People give gifts on many occasions. At weddings（婚礼），people give gifts such as tea sets and tableware (餐具). When someone has a baby, people express their wishes by giving gifts of baby clothes and food.

In western countries, food and drinks are the most traditional gifts for friends. For example, a bottle of champagne is perfect for Christmas. In some Asian countries like China and Japan, tea and wine are common gifts. Greeting cards are excellent gifts for friends and family around the world.

Here are some popular gifts for Christmas and New Year. Let’s have a look.

A message in a bottle—If you want to send a birthday message or a thank- you note, why not write on a piece of paper and put it inside a glass bottle? The person who receives this special gift will remember the words forever.

A Christmas stocking—People will look forward to seeing it each Christmas. It is a very traditional and useful Christmas gift. Many people hang the stocking up in their rooms as a decoration.

A necklace (项链) with a name—This is a special and popular gift among mothers and young people. For example, a mother can put her child’s name on the necklace. It seems that the necklace can bring her child close to her heart.

1.If your friend Lisa has a new baby, you may sent____.

A. school things

B. tea sets and table ware

C. baby clothes and food

D. birthday cards

2.From the passage we learn champagne is a kind of____.

A. drink B. food

C. card D. furniture

3.____are common gifts in some Asian countries.

A. Excellent books B. Tea and wine

C. Greeting cards D. Thank-you notes

4.Mrs. Green likes the necklace with her child’s name because____.

A. it can bring good luck to her

B. it is a traditional and useful gift

C. it is a fashionable gift for parents

D. it may make her child close to her heart

5.Please choose the best title for this passage____.

A. Choose a perfect present

B. How to celebrate New Year

C. How to celebrate Christmas

D. The festivals in China

根据中文提示完成句子

1.China was __________ （建立）in 1949.

2.He was from Anhui Province in __________（东部的）China.

3.He stayed at home to look after his __________（生病的）daughter.

4.There are flowers and national __________（国旗）everywhere.

5.Our teacher asked me to make a short __________（演讲）in front of the classroom.

6.Deng Yaping is good at __________（打）table tennis.

7.Deng Yaping went to university __________（在国外）.

8.Could you lend me your __________（工具）？I need them to fix my car.

9.There are no good ways to __________ (治疗) Ebola virus in the world at this moment.

10.My father always__________（洗）the dishes after dinner .

从下面方框中选择合适的词完成句子

1.We are 16 years old now，so we should take care of __________.

2.In my heart, my parents are both __________.

3.I didn’t have lunch __________ I finish my homework.

4.On my __________ birthday, my father bought an i-pad for me.

5.Norman Bethune helped the __________ soldiers during the war.

阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（不多于3个单词）。（本题有10小题，每小题1分；共计10分）

David comes out of the train station, and he doesn’t 1._________ (know) where 2.________ (go). This is the 3._________ (one) time he comes to this town. He comes to see one of his 4._________ (good) friends, Peter. Peter is a doctor. He works in a hospital. But David doesn’t know5._________ the hospital is.

He walks in the street. He passes a bank, a post office, a hotel and6._________ the end, he goes to a school. Some students are coming out, so he asks one of the 7._________ (student), “Excuse me. Which is the way to People’s Hospital?”

“Well, I know, you can go along this street, take the second turning on the right, and then take the third turning on your left. It’s next 8.________ a museum.”

“I’m sorry I can’t 9._________ (follow) you.”

“Well, I just live near there, and 10._________ (I) mother works in that hospital, too. I’m going home now. Will you go with me? I’ll take you there.”

“That’s great! Thank you very much！”

书面表达（本题有1小题；共计15分）

“灿烂星空，谁是真的英雄?”做出惊天动地业绩的人是英雄，为追求真理献出生命的人是英雄，在平凡岗位上默默奉献的人是英雄……

假如你班正准备出一期以“我们心中的英雄”为主题的英语墙报，下面是一部分同学们做的一些信息卡，

你选择其中一张卡片，也可以选择别的英雄人物，以The Hero in My Heart为题写一篇短文。

要求：①包含所选信息卡上的内容；②适当拓展，如学英雄的感想、行动等；③不能出现表明你身份的信息；④词数80-100词左右，不含已给出部分。(本小题15分)

完形填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分；满分10分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Lianne Harper is a 39-year-old woman from Stockport. She is a of four children. She thought it was a(n)____ ____thing for her children’s language development(发展) unti(直到……)she found she was wrong. Lianne Harper’s first daughter, Jenny, is 15 now. She had a large ____ when she was two. But Lianne Harper’s first son, Tom, is 10 now. When he was six, it was ____ for him to speak. He didn’t like to speak to others. When Lianne Harper’s second son, Ashley, showed a delay(延迟), she took Ashley to a school for two days a week. She hoped her son could learn words the other children. Lianne spent more time speaking to him at home so his speech(口语) . When Lianne Harper’s second daughter, Bethany, was 2, she to talk to her more. She could speak more words before she was two. she’s a real chatterbox(话多的人). Lianne Harper realized(意识到) that parents can’t just depend on(依靠) children to learn words from others. They need others to speak to them and listen to them.

1.A. mother B. father C. son D. daughter

2.A. important B. perfect C. natural D. excellent

3.A. grammar B. vocabulary C. spelling D. translation

4.A. difficult B. quick C. slow D. easy

5.A. education B. idea C. language D. information

6.A. from B. in C. on D. to

7.A. started B. finished C. began D. improved

8.A. tried B. sent C. hoped D. wished

9.A. First B. Finally C. Now D. Then

10. A. his B. her C. our D. their

What Should I Do?

