I will never forget a story in the rest of my life. One day about two years ago, I was driving home with my husband. It was freezing cold outside, so I didn't want to get out of the car and just stayed at the wheel when we passed a cafe. Suddenly I _______ a short old man, covered with some bits of cloth, _______ with the cold. He was waiting for anyone who would leave him a coin or a cup of _______ coffee. I asked my husband to _______ and hand this old man something. He looked at my husband's face, smiled and said, "Thank you." I felt so happy _______ I wished the old man could live through the cold night.

I was sure to meet him again and find out _______ he was the next day, as I had to pass this way the following day. I did so the next evening, and he _______ the car and came up to my window and smiled at me. This time I _______ him a bag of food. He reached out for the bag and I gave him my hand. He held the food, smiled and said, "May God bless you!" I looked at the old man and he made me think of my father. I do hope all of us will remember that _______ one day, it could happen to one of us, so please do not pass by a poor person ________ offering at least a word of love and a kind smile.

1.A.looked B.realized C.noticed D.heard

2.A.shaking B.crying C.standing D.holding

3.A.black B.sweet C.cold D.hot

4.A.step by B.go over C.come up D.move to

5.A.and B.so C.but D.yet

6.A.why B.where C.when D.how

7.A.believed B.remembered C.caught D.got

8.A.returned B.received C.offered D.threw

9.A.anyway B.maybe C.suddenly D.almost

10.A.without B.with C.by D.during

My name is Sam. I joined a club called "Passing Help" last month.

Now let me tell you why I joined it.

One evening this May, on my way home my old car broke down(出故障). It was 25 miles away from my home. I wanted to get a ride, but there was no car. It was also hard to take a taxi. I decided to take a bus home. I went to a bus stop nearby.

After a while, a bus came, but it did not go to my town. The bus driver was a young woman. She was kind and she told me which bus I should take. I waited there for about thirty minutes, but no bus came. At last a car came to me and a woman came out of the car. She was just the bus driver.

"When I reached the bus station, I heard that the bus to your town couldn't come, so I returned here. I just can't leave you here," she said. "Get in my car and I will take you back to your home."

"It is a long way," I said.

"Come on, sir," she said. "Let's go."

On the way she told me a story. A few days ago, there wasn't gas(汽油) in her car. An old man drove her up to a gas station and then back to her car.

When we got to my home, I wanted to give her some money to thank her, but she didn't accept it. "I only want to help others and do something nice for somebody. Pass it along," she said.

1.What happened to Sam one evening this May?

A.He got lost. B.His car broke down.

C.He was hurt in an accident. D.He couldn't reach the gas station.

2.Sam didn't think of going home ______ that evening.

A.by train B.by bus C.by car D.by taxi

3.From the passage, we know that the young woman was ______.

A.a club boss B.a taxi driver C.a bus driver D.a gas station worker

4.The young woman wanted Sam to ______.

A.give her some money B.get on her bus

C.take her to her house D.help others just as she did

5.The best title of the passage is “______”.

A.A Kind Old Man B.Getting a Ride C.Passing Help D.A Broken Car

Why do we like drinking water from plastic bottles? Some people think it is healthy and clean. Others drink bottled water because it's easy — you can carry it around with you. In hot countries, like Greece, we often buy bottles of cold water in the summer.

However, making lots of plastic is not a good idea for many reasons. First of all, we need a lot of oil for plastic products. We usually use oil as a source(资源) of energy. If we reduced the number of bottles we made, we wouldn't need so much oil. Plastic bottles also pollute the environment. If we recycled all our plastic bottles, we wouldn't need so much space for rubbish dumps. But in Greece, we don't recycle much of the plastic we use. In 2006, Greeks recycled only about 10% of plastic waste. The rest became rubbish on land and in rivers and seas.

So next time you want to throw away a plastic bottle in the litter bin, stop and think. If you recycled it, you would help the environment. But what can you do when there isn't a recycling bin near you? Well, there are lots of useful ways that you can use your bottles again. For example, an empty bottle makes a great piggy bank for your pocket money, and if you cut a bottle in half, you will have a plant pot. Go green! You can make a difference.

1.What is NOT mentioned about bottled water in this passage?

A.It's healthy. B.It's clean. C.It's easy. D.It's expensive.

2.Plastic products are made from ______.

