Ⅰ. 单项选择(共15分,每小题1分)
1.Which two of the following words have the same pronunciation for its underlined part?
a. example b. exercise c. excited d. expensive
A. a, b B. a, c C. c, d D. a, d
2. ----Why did Anna _______ the party ? ----Because she had to study ______ the exam .
A. have , for B. enjoy , for C. take , for D. cancel , for
3.---His father has never been to Beijing ,___? ---____, but he’s going there next Sunday .
A. has he ,No B. has he ,Yes C. isn’t he , No D hasn’t he,Yes
4. --Remember ____ rubbish while climbing the mountain. It’s bad for the environment.
-- I will keep that in mind.
A. not drop B. not dropping C. not to drop D. to not drop
5.Tom didn’t get ready for his speech, so he was very ______ when he stood in front of class.
A.short B. sick C. nervous D. sad
6. It is a nice digital camera, ________ a little expensive.
A. as B. sinceC. though D. unless
7. ------Linda, please _________ how to get there and the cost of the trip.
------All right. I’ll make it at once.
A. work out B. find out C. give out D. put out
8. ------Would you please tell me____________ ? ------ Sure, no problem.
A. when did the earthquake hit Japan B. why should we study foreign languages
C. how long will you stay in America D. what this big animal is called in English
9.---Is everything ______ we need to do _______? ---Yes. You needn’t worry about it.
A. which; has done B. which; doing C. that; has done D. that; done
10. —My friend has achieved his goal after years of hard work. —Great! __________.
A. One tree can't make a forestB. Where there is a will, there is a way
C. Many hands make light work D. A friend in need is a friend indeed
11.— I want to buy this computer. What do you think of it?
—It’s very nice, but it’s than any other one. Do you have so much money?
A. cheapest B. the most expensive C. more expensive D. cheaper
12.. A human brain can do some things, such as creating new ideas, _______ than a computer.
A. worse B. better C. slower D .later
13.----How many Chinese astronauts (宇航员) _____ into space since 2003?
----Twelve, including two women.
A. were sent B. sent C. have been sent D. have sent
14. The girl with two cats ______ in the yard when the earthquake happened.
A. was playing B. is playing C. are playing D. were playing
15. _________ news! Our class will go to Beijing for a __________ visit this spring.
A. What exciting; three-day B. What a excited; three days
C. What an exciting, three-days D. What excited; three days’
Ⅱ.补全对话 . 从所给的句子中选择恰当的句子完成下面对话(有两项是多余的)(5分)
The girl (G) has talked with some foreign teachers at the English Comer. Now she is telling her English teacher (T) about it .
G: I've just been to the English Comer .
T: Oh ? 16Did you talk with Ben and Andy ?
G: 17And I'm not sure if they understood me .
T: No problem. You have had a good start.
G: But I'm afraid of making mistakes when I speak .
T: 18 . Be confident of yourself.
G: But do you think they like to talk with us beginners ?
T: _____19____________
G: Well, I'm still not so confident. You know my pronunciation is poor .
T:20Try to talk with them as much as possible .
G: All right. Thank you, sir .
A. That' s great! B. That' s a bad excuse !
C. We all learn from mistakes, don't we? D. No, it isn't.
E. Only a few words. F. Sure. Sometimes they do.
G. Yes, unless they're busy.
III. 完形填空(共10分) 从短文中,选出可以填入空白处的选项。
When I was about six years old, my brother David and I visited our aunt, Mary. We stayed in her house for a night. David was only 4 years old, and was still 21of the dark, so Mary left the hall light on when we slept.
However, David22the gray (灰色的) moths(蛾) flying around the hall light. He asked Mary to make the moths go away. When she asked 23, she simply said, “Because they are ugly and scary, I don’t like them.” Mary laughed and said, “Being ugly outside doesn’t24not being beautiful inside. In fact, moths are one of the most beautiful animals in the animal world.
“Once, the angels (天使) were 25. They were sad because it was raining heavily. The 26little moths hated to see others so sad. They decided to make a rainbow(彩虹) to cheer up the angels. They thought if the butterflies(蝴蝶) 27, they could make a beautiful rainbow together.
“Then one of the moths went to ask the butterflies for help. But the butterflies didn’t want to 28any of their colors, so the moths decided to make a rainbow themselves. They beat their wings very hard and the colors on them made a rainbow. They kept giving a little more and a little more 29the rainbow went across the sky. They had given away all their colors except grey, which didn’t match the beautiful rainbow.
