七、阅读理解：(每题1分，共10分)

　　(A)　Mr. Jones and Mr. Brown worked in the same office . One day　　　Mr. Jones said to Mr. Brown ,“We are going to have a small party at our　house next Wednesday evening . Would you and your wife like to join us ?”

　　Mr. Brown said ,“Thank you very much . That is very kind of you . We are free that evening . I think , but I will telephone my wife and ask her . Maybe she wants to go somewhere else that evening .”So Mr. Brown went to the other room and telephoned . When he came back , he looked very sorry .

　　“What is the matter ?”said Mr. Jones .“Did you speak to your wife ?”

　　“No ,”answered Mr. Brown ,“She wasn’t there , my small son answered the telephone . I said to him ,‘Is your mother there , David ?’and he answered ,‘No , she is not in the house ,’‘Where is she then ?’I asked .‘She is somewhere outside .’‘What is she doing ?’‘She is looking for me .’”

　　(　　)1. A small party will be held _________ .

　　A. at David’s house　　　　　B. at Mr. Brown’s house

　　C. in the office　　　　　　　D. at Mr. Jones’ house

　　(　　)2. Mr. Jones asked _________ to the party .

　　A. Mr. Brown　　　　　　　B. Mrs. Brown

　　C. Mr. and Mrs. Brown　　 D. all his friends

　　(　　)3. The telephone was ________ .

　　A. in the same office　　 B. in a room next to the office

　　C. in the post office　　　　 D. near Mr. Jones’ house

　　(　　)4. Mr. Brown spoke to _________ on the phone .

　　A. Mrs. Brown　 B. Mrs. Jones　C. David　 D. David’s friend

　　(　　)5. Why was Mrs. Brown looking for David ? Because _________ .

　　A. he went out of the house

　　B. he was answering Father’s phone

　　C. she knew David had lost his way

　　D. she thought he was playing somewhere outside

　　(B)

　　Jack London was a famous American writer . He was born on January 12 , 1876 , in San Francisco , California . His family was very poor , and Jack had to leave school to make money . He worked hard in many different jobs .

　　Later , Jack returned to school , but he didn’t stay . He wrote ,“Life and pocketbook(袖珍书)were both too short .”

　　In 1897 , he went to Alaska to find gold . Instead , he found ideas there for his books and stories . He returned home and started to write . His writings were successful(成功的), and he became rich and famous in his twenties .

　　Jack London was not a happy man , however . In poor health , he took his own life(自杀)in 1916 . He was only 40 years old .

　　(　　)6. Jack London was ________ .

　　A. a musician B. a writer C. a basketball player D. a teacher

　　(　　)7. He went to Alaska _________ .

　　A. for holidays　　　　　　　 B. because his wife lived there

　　C. to find gold　　　　　　　 D. to meet his parents

　　(　　)8. Jack London became rich and famous _________ .

　　A. when he was thirty　　　　 B. when he was over twenty

　　C. in his thirties　　　　　　D. when he was a child

　　(　　)9. Which of the following sentences is true ?

　　A. Jack died in Alaska .

　　B. Jack was born in London .

　　C. Jack found gold in Alaska .

　　D. Jack was a successful writer , but he didn’t live happily .

　　(　　)10. Which of the following sentences is not true ?

　　A. Jack didn’t find gold in Alaska,instead he found ideas for writing .

　　B. Jack didn’t like to go to school .

　　C. Jack died in 1916 .

　　D. Jack had a little education(教育)when he was young .

　　八、完型填空：(每题2分，共20分)

　　Bob is 　1　 American boy . He studies in a high school in Washington . He is fourteen years old and he is in Grade 8 now .

　　Bob was born 　2　 1984 in New York . He started school at the age of six . He studied in a primary school in New York for six years 　3　 he moved to Washington 　4　 his family . He 　5　 in this high school for about two years . Bob’s favourite subject is biology and he is 　6　 in Chinese herbs . He wishes 　7　 to China 　8 Chinese medicine 　9　 he finished high school . He wants to 　10　 a doctor of Chinese medicine .

　　(　　)1. A. a　　　　　B. an　　　　 C. the　　　　　D. \

　　(　　)2. A. in　　　　 B. on　　　　 C. at　　　　　　D. for

　　(　　)3. A. after　　　B. when　　　 C. before　　 　 D. until

　　(　　)4. A. and　　　　B. or　　　　 C. but　　　　　 D. with

　　(　　)5. A. studies　　B. studied　　C. has studied　　D.is studying

　　(　　)6. A. interested B. interesting　C. interest　　D. interests

　　(　　)7. A. come　　　 B. to come　　C. coming　　 　 D. comes

　　(　　)8. A. study　　　B. studying　 C. studies　　　 D. to study

　　(　　)9. A. when　　　 B. after　　　C. before　　　　 D. until

　　(　　)10. A. is　　　　B. be　　　　 C. becomes　　　 D. are