单项选择：

  How I wish I ___________!

    A. can play piano                         B. can play the piano

    C. could play piano                      D. could play the piano

书面表达

最近你和你的父母就你要上网一事交换了意见，并各自阐述了观点。

现在请你参照表内所提供的信息，写一篇英语短文。

注意：（1）开头部分已写好，你只需接着写；

     （2）所写内容必须包括表格中父母的想法和你的至少三个想法；

     （3）词数：80个左右。

Should I be allowed to surf the Internet?

Recently I’ve talked with my parents about whether or not I should be allowed to surf the Internet.                                                                          

词语填空

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。

 Light travels at a speed(速度) which is about a million times(1)_______     than that of sound in one second, about 300,000 kilometers while sound travels only 340 meters. You can get some idea of this difference by(2)_____       the start of a running match. If you stand far away from the starter(发令员) , you can see smoke(3)_______      from his gun before the sound reaches your ears.

The fast speed of light produces some strange facts. The nearest star is so far away that light which you can see from it tonight started to travel to you four years ago at a speed of nearly two million kilometers every minute. The light from some of tonight’s started on (4)_________journey towards you even before you were born.

So, if we want to be honest, we can’t say, “The stars are shining brightly tonight.” We have to say, “The stars look nice. They were(5)______        four years ago but their light has just reached our earth.”

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，写出各单词的完全形式（每空限填一词）。

1. The e___________ goes around the sun while the moon goes around it.

2. He is my father, but I'm not his son. I'm his d___________.

3. What a hot day! Look! Alice is s___________ in the river.

4. You should think it over carefully before you make a d___________.

5. L          ___, he was the only one to escape from the big fire in his factory last night.

单词拼写。根据下列句子中的汉语意思写出正确的英语单词 （每空限填一词）

1. According to the (天气)             report, it is going to rain tomorrow.

2. He was ill. The doctor asked him to take this (药)____________ twice a day.

3. My coat is (脏)__________. Would you please clean or wash it for me.

4. Please brush your (牙齿)___________ after meals.

5. There are more than 10,000 worlds in the English-Chinese (词典)___________.

Want to stay away from colds? Put on a happy face.

Compared to unhappy people, those who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds, according to a new study. It’s possible that being happy helps the body fight illnesses, say the researchers from New York University.

“It seems that positive(积极的) feelings may reduce (减少)the danger of illness,” said the study’s chief researcher Sheldon Cohen.

In an earlier study, Cohen found that people who were cheerful and lively caught coughs and colds less often. People who showed feelings were also less likely to tell their doctors that they felt ill.

In this study, Cohen’s interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks. During the interviews, the people told researchers about were given colds by doctors and had to stay alone in a room for six days.

The results showed that everyone in the study was equally(相等地) likely to get ill. Buy for people who said they felt happy during the research period, their illness are less serious and lasted for a shorter time.

Cohen believes that when people experience positive feelings, their body may produce a chemical that helps fight illness and disease. So if you are worried abut your health, look on the bright side more often.

(   ) 1. Which of the following was NOT a part of the study?

A. People talked about their feelings every day.    B. People were kept alone for six days.

C. People were given colds by doctors.           D. People were made to feel unhappy.

(   ) 2. What did the study find?

A. People who felt happy never got ill.     

B. People’s feelings didn’t influence their health.

C. People with good feelings became ill more easily.

D. People with positive feelings had less serious illnesses..

(   ) 3. According to Cohen, which of the following may help fight illness?

A. Eating.          B. Crying.          C. Laughing.        D. Sleeping.

(   ) 4. This passage is a/an          .

A. advertisement    B. newspaper report   C. story           D. scientist’s diary

(   ) 5. What is the best title for this passage?

A. Smiles can fight colds                B. Cause of colds found

C. The danger of colds                  D. How people get sick

New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback. The New York police have 170 horses working in certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed, but it is even more expensive to look after them. Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horseshoes. In fact , they need more than 8,000 of them each year. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths. There are only about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the whole United States.

   The cost of shaping a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars, and it takes a good blacksmith (铁匠)two or three hours to do the job.

   A blacksmith’s job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horse’s foot. The blacksmith must bend (弯曲)over all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight of the horse’s leg while he works. Clearly, a blacksmith must be very strong. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses---for before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift its leg.

   One of the blacksmiths in New York is James Corbin. He came to the country from Ireland in 1948. He not only makes horseshoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in blacksmithing because his father did it, and, as the puts it, “It’s a good way to make a living.”

