听对话，选择最佳答案。(每小题1分，共5分)

6.What's Nelly like now?

　　　 A. She is outgoing.　　 B. She is shy.　　 C. She is hard-working.

7.Where was the computer made?

　　　 　A. In New York. 　　　B. In Berlin.　　 　C. In Taiwan.

8.What will Chris fix tomorrow?

　　　 A. The fridge.　 　　　　B. The TV.　　 　　C. The washing machine.

9. What does Jim's mother ask him to do?

　　　 A. To wash his hair. 　　B. To paint a picture.　　 　　C. To have his hair cut.

10.What does Mr.Green tell Amy to do tomorrow?

　　　 A. To wash her school uniform. 　　　　　B. To get to school early.　　 　　

C. To wear her school uniform.

听长对话，选择最佳答案。(每小题1分，共5分)

　　　 听第一段对话，回答第11-12小题。

( )11.How long does it take the girl to get to school by bus now?

　　　 A. 15 minutes. 　　　　　B.20 minutes.　 　C. 25 minutes.

( )12.What is the boy interested in?

　　　 A. Chess. 　　　　　　　B.Football.　 　　　C. Swimming.

　　　 　听第二段对话，回答第13-15小题。

( )13.What subject does Lily's father teach?

　　　 A. Math. 　　　　　　　B.History.　 　　　　C. P.E.

( )14.When is Lily's 15th birthday party?

　　　 A. This Saturday afternoon. 　　　　　　　B.This Sunday morning.　 　　　　

C. This Sunday afternoon.

( )15.What does Tom want to do on Sunday?

　　　 A. To visit his teacher . 　　　　　　　　　B.To look after his sister.　 　　　　

C. To go to the cinema.

　　　 听短文，选择最佳答案。(每小题1分，共5分)

( )16.Where was the bike made?

　　　 A. In Germany 　　　　　B. In America.　　 　C. In Britain.

( )17.What color is the bike?

　　　 A. Red. 　　　　　　　　B.Blue.　 　　　　　C.Green.

( )18.How much is the bike?

　　　 A. £ 130. 　　　　　　　　B.£ 120.　 　　　　C.£ 110.

( )19.When does the bike shop close?

A.At 6:45. 　　　　　　　　B.At 7:15.　 　　　　　C.At 8:30.

( )20.Where is the bike shop?

　　　 A.At No.11 King Street.　　 B.At No.21 King Street.　 C.At No.22 King Street.

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21. Luxun is famous ______ his novel Zhaohuaxishi , and is famous ______ a writer .

　　 A. as, for 　　B. for, as　　 C. to , for　　　 D . to , as

22.Tony didn't run ________．He was behind all the other runners．

A．slowly enough　　 B．fast enough　 　 C．enough slowly　　 D．enough fast

23.- A subway will be built in our hometown before 2017.　- ____ ! Will it pass my house? 　　 A. What an excited new　　　 B. What exciting news　　

C. How exciting news　　　 D. How an excited news

24. Great changes _________ in Tongren in the past five years.

　　 A. have taken place 　　　　　B. have happened　　 　　　　　　

C. have been happened　 　　D. have been taken place

25. Basketball ________ by a Canadian doctor ________ James Naismith.

A. was invented, name　　　　　　　　 B. was invented, named　　

C. invents, named　　　　　　　　　　 D. is invented, named　 　

26. -We have no idea ________.

　 -It’s heard that he is Mr. Green’s son comes from France.

A. where he comes from　　　 B. if does he live here

C. who he is　　　　　　　　　 D. who is he

27. ---He seldom practices English with his classmates,______ ?

　 --____,so he always makes mistakes in English grammar.

　 A. does he ; Yes,he does　 　　　　B. doesn’t he ; No,he doesn’t

C. doesn’t he; Yes,he does　 　　　D. does he ; No, he doesn’t

28. There ‘s _____with my bike, so I will get it_________this afternoon.

A. something wrong; mended　　 　B. wrong something; mends　　

C. wrong something ; mending　 　D. something wrong; to mend

29.The students in this school______ ______ school uniforms on Monday.

　　 A. are made,to wear　 B.made,wearing　 C. were made, wear　 D. makes,to wear

30-Do you know the Chinese sky lanterns?

