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二. 单项选择 (每小题1分，共15分)从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。( )16. Do you know who won _ photo competition? Well, _ eight-year-old Mike. A. the; aB. a; anC. an; /D. the; / ( )17. Daming, are these your sunglasses? No, they arent. Ask Betty. She is looking for _. A. hersB. yoursC. her D. you( )18.The police _ going to search every corner of the city for the thief. A. is B. was C. will D. are( )19. When shall we go to visit Lucy, on Monday or Tuesday? _ day is OK. Im not busy these two days. A. Every B. Any C. BothD. Either( )20.I dont like those big cities which have got _ people and _ traffic. A. too much; too manyB. many too; too much C. too many; too much D. too many; much too ( )21. Where is your boss? I havent seen him for several days. He _ to Shanghai on business. A. has been B. is goingC. has goneD. went ( )22. _ the heavy rain, we didnt go camping last Sunday. What a pity! A. Rather thanB. Because ofC. Instead ofD. Along with ( )23David, your mothers birthday is _. Lets think about how to celebrate it. OK, Dad. A. coming upB. picking up C. closing down D. looking up ( )24.Many teenagers prefer to junk food rather than healthy food. A. eating; having B. eating; have C. eat; have D. eat; having( )25. Many teenagers think they _ to play computer games on weekends. A. were allowed B. should be allowed C. are allowed D. will be allowed( ) 26.Have you heard of Liu Qian from Taiwan ? Sure! His magic performance is _ amazing for people_ forget. A. so; that B. such; that C. too; to D. much; to( ) 27. Can John play the violin well ? Yes, he plays better than_ in his class. A. any student B. any other student C. any students D. all the students() 28. Its a difficult time, but we will never_ hope. A. care about B. pick up C. think about D. give up（ ）29. Who are you waiting for? Andy. He is expected _ here at 3 oclock. A. comingB. to comeC. comeD. came （ ）30.Patrick has passed all the examinations!Really? _ good news to his parents ! A. What aB. What C. How a D. How三. 完形填空 (每小题1分，共10分)通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。Linda and I planned to go to the cinema on Saturday. However, then she said her mother wouldnt let her go on that day 31 they were going out together. I said, “Well, we can go on another day.” And then she said, “Why dont we go on 32 ?” I said, “OK.” However, later my mother said we were going to be 33 on Friday, so I told Linda that I couldnt go and we had to 34 the date. She was unhappy and said, “OK. I would rather go with my other friends.” I got really 35 because she thought it was my fault. It was because of 36 that we first had to change the date. “Am I wrong?” I asked myself.One day, I told my 37 to my father. He said I shouldnt have got angry about that little thing. He asked me to take it easy. He said, “Friends 38 argue (争论) about where to have a walk, when to watch a movie, what one of them said, and so on. But dear, its really 39 between friends. Most of the time, its just because of little things that dont really matter. Friends argue because they 40 each other.”Sometimes you just happen to have small fights with your friends, but that doesnt mean youre not friends any more. Right?( )31.A. as ifB. becauseC. so that D. although( )32.A. Tuesday B. Thursday C. FridayD. Sunday( )33.A. busy B. free C. rich D. poor( )34.A. make B. change C. keepD. choose ( )35.A. worried B. nervous C. excited D. angry( )36.A. her B. him C. me D. you( )37.A. advice B. interest C. secret D. problem( )38.A. never B. often C. once D. still( )39.A. different B. important C. common D. unlikely( )40.A. care about B. learn from C. agree with D. write to四阅读理解 (每小题2分，共30分)阅读下列材料，完成每篇材料后的问题。AMaybe most people know that there is water pollution, air pollution and noise pollution around us, but few people know that there is another kind of pollutionlight pollution. In fact, it can be everywhere, depending on the time of the day.Light pollution is the result of the wasted energy. Instead of providing light for people on the earth, most bright light shines into the sky, because people dont design lights(灯) very well. At the same time, lights are brighter than necessary. All these cause light pollution. Stars in the night sky always provide everyone with wonderful sights(景色), but light pollution prevents them from being seen. Some scientists say that light pollution can also bring some health problems to people, especially to kids. So its the high time for us to do something useful to stop light pollution.根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正(T)误(F)。( )41. Light pollution isnt serious enough for us to stop it now.( )42. All the people know light pollution well today.( )43. Most light shines into the sky instead of providing light for people.( )44. People in big cities cant see stars clearly in the night sky.( )45. Light pollution doesnt do harm to peoples health.B）Chloe Lang is a fifteen-year-old American girl. She loves cooking a lot. When she was a little girl, she helped her grandma make meals at home. A year ago, Chloe wrote a letter to Rachel Ray, a famous host of a TV cookery(烹饪法) show. She asked for a ticket to be one of the audience, but she got nothing. One day in June, Chloe got a phone call from Rachel Ray luckily. One of his programmes is called Caf One Night and it needed five teen cooks to help in a restaurant for a night.In mid-July Chloe went to meet Rachel Ray and the other teen cooks. “During our stay with Rachel Ray, we were happy and excited. We were working so hard when they made the records.” Chloe says. “We made some wonderful food that night.” Guess who came to eat! When Chloe and her friends saw their guests, they all held their breath, and then they screamed and clapped! In addition to some famous singer stars, the former US President Bill Clinton was also there! 根据所给短文内容，选择正确答案。( )46. How old is Chloe Lang? A. Five.B. Ten.C. Twelve.D. Fifteen.( )47. How did Chloe Lang learn to cook? A. She learnt it by watching TV cookery shows. B. She learnt it by helping her grandma at home. C. She learnt it from Rachel Ray. D. She learnt it by reading cookery books.( )48. Why did Chloe write a letter to Rachel Ray? A.Because she wanted to be one of the five teen cooks in a programme. B.Because she wanted to watch the TV cookery show on TV. C. Because she wanted to go to the TV station to watch the TV cookery show. D. Because she wanted to host a programme about cookery.( )49. On which of the following days might Chloe go to meet Rachel Ray? A. On June 15.B. On July 8.C. On July 16. D. On July 25.( )50.Rachel Ray and the other _ teen cooks made some wonderful food that night. A. fourB. fiveC. sixD. seveCI was going to give a speech (讲演). I arrived at the hall with my mum. I was nervous. I watched all the other speakers. They were great.It was my turn. I slowly walked up to the stage. “I forgot my speech. It was a great speech,” I said sadly. I saw that the audience wanted to listen to what I would say next.“It was about animals, drama, stories, and just about everything. I had ten reasons why you should own a chicken, but I can only remember one. It makes your lawn nice and pretty. I had a drama thing about Shakespeare, but now I cant remember anything. You see, I cant remember things very clearly. My speech would have lasted for a very long time. I had a description of the storybook Green Eggs and Ham. I also had a description of the movie Elf. They were great, but I cant remember any of them. I want to say , especially to my mother.”The audience looked around at each other. Someone started clapping and then more and more people joined in. I walked off the stage.“And the winner is” said the host, “Stacy Jay!” That was me. I didnt even have a speech. They thought that was the speech. My mother was very pleased, and so was I.( )51. What does the underlined word “stage” mean in Chinese? A. 讲台B. 后台C. 评委D. 大厅 ( )52. The writer _. A. took part in the speech competition aloneB. was really sure about her speech C. forgot her speech D. was too nervous to say a word( )53. Which of the following is the best word to put in ?A. thanksB. sorryC. OKD. no( )5