My favorite sport”。开头我们需要点题，点明自己最喜欢的运动是什么；然后根据提示介绍多久打一次球，并简单介绍打球的时间。在这个过程中可以顺便介绍跟谁打；然后介绍打球给你带来的体验。注意条理清楚，语法正确。