I have always heard that walking under a ladder brings bad luck, but I’ve never thought so .I have walked under ladders many times, but I have never met anything bad before. It’s the damn with black cats. People say if a black cat crosses before you, it means bad luck .I have never thought that until this afternoon But ever since I heard my student Sam’s story .I’ve begun thinking about whether it was true.

This afternoon, Sam was walking down the street thinking about something, so he wasn’t paying attention to where he was going. He walked right under a ladder standing against a building. A black cat ran out of a door just at that moment, and Sam fell over it, his head hit the ladder. A man washing the window was at the top of that ladder and the dirty water went down through the air. Poor Sam! He got wet all over.

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1.At first, the writer believed that walking under a ladder would bring bad luck.

2.A black cat crossing will bring you good luck when you are walking.

3.This afternoon ,the writer’s son Sam was walking down the street thinking about something

4.When Sam was walking under a ladder ,a black cat ran out of a door.

5.Sam had bad luck that afternoon.

Every winter the Indians caught beavers (河狸或称为海狸).They sold these beaver furs to men from France. In the 1600s and 1700s,people in France wanted beaver furs for coats and hats. Other countries wanted these furs, too . Wearing a beaver fur hat became a sign .It said ,“Look at this man! This man is rich!”

In the 1800s,men in this country began to wear beaver hats. They too, wanted to wear the sign that said,“ Look at those men! They are rich!”

Soon it was hard to find beavers. To get more beaver furs, traders had to move West. Traders began to explore this new country. They came back with wonderful stories about the new land. Before long, many people wanted to go West to live.

Where people go, towns grow. Soon there were new towns in the West. Men looking for beaver for fancy(珍贵的，昂贵的) hats helped the West grow.

1.Wearing a beaver hat was a sign that a man was _________.

A. a hunter B. rich C. a trader D. an Indian

2.Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?

A. Beavers began to wear fancy hats.

B. The traders would not go West.

C. The fur traders helped the country grow.

D. The traders wore furs.

3.What did the traders do when beavers were hard to find?

A. To get more beaver furs, traders had to move West.

B. The traders had to find rich men wearing signs.

C. The traders had to wear beaver hats out West.

D. They made friends with beavers.

4.When did Indians begin to wear beaver hats?

A.1600s. B.1700s. C.1800s. D.1900s.

5.The main idea of the whole story is that _________.

A. traders carried signs for rich men

B. the search for beavers helped the West to grow

C. many wonderful stories were told about the West

D. the beavers were very foolish

Do you enjoy wearing Levi’s blue jeans? Blue jeans have become popular all over the world, but do you know how they got started?

Levi Strauss was born in Germany in the mid 1800’s and immigrated(移居) to the United States as a young man. He lived in New York City and learned the dry-goods business for several years. In 1853 he took his knowledge and his dreams to San Francisco (California, USA). His dream to succeed came true over the next 20 years as he became a very successful businessman.

Many of Levi Strauss’ customers were cowboys and miners. They needed clothing that was strong and lasting. Strauss found a special cloth from France that was comfortable and lasted a long time. It was called “serge and mines” which was later shortened to the word “denim(粗棉布)”.

Another man named Jacob Davis bought large amounts of the denim cloth from Levi Strauss. He was a tailor who made pants for hard-working men. One of his customers was continually tearing the pockets off his pants. So Jacob Davis decided to put rivets(铆钉)on certain parts of the pants to make them stronger. The customer loved the new pants so much that he told all his friends, and soon Jacob Davis was busy making lots of pants with rivets.

Jacob Davis soon realized that using rivets was a great business idea, and he didn’t want anybody to steal that idea. He decided that he would need to get a patent. But being a poor tailor, he didn’t have money to pay for the patent. After thinking it over, he went to the businessman Levi Strauss and told him his idea. He said, “If you agree to pay for the patent, we will share the profits from the riveted pants.” Levi Strauss did agree, and the new riveted pant business was called Levi Strauss and Company. Today Levi’s jeans are more popular than ever, and Levi’s name continues to live in.

1.What is Levi Strauss?

A．A tailor. B．A miner.

C．A cowboy. D．A businessman.

2.What do you think the underline word patent mean?

A．办法 B．利益 C．专利 D．公司

3.Jacob Davis thinks .

A．he must get the help of Levi Strauss.

B．his idea is good and he can do it easily.

C．Levi Strauss can’t share his profits.

D．all the persons all over the world like the jeans very much.

4.Which is right according the passage?

