B 

      One day in summer,little Jack was playing on the beach with his father. Suddenly,he saw a little tortoise moving slowly on the sand. He started to look at it carefully and began to touch it with his hand. To his surprise,the tortoise stopped moving. It pulled in its head and legs,and closed its shell tightly. He touched it again but the tortoise didn't move at all. Jack became angry. He used a stick and tried to force (强迫) it to open.

     When his father saw this,he stopped him and said ,“No,son,you mustn't do that!You will kill the tortoise. You won’t get it open with a stick. ” Jack was curious and asked ,“Why?”

     “Just wait and see” his father replied Then he picked up the tortoise and put it in a bag.

      After they came back home,the father took the tortoise out of the bag. He put it near the fireplace.

      After a few minutes,the tortoise began to move a little. Then the tortoise stretched out (伸出) its head and legs. At last,the tortoise began to crawl across the room. How excited Jack was when he saw this.

      “Son,now you see ,” said his father ,“sometimes,you can't force someone to do things he doesn’t like.

      But if you get him warm first,he will do what you want him to do. ”

() 1. One day Jack and his father were playing .

   A. on the beach   B. in the zoo   C. on the hill   D. in the garden

() 2. Jack used a stick to the tortoise.

   A. save   B. feed   C. open   D. close

() 3. The father picked up the tortoise and .

   A. killed it   B. put it in a bag   C. cooked it   D. threw it into the sea

() 4. After the tortoise got near the fireplace,it began to move a little.

   A. warm   B. cool   C. thirsty   D. hungry

() 5. The story tells us that .

   A. people will do things we want them to do

   B. people won’t do things we want them to do

   C. we can force people to do things they don't like

   D. we can't force people to do things they don't like

二、 阅读理解(20分)

A

     A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Malyuwa,a nearby village. They lived with the man's big family —his parents,his brothers,their wives and children. The family kept an elephant,in which the young woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.

     Three months later,having quarreled with her husband,the woman went back to her parents’ home. Soon the elephant refused to eat or work. It appeared to be ill and heart-broken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.

      It went to the woman's home. On seeing her,the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved by the act of the animal. So she went back to her husband's home.

() 1. The woman left her new home .

   A. to visit her own parents in Malyuwa

   B. to see if the elephant would follow her

   C. because she was angry with her husband

   D. because she was tired of the large family

() 2. The word “disappeared” in the reading means .

   A. ran away   B. lost   C. hid   D. remained

() 3. After the young woman left her husband's home,the elephant .

   A. returned to the forest   B. was sad because it missed her

   C. went to look for a new house   D. was sick because nobody fed it

() 4. How did the elephant express its feeling when it saw the young woman?

   A. It waved its trunk and smiled. B. It touched her with its trunk.

   C. It touched her and cried. D. It waved its trunk and ran around her.

() 5. The writer wrote the story in order to .

   A. show that elephants are very clever

   B. tell how a woman trained a wild animal

   C. show that women care more for animals than men do

   D. tell how an animal got a husband and wife together again

一、完形填空(30分) 

      My friend Alan did not have a rich family. He did not have much money. Sometimes Alan 1 had to accept (接受) money and gifts from his family and friends. But do not get me 2 ,he was not the kind of person who never 3 the money he should. He was always very 4 with the money he spent.

     A few years ago,he won the lottery (中了彩票) and got a huge 5 of money. He was very excited. It changed his life. The 6 thing he did was to buy a very expensive new car. Then he 7 spending money on unnecessary things or the things that he normally would not buy. It seemed that he had money to 8 .

      He had more money than he needed and it was burning a hole in his pocket. He wasted his mo ney 9 .

     When we got together for a 10 at a restaurant,he would always pay the bill. He 11 me the money made him feel very happy.

     But,Alan soon 12 out all of his money. He was as poor as a church mouse again. His last dollar was spent and he had no money 13 .

     I admit (承认) I do feel 14 for my friend. He had enough money to live like a king. 15,he is back to living a hard life. He was wise about small things,but not about important things.

