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

About money

(1) Americans would like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt(欠债)．Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them always have money left in the bank.

(2) American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.

(3) American parents think it is not useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities and that might make them very poor sometimes.

About school

(1) Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls take part in academic groups.

(2) Some American students think that “B” is a gift while Chinese students think that “B” is terrible.

American parents and Chinese parents

American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out to have some part-­time jobs in their free time or at weekends. Chinese parents usually don't allow their children to do so in middle or high schools.

1. What would a Chinese middle school student probably NOT do at weekends according to the passage?

A．Study at home. B．Do part­-time jobs.

C．Take part in sports groups. D．Do chores.

2.Some Chinese people have money left in the bank because________．

A．they usually spend less than they have

B．they spend more than they have

C．they don't like spending money at all

D．they make a lot of money

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Chinese parents usually give their kids money.

B．American children love to make money by themselves.

C．The reason why Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities.

D．Americans usually spend more money than they have.

4.The underlined word “academic” probably means _______ in Chinese.

A．学术的 B．娱乐的 C．运动的 D．休闲的

5.The best title for the passage would probably be ________．

A．Differences between Chinese and Americans

B．Chinese Students and American Students

C．Chinese Values and American Values

D．Chinese Parents and American Parents

Mary went to Canada on vacation. After a week, she came back to New York. She told lots of interesting things to her best friend, Jack. Jack was very interested in Canada and decided to have a visit there. The next summer vacation, Mary and Jack had a plan to go to Canada together. But her mother was badly ill so she went to the airport to see her friend off.

When they got to the airport, Mary had to got to the washroom. When she came back, she couldn’t find Jack because there were so many people at the airport. She looked for him everywhere, but it was hard to find Jack among the people. Suddenly Mary saw Jack and she felt very happy, so she shouted,“Hi, Jack. Here, here.” At the same time, Jack waved his arms,“I’m

here.”

In 3 minutes, so many policemen came to the front of Jack and caught him, "Please come with me to the police office." After the policemen found out the reason, they let them free. Why? Because the word "hijack" in the English has different meanings.

1.Mary lived in __________.

A. Canada B. London

C. Toronto D. New York

2.Mary couldn't go to Canada with Jack because_______________ .

A she didn't want to go there again.

B. she missed the plane

C. her mother was badly ill.

D. she was badly ill

3. Why was it hard for Mary to find Jack at the airport? __________________ .

A. Because Jack was in the plane.

B. Because there were too many people.

C. Because he was in the washroom.

D. Because the policemen took him away from the airport.

4.The word "hijack" means __________ in Chinese.

A.劫机 B.嘿，杰克

C.救命啊 D.揩油

5.Which of the following is WRONG? .

A. Jack didn't go to Canada because of the policeman.

B. Jack and Mary planned to go to Canada together.

C. A lot of policemen came to the front of Jack because of Mary's shout.

D. After Mary got to the airport, she had to go to the washroom

根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词。

1. Both of us love all the old __________________(照相机) at the museum.

2.You must be ________________(疯狂的) to go walking in such awful weather

3.---We need to buy a couple of _____________(围巾) for the twins.

--- Ok, let’s go to the shop.

4.---How long have you _________________(收集) tea sets？

--- For thirty years.

根据句子意思，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空填一词。

1.Failure(失败) is the mother of ______________(succeed)。

2.How do you know they are________________(India)?

3.The little cat fell down from the tree and hurt _____________(it).

4.The twins __________________(sweep) the floor while their mother was cooking in the kitchen.

动词填空（共7空，计7分}

阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空（必要时可加情态动或助动词）。

An interesting thing1.___________(happen) to me last night．1 2._________ (sit) in living room，when the phone rang．Usually l 3.__________ (not run) to the phone quickly．But this time I 4.________(know) it was something important.

The voice on the phone5.______(belong) to an old friend. I 6.___________ (not hear) from him for ten years．I said，“Let’s meet tomorrow after I finish work．I can’t wait to see what you look like now．I wonder if you 7._________(change).” However, suddenly our talk was interrupted．I hoped he would ring back

综合填空（共10空，计10分）

阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填人一个适当的单词。

The Great Wall of China has a history of o___1.__ 2000 years. It runs from the east

t 2. the west in North China. It is the l 3. wall in the world. It is often called “Ten-Thousand-Li Great Wall”. It is one of the “Seven Wonders of the A__4.___ World ”.

The Great Wall is w 5. enough for ten men to walk side by side. Horses can also run along it, too. The Great Wall was made of stones and bricks (砖).There are many h_6.___ stones on each side and on the highest part. But now some parts of it are worn out.

There are tall watchtowers along the Great Wall. O___7.__ upon a time, the soldiers kept watching the enemies (敌人) in the watchtowers day and night. They made fire on the towers to tell each other w___8._ the enemies came.

Nowadays we don’t use the Great Wall to keep away the enemies a__9._____. It is a famous place of interest to all the people in the world. Every year t____10.___ of people come to visit it from all over the world.

阅读表达（共5小题，计10分）

阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。

What is your favorite cartoon? It may be difficult for you to decide. But for the pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one of all.

When Lang was two years old, he saw Tom playing the piano. This was his first time to enjoy Western music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano. Lang Lang became a good piano student at the age of three. He played the piano at least 20 hours a week at that time. (83) He was practicing the piano while other children were playing games. Ever since, the boy has been doing better and better. In 1997, the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college. (84) His talent for music has taken him from Shenyang to the world.

Lang Lang's performances are energetic. The road to success has never been easy. Lang Lang's father stopped his job to look after him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money. But Lang Lang thinks himself lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot.

A. 根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1.How old was Lang Lang when he studied in America?

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2.Is it easy for Lang Lang to succeed?

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B. 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

3._____________________________________________________________________

4._____________________________________________________________________

C. 请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

5._____________________________________________________________________

书面表达《共1题，计20分）

根据中英文提示，以“My Hometown”为题，写一篇意思连贯，符合逻辑，字数不少于60词的英文作文

提示：1.介绍家乡莱芜。人口一百多万，四分之三的人住在农村。有许多美丽的景点。

近十年来，莱芜发生了巨大变化，建起了许多高楼，修建了许多公路，道路更宽更干净，家庭轿车越来越多。城内出现了堵车，空气越来越糟。

2.做一名文明初中生，尽量步行或乘公交上学，既利于交通又利于健康，努力使我们的城市越来越好。

提示词: Xueye Lake, Laiwu Campaign Memorial (莱芜战役纪念馆); Fanggan Tourist Area (房干旅游区) , traffic(交通), change, new buildings, obey, rules, be friendly to,

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--- Could you please clean the room?

--- _____ I have to do my homework.

A. Yes, sure. B. Why not?

C. Sorry, you can’t. D. Sorry, I can’t.

What ______ you ______ when the telephone rang just now？

A．are；doing B．were；doing

C．do；do D．do；doing