一、单项选择。

　　( )1. Henry is _______ honest boy and he studies hard. All the teachers like him.

　　A. a B. an C. the D. /

　　( )2. We helped the poor girl ________ raising money for her.

　　A. in B. for C. by D. with

　　( )3. We have to run for half an hour every morning. It is one of the _________ in our school.

　　A. rules B. plans C. hobbies D. choices

　　( )4. –What’s wrong with me, Dr White? -- __________ serious. Just a cold.

　　A. Something B. Anything C. Nothing D. Everything

　　( )5. Dad has been ill for a few days. He feels much _____ today, so he is sad.

　　A. well B. better C. bad D. worse

　　( )6. _______ the first bus, Mark got up every early this morning.

　　A. Catch B. Catching C. To catch D. Caught

　　( )7. Li Dong is studying hard ______ he can pass the final exam.

　　A. because B. even though C. so that D. when

　　( )8. The magazine ______ be Lisa’s, for we can find her name on the first page.

　　A. can B. mustn’t C. can’t D. must

　　( )9. Liu Li is kind and always ______ her seat to the old on the bus.

　　A. shows B. offers C. passes D. provides

　　( )10. – I called you at seven yesterday evening, but there was no answer.

　　--Oh, I’m sorry. I _______ dinner at my friend’s house.

　　A. am having B. was having C. had D. have

　　( )11. The students ______ to close the windows before they leave the lab.

　　A. told B. tell C. were told D. are told

　　( )12. –How beautiful the dress is! I’ll take it.

　　--You’d better ________ first. I’m afraid it’s a bit small for you.

　　A. pay for it B. try it on C. take it off D. wait for it

　　( )13. --________ will the Blacks go to Shanghai? – Of course by plane.

　　A. How B. Why C. When D. Where

　　( )14. –Could you tell me _____ for class this afternoon?

　　--Because my bike was broken on my way to school.

　　A. why did you come late B. why you came late

　　C. why do you come late D. why you come late

　　( )15. –Zhou Ting isn’t at school these days. Is she ill?

　　--________. I saw her in the hospital this morning.

　　A. I hope not B. I hope so C. I don’t think so D. I think so

　　二、完形填空。

　　A Japanese man decided to repair his house. Almost all Japanese houses have a hollow(中空的) space between the wooden walls, so it is ___1__ to pull down the walls first. It ___2___ the man and his son the whole morning to do it. They were both really tired.

　　Suddenly, the son cried excitedly, “Father, I see a nail(钉子) from outside stuck into the ___3__ of a lizard(蜥蜴) on the wooden wall. It’s still alive!”

　　“How could that be?” the father shouted. He remembered that the house was ___4___ ten years ago. How could the lizard live all these years in such a position in the dark walls without __5__ ? Both the father and the son wanted to find out the reason.

　　So they watched the lizard. Surely someone must have been ___6___ it, but who? Suddenly, another lizard __7____. The owner and his son were ___8___ to see that he lizard took food out of its mouth and began to feed the one stuck by the nail. The man and his son were so touched(感动的) at what they saw.

　　The father slowly __9____ the nail from the lizard’s foot and told his son. “We will nurse the lizard back to health. Shall we keep it as our house pet?”

　　“Father, what about its kind ___10___” So the two lizards were allowed to go around the house freely.

　　( )1. A. rude B. impossible C. normal D. strange

　　( )2. A. took B. spent C. used D. wasted

　　( )3. A. head B. foot C. hand D. leg

　　( )4. A. destroyed B. sold C. noticed D. built

　　( )5. A. growing B. moving C. sleeping D. greeting

　　( )6. A. watching B. keeping C. telling D. feeding

　　( )7. A. appeared B. talked C. heard f D. stopped

　　( )8. A. angry B. sad C. surprised D. worried

　　( )9. A. opened up B. put up C. found out D. took out

　　( )10. A. reader B. leader C. worker D. helper

　　三、阅读理解。

　　(A)

　　Letter A

　　Dear Rose,

　　I like your programmers very much. I’m now writing to ask you something about American social customs (社交习惯). My American friends want me to join them in their dinner party. I am very happy and have decided to go, but I’m a little worried about it, too. The social customs in my country are very different from here, so I’m afraid of making mistakes.

　　Should I bring a present, such as sweets or flowers? Should I arrive on time or a little late? At the dinner table, how can I know which fork (叉子) or knife to use? How can I let the family know that I’m thankful for their kindness?

　　Wang Lin

　　Letter B

　　Dear Wang Lin,

　　It’s a good idea to bring a small present when you go to a dinner party. Flowers are always nice, or you may bring a bottle of wine (葡萄酒) if you know that your friends drink it.

　　You should arrive on time or five to ten minutes late. Don’t get there early. If you’re going to be more than fifteen minutes late, you should call and tell them.

　　Try to be free at the dinner table. If you don’t know about choosing the right fork or knife, just watch the other people, and follow them. If you still have no idea of what to do, ask the person next to you.