() 1. A. only   B. just   C. even   D. either

() 2. A. right   B. wrong   C. sorry   D. surprised

() 3. A. took   B. had   C. brought   D. paid

() 4. A. nervous   B. careful   C. worried   D. excited

() 5. A. pocket   B. envelope   C. amount   D. purse

() 6. A. final   B. perfect   C. recent   D. first

() 7. A. finished   B. suggested   C. started   D. practiced

() 8. A. spend   B. show   C. burn   D. play

() 9. A. quietly   B. secretly   C. quickly   D. possibly

() 10. A. journey   B. meal   C. rest   D. meeting

() 11. A. interviewed   B. taught   C. treated   D. told

() 12. A. ran   B. came   C. went   D. walked

() 13. A. used   B. stayed   C. left   D. reached

() 14. A. good   B. sorry   C. simple   D. happy

() 15. A. Certainly   B. Easily   C. Instead   D. Really

四、短文填词(30分) 

     If you ask someone why he or she wears clothes,the answer will probably be “To keep w 1 and to cover my body. ” That's true. But people also want to look attractive and a 2 successful to others.

     If people only wore clothes for warmth and to cover their bodies,most clothes would be simple and cheap. In most Western c 3 ,however,clothes are sometimes very expensive. The main r 4 for this is not the cost of the cloth or the cost of m 5 the clothes. It is m 6 because of fashion.

     Fashion is always c 7 . This means that people who want to be fashionable have to buy new clothes every few months,e 8 if last month's clothes have only been worn once or twice. Some people have g 9 wardrobes full of clothes. These clothes may have hardly been worn but are no 1 10 in fashion. So,being fashionable can be a very expensive hobby.

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6.  7.  8.  9.  10.

三、任务型阅读(20分)

      A mother planted many kinds of vegetables in her garden. One morning she said to her daughter, “Betty,come here. Look at all these little yellow marks on the leaves of the cabbages. They are eggs of a kind of insects (昆虫) . They are very beautiful but very bad for cabbages. This afternoon you must find all the eggs on the leaves and kill them. In this way,you will help us have better,greener and bigger cabbages. ”

     Betty didn^，t think she should do it at once and in the end she forgot all about it. Her mother was ill for a few days and couldn’t work in her garden. When she was well,she took Betty to the garden to see the cabbages. To their surprise,the insects ate up every leaf. When Betty saw this,she was upset and began to cry. Then her mother said to her, “We should never put off what we have to do today till tomorrow. And you must learn to deal with the things while they are small,or it will turn into a big problem.”根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1. Are the yellow marks bad for cabbages?

2. Betty didn't think she should find the eggs at once,did she?

3. What happened to the leaves?

4. How did Betty feel after she saw the cabbages after a few days?

5. What can you learn from the passage?

C

      Long long ago a man went to India and he had never been there before. When he got there,he saw a lot of fruit,but much of it was expensive because they couldn’t grow much because there was little water. Finally he saw a big basket of some very red and long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop. So he went up and asked ,“How much each kilo?” and the shopkeeper said ,“Two rupees (卢比) .” Two rupees in India was nothing. So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it： Oh,my god!His eyes watered,his mouth watered and burnt,and his face became red. He jumped up and down,saying ,“Ah!Ah! Ah!”

      But he still continued to eat the fruit!Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, “You’re crazy,man. Those are chilies (辣椒) ！You can't eat so many!People use them as a condiment,but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can't just eat them like that ” But the silly man said ,“No,I can't stop!I paid money for them,and now I'll eat them up. It's my money!”

      And you think that man was silly,right? We sometimes do a lot of things like that. We spend money,time or effort doing something. And even though it's a long time,hard experience tells us it won’t work,and we know there's no more hope,we still continue just because we’ve put money,time,effort and love into it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn’t stop because he didn't want to waste the money he’d paid. So even if you’ve lost something,let it go and move on. That's better than continuing to lose.

() 1. The man chose to buy the red and long fruit only because .

   A. he hadn’t eaten it before   B. he was hungry

   C. it was cheap   D. he hadn’t seen it before

() 2. The underlined word “condiment” in Paragraph 2 probably means .

   A. 零食   B. 水果   C. 调料   D. 蔬菜

() 3. Which of the following sentence is TRUE?

   A. The man went to India to buy fruit.

   B. The man didn't want to waste money.

   C. The man bought the fruit because it was expensive.

   D. India can grow a lot of fruit.

() 4. From the passage,we can learn that .

   A. we shouldn’t waste money

   B. we shouldn’t eat chilies

   C. we shouldn’t buy something cheap

   D. letting something go is better than keeping on losing

B

() 1. A Big Mac could be a kind of .

