My work keeps me in Hong Kong most of the year，but I try to get away for a month in summer，usually in July．Now as you probably know，that’s the main　1　season in Europe．The favorite places for vacations and the famous cities are usually very　2　． But I’m not seeking(寻求) the sun—I can get lots of 　3　in Hong Kong—and I’m certainly not seeking the crowds！So　4　I go on vacation，I buy a Train Pass(a kind of train ticket) that allows me first-class travel on most of the railways of Western Europe．First-class compartments(车厢) are　5　crowded and they are very comfortable．If you’re going on　6　trip, you can take a sleeping train for an extra charge．There are usually dining cars(餐车) in the train．

I find that train travel is restful and　7　．There’s always　8　to see．I particularly(特别地) enjoy　9　through Switzerland and Italy．You can get a very good　10　of what a country is like from a train because you don’t go too fast and you stop quite often．Also train travel is very safe，and I am never sick on a train　11　I am on a ship. Then there are always people to　12　to if you feel like a chat.

The reason that I seldom(很少) travel by plane is quite　13　: because train stations are usually built in the centre．I don’t have to　14　transport(运输工具), transport can be a problem when arriving by　15　．

1.                A．vacation        B．visiting         C．cloudy   D．windy

2.                A．quiet          B．useful          C．exciting   D．crowded

3.                A．pleasure        B．daylight         C．sunshine  D．money

4.                A．when          B．where          C．what D．which

5.                A．always         B．hardly          C．certainly  D．nearly

6.                A．summer        B．overnight       C．day-time  D．vacation

7.                A．cheap          B．expensive       C．interesting D．lonely

8.                A．something      B．nothing         C．anything  D．everything

9.                A．running        B．walking         C．driving   D．travelling

10.               A．view           B．idea           C．seat  D．trip

11.               A．rather than      B．or             C．as    D．even though

12.               A．talk            B．speak          C．tell   D．say

13.               A．easy           B．wrong          C．right  D．simple

14.               A．find out        B．worry about     C．wait for   D．take away

15.               A．ship           B．train           C．air   D．car

一、听句子，选择恰当的答语。(每个句子读一遍)

1．

[　　]

A．It's very important for me.

B．It doesn't matter to me.

C．It is easy for me to do it.

2．

[　　]

A．I'm going to play basketball.

B．I'm reading a book.

C．I'm from Second middle school.

3．

[　　]

A．I would like to go to school.

B．I had better do some shopping.

C．I'd rather have some tea, if you don't mind.

4．

[　　]

A．Good idea.

B．Thank you.

C．What's the matter?

5．

[　　]

A．It's Friday.

B．It's July.

C．It's half past three.

二、根据所听句子，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个意思与其相同或相近的句子。(每个句子读一遍)

6．

[　　]

A．He was busy doing little things.

B．He was busy with little things.

C．He was so busy that he always forgot little things.

7．

[　　]

A．Her telephone number is 446511.

B．Her telephone number is 445611.

C．Her telephone number is 115644.

8．

[　　]

A．Tom ran more slowly than Bob in the race.

B．Bob ran more slowly than Tom in the race.

C．Bob ran as fast as Tom in the race.

9．

[　　]

A．Wang Ying's mother will have a birthday party in sixty days.

B．Wang Ying's mother's sixtieth birthday will be on September 1st.

C．Wang Ying's mother will have a birthday party on September 1st.

10．

[　　]

A．Will you please show me your bike?

B．Where is your bike?

C．May I borrow your bike?

D．Do you have a bike?

三、听对话和对话后的问题，然后选择正确的答案。(每段对话和问题读两遍)

11．

[　　]

A．The man

B．The man's brother

C．The girl

12．

[　　]

A．About 80 metres away.

B．About 90 metres away.

C．About 100 metres away.

13．

[　　]

A．Metal and wood.

B．Cutting things.

C．Silk.

14．

[　　]

A．Because he got up late in the morning.

B．Because he hurt his arm.

C．Because he dropped his stick.

15．

[　　]

A．He's having an exam.

B．He's seeing a doctor.

C．He's crying.

四、听短文和短文后的问题，然后选择正确答案。(短文和问题读两遍)

16．

[　　]

A．He was small and thin.

B．He was large and fat.

C．He was tall and strong.

17．

[　　]

A．Every month.

B．Every day.

C．Every Friday.

18．

[　　]

A．Listening to the radio and eating apples.

B．Watching TV and waiting for her husband.

C．Listening to music and cleaning the room.

19．

[　　]

A．He saved the money little by little.

B．He bought the lottery tickets(彩票).

C．He found the money in his office.

20．

[　　]

A．Yes, she was.

B．No, she wasn't.

C．I'm afraid not.

I like to get up late, so my ideal school starts at 9 a.m. It finished at 3 P.m., so we will have lots of time for after-school activities. There is a big dining hall.

We have an hour for lunch. We eat lunch and chat there. We can also listen to pop music in the hall. We eat fruit and vegetables every day.

We have Maths every day because I think Maths is very interesting to us. I love computers, so we have Computer Studies every day. We wear school uniforms, but we do not wear ties. The classes are quite small. There are 15 students in each class.

There is a park on one side of our school and a shopping mall on the other. We have a big library with lots of useful books. We also have a tennis court and a swimming pool.

There are lots of clubs and after-school activities. We only have half an hour of homework every day, and we do not do homework at weekends. Every month, we go on a school trip to a museum or a theater.

36. How many hours for lessons are there in my school?

A. Five hours.　 　　　　　　 B. Six hours.　　 C. Four hours.　　　　　　　　　　 D. Three hours.

37. How many hours for lunch are there in my school?

　 A. Half an hours.　　　　 B. One hours. 　　C. One and a half hours. 　 D. Two hours.

38. Why do we have Maths every day?

A. Because it is useful.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Because it is the main subject.　

C. Because we’re interested in it.　　 D. Because I’m going to be a Maths teacher.

39. How many students are there in my class?

　 A. Ten.　　　　　　　　　B. Sixteen.　　　　　 C. Fourteen.　 　　　　　　　　　 D. Fifteen.

40. The underlined word “with” means_______.　

A. 用　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. 在……下　 C. 和……一起　　　　　　　　　 D. 有

41. How often do we go on a school trip to a museum or a theater?

A. Every week.　　　 B. Every day.　 C. Every month.　　　　　　　　 D. Every two months.

42. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. My school.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. My ideal subject.　

C. My ideal school.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. My ideal park.