“Then the once-colorful moths became 30. The angles saw the rainbow and smiled…” My brother went to sleep with that story and hasn’t feared months since then.
21. A. afraid B. sure C. proud D. happy
22. A. liked B. hated C. let D. killed
23. A. how B. what C. when D. why
24. A. mean B. make C. know D. hope
25. A. laughing B. playing C. crying D. talking
26. A. kind B. angry C. ugly D. sad
27. A. refused B. advised C. helped D. left
28. A. give up B. pick up C. turn up D. look up
29. A. unless B. until C. after D. since
30. A. red B. yellow C. green D. grey
IV.阅读理解(共20分)根据短文的内容, 选择一个答案,并涂在答题卡上。
A
A lot of teenagers are good at art at school, but how would you feel if people called you “the new Picasso(毕加索)” or if presidents and other famous people collected your paintings?
Alexandra Nechita was ten when her paintings became famous all over the world. She visited Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and her family’s native place (祖籍) Romania where 5,000 fans came to see her at the airport. Alexandra said, “When it all started, I was moved. It was very exciting and I loved the traveling, but I got very tired. And I missed home.”
Alexandra is a good student. Her studies always come first. She only starts painting after she’s done her homework. She works on two or three paintings at a time. The paintings sell for thousands and Alexandra’s parents have given up theirjobsto work for their daughter. Life for the Nechita family is very different from what it was like a few years ago.
Alexandra’s father Niki left Romania for political reasons in 1985. At first he tried his best to learn English and had different kinds of low-paidjobs. In 1987, he brought his wife and Alexandra, who was then 18 months old, to America. The family was very poor. Alexandra began to draw at the age of three.
She was drawing for four or five hours a day. Soon people offered to buy her paintings and she had her first art show at the age of eight. Stories about this child appeared in the newspapers and television. They now live in a large house with a swimming pool. Her mother said, “We started without anything, but thanks to Alexandra, we have everything we ever dreamed of.”
31. Alexandra became well-known all over the world for her paintings at the age of _______.
A. 18months B. threeC. eight D. ten
32. Which country does Alexandra live? A. America. B. Britain. C. Romania. D. France.
33. Alexandra’s painting _________.
A. took her a lot of time at school B. made her drop out of school
C. didn’t influence her studies at school D. made her fall behind others in studies at school
34. When her family arrived in America in 1987, _________.
A. their life was very hard B. they lived by selling Alexandra’s paintings
C. Alexandra began to draw her painting D. her parents left theirjobsand worked for her
35.From the passage, we can learn ________.
A. Alexandra was not interested in travelling
B. Alexandra’s success changed her family’s life
C. Alexandra’s parents were good at English
D. Alexandra’s stories appeared often on the radio and TV
B
Helping your children to read and write at home will improve their skills and confidence—it will also make them get ready for learning in the classroom environment.
are needed by every child in everysubjectin every year of their life in or outside school. Students who improve their reading and writing skills will increase their vocabulary and their ability(能力)to use the English language correctly. As parents, you can play an important role in improving your children’s literacy(读写能力). You can make a difference by listening, asking questions, giving information, and reading with your children outside school hours.
Here are 8 tips on how to help your children to read and write:
( 1 ) having everyday conversations with your children
( 2 ) trying to ask more “why” questions instead of easy “yes” or “no” questions
( 3 ) encouraging your children to talk about events you don’t know
( 4 ) reading to your children each night
( 5 )listening to your children ‘s reading
( 6 ) teaching your children how to use dictionaries
( 7 ) talking about your children’s writings
( 8 ) practicing filling in forms, writing letters, sending cards or emails
You can also encourage your children to join the Reading Challenge Club and discuss the books they are reading together. In the club, children must read 15 books from the Challenge book list and 5 more books chosen by themselves. Thereare over 1,000 books on the list. The reading must be done in one year. What’s more, it is a wonderful way to help your children to write. For example, you can encourage them to write diaries or book reviews. Remember to make positive comments (意见,评论) as much as possible.
36. This passage is mainly written for __________.
A. childrenB. teachersC. parents D. doctors
37. __________ is the best for the missing part in Paragraph 2.
A. “Listening and speaking skills” B. “Reading and writing skills”
C. “Listening and writing skills”D. “Reading and listening skills”
38. __________ is NOT mentioned in the 8 tips above.
