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24, Station Road,

Hallham

Dear Aunt Mary,

　　   Jane and I were very sorry to hear that Uncle John died last　　 Thursday. Mother and Father stayed with us on Saturday and Sunday, and　　 they told us the sad news. We knew that Uncle John was not well, of　　 course, and the cold weather that we have had for the past few weeks　　 has not helped him to get better; but the news came as a very　　 unpleasant surprise, all the same.

　　     We were most unhappy that we could not come and see you both ten　　 days ago, on Uncle John's birthday. Mother told me that he was still　　 the same as before, laughing, and full of life. This is how, I'm sure,　　 Jane and I shall always remember him. He was a good man, who was never　　 too busy to read to us, play with us, and listen to the stories about　　 all the silly things we did when we were young.He was the kind of　　 uncle that every child loves to have.

    We shall be at the church (教堂) on Friday, and of course hope to see　　 you again at Christmas, with all the rest of the family.　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 With love and Best wishes

Robert and Jane　　

1. Robert is writing to Aunt Mary, to ____________.

[    ]　　 　　

A. tell her about his mother and father　　 　　

B. wish uncle John a happy birthday　　

C. say that he is sorry that Uncle John had died　　 　　

D. hope that Uncle John gets well again soon　　

2. Robert heard the news about Uncle John from _______.　　

[    ] 　　

A. his wife Jane　　

B. his aunt Mary　　

C. his uncle Tom　　

D. his mother and father

3. The cold weather of the past few weeks _________.

[    ] 　　

A. was sad news for everybody in the family　　 　　

B. came as an unpleasant surprise　　

C. did not help uncle John get better　　 　　

D. was better for uncle John than hot weather　　

4. Robert and Jane will remember uncle John as ________.　　

[    ] 　　

A. a funny old man　　

B. an old man as he was on his birthday　　 　　

C. a man who was always laughing and full of life　　 　　

D. a man who was unhappy and unwell

5. Robert and Jane hope to see Aunt Mary again _______.

[    ] 　　

A. on Friday and again at Christmas　　

B. at Christmas ,but not on Friday　　

C. in church on Friday, but not at Christmas　　

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　Mr Iban's class went on a special trip to the National Museum of Art in Washington, D.C.． There they saw a famous painting by a Spanish artist named Picasso．The painting shows a circus (马戏) family in France and is called “Family of Saltimbanques”． Saltimbanques is a French word meaning performers．

　In the painting, a grandfather, a father and three children are standing outdoors on a bare (光秃的), brown hill．　　 The mother, wearing a straw hat with flowers, is seated alone in one corner, looking sadly off into space．　　 The tallest boy is wearing circus costumes (戏装) in soft tones (色调) of blue and red．　　 The father and grandfather are dressed like clowns (小丑)．　　 The grandfather wears a red, pointed fool's cap and has a white ruffle (装饰摺边) around his neck．But there are no happy clown faces in sight, and everyone in the family looks very serious．

　“Why aren't the performers smiling the way clowns are supposed to?” Justin asked

　“Does anyone have any ideas about that?” Mr Iban said．

　Lonie waved his hand．　　 “Maybe the circus family is sad because they don't have an audience (观众) to show off for any more．”

　“Or they might feel bad because people didn't clap (鼓掌) when their act was over,” Tom said．

　“I have an idea,” Cassie said, pointing to the grandfather．　　 “See that bundle (包袱) on his back? I guess the clown family has to move on to the next town, and they're sorry to go．”

　“Perhaps Picasso didn't ask them to have a special expression while he was painting them,” Mr Iban suggested．

　“I think,” said Jane, “they just wanted to be themselves without any pretended smiles．”

　“Yes, that must be it,” Justin agreed．“They just need to relax after all that clowning around．”

(1) The person in the painting who is farthest from the others is ______．

[　　]

A．the girl

B．the mother

C．the father

D．the grandfather

(2) Which of these was NOT one of the student's ideas?　　　

[　　]

A．The family must move on．

B．The family needs to relax．

C．The family has no place to live．

D．The family misses having an audience．

(3) From what the passage tells, the teacher's opinion was that Picasso probably wanted the family ______．　　　

[　　]

A．looking happy

B．looking natural

C．positioned outdoors

D．performing circus acts

(4) Which of these most probably would have happened if Mr． Iban had immediately answered Justin's question?　　　

[　　]

A．The students would have learned more about the artist' life．

B．Justin would have asked the other students the same questions．

C．Justin would not have had an opinion about the picture．

D．The students would not have thought as much about the picture．

(5) Which of these would be the best title for the passage?　　　

[　　]

A．“Clowning Around with Art”．

B．“Viewing a Famous Painting”．

C．“Famous Family-Portrait Painting”．

D．“Family Performing at the Circus”．

　　第一节

听下面的5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．When will the school term begin?

[　　]

2．What is the man?

[　　]

A．A secretary.

B．A journalist.

C．A private school teacher.

3．What is the man's problem?

[　　]

A．He is caught in bad weather.

B．He has to change his travel plan.

C．He isn't feeling well.

4．What does the man wish to know most?

[　　]

A．When the meeting is to be held.

B．Where the meeting is to be held.