A.energy B.oil C.rubbish D.plants

3.______of plastic waste became rubbish in Greece in 2006.

A.90% B.50% C.80% D.10%

4.Which is the best way to deal with used plastic bottles?

A.To drop them into the river. B.To make a piggy bank.

C.To make a plant pot. D.To recycle them.

5.The underlined part in this passage tells us "______".

A.To make a different life, you'd better go outside. B.To look different, you'd better wear green clothes.

C.To protect the environment, you can do something. D.To go green, you should use plastic products.

"BANG!" the door caused a reverberation(回声). It was just standing there, with father standing on one side, and I on the other side.

We were both in great anger. "Never set foot in this house again!" shouted father. With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the apartment and ran along the street.

The street lights were shining, causing rather sad feeling. I walked aimlessly(漫无目的).

A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and carefree.

But now … I don't know whether it is because I have grown up or because Dad is getting old. We are different in our ways of thinking. He always puts his opinions and rules of behavior on me.

We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened.

I walked on the streets, without an aim in mind. My heart was frozen on this hot summer night. There were fewer and fewer people on the streets. I walked on until I had only the street lights to keep me company. When I finally reached where I lived, I saw all the lights were off except father's. I thought to myself, "Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?"

Dad was always like this. Maybe he didn't know how to express himself. After an argument, he never showed any moments of regret. However, he always has the habit of moving quietly and putting my arms underneath the quilt in my sleep.

This was how he always was. He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature.

The light was still on. "Am I wrong?" I whispered, maybe ... With the key in my hand, I was very nervous. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door, I saw my father making my bed, my tears running down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us disappeared completely. Love — it's second to none.

1.Which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage?

a. I opened the door and entered the house.

b. Sadly I ran out into the street.

c. I reached my house and saw the light was still on.

d. I thought of my father's kindness towards me.

e. I walked about in the street without any aim.

A.b, e, d, c, a B.b, e, c, d, a C.b, e, a, c, d D.b, e, c, a, d

2.What made the writer think of his childhood?

A.The street lights. B.The empty street.

C.A father with a child in his arms. D.The light in his own house.

3.What does the underlined part "an iron door" mean in the passage?

A.难解的隔阂 B.坚固的房门 C.狭窄的通道 D.强烈的共鸣

4.Why do you think the father often shouts at his son?

A.Perhaps the father is getting older and older. B.Perhaps the son has already grown up.

C.Perhaps they never agree with each other. D.Perhaps the father has got used to doing that.

5.Which do you think is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The father treats his son in an unfair way B.The father is actually kind to his son.

C.The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son. D.The father is always looking for his son's mistakes on purpose.

Deep down in the sea, Oliver, a little octopus(章鱼)sat on the floor covered with sand, bored and upset. He watched pretty fish swimming in and out of rocks, which were laughing and dancing in the sea. “Why am I so different?” he said to himself sadly.

“You are an octopus, Oliver. That’s special.” The sweet voice of Cherub, a beautiful purple angelfish (神仙鱼), always made Oliver feel better. Oliver looked up at the purple angelfish and smiled. Cherub suggested, “Let’s play hide-and-seek (捉迷藏).” They were having so much fun that they didn’t realize they had swum far from home. Suddenly, Cherub saw a large shark (鲨鱼) swimming above them. “It was Big White… the biggest, scariest shark in the sea,” she shouted to Oliver. Cherub looked at Big White hopelessly. She was too frightened to swim. Just at this moment, Big White rushed down toward them. An idea came to Oliver. He quickly sprayed (喷射) a very dark cloud of black water to the shark’s eyes. Then Oliver and Cherub escaped and got home safely.

“Are you OK?” asked Oliver. I am lucky to have you as my friend!” Oliver’s face turned red. “I guess being different can be pretty cool in some situations,” Oliver said. “That is what I tried to tell you,” Cherub smiled.

根据短文内容判断正、误。

（注意：考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”）

1.In the beginning, Oliver laughed when he saw pretty fish swimming around him.

2.Oliver and Cherub were enjoying themselves when Cherub noticed Big White swimming above them.

3.Cherub was brave and calm when she faced the unexpected danger.

4.Oliver’s quick mind and action saved Oliver himself and Cherub.

5.From this passage, we know we have our own advantages in all situations, though we are different.