One of the most popular items in the school newspaper advice column（栏目）. No one know who writes it. The students think their teacher does, but it might be a student using a false name. The students enjoy thinking up problems for the advice column. Here are some of them and their answers.

ASK THE WISE OWL

Q: I’m always late for school. I try not to be, but I can’t help it. Please advise me what to do. Tommy.

A: You are probably late for school because you don’t really like school. My advice to you is try and enjoy school more, then you won’t be late so often.

Q: I find it difficult to make friends. What do you think I should do? Sara.

A: I can’t advise you until I know about you. Your problem may be that you are shy. On the other hand, it may be the opposite. You may be too bold（大胆的）. Write and tell me more about yourself.

Q: I’m always at the bottom（底部）of the class. What do you advise me to do? Molly.

A: I advise you to concentrate(全神贯注) on improving your grades in one subject to start with. If you can do this, you should move a little way up from the bottom. Next, try to improve your grades in another subject, and so on. If you concentrate on one subject at a time, by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all your classes. The Wise Owl.

1.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. The school newspaper has an advice column.

B. Tommy wrote to the school newspaper to ask for advice.

C. Sara finds it difficult to make friends.

D. The advice column in the school newspaper is very popular.

2.What’s Tommy’s problem?

A. He is always late for school.

B. He finds it difficult to make friends.

C. He is always at the bottom of the class.

D. He needs help with his homework.

3.What does the Wise Owl want Sara to do?

A. Stop being so shy.

B. Stop being so bold.

C. Make more friends.

D. Give more information about herself.

4.What does Molly want to do?

A. Make more friends.

B. Improve her grades.

C. Stay at the bottom of her class.

D. Concentrate on one subject at a time.

5.Be the end of the year, where should Molly be in all her classes?

A. At the bottom.

B. A little way up from the bottom.

C. Quite a long way up from the bottom.

D. At the top.

The Zhao family live in a very nice city. They want to have the best of everything. They live next to the Wu family and watch them all the time. The Zhao family want their place to be better than the Wu’s. They have a bigger television, bigger refrigerator（冰箱） and even brighter shoes.

“Little Wu has a new bicycle. It goes faster than yours. Tomorrow I will buy you a better bicycle.”

“Mr. Wu has a large fish. I’m going to the market to buy a bigger fish.”

“Mrs. Wu has a new chair. I’m going to get a bigger, stronger, prettier one. My place is going to be better than hers.”

A friend asks Mrs. Wu, “Do you think the Zhao family have a better house than you?”

Mrs. Wu says, “The Zhao? Oh, the people next door. I don’t think about them much. They always look a bit sad. I think we have a much better life and home. We are happier; we have more fun and our family life is warmer.”

1. Mrs. Zhao wants __________.

A. to have the same as Mrs. Wu

B. everything better than Mrs. Wu

C. a happy home

2.The Zhao’s want to have a bigger refrigerator because _______.

A. their family is larger

B. they have a lot of money

C. they want to have a better place than the Wu’s

3. Mrs. Wu ________.

A. wants to have the same as Mrs. Zhao.

B. is not interested in Mrs. Zhao

C. does not know Mrs. Zhao

4.The story tells us _________.

A. to work hard

B. to try to be happier than other people

C. buying things can make us happy

5.Which is Not TRUE?

A. The Zhao’s life is not the same as the Wu’s

B. The Wu family are happier than the Zhao family

C. The Wu family are richer than the Zhao family

Audrey is a Chinese-American student. She has found many value (价值观) differences between the Chinese and Americans.

About money

? The American children love to make money by themselves. Chinese children always ask their parents for money.

? American parents don’t think it is useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities even if it could make them very poor.

About school

? Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups. Many Chinese girls take part in academic (学术的) groups.

? American students usually feel happy when they get B in an exam. Chinese students feel sad when they get B.

American parents and Chinese parents

American parents allow(允许) their daughters or sons to go out with their friends if they come back home at the certain time. Chinese parents usually don't allow their children in middle school to go out with their friends at night.

American teachers and Chinese teachers

During parent-teacher meetings, American teachers will always find good things to say to

The parents, even to those with the worst grades. But Chinese teachers often tell the parents the mistakes that their children made at school.

1.American children love money by themselves.

A. making B. asking for

C. borrowing D. using

2. send their children to expensive universities.

A. All Americans B. Chinese parents

C. No parents D. All mothers

3. Chinese girls spend time doing sports, singing and dancing than American girls.

A. more B. less

C. a little D. fewer

4. aren’t allowed to go out with their friends at night.

A. Chinese children B. American parents

C. American children D. American girls

5. look at the bad side of the students as much as they can.

A. Chinese children B. American parents

C. Chinese teachers D. American girls

词汇（本题有15小题，每小题1分；满分15分）根据句意及括号中所给汉语、单词或首字母完成句子，注意正确形式。

1.Jiaxing is in the _________ (东面) of China.

2.You can look up the word in the _____________ (字典).

3.We all felt very tired after a long ____________(旅行) by train.

4.Yesterday Bill _________ (预定) the best hotel for his coming holiday.

5.Yesterday I ____________ (忘记) to do my homework.

6.Listening to the radio is a good way to i__________ your English.

7.The traffic a__________ happened on my way to work.

8.You shouldn’t be so c___________ when driving a car.

9.The life in the c____________ is quieter(更安静) than that in the city.

10.You’d better stay at home because it is very cold o___________.

11.Which is _____________ (heavy), a hen or a chicken?

12.The Changjiang River is the ___________ (long) river in China.

13.A dictionary is much _______________ (expensive) than a story-book.

14.Most students think a lion is the ________________ (dangerous) animal in the world.

15.It is much ________________ today than yesterday. (hot)