Tom’s birthday is on March 15th.Two weeks before his birthday he was writing a letter to his Aunt Rose when his mother came into the room.

“What are you doing, Tom?” she asked.“I’m writing to Aunt Rose,” Tom answered.

Tom’s mother was very surprised because Tom never wrote letters to anyone.“Are you inviting her to your birthday party?” his mother asked.“No, I’m not,” Tom said.“Aunt Rose never comes to my birthday parties.” “What have you written, then?” his mother asked.“Will you read me the letter?” “All right. But I’ve written only two lines(行).I’ll read them to you.Listen.”Tom went on.“Dear Aunt Rose,thank you very much for your birthday present,I hope...”His mother stopped him and said,“But Tom,Aunt Rose hasn’t sent you a birthday present,has she?”“I see,”Tom answered.“I’m not thanking her for this year’s present.I’m thanking her for last year’s!”

根据短文内容，选择正确答案

1.When did Tom write a letter to his aunt?

A、On March 29th.

B、At the beginning of March.

C、At the end of March.

2.Why was Tom’s mother surprised? Because_________.

A、Tom had never written to his aunt

B、Tom couldn’t write letters

C、Tom wrote a letter to his aunt again

3.Why wasn’t Tom inviting his aunt to his birthday party?

A、Because Tom did not like his aunt.

B、Because his aunt Rose didn’t like Tom.

C、Because his aunt had never taken part in his parties.

4.Why did Tom thank his aunt? Because _________.

A、his aunt sent him a birthday present last year

B、his aunt would come

C、his aunt wrote a letter to him on his birthday

5.When did Tom’s aunt send him a birthday present?

A、This year. B、Last year. C、On March 13th.

Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram(电报)," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.

He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.

In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."

He found a taxi and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel.

"Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."

根据短文内容，选择正确答案

1.Dick flew to New York because .

A、he went there for a holiday

B、he had work there

C、he went there for sightseeing

2.Why did his wife want a telegram from him?

A、Because she didn't know his address yet

B、Because she wanted to go to New York, too

C、Because she might send him another telegram

3.Where did Dick stay in New York?

A、In the center of the city.

B、In a hotel.

C、In a restaurant.

4.Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?

A、The manager of his hotel.

B、The police office.

C、His wife.

5.Which of the following is not true?

A、Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.

B、Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival.

C、Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.

Arriving

There are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them, you can take a bus or taxi to any place in New York.

Public transport

In New York there’s a good bus and subway service. If you are planning to take the subway a lot, you’d better buy a subway ticket for ten journeys because it’s cheaper. The New York taxis are a part of the city experience, so you should take a taxi at least one time during your visit.

Hotels

There are lots of good hotels in New York. The best is The Plaza on 5th Avenue, but you don’t have to pay a lot to live in the city. There are lots of smaller hotels.

Shopping

Shopping in New York is fun. There are many big shops on 5th Avenue. They are open seven days a week. When you go shopping, you should take more money because you have to pay a special 8% tax(税) for everything you buy in New York.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案

1.How many kinds of public transport are mentioned in the passage?

A、Two. B、Three. C、Four.

2.How can visitors save money on transport in New York?

A、By taking taxis instead of subways.

B、By buying a subway ticket for ten journeys.

C、By taking buses to places where they want to go.

3.The Plaza here is the name of .

A、an airport B、a hotel C、a shop

4.How much do you have to pay if you buy a book of $10 in New York?

A、$10.80. B、$8.00. C、$10.00.

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

A、Shopping in New York.

B、Living in New York.

C、Traveling in New York.

补全对话

从方框中选出适当的句子，完成对话，有两项为多余选项。

A：Hello, Peter! 1.

B：Certainly! 2.

A：Which of these do you think is the most useful invention, a computer, a telephone or a

television?

B：3.

A：Why is that?

B：Oh, I think it can help us work and play.

A：4.

B：5. , maybe it was invented in 1946.

阅读理解

Some countries are better than others at looking after the environment. In Europe, Germany(德国) and northern European countries work very hard to improve the environment. The people in Germany put their rubbish into different bags—paper in one bag, plastic in another bag, etc. There are laws that do not allow people to burn too much coal.

In the 1970s, as people learned more about environmental problems, the “Green” movement(运动) began and soon spread all over Europe. The “Green” movement tries to get governments to protect the environment. It collects information about how industry is damaging(毁坏) the environment and tells newspapers.

根据短文内容，按要求完成各题

1.Which countries in Europe work very hard to improve the environment?

2.Who put rubbish into different bags?

3.Can the people in Germany burn too much coal?

4.When did the “Green” movement begin?

5.What does the “Green” movement try to do?

词汇运用

选词填空，根据文章内容，选用所给单词的适当形式填空。其中有两个是多余的。

Are you able to send a letter with pictures and 1. to someone somewhere in the world without a stamp on it? Using a computer you can send e-mails quickly and 2. . The post is much 3. than e-mail. E-mail can send its message to the other side of the world in 4. .

E-mail is easy 5. and it saves 6. and money. The 7. in time in different parts of the world do not matter when sending e-mail. It’s twenty-four-hour service that you can send e-mail at any time of the day or night. No one has to be there to get e-mail. It does not matter 8. friends are in beds when you 9. e-mail to them, or you are seeing a movie 10. the movie theater when they send e-mail back.

书面表达

在你的成长过程中，家人（父母、祖父母等）倾注了大量的心血。他们对你的生活和学习除了给予关心、帮助外，也会提出一些建议。

1．Make more friends. 2．Listen carefully in class. 3．They help with my lessons. 4．They often have a talk with me. 5．They take care of me when I am ill. 6．They often wash clothes for me. 7．Don’t waste time.

请根据上面的内容，选择一点或几点，写一篇短文，向你的好友谈谈你的家人给予你的关心、帮助或建议以及你的想法。

The government will more colleges for more students to receive higher education .

A.set out B.put up C.fix up D.set up

----Could I some money you?

----Sorry,I have little.But Tom can some you.

A.borrow,from,lend, to B.lend ,to ,borrow ,from

C.borrow,to lend from D.lend,to,lend,to

The famous singer has agreed the prizes at the prize giving ceremory.

A.to present B.present

C.to presenting D. presenting