C．What's to be discussed at the meeting.

5．When will Bob go home this afternoon?

[　　]

　　第二节

　　听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读一遍。

　　听第6段材料，回答6～8题。

6．Whose birthday party was it?

[　　]

7．Where was the party held?

[　　]

A．At Jane's aunt's house.

B．At Jane's brother's house.

C．At Jane's house.

8．What did Jane do after the party?

[　　]

A．She went home to bed.

B．She tried to study history.

C．She typed a paper.

　　听第7段材料，回答9～11题。

9．Where do you think the conversation takes place?

[　　]

10．What is the relationship between the speakers?

[　　]

A．Husband and wife.

B．Mother and son.

C．Workmates.

11．What's the woman going to do?

[　　]

A．Go out for a walk.

B．Go to her parents' home.

C．Go to the cinema.

　　听第8段材料，回答12～14题。

12．What is the man going to do?

[　　]

A．To buy some stamps.

B．To have his car fixed.

C．To visit the museum.

13．Where will the woman go?

[　　]

A．The department store.

B．The museum.

C．The stamp market.

14．When will the two speakers meet?

[　　]

A．An hour later.

B．Half an hour later.

C．An hour and a half later.

　　听第9段材料，回答15～17题。

15．Why does the woman change the first overcoat?

[　　]

A．It's too expensive.

B．It's a bit small.

C．It's a bit too large.

16．What does the woman want to buy?

[　　]

A．An overcoat.

B．Silver and wool.

C．An overcoat and a jacket.

17．How much does the woman pay for what she buys?

[　　]

　　听第10段材料，回答18～20题。

18．Which of the following is mentioned as an important invention in the human history?

[　　]

19．Why don't we know the names of many inventors?

[　　]

A．Their inventions are not important at all.

B．We have forgotten them.

C．There were no pens or pencils in the past.

20．What can we learn about pens and pencils?

[　　]

A．Thousands of years ago they were not called pens and pencils.

B．Thousands of years ago people didn't know the inventors.

C．They were invented by man.

听力

听下面5段对话．每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置．听完每段对话后你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题．每段对话仅读一遍．

1．What is so nice about Montreal according to the men?

[　　]

A．There are beautiful mountains.

B．There are beautiful lakes.

C．There are nice clubs and restaurants.

2．What is the women going to do?

[　　]

A．She is going to help the men with Ids maths.

B．She is going to comfort the man.

C．She's going to be the man's teacher.

3．What does the women mean?

[　　]

A．It won't really snow until December.

B．So much snow is unusual for December.

C．It's typical December weather for that area.

4．What does the man want to find out?

[　　]

A．Whether Mr. White is at work today.

B．When the plan would be ready.

C．How long he will be off work.

5．What will the man probably do?

[　　]

A．To Bo to the reading room.

B．To stay at home.

C．To buy a notebook.

听下面5段对话或独白．每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置．听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间．每段对话或独白读两遍．

听第6段材料，回答6～8题．

6．Haw long will the man take his holiday this year?

[　　]

A．For three weeks.

B．For five weeks.

C．For two weeks.

7．Where will the man probably spend his holiday in June?

[　　]

8．What's the man's plan far trip in October?

[　　]

A．He plans to go to Europe.

B．He is sure to stay at home.

C．He doesn't hope to go abroad.

听第7段材料，回答9～10题．

9．What are they talking about?

[　　]

A．Buying a new car for the family.

B．Buying a toy car for their son.

C．Getting a beautiful car for a friend.

10．Which car is more expensive?

[　　]

A．The black one.

B．The green one.

C．The blue one.

听第8段材料，回答11～13题．

11．What's the man's problem?

[　　]

A．He's been getting a bit short of breath.

B．His work is too tiring.

C．He has a strange pain, which keeps him awake at night.

12．What has caused the trouble?

[　　]

A．It remains to be found out.

B．He was burnt by boiling water.

C．He has tired himself out in his work.

13．How will the woman find out the reasons?

[　　]

A．By reading his local doctor's report.

B．By giving a new test.

C．By listening to the patient.

听第9段材料，回答14～16题．

14．Why did Jane look so tired?

[　　]

A．Because she worked hard all day.

B．Because she danced at her brother's birthday party.

C．Because she was busy the night before and didn't have enough sleep.

15．Where was the party held?

[　　]

A．At Jane's house .

B．At Jane's aunt's house .

C．At Jane's brother's house.

16．What did Jane do after the party?

[　　]

A．She typed a paper.

B．She went to bed.

C．She tried to study history.

听第10段材料，回答17～20题．

17．Why didn't Mr. Black offer Room 112 to the three men at first?

[　　]

A．Because the key had been lost.

B．It was believed there was a ghost in the roan.

C．It was too small for three men.

18．How much did Mr. Black first ask each man for the room?

[　　]

19．Why did the assistant return only $ 3 to the men?

[　　]

A．The manager had asked him to do so.

B．He couldn't divide the money for the three men.

C．He wanted to make some money for himself.

20．How were the manager and the assistant different in behaviour(行为) ?

[　　]

A．The manager was honest but his assistant was not.

B．The assistant was clever but the manager wasn't.

C．The manager did not know how to make money, but the assistant did.