More than anything else in the world, Lion liked being King of the jungle. He walked around, showing off his power and pride.

Each day Lion took a long lazy sleep under the shade of his favorite tree. He always dreamed of weaker animals bowing(鞠躬) before him.

One day Mouse ran through the jungle and tripped over Lion’s huge paws. Lion woke up with a start. “How dare you wake me up!” he shouted angrily. Lion grabbed(抓住) Mouse with one paw. “On the second thought, I’m in the mood for the snack, and you’ll make a delicious meal.” he said.

Mouse cried out, “King Lion, please spare（饶恕） me! If you let me live, I’ll always remember your kindness. And, some day, I might be able to help you.”

“How could such a powerless little mouse ever help me?” That thought made Lion laugh so much that he decided to let Mouse go. A week later, Lion was walking through the jungle on the way to his favorite tree when he stepped onto a hunter’s net. The net scooped him up. No matter how he twisted (扭动) and turned, he couldn’t escape.

When Mouse heard Lion’s frightened shouts, he raced to help. Mouse quickly chewed（咬）through the ropes to make a hole in the net. Soon, Lion moved out and was free. Lion looked down at the little mouse. “Thank you for saving my life,” said Lion, smiling his widest smile. “I was mistaken. You are not a powerless little mouse. You are a great friend!”

1.What did Lion do each day?

A. He stepped onto a hunter’s net.

B. He bowed before weaker animals.

C. He showed kindness to animals in the jungle.

D. He had a good sleep under his favorite tree.

2.How did Mouse wake up Lion?

A. He made a hole in the net.

B. He shouted at Lion angrily.

C. He tripped over Lion’s paws.

D. He prepared a delicious meal for Lion.

3.Why did Lion let Mouse go?

A. Because he was trapped in the net.

B. Because he took Mouse as his good friend.

C. Because he believed Mouse could save him.

D. Because he doubted if Mouse could be of any help.

4. What do you think of Mouse?

A. Clever and honest. B. Silly and lazy

C. Humorous and stubborn D. Proud and selfish.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Pride makes you lose what you have.

B. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

C. Even the small can show great strength.

D. When the cat’s away, the mice will play.

What do you think of black cats? Are they unluckier than cats of other colors? Many people in Western countries think so. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), did a study on cat colours and people’s understandings of cat personalities.

The study found that people do judge(判断) cat personalities by color. Scientists did a survey(调查) on the Internet. There were 49 statements (描述) matching five cat colorings with 10 personalities. People think orange and bi-colored (双色的) cats are friendly, tri-colored (三色的) cats are not generous, and white cats are calm, lazy and shy. As for black cats, people think they don’t have special personalities.

But why do so many people dislike keeping black cats as pets? People think black cats have less special personalities, which might be because of their bad reputation (口碑). They think black cats may bring bad luck, especially at Halloween. Movies and television shows also make people believe that.

Although people have these ideas, UC Berkeley scientists give another reason: people don’t think black cats are pretty enough. After all, nothing can show black cats are unluckier than other cats. “You can’t judge a cat by its color, because it’s the personality of the cat, not the color, that will let you know if the cat is right for you,” Cathy Marden, a scientist said.

1.Many people in Western countries may think black cats are ______.

A. lovely animals B. a sign of bad luck

C. a sign of good luck D. unfriendly animals

2.The main idea of paragraph 2 is that ______.

A. people often complain(抱怨) about black cats on the Internet

B. people think cats of different colors have different personalities

C. black cats are less popular than other cats

D. the study is a great success

3.According to the study, people think that______.

A. black cats have special personalities

B. orange and bi-colored cats are generous

C. cats with three colors are friendly

D. white cats are calm, lazy and shy

4.People don’t like black cats for the following reasons EXCEPT ______.

A. black cats often appear in TV shows

B. black cats bring bad luck to people

C. black cats have bad reputations

D. they don’t think black cats are beautiful

5.The passage mainly talks about ______.

A. why black cats are popular in movies

B. why people are not willing to keep black cats as pets

C. different color cats have different personalities

D. different people have different ideas on black cats

Young people and older people don’t always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special programme in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.

Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and build houses. The adults teach them these skills.

There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo taking or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.

When people live together, rules are necessary. In this programme the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”

One of the teenagers has this to say about his experience, “You stop thinking only about yourself, You learn to think about the group.”

1.In one special programme in New York State, young and older people _______ .

A. don’t work well together.

B. are friendly to one another.

C. teach one another new ways of building houses.

D. spend eight weeks together, working as farmers.

2.All the members work some time every day mainly to _______ .

A. lead a busy life.

B. learn new skills of farming;

C. get used to the life on the farms

D. find value and pleasure in work

3. Living together, _________ .

A. the teenagers don’t have to obey(遵守) the rules

B. the teenagers have to obey the rules the adults make

C. the members have no free time on weekends

D. the members are not allowed to break the rules they make together

4.The last paragraph shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the programme is ____ .

A. unpleasant B. tiring C. helping D. boring

5.The best title for the passage is __________ .

A. The rules of living together

B. Life in New York State

C. Teenagers in the special group

D. Free hours in the special work group

阅读下面短文，把A-D四个句子填入文中空缺处（1- 4），使短文内容完整正确，然后完成第 5题。

Summer holidays are coming soon. Are you going to travel? If you plan to take a plane, you will have a healthy trip by following these suggestions:

A. This will help prevent yourself from getting hurt.

B. Better drink water or juice when you feel thirsty.

C. Get up and walk around every 60 to 90 minutes.

D. Ask for a window seat or a seat over the wing.

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. A Plan for Summer Holidays

B. Suggestions for an Interesting Trip

C. Suggestions for a Healthy Air Trip

D. Problems during an Air Trip

词语运用

根据短文内容，用方框所给词的适当形式填空，使文章通顺完整，每空只能填一个单词。

A man wanted to buy a hat. So he went to a hat shop and ___1._ to the assistant, “I’d like to buy a hat, please.” he said. “Can I try it on, please?” “Of course,” the assistant answered and he brought several _2.___.

The man tried them on one by one, but he didn’t like ___3._____ of them. “This one is too big and this one doesn’t look very nice this one must be too cheap. Would you mind __4.___ a few more hats, please?” “Not at all,” the assistant said. He __5.___ to the back of the shop and brought some __6.__ hats. “Let’s try this one.” the man said, “No, I’m afraid it’s too wide.” “Let’s try that one.” “No, I’m afraid it isn’t wide _7.___.” the man said.

“Would you like to try this one?” the assistant asked.

“No, it doesn’t look very good.” “Shall I bring some more?” the assistant asked. He ___8.__ very happy, but he went to the back of the shop and brought out all the hats. Of course, the man didn’t like any of them.

“Those hats aren’t the right size,” the man said. The assistant was very unhappy now. “The hats are all right sir,” he said__9.____, “but I’m afraid your _10.____ isn’t the right size.

补全对话

根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意义连贯、完整。

A: Hi, Tom. It’s so nice to see you here.

B: Hi! 1.___________________________. Are you here to buy cards?

A: Yes. The cards in this store are very nice. Have you found yours?

B: Not yet. 2. ?

A: My teachers. They’re kind to everyone in my class. I want to send my best wishes to them. What about you?

B: I will send a card to my parents. They’re now in Africa.

A: Really? 3._______________________________________?

B: They’re helping African people. I haven’t seen them for almost a year. They tell me that Africa is a wonderful land.

A: It sounds great to go to Africa. 4.____________________________.

B: And me, too. Look, I think these cards are just for your teachers.

A: Yes, they look nice. 5._____________________________. I’m sure my teachers will like them.

书面表达

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2.Why do you like English?

3.How do you study English well?

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完型填空

We kids have different ways to get in touch with each other now. And for the old, they’d like to go to the market or each other’s houses, but for the young, we kids needn’t follow the of doing so.

The easiest way for us to get in touch and make is to use the Internet services, like QQ. A lot of websites such as www.qq.com have appeared(出现)in the last few years and offered such kinds of for free. So we can make friends through the Internet. Maybe we do not________ all these “friends” well. We add friends only ________ we seem cooler with more friends online. Then how do we kids ________in touch with friends online? We make it by sending our ________ to each other. At times , “friends” ________ “be missing” for months ________ a message. Is this the friendship in the 21st century?

