阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—10各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C）中，选出最佳选项。
Everyone is good at something, for example, singing, dancing or playing instruments (乐器)．Amy and Danny are my good friends．Amy sings the best_______us．She joined lots of singing competitions and won many_______．Danny has a talent for playing the piano．His mom_______him a piano as a gift on his eighth birthday．Then he started to play it．What about me? I’m good at_______．There is a talent show in our school every year．It is a_______event (事件), and most students take part in (参与) it．It’s up to the teachers and students to_______who sings the best or plays the piano the most______.
Last year, Amy and Danny_______the show．But I didn’t, because I thought no one would go to a talent show to watch a kid draw a picture．_______of them practiced hard before the show．Amy won the second prize．Danny didn’t win a prize, but he was_______very happy．“The most important thing is that I tried my best to do it,” he said.
1.A．of B．as C．for
2.A．screens B．prizes C．tickets
3.A．acted B．chose C．gave
4.A．dancing B．acting C．drawing
5.A．fresh B．great C．similar
6.A．know B．decide C．reach
7.A．beautifully B．beautiful C．good
8.A．answered B．watched C．joined
9.A．All B．Both C．Any
10.A．clearly B．still C．either
书面表达（共1小题）
亲爱的同学，在这一年半的初中学习生活中，你一定结交了许多好朋友。请用英语写一篇短文，介绍你的最好朋友——李雷。
要点： 1．他比我高，比我瘦一点，他乐于助人，兴趣广泛；
2．他成绩优秀，比我更擅长英语学习，经常在英语学习中帮助我；
3．我比他外向，他很安静，我们都喜欢运动，网球运动中我经常打败他；
4．他最喜欢肥皂剧，不喜欢新闻和动物世界。
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At present, lots of people would rather_______ in the country because there is________ pollution in the city.
A．live ; moreB．to live; less
C．live ; lessD．to live ; more
__________ you offered him!
A．How useful adviceB．What a useful advice
C．How a useful adviceD．What useful advice
--- What is your teacher strict you in class? --- Our habits.
A．with; /B．in; with
C．with; inD．with; at
- Let's go on a picnic if it_______ next Saturday.
- But nobody knows if it_______ on that day.
A．is fine; will rainB．will be fine; rains
C．will be fine; will rainD．is fine; rains
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
B
It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs．In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t．It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs．But this isn’t accepted by all people.
Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living．This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education．In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people don’t need to spend so much time in school．People can get education for a living in a short time．Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone．Even language and mathematics need not be taught in detail(详细地), either．Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.
Education is well-rounded and it is mainly for improving a man．It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities．After that, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human．Education is to make a man lead a better life．Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and most of all take an interest in the whole world.
I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reason.
1.People with little education usually ____.
A．spend a long time in school
B．have a good chance to get a job
C．spend the best years to choose jobs
D．have fewer chances to get a good job
2.The earliest education was probably to ______.
A．make a man lead a better life
B．teach a man to write and think
C．make people get a way of living
D．teach people to read good books
3.The underlined word “well-rounded” in the passage means “_______” in Chinese.
A．圆满的
B．崭新的
C．公平的
D．全面的
4.It is expected that educated people will be able to _____.
A．accept education as a way of living
B．take an interest in the whole world
C．develop their abilities to make plays
D．learn subjects like language and math
5.The passage mainly tells us that _______.
A．education should make a man improve
B．people can get education in a short time
C．people should be able to get better paying jobs
D．all subjects are so important for a way of living
其他（共2小题）阅读并回答问题。
Once upon a time there lived a poor farmer called Smith．He didn't like to share things with others．Smith had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew.
One day, his friend gave Smith a young apple tree and told him to take it home and planted．
The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where to plant He thought and thought．Finally at night he planted the tree in his wood where no one could see it．But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died．
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place．
"What's the difference?" the farmer said angrily．"If I had planted it near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit．If I had planted it in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples．If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit," "Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit．Now you not only have got nothing, but also you have destroyed a good apple tree."
1.Was Smith happy about the gift?
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2.When did he plant the apple tree?
3.Where did Smith plant the apple tree in the end?
4.Why did the apple tree soon die?
5.What would probably happen if the farmer had planted the tree near his house?
He used to be ______ UNICEF worker, but now he is really excellent football player．
A．an, anB．a, an
C．a, theD．the, an
Scientists say it may be a few years ______ it is possible to test the new medicine on patients．
A．becauseB．after
C．sinceD．before