Nick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal．He works 60 hours a week．He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office．He’s been a doctor for ten years.

Dr．Petrels gives his patients good medical advice．But he doesn’t just tell his patients what to do．He also sings to them on television! Dr．Petrels has his own TV show．The show is in Italian, English and French．The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice．He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language．After that, he sings another song．

Dr．Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week．The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing．His dream is to perform(表演) in Las Vegas．His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote．Dr．Petrels says, “I always loved to sing．All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr．Petrels was young, his father didn’t want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.

Some people tell Dr．Petrels he can help people more as a doctor．But Dr．Petrels says he helps people when he sings, too．“I like to make people smile．Sometimes it’s difficult to make a sick person smile．Medicine and entertainment(娱乐) both try to do the same thing．They try to make people feel good.”

1.Dr．Petrels works 60 hours a week, because he _______.

A．gives his patients medical advice

B．takes care of 159 patients a week

C．sings on television

D．has his own TV show

2.In his TV show, Dr．Petrel _______.

A．sings and gives medical advice

B．sings about different diseases

C．starts to explain diseases with a song

D．sings love songs he wrote

3.Dr．Petrels’ show is popular _______.

A．in Las Vegas．

B．at medical school

C．with people who like his singing

D．with patients in Montreal

4.Dr．Petrels says he likes to _______.

A．help people sing

B．make people feel better

C．do the same thing

D．make difficult people smile

I travel a lot in my work, and what I dislike about my job is eating alone．It always makes me feel lonely to see others laughing and talking．So, room service for several nights was a better choice for me.

After having room service three nights at a hotel in Houston, however, I needed to get out of my room．Although the restaurant opened at 6:30, I arrived at 6:25．The waiter at the front desk made a comment about my “being there really early”．I explained my dislike of eating alone in restaurants．He then seated me at a lovely table and asked me whether I would mind if he sat down with me for a while.

I was glad! He sat and talked with me about his career goals and the difficulty of being at work on nights, weekends and holidays．He said he hadn’t enough time to be with his family．After 15 minutes, he saw some customers at the front desk and excused himself．I noticed that before he went to the front desk, he stopped in the kitchen for a moment.

Then another waiter came out of the kitchen and had a wonderful chat with me．Before I left that night, some other waiters, even the cook, had came out of the kitchen and sat with me!

When I asked for my bill about one hour later, all the people who had sat down with me came over in a big group to my table, and presented me with a red rose．And I cried! What had began as a lonely night ended as a beautiful experience.

1.The author hated to eat in the hotel restaurant because he didn’t like ______.

A．being pointed at or laughed at

B．meeting strangers in the restaurant

C．being disturbed by the noises around

D．the discomfort caused by eating alone

2.The waiter at the front desk didn’t mention his _______ in the chat.

A．career goals

B．work difficulty

C．educational background

D．weekends and holidays

3. From the third paragraph, we can learn that the waiter at the front desk _______.

A．was getting tired of his present job

B．found it hard to balance his work and his family

C．knew how to attract more customers to his restaurant

D．had never had such a chance to talk about his worries

4.The passage mainly tell us _______

A．restaurants are full of surprises

B．people can get help when they feel lonely

C．restaurants should put the need of the customers first

D．the kindness of strangers can make you less lonely

When I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city．We lived on a farm, in the winter especially, we were quite cut off from the outside world．As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to the capital．However, I soon discovered that city life has its problems, too．

One big disadvantage is money．It costs so much to go out, not to mention basics like food and housing．Another disadvantage is pollution．I suffer from asthma(哮喘), and at times the air is so bad that I am afraid to go outside．Then there is the problem of traveling round．Although I have a car, I seldom use it because of the traffic jams．One choice is to go by bicycle, but that can be quite dangerous．

Of course there are advantages．First, there is so much to do in the city, whatever your tastes in culture or entertainment(娱乐活动)．Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position．Finally, if you like shopping, the variety of goods is very surprising——and, what is more, shops are often only a short walk away．

Is life better then, in the city? Perhaps it is, when you are in your teens or twenties．However, as you get older, and especially if you have small children, the peace of the countryside may seem preferable．I certainly hope to move back there soon．

1.What was the writer always thinking about when he was a child?

A．Staying on the farm．

B．Moving to the countryside.

C．Leaving home for the city．

D．Running away from the school.

2.Which of the following is true about the writer?

A．He is very old now．

B．He is in good health.

C．He prefers driving a car．

D．He lives in the city now.

3.In the passage, the writer tries to __________.

A．express his opinions about way of life

B．describe his life in the countryside

C．an interest in the outside world

D．persuade the reader to live in the city

4.How is the passage mainly developed?

A．By inferring．

B．By comparing．

C．By listing examples．

D．By giving explanations.

信息匹配

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Maybe you are an average student．You probably think you will never be a top student．This is not necessary so，however．Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to．Here is how.

1．1. .

When you plan your week，you should make a list of things that you can have to do．After making the list，you should make a schedule of your time．First time for eating，sleeping，dressing，etc．Then decide a good，regular time for studying．Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment．A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems，but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.

2． 2. .

Look around the house for a good study area .Keep this space，which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room .Free from everything but study materials．No games，radios，or television．When you sit down to study，concentrate on the subject.

Make good use of your time in class．

Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say． 3. ．Taking notes will help you remember what your teachers say.

4．Study regularly．

When you get home from school，go over your notes．Review the important points that your teachers mentioned in class．If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day，read the material． 4. .If you do these things regularly，the material will become more meaningful，and you will remember it longer.

5．Develop a good attitude about tests．

The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject．They help you remember your new knowledge．5. ，so don’t be overly worried.There are other methods that might help you with your studying．You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.