　 -Sure. They’re made 　　　　　bamboo and they are covered 　　　　　paper.

　　 A. of; of　　　　　　 B. of; with　　　　 C. for; of　　　　　　 D. for; with

31. -I want to know if Maria ______ us in the fashion show tonight.

　 -I believe if she ______ her homework, she will join us.

　 A. joins; finishes　　 B. will join; finishes　　 C. joins; will finish　　 D. will join; will join

32.I hear your grandfather has an old cup in your home.

　 -Yes, It 　　　　　drinking tea long ago and my grandfather 　　　　　drink tea with it when he was young.

　 A. was used to; was used to　　　　　　　　 B. used for; used to　

C. was used for; was used to　　　　　　　 D. was used for; used to

33.-Which of the two magazines will you take?

-I’ll take______ though I find ______ of them are very useful to me.

A. all; both　　　 B. either; either　　 C. either; neither　　 D. either; both

34.- When will A Bite of China II begin tonight?

　 - It ________ for ten minutes.

　 A. will begin 　 B. has begun　　　　　　 C. will be on 　　　　　 D. has been on

35.I wonder_____Tom was having a party at 7;00 last night.

A. when　 　　　B. if　　 　　　C. where　 　　　D.that

36.Some students usually stay up late to prepare for the coming exam _______ get good results in the exam.

A. so that　　　 B. such that　　　　　 C. in order to　　 D. in order that

37. The two friends were so＿＿＿ to see each other that they forgot everything,and then

they had a_________time together.

　　 A. pleasant ;　 pleased 　　　　B.pleased ; 　pleasant　

C. please ;　 pleased　　　　　 D. pleasant ; pleased

38.All the mobile phones must ________ before the tests starts.

A．turn off　 B．be turned off　 C．be turning off　 D．turned off

39.It sounds 　　　　　to use “Could you …?” than “Can you…?”

　 　 A. polite　　 　　　 B. more polite　　 　 C. politely　 　　 D. more politely

40. -Can you look after my pet dog for me when I 'm on holiday?

-_________.Enjoy your trip.

A. My pleasure　　 　B. I think so　　 C. I hope so　 D. With pleasure

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　

　A

　Easter is a happy time in western countries like the UK and the USA. After Christmas, it is the most interesting holiday. It is begun as an important religious(宗教的) festival, but for the non-religious it is 　　41　 　a special time. It is an official holiday, so most people visit their families or friends during Easter.

　　 The most important Easter tradition is giving each other Easter eggs, because eggs are the symbol of new life. In the past people 　　42　 　paint chicken eggs, but today they give each other chocolate eggs.

　　 A fun game during the festival is that parents hide chocolate 　　43　 　in the garden, and the children go out to look for them. They can eat what they find! It’s quite normal for children to be 　　44　 after Easter weekend as a result of eating too much chocolate.

　　 The holiday is always on a Sunday 　　45　 March 22nd and April 25th.

41. A. too　　 　　 　B. also　　 　　　 C. either　　 　　　 D. as well

42. A. got used to　 　B. was used　 　　 C. used to　 　　　 D. was used to

43. A. eggs　 　　　 　B. candy　　 　 C. chicken　　 　　　 D. apples

44. A. ugly　　 　　 　B. angry　 　　　 C. sick　　 　　 　　D. hungry

45. A. after　　 　　　　 　B. between　　 　　 C. among　　 　　　　 D. from

　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B

Man has invented four kinds of satellites (卫星)The first kind of satellite studies the _ 46　 of the earth.They are used to make maps.They also help countries to see where they may 　47　 oil or gold.

The second kind of satellite is used to guide ships and planes.A ship or a plane can 　48　 　a message to the satellite, and the satellite can find out 　49　 the ship or the plane is.

The third kind studies the weather.These satellites 　50　 　clouds and strong winds moving across the earth.They warn countries to make preparations (准备) when very 　51　 　weather is coming._ 52　 　kind is used for communication.Telephone calls 　53 　countries can be sent by these satellites.Some can carry hundreds of calls at the same time.The call is sent to the satellite, then the 54　 　sends it to a station in the country and this country is being phoned.These satellites also carry pictures; they can receive and send about eight 　55 　at a time.

