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I.单选：(30分，每题1分)()1. Maria has _ trouble _ math, so she often asks her math teacher for help.A.much; understandingB.no; to understand C.many; understanding()2. I couldnt wait _ the box as soon as I received the gift.A.to open B.open C.opening()3. The Chinese Great Wall is _ known in the world. A.wide B.widely C.hard ()4. The old man is made _ sixteen hours a day by his boss. A.work B.to work C.working()5.There _ a number of people in the park, and the number of the people there_ more than 300. A.are; are B.is; are C.are; is()6. Our teacher required us _ our school uniforms on weekdays. So we_ casual clothes. A.wearing; should B.to dress; ought to C.to wear; oughtnt to()7. She _ speak English in English class because she cant make herself _. A.doesnt dare; to understand Bdarent ;understood C.doesnt dare to; understands ()8._ your mother says, you _ forget it. A.What; oughtnt to B.Whatever; oughtnt C.No matter what; oughtnt to ()9. My son _ us tomorrow at the train station, so Im very happy. A.will meet B.is meeting C.meets ()10. -I regretted _ you yesterday. Could you forgive(原谅)me? -Itdoesnt matter. A.to hit B.being hit C.hitting()11.Jane is thinking about the math problem with her eyes _. A.close B.closed C.closing()12.The students _ the English text, _, if not they couldnt go home for dinner. A.were forced to recite; besides B.forced reciting; except C.are forced to recite; but()13.The swimmer took a deep _ and then went into the water because he cant _ under the water. A.breathe; breath B.breath; breath C.breath; breathe()14.The tiger eats _ meat, so it is becoming _ fat now. A.much too; too much B.too much; much too C.too much; too much()15.The girl _ her English, so she did everything she could _ her English. A.was good at; improve B.did well in; improving C.was weak in; to improve()16. The Chinese government _ free food and houses _ the homeless people. A.provides; with B.provides; for C.provide; for()17.Toms mother got up early and she aimed _ breakfast for him. A.cooking B.cooks C.to cook()18. -Would you please _ the paper for me and see if there are any obvious(明显的) mistakes? -Of course I will. A.look around B.look through C.look up()19.After a serious disease, the baby _ blind. A.turned B.went C.become()20.The daughter _ that her mother was right after she went to work. A.come to realize B.realize C.came to realize()21.When the boys saw the accident _, they didnt know _. A.came about; how to do B.happened; what to do C.come about; what to do()22.They are doing a chemical experiment and they want to _ water _ stream (蒸汽). A.change ; into B.turn; to C.become; into()23.The boss of the factory wanted his employees to run the machine, but none of them _. A.have a go B.has a try C.have a try()24.The bad news caused the family _. A.crying B.cry C.to cry()25.-Your Chinese _ are so beautiful. -Thank you. A.words B.charactors C.writing()26.The weather is becoming warmer and warmer, and the level of the sea is rising _. A.little by little B.little after little C.little to little()27. Everyone has the chance to succeed _ they try their best. A.as long as B.so long as C.so long so()28. Many of his friends have given him _, but he sticks _ his own way to solve the problem. A.many advice; to use Bmuch advice; .using C.much advice; to using()29.You could put flowers in cans and use it _ a vasea(花瓶). A.as B.for C.to()30._, my father and I go to see my parents during weekends.A. At times B.Once in a while C.both A and BII.完型填空（15分）：A little girl thought she was not as beautiful as other girls, _31_ nobody liked her. So she was _32_ happy. She always stayed at home_33_ and didnt talk to _34_ . _35_ , one day, her mother gave her a beautiful clip. When she wore it, she looked _36_ prettier than before. She decided to go to school in the beautiful hair _37_ .On her way to school she found that everyone who saw her smiled _38_ her. _39_ of her schoolmates said “hello” to her, but this never happened before. She thought that the beautiful clip had _40_ her to them all. She was so happy about all of the wonderful things. _41_ all her classmates wanted to know what had happened to her, she didnt want to tell them about her beautiful hair clip. When she went back home after school, her mother asked her, “Did you know you _42_ your hair clip at home? I found it by the door this morning.”She was _43_ to hear what her mother said. She understood that she hadnt worn the hair clip to school at all.Its not important what we wear or how we look. The most important thing is how we think about _44_. If we want to do a thing successfully, first try to be _45_. If we think we can, we can.()31.A.and B.but C.however()32.A.often B.usually C.seldom()33.A.lonely B.alone C.to alone()34.A.somebody B.anybody C.nobody()35.A.And B.However C.So()36.A.far B.more C.very()37.A.clip B.cloth C.shoes()38.A.for B.to C.on()39.A.None B.Most C.Few()40.A.taken B.caught C.brought()41.A.So B.Because C.Though()42.A.lost B.left C.forgot()43.A.surprised B.sorry C.happy()44.A.ourself B.ourselves C.us( )45.A.confidence B.confident C.disappointedIII.情景交际：（15分）( A ):从方框内选择适当的选项完成对话：(R:Richard S:Simon)R: Hi, Simon. _46_ S: Not very good.R: Well, the term exam is always more difficult. _47_ Youll certainly do better next time.S: But unluckily, Ive never done well in the science exam.R: Come on, Simon! Lets talk about the football match tonight. It is much more interesting.S: _48_R: Yes. Its between the Chinese team and the Japanese team.S: Er _49_R: Why? Everybody knows you are a football fan.S: The Chinese team has always played badly in the important matches, just as I have done in the important exams.R: Well, I think the team is making good progress. _50_A. Ill watch it.B. What are you doing?C. Id rather watch some other programs.D. Dont worry.E. How was your science exam?F. Which teams are playing?G. Is there a football match on TV tonight?46._ 47._ 48._ 49._ 50._(B):填入适当的句子，使对话意思完整。