选择合适的选项补全短文。

As to the beginning of badminton, there are a lot of stories. 1. But one thing is for sure — badminton started in the U. K. and it was developed from tennis. 2. In the year of 1870, a sort of ball made of feathers and wood as well as a bat woven with strings was invented. Ever since 1873, the sport of badminton has become more and more prosperous. At that time, the field was a gourd like, with two wider spaces at both ends and a narrow stretch of land in the middle where a net was set up. 3.

In 1893, the first badminton committee was established, 4. And it held a badminton championship competition in 1899 nationwide.

5. The members are Canada, Denmark, Britain, France, Ireland, Holland, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales. Ever from then on, there have been more and more badminton competitions.

A. This gourdlike field was changed into a square shape in 1901.

B. In 1934, an international badminton association was founded with its headquarters(总部) in London.

C. which was called the American Badminton Association.

D. You may discover that there are a lot of similarities between the two.

E. Some say that it started in Japan, and others say that it started from India.

F. which was then the British Badminton Association.

翻译句子

1.每个人天生具有学习的能力。

Everyone ________ ________ ________ the ability to learn.

2.它们象征着幸福和好运。

They are a symbol of ________ and good ________.

3.据我所知，他擅长英语。

________ ________ ________ ________ ________, he is good at English.

4.茶由手工采摘。

Tea is picked ________ ________.

5.我原来经常6点起床。

I ________ ________ get up ________ 6 am.

书面表达

假如你是Lucy，你的笔友Lily在英语学习上存在一些困难，她知道你很擅长英语，所以向你求助。请你给她写一封信提出一些建议，并对她提出鼓励。

Lily存在的问题：1.不懂语法；2. 阅读有问题；3. 写作方面有困难。

信件开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

提示词：grammar have trouble in

Dear Lily,

I'm sorry to hear that you have some problems in English.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Lucy

阅读下面短文, 按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求, 在空白处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Saturday, August 16, Sunny

Baking is always on my dream list(清单). Today my dream _____(come)true. My parents gave me an oven_____ my 13?year?old birthday gift. I couldn't wait _____(start)to try baking. I made a big cake. _____(one), I put some flour, three eggs, some butter and some sugar into a big bowl. And I mixed them together. Next I _____(pour)the mixture(混合物)into the cake mould(模具)and put the mould into the oven. Then I turned on the oven. Forty minutes later, my cake was done. I cut it into small pieces with _____ knife and invited my parents to have a taste. They both _____(agree)that the cake was nice. I ate one _____, too. It tasted great. _____it was much too sweet(甜的)because I put too much sugar. It doesn't matter. I will make______(good)cakes next time.

1.________

2.________

3.________

4.________

5.________

6.________

7.________

8.________

9.________

10.________

“Nancy, try _____ for us today, ” my mother called. “But I don't know how to cook, ” I said. “Today your father and I will _____ you to cook, ” said my mother. I didn't know _____ it would go, but I agreed.

I saw my mother cook rice before, so I did it easily. _____ when I planned to cook vegetables, I didn't know how to do it. My father asked me to _____ one cabbage and make other ingredients(原料)_____. “Now put some garlic(大蒜)into the pot. Then, _____ some turmeric(姜黄)and put the cabbage. Don't _____ to add some salt, ” my father said. He stood next to me and told me what I should do. _____ finishing the cabbage, I cooked beef soup. ______, I finished cooking the meal almost two hours later. I ______ the food to my parents. They ate it and said it was ______. At last, it was ______ turn to eat the food. However, I thought it was terrible.

From that day on, I learnt to cook. Although my first cooking was so terrible, it taught me a great ______. I started respecting(尊重)the meals my parents cooked for me, as I learnt that it was not ______ to cook meals.

1.A.washing B.cooking C.singing D.driving

2.A.shake B.question C.expect D.teach

3.A.what B.how C.which D.where

4.A.Because B.So C.But D.If

5.A.add to B.cut up C.pour into D.take away

6.A.ready B.funny C.lucky D.similar

7.A.fall B.cover C.pick D.add

8.A.agree B.plan C.leave D.forget

9.A.Through B.After C.From D.Before

10.A.Quickly B.Loudly C.Finally D.Quietly

11.A.served B.turned C.filled D.shared

12.A.comfortable B.fresh C.worse D.wonderful

13.A.my B.his C.our D.their

14.A.program B.reason C.hobby D.lesson

15.A.difficult B.easy C.similar D.common