Of course, using these Internet services is not just for saying “ Hi, what’s up?” Some of us have found long-lost classmates and friends ________ these websites. And at times we kill a time to go to a movie or get together. What’s more, we kids can________ our friends’ favorite music when we are on the Internet. Believe it or not, these Internet services will be ________ for a while, and it is_______ a convenient way for us to keep in touch.

1.A．visit B．enjoy C．like D．build

2.A．chances B．thoughts C．ways D．plans

3.A．quarrels B．friends C．sentences D．jokes

4.A．computers B．services C．books D．rooms

5.A．easily B．loudly C．actually D．early

6.A．learn B．know C．hear D．teach

7.A．if B．when C．because D．how

8.A. have B. tell C. want D. keep

9.A．money B．paper C．positions D．messages

10.A．must B．will C. may D. shall

11.A. with B. without C. taking D. of

12.A．through B．for C．onto D. into

13.A．enjoy B．hear from C．look at D．feel like

14.A．difficult B．popular C．dangerous D．polite

15.A. very B. real C. really D. much

In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Some of them even lose their lives for it. Money does have its most useful effect (影响) on the poor，but once a person has a rich life，a lot more money doesn’t mean more happiness.

If money was everything，all millionaires (百万富翁) would have true love， true friendship，good health and a long life. However，this is not always true. Many of them are not happy, and die earlier.

Nothing else is more pleasant than the three words which are “I love you”. But can love be bought？I’m afraid not. Love means to give，not to take. To every person，health and long life are probably the most precious(宝贵的) things. Well，can health and a long life be bought with money？The answer is “No”.

Of all the longest living people in the world，few of them are millionaires. True friendship can’t be bought either. In a word，Where money is worshiped(崇拜)，money can cause brothers to quarrel，lovers to hate，strangers to fight and so on. No matter how much money you have，it is still not enough to make you a happy person, if you have no one to laugh with，no one to cry for.

1. According to the passage，which of the following do you think is right？

A．Money is everything.

B．Money isn’t necessary.

C．Money is important，but not the most important.

D．With no money，with no success.

2.Which sentence of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．If you haven’t much money，you can’t get more happiness.

B．You may live a long life even if you are poor.

C．Every year many people die in the world because their family is poor.

D．If you are rich，you will have less friendship.

3.What does the sentence” Love means to give, not to take.” Mean ?

A．爱意味着给予，而不能带走。

B．爱是可以得到的，不要走开。

C．爱意味着奉献，而不是索取。

D．爱是可以索取的，而不必付出

If you get into the forest with your friends, stay with them always. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you really get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends—let them find you by staying in one place.

There is another way to help your friends or other nearby people to find you. Give them a signal(信号)by shouting or whistling(吹口哨)three times. Any signal given three times is a call for help. Keep up shouting or whistling always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They give you two shouts, two whistles, or two gunshots(枪声). When someone gives you a signal, it is an answer to a call for help.

If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house—cover up the holes with branches(树枝)with lots of leaves. Make yourself a soft bed with leaves and grass.

What should you do if you get hungry or need drinking water? You would have to leave your little house to look for a river. Don’t just walk away. Pick off(去除)small branches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back. The most important thing to do when you are lost is to stay in one place.

1.If you are lost in the forest, you should______.

A. stay where you are and give signals three times

B. walk around the forest and shout so that your friends could hear you

C. try to find your friends as soon as possible

D. try to get out of the forest and shout for help

2.When you hear two shouts, two whistles, two gunshots, ______ .

A. you should shout more loudly

B. you can whistle three times

C. it is an answer to your call for help

D. you should try to run to them

3.When you want to leave your place to get drinking water, you should ______ .

A. just go to the river

B. find some glasses or bottles before you go

C. make a fire so that you can have some tea

D. leave marks so that you can find your way back

4. This passage mainly tells you______.

A. when you hear a signal always three times, it is a call for help

B. what you should do if you get lost in a forest

C. any signal given twice means an answer to a call for help

D. how you can live longer in a forest