Lingling: Sally and I went to Lao She Teahouse last night.Daming:Oh, really? (51)_?Lingling: We drank tea and watched Beijing Opera.Daming: (52)_?Lingling: We liked it very much. It was interesting and wonderful!Daming:(53)_?Lingling: We stayed there for two hours.Daming: Oh, you had a great time, didnt you?Lingling: Yes,(54)_. Sally enjoyed it very much and we decided to watch it again next week.Daming:(55)_?Lingling: Of course! We can go together then!IV.阅读理解：(45分)（A 每小题1分。B .C. D. E每小题2分） ( A )( )56. Zhang Lin loves computers. He wants to design programmers in the future.( )57. Wang Hai wants to be doctor in the future to save many peoples lives.( )58. Li Qing dreams of being a writer in the future. So he works hard at Chinese, especially the composition.( )59.Zhai Ling hopes she will be a nurse when she grows up.( )60.Li Bing loves to invent different kinds of things. He wants to be an inventor in the future.A. Ernest Hemingway was a famous American writer. He was born in 1899 and died in 1961. He wrote The Old Man and the Sea and other famous novels.B. Chairman Mao was a great leader of China. He led the Chinese people in the eight years anti-Japanese war to win success.C. Thomas Edison was a great inventor. He was born in 1847 in the USA. He made more than 1,000 inventions all his life. The light bulb is one of his inventions.D. Nightingale was a great nurse and set up the first nurse training school in the world. She was respected and loved by the people all around the world, especially by the patients.E. Bill Gates is a computer expert. He was born in 1955 in the USA. He now has been one of the richest men in the world for a long time.F. Noman Bethune was a Canadian doctor. He came to help Chinese in March, 1938 and died in November, 1939 in China. ( B )Mary Allen was my best friend like the sister I never had. We did every thing together, piano lessons, movies, swimming, horse riding. When I was 13, my family moved to another city. Mary and I often wrote to each other, and sometimes we saw each other- like my wedding and Marys. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often.One day a card that I sent to Mary came back with the word “Address Unknown”. I had no idea how to find Mary. Over the years, I thought of Mary often. I wanted to share stories of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sorrow because then my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Mary could fill.One day I was reading the newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman. She looked like Mary and her last name was White- Marys married name. “There must be thousands of Whites,” I thought, but I wrote to her anyway. She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs Green!” she said excitedly. “Mary Allen White is my mother.” Minutes later I heard a voice that I recognized at once, even after 40 years. We laughed and cried. The empty place in my heart is filled and theres one thing that Mary and I know. We wont lose each other again!判断正误 正确（T） 错误（F）( )61. Mary is writers sister.( )62.After the writer moved to another city, they had never seen each other.( )63.The underline word “sorrow” means something happy.( )64.When Mrs Green was reading the newspaper, she saw a photo of Marys daughter.( )65.They met with each other happily at last according to the passage. ( C )Driver Wanted1. Clean driving license2. Good-looking3. Age over 25Apply(申请) to: Capes Taxi, ShenzhenTel:ir Hostess (空姐) Wanted 1. age between 20 and 332. Height from 1.6m to 1.75m3. Two foreign languages4. College graduateApply to: China airlines, BeijingTel:eacher NeededFor private language schoolTeaching experience necessaryApply to: Instant Languages Ltd, DalianTel: )66. If you want to work in the south, you can apply for a job as _. A. a driver B.an air hostess C.a teacher( )67. You may call _ when you wish to be a teacher. AB )68.Mary, aged 26, knows English and Japanese, which job can be given to her? A.Driving for China taxi. B.Working for China Airlines. C.Teaching at instant languages Ltd.( )69.What prevents Jack, an experienced taxi driver, working for Capes Taxi?A. Liking beer and wine.B.Breaking traffic rules.C.Being unable to speak a foreign language.( )70. Which of the following is not mentioned in the three ads? A.Height B.Health C.Language ( D )Some students in our school often go to Internet bars to play computer games. We think its not a good thing for us to do. It does great harm to our health and schoolwork.There is no doubt that computer games are interesting and exciting. But as middle school students, our main job is to study well. Some students spend all their free time playing computer games. Several of them have even missed classes. They dont even do their homework. Their grades are getting worse. Besides, they have to keep asking for money from their parents. In fact, our laws dont allow underage teenagers to go to Internet bars.We hope those who are obsessed(着迷) by computer games will give them up soon. We should spend most of our time on our schoolwork. Stop going to Internet bars and work hard on our lessons. Start today!Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each blank. Some students in our school often go to Internet bars to play computer (71)_. We think its a (72)_ thing for us. It is (73)_ to our health and schoolwork. To study well is the most important thing for middle school students. (74)_ of playing computer games, some students even dont finish their homework. Clearly, their grades are getting worse. So our country should (75)_ a law to prevent students from going to Internet bars. Children, Stop going to Internet bars and work hard on our lessons. Start today! ( E ) For the past 50 years, scientists have searched the skies for radio signals from beyond our planet, hoping for some sign of outer space life. But one physicist says theres no reason alien(外星人) life couldnt already be looking among us - or maybe even in us.