–Why was the boss angry with the young man?

--Because he worked ______ than the others.

A. better B. worse C. harder D. more carefully

–What does the sign on the right tell us?

--Oh, it tells us that we ________ to stop our cars here.

A. don’t allow B. aren’t allowed

C. didn’t allow D. weren’t allowed

–Hi! Mr. Zhang, I am enrolled(录取) by an important senior high school.

--Really? ______!

A. Thank you B. Congratulations

C. Never mind D. I don’t hope so

The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road. When Jack saw it running towards him, he stopped his own car at the side of the road to make room for it to pass. The American car went slowly past, so close that he could see the driver’s face clearly.

“Where have I seen that face before?” he though. “Wait a minute! I remember now. It was in the newspaper!” He took all the newspapers from his bag and turned quickly to the middle page. There was a picture of the face in it. Yes, it had a large mouth and small eyes, and his eyes were behind dark glasses.

“Wanted by the police,” read by Jack. “The city Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man.”

“Call the police at once,” he said to himself. But a few minutes later, he was sad. “This man was caught this morning,” answered the police.

1. The story happened _______.

A. in England B. in America

C. in a bank D. in a police station

2.Why did Jack stop his car?

A. Because he wanted to see the driver.

B. Because he didn’t want to pass by first.

C. Because it was good for drivers to stop to let others go first.

D. Because the road was not wide enough for the two cars to pass at the same time.

3. What did Jack do when he had read the newspaper again?

A. He drove to the city bank.

B. He drove to the police.

C. he made a telephone call.

D. He stopped the American car.

4.What would the person get if he caught the man the police wanted?

A. A lot of English cars.

B. A lot of money.

C. A lot of American cars.

D. A lot of newspapers.

5.Who caught the man with large mouth and small eyes?

A. The American. B. The police.

C. Jack. D. the driver.

单词拼写

根据题意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出单词的正确形式，将单词完整地写在答题卡上，每空一词。（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

1.The guide told me to take care of my ________(护照) during traveling abroad.

2.It is very hot and dry, don’t forget to ________(浇水) the flowers.

3.We haven’t done sports ________(自从) we began to prepare for the graduation exam.

4.On Children’s Day, primary school students always go to the ________(公园) and spend their holiday in it.

5.The ship “The East Star(东方之星)” turned over and sank on ________(六月) 1st, with more than 400 people killed.

6.The head teacher should stay in t______ with parents more often.

7.It is Tuesday today and it will be W______ tomorrow.

8.As we all know, the Y_______ River is the second longest river in our country.

9.The little bird is lovely, but it is too young to eat by i______.

10.There are usually t______ days in February in a year.

Not only the students but also the teachers took part _______ the school sports meeting last week.

A. at B. on C. in D. for

—What’s _______ movie theater in your city?

—Town Cinema. It has the most comfortable seats.

A. worse B. the worst C. better D. the best

______ silent, please. The baby is sleeping.

A. Keep B. Kept C. To keep D. Keeping

Travelling around the world is a dream for many people, but a young couple from China has made his dream come true. They drove along the ancient Silk Road, from China to the UK.

Luo Chang and Ding Jie, a young couple from China’s Guizhou Province, spent two months drving from their home in Shanghai all the way to London. The journey covered about 20,000 kilometer, and they crossed 14 countries and regions(地区).

Ding Jie said, “ People were excited to see two travelers driving a foreign license car, appearing on their streets. We were stopped many times to take photos with them. Sometimes, when we couldn’t understand each other’s language, they would express their ideas with gestures(手势).

During their driving trip, they also spent many nights in local people’s homes. Luo Chang said, “This is an amazing experience. We were driving on a highway or a country road to someone’s home. Someone you’ve never met but was already preparing dinner for you. We feelwe have friends all over the world.

During the trip, Luo and Ding took nearly 10,000 photos and kept diaries to record the beautiful scenery(风景), the friendly people and the different customs on the way.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.The young couple’s dream was _______.

A. to travel around the world

B. to travel around the UK\

C. to travel around China

D. to travel around the USA

2.The young couple covered about ______ kilometers and crossed _____ countries and regions.

A. 20,000; 15 B. 20,000; 14 C. 10,000; 15 D. 2,000; 14

3.How did the young couple travel?

A. By train. B. By ship

C. By car. D. By plane.

4.During the trip, the couple recorded the following EXCEPT ______.

A. beautiful scenery B. friendly people

C. different customs D. foreign licenses

5. From the passage, we can learn that _____.

A. the couple knew 14 languages

B. the couple spent all the nights in hotels

C. the couple was welcomed during the trip

D. the couple drove along the Silk Road, from China to Brazil

综合填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

阅读下面的短文，从方框中选择单词，根据实际情况用单词的适当形式填空，使短文意思完整、通顺。每空一词，每词只能用一次。

Young people and older people don’t always agree with each other. They sometimes have __1.__ ideas about work and life. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a ___2.__ way.

Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 ___3._ live and work together for eight weeks as a group. Everyone works several hours each day. Some teenagers work in the forest or on the farms. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and build houses. The adults __4.__ them theses skills.

There are several free hours every weekday. Weekends are free, ___5.__. During the free hours, some of the teenagers learn photo taking or painting. __6.__ sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to __7._ his free time.

When people live together, rules are necessary, In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a __8._, the problem is brought to the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “How did it happen? ___9.__ should we do about it?”

One of the teenagers says about his experience, “__10._ stop thinking only about yourself. You learn to think about the group.”