58. Please ________(描述)your favorite picture in this book.

　　　 (B)根据首字母提示填空。

57. ________ ________(根据)the passage, the writer thinks that drivers should think more about problems in winter driving.

56. It ________ ________(取决于)what kind of paintings you like.

(D)

　　　 Emily Dickinson was a very famous American poet. She wrote about 2,000 poems, but only four were published in her lifetime. No one wanted to publish her works because it was different from what other poets wrote. After Dickinson died, her poems were finally published. Then she became famous.

　　　 Some things about Emily Dickinson’s life were strange and mysterious(神秘的). She was born in 1830, in a rich and well-known family in Amherst, Massachusetts. She had a brother and a sister. Emily was shy and quiet, but she had friends. She went to parties like other young girls of her age and met young men. But she did not fall in love with any of them and never married.

　　　 For a long time, Emily Dickinson did not want to see her friends. She stayed at home, read, worked in the garden and wrote poems. Emily wrote her poems everywhere. She wrote them on bits of newspapers or anything that was near. Later, she wrote them out carefully. When she was 28, something happened. Emily was very upset. No one knows why. Some people said she loved a married man. Others said she was unhappy because nobody wanted to publish her poems. She kept on writing anyway.

　　　 As she got older, Emily often wanted to be alone. When someone came to her house, she ran upstairs to hide. For the last 16 years of her life, she never left her home. The curtains were always closed. She dressed only in white. One day Emily became ill, but she did not let the doctor go to her room. He could only see her from the doorway.

　　　 Dickinson died at the age of 55. Her sister found her poems, and they were finally published. Sadly, Emily Dickinson did not live to enjoy her great success.

根据短文内容，回答问题。

51. When was Emily Dickinson famous in the world?

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52. How many of Emily’s poems were published during her lifetime?

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53. Why didn’t anyone want to publish her poems?

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54. Why did Emily often go into her garden?

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55. What do you think of Emily?

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Ⅴ.词汇。(10分)

　　　 (A)根据汉语提示填空。

(C)

　　　 Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, in 1770. Both his father and grandfather were singers and musicians in the court of the prince of Bonn(波恩王室), Germany. Little Beethoven’s grandfather was a good musician, but he died when Beethoven was three years old. His father, Johann, was not so good a musician as his grandfather and less talented than his son.

　　　 Mr. Beethoven could tell that his son had a lot of musical talent. When Beethoven was only four years old, his father started teaching him to play the piano. He was so little that he had to stand on a stool to reach the keys. Johann wasn’t a very good father or teacher. He often drank too much alcohol(酒)and little Beethoven worked very hard. It seemed as if Johann only wanted to make himself famous by trying to become the father of a great musician. At the age of eight, Beethoven had become a pretty good piano player. His father asked people to their home and charged them money to hear his son play. It was not good enough for Beethoven to play for money at his age. Johann really didn’t know how to be a good father and teacher, Johann was not a good husband either. His heavy drinking caused great hardship to the family, especially for his wife. Beethoven loved his mother very much, but she died when Beethoven was seventeen. Beethoven was a born musician, but he could hardly have a happy childhood.

(　 ) 46. Beethoven’s first piano teacher was ________.

　　　 　 A. his mother　　　　　 B. his father　　　　　　　　　 C. his grandfather　　　　　 D. someone else

(　 ) 47. Beethoven’s grandfather was ________.

　　　 　 A. a better musician than his son

　　　 　 B. a musician as good as Johann

　　　 　 C. less talented than his son

　　　 　 D. as talented as his grandson

(　 ) 48. It seemed as if Johann cared about ________.

　　　 　 A. his son’s future very much

　　　 　 B. his son education

　　　 　 C. his fame as the father of a great musician

　　　 　 D. his son’s fame

(　 ) 49. Beethoven was ________ in his childhood.

　　　 　 A. happy　　　　　　　　 B. loved his parents　　　　　　　 C. not happy　　　　　　　　 D. carefree(无忧无虑)

(　 ) 50. Which of the following is not true?

　　　 　 A. His father asked people to their home and didn’t charge them money to hear his son play.

　　　 　 B. Beethoven could hardly have a happy childhood.

　　　 　 C. Beethoven’s grandfather was a good musician.

　　　 　 D. Johann wasn’t a very good father or teacher.

(B)

　　　 Most people have ambitions(追求目标). An ambition is something we want to do, want to be or want to have. A student’s ambition, for example, might be to pass his or her exams and then get a good job. An athlete’s ambition could be to win an important competition(竞赛). A businessman’s ambition is usually to make a lot of money.