46.　 A.biology　 　 B．history　　 　　 C．physics　 　　D．geography

47.　 A.study　　 　 B．find　 　　　　 C．carry　　 　 　　D．choose

48.　 A.write　　 　 B．send　 　　　　 C．take　　 　 D．bring

49.　 A.where　　 　 B．which　 　　　　 C．what 　 　　D．that

50.　 A.search　 　 B．watch　 　　 C．notice　 　 　　D．see

51.　 A.sunny　　 　 B．cool　 　　　　 C．fine　　 　 D．bad

52.　 A.The last 　 B．Another　　　 C．One　　　　 　 D．Any

53.　 A.during　 　 B．along　 　　　　 C．between　 　　D．of

54.　 A.TV　　　 　 B．Telegraph　　 C．telephone　 　D．satellite

55.　 A.plays　　 　 B．programs　　　 C．films 　 　　　D．object

根据对话内容，在每小题的空白处填入适当的话语，使对话意思完整。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A

A: Hey, Lin Tao. You’re playing computer games again. Why are you always playing?

B: Oh, Dad. 　　76　 　I started playing only a moment ago.

A: If I were you, I would never play computer games.

B: Why not? After doing my homework I always feel very tired, and playing computer games helps me relax.

A: 　　77　　 　Like listening to music, doing sports and even watching TV.

B: But I love playing computer games. It helps me know more about the computer.

A: I agree, but it takes too much time. 　　78　

B: OK, that’s my fault (过错). I’ll play for only one hour.

A: You said it. Let’s wait and see. 　　79　

A.　 You can relax by doing some other things.　　　　　　　　　 B.　 It is bad for your eyes. C.　 Every time you start, it’s hard for you to stop. D.　 I’ve already finished my homework. E.　 If you can’t stop, you will not be allowed to play any more. F.　 Computer games are so interesting.

76. _________ 77. ________ 78. ________ 79. __________

　B

-Dave: Sandy, you shouldn’t eat that hamburger.

Sandy:　 Why not?

Dave: Well, I read an article in Health Magazine yesterday.

Sandy: So what did it say?

Dave: 　80　

Sandy: Oh, really? 　81　

Dave: Oh, a lot of vegetables-beans, carrots, lettuce…

Sandy:　 82　

Dave: Oh, and Sandy, you should only use a little salt.

Sandy: 　83　

Dave: Well, you shouldn’t drink coffee, either.

Sandy: Dave, I think you should stop reading Health Magazine.

　 84The books on the shelf are that _______________. (visit)

85. The foreigner has been used to _______________ with chopsticks. (eat)

86.Most people speak German,but many ________(Germany) speak English.

87.We can realize some________(英雄)in war films.

88. Electric lamp was i　　　　 　in 1878.

89.There isn't any danger here. You are in　　　　　　　 　(safe) now.　

90. My friend found information about this city　　　　 　　(easy) just now.

　 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文正确、通顺(每词限用一次)。

vegetable, they, healthy, long, beauty, angry , become, symbol, with,warm

Once there was an argument between the colors. Each color thought it was the best and most important. So each color looked down upon others. Here are their debates.

Green said: “Clearly I am the most important. I am the 91　 　of life and hope. I’m the color of grass, trees and leaves. 　　92　 　me, all animals would die.”

Yellow laughed: “I bring happiness and 　93 　into the world. Every time people look at a yellow sunflower, they start to smile. Without me there would be no fun.”

Orange shouted: “I am the color of 　94 　and strength. I have the most important vitamins (维生素). Think of carrots, 　95　 　and oranges. When I appear in the sky, everyone is shocked at my beauty and nobody gives another thought to any of you.”

Red could no 　　96　 　stand it, “I am the color of danger and bravery. I am willing to fight for a cause. I bring fire into the blood.”

Their voices 　　97　 　louder and louder. The thunder(雷) got 98 　and the rain started to pour. When they became calm, the rain said, “You foolish colors. Don’t you know that each of you is unique (独一无二)? If you don’t agree, just follow me.” They did as the rain told 　　99　 　and together made the most 　100　 　rainbow (彩虹).

91. ______ 92. _______ 　93. _______　 94. ______　 95. ______

96. ______　 97. _______ 　98. _______　 　99. ______ 　100. ______

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