10．For years and years people have been saying that railways are dead． We can do without railways. p——青夏教育精英家教网——

10．For years and years people have been saying that railways are dead．"We can do without railways，"people say-as if cars and planes have made railways unnecessary．We all keep hearing that trains are slow，lose money and are dying．But this is far from the truth．In these days of expensive oil，railways have become highly competitive with cars and planes．If you want to carry people or goods from place to place，they're cheaper than planes．And they have much in common with planes．A plane goes in a straight line and so does a railway．What is more，a railway takes you from the heart of a city center．It doesn't stop you as a car does on crowded roads．And no plane or car can ever carry as many goods as one train does．
Far from being dead，railways are much alive．Modern railway lines give you a comfortable journey．Where else can you eat well，sleep comfortably，feel safe and enjoy the scene while you are traveling at the same time？And we are only the beginning，for we have just entered the age of super-fast trains，which are traveling 150miles an hour and more．Soon we will be wondering why we spent so much on highways and planes we can't fly in because we don't have enough money to buy the oil．
58．The writer thinks that railways are much alive now becauseC．
A．they are cheaper and more convenient
B．there aren't any planes or cars
C．we can have a comfortable journey
D．we feel dangerous on highways
59．According to the writer，which of the following is NOT true？C
A．It is cheaper to travel by train than by plane
B．The railway station is usually at the center of the city．
C．When you get off a plane you will find yourself right in the city center．
D．No car or plane can carry as many goods as a train．
60．What does the underline word competitive prefer to？C
A．参与性的 B．性价比高的 C．竞争性的 D．对比性的
61．The best title for this passage may beB．
A．Which is the Best，Train，Car or Plane？
B．Railways，not the End，but the Beginning
C．Trains are More Competitive than Cars or Planes
D．Oh，Super-fast Trains．

9．阅读理解．
Should kids get paid for doing housework？Here is the result of a vote （表决）.1，870 kids voted on it．

Some kids are earning （挣得） up to 1，200 dollars for doing chores around the
house．The best job is helping to clean the house．Parents will pay an average （平均数） of 2.77 dollars a time．Doing the dishes can also get much money，about 2.52 dollars a time．
Other top paid jobs include：
Washing cars-$2.30
Cleaning cages-$1.92
Doing homework-$1.02
Making the bed-$0.76
Boys do much better than girls．It was reported that boys got more money than girls．The biggest difference was in doing the dishes．Boys can get an average of 5.10 dollars，but girls can get only one dollar．
The most common job kids do is helping to set the table，but they can hardly get paid for doing that．
35．What is the result of the vote？C
A．Over half of the kids like to do chores．
B．Over half of the kids dislike to do chores．
C．Over half of the kids agree that they should get paid．
D．Over half of the kids disagree that they should get paid．
36．Kids can get an average ofDeach time for making the bed．
A.$2.30
B.$1.92
C.$1.02
D.$0.76
37．Which of the following is TRUE？D
A．Girls do better in doing chores than boys．
B．Boys can get $2.52 for cleaning the house．
C．Girls make more money than boys by doing the dishes．
D．Kids can hardly get paid for setting the table．
38．Who can probably get the most money according to the passage？A
A．Bob-doing the dishes．
B．Jenny-cleaning the dog cage．
C．Lisa-setting the table．
D．Jeff-making the bed．

8．单词拼写，根据中文提示拼写单词．
I think she is a good teacher．We all like her．

7．If you get a chance to study further in England after graduation，what you need to do first is to find a host family there．The information below may help you out．

The Brown's House Come and enjoy your living in England． We offer rooms of different sizes and all kinds of food including Chinese food and Tai food． Price：￡290/month 5Church Road Tel：543002	The Johnssons Our rooms are small but all new． Half prices for the first month：￡100 10Shine Street（near Wallen School） Tel：544996
The Kings Village The best home stay for students． Good at speaking Chinese and cooking Big rooms near Palmer Park． *living with a pet dog． Price：￡310/month 6King Road Tel：544741 24hours	The Rays After 10years of teaching piano，Mr．Ray has made his first CD! Come and live with him，you will get a free tutor Big rooms with air-conditionings Price：￡230/month 22Woldingham Road Tel：543616

根据表格内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答．

56．Liu Yang likes Chinese food but can't live with any pet animals．A may be the best place for him
A．The Brown's House
B．The Johnssons'
C．The Kings Village
D．The Rays'
57．If you want to spend the least money on housing，which family may you live in？B
A．The Brown's House
B．The Johnssons'
C．The Kings Village
D．The Rays'
58．How many families have got a big room？C
A．One．
B．Two．
C．Three
D．Four．
59．Mr．Ray may be a（an）D．
A．dancer
B．athlete
C．film star
D．musician
60．In which part of a newspaper can you read this article？C
A．Novel．
B．News．
C．Advertisement
D．Sports．

6．Recently，many people have begun to try a new way of doing shopping through the Internet．They are interested（31）C it．Why is it becoming more and more popular now？There are some （32）B．First，more and more people （33）Atheir own computers and their computers can be joined with the Internet．（34）Ait is possible for many of them to do shopping through the Internet．Second，shopping through the Internet can save them some money and （35）Btime．Third，they don't need to go to the （36）Dthemselves．Because of these good facts，few people refuse it．
On the other hand，some people don't like this new way of （37）C．They are （38）Dabout the safety of shopping online．Customers can only （39）Bthe pictures of a product on the Internet．And they can't enjoy the pleasure of getting things at once．There are the reasons why they do not like it．
But I think more and more people （40）Athis new kind of shopping in the future．