(   )1. According to the reading passage, a blacksmith must be likely a______ man.

   A. clever          B. rich          C. strong         D. lucky

(   )2. James Corbin became a blacksmith because he__________.

   A. was interested in horses           B. was needed by the policemen

   C. drew a picture of the horseshoe     D. had a make a living

(   )3. In the reading passage “to shape a shoe” is to__________.

A. fit it on the horse’s foot           B. use it for two or three hours

C. make the from of a horseshoe from a piece of metal

D. draw a picture of the shoe

(   )4. The best title for the passage is “__________”.

  A. Policemen on Horseback          B. Blacksmiths and Horseshoeing

  C. James Corbin, a Blacksmith       D. Horseshoeing is a Good Way to Make a Living

(   )5. Which of the following is true?

A. Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback. 

B. New York is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback. 

C. Policemen on horseback enjoy travelling around the United States. 

D. Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars.

阅读理解

My problems started after I went to a boarding(寄宿) school. I was only 14, and at first I misses

my family a lot. I often called them and cried on the phone. But after two weeks, I found I enjoyed being with my classmates at school. I had many friends who were boys. I thought of them as my best friends – but only friends. I never guessed my friendships with boys would become a problem.

Then, three months later, my friends told me that some teachers and girls said I was hanging out with boys all day long in order to get attention from them. Seven months after that, the head teacher Mr. Wang asked the class to choose some students to join the Student Union. I thought I could win for I was doing well in school. I’d already won prizes for the best math and English exams. A week later, the list came out and it didn’t include me. I was sad.

Mr. Wang came to me and said, “Don’t be sad. I know you’re excellent! Maybe you are a little

 distant from the girls in our class. They don’t know much about you, so some of them didn’t choose you. It doesn’t matter. Do your best to get along well with everyone and I think you’ll make it next time.”

(   ) 1. What was the writer’s problem when she first entered the boarding school?

  A. She didn’t like her new school.         B. She didn’t get along well with her classmates.

  C. She missed her family very much.       D. She didn’t like her new teacher.

(   ) 2. Many of the writer’s friends in her new school were _______.

 A. teachers             B. boys              C. girls            D. women

(   ) 3. Why did the writer fail to join the Student Union?

A. Her teachers didn’t like her.              B. She was a poor student.    

 C. Some girls didn’t choose her.             D. She likes showing off herself.

(   ) 4. The underlined word “distant” means “______” in English.

 A. estranged (疏远的)       B. aggressive(好斗的)   C. warm-hearted       D. rude

(   ) 5. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?

   A .The writer won prizes for the best science and English exams.

   B .The writer didn’t realize that her friendships with boys would cause problems.

   C. The writer was sad because she failed to join the Student Union.

      D. The teacher thought she was an excellent student.

完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate（使发生联系） red with a strong feeling like   1   . Red is used for signs of   2 , such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of   3   in autumn. People say orange is a  4   color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of _ 5 __. People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow too, with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in _6__. People say it is a refreshing color. In general, people _ 7_ two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and _ 8_ _. Where there are warm color and a lot of light, people usually want to be _ 9 _. Those who like to be with _ 10  _ like red. The cool colors are _11  and blue. Where are these colors, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to _ 12_ more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good _ 13   for a living room or a _ 14 . People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. __ 15   colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.

(    )1. A. sadness                  B. anger         C. administration    D. smile

(    )2. A. roads               B. ways        C. danger              D. places

(    )3. A. land                   B. leaves        C. grass                D. mountains

(    )4. A. lively               B. dark          C. noisy                D. frightening

(    )5. A. moonlight         B. light          C. sunlight            D. stars

(    )6. A. summer         B. spring        C. autumn             D. winter

(    )7. A. speak               B. say            C. talk about         D. tell

(    )8. A. green              B. yellow       C. white                      D. gray

(    )9. A. calm              B. sleepy        C. active               D. helpful

(    )10. A. the other             B. another      C. other one          D. others

(    )11. A. black             B. green         C. golden              D. yellow

(    )12. A. go round       B. go by               C. go off              D. go along

(    )13. A. one              B. way          C. fact                  D. matter

(    )14. A. factory          B. classroom C. restaurant        D. hospital

(    )15. A. Different        B. Cool          C. Warm               D. All

—Have you got the airplane tickets?
—No. when I _______ to the office, all the tickets to Beijing ______ out.
A. get; have been sold B. got; had been sold
C. got; had sold D. got; were being sold