A. “Listening to the radio every day”B. “Listening to your ’s reading ”
C. “Reading to your children each night”D. “Talking about your children’s writings”
39. In the Reading Challenge Club, children have to read __________ in one year.
A. 5 books B. 10 booksC. 15 books D. 20 books
40. Parents can help children to write by encouraging them to__________.
A. draw pictures or take photosB. listen to pop music
C. write diaries or book reviewsD. play computer games
C
Mr. Zhang was a sports fan. He worked in a hospital in the capital. He was busy all the time and had little time to have a rest. And one day he felt unwell and couldn’t go on working. He decided to spend a week’sholidayin a quiet village where he could go swimming or fishing. He got off at a small railway station and soon got to a quiet village. He took a room hotel and went to sleep as soon as he had a good meal.
At first Mr. Zhang enjoyed himself there. He could do everything he wanted and went wherever he liked. Nobody disturbed (打扰) him and knocked at the door at midnight. But on the fourth day he was in trouble. After lunch it wasveryhot. He went swimming in the river. Suddenly he saw a beautiful bird in a big tree. He wanted to catch it, so he walked to it, but it found him and flew away as soon as gone. He began to pick some flowers in the forest and before long he losthisway.
The sun had gone down and night had fallen before Mr. Zhang found a small restaurant in another village. He came in and told them to bring him some bread, two eggs and a glass of tea. After a whilehisfood was brought. Soon he ate up all the bread and eggs. When he was going to have the tea, he found there was a fly in the glass.
“ What's in my tea?” Mr. Zhang called out, “ A fly”
“ It's impossible, sir.” said the owner of the restaurant, “ I had told them to pick all the flies out of yourteabefore they brought it to you!”
41. From the story we can guess Mr. Zhang may be a .
A. engineer B. doctor C. tour guide D. translator
42. Mr. Zhang decided to take this holiday because .
A. he was too tired to go on working B. he wasverybusy all the time
C. he was paid a lot of money D. he liked swimming and fishing
43. Mr. Zhang hoped to spend a week’sholidayby .
A. catching birds B. swimming or fishing
C. picking flowers D. having good meals every day
44. Mr. Zhang went to the villagefromhome
A. by bus B. by car C. on foot D. by train
45. Mr. Zhang didn't enjoy himself in the village, did he?
A. No, he wasn't. B. Yes, he was C. No, he didn't D. Yes, he did.
D
The worst tourist in the world is Nicholas Scottie of San-Francisco. Once he flew from the U.S. tohishometown in Italy to see someone at home. The plane made one-hour stop to get oil at Kennedy Airport of New York. As he thought he had arrived home. Mr. Scottie got off the plane. He thought he was in Rome. When nobody was there to meet him, Mr. Scottie thought maybe they were held up by heavy traffic. While looking for their address, Mr. Scottie found that the old “Rome” had changed a lot. Many old buildings were replaced by high modern ones. He also found that many people spoke English instead of Italian and that many streets were written in English. Mr. Scottie knewverylittle English, so he asked a policeman the way to the bus station. He happened to meet a policeman who was also born in Italy and answered him in the same language. After twelve hours ’traveling round on a bus, the driver handed him over to a second policeman. He asked the policeman why the Rome police employed (雇用) so many people as policemen speaking English instead of Italian. Mr. Scottie did not believe he was in New York when he was told so. To get him on a plane back to San Francisco, he was sent to the airport in a policecarwith sirens (警报) on. “Look,” said Scottie tohisinterpreter (翻译), “I know I’m in Italy. That’s how they drive.”
46. When Mr. Scottie arrived at the airport, nobody met him because _______.
A. he was in New York B. he was not in Rome
C. policeman could help him D. both A and B
47. In what direction did the plane fly when Mr. Scottie went to Italyfromthe U.S.?
A. To theeast B. To the south C. To thewest D. To the north
48. Why was Mr. Scottie so sure that he was in Rome?
A. Because he knew little about the U.S. B. Because he knew little bout Italy.
C. Because hetraveled a lot. D. Because he didn’t travel much
49. At last Mr. Scottie __________.
A. know he did something wrong B. still thought he was in Rome.
C. knew he was wrong D. knew he was at home
50. Do you think many people do the same things as Mr. Scottie did?
A. Nobody but Mr. Scottie made this kind of mistake.
B. Many people make this kind of mistake.
C. Few people make this kind of mistake
D. 50% of people will make the same mistake
第II卷 非选择题 (70分)
V. 在下面的空白处填入适当的话语(话语可以是句子、短语或词)(5分)
A: Your sister has moved to Shanghai, hasn’t she?
