We many English words in the last few years.

A. learn B. have learned

C. will learn D. learned

阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳的答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

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As a parrot. Blu was special for two reasons. First , he had bright blue feathers（羽毛）. He was a rare species（稀有物种）of bird . Second, Blu couldn’t fly. He stayed inside every day and never learned to fly. This bird lived a comfortable life with his owner, Linda, in a small town in Minnesota, US.

Both Blu and Linda thought he was the last one of this kind of bird until one day they got the news – there was another bird of the same kind in Rio de Janeiro（里约热内卢）, a Brazilian city ! It was a girl bird named Jewel.

Blu decided to go to the faraway land to find Jewel. When he arrived there, he fell in love with the beautiful Jewel at first sight.

But soon a group of bad people kidnapped（绑架）the pair , trying to sell them for money . Luckily, with the help of Jewel and some city birds, Blu and Jewel ran away.

Now in a strange country, Blu still had a lot of problems. He had to face his fears and learned to fly to win Jewel’s heart. The bad people were still trying to catch them. How could Blu and Jewel stay safe? And how would he find his way back to Linda? Would Blu be able to get over all these problems?

Let’s find the answers in the movie “ Rio ” on the coming Saturday.

1.Who was Blu?

A. A parrot. B. A rare species of bird.

C. Linda’s pet. D. A , B and C.

2.Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. Blu came from the US.

B. Blu was the last one of this kind of bird.

C. Jewel was a parrot, too.

D. Blu had to face his fears and learned to fly to win Jewel’s heart in the strange country.

3.What’s the purpose（目的）of the passage ?

A. To tell people a special bird, Blu

B. To tell people how brave Blu was.

C. To ask people to watch the movie.

D. To ask people to buy a bird like Blu.

The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means (通讯设备). Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.

Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, man moved to another place. But this is not helpful. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.

Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal(煤)in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air. Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused(引起)by heavy traffic. We are sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.

The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. Also, we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time.

1.________, our world is becoming much smaller.

A. Because of the rise in pollution

B. Because of modern traffic and modern communication means

C. Because the earth is being polluted day and night

D. Because the earth is blown away by the wind every year

2.Hundreds of years ago, life was ________it is today.

A. much easier than B. as easy as

C. much harder than D. as hard as

3.The writer thinks that pollution makes us angry more easily.

A. air B. noise C. rubbish D. water

4.According to the passage, which statement is true?

A. The more people, the less pollution.

B. Air pollution is the only one kind of pollution.

C. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.

D. We should not use modern traffic and modern communication any more.

短文填空。（每空2分，共16分）

根据下面短文内容，在空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

Microsoft founder(创建者) Bill Gates has talked about 1. to be a good parent, saying that 13 is a right age for a child's first mobile phone.

The 57-year-old father of three said on the Today show that his children Jennifer and Rory were not allowed to have their 2. phones until their 13th birthday and his youngest daughter Phoebe is still 3. for one.

“We've made a rule in our family that it's 13 when you get a phone.” He also said as a result his child often returned 4. from school complaining, “All the other kids have one, I'm the only student 5. it, it's so embarrassing(令人尴尬的).”

Bill Gates 6. said that they want to raise（抚养）their three children as usually as possible. It is said that their kids have to do 7. at home and can’t get much money.

In 2010 Mr. Gates said that he wanted to give most of his money 8. instead of handing it down, “That wouldn't be good either for my kids or society,” he said.

The weather in Wuxi is colder than ______ in Guangzhou in winter.

A. that B. it C. this D. One

You must be tired now. Why not ___________ a rest?

A. to stop to have B. to stop having

C. stop to have D. stop having

— I’d like to buy Guo Jingming’s Tiny Times.

— You had better_____his books. The stories he tells are far from real life.

A. don’t read B. not to read

C. not reading D. not read

They often had fun ______ ball games before. But now they have no time ______ after-school activities.

A. playing; to do B. to play; doing

C. to play ; to do D. playing; doing

完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握大意，然后在每小题所给各题的四个选项中，选出

可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大题10分，每小题1分)

Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Rakesh, he studied and lived in a boarding school(寄宿学校). Every night he jumped over the wall and played outside. He returned before dawn (黎明) and lay on his bed again, so no one knew that Rakesh went out at .

One night as usual, Rakesh found everyone asleep. He decided to play outside again. He went into his teacher—Mrs. Green’s room and saw her sleeping. Then Rakesh walked out towards the wall. Near the wall, there was a ladder in the bushes, he hid it there. He the ladder and he climbed up it, then jumped over the wall. at that time his teacher was awake and saw him going out. got up and took away the ladder from the wall. A few hours later, Rakesh returned. In the dark, he tried to climb from the wall. Sadly, there was no ladder, instead, Mrs. Green was standing where the ladder was and waited for him. Rakesh was very to be punished (处罚), but to his surprise, she just helped Rakesh to get onto the ground, said, "Rakesh, at least a warm coat with you when you go out at night."

Mrs. Green's kindness made Rakesh know his own faults. He apologized (道歉) and never went out at night again. It is the lesson that he has ever had.

1.A. never B. always C. seldom D. sometimes

2.A. daytime B. weekends C. night D. noon

3.A. loudly B. quietly C. happily D. quickly

4.A. took care of B. took away C. took a look at D. took out

5.A. And B. But C. So D. Because

6.A. He B. They C. She D. It

7.A. up B. down C. out D. in

8.A. afraid B. glad C. sorry D. surprised

9.A. buy B. bring C. take D. borrow

10.A. worst B. best C. farthest D. Smallest

任务型阅读 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，在答题卷上相应的横线上填写答案，每空限填一词。(本大题5分，每小题1分)

Have you ever wondered what an American high school is really like? This article will describe a typical（典型的）high school and its students.

A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1,500 students. Every student is given a locker. When students first arrive at school, they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes. As American textbooks are expensive, students would like to loan（租借）instead of buying them. Students must pay back if they lost any of them.

American students have different types of school transport. They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. Sometimes their parents drive them to school. When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students earn passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver’s exam, they can begin driving themselves to school.

Each day, students take six or seven classes. They must take science, math, English and social studies. They can choose art, homemaking, fashion design and other classes. In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes: health education, physical education or foreign language studies. Students move to different classrooms for each subject. This is because each teacher has their own classroom. There is a five-minute break between classes, to give the students the time to hurry to their next class.

The regular school day usually ends early in the afternoon. After school more than half of the students take part in after-school activities. These activities include sports---especially football, basketball, baseball and soccer or clubs, such as yearbook, speech, school newspaper, photograph or student government.

Title: 1. in an American High School