A．Find a good place to study.

B．No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard

C．This will help you understand the next class.

D．Really listening in class means less work later

E．Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.

F．The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test

G．Plan your time carefully.

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Sneaker is a kind of shoe worn by many people all over the world．Some say that the word “sneaker” is another word for tennis shoe, ________ no one really knows where the word came from．________ say it came from the old English verb “sneak”, which ________to move silently and quickly．The only thing we are________ is that when you put on a pair of sneakers, you ________light-hearted, light-footed and ready to play．Sneakers of some kind are used by ________ who play tennis, basketball, and other sports．New design has been made ________ for people who run slowly．But perhaps sneakers are ________used by children in the United States．In fact American children of ________ages would much rather play in sneakers than anything else, except perhaps________at all．

New York City once held a poetry contest (诗歌比赛) for children．The subject was only “sneaker”．Thousands of children sent in their ________ and praised the sneakers they love．One prize winner called ________ poem “The Sneaker and the World Peace”．“When everyone is wearing sneakers,” she said, “it will be impossible to________ .”

American school children can be seen every day________ sneakers of all colours．They put them on in the morning and take them off________ ．Sneakers are________ washed．In fact the older and dirtier they are, the________loveable they are．When their sneakers wear out (穿破), children hate to throw them off．How do you explain the closeness between________? Perhaps another young________ in the New York Poetry Contest said it best．“A shoe is just a shoe,” he said．“But a sneaker is a ________ .”

1.A．however B．but C．or D．and

2.A．All B．Some C．Peopl D．The others

3.A．appears B．remains C．means D．wants

4.A．excited about B．sure of C．surprised at D．pleased with

5.A．think B．feel C．consider D．suggest

6.A．men B．women C．those D．these

7.A．lovely B．specially C．lively D．cheaply

8.A．only B．greatly C．hardly D．finally

9.A．all B．some C．little D．old

10.A．some shoes B．no shoes C．no children D．some sneakers

11.A．photos B．Compositions C.poems D.drawings

12.A．her B．his C．its D．their

13.A．explain B．guide C．hate D．love

14.A．dressing B．wearing C．putting on D．having

15.A．the next day B．at noon C．at bedtime D．in the evening

16.A．forever B．always C．seldom D．sometimes

17.A．much B．many C．most D．more

18.A．sneakers and other shoes B．boys and girlsC．children and sneakersD．winners and sneakers

19.A．girl B．man C．woman D．winner

20.A．sneaker B．friend C．poem D．shoe

阅读填空

1.Burning coal can cause serious air pollution and increase (全球的) warming.

2.It seems that he knew everything, but in (real), he is very stupid.

3.By last December three ships (build) by them.

4.He contributed an article China Daily.

5.Even we could afford it, we wouldn`t go abroad for our holidays.

6.She as well as Tom and Jack (be) going to the zoo tomorrow.

7.John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work (finish),he gladly accepted it.

8.She always does the work with high quality in the shortest time．

(换句话说) ，she works effectively.

9.The doctor thought would be good for you to have a holiday.

10.I had hardly got home when it began to rain．

= I got home when it began to rain.

短文改错

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜钱（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只充许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

For a long time I had been longed for a piano of my own to practise on．There was a piano shop on the street through that I went to the school every day．Whenever I passed the shop, look at the piano which stood in the corner of the shop window．What I had been dreaming day and night to possess a piano like that! Unfortunate, my father was just a clerk, and he could not afford to buy me an expensive piano, though he knew that I was very anxious for one．In my birthday, I went as usual to the shop window to look at the piano, but to my surprised the piano had gone．In fact, I should not have been surprised, other had the right to buy it, if they could afford to．Tears filled my eyes when I thought of being able to see that piano any more.

书面表达

假定你是英国学生Peter，在北京一中学习，于5月1日给朋友Mary写信，谈论北京与伦敦的异同。内容如下：

【写作要求】

1．文章必须包括所有内容要点，但不要逐条翻译，可适当发挥使短文连贯；

2．字数：80-100词，信的开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

3．参考词汇：convenient 方便的

Dear Mary:

I am writing to tell you something different between London and Beijing． .

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.

That’s all for today．Please write to me．

Yours lovely,

Peter

1. If you want a job of taking care of children, which ad will you answer?

A.LOST AND FOUND B. ROOMMATES C. FOR SAIL D.HELP WANTED

2.You will call____ if you want to buy a radio.

A. 800---0436 B. 800—0739 C.800—4661 D.800—4964

3. If your aunt wants to rent a room from Feb.1st to Apri.1st, how much money should she pay?

A. $160 B. $ 129 C. $ 209 D. $418

Susan Williams went to a boarding school. Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents from the school.

Dear Mom and Dad,

I’m afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal（校长）is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer.

The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed．This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.

As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away. Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire. There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning. The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames. Many of the girls are in the hospital.

The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.

I am very sorry about this.

Much love, Susan.

P.S. None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!

1.Susan wrote home ________.

A. to tell her parents about the fire

B. to ask for a million dollars

C. to tell her parents she had failed her exams

D. to tell her parents she had to leave school

2.In the letter, Susan told her parents that the principal was angry with her for the reason that_____.

A. she had failed her exams.

B. she had been caught smoking in bed.

C. it was her fault that the school had caught fire.

D. she had not phoned for the fire department in time.

3.Susan told her parents about the fire ________.

A. to warn them about what the principal would do

B. to make them feel worried

C. to make them less angry at her real news

D. to make them laugh

4.How true was the letter before the P.S.?

A. Partly true.

B. All true.

C. Completely untrue

D. The story doesn’t really tell us.