　　　 Not all ambitions are about success at work, however, some people just want to be good people, have a family or help others.

　　　 Dave’s ambition is to be a sports writer. He writes the sports reports for his class newspaper. He likes most sports, and swimming and football are his favourites.

　　　 Joy’s ambition is to be a concert pianist(钢琴家). She is very serious about it and practices(练习)every day with her best friend Lily. It is very important to her.

　　　 Harry’s ambition changes every day! One day he wants to be an astronaut(宇航员). The next day he wants to be a pop singer. The next day he wants to drive a racing car(赛车). His mother would be happy if his ambition was to get up in time for school every day!

　　　 What is your ambition?

(　 ) 41. Dave wants to be ________.

　　　 　 A. an athlete(运动员)　　　　　　　　　　 B. a businessman　　　　　 C. a sports writer　　　　　 D. an astronaut

(　 ) 42. Joy practices piano with ________ every day.

　　　 　 A. Dave　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Lily　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Harry　　　　　　　　　　　 D. her teacher

(　 ) 43. Harry’s ambition________.

　　　 　 A. is to be an athlete　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is to be a concert pianist

　　　 　 C. is to get up in time for school　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. changes every day

(　 ) 44. Which of these sentences is right?

　　　 　 A. An ambition does not change as time goes on.

　　　 　 B. Different people may have different ambitions.

　　　 　 C. It’s good for us to change our ambitions every day.

　　　 　 D. An ambition to have a lot of money is better than that to be a good man.

(　 ) 45. What is a businessman’s ambition?

　　　 　 A. To pass his exams.

　　　 　 B. Get a good job.

　　　 　 C. To win an important competition.

　　　 　 D. To make a lot of money.

(A)

　　　 Enjoying a better life at school, with shorter class hours, greater privacy(隐私)and more rights is all you dream of, right?

　　　 For students in Shanghai, they are no longer just dreams. This week experts(行家)and law-makers in Shanghai had a meeting to talk about a new law(法律). It is called the“Shanghai Underage Protection Law(上海未成年人保护法)”.

　　　 The law says students’ diaries and letters are their secrets and“Nobody can read them if they don’t agree.”

Do your teachers sometimes say something bad to you? Maybe they send you out of the classroom because you fail to finish doing your homework. If this happens in Shanghai, you can stand up and say “No”.

　　　 Shanghai students may have less homework because of the law. Class hours may become shorter for juniors next year, down from 45 minutes to 40 minutes in some schools.

　　　 The law also talks about students’ health. According to the rules,“Smoking in these places full of kids is not allowed.”That means you can ask your teacher to stop if he smokes in a classroom.

　　　 The law makes schools safer for students.“No dancing halls, Internet bars or computer game bars are allowed within(在……以内)200 meters of a school gate.”the law says.

　　　 The law is great, right? Many students like it.

　　　 “My mom reads my diaries sometimes. I think she will be afraid if I tell her she is doing something against the law.” said Luo Jia, 13, at Shanghai Fuxing Junior School.

　　　 If you want to know more about the law, go to “”.

根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)。

(　 ) 36. The law says students’ diaries and letters are their secrets. Only their mothers can read them at any time.

(　 ) 37. The teachers have rights to send the students out of the class.

(　 ) 38. A class will be less than 45 minutes in some schools in Shanghai.

(　 ) 39. The teachers can’t smoke in classrooms.

(　 ) 40. There is little about the law in “”.

16.________　 17.________　 18.________　 19.________　 20.________

15. The graduation is sad, because the time ________ with other people has come to the end.

A. spend　　　　　　　　 B. spending　　　　　　　　　 C. spent　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to spend

Ⅱ.情景交际。(5分)

　　　 从方框中选择适当的句子补全对话，其中有一项是多余的。

　　　 Reporter: Congratulate! You just won the first prize in the State Tennis Competition.

　　　 Michael:　 Thank you.

　　　 Reporter: Michael, how old are you?

　　　 Michael:　 Seven.

　　　 Reporter: Seven! 　　16　

　　　 Michael:　 Since I was three.

　　　 Reporter: 　 17　

　　　 Michael:　 My father. And I’ve taken private lessons, too.

　　　 Reporter: 　 18　

　　　 Michael:　 Yes, I’ve taken lessons here for two years.

　　　 Reporter: How many days a week do you play?

　　　 Michael:　 　 19　 　I want to practice every day, but my parents say three or four days is enough.

　　　 Reporter: Are you going to continue with your tennis?

　　　 Michael:　 Uh-huh. 　　20　

　　　 Reporter: Wish you great success!

　　　 Michael:　 Thank you.