31．A．on	B．to	C．in	D．at
32．A．excuses	B．reasons	C．things	D．methods
33．A．have	B．has	C．had	D．having
34．A．So	B．And	C．But	D．Because
35．A．a number of	B．a lot of	C．a few	D．many
36．A．library	B．hospital	C．gym	D．store
37．A．eating	B．visiting	C．shopping	D．cooking
38．A．pleasing	B．worrying	C．pleased	D．worried
39．A．draw	B．see	C．show	D．buy
40．A．will like	B．likes	C．like	D．liked

lone worry much try health piece hungry advice time

A lot of people wish to be slim（苗条），but at the same time they are （86）worriedabout their health．In fact，it is important for everyone to （87）loseweight healthily，but how you do it？Here's some good（88）advice．
★Drink plenty of water and eat a（n）（89）healthydiet．If you feel like eating snacks（零食），drink a glass of water first．If you are still（90）hungryafter 15 minutes，then it's time for a light snack．（91）Tryto stay away from food with high calories（卡路里），such as sweets and fast food．
★Do not eat（92）morethan you can consume（消耗）．People get fat because they cannot consume all the calories that they get．So（93）knowinghow many calories you really need is very important．
★Take enough exercise．The"333"is good for you-exercise 3（94）timesa week，for at least 30 minutes at a time，and your pulse rate（脉搏率）should be more than 130 after exercising．
Keep the three（95）piecesof advice in mind and follow the advice．Then you'll surely have a slim and strong body．

4．Some of the best books for children and young adults

	The Running Dream， Wendelin Van Draanen，US Sixteen-year-old Jessica is a runner．She thinks her life is over when she loses a leg in a car accident．However，Jessica meets Rosa．The friendship makes Jessica active and strong．Finally Jessica is able to run
Dead End in Norvelt， Jack Gantos，US Jack is a 12-year-old boy．Once he does something wrong and is made to help write obituaries （讣告） for the town newspaper．Through writing these obituaries，Jack learns a history of his country that schools don't teach．		Wonderstruck， Brian Selznick，US The story happened in 1977．A mysterious clue （神秘线索） leads a young boy Ben to the American Museum of Natural History．There he meets a girl Rose who came from 1927．And there is a special relation between the two kids．
A Ball for Daisy， Chris Rashcka，US Daisy is a little dog．One day a dog breaks her favorite ball．Without the ball Daisy can't eat and sleep well．Then the same dog comes to give her another ball．The story teaches us how to act to loss，and tells us never to lose hope．

根据图文内容，选择最佳答案．
46．The book about how a disabled girl learns to run again was written byA．
A．Wendelin Van Draanen
B．Jack Gantos
C．Brian Selznick
47．From Dead End in Norvelt，we know Jack learns a history of his country throughA．
A．writing the obituaries
B．finding a mysterious clue
C．making many friends
48．If you want to know how to act to loss and never lose hope，you should chooseB．
A．The Running Dream
B．A Ball for Daisy
C．Dead End in Norvelt
49．We can learn from the book Wonderstruck thatB．
A．Ben learns lots of things that schools don't teach
B．Ben and Rose meet each other through time travel
C．Ben is interested in the American Museum of Natural History
50．C of the books above were written by American writers．
A．Two
B．Three
C．Four．

3．任务型阅读．阅读下面短文，从A-F六幅图中找出与第56-60各题号后内容相匹配的图，其中一幅为多余选项．
Royal Mail Special Delivery
At the Post Office you can send letters and parcels（包裹） in different ways．First-class post takes one to two working days．Second-class post takes two or three working days．And Special Delivery is for important things．
When you send something by Special Delivery，（56）B first you write the person's address on the front of the parcel and you address on the back．（57）F Then you take it to the Post Office．Tell the assistant that you want to use Special Delivery．（58）C Next show her the address，（59）A and then put the parcel on the scales（称） so she can weigh it．（60）D Then give the parcel to the assistant，and say how much it is worth．She will check you have put your address on the parcel．Then she will give you a receipt for your parcel．Special Delivery gets there before lunch the next working day．

2．任务型阅读．阅读下面的调查报告，然后根据示例，在76-80小题的横线上填写消费项目，完成饼状图，答案示例已给出，如Transport； Other things．

Scientists made a survey on spending by
children between 5 and 18 in Australia in 2011．They found that the children spent about
35% of their spending on hobbies．They needed 4% for transport.2 6% of their money was
spent on school meals and about 5% on snacks（零食）．About 18% of spending was on clothes．They paid 9% for their mobile phones and 3% for other things．
76．hobbies77．（school） meals78．snacks
79．clothes80．（mobile） phones．

53．How old is Emma？B
A.2
B.4
C.6
54．From the card we know thatA．
A．The party will begin at 2：30pm．
B．The party will be held at home．
C．The party won't be interesting．
55．The picture tells aboutC of the school bus．
A．the ad
B．the news
C．rules
56．Which of the following is true about the school bus？A．
A．It can't run over 60km per hour．
B．It should have only 7seats．
C．It doesn't need a GPS．

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