5.火车七点三十分开车。

答案 The train leaves at 7:30.

6.我正要上床睡觉,这时有人敲门。

答案 I was about to go to bed when someone knocked at the door.

三、完形填空

　　Some people say that childhood is the best time of your life.　1　,being a child has both advantages and disadvantages.

　　On the good side,you have very few responsibilities(责任).　2　,you don't have to go to 　3　,pay bills,or do the shopping,cooking,or cleaning.This 　4　 you have plenty of free 　5　 to do whatever you want-watch TV,play on the computer,go out with friends,play sports,or enjoy other 　6　.On top of that,public transport,cinema,and sports centres 　7　 much less for children.All in all,being a child is a(n) 　8　 time in life.

　　However,there are 　9　 some disadvantages.For one thing,you have to spend all day,Monday to Friday,at school.　10　 usually means you have to do homework,　11　 you have to take 　12　.What is more,you may have a lot of free time,but you are seldom 　13　 to do whatever you want.You usually have to 　14　 your parents if you can do things,from going shopping in town to staying out late or going to a party.Last of all,　15　 there are often cheaper prices for 　16　,things are still expensive-and parents are not 　17　 generous(大方的) with pocket money.There's never enough to do everything you want.The 　18　 is that sometimes there's not enough to do anything at all!

　　To sum up(总之),although some people see childhood as the best time in life,I 　19　 that children have no real choice or money.Nevertheless(虽然如此),it is 　20　 that choice and money bring responsibilities-which increase with age.

【语篇导读】本文是议论文。文章主要讨论了作为一个孩子的利与弊。

1.A.Besides　　　　　　　 　B.However

C.Instead D.Moreover

答案 B

解析 上一句中的"childhood is the best time of your life"和该空后的"being a child has both advantages and disadvantages"构成转折关系,故填However,选B项。

2.A.As a result B.By the way

C.As usual D.For example

答案 D

解析 该空后的"you don't have to...or cleaning"是对上一句责任少的"举例(For example)"。

3.A.work B.school

C.bed D.market

答案 A

解析 根据上文中的childhood和being a child可知,孩子不用去"工作(work)"。

4.A.proves B.seems

C.means D.explains

答案 C

解析 这就意味着孩子们有很多自由的时间去做他们想做的事情。

5.A.time B.money

C.power D.knowledge