Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog’s life, describes a person who has an unhappy existence.

Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation（状况） would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.

A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (the name of a kind of dog), is groomed for months before competing in the Oklahoma City Summer Classic Dog Show and can be the winner sometimes. So people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.

Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways. People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog(比垃圾场的狗更凶狠). Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. Mean dogs are often used to guard this place. They bark or attack people who try to enter the place. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say barking dogs never bark.

Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.

1.What does this passage mainly talk about?

A. How to live with the dog.

B. Expressions related to(与...相关) the dog.

C. Americans’ love for the dog.

D. Dog expressions with the weather.

2.Working too hard can make people ___________.

A. lead a dog’s life B. become sick as a dog

C. live in a dog-eat-dog world D. work like a dog

3.What does the underlined word “groomed” mean?

A. trained B. honored C. awarded D. dressed

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Everyone can be successful if he learns from the old.

B. It might be difficult for the young to learn new skills.

C. Junkyard dogs are careful in money arrangement.

D. Mean dogs aren’t so awful as their appearance in fact.

5.To support her idea, the author develops the passage mainly by ________.

A. listing reasons

B. using quotations（引用语）

C. making comparisons（作比较）

D. giving examples

阅读表达 (共5小题；每小题2分，计10分)

It is often said that the best time in the life of anyone is the time that he spends in school. And the best time of my life came to an end on the 5th of February ,which was my last day at school.

Since it was the day to leave my friends, classmates and teachers, the farewell party(告别会)was heart-breaking. It was time to leave my dear school, where I had spent ten years of my life.

The farewell party took place in the big hall. This was the first time that I hadn’t worn my school uniform in the past twelve years. Though sad, I felt great.

In the beginning, there was the ceremony (仪式)of lighting the lamp (灯). It was lit by the headmaster of our school. This was followed by the students of the 12th class lighting their candles from the big lamp. Then came the students of the 11th class, hosting the party. It included delicious food and drinks. After the party, there was a program of entertainment. Some students sang songs and some danced.

Along with the programs, some of the students collected autographs (签名) of their favorite teachers. The headmaster and teachers gave speeches in English and Hindi(印度语). Finally, they all wished us great success, not only in the examination, but in life, too.

Then we took many photos together. This continued until it was time for the party to stop. And, by and by, all of us returned home with a sad heart and a lot of memories of our school years.

根据短文内容回答问题 （每题不超过8个单词）

1.How long did the writer stay in this school?

________________________________________-___________________

2.Why did the author think the farewell party was heart-breaking?

_____________________________________________________________

3.Where did the farewell party take place?

_________________________________________________________________

4.How did the author feel at the beginning of the farewell party?

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5.What did the students do before the party ended?

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He is honest boy who comes from the countryside.

A．a B．an C．the

The boy is afraid of darkness, so he out at night.

A. dares to go B. doesn’t dare go C. dare not go

Weixin（微信） chatting on the mobile phone by many people, and it’s very helpful.

A. is used for B. is used to C. is used as

补全对话（10分）

A：Hi, Jack. Do you know what the Four Inventions are ?

B: Yes, I have just learned about them from my Chinese teacher. 1.

A: 2.

B: They were great inventions at that time. 3.They are great gifts to the world from ancient China.

A: Really? Can you describe them in detail?

B: Sure. Let me give you an example. Before the compass was invented, sailors had to depend on the stars to find directions. After it was invented, the oceans were open to travel. 4.

A: You are great. You know much about China.

B: 5.

Nowadays, more and more parents have moved to cities to make a living. As a result, their children have become “ home-left children（留守儿童）” and they need more care. The survey below is from villages in Sanning Fujian province, 200 children there were chosen to answer the questions.

根据以上信息，选择最佳答案

1. Home-left children want most.

A. money B. love C. freedom D. health

2. About three fifths of the home-left children relax themselves by .

A. doing some reading B. having sports

C. talking with friends D. chatting on line

3. home-left children think parents’ working in the city is good.

A. 28% B. 31% C.41% D. 10%

4.According to the form, home-left children think school is the happiest place.

A. 38 B. 52 C. 104 D. 59

5. From the form, we know that .

A. home-left children can get more money.

B. most home-left children prefer to live with their parents

C. home-left children want to live in big cities

D. 2000 children were chosen to answer the questions in the survey

短文填词。（10分）每空一词

One day,the Earth was very sick.He 1. so bad that an earthquake happened.After the earthquake,it rained every day.

His friend,the Moon, 2. to see him.She looked at her friend and said,“Look! Your skin should have been blue and green,but is has. 3. （转变）yellow。”

“It is the desert”，the Earth said,Just then the Moon 4. many people cutting the trees down near the desert.

“I’ll5. chairs and beds out of these trees.I’m going to6. married in afew days”，a young man said happily.

“I’m too 7. （贫穷的）and I have a big family. I need to sell these trees to make a 8. ,”an1 old man said while cutting the small trees.

At that 9. ,a truck（卡车）came.A groug of men got off the truck.They began to cut the trees 10. (迅速地).Soon,all the trees disappeared.

The Earth began to cry.The Moon could do nothing but comfort him.

— Anna, have you ______ seen China’s Got Talent (达人秀)?

— Of course. I ______ it last weekend.

A. never; saw B. ever; have seen

C. never; have seen D. ever; saw

There is _________ in today’s newspaper , we’re all _________ in it.

A. interesting something; interested

B. interested something; interesting

C. something interesting; interested

D. something interested; interesting