A．Jacob Davis sewed pants in his business.

B．Levi Strauss didn’t want to pay for Jacob Davis’ patent.

C．Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis became business partners.

D．Jacob Davis put rivets in pants because they looked good.

5.What do you think the writers main idea?

A．How were the jeans invented?

B．How does Levi Strauss succeed?

C．Jacob Davis was a clever man.

D．How to earn more money?

根据句意，用括号中所给词的适当形式填空，并将所填单词写在答题卷相应位置。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

1.I dare not answer questions in class, because I’m afraid of . (犯错误)

2.______ _! (快点)The plane will take off in half an hour.

3.Where would you like to ___ （去度假）?

4.Some students said they were glad to ________ (努力学习) to achieve their dream.

5.Do you think she is （与 ……相似）her sister？

将下列句子中汉语部分译成英语，注意使用适当的形势，并将所填单词写在答题卷相应位置。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

1.The organization can offer food and clothes to _______ (home) people.

2.Tom has to sell his bike because he _______ (run)out of all his money

3.Alen is a disabled people, but she fills her life with _______(please).

4.I like ____________ at home better than going shopping. (stay)

5.It took me a lot of time _________(do) my homework.

书面表达（满分15分）

我们生活中处处都有关心和帮助，你也许帮助过别人，也许被别人帮助过，不管是学习上还是生活上；不管是英语的学习上，还是数学的学习上；不管是别人对你所说的一句话还是一段有教育意义的文章、信件等。请你就你生活的经历，写一篇关于帮助的短文，题目自拟, 也可以参考以下题目：

Help Each Other / Take Care Of Others / My Teacher’s Help / My Classmate’s Help 。

要求：1.文中不得出现真实姓名、校名。2.围绕中心，主题突出，不偏题。3.字数不少于80个单词。

It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile.

She said, “Hi, young man! I'm Rose. I'm 87 years old. Can I give you a hug? ”

I said , “Of course!”

“Why are you in college at an age?” I asked.

She joked, “I'm here to meet a husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.”

“No, seriously(严肃地),” I asked.

“I always of having a college education. Now I'm getting one!” she told me.

After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from .

At the end of the term we invited Rose to give a at our party. I'll never forget what she taught .

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow because we stop playing. Here are the of staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every . You've got to have a dream. When you your dreams, you die!” she said.

“There is a big between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn't take any talent or ability,” she added. “But to , you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets(遗憾). We usually don't have regrets for what we did , for things we did not do.”

Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. One week graduation ( 毕业 ), she died peacefully（平静地） in her sleep. She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

1.A. slowly B. happily C. heavily D. badly

2.A. so B. this C. such D. that

3.A. rich B. bad C. poor D. short

4.A. hoped B. wished C. wanted D. dreamed

5.A. another B. the other C. the others D. others

6.A. say B. speak C. talk D. discuss

7.A. us B. her C. him D. them

8.A. young B. old C. tall D. thin

9.A. stories B. secrets C. seasons D. surveys

10.A. week B. month C. year D. day

11.A. lose B. have C. keep D. like

12.A. chance B. change C. difference D. problem

13.A. stand up B. grow up C. grow old D. keep healthy

14.A. because B. so C. though D. but

15.A. in B. after C. during D. before

Nobody likes to do chores（家务）, especially kids. How can you make your kids get into a good habit of doing their chores? Try making chores fun for them.

Play some music: Music makes everythng seem like a party, doesn’t it ? Play your kids’ favourite music and let them dance around while they are doing their chores.

Make it treasure hunt (寻宝): It’s a good way when you would like them to clean the house. Let them know that you hide a $5 bill someplace. If they find it, they can keep it.

Change often: If your kids keep doing the same chores for months, they may feel bored. Teaching them a new task(任务) is fun for both you and the kids. They will feel more grown up when they get a new task.

Do it together: It’s never fun to be the only one working and watching everyone else relaxing. If everyone takes part in doing chores, you will finish them faster and have more fun.

1.The article is for ____________.

A. schools B. teachers

C. parents D. kids

2.The writer thinks it’s better to ________ while asking kids to clean the house.

A. play their favorite music

B. hide something for them to find

C. give them a new task

D. do it together with them

3.Kids may feel ______ if they keep on doing the same chores for months.

A. tired B. fun C. interested D. bored

Bob often _____ his homework after dinner.

A. does B. do C. doing

The boy likes playing _____ basketball very much.

A. a B. an C. /