   A. ice cream   B. fish   C. fruit   D. hamburger

() 2. How much did you need to pay for one Me Chicken after Feb. 24?

   A. ¥5.   B. ¥10.   C. ¥2. 5.   D. ¥50.

() 3. Which of the food or drinks does the restaurant offer with different choices?

   A. Cheeseburger;Milk Shake. B. Ice Cream;Coffee.

   C. Orange Juice;Coca Cola. D. Coca Cola;Coffee;Milk Shake.

() 4. Which one is TRUE about the restaurant?

   A. It is located at 116 Good food Road.

   B. It is only for children.

   C. The food here can be the most delicious and the cleanest,but slow.

   D. It will be open all day and all night.

二、阅读理解(30分)

     A

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     “As a volunteer,I don't want to get anything. Seeing the children's happy faces,I'm happy,too”’ said Carlos Domingo,an old woman of 62. ⁱ⁶l often played computer games in my spare time before. Now I help older people learn how to use computers ,” said another volunteer at the age of 18.

      If everyone helps out a bit,we’ll have a better world to live in. Interested? Call us at 010-800-555-5756 or visit our website: www. activol. com.

() 1. can be a volunteer.

   A. Children   B. Old women   C. Anyone aged 12〜70   D. Young people

() 2. Volunteers want to get when they help others.

   A. money   B. computers   C. everything   D. nothing

() 3. Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with .

   A. animals   B. children   C. computers   D. older people

() 4. We can probably read such a passage .

   A. in a newspaper   B. in a storybook   C. in a picture book   D. in a textbook

一、完形填空(20分) 

      Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need luck ,” his father said “But 1 you work hard,no luck will come. ”

     What made him sad was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn't like him. “You have no 2 . You will never be a pianist."As an eight-year-old boy,Lang Lang was badly 3 . He decided that he didn't want to be a pianist any more. For the next two weeks he didn t touch the piano. Wisely? his father didn t 4 ,but wait.

     Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs. He didn t want to,but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys,he 5 he could show other people that he had the ability to do it well. That day he told his father that he wanted to 6 with a new teacher. From that point on,everything turned around.

     He started 7 competitions. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition when he knew that he won,he was too 8 to hold back his tears. Soon it was clear that he couldn’t stay in China foreverhe had to play on the world's big stages. In 1997 Lang Lang again,this time to Philadelphia,U. S.

     There he spent two years practicing and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for luck to take over. After his 10 performance at Chicago's Raviniu Festival,gigs (演奏会) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started pouring in. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where luck spots (找到) him,and lets him shine.

() 1. A. if   B. unless   C. when   D. since

() 2. A. piano   B. knowledge   C. luck   D. ability

() 3. A. hurt   B. ill   C. broken   D. afraid

() 4. A. hear   B. push   C. eat   D. sleep

() 5. A. realized   B. explained   C. forgot   D. noticed

() 6. A. argue   B. dance   C. study   D. interview

() 7. A. winning   B. beating   C. watching   D. refusing

() 8. A. annoyed   B. mad   C. tired   D. excited

() 9. A. started   B. left   C. moved   D. performed

() 10. A. helpful   B. meaningful   C. successful   D. useful

四、短文填词(30分)

    We are living a fast life. It seems that everything has to be fast,for example,fast f 1,fast Internet,fast roads,fast money. Every day we try to finish the work q 2 ,but there are some moments that we have to slow down and enjoy our lives.

    We are always b 3 every day. I have to work eight hours or more a day at my full-time job. When I get home,it's always over seven o’clock. I try to w 4 something. I try to find a bit of time for my hobby一writing. I hardly ever write and work on w 5 . Those are my days to try to recharge (休整) and reduce (减少) the stress from my work. I sleep on the sofa during the day,d 6 some beer in the open air or go out for a picnic if the weather is nice.

    What I'm trying to say is this: if you don't take some time to slow down once in a while and e 7 your life,it will pass you by. You can be unhealthy both in body and mind if you don^Jt take the time to relax. So this weekend,don't make any p 8 . Just get up on Saturday morning w 9 your body says it's time to get up. Make some coffee,step outside and get m 10 fresh morning air,turn on the radio and prepare yourself for nothing.

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