B: 51____________________________________________, she has moved to Beijing.
A: 52_______________________________________________________________?
B: She’s been there since 2005.
A:53_______________________________________________________________?
B: About once a month. She wrote to me about a week ago.
A: I see. Are you going to write to her soon?
B: Soon? Look! 54______________________________________________ now.
A: I think she’ll be very happy to receive your letter.
B: 55____________________________________________________________.
VI. 选择适当的词并用正确形式完成短文,把所选词的适当形式写在下面的横线上,使短文内容完整、正确。(每空1分,共10分)
collect like after good will danger hobby remember you be
Some Things You Should Try Before You Are 18
Are you bored with your daily life? Here are some things you should try before you are 18, because __56___ that it’s too late.
Learn to swim :
Seriously, this is so important that it can save your life. If you can’t swim well, you _____57_____ be able to do water sports like water-skiing , surfing and diving. Even taking a boat trip will be ____58____ for you. Make sure you do it.
Try at least one kind of team sport .
______59_____ a good team player is an important skill in life. You can't just think of ______60_____, but have to work ___61___ with other people. Other advantages of team sports like basketball, football and baseball are that they keep you fit and healthy, and they are also great fun. Teams usually have a good social life too-you’ll go to lots of parties and make many friends.
Collect something :
One of the best _____62___ for under-18s is collecting things. You could collect kinds of stamps, or you could collect things that make you ___63____ what you have done, ___64__ cinema tickets for films you have seen or emails from friends. The best way to collect is to have a special album to put your ____65___ in and to write what each thing means to you. That way you won’t forget.
VII. 阅读短文(共20分)(A)回答问题(10分)
Gone are the days when men and women couldn’t associate (交往) with each other. When we are asked whether boys and girls can associate with each other, most of us will say, “ Yes, of course. Why not ? ”
If we want to deal with the association between boys and girls properly, here are some “do and don’t ” for you to follow.
One : Keep a normal and healthy state of mind (心态) . Our schools and classes are made up of boys and girls. It is very natural for boys and girls to contact (接触,联系) each other and build up the friendship with the students of the other sex (性别) . Generally speaking, we should broaden (扩大) the circle of the association. We should make as many friends as possible. We should have more friends of the other sex instead of one or two. We should contact the students in public instead of in secret.
Two : Contact students of the other sex warmly, generously and sincerely (真诚地). Don’t be too nervous or too shy in contact with a person of the other sex. In that case it is very difficult for you to make a lot of friends, as no one likes a person who is too shy to say a word. If you are too shy a person, you can also find a way out. First of all, you can contact the students with the same interest and hobby with you. As both of you have much in common, you may have much to talk about. If you keep doing like that, little by little, you will gladly find you are also as free to express yourself as others.
Three : Don’t fall into the ditch (泥潭) of early love. The boys and girls at adolescence(青春期) are rich in feeling and full of imagination. They are easy to regard the friendship as a sign of love and fall in love with each other at an early age. In my opinion, boys and girls at middle school are too young and too tender (年幼的) to shoulder (承担责任) the heavy duty of love. Early love is a green apple that can’t be eaten. An apple won’t taste sweet until it is fully ripe (成熟).Do keep out of early love
66.Is it natural for boys and girls to
build up friendship with the students of the other sex?_________ .
67. Should boys and girls contact each other in public or in secret?______________________ .
68. If I want to make friends, but I’m too shy to say a word, what should I do?______________.
69. What does the writer think of early love?________________________________________.
70. How many tips(告诫、提示)does the writer give us?____________________________ .
(B) 任务型阅读 (10分)根据短文内容,完成下面的表格。
Have you ever met anyone of your age from America? Do you think you would have a lot in common with middle school students there?
With only one look, you can see lots of differences. For example, classes in American schools are smaller than yours. Most classes have no more than 30 students. Most students in the US don’t wear school uniforms. And they don’t have group exercise each day as the way you do. If they say your exercises, they would think you were very strange.
In fact, Chinese students and American students have very different lives.
What’s the first thing you think about when you wake up in the morning? It’s probably your lessons at school. Chinese students are very hard-working, always under lots of stress from their parents and teachers. Chinese students study hard at night, and sometimes even on the weekend because their exams are very important.