　　If you like the food, say so. Of course, you’ll thank them for the meal and for their kindness. It’s also a good idea to send a thank-you card the day after.

　　Rose

　　( )1. Wang Lin wants to _______.

　　A. make friends with Rose　　　　　　 B. know some social customs for a dinner party

　　C. make her friends happy　　　　　　 D. give her friends a surprise

　　( )2. Rose is possibly ________.

　　A. a good housewife　　　　　　　　　B. a TV hostess (主持人)

　　C. a member of the dinner party　　　　 D. a friend of Wang Lin’s

　　( )3. If you’re asked to a dinner party but not sure about what to bring as a present, it’s good to bring _______.

　　A. some fruits　　　B. a bottle of wine C. some flowers　　D. a knife and fork

　　( )4. Which of the following is NOT proper (适当的) for joining in a dinner party?

　　A. Get there 15 minutes earlier.　　　　　 B. Make yourself at home.

　　C. Follow others to use forks and knives.　 D. Thank your friends for the meal.

　　( )5. From the letters we’ve learned that it’s very _____ to know something about American social customs.

　　A. difficult　　 B. friendly　　　 C. enjoyable　　　 D. helpful

　　(B)

　　Life of Pi is a novel written by Yann Martel. It tells the story of a 16-year-old Indian boy named Pi. He spent 227 days after a shipwreck(船只失事) on a boat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger named Ricard Parker.

　　Life of Pi was rejected by at least five LONDON publishing houses (出版社) before being accepted by Knopf Canada, which published it in September 2001. The UK edition(版本) won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction the following year. In 2012 it was made into a film with the same name directed by Ang Lee.

　　Yann Martel, born on June 25, 1963, is a Canadian author. His first published fictional work, Seven Stories, appeared in 1993. Although his first language is French, Yann Martel writes in English. “English is the language in which I best express the subtlety(细微) of life. But I must say that French is the language closest to my heart. And for this same reason, English gives me enough distance to write.”

　　Yann Martel was born in Salamanca, Spain. He was raised in Costa Rica, France, Mexico and Canada. As an adult, Martel has spent time in Iran, Trukey and India. After graduating from Trent University in Canada, Yann Martel spent 13 months in India visiting churches, temples(庙宇) and zoos. He now lives in Saskatoon, Canada.

　　( )1. The underlined word “rejected” in Paragraph 2 means “_______” in Chinese.

　　A. 抄袭 B. 引进 C. 改编 D. 拒绝

　　( )2. Life of Pi was published in ______________.

　　A. 1993 B. 2001 C. 2002 D. 2012

　　( )3. Yann Martel had his first fictional work published when he was ______ years old.

　　A. 16 B. 25 C. 30 D. 35

　　( )4.What did Yann Martel do in India?

　　A. He studied in a university there. B. He visited his parents there.

　　C. He visited many places there. D. He worked there.

　　( )5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. Yann Martel was born in Spain B. Yann Martel now lives in the US.

　　C. Yann Martel thinks English is the closest language to his heart.

　　D. The UK edition of Life of Pi won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2001.

　　配对阅读

　　四、课文填空。

　　Do you like pop music? Most people do. One of the bes1_____on the music scene is the New Ocean Waves. In the 2 twelve months, they've had three major concerts and made a 3

　　CD. They're going to 4 on CCTY next month. And then they're going to go on a world tour in which they will 5 in ten different cities. Be sure not to miss them if they come to a city near you__ if you can get 6 , that is.

　　“For years, we played other people's songs.” says lead singer Zhu Wen. “But now we play 7 our own songs. We've had a few songs 8 the top ten, but we really hope to have a number one hit some day.” Good 9 to the New Ocean Waves! They're 10 to a great11 . And they're really nice people. Did you know that they 12 half of the money they made to a charity for the 13 children.

　　五、书面表达。

　　一项针对国内学生书包重量的相关调查显示，小学生书包平均重量为3.5公斤，初中生书包平均重量为5.5公斤，我国中小学生的书包超重现象十分严重。请你针对这一现象，并根据实际情况用英语写一篇80词左右的短文，分析原因并提出你的建议。短文开头已经给出，但不计入总词数。

　　It is reported that the middle school and primary school students in our country have a problem with their schoolbag weight.

　　一、B C A C D C C D B B D B A B D

　　二、C A B D B D A C D D

　　三、B B C A D D B C C A

　　F D A C E

　　四、

　　五、

　　It is reported that the middle school and primary school students in our country have a problem with their schoolbag weight.

　　Most of the students have very heavy school-bags. Every day they have different lessons. And they have much homework to do. What’s more, many of them take a lot of extra classes after school. Their schoolbags are filled with too many textbooks and exercise books, so they are very heavy.

　　In my opinion, teachers shouldn’t let the students do too much homework. And parents should give their children more free time and let them take part in all kinds of activities.