一、单项选择。

　　1.—Can you tell the differences between these two pictures?(2016，丽水)

　　—Difference?Oh，no.They look __D__.

　　A.different B.strange

　　C.interesting D.similar

　　2.—__B__ do you improve your listening?

　　—I improve my listening________watching English movies.(2016，山西)

　　A.What，by B.How，by

　　C.Where，on D.When，on

　　3.It is necessary for everyone to __C__ a good habit of reading.(2016，济宁)

　　A.enjoy B.choose C.develop D.accept

　　4.—Could you tell me __D__?

　　—At nine o'clock，in ten minutes.(2016，绵阳)

　　A.how will he leave B.when he has left

　　C.why he is leaving D.when he will leave

　　5.Why not__B__an English club to practice________English?

　　A.to join，to speak B.join，speaking

　　C.join，to speak D.to join，speaking

　　6.—I'm sorry，sir.I can't finish the work on time.

　　—Never mind.__C__，the work is quite difficult.

　　A.At least B.For instance

　　C.After all D.First of all

　　7.—Do you know that Mr.Zhang passed __A__ last week?

　　—Yes.He died ________ illness.

　　A.away，of B.on，from C.by，with D.off，as

　　8.When you have difficulty，do remember to __C__.Two heads are better than one.

　　A.make a decision B.give up

　　C.ask for help D.give advice

　　9.(导学号：05472074)The table is made __C__ wood and the paper is also made ________ wood.

　　A.of，of B.from，from

　　C.of，from D.from，of

　　10.—Mrs.Black，I'm afraid that I'll fail the exam.

　　—__B__，dear!Take it easy.I'm sure you'll pass it.(2016，重庆)

　　A.Sorry to hear that B.Come on

　　C.All right D.Good job

　　二、完形填空。(2016，徐州)

　　When we think of Christmas，we probably think of __11__，Christmas trees and Santa Claus.But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas：the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of this.

　　A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel written by British writer Charles Dickens(1812—1870).It is about an old man__12__Scrooge who never laughs or smiles.He only thinks about himself and is__13__to share things with others.He doesn't treat others nicely.He just cares about whether he can__14__and he hates Christmas.One Christmas Eve，Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley，his dead business partner.Marley used to be just like Scrooge，so he was__15__after he died.He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn't want to end up like him.He also tells Scrooge to expect__16__ghosts to visit him.

　　That__17__，the ghosts visit Scrooge.First，the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and reminds him__18__his happy days as a child.Then the second ghost，the Ghost of Christmas Present，takes him to see__19__others are spending Christmas this year.Everyone is happy，even poor people.The last one，the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come，takes him to the__20__.Scrooge sees that he is dead，but nobody cares.He is so__21__ that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is only the next morning—Christmas Day!

　　Scrooge decides to change his life and__22__to be a kind person.He__23__celebrates Christmas with his relatives.He also gives gifts to people in need.He now treats__24__with kindness and warmth，spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.And that is the true__25__of Christmas!

　　11.A.prizes B.gifts C.fireworks D.tricks

　　12.A.names B.naming C.named D.to name

　　13.A.unwilling B.glad

　　C.ready D.impatient

　　14.A.make trouble B.make mistakes

　　C.make more friends D.make more money

　　15.A.praised B.punished

　　C.saved D.recommended

　　16.A.two B.three C.four D.five

　　17.A.morning B.noon C.afternoon D.night

　　18.A.with B.to C.of D.for

　　19.A.how B.what C.when D.why

　　20.A.past B.present C.future D.front

　　21.A.calm B.scared C.angry D.relaxed

　　22.A.promises B.fails C.continues D.forgets

　　23.A.quietly B.hardly C.sadly D.happily

　　24.A.someone B.anyone C.everyone D.nobody

　　25.A.friendship B.story C.form D.spirit

　　三、阅读理解。(2016，河北)

　　Let me tell you about a young boy who made a model car all on his own.The boy is me，six years ago when I was just 11.The car was small and simple，but in my imagination it was a high­speed racing car，speeding along the race road.

