We know that trees are useful in our everyday life. They   1   us many things, such as wood, oxygen(氧气), rubber, medicines and many other things. They can   2   tell us a lot about our climate. The following are the reasons. If you cut across a tree, you can   3   that it has many rings. Most trees grow one   4   ring every year. Because of this reason, we know   5   a tree is. A tree over a hundred years old means that it has more than a hundred   6  . When the climate is dry(干燥的) or very cold, the trees do not grow very much and their rings are usually   7  . When it is wet and   8  , the rings are much thicker. If the rings are suddenly very thin or suddenly very thick, this means that the    9   changed suddenly. If we look at the rings on the trees, we can   10   about the climate for a hundred years. We can see how our climate is changing today.

1.                A．give           B．ask            C．get  D．tell

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

3.                A．hear           B．feel            C．see D．look

4.                A．new           B．old            C．young    D．short

5.                A．how tall        B．how old         C．how long D．how far

6.                A．leaves          B．apples          C．rings D．trees

7.                A．big            B．thin            C．thick(厚的)    D．long

8.                A．cold           B．cool            C．hot D．warm

9.                A．climate         B．things          C．people   D．life

10.               A．think          B．talk            C．learn D．change

根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

It was two days before Christmas, when my ten-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bike.  Her bike was too   16  , and it needed repairing as well.

As Christmas   17  ,  her dream for a bike seemed to disappear, we thought, for she didn't say it again. We were busy   18  some beautiful story books, a doll house, a holiday dress and toys. Then to our surprise, on December 24, she said she really wanted a bike more than   19  .

Now we didn't know   20  to do. It was just too late. We were busy with Christmas dinner and packing   21  presents, parents' presents, a brother's present and friends' presents till midnight. So there was   22  time to take to buy the "right hike" for our little girl. Thinking we were parents who would make their child unhappy, we felt sorry and   23  .

Suddenly my husband had an idea. "What about making a little bike with clay (mi) and writing a note that she could trade in (交换) the model bike for a real one?" So he spent the next five hours carefully   24  with clay to make a small bike.

25  Christmas morning, we were so excited for Almie Rose to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. She opened and read the   26  loudly. She looked at me and said, "So, does this mean I can trade in this bike for a real   27   ?" Smiling, I said, "Yes!" Almie Rose had tears in her eyes when she replied, "I would   28  trade in this beautiful bike   29  Daddy made me. I   30  keep it than get a real bike. This is the best Christmas present I have ever got in my life!"

完形填空。（10分 每小题1分）

Helen is a student. She usually gets up at 6:00 in the morning. Then she has   1  at 6:30 a.m. She goes to school   2 about 7:00 a. m.. She is never late for school(从不迟到). Helen is a clever girl,   3  she doesn’t have any friends.  One morning,  4 her way to school, she finds a yellow cat. She thinks,“The cat can’t find  5    way home.” So she  6 to the zoo.

Then she hurries(急忙) to   7 , but she is late. All the students and her   8  look at her. Her face looks red.   After(在……之后)class, her teacher says to the students.“Helen is a   9  girl. She finds a cat and takes it to the   10 .”Now all her classmates like her.

1.                A．breakfast       B．lunch          C．dinner   D．picnic

2.                A．of             B．in             C．at   D．to

3.                A．and            B．but            C．if    D．so

4.                A．to             B．on             C．in   D．of

5.                A．my            B．your           C．their D．its

6.                A．to take         B．taking          C．takes D．take

7.                A．school         B．zoo            C．home    D．farm

8.                A．father          B．teacher         C．brother   D．sister

9.                A．new           B．strong          C．heavy    D．kind

10.               A．class           B．school         C．zoo   D．hospital

Some years ago, Chinese high school students would show their new schoolbags, new clothes or new pens to their classmates when the new term started. Today, however, all have   1  . If you still come back to school   2 only these things , you are falling out-of-date(过时的) . Students in big cities like to bring the latest high-tech things to school, and feel happy and   3 to show off these things to   4 . Mobile phones, MP3 players, CD players, electronic dictionaries, the list is endless.
Young people think that , living in the 21^st century , they must keep up with the times . They don't want to fall   5  . Besides, they think that they need to keep in touch with their classmates, so they need mobile phones. They also like to   6  the pop music , so they need CD players . They explain that just like electronic dictionaries, these can be   7  in their study, too. They think that their parents should understand   8  they want these things .
Foreign students will also bring some latest high-tech things when they return to school at the beginning of a new term.   9  , they often use the money which they made by themselves during the holiday to   10  these high-tech things that they want .