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   A man walked into a restaurant that claimed to have the longest menu in the world. The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish,no matter how unusual.

   At the bottom of the menu there was a notice that said, "If you do not see the dish you require on this menu,please tell us and we will add it to the menu immediately. " The man looked at the menu and decided to make life really difficult for the manager and his chef. He would order something very unusual. He said,n You say you can serve any dish,anything at all,even if it's not on your menu,which is the longest in the world. n

    "That is correct,sir. We have never yet been unable to meet our customers 9 requirements."

   "Very well," the man said. " In that case,bring me two elephant ears on toast. Indian,not African."

   The waiter wrote down on his pad： Two Indian elephant ears on toast.

   "Very good,sir,” he said. "That won’t take long. n He walked quickly away.

   The man was very surprised and rather disappointed.

   Then he smiled as the waiter returned with a very unhappy look on his fa6"e.

   " Ah !’. tinman said. ” You can't bring me elephant ears on toast,can you?"

    The waiter was very apologetic.

    " I'm so sorry,sir," he said,n I'm afraid we can't. Unfortunately,we’ve run out of bread..’

46. What was the manager proud of in the restaurant?

   A. Being able to provide any dish.

   B. Having the most delicious food.

   C. Being the most famous in the world.

   D. Having elephant ears on toast.

47. Why did the man order elephant ears on toast?

   A. Because he was very hungry.

   B. Because it was his favourite dish.

   C. Because he hadn’t had the dish before.

   D. Because he wanted to embarrass the manager and his chef.

48. The underlined word M apologetic" means " " in Chinese.

   A. 尴尬的   B. 抱歉的   C. 难过的   D. 愉悦的

49. What's the best title for this passage?

   A. An Unusual Dish

   B. Two Indian Elephant Ears on Toast

   C. The Longest Menu in the World

   D. A Clever Waiter

46. A 47. D 48. B 49. C

[阅读B篇短文大意]本文是一篇幽默故事。有一家餐馆 号称拥有世界上最长的菜单，能够提供世上所有的菜肴。某曰一 位顾客想要为难一下餐馆的经理和厨师，于是他就点了一道稀奇 古怪的菜，最终机智的服务员帮助餐馆解除了困境。

46. A 根据文章第一段中的” The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish,no matter how unusual” 可知答案选A.

47. D 根据文章第三段中的” The man looked at the menu and decided to make life really difficult for the manager and his chef"可知答案选D.

48. B 根据下文中服务员说的话可推断apologetic意为"抱歉的"，故选B.

49. C通读全文可知最适合作本文标题的是C项”世界上最长的菜单"。

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Maybe is watching the boys playing football on the playground.

   A. she;she   B. she;herself

   C. her; she   D. her;herself

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     " The change won’t affect me. I feel so lucky because English is my strongest point," said Wang Jiaming from Beijing Chenjinglun High School. Why such a change? It places the importance on Chinese in our study,and reduces students,pressure,said Li Yi,spokesman of the commission.

    "The change will also push us to pay attention to the practical usage (实际运用) of English," said Li. .’Students will be encouraged to learn to understand English menus and read English news on mobile phones."

    English has long been the world's most commonly used language. ” Being tested for less points doesn’t mean the subject can be taken lightly," Bai Ping wrote in China Daily. Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji once said," In a globalizing economy,if you cannot interact with foreigners,how can you be part of the world economy?" Wang Jiaming said he understood the change. "Chinese,not English,is our mother tongue,he said. "But still,I think English is both ihteresting and useful."  

46. In the Beijing senior high school entrance exam of 2016,

    A.the English scores will be cut down to 100

   B. the English listening ability scores will be lowered

   C. the pointy for Chinese will be reduced by 30 points

   D. the poihts for chemistry will increase by 20 points 

47. Why does Wang Jiaming feel lucky?

   A. Because he needn’t take the entrance exam.

   B. Because the change won’t affect him.

   C. Because he does well in Chinese.

   D. Because he doesn’t have any pressure before the entrance exam.

48. The main purpose of the change is to .

   A. encourage students to learn how to order meals in English

   B. make students learn to read English news on mobile phones

   C. ask students to prepare for the college entrance exam

   D. make students pay more attention to learning Chinese

49. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   A. The change makes students spend less time on English.