　　It was during the school summer holidays and workmen were building a new driveway and garage(车库) beside our house.It meant to add something new to our home.When I watched the workman，I came up with an idea—I would build a car to drive into the garage in celebration of it.I told my mother and began with my plans.But I couldn't find the right things for making the car，so I gave up and sadly spent several days doing nothing.My mother noticed that I had stopped working and asked me why.I explained and she suggested that maybe I should change my plan to fit the things I had，rather than give up.

　　And that's just what I did.I found small pieces of wood in my father's workshop and made my car from anything that was lying around the house.When I found a small engine(发动机) from one of my old model planes，I added that.The power came from a battery(电池) I found in a box.

　　By the time the garage was finished，so was my car.I called my family together outside the house，started the engine and put the car on the driveway.It was fast，and I had to run to the garage to prevent it from hitting the new door.My family began to cheer and I smiled proudly.Thanks to my mother I learned the value of continuing to do things，especially something difficult.Soon I was making plans for my next project：a robot!

　　26.The writer was __A__ when he made the model car.

　　A.a student B.a driver

　　C.a workman D.an engineer

　　27.The writer __A__ making the first planned car.

　　A.gave up B.felt excited about

　　C.was very busy D.spent several days

　　28.To help the writer，his mother __C__.

　　A.explained the plan to him

　　B.brought him to the workshop

　　C.gave him some suggestions

　　D.found him some pieces of wood

　　29.By the time the car was finished，__B__.

　　A.the writer thanked his mother

　　B.the family was called together

　　C.the writer put it into the house

　　D.the family began a new project

　　30.What did the writer mainly tell us?

　　A.Keep on doing things to the end.

　　B.Think hard before doing something.

　　C.Always ask for help when in trouble.

　　D.Try the best to find the right things to do.

　　四、阅读下面的对话，从方框里选择合适的单词，并用其正确形式填空。

　　overnight，born，practice，active，brain，ability，

　　partner，join，increase，aloud

　　A：Wendy came first in the English competition.I think she is a 31.born English learner.

　　B：Maybe she is.She doesn't have a super(超级的) 32.brain.She does well in English because she 33.practices it a lot every day.Do you know she reads English 34.aloud for twenty minutes every morning?And she is always so 35.active when she studies.

　　A：And I know she reads English magazines every week.She has the 36.ability to understand very long news reports，but I can't.And I can't 37.increase my reading speed.Sometimes I feel it hard to learn English.

　　B：It can be easy.All you need is to spend enough time on it and learn it in right ways.

　　A：Maybe you're right.And I just think I need a 38.partner to learn English with.

　　B：What about 39.joining an English club?It will help you a lot.

　　A：Sounds like a good idea.Thanks，Mrs.Lee.

　　B：You're welcome.Remember success doesn't come 40.overnight.You need to be patient and keep trying.

　　五、书面表达。(2016，黄石)

　　假如你是李华，你的加拿大笔友Mike最近对中文很感兴趣，写信给你询问如何学好中文。请你根据以下提示内容，给他写一封信。

　　注意：1.内容必须包含表格中所提供的所有信息，可适当发挥。

　　2.词数：80-100词。开头和结尾部分已给出，不计入总词数。

　　One possible version：

　　Dear Mike，

　　I'm very glad to receive your letter.In your letter，you mentioned that you are interested in learning Chinese.I'm writing to offer you some advice on how to learn Chinese well.

　　First，it is helpful to read some good Chinese newspapers and magazines.In this way your reading ability can be improved.Besides，listening to your favorite Chinese songs is actually an interesting and effective way to improve your listening.More importantly，try to speak Chinese as much as possible and don't be afraid of making mistakes.The more you speak，the better your spoken­Chinese will be.Finally，I think keeping a diary in Chinese is surely a good way to improve your writing.

　　I hope the advice will help you learn Chinese well.Looking forward to your reply.

　　Yours，

　　Li Hua