   B. The change makes it harder for students to get a high score.

   C. Studying English is still important for the students.

   D. English is no longer interesting or useful.


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31. A. noise   B. traffic   C. rain   D. work

32. A. on   B. for   C. by   D. with

33. A. fast   B. happy   C. relaxed   D. careful

34. A. Because   B. Though   C. Since   D. When

35. A. my   B. his   C. her   D. their

36. A. ask for   B. write down   C. look up   D. worry about

37. A. alone   B. together   C. happily   D. suddenly

38. A. anything   B. something   C. nothing   D. everything

39. A. avoid   B. promise   C. teach   D. encourage

40. A. car   B. bus   C. bike   D. train

第一节:阅读下面一篇短文，判断下列句子是否符合短 文内容，符合的用” A”表示，不符合的用” B”表示。(共5 小题，计5分)

    Information Please The hospital was very busy. The nurses hurried from patient to patient. They did not have time to talk to the patients or answer their questions. Instead they just gave them their medicine,made their beds and moved on.

   The head nurse was as busy as the other nurses. She had to walk around with the doctors,make sure the nurses were doing their work,complete her reports and answer the phone.

   Many of the phone calls were from the friends relatives of the patients. They were telephoning for information about the people in the hospital.

    One phone call,however,was a little different from all the others.

    The phone rang and the head nurse answered it. "Hello," she said.

   At the other end of the line a voice replied, " Good morning. I'm phoning about Fred Lee. Could you tell me how he is,please?"

   The head nurse looked at her notes and said, " Mr. Lee has had his operation,and is now resting."

   "Can you tell me if this condition is good?" the voice asked.

   "Yes,M the head nurse replied. "He is comfortable and the operation was a success."

   "When do you think he will be able to go home?" the voice asked.

  "Oh,probably at the end of the week," the head nurse said. Then she asked, " May I tell him who is asking about him?"

  "Yes," the voice replied. M Fred Lee. n ”No,that's the patient's name”1 the nurse said.

    "Yes,and I am the patient. Phoning you is the only way I can get information about my condition. " 

41. The nurses always had time to talk to the patients.

42. The head nurse was not as busy as the other nurses.

43. A lot of people called to find out information about patients in the hospital.

44. Mr. Lee's operation wasn’t successful.

45. Mr. Lee had to stay in the hospital for another month.

 假设上周末你和同学们一起去爬山，请根据以下提示 信息写一篇^短文来记录这个愉快的周末。

提示:1. 早上7点在校门口集合车前往;

3. 在山顶野餐、做游戏等；

4. 下午3点左右开始下山。

要求:1. 语言表达清晰，语意连贯，内容可适当发挥；

2. 短文中不得出现真实的地名、人名和校名；

3. 词数不少于70.(开头已给出，但不计人总 词数。)

提示语：climb the mountain,have a picnic,on the top of,go down the mountain

   Last week,I went for an outing with my classmates.

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     "My friends and family are all really envious of my job. When people know what I do for a living,their faces are funny," said Sue. " It does sound too good to be true sometimes,and even after 27 years,I still have to tell myself how lucky I am."

  So far,as a taster,she has tasted up to 1400 kinds of chocolates.

   When talking about her special job,the 53-year-old wo—W smiled like a kid”’ I really have the world's best job,because I eat chocolates every day. I hope I can still eat chocdlates even ivhen I am 80."

 46. How old Sue Stone when she started her job in Thorntons ?

   A. 26. m   B. 27.   C. 53.   D. 80.

47. The underlined word " envious" means " "in Chinese.

   A. 惊讶的   B. 羡慕的   C. 同情的   D. 无奈的

48. What is the best title for the passage?

   A. Sue Stone's Best Wishes

   B. Different Kinds of Chocolates

   C. How to Taste Chocolates

   D. The Sweetest Job in the World

书面表达(共1题，计15分)

假如你叫李华，你的美国笔友Jack写信问你如何成为 一名优秀的中学生。请你根据下面的提示给他写一封回 信，谈谈自己平时的做法。

提示:1. 努力学习，在学校尊重师长；

2. 遵守学校规则；

3. 与同学友好相处，礼貌待人；

4. 5.互相帮助，共同进步。

要求:1表达准确，短文连贯通顺；

2. 词数不少于70.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总 词数。

Dear Jack,

   Glad to hear from you. You asked me how to be a good student in middle school. Here are some of my thoughts.

Yours,

Li Hua

58. 我喜欢看喜剧片，因为它们能给我带来快乐。

I like watching comedies,because they can me happiness.

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